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Basic Statistics

Name:
Nickname:
Meaning of name:
Origin of name:
Age:
Sex:
Blood type:
Nationality:
Ethnicity:
Race:
Sexual Orientation:
Current status:
Political Party:
Police/Criminal/Legal record:
Socioeconomic level as a child:
Socioeconomic level as an adult:
Birth date:
Birth place:
Current residence:
Occupation:
Title/Rank:
Hobbies/Pastimes:
Talents/Skills/Powers:

Past History

Hometown:
First Memory:
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her:
Why/How?
Other memories/events that still affects him/her and why/how:
Past failures s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about and why:
Biggest role model:
Why?
Biggest disillusions from childhood:
Backstory:

Physical Characteristics

Height:
Weight:
Posture:
Build:
Skin:
Hair:
Widow's peak?
Ears:
Eyes:
Nose:
Mouth:
Face shape:
Expressions:
Describe their smile:
Hands:
Feet:
Tattoos/Scars?
Glasses/Contacts?
Left/Right handed?
Distinguishing features:
Who does s/he take after; mother or father?
Style (Elegant, shabby, etc):
How does s/he dress or what do they typically wear?
Other outfits one might find in their wardrobe:
Jewelry:
Other accessories:
Weapons:
Health:
Hygiene:
Physical Flaws:
Physical Qualities:

Characteristics

Are they generally balanced or clumsy?
Mannerisms/Poses/Movement:
Describe their walk:
Habits/OCDs/Obsessions:
Speech Patterns:
Unique phrases/words:
Do they curse, and if so, to what extent?
Write a piece of dialogue that this character might say (can be between someone else):
Voice:
Describe their laugh:
Describe their sleep patterns (light/heavy sleeper, no sleep, sleeps too often, etc):
Describe their dwelling/house:
Describe their bedroom:
Describe their daily rituals:

Psychological/Personality Attributes and Attitudes

Intelligence Level:
Known Languages:
Character's long-term goals/desires in life:
Character's short-term goals/desires in life:
Secret desires:
How self-confident is the character?
How do they see him/herself?
How do they believe s/he is perceived by others?
What is the character most proud of?
What does the character like least about themselves?
How do they express themselves?
Is this character generally dominant or submissive?
Patience level:
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?
Most at ease when:
Ill at ease when:
Describe their sense of humor:
If granted one wish, what would it be?
Why?
Character/Personality/Mental/Social Strengths:
Character/Personality/Mental/Social Flaws:
If they could be described with one of the seven virtues, which would it be?
If they could be described with one of the seven sins, which would it be?
Biggest Vulnerability (non physical):
Optimist or Pessimist:
Introvert or extrovert:
Greatest Fear:
Other Fears/Insecurities/Phobias:
Emotional/psychological/social peculiarities:
Biggest regret:
Other regrets:
Biggest accomplishment:
Minor accomplishments:
Musical talents/instruments:
Character's darkest/deepest secret:
Minor Secrets:

Likes/Dislikes

Likes:
Dislikes:
Favorite:
Color:
Clothing:
Place:
Room in the house and why:
Food/drinks:
Music genre:
Songs and Singers/Bands:
Movies/TV Shows/Performances:
Actors/Performers:
Books:
Historical figure:
Subject in school:
Animal:
Least Favorite:
Clothing:
Place:
Food:
Music genre:
Subject in school:
Simple Pleasures:
Greater Pleasures:
Where does this character like to hang out?
Where is this character's dream place to live?
Motto/Personal quote:
Mode of transportation:
Most prized possession:
Why?

