1) Tell me: Each of your character’s FULL name and their birthday.
Zackary Morgan Charming-June 6th, 1994
Xerxes Lucas Harrisburg-May 2nd, 1993
Tuesday Wells Davenport-August 21st, 1994
Soren Skyler Sommersett: August 15th, 1991
Jenna Kendall Gray- May 14th, 1986
Daniel Wyatt Kaplan- November 16th, 1996
Kaden Brooks Allingham-Hemsworth- February 10th, 1988
Miriam Eva Asmerom- January 10th, 1995
Caspar Cyrus Crane- December 25th, 1996 (c what I did there)
2) Describe each of your character’s in three words (THREE WORDS ONLY).
Zack: Genius, arrogant, disdainful
Xerxes: Terrified, antisocial, scarred
Tuesday: Mischievous, cocky, sensitive
Soren: Athletic, intellectual, womanizer
Jenna: Illustrious, dysphoric, insecure
Dan: Suppressed, snarky, naïve
Kaden: Lazy, suave, cynical
Eva: Stubborn, antisocial, hostile
Caspar: Hipster, musical, slacker
3) What kind of music do you listen to when writing for each character? Give us a link or two.
I don't listen to music while writing, it distracts me.
4) Which of your characters is your favorite? Why?
Oh my God this is a terrible terrible choice. I guess I’m gonna have to say
Dan BUT I’M SORRY I HAD TO PICK ONE but yeah he’s very real to me. I’ve honestly been in so many plots with characters who speak loftily and eloquently and psychoanalyze each other’s deep dark secrets and interact with hundreds of layers of depth and shit and like those are definitely really cool threads, but when I write for those, it doesn’t feel as real. I can’t relate to those kinds of characters, and I don’t know any real people outside of fiction who actually interact that way. But Dan does what teenagers do, he thinks like teenagers think (I hope), he tweets like teenagers tweet, and his relationships are like, real teenage relationships. I’ve loved writing for him and to be honest, I feel like writing for him is just as challenging as writing for super-literary complex adult characters. The deaf thing has been a nice challenge as well, but I think even more challenging has been not letting that define him as a character. But
Caspar is a close second and
Eva will definitely be up there once I get her some more posts!
5) Which of your characters is your least favorite? Why?
Honesty, I'd have to say
Xerxes, because he really doesn't have that much depth as a character. I've been posting for him for so long that he's more of a voice and a face claim to me than a real person. Adding the Piglet thing has given me a lot more to explore with him, though. Threads with Piglet are so much fun.
6) Who do you usually have the most muse for? Why do you think this is?
Caspar hands down. Probably because he’s my newest. And like Dan, he’s very real to me. I have so many thread ideas for him it’s crazy. I basically have his whole life and story arc planned out, and I think I’m definitely going to write more about him long after OUAC. He’s one of my only characters who can truly stand alone, I think.
7) Who do you usually have the least most for? Why do you think this is?
Zack because muse really has no bearing with him. Like, having muse doesn't make it any easier to post for him. Muse or not you still need to spend like an hour getting into the character, as well as a really long time coming up with his snappy comebacks and finding big words for him to use and all that. And posting for him is exhausting in any case.
8) Where do you keep your characters? (IE: Box, closet, room, house)
I don't keep them anywhere, because they all live out in New York City. Because they're real. THEY'RE REAL, GOSH DANGIT.
9) Do you punish your characters when they aren’t cooperating?
No because I love them and they are my babies.
10) How well do you think you know your characters?
I know all of them very well except for
Jenna, who I don't think I'll ever get to know very well, and
Tuesday, honestly, because…I’m not really sure why. I feel like as soon as I think I really know him, I discover something new about him. Maybe it’s because he’s adopted lolz.
You can answer these questions however you well please! I think it would be interesting if you let your character’s answer them personally, though, you know? Or you could just keep them locked up and answer for them. No big deal. C:
11) Are any of your characters obsessed with any shows that you’re obsessed with?
Zack: I quite enjoy House. Otherwise, I find television to be a bit of a waste of time. Completely unstimulating, and certainly not in any way intellectual. Makes me a bit ashamed of the human race, really.
Tuesday: Uh, Criminal Minds? CSI? Law and Order? Idunno bro, just like, TV. Stuff. You know.
