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Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
On the thinner side of normal.
2. How old is she?
24.
3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch?
She's always got relaxed body language but at work keeps her posture rigid and proper.
4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
A psychological addiction to the insanity that is raves might be bleeding over into her health, since she combines over the counter drugs to get a high at them. This manifests as the kind of hang overs where she can't get out of bed the next day.
5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
She's got a constant energy that makes her move with a beat or skip in her step, her motions rapid compared to other people at all times.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror?
She's rather pretty, if in an unconventional way, but she only likes her hair, not any other part of her body. She really hates her breasts and wishes she didn't have any.
7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Light, unscarred except for a few nicks and old scratches from childhood.
8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style.
Rainbow-dyed, a bit soft, and kept relatively short except for the front.
9. What color are her eyes?
Dark brown.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
No, that hair is her centerpiece.
11. What are her chief tension centers?
Her shoulders and back from working as she does.
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit?
Black, loads of dark grays, dark blues and rainbow jewelry. She has a lot of 'kandi', aka raver jewelry, both handmade and traded. She dresses for work in dress shirts and nice pressed black skinny jeans, but dresses in day to day life in baggy black pants, tank tops and her beloved winter coat. She has a few nice dresses for formal occasions she doesn't feel comfortable in but owns just in case. Her standard rave gear is UFO pants of a bright color, layered tank tops and loads of kandi, but she'd never wear it on the job.
13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them?
She's most comfortable in her lounging around clothes, but fine in her work clothes. As a whole she's at her most comfortable when not in formal wear.
14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences?
No. This was covered above.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boy-shorts. In neon.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
Medium pitch, flowing without much pause or audible commas.
2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate?
A bit loud when enthusiastic, she drops her voice when serious and does not yell. She speaks easily with anyone.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
She has a Mid-Atlantic accent. It's literally an accent that does not occur in nature; she deliberately cultivated it in college in an attempt to reinvent herself. It is a smooth accent with stress at the beginning the word no matter how it's supposed to be said, and very little raising of tone in order to ask a question.
4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency?
English and so many computer coding languages, with so much fluency. Also Esperanto, but she's not fond of using that and is trying to forget it.
5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
She talks in her sleep in a mishmash of languages, but if she's dead tired she doesn't talk in her sleep at all.
6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words?
If nervous, she will simply talk more, so yes, she's a good impromptu speaker.
7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Eloquent. Unless asked personal questions about what she believes or her family, in which case she gets quiet.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart?
Very book smart. Very street illiterate.
2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate?
She's in the middle but leans towards the thinking on her feet side of the spectrum.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
That's her internal struggle. At work she's logical and practical, but in her own personal life she wants to be intuitive, idealistic, and willfully naive. It's hard for her to reconcile her career with her desire for child-like wonder with the world.
4. What kind of education has the character had?
High school, some kind of computer degree, and a minor in theater.
5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about?
Hacking, programming, anything to do with computers. Computers make more sense than people. She'd love to learn more about how to be an animator, but she gave up on that dream a while ago. She's teaching herself to bake.
6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert?
Introvert at work and in some social situations, but can be extroverted when excited or comfortable with someone.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
She's got mood swings of the public-private variety. She is a bit melancholy on the job because of how harsh her career can be and how grave what she's seeing is. Off work, she's cheerful and upbeat. At home, she's lazy and fun loving and a bit odd. She's driven both in her work and play, but she can have lazy days where she wants to sleep and watch cartoons.
8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
A bit guarded but social, willing to engage, talk to people and offer advice or ideas. She's very capable of slipping into a bit more formal way of being in new situations initially in order to give herself time to gauge the atmosphere.
9. Is she more likely to act, or to react?
React.
10. Which is her default: fight or flight?
Flight.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
Kid's humor. Sarcasm, slapstick and 'kiddie' jokes go over well with her.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them?
Not that I'm aware of, but I haven't done tests to rally check that yet.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person?
Her childhood's harsh upbringing, leaving for college, discovering raves.
14. What does she fear?
Being alone, being unlikable, being the center of attention, having no friends, dying alone.