Emotional Characteristics

Describe character's sense of morals:
What do they consider taboo (something they personally would never do):
Describe character's etiquette:
Describe character's sense of self-control:
Spontaneous or structured?
Instinctual or logical?
How does this character act in public?
How does this character act in privacy?
How does this character act around strangers vs. how they act around friends?
How does this character act around family?
How has this character most changed from youth?
How have they remained the same?
Has this character dealt with the loss of someone they knew?
If so, who?
How has it affected them?
How does this character deal with or react to:
Conflict/Danger:
Rejection:
Fear:
Change:
Loss:
Sex/Flirting:
Pain:
Stress:
Peer pressure:
Guilt:
Being wrong:
Being criticized:
Being insulted (superficially: name calling, etc):
Offending others:
Praise:
Being loved:
Being hated:
Humiliation:
How does this character express?
Anger:
Sadness:
Fear:
Happiness/Excitement:
Love (Consider the "Five Languages of Love"):
Lust:
Stress/anxiety:
Dislike (of a person, thing, or idea):
Approval (of a person, thing, or idea):
How does this character generally express themselves?
What does this character think/feel about?
Marriage:
Children:
Family/Family Values:
Children/Youth:
Old age:
Sex:
Love:
Friendship/Other relationships:
Homosexuality:
The opposite sex:
The same sex:
Money/Material things:
Politics:
Religion:
Destiny/Duty:
Magic/Myth:
Racism/Races in general:
Science/Technology:
Nature/Animals:
Modernity:
Antiquity:
Their past:
Their future:
Their role in society/job/etc:
Drugs and alcohol:
Killing/Murder:
Education:
The foreign/unknown:
How does the character view life?
How does the character view death?
How does the character view society?
How does the character imagine his/her own death?
What does the character want out of life?
What does this character consider "success" to be?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
Why?
What discourages this character?
Why?
What makes this character happy?
Why?
What makes this character sad?
Why?
What makes this character angry?
Why?
What humiliates this character?
What most describes this character's personality?
Psychoanalysis (Describe why they act the way they do):
Does it stem from childhood or an event, or chemical?

Relationships with Others (Non-Married)

Relationship Skills:
Loves (non sexual):
Lusts:
Crushes:
Girlfriend/Boyfriend(s):
Other lover(s):
Marital status:
First crush:
Did it last?
Why or why not?
Best Friends:
Friends:
Confident/Mentor:
Hates:
Dislikes:
Rivals:
Pets:
What kind of person would s/he consider to be the perfect partner?
Is the character judgmental of others and how so?

How is s/he perceived by...
Strangers?
Friends?
Coworker/Colleague?
Lovers?

What happens to change this perception if at all?
Describe their sense of trust
What type of individuals does s/he like or associate with?
What type of individuals doesn't s/he like or associate with?
How do they treat members of the opposite sex?
How do they treat members of the same sex?
What do family/friends like most about character?
What do family/friends like least about character?
Do they know anyone who's died, and if so who and how were they affected?

Sex/Romantic Life

What do they consider to be a romantic setting/activity/date?
What did they do on their first date?
How does a normal date go for this character?
How would they like to propose or be proposed to?
Virgin?
Describe his/her sex life:
How often does this character have sex?
How long can he/she go without sex?
How does this character feel emotionally, after sex?
Does this character have self control around individuals of their sexual desire? Describe:
Does sex play an important role in their relationships, if so, how?
Turn-ons:
Turn-offs:
Fetishes/Fantasies:
Sexual peculiarities:
Sexual perks:
Sexual flaws:
Usually on the top or bottom?
Dominant or Submissive?
Describe their first sexual experience:
At what age?
Was it planned/originally intended?
Was it consensual?
How did they feel emotionally, afterwards?
How has this affected the character, if substantially at all?
Have they ever impregnated someone, or been impregnated?
If so...
Whom?
Was it planned?
Was it consensual?
Was it a successful pregnancy (did it live)?
Did they keep, adopt, or abort the child and why?
Did he/she stay with the child/family/partner, and why or why not?
Have they ever had intercourse or a sexual experience with the same sex?
With whom?
Was it planned/originally intended?
Was it consensual?
How did they feel afterwards?
Possible psychological reasons for their sexual fantasies or behavior:

Family (they were raised with)

