all the even questions ;)
(already answered 12, 22, & 28 :3) – under a cut because long
2. [Does your character have any noteworthy features? Freckles? Dimples? A scar somewhere unusual? etc.]
Other than her nails and long hair mentioned in (12), I don’t think so. She has a few scars, but normal childhood stuff – from being an active kid that played outside, sports. There are also the trademarks of a waitress along her hands: nicks, cuts, burns, etc. Otherwise, there really isn’t anything remarkable or noteworthy about Stella’s appearance.
4. [Do they have any verbal tics? Do they have trouble pronouncing certain words or getting their thoughts across clearly?]
No real verbal tics, but Stella thinks faster than her mouth can process. So, she tends to have a lot of start-stops when she speaks. She’s also the master of the nonsense portmaneau – saying “No welcome” when she means either “No problem” or “You’re welcome.” Generally, though, Stella’s verbal skills are above average. She can speak eloquently, but casually and get her ideas across concisely and comprehensively… As long as she’s had a moment to think it all through.
6. [If you were to pick one song — and only one song — to describe your character, what would it be and why?]
There are a lot that fit a lot of different aspects of Stella, but just off the top of my head, for a complete look at Stella, I’d have to say SWEET NOTHING - Calvin Harris & Florence Welch. Mostly because: “It isn’t easy for me to let it go / Cause I’ve swallowed every single word / And every whisper, every sigh / Eats away this heart of mine / And there is a hollow in me now.”
8.[ Are they a quick thinker or do they need time to sort through their thoughts?]
Definitely a quick thinker. Stella’s mind is always racing at a million miles a minute, calculating change, tips, how much time since she’s taken orders, since she’s refilled coffee, wondering if Winnie’s feeling better, wondering if she should get a puppy, wondering whether there would be any mail, trying to remember if she watered the fern that morning, trying to remember whose shift she needed to cover, scanning for bed-partners, and everything more. If she has to voice any of those thoughts, put them into something intelligible, though, it takes her a second to sort through it all and gather the words up.
10. [If they had a choice, would they prefer a subway or a bus for public transportation?]
Truthfully, she’d prefer to walk or bike or drive, but failing those options, she’d opt for subway. No traffic beats out over mole-people any day.
14. [Are they a team player or do they prefer to be solo?]
If you asked Stella this, she’d lie. She likes to pretend she’s a loner but she only thinks that because she’s been on her own for so long. Stella craves contact and friends and family units. She’s at her best when she has people to bounce ideas off of, trade responsibilities with, break projects up and delegate.
16a. [What are their best school subjects?]
Latin
Biology
Psychology
Sociology
Phys. Ed. (never tell a jock it doesn’t count)
16b. [What are their worst?]
Literature
History
Civics
Calculus
Chemistry
18. [Are they a leader, do they prefer to follow, or would they rather just stay on the sidelines altogether?]
Definitely a leader. Another question that Stella herself would answer differently (she’d say that she’d rather stay on the sidelines). Stella can’t stand to see things that need to get done not getting done.
20. [If your character was allowed to murder one person without any consequences, who would that person be and why?]
No one immediately comes to mind. She spent a long, long time hating her father and sister and mother for abandoning her. But she’s moved on from that. Besides, her mother’s gone, she still loves her sister, and she wouldn’t waste the energy of murder on her father. There isn’t anyone else who’s wronged her so deeply that she’d want to end their life, even without the consequences. At the risk of a non-answer, though, I’ll say one of her less-than-stellar foster parents. She was never abused herself, but she saw a fair amount of it. People who just wanted the tax break and didn’t care of the children at all. There are a few in particular that she thinks the world might be better off without. And, with a liberal definition of the word “person” she might hunt down Lucifer himself and kill him, just to be done with the whole Holy War bullshit.
24. [Does your character have any enemies? If so, who and why?]
None. Petty enemies, maybe. Busybodies who never liked a foster kid from the wrong side of the tracks coming into town. Rude patrons who tip 10% or less. High school bullies, present and grown-up. But no one that she considers herself holding a vendetta against.
26. [How does your character prepare for bed? Do they sleep at all or can they stay awake for days on end without trouble?]
Stella has a hard time falling asleep, in general. So her nightly routine is usually getting all ready (washing up, changing, tidying the house, etc) and then watching television or reading until the early, early hours of the morning before collapsing into bed. She can operate on less sleep than advisable, but it does not a pleasant Stella make.
30. [If your character was forced to eat one thing for the rest of their life, what would they choose and why?]
BAGELS. Stella loves bagels. Stella already, generally, eats bagels for breakfast and lunch most days of the week.
