For those that don’t know, they’re characters within my Minette universe.
Soren Rasmussen
5) If the character could choose to be a different identity, what would he be?
Soren’s always been relatively comfortable with his identity and who he is as a person. His upbringing was fairly secure, and encouraging with wherever he wanted to go in life, or where he would end up. It wasn’t much in line of standards, the family did believe in the Force, so when he decided to go into it, his family was okay with it.
I think he might have liked to have been born in a family with a bit more social standing, but only if his family came along with him in that regard. Class system’s very important in the Minette universe, and he was lower middle class growing up, which makes things difficult.
7) In what or whom does the character hold the greatest Faith?
Faith really isn’t something he likes to mess with. It’s relied on what you feel and what you hear, there isn’t fact behind the stories of Athene, of Higher Beings, and the like. Demons, in contrast, are fact, but you don’t really hold your Faith in a demon, do you? Especially when you aren’t possessed by one.
If anything, he supposes his mother and father can provide a source of ‘Faith’ for him, but it’s an insincere concept.
17) Describe the character’s most devastating moment.
Soren was a goof off in school, so it wouldn’t be really a surprise in consideration that his grades weren’t always the best. He was young, his family was pretty lenient, so he always felt like it was okay if the majority of his grades were subpar, as he excelled in mathematics and alchemy. When he went in for his University exams, he did fairly. When he went into his interviews, the questioning of his grades came up.
He knew at that moment he wouldn’t be getting in. He applied to several, and got into several lower par ones for mathematics, but none for alchemy, and in the end, it just wasn’t worth spending four years to him in another classroom. So, he entered the Force.
You could call the devestating moment a blessing, in the long run.
Malik Joorut
6) What music does this character sing to when no one else is around?
Malik isn’t much of a singer. He appreciates music, as it’s an integral part of his culture and life (Atan sings often, and his voice can be heard many days throughout the house), but when he goes down to the basement to work, when he’s most often alone, he doesn’t sing. It’s part of the crucial factors in the casket-making process and part for his own concentration. He feels that if he works to music, or sings something, he’ll forget where he is and mess up—which isn’t really acceptable, and would lose quite a lot of profit.
12) What is this character’s secret wish?
It’s seen a bit old fashioned, but he really hopes to marry Laila someday, though she appears to not be the type. He wants a really traditional wedding, which is probably something she wouldn’t exactly be pleased with, either—the hymns, the ceremonies, etc. She’s prefer a more modern wedding, or one that was more Central* in culture.
23) Whom does this character most wish to please? Why?
His older brothers, Atan and Kaji. As the youngest in the family, he had begun his apprenticeship under their father when he was just eleven, as his father sensed his days were numbered. Atan and Kaji were already well-established in the business and their roles as funeral caretakers, as they are twelve years older. He had a lot to prove to them, and still does, even years later, even though they do view them as an equal now.
34) Describe a recurring dream or nightmare a character might have.
He has nightmares about immortality. The concept of immortality haunts him more than anything else, and alchemy to him, and his brothers, is wrong. Plain and simple. The thought of the people he knows and cares for dying around him while he lives on endlessly terrifies him.
And the thought of being the last person alive, to watch the rest of humanity die out, is also terrifying to comprehend.
42) How would a dear friend or relative describe this character?
Atan: He pauses when this question is brought to his attention, and considers his words carefully. Atan is a man of few words, of careful consideration, but when his younger brother is brought up, he smiles. He rushes to grab the photo album, and you would probably sit with him for hours in silence, as he shifts through the photos, occasionally providing aspects of perspective: a half-told story, an incomplete memory.
Kaji: “That kid…?” His face twitches to a smile, but then immediately returns to his serious expression. “I didn’t think he had what it took, years ago, but he proved me and Atan wrong. He’s still the kid brother, though, and he’s not completely aware of that. Atan’s too nice to him, so I have to be the hardass when he gets lost in thought.”
Laila: “Malik? You actually know him? I thought no one knew him, Atan and Kaji are really the faces of his family’s company…he’s really sweet, but I worry he can be too sweet, you know? It’s like he’s coddling me. He thinks it’s protection or whatever, but I don’t need it. His family is pretty traditional, though, so it’s all how he grew up, but he needs to realize I’m just fine and I don’t need to rely on him all the time.”
* Central means, in Malik’s Inuit-based culture, people/culture of what would appear to us to be Caucasian/European descent. A Central wedding parallels to the wedding many are familiar, aka, a white dress, etc.
