Sabby: "Uhh... We'd all die. Of course." Warden: "Yeah, well... Wait.. No one needs to wear a helmet over their space suit, so..." Sabby: "So we wouldn't die? Because we'd still have our space suits, just no helmet, like a protective helmet, not a necessary helmet?" Warden: "Sometimes you're logic surprises me, Sabby. Yes, that exactly what I mean." Sabby: "Well if we wouldn't really need a helmet, but were trapped on the moon... I think I'd try tinkering with whatever stupid rocket we took there, and try getting off the damned thing. Really? The moon? Ugh." Warden: "If I didn't have to fight the lowered gravity, I'd like to make a moon-dust angel." Sabby: "Pfft. Yeah... You're straight" *Rolls eyes* What would your MC do if, when anarchy broke out on their home turf (Or the opposite of Anarchy if their world is already overrun with anarchists...), they were exiled? Where would they go? Would they make a plan to return and kick a$$ and take names? Would they stay exiled and rebuild their lives there? (Please be creative with your answers... or if you lack creative inspiration just then, but want to answer this question, make it wordy I like wordy answers too!)
What would your MC do if, when anarchy broke out on their home turf (Or the opposite of Anarchy if their world is already overrun with anarchists...) I think I misunderstood this scenario a bit, but answered it at least in spirit. Leo returns from his honeymoon to find that his home town is now a capital for some new dictatorship. It doesn't make much difference to him. He hasn't lived there in years. He'll probably visit it again after it topples. New empires haven't had much success in the last few years. Though a part of him thinks it would be fun to crush them. His bride certainly has the resources to do so, but that's her call. Kllen returns to Earth after visiting an uncle in a nearby star system. He finds that his old community is a battle ground for a gang of wormers, robots, and some native Earth groups he hasn't heard of. His friends and sponsoring community are either dead or refugees in other cities. He calls his dad. "Father, remember when you told me that you would like an excuse to show these Earth-voor how the Dragon Race got it's reputation? I think I just found one that might actually help our reputation on this world." Lashllen makes a pleased sound. "We will meet you there. Scout the area. I'm bringing the whole family for this one, especially the children. We've grown soft on this world. I'm ready to hunt some humans." Erica was on the run again. Fire and chaos had consumed yet another community. Time to move on, again. Perhaps this time she would find a place she could call home. But that wasn't likely. At least this time she wouldn't have to lie about it. At this rate she might as well join the Walkers. ---------- What would your MC do if they woke up in the body of their worst enemy?
Omar: *sighs* I'm going to have a word with my author, John. I fear he's been at the bars again... Heridon: Oh, super. I'm...in the body of another football player? That's...nice? Helen: I know where this is going... Amos: I CAN SEE!!! *dances about the room, kisses horrified wife and runs out of the house* Off to explore the frontier. "See" you never, Civilization!! (meanwhile) Amos' Worst Enemy: Oh for Christ's sake! I'm no tavern boy! Wilkins: Shut it!! (slaps him) Your MC is on a spaceship with a bunch of people that aren't of his/her native country/planet/colony. The captain, knowing of your MC's reputation, believes that your MC would never save someone from another country/planet/colony as your MC only seems to save natives of his/her country/planet/colony. So he sabotages his ship so that it begins a quick descent toward the Earth and has escaped in an escape pod and jettisoned all but one of the other escape pods. What will your MC do?!
Cara and Annie would get in the escape pod even if it means killing everyone else. Everyone else would die in the crash anyway, so it's no big deal. Sharon would make her way to the escape pod and might have a few selected people join her. Depends on whether it's rooom for more and if there are any survivors. (that again depends on whether anyone got in her way and if Cara and/or Annie was with her. In either case, it doesn't look for the others.) What would your MC do is his/her life was turned into a movie, and someone showed up ten years later wanting to do a remake of said movie?
Stacy would only give them the rights if it was Quentin Tarantino or John Waters, out of principle. Or maybe Micheal Bay. What would your MC do if they got locked in a shopping mall overnight with their arch enemy?
Anne would probably try to set aside their differences and try to talk it out and try to find common interests other than hating each other. What would you MC do if they were held hostage with no way out?
Hmm... Tanner would try and cut his own exit (Fantasy-setting-friendly questions would be greatly appreciated, but not required.), since he's never been, or would like to be, in anyone else's power. Even if he is completely unarmed, he'd first wait for an opportunity to make an escape, and he'd see it as more of a test of his skill than a fight for your life scenario. Your MC is stuck with a captive that has information that is completely vital to their main goal, but the captive is being as much of a dead weight as possible, and has yet to tell you fully (He's given the MC enough to prove he has the information) what the info is. What does he/she do?
