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[star_maple]

Yesterday I had my outline review in Screenwriting. I had pulled an all-nighter to get it finished and I hated it. I knew the ending sucked, and I knew where all the problems were (but not how to solve them) and I was totally mortified that I had to send it out to all my classmates and have them go over it when I KNEW that it sucked. The class felt

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[persephone_kore]

(The one solution I don't have is a career that is valueless in a society without electricity/cars/modern technology, but is VITAL in societies with electricity and technology.)

What other qualities does it have to have? Because stuff like "computer programmer" jumps immediately to mind....

[star_maple]

Ahahah. That's actually what it is now, but my screenwriting professor doesn't think it's quite VITAL enough. I suppose I need to come up with a program that's really important that he write-- that means the life or death of the town.

(Essentially, it's a post-apocalyptic world and dude feels worthless because all the power's been out for years until he finds one place that still has power and requires his skills.)

[persephone_kore]

Aaah. *grin* I was thinking "essential to society as it currently stands" rather than "essential to plot," which I should have realized. *considers* I suppose part of your urgency problem is that if he or even all the power should go away/fail, that location is not obviously worse off than, you know, everyone else?

He could be a technician type for advanced medical equipment, if this one place with power is basically the best medical center left for a long way around but they still lost power. Easy way to put lives at stake, but may have absolutely nothing to do with your plot.