Soren: SOCCER ON ESPN, BITCHEZZZZZZ. Oh, you mean like, actual TV shows? Fuck. Uh, John Muir in the New World was pretty good. Good stuff in that one. Shit, man, who the fuck has time to watch TV?
Jenna: Not much time to watch television, unfortunately. I've always enjoyed Masterpiece Theater, and I used to admire Oprah when I was young.
Dan: It’s hard to get TV with subtitles, so I’m a movies guy myself. #swag.
Kaden: Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones. Shows that actual require a certain mental capacity to understand.
Eva: Family Guy, Futurama, Arrested Development, Doctor Who (enjoyed it, but not as much as Tumblr had made me expect I would), tried to get into Supernatural but found it terribly boring. I tell people I’m really into anime, but I’ve actually only ever seen Dragon Ball Z and like, five episodes of Naruto. Tell anyone and I’ll castrate you.
Caspar: There’s this one show I really like to watch. It’s called Community. You probably haven’t heard of it, it’s pretty like, new and edgy.
12) What are your character’s favorites? (IE: Food, color, TV show, animal)
Zack: Wild Iranian Ossetra Caviar, ferruginous, House (it irritates him but it's the only thing he watches: all other television is juvenile and superficial), fusulinacean foraminifera (extinct, but nevertheless a fascinating protist subfamily)
Xerxes: Ugh, food makes it hard to fit into skinny jeans, black, Uh, that Sex and the City thing has really good hairstyling, Pigs because they're totally awesome.
Tuesday: Ice Cream, black, Those Harry Potter things (he's always liked Fred and George), Geckos and ponies
Soren: Any and all pasta, white for REAL MADRID, soccer on ESPN, dogs
Jenna: Shark Fin Soup with a nice Carlsberg Vintage on the side, white, Masterpiece Theater, no preference
Dan: Eh, like pizza or something #whatever, yellow #swag, #seeaboveidiots, dogs are pretty cool #bowowow.
Kaden: Alcohol, gray, Mad Men/Breaking Bad, slugs (so much less complicated than human beings, I much prefer them to my own petty species)
Eva: Pasta (I eat it religiously before gymnastics competitions), red, Gray’s Anatomy…no….Arrested Development…no…Gray’s Anatomy…no…Arrested Development…no…fuck it, oh my God it’s fucking animals who cares? Like penguins or something I don’t know.
Caspar: Mmmmm organic Mediterranean salad, chartreuse (it’s a rather light shade of green. Very sophisticated), Community, I really like the gorganopsid. It’s this really like, ancient old lizard thing that they like, still have fossils of. It’s super up-and-coming in the archaeology world right now. I just hope it doesn’t get like, too popular to be cool anymore, you know?
13) Do your characters ship any couples? What couples do they not ship?
Zack: Churtis rather infuriates me simply because the name is horribly vile-sounding. Consequently, I...what did you say? Ship? I...ship...Curtahnie quite vehemently.
Xerxes: Uh, Tuvember is uh...well...November...and Silas...ship? Yeah?
Tuesday: Pigsday is like, the best thing. Ever. Seriously, guys. Come on. It's fucking Pigsday.
Soren: What's this dude saying about Sorilla? Well, uh, nope. Not shipping. Nope.
Jenna: Shipping? Dear God, what in-listen, I don't have time for this. I have a marketing statement due tomorrow morning.
Dan: –sigh- #dandrea #dandrea #dandrea #dandrea oh sorry what? Oh, right. Well, Gracesone is cool. Andzzie is cool. Mikelle would be cool except that Mikey is mine #bowchickawowow. #dandrea #dandrea #dandrea #dandrea
Kaden: I have never, and will never…ship. I will never do that. The very thought of such a…childhish endeavor makes me gag.
Eva: The only thing in this world that I ship is me and Tom Daley. God, I just want to pick that cute little fucker up and put him in my pocket and just…yeah, anyways.
Also I kind of ship Zarley, because I met Charley once, and they’re like two jerks made in heaven. But me and Tom though.
Caspar: I totally shipped Matharity before it was cool. I’m just saying. Like,
way before.
14) Which couples are your character’s a part of? How do they feel about it?
Zack: Zarley is...well, oh dear...I seem to...yes. Melodack...well, it could be worse.
Xerxes: Dude, can I just ask, how did you score me Xerxilas? Like, really? Best couple like, ever. Seriously. Way out of my league.
