Meme
1. What is your full name? Do you have a nickname?
MacKenzie Robert Rider. Mac
2. How old are you? When is your birthday?
17. July 1
3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic?
I was born in Atlantis. I've lived there, New York, and in space. I'm proud to be Atlantean and American, so I guess yeah.
4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
Namorita Prentiss and Richard Rider. Mom's a princess, Dad's a Space Cop, and they're both terrific.
6. What is your occupation?
Going to get a job as a delivery boy, I think.
7. How tall are you? How much do you weigh?
6'2", 300 pounds -- that's healthy, honest.
8. What color is your hair? What color are your eyes?
Brown. Dark.
9. What is your race?
Homo sapiens mermanus I'm a mutt.
10. To which social class do you belong?
...this one's hard, 'cause Mom's royalty and Dad's not.
11. Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Do others?
I look pretty good, yeah.
12. What is your style of dress?
Comfy, but I can dress up if I need to. And fortunately, I've made sure to keep up the exercise enough in sapce that I can still look decent in Atlantean clothes.
13. Do you have any scars? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Other unique physical features?
Little wings on my ankles.
14. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
I'm allergic to Badoon swamp plants, and I don't handle dehydration well.
15. Are you right- or left-handed?
It's weird. I write with my right, but I lead with my left in a lot of other things.
16. What does your voice sound like?
Baritone, I think.
17. What kind of vocabulary do you use?
Decent? I mean, I'm not stupid, but I'm not that good at formal.
18. List three quirks or other defining characteristics.
I'd play competitive sports if my physiology didn't make it kind of stupid.
I'd be lost without my canteen.
I'm a fan of the Mets and the Knicks.
19. How often do you bathe? Do you wear perfumes?
Lots and, uh, no. I'm a guy. I don't do cologne or aftershave, either.
20. What kind of facial expression do you commonly wear (dour glare, wry smile, etc)?
I can do a good glare and a good smile, but I guess my default's kinda blank.
21. Do you use body language?
Some, yeah
22. Do you have a commonly used saying?
I don't know.
Childhood
23. What is your earliest memory?
Dad and Mom trying to be romantic when they were underwater so Dad's suit was closed up and airtight. But they were still trying to be cuddly. Traumatizing, I tell ya.
24. How much schooling have you had? Did you enjoy it?
I've gone some, got tutored some. Got my GED.
25. Where did you learn most of your knowledge and skill?
My parents.
26. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Cool.
27. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Kinda see-sawed between a cop, a Kassiline, and center for the Knicks. Basically, I just wanted to be something cool.
28. When and with whom was your first kiss?
Waaay too embarrassing to discuss
29. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
I take the fifth.
30. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? Does that affect you?
Well, there's the whole Atlantean royalty side. Plenty of celebrated people there.
Influences
31. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
I guess my time in space with Dad. Or maybe now, acquiring new cousins. I don't know.
32. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Helping my dad with that bomb on Snarkworld (yeah, Snarkworld. Shut up. I did a good job)
33. What is your greatest regret?
I'm not jinxing anything.
34. What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing ever to happen to you?
Ah, man, where to start?
35. Do you have any secrets? If so, what are they?
Not much
36. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
Is that really something I can evaluate myself?
37. When was the time you were the most frightened?
Every time I screwed up in front of Namor. Give me bombs anyday.
38. Have you ever traveled outside of your country? If so, to where?
I've been
everywhere.
Beliefs
39. What is your alignment?
Ummm...good? I don't really play D and D or anything.
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
I'm willing to say the glass is half full, unless I just had a full glass a minute ago. Then it's half empty now.
41. Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why?
Spirituality's a tough issue.
42. Do you believe in an afterlife?
Maybe, but I don't want to bank on it.
43. What is your greatest fear?
Being useless.
44. What makes you angry? Sad? Happy? Why?
Cheaters and polluters, bad luck, and family and junk food
45. Do you think people are basically good or basically evil?
Depends on the people.
46. What are your views on politics? Religion? Sex?
Politics is frustrating and scary, Religion is mostly people's private business, and sex... um, I'm a teenage boy.
