Road Trip!

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Now that you've mastered creating at least one character (flaws, motives, and all!), I want you to create one or two more.  For this last character writing prompt, I want you to imagine that your character is going on a road trip with one or two other people. 

Who are these people?  What do they look like?  What do they smell like?  Who drives?  Who sits in the back?  Why are they all in a vehicle together?  Where are they going?  What do they want?  What do they see along the way (create a scene! remember your details!), and how might they interact with one another?  Do their personality types mesh or are there socially awkward moments?  Rather than trying to take on the perspective of an omniscient narrator (one who knows all, sees all), I want your narrator to be subjective - only able to enter the mind of one of your characters.  Show us the other passengers through his/her eyes! 

And remember - always SHOW your reader!  Avoid TELLING them! (ie - "Jean was nervous" can be transformed into "Jean picked at the loose plastic around the passenger's side window.  Her eyes darted across the hideous maroon interior at her travel mates; she took a deep breath.  She was finally leaving her hometown and feared the idea of the vast unknown that existed at the end of the journey" ).

People who travel together learn a lot about one another.  They get to know their quirks, their habits, and their flaws.  What do your characters discover about each other on their road trip?