Immediate family members and their ages:
Ethnicity and/or species of the mother:
Ethnicity and/or species of the father:
Birth order:
Extended family:
Any important/infamous/famous ancestors, and if so, who?
Describe their ancestral history, if anything of particular note:
Birthparent(s):
Are they still alive?
Did they raise this character?
If not, why not, and/or what happened?
At what age was the character when this happened?
What did they do for a living?
Are they still together?
If not, how, when and why did they separate?
How did each parent treat the character, growing up?
How does each parent treat the character now?
What does each parent think of the character?
What changes their opinion of the character, if at all, and how so?
How did the character treat each of their parents growing up?
How does the character treat each of their parents now?
Caretaker(s) (if someone other than birthparents):
What is their relationship to the character?
Are they still alive?
At what age did the caretakers begin to raise this character?
Did they know the caretakers know the birth parents?
Did the character know the birth parents?
How did the father/caretaker1 treat the character?
How did the mother/caretaker2 treat the character?
How did the character treat their father/caretaker1?
How did the character treat their mother/caretaker2?
Siblings (if any):
Are they still alive, if not who died and when?
Describe how each one treats this character:
Describe how this character treats each one of his siblings:
Does this character still keep in contact with their siblings?
How has this character's relationship changed with their siblings since childhood?
How did s/he get along with the family as a whole?
How did s/he get along with the siblings, if any?
Describe their family life/dynamic, growing up:
Describe their family life/dynamic now:
Favorite parent:
Why?

Family (that they have created, if at all)

Partner(s):
Is this their first marriage/family? (if not, copy, paste, and answer these questions for the previous marriages/families too):
How, why and when did they divorce/split?
Was it mutual?
If they had children, who kept them?
If it was a death, what happened, and when?
Did they get remarried, and if so to whom?
How did the children, if any, respond to that?
Are they legitimately married?
If not, are the other characters aware of this?
When did they get married?
How did they meet?
How did he propose, or how was she proposed to?
Mistress(es)/Secret Lover(s)/ Lover(s) outside of marriage:
Does the spouse/partner know?
If so how and when did they find out?
How did they react, and what was the end result?
Any illegitimate children with them, and if so who?
Does anyone know?
If so, how and when did they find out?
How did they react and what was the end result?
Children and their ages:
Who are each of their parents (ie: from which marriage, if any other)?
Were any conceived/born out of wedlock, if so, which ones?
How does (each) son/daughter treat of this character?
How does this character treat (each) son/daughter?
How does (each) son/daughter think of this character?
How does this character think of (each) son/daughter?
How does this character's relationship change with their child/children as they grew older?

Spiritual Characteristics

Religion:
Does the character believe in a god or goddess?
What are the character's spiritual beliefs?
Is religion or spirituality an important part of this character's life?
If so, what role does it play?
Superstitions:
Chinese Zodiac:
Astrological Zodiac:
Element:

What If

If this character were an animal, what would they be?
Why?
If this character were the opposite sex what would they . . .
Do?
Say?
Feel?
If this character were to be characterized by an object, what would it be?
Why?
What would/does this character do if confronted with someone identical in personality?
What would/does happen if this character became physically handicapped, and how would that change them?
What would/does this character do if spontaneously placed in a whole new and unfamiliar environment/country/planet/etc?
If they don't already, what would this character do/act like if they had a child?

Other

What song best fits this character?
If you could compare this character to an existing character, who would s/he be and why?
If you could choose an actor for this character, who would it be?
If you could choose a voice actor for this character, who would it be?
Who/what was your character inspired by?

