Event #04 - Quint Islands Citizens (MINI)

[fAB]

INTRODUCTION

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Time for TLT's fourth community participation Event! This time we're taking our cue directly from the Legends 3 Devroom's Townsperson event. We're going to have lots of characters scattered across five islands, and we want you to help us bring some of them to life! Who are they? What's their background? What do they say when you talk to them? Where do they like to hang out? That's up to you!

Although this Event itself is as prominent as our other MAJOR Events, we're classifying it as a MINI Event due to the fact that there will be numerous winners contributing to the whole. Incidentally, MINI Event wins now count toward prizes.




GUIDELINES

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* Make sure your characters feel at home in the Legends universe.
* You may submit up to 2 entries per character type--that's 12 chances to win!
* No team entries this time. If you work with someone else, only one person can take credit.
* We welcome entries from around the world, but please use English or we will be unable to consider your idea.

Use the following form for your entries:
[b]Character Type:[/b]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Background/Personality:[/b]
[b]Location in Game:[/b]
[b]Dialogue Line 1:[/b]
[b]Dialogue Line 2:[/b]
[b]Dialogue Line 3:[/b]
* Character Type should be selected from those shown in the images, "Old Man", "Teen Guy", etc.
* Character Name is optional and will probably not appear in the game.
* Background/Personality should be just a brief, preferably one-line description to let us know who they are.
* Location in Game should be somewhat vague/generalized, seeing as we haven't announced all the places that will be in the game. Keep in mind that we will be having day and night in TLT, though there will be far fewer people around at night.
* Dialogue Lines are what your character says when talked to. Each line should be limited to 100 characters (including spaces).

Example Entries:

Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Rita
Background/Personality: A whimsical daydreamer with a touch of thrill-seeker.
Location in Game: Edge of town at night, gazing out.
Dialogue Line 1: Whoa! You startled me! What are you doing here at this hour?
Dialogue Line 2: Me? I can't resist the terrifying thrill of spotting a reaverbot out there!
Dialogue Line 3: Nothing chills the blood like a red, glowing eye moving about in the darkness...

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Welken
Background/Personality: Claims he was once a renowned digger but now it seems he's lost his marbles.
Location in Game: Standing on the center line of a busy street.
Dialogue Line 1: My oh my, the cars rush by!
Dialogue Line 2: Everyone's in such a hurry here! The roads on Dashe Island are so much slower and quieter.
Dialogue Line 3: I'm afraid to finish crossing the street!

This Event will be open to submissions from October 11th through October 31st, 2012.

All entries should be posted here in this thread. We want them all in one place so entries sent to us by email, PM, or in comments directly on the TLT site will not be considered. Guest posting is enabled for the duration of this Event.


WINNERS

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* We're aiming to select 18 winners, three for each of the six character types.
* The winners will get their name in the credits and their character's dialogue included in the game. As for actual "prizes," see here.
* Winning entries may be subject to minor revisions before appearing in-game.
* Entries will be judged by the project leaders, fAB & Blyka, based on a number of criteria including but not limited to: humor, intrigue, variety, relevance to the Legends world and style, and adherence to guidelines.

Best of luck to everyone!

[Zaiy]

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Alfred
Background/Personality: a forgetful fellow who was once the greatest digger of the island
Location in Game: standing near a docking station for aircrafts (day)
Dialogue Line 1: Where is my tool box? That little blue fella' must'a took it when i was sleeping.
Dialogue Line 2: Or... i dropped it?
Dialogue Line 3: ...Or...nevermind i just hope i get my tool box back!

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Alfred
Background/Personality: a forgetful fellow who was once the greatest digger of the island
Location in Game: in the middle of a town (night)
Dialogue Line 1: Oh dear, where is my house...
Dialogue Line 2: I feel like i lost something...
Dialogue Line 3: Dear me, have i seen you before?

Character Type: Worker
Character Name: Bigg
Background/Personality: a grump who doesnt like people who come to the island.
Location in Game: near a sub-gate.
Dialogue Line 1: Tsk, nice hat.
Dialogue Line 2: You people always try to take jobs away from hard workers.
Dialogue Line 3: Im here, so you should just go back home.

