53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how?
Until she gets to know someone, Cheyenne can come across as friendly but guarded, often appearing extremely straight-laced and conservative. If she comes to trust a person, then she becomes a lot more casual and relaxed around them.-
54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
The most important person in Cheyenne’s life right now is her best friend Maya Osren, a police dispatcher, and the woman with whom she formerly shared a lover. This is entirely a friendship and has developed since the marriage since the husband is often busy with his career in the DA and doesn’t often have time to join them on outings. Maya is one of the people in her life right now who most understands the difficulties she faces due to being mixed heritage and non-standard sexuality (Maya is hetero but quite a bit more poly than Cheyenne. Her heritage is African/Korean) so she’s one of the few people around whom Maya can relax. They also share an interest in games of many sorts.
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
Her elder sister for managing to get past the unreasoning dislike she used to have for Cheyenne as a kid and also for managing a respectable if not overly well-known career in entertainment through which she does a lot of charity work.-
56. Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend? Describe these people.
Aside from Maya Osren there is Michael Osren, Maya’s husband and Cheyenne’s ex-boyfriend, but he so often is busy and when they see him he tends to look frazzled and stressed, though he’s assured them it’s nothing major. Maya and Michael are trying to have kids, though since Michael is sterile, they’re looking into other possible fathers. There is also Shane, her roommate, another gamer and a retail worker trying to work their way slowly to a medical degree. Shane is demisexual and NB. They tend to interact in gaming or dealing with the apartment but not much else.
57. Do you have a spouse or significant other? If so, describe this person.
Not at the moment. Nor is she looking for anybody yet. That said, her family are starting to subtly push towards suggesting things including noticeably awkward attempts by her parents to get out of her what she likes in men and women.-
58. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.
Twice. Dale as a teenage romance, as intense as everything is for teenagers. Ended with their first and last time to have sex with each other before they split up for college. Lydia as a college romance which ended when Lydia started falling apart emotionally and mentally due to obsession over finding her lost brother. Michael was a friend with benefits. Maya was his love.-
59. What do you look for in a potential lover?
Someone who respects and does not fear sex. A gamer or at least someone who won’t laugh at her hobby. She prefers intellectuals with a good sense of fashion, whether they’re aware of it or not. She is not particularly aware of her preferences and couldn’t list them herself. -
60. How close are you to your family?
She has travelled once or twice to Atlanta for Thanksgiving in the past couple of years but she only really has regular contact with her elder sister. -
61. Have you started your own family? If so, describe them. If not, do you want to? Why or why not?
She has not started a family yet. There was a false alarm following one of her two one-night stands (it happened during her graduation from the police academy) but other than that no. She wants to have a stable partner before she starts a family because if she can handle a mature adult relationship she will then feel she’s better equipped to support and raise a child.-
62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help?
Her mother and father. They have money and connections and while they have seemed absentee in many ways, do love her. Probably also her sister Neela.-
63. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why?
Most of her family due to the fact that they care about each other.-
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
Her friends and family.-
65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why?
Bigots and child abusers due to the already mentioned experiences. -
66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
Her parents did not raise her to shy away from conflict, but nor did they teach to drive headlong into pointless arguments. She will proceed with caution and pick her battles, but she thinks long term and does not like to leave injustice sitting. This combination of caution and calculation is why she hasn’t leaped to report her suspicions of pervasive corruption in the Seventh Station of the Seventh Precinct. She wants to collect more evidence first and is nervous about just who is and isn’t an enemy now. She’ll initiate conflict when she’s ready, not before. -
67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
To date she hasn’t really been a leader. She’s been independent and pushing for herself and her friends, but she hasn’t organized a group for anything significant as of yet. -
68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not?
Larger groups of people tend to mean progressively larger chances of encountering someone who would be aggressive towards her for one reason or another. She tries not to let this bother her, but it is a concern that exists in her thoughts whenever she does something like go to a convention or take part in work meetings. That said, she does like meeting new people and hearing their stories.
69. Do you care what others think of you?
She’d like to say that she doesn’t, but her brother’s disgust with her and the various times she’s been harassed are wearying and chip away at her confidence over time. So she wants to prove herself as a worthwhile person whether she admits it to herself or not.-
Character Journal
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