Young Writers Society

The plot
We all know the story of the doomed Titanic. At the 10th of April 1912 it set sail from Southampton to New York. 4 days later, at 11:40pm, it strikes the iceberg. It takes around 2 1/2 hours to sink (I will post the full timeline later).

Character templates
Name.
Age.
Class (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)
Personality.
Appearance.
Family members.

Rules
No extreme violence
No sex


To all those who wish to join, please think carefully before choosing your class. It may be all fun and glamour to be a 1st class, but the 3rd class usually have more to tell. And it would be good if several people die, too. This is the Titanic, remember?

The Last Hours - 15 April 1912

12.00am. The captain demands that an emergency request for assistance be broadcast to all ships within range. However the nearest ship, the Californian, has turned off her wireless for the evening after receiving Phillips' curt response earlier in the evening. Tragically, the ship was a mere 20 miles away and could have reached Titanic before she sank.

12.20am. Captain Smith gives the order to start loading the lifeboats, women and children first. At this point the Captain will have realised that the deaths of many hundreds of passengers and crew is inevitable.

12.25am. The Carpathia replies to say have put about and are heading for the Titanic. She is around 58 miles (4 hours) away.

12:45am. The first lifeboat (lifeboat No.7 on the starboard side) is launched. She leaves with just 28 of a possible 65 people on board. The first of eight emergency distress rockets is fired.

2.20am. Titanic slips beneath the surface of the water. In waters that are close to freezing temperature, disorientation, exhaustion and unconsciousness are likely within the first 15 minutes, and hypothermia and death likely within 15 to 45 minutes.

3.30am. The Carpathia's rockets are spotted.

4.10am. The Carpathia arrives and starts to pluck survivors from the lifeboats. Lifeboat No.2 is the first to be evacuated.

5.30am. The Californian is finally alerted to the disaster, by the Frankfurt, and makes haste to the scene.

8.30am. The last of the lifeboats (No.12) is rescued by the Carpathia. The Californian arrives at the scene and navigates the disaster area looking for survivors.

8.50am. The Carpathia sets sail for New York, with 705 survivors aboard. In total around 1,522 are believed lost at sea. Aboard Carpathia, Bruce Ismay sends a telegram to the White Star Line's New York office.

Name. Lucille Bryson
Age. 16
Class. 1st
Personality. Meek and submissive; very articulate; not used to disobeying or getting off into trouble; educated; somewhat shallow. Is rather disdainful when it comes to her 'social inferiors' as she calls them.
Appearance. Almost colourless eyes, yellow hair, and has a rather sickly appearance.
Family members. Mother: Adaline Bryson. Father: Fredric Bryson. Brother: Wilbur (22)

Name: Wyatt Miller

Age: 18

Class (1st, 2nd, or 3rd): 3rd
Personality: Kind, charming. Often seen with a smile. He doesn't like to let his class determined who he is as a person. He feels strongly about equality.

Appearance: Light brown hair, bright blue eyes. His ears and nose are slightly pointed.
Family members: Although he has no family on the boat with him. He has a sister, that he jumped the boat to see.