Era Three

officialyellowdiamond:

imagine-your-oc:

1. What is their worst fear?
2. Does your OC have a temper?
3. Religious beliefs?
4. Height?
5. Weight?
6. What is something that they really regret?
7. Something they’re proud of?
8. What is something they really hate?
9. Now something they really love?
10. How does your OC react when they’re embarrassed?
11. Birthday!
12. Are they a morning person or a night owl?
13. Is there anything you would have changed about your OC?
14. If you could compare your OC to an animal what would that be?
15. Give me a description of their family
16. Switch clothing between two of your OCs!
17. Are they good with technology?

This is meant to be a “before” snapshot of the characters. Before the story, before their character arcs, etc.

Edition: Jacob

1. Worst fear: Disappearing. Jacob wants to leave his mark on the world, so he acts out and is reckless to try to make sure he’s never forgotten.

2. Temper: Jacob has a bit of a temper. He’s very protective, so if people mess with his buds, they’re shit out of luck. If people mess with him, though, he doesn’t really care. “Jacob, you’re stupid and ugly” “lmao truu” “Hailey is a piece of shit” “wHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY”

3. Religious Beliefs: *In “The Novel” universe, there are no organized religions where the main OCs are from.* Jacob has never thought about religion or the creation of the universe. He’s kind of an aloof dumbass, but I love him.

4. Height: 6′0″

5. Weight: 145lbs

6. Biggest regret: Nothing? As of now (beginning of the story), Jacob is just living life and not giving a damn.

7. Proudest accomplishment: He taught himself to play the guitar. It’s the only thing he’s ever really had to do all on his own and he takes great pride in his skillz.

8. Hates the most: The collectors. While he doesn’t completely understand them, he sees them as the fun police and literally hates them with every fiber of his being.

9. Loves the most: His two guitars, particularly his acoustic one. While he loves the sound of the electric one more, he likes that he can take the acoustic anywhere and play. He also found the acoustic on his own, where Hailey found the electric one.

10. What happens when they’re embarrassed: As the resident dumbass, it’s tough to embarrass Jacob. But if it does happen, he’ll laugh it off most of the time. If he’s completely humiliated, he’ll hysterically laugh and run off to be alone.

12. Morning person or night owl: Night owl. He loves to stay up until dawn and sleep until the midafternoon. He’s a wild child of a teenage boy.

13. Anything I would’ve changed: Jacob is still being created, so we’ll revisit this question at a later date when I’ve actually done some real writing :’)

14. OC animal comparison: Sea lion :)

15. Familial description: *In “The Novel” universe, there are no traditional family units.* Jacob had a very normal childhood and relationship with his caregiver. He was always a rowdy and adventurous kid, though, which led to how he is today (a delinquent of society, if you will). He had some good friends in his home, but once he met Hailey and moved out of his home, he unintentionally completely cut himself off from them. Today, he’d probably try to talk to them like it was no big deal and they would still be really salty about the whole thing.

16. Switch clothing between this and another OC: Jacob and Hailey would spend the night together and he’d purposefully put on her clothes just to fuck around. He’d dramatically model them for Hailey while she gives him shit. They’d be too small on him, though. Pants and a t-shirt would probably look like capris and a crop top on him.

17. Technology: Jacob is okay with technology. He knows his way around tools, but can’t handle anything more complicated than basic carpentry or changing the oil in a car.

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alexvniverse:

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gallusrostromegalus:

