Finally, some inspiration. And just in time for Christmas. So here it is, my holiday gift to you: Guess Whose Mind, Chapter 7!
This one's from a movie.
If you were to pick one word to describe HQ, it would be 'cool' (with perhaps a touch of 'edgy' if you were in the mood for brutal honesty). The emotions made sure to keep it so, and Disgust in particular went to great lengths to make sure every inch of HQ was redecorated in their individual style, born from their own creativity. They re-redecorated every so often, when they felt the last style wasn't good enough- the current style was very punk, with a lot of black and a few designs in brighter colors for variety. It was always cool, though, because their host was cool.
Of course, at this one moment, you could probably sneak in, turn the entire HQ bright pink, glue bows and candy hearts everywhere, and not be noticed until you were done. At this moment, all the emotions were distracted. This was an important moment. This was the moment when all their hard work could pay off. This was the moment where they might truly be special. All the emotions were singlemindedly focused on making it happen. Even the mind workers were refraining from distracting them with that stupid song.
Anger was taking the lead, with Disgust (the normal leader) supervising to make sure he didn't produce too much of a reaction. Blind fury would be quite counterproductive. Instead, he worked with the others to help their host concentrate totally on their task. Everyone pitched in in some way, though Disgust had to reprimand Joy for nearly getting overexcited and blowing it. Joy apologized, but just then, something important happened outside.
"We've found it!", Joy whispered/yelled, being too excited to just speak normally.
Disgust told her:
"Not quite yet. Be patient, Joy. We know where it is. Now we just have to uncover it."
Joy calmed down somewhat as they started searching their surroundings on the Outside. But a little bit later, she requested:
"Could we at least take this thing off? We're alone here and it's really hot. We should be comfortable if we want to search well."
Disgust didn't see anything wrong with that, so he gave her the go-ahead. Joy pushed a few buttons, and soon a gold memory orb rolled in as they finally got out of that stifling thing. Unfortunately, that moment was cut short as Fear noticed something and shoved Joy away from the console. Joy protested, but Fear cut her short by saying:
"Haven't you noticed, Joy? There's someone here. We gotta hide, or we'll get caught!"
Fear promptly matched action to words and prompted their host to quickly leave the area. No matter how disappointed the emotions were that their best chance had been lost, they couldn't afford to take that risk. Sadness said what all the emotions were thinking:
"Aw, now we'll never be special. And all because this one guy was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Joy asked:
"I wonder… who was that guy, anyway?"
Disgust was trying to distract himself by considering a possible change of Headquarters' décor, but found he couldn't concentrate on it. He instead answered Joy's question with:
"Just a random civilian. Nobody important, really."
How very wrong he was.
In the outside world, Wyldstyle (who despite her name was not actually a DJ) hid from any pursuers Lord Business might have sent and cursed her luck. She, a Master Builder and the student of Vitruvius himself, had completely blown it. She'd almost located the Piece of Resistance, the key to defeating Lord Business's plan. She'd been nearly on top of it, and then she had to abandon her mission because of a random construction worker.
When no pursuers came, Wyldstyle left to spy on Lord Business. Perhaps this mission wouldn't be a total failure. Perhaps she could learn something that could be used to stop his plan. She wasn't sure she'd get anything from it, but she didn't want to disappoint her master by returning with nothing.
Though Wyldstyle didn't know it, she would find something. She'd find that same construction worker who had startled her away from her mission to find the Piece of Resistance. The construction worker who'd tripped his way to the Piece, got it glued to his back, and still didn't know what was going on. Wyldstyle would be dubious, but he was the Special. The subject of the prophecy. Surely, he must have some talent and creativity… right?
My character… Wyldstyle from The Lego Movie! I took a few liberties with the 'in the outside world' section, since the scene after the one I used (Wyldstyle looking for the Piece of Resistance) follows Emmet instead of her, but I'm pretty sure it fits with canon. Here are the hints that I was describing her:
1. The emotions change up HQ's style a lot. This reflects how Wyldstyle is mentioned to have kept changing her name. Sure, she's cool, but she's also a very insecure person. She's never quite happy with who she is, and changes herself to fit what she thinks is cool. You'll notice that Disgust thinks of changing their style once again after their failure to find the Piece. I hypothesized that the failure would once again induce thoughts of 'not good enough' from her, and part of how she'd cope might be reinventing her image… again.
2. Speaking of HQ's style, it currently reflects what Wyldstyle herself looks like- mostly black, with a little blue and pink (I thought it would be too obvious to state those were the 'bright colors').
3. The scene is mentioned as an important moment, and the emotions want to be special. Being the Special (and just being special in general- see the earlier point about Wyldstyle being insecure) is Wyldstyle's primary motivation in this scene.
4. The events of the chapter are the events of the scene with any specific references removed. The important thing they're trying to find is the Piece of Resistance. Joy wants Wyldstyle to take off her hood. The guy who spots them is Emmet (and Disgust's wrong when he assesses Emmet as 'not important').
5. Creativity and individuality is very important to the emotions. Wyldstyle is a master builder, a group whose primary values are creativity and individuality.
6. There's a 'Rebellion Island' that's nearly always active. Wyldstyle is part of a rebellion against Lord Business, and she's also a social rebel. Lots of rebellion going on here.