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"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill | "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill | ||
<br>''It was her favorite shirt, but it got too old and ratty. Her mother HATED it, and Cassidy left it in the drawer of her little brother before she ran away. She really admires the British Prime Minster, and if she has the chance, she may get another shirt with a quote of his.''<br> | <br>''It was her favorite shirt, but it got too old and ratty. Her mother HATED it, and Cassidy left it in the drawer of her little brother before she ran away. She really admires the British Prime Minster, and if she has the chance, she may get another shirt with a quote of his.''<br> | ||
| − | '''Describe... only the good things that come into your mind about... your mother.''' - ''"She is over two thousand miles away and doesn't know where the hell I am. Same thing goes to my father. Oh, and they gave birth to me."'' | + | '''Describe... only the good things that come into your mind about... your mother.''' - ''"She is over two thousand miles away and doesn't know where the hell I am. Same thing goes to my father. Oh, and they gave birth to me."''<br> |
| + | '''What is your greatest weakness?''' - ''Good question indeed. I actually can't think of Cassidy's greatest weakness, other than her conviction. But she is also convinced that she has to have the backbone to listen, so it isn't so bad. Another big weakness probably would be her little brother, Nathaniel Marlin, especially if he had decided to leave as well and they run into each other.''<br> | ||
| + | '''You have nearly limitless power. What stops you from just exploiting your power and living in utter luxury? Why do you fight?''' - ''"I do not want luxury. I want to make the world a place where no one can abuse wisdom and twist and break it to harm others or as for their own benefit alone. Look at the televangelists. That is not what I want to do. If they want their precious word, why not seek them as their beloved did? "I fight because I know that someone must stand up, that someone must offer that cheek... And the arm to block those who can not fight." THAT sums up Cassidy's opinion involving religion. It's, in general, a good idea. Just stop twisting it...''<br> | ||
===Gabriel=== | ===Gabriel=== | ||
| + | '''How did your character spend their last thanksgiving?''' - ''There's no school on Thanksgiving, so Gabe spent that day alone at home -- the same as the last couple decades. Nancy has made it a point the last three years to call him and invite him to have dinner with herself and her friends, but he has politely declined each time in favor of getting ahead on writing the winter curriculum.'' | ||
| + | <br>'''What is your character's take on the supernatural and how does it affect them?''' - ''Gabe originally thought that the supernatural was mostly malevolent, but he has since become far more open-minded. He has made so many mistakes in judging groups that he's simply decided to consider their merits on an individual basis. He is far more concerned with the well-being of normal humans, however, so he takes a dim view of those who meddle too much in mortal affairs.''<br> | ||
| + | '''What are your character's favourite color and clothes?''' - ''Gabe likes orange, though he doesn't wear or use much of it. He isn't aware of how often he'll choose items or restaurants simply because there was some orange in their design.'' | ||
| + | <br>''When at work, he never fails to wear his dress shirt, tie and slacks. He doesn't often bother to change clothes when at home, but on the rare occasions that he goes out for any reason, he affects cargo pants and t-shirts with any number of dopey messages or advertisements. They make him laugh.''<br> | ||
| + | '''What is the worst fight you have had with your family?''' - ''Gabe will always regret an argument that he had with his parents when he was young regarding their inability to work more respectable jobs. He disliked being a cliche, but he didn't understand what they'd gone through to get where they were.'' | ||
| + | <br>''He will, however, be forever thankful that he had many happier years with them before they passed away.''<br> | ||
| + | '''Name a hobby or interest that your character has that hasn't been previously mentioned.''' - ''Heh heh. Interestingly enough, Gabe is a huge comic book fan. He doesn't buy too many anymore, but he takes great joy in the fact that the local library carries trade paperbacks. His all-time favorite superhero is Batman -- no real surprise, considering the vigilante life that he pursued.''<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 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.'' | ||