1. On a scale of “is occasionally forced to bathe” to “Instagram model with sponsors to hoe for” how involved is your OC’s Skincare routine?
2. What are your OC’s food preferences (flavors/textures/spiciness/calories/ when and how they eat) and how did they get that way?
3. What’s something pointless/petty/unimportant that IRRATIONALLY ANNOYS THE HELL out of your OC?
4. What’s your OC’s response to being asked for money by a homeless person?
5. Does your OC get lost easily? What do they do when they do get lost?
6. What would STOP your OC from Doing The Right Thing in a tense situation?
7. Realistically, could your OC (in their normal circumstances- i.e. at thier own house/battlecamp/spaceship etc.) keep a small child alive for a week if they had to?  A Dog?  A Houseplant? A rock with a  smiley face painted on?
8. If your OC had to take the S.A.T. tomorrow with one night to prep, how would they do?  both emotionally and academically.
9. What would cause your OC to chose to do something petty/pointlessly cruel?
10. On a scale of “Complete and Justified nervous breakdown” to “Conquer The Entire Galaxy and become an Immortal God-Emperor”, how well would your OC handle being abducted by Aliens?
11. What song is 100% garunteed to get your OC beyond turnt and will be sung loudly and emabarrasingly, either in public or the shower?
12. What perfectly-normal-to-them-thing does your OC do that confuses/pisses off/terrifies thier neighbors?
13. Under what circumstances would your OC appear naked in public?
14. What thing did your OC’s parents do that your OC wishes they had a better explanation for?
15. How often does your OC “zone out” or do things on autopilot and how severe have the problems that have arisen from that been?
16. How strong or weak is your OC’s Impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened becuase of thier Impulsivity or inability to be so?
17. How does your OC sabotage themselves? 
18. What’s the trashiest item in your OC’s wardrobe, when was the last time they wore it and why do they still have it?
19. How Dehydrated is your OC right now? Are they going to fix this?
20. What’s your OC smell like?  no, not that “Vanilla and Anxiety” evocative stuff, realistically.  Body odor? what have they been touching all day? When was thier last shower? Did they put on any kind of artificial scent?

This is meant to be a “before” snapshot of the characters. Before the story, before their character arcs, etc.

Edition: Sherri

1. Skincare routine: Sherri washes her face twice a day. She’ll do it once when she wakes up in the morning, and then once when she showers at night. Then she’ll do a spot treatment if she needs it and applies a special facial lotion. Twice a month she does a face mask.

2. Food preferences: Sherri is very practical and loves to cook. Her favorite food, by far is pasta. She likes to make a homemade sauce and occasionally will even put forth the effort to make fresh pasta. Most of the time she plans out her meals at the beginning of the week so she knows what she’ll be having when and what she needs from the supermarket to prepare it all. She hates spicy foods. When she was very young, she was “helping” Krista prepare a meal when she got her hands on a jalapeno and decided she needed a snack. At even the slightest bit of spice, her mouth burns in remembrance. She also hates oatmeal/porridge/grits because “they feel like a mouthful of mud.” She has the same breakfast every day: an egg (often hardboiled), a piece of toast with jam (strawberry is her favorite), some vanilla yogurt with fruit (whatever is in season), and tea (chamomile).

3. Irrational annoyance: People talking/whispering when she’s trying to listen to something or pay attention, particularly in class. Like she won’t do anything about it, but inside her head, she is SCREAMING.

4. What’s your OC’s response to being asked for money by a homeless person? *In “The Novel” universe there is no homelessness or currency in the city, but I will answer as if they lived in this universe* Just like with Hailey, Sherri wouldn’t really have much to offer. Being the awkward bean she is, she’d be like, “I, um, no money,” realize how weird she’s being, and briskly walk the other direction in embarrassment and guilt.

5. Does your OC get lost easily? What do they do when they do get lost? Sherri knows the city like the back of her hand. You could ask her where the most obscure place was and she’d know. Once she’s outside of her environment, she has no idea, though. She couldn’t tell you which way was north because in the city she just refers to directions with “left” and “right.” If she got lost outside the city, she’d struggle a lot, but she could use her smarts to get out of it. For example, they live very close to the mountains. If she went towards the mountains when she left the city, then she would know she would need to go the opposite way to get back. Realistically, she’d never be alone outside of the city, though.

6. What would STOP your OC from Doing The Right Thing in a tense situation? A strong argument saying that Not Doing The Right Thing is actually the Right Thing. As smart as Sherri is, she’s easily influenced and occasionally manipulated by others.

7. Realistically, could your OC keep a small child alive for a week if they had to? Yes. She would struggle to understand their needs at first but would pick up how to take care of them pretty quickly. 
A Dog? Yes. She would do her research to figure out what was best to feed it. Sherri is a cat person, though, so she wouldn’t get attached at all.
A Houseplant? She literally has so many happy plants in her apartment.
A rock with a smiley face painted on? If for some reason she had one of these, she’d nestle it in with one of her plants and only remember it when she prunes the plant like twice a year.

8. If your OC had to take the A.C.T. tomorrow with one night to prep, how would they do? Upon hearing that she only had one night to prepare, she’d go home and cry for 20 minutes or so. Then she’d make a cup of tea and sit down to study. She’d cry two more times: once about halfway through her study session from just being overwhelmed, and then again at 2am from exhaustion and stress. She’d show up to the test with dark circles under her eyes and break out in a stress rash. After the test, she’d talk to other students and be like, “oh man, I totally failed.” She’d get a 32.

