#solidify meme

Character Solidifying Meme

☠ 41. Is your character aware of who they are? Strengths? Weaknesses? Idiosyncrasies? Capable of self-irony?

Character Solidifying Meme

☠ 1. How does your character think of their father? What do they hate and love about him? What influence - literal or imagined - did the father have?

I think it’s pretty obvious that Casey admires his father, apparently having mentioned to April and Irma that he was a pro hockey player many times.Like most sons, they look up to their dad’s, despite their faults. Casey has this puppy-like way of being where it seems as though once he clings onto something he loves, he’s there to stay. I feel like that’d be the way it is with his dad.Though we don’t know much about his family, I’m still going on the assumption that Casey’s dad is a little like how he is in the IDW comics. (This Casey seems to share most traits with IDW Casey)So I would imagine the thing he likes least about his father is the neglect that he tries desperately to overlook. Simply on the basis of ‘because, well, he’s my dad.’Still going on assumptions, I’d imagine he’d love who his dad used to be. Back when he was a hockey star and not a wash-up, back to when his mom was alive. Projecting past memories onto a present fatherI think it’s pretty easy to say that the biggest influence Arnold Bernid Sr. had on CJ would be hockey. That, and most likely attitude. The cocky, graceless arrogance Casey tends to have a keen talent for.

☠ 2. Their mother? How do they think of her? What do they hate? Love? What influence - literal or imagined - did the mother have?

I’d say he loved her a lot. In Buried Secrets, he seems to show a crazy amount of understanding for April’s situation. His voice cracks at the word ‘Mom’ when they’re sharing a moment on the swing. He probably thought the world of her.As for what he hates and loves— they’re probably fairly similar.Once again, assuming his mother was most like IDW Casey’s. Also assuming he projects that a little into his crush on April (which is a VERY common thing for boys to do.) He probably hated how forgiving she could be. But loved it all the same. I could see her being a fairly nurturing, yet very strong woman. Much like how April is. I’d say that’s what he loved about her most. The love she had while still being stronger than anyone he knew.Casey’s understanding, charming nature was probably unfluenced by her. Of course, those pieces of himself don’t really show itself unless it’s needed, due to his dad having more influence over him. But it’s still a big part of who he is, as was his mother’s life in his own.

☠ 3. Brothers, sisters? Who do they like? Why? What do they despise about their siblings?