Another meme, notably more interesting--I think?

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Character meme

Choose twelve of your original characters, in any particular order. Then, answer the questions that follow, but DON'T LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU PICK THE CHARACTERS!

1. Zarenth (CF)
2. Syluran (BotL)
3. Knowles (IF)
4. Elga (BotL)
5. Isaac (TN)
6. Alexander (TN)
7. Semni (BotL)
8. Mirror (IF)
9. Dusk (IF)
10. Violette (CF)
11. Knight (CF)
12. Hans (CF)

[Obvious CF bias, but that's the furthest in progress, so]

1. Who would make a better college professor, 6 or 11?
6. Alexander 11. Knight

Well, that depends on what kind of professor you want. Alex would make a total introverted, shy, but strict and intelligent professor, while Knight would make a flippant, easy-going, easy to talk to professor, but won't be a genius at what he does. Strictly speaking, Alex would be the better professor, but Knight would be more popular.

2. Do you think #2 is hot? How hot?
2. Syluran

He looks like a woman. With a fairly broad nose and bug eyes. So if you're into that...yes?

3. 12 sends 8 on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
12. Hans 8. Mirror

Hans sends Mirror to fetch a fantasy novel from a faraway library. It doesn't succeed because Mirror likes cold hard realistic books and tells Hans to grow up or do it himself and grow up. Hans tries to intimidate her into doing it, but Mirror's too dang jaded--but also easily amused! It ends with Hans getting ruffled hair and no book.

4. What is or would be 9's favorite book?
9. Dusk

Wow, how fitting. Well, it would be a book collection of Kurt Vonnegut's short stories. Welcome to the Monkey House would probably be it.

5. Would it make more sense for 2 to swear fealty to 6, or the other way around?
2. Syluran 6. Alexander

WELL THIS IS DIFFICULT SINCE THEY'RE BOTH PANSIES.
If Syluran's brother, Raine, is dead and Syluran is feeling vengeful enough, he would have no problem having Alexander work under him since Alex likes to help people to a fault. But otherwise, Syluran would be fine working under Alex since Alex is smart enough to gain his respect, and Alex has nothing against asking for help. It's circumstantial?

6. For whatever reason, 5 is looking for a roommate. Should 5 share a studio apartment with 9 or with 10?
5. Isaac 9. Dusk 10. Violette

Isaac would definitely choose Violette. Isaac loves to work in peace, and having awkward, finicky, violin-playing, talks-to-self Dusk--who, by the way, isn't the brightest crayon in the box, would drive Isaac up the wall. Violette, being artificial in intelligence and physical makeup, already wins Isaac's interest (he's an engineer on the side), and she is smart, quiet, potentially useful, and unobtrusive.

7. 2, 7, and 12 have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
2. Syluran 7. Semni 12. Hans

They go to the emptiest restaurant with the most apathetic employees. Syluran and Semni discuss politics! Syluran would be much more enthusiastic about it while Semni would make snide comments about it every now and then that only Hans would catch.

8. 3 challenges 10 to a duel. What happens?
3. Knowles 10. Violette

Knowles, you are nuts. Anyway, they'd probably play tennis. At first, Knowles would play better than Violette, whom has never played tennis before. But later Knowles would get his butt handed to him by Violette's quick learning AI.

9. If 1 stole 8's most precious possession, how would 8 get it back?
1. Zarenth 8. Mirror

Mirror would use violent threats. Zarenth wouldn't know they were empty threats, so Mirror'd take advantage of this.

10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 and 12 both attain what they most desire.
7. Semni 12. Hans

HahahaHAHAHAHAHA.
Better Off Dead

11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
4. Elga 1. Zarenth

It'd be one of those dumb character-psychology dungeons where Elga needs to learn how to value morality and nurturing the individual over her deluded sense of duty. IN A DREAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. So they both work together to get out of Elga's oppressive mind dungeon. And Zarenth would be the deus ex machina character who is somehow inside her consciousness and helps her through it with his silly nice-guy third-person-perspective-ness.

12. If 7 visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
7. Semni

...We would like...never converse. Because we both don't like meaningless conversation. If I tried to force one, he'd worm his way out because he'd know I didn't want to talk anyway and am just trying to be polite. He'd probably just thank me quietly for the hospitality and make his way off at the end of it.

13. If you could command 3 to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
3. Knowles

Please tutor me! *_*

14. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw anything regarding 11?
11. Knight

Wow, actually, yes! animetor_lily made me a short Flash animation of him once several years ago! *w*

15. If 2 had to choose sides between 4 and 5, which would it be?
2. Syluran 4. Elga 5. Isaac

Hahaha, oh wow. Syluran would choose Elga, if she still had Raine working under her, but otherwise Isaac, because Isaac is totally book smart and just crazily talented at the things he does. They both have pretty disagreeable personalities, but Isaac wins in experience and interests. Elga is talented, but she's still learning...and he'd just steer clear of her if Raine had died, since he'd want to blame his death on her shortcomings as a leader.

16. What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
10. Violette

Pffft, hahaha! I don't think she'd say much of anything since she has to be stealthy and all that. But if anything, it'd be:
"Sorry."

