#Daniel Spiegelmann

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New asks for Danny boy, my favorite idiot

Which parent do they look the most like?

He got most of his good looks from his mom. He got his beautiful golden blonde locks, straight nose, and sweet face. He got those dark blue eyes from his dad though.

Is there a name they were almost given (either by their parents or during character creation)?

For the longest time while his was pregnant, his parents were for sure that Daniel was going to be a girl and had Miriam on the ready for a while. When they found out that it was going to be a boy, they were split on Peter and Daniel, and then finally went with Daniel when Judith kept calling her unborn brother Danny.

What were they like as a kid (if they’re currently a child, what would they be like as a teen)?

If you think Daniel is overdramatic now, you did not know him before Judith died. He was too blessed to be stressed and loved playing pretend with everything, even if was him doing homework. It was a mix of him not having anything to worry about, equally as bonkers Judith enabling him, and Daniel just being his weird ass self.

What’s their drinking tolerance and what kind of drunk are they?

He’s a little bit of a lightweight and gets tipsy at two drinks. Boy’s definitely a party drunk who tries to dance on top of the table and drunkenly sing to Lady Gaga.

Where do they like to be touched?

Daniel loves people touching his arms, especially now that he has got some biceps. Both romantically and platonically he also loves being touched at his shoulders so he can feel an authority figure’s pride that he craves. When it comes in a romantic sense, he does love when he can lift Ashi and have her legs around his waist while she supports herself on his shoulders.

What’s their favorite position (top/bottom/switch/pillow princess/etc.)

He’s naturally a bottom, especially when his dreams are Chris Hemsworth and Ashi. But he can also be a respectable service top and especially after near death experiences on either his or Ashi’s end, he is a very handsy (but polite) top.

What are their kinks?

Daniel has a long list of kinks that he lets everyone and their mother know. He’s a little bit more into the painful stuff than he should probably admit (he full admits anyway). Light shock stimulation, choking, bdsm, being tied up, blindfolded. He really just wants to be fucked up against a wall.

How do they feel about adrenaline (roller coasters, extreme sports, etc.)?

He loves roller coasters of any kind, and definitely wants to try skydiving one day.

What is their fight or flight response?

He hates causing drama (despite being a drama queen) so he’s more likely to try to step back from a situation and disengage than fight. Piss him off though and he will come after you.

What’s their pain tolerance?

Despite being a superhero, Daniel’s a wimp. He bruises extremely easily and given that he’s been sick for a while, he can only take a couple hits before he’s out. He just has to be hit first.  Though on top of that, he has surprisingly good endurance when it comes to sickness and minor injuries. Like he’ll be internally screaming the whole time, but the show must go on.

What character archetype are they the most like (the Innocent, the Hero, etc.)

Although both is parents are alive, ‘The Orphan’ makes the most sense for him thematically. His powers came in at an inopportune time, which put him on the radar of some powerful people and his life is leagues different than what it was before he could teleport. He just wants to prove his worth and has benefactors to provide him a way to do that.

What TV-Tropes trope would they be?

Although a textbook ‘Adorkable’, his character arc fits more with ‘Beware the Silly Ones’. For the most part Daniel is that goofy brother everyone likes to make fun of, but with his current job and how he had to essentially become a single parent at 10, he can get serious when he needs to.

What John Mulaney quote/bit do they most embody?

‘I think, like, in Heaven they built, like, three quarters of a gay person and then they forgot to flip the final switch, and they just sent me out and it was like, “You marked that one gay, right?”And it was like, “Oh no! Was I supposed to?”And they were like, “Oh man, well this’ll be a very interesting person. This’ll be a very silly person.“’ 

With the exception of love interests and immediate family, who are they closest to?

While in school, he didn’t have very close friends until Ashi, but when he got his internship, he got to be pretty close with one of his coworkers, a clairvoyant named Kira. They’re about as opposites as you can get, but Kira has that deadpan humor that he misses in Ashi.

What is their moral alignment? What would have to happen for it to shift?

He’s bounces between neutral and chaotic good, despite working for people along the neutral and evil spectrums. If he continued to work with them and get more in the fold, he would probably shift somewhere between chaotic good and chaotic neutral. He would probably have to have something terrible happen to Ashi or particularly Benny to switch into something more evil.

Are they a morning person? What are they like before 8am?

He’s not necessarily a morning person by nature, but given school, rehearsals, and work, he’s had to adapt to being a morning person. He usually gets up between 5 and 6 and is out the door by 7:30. The one key difference is that while he’s awake, he will not say anything until at least 7, just because he’s mentally screaming the whole time.

What are they like when they’re tired?

Daniel tends to get a little cranky when he’s tired, and definitely more snappy. He doesn’t have patience to deal with people’s bullshit, so he just wants to be left alone. He tries to stay away from people when he’s tired and go find a place to nap.

What are they like in arguments?

He hasn’t been in a lot of arguments, just a couple ones with his brother, but he definitely has a problem of holding everything back until the last moment and then he will take out ever receipt on you since he met you.

What is their dominant hand?

His right

Out of 10, how happy are they? How happy do they think they are?

He’s usually around a 6.5 most of the time. He’s always incredibly stressed but tries to be positive. He likes thinking he’s at an 8 though.

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Performer au + poorly timed confession + bonus of ur choosing for supernerds

Bonus: Blind Date

Broadway Star Daniel Spiegelmann is taking everyone by storm as headlining Dear Evan Hansen. Critics are saying that he takes the role to a new level, bringing in the awkward, anxious boyish charm of an actual teenager (even though he’s nineteen) that makes Evan a relatable and endearing character. He even uses the role to bring special highlight to depression and suicide, citing his own battles with anxiety and depression as a way to connect with the character.

Meanwhile, Ashi Mahajan is a popular DJ at a club in Manhattan that sees the biggest stars come through its doors, all to see her create beats, remixes, and freestyles that have movie producers calling her to do music for the next big blockbuster film.

Ashi and Daniel had never crossed paths, but certainly knew each other. Daniel used Ashi’s music as warmup songs to get him into character every night, and Ashi was eventually persuaded to attend one of the shows by one of her coworker. They never met each other until Daniel’s little brother Reuben, who followed all of Ashi’s social media accounts and actually was friends with Ashi through charity trips to his school, managed to set her up on a blind date.

Daniel and Ashi meet for the first time at a small restaurant in Brooklyn, an Italian restaurant that Ashi got to pick out because as she told Benny “I’ll only go if it’s real Italian”. Both Ashi and Daniel are starstruck (though Ashi’s definitely better at hiding it), and with the exception of their argument about whether twizzlers are better than hot cheetos, the date goes great.

That is until Daniel shows up at Ashi’s club a couple nights later for an after party of one of his friend’s opening night for a new musical and he sees her and just tweets “I can’t believe I’m at a club with the prettiest girl in the world” and gets a blurry candid of Ashi at her mixing table. Ashi, who has taken this time to check twitter after sending an ask for requests, sees it and does an actual record scratch in shock. She takes the time after to yell at Daniel for throwing off her groove while working.

He makes it up by buying dinner next time.

