Character+Development

What do you know about this character now that s/he doesn’t yet know? He is the only person that will ever find and believe in the fountain of youth.

 What is this character’s greatest flaw? He is very soft hearted; he would never hurt anyone or do anything to anyone to make them feel upset.

 What do you know about this character that s/he would never admit? He is very selfish.

 What is this character’s greatest asset? He is a great friend and he never leaves any of his family/friends behind.

 If this character could choose a different identity, who would s/he be? He would be The Flash!

 What music does this character sing to when no one else is around? Eminem/Rap, Hip Hop, and R&B.

 In what or whom does this character have the greatest faith? No one, he is an atheist.

 What is this character’s favourite movie? Jack @$$ 3

 Does this character have a favourite article of clothing? Favourite shoes? His rollerblades.

 Does this character have a vice? Name it. He never unplugs his head phones. He “can’t live” without music.

 Name this character’s favourite person (living or dead). Chuck Norris.

 What is this character’s secret wish? To be the first 16 year old billionaire, and to be a super hero.

 What is this character’s proudest achievement? Winning a thousand dollars during a rollerblading contest.

 Describe this character’s most embarrassing moment. When he was at his 8th grade graduation, and someone pulled his pants down.

 What is this character’s deepest regret? That his mother died during a car crash instead of him.

 What is this character’s greatest fear? He has arachnophobia.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Describe this character’s most devastating moment. When he lost his mother in a car accident.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What is this character’s greatest achievement? Winning a thousand dollars during a rollerblading tournament.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What is this character’s greatest hope? That he will be the best rollerblader in the world.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Does this character have an obsession? Name it. Yes, rollerblading and video gaming.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What is this character’s greatest disappointment? His greatest disappointment was when he failed a test during school.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What is this character’s worst nightmare? That he will hurt himself while rollerblading and he will not be able to rollerblade anymore.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Whom does this character most wish to please? Why? His father, because his mother died and his father wants him to succeed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Describe this character’s mother. A beautiful, smart woman. Brown hair, green eyes, fit body, nice face, and very nice and gentle.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Describe this character’s father. A cool, crazy, and fun guy. Easy-going, red hair, blue eyes, fit body, handsome face, and very intelligent.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> If s/he had to choose, with whom would this character prefer to live? His Father.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Where does this character fall in birth order? What effect does this have? No brothers/sisters, 16 years old.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Describe this character’s siblings or other close relatives. Uncle and Aunt are just an hour drive away from him, easy going people, and fun to be around.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Describe this character’s bedroom. Include three cherished items. 6 x 6metres white walls with lots of posters hung up, first cherished item is his first pair of rollerblades. Second cherished item is his mother’s old necklace, which she was wearing during the car accident. Third and final item is his 1000 dollars, which he won at his first rollerblading tournament, and he is keeping for college.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What is this character’s birth date? How does this character manifest traits of his/her astrological sign? January 12th, 1994. He does not.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> If this character had to live in seclusion for six months, what six items would s/he bring? His rollerblades, his mother’s necklace, as many foods and drinks as he can carry, a television, Xbox 360, and an internet access wireless station.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Why is this character angry? Because his mother was killed by a drunk driver, but the drunk driver lived.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What calms this character? Rollerblading and playing video games.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Describe a recurring dream or nightmare this character might have. He is in a car, it is a very dark night, he is in his mother and father’s brand new 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2, and the rain is pounding at the car windows. All of a sudden these other lights appear on the same side of the road as their car, his father swerves to avoid the other car, but it just taps the side of the car and they get sent spinning in circles. They eventually flip over after about 8 full 360s, his mother did not have her seatbelt on and she was being thrown around the car, she died of a serious head concussion from the cars top hitting her in the head.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> List the choices (not circumstances) that led this character to his/her current predicament. His father changes houses every other week, he finds as many rollerblading routes as he can every time they move, on the second day of his trip to Arizona, he forgets his way home, becomes almost deathly dehydrated, then out of the blue he finds a fountain.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> List the circumstances over which this character has no control. Circumstances including his father moving every week to a new house around the world.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What wakes this character in the middle of the night? His reoccurring nightmare about his mother.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> How would a stranger describe this character? Lively, smart, well-rounded, and easy-going. Just don’t talk badly about his mother.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What does this character resolve to do differently every morning? A different rollerblading path to take, because he moves from house to house quickly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Who depends on this character? Why? His best friend, Jake, because he is stronger and smarter than Jake, he depends on him to make a situation better or how to defuse a situation.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> If this character knew s/he had exactly one month to live, what would s/he do? Find and kill the drunk driver that killed his mother.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> How would a dear friend or relative describe this character? Depressed sometimes when he thinks about his mother, but usually easy going, smart, and fun to be around.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What is this character’s most noticeable physical attribute? His calf muscles.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> What is this character hiding from him/herself? The fact that he should have died and not his mother.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Write one additional thing about your character. He likes all types of drinks, even water.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The setting is hot and dry Arizona. It is about 4:00pm and it is 89 F. The trail he is riding on is a smooth paved backstreet. It is in the middle of September.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The main conflict is Man v. Himself, this is because he is always fighting himself over his mother's death. He tries to kill himself over her several times. But he stops himself every time because he sees his mother and he stops because he know she would be disappointed in him because he killed himself over her.

