Apr 28, 2010 18:06
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
Well, Reaucisco starts off with amnesia, which is inconvenient, but hardly as limiting as the artificially split personality chaperoning him from the back of his head--too much suggestive interaction with the opposite sex, and he gets a migraine.
Dr. Goss loses an eye and gains a burning thirst for revenge at roughly the same time. It's a form of insanity: her natural drive distorts & consumes her.
Archer has no legs, but he was born that way, so it might not count as a disability. He just hates going out when it rains.
Reddel loses an arm, two different ways in two different venues.
Veles has a fear of blood so strong that a really prolific nosebleed could make him faint. It stems from an adolescent trauma that forked off part of his subconscious for spoilerific purposes. He has a similar aversion to violence, but it won't make him faint. Ah, and he's paranoid.
Verano also has problems with blood, and with sunlight, sometimes debilitating.
Zydeco is interesting, because her mental disability was deliberately programmed: she's unable to recognize groups (of people) in any terms other than medical (or mechanical, depending). She can't understand things like fan clubs, political parties, or unions; this is to minimize her instances of ethical quandary, and keep her life happy and simple.
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