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Zip zap boi for the otp thing

My NOTP for them

As much as I like the idea of Daniel slowly wearing Archer down like he did to Ashi, he does not deserve Archer’s unpleasantness. Also there’s the issue that Daniel does not like death at all, and the entire reason that Archer is at the Library is because he killed someone.

My BROTP for them

As much as Daniel calls Ashi his best friend, which is 100% true, his BFF is actually his sister, who he still misses every day. Judith and Daniel had a special sibling bond that no one could touch. He told all his secrets to her and she to him, and anyone who dresses as Wonder Woman and Batman for an entire summer deserve that ultimate friendship bracelet for life.

Of course now that she’s dead, Ashi and Daniel are the ultimate BROTP. They miss each other immensely and their reunion is going to be epic and epically awkward.

My OTP for them

Supernerds reigns supreme in this household. It’s a beautiful four way ship and Ashi loves her intelligent idiot musical boy and Daniel loves his snarky, sometimes mean musical girl. They are the best version of friends to lovers.

My second choice pairing for them

Alright I’m not gonna lie, Daniel and Philly would be kind of cute. Philly is also very much into softies (unless its solely for fucking in which case she wants to be rammed so hard she finds Jesus), and Philly does also have a soft spot for well meaning idiots (hence her protection of Ezra), and of course Daniel would be all over her devotion to her team and her extra-ness. Plus they both have little brother figures who give them grief but ultimately who they’d die for.

My fluffy pairing for them

Daniel and Ashi are the fluffy pairing. Listening to music in their jammies together? Check. Making pasta and latkes while Ashi and Benny make fun of Danny? Check. Playing Mario Kart and Daniel kicking Ashi’s ass? Triple Check.

My angsty pairing for them

They are also the angsty pairing, especially when both figure out what the other has been doing all these months. They won’t appreciate first who the other is working for, and second that they lied to each other about having powers in the first place. Also, there is one specific moment that will make them the angstiest of all.

My favorite poly ship for them

After Philly and Ashi work out their tension that gives me an anxiety attack every time they talk, them and Daniel would make a great pair. They’re all extra and dramatic but still love each other, and Philly would absolutely costume all of Daniel’s shows and make him the best looking, and she’d help do lyrics for Ashi and Daniel’s musics. They’d also make a great cuddle session and Philly could rent out a flat in London to explore.

My weirdest pairing for them

Marcy isn’t going to like Daniel at first and thinks he’s definitely too weird and wild and.... just Too Much (tm). He on the other hand would be very much afraid of her, especially after hearing what she’s done to people. He would however, dig the hair. That is one thing they can agree on.

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Summer Camp AU + Fake Dating for Supernerds

Ever since his older sister disappeared without a trace and his parents were arrested for her murder, Daniel Spiegelmann’s guardian and great-aunt has been sending him and his younger brother to Alexandria Summer Camp, both as a way of “therapy” and as a way to get them out of the house and out of their hair. It is there that he meets Ashi Mahajan, who’s new to the city of Grand Rapids as a whole and her mom signed her up for camp to meet friends.

Daniel is immediately intrigued by Ashi and thinks she’s the coolest human being he’s ever seen, and through a series of interactions and Daniel’s earnest positivism, Ashi and Daniel become best friends (it helps that she and Daniel’s brother Reuben always band together to torment Danny). They go to summer camp for the next five years until he’s fifteen, where it’s the only time they get to see each other.

Things get tricky when Daniel’s great-aunt threatens to move them across the country in Utah, where she argues that he’ll have a better time making friends since he can’t even get a girlfriend in Grand Rapids. Trying to stay in Michigan, he blurts out that he’s dating a girl in summer camp, she just never met her. Of course, when his great-aunt asks for proof, cue a panicked Daniel calling Ashi to ask if she’ll pretend to be his girlfriend for a month while his great-aunt decides to move or not.

Ashi accepts on the condition that she be paid in twizzlers, and for a while it’s a little awkward at first, they start off pulling the scam really well. Ashi gets to see Daniel’s acting ability for the first time and holy shit he can be really charming when he wants to and holy shit he’s actually really attractive stop looking at me like that Daniel this is supposed to be fake.

As it turns out, both fall in love with each other but try to hide it by saying they can’t wait to stop pretending to be in love with the other because ew that would be gross. Every time it happens, Ashi and Daniel think that the other doesn’t like them and everything is one-sided. It takes Benny locking both of them in the bathroom because he’s so tired of being the only smart one in this family and just wants his idiot brother and idiot cooler friend to admit their feelings.

They do.

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one more for the meme for now: The sweet, stupid zippy boi

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would banghogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuffbest quality: He cares so so much about his friends and family and he would literally do anything for themworst quality: He would literally do anything for them including go in very bad situationsship them with: His bff Ashibrotp them with: His siblings Judith and Ruben, probably Gailneeds to stay away from: His boss mostlymisc. thoughts: This boy would be the type of person to pass the bar exam at Harvard and forget to eat for three weeks because he was binge watching The Office.

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the 50 qs for the goofy drama zip zap boi

Their age?

16

Their sexuality/sexual preference?

Bisexual

Any siblings/Only child?

He has two siblings, one older sister (Judith) who he’d sell his soul to Satan for, and one younger brother (Reuben) who he’d sell to Satan. Jk, he loves Benny but sometimes he is too much to handle. They are all separably vying for “Most Extra Spiegelmann” Award

Their favourite season?

Winter. His goal every year is to make the tallest snowman with Ashi.

Who were/are their parents/guardians?

His parents were Henry and Antonia, and were pretty good parents to all of them and always encouraged him to be himself, but when Judith disappeared and it didn’t really seem like she had run away because Daniel told the police that she never had a problem at home, but like pre-teens did, sometimes have arguments with her mom and dad (mainly related that Judith wanted to go out and stay out with her friends), they were tried and arrested for child abduction and murder and now Daniel and Reuben officially live with their Great Aunt Theresa, but when Daniel’s boss entered the picture, he paid Daniel’s aunt to have unofficial custody over the boys as long as he paid college education and living expenses for them.

Their gender?

Male

Their date of birth?

September 15, 2002

What clothing style?

Usually gray jeans and t-shirts of either shows he’s been in or the stupid graphic tees you get at target. In his work, his boss has been trying to make sure he dresses better and is now starting to wear either sweaters or button ups with slacks. He doesn’t like that very much.

What is their favourite food after a break-up?

Butterscotch cookies from a bakery in Downtown Grand Rapids. They would know him by name.

Their favourite thing to do after a break-up?

Listen to every single musical or Disney love song and cry while eating chocolate chip ice cream. It hurts his tummy afterwards but it helps to focus on an upset tummy than a broken heart.

What happens in the ‘honeymoon phase’ for this character?

The kid will be broke because he’s always trying to buy gifts based on what you said you liked that one time. He’ll also always be with you and giving you cuddles and holding your hand and say “I found this flower, it reminded me of you.”

How many serious relationships have they been in?

None. He always had eyes for Ashi and didn’t know whether she liked him back.

What is their nationality?

