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This is an exercise I thought up to help with understanding a character you created or one that you roleplay. Okay! Let's flex those writing muscles! Take the challenge and fill this out with some thought and post it in your blogs if you want! See if you understand your chara a bit better! <---is exercising.

Relationships.
Your character has wandered off in a town/city they're visiting. One of their friends is looking for them. They ask someone on the street if they've seen your character by giving a description. Choose several different characters and write how they would describe your character in this situation (ex: someone might describe them by clothes they're wearing, another might describe their looks, someone who likes them would say they were cute, someone who dislikes them might say they're ugly etc).

Your character is getting changed and is atleast half naked when someone accidentally walks in! Choose several different characters to put in this situation of the person walking in then for each write how your character would react and how the person walking in would react (ex: if it's someone they dislike they might freak out or call them a pervert, if it's someone they like they'll be really embarasssed etc etc)

Who would your character go to for love advice?

Choose a few characters and write about what might happen if they were to switch bodies with your character.

Emotions. How easily is your character moved to this emotion? What are some things that would make them feel that way and why? How do they show this emotion outwardly? How do they feel about that emotion (do they hate being scared more than anything or are they uptight and don't like to show their happiness?)
happiness
sadness
anger
jealousy
embarassment
fear
shock
disgust/contempt

Reactions. How would your character react to the following situations? How would they outwardly react? How would they feel on the inside? If any of the situations are impossible to ever happen to the character explain why. The notes in parenthesis are just hints to get your ideas flowing, not multiple choices.

They realize they've been walking out in public with their underwear showing (ex: are they extremely embarassed, could they not care less, do they think it's funny?)

A hobo asks them for some spare change. (ex: give him whatever is in their pocket, ignore them, give them as much money as they can afford to give out)

They're hit on by a stranger while they're out alone in a public place. (ex: politely turn them down, coldly reject them, encourage them, mace them, take it as a compliment etc etc)

Someone recognizes them from something and asks for their autograph.

They get a cold (are they the type who tries to keep going on as usual, the type who stays in bed, etc).

Someone accidentally bumps into them and makes your character drop everything they're holding (do they get mad, apologize to the other person, say sorry but feel irritated, etc).

They see someone being bullied in some way and no one else is helping them.

A little lost child comes over to them and tugs on their shirt crying for their mommy (gender of the child can be decided by you).

They wake up in bed next to someone and completely can't remember how they got there.

Some more
How do they feel around the following people? How do they react to them? What is their attitude towards them?
children
authority figures
people of the opposite gender
royalty
What kind of people does your character fear? Any specific people? Why?

What kind of people does your character really like?

What kind of people is your character attracted to (what is their 'type')?

What kind of people does your character despise? Any specific people? Why?

What kind of people does your character get jealous of? Any specific people? Why?

What kind of people does your character admire? Any specific people? Why?

recurring themes in their clothing? signature styles or articles of clothing?

mannerisms or quirky physical habits? (like gesticulations when they talk or a twitch etc) Also posture, how they carry themselves.

Birth marks, scars, or tattoos? The history/purpose behind them?

Hup two! stretch! whee! AGH! I TWISTED A MUSCLE!!! Okay so was this writing exercise fun? I hope lots of people try so I can see the funny and cool things they wrote!!!

Description
This is an exercise I thought up to help with understanding a character you created or one that you roleplay. Okay! Let's flex those writing muscles! Take the challenge and fill this out with some thought and post it in your blogs if you want! See if you understand your chara a bit better! <---is exercising.

Relationships.
Your character has wandered off in a town/city they're visiting. One of their friends is looking for them. They ask someone on the street if they've seen your character by giving a description. Choose several different characters and write how they would describe your character in this situation (ex: someone might describe them by clothes they're wearing, another might describe their looks, someone who likes them would say they were cute, someone who dislikes them might say they're ugly etc).

Your character is getting changed and is atleast half naked when someone accidentally walks in! Choose several different characters to put in this situation of the person walking in then for each write how your character would react and how the person walking in would react (ex: if it's someone they dislike they might freak out or call them a pervert, if it's someone they like they'll be really embarasssed etc etc)

Who would your character go to for love advice?

Choose a few characters and write about what might happen if they were to switch bodies with your character.

Emotions. How easily is your character moved to this emotion? What are some things that would make them feel that way and why? How do they show this emotion outwardly? How do they feel about that emotion (do they hate being scared more than anything or are they uptight and don't like to show their happiness?)
happiness
sadness
anger
jealousy
embarassment
fear
shock
disgust/contempt

Reactions. How would your character react to the following situations? How would they outwardly react? How would they feel on the inside? If any of the situations are impossible to ever happen to the character explain why. The notes in parenthesis are just hints to get your ideas flowing, not multiple choices.

They realize they've been walking out in public with their underwear showing (ex: are they extremely embarassed, could they not care less, do they think it's funny?)

A hobo asks them for some spare change. (ex: give him whatever is in their pocket, ignore them, give them as much money as they can afford to give out)

They're hit on by a stranger while they're out alone in a public place. (ex: politely turn them down, coldly reject them, encourage them, mace them, take it as a compliment etc etc)

Someone recognizes them from something and asks for their autograph.

They get a cold (are they the type who tries to keep going on as usual, the type who stays in bed, etc).

Someone accidentally bumps into them and makes your character drop everything they're holding (do they get mad, apologize to the other person, say sorry but feel irritated, etc).

They see someone being bullied in some way and no one else is helping them.

A little lost child comes over to them and tugs on their shirt crying for their mommy (gender of the child can be decided by you).

They wake up in bed next to someone and completely can't remember how they got there.

Some more
How do they feel around the following people? How do they react to them? What is their attitude towards them?
children
authority figures
people of the opposite gender
royalty
What kind of people does your character fear? Any specific people? Why?

What kind of people does your character really like?

What kind of people is your character attracted to (what is their 'type')?

What kind of people does your character despise? Any specific people? Why?

What kind of people does your character get jealous of? Any specific people? Why?

What kind of people does your character admire? Any specific people? Why?

recurring themes in their clothing? signature styles or articles of clothing?

mannerisms or quirky physical habits? (like gesticulations when they talk or a twitch etc) Also posture, how they carry themselves.

Birth marks, scars, or tattoos? The history/purpose behind them?

Hup two! stretch! whee! AGH! I TWISTED A MUSCLE!!! Okay so was this writing exercise fun? I hope lots of people try so I can see the funny and cool things they wrote!!!