===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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'''What sort of music does your character like?''' - ''Liz' taste in music is quite eclectic. Usually she'll become fascinated with one type of music, be it emo metal, the current pop charts or baroque string music, for a week or two, then move on to another. If asked to point out her very favourite, she'd probably point to a playlist where she gathers those pieces of music that she likes most and are spared the monthly or weekly deletion spree when Liz finds a new fascination.''<br> | '''What sort of music does your character like?''' - ''Liz' taste in music is quite eclectic. Usually she'll become fascinated with one type of music, be it emo metal, the current pop charts or baroque string music, for a week or two, then move on to another. If asked to point out her very favourite, she'd probably point to a playlist where she gathers those pieces of music that she likes most and are spared the monthly or weekly deletion spree when Liz finds a new fascination.''<br> | ||
'''What is your favorite holiday, and why?''' - ''Easter! It's in spring, so the weather will usually be good. It's a family holiday, but not as forced as Christmas where absolutely every relative, no matter how unknown or obnoxious needs to be called, talked to or even visited. And even going to church can be fun once a year, if they have big fires, lots of candles and incense, gregorian chants and everything.''<br> | '''What is your favorite holiday, and why?''' - ''Easter! It's in spring, so the weather will usually be good. It's a family holiday, but not as forced as Christmas where absolutely every relative, no matter how unknown or obnoxious needs to be called, talked to or even visited. And even going to church can be fun once a year, if they have big fires, lots of candles and incense, gregorian chants and everything.''<br> | ||
| + | '''What is your greatest weakness?''' - ''Liz might be good at many things, but patience is not among them. She needs to DO something. Training is about the only thing she can be patient with, since it's so important to her and not as boring as so many other things that need patience. She also is quite impulsive and often doesn't think through what she's doing.''<br> | ||
| + | '''If your character was another Exaltation... What would they be?''' - ''Liz would absolutely be a Fire Aspect. Her personality, beliefs, powers, theme, it all fits. So, if she wasn't a Night Caste, that's what she'd be.'' | ||
===John Palmer=== | ===John Palmer=== | ||
'''Name a place your character has traveled to, and the occasion (vacation, business, fleeing vampires, etc).''' - ''John hasn't actually traveled a great deal in the past, as running his enterprises has taken up the vast majority of his free time. When he was a kid, though, he did get to go to Disneyland once. He rather enjoyed it, to be honest. It's why he went back there a couple of years ago on his last real vacation. NO one knows about this, of course.''<br> | '''Name a place your character has traveled to, and the occasion (vacation, business, fleeing vampires, etc).''' - ''John hasn't actually traveled a great deal in the past, as running his enterprises has taken up the vast majority of his free time. When he was a kid, though, he did get to go to Disneyland once. He rather enjoyed it, to be honest. It's why he went back there a couple of years ago on his last real vacation. NO one knows about this, of course.''<br> | ||
'''What is your most treasured memory?''' - ''John has no desire to reveal that to anyone, even these new companions. Not after less than 24 hours, at least. Maybe far down the road, he'll trust them enough to share those memories, but not just yet.''<br> | '''What is your most treasured memory?''' - ''John has no desire to reveal that to anyone, even these new companions. Not after less than 24 hours, at least. Maybe far down the road, he'll trust them enough to share those memories, but not just yet.''<br> | ||
'''What is the sort of social situation that your character must be dragged into?''' - ''John is capable of handling any real social situation (it's what the character was built for, after all), but probably would be least comfortable in any situation beyond the superficial. He's used to hiding his emotions and putting up whatever sort of front is required, but expressing his genuine emotions goes against everything he's trained to do.'' | '''What is the sort of social situation that your character must be dragged into?''' - ''John is capable of handling any real social situation (it's what the character was built for, after all), but probably would be least comfortable in any situation beyond the superficial. He's used to hiding his emotions and putting up whatever sort of front is required, but expressing his genuine emotions goes against everything he's trained to do.'' | ||
| + | '''How does your Exaltation fit into your worldview as more or less rational human being, formerly belonging to a world without magic?''' - ''"There are far, far more things on heaven and earth then are dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio." John knows that there are people who are convinced, absolutely positive that the Mafia is a myth. And few enough people have the in-depth organization of the mob as part of their worldview. This? This is just one more part of a greater whole. And he'll take it as it comes.''<br>''Not that it's that easy. But he'll do the best he can.''<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.'' | ||
