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Earlier I had Kiernan's info all by its lonesome. I completed this for Zero as well, so I put them both together and deleted the previous entry. This was really helpful to me; it made me think about my characters in a way that I really hadn't before. Good stuff.
Kiernan
1. What is the exact age of your character (age, day,month, year)
17, 1st, March, don’t know the year - -;
2. The Place(house) where your character lives/visits burns down and they have only 1 minute to get out. What do they grab?
His special purple fountain pen.
3. Your character walks into the room (the room you're in) and sits down next to you. they lay their left hand out on the table--describe that hand.
Pale, soft skin, trimmed fingernails, kind of short and thin and bony fingers.
4. Pretend your character has a wallet/purse and you empty out the contents on the table (with them not there of course). What's in it?
A couple dollar bills, a few scraps of paper with one-liners or writing ideas scribbled all over them, his public transportation card (for the metro and the bus), driver’s license, and a photo booth shot of him and Zero (of course with Zero's goofy face hogging half the picture).
5. You walk into the room that your character sleeps in. Lean down and smell them--what do they smell like?
He smells like coffee beans and vanilla.
6. Name the food that your character LOVES to eat above all else.
It’s a tie between rice and dried mango.
7. Describe social, political or economical views of your characters sibling/mom/dad/friend.
His mother isn’t pleased at all with the economy in Nightmare City. She has to work two jobs just to keep meager meals on the table for her and Kiernan. She dislikes associating with rich people, and she has very liberal views politically.
8. Describe a mark anywhere on your characters body and describe where it came from.
He has a long, thin scar running up his right leg. His father came after him in a drunken rage, and he tried to climb the fence to get away. His father pulled him down, and his leg was sliced open on the fence.
9. Describe in detail something your character would LOVE to read.
Anything and everything. No joke.
10. Your character laughs at something someone says. What is it and why does it make him laugh?
Comments about food make him laugh, especially if it’s a story about creating a big mess.
11. You come across your character but they don't see you. When they look at themselves in a mirror, what do they do?
He combs his hair a bit with his fingers, takes out his tiny braid and redoes it, and examines his collar bones.
12. Your character hears someone say the word "France", what do they think of?
French vanilla coffee from the Coffee Corner.
13. Your Character Remembers things (of course if they aren't constantly wasted all the time) list 5 things they remember clearly.
1. Sitting in the backyard listening to his parents yelling and screaming at each other, then hearing lots of loud banging noises.
2. His father coming after him while drunk, trying to kill him.
3. Coming home after working his first day at the Coffee Corner and falling asleep sitting at the kitchen table.
4. Receiving his acceptance letter to Stunatiea School of the Arts.
5. Seeing the look of anger on Professor Caste’s face when Zero pulled him out of class for the first time.
14. Describe one not-obvious nervous habit your character has.
He curls his toes inside his shoes.
15. Name the sound that is especially pleasing to your character. Why do they like it?
Piano music. He loves listening to Zero play because he feels at peace.
16. What is your characters middle name? Why is he named that?
James, after his maternal grandfather, who died before Kiernan was born.
17. Describe the way your character sneezes in public. Is it the same or different than how they sneeze in private?
Well, at work, he sneezes into the bend of his elbow. Elsewhere, he bows his head and covers his nose and mouth with both hands, trying to be quiet.
18. Which President does your character remember the most? What makes them remember them the most?
…I don’t know, since our Presidents don’t exist in the story’s universe.
19. Your character is singing in the shower--what song do they sing?
“Gessekai” by BUCK-TICK or “Colors” by Flow.
20. Take a moment to visualize your character. What is he/she wearing?
He’s wearing a black turtleneck sweater that is a bit too long for him, with white and grey striped arm warmers that reach up to his elbows and cover half of his hands, with a hole for his thumb. He has on a pair of dark blue jeans with random faded areas, ink blot stains on the knees and thighs, and frayed and worn hems. He has a pair of plain black fuzzy slippers, and is wearing no socks. A small silver hoop earring dangles from his left ear. His tiny braid has a black rubber band securing the bottom that blends in with his hair.
