Tootfinder

#PennedPossibilities 1149 Your MC/MCs come across some spooky scary skeletons... What's next?
H: I was told we had the ghosts well in hand?
Pfc: This isn't ghosts.
H: They sit on the same shelves in the Library.
Pfc: That doesn't—
H: We save time classifying things this way.
Pfc: You don't worry we'll get it wrong?
H: Nah, we'l…

#PennedPossibilities 1149: Think of a choice your MC made. How did it lead to where and who they are now?
They are alive, for starters. That's pretty amazing, all things considered.

#PennedPossibilities 1121: What would your MC say their personal strengths are? Would other characters agree?
Being observant, noticing things others never see, and seeing patterns.
The others would say things like 'We bloody well hope so, considering you're the Overseer!' and 'Not everyone is good at their job, though.' and leave it at that.

#PennedPossibilities 1120: From the WIP with “entertainment.”
Close enough?
Quite unexpectedly, Prefrontal Cortex is nowhere to be found. The lights dimmed for a moment and as soon as your back was turned, they have slipped away. You entertain the idea of asking Amygdala and immediately dismiss the thought. A keeper of knowledge she is not. How many times has she made the hea…

#PennedPossibilities 1148: Is your favorite genre to read also your favorite one to write?
I write humour and fantasy, and I try my hand at science fiction and horror. And I overwhelmingly prefer those exact genres when I read.

#PennedPossibilities 1146 Does romance ever feature in your work?
Not in my WIP, how'd that even work? We're inside a brain in my WIP.
In other stories, I do write about romance. It's usually a part of the human condition, to be infatuated, enamoured, becharmed, or smitten by someone. But it is also a part of the human experience to be rejected, ignored, or forgo…

#PennedPossibilities 1144
Is there a story behind your MC’s name?
Prefrontal cortex basically means:
“the outer layer at the front of the frontal region.”
Frontal comes from Latin frons/frontis, meaning the forehead/front.
Pre- means before.
Cortex is Latin for bark/rind—the outer covering of something. Anatomists adopted it for the outer layer of organ…

#PennedPossibilities 1142: Does your MC care about vanity and their image?
Nope, they're all about procedure and regulation, and image and vanity aren't measurable metrics on their clipboard.
My side character Ventral Striatum, the Goddess of Desire, on the other hand, cares a great deal. She enjoys luxurious fabrics against her skin and feeling pretty.

#PennedPossibilities 1141: Does your antagonist personally know your MC? Have they ever met?
This question assumes that the antagonist is, in fact, a person. The question has merit, though; I've anthropomorphised several other things in the mind, just not the main antagonist. For good reasons, too. But I'll have to let you find out why on your own.

#PennedPossibilities 1140: MC POV: When was a time you felt like a hero?
Prefrontal Cortex: I'm just doing my job, and if you consider that heroic, well... that's on you, isn't it?
Ventral Striatum: Oh, come now. Every time you make the right call—
PFC: Oh, sock it.
Hippocampus: I remember—
PFC: No, you too!

#PennedPossibilities 1139: Do you have a ritual before you sit down to write?
You mean like dancing backwards around the chair chanting ‘bestseller, bestseller’ before sitting down to write? No. I've got a schedule, though.

#PennedPossibilities 1138: Tell us about a time your MC forged their own path.
Prefrontal Cortex is not really one for forging anything, they love their rules and regulations and find their happiness in the predictable and routine. Their entire raison d'être is closer to “Could everybody please remain on the approved path, preferably in single file, and has anyone completed For…

#PennedPossibilities 1137: Do you have an FMC, MMC, other gender MC, or more than one MC?
Actually, I don't specify genders of my multiple Main Characters for a very deliberate reason: it doesn't matter. In this story, gender is the least interesting thing about them.

#PennedPossibilities 1135: "Do you enjoy exploring new genres?"
As an author, I enjoy it immensely. Nobody ever demanded I should be good at it.

#PennedPossibilities 1136: MC POV: A time you felt far from home was…
MC: As the saying goes, 'Home is where my hat is', and since it's mostly on my head, I'm never really far from home. A well-ordered and mannered place? It is not. Predictable? Absolutely not. Chaotic? Without question. Alive? Terrifyingly so.

#pennedpossibilities 21 Sep '1134. What type of clothing does your MC typically wear?'
The boss wears a nice but worn tweed, suit. Tie. Sensible shoes. The librarian wears a vest over a white shirt, round glasses that slides down on their nose, and plain trousers with creases.

#PennedPossibilities 1131 Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.
Since everything in my WIP plays out inside the mind of a person, that's ...
No, landmarks.

#PennedPossibilities 1127: What quirks do some of your characters have?
The Manager is overworked and constantly drinking tea to steady their nerves, they think they are the boss when in fact they are one voice among many. Loves their spreadsheets, order, and protocol.
The Librarian is a dear, loves their books and their library. Fussy, obsessive about detail, wears reading g…

#PennedPossibilities 1126: Tell us what your narrator sounds like in your mind.
Stephen Fry
No contest. I can't help it, I loved him in QI and for some reason it's his voice I hear now.
The story needs someone who can deliver a line like "We draw from the observable facts" with the exasperated patience of a schoolmaster explaining long division to a g…

#PennedPossibilities 1123
What figure do people most commonly tell stories about? How are these stories told?
The Mansion is populated by staff that are working hard, they don't gossip. And they don't tell a lot of stories, the one exception is the Librarian but they tell stories about everything.
There is a strong oral tradition, the Mansion staff doesn't re…

#PennedPossibilities 1124
MC POV: What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?
'I'm sorry, but questions are rarely stupid. They might be uninformed, ill-conceived, half-digested or perhaps even malicious. But plain stupid rarely ask questions. Stupid is content with what little they know. Asking a question shows, in most cases and to some exten…

#PennedPossibilities 1122 "SC POV: Do you have a favourite meal? Who makes it for you?"
'Darling, chocolate solves anything,' the goddess of Desire purrs. 'Don't underestimate the power of a rich, dark fudge or a steaming brownie. I don't care who makes it fore, me. Just give me the chocolate.'