===Robert=== | ===Robert=== | ||
'''Name a hobby or interest that your character has that hasn't been previously mentioned.''' - ''Rob was a Boy Scout for about 3 or 4 years (he dropped out fairly quick, but no so quick as some) and, though he didn't take much else away from the program, really did like camping. He tries to take a couple of friends or aquaintences camping at least once or twice a year if he can manage it.''<br> | '''Name a hobby or interest that your character has that hasn't been previously mentioned.''' - ''Rob was a Boy Scout for about 3 or 4 years (he dropped out fairly quick, but no so quick as some) and, though he didn't take much else away from the program, really did like camping. He tries to take a couple of friends or aquaintences camping at least once or twice a year if he can manage it.''<br> | ||
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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>''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 nightengale.''<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 nightengale.''<br> | ||
| − | '''Name one person your character deeply respects.''' - '' | + | '''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> |
| − | 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> | ||
'''How do you feel about your Exaltation? Is it worth the trouble? Are you better than normal people now?''' - ''My Second Breath was the will of Heaven. The Ancestors have chosen me for greatness. This power is worth the pain and sacrifice I have endured. I am a new god, and the people shall bow before me.'' | '''How do you feel about your Exaltation? Is it worth the trouble? Are you better than normal people now?''' - ''My Second Breath was the will of Heaven. The Ancestors have chosen me for greatness. This power is worth the pain and sacrifice I have endured. I am a new god, and the people shall bow before me.'' | ||
| + | '''How does your Exaltation fit into your worldview as more or less rational human being, formerly belonging to a world without magic?''' - | ||
===Sui Mae=== | ===Sui Mae=== | ||
==Unclaimed Questions== | ==Unclaimed Questions== | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 30 October 2008
A pile of leaflets, with countless questions, almost random in nature. Some have handwriting that is legible, some are dainty cursive, others are not even in English! What sort of pieces of information do you seek of the heroes, for it may be answered here...
You can add or answer questions here, if you want. I want to have lots and lots of little pieces of information for the PCs. Just put a question in the 'unclaimed' and have fun.
Contents
The PCs
Darius
What is the worst fight you have had with your family? - When Darius got kicked out of the Army for beating up his Major, there was a lot of screaming and recriminations from his brother Cyrus and his mom. His dad wouldn't even speak to him.
What is your character's living quarters like? - Very messy.
Name a quote that sums up your character! - "Lord Naoshige said, 'The Way of the Samurai is in desperateness. Ten men or more cannot kill such a man. Common sense will not accomplish great things. Simply become insane and desperate.'" -Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure (Hidden Leaves)
Cassidy
What are your character's favourite color and clothes? - Cassidy is a stickier for blue, gold, and red. The bolder, the better. Her clothes vary on the situation, but her current favorite consists of frumpy blue PJ bottoms, a baby-blue sweater with some sort of shirt under it, a pair of the rattiest looking sneakers in the world, and a bright, bright gold sash. She may love slinky dresses, but she wears them so often at work!
Funny. She really didn't have a favorite color before Exaltation.
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? - Cassidy learned self-defense in high school, though she had to cover it up. It depends on the level of violence. At this point, it's wiser to her POV to just subdue normal humans. But anything that burns from her anima? They will face the blazing brush.
If your character could talk to anyone, living or dead, for one hour, who would it be and why? - Cassidy would probably pick to talk... Her maternal grandmother. Hell, Cassidy may try to look up her grandmother if she is in the area of Washington D.C. ever. She knows the old woman's name, Miranda Williams. Her mother and grandmother had a falling out over religion, and Cassidy would love to meet the woman that she got part of her stubbornness from.
What are your characters favorite foods and/or treats? - Cassidy isn't picky. She actually has that high stamina and resistance from partly all of the weird crap she has eaten. However, she loves a lot of international fare, Japanese in particular. When the characters go to Japan, she will insist on trying fugu.
Favorite movie, and why? - A Japanese movie called Tomonpo. It's a foodie's movie, and it was what got Cassidy started on asking her roommate more about Japanese food, and learning the language. Cassidy is not a Japanophile. She just loves the language and the food.