How the Character is Involved in the Story

Character's role in the story (main character? hero? Villain? etc):
Scene where character first appears:
Relationships with other characters:
Where, how and when did s/he first interact with other characters:
What was this character's life like before something, if anything, happened to change it all:
How Character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:
Background Story:
Additional Notes on This Character:




Notes on creating effective characters

Motivation: When considering a character, always ask yourself 'why'? Question your character's motive for everything they do, think, or say. Delve into the psychology of your character. Don't just make them 'insane' for no reason, or 'just always happy,' or anything that can't have backup. Every thing has a reason, and this should be relatively obvious to your readers, unless you mean to keep it a secret; but a good, solid character has depth. One creates depth through a deep understanding of their character's past, psychology, and motives. For instance, it doesn't make sense for a female character in a sexist society, to "just suddenly have the will to rebel." No, rebellion comes from a catalyst, an instigator, something has to happen for this character to want to rebel; afterall, if you've built that society to generally accept sexist ideals, what would make this female character different from the others? What happened in her childhood to make her think otherwise? How did her father treat her that may have inspired this desire to break the norm? How about her mother? Was there a role model, tv show, event, etc, that inspired this character to break the mold? People never do anything without reason, be it conscious or subconscious, and as a writer, it is your job to write their history and motivations.

Stick to what you know: It's hard to have a deep understanding for your character, if they have no basis in reality. It doesn't mean you can't have superheroes or fantasy elements, but their traits and personality must still realistic and believable within that realm of reality. Even in an alternate universe, there is a state of consistency. Lack of consistency creates an unbalance and a poor foundation for your character, and they will be loose and shallow to the reader. A reader connects with a character when they can sympathize, or feel an emotion from them. Keep at least that much realistic in anything you do. In order to understand your character, you have to understand, or research them. Do you know enough about the period in which they were born, or their habitat? Do you know anything about their demographic, their race, their age? All of these things you must familiarize yourself with in reality before you attempt to recreate it in your story. It is the same with an artist; an artist can not learn to exaggerate reality before they learn to replicate it, at least to some extent. Therefore, you must truly know your characters inside and out, and practically live them. These above mentioned traits only come from putting yourself in your character's shoes. "If I were him/her, how WOULD I wake up in the morning? What would be my daily rituals? What would I order if I were them, at a restaurant?" Think about your characters all the time, even when you're waiting on a bus, or standing in line, constantly ask yourself "what would my character do in this situation?" This is how you can come up with truly unique character traits, that are both believable AND relatable. Draw from people you know, situations you've been in, or even yourself (but don't be one of those writers who just writes their fantasy self into everything they do).

Clichés, Stereotypes, and Archetypes: Clichés are not the same as archetypes or stereotypes, mind you, and to some extent these things are necessary for a story, however a cliché should never be used as an important story element. That being said, this does not mean that all clichés are bad. You can have a cliché storyline, but a diverse range of characters with depth and personality interesting enough to keep your reader into what you're writing. Cliché characters may run the risk of becoming flat and undeveloped if they are not subject to change. If you do not move beyond it, they will remain stagnant, and thus hinder the potential of your story. Avoid them when you can, and work around them when you have them. What is the difference, you ask? In my personal opinion, archetypes are 'genres' of stories or characters, a very basic and general 'theme.' These are hard to avoid. Archetypes of stories could include: love triangles, the classic Romeo and Juliet fate, jealousy, etc. Archetypes of character may include: the stubborn king, the blinded-by-love youth, the whore or even beast/monster with a heart of gold, the corrupt official, etc. These are things in which you base your story on, but build off of. Stereotypes are only acceptable in moderation. You have to make a character believable. Certain fashions, dialects, and generally accepted truths about a stereotyped character might be necessary to get your point across. This is especially helpful for minor characters. Let's say you have a bartender, who is in only one or two scenes. He needs no real development, as he only acts as a prop for your main characters to interact with. It's okay to go with a stereotype or cliché. If you start going to the extreme opposite, and try to create the 'super unique, most original awesome character ever,' or as I like to call it, the 'anti-stereotype,' you run the risk of 'obviously trying too hard,' which will come off to your reader as amateur. If he's only a minor character, or someone in passing, don't make the bartender "a midget, old woman with a beard, who's lesbian for no reason, has wings, and speaks backwards in French." It doesn't make sense, and is completely unnecessary for a minor character. It is, therefore, unbelievable and leaves the reader questioning "why did they even bother?" Don't try too hard to create something no one has ever seen, because you'll inevitably fail. It doesn't mean that you can't create something original. Originality comes from making the particular character just unique enough from the others to stand out, however many aspects of this character probably have their inspirations from other sources. Don't be afraid of that, but at the same time, don't let your inspirations be all you draw from.

