These are some characters to a story I have been writing and hoping to turn into a comic someday. Done for the sake of character fleshing. Hope it's not too long.
Characters
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Ray North
Shinji Fujito
Finbar Davies
Eve Wei
Sylvester Moore
Kyrie Tanner
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Q: How old are you?
Finbar: Sly and I are 17.
Kyrie: 25. I'm their school nurse.
Ray: Well Shinji, Eve, and me are all 15.
Shinji: Actually I'm 16. Six months older than you, remember? Which means, I can finally get my license!
Sylvester: Assuming you pass.
Finbar: Now now, Sly, not everyone fails five times like you did.
Sylvester: HEY!
Others: *laugh*
Q: What's your height?
Eve: Five feet exactly.
Ray: Pahahaha! You're short!
Shinji: Says the midget!
Ray: Shut up! I'm 5'4"! I'm not a midget! You're just a freak!
Shinji: I'm only 6 feet.
Ray: That's still pretty dang tall...
Finbar: You are the second tallest here.
Shinji: Second tallest?
Sylvester: *leans on Shinji's head* Hey, you haven't forgotten about me, have you?
Shinji: Oh riiiiight. Mr. Basketball Star.
Sylvester: But you're still taller than Ray, aren't you Finny? You're 5'6", right? Even Ms. Tanner is taller than Ray.
Eve: She wears high heels.
Sylvester: Oh right.
Kyrie: If you wish to know my height, I am 5'3".
Ray: Hah! I am not the second shortest person here!
Q: Are you a virgin?
Eve: *prompt and unabashed* Yes.
Ray/Shinji: ... Yes...
Finbar: *also unabashed* Yes.
Ray/Shinji: ...Really?
Finbar: Is it
that surprising?
Ray: Well, I mean, you're the musician and all.
Finbar: The three of us are a band. That plays very bad music.
Eve: Well at least you are realistic.
Shinji: Right. We play bad music. Because Ray and I barely know how to play.
Ray: You'd have the girls lining up around the block if you played the piano at school.
Shinji: Well what about you, Sly? I mean you change girlfriends almost every other week.
Sylvester: Well of course I'm not a virgin. These relationships are never serious ones.
Eve: ... Isn't that all the more reason not to engage in intercourse?
Sylvester: "Not serious" as in those girls and I are just "friends with benefits".
Shinji: Well, what about you, Ms. Tanner?
Kyrie: I don't believe that is any of your business.
All: ...
Ray: Taking bets!
Kyrie: Hey!
Eve: Raymond, don't be rude.
Q: Who's your mate/spouse?
Kyrie: *to the interviewer* You're not helping!
Ray: So did you do it with the geometry teacher? You did, didn't you?
Kyrie: And whatever gave you that idea, Raymond?
Ray: Well, some students have seen him visit you at lunch and get all snugly.
Kyrie: *blushing red* Damn it, Eric! No matter how many times I tell him to have more professionalism!
Boys: HAHAHAHA!
Eve: I am sorry to tell you this, Ms. Tanner, but everyone in school knows. Consorting with co-workers is against the rules, but no one really enforces it.
Q: Do you have any kids?
Kyrie: *still red* NO!
Boys: *still laughing*
Q: What's your favorite food?
Kyrie: Gnocchi.
Eve: Lotus root chips.
Ray: What are those?
Eve: Thinly sliced lotus roots, seasoned then baked. It's quite good.
Shinji: Oh yeah, I think I saw you eating them before. I think you're getting cheated though. I mean they cut flower shaped holes in them.
Eve: Lotus roots are naturally like that.
Shinji: Really?
Eve: You didn't know that?
Shinji: No. Never saw a lotus root before. My favorite food seems so boring in comparison.
Sylvester: And what would that be?
Shinji: Potato chips.
Ray: I'm getting hungry... I hope no one's eaten the last of the cookies before I get home.
Finbar: I want an ice cream sandwich now.
Sylvester: That settles it. I'm getting a cheeseburger after this.
Q: What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Finbar: Aaaahh! Stop talking about ice cream!
Q: Have you ever killed anyone?
All: ...
Sylvester: What kind of sick freak are you?
Eve: We're high schoolers.
Ray: Well, except Ms. Tanner. You haven't killed anyone as a result of malpractice or anything, right?
Kyrie: *scratches back of neck* Not from malpractice.
Q: Do you hate anyone?
All: ...
Eve: Hate is too strong a word. "Strongly disagree with" would be more accurate. We cannot agree, but we do have a general respect for each other.
Finbar: So, then rivals?
Eve: That is not accurate either. I suppose adversary is closest.