9. What would cause your OC to chose to do something petty/pointlessly cruel? The thing with Sherri is that she is so quiet and passive that she would never do something petty or cruel on purpose. She couldn’t handle it. Sherri is a rather one-dimensional character/person with no real motivators in her life (please keep in mind that this is the “before,” Sherri is going to grow into a very dynamic character and person).

10. Reaction to being abducted by aliens: She’d literally go through all the stages of grief:
Denial - “this isn’t happening, this can’t be happening, aliens aren’t real, you guys can’t be real, right, ahahahahha, nope this all some bad dream”
Anger - “I can’t be on some spaceship going who knows where! I have a quiz in the morning and I swear if I’m not back to take it, you’re all going to have some serious Sherri to deal with!”
Bargaining - “please, lovely aliens, I don’t have much to offer. If you want some information about Earth I’ll give you what I can but I’ve lived in the city my whole life. If you want to eat me, I probably won’t taste that good, so might as well go and switch me out for someone else, haha. So, here we go, back to earth…”
Depression - “This is the worst day of life. I guess it would be if there was anything inside me that could feel anymore. Yep. Nothing there.”
Acceptance - “This is it, I guess. I never really made any friends or did anything interesting, but that’s alright. Going out by being abducted by aliens is pretty cool, at least.” *smiles thinking about how cool her story is*
The aliens would drop her ass back on Earth because she wouldn’t shut up. She’d repeat the stages but this time because they didn’t want to keep her.

11. Song that gets OC beyond turnt: The only genre of music that exists within the city is classical, but Sherri would absolutely RAGE to some iconic opera. She belts out some Habanera from Carmen almost every time she’s in the shower. She’s not necessarily a good singer, but she has fun. If she had a theme song for her story in The Novel, it would be Riptide by Vance Joy.

12. What perfectly-normal-to-them-thing does your OC do that confuses/pisses off/terrifies their neighbors? Literally came up with this on the spot, but it spoke to me when I thought of it. She has a song that she sings to her plants to help them grow. She’ll sing it every time she waters them. Out on her balcony, she has so many plants that she can’t the balconies of her neighbors, so if they’re out on theirs, they can hear her when she sings it but she has no clue (or she’d be mortified). Krista came up with it and taught it to her and it goes like *to the tune of the nursery rhyme frere jacques* “water, sunlight, and the soil // make you grow, help you bloom // tomorrow you’ll be bigger, and a little stronger // bye for now, see you then.” It’s so stupid but she’s been singing it to her plants ever since she was a child so she’s not going to stop now.

13. Under what circumstances would your OC appear naked in public? None. Sherri’s more of a conservative type gal, so if she ended up naked in public, she’d literally die on the spot from embarrassment. Just fall over, *thud*, dead.

14. What thing did your OC’s parents do that your OC wishes they had a better explanation for?  *In “The Novel” universe, there are no traditional family units, so instead of parents I’ll do caregiver.* Sherri didn’t realize it until someone else pointed it out, but she was always Krista’s favorite. Krista went out of her way to make her comfortable, spend time with her, and get her whatever she needed. Sherri tried to ask about it once, but Krista just said, “don’t be silly, I care for you all equally.” Sherri knew that this wasn’t true, but she hasn’t tried to ask again since. She doesn’t only wonder why Krista treated her so special, but why she would deny it or lie about it.

15. How often does your OC “zone out” and what are some of the outcomes of that? Sherri tends to zone out when she’d people watching. She’ll sit in the park with an open book and sometimes just stare at the other people in the park going about their business. She completely forgets there’s even a book in her lap. The most trouble it’s gotten her into is people shouting at her for staring. “What do you want?? Quit looking at me!” And then she’d go find another place to sit in the park out of embarrassment.

16. How strong or weak is your OC’s impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened because of their impulsivity? If 1 was “I’ve never heard of impulse control in my entire life” and 10 was absolute-strong-will impulse control, Sherri would be a 9. She makes a plan and sticks to it, likes to stay in her comfort zone, and holds herself/her image to a high standard. She has two weaknesses: people with less impulse control that rope her into things (i.e. Hailey) and the purchasing of plants. On one occasion, she saw a book in the library that she very much wanted to read, but talked herself out of it because she already had 3 unread books at home. When she went back for it, it was gone and she hasn’t seen it since.

