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Q: What is your character’s name? Does the character have a nickname?
A: Nils Anthony. It's kind of hard to nickname a name as short as Nils, although he has occasionally been called 'ginger' or 'carrot' over the years.
Q: What is your character’s hair color? Eye color?
A: His hair is bright flaming red. He tried to change it once, in high school, for a play, but his hair proved to take dye very badly, and the result was so awful that he won't let dye near his head ever again. His eyes are brown.
Q: What kind of distinguishing facial features does your character have?
A: His nose is slightly longer than what is fitting on his face. It's hardly noticeable to most people, but Nils is horribly self conscious of it.
Q: Does your character have a birthmark? Where is it? What about scars? How did he get them?
A: He has a small birthmark on the inside of his upper thigh, as well as a vast array of scars. Most of them line his arms and fingers, the result of raising a hellion of a bird. He does also have a scar on his shoulder that comes from a fight when he was a little kid.
Q: Who are your character’s friends and family? Who does she surround herself with? Who are the people your character is closest to? Who does he wish he were closest to?
A: Nils' family consists of his mother, his father, and his little sister in Japan, and his gaming group here. Both are equally family to him. He was always very close with his family, and it has been hard for him to not have them around. He makes up for this with what he calls his 'Texas family'. Out of them, he's definitely closest to Aimee, Connie, and Esperanza. He was also fairly close to Chrys, but now that he's more or less lived her final moments with her, he's a little skittish of thinking about her too much, as the experience has inspired vivid nightmares
Q: Where was your character born? Where has he lived since then? Where does he call home?
A: Nils was born in Greenland, has lived in England, Germany, Italy, and Texas since then. He calls College Station and Suffolk home.
Q: Where does your character go when he’s angry?
A: He puts on his leathers and hops on his bike.If it's night time and he's single, he'll go straight to Halo, get outrageously drunk, and hopefully take a guy home. Otherwise he'll just ride for hours until he cools down. It does, of course, take quite a lot (or just the right one thing) to actually get Nils angry.
Q: What is her biggest fear? Who has he told this to? Who would he never tell this to? Why?
A: Firstly, that he will lose the people he cares about because of his ability. Secondly, that due to some fault or inaction of his own, someone he cares about will get hurt. The past month or so has, understandably, been a tough one for the poor guy. Third, he's terrified that he'll discover something horrible that one of them has done and be obligated to act on it. On a more practical level, he's also terrified of getting his ass beat because he's a gay guy in a horribly conservative town, but he'd never admit that to anyone, because he wants to seem strong.
Q: Does she have a secret?
A: The group knows about his psychometry, and he now knows about his divine heritage. No one knows about the crush he used to have on Simon, or just how much his psychometry has made his life hell over the years. He will always try to keep the details vague, he doesn't want to worry anyone.
Q: What makes your character laugh out loud?
A: He is a big fan of British comedy, unsurprisingly, but he'll laugh at just about any humor done right.
Q: When has your character been in love? Had a broken heart?
A: Nils falls in love easily and well, and Aimee and Connie have most likely lost count of the number of times they've had to coach him through a bad break up. He has had a horrible streak of bad luck with romance, and is constantly getting his heart broken.
Then dig deeper by asking more unconventional questions:
Q: What is in your character’s refrigerator right now? On her bedroom floor? On her nightstand? In her garbage can?
A: Wine, high quality cheese, and the essentials, along with a few take out containers. His floor he keeps fairly clean, seeing as he does tend to bring people to his place. The nightstand probably has lube, condoms, a pair of handcuffs, various other such toys, and his well worn copy of Nietzche's 'The Gay Science'. His trash can probably has empty wine bottles, tea, cheese wrappers, empty take out containers, and a used condom or two. He has a rather large trashcan, with a lid, because he hates taking out the trash.
Q: Look at your character’s feet. Describe what you see there. Does he wear dress shoes, gym shoes, or none at all? Is he in socks that are ratty and full of holes? Or is he wearing a pair of blue and gold slippers knitted by his grandmother?
A: Nils has a lot of boots. Not cowboy boots, mind you, but good leather boots. That's more or less all he wears in the way of shoes. His socks are mostly boring, monotone things, but you will never see him barefooted. Not since he was nine and stepped on what looked to him like a candy wrapper in his friend's brother's room and saw something he wasn't quite ready to see.
Q: When your character thinks of her childhood kitchen, what smell does she associate with it? Sauerkraut? Oatmeal cookies? Paint? Why is that smell so resonant for her?
