Therapy Session Part 1 - In Which We Set the Stage

The scene: an empty room, chairs are positioned in a semi circle, a considerably comfier looking chair is in the center facing the semi circle. An odd-looking and vaguely threatening group of characters enters the room, one by one.

The cast:

The Author - sick, twisted, and spineless, the creator is now at the mercy of her creations as they call a hearing in response to new changes to the Project. Her role is relegated to a lump of meat that tries to make itself as small as possible during the forthcoming conversation.

Seraphim (Fin) Constantine - the main character. Fin's displeasure in the chronicling of roughly two years in her life has been apparent from the beginning of the Project, but now her fury knows no bounds. For her own safety and the safety of those around her, she will spend the following conversation in full body restraints and a muzzle. A man with a tranquilizer stands in the back of the room in the event of an emergency.

Renata Dunn - professional exorcist and general freak. Renata has a lot to lose with the changes to the Project. However, by keeping her mouth shut and coping, she stands to gain her very own Project. Renata takes her seat in the circle very unsure of her loyalties and her proximity to Fin.

Renfrew Andras - demon, sex interest, and world class asshole. Renfrew is here for the buffet later. The changes have little to no direct effect on him, and even if they did, he still wouldn't care so long as he was entertained. As he takes his seat, he gazes around the room at his therapy group, confident that there will be a surfeit in entertainment.

Arcana Da Vinci - witch. Arcana strides in, an enigma wrapped in a mystery dressed in the most bad-ass coat ever. Eyes shining, she will smite those who interrupt her purpose and this meeting forced her to reschedule a flight to England. She is less than pleased to be here.

Artemis Constantine - sister and maverick. Artemis is resigned to being here. Naturally, she'd like to be elsewhere. But Artemis is nothing if not responsible and recognizes that the Project can't continue with tensions broiling as they are. Artemis is a drop of sensibility in an ocean of egos', madness, and sexual frustration. Artemis is very much alone.

Holly Constantine - another sister and ho. Some would say that Holly is an angry sea of rage, frothing with turmoil and hate over the new changes. But Holly is never as unattractive as to froth. Still, she's flanked by Artemis and Arcana, who will strive to keep her away from the sharp objects.

Iris and Ian Moore - mundanes. The Moore twins are a little more than upset that they're being dragged into the swirling vortex of chaos that surrounds Fin, and a little less than homicidal at the Author. But only a little.

Tristan - stalker and werewolf. Tristan's fate has been sealed since the Project was initiated. He slinks to his chair and slides it away from everyone else with the acute and depressing knowledge that nothing he says or does will change his part. But Goddammit he doesn't have to be happy about it or go down without a fight.

The Moms- mothers to Artemis and Holly and Fin respectively. They enter the room with purpose, determined to revoke the changes that have fueled the ire of all parties present. They take their seats with Holly and Artemis.

Mike Constantine - father, cop, and psycho.Wanting nothing more than his ordinary, useless, mundane life back, Mike is not so much ready for a fight, but ready to grovel to the Author to convince her to change her mind about the direction of the Project. He is the only character in the scene more pathetic than the Author herself.

Matti - demon. Matti has no desire to change events as they currently stand in the Project. He alone sees the artistic merit of the Project and is very excited about the possibility of a Project with Renata.

Donnie - ghost. Donnie is concerned about the new changes in terms of how much longer the events of the Project must now be drawn out. He has no interest in altering the fates of his fellow characters, only in having those fates resolved in a more timely manner.

Sachielle Dithantos - goddess. Sachielle, being one of the Author's earliest creations and having already rebelled years ago and made peace, acts as mediator. She knows the Author is fallible. She also knows that the Project must continue however it works best, regardless of the wishes of creator or creations. That she's more powerful than anyone else in the room won't hurt either. She takes the comfy chair in the center, opens book, and she prepares to get ready to rumble.

And so we begin...

YA WIP MEME

YA WIP MEME

(Young Adult "Work in Progress" Meme)

(Borrowed from AudryT's LJ)

Instruction: Use code names for all of the characters to help convey a little bit of their personality.

