Monday 26 May 2008

Stolen Character Questions...

Once again I've been impressed by what someone else has found... and then stolen it.

Write down twelve of your own characters and then answer the questions - NO LOOKING AT THE QUESTIONS BEFORE ANSWERING!! GOT IT? GOOD!

1- Jack Redgrave
50's P.I, narrator of 'Wild Is The Wind' (which just so happens to be available to read on this blog!)

2- Lady Katherine Ferrers
Heroine of my play 'Stand+Deliver!', a noblewomen who turns to a life of crime. (That's a comedy for me)

3- Charles Bennett
Main character of my play 'Berlin', a young and naive man working for MI5.

4- Roger Waters
Drug addled and psychotic detective from my play 'Within'.

5- Bethany Allen
Femme fatale from 'Wild is the Wind'.

6- Matthew Bellamy
Double crossing CIA from 'Berlin'

7- Thomas Ferrers
Kate's drip of a husband from 'Stand+Deliver!'

8- Samuel Coleridge
Charming con man from 'Within'

9- Gordon Magnus
Veteran MI5 agent and expert chess player from 'Berlin'

10- Satan
Old Lucifer himself from my attempt at radio writing 'In My Dark Life'

11- Russell Faraday
Head of a West End gang from 'Wild is the Wind'

12- James Barker
Scriptwriter and selfish git from an untitled play

#1. Who would make a better college prof.? 6 (Matthew Bellamy) or 11 (Russell Faraday)?
Well, I'd say Bellamy most likely though I think he'd be nervous about speaking before people. Russell just wouldn't see the benefit in education.

#2. Do you think 2 ( Lady Katherine Ferrers) is hot?
Well, actually I've seen her. It' the only character on the list (apart from her husband... and possibly Satan) who was a real life person and there is a painting of her I've seen several times. But as I wrote I imagined her as looking like Diana Rigg circa 1969. So yes indeed- she is hot.

#3. 12 (James Barker) sends 8 (Samuel Coleridge) out on a mission. What is it? Does it succeed?
I don't think James would get involved with any real, important missions. He'd probably ask Coleridge very nicely to get him a cup of tea. Coleridge would probably smile, take James' money and run.

#4. What is or would be 9’s (Gordon Magnus) favorite book?
The complete works of Shakespeare. Magnus has an obsession with the Bard.

#5. Would it make more sense for 2 (Lady Katherine Ferrers) to swear fealty to 6 (Matthew Bellamy), or the other way around?
That's interesting... if it were Kate when she becomes a criminal, she'd make Bellamy swear to her. If before it'd be more likely she'd swear to him, but I think that if the price was right Bellamy would swear to anyone.

#6. For some reason, 5 (Bethany Allen) is looking for a roommate. Should (s)he share a studio apartment with 9 (Gordon Magnus) or with 10 (Satan)?
I must admit that I'm greatly amused by the idea of having the Lord of the Flies for a room mate. Actually Beth probably would move in with Satan and sell her soul to further her career.

#7. 2 (Lady Kathering Ferrers), 7 (Thomas Ferrers), and 12 (James Barker) have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
James would go round to the Ferrers country house (as the Ferrers are married), but it'd be a terribly boring evening. James would be shy, Thomas would be dull and Kate would be dreaming of being somewhere.

#8. 3 (Charles Bennett) challenges 10 (Satan) to a duel. What happens?
For a start only God or Jesus could beat Satan in a duel. Charles would never dream of challenging anyone to a duel!

#9. If 1 (Jack Redgrave) stole 8’s (Samuel Coleridge) most precious possession, how would she/he get it back?
Ooooo that would be a meeting... cocky Jack versus manipulative Coleridge. Coleridge would probably got to Jack asking for help with something, and knock him out while he's not looking.

#10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 (Thomas) and 12 (James Barker) both attain what they most desire.
'A Quiet Life By Way Of Winning An Oscar'

#11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 (Roger Waters) and 1 (Jack Redgrave) to work together?
Well, as Jack used to be a policeman and Waters is one, Waters probably would the antagonist.

#12. If 7 (Thomas Ferrers) visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
It'd be bloody boring. He'd just sit quietly not waning anything.

#13. If you could command 3 (Charles Bennett) to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
Probably spying on people... well he is a spy!

#14. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11 (Russell Faraday)?
No...

#15. If 2 (Lady Katherine Ferrers) had to choose sides between 4 (Roger Waters) and 5 (Bethany Allen), which would it be?
I think she'd choose Beth because she leads her own life.

#16. What might 10 (Satan) shout while charging into battle?
A sound that kills people.

#17. If you chose a song to represent 8 (Samuel Coleridge), which song would you choose?
'I Want It All'- Queen

#18. 1 (Jack Redgrave), 6 (Matthew Bellamy), and 12 (James Barker) are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Jack would only let somebody else eat the last pancake if he got something in return. Bellamy would probably steal it when no one was looking.

#19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 (Lady Katherine Ferrers) to use on 10 (Satan)?
Quite how one would chat up the Prince of Darkness I don't know.

#20. What would 5 (Bethany Allen) most likely be arrested for?
Murder. But she'd convince the police she was innocent.

#21. What is 6’s (Matthew Bellamy) secret?
That he's selling CIA secrets to the KGB which has jeopardised missions and caused the death of three of his friends.

#22. If 11 (Russell Faraday) and 9 (Gordon Magnus) were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Magnus would never run, but Faraday would clearly cheat to win anyway.

#23. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 (Thomas Ferrers) or 8 (Samuel Coleridge)?
Well, Thomas would be an absolute coward and run hearing a cat miaow, and Coleridge would probably be the one to make it a bad neighbour. I'd say Coleridge as people would be scared of him.

#24. 1 (Jack Redgrave) and 9 (Gordon Magnus) reluctantly team up to save the world from the threat posed by 4’s (Roger Waters) sinister secret organization. 11 (Russell Faraday) volunteers to help them, but it is later discovered that he is actually a spy for 4 (Roger Waters). Meanwhile, 4 (Roger Waters) has kidnapped 12 (James Barker) in an attempt to force their surrender. Following the wise advice of 5 (Bethany Allen), they seek out 3 (Charles Bennett), who gives them what they need to complete their quest. What title would you give this fic?
I...have....no....idea....

3 comments:

Saiyu said...

hehe advantage number 27 of living on the internet....RANDOM MEMES

and lol Satan is one of your characters? i lol'd reading that.

Dan. said...

I used Satan once (or maybe a few times) in stories over the years... what can I say- the guy fascinates me!

Saiyu said...

well yeah he is fascinating - first there's the whole fallen angel thing to contend with - and he was supposedly the most beautiful and favoured of the angels - (My parents nicknamed me lucifer growing up, i have devil horn birthmarks XDD he fascinates me too on a selfish level)