what would your MC do?

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  1. Simpson17866

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    Alec: I would love to go as a fantasy-medieval swordsman who has secretly sworn his soul to the armies of Hell and been assigned to infiltrate the Forces of All That is Good and Puppies.

    Charlie: Sl***y nurse.

    Amy: I am a zommmmmbie. I hunger for your braaaaaains.

    Jason: Seriously? You guys don't think we're a little old for this?

    What is your MC's favorite system of personality classification (Western Zodiac, Chinese Zodiac, Four Humours Temperament, Hogwarts House...) and why, and what would be your character's type according to that system (if they like one of the Zodiacs, what is their sign according to their personality instead of according to their birthday) and why?
     
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    What is your MC's favorite system of personality classification (Western Zodiac, Chinese Zodiac, Four Humours Temperament, Hogwarts House...) and why, and what would be your character's type according to that system (if they like one of the Zodiacs, what is their sign according to their personality instead of according to their birthday) and why?

    Yugslav:
    My people don`t really have any system such as that but if I am to reach through the 4th wall I believe my author would identify me as an pisces like himself, due to are gentle poet souls!

    I`ll answer Cave`s question too since it`s interesting.
    Your MC has been asked to fill Death's shoes while he is sick for a couple of days. How well of a job will they do being the reaper of souls?

    Yugslav:
    My people believe less in a grim reaper and more that the spirits of are ancestors become one with the fates that decided are paths. Are deaths are decided by the fates long before we are ver born, though if we cross an ancestors will they can manipulate the fates to their will. It would be impossible to fill in for a fate as they transcend are mortal realm and thinking.

    OC Note: Yugslav already see`s death as inevitable due to the way his people live, so he would make a pretty good grim reaper I think. He does a lot of thinking on metaphysical things like death so he could have some sage wisdom to give us they cross over.

    How would you`r MC feel about and/or react to evidence or experiences that contrast there beliefs.
     
  3. wrigby paige

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    She would pretend to accept the evidence/experiences, and then find ways to still benefit from it.

    Where would your MC go to find peace and quiet?
     
  4. Kinzvlle

    Kinzvlle At the bottom of a pit Contributor

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    Where would your MC go to find peace and quiet?

    Yugslav:
    I like to go off by myself sometimes alone at the edge of a clearing, start a little fire and just sit there in the silence.

    (Since the walking dead is back)
    How would your mc`s react to a zombie apocalypse and how long do they think they would survive?
     
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    Blade : Zombies , how hard can it be , we've been fighting our whole lives anyway , a bunch of zombies can't be much different to taking on a nest of blood drinkers in the dark ..

    (in the 1st draft of 'after the wave' they were actually fighting zombies, but I decided it was too much like the walking dead and moved things forward in time so that the action is a civil war between the descendants of the vaccinated, and the descendants of those who caught the virus but survived

    The blood drinkers btw are a bezerker sect who follow Crom Dubh, the dark god, and literally drink the blood of their kills - fortunately they don't use firearms so the best bet is to slaughter them before they get up close - going hand to hand with them is not a great idea )

    If your MC has one day left to live how do they spend it ?
     
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    How would your mc feel/react to compulsory military service?

    Lily: "We're not slaves, Captain. Not 'contractors' like those poor people in Peerless were. We're Yokels. We fight to protect what we love: our families, our friends, our community. And a few of us fight for cred, so that their children can grow up free from want. But it's our choice to fight, each of ours. If you try to force us, we'll fight you. And you'll lose, Captain. This is Harrow's Rest. Check your history, Captain. Some sent you here to die. I'd rather it didn't come to that.

    Someone attempts to murder your MC, but fails. The city-state the criminal resides in refuses to prosecute the criminal, claiming you aren't human or a protected species, so killing you is not a crime. And the city-state is sheltering the criminal, and treating them like a hero. What do you do?
     
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    Blade : if someone attempted to murder me they'd wind up dead with six inches of steel through their gullet so the situation wouldn't arrise, but if they did escape I'd hunt them down and slit their throat

    Chris : what he said - though i'm not good with knives so they'd be dying with a bullet in the brain instead.

    ahem

    If your MC has one day left to live how do they spend it ?
     
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    Fredrick: "Find a cause worth dying for. If I'm going to die, I want it to be for something. To mean something. Not just- off in some corner, alone. "

    Sharon wouldn't admit it, but if she knew she wasn't going to make it she'd drop some of the walls she's built up. Let Jason (at this point, Fredrick not so much) in a bit more, and let him comfort her till it was over.

    Jason would panic. He'd be a nervous wreck and wish he didn't know. If he was absolutely sure he wouldn't make it, he'd consider going ahead and ending it early, but only if it was certain he wouldn't make it. Then he'd freak out he was thinking that way and go to Sharon or Fredrick and babble about it until they calmed him down and hid all the sharp things and Fredrick promised not to leave him alone. Then there would be crying and it'd start all over again.

    What is your MC's ideal pet?
     
