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Date Posted: 23:41:50 09/27/10 Mon
Author: debikm
Subject: Character Assessment: Daniel Hollingsworth
In reply to: debikm 's message, "Late homework, but homework it is!" on 11:02:55 09/23/10 Thu

Speaking of genealogy, that's why Daniel ended up with that surname. I'm related to some Hollingworths on my father's side and it sounded very English, so there you are!

Let's see what I can dig up on Daniel...
1. Name: Daniel Alistair Hollingsworth
2. Character's nickname: Never went for them. has been called 'Danny-boy" by friends but he only tolerates it. His RAF nickname was Radar (has a way for figuring people out), Papa Smurf or just Papa (since he was already married and had a child)
3. Sex: Male, het
4. Age: 41
5. Looks: Good-looking, short dark hair, green eyes, 6'2", lean and muscular, but not bulky.
6. Education: college/OTC before entrance into the RAF
7. Vocation/occupation: Pilot. First flew Hercules C-1 (peacetime and in Desert Storm), currently airline pilot.
8. Status and money: Makes good money as airline captain, manages him finances well
9. Marital status: widower. Cassandra died of ovarian cancerabout a year before the start of the story.
10. Family, ethnicity: Only child of Desmond and Jane Hollingsworth, father died when Daniel was very young, raised alone by Jane. English middle class.
11. Diction/accents: Mostly London, touch of Midlands from childhood there.
12. Relationships: Valerie Roark, next door neighbor and sister-in-law of his frien, ALan Mueller
13. Places (home, office, car, etc): Home. large log home on the shore of Cooper Lake in north central Florida. Drives a BMW Z4
14. Possessions: standard house, car, motor boat, stuff. Wears his wedding band still.
15. Recreation/hobbies: likes things with engines, flying small aircraft
16. Obsessions: very punctual, planner, safety conscious, neat
17. Beliefs: Beleives in absolute honesty, and being kind. He tries to temper one with the other when needed
18. Politics: Middle-of-the roads, dislikes extremes of all kinds. Keeps himself informed
19. Sexual history: his wife (they were childhood sweethearts), one lapse while drunk and homesick in the RAF, (eventually) Valerie
20. Ambitions: to be a good father to his daughter and to be goalkeeper for the Liverpool Football CLub
21. Religion: Anglican, but not very observant any more 22. Superstitions: during pre-flight, before take off, he says a silent prayer for the safety of his passengers, his crew and himself, in that order.
23. Fears: Crashing a passenger flight, badgers (The're evil!;-)
24. Attitudes: In people and life in general, he hopes for the best but prepares for the worst.
25. Character flaws: Harshly unforgiving of lying. 26. Character strengths: very protective of those he cares for, especially women. Being raised by his mother made him very conscious of womens issues of safety and personal secuiry. Very intolerant of anyone who abuses women.
27. Pets: Gabrielle/Gabby, calico Hemingway cat
28. Taste in books, music etc.: Loves rock, alt rock, classical. Tends to read manuals, or encyclodias of aircraft-type books.
29. Journal entries: Not a personal journal keeper, but meticulous about keeping his logs, his personal finance, things of that nature up to date.
30. correspondence: email with his daughter Penny, in college in London, emials with his mum, also cards and letters 31. Food preferences: Very good cook, especially Italian
32. Handwriting: small, neat, has been called 'typewriting' by his daughter.
33. Astrological sign: Virgo, September 10
34. Talents: excellent cook, good mechanic, innate sense of people, leadership, very calm in a crisis.

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[> [> Ah, Daniel! >>>> -- Page, 16:06:26 09/30/10 Thu

I love that he wants to play for Liverpool! (Jay would love to be fullback for Man U!) And somehow I missed that Gabby is a Hemingway cat. So cool!

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