postwinter

a nanowrimo novel by alice louise ashby

[post-winter]

character questionairre: tsavo *WIP

Name: Tsavo

Age: 34

Height: 6'2"

Eye color: hazel/gold

Physical appearance: black skin, 200 lbs of mostly muscle, very muscularly defined, has a regal/strong appearance but not a violent or threatening one

Strange or unique physical attributes: tattoo of an eye in the middle of his forehead. many scars including one on his left temple.

Favorite clothing style/outfit: mostly armor & other more practical clothing.

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Speaking style (fast, talkative, monotone, etc.): low voice, very strong/confident, lots of diction

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Temperament (easygoing, easily angered, etc.): scary calm; usually chill about things, but when angered, gets VERY angry

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character questionairre: sloane *WIP

Name: Sloane Reykjavik

Age: 18 DOB - March 21

Height: 5'5"

Eye color: dark brown, basically black

Physical appearance: fairly slender but has curves. about 110 pounds of mostly muscle. very flexible. pale white skin that doesn't tan, ever. somewhat curly black hair down to her waist with a single strand of bleached white/blonde on one side. very sexy in general, and very intimidating despite her size. 

Strange or unique physical attributes: small scar on her right temple. has tattoos, haven't decided what yet.

Favorite clothing style/outfit: black coat with many pockets and zippers that seemed a bit too big for her; a brown, almost Victorian style corset synched up tight; black pants; a brown leather bag, whose straps were slung from one shoulder to her hip, then around her hips and around one thigh; fingerless grey gloves; brown combat boots; necklace with obsidian pendant hanging just below her chest. mostly steampunk style clothing that is more practical - no dresses or skirts for her unless she's forced into it. wears more masculine clothes but makes them look feminine.

Where does he or she live? What is it like there? she lives in the rebel hide out which is in a series of tunnels and caverns in the forest/mountain area. it's like a tiny utopian community; everyone knows each other and everything about each other.

Defining gestures/movements (i.e., curling his or her lip when he or she speaks, always keeping his or her eyes on the ground, etc.): biting her lip, pushing her hair to one side, making a "tcch" sound with her tongue, being overly vulgar in speech, toying with her necklace (which she always wears), humming, etc.

Things about his or her appearance he or she would most like to change: she thinks her eyes are boring because they're brown and wishes she could change their colour.

Speaking style (fast, talkative, monotone, etc.): her voice = sound sex

Pet peeves: being told what to do. being told what not to do. rules. social norms. sexism. imposing gender roles. people that tap or make noises constantly, or that can't sit still. being talked down to or being treated like she's inferior or unintelligent. people who are condescending. having to wait for things. people who get jealous. people that make her jealous.

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Insecurities: though she's very good at seducing people, she's easily offending if it doesn't work and takes it personally. also insecure that other people will be picked over her and that she's not good enough for things, etc. is terrified of rejection.

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[post-winter]

character questionairre: nevin *WIP

Name: Nevin Hale

Age: 17 DOB June 2

Height: 5'8"

Eye color: blue

Physical appearance: ashy blond hair. not very impressive. pretty scrawny/lanky. still has a bit of a baby face.

Strange or unique physical attributes: has his ears pierced, which he wears diamond studs in.

Favorite clothing style/outfit: tries very hard to stick with the modern styles, which focuses on a lot of bright colours and extravagant outfits. not a lot of brand names (minimalistic in that way), but lots of jewelry, etc.

Where does he or she live? What is it like there? he lives with his parents, who fight constantly and ignore nevin most of the time. he used to be really close with his brother until he went missing.

Defining gestures/movements (i.e., curling his or her lip when he or she speaks, always keeping his or her eyes on the ground, etc.): uses a lot of hand gestures. tends to talk over people. taps his fingers/feet/etc. chews on his pencils/pens.

Things about his or her appearance he or she would most like to change: he's really insecure about his height/weight but makes up for it with his massive superiority complex. also discouraged because he can't grow facial hair.

Speaking style (fast, talkative, monotone, etc.): kinda fast, louder than he should - he sucks at whispering. he has a very commanding voice and way of speaking.