American, though his family came from Poland in the 1930s.

What languages do they speak?

English, Hebrew, and Polish.

What is their profession/Education?

He was taught in Michigan for most of his life in both regular public school and then Hebrew school, and now he’s on a hiatus on school while he works, but still takes classes online at the local city college.

Their favourite comfort food?

Chocolate milkshakes. He’ll drink like five in an hour. Who cares if he’s lactose intolerant.

What’s a food they hate?

Tomatoes. They’re too squishy.

Their music taste?

Alternative rock or musical theatre. He’s honestly a fan of anything except country. Fuck country.

Is there a story behind their name/meaning?

Daniel’s a king in the bible, and Henry wanted to have a strong son that could make their family proud.

Something they do that seems childish to others?

When he gets overstimulated, whether happy or sad, he starts to cry. He once cried because he couldn’t finish an exam on time. He still got a B+ but he cried.

What is their all-time favourite TV show?

Mythbusters. They way they just *clenches fist* bust those myths. He also really likes anything with Gordon Ramsey because he’s funny.

What is their all-time favourite movie?

He’s a super big fan of the Indiana Jones movies, particularly The Last Crusade. His favorite part is where Indy and his dad set the room on fire.

How big is their family?

Originally it was him, Judith, Benny, and his parents, but now it’s him, Benny, techinically Great Aunt Theresa? And kinda his boss.

Are they close to anyone specific in the family?

He was extremely close to Judith when they were younger. He would say she was his best friend and she would come to his theatre performances when his parents had work. Now that she’s gone, he’s close(ish) to Benny, but they have a lot of tension from Benny just wanting his freedom and Daniel wanting to be a brother instead of a parent.

Have they got any allergies?

Bees and mosquitoes. He gets severe reactions from any bug bites that camping anywhere is kind of off the table.

Are they an emotional person?

Yes, but he tries to keep it under control and do whatever he’s being told to do. But the kid definitely feels the highs and lows 

Do they get angry/lose their temper quickly?

He’s got a lot of reasons to be angry, but he knows he has to hold it together for Benny (and Ashi). So he just waits until he’s alone and then he cries.

What are some of their guilty pleasures?

Playing video games for hours on end, talking to his pet gerbil Madonna, and writing out letters to Ashi that he can’t send so he keeps under his mattress at home.

Do they have pets? Do they want pets?

He has his pet gerbil Madonna that he and Benny watch over.

Do they like kids? Do they want kids/have kids?

He’s alright with kids, but he couldn’t handle another right now since he’s kind of the sole caretaker of Reuben.

Who’s cuddle buddy are they?

It used to be Judith’s and Ashi’s, but now it’s just Benny, which Benny absolutely hates. He squirms out of every hug that Daniel tries to give him.

Do they have any tattoos?

Nope, baby’s afraid of needles.

Do they have any piercings?

No, for the same reasons.

What is their hair colour? Is it their natural colour?

Dark blonde. He dyed the ends of it to a blue when he was fourteen, and Benny and Ashi both immediately agreed they hated it, so he cut it off.

Do they like musicals?

He loves musicals. He’s been participating in community theatre since he was around seven or eight (he had his first starring role as Gavroche in Les Miserables) and listens to musicals to calm himself down from panic attacks.

Do they like marmite?

He doesn’t say it to anything, but he actually likes it on toast. He doesn’t eat it that often because nearly everyone on his team hates it, but he enjoys it on the downlow.

Do they like glitter?

He has a glitter folder that he puts his sheet music in. He likes anything flashy and shiny.

Do they believe in the supernatural?

Mothman is real and you can’t convince him otherwise.

Have they ever seen a dead body?

He’s been lucky enough not to, but he’s worried that one of these days in the line of work he’s doing, he’s going to either see a dead body or 

be 

the dead body

Have they ever had a near-death experience?

He’s had plenty of near death experiences, a lot of them by his own doing. He once was about 20 feet from splatting on the pavement because he teleported too late.

Have they ever broken a bone?

Despite his general disregard for safety, Daniel is lucky that he’s never broken a bone. He almost broke his tailbone when he fell off a tree when he was fourteen, but he just had the air knocked out of him.

What are they like when they’re drunk/what kind of drunk are they?

He’d be the flirty drunk who just says he loves you so much. He’s also the one that forgets that you’re dating, so when you say you’re taken he starts crying.

Have they ever drunk underage?

Nah, his faith is pretty strict about drinking for funsies.

What is the first thing they do when they wake up?

Go to water his plants in his room. He has a fern named Patricia.

Do they consider themselves popular?

He’s had friends here and there mostly through theatre, but in his mind having Ashi was enough. It didn’t really set in how much he was lonely until she left.

How do they like their tea/coffee?

With as much sugar dumped in. Think you added enough sugar? No, add more.

What do they smell like?

Apple cologne, hazelnut, and pinewood candles.

Are they a virgin?

Yes, he’s only had one kiss and that was a stage kiss for Rent. He played Roger.

Do they wear glasses/contacts?

He wears contacts because he doesn’t like anything crowding around his eyes. He likes his Flicker mask because it actually covers the whole face rather than just his eyes and he can focus on outside stuff.

Are they good at remembering significant dates? Anniversaries, birthdays etc?

He’s good when it comes to Benny and Ashi, but completely abysmal when it comes to himself or other people’s. He once forgot a staff meeting with his team until they were literally at his doorstep politely demanding to come in.

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Ask meme for the ZipZap

1. What would be their favorite Disney (or other animated) movie?

Boy’s a Disney prince at heart, and he’s a fan of musicals so every movie night is either a Batman or Disney musical. His favorite Disney movie for a while has been Hercules. Poor Ashi and Benny have to deal with Daniel dramatically acting out “I Won’t Say I’m in Love” or “Go the Distance”, which both fit his vocal range, but he just blocks the TV the whole time.

2. What do they usually like for breakfast?

He can’t eat anything super heavy in the morning without feeling sick, so he likes drinking smoothies to keep his energy up.

3. What sort of cuddler are they?

Daniel was probably a cat in his past life because the boy will just nuzzle you to death and if you think you’re gonna get up to use the bathroom, guess again. He will lay on top of you with his head buried into your neck. 

4. How do they say “I love you”?

Acts of service is definitely his love language and he shows his love by doing things for the people he cares about, which is really shown in the sense that he is Benny’s primary caretaker. Daniel also buys stuff for Ashi even when he can’t afford it, and will work extra shifts to take care of Benny or do things for Ashi. He’s a really good boy, Brent.

5. What kind of shoes do they wear?

Usually beat up converse or sneakers. If he can get it at payless shoes, he will wear it. Now that he’s been forced to wear more professional clothes for his job, he wears comfortable black penny loafers. He wishes he could wear his converse.

6. What is their favorite accessory?

The last gift Judith ever gave to him was a shitty bracelet from when they took a trip to Chicago and they visited a tourist trap gift shop, and she got him a bracelet that said “The Windy City is just a Fart”

7. Are they more inclined towards fashion or comfort?

The boy has had one suit in his life and it was used as both Judith’s bat mitzvah suit, her funeral suit, his bar mitzvah suit, and when he was eventually hired at his new job, he finally got a new suit. Or rather, many suits.

