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Supplemental Characters Needed

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Hey everyone! First of all: I'm not dead! Thanks to those of you sending me words of support during my most recent absence.

I'm not sure if I'm actually "back" right now, but I do have two stories I'm working on, one is about 30% done, and the other is only in planning stages. For either of them to progress, I need some supporting character details filled in. Of course, I could just invent someone (that's my job, after all), but when possible I like to let readers fill in the blanks. Please note that if you volunteer a character, you're letting me have creative control, so if you want to make a suggestion, I strongly recommend inventing someone rather than picking someone you would want written a certain way.

Character for Story 1 (needed more-or-less immediately):
Male, large and thuggish, 30-50, Eastern European or Russian descent

Characters for Story 2:
Young adult stage actors needed to fill the following roles. Genders do not have to necessarily fit with the typical gender of the role to be played. Characters must be 18-26, theater is their primary passion, please provide a "day" job. Roles:
Captain Hook, Tiger Lily, Mr. Darling, 2 Ensemble/Chorus Characters, Stage Manager

If you want to volunteer ideas, please comment below with a name, gender, species, and a details. For the actors, please include what role you envision them in and what their day job is.

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BlastoTheHanar

8 years, 1 month ago

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For now all I want is to comment that I'm glad you're alive. I haven't heard from you in forever!

LemmyNiscuit

8 years, 1 month ago

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Feel free to use Trinity as needed.

Be careful~

Darkewulf

8 years, 1 month ago

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I offer my marmot, Lily, for the role of Tiger Lily (funny how that works out, innit?). I offer her not just due to the name similarities, but also because she's from Tacoma, WA, the real-world site of the Puyallup Tribe reservation (from which she can claim linear descent). Her canon age is 21, and her "day job" is as an assistant librarian. Here is a colour ref, if necessary.

For the role of Captain Hook, I present you with none other than my tomboyish otter-folf hybrid, May. Canonically, she is 20 years old, and when not in school she can be found working at an auto shop not far from campus.

I do not presently have a ref for William, my grey squirrel/red panderp hybrid, but basically picture his father with more brownish colours, an even fluffier tail, and short hair. I offer him as either Mr. Darling or part of the ensemble. Though he would prefer to follow his mother's steps as an actor, his day job (and backup plan) is helping out in his family's restaurant.

Right, I think that's enough for one person to contribute. I'll let other people take a crack at it :D

IndigoNeko

8 years, 1 month ago

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Holy @#$%, you're ALIVE!

IndigoNeko

8 years, 1 month ago

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Oh, and if you still need a character who fits the description of "Male, large and thuggish, 30-50, Eastern European or Russian descent", I do have a character who'd fit the bill.

Name: Ivan Kaminski
Family: Viktor Kaminski (Father), Dina Kaminski (Mother), Raenne Andreyev (Sister)
Born: March 22nd, 1977.
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 268 lbs.
Species: Siberian Tiger

Bio: Ivan Kaminski is the son of russian mafioso Viktor Kaminski. He was born and raised in Camden, New Jersey. As a teen, he was taught the basics of the drug trafficking, gun running, and money laundering by his father, who groomed him to take over the 'family business' that did exactly that. He has a cruel streak and strong libido, and both physically and sexually abused his younger sister while growing up, before she ran away from home. Once he turned 30, his father handed him the reins of the family business and moved to Martha's Vinyard, Massachusettes.

For about two years Ivan successfully ran the business and even expanded into other unsavory and illegal activities such as sex trafficking, automotive theft, underground gambling, etc. Things eventually went south when the federal government managed to bust one of the sex trafficking rings that he was involved in. While most of his business associates and underlings were arrested, Ivan somehow evaded capture. He is now living under an assumed name, living off the two million or so in cash and jewelry that he managed to get out of his mansion before going on the run. His current whereabouts are unknown, and he is still on the FBI's most wanted list to this day.

