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 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:48 pm
A friend forwarded it to me. Looks thought-provoking--let's give it a try.
Quote this for easy answering!
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
J. What is their most treasured memory?
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
Q. How forgiving is your character?
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:37 pm
Character: Forever Moore (Blue Star)
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
I don't think Eve has any regrets. He might regret not having caught Angelica's killer, though.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?
I highly doubt it, unless Buhlpar declared independence again. That's the only place he wants to go and it's in the country.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
Yes. Eve would be willing to kill in order to halt a serial killer dead--haha--in their tracks.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
Either going home to his apartment and relaxing with a good book and a cup of tea, or going home to socialize with his family.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
Eve would gladly have a tolerable and unexciting job, particularly after years of being a skullreader.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
The ability to cope better with death without losing the ability to feel things about it.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?
Death, particularly of a close loved one, would hit Eve hard. He'd probably prefer to avoid that, even if it meant losing the opportunity to love completely. Betrayal he could deal with, because that happens. He wouldn't like it, but at least life means second chances.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
No preference.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
No. He works with death on a regular basis reliving the murders and deaths of others, and as selfish as it is he would not be willing to commit murder himself and risk his mind shattering under the pressure even if it would mean that others would die.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
Living in Buhlpar with his mother and father. He was young enough that all blurs together into a single happy memory.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
Probably go back to Buhlpar with his family and wait to be vaporized.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
To date he has accomplished nothing really of note, but he hopes to catch the serial killer that killed his cousin.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
At his apartment, probably the scarf that he was given as a present. At the townhouse, the family album (assuming his aunt didn't beat him to it).
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
Yes. Not for money, though, but for that fact that he assumes he's going to commit suicide eventually anyway.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
He would like to die peacefully in old age, because that would mean that he didn't crack under the pressure of his job and was able to retire.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
His supportive family.
Q. How forgiving is your character?
It depends on who is being forgiven and what they are being forgiven for.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
He tends to just tell the fact and get straight to the point.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
Fairly in control.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
He can ask for help fairly easily, but doesn't like to burden people unnecessarily. If it is needed for them to do something he can't, he will ask for help immediately.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
Only for catching a nefarious killer.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
Everything has to be more or less in order, and more importantly has to make sense. No effort is made to break these habits.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
Satisfaction. Namely, the satisfaction of things being the way they should be--and if this means having to correct them himself, he will do exactly that.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the least easily embarrassed, he is internally embarrassed at about 3, but appears at around 4 or 5.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
It depends on what it is that he hasn't done.
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
Probably a couple of partners, but not recently. People don't really like skullreaders except for morbidly kinky people, and Eve wouldn't want to associate with anyone like that. He's content with it being the way it is.
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:11 am
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
His dad: "I'll kill you if I see you/you hurt her again." He's not told him because his Dad 'disappeared' after his sister was bannished from the Coven.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?
He'd never leave his sister behind. If she went too, and they'd already had vengence, then yes.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
He'd kill his parents that way at this point. Though he's not overly concerned about discovery.
He'd still be able to see him killing them in his mind but his methods would probably be more 'hands on' rather than bloody.
He's genuinely wanted to kill his parents at this point for what they put his sister and himself through. He's also considered killing the demon that looked after his sister, as he doesn't trust him.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
One without incidents - just calm, 'normal' and no bad dreams - as he doesn't get many of them lately.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
He'd rather a happy private life. He doesn't work much as he has been squirrelling money away. His private life isn't great though - his fiance was a lying cheat, and his mum's sent a demon to try to kill him and his sister.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
Jack at the moment wishes he could force the truth from people. He's been lied to frequently.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?
The woman he loved was killed before he realised he loved her, so yes - he would do it even if he knew they'd lose each other anyway.
He wouldn't if he knew they'd betray him, he hates liars and cheats.
Intensity to some degree providing it's honest love. He expects little but honesty and trust. Someone who's 'there for him'.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
mostly women - closest friends have been women.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
No, his conscience would cripple him. He'd willingly sacrifice himself to save someone he loved.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
Being innocent children, playing with his sister - he doesn't remember much from childhood.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
Try to find a way to keep him and his sister safe.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
Trusting his instincts - without them he'd never have trusted his sister and he'd never have believed his dreams were real.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
He doesn't have much love for material possessions. He'd probably think practically and save his healing herbs.
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
no
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
He choose to die for his sister if it would protect her from harm, but he'd rather a peaceful death in his old age.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
Finally getting his sister back in his life.
