Age: 23

Occupation: Personal Assistant; Musician (Guitar/Vocals)

Note: While this character is a musician and singer, neither skill is a requirement for the role.

As the only child of a competent attorney and the owner of a well-respected and beloved local restaurant in Medford, OR, Carrie Fairfield was in the precarious position of not having to compete with siblings for her parents’ affection while also spending much of her adolescence home alone due to their busy work schedules. Despite this, she still had her extended family as a safety net, particularly her cousin who had lived with her family for a few months when they were much younger.

In high school, Carrie became fascinated with music, joining chorus and taking guitar lessons. She won the school talent show in her junior year for her slow, acoustic cover of "When I Come Around" by Green Day.

During her four years at a local community college, she formed a soft/alternative rock band with a few of her classmates. Despite the amount of time she attended college, she took light course loads so she could concentrate on music, starting to write her own songs for both herself and her band. After receiving her Associates degree and her bandmates graduated with Bachelors in various fields, they decided to move into one of their uncle’s unused condos in Los Angeles, hoping they’d be able to attract enough attention to kick start a music career.

Carrie’s first couple years in LA have been rough. While their rent was relatively cheap thanks to their connections, all four girls still had to find day jobs. Carrie has been through three jobs since moving to LA: she’s been a server at a restaurant (she left because of the inconsistent tips), a secretary (left because of the monotony), and now works as an assistant for talent agent Mariah Michaels. She hasn’t been working for Mariah for long, but the pay is good, her co-workers are lovely, and Mariah herself is a wonderful boss when she isn’t having a drug-related episode. Maybe she could help Carrie and her band someday...

Because of her familiarity with her extended family growing up, Carrie is a very caring and open person. She gets on well with others and actively avoids conflict. She is insistent about knowing other people’s feelings, and is incredibly loyal to those closest to her. Her open-mindedness, innate curiosity, and inquisitive nature seem to catch people off guard, but also draw them to her. She likes learning new things and meeting new people. Despite her chipper and positive attitude, she isn’t a bubbly person. She’s somewhere between mellow and upbeat, leaning more towards the latter. She is very expressive of her positive emotions, but bottles up her negative emotions tightly, only allowing them to be let loose when writing music, lest she’s unable to contain herself and becomes an emotional time bomb.

Carrie does not adapt well to stress. In addition to bottling up her anxieties and frustrations, she can sometimes become passive-aggressive when she feels pressured. While she does try to make amends when she makes a mistake, whenever she makes a major change out of emotional distress, she tries to move on without making amends out of fear that her apology wouldn’t be accepted and not wanting to relive the emotional turmoil that fed the situation.