I find that I have occasionally thought of Alex as a super bunny, just before I gave him his crowd-phobia. That simple thing has made him more human. I've also made him doubt his inventions (the "this is so untested" comment with sweating) at the start of the adventure. Being that I really hadnt had a chance to really settle into things until now and plot a chapter, he might seem a little Mary Sue like. However, this chapter is designed to develop him further, the title is "an overlook of life," which takes place in castle overlook and there will be metaphors about his life that I hope will become apparent over time. I think this might be my last cameo caper for a while though, unless like this one I can fit them into what I had planned. You see, I scripted chapter four just for Alex to have him grow as a character but did not have an actual location planned until Castle Overlook came along. So, hopefully Alex will get out of his Mary Sue shoes and into his own.
LOL, just for laughs I took the mary sue quiz, truthfully in fact with Alex and this is what the results were:
"Alex is only a little like you. He isn't really very cool: he blends into crowds, he hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes him run into things. There's never been anything special about him that he could see; boy, is he in for a surprise. He's had more than his fair share of hard knocks, and probably spends more time than he ought moaning about it. And he's gotten no slack from you.
In general, you care deeply about Alex, but you're smart enough to let him stand on his own, without burdening him with your personal fantasies or propping him up with idealization and over-dramatization. Alex is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of him. "
Score
Score Breakdown
I Love Him, I Let Him Go 5
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Joe 0
Angst R Us 10
Momma HATES Him! 0
Total: 21