Q. How forgiving is your character?
Very. He wants to believe the good in people.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
No, he prefers to deal with facts.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
Not very at the moment as he's discovering his life was built on lies and deceit.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
He'll ask if he really needs it but he doesn't find it easy. He's just practical.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
No, fame doesn't interest him.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
It's not so much a habit as a character flaw - he's very stubborn and protective but he does try to break them. He just keeps finding excuses to carry on.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
Security
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Not very.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
I think it has no effect on them. It's more if doing something is necessary, then he will do it.
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
Only one. He's not interesting in 'sleeping around'. He loved her and was with her for quite a few years (they were engaged).
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:26 pm
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
Louis: There's probably nothing he kept a secret.
Derik: He'd regret not telling Louis God would forgive him, not telling Louis how much he loved him still… And how Louis was no monster to him.
Luke: Not telling his mom the truth.
Cyrus: Not telling Uli about Damian.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the country and never set foot in it again?
Louis: Certainly.
Derik: It'd depend on who'd be going with him. Would he be able to take Louis?
Luke: Only if he could take his mom along.
Cyrus: No.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
Louis: Touchy subject. He's wished death and killed, though it did strike him as horrendous.
Derik: He wouldn't use the power.
Luke: He wouldn't use the power.
Cyrus: He kills people.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
Louis: Staying in the living room with Amy, Derik and Viktor, playing videogames, listening to some good punk music and smoking pot.
Derik: Enjoying good companies.
Luke: Being surrounded by many friends, going to the movies… Cooking his friends a nice snack…
Cyrus: Enjoying perfect wine, perfect music and having sex.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
Louis: Happy private life. He gets neither.
Derik: Happy professional life. He can't work towards it, though, and end up getting neither.
Luke: Happy private life, but he works harder towards a decent professional life because that's how he was taught he should do.
Cyrus: Happy private life. He balances both… He's a successful musician and also a bon-vivant.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
Louis: Surreal: To read people's minds and become able to manipulate them. Real: To manipulate people/advocate.
Derik: Surreal: To go back in time and change events. Real: To fix things.
Luke: Surreal: To transform himself into other people. Real: To be popular.
Cyrus: Surreal: //. Real: To speak more languages.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?
Louis: He wouldn't want either. Infidelity and dishonesty would be worse.
Derik: He wouldn't want either. Dishonesty is worse.
Luke: He wouldn't want either. Infidelity or dishonesty would break him..
Cyrus: He'd take the one in which he'd get betrayed. Indifference would be worse.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
Louis: Male friends, mostly.
Derik: Whatever.
Luke: Female friends, mostly.
Cyrus: Male friends, mostly.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
Louis: He wouldn't sacrifice himself or kill one innocent person. If this matter doesn't bring personal benefit, then it ain't got anything to do with him. He's selfish.
Derik: He would sacrifice himself, and perhaps take one innocent's life it it'd mean saving many others, indeed.
Luke: He would sacrifice himself, but not kill an innocent.
Cyrus: He would kill for the majority, and perhaps sacrifice himself as well, though the latter is less likely.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
Louis: A few ones where he's shown superiority. Good times with good friends.
Derik: His 16th birthday.
Luke: Way too many.
Cyrus: When his mother taught him how to play the piano.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
Louis: Move to another country in a hurry.
Derik: Have a lot of good memories with his beloved before joining the Army.
Luke: Have a lot of good memories with his beloved before unwillingly joining the Army.
Cyrus: Avoid the army.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
Louis: Being a good fighter.
Derik: Nothing… He sometimes wishes to become a good swimmer.
Luke: Cooking. He wants still a bunch of things.
Cyrus: According to his dad, no real accomplishments. He's a known musicians and wants to be become even more widely known.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
Louis: Probably nothing in particular.
Derik: Probably nothing in particular.
Luke: Presents given by friends.
Cyrus: His Stradivari violin.
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
Louis: Maybe.
Derik: No.
Luke: No.
Cyrus: No.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
Louis: Die naturally.
Derik: Die naturally.
Luke: Be caught dying in his sleep.
Cyrus: Natural catastrophe.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
Louis: His friends trust.
Derik: Louis and his sisters' love.
Luke: His mom.
Cyrus: His mom's lessons.
Q. How forgiving is your character?
Louis: Not at all.
Derik: Very.
Luke: Mildly.
Cyrus: Mildly.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
Louis: Not really.
Derik: Not really.
Luke: Exaggerate… He likes to gossip.
Cyrus: Not really.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
Louis: By the end of the story, very little.
Derik: Not really in control.
Luke: In much control.
Cyrus: In control.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
Louis: Never asks for help.
Derik: He'll ask for help.
