In my rework of DWBSN, I'm basically scrapping my cartoon-y characters from before and recasting accordingly. For now, I want to introduce just Skain's team, a group of his most loyal friends, mentors, and soul-siblings.
TONI - FEMALE EXFP
Age: 36
Eye color: Dark brown
Hair: Dyed maroon, wavy pixie-cut
Height: 5'6"
Race: African American
Role: Toni is a bar-owner. In addition to providing a secure meeting place for Skain's team, she also taught him most of what he knows about dealing with tricky social interactions and empathizing (or faking empathy) with closed-off hearts. Skain admits that she's kind of like the spunky aunt that he never had.
Weapon of choice: Dual-pistols. Nothing fancy. After all, Toni's anger is enough to instill fear into most of the weaker souls on the earth anyway.
Fashion: Toni is often in her typical bartender outfit, but, when off work, she sports a pretty daring style for a pretty hefty body: dark jean capris and low-cut shirts that display her generous build.
Other notes: My male-friend's mother, who's the administrator of my one-day school, is named Toni. She's got a pretty forceful aura and has an interesting bipolar personality (flashing temper and incredible sweetness) that I really wanted to capture in my story.
KELSEY - FEMALE INFX
Age: 20
Eye color: Light brown
Hair: Carrot, long and curly, decorated often with a flower chain
Height: 5'4"
Race: American
Role: Kelsey is one of Skain's childhood friends. Accordingly, she's one of the few who really connects to him on an emotional level and can keep him steady when he's acting irrational or dangerously. Despite this, Skain never really shows any romantic attraction to her, somewhat because he knows it'd be weird changing the dynamic of a platonic relationship after so long, somewhat because he's fearful of Jessie wrath.
Weapon of choice: Diplomacy, pure and simple. If push comes to shove, though, seduction and a dagger will also work just as well.
Fashion: Kelsey loves all things floral, as well as pastel colors like beige, pink, and sky blue. Often, she'll wear high-low skirts or sundresses, but, when on a mission for Skain, she gets down to business with practical cargo pants and a loose navy blue tank-top.
Other notes: I actually know an INFJ Kelsey in real life. She's got such an intriguing aura, seemingly enriching the air around her with fairy charm and fondling every heart she touches with a naive and masterful care. Unlike the real-life Kelsey that I know, however, Skain's Kelsey is more prone to becoming the dark INFJ, an NF who will do present evil for the sake of future good.
JESSIE - MALE ESTP
Age: 20
Eye color: Light brown
Hair: Carrot, mullet, held back with a bandana
Height: 6'0"
Race: American
Role: Jessie is Kelsey's fraternal twin brother. Unlike his NF sister, though, he can't really connect to Skain emotionally, and he's not good at voicing how he feels. Consequently, out of everyone in Skain's team, Jessie tends to fight with Skain the most, due to a communication failure between them. Most of the time, though, Skain just enjoys Jessie's sense of humor, raw spontaneity, and ingenious ideas.
Weapon of choice: Shotgun and a motorcycle. Jessie is the group's driver.
Fashion: Jessie loves leather jackets, combat boots, and anything flashy that shows off his muscular build.
Other notes: I actually know only one other ESTPs in real life, and he and I only took Economics together for one semester, so this is probably going to be about as fun as it gets in terms of creative writing. x)
OSAKA - MALE ESTJ
Age: 34
Eye color: Black
Hair: Black, cut like Shinra from
Durarara!
Height: 5'10"
Race: Japanese
Role: Osaka is a street doctor who Skain has gotten to know
reaaally well - thanks to Skain's knack for getting injured. He also taught Skain a good bit about first-aid, chemistry, and emergency surgery. In the story, Skain and Osaka seem to have a very strong, compatible relationship, and some of the other team members are wary of their ability to create impressive strategies.
Weapon of choice: Medical implements and compounds. Osaka's into demolition.
Fashion: What fashion. =.= Osaka lives in his lab coat.
Other notes: The name "Osaka" means "from the city of industry" in Japanese and is consequently really fitting, but "Osaka" is still a
female Japanese name. x) Thus, out of all the names present here, Osaka's is the most likely to change. I'm open to suggestions! :)
LANCE - MALE ISTP
Age: 48
Eye color: Typical light blue
Hair: Salt and pepper, cut like Lehm from
Jormungand
Height: 6'2"
Race: Russian and Polish roots
Role: Lance is an ex-military officer, who struggled with PTSD and homelessness until Skain found him fighting off muggers and recruited him. Even then, Lance is still almost always smoking, and he fades in to the group for a mission and out of the group at all other times. Skain is the only one who really checks in on him, mostly just to make sure he's still alive.
Weapon of choice: Sniper rifle. Lance is the gunman of the group. Both he and Jessie can wield just about anything given to them.
Fashion: Flannel shirts and loose, thin pants when off a mission; grey v-neck shirt and cargo pants when on a mission.
Other notes: One of my childhood adult-friends is named Lance, a southern boy but highly-skilled and respectable man. Interestingly, real-life Lance has had a mixed-up past and has had to do some extra work to hide himself from old associates, which you gotta admit is pretty epic. :3
MITCH - MALE ISTP
Age: 19
Eye color: Nearly black
Hair: Nearly black, practical cut: slightly longer and almost curled at the nape and parted neatly at the side
Height: 6'1"
Race: European mix
Role: Mitch is Skain's best friend. They've known each other for as long as they can remember living and consequently share the same ideals and sense of humor. Throughout the story, it's revealed that Mitch has a much more trusting relationship with Skain than any of the other members do, as Mitch repeatedly hides details about Skain's life from the others.
Weapon of choice: Martial arts. However, Mitch, even without the training that Jessie and Lance have, can utilize anything in his surroundings to an advantage: bottles, chairs, walls, etc.
Fashion: Mitch prefers dark colors and practicality in his garb: loose t-shirts and camouflage pants with an assortment of knives clipped in the pockets. Despite his rather normal appearance, though, he's never seen without a military dog-tag that says his name is "[Bleep] You," an inside joke between Mitch and Skain.
Other notes: I'm really tempted to hint at Kelsey x Mitch in my story, but I'm undecided right now. Yea or nay?
Also, just in comparison:
SKAIN - MALE ENTJ
Age: 18 (nearly 19)
Eye color: All the shades of Tiger's Eye
Hair: Dark ebony, long and brushed forward like Dominik from
The Suicide Room
Height: 6'0"
Race: Unknown, but seems to include some German roots
Role: Main character...muahahah~
Weapon of choice: Combat knives and boxing. Because Skain has always been the mind behind the operation, he doesn't put as much time into weapons training as he knows he should. Still, a few jump-scare ambushes have incentivized him to keep his body fit for long-distance running and grappling.
Fashion: Skain, despite his pervasive rationality, is somewhat obsessed with what he wears. (You know, since he's the leader of the team, he should have some distinguishing airs about him and yadda yadda yadda.) When given the choice, his style is similar to Mitch's with more flair: a utilitarian black jacket, metal-spiked shoes, a variety of steel and corded bracelets, etc., but he also knows how to dress formally, due to other influences in his life.
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Write on!
Clove
