Before I continue, just a quick update on how I'm doing.

Tuesday was my senior Graduation. I don't really know how to feel because I thought I'd be happier than I am. But during the ceremony, while listening to all the names being called up, all I could think was, I'll probably never hear a lot of these names again.

After graduation, we (we being the people who signed up for it) got on some buses for this thing called Project Graduation, which is supposed to support alcohol-free, drug-free fun. It was pretty okay, I mean, not nearly as dance-club awesome as I was hoping, but what really made it memorable was the hypnotist show. I didn't volunteer for it, and I'm damn glad. If I had been skeptical about hypnotism, I'm a believer now, because some of the kids up on the stage were definitely not pretending. (And some of them were. We could tell which ones were which.)

A friend is going to edit the videos he took on his phone and put it on Youtube, so maybe I'll share that with you guys when it's done. I kinda feel bad for showing people cuz some of it is pretty embarrassing, but it's just so cool that I have to.

Oh, as for neck injuries, they had this inflatable Slingshot thing where two people put on a harness with a bungee cord on the back, and a helmet, and try to race down these two lanes and put a piece of velcro as far up as they can before they get flung back. So a friend and I did it. I ran with all the strength I could muster and was quite surprised to find myself at the end of the lane, thinking, "Wow. That was easy." I gently took my piece of velcro and stuck it at the end of the long strip, stood there for a split second longer, and was suddenly viciously flung back by the bungee cord, hitting the back of my head on the inflated floor of the thing. Despite the helmet, I'm now suffering from some unpleasant whiplash in my neck, which makes it almost next to impossible to lift my head when I'm laying down. Which sucks a lot, but it feels better than it did yesterday.

And all that said, I'm basically just doing that quizzy thing I did for Lucy, but for Joey now. Prepare to learn more than you ever thought you'd know about the Second Messiah. o:

JOEY: Woo! Being sort of important feels sort of nice. c:

1) What's your character's name?
Joseph Havenotmadeupalastnameyet. In the actual story formats of all my main characters, he's the only one who has/remembers his last name. O.O

But Joey works just fine for now.

2) How old is he/she?
Also 18. Haven't decided on his birthday, something else I should do. He's a freshman in college, so he'll be turning 19 soon. D:

3) Is your OC a boy or girl?
He is of the male persuasion. CB

LUCY: Not very persuading. >8]

ME: Get out of this journal, you already got one. >.O *swats him away*

4) What's his/her race?
Ummm... human? Whatever the matter, I want him to have a little British in him. And mebbe some Irish. And prolly some other more obscure European countries. 8D

Appearance

1) If this character were to suddenly become part of the real world, and ended up in a heavily-populated area, how many stares would he/she get?
Probably very few. He's quite normal looking, especially as far as my characters go.

2) Is your character considered normal in his/her own world?
If you just knew him, sure. If you also knew that he was the Second Messiah... well, that's a little more special than the average Joey.

3) What would be his/her most recognizable feature(s)?
This would be a good thing to point out, considering everyone gets him confused with Blake all the time D: His hair is STRAW COLORED. It's only borderline blonde. As opposed to Platinum-blonde Blake.

4) Would you consider your OC as attractive?
Sure. He's cute. In the shy music guy kinda way. CB

Personality

1) Temper?
You have to REALLLLLLLLY push him to get him upset, but he can have a temper sometimes. Usually he's pretty laid back though.

2) Does your character ever get depressed?
Surprisingly often. It usually has to do with his relationship with his dad or the whole fact that he's solely responsible for stopping the Apocalypse. That kinda thing.

3) Leader or Follower?
I guess being told it's up to you to prevent the end of the world and having to figure out exactly how to do that completely by yourself counts as being a... leader. Yep.

4) What is the main aspect(s) of his/her personality?
Ooh, tough to summarize. I suppose you could say he's gentle, because that's one of his most unwavering traits. He's happy sometimes, sad quite a bit, and in between all kinds of crazy stuff happens. But I guess that's to be expected when your roommate is the Antichrist.

History

1) Did your OC have a family of any sort? If so, are they still alive?
Yeah, my only boy who has a family that's still alive. I mean, I don't know about his distant family, but as for his parents, they're still kickin'.

