Polar Shift/Characters

The following is the character list of the story Polar Shift by Vinny2. The characters are listed in order of importance.

Miles Westin
17-year-old Miles Westin is a senior at Hyde's Park High School living at home with his mother Andrea Westin and living school drama with his best friend Allison Dreary. Miles prefers to remain on the sidelines and pine hopelessly for the affection of Ashley Brock Jr., but he's thrust into the forefront when he and Allison are force to reverse the Polar Shift.

Appearances

 * Chap. 1: Status
 * Chap. 2: Solution
 * Chap. 3: Electric
 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Allison Dreary
The same age as Miles, Allison is his best friend, ex-girlfriend, and only confident. They don't always get along, but they need each other to survive. Seriously, Miles can't drive. Allison takes him to school everyday. Allison is more than happy to reverse the Polar Shift. She's never had this much excitement in her life. Only uncovering a conspiracy isn't as easy is one thinks it is...

Appearances

 * Chap. 1: Status
 * Chap. 2: Solution
 * Chap. 3: Electric
 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Chuck Westin
Miles' 21-year-old brother, Chuck and his coworker Dennis stay overtime at the science center where he interns and discover the Polar Shift, reasoning that natural disasters will end life in about a year. (Paraguay might survive. Big maybe, though.) Chuck and his fiancee Jamie head down to Hyde's Park and move back into the Westin house.

Appearances

 * Chap. 1: Status
 * Chap. 2: Solution
 * Chap. 3: Electric
 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Drake Sarkassian
The only doctor left in Hyde's Park, he was forced to take over as dean of medicine at Hyde' Park General Hospital when all the other qualified doctors quit in the wake of the Polar Shift. Drake personally oversees the treatment of the coma guy and is constantly bothered by Allison Dreary because he had a vision of lightning once and she won't let it go. It must have something to do with the shift, right?

Appearances

 * Chap. 3: Electric
 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Jamie Reese
The overbearing and loudmouth fiancee to Chuck Westin, Jamie is a natural dumb blonde. Still, she manages to keep the genius Chuck under her heel, especially when Chuck asks her to get a job in order to support the family until the world end. It sure does put a damper on their wedding plans, but she doesn't care. She's working at the hospital as a secretary and Drake Sarkassian is really nice...

Appearances

 * Chap. 2: Solution
 * Chap. 3: Electric
 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Donna Murphy
Andrea Westin disappeared from the house the morning the Polar Shift was discover. She took some money with her that doesn't belong to her and unless she brings it back, the Westin family will be in a lot of trouble. Chuck hired the cheapest private investigator he could find. She seems competent enough, but she always seems to keep losing Andrea. Maybe she's not as good as she says she is? Still, she's doing it for free, but why?

Appearances

 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Gary Derceto
Former valedictorian of Hyde's Park High School, 16-year-old Gary Derceto dropped out in the wake of impeding doom. As much as Miles hated him, he hated him even more for dropping out, because that put all of the valedictorian responsibilities on him. Gary took the job of Chief of Police (actually, the only police officer left in Hyde's Park) and is very interested in this investigation that Miles and Allison are doing.

Appearances

 * Chap. 1: Status
 * Chap. 2: Solution
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Mary Ling
Principal of Hyde' Park High School, Mary refuses to let doom and gloom ruin her school. Instead of closing the school after most of the students dropped out, (You could count the remaining student on two hands) Mary issued an order for all the students in Rhode Island to be transferred to Hyde's Park and let all the other school's close. Needless to say, Drama!

Appearances

 * Chap. 2: Solution
 * Chap. 3: Electric
 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Aaron James
Mr. James is Hyde's Park only original teacher left and has an obvious sadistic streak when it comes to to teaching. He enjoys sending students to the principal's office. Makes him feel better about himself. What he's not cool with is having to teach a subject other than English just becuase another teacher has some Polar Shift business to attend to.

Appearances

 * Chap. 1: Status
 * Chap. 3: Electric
 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 5: History

Michael David Ross
Better known as "The Devil", Ross played football for Central High School in Providence before being forced to transfer to Hyde's Park. Already dissatisfied with the change, Miles decided to poke fun at him, making a new enemy in The Devil. Ross sees that Miles isn't afraid of physical pain, so he has to think of another way to ruin hi. Interfere with the investigation, perhaps?

Appearances

 * Chap. 4: Stranger
 * Chap. 6: Hired

Larry Burke
Miles calls his "Leisure Suit Larry", but Allison just calls her new history teacher a waste of time and space. He tries to use logic to convince Allison to drop the investigation, but as a history teacher, Allison believes he represents a lost time and an outdated style of thinking. To her, history isn't need when there isn't even a future.

Appearances

 * Chap. 5: History

Carmen Cortez
New assistant principal of Hyde's Park High School, his worker's visa was in the coma guy's wallet and he must be the first clue in uncovering the conspiracy behind the Polar Shift. Allison is going to get to the bottom of this ASAP!

Appearances

 * Chap. 5: History
 * Chap. 6: Hired