Ray: As for me, I don't have anyone I hate.
Shinji: Yeah. Not now that
that guy is finally where he belongs.
Ray: Shinji!
Shinji: Sorry!
Finbar: What is this about?
Eve: ?
Ray: *sigh* I'll explain it to you guys one day.
Finbar: But...
Sylvester: If Ray doesn't wanna share, that's his business. I know I've had my fair share of grudges.
Kyrie: That painful, huh?
Q: Have any secrets?
Ray: Ms. Tanner is dating the geometry teacher!
Kyrie: *red again*
Eve: Aside from that... We do have a secret, but now is not the correct time to divulge it.
Q: Do you love anyone?
Ray:
Kyrie: Ray, no.
Ray/Shinji:
Kyrie: Look, you won't be telling them anything new, so just stop!
Ray/Shinji:
Eve: We are high schoolers. We have our fair share of crushes. Raymond, for example, prefers girls with ample bosoms.
Ray: That's not secret! Unlike yours, Eve.
Eve: Ray...
Ray:
I'm going to tell them!
Eve: ... *sigh* Fine. Whatever. I see I can't stop you, so I refuse to care anymore.
Ray: ...Awwww but that takes all the fun out of it.
Q: What is your job?
Kyrie: I mentioned I was their school nurse, didn't I?
Finbar: I work part-time in my uncle's music supply store after school. He sells me lots of old sound equipment and instruments for cheap.
Sylvester: I should probably take up a part-time job too, except I need that basketball scholarship.
Ray:
And the rest of us are legally too young to be employed!
Shinji: Yeah. If only our parents gave us bigger allowances...
Ray: ...Crap.
Eve: You guys get allowances?
Ray: You don't?
Eve: No.
Shinji: I knew your 'rents were super harsh but... really?
Eve: *shakes head*
Ray/Shinji: Poor thing. *hug*
Eve: ...Is there a reason why you two are intruding upon my personal space?
Q: Do you play any instruments?
Ray:
Nope!
Shinji: Dude, you play guitar in our band.
Ray:
Badly.
Shinji: ... Actually, yeah, why are we in a band again, if we suck? I mean I'm on drums, but I have a bad sense of rhythm.
Finbar: Because we've been friends a long time and because I know you two would never have delusions of making it big with just this. Also, you guys actually come up with interesting ideas and sounds now and then.
Sylvester: Out of curiosity, what instruments CAN you play?
Finbar: Piano, violin, guitar, and bass.
Sylvester: ...That's it? I thought the list would be longer than that.
Finbar: Oh I'm sure I can learn other members of the string family if I applied myself.
Eve: My violin teacher does speak very highly of your skill.
Finbar: *embarrassed smile* She gives me too much credit.
Sylvester: It's still better than me. I can only play the kazoo.
Kyrie: When I was little, I knew how to whistle with a blade of grass. I've forgotten though.
Q: Where do you think you'll be in ten years?
Finbar: Making music for films and television, hopefully.
Sylvester: What? Not as a celebrity singer?
Finbar: Celebrity life sounds too depressing and short.
Sylvester: Still sounds better than what lies ahead for me. What I'd
like is to be a basketball star. But the sad reality is I'd probably be doing some blue collar job somewhere...
Finbar: ... What about you guys?
Ray: Dunno. I get straight C's in everything... I prefer not thinking about it.
Finbar: This has become depressing.
Shinji: I haven't decided yet either, but at least I manage A's and B's. Eve?
Eve: Law school.
Shinji: ... Your mom and dad pressuring you to?
Eve: Unfortunately.
Shinji: It's your life. You shouldn't have to be a lawyer unless you really want to.
Kyrie: This really is a depressing topic...
Q: Favorite animal?
Ray: Velociraptors! They are badass!
Eve: That would be difficult when you're a reptile covered in feathers.
Ray: What?
Eve: ...You... were not aware? I'm pretty sure the scientific community had discovered this fact years ago.
Ray: ... D: My glorious childhood memories have been ruined!
Kyrie: *pat pat* There's always the modern day raptors like hawks and eagles.
Shinji: As for me, I like rattlesnakes!
Sylvester: I always liked komodo dragons.
Finbar: Why does everyone like reptiles?
Sylvester: All right. What's your favorite animal then?
Finbar: Wolf. I actually always wanted a husky/wolf hybrid for a pet.
Sylvester: Yeah, wolves are pretty cool. What about you, Eve?
Eve: Gulper eel.
Ray: ...What's that?
Eve: An eel with a mouth enormous in proportion to its body. It lives in the deep ocean and uses its bioluminescent tail to attract prey, which it swallows whole. If you ever saw a picture, you would likely find it comical.
