DA/W/N
DA/W/N is an in-progress collaborative animation inspired by the song, Daydream/ Wetdream/ Nightmare by Saint Motel.
In Nightmare, a small town goes missing, leaving a boy to survive on his own. He grows up never knowing what happened to everyone, always trying to solve the mystery.
Finn Laurent is a scrappy teenager who does not work well with others. He has grown up alone and is used to getting by without any help. After finally leaving his abandoned hometown, he must adjust to daily social interaction while balancing his job at a local diner with his research on the abandoned town.
Finn is rude and doesn't care who knows it. He is used to not having to adjust himself for others. He lives alone, which sometimes gets to him. But he always puts his feelings aside to focus on more important things, like rent or his investigations.
Finn now lives in Adler, Oregon; a small town in the Pacific Northwest. There is not much business to he heard of as what used to be farmland and sawmills are now abandoned. Adler is mostly self-reliant and operates with a few necessities. Most residents commute far outside of town for work; a car is needed to get anywhere else.
Finn works in a local diner in order to pay for rent and food. He gets the job done but often comes across as rude to costumers. He lives above an old hobby shop in a small apartment. He spends most of his time researching at the library, working, or biking. Finn is a smart kid with a good memory, but lacks common sense, which gets him into trouble.
Long ago this old attic had been refurbished into a livable apartment. Thinking it was abandoned, Finn snuck in the night he arrived in Alder. He has since found a home in this small apartment located over the hobby shop.
A nice old man runs the hobby shop on the first floor. This widower likes company and would love to have a family again. Even though he barely makes enough to keep his shop open, he lets Finn live in the spare room rent free.
