Ranks of Glory

Name and age?
Ranks Of Glory.
He's 13.

Nickname? Who gave it?
Ranklin'. His imaginary friend, Stuart.

What is most noticeable about your character’s appearance/physical presence? How does he or she feel about it?
He has large eyes, black hair, is 4'11" and very skinny; not really deserving of the name Ranks Of Glory.

Describe his or her voice, verbal ticks, pet phrases etc.
His voice is low, and he tends to apologize a lot. He frequently says, "too tired."

Describe a gesture your character makes.
He rubs his eyes too much.

Where does he or she now live? Describe the city, town or village, the house itself. Be very specific. It doesn’t have to be in Canada. Any feelings about this place?
He lives in a decrepit city filled with towering scarlet buildings. The sky is often orange, like twilight on an October day. The sidewalks are dry gray, and the city seems empty, but the streets are tread by grown men with black coats and top hats, and legs like stilts. Ranks can only see their chin. There are some buildings with luminous lights, advertising the nothingness inside of them. The only transportation in the city are old blue bicycles with rusty chains and black handlebar-grips. There are playgrounds and no schools.

Has s/he lived elsewhere? What does s/he remember of these places?
No. He's lived in Oracle his whole life.

What part of her home is her favourite? Least favourite? Why. Describe, using specific details.
His favorite part of his house is an add-on his dad made before he died. It's dark with black and white striped wallpaper. There's a ring of dull yellow and red light bulbs that runs around the walls. His imaginary friend Stuart stays in this room, sitting on a chair in the center. Ranklin' comes down to play with new things that Stu-ly, as he calls him, gives him each day. However, Stu-ly hides the things in the walls, under the carpet, under the desk, and sometimes outside, so that Ranklin' has to find them.

What does your character’s bedroom/sleeping place look like? (lots of detail please)
His bedroom has striped green wallpaper that's peeling, a dresser, and a night table with a lamp on it.

What does he or she wear to sleep in?
He wears a frog costume.

What does your character dream of at night?
He dreams of a sea of black-eyed cloaked and top-hatted men that his dad rides on until he's a skeleton. The sky is stormy, and the whole situation is black and white.

Who are/were her parents? Rest of family? What does she feel for them?

Class, ethnic group, religious background?

Who does s/he love, or has s/he loved? Or what. Detail.

Who loves him or her?

Married/ in relationship/single? Give names and specifics.

How does your character feel about sex/intimacy? What sexual relationship(s) is he or she involved in?

Exactly what does your character do to make a living (or in the case of a child, what do his/ her parents do; or in the case of independent wealth, how does he or she pass the time?)? How much does s/he earn? Feelings about work? What is the best part of the job, the worst?

Who or what does/he fear?

What about his or her life would he or she change if s/he could?

Does the character have a hobby? Secret passion? (Can be something ordinary like soccer playing or yoga classes or mountain biking or sewing or fixing up old trucks - or an unusual interest like some Greek poet from the third century, or collecting spiders, or walking the tightrope…

What would be his or her favourite smell ( why)?

What kind of shoes does he or she wear, (e.g. furry slippers or gumboot or trainers… new or old, style, what colour, fitting properly or too tight or too loose, nice and clean or old and smelly)? Describe exactly.

Favourite meal? Attitude to food?

Favourite clothes?

What is the worst thing that could happen to him or her right now?

What vehicles does your character use/own? (for example: bike, skateboard, truck, yacht, stroller, canoe, spaceship, battered pickup, etc.. please be as exact as possible). What are his/her feelings towards it/them. What kind of journeys does he or she make?

What is his or her most treasured possession?

What illnesses has he or she suffered, if any?

What’s his/her philosophy of life? For example’ You’ve got to look after Number 1’ or ‘Never say die’ or ‘Don’t ask for reasons.” What are his or her most strongly held beliefs?

What does he or she feel guilty about?

Biggest mistake ever made?

Best thing he/she ever did?