Conclusion: Most of all, keep practicing. Writing is like an art, no one is perfect the first time they start. No one creates masterpieces with their first works. Don't bank all your money on one story, or one character. Continue to create, because you never know which one might be the big hit. Even when you have created something people like, don't stop there. A true artist or writer is never pleased with their work. Continue to aspire to create more, create something new, and most of all, let your love of the hobby inspire you to never stop.

I can agree with that; I read that all the insignificant details aren't what makes a character, it's the deeper meaning. And it's true, isn't it?

NAME Dawn Gates

_________________F o u n d a t i o n s___
▸ Nickname/s: N/A
▸ Age: 15
▸ Birthday/Sign: 25 October 1993, Scorpio
▸ Sex/Gender: Female
▸ Sexuality: Straight
▸ Job/Profession: Unemployed
▸ Known As: New Girl, Out of Towner, Bitter One, Crazy b***h

_________________S k i n D e e p___
▸ Eyes: Dark brown
▸ Hair: Long, dark brown hair
▸ Height: 5'3"
▸ Size/Build: 78 kg
▸ Bra Size: C cup

▸ Overall: Practical, outdoors dress, slender shape, big eyes.

_______________________I n D e p t h___
▸ Biography: She was raised in the shadow of a mountain, cut off from society, unloved and unwanted by her parents. She has one sister, adopted, named Belinda who does love and want her.

However, Dawn is worked and abused most days, and she dreams of escape. One day, when her mother goes missing, she tries to run away, and is pushed to her darkest limits just to succeed.

But things only get worse as she crashes through the trees to something much worse, leading her a path to revenge...

▸ Personality: She has grown up feeling wronged, and combined with the regular pain inflicted against her has made her bitter. She is hardworking and determined, thanks to her parents pushing, but her distrust of her parents makes her question authority.

Her parents also made her unforgiving, because they continued to reject her, but she perseveres because she's been through the worst.

Her sister has given her faith in others, even if it's conditional. Her sister also demands honesty, so Dawn has grown up trying to match up to that standard, learning along the way how powerful the truth can be against others.

Her parents may have given her low self-esteem and given her a closed view, but her sister has made her unpretentious and realistic.

▸ Way to My Heart
♛ Belinda

❤ Likes Spending time with her sister/Brenda
❤ Likes Looking outside/daydreaming
❤ Likes Hunting
❤ Likes Playing under the house
❤ Likes Exploring the outdoors

▸ The Most Disgusting
✗ Dislikes Yelling and Fighting
✗ Dislikes Slaving around the house
✗ Dislikes Locked inside
✗ Dislikes Physical pain/torture
✗ Dislikes Being disrespected

☠ Alex

▸ Fears
Rejection
Failure

▸ Strengths
Determination
Honesty
Realistic

▸ Weaknesses
Closed-minded
Low self-esteem
Impulsive

▸ Flaws
Bitter
Critical
Haughty

▸ Quirks
Illiterate
Doesn't Bathe
Opinionated

▸ Pet Peeves
Drinking
Men who talk down to women.

▸ Dreams
Personal freedom
Revenge

▸ An uphill battle
Threat of jail
Threat of death from Alex
Alex's brother refuses to co-operate
Question of how to kill a vampire
Angry widow
Threat of death from sunlight
Too many enemies

____________________E x t r a E x t r a___
▸ ▸ Theme Song: Haunted by Evanescence
▸ ▸ Crush: At some point, Orion.
▸ ▸ Other: (N/A or not)

▸ ▸ Favorite Music: Rock.
▸ ▸ Favorite Food: Rabbit pie.
▸ ▸ Favorite Color: green.