What is the one item which your character must have? - A comb. Not for what you think. It's because of her being able to use her form charms with it. With a comb, she is never unarmed.
What is the most embarassing moment that your character can remember? - The ONE time her mother made her enter a beauty pageant. It was more for the embarrassment it caused everyone else. It was a total disaster. Casey had thought that the dressing up was stupid and boring, she was tired, and she had found out that if she won she could 'look forward' to more contests. Her answer was to switch her performance from a pop song to looking at the judges, and telling them that she wasn't going to let her mother live though her, and marched offstage humming Dancing Queen.
Yes, even as a child, Cassidy was a stubborn little shit.
Name one historical person your character admires. Yes, you may use fictional people. - Cassidy had this on a shirt.
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill
It was her favorite shirt, but it got too old and ratty. Her mother HATED it, and Cassidy left it in the drawer of her little brother before she ran away. She really admires the British Prime Minster, and if she has the chance, she may get another shirt with a quote of his.
Describe... only the good things that come into your mind about... your mother. - "She is over two thousand miles away and doesn't know where the hell I am. Same thing goes to my father. Oh, and they gave birth to me."
What is your greatest weakness? - Good question indeed. I actually can't think of Cassidy's greatest weakness, other than her conviction. But she is also convinced that she has to have the backbone to listen, so it isn't so bad. Another big weakness probably would be her little brother, Nathaniel Marlin, especially if he had decided to leave as well and they run into each other.
You have nearly limitless power. What stops you from just exploiting your power and living in utter luxury? Why do you fight? - "I do not want luxury. I want to make the world a place where no one can abuse wisdom and twist and break it to harm others or as for their own benefit alone. Look at the televangelists. That is not what I want to do. If they want their precious word, why not seek them as their beloved did? "I fight because I know that someone must stand up, that someone must offer that cheek... And the arm to block those who can not fight." THAT sums up Cassidy's opinion involving religion. It's, in general, a good idea. Just stop twisting it...
Gabriel
How did your character spend their last thanksgiving? - There's no school on Thanksgiving, so Gabe spent that day alone at home -- the same as the last couple decades. Nancy has made it a point the last three years to call him and invite him to have dinner with herself and her friends, but he has politely declined each time in favor of getting ahead on writing the winter curriculum.
What is your character's take on the supernatural and how does it affect them? - Gabe originally thought that the supernatural was mostly malevolent, but he has since become far more open-minded. He has made so many mistakes in judging groups that he's simply decided to consider their merits on an individual basis. He is far more concerned with the well-being of normal humans, however, so he takes a dim view of those who meddle too much in mortal affairs.
What are your character's favourite color and clothes? - Gabe likes orange, though he doesn't wear or use much of it. He isn't aware of how often he'll choose items or restaurants simply because there was some orange in their design.
When at work, he never fails to wear his dress shirt, tie and slacks. He doesn't often bother to change clothes when at home, but on the rare occasions that he goes out for any reason, he affects cargo pants and t-shirts with any number of dopey messages or advertisements. They make him laugh.
What is the worst fight you have had with your family? - Gabe will always regret an argument that he had with his parents when he was young regarding their inability to work more respectable jobs. He disliked being a cliche, but he didn't understand what they'd gone through to get where they were.
He will, however, be forever thankful that he had many happier years with them before they passed away.
Name a hobby or interest that your character has that hasn't been previously mentioned. - Heh heh. Interestingly enough, Gabe is a huge comic book fan. He doesn't buy too many anymore, but he takes great joy in the fact that the local library carries trade paperbacks. His all-time favorite superhero is Batman -- no real surprise, considering the vigilante life that he pursued.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Because that's how the revelation has affected her. She has seen behind the facade, seen that what she thought she knew about the world was a lie, that horrible things move in the darkness and dangerous magic is at work everywhere. Now she HAS to know the hidden truth of it, find out how this new world works and what her place is within it. Because she won't allow any vampire, warlock or other monster to gain any sort of power over her and her part of the world, nor let them keep their power over others.
Favorite movie, and why? - Liz' favourite movie is (as I've discovered) The Matrix. Not so much as a 'what if?' scenario or for the crazy action (though that's nice too), but as a metaphor for everything that's wrong with the world - control, systems enforced through greater firepower and brainwashing, needless suffering. But also those few, who break free although it costs them and aim to free others.
