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Oct. 21st, 2007 06:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
estiriseMy NaNo supporting character list is a tad long for my fic. Therefore, I'm going to run this totally random poll to see what others think.
I have a bit of a list of supporting characters. I have no doubt that all of them will appear in my NaNo story this year, but some need to show up more/less than others. These are all OCs I've written at one point or another, so some of them you guys might recognize/have read.
To give you an idea of the setting, it's a post-apocalyptic universe where most of the inhabitants have died/are dying of the plague. In addition, the world walls temporarily thinned so a lot of people were dumped in the world who weren't there originally. (In other words, I'm setting it in New Dawn, for those of you familiar with that RP/setting of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fikgirl's, with her blessing). The main character is a former bureaucrat (the former being because she currently is out of work) who's returned home to take care of her mother and just be in a place that she knows.
Here's the supporting characters:
* Disa: A young woman, one of a species of alien-human descendants, who’s a curious explorer and sometimes gets into things she shouldn’t. A gentle soul, she doesn’t like violence.
* Keegan: Disa’s husband, not as adventurous as his wife, who none the less supports her, and is good at trying to explain that no, she wasn’t trying to break the laws/make trouble/etc.
* Teresa DeSantos: A human teenager with a secret who knows a bit about fighting, and also a bit about fishing. She’s grown up knowing a lot about other cultures, and it takes a lot to rattle her.
* Lucas Scott: Teresa’s boyfriend, a teenager with his own secrets, who’s more than happy to lend a helping hand, especially in the kitchen. A leader by nature, he’s also happy to take a back seat and be an assistant.
* Naoko Tanaka: A Japanese woman who speaks English and takes over the local library. She’s quite reserved, and doesn’t suffer fools gladly. She also knows a fair amount of first aid and has medical training beyond that.
* Nezumi Tanaka: Naoko’s half-sister from twenty years in the future, who loves partying. Also speaks English. A teenager who is more than happy with her life, because she’s not had to struggle hard for anything.
* Colleen Myers: A determined young woman who’s from the future, and who has her own wealth of experience to share. One of her parents was from the twenty-first century, and she isn’t beyond seeming bizarre.
* Dani (Danielle) Owens: A part-alien woman from Earth who has run her own business. She’s sometimes had to fight to get where she is, and it shows. Sometimes cold, but not mercenary. Telepathic.
* Ner (Nerran) Owens: Her full-alien husband, who helps her in the shop. He’s more cheerful than his wife, though the fact that he’s a telepath means that he often knows more than he should.
* Det Owens: Their adoptive son, a quiet, helpful preteen. He’s well-behaved and rarely underfoot. He has some precognitive ability.
* Greer Lewis: An archivist with a lot of knowledge in her head. Runs a consulting business, has lived in all fifty states and in the U.K., and often jokes about growing up in Alaska.
* Michael Gardner: Her husband and helper, who helps her run her consulting business. He’s easygoing, willing to take instructions, and tends to fade into the background. Very handy with a camera.
[Poll #1075286]
I have a bit of a list of supporting characters. I have no doubt that all of them will appear in my NaNo story this year, but some need to show up more/less than others. These are all OCs I've written at one point or another, so some of them you guys might recognize/have read.
To give you an idea of the setting, it's a post-apocalyptic universe where most of the inhabitants have died/are dying of the plague. In addition, the world walls temporarily thinned so a lot of people were dumped in the world who weren't there originally. (In other words, I'm setting it in New Dawn, for those of you familiar with that RP/setting of
fikgirl's, with her blessing). The main character is a former bureaucrat (the former being because she currently is out of work) who's returned home to take care of her mother and just be in a place that she knows.Here's the supporting characters:
* Disa: A young woman, one of a species of alien-human descendants, who’s a curious explorer and sometimes gets into things she shouldn’t. A gentle soul, she doesn’t like violence.
* Keegan: Disa’s husband, not as adventurous as his wife, who none the less supports her, and is good at trying to explain that no, she wasn’t trying to break the laws/make trouble/etc.
* Teresa DeSantos: A human teenager with a secret who knows a bit about fighting, and also a bit about fishing. She’s grown up knowing a lot about other cultures, and it takes a lot to rattle her.
* Lucas Scott: Teresa’s boyfriend, a teenager with his own secrets, who’s more than happy to lend a helping hand, especially in the kitchen. A leader by nature, he’s also happy to take a back seat and be an assistant.
* Naoko Tanaka: A Japanese woman who speaks English and takes over the local library. She’s quite reserved, and doesn’t suffer fools gladly. She also knows a fair amount of first aid and has medical training beyond that.
* Nezumi Tanaka: Naoko’s half-sister from twenty years in the future, who loves partying. Also speaks English. A teenager who is more than happy with her life, because she’s not had to struggle hard for anything.
* Colleen Myers: A determined young woman who’s from the future, and who has her own wealth of experience to share. One of her parents was from the twenty-first century, and she isn’t beyond seeming bizarre.
* Dani (Danielle) Owens: A part-alien woman from Earth who has run her own business. She’s sometimes had to fight to get where she is, and it shows. Sometimes cold, but not mercenary. Telepathic.
* Ner (Nerran) Owens: Her full-alien husband, who helps her in the shop. He’s more cheerful than his wife, though the fact that he’s a telepath means that he often knows more than he should.
* Det Owens: Their adoptive son, a quiet, helpful preteen. He’s well-behaved and rarely underfoot. He has some precognitive ability.
* Greer Lewis: An archivist with a lot of knowledge in her head. Runs a consulting business, has lived in all fifty states and in the U.K., and often jokes about growing up in Alaska.
* Michael Gardner: Her husband and helper, who helps her run her consulting business. He’s easygoing, willing to take instructions, and tends to fade into the background. Very handy with a camera.
[Poll #1075286]