  9. Ebenezer Lux

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    MC would get one of the big old rabbit-like creatures of her world, and then probably neglect it. And then feel bad. But just a little. Then make her attendant take care of it because there's actually a hefty fine for letting one of them die when someone else could have owned it and taken much better care of it.

    What are your MC's thoughts on working a mundane job every day until the day they die?
     
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    Marckus: "That is why I didn't take a desk job. Filing reports is bad enough. So my job is not boring. I would not take such a dull profession.)

    Graxis: "I suppose being a cog in the bureaucratic nightmare that is administrations would drive me mad. Thankfully I am active duty detail.
    Suppose it would be a bit safer to take a menial career, but is it really as rewarding?"

    Corlixia: "For approximately one and half centuries interrogating got too routine. So I spent some downtime thinking up of new ways to get them to talk.
    It would be admissible approximately a decade or so, gives one time to think and stay on task. Until I die, well then I would go through several higher ups
    as I have no idea how long I am to live. Already been around about a thousand years and still feel young."

    What would your MC do if they were captured by the Inquisition, and branded a Heretic. Would they concede to the charge, or would they escape? And how long would it take them to either confess or escape?
     
  11. Kinzvlle

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    What would your MC do if they were captured by the Inquisition, and branded a Heretic. Would they concede to the charge, or would they escape? And how long would it take them to either confess or escape?

    Yugslav:
    I`m used to being an outsider among my people but a hertic..never. Though I am not familiar with this inquisition so perhaps to them... Living in the land I do, the role I've been forced to...I am very much aware my death is rather likely. I would plead my innocence as I see it but if they were to put me to death....I would not resist. As for escape, ...I would be tempted but my people believe that we must accept what the fates give to us. If the fates see a way out, then I may take it but if the fates signal my end, then I must accept it or my spirit may never join them.

    Out of character: Whether or not his religious beliefs would hold up as much as he thinks they would..that is the question.

    If you're mc had a way to divine information about the past, present, and future, would they access the information? If so what information would they be searching for.
     
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    Marckus: Of course having the sight of the future, such as the invaluable intel of know exactly where the designated King is would be great. What man or woman in command would not want to have the key target knowledge and where abouts of such things. Could have skipped the long and lengthy search that has killed many sons and daughters on all three sides of this campaign. On the other hand, knowing what I know at the present. I would have asked for an additional two million men and armament, before embarking on a war against a ten million man army on top of a substantial tin man presence. Mainly because it would have shortened things considerably in trying to end this bloody affair.

    Your MC is on a planet that is currently going through a long civil war, and they cannot get off planet. Would they take up sides with one party, or simply try and ride the storm out and deal with the aftermath later? (The Planet is inhabited by an advanced species, more advanced than your MC is)
     
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    My MC would find a cave (shout-out to former posts' username) and hide there. Especially after two of the sides has tried to approach her. She does not like that she has to share the cave with someone who had the same idea as her.

    Your MC has been informed that he/she must only pick one hobby to enjoy and one thing to eat for the rest of his/her life. If they are seen enjoying other hobbies or food, they will be locked away in a cellar for ten years. What does your MC choose as a hobby and food to enjoy?
     
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    MC picks a spiced bread roll which he is more or less addicted to. But he would accidentally slip up and eat something else, and then into the cellar he goes. For a hobby, he would choose traveling. In the event he settles down somewhere and is exiled, he would at the very least have memories of his travels.

    What if your MC accidentally summoned a malevolent spirit?
     
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    Marckus: "Right then. Well just let it run amok and deal with the Confeds. Protect the civilians, then we will deal with the problem."

    Graxis: "Alright, how is that even possible?"

    Corlixia: "Wait a moment, I think this is just a mass hallucination."

    What would your MC do if they had to work in a cubicle with the most die hard bureaucratic desk jockey, that likes to hound your MC constantly about their work and tells flat jokes?
     
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    Fredrick would hate the whole situation. He'd put up with it for a little while, till he snaps and yells at the guy and storms out of the building, never to return.

    Sharon would refuse to do her work, try to drown the guy within a few hours and then sit in her tank sulking until someone came to rescue her.

    Jason would start joking right back, then escalate things to a prank war. Then get fired because he's too busy with shenanigans to do his job.


    What's something important your MC has forgotten but wishes they hadn't?
     
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    Mc has forgotten how to return to his homeland. It is a very intricate process with no easy portal for use. He remembers some of the steps, but he is missing a lot of the most crucial ones. All of this simply due to age and a small curse that locks memories. He's still trying to break that one.

    How would your MC handle a break-up?
     
  18. I.A. By the Barn

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    Lu: Oh... Why? Is it because I make you feel small? It's not? I see.
    *An hour later the offending gentleman is hanging upside down miles above the earth from the talons of a dragon.*
    Oh dear, I'll have to rescue you! How on earth did this happen?
    Imagine your MC is going somewhere new and far away and they get separated from all their clothes and belongings. What do they do? (And where might they be going?)
     
