One night one of the characters is walking back home over a bridge that lie on
his route. Hearing a noise, he looks round and sees a girl standing on the edge
of the bridge looking into the water. She is staring downwards and seems
oblivious of her surroundings. If he calls out or approaches her, she will turn
round and watch him. If he does not bring his presence to her attention she
will swing herself up onto the bridge’s stone wall and pause slightly, sitting
out over the edge. It is quite apparent that if she jumps she will be killed. If
the character takes no action then she will look round at the world, close her
eyes and let go. The character might decide to talk her down, in which case she
will need to be persuaded. Mention of hope, or comments like "it’s not that bad." will tend to
make her laugh, rather bitterly. It is possible to talk her round but it won’t
be easy. If the character approaches she will threaten to let go. It is possible
to grab her in which case she is likely to struggle. A male character will have
a far harder time of talking her round than a female.
If she is not saved, then the local press will feature the suicide. When
they discover the local anti-vandalism camera footage showing the character
walking past the character will get crucified, and not just by the local press.
If the character tries to save her, but fails there wil be a brief story on his
bravery. If on the other hand he succeeds there will be a fairly large feature
on it, especially when it is discovered that the girl is the daughter of two
local extreme Christians who threw her out of their house when she was attacked
by a mugger, saying she provoked it.
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