Luke: He'll ask for help.
Cyrus: Depends.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
Louis: Yes. To be feared.
Derik: Not really. Perhaps as a swimmer.
Luke: Not famous, but popular.
Cyrus: Famous as a violinist.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
Louis: Smoking weed. He feels pretty much like only the marijuana can calm him down.
Derik: Cigarettes.
Luke: Gossipying?
Cyrus: Drinking…
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
Louis: Power.
Derik: Security and love.
Luke: Accomplishment, love and stability.
Cyrus: Excitement and fame.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Louis: Not at all.
Derik: Easily embarrassed.
Luke: Normal.
Cyrus: Hardly.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
Louis: Increases.
Derik: Depends.
Luke: Depends.
Cyrus: Depends.
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
Louis: Quite a few. He'd probably enjoy more.
Derik: Only one. He's ok about that.
Luke: Only two. He's okay about that.
Cyrus: Lots, just as desired.
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:01 pm
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
Oh gosh... this is a hard one. He would probably regret not having told his parents that he appreciates them. He's a teenager and has some moody tendencies.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?
Depends on the country where he was going and who he could bring along.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
Yes, and he's actually killed a man before.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
Reading, and lots of it. Probably some U2 or other punk rock type music. A good steak and some time with his girlfriend. He's got rather simple tastes.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
An extremely happy private life. He's a private person from a wealthy family, granted, but he is the type who could live on very narrow means.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
The ability to control his vampirism. He doesn't really like it that much...
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?
Absolutely yes! He's a teenager. He wants happiness now.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
He prefers being alone. Neither.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
He's already killed. If it meant ending hunger, he just might do it.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
Doesn't have many. He didn't like his childhood.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
Spend as much time reading and hanging out with his girlfriend.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
Learning how to drive a stick shift! He hopes to do lots more, though.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
His silver nameplate bracelet (he gets it as a birthday present.)
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
Nah.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
He would like to die peacefully, I believe.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
The opportunity for good education...
Q. How forgiving is your character?
Depends on the situation.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
Not really, unless he's joking around.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
Depends on the day.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
No, and no.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
Absolutely not! He wants to live a very secluded life.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
Calling girls "darling" when he doesn't know them. He isn't aware of it, but it confuses people.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
Security, love and knowledge.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Depends on the situation.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
He's a creature of habit, so it decreases it. But, of course, there are those things...
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
Zilch. He... doesn't know. It's those formative years, you know? Art thanks to Sioga and her shop.
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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:06 am
This was a lot of fun to fill out. Thanks for sharing! Helped me pick up on some weak points and stuff to fix during revision. And I liked reading everyone else's... lots of violent stories around here it seems. Lots of people dead or people wanting to kill someone.
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
Celeste: Reconcile with her mother. But she hasn't reconciled with herself yet, so that's why it hasn't happened.
Mattias: That one thing that is that huge plot twist near the end that changes the entire story and is the reason this thing has been so hellishly unnerving to write.
Anthony: I'm not sure. He's already told Celeste his greatest regret.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?
All three work for their nation's equivalent of the CIA/FBI and two are marlins. The rules of the world I created make it impossible for them to have any desire to leave. But assuming the talent and their loyalties weren't an issue:
Celeste: Depends on when she's asked. Before she realized she is like her father - without hesitation. After - she'd feel it would be too much of a betrayal of why he died if she did and wouldn't leave.
Mattias: Yes. He's okay with others being subject to the commands but he hates it when they're used on him, personally. He doesn't have much tying him there aside from the stuff I'm ignoring for the sake of having a reason to answer this question.
Anthony: No. He's too much of a patriot and believes too strongly in protecting his country from everyone else.
(note to self: Mattias's dislike of being subject to the commands doesn't come out very well. Fix this once it's time to revise)
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
My characters are not good people. Yes, they would certainly use this power. Yes, they could still do it if they had to kill directly. Yes, they've genuinely wanted to kill someone. Especially Anthony.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
Celeste: Being completely alone. Not just a quiet night at her apartment, but completely alone where she couldn't even feel the presence of other people.
Mattias: A nice evening out with some pretty girl where everything is planned and nothing goes wrong. He really likes being in control.
Anthony: Out with his friends, hanging out at the bar or something. He probably doesn't have many opportunities to just have a normal life.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
Celeste: Successful professional life - she doesn't really distinguish between the two that much because she feels that her life (private and professional) has been controlled by someone else. And no one has ever really put much importance on her private life.