15. What are her hopes or aspirations?
Great question! She has no idea beyond wanting friends.
16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her?
Her childhood was an emotionally abusive, cold one that left her without any connection to other people.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents.
She doesn't have one due to the foster care system. Her parents were old school hippies who died in a car crash when she was three, but they were great people from what little she remembers.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
No siblings.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand?
No, she's still wounded by her grandparents not coming to claim her, so there's no people she's close to.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them?
No, and that's precisely the problem. She existed in a vacuum as a child, always in group homes of the worst kind, and eventually learned how not to get close to anyone or count on them being honest. This broken world view coupled with her idealistic nature is where most of her internal conflict comes from.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Her boss, Graciano Damasio. He's always amazed and depressed by how many normal childhood experiences she hasn't had, and she's dragged him to all kinds of things so she's not alone. He puts up with it fondly even if he pretends not to like it. They met at work.
6. Does she have other close friends?
No. She's got some raver friends, but they're not close.
7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people?
Friendly acquaintances, yes. Close friends, no.
8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends?
Friends by default.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once?
Single.
10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
No.
11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest?
Bill Thompson, second grade. Now, that guy at work with the dorky glasses who always compliments her and hides behind his computer screen.
12. What does she look for in a romantic partner?
No one type in particular, she just falls in with those who tolerate her.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any?
No, and isn't sure about wanting kids.
14. Does she have any rivals or enemies?
Not unless we count the bitchy lady from work who glares at her all the time.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale?
A solid 2.
16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her?
Sex is gross to her. Sexy things aren't, but sex itself is. She did it with boyfriends out of a sense of obligation, not any actual desire whatsoever.
17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
Turn ons include sexy accents, black clothing and dance ability. Turn offs include mean spirited people, looking like a fashion model, and being uncaring towards politics and laws. Weird bedroom habits boil down to a hatred of her breasts and having them touched.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does she fit type?
Libra. Focused on how she relates to others, check, people oriented, check, sense of fair play, check. The rest is a bit mutable or arguable.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life?
No, not even remotely. She really doesn't put much stock in religion.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
Oh, yes. It began by living in an environment where there wasn't much of one other than being alone and being told to be quiet and shut up. Watching and observing everyone, she saw the inequality in the world and how lots of people got away with lots of things. In response, she began to develop a very merciful look on people and what they need in life, which in her opinion was justice, honesty and someone to defend them.
4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
Curious at all times, maybe insensitive, but always wondering at anyone who can believe in something.
5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them?
She's more than a touch Islamophobic. Her workplace festers it and encourages it.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Comfortable.
2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her?
Middle class, which is an improvement from no class where she was as a child.
3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others?
It's an apartment with a kichenette, a living room, a micro-bathroom and a bedroom. It's not much, but she loves it, and has painted it dark blue with neon accents. She's not neat but not a slob and has kept it more than livable, with lots of dressers, shelves and boxes to keep things organized. She'll invite you over if you're in a rut, but generally it's kind of a private place.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on?
Pony beads and elastic thread. Also cream soda, her continual over the counter drug addiction, and cartoon DVDs. Sometimes, cake. Just because she never had it as a kid, cake.
5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else?
She's a hacker for the CIA, very good at her job, and she loves it. She loves using her odd gift to help people. After a lifetime of not having anything special about her, she's finally gotten a way to help other people in need without being physically tough or imposing.
6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time?
She goes to raves, watches cartoons to the point of excluding all other TV, colors in coloring books, makes jewelry, listens to music, spends a lot of time pining over sneakers in a borderline sneakerhead way, and collects plushies.
7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
She's not a dinner person, but she's a breakfast food lover. She only eats out to get ice cream cones or coffee, and doesn't drink alcohol. She avoids sour foods but loves sweets and spicy food.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:
1. Color? Rainbow. Or blue.
2. Smell? Chlorine.
3. Time of day? Night
4. Season? Winter
5. Book? The Moorchild
6. Music? Dubstep, triphop
7. Place? The city
8. Substance? Cream soda
9. Plant? Dandelion
10. Animal? Peacock
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1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
On the thinner side of normal.