17. How does your OC sabotage themselves? She doesn’t go outside her comfort zone. Her entire life, Sherri has created this perfect space that is all hers and it’s exactly what she’s ever wanted. She’s happy but stagnant. She can’t grow, even though she’d like to. She wants to meet new people and do new things, but she can never convince herself to initiate it. She just waits around hoping someone else will be the change in her life.

18. What’s the trashiest item in your OC’s wardrobe, when was the last time they wore it, and why do they still have it? As stated, Sherri is a more conservative person and therefore dresses more conservatively. She doesn’t own anything that most would consider “trashy.” But, as a certified thicc girl, Sherri has some intense cleavage. She has one particular sundress that is very low cut and shows off almost all of the tit. She wore it once when she first bought it but ended up feeling self-conscious. She still has it in hopes that one day she’ll have the confidence to wear it again.

19. How dehydrated is your OC right now? Are they going to fix this? Sherri is always hydrated. She always has her reusable, 36oz water bottle on her and refills it twice a day. If she ever loses it, she’ll be really upset and it’ll be like “uh, it’s just a water bottle, Sherri” “YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND”

20. What’s your OC smell like? Sherri usually smells like flowers. Half of the plants in her apartment are aromatic and she spends so much time around them that it’s just how she smells now. Sherri showers every day and uses shampoo/conditioner/soap/lotion/body spray that came together in a set and all have the same scent (eucalyptus).

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gallusrostromegalus:

1. On a scale of “is occasionally forced to bathe” to “Instagram model with sponsors to hoe for” how involved is your OC’s Skincare routine?
2. What are your OC’s food preferences (flavors/textures/spiciness/calories/ when and how they eat) and how did they get that way?
3. What’s something pointless/petty/unimportant that IRRATIONALLY ANNOYS THE HELL out of your OC?
4. What’s your OC’s response to being asked for money by a homeless person?
5. Does your OC get lost easily? What do they do when they do get lost?
6. What would STOP your OC from Doing The Right Thing in a tense situation?
7. Realistically, could your OC (in their normal circumstances- i.e. at thier own house/battlecamp/spaceship etc.) keep a small child alive for a week if they had to?  A Dog?  A Houseplant? A rock with a  smiley face painted on?
8. If your OC had to take the S.A.T. tomorrow with one night to prep, how would they do?  both emotionally and academically.
9. What would cause your OC to chose to do something petty/pointlessly cruel?
10. On a scale of “Complete and Justified nervous breakdown” to “Conquer The Entire Galaxy and become an Immortal God-Emperor”, how well would your OC handle being abducted by Aliens?
11. What song is 100% garunteed to get your OC beyond turnt and will be sung loudly and emabarrasingly, either in public or the shower?
12. What perfectly-normal-to-them-thing does your OC do that confuses/pisses off/terrifies thier neighbors?
13. Under what circumstances would your OC appear naked in public?
14. What thing did your OC’s parents do that your OC wishes they had a better explanation for?
15. How often does your OC “zone out” or do things on autopilot and how severe have the problems that have arisen from that been?
16. How strong or weak is your OC’s Impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened becuase of thier Impulsivity or inability to be so?
17. How does your OC sabotage themselves? 
18. What’s the trashiest item in your OC’s wardrobe, when was the last time they wore it and why do they still have it?
19. How Dehydrated is your OC right now? Are they going to fix this?
20. What’s your OC smell like?  no, not that “Vanilla and Anxiety” evocative stuff, realistically.  Body odor? what have they been touching all day? When was thier last shower? Did they put on any kind of artificial scent?

This is meant to be a “before” snapshot of the characters. Before the story, before their character arcs, etc.

Edition: Hailey

1. Skincare routine: Hailey washes her face whenever she takes a shower and puts some lotion on afterward. That’s it.

2. Food preferences: Hailey isn’t a picky eater. Most of this comes from the times when she’s outside the city and has to make do with whatever she has. One thing that she can’t stand at all is fish. The texture and smell will make her gag. The first time she tried fish she had a tin of anchovies. Since then, all fish is ruined for her. She’ll pretty much eat anything else, though. Her favorite food is soup because she loves how it warms you up when it’s cold and she has a special memory attached to it.

3. Irrational annoyance: Getting interrupted while talking. She’ll visibly start fuming. If you do it too many times, she’ll slap a hand over your mouth and accompany it with a loud “SHUT UP” that turns heads. She won’t even finish the conversation at that point; she’ll just walk away.

