About Nao and Haruko
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About Nao and Haruko
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Mary arrives.
Eyes bluer than blue? Roderika never stood a chance.
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Roderika will dress comfortably, going outside comfortable
Tala: hasn’t left her pajamas or bed
Arlo: has a hard enough time keeping a shirt on on a normal day, just pants for him
Henet: robes are always comfy
Mary: always looks like she’s going out
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Reka: Hangs up the second she hears the pitch
Tala: doesn’t even pick up
Arlo: tries to convince the scammer to do better
Hennet: Wastes hours of the scammers time
Mary: has to stopped by the others from falling for it.
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And the last one has basically been in a dissociative fugue state for the last seven years.
Which is kind of the point I guess… it’s much more intimate to get to know someone while they’re still in the process of figuring themselves out.
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Our Villains take the stage.
This one is more vibes based but I think everyone described here exudes #confidence.
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Jonah by a country mile. Unfortunately it’s not “haha silly guy” crazy, it’s “commit atrocities in the name of the target of his incel obsession” crazy.
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It might be weird to say because she’s actually the stealth main character but Mary.
She has so much going on and is such a sympathetic character, I just want to spend more and more time with her.
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All of my lovable idiots have never *had* to prepare for anything. They’re kind of neppo babies even in a utopia.
Tala is probably the most prepared. She like to have things “just in case”, even if the case for the thing isn’t very clear.
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In so far as each of my characters exemplify one trait that I wish I had more of.
Roderika’s freedom
Arlo’s kindness/patience
Tala’s calm
Henet’s nonchalance
And Mary’s strength of in the face of adversity
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Writing Henet, for all the pain of having to track pronoun reference twice as hard for a they/them character, is easily the most fun to write. They’re sassy, they’re analytical, they do bonkers magic. What’s not to love?
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My characters arrived fully formed by kicking in a door in the back of my head like a bunch of reverse-Athenas and refuse to leave until they have their story told.
Little gremlin bastards (complimentary)
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Roderika and Arlo: Gym class. If the school has a martial arts club, they’re in that too.
Tala: Gym but only cause the coach is lazy and lets her sit out of most things
Henet: Shop and is part of the robotics club
Mary: Home-Ec and English
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I give a bare minimum description and let readers fill in the gaps. General height, eye, hair, and skin color, vague stature/body type. All the particulars are up to the reader.
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Roderika: always looking forward to the next exciting thing
Tala: doesn’t think much this sort of thing
Arlo: the most in the moment dude possible
Henet: looking forward to their next scheme
Mary: stuck in and tortured by the past
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Okay so only the first two are together at the start but the last is going to be part of the relationship eventually sooooo:
Roderika: exuberant, Eleutheromanic, dense
Tala: prim, proper, sneaky
Mary: traumatized, guilty, compassionate
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This one is easy, and an excuse to show off Tala some more.
Aside from the cat ears and tail, Tala has the most striking Gold eyes.
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Understanding who your characters are lets you apply a meter, rhythm, and tone to their speech that even in written words can make them “sound” unique and helps the things they say come off as more believable.
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Roderika - Pleasant dreams about exploring the world with her friends
Tala - Pleasant dreams about wondering the city with Roderika
Arlo - Dreams about winning or losing his next tournament
Henet - Dreaming up new spells
Mary - when she dreams, nightmares all
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I would hand Reka and Arlo a copy of Guilty Gear and watch them take over a local FGC.
Tala I’d give something like Dishonored or Skyrim.
Mary would get Stardew Valley or maybe a Yuri VN.
Henet is already playing Europa Universalis
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Because she knows Mary’s Church doesn’t allow same sex couples and they are on a diplomatic mission to their center of worship, Roderika lies (by omission) constantly about the nature of her and Tala’s relationship.
Mary will find out eventually though…
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I explore what courage really means in speculative worlds. My essay looks at heroes who choose growth over perfection. inkican.com/stl-hero... #scifi #characterwriting #specfic #MastoWriters #BlueSkyBooks
Mary will talk your ear off about basically anything except her childhood… every time some little detail slips through the rest of the cast has have a little “holy shit” moment.
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I have 2 Characters I am most proud of:
1 - Henet, my non-binary transgender space Elf who was the break out favorite of my beta read.
2 - Jonah, primary antagonist and all around most hateable bastard in the book.
Here are both their first appearances
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I have 2 Characters I am most proud of:
1 - Henet, my non-binary transgender space Elf who was the break out favorite of my beta read.
2 - Jonah, primary antagonist and all around most hateable bastard in the book.
Here are both their first appearances
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I’ve got the full 5 Man Band
Reka - the Leader
Arlo - the Big Guy
Tala - Reka’s girlfriend and Lancer
Henet - the Smart Enby
Mary - the Heart
Backup support on a full cast of team Moms and Dads
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“His eyes were truly empty now. Blank voids even madness had fled from.”
- Chapter 25, in probably one of the best horrible scene I have written so far.
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Again, don’t be afraid to let your characters define themselves in as uncertain terms as possible to your readers.
- Chapter 15
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“A ram before the pack of wolves at his back, but walking with the grace of a shepherd guiding his flock to pasture.”
-Chapter 2
(I really like this image this one created in my mind, especially given this character.)
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Finished his character details and started the Lorebook… then came his image. Just a few prompt tweaks, and there he was... exactly as I imagined. So many images, but this one won me over. His eyes… I swear, they speak. I knew he was the one. 😍
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