Annie: "There always the slow torture way. You'd be surprised what people can tell you." Sharon: "Let's try to give him a chance to talk first." Cara: "We did that. It won't work. If you want to be part of our world, you need to do what it takes. The stakes are too high to ease off." Sharon: "Yeah, but... torture?" Annie: "Whatever it takes. You are either with us or against us..." Sharon: "I... I know. Much as I hate to admit it, you have a point." *low thud can be heard, follow by a scream* Cara: "Look ma, no hands." *grins* "He'll tell us now." Your MC is standing on the runway of an airport. There are two small planes about to take off, one in each direction. In one plane, the MCs family are held hostage and will be kicked out of the plane once it reaches a certain destination. Without parachutes, of course, meaning certain death. In the other, the villain is preparing a bomb. One the plane reaches it's destination, the villain will drop the bomb and kill thousands. The MC is alone and only has time to stop one plane. Which one?
Assuming Izzy could stop a plane, it'd definitely be the one with the bomb. The only living family member she has left is her father, and she'd enjoy watching him meet a certain fate as payment for years of torture. Let's assume your MC is addicted to computers, and the internet has been out for the last two days. The bill is paid, and your MC is furious, what do they do?
My main character is self-reliant and not preoccupied with small things, so he would probably switch service providers after day one without service, and never look back. How would your main character react if they discovered that they had been accidentally switched at birth, and that their birth family was searching for them?
Xign - would be far too happy for words since she grew up an orphan. How would your MC deal with a one night stand? (a two bagger.)
Bentley: "Are we talking like the morning after? I'm usually gone by 4am, so... I hope she doesn't call back. I hate when they call back..." Taren: "My morals keep me from ever engaging in one night stands. But if I ever find Buck again... Then maybe. But I'd be gone before he wakes up. No reason for me to put myself in awkward situations huh?" Sabby: "Oh those. Yeah, I don't ever stay the night. Sometimes not even long enough to nap. There's no point." Warden: "I'm speechless." Sabby: "Of course you are. You're a virgin." Warden: "Make up your mind Sabby. I'm a virgin, then I'm gay. I can't be both." Sabby: *rolls eyes* "Yes you can." Warden: "Whatever. Anyways, I've been through one night stands before, and I say no thank you. Girls are just drama the next day." Sabby: "And that's why you're gay." *giggles* "It's ok little Bro. Everyone has their own little quirks." Warden: "Yeah, like you being a complete psycho. And a bitch. Some quirks, huh?" P.S. What's 'two bagger' mean? Your MC(s) are given 48 hours to get from one side of the world to the other and save someone (could be anyone of writer's choice). Where are they when this mission is given to them? What do they do? How do they do it?
Hmmm...Well, I can't do Amos since it'd take him (as well as anyone else at the time) three months to cross the ocean (and Amos will never, not once in his life, step foot on a boat). Helen could do it all in 48 minutes. Heridon would likely pair up with Omar, hop on a plane to Russia and...do stuff that'll lead to the bad guy's utter defeat and the rescue of whoever. Heridon: *suddenly breaks the fourth wall to speak to you* Oh, and "two bagger", Marranda is an urban dictionary term that means that someone's so ugly that not only does he/she require a bag on his/her head, but you also have to put a bag on your head in case his/her's fell off. Me: Thank you, you Urban Dictionary addict. Get back into the story. What would you do if someone else's MC suddenly appeared to you to talk to you?? (Pick any of the characters everyone else mentioned)
Me: *Looks at Heridon after poofing into my office/spare room/gym room* "So... Link the Writer, eh?" Heridon: *Gives a 'look'* Me: "Do you like sugar cookies? I just baked some." (I picked him because he seems coolest right now, being an urban dictionary addict and all... ) If you could write yourself into your own story, would you be the MC? The MC's sidekick? BFF? Or the anti-hero/villain?
I'd be that American chap in the corner reading the paper or doing something else. A private, reclusive fellow yes? I'd either have a typical southern drawl or imply that I'm from America through dialogue. Oh, and my in-story avatar is always going to be from Virginia. Why? Because I can, that's why :3. If and when I talk to my MC, give him/her advice, etc, but the whole "resolve the plot" thing is squarely on his/her shoulders. The names of my Virginian, in-story avatar will vary from book to book, but the apperance will always be the same. But what if my story takes place before there was such a thing as The United States of America? Then my in-story avatar will take the form of a golden retriever with a curious white stripe going across the left eye that looks like a scar, but really isn't (As I'm blind in that eye.) In dog form, I can't do much because I'm...a dog. What would your MC do if he/she met your in-story avatar?
