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I. Choose up to five (5) of your favorite original story characters that will embark in this role-play. If you don't have five (5) then leave them blank (or create a character on the spot!) Be sure to give a little description of them:
1. Bennet: terse, grumpy, but has a heart of gold and is a good artist and cartographer.

2. Valerie: perky world traveler, a little clumsy and annoying at times.

3. Mimi: the personification of my not at all frightening anger. Need I say more?

4. Juliana: mousy, rather saintly girl with anxiety about many things.

5. Archer: troublemaker with a chip on his shoulder.

II. One of your characters decides to make a grand entrance into a random tavern. How does that go? Pick either Character One  or Character Four :

   The Old Hound Tavern is a dismal, smoky bar, and this crowded Friday night only made it seem less hospitable to unfamiliar patrons. But Bennet needed a drink tonight, and The Old Hound was the only place to get one in this isolated little northern town. The door opened more easily than he'd anticipated, sounding a huge bang! to everyone gathered inside. Stubble-frosted jaws froze mid-chew and turned to the front door, but Bennett would play this off. He took his sweet time moving to the nearest empty bar stool. Slow, measured steps in his sturdy boots thunked across the dirty floor littered with peanut shells. Sidling up to the counter, he grumbled, "Pint o' Guinness, ma'am," to the barmaid, the eyes of the blue-collar clientele boring into the back of his dark head. The chatter started up again, but more quietly this time, and all about Bennet.

III. Jealous, Character Three tries to make a grand entrance as well but somehow fails… why is that?

   Mimi refused to be outdone. She stuffed her gloved hands into her coat pockets and poised her leg to kick in the door. Of course, Fate decided to intercede at that moment and cause Mimi to slip mid-kick on the icy front cobbles. She then proceeded to curse the sky in her little squeak of a voice, and it was widely ignored by the The Old Hound, save for a few hoarse laughs.

IV. A character is surrounded by many enemies and decides that the only thing they can do is fight! How does that go? Pick either Character Two or Character Five

   Archer thrust his sinewy fist into the crony's stomach without leaving him any time to think. Doubling over for a moment, the man tried to straighten up and retaliate, but Archer was there first with a knee to the face. Turning swiftly, he distributed a swift uppercut to the stocky, nearly identical enemy and took a hard blow to his throat. Archer reeled back, temporarily stunned. Breath seemed far from his reach. But he bounced back after taking another hit, this time to the temple. Within minutes, Archer was circling with the final man, an open cut above his eyebrow streaming over his eyes. Muscles taut and ready, he paced, matching his opponent's own steps with careful precision. The crony lunged, but Archer saw this coming and dodged, glad that he was the smaller and swifter of the two. He leaped onto the man's back and had his throat ensnared at once. The fight was his.

V. Character Three is depressed and decides to get drunk.

   "A-And they said, 'Ooooh, Mimi, you're mad, huh huh huh!' And I was sickuvit!" Mimi hiccuped. Her head fell back onto the counter, flushed and half-asleep. The bartender tried to offer words of comfort, but she wouldn't hear it. Not tonight.
   "Please, honey, you need to get home. Bar's closing."
   "Don't call me honey!" she protested. Here she would stay, head spinning with drink and body limp.

VI. An event like no other takes place and Character One and Character Two get into a battle to the death. Who wins?

Valerie wins...Bennett can't bring himself to kill her. I really don't want to write this scene.

VII. Character Four or Character Five accidentally drink a love potion. Who do they fall in love with first? Character Two or Character Three?

   What is up with Juliana? Valerie wondered. The motherly brunette had been hanging around all afternoon, not saying much. But her eyes locked on Valerie, flitting away only when she looked back at Juliana.
   "Need something, Jules?" Valerie inquired, putting down the blouse she was folding.
   Her anxious brown eyes widened. "N-No, nothing at all..."
   "Are you sure? I can get you whatever."
   "Oh, I am perfectly alright. I would not want to trouble you, Miss Valerie."
   "It's OK to call me Val, Jules."
   Juliana went pink at the nickname. Why was Valerie suddenly so beautiful? Why did she have the nerve to say so?

