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'''What would be your character's ideal date?''' - ''Honestly, Cassidy has no idea what would be her ideal date. She is really frugal, prefers not too much of a fuss, and is not the sort to dress up. The problem? She is still a Solar and a girl, and has a touch of wanting to be spoiled. :P Probably in her case, it would involve actually just having a day off and goofing off, being as close to normal as she can ever get. The most awkward thing?''<br>''It would be her first date EVER.''<br>
 
'''What would be your character's ideal date?''' - ''Honestly, Cassidy has no idea what would be her ideal date. She is really frugal, prefers not too much of a fuss, and is not the sort to dress up. The problem? She is still a Solar and a girl, and has a touch of wanting to be spoiled. :P Probably in her case, it would involve actually just having a day off and goofing off, being as close to normal as she can ever get. The most awkward thing?''<br>''It would be her first date EVER.''<br>
 
'''What are your political leanings, if any? (Being apolitical is also a valid response)''' - ''"I'm independent.  I'm not exactly a political girl, but I know that I'd prefer the bureaucracy more streamlined and some other stuff...  But a lot of the right wingers are insane.  But that's because of the whole 'separation of church and state' some of them rag on about.  Fuckers."''<br>
 
'''What are your political leanings, if any? (Being apolitical is also a valid response)''' - ''"I'm independent.  I'm not exactly a political girl, but I know that I'd prefer the bureaucracy more streamlined and some other stuff...  But a lot of the right wingers are insane.  But that's because of the whole 'separation of church and state' some of them rag on about.  Fuckers."''<br>
'''What's your favourite constellation in the night sky and why?''' - ''"I have always been a Leo girl, but that's my sign. I guess Orion? It was always up late during the summer and I'd be sitting on the porch thinking about a different place."''<br>
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'''What's your favourite constellation in the night sky and why?''' - ''"I have always been a Leo girl, but that's my sign. I guess Orion? It was always up late during the summer and I'd be sitting on the porch thinking about a different place."''
'''Name a hobby or interest that your character has that hasn't been previously mentioned.''' - ''Crap, I need to think about that.  I have mentioned the big ones.  She actually has a... Ah,'' interest'' in formal wear.  Not the normal sort of interest, but the sort that makes her blush.  Needless to say, Robert all dressed up is going to make her '''choke.'''''<br>
 
'''If your character hadn't Exalted, what supernatural denizen of the World of Darkness would they most likely be?''' - ''[http://www.big-metto.net/RP_Wiki/index.php?title=GuileHeroine Cassidy, as a Hermetic, amuses me].''
 
  
 
===Gabriel===
 
===Gabriel===
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'''What is your character's take on killing and/or violence in general? Would (s)he have a problem taking another's life? What would it take to escalate him/her from simple violence to lethal force? What if the person is a normal, baseline human?''' - ''Gabe does not approve of killing. He's seen too much unnecessary death -- in his mind, heroes should be able to find a better way to deal with trouble than execution. When monsters are involved, however, this hard line becomes blurred. On the other hand, he is quite a bit more angry these days when it comes to those who prey on the weak...''<br>
 
'''What is your character's take on killing and/or violence in general? Would (s)he have a problem taking another's life? What would it take to escalate him/her from simple violence to lethal force? What if the person is a normal, baseline human?''' - ''Gabe does not approve of killing. He's seen too much unnecessary death -- in his mind, heroes should be able to find a better way to deal with trouble than execution. When monsters are involved, however, this hard line becomes blurred. On the other hand, he is quite a bit more angry these days when it comes to those who prey on the weak...''<br>
 
'''What is your character's living quarters like?''' - ''Comfortable yet boring. Gabe does not entertain much... at all. Plain furniture, little in the way of decorations, and a dining table barely big enough for two. It's not that he's a boring guy, so much as he's just never home that often and even when he is, he's usually working or sleeping.''<br>
 
