#characterization help
What kind of romantic date would your character respond best to?
David: What is this ‘romance’ of which you speak?
Jenny: Ooh I know the perfect place! We can get some roses, some grape juice….
Lucas: Dates are just the governments means of distracting us from their agenda of building an underground utopia for the rich.
Have any of your characters ever been referred to by a number? Have any of them only ever been referred to by a number?
Which of your characters doesn’t know how to tie their shoelaces? How do they work around needing shoelaces?
Are any of your characters particularly susceptible to traps? Is it because they’re inattentive, predictable, clumsy, or something else? Do they have anyone around them who can help by handling traps very well?
How would your character react if they woke up one morning and were suddenly back in high school? How would you qualify a “high school” or equivalent for your characters who have never actually been to high school?
Which of your characters needs to drink more water? Is it because of general dehydration, or just because they drink anything except water?
Are any of your characters particularly rife with clock imagery (gears, time, clock-hands, clock faces, roman numerals, etc.)? Is this because they’re related to the concept of time, related to clocks, or because they just like it?
Did any of your characters grow up under a false identity? How is “false identity” qualified in this case (a secret identity like a superhero’s, a fake name for safety reasons, a different family than the one they thought they were born into, etc.)?
What is an item everyone associates with your character, regardless of whether or not they own that item? Where did this association originate? Is it one specific item, like a particular painting or poem, or is it a general one, like books or bridges?
Do any of your characters live somewhere that could easily be considered an “evil lair”? Do they intensify the association by arming the place with traps and guards to thwart intruders?
Which of your characters would have a collection of containers for leftovers (Tupperware and equivalents) in a state of complete and utter disarray? Would they have more lids than containers, or vice versa?
Do any of your characters have advanced regeneration abilities? Is it intrinsic to their being, or do they utilize external resources (like magic or medicine) to enact it? At what level of injury does their regeneration start losing efficacy?
Which of your characters is the equivalent to a phone charger you have to hold at a certain angle to make it work?
Do any of your characters regularly wear body paint or face paint? Is it for cultural purposes, ritual purposes, fashion purposes, or just for fun?
What is a superstition your character believes in? Are they generally superstitious, or is this something that slips through the cracks of an otherwise skeptical personality?
Which of your characters took a look at the gender roles of their culture and simply said “no thank you”?
Which of your characters would write brand-new Wikipedia pages for subjects that need them? Which of your characters would actually be best at writing new Wikipedia pages?
