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===Darius=== | ===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 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.'' | + | <br>'''What is your character's living quarters like?''' - ''Very messy.'' |
| + | <br>'''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)<br> | ||
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===Cassidy=== | ===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!'' | '''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!'' | ||
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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?''' - ''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.''<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?''' - ''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.''<br> | ||
'''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.'' <br> | '''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.'' <br> | ||
| + | '''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.''<br> | ||
| + | '''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.''<br> | ||
| + | '''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.''<br> | ||
| + | '''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.'' | ||
| + | <br>''Yes, even as a child, Cassidy was a stubborn little shit.''<br> | ||
| + | '''Name one historical person your character admires. Yes, you may use fictional people.''' - ''Cassidy had this on a shirt.''<br> | ||
| + | "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> | ||
| + | '''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."'' | ||
===Gabriel=== | ===Gabriel=== | ||
===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.'' | ||
<br>''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.''<br> | <br>''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.''<br> | ||
| + | '''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.''<br>''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.''<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> | ||
===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 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.'' | ||
===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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'''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 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?''' - | ||
| + | <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 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> | ||
| + | '''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> | ||
| + | '''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.'' | ||
===Sui Mae=== | ===Sui Mae=== | ||
==Unclaimed Questions== | ==Unclaimed Questions== | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 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."
Gabriel
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.
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.
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.
