I just realized it's Friday. I almost forgot, sorry.
I feel like I had something to tell you but I can't remember it, hmm.
Leila's birthday is next week. Just so you know. And we're having the party tomorrow. I have already baked two cheesecakes, but I still have a batch of cupcakes and a chocolate cake to make.
I've been drawing today. Pokemon trainers, because I felt like it. I have a bit of a problem though, because I'm in the middle of a sapphire nuzlocke (it's a gamemode where you treat all fainted pokemon as dead and can't use them anymore and you can only capture the first pokemon you find on a route) but I'm only at the second gym and the third gen remakes are coming out this autumn. And now I don't know if I want to wait for them to come out and restart the game, because I'm gonna play them anyway and it seems silly to have two essentially same games at the same time.
I've also caught up on the Night Vale podcasts. I told you about it ages ago, I don't know if you ever checked it out. You should, it's weird and funny and kinda deep and I think you would like it. You can listen to it here. Seriously, listen to it.
I'm kinda disappointed you didn't comment on my last entry... I feel like I'm just talking to myself here.
Dragon riders! I've been thinking about the other characters in my dragon story, specifically the other riders, so I thought I'd tell you about some of them. (Their names will probably change at one point or another.)
As you know, the main chara is Pin. She's 17, the youngest of five, and she dreams of adventures. She's a bit of a tomboy, keeping her hair short and using the clothes of her older brothers, but she also enjoys sewing and house chores. She tries to be kind to everyone, but she has a bit of a mean temper when she feels like someone is being unjust. She has an irrational fear of drowning and is a bit claustrophobic. She is outgoing and easy to make friends with, but can be exhausting to hang out with for extended periods of time because of her endless fascination with everything and hyperactivity. She is also quite straight forward, and can appear blunt and even rude in delicate situations.
The second protagonist is Carina LaGren. She is the only daughter of the former leader of the dragon riders and has spent her entire life around dragons. She was only 14 when she joined them and by 20 she was one of the top ranking riders. She is now 24. When she was 15, his father had a flying accident that caused him to lose one of his legs and he had to retire and now he lives with her near the palace grounds and she takes care of him, though he is mostly selfstanding. The accident was caused by a young rider, who was acting cocky and fooling around during the practice. He was kicked out promptly after the incident, but Carina still has trouble trusting young riders. She is strict and expects a lot of her troops, but also of herself. Off duty and with her friends she is a surprisingly warm person but during business hours she pulls on a cold cover and appears very emotionally distant. She is also under a lot of pressure from the army and sometimes has trouble relaxing and has problems with anxiety, however she's too proud to show it.
One of the first people Pin met after enlisting is Dexter, 21. She is very much afraid of heights but very much fascinated by dragons. She knows a lot more about dragons than basically all other riders, and helps with research and tactical planning. She's basically the ground team and a walking encyclopedia of dragon data.
Tina, 19, enlisted after her boyfriend, who then dumped her for another girl. She said fuck that and joined the dragon division. She is very emotional person and uses that to fuel everything she does. Some think she's naïve, and she uses that to her advantage.
Then there's Mal, who usually just sits in the back of the room and doesn't do or say much. With people anyway. With dragons however... Mal is the best dragon trainer the army has seen in years, seemingly being able to communicate with them without much mental strain. Other than that, no one know much about Mal.
That's it for now. These are still under development, so improvements are welcome. I also want you to create a character to add to the riders! Do it. Do iit.
Pie out.
Last week I didn't confess anything, because anything I might have is none of anyone's business.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm not going to come up with a character for you, because I would hate it if someone came along and started telling me what kind of characters I have to have in my stories. Also, I can't come up with characters into a world I know next to nothing about. I can't know who lives in a world that is a vague idea in someone else's head. I can note one thing about your characters, though. They're all "she", in a dragon army. Of course if you've decided that your army consists of women, that's fine. But if you haven't realised that, you should. Well, except Mal, who you only refer to as Mal. Also, I'm pretty sure Dexter is a boy's name.
~matu
Well it wouldn't have had to be anything ground breaking or anything, just a little something. Also I would've wanted to know your reaction to my confessions. But whatever.
DeleteAnd yes, I can see how that could be a problem, but the world is really so much under development at this point, you could literally suggest me anything. That's just how I get inspired, when I talk about stuff with other people. So it'd be cool to talk about it with you. And I do need a ton of side characters, and I thought it'd be cool to have someone else's characters there as well.
And yes, I am very aware that they are all "she". This is my design. The thing is, dragons prefer women. You know how it's always princesses they kidnap? (That's maybe a bad comparison, with all the noncon and stockholm syndrome, but you get the point.) There are men too, but a significantly smaller number (maybe like one or two in 10), like Carina's dad for example. And Dexter is apparently a boy's name, but I don't care it's probably a nick name anyway.
~Pie
My reaction?
Delete"Oh... Huh. Ok."
Didn't seem worth it to write that down.
~matu