The Genteel Giant
He comes from the days of yore, when you measured up your peers by their relative height and willingness to share french fries. Never one to treat anyone unfairly, this means that The Genteel Giant was capable of being quite the not-pushover. To everyone. Even with girls. Smaller than he. Which is still everyone. Because wewere are all still smaller than he. Apparently, something occurred during the High School arc that mellowed and sensitized the creature into the chill being he is today. Always one for witty banter and the absolute last word, The Genteel Giant is easily rendered amused by clever things. Solid loyalty and survival skills acquired from the Boy Scout years mean that you shouldn't vote him off the island.
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Never Laconic
Current status: female companion to The Genteel Giant. But, that's none of your business, and her identity is strictly her own. Always quick with a quip, it is easy to see how they found each other. I actually met her under different circumstances - in the family friend setting. There's an interesting parallel between our families: three children - the oldest, middle, youngest siblings being in the same grade (age?) as their counterpart in the other family. Internal family structure differs (they're not as rowdy), but isn't that neat? Well, if you're not into weird little coinky-dinks, there's something here for you too. Being Never Laconic doesn't mean that she is full of noisiness (see: The Animated One); au contraire, she is startlingly full of honesty that can be a little bit hard to digest at first. Able to take everything with a grain of salt and then some, Never Laconic is capable of withstanding both constructive criticism and attack. That means high defense points, right?
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Grandfather
Sorry, this one I am unable to read in the context of The Group because I know of her from the Hell that was High School (Marching) Band (Hell here being the best kind you can imagine. Fire and short, angry fellows). That's right "her." Female. Then why call her 'Grandfather'? Anyone familiar with Peter and the Wolf (I played the solo where the little bird flies away from the wolf. We had a narrator and everything that year. More Prokofiev, less Disney)? Who is Grandfather? For pete's sake, go google it. I'll wait right here for you. So now you know what she played in band, but that's not her defining feature. It was the fact that as a new member entering as a sophomore, she was already friendly with the upperclassmen (a big deal in the social hierarchy that is Band). In my mind, I had already written her character to be that of a standoffish, precocious girl - clearly unfit to be friend material. I later found her true disposition in a goof-off class (read: Comp Sci) our senior year. Neopets is very good bond-building material. This friendly, benign, affectionate gal is the best to have at your social gatherings as her demeanor is pleasing to everyone, even new people. Good buffer. Small pH fluctuations and everything.
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He comes from the days of yore, when you measured up your peers by their relative height and willingness to share french fries. Never one to treat anyone unfairly, this means that The Genteel Giant was capable of being quite the not-pushover. To everyone. Even with girls. Smaller than he. Which is still everyone. Because we
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Never Laconic
Current status: female companion to The Genteel Giant. But, that's none of your business, and her identity is strictly her own. Always quick with a quip, it is easy to see how they found each other. I actually met her under different circumstances - in the family friend setting. There's an interesting parallel between our families: three children - the oldest, middle, youngest siblings being in the same grade (age?) as their counterpart in the other family. Internal family structure differs (they're not as rowdy), but isn't that neat? Well, if you're not into weird little coinky-dinks, there's something here for you too. Being Never Laconic doesn't mean that she is full of noisiness (see: The Animated One); au contraire, she is startlingly full of honesty that can be a little bit hard to digest at first. Able to take everything with a grain of salt and then some, Never Laconic is capable of withstanding both constructive criticism and attack. That means high defense points, right?
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Grandfather
Sorry, this one I am unable to read in the context of The Group because I know of her from the Hell that was High School (Marching) Band (Hell here being the best kind you can imagine. Fire and short, angry fellows). That's right "her." Female. Then why call her 'Grandfather'? Anyone familiar with Peter and the Wolf (I played the solo where the little bird flies away from the wolf. We had a narrator and everything that year. More Prokofiev, less Disney)? Who is Grandfather? For pete's sake, go google it. I'll wait right here for you. So now you know what she played in band, but that's not her defining feature. It was the fact that as a new member entering as a sophomore, she was already friendly with the upperclassmen (a big deal in the social hierarchy that is Band). In my mind, I had already written her character to be that of a standoffish, precocious girl - clearly unfit to be friend material. I later found her true disposition in a goof-off class (read: Comp Sci) our senior year. Neopets is very good bond-building material. This friendly, benign, affectionate gal is the best to have at your social gatherings as her demeanor is pleasing to everyone, even new people. Good buffer. Small pH fluctuations and everything.
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Feedback.
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