'''What is your character's living quarters like?''' - ''Comfortable yet boring. Gabe does not entertain much... at all. Plain furniture, little in the way of decorations, and a dining table barely big enough for two. It's not that he's a boring guy, so much as he's just never home that often and even when he is, he's usually working or sleeping.''<br>
'''What are your characters favorite foods and/or treats?''' - ''Though he has never been able to find them anywhere else in the States, Gabe's mother made wonderful pupusas and they are definitely his comfort food. He has not had them in about fifteen years, though, so if he ever manages to have some again, he will probably be as giddy as a kid. Other than that, he has developed a fondness for coffee that runs beyond the caffeine. He's a bit of a coffee snob, though he tries not to make it obvious.''<br>
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'''What are your characters favorite foods and/or treats?''' - ''Though he has never been able to find them anywhere else in the States, Gabe's mother made wonderful pupusas and they are definitely his comfort food. He has not had them in about fifteen years, though, so if he ever manages to have some again, he will probably be as giddy as a kid. Other than that, he has developed a fondness for coffee that runs beyond the caffeine. He's a bit of a coffee snob, though he tries not to make it obvious.''
'''If your character hadn't Exalted, what supernatural denizen of the World of Darkness would they most likely be?''' - ''Mage would be obvious -- Son of Ether, probably. But I've always mused that Gabriel would make a more interesting Fallen.''
 
 
 
 
===Liz===
 
===Liz===
 
'''What is your character's take on the supernatural and how does it affect them?''' - ''Liz take on the supernatural is mostly an amalgam of every fantasy movie she's seen, every book she's read and the few things she knows from observation. There's herself with superpowers of some sort, there are the others like her, there are apparently also vampires and robots as well as, from what she saw during her Exaltation, sorcerers of some sort. Nothing of it really makes sense, many of her assumptions are wrong, but she's learning.''
 
'''What is your character's take on the supernatural and how does it affect them?''' - ''Liz take on the supernatural is mostly an amalgam of every fantasy movie she's seen, every book she's read and the few things she knows from observation. There's herself with superpowers of some sort, there are the others like her, there are apparently also vampires and robots as well as, from what she saw during her Exaltation, sorcerers of some sort. Nothing of it really makes sense, many of her assumptions are wrong, but she's learning.''
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'''Can your character cook? What can they cook? ''' - ''Cooking isn't really Liz's thing. Mostly she keeps to simple stuff like noodles of different kinds or putting a frozen pizza into the oven. With salads however she is quite good and she experiments a lot.''<br>
 
'''Can your character cook? What can they cook? ''' - ''Cooking isn't really Liz's thing. Mostly she keeps to simple stuff like noodles of different kinds or putting a frozen pizza into the oven. With salads however she is quite good and she experiments a lot.''<br>
 
'''If your character had a different day job (or a regular day job, period, for some of us...), what would they be stuck doing?''' - ''I could see her working as a waitress though she'd probably quit or be fired with some regularity, her temper being somewhat volatile ... On one occasion she helped out as a replacement instructor at local dojo when one of the teachers fell ill for a few weeks. If she could get a job like that she'd probably like it a lot better.''
 
'''If your character had a different day job (or a regular day job, period, for some of us...), what would they be stuck doing?''' - ''I could see her working as a waitress though she'd probably quit or be fired with some regularity, her temper being somewhat volatile ... On one occasion she helped out as a replacement instructor at local dojo when one of the teachers fell ill for a few weeks. If she could get a job like that she'd probably like it a lot better.''
<br>'''What is your darkest moment, the time when you felt all was indeed lost.''' - ''When Elizabeth was 15 her sister Julia had a car accident and for a time it looked as if her injuries were too severe to survive. In the end she pulled through, but those hours waiting in a hospital hallway while her sister was in surgery, hoping and praying for a miracle, were the worst Liz has had to live through.''<br>
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<br>'''What is your darkest moment, the time when you felt all was indeed lost.''' - ''When Elizabeth was 15 her sister Susanne had a car accident and for a time it looked as if her injuries were too severe to survive. In the end she pulled through, but those hours waiting in a hospital hallway while her sister was in surgery, hoping and praying for a miracle, were the worst Liz has had to live through.''<br>
 