8. What makes them laugh?

He has a great stash of vine references that he can pull out at all times of the day. Daniel usually shares it with Ashi because his current coworkers get frustrated with him every time he brings them up, but other than that, he laughs at all of Ashi’s jokes that aren’t directed at him, any visual jokes or puns, or sometimes just really fat cats.

9. Do they have a favorite flower?

Red rose. He’s a classic boi.

10. Would they be the one to propose to their significant other?

Boy is a total romantic and would propose complete with a song, mariachi band, and about 4 white horses.

11. What bad habits do they have?

Not eating or sleeping so he can study or save food for Benny, not taking care of himself because he’s overworking, and gorging on milkshakes even though he’s very lactose intolerant.

12. What are their biggest insecurities?

Oh god, what isn’t he insecure about? He’s insecure about being a good parental figure to Benny, insecure about being Ashi’s friend, being the least favorite Spiegelmann kid, not being popular, not controlling his powers, letting Benny and Ashi down. He’s a very insecure kid who tries to hide it under humor.

13. How do they wear their hair?

He has kinda shaggy hair that really should be cut, so usually its just swept to the side. It is very luscious hair though. It feels like it’s been treated by L’Oreal.

14. Are they an impulse shopper? If so, what would they buy?

Oh god no. He is very frugal with money because if he blows through money, he doesn’t have enough for food. He is an impulse Amazon wishlister though. He has about four hundred items.

15. When do they usually sleep?

He is like Ashi in that he never sleeps except for that cryptid sweet spot between 3 and 5am. Usually his time is spent working or studying.

16.What makes them worry?

God, everything. He’s been worried financially for years

17. Do they have any creative outlets?

He is the definition of a theatre kid in everything he does. He loves musicals and plays and has starred in tons of them. He also does mixtapes of his own and writes his own songs. Daniel’s a very talented boy when it comes to his brain and especially his mouth ;)

18. How do they comfort an upset loved one?

Hugs and vents and making mixtapes for them. He will get a list of all their favorite happy songs and play it when someone is feeling sad and will listen to them vent and hug it out the entire time.

19. What are they like when they’re sick?

Daniel has been sick a lot in the past couple months, and he is a really clumsy sick kid. He secretly needs glasses but doesn’t admit it or realize it, so he’ll walk around and crash into a wall before sitting down and disassociating for an hour. He’s really bad at being sick.

20. Do they say what they’re thinking, or keep their thoughts to themselves?

He tries to be aloof and keep his thoughts to himself, and he’s pretty good about that with Reuben so as not to scare him, but he cannot keep his mouth shut around Ashi. There is really only one aspect of his life that she doesn’t know about.

21. What is the best gift they’ve ever received?

Any time he gets a mixtape from Ashi, his lifespan increases by like 5 years (which when put into perspective of what’s happening to him, really just counterbalances something else ;))

22. Are they good at keeping track of time?

Yes, but only because how close of a schedule he has to keep in terms of play rehearsal and work. Like emotionally he may be a dumbass, but when it comes to school and organization, he is very smart about that.

23. What is their favorite ice cream flavor?

He’s that freak that loves Cotton Candy ice cream for some reason. Even though it makes his shits blue.

24. What would they order from a fast food/take-out place?

Literally everything as long as there’s no pork. He will eat anything and everything. From fast food in particular, he’s a fan of the chicken nuggets.

25. What is their favorite pizza topping(s)?

Canadian bacon and pineapple. Don’t @ him.

26. What is their favorite type of cookie?

Caramel, Chocolate chip, and pretzel.

27. Do they paint their nails?

Yep. He likes keeping his hands busy so he’ll just paint his nails every shade of the rainbow every so often when he doesn’t have work or shows.

28. What is their favorite board game?

Disney Scene It. Any place he can show off his obscure Disney trivia, he excels at.

29. Are they more of a pants or skirts kind of person?

Pants. Skirts give him a draft. He’s definitely tried it before and decided that he gets the appeal of freedom, but his upper legs get a bit chilly.

30. Do they dream often? What about?

He has a lot of really obscure dreams that take place on stage. A lot of time he’ll talk to Judith through a changing room mirror and she looks a lot older than he remembers, but other times he’ll be performing and then look down and realize he’s naked. Those aren’t his favorite dreams.

31. Do they have any phobias?

He is afraid of a lot, including needles, doctors, police, financial instability, homelessness, and bees.

32. If they were a pokemon, which would they be?

After much consideration, he’d be an Eevee. He’s super cute and may look a little plain compared to other more “masculine” boys, but he has amazing potential to do great as long as he is loved and really he’s just the cutest boy who just wants to help people.

33. How well do they handle sea travel? Air travel?

Flying gives him the same feeling as teleporting so he’s fine with that, but he always manages to get seasick anytime he’s on water. Even if he’s on like Small World at Disneyland, he is terrible on water.

34. Which Disney character are they most like?

Kid definitely goes from Zero to Hero like Hercules and has the awkward but adorkable energy and that boy is going to go from a twink to a twunk by the time Ashi sees him again.

35. What sort of parent would they be?

This kid basically became a parent at 10 and he is the best pseudo dad to Benny ever even though Benny makes fun of him relentlessly, he does his best to take care of his little brother no matter what. He is on par with Daniel for dad of the year award.

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Ask meme for the Benny boy

Which parent do they look the most like?

Most of the Spiegelmanns look more like their mom, but Benny really takes after his mom with her hair, eyes, and nose. The only thing he inherited from his dad is his godawful eyesight.

Is there a name they were almost given (either by their parents or during character creation)?

Reuben was named after his grandma's youngest brother who was killed in the Holocaust when his family still lived in Poland. However, there were three other boys that his parents considered naming him after: Gavriel and David, his grandma's dad, son, and brother respectively. But eventually his parents decided Judith, Daniel, and Reuben sounded better together as siblings.

What were they like as a kid (if they’re currently a child, what would they be like as a teen)?

Benny just became a teen, thank you very much. But his childhood could really be split into before Judith died and after Judith died. While Judith was still with the family, he was usually an unwilling part of his siblings schemes since he was a baby and therefore had no autonomy, but he liked getting to run around with his brother and sister and play with them, especially when he got to throw things.

Once Judith died and Daniel was more or less his caretaker, Benny acted out a bit more to get attention from his very tired and busy brother, and also got really into basketball as that would become one of the only consistent things in his otherwise chaotic life. So he became a jock due to trauma.

What’s their drinking tolerance and what kind of drunk are they?

Like his siblings, he's kinda a lightweight, just a little bit more sturdy than his brother. About two and a half drinks in, he's very anxious and apologizing for everything he's ever done to annoy you and is just a touch weepy. When he's older, drinking night with the gang turns into making sure someone is always there to pat Benny's hand and tell him he's okay.

Where do they like to be touched?

Benny thinks he much too cool for touch and will shrug off anyone trying to give him a hug or anything 'goopy' as he says it, but if you catch him on a good day you can put your hand on his shoulder like a proud papa and he will soak it up.