Mattias: He'd prefer a happy private life. Once he got cleared for being a minder he's been pretty content at where he's at in the ranks. But since he's been pretty unsuccessful at having a good private life he substitutes with his job.
Anthony: Successful professional life. That's his one focus in life and he believes it's more important than personal desires.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
Celeste: Self-control. The ability to control her talent without the commands or medication.
Mattias: The ability to resist the commands.
Anthony: Scrying that can't be disrupted. He dislikes having to rely on conventional methods because you can't scry on talented people.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?
Celeste: She's never been in love with someone, she'd want to meet them and get that chance. She's so pessimistic she figures anything will fall apart anyway. If betrayal was the result, however, she'd not want to meet them. She's got enough trust issues already that she couldn't stand someone else breaking her trust. She'd feel most betrayed if someone broke her confidence. She feels she doesn't have the sanctity of her mind so it'd really hurt if someone she thought valued that broke it.
Mattias: He wouldn't want to meet her. He wouldn't want to have to live with the loss. Same with betrayal. He'd be too angry.
Anthony: He wouldn't want to meet her. After seeing what happened to Celeste's family he wouldn't want to go through that himself. Same with betrayal. He deals with it on his job too much that betrayal on any level would be far worse than anything good from falling in love for six months.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
Men, for all three characters. Their peer group is other agents and men are still a significant majority there. It's just what they're used to.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
Celeste: Yes. At least this time someone would die for a good cause instead of dying because she had orders. She doesn't stop to consider the morality of her actions.
Mattias: Yes. He is a 'ends justify the means' person to the extreme. So long as the end cause is worthwhile he's willing to do whatever it takes to get there.
Anthony: Yes. He isn't as much of an 'ends justify the means' person as Mattias, but he's long ago decided that he's willing to suffer a guilty conscience if it results in the betterment of society.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
Celeste: Probably some sweet, sentimental moment with Ellen in one of those times Celeste wasn't being a bully and was actually trying to be a sister.
Mattias: Again, something with family. He'd not had any serious relationships yet.
Anthony: I am not certain on this one. I thought about making him Celeste's godfather at first, but discarded that idea. So I'm really not sure.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
Everything they could to stop it.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
Celeste: Figuring out the Ninel case. It'd be even better if she could close the case.
Mattias: Being qualified as a minder. He's pretty happy that he's been able to protect Celeste. He hopes to get to a point where she's not as threatened by the commands as she is now.
Anthony: Ninel case, both twenty-something years ago and now. He hopes to close it for good.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
Celeste: Her father's journal.
Mattias: Eh, probably something from growing up. He's not got many recent sentimental items.
Anthony: His medal for service.
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
No on all three accounts. Assuming they could keep the money (they couldn't) and could do with it what they wished (like retire - which they can't), they still wouldn't. Celeste had one close call with being shot and Mattias has been shot at enough for both to feel their lives are far more important than the risk/reward. And Anthony is too noble to take a risk for selfish gain.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
Celeste: Hero's death. She's already convinced she's going to die violently and after seeing how Gunnar died she does not want to die helpless, even if it is peaceful.
Mattias: Martyr to some great cause.
Anthony: Peacefully. He's seen enough violence already and seen someone die a hero's death.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
I originally read this as 'who'. Whups. Ah well.
Celeste: It's a tie between Anthony and Mattias. Anthony for giving her a degree of choice in the Ninel case and for figuring out what was even going on. Mattias for simply doing his best to protect her from herself and those in authority.
Mattias: Christopher, for getting him out and helping him break the commands.
Anthony: Celeste's mother, for not holding him responsible for Alden's death or trying to find out the details of what happened. He's got enough self-inflicted guilt already.
Q. How forgiving is your character?
Celeste: Pretty forgiving, though she won't admit it. She resents people pretty badly, but once she gets to know someone she finds it harder to hold a grudge. So while she's got plenty of reasons to hate Mattias and Anthony, since she knows them and likes them she can't really hold on to that and goes and hates someone else - like Beringer - instead.
Mattias: Not very. He holds grudges.
Anthony: Very. He also believes in consequences, however.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
Celeste: She is reserved in telling stories. She doesn't trust her memory so she's in the habit of leaving things out when she's not certain on the details.
Mattias: Just the facts if it's work-related. Otherwise, he'll exaggerate to make a story sound exciting or glamorous. He likes the attention. (He's a spy! It's sexy! Of course he's going to take advantage of that!)
Anthony: A lot of his mannerisms come from my aunt's coworkers. One of their quips comes to mind... "No ma'am, we here at the FBI do not have any sense of humor that we can speak of." Some of those guys are so dry it's hysterical and I think they do it on purpose. I need to bring more of these matter-of-fact recollections out in the story.