'''Is there anything that your character runs away from? Can be a phobia, something they find gross, or a situation they can't stand...''' - ''Bees. Wasps. Other things that fly and buzz and sting. Argh! Liz hates those. And after so many deaths on their side - rolled up newspapers, shoes, whatever's within reach - it seems the feeling is mutual.''<br>
 
'''Is there anything that your character runs away from? Can be a phobia, something they find gross, or a situation they can't stand...''' - ''Bees. Wasps. Other things that fly and buzz and sting. Argh! Liz hates those. And after so many deaths on their side - rolled up newspapers, shoes, whatever's within reach - it seems the feeling is mutual.''<br>
 
'''What is the weirdest thing you ever saw before your Exaltation?''' - ''Liz once went on tour with an Urban Exploration group she knew through a friend of hers. In an earlier exploration they had found catacombs beneath the city - catacombs in the original sense of the word, i.e. an underground ossuary. Which was a little weird already, since there'd been no known ruins from Roman times there. But what really creeped her out apart from the strange decorations was, that apparently the date of the newest set of buried bones inscribed in neat bronze letters was only two years ago...''<br>
 
'''What is the weirdest thing you ever saw before your Exaltation?''' - ''Liz once went on tour with an Urban Exploration group she knew through a friend of hers. In an earlier exploration they had found catacombs beneath the city - catacombs in the original sense of the word, i.e. an underground ossuary. Which was a little weird already, since there'd been no known ruins from Roman times there. But what really creeped her out apart from the strange decorations was, that apparently the date of the newest set of buried bones inscribed in neat bronze letters was only two years ago...''<br>
 
'''What was your worst subject in school? ''' - ''Embarassingly perhaps it was Art for Liz. She just never had the patience to sit down for hours and hours to draw/paint/cut out whatever inane thing her teachers had thought of.''<br>
 
'''What was your worst subject in school? ''' - ''Embarassingly perhaps it was Art for Liz. She just never had the patience to sit down for hours and hours to draw/paint/cut out whatever inane thing her teachers had thought of.''<br>
 
'''What's your favorite attraction in a theme park?''' - ''"I've actually never been to a theme park, so I'm not sure what I'd enjoy. What do you DO there?"''<br>
 
'''What's your favorite attraction in a theme park?''' - ''"I've actually never been to a theme park, so I'm not sure what I'd enjoy. What do you DO there?"''<br>
'''If your character hadn't Exalted, what supernatural denizen of the World of Darkness would they most likely be?''' - ''Since it's a template that can be forcibly inflicted Liz might have become a vampire - for a very short time, since her temperament would probably lead to quickly being terminated for rocking the boat.  More in line with her character would be a Mage, on the side of the Traditions. Akashic Brotherhood maybe, though I'm not sure she'd fit in. At the very least it would make for a pretty weird (if fun!) take on her character.''
 
  
 
===John Palmer===
 
===John Palmer===
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'''If your character was another Exaltation... What would they be?''' - ''John would probably be a Sidereal serving the Maiden of Secrets. The desire for order; the ability to live half a dozen lives, each one a facet of the whole but never intersecting with any other; the power hidden in bureaucratic softness; all of it suggests that he would be a damn fine servant of Jupiter. But he's an Eclipse, so it'll be time to put those viziers to work for him at some point in the distant future, he supposes. If he knew about them, anyway.''<br>
 
'''If your character was another Exaltation... What would they be?''' - ''John would probably be a Sidereal serving the Maiden of Secrets. The desire for order; the ability to live half a dozen lives, each one a facet of the whole but never intersecting with any other; the power hidden in bureaucratic softness; all of it suggests that he would be a damn fine servant of Jupiter. But he's an Eclipse, so it'll be time to put those viziers to work for him at some point in the distant future, he supposes. If he knew about them, anyway.''<br>
 
'''Can your character cook? What can they cook?''' - ''John actually can cook rather well -- not on the level of a professional, but he can generally not flambe most dishes. His specialties are American and Italian cuisine, but he's willing to experiment with the dishes of other cultures, too.''<br>
 