Character Type: Worker
Character Name: Tiny
Background/Personality: He frightens the rest of the workforce.
Location in Game: Near a subgate, construction area.
Dialogue Line 1: I always say, the absence of evidence isn't the evidence of absence.
Dialogue Line 2: What island you from?
Dialogue Line 3: 'What' aint no island i ever heard of, they speak english in 'What'?

Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Dog Woods
Background/Personality: A nice guy who tries to act tough.
Location in Game: near the item shop.
Dialogue Line 1: Hey broverbot, who's that girl i seen you with.
Dialogue Line 2: Do you know if uh....oh, nevermind.
Dialogue Line 3: Actually, just forget i said anything.

Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: unnamed
Background/Personality: a nervous weird teenager.
Location in Game: Ontop of a roof.
Dialogue Line 1: Woah!! i didnt see you there!
Dialogue Line 2: What am i doing up here?
Dialogue Line 3: ...i really dont know...

Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Maria
Background/Personality: a girl who always seems to go through stokes of bad luck and always tries to help others.
Location in Game: On the floor holding her knee.
Dialogue Line 1: OW! well i found it...
Dialogue Line 2: I seen this little blue guy running with something im looking for.
Dialogue Line 3: I almost got him, but i uh...i tripped.

Character Type: Teen Girl
Background/Personality: this girl is deep in thought, she is often very aloof.
Location in Game: Near the flower shop.
Dialogue Line 1: Huh? Oh sorry, i didnt hear you.
Dialogue Line 2: Im sorry, i just have a lot on my mind.
Dialogue Line 3: I wonder...

Character Type: Plump Women
Character Name: Marcy
Background/Personality: She is in love with tuttle, and loves to follow him around.
Location in Game: Spontaneously around town.
Dialogue Line 1: Do you have a map? 'Cause im getting lost in your eyes!
Dialogue Line 2: Oh, your so handsome!
Dialogue Line 3: I dont know if you beautiful yet, because i cant get passed your eyes.

Character Type: Busy Lady
Character Name: Irene
Background/Personality: Works transporting items between the docking area to the item shop.
Location in Game: Spontaneously around town.
Dialogue Line 1: If you need help, im busy, wish i could help.
Dialogue Line 2: Sir, i really have to get a move on, i deeply apoligize.
Dialogue Line 3: Excuse me, i really have to get a move on, wish i can chat.

[Chiz]

I'll submit 3 to start; perhaps inspiration will hit later. [Guillaume, Aldous, Gertrude]
EDIT 1 (2012-10-13 12:36pm): Added 1 more [Rosaline]
EDIT 2 (2012-10-14 15:33pm): Added 2 more [Montague, Harlan]
EDIT 3 (2012-10-17 20:00pm): Added 2 more [Weston, Anastasia]
EDIT 4 (2012-10-19 17:30pm): Added 1 more [Theresia]

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Guillaume
Background/Personality: A self-important gentleman who dresses stereotypically high-class and formal; black suit or tuxedo, top hat, monocle, pocketwatch, etc. Quotes almost exclusively from Shakespeare (often ill-fitting and non-sequitur, due to not truly understanding the quotes he parrots), falling back to pseudo-middle-English and faux-dramatic-speech when absolutely required. Ends up coming off as a cheap, substanceless imitation of Tuttle, but has the opportunity to be inadvertantly insightful if handled properly.
Location In Game: Roaming amongst cultural centres, museums, or anywhere he feels deserves his air of sophistication.
Dialogue 1: Blow, blow, thou winter wind! Thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude!
Dialogue 2: To mourn a mischief that is past and gone, is the next way to draw new mischief on!
Dialogue 3: Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

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Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Montague (prefers 'Monty')
Background/Personality: An excitable old man desperately trying to reclaim his youth and vitality by chasing the latest trends and pretending to be a teenager. Often anachronistic and unintelligible but is endearing nonetheless.
Location in Game: Where all the hepcats swing.
Dialogue Line 1: The nurses at the hospice really need to let their hair down, you know? "The volume's too loud", "Heavy metal is disruptive", "Please Monty, it's 2 in the morning", pah!
Dialogue Line 2: These new 45s are so radical, even the squares are rooting for it!
Dialogue Line 3: This place is so kicking! I haven't felt this alive in years!

