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[varadia]

This meme entertains me. A lot. And I want to participate. So.

Name a character that you know I write or have written, and I'll tell you:

a. What initially prompted me to like the character enough to write about him/her.
b. One of his/her best traits.
c. One of his/her worst traits.
d. How easy/difficult I find it to write the character.
e. The story/thread/chapter/post/paragraph/tag/phrase where I feel that I truly captured the character.
f. My plans (if any) to write the character in the near future.

Comments

[agonistes]

Jordan Black.

[varadia]

I think I initially was like OMG JORDAN in the S1 episode where her power first expresses itself. Because wow, imagining a six year old seeing that stuff happen to hear aunt, or at least hear about it from whatever she was talking to? It was the initial crying plus the plaintive "but why is he so angry, mommy?' that really resonated with me. And the end of S2, which I watched a lot later, really really cemented it. Hard.

I think Jordan's best trait is her matter-of-fact acceptance of large facets of her life. I think if she didn't have that, that open-mindedness, she would be crazy by the age of 8. Or at least have a nervous breakdown.

Her worst trait? Given that she's between 6 and 8 for the entire series--I'd say her worst trait is her odd secretiveness about what she sees, especially later on. YOUR DAD CAN ONLY HELP YOU FIGHT DEMONS JORDAN. TALK TO HIM. *clears throat*

I started off fearing writing Jordan would be difficult. Most of the pups I write frequently have lived for centuries, if not millennia. Writing a six year old was an interesting challenge. I find her a lot easier now, particularly in situations where she is just getting to play. Those, sadly, are getting fewer and farther between.

There are two places I think I got the best picture of Jordan. One was the Santi-thread, because there I think I did a really good job of showing Jordan the six year old. The first Sylar-thread, though, I think is where I managed to show her gift, and what it actually does to her, which was a nice thing to really get to portray. And then we just kept going . . .

In the future--I've got some plans to write her, and to do more with her in terms of canon as well. I need to move her through S1, and see sort of what happens to her as various events occur. It'll be fun!