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1) Do Aran and Tao speak their parents' languages? And do they feel connected to their heritage?
2) What's their biggest pet peeve?
3) Is there something about worldbuilding that you haven't developed but would love to work on in the future?
Yes they do speak it and have been raised hearing and speaking it at home. Aran who grew up in his home country still feels distant to his heritage. He lost his mother early, and doesn't have a Syrian community now in the USA and feels he lost out. He tries to relearn and reclaim things. Tao is more connected. His family is bigger and they celebrate Taiwanese holidays together and have a bigger community.
Tao tries to become more patient and forgiving but he gets restless when people talk too slow. Also some textures and noises bring him to the edge. Aran hates when people try to prey on his private life. If he has something to share he will do so, no need to ask him if he has a partner or what his future plans are. And hair in the sink and shower.
Ohh good question but hard to answer. Over the last year, as we are creating our pitch, Suzie and I have developed the story and characters a lot and it was great! I think my weakness is that I focus always a lot on the main characters, and hyper focus on them, and kinda forget to develop friends and family and what kind of people they are. This is def I have to learn and it was great to have Suzie who created new friends and developed the family members more!