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Character Type: Worker
Character Name: Weston
Background/Personality: A hard working construction crewman who, through happenstance, always ends up on the particularly painful assignments.
Location in Game: On a particularly small (half a square metre) named "island" (really a large rock or tree with a bit of sand around it) off the coast of a major island. There is an incredibly shallow & narrow (perhaps a metre across, 20cm deep) named "river" (really a puddle) between the main island and the "island" Weston is on that Tuttle refuses to cross, but is still close enough to talk normally.
Dialogue Line 1: I'm suppose to be laying construction markers for a new build project... on this island... for a large resort.
Dialogue Line 2: This island is a lot smaller than it was made out to be by the realtor.
Dialogue Line 3: All the supplies have already been contracted for this! So much wasted zenny...

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Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Aldous
Background/Personality: A paranoid 20-something who sees the game's shortcomings, and various gaming clichés, as a giant conspiracy.
Dialogue 1: Have you ever noticed, everyone keeps saying the same things...you think they're planning something?
Dialogue 2: Have you ever felt, you might just be a puppet to a being from another dimension...? Space reaverbots could be coming to harvest our souls!
Dialogue 3: Have you ever noticed, when something bad happens, everyone wakes up the next day as if nothing happened? It's like the universe itself erased it! This is way bigger than that shady bake sale last year...

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Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Harlan
Background/Personality: A 'post-human' enthusiast who has willfully incurred dramatic body modifications and biomechanical conversions (much like someone may get extensive tattoos and piercings IRL). Is always excited to show off his latest addition.
Location in Game: Hanging around industrial centres and mechanic shops (for inspiration)
Dialogue Line 1: Hey, check this out! I just got new hair made from fibre optics! At night, my head looks like a cross between a showy casino and a laser light show!
Dialogue Line 2: My parents always told me, I could grow up to be whatever I wanted! They always looked at me funny when I said I wanted to be a reaverbot, but they aren't looking at me funny anymore!
Dialogue Line 3: You ever think people and reaverbots can live in peace together? Man and machine, putting aside their differences and removing the divide... I feel like it might be possible, you know?

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Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Rosaline
Background/Personality: An environmentally-conscientious woman who feels the healthiest lifestyle is a complete return to nature. She wears a (faux) fur raccoon costume and spends most of her day foraging for plants and communing with the local fauna.
Location in Game: Various forested and grassy areas, away from civilization.
Dialogue Line 1: I have renounced my place in the ugly urban blight on the world, and have adopted the wonderful, beautiful ways of the noble woodland creature. It's the only natural way!
Dialogue Line 2: Are you looking to become one with the planet, too? I would take you back to my clan, but they're an awfully skittish bunch that don't like strangers.
Dialogue Line 3: 'Tktkstnoo tsktk?'...that's raccoonese for 'Can you direct me to the nearest public house for a strong drink?'

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Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Anastasia
Background/Personality: A counter-culture beatnik who, much to her dismay, has developed a large following and is dangerously approaching -gasp- the mainstream.
Location in Game: Here and there
Dialogue Line 1: Pirates. Greed, violence, passion! No different than us. It's all a question...of honesty.
Dialogue Line 2: Shining, glowing, empowering, spinning, endlessly, spinning, spinning, spinning! Then silence. Such is life. Such is ours.
Dialogue Line 3: What is reality, or fiction? Distinction, or perspective? If my realities aren't yours, then what of my fictions?

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Character Type: Plump Woman
Character Name: Theresia (nicknamed 'Three-Card')
Background/Personality: A hopelessly compulsive gambler. Her mind is constantly drifting to, and associates the world with, matters involving cards, dice, and fast money.
Dialogue Line 1: I wish they'd open a casino nearby. I hate having to travel to Ryship every weekend!
Dialogue Line 2: I got a home pachinko game for my birthday once...but it just isn't the same!
Dialogue Line 3: Rebel figures are fashionable right now. My daughter beau's a biker, one of my girlfriends dreams of pirates, and I'm in love with a one-armed bandit!

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Character Type: Busy Lady
Character Name: Gertrude
Background/Personality: A woman obsessed with farming after playing a new hit farming video game.
Dialogue 1: Have you seen my field lately? I made a picture with the vegetables!
Dialogue 2: I planted some strawberries in my backyard 3 hours ago, and they aren't ready for harvest yet! Did I do something wrong...?
Dialogue 3: I want to buy a cow for a pet...they're so cute!

