First thing your character says?

So! What's the first line of dialogue your character says in your story? Does it reveal anything important about your character?

Let's share!

Ah Snoink, then you gotta share too =D

Hmm let's see in the story I posted here, the MC's first... and I think only line is abt the mission they are on. And yes, that says very much abt what kinda person we're dealing with XD


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In my magnum opus, my rewrite of Digimon Frontier that I will see finished if it's the last thing I do before I die... It takes a surprising amount of time until the MC [incidentally, she's my Avatar here xd] gets to have actual dialogue. And she's just saying a reserved "hi" to someone greeting her enthusiastically.
Hm, I also think that fits her since yes, she's not shy but doesn't really feel like engaging with others.

LOL. I might have fallen asleep while typing a response... also, I realized that I'm tweaking my first chapter (again) and the dialogue is a ilttle different. But this is what my characters say the current draft of Conqueror Rising, in order of appearance!

(And yes, I am doing all of the characters with major roles later on, because I AM SO CURIOUS.)

Alainna:

"Not you!"

...I mean. She is one of the most antagonistic people in the book. XD

Solea:

"No, stop!"

MY GIRL SOLEA. Trying to get people to stop being bad and failing miserably. XD

Sergius:

“Watch where you’re going, you clumsy girl! You could have bled me!”

...yup. Arrogant and insulting and selfish. Checks out.

Archondid:

“Careful now!” Archondid said, fluffing up his feathers and laughing. “My feathers might not paralyze you, but I wouldn’t want to hurt my favorite goddaughter!”

...okay, but the irony of this statement gets me. ;.;

Cyrus:

“Hello, students! My name is Cyrus, and I am your new teacher!”

Awwww we love Cyrus, hahaha. He's a good teacher.

Clarise:

“You’ve stunned the Lady into silence!” a girl said, laughing. She stood up and curtsied. “My name is Clarise.”

...okay, but Clarise does enjoy Alainna being made fun of a lot. >.>

Tiziano:

“My Lady, have mercy on me!”

^ OKAY, BUT THIS IS TOTALLY ON POINT.

Uclepidies: lol the old version was him yelling at Alainna. But now it's this:

“There now, my sweet Solea,” he said, kissing her forehead. “You are right in what you say! Destruction begets destruction! But does not mercy beget mercy? Come then, do not be afraid to stand with me, my daughter! Let’s make things right.”

Which makes sense because Uclepidies is a Solea Simp. XD Even though he is an awful father. (Though, surprisingly, not the worst father in the series! Heck, he's not even ranked in the top three! That crowning achievement probably goes to Cyrus's father, followed closely by Tiziano.)

Omg... in this version, it takes FOREVER for Theron and Francine to make an appearance. Huh. *flails*

Though Francine's first lines are:

“Solea! We’ve been looking for you for an hour. Where have you been?”

and Theron's lines are:

“What are you doing? Is Solea packed? We need to leave!”

So VERY late in the story.

Apparently, I am currently working on a scene to introduce Eurodities midway through the novel? This is her current first line though:

“Solea!” Eurodities said, drawing herself up with a laugh. “You’re supposed to hiss before you strike!

OH. I can't forget this character...

“Sergius, Son of Diamea, where do you think Cyrus is?”

A VERY GOOD QUESTION. >.> (Though a very loaded question as well lololololol.)

OH WAIT. Did we forget Jarista??? We did, didn't we????

“What is the lesson about, and why are all the desks pushed back against the walls?”

FITTING. The first time she speaks in the story is when the class has a substitute teacher, hahahahha. Alonso would be proud.

Speaking of Alonso, he doesn't have a speaking role in this draft now thatr the birthday was cut! He is in the second book, though... his intro line there is:

“Hello,” he replied gravely. “Do you mind if I speak with my sister?”

...okay. This was way too fun to type up. >.> I'll probably come back here with my other novels.

Ohh I wonder what "you could have bled me" means?

Archonid has feathers. I already love him. Tho careful for the feathery repetition there!

Love the line abt "hiss before you strike" excellent!

This looks so fun!!

Okay, here's TFR's main cast...

Kita...
"I didn't care in the first place."

Mao...
"KITAAAAAAA!"

Corelia...
[about the Zyrean beta] "The same creature that, on this night alone, killed twelve people. Five of them were not pursuing him, and one was not even a soldier.”

Leiytning...
"Enough...And you wonder why I don't let you try things like this. You had one gods-damn job; get in, get out, without alerting anyone stronger than a lieutenant. Instead, you lure the most dangerous one back to our territory."

Seyber...
"Four have mercy, the rumors were right."

Timbur...
"I don't take chances over the life of a maggot."


And here's Delirium's main cast!

Lydia...
"Detective? Am I to be incarcerated?"

Hinata...
"Hello there, welcome to Thorneheart Manor. Doctor Hinata Thorneheart, at your service."

Alice...
"Oh, hello there! You must be the new arrival! It's so nice to meet you, and welcome to Thorneheart Manor! Goodness, I'm ever so glad to see new people joining—not due to the circumstances, of course. It's never a great story that leads to us being here. But it's great to have some more company!"

Ludovic...
"Hinata...M-May I be excused?"

Earnest...
"I do beg your pardon. I believe it should be my turn to speak at the table?"

Russet...
"Oi, what a shocker! Alice is yet again ahead of the game when it comes to conversation—yap, yap, yap, ya-"

Elizabeth...
"I hope not someone too ingrained in the Cowley Road sort of regions. Not with the ongoing outbreaks."

Carmen: "This is insane," she muttered, running a hand through her colorful hair.

Reflecting on her life decisions right from the start, huh.
Daniel: "Do you have a new habit of jumping out of your car unannounced and laughing like a psychopath in the middle of a field for five minutes?"
He's way too sleep-deprivated for keeping sarcasm in check.

Remu: "Damn it!"
That's her. That's Remu.

Mara: "Don't take it personally, buddy."
Honey, you just stabbed someone with a sword and walked away.

Oooo fun!!

Hrokr: (in flashback)
“My—my father was killed by the cursed J—Jin—“

Iarlaith:
“So, you plan to go along with your father’s request?“

Arawn:
“And who might I have the pleasure of talking to this afternoon?“