Come to think of it, my mother does that too... she tells the story about her brother being picked up by a tornado at about the same level as talking about the rain that came through last night. I must have gotten my storytelling flair from my father.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
Celeste: No control whatsoever. And she's completely justified feeling that way.
Mattias: Mostly in control, except when he's reminded that he's subject to the commands. Being a minder has given him a better sense of being in control.
Anthony: Totally in control. He's subject to his superiors, his conscience, and God; all three of which he feels he chose.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
Celeste: She won't even accept help when it's freely offered. It has to be forced on her. How many years did it take for her to talk to Anthony? Where's my timeline..?
Mattias: He won't hesitate to ask for help with his work - he's not willing to risk his and Celeste's life by being proud or stubborn. His personal life is something else though. He's very private and feels it's better to keep things to himself.
Anthony: He's a spook. He doesn't trust anyone enough. He's got to be certain of someone's honesty and loyalty before asking and he usually gets that assurance through the commands. If that's not a trust issue, I don't know what is.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
Celeste: Hell no. She'd rather have everyone leave her alone.
Mattias: Yes. He'd like to be remembered as a hero who did something great for his nation.
Anthony: He's already famous to everyone with enough security clearance to know about how he earned his medal. That's more than enough for him.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
Celeste: She fiddles with stuff. She has no idea she does - I had no idea she does until I had to sit and think about it... then I realized she messes with her gun a lot.
Mattias: Not sure.
Anthony: He's compulsively organized and sees this as a good thing.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
Celeste: Knowledge. For all her rebellion in school she got right to work on figuring out the physics of flight, or researching her dad's history, or figuring out the Ninel case on her own.
Mattias: Accomplishment. He feels he'll be happy if he does something great.
Anthony: Security, not for himself, but for others. He feels it is a moral obligation to protect others.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Celeste: Pretty tough to embarrass. Repeated hospitalizations and helplessness strips dignity away pretty quickly.
Mattias: If it's about himself, pretty easily. Otherwise, not so much. Since he doesn't talk about himself, there's not much for people to embarrass him with though. He does hate being seen under the influence of the commands.
Anthony: Nothing bothers him. It's Anthony. C'mon.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
Increase the appeal for all three. A bit of thrill-seeking in their personalities and the fact that their jobs are about being able to think on the fly and operate outside of the rules and boundaries that have already been established. In order to be good at it they'd have to have personalities that don't shy away from the unknown.
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
Celeste: None. She's a marlin with a history of panic snaps - she's too scared to be intimate with anyone. She would like to. She's human. She's just scared.
Mattias: Eh, a handful. He's certainly attractive enough but has enough religious guilt to impose some limits.
Anthony: One. When he was younger, before he became an agent and didn't take his religious beliefs as seriously as he does now. He doesn't think much of it.
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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:25 am
Well, I'm bored, so I might as well. Just had a new idea, in any case, and wasting time on this is better than writing it.
Her name is Jera. She's a thirty-something former-slave, former-initiate to become a sister of the faith, talented archer and horseman, and current rider in a mercenary company.
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
Her biggest regret, which she certainly wouldn't realize until it was too late, would be not ever thanking the brothers and sisters at the abbey for all they did for her. She never did that because she's honestly kind of selfish and doesn't really think they did enough for her, as it stands now.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?
Oh, most certainly. She can do what she does in any other country. Hell, she'd do it for a lesser equivalent.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
There is no one whose name she knows who she would want to kill in this fashion. She would stab someone to death if required to. The primary people she has wished dead have died not too long after, by means entirely unconnected to her.
Does she ever genuinely wanted to kill someone? Sure. No one specific, though. She wants to kill the people she is aiming at, though, otherwise she wouldn't be aiming at them. It's nothing personal.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
Being able to sleep without any threat being robbed, raped, or having her throat slit. If the second must happen, she'd rather the third occurred first -- and that's also likely.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
Her life is her profession. She's not really capable of doing anything except what she's been doing since she left the abbey. She's good at it, too. She would say that if she could stop doing it and settle into a dull profession and have a happy private life, she would do it. Frankly, though, she wouldn't actually be able to handle it. For one, she has no other skills she can use, and being female doesn't open many options, anyway.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
Steel skin. The biggest threats to her life are missiles and knives in the dead of night, neither of which are easy to defend against. She'd be best off if they would just glance off her.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?
In the case of death, she can handle it. Better to have those six months with someone she can trust watching her back and warming her bed at night.