Pet peeves: when people cut him of (though he's hypocritical) or stop listening to what he's saying/space off. he hates when the attention is on anyone other than himself. cute couples or people that say they're in love also annoy him because he thinks it's bs. also, patriotic people.

Fondest memory: time his older brother took him to a party for the first time when he was in 8th grade.

Hobbies/interests: he's a skater and talks a lot about how it's a "lost art form" and shows off every chance he gets. he is actually pretty good though.

Special skills/abilities: skating. smoke tricks. wooing women. apparently, cunnilingus.

Insecurities: his height/weight and how childish he looks. everything else he is overly confident about.

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[post-winter]

character questionairre: faust *WIP

Name: Faust Altair

Age: 18

Height: 6'

Eye color: dark foresty green

Physical appearance: olive skin. somewhat muscular. fairly good looking but not in a way that stands out much. has a beard/scruff that he keeps trimmed short.

Strange or unique physical attributes: tattoos probably. haven't figured out what yet.

Favorite clothing style/outfit: lots of blacks/greys/browns/neutrals. more traditional style clothing than the modern brand-name styles. (when he's in the rebel group - heavily steampunk esque. yeh yeh yeh) he has a bit of an obsession with time and keeps an old pocketwatch around his neck always (it hangs to just below his sternum). checks it frequently. he tells people he got it from his great great great great grandfather, but in truth he found it when he was a kid and made up the story to keep himself from getting lonely. (he did this a lot as a child.)

Where does he or she live? What is it like there? he lives with his parents. he's an only child. they're in a penthouse suite overlooking the city he lives in. he has direct access to the roof and goes up on there pretty often. he and his parents aren't close at all, and act more like flatmates than family. they, like everyone else in the city, is extreme upper class although his parents don't do anything very special.

Defining gestures/movements (i.e., curling his or her lip when he or she speaks, always keeping his or her eyes on the ground, etc.): has a bad tendency to sneer a little when he laughs without meaning to. cracks his back/neck/knuckles/etc - basically any bone he knows how to crack, way too often. tends to hum when he's alone or deep in thought.  clenches his jaw when frustrated or angry. fiddling with his pocketwatch. looking at the time overly frequently.

Things about his or her appearance he or she would most like to change: he hates his nose. it's crooked (got a little bump in the middle) and too big, in his opinion.

Speaking style (fast, talkative, monotone, etc.): husky, kinda like you always just woke him up from a nap. 4 am kind of drawl. due to melting pot of languages of the survivors, he speaks a little of a lot of languages, but principally (british) english and secondly arabic.

Pet peeves: people that can't take a hint. people that won't shut up and enjoy the silence for a moment. people that talk to him when he's listening to music. when he tells people that he likes to draw and they're like, "OMG DRAW ME? I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER". people that say "for sure". people that interrupt him when he's talking (because he's a quiet individual, but when he does talk it's because he actually has something to say). people that talk when they don't have anything to say. people that act more drunk than they are. tapping. people that walk too slow. people that stop right in front of him (whether he's actually trying to get somewhere or not). people that read over his shoulder when he's writing. people that ask, "what're you writing about?" censorship. lack of privacy. getting ditched.

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[post-winter]

plot synopsis

It's always been said that a nuclear fallout on a worldly scale would be devastating - that it could flatten the entire planet in a matter of moments and turn bodies into ash. But no one could be sure how long that winter would last or how much of the Earth would be considered an off-limits radiation zone. Least of all, no one predicted that there would be survivors, locked up in the only neutral "safe haven" left, now ruled with an iron fist. It's been three decades. Many think of it as a phoenix risen from the ashes, while those who were there - those that remember - are reluctant to live in this born-again world, overridden with advanced technologies, rigid police, and heavy surveillance. 18-year-old runaway Faust Altair soon finds himself mixed up in a rebellion group after being drawn to an infectious siren of a girl, Sloane Reykjavik. Though hesitant at first, the cultish mob mentality soon gets to him and he, too, is tempted to contribute to the chaos. He realises perhaps a little too late, however, that the longer he stays, the more dangerous it becomes for everyone involved.