[Mikéy]

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Marcus
Background/Personality: An observant and somewhat arrogant old man with a razor sharp tongue.
Location in Game: A bus stop or sidewalk (day)
Dialogue Line 1: Questions are a danger to yourself and a burden to others.
Dialogue Line 2: You don't talk much, do you? One thing's for sure, you're blocking my view.
Dialogue Line 3: I'm pretty sure you have something better to do than bug me. I can't get peace anywhere I go!

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Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: N/A
Background/Personality: A man of many years who claims to have seen it all.
Location in Game: Anywhere in any town. (Day)
Dialogue Line 1: Pigs have flown. I've seen it.
Dialogue Line 2: Someone's traveled to the moon. I've seen it.
Dialogue Line 3: The satellite device that will end the world. I've seen it.

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Character Type: Worker
Character Name: N/A
Background/Personality: A bit of a laid back worker who just wants to avoid trouble with his boss.
Location in Game: Construction-ey area.
Dialogue Line 1: Oh hello. Would you like a quick tour? I need to look busy.
Dialogue Line 2: Nah, I'm just kidding. I might be sleazy, but not that sleazy.
Dialogue Line 3: Never do today what you can't put off until tomorrow. It's a shame construction doesn't work like that.

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Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Randy
Background/Personality: The only thing known about this guy is that he tries a little too hard to be cool. He's probably giving people the wrong idea with his attire choice in conjunction with only appearing at night.
Location in Game: Outside Junk Shop (night)
Dialogue Line 1: That place sells some pretty interesting stuff, doesn't it? I wonder if they have insurance.
Dialogue Line 2: I think it's easier to see at night. Many people would disagree with me though.
Dialogue Line 3: I'm trying to think of a way I can go into the shop without having them raise the prices 10%.

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Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: N/A
Background/Personality: A girl who likes gossip, and talking about items.
Location in Game: Just outside a city gate, preferably in an earlier setting of the game.
Dialogue Line 1: Don't ever forget to refill your energy canteen before you go on a dig!
Dialogue Line 2: Usually it's best to always have a weapon on hand. Do you whack stuff with your cane?
Dialogue Line 3: You should pay a visit to the junk store if you plan to go digging.

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Character Type: Plump Woman
Character Name: Marlene
Background/Personality: A jolly woman with a knack for creating the worst tasting baked goods on the island. It's unclear as to whether or not she knows, but she enjoys offering samples to poor unsuspecting passerby.
Location in Game: Random Bakery Shop/Stall (Day)
Dialogue Line 1: Why hello there, would you like a taste? Best on the island!
Dialogue Line 2: I won't take no for an answer if you continue to stick around!
Dialogue Line 3: Oh? You're back! I knew you'd be back. They always come back. Try something already!

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Character Type: Busy Lady
Character Name: N/A
Background/Personality: A girl who's nuts for... well, nuts.
Location in Game: A restaurant every so often, preferably sitting at a table, waiting to give amusing knowledge. She's busy, after all, so she may or may not always be in sight.
Dialogue Line 1: There's so many kinds of nuts; Acorns, Pistachios, Macadamia, Almonds, Pecans, Cashews... I can't name them all in one breath!
Dialogue Line 2: Some people call me nuts... And they're right! It's a compliment nowadays.
Dialogue Line 3: Wanna know some more nuts? Well there's also Chestnuts, Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Peanuts, Butternuts, and Deku nuts!

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{shortened the 10% line on Teen Guy entry}
{Added two entrys; not up to thinking of names anymore. [old man, worker]}
{Added an entry [teen girl]}
{Added entry Busy Lady}

[prototypelegends]

Character Type: teen boy
Character Name: Danny
Background/Personality: Like to help people around the island dislikes school
Location in Game: by ruins
Dialogue Line 1: I don't want o go back to school.
Dialogue Line 2: I saved a girl from a dog the other. I don't thinks she like likes dogs.
Dialogue Line 3: They final caught me.

Character Type: Teen boy
Character Name: Habiki Lite
Background/Personality: Danny's older brother, and very protective of him.
Location in Game: in school
Dialogue Line 1: Where is he?
Dialogue Line 2: Have you seen Danny?
Dialogue Line 3: Leave him alone!