Tuesday: Okay, so Tuvember was pretty sick. And I suffered through Tatesday. By Not-Pigsday I was kind of...yeah. But okay, by Tuestoria...CAN YOU STOP PUTTING ME IN COUPLES ALREADY. LIKE, SERIOUSLY. ENOUGH WITH ME AND SHIPPING. GOD DAMN.
are not on my happy list, Monica. You're kinda killing me here. Kinda killing me.
Soren: Soreli…seriously? Did we have to? Seriously?
Jenna: Jelle? What on earth...is that a misspelling?
Dan: #Dandrea #dandrea #dandrea #dandrea What what couple what do you mean oh andrea uh who’s that again? #dandrea #dandrea #dandrea
Kaden: Kadilie was rather…bizarre. I don’t plan to involve myself in anything similar for quite some time to come.
Eva: Boyfriend? Huh? I…don’t…need…-stalks away-
Caspar: Caspilee is just. His feelings about it defy classification.
15) How do your character’s feel about each other?
Zack: I truly and honestly detest them all.
Xerxes: Uh, Tuesday's cool, so yeah. We're kinda similar, actually. And I do Caspar’s hair sometimes. He shows me all the cool underground music that I haven’t heard of yet, and just, wow, I really wish I was as smart as him so I could appreciate cool hip music the way he says he does.
Tuesday: Uh, they're all kind of...yeah, I kinda just hang out with Xerxes. He's a cool guy. Oh, and Caspar’s a good dude. But I’m kind of afraid to talk to him because I feel like he’s going to like, bite my leg off if I say the wrong thing. But uh, I listen to him talk, so that’s kind of nice, I guess, yeah. Wait, Dan, is Dan that twitter guy? Yeah, I follow him, I think. He’s really funny. I wish I could tweet. But I’m not good at like, being clever and all that stuff.
Soren: Zack's so fucking arrogant, I just want to smack him. The rest of them are fucking dumbasses. Eva’s smart, but she’s so fucking ugly. Jenna…well, hot damn, what have we here?
Jenna: Remind me why I'm being compared to all of these children? I try to keep my distance, thank you. Though I must say, Mr. Allingham-Hemsworth is rather good-looking.
Dan: Jenna gives me nice looks sometimes #goodman. I keep my distance from the rest of them. Eva scares the shit out of me. I think that Tuesday guy might follow me on Twitter, but I’ve never seen him tweet #unthinkable.
Kaden: Zack Charming would have the potential to make quite good conversation, if he weren’t such an arrogant little twat. Jenna Gray is lovely, but quite unfriendly. Soren is the most pathetic display of ass-kissing I’ve ever seen. The rest are disgustingly immature.
Eva: Holy crap, Zack is hot. Jerk, but hot. I’ve tried to talk to him, but he always just gives me this stupid fucking glare. Jerk. Dan’s a cutie, but let’s face it, he’s
way too quiet for me. I don’t really get what the big deal with this Kaden guy is. His face looks like a fucking squished pumpkin, if you ask me. Caspar is absolutely beautiful, but I’m pretty sure he hates me, because I overheard him telling that Tuesday guy that I was like a “mainstream prep bitch” or something like that. Anyways, he’s a douchebag. But a beautiful douchebag. Yeah the rest are weird.
Caspar: Mainstream little bastards, all of them. Except Xerxes, who is a little like, creepy, but like, from a distance he seems cool. He’s got good taste in music, unlike the rest of them. I swear, the crap people are listening to these days is absolutely disgusting. Oh, and Tuesday. Tuesday’s cool.
16) How close are you and each of your character’s?
They're my babies and I love them to death.
17) How are your character’s feeling right now?
Zack: 4.7% points above average, as I just discovered a new theorem concerning spherical harmonics and hecke operators. Fascinating, truly.
Xerxes: Oh, God, terrified...
Tuesday: Uh, well, I guess I've been better. But uh, I've been worse. Way worse. Yeah.
Soren: FUCKING JAPAN. THOSE LITTLE SHITS. GODDAMN THEM AND THEIR PENALTY KICKS. GODDAMNIT. FUCK.
Jenna: Please don't ask right now.
It's the beginning of our low season and I've just got...some other things going on.
Dan: #dandrea
Kaden: Pleasant. Why do you ask? I find such questions quite superficial.
Eva: Who the fuck cares how I’m feeling? Mind your own damned business.
