Paul: As a vampire, I can only have children with a human woman. And from what I remember of my own mother, I very much doubt a human could survive giving birth to a female vampire. Ashwin: That would be the matriarchs, as we call them. Paul: Yeah. Question Poster: And why do you say that? Ashwin: We live to be a thousand years. Vampires literally drain their mothers from the moment of conception in order to live that long. But a matriarch, or a female vampire, is a creature that will not only live for a thousand years, but will have a body that can reproduce other creatures capable of living that long. As such, typically only a matriarch can survive giving birth to another matriarch If your MC were driving along a dark, rainy road and they found another motorist stranded, what would they do?
Ignore them or laugh, or possibly kill them. It depends on his mood. What is the strangest situation your character has ever been in?
Riley: Traveling to a country in an alternate world with Nick, and ending a war that has nothing to do with him - after changing from good to evil to good again, of course. Nick: Becoming King of that country. Ptemesh: Teaming up with an angel to take down both the angel and demon empires. Tramudon: Teaming up with a demon ("Of all the rotten, nasty scumbags...") to take down his own kind. EDIT: sorry, my bad. What's your MC's favorite food?
Ugh...What's the question? What would your main character do if he discover that he lost his sense of touch?
Leon is a depersonalized instrument of war for a good chunk of the story & his sensitivity to pain greatly dulled through surgery & drugs. So in that sense it'd probably be a boon. But then again, I imagine someone utterly without tactile sense would have difficulty being very dexterious. If it made him clumsy enough to effect his combat efficiency, he'd probably be "liquidated". What is MC's favorite music genre(s)? Band(s)? Song(s)?
Jonathan: Beetles. I absolutely love the Beetles. Problem is so far, I have only been able to scrouge one CD from the corpse of my city. Oh well it is Sargent Pepper's Lonely Heart Band... If your MC came out of suspended animation to find his/her world anniliated via nuclear war, how would he/she react and what would he/she do about it?
Leon: Shock at first of course, then resolution to scrap out a living of some sort if possible. Being a skilled survivalist, he'd do alright if living among the wilderness of this new world were anything like the old one. Franz: Although he'd probably have trouble surviving amongst the fauna & flora of a radiation enriched world, he'd likely seek out civilization in whatever form, so as to apply his historical, social, economic, technological, medical, etc. education toward first impressing, and then bettering them, & perhaps eventually becoming the impetus of a new, great post-apocalyptic tribal empire among the wastes. Everything is a means to an end - even in a post-nuclear apocalypse world, there is always a greater possible existence for humanity. If MC had to lose a hand or a leg, which would they choose and why?
Rain: A hand. He's very flexible and skilled at climbing up, and (weirdly) mostly uses his legs, instead of his hands or arms for it. However, anyway he cares more about other stuff than what happens to his body. Ethan: A hand. He considers legs more useful in many situations. If your MC had total control of their own story what would they change or add to it?
Amy would wish she had moved years before, not when she was fourteen. Other than that, she wouldn't changed what happened. Everything was important for her at that age. Hank would wish he had been taller from the start. But he wouldn't change it either. A lot of things happened, not all good, but he would never trade the bad for what good he did get. If your MC could be a superhero for a day, what would he/she do and what sort of supernatural power would he/she have?
Hyde would use his powers to kill someone, probable because they deserved it. What would your MC do if drafted?
Prince Daius: He is the Crown Prince. Nobody can draft him. In fact, he has no choice but to command armies in battle because it's better for the government's popularity. Although he does consider it his duty, nevertheless. Edward: Well, the old world's completely destroyed, so I don't think it's a matter of whether you want or don't want to fight... Rose: Same as above. Constantine: Since he lives in a modern utopia, more or less, military drafting isn't necessary. If it was, however, he'd probably flee to some neutral country. Theodora: Same as above. Next: Your MC is in a heated intellectual debate with someone, and they just can't seem to out-argue the other person or even get them to compromise. What will they do as a result - back down, physically attack the other person, bribe them, or something else entirely?
She'd just get inflamed and yell at the other person and storm out shaking with fury. (My Crimson Clark character) What would your MC do if a ferocious, huge, wild dog was banging against his/her back door trying relentlessly to bust itself in? Your MC is home alone, and assume said door can be broken down. (Think Stephen King's "Cujo")
Just as the door is about to give in, Amy searches through all the drawers in the kitchen. She finds what she's looking for and steps up to the lousy excuse of a door holding a butcher's knife poised and ready. Hank first tries to block the door then grabs his baseball bat and holds it in position like Merrel in "Signs." Is your MC a fighter or someone who'd flee?
He is a fighter, he has seen death first hand many times and always goes back for more. What would your MC do when faced with overwhelming odds and certain death?
Translate his insane survival instinct into the ability to beat the odds. What would your MC do if going out with boy/girl/man/woman and someone sexy started flirting with them?
She'd go and flirt with someone else to get her own back but try to make it look like she was doing it because she wanted to, not because she was upset/jealous. Which superpower would your MC pick if they could have one, and why?
Nick: Telepathy, so he knows what people think of him. Riley: Pyrokinesis. He's a pyro. Ptemesh: Super strength, to keep the world in line. Tramudon: Super strength, to hurt people he doesn't like. Your MC just fell off the roof of a building 50,000 feet in the air. All supernatural powers that he/she possesses are unusable at this moment. What do they do?
Well, all my characteres except Captain Helen Chert will likely die. Since she would likely have a jetpack on her armor. Omar: Not so fast, my unfaithful companion! *hugs me tightly while he activates his parachute* Okay, so Omar's good. But Amos and Heridon would totally die. Omar: No, Heridon is holding onto my feet and Amos is in Helen's arms. Okay, this is getting ridiculous... Your characters are misbehaving. What do you do?
LOL Characters are supposed to behave ? I threaten, bribe, argue, shout. Tim and Joe are my most biddable so far and even they made me change the story because they didn't like the way I treated them. House is filthy, full of flies - what does your character do to get rid of the flies ?
Amy would lay fly strips everywhere. Hank would douse the place with fly spray and wear a mask. Is your MC a neat freak or a messy person?
Messy person. It's three in the morning and your MC is about to drift off to sleep, when he/she spies a three-inch-long cockroach crawling out of the air vent on the ceiling above his/her head. What does he/she do?
Gets out of bed and smacks the damn thing. Then turns on all the lights and brews a pot of coffee and stays up all night having an existential conversation with himself while trying to find a decent job posting on craigslist. Your MC farts loudly in a crowded elevator. What now?
Leon, "Whoops... damn frogs..." *Waves it away from him* Franz, "It's that *sshole talking sh*t behind my back again!" Would MC rather be blind or deaf?
Thinking, she pictures her brother's final painting, imagines it haunting her darkened sight without end, and says "Deaf, please." Would your main character rather watch a rising sun or a setting sun?