'''Can your character cook? What can they cook?''' - ''John actually can cook rather well -- not on the level of a professional, but he can generally not flambe most dishes. His specialties are American and Italian cuisine, but he's willing to experiment with the dishes of other cultures, too.''<br>
'''What is your character's favorite book?''' - ''John likes The Count of Monte Cristo a great deal, and has a beat-up copy of the unabridged version that he keeps with him (even now, on the run). I mean, it's the ultimate tale of calculating, methodical revenge, balanced with a great deal of hope for the future. Somehow, John can identify with that a great deal, some days.''
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'''What is your character's favorite book?''' - ''John actually likes The Count of Monte Cristo a great deal, and has a beat-up copy of the unabridged version that he keeps with him (even now, on the run). I mean, it's the ultimate tale of calculating, methodical revenge, balanced with a great deal of hope for the future. Somehow, John can identify with that a great deal, some days.''
<br>'''Name a hobby or interest that your character has that hasn't been previously mentioned.''' - ''John actually joined his school band way back in elementary school, and kept going for several years.  Though he doesn't play or practice with any sort of regularity these days, he's still a half-decent clarinetist, especially with jazz music.''
 
<br>'''What are your character's living quarters like?''' - ''Spartan, clean, with a minimum of potential collateral evidence.''
 
<br>'''Favorite movie, and why?''' - ''Though John will likely refuse to admit it?  The Blues Brothers.  The sheer over-the-top nature of everything in the movie just makes him quietly crack up.  If he's channel-surfing and comes across it at random, he'll generally sit and watch it all the way through, if he can.''
 
<br>'''What sort of music does your character like?''' - ''He'll listen to most types of music without complaint, but jazz is his favorite (just not that so-called "smooth jazz" elevator music crap!).  On the other hand, John can't stand most country music -- he claims that if you've heard one song about how you know Jesus loves you because you've got a pickup truck, it's enough to write off the genre as a whole.''
 
<br>'''If your character hadn't Exalted, what supernatural denizen of the World of Darkness would they most likely be?''' - ''John would be a vampire (either Lasombra or Ventrue), but thematically? Absolom had a point, and John would probably be a Devil of the Reconciler faction....no, seriously! He's got his code of conduct, and part of that is "Protect those under you". I figure Fallen-John would focus on protecting those he had pacts with, and trying to make the world a decent place for them/finish what the rebellious angels started way back when. So....Reconciler. Really.''
 
<br>'''What would be the stupidest thing you ever ate?''' - ''Food he genuinely regrets eating? There were a couple of restaurants where he had "business meetings"; good for privacy and because his associates owned them, but John really wished they'd have sprung for a chef who knew understood that there's more ways to cook a steak other than "food-poisoning raw" and "charcoal briquette".''
 
<br>'''What is your greatest weakness?''' - ''John would never reveal such a thing on a public Internet forum. Which I suppose might be his biggest weakness, in a way -- he won't trust anyone until they've proven their trustworthiness. And even then, he'd never tell even his trusted friends everything.''
 
  
 
===Robert===
 
===Robert===
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'''What are your character's living quarters like?''' - ''Hotels, motels etc. Life on the road ain't easy but its better than being leech food. Until yesterday Johnny was residing in the Star Hotel, one floor below the penthouse , but only to avoid vampire suspicion.''<br>
 
'''What are your character's living quarters like?''' - ''Hotels, motels etc. Life on the road ain't easy but its better than being leech food. Until yesterday Johnny was residing in the Star Hotel, one floor below the penthouse , but only to avoid vampire suspicion.''<br>
 
'''What are your characters favorite foods and/or treats?''' - ''Food: Dim Sum. but mostly those little steamed dumplings. Snack: Chicken's feet the way Cook used to make.''<br>
 
'''What are your characters favorite foods and/or treats?''' - ''Food: Dim Sum. but mostly those little steamed dumplings. Snack: Chicken's feet the way Cook used to make.''<br>
'''What is the worst thing you did as a child?''' - ''Wu Jian disobeyed the wan kuie.'' (OoC note: Like telling off a cop... if a cop were an immortal undead monster who pulled himself out of hell to re-inhabit his corpse.  And, for Johnny specifically, if that cop's beat was just your family and he'd been faithfully serving and protecting for centuries.)<br>
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'''What is the worst thing you did as a child?''' - ''Wu Jian disobeyed a wan kuie.)'' (OoC note: Like telling off a cop... if a cop were an immortal undead monster who pulled himself out of hell to re-inhabit his corpse.  And, for Johnny specifically, if that cop's beat was just your family and he'd been faithfully serving and protecting for centuries.)<br>
 