VerbMyNoun

8 years, 1 month ago

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She's a little older than 26, but if you want, Mrs. Sun could be the stage manager. She may be new to Western theatre, but she loved traditional Chinese theatre before she immigrated to the US. Day job? If we specified anything in her story, go with that. Otherwise, I give you creative freedom.

And on a related note, if you pick her for the role, how old is Fiona again? Maybe she picks the herm giraffe to be Tiger Lily or Hook and it is implied they do some "extra rehearsals" together. Check with Chris if you like the idea.

VerbMyNoun

8 years, 1 month ago

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@ VerbMyNoun

While I'm at it, it's great to hear from you on Inkbunny. Granted, you and I have been talking via social media, so I already knew that you are okay. Still, seeing you post this journal is a relief, and I'm really looking forward to more stories!

Bigchris369

8 years, 1 month ago

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@ VerbMyNoun

I thank that is a awesome idea

VerbMyNoun

8 years, 1 month ago

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@ Bigchris369

Haha, considering the bend in giraffe cocks, "Captain Hook" could be a little inside joke between them.

Bigchris369

8 years, 1 month ago

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@ VerbMyNoun

HAhahahahaha Yes

VerbMyNoun

8 years, 1 month ago

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@ Bigchris369

Lol, imagine Sun Jun and Annabelle in the audience doing naughty things to each other during the performance!

VerbMyNoun

8 years, 1 month ago

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@ Bigchris369

It may also be feasible for Annabelle to be the stage manager, and Sun Ming and Sun Jun watch from the audience... And Ming can get a private performance from Capt. Hook at home.

daveb63

8 years, 1 month ago

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Created for the stage managers role....
Name: Neil Cameron.
Gender: Male.
Species: Black-footed Ferret.
Age: Authors choice anywhere in his 20s
Physical characteristics: He's a small guy, looks a bit wimpy but he's seriously wiry and strong for his size. He's got the double disadvantage and looks pretty geeky, wears glasses and has this nervous habit of snatching his glasses off his face and obsessively polishing them when he's at all stressed.
Other background: He's a serious theater geek, has learned how to run both sound and lighting desks, can rig all their associated equipment and has a fine grasp of staging and blocking - but most of his friends don't know that, he's kinda quiet and tends to just hang on the periphery of social groups. He's worked with at least a dozen local amateur theater companies and wants to make a career change to the theater someday.
Day Job: He's a helpdesk operator, spends most of his day on the phone helping the IT-illiterate get their software working right.

daveb63

8 years, 1 month ago

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@ daveb63

Oh and if you want to use Verbs suggestion for the stage manager, feel free to use the skinny theater geek anywhere else :) As far as I'm concerned if you want to run with this guy he's yours anyway.

BlastoTheHanar

8 years, 1 month ago

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Okay, I'll preface this by saying I'm not joking, but you can take it that why if you like. ...So, how about me for Ensemble/Chorus? This kind of production really does kinda excite me.

While slightly inept, nervous about stage performance in front of people, and bad at memorizing lines or lyrics, the one thing he does have going for him is that he does have genuinely good singing voice. And he can push through the nerves when it counts, most of the time. Tends to be overly critical of himself for even the smallest mistakes, but/and if he was in a production like this he'd work really hard at it. When there is time for slacking off though, would likely be off in a corner, or even not so off in a corner, playing some fantasy RPG or TBS game on an outdated cell phone or mobile gaming system ( >,> like iPhone4 {embarrassing on multiple levels} and a Gameboy Advance or regular DS {not embarrassed at all}).

As for 'day' job, may or may not be between jobs, but probably overnight shift at a convenience store if is working. Either living in a small zero bedroom apartment or still living with a parent. Um, let's see, anything else? Well, guess a name other than Blasto, as that's only suitable as a nickname, at best, in a real setting... Jim, no, Eric, no, no, Aaron, no, definitely not Aaron. Eh, whatever, not going to be picked, and no need to decide now anyway.