Character Type: Thug
Character Name: Billy
Background/Personality: Like picking on kids and animals
Location in Game: By the shops
Dialogue Line 1: What Are you looking at?
Dialogue Line 2: Wanna by something?
Dialogue Line 3: Make like a tree and leave

Character Type: old man
Character Name: Admiral Chan
Background/Personality: may look small and weak but dont let that foul you he is tje Admiral of the Special Police
Location in Game: Shops
Dialogue Line 1: Dannys ditching class again.
Dialogue Line 2: That man looks like trouble.
Dialogue Line 3: Do you have a whistle?

Character Type: shop owner
Character Name: kevin
Background/Personality: loves cars but hates to work
Location in Game: car part store
Dialogue Line 1: All parts are 50% off

Character Type: worker
Character Name: Scientist Inafune
Background/Personality: Studing how reaverbots work. likes to design things.
Location in Game: in ruins
Dialogue Line 1: The reaverbot eye is real its brain.
Dialogue Line 2: I'm looking for a damaged reaverbot. Do you have one?

Character Type: shop owner
Character Name: Jim
Background/Personality: Finds stuff in trash can and sell it.
Location in Game: cardbroad box.
Dialogue Line 1: Have some new stuff.
Dialogue Line 2: I have something you might like.
Dialogue Line 3: Can you spare some change?

Character Type: shop owner
Character Name: B. Blacksmith
Background/Personality: Not very talkitive
Location in Game: blacksmith shop
Dialogue Line 1:Come back tomorrow.
Dialogue Line 2: It's not ready yet.

[fAB]

Nice images, prototypelegends, but I'm sorry to say that we're only accepting text-based entries for the characters shown. I do apologize if that wasn't clear enough. I've edited the first post to clarify that point and avoid any further confusion.

On the upside, the first 24 hours have been a smashing success! Keep 'em comin', people!

[Loken]

Character Type:Worker
Character Name:Tony
Background/Personality:A zealous construction worker who has gotten a body modification to help him on the job.
Location in Game:an urban area, preferably by something construction oriented
Dialogue Line 1:Ah ha! Now I can REALLY get some work done!
Dialogue Line 2:I do so good with this arm they'll probably make me job supervisor.
Dialogue Line 3:Then again if I'm promoted I can't use my Drill arm. I'll pass!

Character Type:Teen Guy
Character Name:Sketchy Steve
Background/Personality:Some lowlife thug, probably doing illegal things.
Location in Game:An urban area, preferably an alley way.
Dialogue Line 1:Hey man, how much money you got on ya? Huh?
Dialogue Line 2:Do you know when the stores close around here?
Dialogue Line 3:Don't mess with me old man, I wouldn't want to have to knock you off your cane.

Character Type:Old man
Character Name:Parnassus Pat
Background/Personality:A friendly, puzzling, old man who is found in numerous strange places, quotes famous people, and is hard to understand.
Location in Game: outside in empty, open spaces.
Dialogue Line 1:"Hoppanus depins upon ourshelves"! Buck up yong filler!
Dialogue Line 2:"Ta aire es uman" Dote effer giff up! Yoo can due iht!
Dialogue Line 3:"The ownlee shorce ah Nollege es Espeerants." Errybonn ghets behder width time!

Character Type:Plump Woman
Character Name:Becky
Background/Personality:A retired digger, writing a book
Location in Game:Around ruins
Dialogue Line 1:Be careful down there deary, the ruins are a dangerous place, I should know, I used to be a digger!
Dialogue Line 2:Don't mind me deary, I'm just studying these ruins for my book, "Ruins and Reavers of the Quint Islands"!
Dialogue Line 3:Oh I feel so bad for what us diggers have to do to those poor little Reavers to get refractors, try not to hurt them if you go down there deary.

Character Type:Teen Girl
Character Name:Barbra
Background/Personality:A young girl who loves jogging/hiking
Location in Game:In remote places, preferably pretty ones
Dialogue Line 1:Oh! I didn't expect to see anyone out here!
Dialogue Line 2: Hi again! Isn't it just a beautiful to go jogging? I love the outdoors!
Dialogue Line 3:Hey friend, did you come here to go hiking with me?

Character Type:Busy lady
Character Name:Alex
Background/Personality:She's a lday, and she's busy, like all the time.
Location in Game:In town somewhere she can look busy
Dialogue Line 1:I don't have time to chat, there's too much work to do.
Dialogue Line 2:They say the Quint Islands are fading away nowadays, but I'm still as busy as ever!
Dialogue Line 3:All work and no play... sounds about right!