'''What kind of posters or paintings do (or did) you have on your walls?''' -
 
'''What kind of posters or paintings do (or did) you have on your walls?''' -
 
<br>''Johnny currently has no actual valuable stuff or any treasured items. However...''
 
<br>''Johnny currently has no actual valuable stuff or any treasured items. However...''
<br>''Harvard Dorm room: An original sketch of him and Michelle by Sarah, a rather tatty Firefly poster with Wash's "Watch how I soar" in Mandarin and English.''
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<br>''Harvard Dorm room: An original sketch of him and Michelle by Sarah, a rather tatty Firefly poster with Walsh's "Watch how I soar" in Mandarin and English.''
 
<br>''Hong Kong room: Bare almost spartan, an old triptych panel of Journey to the West, An original peice of Ming Dynasty art depicting a nightingale.''<br>
 
<br>''Hong Kong room: Bare almost spartan, an old triptych panel of Journey to the West, An original peice of Ming Dynasty art depicting a nightingale.''<br>
 
'''Name one person your character deeply respects.''' - ''Master Hong Zhu. Johnny's MA teacher and sometimes mentor. When a mortal can bend steel with his head you tend to be more willing to listen.'' <br>
 
'''Name one person your character deeply respects.''' - ''Master Hong Zhu. Johnny's MA teacher and sometimes mentor. When a mortal can bend steel with his head you tend to be more willing to listen.'' <br>
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'''When was the first time you used your Exalted powers, and what were you doing?''' - ''[http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Johnny_Wu#History| The bar scene in Johnnys backstory.] He was simply trying to absorb American culture.''<br>
 
'''When was the first time you used your Exalted powers, and what were you doing?''' - ''[http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Johnny_Wu#History| The bar scene in Johnnys backstory.] He was simply trying to absorb American culture.''<br>
 
'''Ah, delicious fast food. Which's your guilty pleasure? ''' - ''"Have you tried these milkshake things yet? I don't know what's in them. But we do not have them back home. And what are onion rings?"''<br>
 
'''Ah, delicious fast food. Which's your guilty pleasure? ''' - ''"Have you tried these milkshake things yet? I don't know what's in them. But we do not have them back home. And what are onion rings?"''<br>
'''Let's give a wink to ourselves, shall we? What RPG would our character play?''' - ''"A what? Oh, the one with the dice? The gang and I tried that once. I think I was a thief." (a D&D game that lasted one session)''<br>
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'''Let's give a wink to ourselves, shall we? What RPG would our character play?''' - ''"A what? Oh, the one with the dice? The gang and I tried that once. I think I was a thief." (a D&D game that lasted one session)''
'''If your character hadn't Exalted, what supernatural denizen of the World of Darkness would they most likely be?''' - ''With all the crazy nuttiness in Johnny's life, one of two things. One: Dhampir, similar to his now half dead cousin. Two: some kind of hunter. Prolly focusing on research.''<br>
 
'''What would be the stupidest thing you ever ate?''' - ''Crickets.''<br>
 
  
 
===Sui Mae===
 
===Sui Mae===
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[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8425181&postcount=963 Gabriel's Answer]<br>
 
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8425181&postcount=963 Gabriel's Answer]<br>
 
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8423326&postcount=958 Liz's Answer]<br>
 
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8423326&postcount=958 Liz's Answer]<br>
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8423556&postcount=961 John's Answer]<br>
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[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8423556&postcount=961 John Palmer's Answer]<br>
 
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8424280&postcount=962 Robert's Answer]<br>
 
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8424280&postcount=962 Robert's Answer]<br>
 
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8425386&postcount=965 Jian's Answer]
 
[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=8425386&postcount=965 Jian's Answer]

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