What’s their favorite position (top/bottom/switch/pillow princess/etc.)

Reuben doesn't have any sort of relationship until he's well into his twenties, but by then he's a true switch who doesn't care what he's doing as long as both he and his partner are having a good time that both of them enjoy.

What are their kinks?

Because of spending his youth being a very unfortunate Straight Boy, as Reuben grows into his adolescence and young adulthood being a very repressed straight young man who doesn't want to think about any type of sexuality so he doesn't come across as pushy or annoying and again doesn't have a real relationship until his mid-twenties. Therefore he's more vanilla than his siblings, but by god he'd be turned on by confidence. He likes watching people do what they're good at with happiness and feeling comfortable and he would want to worship them.

How do they feel about adrenaline (roller coasters, extreme sports, etc.)?

He's a little idiot jock boy who loves to scream and feel like he's the king of the world. Let him go very fast on a roller coaster but make sure he has his glasses somewhere safe so they don't fly off.

What is their fight or flight response?

He usually argues first, apologizes later, and he gets very fiesty when he's upset. It's kinda a combo punch with fight and flight. He will stand up against whatever is making him mad and then immediately run away to avoid consequence.

What’s their pain tolerance?

It's not incredibly high, but since he's been doing sports for most of his childhood, he's at least learned how to take a couple bruises before showing pain. However, he is still a little shrimpy so it's not as much as it could be for a jock.

What character archetype are they the most like (the Innocent, the Hero, etc.)

Orphan. He's just got a big brother and big pseudo-sister to look out for him and he wants to be special so so bad.

What TV-Tropes trope would they be?

'Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today'? Even though he doesn't have to because as everyone will eventually find out, he's aggressively straight and likes to flirt with any girl he comes across even if they're always objectively out of his league. And he also wears basketball shorts 24/7.

But somehow we love him anyway.

What John Mulaney quote/bit do they most embody?

'No one cared about my opinion when I was a little kid. No one cared what I thought. Sometimes, people would say, “What do you think you’re doing?” But that just meant “Stop.”'

With the exception of love interests and immediate family, who are they closest to?

Currently Ashi’s the closest thing he has to a best friend, but she’s more like his big sister. Eventually he'll become best friends with the other Resident Straight with no Chi in the Library, Sarita. No one really knows how that friendship comes about, but between them bonding over being Chi-less, being jocks, and thinking that Ashi's super cool, they'll get along like wildfire.

What is their moral alignment? What would have to happen for it to shift?

Benny teeters between Neutral Good and True Neutral. He cares about people and doesn't want to see harm come to anyone, but also he's a thirteen year old boy with a tumultuous home life. He wants good things for himself and doesn't know why he just can't have them. However this puts him at the tipping point to go either into Chaotic Good or Chaotic Neutral depending on what morals this kid is taught.

Are they a morning person? What are they like before 8am?

Oh dear god, if you try to get him out of bed before 10 he will either not move, swat you, or give an incoherent mumbling of annoyed gibberish. He is the definition of "Liam: Grumpy teenager who just woke up."

What are they like when they’re tired?

Benny rarely has a filter to begin with, but when he's tired that filter is out the window. He will say whatever comes to mind regardless if its something that should be mentioned at the moment. He also will fall asleep anywhere, even under Ashi's sink on one occasion when they were playing hide and seek and he just... decided to take a nap.

What are they like in arguments?

Poor Reuben suffers from a condition called “Foot in Mouth Disease” where he says the very wrong thing at the wrong time in arguments, which causes the argument to escalate into places he absolutely did not mean to go.

What is their dominant hand?

Right

Out of 10, how happy are they? How happy do they think they are?

In a rare turn of events, Reuben is actually happier than he thinks he is. He thinks he has the worst lot in life because his brother's doing who knows what, his sister's dead, and his parents are imprisoned, but really when he thinks about it, his brother has sacrificed everything for him, Ashi and her mom have helped take care of him when they lived next door to each other, and all things considering, Benny's life could be a lot worse. So he thinks he's a 4/10, but is really a 7/10.

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ABCs for the Zip Zap Boi

A: Aptitude

1. what are your oc’s natural abilities, things they’ve been doing since young?

He’s always been that kid who’s weirdly scary good at math and physics. Daniel’s loved puzzles ever since he was a little kid and even grew up playing little platformer puzzle games on his computer. You can call him dense or naive, but if you called him dumb, you’d be a liar. If it wasn’t for his family situation, Daniel would have a full ride to Harvard if he wanted.

2. what activities have they participated in?

He’s done community theatre all his life and finds it the one thing he knows he’s meant for. He’s starred in a bunch of musicals including Falsettos, Les Miserables, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Be More Chill, and Rent.

3. what abilities do they have that they’ve worked for?

Keeping his teleportation powers under control. When he first got it, he was phasing in and out of existence and found it difficult to stay in one place, but now he’s able to phase and and out at will without causing himself pain or nausea.

4. what things are they bad at?

He has the common sense of a mushroom. He is too trusting of people and that little voice in the back of his head doesn’t really work that well.

5. what is their most impressive talent?

It’s a mix between his intellect and Dance Dance Revolution skills. He is incredibly smart and can solve a complicated problem in minutes, but he can also juggle between platforms in DDR and keep those fancy feet moving.

B: Basics

1. what is their hair color?

Dark blonde.

2. what is their eye color?

Blue

3. how tall are they?

5′6

4. how old are they?

16

5. how much do they weigh?

151 lbs

C: Comfort

1. how do they sit in a chair?

Crisscross applesauce

2. in what position do they sleep?

Sprawled out across his bed usually with one leg ending up resting on the wall.

3. what is their ideal comfort day?

Chilling in just a t-shirt and boxer shorts playing Super Smash Bros with Ashi and Ruben.

4. what is their major comfort food? why?

Cinnamon challah. It was one of the foods that he and Judith would argue over Saturday mornings

5. who is the best at comforting them when down?

Ashi by far. She knows exactly how to make him feel better by just listening to Imagine Dragons for three hours. When he was little, before he met her, it used to be Judith.

D: Decoration

1. how would they decorate a house if they had one under their name?

He wants to have a cozy house with spaces for running around and would have a room just dedicated to gaming and a fridge for his snack stash (snash), and would have a big kitchen so he never has to worry about going hungry. It doesn’t take much to make Daniel happy.

2. how would they decorate their child’s room?

He’d definitely put in a Dance Dance Revolution station as well as every popular video game console and a mini fridge because he’s that dad. He’d also make sure that they had a ton of toys and costumes to play with so they can let their imagination rule their childhood.

3. how do they decorate their own room?

His room is fairly small with a bunk bed that he used to share with Judith (now the top half is the hoard of clothes he never puts away), a small desk with a tiny electric piano, and a wardrobe that houses all the costumes he’s worn for shows over the years.

4. what type of clothes and accessories do they wear?

He tends to dress casual with t-shirts and sweaters with dark blue jeans, but now he’s starting to dress in more suit and ties for his job. He doesn’t like it that much.