▸ ▸ Growth: Dawn grows from being hopeless and obedient to being furiously rebellious in a very short time. Changed by her experiences, she is spurred into action to make up for her misfortunes not only from that night, but for the past fifteen years, and that releases fifteen years of anger.

Upon meeting Brenda though, a girl so alike to her recently departed sister, she is forced to rein herself in and be smarter.

But when she loses control of her personal mission, she loses her head and cuts herself completely off. Isolated from emotions and allies, she's forced to face an impossible situation by herself, which proves too heavy a task when she is captured. Now she has to face herself in order to fix her situation.

When she does this, she is forced to face a truth she's fought all along; that it's not them she's truly mad at, it's herself.

▸ ▸ General Storyline: Escaping from her abusive home, she escapes only to land herself into an even worse situation; she is discovered in the woods and followed by her sister by a group of boys whose only intention is to rape and kill them both.

But in the process, Dawn is accidentally turned into a vampire by one of them and escapes. Now her only mission is to avenge herself and her sister.

If you don't mind, I need to break here. It's awful long work. emotion_zzz

Finally finished. emotion_drool

Character Questionnaire

[Written in 3rd person]

• What is your character’s name? Does the character have a nickname?

Dawn. No nicknames (it's kind of a one-syllable name...)

• What is your character’s hair color? Eye color? Both are dark brown, a smooth deep brown.

• What kind of distinguishing facial features does your character have? She has big eyes, white light-tanned skin, thin face.

• Does your character have a birthmark? Where is it? What about scars? How did she get them? No birthmark, but she has bruises and scars along her arms, legs and torso.

• Who are your character’s friends and family? Who does she surround herself with? Who are the people your character is closest to? Who does she wish he were closest to? Parents, adoptive sister Belinda. Extended family may include Belinda's sisters, Brenda, Jessica, Julia and Brianna. She surrounds herself with Brenda, and to a limit, others is led to trust, such as Luke, Orion and Brianna. She's close to Brenda, but wishes she was closer to Orion.

• Where was your character born? Where has she lived since then? Where does she call home? Two-storey house hidden in the mountains, born and raised. She calls the forest home, or Brenda's house.

• Where does your character go when he’s angry? Sometimes hunting. Sometimes looking for trouble. Occasionally, to Brenda.

• What is her biggest fear? Who has she told this to? Who would she never tell this to? Why? Her biggest fear is being powerless to stop anyone to harm someone she loves, like her sisters. She has told Brenda and Brianna. She would never tell Alex, because he would take advantage of her weakness.

• Does she have a secret? She doesn't like people to know she and her sister were raped. She also doesn't share her weaknesses lightly.

• What makes your character laugh out loud? People doing stupid stuff (especially who she hates).

• When has your character been in love? Had a broken heart? Can't say she's ever been in love, but she did grow up with a broken heart being unloved by her parents.

Then dig deeper by asking more unconventional questions:

• What is in your character’s refrigerator right now? On her bedroom floor? On her nightstand? In her garbage can? Fridge; rabbit, other hunted meals, food scraps. But to be fair, her house is abandoned now, so... Bedroom floor; clothes. Nightstand; dirty cleaning rag, more clothes... Garbage; thrown-out cleaning stuff, ripped bottle wrappers off her dad's beer that she's played with, loose thread off her clothes...

• Look at your character’s feet. Describe what you see there. Does she wear dress shoes, gym shoes, or none at all? Is he in socks that are ratty and full of holes? Or is he wearing a pair of blue and gold slippers knitted by his grandmother? Boots and socks, worn with years of use.

• When your character thinks of her childhood kitchen, what smell does she associate with it? Sauerkraut? Oatmeal cookies? Paint? Why is that smell so resonant for her? It smells of raw meat. This smell resonates with her because she didn't understand where all the other people were when the house was built by other people, and she wanted to know why she had to be isolated from people.

• Your character is doing intense spring cleaning. What is easy for her to throw out? What is difficult for her to part with? Why? She has difficulty parting with old clothes, because she hardly get many to start with, and she hates to let them be wasted therefore. Anything of her sister's too, especially books. She may be illiterate, but that doesn't change the fact that she always wanted to try thanks to Belinda. She wouldn't bat an eye and tossing everything her parents own, though.