After her Exaltation the whole metaphor thing has become a little muddled as there are now literally different worlds, one just facade, the other horrific but true, and superpowers and, apparently, robot men in black. It's still a good movie, though.
What sort of music does your character like? - Liz' taste in music is quite eclectic. Usually she'll become fascinated with one type of music, be it emo metal, the current pop charts or baroque string music, for a week or two, then move on to another. If asked to point out her very favourite, she'd probably point to a playlist where she gathers those pieces of music that she likes most and are spared the monthly or weekly deletion spree when Liz finds a new fascination.
What is your favorite holiday, and why? - Easter! It's in spring, so the weather will usually be good. It's a family holiday, but not as forced as Christmas where absolutely every relative, no matter how unknown or obnoxious needs to be called, talked to or even visited. And even going to church can be fun once a year, if they have big fires, lots of candles and incense, gregorian chants and everything.
What is your greatest weakness? - Liz might be good at many things, but patience is not among them. She needs to DO something. Training is about the only thing she can be patient with, since it's so important to her and not as boring as so many other things that need patience. She also is quite impulsive and often doesn't think through what she's doing.
If your character was another Exaltation... What would they be? - Liz would absolutely be a Fire Aspect. Her personality, beliefs, powers, theme, it all fits. So, if she wasn't a Night Caste, that's what she'd be.
John Palmer
Name a place your character has traveled to, and the occasion (vacation, business, fleeing vampires, etc). - John hasn't actually traveled a great deal in the past, as running his enterprises has taken up the vast majority of his free time. When he was a kid, though, he did get to go to Disneyland once. He rather enjoyed it, to be honest. It's why he went back there a couple of years ago on his last real vacation. NO one knows about this, of course.
What is your most treasured memory? - John has no desire to reveal that to anyone, even these new companions. Not after less than 24 hours, at least. Maybe far down the road, he'll trust them enough to share those memories, but not just yet.
What is the sort of social situation that your character must be dragged into? - John is capable of handling any real social situation (it's what the character was built for, after all), but probably would be least comfortable in any situation beyond the superficial. He's used to hiding his emotions and putting up whatever sort of front is required, but expressing his genuine emotions goes against everything he's trained to do.
How does your Exaltation fit into your worldview as more or less rational human being, formerly belonging to a world without magic? - "There are far, far more things on heaven and earth then are dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio." John knows that there are people who are convinced, absolutely positive that the Mafia is a myth. And few enough people have the in-depth organization of the mob as part of their worldview. This? This is just one more part of a greater whole. And he'll take it as it comes.
Not that it's that easy. But he'll do the best he can.
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.
Robert
Name a hobby or interest that your character has that hasn't been previously mentioned. - Rob was a Boy Scout for about 3 or 4 years (he dropped out fairly quick, but no so quick as some) and, though he didn't take much else away from the program, really did like camping. He tries to take a couple of friends or aquaintences camping at least once or twice a year if he can manage it.
What are your character's living quarters like? - Rob tried to keep his apartment fairly clean - it wasn't very big so it wasn't very hard. If he didn't keep on top of it, the place rapidly devolved into a pig-sty. After all, the floor is the largest shelf in the room.
Jian
How did your character spend their last thanksgiving? - In Boston with Al Jolson's family. Trying to understand the odd American tradition. Johnny does like pumpkin pie though!
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.
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.
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.)
What kind of posters or paintings do (or did) you have on your walls? -
Johnny currently has no actual valuable stuff or any treasured items. However...
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.
Hong Kong room: Bare almost spartan, an old triptych panel of Journey to the West, An original peice of Ming Dynasty art depicting a nightengale.
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.
How do you feel about your Exaltation? Is it worth the trouble? Are you better than normal people now? - My Second Breath was the will of Heaven. The Ancestors have chosen me for greatness. This power is worth the pain and sacrifice I have endured. I am a new god, and the people shall bow before me.
How does your Exaltation fit into your worldview as more or less rational human being, formerly belonging to a world without magic? -