Well, with any of my stories, they'd probably feel very awkward in the similarities between me and them (The easiest ways to connect with a MC is to write him or her as much as yourself as possible, after all), but after a while if we were to continue meeting we'd probably help each other out for a short while, then go our separate ways as soon as our goals were different. Your MC is going to die in 24 hours. How do they spend their last day?
My MC would spend it working on a project. maybe actually finish something for a change. he would call his friends, and have lunch together. and meet the end with no regrets. What would your main character do if the love interest just got eaten by a blue whale? she was wearing scuba gear so there is approx. 3 hours to get her back.
Annie doesn't fall in love, so it's a moot question. Cara would continue her mission and save her love interest in the process if possible. If it's not possible... she believes sacrificing one life to save many is a price worth paying, even if the life is her own or someone she cares about. Sharon would probably do the opposite and save her loved one first, then continue with the mission. Your MC has been eaten by a whale and have thirty minutes of air left. No one knows he/she is there, and he/she doesn't have weapons or tools other than stuff that's part of his/her body. (claws, teeth etc). Now what?
Sabby: "Climb out, duh." Warden: "I don't think it'd be that easy, Sabby. We're talking being swallowed, and sucked into a whales stomach. Not just falling down a shallow hole." Sabby: "Ok. So I take my heels off, and using them as hooks, climb my way out." Warden: Sabby: "Oh don't give me that face. Do you know how long a whale's intestinal track is? No. So why would I risk my short 30 minutes of air on trying to slither out the #2, when I can stab my way out the way I came?" Warden: "Slither out the... Yuck Sabby." Bentley: "Uhh... Dude, what the hell? Swallowed by a whale? Well, I don't have finger nails because I always bite'm down, and I don't have high heels like Sabby there to 'climb' out with... So I guess I'm f**ked... Or s**tted, if I go out the back door... Oh this just sucks." Taren: "Uhm. Hell no? You'll have to excuse my foul language, but the the heck would I be doing in the ocean where I get eaten by a whale? Someone please explain to WriterDude that I am not an ocean diver. I'm on Mars for goodness sakes!" Your MC is given two options: 1- being locked in a mental institute with their exact opposite in personality and intelligence. 2- being locked away in a maximum security prison with Bubba the Beefcake as their bunkmate. Which one does your MC chose, why, and what do they do?
Crazy house. Bubba the Beefcake wouldn't go over well, and either would the group showers and....other things. But with the crazy house, observing the total opposite in personality/intelligence would probably amuse Adalyn after she got over the initial feeling of being extremely uncomfortable. If the person bugged her, she'd find ways to mess with them a bit. Your MC has posted a classified ad looking for a new car. Someone responded, seeking a damn high price, but it's still reasonable considering that what she posted wanting is pretty top-notch. Think shiny new Mercedes, BMW, Lambourghini, etc. So she goes out to the person's place to look at the car, and it's a beat-up 40-year-old rusty piece of crap with the front hood banged in, the windows and dashboards shattered, the tires flat, etc. The seller is asking $100,000 for it. What is your MC's reaction? I mean, obv. he/she says no. But how does their exchange go over? (Marranda, this one is geared at you, so answer it lol!)
Sabby: *rubs hands together, nodding to Mallory* "Thanks hun, I was getting bored with the random sci-fi questions... Let's see.. So I'm already arranging meeting the seller, but see the POS before I meet them?" Warden: *rolls eyes at Mallory* "Thaaankss Mallory.. You just got Sabby excited." *grumbles* "Yes, Sabby, that's what she means." Sabby: "Well I'd blow off the seller, for one. Of course I don't have the money, but the Lamborghini had me hooked from the first word. So... I'd just wait until the seller left, or became occupied at home, and steal it." Warden: "I'm pretty sure they wouldn't just leave something they're trying to sell for $100K just sitting out in the open, dude, they'd have that s**t in a garage or somewhere locked up." Sabby: *gives Warden a reproachful glare* "I know that, a**wipe. It's why I still have your handy-dandy 'Breaking security codes for Dummy's" hand book you gave me 6 years ago." Warden: "That's where it went? You've had it this whole time?! I told you to give that back!" Sabby: "Cool your exhaust little Bro. I'm going to give it back.. Someday. But for now, it's going to help me get that rusted little s**t bucket, if it's even under a security system." Warden: "And then what?" Sabby: "Uhm. Give it to you to restore, of course. Like I always do... What else would I do with a piece of junk like that? Sell it?" Your MC just inherited a 100 year old mansion, an 80 year old hot rod, and a 10 year old Cat that prefers tuna steak to cat food. What do they do?
