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1. How aware is your character of their thought processes? Do they think about why they do what they do (however accurately)? Do they care about self-analysis?

2. Is your character more likely to think they can overcome something even when they can't or to feel helpless even when they aren't?

3. What's one thing they're overconfident about? What's one thing they're under-confident about?

4. How aware of and in control of their physical presence are they? Could they ever be caught with their clothes inside-out or spinach in their teeth? Do they ever stop paying attention to where they're walking or hit things when gesturing?

5. How good are they at accurately assigning blame? Do they think everything is their fault? That nothing is?

6. Name something from your character's past that affects their behavior now in a way they don't realize and something that affects them in a way they do realize.

7. Does your character overcompensate for anything?

8. Does your character believe they're chronically lucky/unlucky? Why?

9. Does your character have an inner monologue? Are their thoughts about themselves more frequently positive or critical?

10. Are there any values or beliefs your character espouses but doesn't live up to?

11. How good at reading people is your character, usually? Do they think they're better or worse at it than they are?

12. What sorts of things does your character use to evaluate someone they've just met—clothes, looks, attitude? Is there anything (besides bad behavior) that will give them a kneejerk dislike of a stranger? A kneejerk affection?

13. Would you say your character is too trusting, not trusting enough, or juuuust right?

14. How susceptible is your character to perceiving or treating others like surrogate parents or children (or some other specific familial role)? Why?

15. Can they easily tell when someone is hitting on them?

16. How sensitive are they to passive aggression or backhanded compliments? Do they ever read too much into things?

17. Does your character project anything in particular onto other people—thinking everyone is scheming because they're always scheming themselves, for example?

18. Are the standards your character holds other people to higher, lower, or equal to the standards they hold themselves to? Do they notice that?

19. How noticeable is your character? Do they stand out or fade into the background? Is that intentional or innate?

20. What's the first thing they want other people to notice about them? Is that what most people actually usually notice?

21. Besides just being more formal in formal settings, do they ever change how they behave around specific people? Is it on purpose? What happens if they're in the room with two of those people at the same time?

22. Does your character wish people perceived them differently than they do? Do they have any qualities they wish got more recognition? Is there anything about your character's background or personality that they try to hide but can't?

23. Does your character come across the way they intend to come across—cool when they're trying to be cool, intimidating when they're trying to be intimidating—or is there a mismatch?

24. If someone hated your character for no apparent reason, how would they take it? Would they try to change their minds? Could they live without knowing why?

25. What if someone openly adored your character for no apparent reason? Flattering or uncomfortable?