• It’s Saturday at noon. What is your character doing? Give details. If he’s eating breakfast, what exactly does he eat? If she’s stretching out in her backyard to sun, what kind of blanket or towel does she lie on? Locked in a pitch dark room, sleeping away from the sun, as she is a vampire. No simply closed blinds; there needs to be no cracks at all. Alternately, at midnight, she is found walking through town. She doesn't have any money, but she likes to take advantage that town she never had before, and wants to see everything and find everyone. She wants to know who built her house.

• What is one strong memory that has stuck with your character from childhood? Why is it so powerful and lasting? When she tried to run away, and she was caught after fifteen minutes. She was punished harshly and cried for hours. It was lasting because before then, she'd always thought she could if she wanted to, even bragged to her sister about it.

• Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where is she going? What does she wear? Who will she be with? She is with Brenda. She wears borrowed t-shirt, jeans and dress shoes. She is going to a restaurant (Brenda's paying), then a movie or the park.

Character Questionnaire 2

[Answer in first person—as the character]

• What do you consider your greatest achievement? Despite the horrible consequence, escaping my parents. Whether it was that night or not, it had to happen. Despite how depressed Belinda's death made me, I still free proud and free, and I'm certain she would be proud of me.

• What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being free, and having the crimes against me and her lifted from my chest. Not feeling so defeated and undignified; being treated with respect. Making them pay.

• What is your current state of mind? I feel powerful! Got that b*****d Alex under my thumb. Now for the other two... at this rate, it can't be far off...

• What is your favorite occupation? Give me a break, I only discovered there really were other people about a week or two ago! Just not the cops.

• What is your most treasured possession? Well, I no longer have it since I left everything behind at that hell house, but it was a learn-to-read book from when my sister was young.

• What or who is the greatest love of your life? My sister. But not in a romantic way. Ew.

• What is your favorite journey? The physical one, discovering my world. I did this heaps even before I found people, and I enjoyed all senses.

• What is your most marked characteristic? People think it's my bitterness, but that's bullshit. Personally, my most marked trait is definitely my pride. A far more positive trait, don't you think?

• When and where were you the happiest? Running down that hill. Before they found me.

• What is it that you most dislike? Abusive shits who don't respect anyone.

• What is your greatest fear? It was losing Belinda. But then I did lose her, so... losing anyone ever again. Especially because of the type of person above.

• What is your greatest extravagance? The lengths of my malevolence.

• Which living person do you most despise? Don't know if he counts, but Alex.

• What is your greatest regret? Not saving Belinda.

• Which talent would you most like to have? Physical strength.

• Where would you like to live? In a home.

• What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Those first few hours after Belinda's death.

• What is the quality you most like in a man? Respectful.

• What is the quality you most like in a woman? Strong.

• What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Weak.

• What is the trait you most deplore in others? Aggression and violence.

• What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty.

• Who is your favorite hero of fiction? I saw this movie with Belinda once, called The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Brenda told me about what had happened before, and I thought that I liked Peter. But watching this movie, my favourite was Susan.

• Who are your heroes in real life? Though I loved my sister, I think I was more like her hero than she was mine. And Brenda is too frustrating sometimes to look up to. If I were honest, though, Luke has such a cool head on his shoulder and such solid ideals when while he's only human, and I respect that. In some ways, jealous; I'm too lost in the dark to follow his lead, but he's strong for a human.

• Which living person do you most admire? Luke.

• What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Patience.

• On what occasions do you lie? When I truly need to, in order to survive, or in order to help me achieve my happiness.

• Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Nothing I can think of. Maybe '******** you', but...

• If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would learn to read.

• What are your favorite names? In general? I don't know, stop asking. >.>

• How would you like to die? Is that a threat?

• If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? A hawk.

• What is your motto/quote? ******** you.