The title of the new story is “Rorrim,” and its official spot in the Catleyan Saga is as Episode 13b (I prefer this over 13-2, which is how Final Fantasy handled its sequel of FFX). After 10 pages, I think I’m starting to get a hang of the characters and their complexities (or simplicities).
You can read what I have here.
Patrick (17). Patrick is a rational, well-meaning but simple guy. This means that he often ends up exasperated when dealing with the highly irrational and sometimes off-the-wall weird characters, such as his mobile box with a gambling addiction. He is talented, especially with technical and technological areas. He is emotionally less mature and less complex than Beya, partially because he was hardened by having to take a leadership role at an early age (once their father died, Jessica had to take care of running the country single-handedly, leaving her little time to watch over her children) which overdeveloped his logical side and weakened his ability to understand emotions. Beya is trying to teach him otherwise.
Beya (16). Beya is a confused character. She has grown to be exceptionally beautiful at the age of sixteen, as her name foretold, but she has a love-hate relationship with it. Taught for years to shun beauty because of her former religion, she still tends to want to deny it. At the same time, she wants to be seen for her natural beauty and to show it off a little. This leads her to sometimes repel Patrick’s advances while sometimes making a few pushes on her own. Another one of her major conflicts is between her simple upbringing and being thrust into city life three thousand years more modern. Kindness and love, which are central to her heart, seem to need to be expressed in different ways, and she is also trying to come to terms with that.
Sonya (14). Sonya is a sports-loving, energetic girl who is spunky but mature. Especially at school, people look up to her because of her hard work and her dedication to helping others in need. Even though she is a princess, the knowledge that her brother will become the crown ruler has instilled in her a constant drive to find out what her own path in life will be. She dabbles in many clubs and plays for the school basketball team. Her dream is to start for the Coast City Typhoons.
Box. Patrick’s box has a bit of an attitude. And apparently earns money on the side from delivery tips and by beating other boxes at box-poker (he has a mean poker face). He spends this money treating lady-boxes at box bars. Or so he claims.
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