2. How old is she?
24.
3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch?
She's always got relaxed body language but at work keeps her posture rigid and proper.
4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
A psychological addiction to the insanity that is raves might be bleeding over into her health, since she combines over the counter drugs to get a high at them. This manifests as the kind of hang overs where she can't get out of bed the next day.
5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
She's got a constant energy that makes her move with a beat or skip in her step, her motions rapid compared to other people at all times.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror?
She's rather pretty, if in an unconventional way, but she only likes her hair, not any other part of her body. She really hates her breasts and wishes she didn't have any.
7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Light, unscarred except for a few nicks and old scratches from childhood.
8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style.
Rainbow-dyed, a bit soft, and kept relatively short except for the front.
9. What color are her eyes?
Dark brown.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
No, that hair is her centerpiece.
11. What are her chief tension centers?
Her shoulders and back from working as she does.
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit?
Black, loads of dark grays, dark blues and rainbow jewelry. She has a lot of 'kandi', aka raver jewelry, both handmade and traded. She dresses for work in dress shirts and nice pressed black skinny jeans, but dresses in day to day life in baggy black pants, tank tops and her beloved winter coat. She has a few nice dresses for formal occasions she doesn't feel comfortable in but owns just in case. Her standard rave gear is UFO pants of a bright color, layered tank tops and loads of kandi, but she'd never wear it on the job.
13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them?
She's most comfortable in her lounging around clothes, but fine in her work clothes. As a whole she's at her most comfortable when not in formal wear.
14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences?
No. This was covered above.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boy-shorts. In neon.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
Medium pitch, flowing without much pause or audible commas.
2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate?
A bit loud when enthusiastic, she drops her voice when serious and does not yell. She speaks easily with anyone.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
She has a Mid-Atlantic accent. It's literally an accent that does not occur in nature; she deliberately cultivated it in college in an attempt to reinvent herself. It is a smooth accent with stress at the beginning the word no matter how it's supposed to be said, and very little raising of tone in order to ask a question.
4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency?
English and so many computer coding languages, with so much fluency. Also Esperanto, but she's not fond of using that and is trying to forget it.
5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
She talks in her sleep in a mishmash of languages, but if she's dead tired she doesn't talk in her sleep at all.
6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words?
If nervous, she will simply talk more, so yes, she's a good impromptu speaker.
7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Eloquent. Unless asked personal questions about what she believes or her family, in which case she gets quiet.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart?
Very book smart. Very street illiterate.
2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate?
She's in the middle but leans towards the thinking on her feet side of the spectrum.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
That's her internal struggle. At work she's logical and practical, but in her own personal life she wants to be intuitive, idealistic, and willfully naive. It's hard for her to reconcile her career with her desire for child-like wonder with the world.
4. What kind of education has the character had?
High school, some kind of computer degree, and a minor in theater.
5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about?
Hacking, programming, anything to do with computers. Computers make more sense than people. She'd love to learn more about how to be an animator, but she gave up on that dream a while ago. She's teaching herself to bake.
6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert?
Introvert at work and in some social situations, but can be extroverted when excited or comfortable with someone.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
She's got mood swings of the public-private variety. She is a bit melancholy on the job because of how harsh her career can be and how grave what she's seeing is. Off work, she's cheerful and upbeat. At home, she's lazy and fun loving and a bit odd. She's driven both in her work and play, but she can have lazy days where she wants to sleep and watch cartoons.
8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
A bit guarded but social, willing to engage, talk to people and offer advice or ideas. She's very capable of slipping into a bit more formal way of being in new situations initially in order to give herself time to gauge the atmosphere.
9. Is she more likely to act, or to react?
React.
10. Which is her default: fight or flight?
Flight.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
Kid's humor. Sarcasm, slapstick and 'kiddie' jokes go over well with her.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them?
Not that I'm aware of, but I haven't done tests to rally check that yet.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person?
Her childhood's harsh upbringing, leaving for college, discovering raves.
14. What does she fear?
Being alone, being unlikable, being the center of attention, having no friends, dying alone.
