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1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you?

2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you?

3. The person you would never want to meet?

4. What is your favorite word?

5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be?

6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?

7. What shirt are you wearing?

8. What do you label yourself as?

9. Bright room or dark room?

10. What were you doing at midnight last night?

11. Favorite age you’ve been so far?

12. Who told you they loved you last?

13. Your worst enemy?

14. What is your current desktop picture?

15. Do you like someone?

16. The last song you listened to?

17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?

18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?

19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do?

20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)

21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?

22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?

23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of?

24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.

25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?

26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go?

27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be?

28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place? 

29. What is your favorite expletive?

30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno?

31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world!

33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?

34. What was your last dream about?

35. Are you a good….[insert anything you’d like here]?

36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?

37. Have you ever built a snowman?

38. What is the color of your socks?

39. What type of music do you like?

40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?

41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?

42. What football team do you support? (I will answer in terms of American football as well as soccer)

43. Do you have any scars?

44. What do you want to be when you graduate?

45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

46. Are you reliable?

47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be?

48. Do you hold grudges?

49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?

50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had?

51. Are you a good liar?

52. How long could you go without talking?

53. What has been you worst haircut/style?

54. Have you ever baked your own cake?

55. Can you do any accents other than your own?

56. What do you like on your toast?

57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of?

58. What would be you dream car?

59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain.

60. Do you believe in aliens?

61. Do you often read your horoscope?

62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet?

63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?

64. What do you think about babies?

Company, Lane learned (and was, in some respects, still adjusting to), changed nightly. Sure, there were slight variations of the same kind of people—young women, with chokers around their necks and blinding highlights; dude-bros in man buns, and with beards Lane could only dream of; old couples who, somehow, act like they’re in a new relationship; a frustrated wife with children and an equally-depressed husband in tow (that last group always had them thinking of their brother, and his wife, and how Lane expects them to end up). Their actions, though, were always different.

Bii hadn’t been herself since France. She felt like nothing more than a spirit trapped inside of a foreign shell, when she felt anything at all- it was her way of protecting herself from the feelings she wasn’t ready to feel. Although that was a feeling she had grown used to over the years she yearned to move on from it, move on from the past. Oktoberfest seemed to be the place to do that. Drink beer, have fun, let go, feel something- anything. It was her best chance at a moment of normality.

The fest was set up much like the cirque was with large colorful tents and loud, jolly patrons. Although instead of the smell of popcorn and whimsical face paint, Oktoberfest smelled of yeast and vomit, and the mass produced lederhosen made Bii cringe. Her discomfort and disconnection only grew as she was left alone in the search of a good stein. The boisterous voices that filled the tent soon became white noise as the mixture of familiar and foreign languages blurred together, and the colorful tent blurred to gray in Bii’s peripheral vision as her eyes rested on the wooden table in front of her. 

In her mind it was snowing, and she was alone in the white wonderland of her own creation. It was always snowing, snowing so hard she couldn’t see her own hands in front of her. One second she would be in whatever new and exciting city the cirque had taken her to, and the next she was alone in the snow all over again. It wasn’t until she heard a familiar voice that the blizzard began to break and Bii’s nostrils were once again filled with the smell of sweat and lager. 

Blinking back to reality Bii looked at Lane as they spoke studying their face as if that would tell her what was going on, nodding along as if she was capable of listening in that moment. Picking up the stein Bijou began to drink quickly the warmth of the ale grounding her once again in the present. “You look uncomfortable.” She noticed between gulps as everything came into focus. “Are we already in trouble?” She asked standing up on her stool foot rest to see the commotion happening near the bar, a mischievous smile licking at the corner of her lips. “Because I could drink approximately thirteen more beers before we leave.”

A final drink of amber liquid and her brain finished processing the words Lane had said to her earlier. They stole the beer. The feeling of needles pushed through Bijou’s feet as she grew restless. She nibbled at her bottom lip, eyes darting around the tent as she thought of a plan. If the law had already been broken there was no reason not to break it a little more. “I’m getting my thirteen beers.” She said her eyes lighting up as they landed on an unguarded keg across the tent.

Quickly, they brought the glass to their lips, tilting it as far as the liquid allowed. It passed their teeth and down their throat, before they could swallow. Lane, though, didn’t need to breathe—they couldn’t, not until the evidence was gone; half in their stomach and half mixing with everything else in their veins.

After handing Bijou her’s, they almost forgot their own drink, and they both needed to hurry. Without warning, a hand would fall on Lane’s shoulder, and they’d be forced to turn around, to greet a burly man dressed in all black and with a lanyard, reading ‘security,’ in thick, black letters, draped around their neck. They’d be made to walk or, even worse, be thrown over a shoulder, and kicked out of Oktoberfest… or perhaps even Munich, or Germany entirely. They’d either have to learn of the circus’ next location, and meet them there, or hand in their resignation.

They’d find themselves on their brother’s doorstep, again, just because they stole a couple pints of beer. Lane would have to face James’ disappointment, and his wife’s contempt, and who knew whose opinion Lane’s nephew had inherited. Frodo’s still an infant, though, so not all hope is lost—

Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like?

Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?

On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets?

Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams?

Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares?

Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target?

Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up?

Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing?

In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been?

In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been?

Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way?

Does your character remember names or faces easier?

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not?

Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success?

What was your character’s favorite toy as a child?

Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others?

What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before?

In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism?

If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others?

What does your character like in other people?

What does your character dislike in other people?

How quick is your character to trust someone else?

How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person?

How does your character behave around children?

How does your character normally deal with confrontation?

How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation?

What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true?

What does your character find repulsive or disgusting?

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable.

In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve?

Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method?

How does your character behave around people they like?

How does your character behave around people they dislike?

Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status?

Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat?

Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)?

How does your character treat people in service jobs?

Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first?

Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them?

Has your character ever had a dependent figure who was not related to them?

How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it?