The Day of - NaNoPrep Assignments

Character: Dramatis Personae - "Friends & Enemies"

Friends:


Name: Joseph Barnabas ("Joe") Handsome
Age: 28 years old
Occupation: 5th Elementary teacher
Relation to the main character: Best Friends, since Solomon's freshman year in college
Rough physical description or image: Tall (6',0"), Dark Hair (heavy brunette, but not quite jet black,) nice tan for a man a British descent without a thick accent (mild Received Pronunciation, RP,) wears a gentle, but consistent smile with counselor's eyes, that are warm, while not being intimidating. He really likes Solomon, wants him to succeed, and trudges through the trenches of Solomon's emotional morass from his childhood without being any worse for the wear.


Name: John Charles ("J.C.") Westerling
Age: 55 years old
Occupation: Retired police officer, who is just a few years into his second career of Baptist minister, serving his first church
Relation to the main character: a long-time friend of Solomon's dad, David, who is aware of Solomon's childhood abuse, and is therefore both confidant and counselor to Solomon
Rough physical description or image: Medium height (5',8") with curly salt & pepper hair of biracial background (Father - African descent, Mother - Japanese descent) His personality is warm, but not bubbly. He is serious about Solomon's need for healing, and is therefore supportive to the Nth degree.

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Enemies:


Name: Dodgy Whispers (Ephesians 6:12, KJV)
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Dispenser of Personal Torment to his personal assignments
Relation to the main character: Demon assigned to harm Solomon in every possible way. Attached to Solomon during his Mom's first abuse incident when Solomon was too young to remember. Solomon needed an ally against his mother's assaults, and Dodgy became that friend and protector, early on, but it changed into a constant irritant when Solomon sought help to get free from the effects of the abuse
Rough physical description or image: a wispy, darkish cloud, that follows Solomon around everywhere he goes, but in times of intensity and need Dodgy becomes an angelic human form with a yellowish, orange glow, that ranged from 4' tall when Solomon was a child to about 6' in height when relating to Solomon, the man.


Name: Murray Fester Lacaste (aka "Locust")
Age: 40 years old
Occupation: Repo Truck Operator
Relation to the main character: He is Solomon's main human detractor. He first met Solomon as a tenured professor at the college Solomon attended when Solomon took one of the classes he was teaching. He took an instant dislike to Solomon, but latched onto Solomon as a best bud/quasi-mentor in order to get in close enough to keep bringing Solomon down in life. Finally, he got bored of teaching, bought himself a big truck with a winch, and started repossessing cars, which was a talent he learned when constantly repossessing Solomon's soul.
Rough physical description or image: Balding, little man (5',4") with a heavy paunch (about 30-40 pounds overweight,) very few redeemable features, except for a great smile, which one might consider more of a tool than a genuine characteristic of compassion.

by Jay O'Toole
on October 8th, 2022