Character Type:Johnathon
Character Name:Worker
Background/Personality:a hungry handyman
Location in Game:urban areas
Dialogue Line 1:'I eat therefore I'm ham", I think that's the line, it's like 'you are what you think' or something.
Dialogue Line 2:After a long day at work I could use a royale with cheese!
Dialogue Line 3:I don't know what a gyro is but I want to try one! Oh and some pizza! With a side of curry rice! And apricot pie for desert!

[Bowen Aero]

Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Joshua
Background/Personality: A college scholar, he sees the world in an educational point-of-view. Dresses in a tidy brown school uniform.
(Day)
Location in Game: Library
Dialogue Line 1: Libraries provide sanctuary to those who wish to escape from the unbearable ignorance of other people.
Dialogue Line 2: A vast collection of mankind's discoveries, coupled with an unbroken silence that offers focus for the academic mind...
Dialogue Line 3: There is truly no better paradise for those who crave knowledge and enrichment from literature.
(Night)
Location in Game: Residential Area, wandering up and down the sidewalk.
Dialogue Line 1: Oh, why must I be infatuated with her? Love is such a mysterious emotion...
Dialogue Line 2: I read everything in the library about attraction between humans, but I still do not understand...
Dialogue Line 3: One night, I will gather the courage to confess my feelings to my beloved Michelle...
But not tonight, unfortunately...

Character Type: Busy Lady
Character Name: Michelle
Background/Personality: Friendly, but her paranoia often keeps her scared out of her wits. Wears lab glasses.
Location in Game: Marketplace, behind counter
Dialogue Line 1: Hello, sir. Care for some fresh pastries? Just... Don't follow me home.
Dialogue Line 2: There are a lot of shady people in the world...
The kind that stalk you for months and you don't even notice...
Dialogue Line 3: Just thinking about those kind of people gives me the chills... Brrrr...
Alternate Dialogue Line 3:
(After talking with Joshua the previous night) Oh, I can't think straight with this nagging feeling that I'm being stalked...

[Kyle]

I might make more, but this one will do for now.

Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Livy
Background/Personality: A sarcastic tomboy that loves to provide Tuttle with misleading information
Location in Game: It can vary from place-to-place, but usually near the exit of a town.

Dialogue Line 1: Have you ever seen the legendary Platinum King Miroc? Apparently, it only appears at a full-moon and will drop a mega-rare top hat upon being defeated!

Dialogue Line 2: That's a pretty lame cane you got there. I'm a nice gal, so I'll help you out! If you try throwing it into the Two Goddesses' Pond, a spirit will appear and grant you with a shiny new golden one! Just make sure you answer her question with a 'yes'.

Dialogue Line 3: How do I know all of this stuff? Well, my dad works for Finneas A. Blanchard. You know, the CEO of the Kaybl Windows? You don't, huh? Dude, you need to stop living underneath that rock of yours.

[Dragge]

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Charles
Background/Personality: an old man full of wisdom and knowledge
Location in Game: Tronne Island (maybe near the mentioned golf course)
Dialogue Line 1: Take it from an old man like myself, be on your guard at all times.
Dialogue Line 2: Don't run head on into a situation you know little about.
Dialogue Line 3: Carry around some food in case your energy runs low.

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Charles
Background/Personality: High class citizen
Location in Game: Tronne Island (near fancy home)(day time)
Dialogue Line 1: I haven't seen you around before, you live here?
Dialogue Line 2: You look like you're able to own a house around these parts.
Dialogue Line 3: Whatever you do though you better not eye up my house, I already live there!

Character Type: Worker
Character Name: Bruce
Background/Personality: hopeful worker thinking things can get better than they already are
Location in Game: Chizz Island (air base)
Dialogue Line 1: This place may be abandoned, but we still come down here to fix it up every now and then.
Dialogue Line 2: A few of us have high hopes that we can garner enough attention to put it back on the maps!
Dialogue Line 3: Enough chatting around, I need to get back to work. Now where did I put my tools?

Character Type: Worker
Character Name: Ben
Background/Personality: a dedicated mine worker earning a living
Location in Game: Buscan Island (mines)
Dialogue Line 1: There's not much up this way anymore. Just the mines and what used to be a busy town.
Dialogue Line 2: There are still a lot of resources down in the mines so we take what we can get.
Dialogue Line 3: Fell free to do some looking around. You never know what you may find.

Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Alex
Background/Personality: a teen with a hard life who is uncertain of his future
Location in Game: Buscan Island
Dialogue Line 1: Not too many people live up here anymore so it's perfect for isolation. I love the snow we get sometimes.
Dialogue Line 2: Why do I live here? Well, that's something I've never really thought of before. Hmm...
Dialogue Line 3: Maybe I should go back home sometime. I really miss Kattelox Island.

Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Max
Background/Personality: popular teen with a friendly personality
Location in Game: Malt Island
Dialogue Line 1: I've seen you running around doing whatever it is that you do. My friends and I agree you're cool.
Dialogue Line 2: Maybe you should tag along with us sometime.
Dialogue Line 3: Then again you might cramp our style. Sorry.

Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Alyssa
Background/Personality: studious girl with big dreams
Location in Game: Dashe Island
Dialogue Line 1: I absolutely love to learn! I hope someday I can become a teacher or a librarian!
Dialogue Line 2: What kind of goals do you have for your life? Maybe you should do some schooling here when you decide.
Dialogue Line 3: I can't talk anymore. I have to get back home and do some studying!

Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Monica
Background/Personality: cool girl without a care in the world
Location in Game: Malt Island
Dialogue Line 1: Why can't everyone just sit back and relax? I mean we have all of the time in the world we need.
Dialogue Line 2: Look at yourself, you look like you've been working hard lately. Take a break.
Dialogue Line 3: Go enjoy the scenery. These islands are beautiful. You won't be here forever probably so go have fun.

Character Type: Plump Woman
Character Name: Angela
Background/Personality:
Location in Game:
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Character Type: Plump Woman
Character Name:
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Character Type: Busy Lady
Character Name: Angie
Background/Personality: a simple business woman trying to earn a living and find love
Location in Game: Malt Island (maybe a market)(day)
Dialogue Line 1: I'm sorry. I'm so busy I don't have any time to talk to you.
Dialogue Line 2: Well, you do look strangely attractive. You should come check out my store sometime!
Dialogue Line 3: I'll even make sure to throw in a discount for you!

Character Type: Busy Lady
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[Hikari]

I have a question. Actually, two.

Are the three dialogue lines meant to appear one after another as the player keeps interacting with a character, or maybe each line can be said in a different place at a different time in the game? It could be interesting to see how a character acts in three different situations.

Also, would it be OK, if some of the lines were a little more than 100 characters? I guess, no, but it seems like people are submitting without caring too much about this :)
I'd better ask before posting.

[Blyka]

Oct 17, 2012 11:29:40 GMT -5 @Hikari said:

Are the three dialogue lines meant to appear one after another as the player keeps interacting with a character, or maybe each line can be said in a different place at a different time in the game? It could be interesting to see how a character acts in three different situations.

Also, would it be OK, if some of the lines were a little more than 100 characters? I guess, no, but it seems like people are submitting without caring too much about this
I'd better ask before posting.

Sorry for the late reply on this!

1) The dialogue lines will be used for repeated talking at the same time and place. We will of course be giving different lines for the NPCs at different points in the game, and for the winning entries we'll be taking into account their personality and original dialogue lines to decide what else they say.

2) Yeah, it's okay for them to be a hair longer than 100 characters; this is the preferred limit, but the limit was set down mostly as a way to avoid novels being written up for dialogue lines. Short and simple is the idea.
Also, keep in mind that we may be slightly tweaking winning entries as well, so they could end up below or under the original character limit anyway.

[Hikari]

Alright then. Thanks.

I'll be posting my amazing entry in a little less than a week, when I have time to concentrate again. Gotta make a few tweaks myself :)

[joshmnky]

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Professor Eldrick
Background/Personality: A professor of physics who studies the refractors to try and reveal their secrets
Location in Game: Around junk shops and hover equipment dealers
Dialogue Line 1: My tests seem to quite rough on the refractors.
Dialogue Line 2: Hmm, if ze crystals' rotation causes oscillations in ze Biggs Field, perhaps that could... no no no
Dialogue Line 3: If only Mr. Loathe could see ze potential of zis research, then I would have plenty of funding!

