#PennedPossibilities 450 β€” What originally got you interested in writing?

(New thread for my friends here~!)

Here's the backstory of all backstories and you guys will giggle. This is silly and yet a lovely memory for me. CSI got me into writing when I was young. I loved the crew so much, especially Sara and Grissom, and I wanted to try my hand at writing fanfiction. So, thanks to CSI, here I am! In all my nerdy, wonderful glory as well, of course, and I'm STILL a nerdy thought-filled author. πŸ˜‚

#PennedPossibilities 451 β€” Picture This: Your MC befriends a little bird who sits on their windowsill every morning. What do they name him or her? What type of bird are they? (1/2)

I loved coming up with this prompt. It's so silly and thought-provoking.

Crashβ€”because he always flies right into Alexios' window. He's an adorable sparrow who always craves scraps and seeds, which leaves Alexios helpless for him. Of course, he feeds him! Softie. He waits for him every day.

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#PennedPossibilities 451 β€” Picture This: Your MC befriends a little bird who sits on their windowsill every morning. What do they name him or her? What type of bird are they? (2/2)

This idea I came up with randomly for the prompt's answer was so cute that I might just have to write it into my story now, just because I can. I love it so much. Alexios adores animals as well, so it just fits.

#PennedPossibilities 452 β€” Is your SC able to control their temper?

Dante has a tight grip on his temper. He's a controlled man, and always prides himself on being so disciplinedβ€”right up until the moment where he doesn't give a sh*t anymore, of course. Usually, though, his temper is in check.

Junk, though, not so much. He has been known to fly off the handle at a moment's notice. Otherwise, in other circumstances, he's lovable.

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#PennedPossibilities 453 β€” What would your MC do if there was a strange presence in the room and it felt ominous? (1/2)

This is Alexios' life on a daily basis. He wouldn't respond any differently. He will wander into a room filled with people he hates and who hate him in return, but he'll barrel along. He keeps living. He does, however, trust every gut feeling that he has. They have never led him wrong. An ominous, strange presence applies here as well.

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#PennedPossibilities 453 β€” What would your MC do if there was a strange presence in the room and it felt ominous? (2/2)

Father Kenneth Sweeney is an exorcist (and paranormal investigator as well, much to the displeasure of the Church). When he steps into a room and feels otherworldly forces pressing down on him, threatening and scaring him to the core, it's just another day at the "office," so to speak. He's used to every ominous feeling that washes over him.

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#PennedPossibilities 454 β€” Does your SC have any identifying birthmarks or tattoos?

Junk has so many tattoos. People would definitely know that it was him. (Plus, his clothes are identifying, too. I've spoken about this already in the available chapters.)

Dante, not so much. He does have birthmarks, though. He's tall, slender, has dark hair. He's a gorgeous f*cker, and he has a plethora of birthmarks along his arms. There's one on his neck that people would see and KNOW.

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#PennedPossibilities 455 β€” What would your MC’s worst nightmare be?

Alexios' nightmare would be losing his family again. And by family, of course, I mean the gang. Especially Trick, although he doesn't know that yet. Losing them would be the worst thing that could ever happen to him. He'd lost his entire planet, all of his friends and family, and to relive that again 200 years later might just be something that he wouldn't survive. He BARELY even survived it the first time.

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#PennedPossibilities 456 β€” Your MC is dead and haunting you. Where do they show up?

Credit: @HeliaXyana

I adore this one!

Ironic! They'll probably make themselves known in my bedroom, seeing as its where I record my very own paranormal podcast. My room is more of an efficiency, though. I have the entire lower level (ground level, not a basement) in my condo, and my nana has the upstairs. It's where the rest of my ghosty roommates (as I call them) reside.

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@floofpaldi @HeliaXyana damn why does this fit so well to what id running through my mind with the seemingly AU story I write (or free form) in the word weavers ... I must have hit my head somewhere or fell into a pottery of Mind juice... I don't think I will answer right now it's already 5 am and I took a whole night for creative stuff where I should have slept already... Running 27 hours atm for the day and I have a date with my main partner today ...🀦🏼

This is such a great prompt and I simply love your little set up description and how you can relate it to your M's ghost.

@AnnaSaultron I love this so much. I love how well it just fit and worked with your ideas and WIP. How awesome is that? It's like the stars aligned. I'm glad you loved it.

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/Y\(;,,,;)/Y\ Cthulhu says: "Star alignments are always the most precious."

At the moment I struggle to contain my ideas about almost anything writing related because it's getting harder to focus because I'm simply exhausted by the last week's and now a big part of stress is gone I'm just Burt's with creative energy and half of my body seems to go hibernate πŸ˜…
My notes start to spill over and I forget things... oh Geesh I forgot tomorrow afternoon I have to run my final 2.0 of my DND Underdark adventure with my players from the US and Canada...🀦🏼

Thank you for making me think about it.πŸ’šπŸ«‚

@AnnaSaultron I love making people think. It's literally my favorite. I'm glad I could be of some help! <3

How did the DnD adventure go, by the way? Really well, I hope. I'm a Game Master as well. Love it. Lots of work, yeah, but I love it.

@floofpaldi oh it was great fun even with the two weeks in between the start of the final battle and the end of it the players kept the momentum in mind and alive and they loved it according to their feedback. Especially that it was open ended and not a happy end at all despite them doing everything right and even rescuing more than the people they where sent after.

Thinking about something in deep and detail can be a very rewarding mind exercise on its own. :)