Caspar: My feelings are too deep and too complex to be summed up in words that you plain folk will be able to comprehend. Man, it’s hard to be so intellectual.
18) What are your character’s afraid of?
Zack: rejection, failure, alienation, a puzzle I can't solve
Xerxes: Oh God, oh God, people, small spaces, heights, everything...
Tuesday: Fuck man, losing my brother, losing November, losing everything…
Soren: -failure to succeed at anything I try, failure to become a professional soccer player, never finding someone I truly love...fuck, man, this is morbid. Can I just go play soccer?
Jenna: Alienation, permanent loneliness, an inability to find my identity and purpose in life.
Dan: Being caught completely helpless without a phone or anything #DifferentKindofSignThread
Kaden: Being forced into a situation where my only choice is to exert maximum effort. God help me then.
Eva: Growing up friendless and alone, living alone, dying alone. Also growing up to live a plain, average life and not achieve anything noteworthy.
Caspar: Eating meat by accident. Also yeah there’s that whole crippling stage fright thing.
19) What do your character’s believe in? (IE: God, spirits, aliens)
Zack: There is no substantial evidence that any such entities exist. So why should I waste my time believing in them? That's what I thought.
Xerxes: Oh, God, yes, they're everywhere...all the time...
Tuesday: Uh, nah, dude, totally not. Nope, no ghosts. Nope.
Soren: Dude. What kind of poser pussy prick believes that shit? Not me, that's who.
Jenna: I suppose there could be ghosts. If there's a God, he's a bastard.
Dan: All I know is that if the zombie apocalypse happens, I will be first in line to be bitten #zombieshaveallthefun #stonedeadalready #dontgiveaboo #undeadpartay.
Kaden: Fantasy and fairy tale, the lot of it.
Eva: I mean…there’s definitely life after death. But like…actualy
God? I dunno, man, I could talk about this for a while. But I mean, okay, probably not. I always thought religion was dumb.
Caspar: Dude, I wouldn’t say like, God and stuff because like, religion is an antiquated and highly misogynistic societal construct, but like, in terms of energy? Like, definitely, man. In the trees and stuff. There’s a great spirit voodoo thing within all of us, for sure. If I meditate, I can feel it running through me. You’ve just gotta open you
mind, man.
20) If your character was a superhero, what would their name and power be?
Zack: Zack Attack, super intelligence
Xerxes: Um Idunno Pigman or something?-Invisibility
Tuesday: The Troll of Troll Street-Oh, dude, teleportation, totally. Like, that would be so sick.
Soren: Soccerman-Super speed, super strength...hell, super everything.
Jenna: Shifty-Ability to change her physical appearance at will.
Dan: Dantheman22-ability to tweet with his mind #futureswag
Kaden: Kadenator (heaven help him)-ability to read minds, and thus to conquer any opponent in any card game.
Eva: Asmerom-Ability to stop time. Literally, I am so busy all the time, and that would just…make my life a million times easier.
Caspar: CasMaster- Ability to mute everyone else around me so I could rant in peace, and they’d all be forced to quit their menial lives for two stupid seconds and listen to the vastly important things that I have to say.
Here are some questions that are a bit more fun (I hope)! Again, feel free to answer these however you like. (I will be writing them a little differently…)
Would you rather…:
21) experience life like a video game OR a movie?
Zack: Both are rather boring. I suppose a documentary film, on something interesting like the philosophical implications of theoretical quantum mechanics. That would certainly be a fascinating life.
Xerxes: Uh, like, a nice, happy movie? Idunno, games and movies can both be pretty scary.
Tuesday: Oh man, video game, totally. That'd be the most epic life. EVER.
Soren: FIFA 11. Fuck it, I'm gonna be in the next one anyway, YOU WAIT. YOU FUCKING WAIT.
Jenna: A movie. Video games are just so childish, and I'm sure I'd quite enjoy the lives that some movie characters live, though I haven't had time to watch a movie for quite a while.
Dan: Movie, and by movie I of course mean 500 Days of Summer #pleasedearGod #please.
Kaden: Movie. Preferably as some sort of extra, so I’m not required to accomplish anything of consequence.
Eva: One of those cool romantic comedy movies where I end up being super rich and successful and happily ever after with Bradley Cooper. Or I guess Adam Sandler is acceptable too.
