Hi everyone, I’m A.J. Locke, author of the upcoming urban fantasy novel, MAGIC DARK, MAGIC DIVINE with Entangled Publishing. For my guest post I thought it would be fun to introduce my four main characters, Pennrae, Callan, Gideon, and Toji, by having them play a game of “Never Have I Ever.” Each character will ask the others two questions, and we’ll see what their responses are. I hope you enjoy getting to know them!
Gideon: Me first! Okay, let me think, I’ve done a lot of stuff…
Penn: Understatement.
Gideon: You know what, just for that, my first question is: Never have I ever fallen asleep for two-hundred and ninety-two years
Penn: Wow. Wow.
Gideon: Well?
Penn: …I have.
Toji: I haven’t.
Callan: I haven’t, but I wish I did.
Penn: What??
Callan: Just trying to be supportive.
Penn: You da best.
Gideon: Second question! Never have I ever pit two rival warlords against each other and almost get taken out in the process.
Penn: I feel like these are targeted questions. Hmph. I have. And I won in end.
Callan: I haven’t.
Toji: I haven’t, unless doing it in a video game counts. And now it’s my turn. Never have I ever been sat on by a Circoux
Penn: The attacks continue, wow. I have…Ashe can be moody sometimes.
Toji: Like when you’re teasing her?
Penn: I see no correlation.
Toji: Of course.
Callan: I have, because Penn told her to.
Penn: You ate the last slice of cake, you’re lucky I didn’t tell her to breathe fire on you.
Gideon: I have, because I tried to ride her and she wasn’t having it.
Penn: I told you I’m the only one allowed to ride her.
Gideon: Whatever.
Toji: Second question. Never have I ever given someone a lap dance.
Penn: Spicy! And I haven’t, unfortunately.
Callan: I haven’t either. But we can change that, Penn.
Penn: We definitely will.
Gideon: So, who will be dancing for who?
Penn: Coin toss
Callan: No need, I already have a song and outfit picked out.
Penn: Well then!
Gideon: I have and Toji is sitting there looking smug because he’s recalling the experience.
Penn: He’s trying to hide his grimace with a smile.
Gideon: I hope Ashe sits on you later.
Callan: My turn to ask. Never have I ever broken a bone.
Toji: I have, my forearm when I was about twelve. Fell off my bike.
Gideon: I haven’t, thankfully.
Penn: Too many to count. But my dad was a Bone Shaper and put me back together like it never happened.
Callan: Next question. Never have I ever skinny dipped.
Gideon: Tsk, tsk. My poor man, you have not lived.
Callan: Is that a yes for you then?
Gideon: Of course!
Toji: I have as well.
Penn: You two…
Toji: Even before I met Gi, actually.
Gideon: Hm, yes, Toji had a life before he met me but we pretend he didn’t whenever possible.
Penn: I have, but it was less about the fun and more about getting clean while traveling with my Warrior’s Guild. Sometimes a lake or small stream was all we had. My turn now! Never have I ever posed nude for an art class.
Gideon: Pointed attack!
Penn: Revenge is sweet.
Callan: I haven’t. But you really have, Gideon?
Gideon: Sometimes my finances were on the struggle bus when I was college, okay. It was good money and now dozens of people have my majestic form immortalized in charcoal.
Penn: So much I could say I just don’t know where to begin…
Gideon: Your sass has finally been overwhelmed.
Callan: You’ve short circuited her. Never thought I’d see the day.
Penn: Give me two to three business days and I’ll be back in fighting form.
Toji: I never have, but since I have a willing model I might have to pick up some charcoal.
Gideon: My majestic form is ready for you, Toji darling.
Penn: Next question. Never have I ever been catfished.
Gideon: Woman, I swear…
Penn: You threw the pitch I’m just swinging the bat, bestie.
Gideon: Sigh. I have. People were doing the most during college.
Toji: I have too, unfortunately.
Gideon: Then we found each other and those catfishes can drown.
Penn: Um, you know catfish…
Gideon: It’s too deep a metaphor for you to comprehend, let’s move on.
Callan: I haven’t, but I’d be interested to hear more about Gideon and Toji’s experiences.
Gideon: It will be a chapter in my memoirs, you can buy it and read it then.
Penn: Free 99 or no dice.
Gideon: Wow. It really be your own people…
I hope you enjoyed a little bit of insight into my characters. Thank you so much for having me, Writerspace! One person who comments will win a $10 Amazon gift card.
fun interview
I enjoyed reading that!
I love Q&As like this! Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like they have some interesting pasts!! I love your cover too!!
Very interesting cast of characters.
I love character interviews. It gives great insight on them!
Thanks for the interesting chuckle – would definitely read!