17. If you chose a song to represent 8, which song would you choose?
8. Mirror
This is hard. As weird as it is, I guess "It's Only a Paper Moon" fits. Weird, since she's not really a romantic--she's asexual. But she has a boyfriend. Considering she successfully emptied her world of all people other than she and her boyfriend, his being there makes her life a whole lot more livable.

18. 1, 6, and 12 are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
1. Zarenth 6. Alexander 12. Hans

Hans does. Zarenth's too nice, and Alex is too shy, so Hans wins.

19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 to use on 10?
2. Syluran 10. Violette

HAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT. I'm sorry I tend to have not romantically interested characters, but ok, let's try.
"I have a book back from what I believe you call the 'medieval period'. I've heard that you were interested in fairy tales and the like, so perhaps I can win your interest over with this. Well? What do you say? Would you like to read over it with me?"

20. What would 5 most likely be arrested for?
5. Isaac

Thieving, treason, knowing too much (government secrets and the like), conducting a black market, pedophilia (l-lol--to be fair, he's not sexually attracted to her, but she is kinda, uh, young), stalking, and the list goes on and on.

21. What is 6's secret?
6. Alexander

He's a living neural network system...and apparently his DNA is a whole computing system itself! His DNA supposedly hoards tons of valuable data which many engineers want to get their hands on, but no one's entirely sure just what data is there or how to access it. He's also descended (genetically) from a long line of neural network 'people', among whom was the first machine credited for creating art consistently and freely. As a result, the whole family is a long line of artisans. Alex is a painter and makes his living off of painting...from the government. But he's just supposed to be a normal guy.

22. If 11 and 9 were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
11. Knight 9. Dusk

Knight, no contest. Dusk is physically weak since he writes himself to death almost daily. Knight used to be part of the military until he died and was later revived an incomplete cyborg prototype by some military researchers, so Knight's pretty good about getting where he needs to go quickly and efficiently.

23. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 or 8?
7. Semni 8. Mirror

While Semni can handle himself in a fight well enough and would still protect me if need be, he'd be so dang quiet and stoic I'd feel uncomfortable. Also, if he dies, he'll just revive later, so death is of no real consequence to him. Mirror is mortal, she likes living, and she's pretty good-humored, so I'd much much rather go with Mirror.

24. 1 and 9 reluctantly team up to save the world from the threat posed by 4's sinister secret organization.11 volunteers to help them, but it is later discovered that he is actually a spy for 4. Meanwhile, 4 has kidnapped 12 in an attempt to force their surrender. Following the wise advice of 5, they seek out 3, who gives them what they need to complete their quest. What title would you give this fic?
1. Zarenth 9.Dusk (want to overthrow organization)
4. Elga (owns the organization)
11. Knight (offers to help, but is Elga's spy)
12. Hans (kidnapped by Elga--man, what a pansy)
5. Isaac (advises the first two to meet with Knowles)
3. Knowles (the one Isaac suggests they meet)

I Don't Know About You, But I Rather Like Our Flexible Constitution
This is too much fun to just let go like that though.
TL;DR BC I CAN

HAHAHAHA Elga and a sinister secret organization is not far-fetched at all. Her organization is probably trying to overthrow the current government and install her idea of government. It isn't a bad government, but her methods of installing it are pretty brash, and she is a fan of strict laws and military enforcement. She loves her military, so funding would largely go there. It wouldn't be so bad as to reach dystopian extremes though. The people would definitely have a say, but she'd also have a lot of control. In American government terms, there would be some checks and balances, yes, but too much power would be given to the executive branch. The central Supreme Court would be severely watered down; it would proceed as normal with people's arguing over submitted cases and whatnot, but Elga would ultimately decide how the ruling affects the constitution.

Zarenth is paralyzed and bound to a wheelchair, not to mention his hands aren't in full function due to his suicide attempt. Dusk is just weak and useless. All the while Elga is very good at handling and training her armed forces so. O-oh boy. XD;;;

But. They wouldn't give up right there. Zarenth and Dusk would probably start writing against Elga's organization and make the public aware of them and have them turn against them in their stead. Zarenth would use his more right-brained knowledge in conjunction with Dusk's writing skills to appeal to the logos, ethos, and pathos lovers. Meanwhile, Elga would conduct a covert search for them, all the while continuing her current affairs as though she wasn't doing anything questionable. She would send out Knight to search for them, and he'd find them pretty easily with his dang cyborg-ness or something. He's a nice easy-going guy and capable of offering protection, not to mention Zarenth's friend, so he'd be accepted by Zarenth and Dusk easily.

When Hans, Zarenth's brother, gets kidnapped though, suspicion quickly falls on Knight, (Knight was friends with Hans, too), and Zarenth and Dusk are sent running and trying to find someone to trust. Isaac, a private detective and a stalker offers his aid! He tells them to meet with Knowles, an English tourist (in disguise, I guess, since he's apparently in the know), who'd offer them shelter, and whom Elga won't suspect. Isaac is off dispatching Knight, or at least keeping him busy with red herrings (because Isaac's a manipulative jerk) while Knowles helps promote and edit Dusk's and Zarenth's writing, and eventually convinces the public, who then convinces the government, to take action against Elga's organization. Hans was probably shot and killed in a final attempt to deter them, but it doesn't work. In time, Elga ends up in prison...where she continue to plan out her schemes. DUN DUN DUN.

That was fun--especially that last one, hahaha.
....I'm starting to regret not putting Nephelium here. TDT