Q: Boy or girl?
Ray: Boy.
Shinji: Boy.
Finbar: Boy.
Sylvester: Boy.
Eve: Girl.
Kyrie: Girl.
Ray: ...Eve, except for Ms. Tanner, you're the only girl here.
Eve: I know. I don't have any friends other than you people.
Ray/Shinji: *hug*
Eve: Will you stop that?
Q: What do you do to relax?
Ray: Relax?
Shinji: What is this relax you speak of?
Ray: For such a word does not exist in Eve's vocabulary!
Eve: *exasperated sigh*
Finbar: I find playing music to be very soothing. And cathartic when I'm upset.
Sylvester: I play basketball.
Kyrie: I like a good book.
Ray: Shinji and me play video games.
Shinji: Ray cheats though.
Ray: Do not!
Q. What's your Favorite Color?
Ray: I like green! It looks cool!
Shinji: Dark blue.
Finbar: Muted blue.
Ray: Ff. You're so boring!
Sylvester: I like red. I dunno why.
Kyrie: Lavender. It's soothing. I'm told I look good in green though.
Ray/Shinji:
By who?
Kyrie: -_- By a friend from college! For goodness sake!
Ray: Well what about you, Eve?
Eve: Gray.
All: ...
Eve: What?
Q. What's Your Favorite Movie or type of movie?
Kyrie: I love a good mystery. I always feel proud of myself when I've correctly guessed the culprit and how they did it.
Ray: I'm more into action movies!
Shinji: With kung-fu!
Ray: And explosions!
Finbar: I like suspenseful thrillers.
Sylvester: Ugh! I hate those. Why go to a movie just to feel stressed for 2 hours? I prefer comedies.
Eve: I like mysteries, but I don't typically watch those.
Ray: What do you watch?
Eve: Documentaries.
Boys: ...
Eve: What?
Ray: Do your parents dictate everything you enjoy?
Eve: No. I genuinely like documentaries. Watched a fascinating one the other day about medieval surgical procedures.
Boys: ...
Eve: ...Now what?
Q. Boxers or Briefs?
Ray: I wear--
Eve: I don't want to hear it.
Sylvester: But--
Eve: I don't want to hear about what you boys wear under your pants! Next question!
Q. Do you have a nickname?
Ray: ...Isn't it obvious? Ray.
Finbar: Most people call me Fin, but Ray and Shinji like calling me Finny.
Sylvester: Sly.
Shinji: Out of curiosity, what
is your real name?
Sylvester: I'm not telling you.
Q. What's a commonly asked question you get, and whats the answer?
Sylvester: ..."What's your real name?"
Ray/Shinji: *wait in anticipation*
Sylvester: ...I already told you my answer.
Finbar: "How many instruments do you know how to play?" Four right now.
Ray: "Why don't you apply yourself more, Raymond North?"
I'll get around to it when I feel like it!
Shinji: "Why don't you ever take off your hat?"
Sylvester: Hey, yeah! Why?
Shinji: ... *pulls the beanie down on his head even further*
Sylvester: ... You're not going bald, are you?
Shinji: No!
Sylvester: Bet you are!
Ray: No, he's really not.
Finbar: Though, Shinji, it's really nothing to be embarrassed about.
Shinji: Yes it is!
Sylvester: Now I'm really curious.
Kyrie: If you find out, then you're obligated to tell him your real name.
Sylvester: ... Noted. What about you, Ms. Tanner?
Kyrie: "Ms. Tanner, I feel sick. Can you write me a note to excuse me from class?" 90% of the time, there's nothing actually wrong with them. The other 10%, I perform necessary medical treatment and call their parents if it's serious enough.
Eve: Have you ever been wrong?
Kyrie: Not yet.
Eve: As for me, the question I get most is "How did you do on your test?"
Ray: Your parents?
Eve: Yes.
Shinji: What happens if you don't get the highest score possible?
Eve: They tell me how very disappointed they are in me and are even stricter on my studying. That hasn't happened since I was in third grade though.
All: ...
Q. What do you think of these questions?
Kyrie: Some of these were rather invasive...
Ray/Shinji:
Kyrie: ... I'd tell you to act your age, except I remember boys acting similarly when I was in high school.
Ray/Shinji:
Sylvester: The questions weren't that bad.
Kyrie: Yes, because you didn't have any secrets exposed.
Eve: But it was no secret. Everyone in school already knows.
Kyrie: -_-
Finbar: Sorry, Ms. Tanner. I tried to be a positive influence on them.