Why would I do this?
- It’s funny.
How would I do this?
- The Main rule is:
- If it happened in real life you would be Shocked.
- But in a Fiction, you would Burst.
Goal – Annoy you
- The Goal of the Character should not be annoyance.
- But her Goal should make her annoying.
- She could want to help others.
- But her timing would be inappropriate.
- Or her help could cause more trauma.
- Or it would simply be completely unhelpful.
- She could want to be left alone.
- At all time.
- Even on a party she’s organized.
- With people she has invited.
- Incongruency is the Key.
- Make something happen.
- In a context it should not happen.
- And amplify.
Strengths – What’s fun?
- Doing Useless Things
- Generally, Wasting people’s life away will guarantee Annoyance.
- And it’s not only abusing people’s Time.
- It could also be Effort.
- It could be Patience.
- And even Willpower.
- Hypocrisy
- Does she lie?
- Does she contradict herself?
- Does she contradict the statements she just enounced?
- What’s bad faith?
- Does she invent words?
- Skepticism
- Is she really Skeptical?
- Could she be Cynical?
- Is she systematically trying to question decisions?
- Does she question everyone with the same verve?
- Is she Partial?
- Doubtful
- Is she pernicious?
- Does she try to hide something?
- Does she try to protect herself?
- What is she up to in order to do so?
- Egoistic
- Does she care for others?
- Does she take decisions with noticing anyone?
- Is she short termist?
- Does she react often?
- Does she share?
- Does she give things away?
- Complaining
- Does she look Ill?
- Does she speak only about her problems?
- Which problems?
- Why did they happen to her?
- Why only to her?
- Unfocused
- Does she care for the situation?
- Does she say things that have nothing to do with the situation?
- To Someone who doesn’t care?
- To the wrong person?
- Does she answer with inadequate delays?
- Disengaged
- Does she take decisions?
- What decision does she take?
- Does she make stupid comments after the stupid decision has been taken?
- Does she ever plan?
- Does she ever prepare?
- Does she ask others for their input?
- Anxiousness
- What is she afraid of?
- Who knows about it?
- Does she categorize?
- Does she over-categorize?
- Is she hesitating?
- Why?
- Can she decide on a decision to take?
- Are others irritated by her indecision
- Needy
- Is she Clingy?
- With who?
- How much?
- In which occasions?
- Why does she long for approbation?
- Whose?
- Why?
- Boring
- Does she put people to sleep?
- How’s her voice?
- Is her pace monotonous?
- Is she quiet?
- Is she silent?
- How often?
- Does she plan every single step she makes?
- Judgmental
- What does she condemn?
- In front of who?
- Is she confrontational?
- How far does she go?
Weakness – What may not be fun?
- Be cautious when you’re going for grimer acts.
- Your character is supposed to be annoying.
- She may be sympathetic to the Public.
- Breaking the barrier of simple Annoyance.
- Acts of Cruelty.
- Fickleness & Unfaithfulness.
- Cowardice, in situation with harsh consequences.
- Obsessiveness, when the subject of the obsession is a person who displays fear regarding the obsessive individual.
- Xenophobia, when the act does not meet retribution.
- Denying, hypocrisy is fun as long as it is not passively validated.
Quirks
- Hairstyle
- You could go for something sobre & simple.
- And then make the character annoying.
- Or you could put a 3 foot tower on the top of her head.
- It’s still scalable.
- Accessories
- Are they heavy?
- Are they clingy?
- Are they noisy?
- Does she wear them all the time?
- Does she distribute them to everyone?
- Poses
- Does she pose?
- How ridiculous are her poses?
- How exaggerated are her poses?
- How unnatural are her poses?
- Verbal
- How is her Pace?
- Does she speak fast?
- Does she speak loudly?
- Does she speak often?
- Too Much?
- What are her signature Words & Phrases?
- How often does she repeat them?
- Too Much?
- In inappropriate situations?
- Who did she learn them from?
Relationships
- Team
- Is she Unhelpful?
- How Unhelpful is she?
- Is she Overly helpful?
- How does she try to help her team mates?
- Why does it fail?
- Is it Wrong Timing?
- Is it the Wrong Proportions?
- Too much?
- Ridiculously too little?
- Enemies
- Can she beat an enemy through anger?
- Can she beat an enemy through despair?
- Does her enemies flee her?
- Because she causes so many catastrophes?
- Friends
- Is she Doing stupid things?
- To amuse others?
- To irritate others?
- What is her definition of fun?
- When does she go into Arguments?
- What’s the Argument about?
- Does she Apologize?
- Does she ask for Apologies?
- Family
- Is she Boring?
- Does she tell boring stories?
- Is she bored easily?
- What is an Interruption to her?
Reactions
- Crisis
- What type of crisis is she confronted with?
- How does she act when she’s afraid?
- How does she act when she’s angry?
- How does she act when she’s sad?
- How does she act when she’s shocked?
- What topics makes her uncomfortable?
- Comfort
- How does she rest?
- Where does she rest?
- With who?
- What’s her favorite dish?
- What’s her favorite drink?
