Thank you all! Seriously; I loved the feedback on my story idea. Please; keep it coming. I especially love hearing from the people who I don’t know very well. Every piece of text you post is a way for me to get to know you better. I love that feeling!
Anyway, I’m going to work on this story later. I went to the coffee shop this evening to get inspiration. I wanted to see how the first meeting would actually look. So as I ate my blueberry muffin and sipped my coffee, I watched the scene unfold in front of me. I think it helped. Right now, though, I’m going ‘back to the drawing board’ to try to figure out who my characters really are.
Jasmine (Julie? Jules? What would my name be if I were a woman, lol?): I care about people; I’ve always wanting to help. That’s why I decided to become a nurse. It’s the front line in a battle of life and death. Nursing classes are tough, though. I’m constantly reading about anatomy, chemistry, and biology. They’re hard reads, but I learn SOOO much. I absolutely love to learn. I also love to experience everything that life has to offer: the great things (love, chocolate, sunny days, a strong man’s embrace), but also the things that are harder to bear (breakups, loss, bumping my head-which I seem to do a lot!). I’m no masochist; I don’t go out looking for heartache, but if those sorts of things are going to happen, there’s no sense in getting down about it for very long. I think things through, but I’m not without emotion. I’m can be a very passionate person. When something (or someone) touches my heart in the right way, I’ll do whatever it takes to get what I want.
William (I’m willing to accept a name change here as well): I’ve had some traumatic experiences. Abducted from home at an early age, without any recollection of my parents, I was placed in a school for mystics (not an uncommon thing, in my world, which is all about greed, deception, and power). I’ve never wanted power and never wanted to cause pain to others. The Art came easily to me, though, and I became one of the most powerful students in my school. Everyone was out to get me, students and teachers alike. One day, on a walk around the school yard, I found an orange gemstone; I feel like someone placed it there for me to find. I soon realized that the gem was able to amplify my magics. I never let anyone know what I had found. Eventually the other kids grew tired of seeing someone more powerful than them. They ganged up and came after me. Contrary to the teachings at school, I’ve never wanted to use The Art to inflict pain. Escape was the only option. With a lot of concentration and all my power, I was able to use the gemstone to transport me to another world. Since then, I’ve been travelling blindly across a few worlds. At first I was just trying to hone my skill, but now I feel like someone’s calling me. Someone… I think it’s a woman. I’ve been dreaming of her for some time, now. Does she even realize that she’s calling for me? I always maintain a positive outlook and I’m excited about what my future holds, but more than anything, I’d like to go back home. Maybe even change my world for the better.