Caspar: What about like, a performance art exhibit? Like, mainstream media like video games and movies isn’t really my thing, you know? I’d rather live my life as like, a post-modern art exhibit. Those are just so deep and cool and creative, man.
22) hit every red light for the rest of your life OR always be wrong?
Zack: Follow the rules. Unlike my many heterodox compatriots at school, I don't mind not being arrested every once in a while.
Xerxes: Always being wrong could like, get you killed, dude...just like, Idunno, hit the red lights man.
Tuesday: Hitting all the red lights? That'd be so boring, man. Why would you want such a like, boring...mrrr, never mind. Just...yeah.
Soren: God damnit, I have fucking had it with these goddamn poser pricks who think they're
so cool for breaking all the goddamn rules. Hit the red lights. Seriously? You're really not cool by being all hipster and rebel and shit. Just be normal, bro. C'mon. Also, your mom's my red light.
Jenna: Hit every red light. There's no reason for others to look down on you because of wrong choices. I'd rather make myself out to be the best person I can be.
Dan: #Wrongistheway #rightmeansfright No but rhyming aside, I mean, if you were always wrong, you couldn’t really get anything done in your life, could you? #logicftw.
Kaden: I’ve never felt the need to run a red light, so this question is a bit irrelevant.
Eva: I feel like if you’re always wrong you’d die pretty fucking quickly. Like, maybe you’d last a day. What a fucking dumbass question.
Caspar: I’m never wrong. But red lights are also an arbitrary and useless societal construct. So I’m gonna have to go with “neither”. That’s an option I just invented because creativity is cool, man.
23) be able to fly OR read minds?
Zack: Reading minds would be fascinating. Certainly an ability that could lead to great leaps in the field of psychiatry.
Xerxes: Flying would like...help me get away from pedophiles really quickly. So yeah. Flying.
Tuesday: Dude, flying would be sick. Like, think of all the freakin'
badass escapes you could pull off.
Soren: Your mom...you know what, never mind. Uh, read minds. 'Cause you know, there are probably lots of tits floating around girls' minds.
Jenna: I've always wanted to fly, even if only for a while. It'd be a nice relief from the stresses of work, certainly.
Dan: Reading minds would not be beneficial to me unless everyone could think in ASL #callmepilotDan.
Kaden: The man who learns to read minds will become the greatest card dealer in the world. Count me in.
Eva: I kind of would want to read minds, but I don’t really want to know all the shitty opinions that stupid people have of me. So I’ll go with flying. Because that would be sick as fuck anyway. Can you imagine being able to fly, though? Like, Jesus.
Caspar: Flying would be cool. Then when everyone else gets jetpacks, I can say I learned to fly before it was cool. And I feel like if I could read minds the nasty oppressive government would kidnap me within a heartbeat and force me to help with their patriartichal and inhumane interrogation programs.
24) always say everything on your mind OR never speak again?
Zack: I always say the entirety of what is on my mind in any regard. Nothing would be different.
Xerxes: Oh God, never speak again, please, please. Is this like, an actual thing? Like, can I totally get this?
Tuesday: Uh, never talk again, probably. I don't talk that much anyway, man. Thursday could talk for me.
Soren: Never speak again, much as that would suck shit. Oh man, dude, if I said everything on my mind...I'd get kicked off the soccer team for sure. Oh man, and I'd never get a fucking girl.
Jenna: Never speak again...saying everything without any control would have terrifying implications for me.
Dan: #wtf #stupidquestions I have never spoken in my life and it’s done me well so far. So I’m gonna go ahead and take that option #logicftw
Kaden: I can’t remember the last time I said what was on my mind. To never have to speak again would be quite a relief.
Eva: I mean, could I still, like, Facebook and tweet and tumble and stuff? Because then I’d totally never speak. Duh. But…I guess otherwise say everything. I mean, I tend to say most of the things that are on my mind anyway. The only trouble would be like, around guys. But I could probably just avoid them anyway. Fuck guys. Seriously.
Caspar: I have never not said what’s on my mind. Ever. Choosing that option would literally change nothing. I’m pretty sure if I couldn’t speak, my head would implode.
This or That…:
25) chocolate or vanilla?
Zack: Chocolate
Xerxes: Vanilla
Tuesday: Dude, chocolate. All the way.
Soren: Your mom's his creamy vanilla
Jenna: Vanilla
Dan: #Chocotaco
Kaden: Chocolate, though he never eats sweets.
