Character Question 12

Character Question 12

What quality do they most value in a friend?

Freddie: Respect! Despite his lofty view of the world, if you're cool with people, he's cool with you. It'll take time for him to warm up to you and even longer to confide anything to you, but a sure way to get going is to just not be a douche.

Zach: Loyalty! If you're friends with him, he expects you not to betray him or anyone in your life. If you get in trouble together, don't duck out; you will instantly be downgraded to his tolerated list (a very long list)

Bella: Mutualism. Give and take with her. If she gives more than you take, she retracts any advances very quickly. Kinda like favors but with a lot more leeway. That, and being caring. Helping her out when she's down or needs support. Cos she's sure to do the same for you. If you're sad, prepare to be pampered to your wildest dreams. If given the chance, she will rock up to your house with her cutest robot, a stack of your favorite books, and carefully designed support structures for the greatest pillow fort ever.

It's Zach's turn! He's also an only child. His mother died when he was a toddler, though he doesnt know how, since his father refused to talk about it. His dad is a police officer, who spends many hours on the field, putting himself in harm's way for everyone, even if it means going against his co-workers. Zach's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps, leading to a protective nature in times of danger, and he has been physically active his whole life. He can play any ball sport (and I mean any. Even though he grew up in an American-adjacent country, he has gone out of his way to learn about sports in other cultures), is very good at gymnastics and ballet, knows mixed martial arts and has done parkour on the weekends since he was four. He has a collection of stuffed animals that his mother started gathering for him that he continues to build on, which became a source of bullying that became so severe he moved schools. That led him to constructing an overly friendly mask - he's cordial towards everyone and has a lot of "friends", but struggles to be intimate/personal with anyone.

Age: 13

Birthday: April 3rd

Race: Caucasian

Sexuality: bisexual

Power: to be revealed

Character Question 11

What sense do they most rely on?

Bella: sight. She has very good vision, surprisingly enough seeing as she does intense programming and wiring sessions. She did make special glasses for magnification so that probably helps. Good vision also means she can see the minuscule movements of finely tuned machines! And she has stellar hand-eye coordination.

Freddie: hearing. He wears glasses, so sight is pretty much out of the question. Sometimes experiments don't visually change but there is bubbling that's rarely heard by anyone but him.

Zach: touch. There is nothing like a lap in a cold pool or dribbling a basketball. It's relaxing for him. As a kid he often stuck his arms in dark holes to see what was inside (he still does it, just not as often) He's also great at gaging air resistance, oddly enough since he isn't skilled academically. It was a matter of practice. When he's pitching or spiking, a few almost throws of the ball will almost guarantee a perfect throw.

Character Question 16

If your character could only save one thing from their burning house, what would it be?

Bella: her tool belt. It's got all of her most important flash drives and her tools which took ages to collect. Or at least she'd grab that after making sure her family is safe

Freddie: His comics. His portable chemistry kit would catch his eye, but the comics are so much more valuable, in more ways than one. He loves them more than life and they bring him so much joy. Also, they're no longer being printed as quickly as they used to be, so there's a finite quantity in the world.

Zach: He would run up to his bedroom and start tossing stuffed toys out the window. He would stay saving toys until the door was on fire and he couldn't breathe before jumping out the window himself and swinging down the tree.

Did anyone ask for a more fleshed out angsty backstory for the resident nerd? No? Oh well

Freddie wasn't kidding when he said he was a genius. His biological parents, who are (were? I know but you don't) NASA scientists were smart, but not great family members. Their rigorous work ethic pushed them away from their families, so neither has seen or heard from their family in 10 years. Thus, leading to Freddie's extended family not even knowing he existed.

As a baby, and as soon as it was deemed safe by the hospital to expose him to a less controlled environment, he was in a baby backpack while his parents worked in their lab. When he was a little bigger, he was sat in the back of their private lab in a baby pen with wooden blocks painted with the periodic table. His parents didn't starve him, and payed a little attention to him, but it's safe to say they didn't interact with him as much as they should. At 4, he was finally allowed to work with his parents in tamer experiments, which truly set off his love for chemistry. Unfortunately, some time within the next two years his parents left on a space mission, effectively abandoning their son. Freddie fell into a bad depression, since they were his main source of human interaction, since they never took him anywhere but work. Freddie was shuttled into a foster center (he stayed at his school, thankfully) and spent most of his time in a ball either in a corner when he wasn't allowed to be in bed. He was mute for a very long time. This was the only time when his work suffered - he did the bare minimum to not be kicked out and had no side projects. Finally, he settled in with a couple who accommodated his smarts by pushing for a prestigious magnet middle school, and who could also deal with his aloofness. It took a lot of love, effort and time from his foster parents to get him to talk again.

To roughly quote something I heard a little while ago: If you spoil or make fun of someone’s joy or passions, you’re the worst kind of person.

based on a true story