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Apr 07, 2018 11:23AM
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I don't know if these count as weird, but here goes:Assassin
Planetary governor
Master of Circuses (the official title of the head of the Imperial PR department)
Oh, and my Professor of Anthropology is pretty arrogant and (I guess) moderately charismatic. Have you considered professions in the academic field?
Ian wrote: "Oh, and my Professor of Anthropo..."I hadn't, probably because my husband has a doctorate and teaches, and is a sweet, humble man. However, I have a cousin who think he's all that, and he's a doctor of medicine...and he teaches (because he said he realized he doesn't actually like touching people...not kidding).
Jenna wrote: "This is really a great wacky list of profession ideas. Which is good, because I haven't found a profession for my arrogant charismatic murder victim (feel free to shoot any ideas my way.) I just so..."Female mechanic?
Here are a few of mine.One is an imaginary friend who has been forgotten by the one who imagined him.
Another is a woman who owns a donut shop for the purpose of experimenting on her customers for her own amusement.
One of my favorites is an evil genius hair symbiote which has bonded to the scalp of a simple minded man.
One of my favorites is an evil genius hair symbiote which has bonded to the scalp of a simple minded man.This. This right here is why stories and story writing are so awesome.
My protagonist in Splinter, my first sci-fi novel, is an interstellar geologist.
In the Arcturian stories I made up quite a number of new occupations. Here are just a few:Vacuum Broker - Dealer in used spaceships
Slideman/woman - Spaceport freight handler (works the machine that slides it off the ships and onto trucks).
Cowper-Jock - Operator of delivery vehicle (from the Cowper patent engine).
Double-Tuber - Interstellar smuggler, conceals a tube of contraband inside a tube of legit goods.
Wireover - Assistant to double tuber.
Planop - Planetary operative, special agent for the good guys.
A smuggler! Oh....my head is spinning....Thanks, R. I think you just solved a couple problems for me.
Riley wrote: "I have a professional drug addict in everyone dies at the end, does that count?"SAME! He was also an under-the-table mechanic, and cooked Meth with his girlfriend who was a prostitute.
I, for one, applaud the concept of a sentient garbage truck. That's excellent.
Ubiquitous wrote: "I, for one, applaud the concept of a sentient garbage truck. That's excellent."Thank you. The book is coming out in October. :)
I've waited two years to add this profession to the list. I have characters who have the job of escorting tourists into an irradiated Australia to go on zombie safari. It's 100% safe but very expensive. These characters point out hordes of the undead and sit back as the tourists beat them to death with baseball bats and frying pans while wearing chainmail armor. I wouldn't want the job, but I'd definitely save the money to go on the vacation. Right after my one to Jurassic Park.
OK, not a main character so I'm stretching the topic a little. But I have a sorceress whose main job is to find suitable youngsters to groom and make them fulfill ancient prophecies. I've never given her a specific job title and she often masquerades as a gypsy herbalist or fortune teller. She appears in many of my novels, working behind the scenes, manipulating her young charges and steering them in the direction she wants them to go, without them knowing she's doing it. She often finds her work distasteful, but it's necessary in order to maintain the delicate balance of power in my fictional universe.
Here are some that I particularly enjoyed creating:1. An auditive and kinetic spiritst medium.
2. An army veteran that now runs a radio show on paranormal phenomena.
3. An electrical engineer with a Ph.D. in power systems management
4. A cultural attaché for a mysterious non-profit organization that invest in the development of humanity
5. A reverend, head and prophet of the Church of the Third Millenium.
I don't know if those are weird, though.
And I agree with Ubiquitous that the 25PU-209 - sentient garbage truck from Margret is so cool.
One that I enjoyed creating was a classical historian who used a device in the 25th century to view the past, then she discovered how to send messages to the past. Her name was Pallas Athene, and you can probably guess what she did.
Adviser, herald, gladiator, town guard, and bar waitress.
My main character is a vampire that is a caretaker for magical creatures including dragons, ogres, and fairies.
Does a cat girl who works as a waitress at a tavern count as weird?
Hannah wrote: "Does a cat girl who works as a waitress at a tavern count as weird?"Definitely
This isn't so weird, except in the world of vampires. When the rest of my characters are Queens, religious icons, generals in times of war, one of my favorites is a mail room clerk.
I can't tell you much at this moment as I haven't written much about her yet (she's in a WIP). However, I will say that she is an automaton. Oh, no … I think she's listening. My life is now in jeopardy. Gotta run!Happy holidays!
I have a short story where a guardian angel's supervisor has to give her an unsatisfactory performance review.
Who is her supervisor? Is it St. Peter? That's very intriguing. She could have to then redeem herself in some way.
Viola wrote: "Who is her supervisor? Is it St. Peter? That's very intriguing. She could have to then redeem herself in some way."No. Her supervisor is just another angel. She just doesn't have a ward on Earth. The supervisor is anti-confrontational (it is Heaven, after all) and the guardian angel thinks longevity is most important, so her ward isn't "allowed" to do anything risky, which leads to his depression.
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Among them is an English teacher, a somewhat rebellious high school student, a nearly homeless guy who drifts from one low-paying job to another, the owner of a bar who is also a stage magician (and a terrible one at that), a professional violinist, a retired loan officer, and an ex-Marine who now owns a fleet of used car lots (and since leaving the military has become nearly a pacifist).
The female main character in my book The Jewel Thief is a ghost who is attracted to and steals jewels.
Phillip wrote: "Viola wrote: "Who is her supervisor? Is it St. Peter? That's very intriguing. She could have to then redeem herself in some way."No. Her supervisor is just another angel. She just doesn't have a ..."
Maybe doing something risky will jumpstart things for her.
Although not a profession per se, I had a character who was a serial killer. The twist was he only killed rude people. He called himself Mr. Polite and could create forceshields. Using his power a certain way also made him telekinetic. He left a path of destruction in his wake. When introduced, he crushed a car on the freeway for driving too fast and weaving among cars carrying children while singing "Daisy Bell" (aka A Bicycle Built for Two).
While not a profession, Zephrin’s hobby is to make crystal glass figurines, paperweights, and other objects.