A: Tea, chili, and barbecue. Tea, unsurprisingly enough, resonates due to his many years in England. He, his mother, and his sister all fell in love with tea while they lived in Suffolk. Chili and barbecue weren't things commonly found in Europe, but his parents being proud Texas stock would go to extreme lengths to make it for special occasions, even having ingredients shipped to them by relatives or old friends still living in Texas if needed. Such foods were an extra special treat, reserved for special occasions. To this day, just the smell of chili or barbecue puts a smile on his face.
Q: Your character is doing intense spring cleaning. What is easy for her to throw out? What is difficult for her to part with? Why?
A: Nils doesn't keep much in the way of superfluous items, a product of having to move every few years all his life. He would probably flat out refuse to get rid of old character sheets, old essays he was proud of, and anything reminding him of his family or of Chrys. He'd really be much more concerned about cleaning out the bird's room.
Q: It’s Saturday at noon. What is your character doing? Give details. If he’s eating breakfast, what exactly does he eat? If she’s stretching out in her backyard to sun, what kind of blanket or towel does she lie on?
A: Ideally, making/eating breakfast for whoever he brought home last night. Otherwise probably sleeping, with plans to meet up with someone from the group later that day.
Q: What is one strong memory that has stuck with your character from childhood? Why is it so powerful and lasting?
A: When Nils was 7, and over at the house of a new friend, just after the move to Germany, he sat down on the couch and inadvertently became a witness to an intense scene of physical and mental abuse. Aside from the violence of the scene, he knew that he had to do something to keep the 'bad man,' who ended up being the girl's father, from doing it again. He went home and brought it up with his family, they spoke to the appropriate people, and six months later, after watching the family, there was enough evidence to arrest the father. No one but his new friend and his family knew he had anything to do with it. That scene stuck with him for two reasons. Firstly, it was the first time he'd ever seen anything so violent and brutal, and it left a deep impression on such a young kid. Secondly, she was the first lasting friend he ever had, and from that point on he decided that since he had the gift, he should use it to help his friends. It's a promise he's upheld to this day, even though it meant revealing his abilities to the group.
Q: Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where is he going? What does he wear? Who will she be with?
A: He's going to Halo, Revolution, or O'Bannons. If it's Revolution or O'Bannons, he's probably going with Connie and Aimee, if not everyone. He usually goes to Halo alone, not wanting to have to desert a friend if the night goes well.
A: Nils Anthony. It's kind of hard to nickname a name as short as Nils, although he has occasionally been called 'ginger' or 'carrot' over the years.
Q: What is your character’s hair color? Eye color?
A: His hair is bright flaming red. He tried to change it once, in high school, for a play, but his hair proved to take dye very badly, and the result was so awful that he won't let dye near his head ever again. His eyes are brown.
Q: What kind of distinguishing facial features does your character have?
A: His nose is slightly longer than what is fitting on his face. It's hardly noticeable to most people, but Nils is horribly self conscious of it.
Q: Does your character have a birthmark? Where is it? What about scars? How did he get them?
A: He has a small birthmark on the inside of his upper thigh, as well as a vast array of scars. Most of them line his arms and fingers, the result of raising a hellion of a bird. He does also have a scar on his shoulder that comes from a fight when he was a little kid.
Q: Who are your character’s friends and family? Who does she surround herself with? Who are the people your character is closest to? Who does he wish he were closest to?
A: Nils' family consists of his mother, his father, and his little sister in Japan, and his gaming group here. Both are equally family to him. He was always very close with his family, and it has been hard for him to not have them around. He makes up for this with what he calls his 'Texas family'. Out of them, he's definitely closest to Aimee, Connie, and Esperanza. He was also fairly close to Chrys, but now that he's more or less lived her final moments with her, he's a little skittish of thinking about her too much, as the experience has inspired vivid nightmares
Q: Where was your character born? Where has he lived since then? Where does he call home?
A: Nils was born in Greenland, has lived in England, Germany, Italy, and Texas since then. He calls College Station and Suffolk home.
Q: Where does your character go when he’s angry?
A: He puts on his leathers and hops on his bike.If it's night time and he's single, he'll go straight to Halo, get outrageously drunk, and hopefully take a guy home. Otherwise he'll just ride for hours until he cools down. It does, of course, take quite a lot (or just the right one thing) to actually get Nils angry.
Q: What is her biggest fear? Who has he told this to? Who would he never tell this to? Why?
A: Firstly, that he will lose the people he cares about because of his ability. Secondly, that due to some fault or inaction of his own, someone he cares about will get hurt. The past month or so has, understandably, been a tough one for the poor guy. Third, he's terrified that he'll discover something horrible that one of them has done and be obligated to act on it. On a more practical level, he's also terrified of getting his ass beat because he's a gay guy in a horribly conservative town, but he'd never admit that to anyone, because he wants to seem strong.