As for betrayal, that's really up in the air. The immediate assumption is that the betrayal would result in her death and enslavement, and that would mean no, she wouldn't go near them. If she know that it wouldn't, then she would be much more willing to give them a chance.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
She tends to end up in the surrounded by men much more often just by sheer virtue of what she does. Just about every other woman would be a burden, anyway. Anyone who wouldn't be would be welcome, though.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
She would. She has the blood of innocents on her hands already. It sucks, but innocents die for the greater good all the time. It's not really avoidable. She's not jaded, she's not nihilistic, she's not overly cynical. But when push comes to shove, she's practical.
She is not, however, practical enough to kill herself if that would give the world a cauldron of plenty, so to speak.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
The sisters at the abbey putting so much effort into teaching her how to read. She's not very good at it, but when she left, she took the first book they had been teaching her from. When she got to the final word in it, she could not have been happier.
They had a celebration, too. Nothing fancy, it was just an abbey after all. But they made a special dinner for her and everything.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
Irrelevant to the setting.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
See J.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
The book she stole from the abbey. It's the most valuable item she owns.
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
Irrelevant to setting. No, though. Never.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
Dying peacefully at 70, a wizened woman with not a care in a world. She knows she's more likely to die as an anonymous victim of a skilled archer or a lancer, and doesn't really find anything glorious about that. Others in her companies have thought they would be heroes, but no one remembers them, not even her.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
The patience of the brothers and sisters at the abbey, doing everything they could to 1) save her life and 2) give her an education. Though, again, she would never admit this in so many words. It is apparent were you to discuss her past with her, though. It's actually a huge part of who she is; she just doesn't actually know that.
Q. How forgiving is your character?
She didn't used to be, but then she realized that minor slights just really don't matter. It could always be worse. At some point, you just need to learn to let go.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
Of course she does. That's how you make it interesting. No one wants to hear about you rode after a rapist and took six shots and two turns to actually do it. They want to hear about how you took him out from 100 yards off, one shot, saving the pretty girl.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
She thinks she's in complete control. It's not actually true, but she would never accept otherwise. She's an independent woman, damn it, and if she can ride alone and survive, then clearly she is in full control of her life.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
Yes. She knows her limits pretty well, and she certainly knows her skill set. It's a narrow one. She takes help whenever it's available.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
You know what would be awesome? Being able to ride into a town and everyone whispers your name and shies away, and is far too afraid of your reputation to try anything.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
She names her horses, which means she gets too attached to them. And they're prone to dying. She knows she should stop it, but makes little attempt at it.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
She sort of just goes with the flow. She has a job, and is good at that job, and really only wants to keep doing that job. So, her biggest goal would probably be becoming even better at her profession.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Not at all. She bathes, pisses, and ******** in front of other people. There's not really much other option in her line of work. Not any convenient or safe ones, anyway.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
It would depend heavily on what said thing was. Certain things, knowing what it's like to do them, are undesirable. Others are more desirable. And for others, it makes no difference.
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
25 or 30. Some of them, she regrets. Others, she didn't want to but it was necessary or forced. Some were just good uses of an hour. If she could have fewer of the first and second groups, but more of the third, that would be vastly preferable to the current state of affairs.
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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:45 pm
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet? She'd regret nothing, on a personal front. Professionally, she'd regret not being able to communicate what she messed up that she ended up dead.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?No. Chump change.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]Hells yes. It would make her job so much easier. She has killed before.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?Being in the same country as her two best friends, drinking and watching old media disks.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]Both. As it is she's working on the professional advancement, as it's the only open option right now. If she gets good enough and promoted enough she will eventually be stationed near the people she could craft a happy private life with. Internally, she values the private more, but she's been set on a course and told what to do, and it doesn't occur to her to not do it.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be? The ability to shapeshift. She can already do it psychologically, but physically would be an asset.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?Emotion is the only truth to her, so she'd still want to meet and fall in love, regardless of the aftermath. She'd prefer death to betrayal to keep the memory intact, and would feel most violated by dishonesty.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?She prefers men, and her close friends tend to be a balance. Her closest friends are a man and a woman.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]Yes, she would. If ordered to, or as part of mission parameters. Equally, she would protect that person with her life if ordered to. Neither outcome would torment her much; she's a cog in the machine, and prefers that to any kind of self-assigned agency. And world matters are her professional pervue, so personal feelings don't matter. She'd give her soul for her closest friends.
J. What is their most treasured memory?First drunken escapade in the creche. Everyone got drunk and a little sick and had a wonderful time.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?It would depend who was starting it and what official policy was.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better? She doesn't ever really think about her accomplishments, just about the next task. Maybe getting an A in her Korean 4 class without doing any of the homework?
