Create a character with a personality of your choice. This could be a character who is smart, funny and comical, anxious and timid, angry or frustrated, or just completely careless. The list of personalities are not limited to these. Explore the types of conversations these characters would have with people or other characters.
Assignment: What you guys will do is respond to each other and develop a dialogue or conversation among different personalities. This will be an evolving conversation. It is important to note that all harassment or inappropriate remarks or comments with the intent to insult or harm another person or get a negative reaction will not be tolerated. This forum is meant to be a fun and engaging place for you to experiment and explore ideas.
The format will be as follows:
First: Create your character and create a bios or background story of the character. A bios only should be about a paragraph to two paragraphs maximum. 5-10 sentences.
Character example:
Ada: Ada is a curious cat who always comes up with a theory for everything. She grew up in a family where they always told her, "Think before you speak. Reason before you act." It's always stuck with her whenever she went to class, whether she's at a celebration, or with her friends. She's very considerate of others, but she'll get under your skin whenever you push too far. One time, someone really messed up and tried to insult Ada and saying she was a bad artist in front of her entire class. Needless to say, she roasted them back by saying, "I don't know how that's possible since I got an A on mine and the teacher gave you an F for not even doing anything. What do you have to show for it? Exactly-- nothing!" The kid got so heated and embarrassed since his medicine was thrown right back at him and smacked the table in frustration. She's only like that if you really go that far with her. If you ever have a problem or situation, though, she'll give you plenty of insight. This one time, her friend came up to her with a problem about always attracting toxic and negative people. After days of hearing the same story, Ada replied with, "Have you ever considered that you might be attracting these toxic people because you keep engaging with them and enabling them to be toxic people around you? At some point you have to establish a boundary and not enable them to be toxic anymore. Do you think it may have been because you were always afraid to stand up to people in your family as a kid? If you overcome the fear of setting boundaries with people you care about and not worry about whether or not they are going to leave or blow up, you'll be on your way to getting rid of toxic people." Her friend couldn't have been more happy to come to that realization as it helped her out for life. That's just barely the tip of the iceberg for Ada.
Ada: I wonder how I'm going to cross the river...I've been thinking about it for a while and I can't seem to get across the white water.
Jezabel: Ada...I don't think that's a good idea to cross...I mean, do you really think you can? What if you get drowned!
Ada: Well, I figure if we find some rocks to stack or some wood to build a raft, maybe we can get across and get home faster instead of being lost in the woods.
Jezabel: But, how are you going to survive if you get in the water? Do you really think you're going to withstand white, raging water if you fall in!?
Ada: I'm not planning to fall in the water, but if I do, I have a way of swimming and using the current to make my way to safety.
Jezebel: Whatever you say...you always have an answer for everything, I guess. Let's just get out of here alive!
Once you've written your bios, start off with your character saying a line. Let your peers respond with their characters based on what you said. Go on to your peers' post and respond to theirs by going back and forth in conversation to see what comes out of the story. This is basically a mash-up dialogue where you see what comes out of it. Again, refer back to the intro for etiquette and conduct when responding to peers. We want this to be a friendly and fun environment. This is not a place to insult others or take things personally. Detach your emotions from the situation and think of it as a place of creativity and that these things are happening to the characters, not to you as a person.
Alexis-Emma Faith-Samantha
Emma is a kind ,rebellious, assertive person who studies law at Anderson college. She’ll help anyone in need. lf they need a listening ear she’ll be there to help them solve their problems. She is rebellious when someone talks down to her. She will try to get the last word. She will also go and beat someone up when they say, “pull up” she is assertive when it comes to the law she knows how to disagree or agree with the innocent and non innocent.
Samantha is a kind person who is a messy artist. She studies vet work at Anderson college. She is kind by helping all living things. Samantha can also be rebellious if it's not about the well being of other living things she really doesn't care and does as she pleases, she lives life freely and wild.
Samantha: Why does it matter if my side of the room is messy?
Emma: No clean it up
Samantha:YOU'RE NOT MY MOM
Emma: So what you need to clean up your side of this messy room.
Samantha: Okay fine i will clean up my side of the room.
Emma: Thank you, but make sure your stuff stays on your side of the room and i'll do the same.
Samantha: No problem, stop being mean!
Emma: I'm not being mean i'm just tired of the mess
Samantha: Well I am tired of your attitude.
Emma: what so i'm not allowed to say how i feel.
Samantha: (rolls her eyes) fine bye.
Emma: bye why?
Samantha: because you're being rude that’s why.
Emma: HOW AM I BEING RUDE?
Samantha: I don’t know because you're too bossy.
Emma: Well i guess i can get a little bossy it's just you bother me sometimes.?
Samantha: HOW?
Emma: What do you mean, have you met yourself?
Samantha: yes I have met you but sometimes you're too bossy.
Emma: HEY
Samantha: Not to be rude but you're so bossy.
Emma: Just like you're so messy, can we please grow up and clean this place?
Samantha: FINE WHATEVER.
Emma: look i'm sorry okay it's just been a long day and i shouldn't have taken that out on you.
Samantha: it’s okay I understand.
Samantha and Emma: hug and forgive
Emma: So that was a pretty stupid argument.
Samantha: yeah (laughs out loud)
THE END