2) Is your character out on his/her own? If so, why?
He lives in an apartment in New York City, which used to be just his own. He kinda needed to get out of the grip of his overprotective, babying mother. (Not that he doesn't love her to death.) Then again, now he's got a roommate... but they're not exactly on the same side of things, so... sort of?

3) Has he/she encountered any traumatizing events?
Once upon a time, as he turned on the TV to the Weather Channel to see if it was going to rain that day, the archangel Gabriel appeared in his living room and told him he was the second son of God. Then the Antichrist came into his apartment. The end.

4) What was probably the best time in his/her life so far?
Getting accepted into NYU to study music composition and getting almost a full ride scholarship. Big happy time for Joey. XD

Romance

1) Single?
Yes... he tries, though!

2) Has your OC developed any romantic relationships?
JOEY: :c

3) Virgin?
Yes, he's a virgin! He's the most virginy virgin you've ever seen! He's even a Virgo!!!

JOEY: Thank you for that... <8#C

4) Does your character like flirting?
No. He's usually horrible at it and ends up making a fool of himself if he tries.

Symbolism

1) What animal would you associate your OC with?
Ummmmmm... a... bird? Cuz it makes pretty noises??? And it's good at takin' care of little birdies??? Joey's a good babysitter.

2) Musical Instrument?
Piano. So much potential for happiness, sadness, intricate melodies or simple tunes... but if you press the wrong keys you may get an unpleasant chord.

3) Element?
Water. A life-giving element, like his ability to nurture. It can be both a healing and destructive force, although in Joey's case it's very rarely the latter. Fluid and moving, like the music he loves.

AND HE WOULD TOTALLY PWN FIRE-TYPE LUCY IN A POKEMON BATTLE. HOO-HAH!!!

4) Planet?
Neptune. I guess. Don't ask me why, because I don't know. >.>

Showing the Love

1) Do you draw your character?
Not as often as I should. D:

2) Do you write about him/her?
A little bit in private rants, like with Lucy.

3) Do you use him/her in any rpgs?
As of late, I've started a roleplay with a friend that has Lucy and Joey in it. VIA TEXT. HOW COOL ARE WE.

(Awesome rp, by the way. Explosions, vampires, satanic cult members, demons, children. YES CHILDREN.)

4) What other ways have you appreciated your OC?
Besides the balloon thing? (see Lucy's journal). Joey's balloon was the biggest, so maybe that counts?

I dunno, I made him all special-like. CB (lame cop-out answer)

RANDOMIZE!

1) Is your character wanted for anything?
Ummmmm... not really. Excepting the whole Apocalypse thing.

2) What are three weaknesses in him/her?
1. occasional self-esteem issues
2. tendency to panic in certain situations
3. Girls.

3) Strengths?
1. Musical skizzles
2. Cooking!
3. Good with kids.

4) Does your OC drink or smoke (ect.)?
Nope! He’s clean. c:

5) What's one quirk about him/her?
Hmmmm. He has no problem being friends with girls at all – he can carry on a great conversation and friendship with a girl, but the second he suspects that their interest in him goes beyond friendship he clams up, whether he likes her like that or not.

6) Does your character have any phobias?
Romantic relationships! Joey has actually fainted before, from being hit on by a girl. Of course, she was being awfully forward, but people don’t usually faint in reaction to that sort of thing. ‘Cept Joey, of course. XD

Also, as of late, he’s developed a bit of an aversion towards all things demonic, for obvious reasons. Oh, and he’s afraid of heights. Yeep. O.O

7) What could you do to get him/her into a blind rage?
I’d probably have to personally destroy every instrument, CD, and piece of sheet music on the planet to do that. He doesn’t have much of a temper.

8) Does your OC like chickens?
Well, he does like to cook...

The Final Question

What would you consider your relationship with your character to be like?

Like I said with Lucy, my relationship with Joey is very brother/son. That’s basically how it is with all my babies. CB

Joey is also kind of the personification of my connection to music, on a closer examination. His connection with music is pretty much directly based off mine. We’re both basically the kind of person who could get lost in a song and find themselves waving like a mad conductor in public without even realizing when they started. XD


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If you read all that, or even most of that, then I love you. Seriously. Marry me! 8D