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire? Her comm bracelet.
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk? Sure, why not? Decent odds.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?] Peacefully, of old age. She doesn't think it's going to happen.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful? For her friends.
Q. How forgiving is your character? Average. She'll get over the biggest part of it quickly, but then will almost always bring things up when mad about something else at a later date.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why? No. The truth is usually more interesting.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life? Not much, but it doesn't bother her at all. What she's doing is interesting.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help? On a professional level, yes; it's required. On a personal level she asks for help as little as possible, and only when the crazy threatens her work performance.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?Maybe, after she's retired. For being a writer or something. Never for her work.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits? She doesn't really have any - she can't afford them. She's kind of compulsive about having clean, short nails.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else? Perfection. In her job, in her interactions with other people, in her intellectual pursuits.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character? Depends on the situation. About average.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them? Increase it fairly drastically
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?Five. And neither - she makes a principle of not regretting things.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:18 am
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
Jenosa would regret not having told Demitren that she actually thinks he's useful and clever. She hasn't told him because she's too proud to.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the county and never set foot in it again?
Never. Not in a million years.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power? [If they can imagine themselves killing someone indirectly, could they still see doing it if they had to look into the person's eyes and stab the person to death? Have they ever genuinely wanted to kill someone or wished them dead?]
Jenosa has never wanted to kill anyone; she only wants to deliver justice, and her idea of justice should not be confused with revenge. If it was in her best interests to kill someone - if she or someone under her charge were threatened - she would shoot them. That's just how she works.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
A criminal behind bars, a mystery solved, some innocent's mind put at ease.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life? [Since so many people place great emphasis on a happy private life, why do people often wind up putting more energy into their professional lives? If you feel that their private life is more important to your character, do their priorities support this? Are they simply unwilling to admit that work is more important? Do they use work as a substitute? Do they hope professional success will somehow magically lead to personal happiness?]
Jenosa finds no difference between her work life and her personal life anymore. Since her siblings died, she's had nothing else. Her best friend retired from her work place, and her current illness is directly related to her line of work. So she puts great emphasis on a job well done, because that is her personal life.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
She'd love to be able to cure illnesses. Then she could cure herself.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them? [In love, is intensity or permanence more important to them? How much do they expect from someone who loves them? What would make them feel betrayed by their mate - indifference? Dishonesty? Infidelity?]
Jenosa would rather not fall in love with anyone, period. Particularly if she thought she was going to keep living. Love involves some nasty complicated emotions, and she wants to keep her emotions simple and comprehensive. Like, whether she's hungry or not. Much simpler to deal with than love is.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
Oddly enough, her best friend is a man. But he was her work partner up until his retirement. And she's pretty comfortable her doctor, also a male. But he's part of her work life, too. And, well, her intern Demitren is complicated. But she hasn't threatened to shoot him yet, so that sort of counts as being a friend. So, I guess the answer is men.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world? [Would it torment them more to have the blood of an innocent person on their hands or to know they let millions of people die? What do they think of people who achieve great things by compromising their principles? Many are will to give their own lives but not to take the life of another; is anything so important they would sacrifice their very soul for it?]
Jenosa wouldn't be able to force herself to pull the trigger unless you somehow convinced her that those dying of hunger were directly her responsibility. She believes that people who preserve their morality and dignity on a personal scale are more admirable than those who do great things in public but aren't too honest with those people who are most closely associated with them. So, she'd be more likely to believe that this one person she was facing - the innocent she's supposed to kill - is more her responsibility than the thousands of strangers.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
Jenosa's treasured memory would probably involve a day before her mother and father died, when she and her three siblings were with them just being a family.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
She'd start scheming. She doesn't trust the government at all, so she'd take it on her own hands to find a way to save as many people as she could.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
Her greatest accomplishment so far has been solving several cold cases within her rookie years. She wants to save lives now.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
A photo of her family before the deaths of her parents.
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
Well, she could, because she knows more about guns than almost anyone else. The only thing is she probably wouldn't want to, simply because she wouldn't know what to do with the money.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be? [Would they die a hero's death, die a martyr to some great cause, die in a natural catastrophe, or die peacefully? Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep?]
She always thought she'd be shot by some criminal. It's more preferable than the death-by-illness she's probably going to have.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
Her best friend Daren.