Eva: Vanilla unless it’s like, fancy premium truffle chocolate or whatever.
Caspar: Vanilla. Cocoa workers are paid about three cents an hour. We’re basically prolonging the plight of third world countries with each chocolate bar we buy.
26) summer or winter?
Zack: Winter. A much quieter atmosphere for private study.
Xerxes: Uh, I don't care, dude...summer, I guess, cause you know, no school, less people.
Tuesday: Dude, summer. No school.
Soren: Summer. Because you can't play soccer in the winter, dumbass.
Jenna: Winter, summer is much more hectic in the city.
Dan: Summer because #fuckschool #fuckit #fuckit #fuckit
Kaden: Winter, More of an excuse to never leave the house.
Eva: Summer. Gymnastics season. Obviously. It’s my time to shine.
Caspar: Winter. Then I can wear the cool coats and jeans that I like.
27) Disney or Six Flags?
Zack: Both are utter wastes of times.
Xerxes: Uh, they're both pretty scary, can I just like, stay home?
Tuesday: Dude, six flags is
intense. They have like, no security guards. It's
so easy to steal shit.
Soren: I'm gonna go all Disney on your mom's six flags.
Jenna: It was my dream to visit Disney World when I was a child. Unfortunately we could never afford the tickets, and now I'm simply much too busy.
Dan: Disney rides were boring as hell for me. #stupidmusicalsingingshit. Six Flags all the way #rollercoasters #dabomb.
Kaden: Oh dear.
Eva: How is that even a fucking question? Disney World/Land is like a fucking magical journey through heaven and paradise, and Six Flags is like a giant bucket of horse shit. I mean, did
anyone pick Six Flags? Dumbasses.
Caspar: Never been to either. Hanging out in like, empty lots and abandoned parks is way cooler. Less disgustingly commercial. I don’t need to give those corporations one penny of my money.
28) coffee or tea?
Zack: Coffee, though both are atrocious for your limphetic system.
Xerxes: Uh, tea?
Tuesday: Uh, coffee, I guess. Keeps me awake when I have to pull an all-nighter for studying and stuff.
Soren: Fucking coffee, man. Tea is for pussy prick ballerina fucks. Do I look like a pussy prick ballerina fuck? No. No, I don't.
Jenna: Beer.
Dan: #OhGod, please do not ever give me coffee. #dansplosion #danomite #dannado #toosoon?
Kaden: Alcohol.
Eva: Tea, but only if it’s like a chai tea latte. Like regular green tea is just water with a bunch of plants in it. That’s dumb. But I’ll also stomach coffee if it’s like a mocha latte or something with lots of whipped cream, because that stuff tastes more like a milkshake anyways.
Caspar: Starbucks coffee. Every morning. And sometimes afternoon. And sometimes evening.
29) blonde or brunette?
Zack: I don't judge on the basis of appearance.
Xerxes: Uh, if you're like, not a pedophile, then I don't really care about your, uh, hair color.
Tuesday: Uh...*glances nervously from November to Tate*...green?
Soren: Whatever color hair your mom has.
And blondes. Fucking hot blondes.
Jenna: Doesn't matter. Appearances say little about what's on the inside.
Dan: #OhGod, brunettes brunettes brunettes brunettes
#dandreaKaden: Partial to brunettes, but to be perfectly honest, I couldn’t care less.
Eva: Oh God, brunettes all the way. What even blonde hot guys
are there?
Caspar: Hair color is so superficial. I see what’s like, on the inside, man.
30) Christmas or Halloween?
Zack: Neither. Both are marketing ploys by particularly festive-minded companies.
Xerxes: Halloween is so scary...Christmas all the way, dude.
Tuesday: Halloween, man. Tons of pranks. Aw yeah.
Soren: Fucking Christmas, man. That's when I get to go to soccer tournaments.
Jenna: Christmas. The club is much too raucous on Halloween night.
Dan: Okay, #manly #nohomo, Christmas is really cool. The whole family together, #presents, nice dinner, #presents, snow, #presents, #youknow.
Kaden: Halloween, since I am not six years old and therefore have no obligation to partake in anything out of the ordinary.
Eva: Christmas. Halloween is the dumbest shit ever.
Caspar: Both corporate schemes to milk us for all of our money’s worth in gift cards. I try not to participate in either if possible.