5. do they like makeup/nail/beauty trends?

He’s worn makeup for theatre and will sometimes wear eyeliner and chapstick, but that’s kinda it.

E: External Personality

1. does the way they do things portray their internal personality?

He’s more scared and anxious than he lets on, which is strange when he acts like a goofball and does theatre and the like, but he’s much better at pretending to be someone he’s not than actually be who he is.

2. do they do things that conform to the norm?

Nope, the kid’s been weird since day one. Nothing would change that Daniel flavor he gives to life.

3. do they follow trends or do their own thing?

It’s a mix of both. He likes to do his own thing, which is usually also Ashi’s thing, but when he was younger was much more independent and now he’s more likely to follow the crowd.

4. are they up-to-date on the internet fads?

Daniel is always the first to know about anything because he’s on the internet 24/7.

5. do they portray their personality intentionally or let people figure it outon their own?

He usually lets people figure it out on their own. If he puts on a happy front, people tend to leave him alone and he’s fine with that.

F: Fun

1. what do they do for fun?

Video games, making mixtapes, dancing to musicals, and doing vocals for Ashi’s tracks.

2. what is their ideal party?

Mario Kart party with Benny and Ashi and a shit ton of cheese pizza. His go-to character is either King Boo or Donkey Kong.

3. who would they have the most fun with?

Ashi by far. She’s easily his favorite person, now that Judith has been gone for six years.

4. can they have fun while conforming to rules?

He usually follows the rules, unless there’s a big reason for him not to.

5. do they go out a lot?

Nah, kid doesn’t really have a lot of friends. Now at his job he’s forced to go out with his coworkers a lot but he just grins and bears it. Just how he deals with everything in his life.

G: Gorgeous

1. what is their most attractive external feature?

His stupid easy grin that always manages to reach his eyes.

2. what is the most attractive part of their personality?

He is one of the easiest people to get along with. When you’re with him, he devotes all his attention to you and will act like you’re the single best person in the world.

3. what benefits come with being their friend?

You’ll always have access to his snack stash (his snash), and will send mixtapes and new video game releases to you. He’ll also always be down to facetime you no matter what time it is and would drop absolutely everything for you. Overall, he’s just a good boy.

4. what parts of them do they like and dislike?

He loves his intelligence and his easygoingness but doesn’t super love his gullibility and easily trusting nature.

5. what parts of others do they envy?

He hates that other kids don’t have to worry about their future as much as he does, and that they don’t have to play brother and caretaker like he does to Reuben.

H: Heat

1. do they rather a hot or cold room?

Hot. Boy runs cold and shivers easily. His optimal sleeping position is just underwear.

2. do they prefer summer or winter?

Summer. School’s out and he can hang out with Ashi 24/7.

3. do they like the snow?

He always has a boner for snow. A snowner, if you will.

4. do they have a favorite summer activity?

He’s not great at beach volleyball, but he loves it and he also really loves going to Amusement Parks. Boy is an adrenaline junkie and loves roller coasters.

5. do they have a favorite winter activity?

Snowmen for days and ice skating.

I: In-the-closet

1. what is their sexuality?

Bisexual.

2. have they ever questioned their sexuality?

Yes, within the past couple years. His parents always told him he’d marry a beautiful intelligent woman and Daniel looked at handsome boys and thought “why not both?”

3. have they ever questioned their gender?

A little bit when he was about five when he was more interested in feminine things than masculine, but he realized that being a boy and liking feminine things is okay.

4. would/was their family be okay with them being LGBT?

He’s still never really come out to his family. Reuben knows just because the little shit read his texts when he was talking to a boy, but he knows that most of his family would be awkwardly accepting at best.

5. how long would/did it take for them to come out?

He didn’t stay enough with his parents or Judith to come out, and he wouldn’t dream coming out to the rest of his family. He came out to Reuben at age 15 just because Benny found his texts.

J: Joy

1. what makes them happy?

Theatre, video games, and food.

2. who makes them happy?

Ashi and his siblings.

3. are there any songs that bring them joy?

“Amsterdam” by Imagine Dragons and honestly, “Africa” by Toto

4. are they happy often?

He pretends to be at least.

5. what brings them the most joy in the world?

Ashi.

K: Kill

1. have they ever thought about suicide?

A few times, once when Judith disappeared, once when he learned that he had superpowers, and when he was left alone with just Ruben after Ashi was forced to leave.

2. have they ever thought about homicide?

No, Daniel could never go through killing anyone and doesn’t even like the thought of death.

3. if they could kill anyone without punishment, would they? who?

No, in his new job Daniel can steal whatever his boss wants thim to steal, but he’d never take a life.

4. who would miss them if they died?

Ashi definitely, and Reuben and Judith, if she were still there.

5. who would be happy they died, anyone?

He doesn’t think his boss would mind too much if he lived or died, but it’s really hard to tell with him. Sometimes he acts fatherly but then other times is too harsh on him and witholds any praise.

L: Lemons

1. what is their favorite fruit?

Mango. They don’t get them a lot in Michigan, but at his new job he is able to get fresh fruit from around the world. And mangoes are fucking tasty.

2. what is their least favorite fruit?

He once tried dragonfruit because the name sounded awesome, but he had one bite and spat it out. Now he can’t even look at dragonfruit.

3. are there any foods they hate?

Mushrooms and lima beans. They have a really weird texture to them.

4. do they have any food intolerances?

Dairy. Does it stop him from eating dairy? Nope.

5. what is their favorite food?

Butterscotch cookies or flaming hot cheetos. Not at the same time, of course.

M: Maternal

1. would they want a daughter or a son?

He’s already a pseudo-father to Reuben, so would rather have a daughter first but he is honestly good with any gender.

2. how many children do they want?

He likes the amount that his parents had, so would probably want three, so if two are fighting, they can go to the other one.

3. would they be a good parent?

He’d try to be the best parent he could be because he wouldn’t want his kids to grow up without a good guardian like he and Benny did. He would work his ass off to be at any of his kids’ activities too, from swim meets to performances.

4. what would they name a son? what would they name a daughter?

He’s definitely naming his daughter Judith, no question about it and if he wasn’t marrying Ashi, would name his daughter Ashi. Otherwise he’d name his daughters Esther, Miriam, or Leah, and his sons Simon, Tobias, or Adam.

5. would they adopt?

Yeah, he can’t see any reason why he wouldn’t. He honestly wishes that he could be adopted by someone else.

N: Never Have I Ever

1. what would they never do?

Take someone’s life.

2. what have they never done that they want to do?

He’s not going to lie, he really wants to try a demolition derby. He’d take all the precaution but it just looks like so much fun.

3. is there anything they absolutely can’t believe people do?

Not use their signal when people turn. It’s a function on the car for a fucking reason, Susan. He’s very particular about road safety, even though now he never has to drive a car again.

4. what is the most embarrassing thing they’ve done?

When he was six, he and Judith dressed in nothing but Batman and Wonder Woman costumes for the entire summer and his parents got pictures, and he never lived it down. Benny eventually passed the photos to Ashi so she could join in on humiliating him.