   "Valerie, I...I came over because I really, really wanted to see you. I am sorry to bother you, but I think you are an amazing woman and so brave, braver than me...and adventurous, and so lovely...I-I am sorry."
   Valerie blinked, absolutely stunned.

VIII. Since Character Four or Character Five are under a love spell, how do they try to spoil their partner?

   "Please let me do that for you, Valerie," Juliana insisted, taking up another fresh article of clothing to fold. Valerie stammered, but allowed Juliana to fold her laundry, too flustered to refuse help.

IX. Character Two tries to steal from either Character One or Character Five. Do they succeed?

   "Hey Val, where's my wallet?" Bennet had seen hide nor tail of it since yesterday afternoon. Valerie appeared, looking innocent.
   "Can't say that I have, Bennet," she replied with a shrug. Bennet grunted and went back to searching. She smiled to herself, knowing that she'd done it. Maybe she should tell him where it is...
   "Hey Ben, try my pocket." The wheels clicked in his tousled head.
   "Valerie!"

X. Character Three throws a slumber party but only invites one person. Which character did they invite?

Bennet. He's usually a bit nicer to Mimi than Val, who likes to tease her.

XI. All of the Characters get together for a 'wholesome' dinner… does it go well? Give details.

Juliana winds up cooking everything by herself.
Archer says something to tick off Mimi, who rants and rants and tries to threaten, but fails.
Mimi then sulks in the corner and doesn't eat anything. But so as to not waste the cold plate of food, she throws it at Archer's face.
Valerie can't resist joining in and Archer fights back, flinging vegetables with glee.
Juliana despairs over the horrible mess.
And Bennet sighs.

XII. Mysteriously, Character One dies. Character Three and Character Five are the only ones around.  How do they react?

Mimi cries fountains. Archer does not. But he mourns in his own way: going off alone to punch things and have a pint of mead (even though he's a little young for such things, but there are no age restrictions in his universe).

XIII. Character Three gets into an accident. What were they riding? How did it happen?

Mimi would get into an car accident if anything. She may have been distracted and talking to somebody.

XIV. Character Two tries to get a job with the help of Character Three and Character Four. How did that go?

Not well. None of the employers Mimi recommends seem very legitimate to Valerie, and Archer lives in an entirely different time and place, so he doesn't know of any modern employers.

XV. Character Three or Character Four decide to leave a tavern. How does that go? Why did they leave?

Juliana didn't feel comfortable and Mimi was getting pretty wasted. Juliana winds up dragging her out, barely making it to the car that she can't drive. So she has to figure out how to work a cell phone to get Ben and Val to come and pick them up.

XVI. Character One wakes up in the bed with a random character of your choice!

(Heehee, time for the crack.)
   Bennet's eyelids snapped open. Something was wrong. His bedroom smelled different. Smelled like...smelled like dirt and stench with a hint of animal. And it was dim, too. He sat up, whipping off his crooked glasses and polishing them on the corner of his shirt. And the body next to him wasn't familiar, either. The world refocused, and there was the ratty brown head of--
   "Archer?!"
   The named boy in question jolted awake. "Wussat? Who?" he slurred, rolling over. "Hey, Ju--Bennet?!"
   "What happened last night, Archer?!"
   "How should I know, I don't remember asking you here!"
   Bennet stammered, red and flustered. "I don't remember coming!"

XVII. A character of your choice becomes a supreme being and creates the world in their image.

O_O I am not even going there, no sir.

XVIII. Before we go, all of your characters want to take a moment to ask you (their creator) for something that they have always wanted.
1. Can you give me social skills?

2. Ooooh, can I have a luggage set that never, ever gets lost and always has everything I need?

3. Let me be taken seriously, Darby!

4. Oh, I do not wish to ask too much of you, Miss Darby...but could I have a helper around the house? My family is quite a handful.

5. I want a weapon that can't be broken!