[quote=@Geoffrey Silt]
I heard zombies, I like it.. 

But in all seriousness, this sounds great, I'de love to participate. Though I must ask, do they all need to be people down on their luck? Nothin else allowed? I can deal but I may as well ask. 
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Well, it's all a matter of defining "down on one's luck". To some people, this could mean a widower who's wife of 40 years just died, and they're looking for one last crack at life before succumbing to the grave themselves. To others, it could be a university student facing a mental break down due to the pressure of his/her exams. It could also be someone who is stuck in a dead end job, and has just realised that they've wasted years of their lives doing something they hate simply because they were stuck in a rut. 

So in short, it's not a competition of who has a sadder back story. I think as people we all have our ups and downs, but some more than others, and it's those "more than others" I want to focus on. For some reason, the idea of a group of pessimistic individuals trying to survive on a desert island seems interesting to me.