Sean is on holiday in Indonesia. He's not there for that long- slightly under three weeks. He has a friend working in an NGO in Flores. His friend, a very devout Catholic, is working and can't get away to join him so he just spends a few days with him. This is why he's in the random village when the bus comes with Jules in it.
He works for Tesco's back in England. Doing quite well. He's always very interested in markets and commerce wherever they travel. He used to work for VSO in Bangladesh for two years (that's where he met his friend working in Flores) so Tesco's been quite a change. He doesn't fit in socially there. Most of his friends work in the public or charity sectors.
He's a middle child with an older brother and a younger sister. He is relationships most of the time but hasn't been in a serious one for a number of years. He'd been going out with his current girlfriend for about six months when he goes off on holiday. She'd thrown him a surprise going away party. Apart from the embarrassment of people coming to wave him off for just three weeks, he realised something: she really cares about him, went to quite a lot of trouble, is upset at the idea of not seeing him for three weeks; but he doesn't really care. He'd never have done anything similar. Hadn't even thought that it would be a big deal to not see for three weeks. And that gap makes him realise he needs to end it.
But he can't do it then. She's made all this effort. She's staying at his. He's too cowardly. He resolves he'll do it straight away when he comes back. He's not planning to cheat on her though. A) because you never really hook up when you're travelling and b) he feels he owes her that much.
He's a natural gadfly. Has lots of friends, works a party room well. Doesn't have that many good friends though. Apart from one guy, who actually he doesn't see that much, he doesn't know who he'd go to if he needed help.
He's done a bit of travelling (Bangladesh obviously but also after university he went to South America, Loved it. Especially the Galapapgos islands.
He's pretty smart. Studied Maths at Nottingham. He used to be quite political (Lib Dem) but has drifted somewhat.
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