31) Were your character’s parents around? If not, who took care of them?
Zack: Zack grew up in Pawling, New York, with an abusive alcoholic father and a mother who couldn't have given less of a shit.
Xerxes: Grew up in Casco Bay, Maine, with college professor parents. Both were very disappointed when their son showed little academic interest or prowess. He was considered the runt of his family, since his older siblings were all intellectual giants.
Tuesday: Raised in Seattle, Washington, by almost comically strict parents who cared for their boys for nothing more than the pleasure of disciplining them.
Soren: Grew up in Grandin, Florida. Never met his mom, his Dad was an A-list actor who was consequently never home. Basically raised himself.
Jenna: Raised in Lanagan, Missouri. Parents were loving and well-intentioned, but overworked and exhausted all the time.
Dan: Raised in Louisiana. Divided his time between Baton Rouge with his aunt and uncle (weekdays) and Robert, a suburb, with his parents and four siblings (weekends and school holidays). Parents were well-meaning, but both worked full time, and both stressed from caring for five children.
Kaden: Spent the first half of his life with father and stepmother in England, in a hostile and competitive environment with his half sister. Spent the second half of his life with his mother in Utah, who wasn’t home often.
Eva: Grew up in Midland, Michigan. Parents were loving and supportive, but she never really cared for them. Her ambition was always more important than familial ties.
Caspar: Grew up in Elbert, Colorado, with a father who was moderately well-off and provided a good home. Moved to Milford, Delaware before junior year, with mother and stepfather who didn’t mind him, but didn’t exert any particular effort in his favor. He was kind of on his own after that.
32) Any siblings or step-siblings? (Feel free to include name, age, relationships)
Zack: Only child
Xerxes: Two older sisters named Amestris and Atossa, and a twin brother named Darius
Tuesday: Thursday Davenport, obviously.
Soren: Older brother Irving Somersett
Jenna: Older sister named Delilah Gray, younger sister named Janet Gray.
Dan: Older sister Chloe, older brother Seth, younger brother Andy, younger sister Heaven “Harley”
Kaden: Half-sister named Edith
Eva: Older sister Rachel, older brother Cedric, Younger sister Deanna, younger brother Dominic, younger sister Giselle.
Caspar: Curtis “Fuckface” Crane
33) What about aunts and uncles?
Zack: Father has one older brother named Nicholas Charming. Mother also has one older brother named Jaden.
Xerxes: Mother is the second oldest of four: Arnold, Erin, and Jack are older, Kaylah is younger. Father is the oldest of five, other siblings are named Irene, Irving, Jocelyn, and Aria.
Tuesday: Mother is oldest of three, younger siblings are named Gage and Regina. Father has an older sister named Kimberly.
Finn: Mother is the youngest of three, older brothers are named Dwayne and Brandon. Father is the youngest of four, older siblings are named Layton, Ryan, and Shreya.
Soren: Dad is second-oldest of six. Older brother named Kenneth, younger siblings named Drew, Kimberly, Jenna, and Miles.
Jenna: Mom has a younger sister named Destiny. Dad has an older sister named Jada.
Dan: Has an aunt (on his mother’s side) named Alyssa and her husband (uncle) named Clifford. Dad is second youngest of five, older sisters Eleanor, Natalie, Mandy, younger sister Megan.
Kaden: Mother and father are both only children.
Eva: Dad is oldest of 4, younger brother Daniel, younger sister Natalie, younger brother Cohen. Mom has a younger brother named Nathan Morgenthal.
Caspar: Mom is an only child. Dad has a younger brother named Melvin.
34) Any friends close enough to consider family?
(Gonna assume this isn't counting significant others)
Zack: Nope.
Xerxes: Nope.
Tuesday: Pig
Soren: All the soccer bros, dude.
Jenna: Many would like to think so, but Jenna doesn't consider herself particularly close to anyone.
Dan: Gerdy Milan #turdface and his four Superbros #dickheads.
Kaden: None.
Eva: Your mom.
Caspar: Charity
35) Pets?
Tuesday has Wednesday :T
Soren has a dog in Grandin.
Eva has two cats and a dog in Midland. Write an apology letter to each of your character’s. Don’t ask why; we all know we owe our character’s an apology for something! (It doesn’t matter how long it is so long as you get the message across).
Once you’ve done that, shower them in praise and make them feel appreciated; let them know that even though you put them through a ton of drama, you still love them a whole bunches lot.