Number of shirtless scenes:
Male um, lots
Female 3 and counting
Number of no pants scenes:
5 and counting
Strangest quote out of context:
"Did you know radiator fluid looks and tastes a lot like Gatorade?"
Most embarrassing thing a character says:
"Fim?"
List of taboos broken and/or sins committed:
Murder, incest, grave robbing, theft, inappropriate student-teacher relationship, necromancy, necrophilia, BDSM, racism
Sneakiest homage:
“Fieldtrip!" The Magic School Bus
Weirdest creature, location or character:
Spider seamstress, Ancient tunnel systems under Johns Hopkins, Exorcist who's half demonic
States you think your book will be banned in:
All of them. In parts of Maryland, copies will feed smore's bonfires.
Amount of profanity, on a scale of 1 to Yikes!:
Yikes -- in Latin, Welsh, and Italian
Character most likely to throw themselves tragically off a cliff (or for attention):
SexyDemon. Just for lolz and to convince Psycho it's a good idea for her to jump too.
Character most likely to be Prom Queen at your old/current high school:
Slutty Sister
Character least likely to become President:Psycho's friend 
Character you sekritly have the hots for:
Pet Demon, Psycho, Witch
Character most likely to take over the world:
Sexy Demon or Moon Goddess
Character most likely to get arrested:
Psycho
Character most likely to buy a dead parrot:
Psycho
Number of tragically dead or conveniently missing parental figures:
1
Number of Evil Cheerleaders, Evil Blondes, and/or Evil Queen Bees:
0
Pairing you most want to see fanfic written about (even if you swear you don't read fanfic):
Psycho/Exorcist, Exorcist/Pet-demon, Psycho/Exorcist/Slutty Sister, Psycho/Sexy Demon/Slutty Sister
Describe your dream cover (in one paragraph):
A raven on an elaborate tombstone that says 'Nevermore,' with a wolf-tooth pendant hanging from the raven's beak.
Outfit or character you most want to see cosplayed (worn as a costume by a fan):
Anything Psycho wears. Lots of corsets and awesome hats. Or Psycho in dream dress #1. So. Many. Sequins.
Outfit or character you LEAST want to see cosplayed (and why):
Stalker Werewolf's naked dead body. That...can't end well.
Car model your main character would drive, if they could drive:
A hearse.
List all the races, nationalities, and species of your book's core characters:
Italian
Latina/Caucasian mix
Demons
Fey
Welsh
Cajun
African American
ghosts
If your antagonist or primary villain invited you over for dinner, what would they serve?
Lasagna made with human meat
Character you think will have the most obsessive fan girls or fan boys (and why):
Sexy Demon. Because he's an attractive asshole. Or Exorcist. She's too weird and cheerful not to love.
Quote one sentence only from a cliffhanger in your manuscript (a chapter ending, for example):
In the echoes and growing darkness, as exhaustion finally took me, it sounded like a woman screaming.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED

AudryT from Twitter tagged me. She got it from Jamie Reed, who in turn got it from Rebecca Knight. (Golly, it's like tracing the origin of an STD, isn't it?)

The rules are simple: finish each sentence, then tag three people to do the same on their blogs.

Favorite color: Sapphire blue
Favorite action scene in a movie: Kill Bill, Volumes 1 & 2. Two whole movies can't be action scenes? Obviously you have not watched these movies.
Favorite breakfast cereal: Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms
Favorite toy as a kid: Polly Pocket
Favorite 80’s group: I have to pick one?
Favorite 90’s group: I could be a bitch and say the Spice Girls, but 1) no one would believe me, and 2) I'm planning to auction off my soul on ebay and if the quality is ruined from killing myself a little by saying that, I can't ask as much.
Craziest dream you can remember: All of them. What's weird is when I have a dream that makes sense.
Biggest fear/phobia: Snakes and getting stuck working a 9-5 type job. I guess I should add cubicles to this list.
Left-handed or right-handed: Right but trying to train myself to be ambidextrous.
What’s odd about you: Everything. I'm a walking contradiction. In the same breath, I believe everything absolutely and question it absolutely.
What’s cool about you: Everything.
Red pill or blue pill: Which one makes me see Yoda?
Cats or dogs: Cats.
What do you envy about boys: They can go shirtless in the summer and no one cares. Also, freedom with humor. They can talk about farts and porno, but if I even say the word vibrator, the room hushes. Gasp, a girl making fun of sex, but not at the expense of a guy.
The world must be ending.
What do you envy about girls: Very little. We tend to view each other as rivals instead of competitors or sportsmen, which often makes even the simplest of interactions fraught with duplicity and cattiness. Girls annoy me frequently. But we DO have so many more outfit options than men.
What your favorite sound: Everything, nothing, it all depends on the place and my mood.
Least favorite sound: West Virginia accents. "Your mother's a musician/your brother's an artist, so you must know how to ___" or "You want to be a writer? You simply have to go tot his college." or "You want to be a writer? *stunned silence*"
Dream car: Something sleek and shiny and blue with a kick ass sound system, 60 miles to a gallon, and a mounted bazooka that fires pies. I'll also accept a tank, provided I could give it Cheshire cat stripes.
Dream vacation: I think H.P. Lovecraft wrote about it in The Rats in the Walls
What are you reading now: Going Bovine by Libba Bray and Elephants on Acid by Alex Boese
Favorite mythical creature/ monster: Dragons
What turns you on: A brain.
What turns you off: Everything that lacks the a fore mentioned
Favorite curse word: Mother-fucking fuck-monkeys! I also yell "starving children in Africa" at odd intervals. If anyone can explain this to me, I'd appreciate it. It comes from the part of brain that rambles inexplicably about dancing space potatoes.
Favorite word: Maybe. It can mean so many things, almost all of them painful.
Least favorite word: Dazzle.
Best invention in history: Fire.
Dream occupation: I like writing what I want to write. If I can get paid for that, that would make my life groovy indeed. But if I could be an omnipotent dictator for life, I wouldn't complain too hard about that either.
If you could go back in time and tell the 10 year-old you one thing, what would it be?: It's not your fault, so stop crying, get off your fat ass, and take over the world already! Dad's crazy and sick because he's secretly a drug addict and just because you were wishing Nonnie would kick the bucket right before she did does not mean you killed her with your mind. If you could do that, many, many people would be dead and middle school would've been a whole lot easier.


The Rules dictate I have to tag 3 people. They are:

Anna, Gabby, and Jo. Now I have to hunt them down on Facebook.