Q. How forgiving is your character?
Enough. She doesn't hold much of a grudge against her aunt, who didn't take care of her or her siblings the way she was supposed to. But she did give a grim smile as the government officials who stole her family's money were arrested.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
Tell a story? Jenosa? She keeps straight to the facts. The only time she exaggerates is when she's threatening to shoot someone.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
Moreso now than she did. Since deciding to raise her siblings, joining the NYCLE and becoming a partner with Daren, she's regained the control she lost when her parents died. She's very settled now.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
It's not always easy, but if she knows the help is required in order to get something done and get it done efficiently, she'll do it. Grudgingly.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
She wouldn't. Remember that thing about complicated emotions?
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
She frequently loses her temper. Does that count? And she doesn't bother fixing it.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
Accomplishment, I think.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Very. But she disguises it by acting angry.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
Doesn't increase or decrease. If it has to be done, it has to be done, regardless of whether or not she's done it.
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
Uh, she's had ZERO, she wants ZERO, and she plans on always having ZERO. Weird question.
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:34 am
This one's about my character Isra.
A. If your character were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would they most regret not having told someone? Why haven't they told them yet?
Not telling her husband she's pregnant. 1) She wasn't sure at the time, and 2) She thinks he's dead now.
B. Would your character accept $1,000,000 to leave the country and never set foot in it again?
Yes. Absolutely. She'd go back home to Egypt if she could.
C. Your character is given the power to kill people simply by thinking of their deaths and twice repeating the word "good-bye." People would die a natural death and no one would suspect them. Are there any situations in which they would use this power?
At this point (closer to the end of the story), she's had enough, so yes. She'd kill both the men who ever raped her and the one she thinks killed her husband.
D. What would constitute a "perfect" evening for your character?
Being home with the people she loves.
E. Would your character rather be extremely successful professionally and have a tolerable yet unexciting private life, or have an extremely happy private life and only a tolerable and uninspiring professional life?
Happy private life, for sure. She's never known much wealth and doesn't much care for it, either.
F. If your character could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it be?
Dorothy's red slippers. She just wants to go home.
G. Your character has the chance to meet someone with whom they can have the most satisfying love imaginable - the stuff of dreams. Sadly, they know that in six months the person will die. Knowing that pain that would follow, would they still want to meet that person and fall in love? What if they knew their lover would not die, but instead would betray them?
She's already experienced this once (or so she believes), so like hell would she want to do it again. No way.
H. Does your character prefer being around men or women? Do their closest friends tend to be men or women?
She prefers women, but most of her friends tend to be men, anyway.
I. Would your character be willing to murder an innocent person if it would end hunger in the world?
No.
J. What is their most treasured memory?
I would say Moses first saving her life.
K. If your character knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would they do?
In ideal circumstances, spend as much time with her family as possible. But in reality, she'd just sink into an emotional hole and give up.
L. What is the greatest accomplishment of your character's life? Is there anything they hope to do that is even better?
I can't say she would think anything she's done is that great of an accomplishment except for putting up with bullshit and atrocities all her life. She hopes she can be a good mother without her husband around, though.
M. One would be the one material item your character would save during a fire?
At this point, nothing. She just wants her baby to be safe.
N. Your character is offered $1,000,000 for the following act: before them are ten pistols - only one of which is loaded. They must pick up one of the pistols, point it at their forehead, and pull the trigger. If they can walk away they do so a millionaire. Would they accept the risk?
Well, she can tell the difference by weight between an empty and a loaded gun, so if she could hold a few and compare weights before shooting, then sure.
O. If your character could choose the manner of their death, what would it be?
In her sleep. She might just purposefully overdose at this point.
P. For what in your character's life do they feel most grateful?
Having someone there in her time of most need.
Q. How forgiving is your character?
Pretty forgiving, except for the worst of things.
R. When your character tells a story, do they often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
She doesn't except when with her very closest friends. She prefers telling the truth, not to mention that most of her friends now speak English and her English is far from perfect.
S. How much does your character feel in control of the course of their life?
Not at all.
T. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when they need it? Will they ask for help?
She would if she could, but at this point she's convinced everything's out to get her.
U. Would your character like to be famous? In what way?
No, she prefers simplicity.
V. What are your character's most compulsive habits? Do they regularly struggle to break those habits?
Saying random things in Arabic around her English-speaking friends, over-analyzing, hesitation.
W. What does your character strive for most in their life: accomplishment, security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else?
Love and security.
X. How easily embarrassed is your character?
Pretty easily, but in the past few years, she's gotten better about it.
Y. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
In most cases, decrease the appeal, but that hasn't exactly affected her life very much regardless.
Z. How many different sexual partners has your character had in their life? Would they prefer to have had more or fewer?
Three, but two were rape. So she would prefer fewer for sure.
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