The Longview

The Longview Institute is a place where people who have attempted suicide go to find help. Confronted by the realities and internalized damage some don't even know they have, ALICE, RUTH, SHANNON, and TIMOTHY struggle to recover the lives abuse drove them to try and take. In the common room of the Institute, they begin to rediscover themselves and find understanding through the eyes and lives of each other...
The Longview Institute is a place where people who have attempted suicide go to find help. Confronted by the realities and internalized damage some don't even know they have, ALICE, RUTH, SHANNON, and TIMOTHY struggle to recover the lives abuse drove them to try and take. In the common room of the Institute, they begin to rediscover themselves and find understanding through the eyes and lives of each other. Sometimes when you try to end your life, you find out it's only just begun.
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The Longview

Character Information

  • Alice
    mid 20's,
    Any
    ,
    Trans woman
    ALICE is a transgender girl who overdosed on pills after being raped, after coming out to her boyfriend.
  • Nicholas
    20-30s,
    Any
    ,
    Cis Man
    NICHOLAS is SHANNON's brother, and a frequent visitor to the Longview Institute.
  • Shannon
    20-30s,
    Any
    ,
    Cis Woman
    SHANNON suffered under an abusive alcoholic husband. She slit her wrists.
  • Ruth
    16-20,
    Any
    ,
    Cis Woman
    RUTH is an escaped sex-slave who in a fit of panic and desperation, threw herself off a bridge.
  • Timothy
    Early 20's,
    Any
    ,
    appears cis-male
    TIMOTHY was sexually and physically abused by several members of his family. He tried to hang himself.