4. What’s your OC’s response to being asked for money by a homeless person? *In “The Novel” universe there is no homelessness or currency in the city, but I will answer as if they lived in this universe* Hailey wouldn’t have much money to offer in the first place. Instead, she may have a conversation with them. If there was a particular homeless person that she had gotten to know and formed a bond with, she’d do her best to share what she could with them, whether it be money, clothes, food, or something else.

5. Does your OC get lost easily? What do they do when they do get lost? Hailey has a great sense of direction in general, but don’t bother asking for directions. She knows where the important things are and ignores everything else. If you asked her where the tailor was, she’d say, “we have a tailor?” Yes, Hailey, it’s right next to the supermarket that you go to almost every day. If she does get lost, she’ll be just fine. If she’s in the city, she’ll just wander around until she finds what she’s looking for. If she gets lost outside the city/in the wilderness, she’s already prepared. She’s very resourceful and knows a thing or two about survival. She could find true north if you gave her a half hour, a stick, and two pebbles.

6. What would STOP your OC from Doing The Right Thing in a tense situation? Hailey is rebellious and doesn’t really do the right thing. She looks out for herself and her friends. If she felt very strongly about doing something Right, the one thing that would stop her would be Jacob threatening their friendship.

7. Realistically, could your OC keep a small child alive for a week if they had to? Absolutely not. Hailey doesn’t know the first thing about children. It would be a disaster that I can’t even imagine, honestly.
A Dog? Yeah. She’d see the dog as the same as her but with less complicated emotions.
A Houseplant? No. She’s out of the house too much and would forget to water it.
A rock with a smiley face painted on? 100% she’d walk around it in her pocket and kiss it goodnight. She’d repaint the smiley face any time it got even a little chipped or faded.

8. If your OC had to take the A.C.T. tomorrow with one night to prep, how would they do? Emotionally, Hailey would be fine. She’d immediately be like, “it’s bullshit that they’re only giving us one night to prep,” and not give a shit about how she actually does. She wouldn’t even study, she’d just let whatever happens happen. Academically, she’d do average. Even though she doesn’t really care about the test, she’d put forth enough effort to actually take the test and not just answer randomly. She’s really smart, so she’d get about a solid 24 and be like “cool.”

9. What would cause your OC to chose to do something petty/pointlessly cruel? Hailey is generally petty, but if she got betrayed or abandoned by Jacob she would turn completely cruel to everyone around her. Anyone who tried to talk to her would be met with a bitch face and cruel, sarcastic responses/comments. “Hailey, how are you?” “None of your business, how’s your cat?” “He actually died…” “Yeah, I know.” It would be rough.

10. Reaction to being abducted by aliens: After a few minutes of shock, absolute nihilistic response. She wouldn’t care and just kind of accept whatever fate she had coming. She’d talk to the aliens casually. “Lovely spaceship you have. Did you recently get it waxed?” *alien language* “New?? Damn, what’s a thing like this set you back?” *alien language* “Whoo, that’s quite the investment. Maybe I’ll just stick to my skateboard. Not like I do much space travel anyway.” And then she’d laugh hysterically because she’s the funniest person she knows.

11. Song that gets OC beyond turnt: Over & Over by Smallpools. Since the creation of the character Hailey in 2014-2015, this has always been her theme song. This is one of the few things that I can’t exactly describe, but it’s her song and she loves it.

12. What perfectly-normal-to-them-thing does your OC do that confuses/pisses off/terrifies their neighbors? Whenever she gets home she shouts, “I’m home!” at the top of her lungs as she enters. Some of her friends like to hang out at her place and wait for her, and there have definitely been occasions when Hailey was surprised/scared and/or seen more than she had hoped to. She’s gotten into the habit of announcing her arrival, even if no one is there, just in case.

13. Under what circumstances would your OC appear naked in public? On a dare or a losing bet, most likely. If she existed in this universe, she’d go to women’s marches topless.

14. What thing did your OC’s parents do that your OC wishes they had a better explanation for?  *In “The Novel” universe, there are no traditional family units, so instead of parents I’ll do caregiver.* Hailey confronted her caregiver about something pretty serious regarding the society they live in. He defended their city/society but failed to provide any reasoning or defense as to why. It’s what created a rift in their relationship. Hailey wishes she understood why her caregiver could defend something that he didn’t even understand and essentially cast her feelings off to the side.