Izzy: "Jacob, I don't care! It's a free house! I don't want to sell it!" Jacob: "Well, think about it this way. The place is like a century old, it's probably falling apart, and, oh, it's freakin' huge! If we sell it, we can get enough money to buy a smaller house, maybe one that we can actually take care of?" Izzy: sighs "Fine. But if we're selling the mansion, then we're selling the hot rod too!" Jacob: "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Come on, Izzy! That car is a collectors item! You know I've always wanted it!" Izzy: gives a smug grin "Yeah, and I've always wanted my very own mansion." Jacob: "Izzy, you're killing me here." Izzy: "It's your choice. Either we keep both, or we sell both." Jacob: "But I... you... but... fine! We'll sell the car too." Izzy: "See! I knew you'd see it my way." Jacob: looks over at the cat, who is laying on the floor, coughing up a hair ball. "What do we do about the cat?" Izzy: "I dunno. Hasn't your mom been kind of lonely since we moved in together?" Jacob: "Yeah, cause nothing says 'I'm thinking about you, mom' more than a cat that's constantly coughing up hair balls." Izzy: "Well, what do you suppose we do?" Jacob: "..." looks at cat who is now urinating on floor, and pulls out his cell phone. "I think I'll give my mom a call and see how she's doing." Your MC is put in charge of a large psychiatric hospital. What do they do?
Taren: "Felix, I need a list of all... Patients... with their dates of admission, and the reason. I have a feeling we're going to find a lot of gifted people for our... Mission." Felix: "Sure thing. But uhh... Psychotics? We're sinking this low?" Taren: "Didn't you ever watch TV or read Fiction before going to Mars? It's common practice to hide an embarrassing family member in one of these places. Or admit a homeless person who may just be psychic and unable to control it." Felix: "So we're going to recruit insane psychics, and the disinherited?" Taren: "Yes." Sabby: "Oh this is just too rich. Where do they keep the meds?" Warden: "You're going to take away their medication? These people need that stuff!.. Wait... Where're the sleeping pills?" Sabby: "No, jerk for brains. I'm going to switch their meds. How fun would that be?" Bentley: "That's a really. Really bad idea, Sabby." Sabby: "What else would there be to do?" Bentley: "We could play shuffleboard...?" Warden: "I'm down for some one-on-one checkers with a skitzo." Sabby: "So you'd play games with these freaks, but not f**k with their meds?" Bentley and Warden look at each other. *shrug* "Yeah", said in unison. Sabby: *sighs* "Alright, fine. You guys go have fun with your drooling idiots. I'm going to go look at the rest of the zoo." Warden: "They aren't animals, Sabby. They're people. No matter messed up they are." Sabby: "Sure. And the psycho on death row for murdering his wife, kids, and family pet is a person too, right?" Your MC spontaneously gained 15lbs, in their neck and head. What is their reaction?
Amos: What is with these weird questions? What is an Ib? Omar: It means 'pound'. Amos: Ah, must be an English term, then. So the rest of my body is okay? Omar: Pretty much. Heridon: Jesus, just answer the question! What would you react? Helen: What would I do? Probably assume it was effect of radiation from the planet we just left and book myself in a hospital. Heridon: I would likely think I've gone crazy. Amos: ... Mike: I'd just shuffle over to that saloon over there an' drink 'till I can drink no more! Your MC has been poisoned! Who did this to him/her? Why did the assassin do this to him/her? What is the poison? How bad of an effect does it have? Can the MC cure him/herself? If so, how does he/she have his/her revenge?
Name: Julian Ebonheart Bloody hell, who goes off trying to poison a ghost? Oh god it's working! What is this stuff? Ghost poisoning. Omg it's burning my insides. I bet it was freakin Gromick over there he's been looking at my haunted house this whole entire time. Gromick: "Ahahahhaah die, die. You hear me!" Julian: "If you're trying to assassinate someone do it quietly," Gromick: "Just give me the house," Julian: "Nooo...." *dies* Gromick: "muahahahahahahahah! Yes the haunted house is finally mine." Flames come from underneath Gromick's ghostly feet. Suddenly there is a rush of cold air. Julian: "Not the most pleasant experience I ever had," Gromick: "What! What's going on?" Julian: "Remember the saying, I'll kill you. Then when you're dead I will kill you again and then revive you. Something like that, my resolution hasn't been resolved." Your MC has been kidnapped by their best friend. What is their reaction to this situation? Why has their friend kidnapped them?