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Zero
1. What is the exact age of your character (age, day,month, year)
17, 24th, November, year undecided.
2. The Place(house) where your character lives/visits burns down and they have only 1 minute to get out. What do they grab?
His sheet music.
3. Your character walks into the room (the room you're in) and sits down next to you. they lay their left hand out on the table--describe that hand.
Dry skin, thin long fingers with big knuckles, trimmed nails with chipped black nail polish
4. Pretend your character has a wallet/purse and you empty out the contents on the table (with them not there of course). What's in it?
A few fifty-dollar bills, a Coffee Corner “Heavy Drinkers” discount card, several scraps of paper with addresses and phone numbers jotted down, a guitar pick, a broken clarinet reed, and a photo booth shot of him and Kiernan (he claims it as proof that they went on a date)
5. You walk into the room that your character sleeps in. Lean down and smell them--what do they smell like?
Valve oil and chocolate.
6. Name the food that your character LOVES to eat above all else.
Chocolate. Hands down.
7. Describe social, political or economical views of your characters sibling/mom/dad/friend.
His friend DeSoto is a bit of an anarchist…
8. Describe a mark anywhere on your characters body and describe where it came from.
He has a small tattoo above his belly button of a G-clef, which he had done upon his acceptance to Stunatiea School of the Arts.
9. Describe in detail something your character would LOVE to read.
He would love to read a cheesy superhero story, complete with damsel in distress, evil arch enemy, the hero’s super weakness…stuff like that.
10. Your character laughs at something someone says. What is it and why does it make him laugh?
He laughs at almost everything, even if it isn’t funny. So…the person could be talking about a tree and it would somehow be hilarious to Zero.
11. You come across your character but they don't see you. When they look at themselves in a mirror, what do they do?
He combs through his hair, messes it up in every way possible, fixes it again, tries a new style…then once he finally finishes obsessing over his hair, he quickly checks his face for zits.
12. Your character hears someone say the word "France", what do they think of?
Switzerland, which neighbors France and has amazing chocolate.
13. Your Character Remembers things (of course if they aren't constantly wasted all the time) list 5 things they remember clearly.
1. Playing the piano for the first time at the orphanage.
2. The day his roommate was adopted.
3. Receiving his acceptance letter to Stunatiea.
4. Meeting Diedre and DeSoto.
5. Persuading Kiernan's boss to add a new drink to Coffee Corner’s menu: The Choc-O-Latte.
14. Describe one not-obvious nervous habit your character has.
He drums on his thighs.
15. Name the sound that is especially pleasing to your character. Why do they like it?
Kiernan’s laugh. Zero knows how hard it is to make Kiernan laugh.
16. What is your characters middle name? Why is he named that?
He has no middle name. If he had to have one, though, he’d choose Maxwell.
17. Describe the way your character sneezes in public. Is it the same or different than how they sneeze in private?
He sneezes really loudly and over-dramatically, no matter where he is.
18. Which President does your character remember the most? What makes them remember them the most?
“…I don’t know, since our Presidents don’t exist in the story’s universe.”
19. Your character is singing in the shower--what song do they sing?
“Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum or “Endless Dream” by Hiroshi Kitadani
20. Take a moment to visualize your character. What is he/she wearing?
He is wearing a white V-neck T-shirt with black sleeves. On his right arm is a fishnet arm warmer, on his left is a black wristband with a white G-clef stitched into it. He’s wearing a pair of skinny jeans, held up with a belt that has a piano key design on it. He has on a mismatched pair of ankle socks and black skater shoes with random white designs on them. In his right ear is a small silver hoop like Kiernan’s.
 Chibi Pierceye · Tue Jul 08, 2008 @ 02:49am · 0 Comments |
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