15. How often does your OC “zone out” and what are some of the outcomes of that? Hailey doesn’t zone out so much as she just gets distracted. She’s the type that would be in the middle of a deep conversation with a friend when “look at that dog,” and then she’d completely forget what they were talking about. One time Jacob came over while Hailey was in the middle of making one of her soups. They ended up sitting down on the couch in an epic card game battle. By the time she remembered her soup, it was too late. The entire floor of her building smelled for a week and she ruined her favorite pot.

16. How strong or weak is your OC’s impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened because of their impulsivity? If 1 was “I’ve never heard of impulse control in my entire life” and 10 was absolute-strong-will impulse control, Hailey would be maybe a 3. Hailey does what she wants when she wants. Generally speaking, though, she tries to avoid things that could be really dangerous. The only trouble with this is that she will never say no to a dare or a chance to prove herself to others. When she and her friends came across an old dirt bike, Jacob offhandedly said something like, “no one could ever ride this” “I could” “no, you couldn’t, Hailey” “I’m going to ride it” “Hailey, you’re going to die” “I’ll be fine” and then Hailey got fucked up. She didn’t get too serious of injuries, but it would’ve been a lot worse if she didn’t bail when she did. The dirt bike got rekt.

17. How does your OC sabotage themselves? She lies to herself. Hailey thinks she’s perfectly happy with exactly how her life is, but she could be so much happier if she let herself consider how her life could be even slightly different. She’s too afraid of ruining the good things she has by asking for more, though, so she lives in half-happiness and tells herself that it’s perfect.

18. What’s the trashiest item in your OC’s wardrobe, when was the last time they wore it, and why do they still have it? Hailey has this pair of jeans with cuts/holes right below the ass. She wore them yesterday and still has them because loves them and is a trashy sort of gal.

19. How dehydrated is your OC right now? Are they going to fix this? Hailey hasn’t had just plain water in 5 days. She has never in her life been adequately hydrated. She will do absolutely nothing to fix this.

20. What’s your OC smell like? Hailey’s trademark scent is sweat and engine grease. She’s always sweaty and it gets especially bad in the hot summers. She loves to work with machinery and gets really messy in the process. On some days she’ll smell like pine because she loves to climb random trees (and subsequently almost fall out of them). She showers about every other day, only going longer if she’s out of the city and doesn’t go home for a few days. She doesn’t care for artificial scents but has a body lotion made with shea butter that she really likes.

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officialyellowdiamond:

imagine-your-oc:

1. What is their worst fear?
2. Does your OC have a temper?
3. Religious beliefs?
4. Height?
5. Weight?
6. What is something that they really regret?
7. Something they’re proud of?
8. What is something they really hate?
9. Now something they really love?
10. How does your OC react when they’re embarrassed?
11. Birthday!
12. Are they a morning person or a night owl?
13. Is there anything you would have changed about your OC?
14. If you could compare your OC to an animal what would that be?
15. Give me a description of their family
16. Switch clothing between two of your OCs!
17. Are they good with technology?

I’m having trouble understanding my characters and writing them well, so we’re going to get to know them together :)

This is meant to be a “before” snapshot of the characters. Before the story, before their character arcs, etc.

Edition: Sherri

1. Worst fear: Disappointing others. Sherri would rather overextend herself and suffer than let anyone around her down.

2. Temper: Sherri doesn’t have much of a temper. She’s much too shy and soft. Even when she is upset, it’s near impossible to tell. She’s the type to cry when she gets exceptionally angry.

3. Religious Beliefs: *In “The Novel” universe, there are no organized religions where the main OCs are from.* Sherri doesn’t think much about the creation of the universe or any sort of higher power. She knows how the universe was created from a scientific perspective and, without the presence of religion in her society, she’s never given anything else much thought. Sherri goes about her days not questioning the “whys” of what’s around her. “It is the way it is,” is how her mind works.

4. Height: 5′0″

5. Weight: 165lbs (she thicc)

6. Biggest regret: Now that Sherri’s a little bit grown and has moved out of her childhood home, she’s quite lonely without Krista’s company or the kids around her. She wishes that she would’ve spent more time making friends, or at least learning how to.

7. Proudest accomplishment: When Sherri was 7 years old, her caretaker helped her plant some strawberry seeds to grow a plant. Once the dirty part was done, Krista told Sherri that it was completely her responsibility to take care of it and make sure it grew and stayed healthy. The moment that Sherri tasted the first strawberry from her own plant was the best moment of her childhood. Her perfect little plant is still her proudest memory/accomplishment.

