Ink & Steel

1. Puns. Does your character love them, hate them, or somewhere in-between?

2. Describe your character’s sense of humour (or lack thereof).

3. Your character has to eat the same meal for dinner every night for three months. What is this meal and how long would it take for them to get tired of it?

4. Of these somewhat obscure sports, which would your character be most likely to try: jousting, curling, sumo wrestling, bullriding, or boomerang throwing?

5. Your character has to crossdress for some event. Do they half-ass it or dress to the nines? What do they wear?

6. Your character must choose between saving from certain destruction an ancient tome of unique and potentially life-changing knowledge, a beloved and uncorrupted politician who has done much to help their constituents, and the last remaining breeding pair of an endangered species. Which do they choose to save?

7. List your character’s five favourite words. Are they favourites based on meaning or because of how they sound/feel on the tongue?

8. Your character is given an opportunity to gain a superpower in exchange for one of their five main senses. They do not get to choose either the power gained or the sense lost. Do they take the opportunity or pass on the gamble?

9. Your character MUST incorporate a neon colour into their wardrobe, makeup, or hair dye/accessories every day for the forseeable future. What neon colour do they pick, and how do they wear it? No underwear, unless their underwear is visible to the casual observer.

10. Your character gains the ability to transform into (and back from) one animal at will! Which animal and why?

11. A newborn baby is left on your character’s doorstep, with a note explaining that the mother was unable to care for the child and the father is unknown. What does your character do with the baby?

12. How would your character handle solving a complicated corn/hedge maze?

13. Modern AU: where on modern-day Earth would your character live, and what kind of job/career would they hold?

14. Does your character have an irrational fear of something that most people would consider innocuous or non-threatening?

Above all, believe in yourselfie.

SpaceX Lands the Faclon9 First Stage - A revolution in Rocket Science and Engineering

Today, at 8:33, Spacex made history. They landed the first stage of their Falcon9 rocket after having it successfully deploy a second stage into low earth orbit.

The Video is here:

Unlike other rocket companies, Spacex in not making small hops - they did that 2 years ago with their grasshopper rocket. In fact, this is how they tested the initial avionics systems that would be able to land the rocket in a stable position autonomously. Here is some footage:

Unlike the companies that makes these hops, Spacex has to use this stage to help get payloads into low earth orbit… and then recover it! This is incredibly difficult and requires an advanced retro-trusting maneuver that has never been successful - until now! The diagram below shows this trusting maneuver, which happens shortly after the second stage has decoupled and ignited.

Spacex claims that this is similar to trowing a pencil over the Empire State Building, then having it flip perfectly, then have it fall into a shoebox… easy enough right?

Only, in real life SpaceX isn’t shooting a pencil… they are shooting a rocket! This is the pad that the now famous falcon9 rocket landed on:

Now you might ask, why does this matter? This means space will become cheaper! We can already build satellites that are less than $10,000, as a matter of fact I’m building a small satellite with a team right now! As it currently stands, space travel is too expensive for creative people to take risks. Now, thanks to SpaceX, we may be mining or visiting asteroids, visiting the moon, visiting mars, or doing something crazier - and we may be doing this very soon! The Falcon9 rocket costs $54 million to build but only $200,000 to refuel… let’s put this in perspective… That’s the same amount that it costs to refuel a Boeing 747 (which is the airplane that consumers use to fly around the world). This means that space travel could be as cheap as air travel very soon! Way to go SpaceX!

If you want to watch the full launch and landing video check it out here (this may be moved in the future): http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

Thank you, I’ll say goodbye soon Though its the end of the world, don’t blame yourself now And if its true, I will surround you and give life to a world Thats our own Thank you, I’ll say goodbye now Though its the end of the world, don’t blame yourself And if its true, I will surround you and give life to a world Thats our own [distorted] Thank you, I’ll say goodbye soon Though its the end of the world, don’t blame yourself now And if its true, I will surroun…

Daedeth Audio Journal - Dreams

The question always seemed to poke its finger into him and dig under his skin to get at his troubled heart. The world is wracked by desperation and no one has the time to dream like they used to. 

“There’s too much pain…” He concluded. “Pain. How could I fault people for feeling pain? Seeing Zero get upset like he did…” He took a breath and hugged Elricht, his scanbot, to his chest. “Kemos…” The name fell from him in a forlorn sigh.

“Dreams and the stars… how I get so lost in them. And when I do, I do not feel their scorn. Their pointed fingers. Their dagger eyes. I feel alive. To study the universe and its vastness… how I adore to daydream floating among them so free-floating to bask in all its beauty. It’s wonder. Let reality knock on my doors every now and then… its cruel, cold, gripping logic jarring me awake.” 