Dear Zack: Stop being mean to Charley and go kiss her. NO I'M NOT APOLOGIZING TO YOU. IT'S NOT MY FAULT. IT'S YOURS. GO KISS HER. NOW.
Dear Xerxes: Sorry you haven't done anything exciting. And I'm sorry your life is about to get a whole lot more complicated. My bad.
Dear Tuesday: I'm sorry you've been so depressed for like, 12 threads. But you're more fun this way, and people like you more.
Dear Soren: I'm sorry you have to be patient. I hate waiting for your Belle to come along too. I promise you'll pull through and everything will be worth it in the end.
Dear Jenna: I’m sorry that I’ve made you such a confusing character and that even you don’t know who you are. Maybe one day you’ll work things out with Jay. But maybe not. Soz.
Dear Dan: Let’s be honest, I don’t have a ton to apologize to you for. Your life is pretty awesome. You have so many fucking friends. I’d say I’m sorry for making you deaf, but I’m absolutely not sorry for that, because it’s made you who you are, and it’s helped you connect with so many people you wouldn’t have otherwise. Complain as you do I think that deep down, you don’t mind it all that much.
Dear Kaden: I’m sorry for not posting with you and letting your really awesome plot die. I like to think that it would have died anyways even if I had posted with you more so it wasn’t totally my fault. Anyways, sorry for blowing it. I hope you don’t hate me all that much. Maybe they’ll come back some day.
Dear Eva: OH MY GOD I’M SORRY I HAVEN’T POSTED WITH YOU AS MUCH AS I WANT TO. The thing is that there aren’t a lot of other people from your story and there’s no real concrete plot so it’s been hard for me to get you threads. BUT I WILL GET YOU SOME. AND I WILL GET YOU FRIENDS TOO. I know you’re lonely. You’ll never be popular, but perhaps by the end of our association you might have progressed a little from the friendless stage.
Dear Caspar: God, I’m sorry you’re such a little shit. I’m sorry for what I’m about to make you do. I’m sorry that you’re about to ruin your life. But I promise you’re going to get it together in the end. I promise your dreams are going to come true. Even if your plot on this site never gets there, even if it’s just in a notebook, I’m going to write that happy ending for you. I promise that all this stupid bullshit is going to be worth it, and you
are going to be okay.
PRAISING (forgot about this)
Dear Zack: You are a wonderful, beautiful specimen of the human race. You and Charley are a most dazzling couple indeed. I am sorry for making your past so Gary-Stuishly tragic, but it was necessitated in that time. Now that you are back to your old ways, you can be wonderful again.
Dear Xerxes: You're cute. I'm sorry for making you a mass murderer. And for having you murder your girlfriend. But. On the bright side. YOU'LL HAVE A PIG INSIDE OF YOU.
Dear Tuesday: You are amazing and make me squee. Out loud. Do you understand how hard that is? You and your brother are the most amazing characters on any roleplay site ever. Oh, and I'm getting married to your brother. Any problems? Thought not.
Dear Jenna: You are my beautiful baby girl/boy and I love posting with you to death. You've taught me never to trust a first impression and never to assume based on reputation. Thank you for entering my head
Dear Dan: I’m never going to forget you. You’re so dear to my heart and so, so precious to me. I’m never going to forget you. This past year, you’ve been so much more to me than a roleplay character; you’ve been a person and a friend.
Dear Kaden: You have been an experience. You’re not necessarily fun to play, but you’re valuable, and you’re worth it. That probably doesn’t make sense. Oh well. I have one more Dan post to do and then it’s your turn. Get ready. Your spotlight is on. Your time is almost here. I know you’ll be spectacular.
Dear Eva: Girl, I am never letting you go. Because I will break this Briar Rose curse. And I can’t think of a better character to break the curse with. You’re my personal baby. You have more of me in you than I planned originally, and most of my characters don’t have any of me in them. I hope I can find you friends and love, because I honestly think you deserve them. You’re a bitch, but you can change.
Dear Caspar: YOU ARE AMAZING. Obviously, your face claim is beautiful. But you’re so much more than your face claim and I enjoy that. You grow with every post I write for you, and I’ve never had a character who feels so real. I don’t just want to follow you in this vulnerable adolescent period. I want to follow you when you grow up, through adulthood, because you are a person to me, and I want to flesh you out.