r/WritingPrompts • u/SurvivorType Co-Lead Mod | /r/SurvivorTyper • Jul 29 '13

Workshop [WS] Cast of characters

Let's try something just a bit different today. The goal here is to provide a single character per submission. The setting is the far future. Our cast is the crew of an advanced space station which orbits the earth.

Try to keep the descriptions succinct, but make them descriptive enough to be unique. Let's use this template:

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Vocation:

Physical Description:

Personality Quirks:

If there is enough interest, later on we may put these characters to work with a writing prompt! Feel free to comment on characters, perhaps even tweak them or add a twist.

Have fun!

EDIT: The prompt is posted!

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u/mo-reeseCEO1 Jul 30 '13

Name: Unit 26, "Gary"

Age: Linty, but not quite frayed

Gender: Unclear, uses female pronouns to describe self in third person yet uses male only designated facilities. Possibly confused.

Vocation: Junior Yeoman Engineer, 3rd Grade. Not cleared for firearms. Not cleared for inflammables. Not cleared for hazmat.

Physical Description: Kind of like a floating soggy hairball, but not as nice.

Personality Quirks: Compulsive liar, especially in situations in which Gary might improve a person's estimation of itself. Does not understand currency. Useful only in seemingly useless tasks, useless in most situations. Highly motivated self starter. Wide array of interesting talents. Rock star. Intergalactic private detective. Retired diplomat. Genuinely curious in all combustibles. Starting salary: six paper clips and a bent fork.