Hi guys and girls.
So sorry we haven’t been able to post lately. Hayley celebrated her birthday, moved into her own new house and has been teaching up a storm. Shaun also celebrated a birthday of his own, passed semester one’s uni exams and began planning a European holiday (Hayley’s sooooo jealous, though planning a way to smuggle into his luggage).
We’ve decided that since we’ve been slack, we are going to post character bios of our main characters. These bios reflect our characters mindsets in our first book – The Messenger. We hope you enjoy 🙂
Gabe:
Gabe is a fiery, independent, stubborn, highly opinionated young woman who regularly finds herself afflicted with foot in mouth disease. However, all’s generally forgiven when people get to know her and see that she is absolutely determined to do what is right and just. Gabe is a born leader who rushes headlong into every situation and, having accepted her visions of the atrocities that were to come, she’s been more determined than ever to put things right. She’s the bravest person we know and we pity those whom are foolish enough to stand in her way once she’s set her mind on something.
Power/s: Precognition, Clairvoyance, Clairsentience
Star Sign: Aries
What the others think of Gabe:
Ewan: Xena!
Michael: Leader.
Rafe: (rolls eyes) Bitch.
Gabe: Short.
Ewan:
Ewan, Gabe’s boyfriend, is a loveable, over exuberant, excitable mad professor, always on the quest of invention and discovery. He’s a highly logical thinker, though with his wild brown hair, flamboyant hand gestures and frequent cries of Eureka, we’re sure those who don’t know him would think he was a bit of a nutter. However, he’s so sweet they’d never tell him to his face. Bordering on genius, Ewan is always thinking, his entire being literally buzzing with energy even long after the puzzle has been solved. When he discovers he has “superpowers” Ewan immediately embraces his new path in life with his usual feverish enthusiasm. A loyal friend to everyone, Ewan is an honest and generous young man.
Powers: Omniscience (Knowledge)
Star Sign: Aquarius
What the others think of Ewan:
Gabe: Loyal.
Michael: Genius.
Rafe: Mad.
Ewan: (shrugs with a giggle)
Rafe:
Having had a difficult upbringing with the death of his beloved mother at a young age, Rafe is a complex, emotionally scarred young man, blind to his own worth. A loner, Rafe pushes others away with his sharp wit and sarcasm to avoid getting hurt. Rafe is always rebelling, against authority, against rules, against life and holds a deep anger inside of him which is the root to the enormous chip on his shoulder. For Rafe, his power has come too little, too late, only adding fuel to his anger and his bitterness. Streetwise and highly creative, Rafe is also an incredibly gifted musician, particularly with his violin which he uses as an escape from the world around him.
Power: healing, regeneration
Star Sign: Scorpio
What the others think of Rafe:
Gabe: Ugh, jerk.
Ewan: oooo the tortured musician!
Michael: Complicated.
Rafe: God.
We have selected an extract from Part 1 which we think gives an insight into the Gabe, Ewan and Rafe characters:
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Glancing at Ewan, still hunched and scratching like a flea infested Quasimodo, Gabe tries a different tact. “You’re incredibly gifted at violin. You were playing Imagine right? By John Lennon?”
Ponytail shrugs, staring at her coolly with a jaded expression. Turning the collar of his black, leather jacket up like Elvis, he asks, “Did you want something? Or is this some lame attempt to ask me out?”
“No!” Gabe snaps, her cheeks flaring with heat.
Ponytail smirks and Gabe forces herself to take a deep breath, “I just…well, okay I’ll just come out and ask. This is going to sound a bit weird, but…I was wondering if you could have a look at this for us? We found it in the club.” Gabe gestures to Ewan who thrusts the compass towards Ponytail, his eyes squeezed shut behind his askew glasses.
The delicate arrow is a mere blur upon the white face, spinning wildly as though it knows the one it seeks is close.
Ponytail takes a step back, hands raised, “Yeah. Right.”
“Why not?”
Raising a contemptuous eyebrow, Ponytail says, “And risk catching whatever he’s got?” He gestures towards Ewan, and Gabe glances back to see him wriggling around like a dog trying to scratch his back on the ground.
Oh, help.
“He’s not contagious, he’s…”
“Whatever, Red.”
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