Q: Does she have a secret?
A: The group knows about his psychometry, and he now knows about his divine heritage. No one knows about the crush he used to have on Simon, or just how much his psychometry has made his life hell over the years. He will always try to keep the details vague, he doesn't want to worry anyone.
Q: What makes your character laugh out loud?
A: He is a big fan of British comedy, unsurprisingly, but he'll laugh at just about any humor done right.
Q: When has your character been in love? Had a broken heart?
A: Nils falls in love easily and well, and Aimee and Connie have most likely lost count of the number of times they've had to coach him through a bad break up. He has had a horrible streak of bad luck with romance, and is constantly getting his heart broken.
Then dig deeper by asking more unconventional questions:
Q: What is in your character’s refrigerator right now? On her bedroom floor? On her nightstand? In her garbage can?
A: Wine, high quality cheese, and the essentials, along with a few take out containers. His floor he keeps fairly clean, seeing as he does tend to bring people to his place. The nightstand probably has lube, condoms, a pair of handcuffs, various other such toys, and his well worn copy of Nietzche's 'The Gay Science'. His trash can probably has empty wine bottles, tea, cheese wrappers, empty take out containers, and a used condom or two. He has a rather large trashcan, with a lid, because he hates taking out the trash.
Q: Look at your character’s feet. Describe what you see there. Does he wear dress shoes, gym shoes, or none at all? Is he in socks that are ratty and full of holes? Or is he wearing a pair of blue and gold slippers knitted by his grandmother?
A: Nils has a lot of boots. Not cowboy boots, mind you, but good leather boots. That's more or less all he wears in the way of shoes. His socks are mostly boring, monotone things, but you will never see him barefooted. Not since he was nine and stepped on what looked to him like a candy wrapper in his friend's brother's room and saw something he wasn't quite ready to see.
Q: When your character thinks of her childhood kitchen, what smell does she associate with it? Sauerkraut? Oatmeal cookies? Paint? Why is that smell so resonant for her?
A: Tea, chili, and barbecue. Tea, unsurprisingly enough, resonates due to his many years in England. He, his mother, and his sister all fell in love with tea while they lived in Suffolk. Chili and barbecue weren't things commonly found in Europe, but his parents being proud Texas stock would go to extreme lengths to make it for special occasions, even having ingredients shipped to them by relatives or old friends still living in Texas if needed. Such foods were an extra special treat, reserved for special occasions. To this day, just the smell of chili or barbecue puts a smile on his face.
Q: Your character is doing intense spring cleaning. What is easy for her to throw out? What is difficult for her to part with? Why?
A: Nils doesn't keep much in the way of superfluous items, a product of having to move every few years all his life. He would probably flat out refuse to get rid of old character sheets, old essays he was proud of, and anything reminding him of his family or of Chrys. He'd really be much more concerned about cleaning out the bird's room.
Q: It’s Saturday at noon. What is your character doing? Give details. If he’s eating breakfast, what exactly does he eat? If she’s stretching out in her backyard to sun, what kind of blanket or towel does she lie on?
A: Ideally, making/eating breakfast for whoever he brought home last night. Otherwise probably sleeping, with plans to meet up with someone from the group later that day.
Q: What is one strong memory that has stuck with your character from childhood? Why is it so powerful and lasting?
A: When Nils was 7, and over at the house of a new friend, just after the move to Germany, he sat down on the couch and inadvertently became a witness to an intense scene of physical and mental abuse. Aside from the violence of the scene, he knew that he had to do something to keep the 'bad man,' who ended up being the girl's father, from doing it again. He went home and brought it up with his family, they spoke to the appropriate people, and six months later, after watching the family, there was enough evidence to arrest the father. No one but his new friend and his family knew he had anything to do with it. That scene stuck with him for two reasons. Firstly, it was the first time he'd ever seen anything so violent and brutal, and it left a deep impression on such a young kid. Secondly, she was the first lasting friend he ever had, and from that point on he decided that since he had the gift, he should use it to help his friends. It's a promise he's upheld to this day, even though it meant revealing his abilities to the group.
Q: Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where is he going? What does he wear? Who will she be with?
A: He's going to Halo, Revolution, or O'Bannons. If it's Revolution or O'Bannons, he's probably going with Connie and Aimee, if not everyone. He usually goes to Halo alone, not wanting to have to desert a friend if the night goes well.