5. have they done anything they thought they’d never do?

Work as a thief.

O: Optimism

1. are they optimistic or pessimistic?

Optimistic, though he’s a little big more optimistic towards others than he actually is. He’d rather be seen as an optimist than a pessimist.

2. are they openly optimistic, throwing it on others?

Yeah, for the most part. Half of it is so hopefully one day he can believe it as well, but he likes to throw it on Benny so he doesn’t have to be sad like Daniel is.

3. are they good at giving advice?

He’s actually pretty good at giving advice despite being horrible at following advice. His advice is more logically driven so usually it is objectively good advice but he also manages to be comforting as well.

4. is there anyone in their life that throws optimism on them?

It used to be Judith, but now he has to take up the mantle of being the optimistic Spiegelmann, because it sure as hell ain’t gonna be Benny.

5. were they always optimistic?

In later years, it’s been more fabricated, but he’s always been on the optimistic side than pessimist.

P: Personality

1. what is their best personality trait?

Humility.

2. what is their worst personality trait?

He uses humor to hide any negative feeling he has.

3. what of their personality do others love?

Benny likes Daniel’s humility, intelligence, protective nature, and determination. Judith loved Daniel’s imagination, loyalty, drive, and kindness. Ashi loves his sense of humor, his exuberance, his persistence, his supportiveness, his stupidly brilliant mind and the idiocy that goes right along with it.

4. what of their personality do others envy?

Benny wishes his had Daniel’s charm that seems to come easy to him, and also his ambition that seems to be the only thing propelling him forward. Ashi envies his openness, his confidence, and his imagination.

5. do they hate anything about their personality/about other’s personalities?

He hates anyone who is arrogant, doesn’t matter why. If you’re arrogant or cocky, he doesn’t want to associate with you. It doesn’t help that a lot of the people who are arrogant, Daniel met through theatre.

Q: Questions

1. do they ask for help?

He doesn’t like asking people he knows for help because he doesn’t want to seem like a charity case, but he doesn’t mind strangers who want to give help just because. It’s why he doesn’t like Ashi helping him much, because he doesn’t want to burden her and she’s the most important person in her life.

2. do they ask questions in class?

Absolutely, it’s harder to get Daniel to shut up from asking questions. He’s that kid that makes class go ten minutes over because he’s asking the teacher every question in the book.

3. do they answer questions that make them a little uncomfortable?

No, he’ll usually change the subject if he doesn’t want to answer the question.

4. do they ask weird questions?

God, yes. When he first met his boss, he asked so many batshit questions that his boss contemplated dropping him then and there.

5. are they curious?

A little bit more than he should. He tends to stumble onto things that he probably shouldn’t.

R: Rules

1. do they follow rules?

He usually follows the rules unless there is a super good reason why he should break it. Don’t ask him to help you on a car chase, he’ll follow all speed laws and use his turn signal.

2. would they be a strict or laid-back parent?

He’d find that fine line because he doesn’t want to be an overbearing helicopter parent, but he also knows how detrimental to have a neglectful parent. And he doesn’t want that for anyone.

3. have they ever been consequenced for breaking a rule?

When his Great Aunt Theresa found out he once snuck out of the house at midnight to visit Ashi, she grounded him from any extracurricular for six months because she said he spent more time doing silly activities that paying attention to his studies.

4. have they broken any rules they now regret breaking?

He was technically not allowed to leave for anything during Benny’s bar mitzvah but had too much water during the ceremony and really had to pee, and that is how he discovered his powers of teleportation.

5. do they find any rules they/others follow absolutely ridiculous?

He hates that he isn’t allowed to talk to people outside his work and just keep within his own circle, but Daniel will find anyway to talk to Ashi, even if it’s not allowed.

S: Streets

1. are they street-smart?

Not in the slightest. He’s definitely a little better than he was in Michigan, but he’s much more smart in the academia department than the streets.

2. would they give money to someone on the streets?

He likes to when he has extra cash. He also likes to buy little care packages for the homeless that includes tampons/pads for those who menstruate, diapers for parents, tooth brushes, and granola bars

3. have they ever gotten in a fight on the streets?

No, his boss always manages to make sure that Daniel stays out of the action and only focuses on the tasks that he gives him.

4. has anything happened to them on the streets?

He was once almost apprehended by a Scholar who caught him stealing, but luckily teleportation is one poof away. In a span of five seconds, he went from Dublin to Reno.

5. are they cautious when out?

Now he is, but before he never saw a reason to be careful besides like, for cars. He’s grown up a lot between discovering his powers and current day.

T: Truth

1. are they honest?

For the most part, except when he’s acting. But he has to lie more now in his line of work to survive.

2. can they tell if someone is lying?

Nah, like I said before, he is gullible as fuck. He tends to take things at face value.

3. is it obvious when they’re lying?

Ashi says he makes a face whenever he lies or at least is untruthful, but he’s trying to be better about that so if he ever needs to lie to cops, he can.

4. have they lied about anything they regret lying about?

He regrets lying to Ashi that he has powers because he wants to share it with her, but knows its important that he keeps it secret because she might not believe him, and she might turn him in to the police if she found out.

5. have they told truths that have been spread against their will?

Absolutely, when he told the CPS officer that his parents had a fight with Judith about a day before she disappeared and the officer said they wouldn’t tell anyone, but it got back to the police and his parents were jailed.

U: Underdog

1. have they been bullied?

He’s been teased, especially by Ashi and Benny, but never full on bullied. It’s questionable when it comes to his new boss who has very high expectations, but he doesn’t think what his boss does constitutes as bullying.

2. have they bullied anyone?

He also dishes back the teasing that Ashi and Benny give him, but he’s never intentionally mean to anyone.

3. have they been physically attacked by a bully?

No, he’s always been pretty good about staying out of trouble. He uses his mouth to get both in and out of situations. There’s been plenty of close calls at his new job, though.

4. have they ever been doubted?

Absolutely. When people met goofy, easygoing Daniel who does community theatre, they expect a kid who doesn’t take things seriously, and then they look at this Straight A student who’s figuring out how to get to Harvard without leaving his little brother at the mercy of Great Aunt Theresa.

5. have they surprised people with being good at something?

Nobody in his extended family expected that Daniel was a whiz at physics. All they knew about him was that he dressed as Batman an entire summer and thought that’s all he’d ever be. And then Daniel won his first physics competition.

V: Vomit

1. do they vomit often?

He did when he was first getting the hang of his teleportation powers because he would get whiplash, but he has that under control now.

2. do they get lots of stomach aches?

Not as much as he should because he eats like shit, but he actually gets stomach aches if he wakes up too early in the morning.

3. are they good at comforting someone ill?

Yeah, he had his hand at helping Judith when she was sick as a kid, but is also that asshole that is like “Hey, you have to go to bed and rest or I will physically fight you. Oh you think you’re better? Tragic, go back to sleep.”

4. what do they like as far as comfort goes?

Usually back rubs tend to do the trick. Also for people to go on water runs for him.

5. do they burp, cough, or hiccup most when nauseous? when vomiting?

