Aldous Sphinx: Speaks English, Ancient Egyptian, Hebrew and Portuguese. Learned Ancient Egyptian and Hebrew from study, took Portuguese as an elective in college. Gary Trent: English and sarcasm. Learned English from toning it down a bit. Still speaks sarcasm more fluently. Monty Escobar: English and Spanish. Speaks both with equal fluency. Is of Latino descent. John Whill: Speaks English, quipping and pick-up lines. Uses translator for everything else. What does your MC find a tad out of place in their world?
Grier finds it strange that institutional review boards have such strict ethics standards that it is practically impossible to meet them, which forces academics to find ways around them instead, which then exposes subjects of research to potentially unethical treatment. ...which is a long winded way of saying she is allergic to bureaucratic bullshit. She also thinks it is insane to allow men and/or performance enhancing drugs into women's athletic competitions. How does your protagonist respond to slow traffic?
Monica: [checks watch] I hope we won't be late! Bart: [secretly flips through guidebook for human swear words to yell at other drivers] Fred: [already knows those words] [takes notes forming hypotheses as to why the traffic has slowed] Woppo: [somehow, manages to kill four people without leaving his seat] or [stares at red light and says in an ominous voice] No. [light turns green] If your character had to guess their love interest's spirit animal, what would they guess and how wrong/right would they be?
Hahaha I thought this might happen. "Ten foot pole" was me referencing the saying "I'm not touching this woth a ten foot pole" because I don't want to start a shitfight just because I don't like the idea of "spirit animals". I mean hating on hippy crap isn't worth ruining the thread.
I don't believe in it either. I'm not asking this question in a literal sense. I just meant the animal they identify with most. In that context I'd consider the dragon to be my spirit animal. Doesn't have to be a huge, fire-breathing dragon, either. It could be a little green one who's just kinda awkward, like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon (the book.) It's not necessarily the person's favorite animal but if they identify with it they'll most likely consider it as such.
You know what I think I'll answer it anyway. Isaiah- "I think I'd be a dog, but with alcoholism and parental issues." What was the worst moment of your MC's backstory?
Ginzaekh: Finding out Dad died. Dav: Every embarrassing moment from the year when Narta and I lived in the same neighborhood. Not going to go into specifics, but I'm way past that now and I hope she's forgotten all about them. But I'm still haunted by them... Nat: Losing my brother. Zarakharn: The prophecy of my death. Khriza: Losing my brother... but not to physical death. If your character got to cast one character in a film adaption of their favorite book/reboot of their favorite show or movie, which character from which movie would they choose and who would they choose to play them? (Example: in a Doctor Who hard reboot, they would cast Matthew Wood as Davros.)
Kevin would play Jon Snow in Game of Thrones because he feels he could represent the character more accurately. What type of person does your MC find most attractive?
To quote my MC (Who happens to be quoting a famous poet). She sings a song to you that you alone can hear. - Elizabeth Cooper's “The Bedouin Song of Songs.” (People who can sing is what my MC finds attractive.) What is your MC afraid of?
Iespher: The robot. Long story. Lithiel: Unruly mobs, not being in control. Also, love. Theodric: One Vergio Dunne. The spectre of existential dread. Morrion: He has quite literally faced and overcome his worst nightmares. It's their turn to be afraid. Eden Rei: Nothing much, these days. Failure, and anything happening to his family. Eki Rei: Any and all things, basically. Flogg: His worst fear, apart from torture and mutilation, would be not getting his fix on time. Kalren: Spiders. Bears. Trolls. The dark. Iespher. Does your MC know how to dance? If so, what's their style?
The question was "who would they cast", not "who would they play", but casting themselves for the role works too now that you mention it.
Ah, sorry about that. I missed the explanation because I initially responded to the wrong question and so edited my response rather quickly. In that case Kevin would cast Matt Damon as the main character in a reboot of the Bourne Legacy because that movie was god awful without the real Jason Bourne. Kevin doesn't do much dancing, although when he picks it up on occasion he's suave and sure-footed. When he's drunk there's a little more grinding and groping than is appropriate. Your MC is in an inescapable room with Hitler, Stalin, and a gun with two bullets. What do they do?
Put on a production of H.M.S. Pinafore. Your MC finds himself in possession of two back stage tickets to a Justin Beiber concert.
Herself. Grier would probably go, and take some poor guy with her just to watch him squirm. Your protagonist comes home to find a skunk in the yard (or maybe it's something else? It's dark!), in between them and the front door in the middle of the night.
Isaiah- "I'd zap it with some hypnosis crap. I can do that. It's crazy." Does your MC care much about politics? What's their ideological affiliation?
My MC is pragmatic, however, the destructive polarisation of ideologies in the western world and the use of "offence" or "outrage" to censor opposing views, will irritate her beyond sensibility. Chicken breast or leg?
The only chicken now is artificial processed crap so he doesn't bother. They find a wallet containing $500. There's an ID card inside. The wallet belongs to a 89 year old lady.
He donated the cash to a charity in her name and returns her wallet. He lives in a community where there's a huge income disparity and 90% of the population lives off of rations and food stamps. And, if she's 89, she's not going to be missing it for long. Your character finds themselves on a remote island where the only available food sources are ridiculously cute baby animals.
Ginzaekh: Food is food. Now, if only they were larger and easier to catch... Gazi: Does it have to be babies? I've never eaten baby animals before. I'm not all that excited at the prospect. Baby animals are small and not as filling. Plus, I can't stand the squeaky screaming. Ash: [is already popping a roasted bunny in his mouth] I sure hope the Vrakardians fix the ship soon. I mean, we can't exactly fly across ten thousand miles of ocean. Dav: I'm getting a story idea! Nat: I fixed the ship. Ginzaekh: How? Nat: Magic. Dav: Of course. [meanwhile on the other side of the island] Zarakharn: [viciously biting live animals' heads off to vent his anger] Where is that Sword? Don't tell me we're on the wrong island! Sartigar: [deadpan sarcasm] Fiandarsh has never been wrong before. [lashes out a mouse and injects it with venom] Zarakharn: Well, he can go bashku druth kazhuk in var-dugal bazda gor-Shatharu. Sartigar: You believe in the Vrakardian hell? Zarakharn: No, but he can go there all the same. Don't let him know I said that. Sartigar: Does that sound like something I would do? Have some trust. Zarakharn: Sorry. Let's just find that Sword before the Shazarians do. Your MC is given a copy of your work before it begins. Do they choose to read it and what happens if they do?
What? A script? Of course they read it, and then they fucking act it, like the consummate actor they are. You are given a copy of Trump's wig, do you wear it?
Woppo: [crossing names off a list written in blood] Of course not. People will think I'm a sociopath. Bart: Ooh! Now I look just like the humans' leader! Monica: [nibbles at it curiously] It has a strong flavour of hamster. I like it. Fred: Excuse me, I need to run some tests. Your MC gets to be the head writer of their favorite show but they can never watch it again. Do they accept?
Jade: I don't watch TV. Cara: Avatar ended ten years ago. Not happening. Isabel: Yeah, no. I'm not giving that up so the show can have my crappy writing. What is your MC's pet peeve?
