Oh boy, this will be fun.
Best Friend: I have to be honest, there are not that many options here. But I'm going to go with my friend Marley. We've been friends since we were seven and if anything crazy ever went down, I know she'd have my back. She would, unquestionably, be the 'Cassie' of the group, with the pacifistic nature and the environmentalist streak. The moral center, if you will. Unfortunately...she recently moved to India (and I live in the US), so I'm not sure how convenient that whole situation would be.
Crush: Well, my current boyfriend...and really all my past boyfriends would be totally useless in a guerilla war. I'd choose my friend Joshua, who I do have a pretty big crush on. He's in boot camp now, so again, convenience issue...But he's a bit older and seems very much like a 'Jake' character to me.
Cousin: Again, not many options. On one end of the spectrum, you have a nine year old kid (who is totally going to be Ax when he's older, but I digress), and on the other end you have someone who's *this* close to flunking out of college. So I'm going with the middle ground and choosing Shannon, someone I don't know very well (she lives in the South...I live in the Midwest...), but from what I know of her, she has the logical mind of Marco combined with some of Tobias's angst...so, there you go..
Person You Barely Know: So far, this group is missing a 'Rachel', but of all the characteristics that you want in your group, the reckless and fearless person should not be the person you barely know. I figure there's a good chance I could do the "dirty work" that Rachel does (of course, what do I know about that?) So the only needed characteristics are an ability to deal with insanity and decent fighting ability. It could be anyone.