Dae shifted audibly, a click abruptly sounding as he seemed to have activated something large as it began to move.

“It brings me to where everyone else is around me. It makes me feel like I ignorantly sin while my brothers and sisters suffer. I don’t want that. I don’t want everyone to think I do nothing to help them. That what I do will… not save them. That it’s useless…” Daedeth’s voice fell into a hushed whisper as the movement stopped and gave an echoed ‘ka-chunk’. The astronomer took in a breath to regain his thoughts and his voice normalized in volume.

“Dreams… they are the beginnings to greater things. Just as ideas are. They are what breathe into us, a font of life, creativity, and culture. It is an echo that reverberates in us all. It is what makeup of our individuality. My dreams… our dreams…” His voice quiets once more, but this time into Elricht. “Your… dreams. Will be written in the stars tonight…”

Gonna cheer myself up by compiling a list of questions that were asked here into one of those meme thingies. Feel free to ask any of my charas if you want to or reblog this or whatnot. They are meant for OCs but can be answered by non-OCs too, or you can even answer them yourself if you like.

What’s one experience your character had that made them very afraid?

What is your character’s happiest memory?

What’s one skill your character really wishes they had?

What is their favourite food? Their daily diet?

Do they like music? If so, what kind of music do they enjoy?

Do they collect anything/have a collection?

Have they ever encountered someone they really wanted to kill?

How do they deal with bullies and people who just won’t leave them alone?

Does your character have any accidents or stunts from the past that they’re extremely embarrassed about or had a funny result? Details please!

Your character has discovered that they only have a week left to live. What do they do with that time?

What was something they struggled with greatly and how did they overcome it?

Your character has the opportunity to have one wish granted. Would the wish only benefit them, someone else (one person or multiple), or everyone? And what would that wish be?

Does your character have anyone that they really care about, to the point that they would give their life for them? If so, who are they and what is your character’s relation to them? If not, do they wish they did? Is there anyone they wish they could build such a relationship with?

Do they have someone that they consider to be a family member, even if they’re not related to your character by blood? What was one of your character’s favourite moments with them, and what makes them so special to them?

Does your character have a deep and/or dark secret? If so, what is it? 

What is their aspiration? Their goal? Their purpose? What makes them want to wake up everyday and keep on going?

How was their childhood? Did their parents treat them fairly? Did they have any really good friends?

Does your character believe the ends justify the means? No matter who they have to step on to reach their goals?

Have they ever lost a loved one? What happened to them, and are they the same as they were before they lost them?

How would your character define love? 

How does your character decide if a person is mature or not? 

Do they have any nervous habits? If they know, what made them start doing them?

Does your character know any languages apart from their native language? What one would they like to learn?

Does magic exist in your character’s world, and can they use it? If so, how does it work?

Has anyone ever tried to kill your character? If so, why?

Has your character ever been hurt or betrayed by someone they thought they could depend on? What happened?

How much have they given up to get to where they are in life, willingly or unwillingly? How much do they think they would give up to get to where they want to be, in the future?

When your character was younger, how did they picture themselves growing up? Does it differ from how they really turned out?

If they could change just one thing about themselves, what would it be?

Does your character have a family? If so, do they get along well with them?

How patient is your character with others? Do they find it easy to handle people that try and bug them, or hard?

Would they consider themselves a weakling or are they more of a tough person? How hard a punch could they deliver and just how tough a blow could they take?

In your character’s opinion, is it okay being content in one place, or are people just wasting their time if they don’t explore?

Has anyone ever given your character a really important gift? What was it? Do they take care of that gift today or have they since lost or broken it?

Speaking of items, what is their most prized possession? If they have one that is.

Tattoos. Do they have any? Do they want any? 

How advanced is the technology in your character’s world? Do they have mobile phones and high-tech computers yet or have they far surpassed that?

Have they ever had to hurt someone else, physically or mentally, to save themselves or another person? Were they the same after the incident, or did it change them?

What do they like better: angels or demons?

Do people expect a lot from your character or look up to them for something? Why or why not?

Where do they live? What is that place like, do they enjoy living there?

From where or from what do they originate?

What are they like when they’re drunk? Don’t be a prude and tell me they’ve never been smashed before.

Do they believe in elves, or even know any?

What’s their spirit animal? What animal do they just look at and say, “That’s me”?

Which is your character’s preferred weapon of choice?

If your character could be any other species, what would they be? (anthro, feral, whatever, anything is good)

Do they have any health conditions?

Do they have any religious/spiritual beliefs? What are they? How did they come to believe in them?

What’s their earliest memory?

Do they find that they care what others think of them? or do they not really mind how others view them?