8. Hates the most: Sherri will never admit to hating anything. She just wants everyone to get along and have a good time. Even when asked about a food she hates she’ll respond with a diplomatic, “well, mushrooms aren’t my favorite.” She’s lying. She fucking hates mushrooms. In seriousness, though, Sherri doesn’t have anything “big” or “serious” to hate. She despises mushrooms, wet socks, and smudges on her glasses above all else, though.

9. Loves the most: Sherri has a large collection of plants all over her house and balcony that she would fight a war for. Not many of them are fruit-bearing; she mostly likes the ones that are pretty and smell nice.

10. What happens when they’re embarrassed: She turns bright red. Most of the time she’ll go mute or barely be able to stutter out a few words. She’s usually a good sport if you’re just teasing, but if you’re trying to intentionally humiliate her she’ll cry.

11. Birthday: January 21st

12. Morning person or night owl: Morning person all the way. Sherri likes to start her day with her tea and a book on her balcony. It’s not uncommon for her to finish her grocery shopping before 10am. She’s in bed by 9 or 10pm (at the latest) on most days.

13. Anything I would’ve changed: The beautiful Sherri is still being created, so we’ll revisit this question at a later date when I’ve actually done some real writing :’)

14. OC animal comparison: I used the same quiz as I did with Hailey and it outright exposed her as a mouse.

15. Familial description: *In “The Novel” universe, there are no traditional family units.* Sherri has always had a very special bond with her caretaker, Krista. Sherri always preferred to spend time with her than play with the other kids. In the hot summertime, while all the other kids were running around dumping buckets of water on each other to keep cool, Sherri would quietly sit by the backdoor and Krista would bring out two glasses of lemonade for them to enjoy together. In the wintertime, the other children would go outside to have snowball fights or stay in and play games, but Sherri would usually sit by the fireplace with a hot chocolate and Krista’s company. Even though caretakers are supposed to treat all of their children completely equally, Krista had a strange soft spot for Sherri. Even though Sherri has moved into her own apartment, like the rest of her generation, she still sees Krista regularly.

16. Switch clothing between this and another OC: Sherri wouldn’t like to trade clothing with anyone, honestly. She’s very particular about her style and where her clothes have been. If she traded clothes with anyone, it would probably be Hailey trying to change up her style or make her seem cooler. Even though it wouldn’t fit, Hailey would try to get Sherri to wear a simple, black t-shirt with a tiny embroidered flower because it’s the “most like her.”

17. Technology: Sherri is the smartest and most intelligent of the main OCs, but she doesn’t get along with technology whatsoever. She understands how various technological items work from a textbook point of view, but can’t figure anything out in practice.

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gallusrostromegalus:

1. On a scale of “is occasionally forced to bathe” to “Instagram model with sponsors to hoe for” how involved is your OC’s Skincare routine?
2. What are your OC’s food preferences (flavors/textures/spiciness/calories/ when and how they eat) and how did they get that way?
3. What’s something pointless/petty/unimportant that IRRATIONALLY ANNOYS THE HELL out of your OC?
4. What’s your OC’s response to being asked for money by a homeless person?
5. Does your OC get lost easily? What do they do when they do get lost?
6. What would STOP your OC from Doing The Right Thing in a tense situation?
7. Realistically, could your OC (in their normal circumstances- i.e. at thier own house/battlecamp/spaceship etc.) keep a small child alive for a week if they had to?  A Dog?  A Houseplant? A rock with a  smiley face painted on?
8. If your OC had to take the S.A.T. tomorrow with one night to prep, how would they do?  both emotionally and academically.
9. What would cause your OC to chose to do something petty/pointlessly cruel?
10. On a scale of “Complete and Justified nervous breakdown” to “Conquer The Entire Galaxy and become an Immortal God-Emperor”, how well would your OC handle being abducted by Aliens?
11. What song is 100% garunteed to get your OC beyond turnt and will be sung loudly and emabarrasingly, either in public or the shower?
12. What perfectly-normal-to-them-thing does your OC do that confuses/pisses off/terrifies thier neighbors?
13. Under what circumstances would your OC appear naked in public?
14. What thing did your OC’s parents do that your OC wishes they had a better explanation for?
15. How often does your OC “zone out” or do things on autopilot and how severe have the problems that have arisen from that been?
16. How strong or weak is your OC’s Impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened becuase of thier Impulsivity or inability to be so?
17. How does your OC sabotage themselves? 
18. What’s the trashiest item in your OC’s wardrobe, when was the last time they wore it and why do they still have it?
19. How Dehydrated is your OC right now? Are they going to fix this?
20. What’s your OC smell like?  no, not that “Vanilla and Anxiety” evocative stuff, realistically.  Body odor? what have they been touching all day? When was thier last shower? Did they put on any kind of artificial scent?