47. What are your views on gambling, lying, theft, and killing?
Silly, often not a good idea, wrong, and definitely not a fun thing ever.
48. How far will you go to defend your beliefs?
I don't know.
49. How much do you value money?
I'd like to earn some myself.
50. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
Betray the people who love them, I guess.
51. Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good?
Sure
52. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
Maybe
53. Are you superstitious?
There's some weird stuff out there.
54. How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others?
Okay.
55. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings?
Pretty honest.
56. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
Sure, plenty, but mostly silly little things.
Dealing With Others
57. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
My parents.
58. Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most? Why?
Namor, along with most of the rest of the family. I've never really made a Top Five Despised List.
59. Do you have a significant other? Who?
The line forms on the right, people. Yeah, I know I can't pull that line off.
60. Do you have a lot of friends? Who is your best friend?
I've got some. Haven't seen most of them in a long time.
61. How do you relate to members of the same race? Class? Sex?
I'm good at being One of the Guys, but the whole peach thing really is an issue in Atlantis sometimes.
62. How do you relate to members of a different race? Class? Sex?
I got along with most of the species I've met, and I'm not
totally useless with girls.
63. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.
Not yet.
64. What do you look for in a potential lover?
Nice, smart, good-looking, and can appreciate sports, I guess.
65. How close are you to your family?
Pretty close.
66. Do you want a marriage, family, and/or children?
Could be nice, a long way down the road.
67. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
I'm not very good at the arguments that don't involve a good left hook.
68. Are you a listener or a talker?
I'm a pretty good listener.
69. How long does it usually take for you to trust others?
It depends.
70. Do you hold grudges?
Yeah
71. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
Not really. Man, it's great to have new cousins.
72. Do you like interacting with large groups of people?
I'm okay with it.
73. How well do you express yourself?
Okay I guess.
74. How quickly do you judge others?
Not too quickly most of the time, but sometimes you do have to make a snap judgement.
75. Do you care what others think of you?
Some, yeah.
76. Do you have any enemies? How or why are they your enemy?.
Mostly inherited.
Personal Taste and Opinions
77. What is your favorite pastime? Color? Food? Possession?
Sports. Red. Fish. My suit.
78. What are your preferences in arts and/or entertainment?
I like some old Atlantean literature, some action movies and -- shut up -- The Muppet Show. Kermit's got a rough job, man. I don't envy him.
79. Do you smoke, drink, go whoring, or use drugs? Why or why not?
I'll drink where I can get it legal.
80. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
I haven't had a typical Saturday night in a while. I've been in space.
81. What is your most cherished fantasy?
Galactic peace
82. How long is your attention span?
It's okay? Moderate?
83. Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny?
Sure. Everything from the Muppets to standup to traditional Atlantean kid's riddles.
84. Is there anything that shocks or offends you? If so, what?
It's a messed up universe, that's all I'll say.
85. How do you deal with stress?
Exercise, go flying.
86. How much athletic ability do you have? Artistic?
Lots and not quite so much.
87. Do you like animals? Do you like children?
They're all right.
88. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
I can
follow a plan, but making them isn't usually my thing.
89. What are your pet peeves?
Pollution and the Yankees
Self-Image
90. What is your greatest strength as a person? Weakness?
I think I'm a pretty reliable, but not that good at the heavy thinking.
91. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I don't know.
92. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Neither, really.
93. Do you like yourself?
Yes
94. Do you have a daily routine? How do you feel if your day is interrupted?
I'm fine with it.
95. What goal do you most want to accomplish in the next six months? Your lifetime?
Six months: Hold down a job
Lifetime: Be there for my family.
96. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
I don't know?
97. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
Natural causes, although awesome points for going out in a supernova or something.
98. What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death?
Being a pretty cool guy, I guess.
99. What three words would you use to best describe your personality?
Fun. Tough. ...Punctual?
100. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
Depends who's talking. Peach would probably come up more often than I'd like.
101. Why are you risking your life to adventure? it's Important.
Like I've got an option, in this family?
