Sinclair: Out of Character Information

The Questionnaire

1. What is your favourite food? Drink? What food do you hate?

I like tuna. Not that canned stuff, but a nice tuna fillet, blackened and barbecued. The best one I ever had was in New Orleans in the 1940ís. For beverages I like tea. It is surprising how varied tea can be yet it still retains some sort of innate calming ability. Well, except for then narcotic teas of course... I despise fast food in all its many and varied incarnations.

2. Did you ever have a pet? What kind of pet? Where is it now or what happened to it? If you never had a pet, why not?

I never had a pet. It always seemed that it would need more time and attention than it would warrant.

3. Assume that you have just finished a month-long struggle against hard odds, working toward something of great value. Suddenly, the final stage of the opposition turns out to be stronger than you expect, and you are attacked where you are the weakest. It may not be a battle to the death, but it will determine whether or not your quest is a success. Unexpectedly, you receive a trump call from a senior relative offering assistance. This relative is a champion in the field of battle where you are currently struggling (ie, Benedict if you're at war, Fiona if it's a sorcerous battle, etc.) and, if asked, will either move through to help you or leave you to your challenge. Do you accept the help, or reject it? What if the struggle involves your greatest attribute or ability? Does your answer stay the same? Finally, what if your life was at stake?

If Amberís interests are at stake then I would ask for help. Otherwise I would most probably try to go it alone. Of course, I would hesitate to risk my life...

4. You are the butt of a practical joke. Can you see the humour in it? Would you get even? Does getting even mean staging another practical joke?

I would try to see the humour in it. Unless it is a joke that is very mean natured...

5. Do you sleep well? If you dream, what kinds of dreams are they?

I sleep comfortably, but I have never dreamed.

6. Does revenge mean:

  1. An eye for an eye
  2. Repayment with interest
  3. The only good enemy is a dead enemy
  4. Something else

Is it best served hot, or cold?

Revenge is usually an eye for an eye. However, if I am revenging a slight or action against Amber or Faith, well interest is then deserved. Cold is quite palatable.

7. Describe your first battle, first hunt, or first killing of another person. Try to make it as vivid as possible, including your age, training and inexperience, plus details on the surrounding weather, terrain, uniforms or clothing of yourself and others, etc.

I was eight. Faith and I were in private school in a shadow. There was a boy that tormented Faith. It was a daily occurrence. Faith, being Faith tried to work things out in her own way. That is socially. I found that for myself I started to have severe reactions in the presence of this boy. I do not remember his name, is it important? No? Good.

As I was saying I found that his presence would cause an indignant rage to swell up in my soul. Not only did he insult Amber, he insulted Faith. One can be tolerated in certain instances, both together require action.

It was a dark night, the new moon hung like a skulking thief on the horizon, visible only by the absence of stars. My breath escaped my lips in small whites puffs, little cloud that would waft away. I had to crawl along the huge stone fence and then gingerly shimmy up the side of the school, using the water spouts for hand holds. Every night for 2 weeks I did this, ending up on the roof of the school, three stories up. There I sat behind the gargoyle I had chosen and using my hands I slowly pitted my strength against it, trying to slowly ease it in a rocking motion. If I remember correctly it was a griffin. Well, be that as it may, for two weeks I slowly weaken its foundation. Then I ran a small wire around its back. The wire was padded so as not to leave any marks. I dropped the ends of the wire and climbed down.

At the bottom I had to climb onto the small greenhouse that sat below the gargoyle, I picked up the ends of the wire and carefully pulled them with me in to the woods. Two hours latter the boy showed up as I had left him a word that ensure his arrival. He could not refuse the invite to a secret society. His ego was quite large. The sound of the griffin hitting the greenhouse rang out into the night with a sound that one could well imagine a live griffin would make. Quite satisfactory.

8. Describe your voice. Would you say that you speak with formality? Casually? Do you have any favourite expressions or curses?

He has a soft voice and he pauses frequently while speaking. He speaks neither formally or casually.

9. Youíve been beaten, bruised, and battered in a recent adventure, not to mention frustrated by a rather vile ending to the affair (a scorched earth scenario where your won but your objectives were destroyed). You now find that you have several weeks to recover your health and composure. Since you only want to Shadow Shift once, what Shadow would you pick for your retreat, and what activities would you pursue?

Paradise. I would send the time rebuilding mentally and physically. Reading and discussing things with the scholars there. Follow a strict physical regimen, and eat healthily. No cigarettes.

10. Where do you get your laundry done?

I do it myself. I trump to a nice coffee-shop/laundry. No one talks to you and they leave you to your own devices. Nice reading time with coffee and a cigarette.

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