So for my first(ish) post back I wanted to talk about character archetypes. I had an idea in mind and it was just waiting for me to write it. Then I spent the weekend visiting family because my niece was born and Monday I squandered in typical first world internetian behavior. So. There's gonna be a poetry video. Also, I might post a more truncated post before Monday officially ends if I can.
So about character archetypes, I am going to be talking about two circumstantially similar characters. This may be an exercise I have performed before but it's happening nevertheless.
The more recognizable character is of course the Doctor of Doctor Who. The other is a man called Virol, my own creation whose public existence only perpetuates in my self-published novella Ashes of Silver.
For those people who aren't familiar with the Doctor (and they do exist) there are two basic aspects of his character you need to know about him. One, that he is very clever. Two, that he is very old. It gets more complicated than that obviously, but that is a boiling down of things that make the Doctor the Doctor, more so than his face for sure.
Just so happens these are the two same important things to know about Virol. That he is both brilliant and ancient.
Now that I've established that I have to go. Next half goes up tomorrow or else very soon.
Pax.
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