Character Type: Busy Lady
Character Name: Miss. Greta Hackett
Background/Personality:
Location in Game:
Dialogue Line 1: A quest! I wish I had time for one of those!
Dialogue Line 2: I'd love to help, but I have class with Prof. E., then I have to pick up my niece, after I... *sigh*
Dialogue Line 3: I think I need a vacation.

Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: Randal
Background/Personality: An activist for reaver rights. Thinks we should leave the ruins alone.
Location in Game: Opening of a ruin and around the market
Dialogue Line 1: I hope your not planning on steeling from any reaverbots in there.
Dialogue Line 2: Reaverbots don't attack, they defend!
Dialogue Line 3: Oh, no buster? Guess we have no beef then.

[Nathan]

Character Type: Teen Guy
Character Name: M-Rock (Actually Clarence. M-Rock sounds more street, though)
Background/Personality: Self-proclaimed town thug. Not nearly as "street" as he thinks he is.
Location in Game: Hanging out behind the local store at night.
Dialogue Line 1: "Best watch yo'self 'round me, Tophat. Blue Bombers, represent!"
Dialogue Line 2: "How big are the Blue Bombers? Well...there's me, Todd, and...um..."
Dialogue Line 3: "Well, what we lack in numbers we make up in heart! We gunna stick it to da man all up in this, G!"

Character Type: Teen Guy/Teen Girl
Character Name: Jesse
Background/Personality: An avid gamer who's always up on the latest news.
Location in Game: In an arcade, electronics shop, or a fast-food joint.
Dialogue Line 1: "Man, there's so many good games coming out! I don't know how I'll afford them all."
Dialogue Line 2: "There's Resident Evil 34, Stellar Super Street Fighter 6 Alpha Turbo Mega Mix Collector's edition..."
Dialogue Line 3: "But I'm MOST psyched for Mega Man Legends 2! That series rocks, man! Wonder how many they'll make..."

Character Type: Worker
Character Name: Jameson
Background/Personality: Gruff and focused on his work. Doesn't like being disturbed.
Location in Game: At a construction site, repairing broken buildings.
Dialogue Line 1: "Hey, do ya mind? I'm trying to work here."
Dialogue Line 2: "The last pirate attack really did a number on the place, so I don't have time to talk to you."
Dialogue Line 3: "If you won't leave, at least get a hard-hat. That dumb hat of yours won't protect you from debris."

Character Type: Old Man
Character Name: Thomas
Background/Personality: Long time boating enthusiast. A man of simple pleasures.
Location in Game: By a body of water with his toy boat.
Dialogue Line 1: "I love toy boats. There's just something so innocent and pure about them."
Dialogue Line 2: "I used to race boats with a friend, but we grew apart. He wanted to profit off our boats, ya see."
Dialogue Line 3: "I just wanted to have fun, though. I wonder where 'ol Wily is now..."

Character Type: Teen Girl
Character Name: Kayla
Background/Personality: A skater girl, or at least she wants to be. Very excitable and friendly
Location in Game: Running in a parking lot or walking along the streets.
Dialogue Line 1: "Hey, have you ever heard of Jet Skates? They're awesome!"
Dialogue Line 2: "I was watching this show on K-TOX TV and this kid in blue had some. They were so rad!"
Dialogue Line 3: "He was zooming all over town in those things! I wonder where I can get some..."

Character Type: Plump woman
Character Name: Molly
Background/Personality: Normally a very nice person, but she's been a little irritable lately because of some local pranksters.
Location in Game: Running a bakery
Dialogue Line 1: "*sigh* Running a bakery has some interesting occupational hazards."
Dialogue Line 2: "One minute I'm minding my own business, the next I'm dodging cans from some nasty little boy!"
Dialogue Line 3: "He said he was 'trying to make some money'. Can you believe that? Kids these days!"

Character Type: Busy Woman
Character Name: Delilah
Background/Personality: A chipper and welcoming waitress. Eager to please, she pushes herself hard to make sure everyone has the best experience they can.
Location in Game: A diner or similar food-service establishment.
Dialogue Line 1: “Howdy, hun! Grab a seat and I'll be with ya in a minute!”
Dialogue Line 2: “This place is always bustlin'! It's a bit tirin' keepin' up.”
Dialogue Line 3: “Not gunna let that stop me, though! There's hungry folks countin' on me, after all!”