Do they have any pets/familiars/animals or really anything that follows them around?

Do they have an alternate form?

What kind of weather do they like best? How do they enjoy that weather?

Do they have any special powers? 

Would they ever turn on someone they just met in order to save themselves?

Would they rather be hot or cold?

What’s their preferred method of fighting?

Have they ever had an encounter with someone that changed their whole life?

Have they ever committed a crime, or something they felt was wrong? What was it?

What would have to be the most interesting thing about where your character lives?

What’s something that really repulses them? 

What do they do for a living? Do they enjoy it, or are they just doing it because they have to?

What are your character’s thoughts on liquor? Ever had anything strong?

Have they ever eaten something unusual to their normal diet? What was it? Did they like it?

If they were free to do anything, be it cruel, kind, or otherwise, without fear of repercussions, what is it that your character would do?

What was the most acidic remark your character’s ever given to someone? And their reaction?

What, in your character’s life, puts the most pressure on them?

Do they enjoy facing their fears? CAN they face their fears? If not, what do they do in a situation where they’re forced to face them?

When it comes to clothing, what’s their style? Do they prefer natural or formal? Skinny or baggy clothes? 

How is your character’s bedroom? Is it small, big, colourful, simple, messy, organised, filled with their things, shared…? 

Do they like to read? If so, what’s their favourite genre? Favourite author? Favourite book?

If your character knew what they know now when they were younger would they do things in their life differently?

What would be the worst way to die, in your character’s opinion?

What was the worst experience they’ve ever had with their family? Or, if they don’t have one, what’s the worst part of not having a family?

Which one of the five senses is most important to them? 

Are they capable of handling themselves in a fight? And, what was the worst fight they’ve gotten themselves into, if any?

Are they very trusting or not trusting at all? Have they ever been betrayed or has someone they hated become one of the most reliable people they know?

Which one do they prefer; knowing when they die or how they die?

How do they spend a rainy day?

Your character is running late but need to grab something to eat. What do they get?

If they could have one superpower, what would it be? Choose wisely, it could have drawbacks to them.

Have they ever had to tell someone a lie to protect them? Did they regret doing it or not?

What do they do if they have a really bad nightmare?

If the opportunity to join an adventure appears, but for your character to participate the’d need to leave their current life behind without knowing if they’ll ever come back, would they go no matter what? Or would they prefer to stay with their current life?

Do they have anything that they consider a good luck charm? 

What’s their favourite physical activity?

Assuming they aren’t one already would your character prefer to be a Vampire, a Werewolf, or a Demon? And no cheating, if they are already one of those they can’t pick the one that they are.

♥ Do they seek out love or let it find the? Are they even interested in romance?

♥  When they have a crush on someone, how do they let them know?

♥ Tell us about a time they were rejected.

♥ Do they spend a lot of time in the courting stage or attempt to get to first base as fast as possible?

♥ Do they wait to be intimate until after marriage or break all the social rules?

♥ Do they have open or closed relationships?

♥ How do they feel about polygamy?

♥ Are they loyal to their partners?

♥ Are they patient with their partners?

♥ Do they include their partners in most aspects of their life?

♥ Do they make an effort to find someone with similar views, be they political or moral?

♥ Do they seek to find a partner purely to further the bloodline and name, is it for true love, or is it for pleasure alone?

♥ Do they sleep in the same bed/room as much as they can or do they sleep separately?

♥ Do they make it a point to eat at lease one meal a day together with their partner, or do they do as they please?

♥ Do they enjoy talking to their partners before going to sleep or is it straight to dreamland?

♥ Do they have at least one bonding activity they devote to doing with their partner exclusively?

♥ What sort of characteristics or quirks draw them to someone?

♥ Do they have a ‘type’?

♥ What was their first impression about their partner/person they are courting?

♥ How did their relationship start?

♥ What was the most romantic time they had with their partner?

♥ Tell us about a sacrifice they made for their significant other.

♥ Do they apologize to their partner even if it wasn’t their fault?

♥ Will they lie for the sake of their significant other’s happiness?

♥ If they could choose their partner again, would they choose the same person?

♥ What do they love most about their significant other?

♥ Have they had dreams about their partner/the person they are courting?

♥ Do they understand their partners/person they are courting’s feelings without them having to say anything?

♥ How do they express their love to their partner?

⌆ a nervous tic or habit they do

⏀ describe their usual smile

⇅ do they look up or down while thinking?

❧ describe their usual sleeping position

✑ describe something they like without naming it

✜ what’s their posture like in a normal situation?

❖ describe their hands

❞ write a quote they would find themselves saying

§ how would their hair gray? or would they lose their hair first?

❤ describe how they show affection.