15. What are her hopes or aspirations?
Great question! She has no idea beyond wanting friends.
16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her?
Her childhood was an emotionally abusive, cold one that left her without any connection to other people.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents.
She doesn't have one due to the foster care system. Her parents were old school hippies who died in a car crash when she was three, but they were great people from what little she remembers.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
No siblings.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand?
No, she's still wounded by her grandparents not coming to claim her, so there's no people she's close to.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them?
No, and that's precisely the problem. She existed in a vacuum as a child, always in group homes of the worst kind, and eventually learned how not to get close to anyone or count on them being honest. This broken world view coupled with her idealistic nature is where most of her internal conflict comes from.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Her boss, Graciano Damasio. He's always amazed and depressed by how many normal childhood experiences she hasn't had, and she's dragged him to all kinds of things so she's not alone. He puts up with it fondly even if he pretends not to like it. They met at work.
6. Does she have other close friends?
No. She's got some raver friends, but they're not close.
7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people?
Friendly acquaintances, yes. Close friends, no.
8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends?
Friends by default.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once?
Single.
10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
No.
11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest?
Bill Thompson, second grade. Now, that guy at work with the dorky glasses who always compliments her and hides behind his computer screen.
12. What does she look for in a romantic partner?
No one type in particular, she just falls in with those who tolerate her.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any?
No, and isn't sure about wanting kids.
14. Does she have any rivals or enemies?
Not unless we count the bitchy lady from work who glares at her all the time.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale?
A solid 2.
16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her?
Sex is gross to her. Sexy things aren't, but sex itself is. She did it with boyfriends out of a sense of obligation, not any actual desire whatsoever.
17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
Turn ons include sexy accents, black clothing and dance ability. Turn offs include mean spirited people, looking like a fashion model, and being uncaring towards politics and laws. Weird bedroom habits boil down to a hatred of her breasts and having them touched.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does she fit type?
Libra. Focused on how she relates to others, check, people oriented, check, sense of fair play, check. The rest is a bit mutable or arguable.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life?
No, not even remotely. She really doesn't put much stock in religion.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
Oh, yes. It began by living in an environment where there wasn't much of one other than being alone and being told to be quiet and shut up. Watching and observing everyone, she saw the inequality in the world and how lots of people got away with lots of things. In response, she began to develop a very merciful look on people and what they need in life, which in her opinion was justice, honesty and someone to defend them.
4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
Curious at all times, maybe insensitive, but always wondering at anyone who can believe in something.
5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them?
She's more than a touch Islamophobic. Her workplace festers it and encourages it.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Comfortable.
2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her?
Middle class, which is an improvement from no class where she was as a child.
3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others?
It's an apartment with a kichenette, a living room, a micro-bathroom and a bedroom. It's not much, but she loves it, and has painted it dark blue with neon accents. She's not neat but not a slob and has kept it more than livable, with lots of dressers, shelves and boxes to keep things organized. She'll invite you over if you're in a rut, but generally it's kind of a private place.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on?
Pony beads and elastic thread. Also cream soda, her continual over the counter drug addiction, and cartoon DVDs. Sometimes, cake. Just because she never had it as a kid, cake.
5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else?
She's a hacker for the CIA, very good at her job, and she loves it. She loves using her odd gift to help people. After a lifetime of not having anything special about her, she's finally gotten a way to help other people in need without being physically tough or imposing.
6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time?
She goes to raves, watches cartoons to the point of excluding all other TV, colors in coloring books, makes jewelry, listens to music, spends a lot of time pining over sneakers in a borderline sneakerhead way, and collects plushies.
7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
She's not a dinner person, but she's a breakfast food lover. She only eats out to get ice cream cones or coffee, and doesn't drink alcohol. She avoids sour foods but loves sweets and spicy food.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:
1. Color? Rainbow. Or blue.
2. Smell? Chlorine.
3. Time of day? Night
4. Season? Winter
5. Book? The Moorchild
6. Music? Dubstep, triphop
7. Place? The city
8. Substance? Cream soda
9. Plant? Dandelion
10. Animal? Peacock
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