Meet the Cast!
The many, the unknown, the forgotten. The cliches Vince forgot. They're in Richter, too. In Richter-2. Continually overshadowed by their third floor neighbors, the inhabitants of Richter-2 are virtually unknown to anyone else on campus. When one says they live in Richter, the usual response is, "Impossible, you're not one of them." Them being the TCMers. Naturally this has led to more than a little resentment. Which piles on top of the resentment for the third floor's daily disasters. Richter-3 would be surprised at Richter-2's hostility, that is, if they ever noticed them.
Loree Weston
- Species: Chinchilla
- Age: 19
- Major: Journalism
- Least Favorite TCMer: Scott Sorrel
- Quote: "Please watch the show. Pretty please?"
- TCM Analogy: Dani minus violence, sugar coated with Lisa
- Description: The hostess of "We're Richter, Too!" Loree is the driving force behind the show. While everyone on the second floor wants attention and recognition, Loree wants it most of all. Normally happy and perky, she is the natural choice for the show's host. Her bubbliness also hides her darker, manipulative side. Room mate to Jennifer.
Christopher Morrison
- Species: Red Fox
- Age: 19
- Major: Biochemistry
- Least Favorite TCMer: Michael Hopkins
- Quote: "Please don't hurt me. I didn't do anything this time."
- TCM Analogy: Ryan plus sanity, with a dash of Scott thrown in
- Description: Chris is the co-host on the show. He can be just as enthusiastic as Loree, but is different enough to be a good contrast. Bright and lacking in tact, Chris gets himself into all sorts of bizarre and painful situations. Luckily for him, his vulpine cunning will usually get him out of the worst of it. Unless it involves Susan. Room mate to Dave.
Susan Loral
- Species: Squirrel
- Age: 20
- Major: Pre-med
- Least Favorite TCMer: Scott Sorrel
- Quote: "Did you not hear me the first time? Go away!"
- TCM Analogy: Denise plus attitude and aggression
- Description: Catankerous and tactless, Susan just wants to work in peace. However, peace is in short supply in Richter Hall. She takes her frustrations out on Chris, who gleefully returns the favor. They despise each other to the cores of their beings. Despite this, they will work together, given the proper motivation or the lack of alternatives. Disaster always follows such an unholy alliance, though. Room mate to Elsa.
Darryl Greensboro
- Species: Coyote
- Age: 21
- Major: Structural Engineering
- Least Favorite CMer: Percival "Biff" Kingston
- Quote: "Will you stop that? This place is enough of a hazard as it is."
- TCM Analogy: Tony plus self-esteem plus fear of structural collapse
- Description: Darryl is the RA for the second floor. While his charges are usually better behaved than Dani's, he has more of them. Unlike Dani, he sees his purpose as just making sure that everyone stays healthy and make sure the dormitory stays standing. The last part is what Darryl frets about. He's done the stress calculations over hundreds of times and has come to the conclusion that the rest of Richter Hall is going to collapse soon if something isn't done. Unfortunately for him, most of the repair budget goes to the third floor.
William "Doby" Taylor
- Species: Dog (Doberman)
- Age: 21
- Major: Communication
- Least Favorite CMer: Danielle Murrieta
- Quote: "TO-ga, TO-ga, TO-ga!"
- TCM Analogy: Biff plus 20 IQ points minus athleticism
- Description: Doby is at DeMontfort for one reason, and one reason only. To enjoy himself as much as possible. This usually involves imbibing considerable quantities of alcohol. In spite of this, when he's sober he's a nice and smart enough guy, and is at times alarmingly eloquent. The problem is that he is sober as as often as he is drunk. He is a very dumb drunk.
David Renault
- Species: Jackrabbit
- Age: 18
- Major: Electrical Engineering (minor in Theatre)
- Least Favorite CMer: Kevin Nekohashi
- Quote: "That was fun. Whats next?"
- TCM Analogy: Lisa and Scott minus perkiness and ego
- Description: Always ready to help, Dave is there. He's the bunny who works behind the scenes to make sure the show works. He is the most outgoing of the second floor, he is very successful with the ladies. A fact which has bothered his roommate Chris more than once. Has a fondness for fast cars.
Elsa Schuder
- Species: House Cat
- Age: 18
- Major: Education (minor in English)
- Least Favorite CMer: Scott Sorrel
- Quote: "Vhat in the vorld is going on here?"
- TCM Analogy: Cindy minus English stereotypes, plus German stereotypes
- Description: A young student from Bonn, Germany, this the first time Elsa has ever been to the states. People back home warned her that Americans were crazy. Judging from her experiences in her dorm, those people were right. This won't stop Elsa, though. She is determined to tough it out at DeMontfort. Room mate to Susan.
Leonard Lee
- Species: Ferret
- Age: 20
- Major: Military Science (minor in History)
- Least Favorite CMer: Brad Hawthorne
- Quote: "Guns don't kill people. They usually just cause serious injuries."
- TCM Analogy: Brad minus caffeine and temper, plus civility, militarism, and conservatism
- Description: From Georgia, Leon sees himself as a classic Southern gentleman. In a way, he is. Unfortunately, his old conservative philosophy meshes quite poorly with the Californian college campus he's on. Leon has a positive gift for offending people that aren't quite as right-wing as he is. Despite this, he manages to get on well enough with most of the people on his floor. He is in on an ROTC scholarship and is the only one on the floor who knows where he'll be working after college. He's happy. Room mate to Fred
Jennifer Hale
- Species: White-tailed deer
- Age: 19
- Major: Women's Studies
- Least Favorite CMer: Biff Kingston
- Quote: "No, I will not go out with you. Now buzz off you silly male."
- TCM Analogy: Scott, except female and temperamental
- Description: Jen is the floor's token representation of other sexual orientations. Unfortunately, she is also the token drop-dead sexy character. This has caused all the males on the floor to try to tear their fur out in frustration at one time or another. The other women on the floor are also upset by this, mostly having to do with Jennifer hitting on them. It is especially aggravating to her room mate, Loree.
Fredrick Ramsey
- Species: Goat
- Age: 20
- Major: Philosophy
- Least Favorite CMer: None
- Quote: "Like, far out, man."
- TCM Analogy: N/A
- Description:
Also appearing are characters created by Loxley, a far more proficient writer than I. In a bizarre twist, he put so much background and depth in them that I am completely unable to do anything substantive with 'em for fear of being out of character. You can read the biographies of Chris Edwards and James Breckinridge here.