Character Relationship Map: Deadcon

Characters

• Ashley (played by Lauren Luthringshausen) — protagonist

  A prominent online celebrity attending ViewCon for panels, meet-and-greets, media appearances, and a tour announcement. She becomes increasingly disoriented and frightened as hotel equipment malfuncti...

• Megan (played by Claudia Sulewski) — supporting

  A ViewCon attendee who is reconsidering her relationship with Ricky because they are constantly apart. She has begun seeing Dave and feels guilty about it. She later appears to be trapped or attacked...

• Dave (played by Keith Machekanyanga) — supporting

  Someone Megan has begun seeing. He later calls Warren in confusion, reports that someone entered during the night, and mentions LinkRabBIT before the connection is lost.

• Warren (played by Carl Gilliard) — supporting

  A person contacted by Dave during a confused call about an apparent nighttime intruder and the LinkRabBIT network. The connection is lost while the situation remains unresolved.

• Ricky (played by Lukas Gage) — supporting

  Megan’s relationship partner, from whom she is frequently separated. Megan considers ending their relationship, and Ashley later attempts to contact him during the continuing hotel crisis.

• Kara (played by Mimi Gianopulos) — supporting

  Ashley’s companion at ViewCon. She helps with Ashley’s belongings and discovers that Ashley’s hotel room is in disarray. She also serves as one of the people close to Ashley as the hotel’s strange dis...

• Larry (played by Richard Kohnke) — supporting

  Ashley’s temporary security guard at the ViewCon convention.

• John Althaus (played by Aaron Hendry) — minor
• Stanley (played by Dominic Burgess) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Stanley → Dave (Power Call Control) — Stanley attempts to control the communication surrounding Dave's report.

  During Dave's confused call involving Warren, Stanley tries to control the conversation before the connection is lost.

• Megan → Dave (Secret Romantic Partner) — Megan is secretly romantically involved with Dave.

  Megan reveals that she has begun seeing Dave while still involved with Ricky, and she feels guilty about it.

• Megan → Ricky (Romantic Partner) — Megan and Ricky are in a strained romantic relationship.

  Megan admits that she may end her relationship with Ricky because they are constantly apart.

• Ashley → Larry (Professional Security Guard) — Larry is temporarily responsible for Ashley's security during ViewCon.

  Larry is explicitly presented as Ashley's temporary security guard when she arrives at the convention.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• John Althaus → Ashley (Shared Narrative Context) — John's failed program provides the technological context for Ashley's later disturbances.

  John's abandoned computer entertainment system displays a disturbing activity prompt before Ashley arrives at the ViewCon hotel, linking their storyli...

• Ashley → Ricky (Social Acquaintance) — Ashley has Ricky's contact and seeks him during the unfolding crisis.

  The supplied dialogue ends with Ashley attempting to contact Ricky while the hotel's eerie activity continues.

• Dave → Warren (Social Contact) — Dave reaches out to Warren while trying to report the disturbing incident.

  Dave calls Warren in confusion after claiming that someone entered during the night.

• Ashley → Megan (Social Friend) — Ashley is concerned about Megan's disappearance and appears to regard her as a close acquaintance.

  Ashley becomes alarmed when Megan cannot be found and fears that Megan left without telling her.

• Ashley → Kara (Social Companion) — Kara accompanies Ashley and provides practical and emotional support.

  Ashley arrives at ViewCon with Kara, and Kara retrieves Ashley's shoes from her disordered room. Kara also worries when Ashley appears disoriented bef...

Story Analysis

A convention hotel becomes increasingly dangerous as unexplained technological disturbances coincide with disappearances and fractured personal relationships.

Plot Progression

1. The Abandoned Program — John Althaus tries to preserve a computer entertainment program financed with his family's savings. After the system is remotely shut down, it mysteriously reactivates and displays an unsettling activ...
2. ViewCon Arrivals — Ashley arrives at the ViewCon hotel with Kara, while Larry serves as her temporary security guard. Ashley's demanding public schedule contrasts with the private tensions surrounding Megan's relationsh...
3. The Hotel Turns Hostile — Electrical failures, vandalized rooms, flickering equipment, unexplained messages, and sinister whistling disrupt the convention. Ashley becomes disoriented, and Kara grows increasingly concerned abou...
4. Missing Behind Closed Doors — Megan appears to be trapped or attacked after hearing the whistling, then Ashley discovers an empty room. The growing disappearances make the hotel's disturbances more threatening.
5. The Broken Connection — Dave reports a nighttime intrusion to Warren and mentions LinkRabBIT, connecting the hotel crisis to the earlier computer network. Stanley attempts to control the call before the connection fails, and...