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    Lady Fickle was tipsy, when she woke up in the neighbor's bedroom, from a flash-light and twelve multi-colored policemen, who saw her rise naked in the bed.
    - What's your name? - they asked.
    - I don't know...- she confessed.
    - Where do you live?
    - Farragut 2925 - she remembered.
    - You live downstairs.
    - Oh, okay - she said. She rose from the bed in her panties and she strolled down the stairs with enviable grace, while the police folk were dying from laughter.
    How she got in the neighbour's bedroom, we will never know!

    What was your MC's last dream?
     
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    What was your MC's last dream?

    Yugslav:
    There I was a blade in one hand and a flaming torch in the other. Single handily I scared off an entire pack of cackle beasts from my tribe. Then they prepared a feast for me and I was approached by the most gorgeous women I had ever seen, we talked, drank, and laughed until on thing lead to another and...I was being awakened by a kick in the side as my peers were screaming at me to awaken. Had to clean out my bed roll after that....

    How would you`r MC react to finding themselves having been forcefully and without reason flung far into the future.
     
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    Fredrick would freak out at first, maybe cause a few people to think he was nuts, but then he'd quiet down and have the rest of his mental breakdown in a corner. Then he'd set to work living in this strange new world he's found himself in. He'd also look for a way back, but not in an all-consuming quest way. Then when he finds out they have ways to help him with his back. . . Given the chance, he might not go back after that.

    Sharon would freak out too. In this dead silent, stare at everything way. Someone would probably call the cops cause why is there a mermaid sitting in a tank over here with no one around? And so they'd ask her what was going on and she'd sit there, clenching the sides of her tank so hard her knuckles go pale, and say "I want to go home," very softly. Would be the only thing they get out of her so she'd get transferred to the ocean where the mermaid government takes over and really, no one knows what to do with her cause the only answers they get from her don't make sense. So she gets released and she just . . . doesn't know what to do with herself. She'd be pretty aimless for a while and honestly, it'd really depend on what type of person takes her under their wing what happens from there.

    Jason would get himself thrown in an asylum. His freak-out would be epic. Running around, 'no no this is all wrong' 'excuse me, can you tell me how to get home? I actually live here but you know, 1,000 years in the past!' that sort of thing. Give him a week or and he'll force himself to start acting normal, but by then he's been declared insane. He's still absolutely freaked but now he's hiding it, and it shows sometimes. He'd take longer adjusting, but he would eventually. But the first thing he'd do after getting out of the asylum would be to go on an all-consuming quest to find a way back. He'd also find someone that reminds him of Fredrick or Sharon and latch onto him/her, and hopefully that person is actually a good person that tries to help him accept his new reality otherwise it could get pretty messy.

    Is your MC creative? If so, how? (Artist, writer, sculptor, sewer, etc.)
     
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    MC is creative in that he schemes and manipulates people in unorthodox ways. He really views society as an art installment, a sandbox, a medium.

    How would your MC get out of being caught red-handed?
     
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    Marckus: "I waited a few months before sending back Mr.Riley, some shithead commander, back to the Confederation.
    He was to tell them that a war was coming, and I would be coming for them and hell is coming with me. So I am not
    sure how much more red handed I can get. Renegade to my own faction, and now serving in Martian Colonial fatigues
    after a short stay in the post hospital after taking three 10mm rounds to the chest, one piercing my lung. So now I have
    Confeds taking pot shots at me, while I am wearing the BDUs of their first major enemy. Leading a Martian Colonial
    batallion, 700 and some odd thousand Centurian soldiers, and some 290 thousand Uldivarian troopers. Not too mention
    that not too long ago the Emress of the Uldivarion Empyre has shown up with an additional 3 battlions of Empyreal Elite
    Guard. So yes, I think Terra knows who I am and what I intend for my old faction. Still on the hunt for the last Chairman
    who has been a sneaky little shit and gone into hiding. Suppose he does not want to face the music that his 29 other Chairmen
    are being held accountable for."

    What would your MC do if they were found legally or framed for Treason?
     
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    Skye: [looks around] ...no need for framing here. I'm officially on the run. Isn't that right, guys.

    Maddox: [frowns]

    Jayden: [raises eyebrow] You do realize that Cambodia has allowed us to stay, right...

    Skye: [points at Jayden] Shut your damn mouth. I sound more badass that way.

    Maddox: Actually, you sound more like a criminal.

    Skye: Up yours.

    How would your MC react to a very forward lady (doesn't matter what gender your MC is) confronting them in a bar?
     
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    Fredrick would be taken aback at first, but depending on how pretty she is he'd be interested. Then his injured back would mess it up and he'd be in a mood over the whole incident.

    Jason would probably be the first one to flirt, but when she flirts back he'd freak. Babble a lot, say some things he probably shouldn't and then just flat out run. Hide behind Fredrick if he's around.

    Sharon: ". . . You do realize I am also female? And that I have a tail?"


    If your MC had to go live in the past, where and when would they go?
     

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