officialyellowdiamond:

imagine-your-oc:

1. What is their worst fear?
2. Does your OC have a temper?
3. Religious beliefs?
4. Height?
5. Weight?
6. What is something that they really regret?
7. Something they’re proud of?
8. What is something they really hate?
9. Now something they really love?
10. How does your OC react when they’re embarrassed?
11. Birthday!
12. Are they a morning person or a night owl?
13. Is there anything you would have changed about your OC?
14. If you could compare your OC to an animal what would that be?
15. Give me a description of their family
16. Switch clothing between two of your OCs!
17. Are they good with technology?

I’m having trouble understanding my characters and writing them well, so we’re going to get to know them together :)

This is meant to be a “before” snapshot of the characters. Before the story, before their character arcs, etc.

Edition: Hailey

1. Worst fear: People knowing the real her. She’s terrified that the facade she’s built and the reputation she’s created will all be exposed as a fake.

2. Temper: Hailey has a strong opinion about almost anything and she isn’t afraid to let others know about it. If you bump into her or even look at her the wrong way, she’ll let you know exactly how she feels about it. Don’t even think about talking bad about anything she cares about because that’s when you’ll really see her bad side. (Alternately, if you want to find out what/who she really cares about you could do this).

3. Religious Beliefs: *In “The Novel” universe, there are no organized religions where the main OCs are from.* Hailey doesn’t believe in any higher power. When she was a bit younger (14-15) she spent a lot of time contemplating the existence of the universe and the Earth but could never come to the conclusion that she was happy with. To save her own sanity, she’s settled on “it’s all just a coincidence,” even though she’s not really 100% sure.

4. Height: 5′8″

5. Weight: 135lbs (skinny bitch)

6. Biggest regret: She wishes she would’ve known the truth about her society and the world sooner. Even though it would’ve been impossible for her to know any better, she still beats herself up over “what could have been.”

7. Proudest accomplishment: She discovered/repaired all of the musical items and equipment that her friends use all the time. 

8. Hates the most: Conformity, not knowing something (could be anything - she just likes to always have all of the information available).

9. Loves the most: Her friends, particularly Jacob. She also treats her skateboard like India Jones treats his hat.

10. What happens when they’re embarrassed: She gets angry. Especially if someone purposefully tries to embarrass her in front of others. Like I said, she has a temper; if you fuck with her, she’ll start throwing hands.

11. Birthday: January 11th

12. Morning person or night owl: Depends on the day. Most people tend to think she’s a night owl because that’s usually when they see her. In private, Hailey frequently gets up to watch the sunrise.

13. Anything I would’ve changed: My lovely Hailey hardly exists, yet, so we’ll revisit this question at a later date when I’ve actually done some real writing :’)

14. OC animal comparison: I struggled with this, so I took a quiz at https://animalinyou.com and answered like Hailey would answer. She got a badger and I think that’s pretty accurate.

15. Familial description: *In “The Novel” universe, there are no traditional family units.* When Hailey was little, she got along with everyone. She was a sweet little thing with a big imagination and all of the other kids in her home always loved to play with her. Like with most children, she didn’t really interact with people outside of her home. Her caretaker always tried to encourage Hailey to pursue whatever she was interested in that week. As she got a little older, she became quite studious and was one of the smartest in her generation. Her friend group shrank to just a few other kids from her home. Her entire worldview was corrupted at 14 when she completely changed her values and friends. She fought with her caretaker and became very cold toward him. Any resemblance of a family that she used to have is long gone.

16. Switch clothing between this and another OC: I’m gonna have her switch clothes with Jacob because it’s absolutely going to happen anyway. Jacob’s clothes would be big on Hailey. Even though Jacob is of average build and Hailey is pretty tall, Hailey is super petite and the clothes would just hang off of her. I’m imagining a black pair of skinny jeans that are way too loose around the waist and from the mid-calf down. She’d have to constantly pull them up. The shirt would be some tattered bro tank that goes down below her ass and blatantly exposes her bra/chest. She’d look stupid tbh.

17. Technology: Hailey is the master when it comes to technological feats. She has the kind of mind that can put a puzzle together just by looking at it. She’s a particularly good mechanic.

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