First Class By Rory Christopher I have just gotten off my father’s private Jet. We have been traveling for 18 hours, from Antarctica to Phoenix, Arizona. Ever since my father won the lottery we have been traveling several times in the past 2 years. I believe this is the 23rd house my dad has purchased in the past year and a half. I actually liked moving before. But this was just a little too much for me. Also, even though I got all the toys, food, and video games I liked, it was not very fun to have no friends to hang out with, and play the games with. I also did not really enjoy, having my father’s bodyguard as the only person that has been with me for a year and a half was not the biggest thrill ever. After getting off the jet, I decided to go buy a bit of food. I ordered but we were leaving the airport so I didn’t have anything to eat for the 2 hour drive to the new house. My stomach was grumbling as I was getting to the limo. My dad had a bagged lunch ready for me when I hopped in the car. There was an assortment of foods in it. Pineapple, strawberries, apple, nutella and peanut butter sandwich, all bran bar, blue Gatorade, and cookies, all the food was fresh as well. We spent the next 2 hours watching Family Guy and The Cleveland Show on the TV in our limo. Then, we got to the house, MAN this thing was HUGE. My dad had never bought a house this big. The thing was as wide and long as a football field. I decided to check out the house before I headed out for a rollerblade session. I grabbed a fresh pair of shorts, a shirt, and pair of socks. I slap on the 50th new pair of rollerblades I have gotten since the lottery winning. They are specially made to fit my feet and are the Rollerblade Spark Pro inline skates 2010. I head out the door, and here my dad yell at me, “Be back for dinner, and be careful, don’t fall”. I shout back “I will be back, and I won’t fall, I never do”. I head out the front door slap on the final components to my rollerblades and take off. I decide to take the route that is closest to my house; it’s on the left side of the road. I have to remember that. Left. Left. Left. Right. Left. Right. Right. Left. Alright time to have some fun and loosen myself up. I rollerblade as fast as I can, not stopping for anything, I almost get hit by a car, but I don’t care, I was on top of the world, all I could feel was the wind going through my hair, the world passing by like I was in a speeding car. I dart in and out of backstreets and through a whole bunch of parking lots. The road here is soooo smooth, I feel like a bird in the sky. I am a bullet getting shot from a gun. I decide to slow down, thinking my brake will stop me, I push into my heel really hard to stop. I keep trucking along, what the?!? What is happening? I look down to find that my brake has been broken off and all that was happening, was sparks were flying from what was left of my brake. I think this may or may not be the end of my life. A car comes out of nowhere and hits me, I black out and go unconscious. I wake up out in the middle of nowhere, there are no buildings in sight and I did not see a single person. I could barely move my body, I could not feel anything. I saw that I had lost a huge amount of blood, and expected I was losing way too many bodily fluids; I was going to enter the stage of extreme dehydration soon. I see a fountain in the middle of the desert in front of me. I don’t know why it is there, and how it got there, but I don’t care, I jump to my feet and start running or at least trying to run with my rollerblades on, I fall when I am halfway there, I am soooo tired but I need water badly, I can taste it as I am getting up. Just a few more steps. Almost there… FINALLY. I made it thank god. I drink for what felt like an eternity. I then notice my wounds have been healed by this magical water. I drink and drink and drink until my body could not hold anymore of the magic drink; I thought to myself “I must mark this place with something so I can find it again.” There was nothing in sight to mark the fountain/area with, I felt really depressed after thinking about what my father would do to me when he hears about this extravaganza. I then woke up to find several doctors and nurses surrounding me, and a blinding light striking my face. I looked around to see where I was. I see a sign on the doors from where I must have gotten into the room from; they say “Emergency Operating Room”. I realize I am at the hospital in Arizona. When my dad sees that I am kind of conscious, he rushes over to me and gives me a hug. He squeezed me too tight and I squealed in pain, “Sorry buds” he exclaims. I grin, “Hey dad, how’s it goin”? Okay, you look like you’re in rough shape though” I chuckle “Maybe just a little bit”. After the hours I was in the hospital I finally got out, my father told me that we will not be moving as much and we will be staying at the same place for a while. To be continued…..

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