He has powerful burps that make his body actually shake. But it’s only when he’s nauseous. When he’s actually vomiting, he’s like a rag doll over the toilet.

W: Water

1. do they drink enough water?

It’s actually one of the few healthy things he does. He really loves the taste of water and he drinks it because he has to keep his throat lubricated for theatre.

2. have they learned to swim?

Yes. There’s a community pool close to his house where he, Reuben, and Judith learned how to swim.

3. do they like to swim?

He’d rather stay inside and play video games, but for an athletic activity, it’s not the worst and he doesn’t mind it.

4. can they dive?

Technically yes, but he looks so riducolous that he never dives in front of Reuben or Ashi because they’d tease him relentlessly.

5. can they swim without holding their nose?

Yeah, but he can’t swim without goggles.

X: Xylophone

1. what is their favorite genre of music?

Either r&b/alternative mashups or musical theatre. He pretty much likes all genres except country because fuck country.

2. do they have a favorite song?

‘Jenny on the Block’ by Jennifer Lopez. It’s honestly a bop.

3. do they have a favorite band/artist/singer?

Imagine Dragons

4. can they sing well?

He’s had several leading roles in musicals he’s been in, including Gavroche in Les Miserables, Jason in Falsettos, Roger in Rent, and Evan in Dear Evan Hansen.

5. can they rap?

He thinks he can rap, and he loves rap, but Reuben always tells him that if he tries to rap one more time, he will sell his organs on the black market.

Y: You

1. how old were you when you created them?

19.

2. what inspired you to create them?

Ashi needed a dweeb to date and thus Daniel was born.

3. were they different when they were first created?

Not really. He was originally going to be just a side character that found out his powers sometime in the middle of the campaign, but I gave him a much bigger part later. I haven’t done enough with him to really change his characters.

4. do you enjoy writing them more than other characters?

He’s my beautiful golden boy who just wants to do theatre and keep himself alive.

5. what’s your favorite thing about them?

He’s so smart and so good but so stupid. I just want to protect him.

Z: Zebra

1. what’s their favorite animal?

Cows. They’re just so big and dumb and peaceful.

2. do they like animals?

He actually wanted to be a vet for the longest time (along with president, scientist, ice cream taste tester, and bus driver) but then realized quickly that he’s very afraid of needles.

3. cats or dogs?

Cats. He’s allergic to dogs.

4. what’s their dream pet?

A lamb. He’d name it Baastion.

5. do they have any pets at the moment?

He and Reuben have joint custody over their gerbil, Madonna. He stays in Daniel’s room though just because his is bigger.

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aaand obscure asks for the zip zap

What convenience store food would be their go-to at a 7-11 (Fantasy or otherwise)?

God, so many flaming hot cheetos. About half his grocery money is spent on flaming hot cheetos.

Who is their drinking buddy? If they don’t drink, which drunk friend would they watch over?

He doesn’t drink and doesn’t plan to until he’s 21 but it absolutely would be Ashi and eventually Gail. 

Who would be their go-to character in Clue?

Colonel Mustard because Daniel appreciates a man with a powerful mustache.

If they ever had to go to college, what major would they pick?

Electrical engineering and physics double major

Do they have a signature color(s)?

Not really, but he’s more aligned to a light teal or green.

What would be their favorite vine?

“Good credit, bad credit, no credit? No problem! Fuck it, Ghost Credit!”

“I’m gonna get a Subaru!”

If they had a social media account, what would it be about?

Conspiracy theories, His own Let’s Plays, and candid pictures of Ashi.

Who would they invite to be their best man/maid of honor at their wedding?

If he wasn’t secretly planning on marrying Ashi, it would definitely be her, but otherwise he promised Ruben it’d be him and like a good little brother, Benny promised to embarrass him as much as he could.

Alternatively, who’s best man/maid of honor would they be?

Ruben when he was old enough, and he would have been Judith if she were alive. Once he got close to Bailey though, Bailey would ask him. They both have similar spirits.

What would be the title of their sex tape/mixtape?

“Well That Was Fun”

If there was no prejudice, what time period/place would they love to visit?

Ancient China. It was his favorite period in history to study, and even tried to make a replica of the terracotta soldiers. It was actually very well done, but he got a C in the class because it couldn’t replace the essay he was supposed to do.

What three words would they use to describe themself?

“Decent, I guess”

What three words would their friends/family use to describe them?

“Big fuckin dork”

What nicknames do they have? Any particular stories behind them?

Dan, Danny, Danny Boy, Zip Zap, Flicker. He once tried playing around with superhero names while he was in the shower and thought of “Zip Zap” and honestly thought about using it for a while until his little brother told him it was the stupidest name he had ever heard in his life. Of course, Benny still continued to use it.

Do they consider themself a good person? Why or why not?

He tries to be. He knows some of the stuff he’s done isn’t really good, but he’s keeping his moral code as much as he can.

If they were a cryptid, what would they be?

Bigfoot. Maybe shows up for ten seconds, causes a panic, and dips out to play some video games.

What is the one thing they wish they could’ve said to a loved one, but never did?

He wished he could have told Judith how much she meant to him before she disappeared. Maybe she wouldn’t have run away (?) if she knew how much her brothers loved her.

What would they tell their ten year old self?

“Hey, at Ruben’s bar mitzvah, hold your shit in the entire time. Don’t ask me why. Also appreciate your sister more.”

Who would be on their team in an all out prank war? Who would they be against?

Ashi of course, and then Gail, Bailey, or Sarita are always good people to have on his team. He would deffo be against Marcy. It’s not that he hates her, but they don’t have the best relationship.

Can they drive a car? Are they good at it? (If cars don’t exist, would they be able to drive if they existed?)

He just got his license, but is eternally screaming every time he leaves his driveway.

Tell the story behind their most stupid injury/scar.

He tried to eat a stapler when he was three and now has a scar on his lip. In his defense, it was a brightly colored stapler.

What word(s) would they freeze up at if someone said it to them?

Anytime someone calls him “Son”, it brings a bad taste to his mouth. Also anyone telling him that what happened to Judith was his fault.

Who is someone that they don’t talk to much, but would probably get along with?

There’s one person on his team, Kira, who doesn’t really say much but they seem to have a soft spot for him and makes sure that he’s not doing too much stupid shit. They’d hit if off if they opened themself up more, he thinks.

Have they ever done something they think is unforgivable?

He’s done a lot of things that are probably illegal, but none that he thinks are unforgivable.

What type of soda would be their favorite?

Diet Pepsi. Don’t @ him. 

What do they want more than anything?

His sister back.

What is their fatal flaw?

Living in the past. He has no plans for the future and wants things to go back to how they were when he was younger.

What Greek God would they be most like?

Hermes, god of travelers, thieves, and trade.

Who do they looks the most up to?

Judith and Ashi

If they had to pick between their best friend or significant other, who would they pick?

Since Ashi is his best friend and significant other, I’ll change it to would he pick Ashi over Judith? At this point, as much as he still misses his sister, he’d pick Ashi. He couldn’t live with himself if he got Ashi killed.