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#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 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 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 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.'

#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…