Monday
Monday
Appearance: Monday is pale, wiry, and modest. His thin stature could possibly be explained by the fact that he does not eat as much as he should. His extreme self-discipline prevents him from “indulging,†as he calls it. Monday comes across as stiff, humorless, and mostly unapproachable.
Personality: Monday is, at heart, disciplined. He takes himself far too seriously and never really has much fun. Other people would describe him as completely dull. He doesn’t appreciate humor and has a bad habit of shooting holes in others’ jokes--â€That’s not possible, and here’s why.†Thus, people really don’t like being around him. Both Monday and others have a difficult time describing him, because he’s just so dry. He wakes up, studies, tidies things up, and goes back to sleep, on a tight, clockwork schedule. Rise in the morning at 5, retire to bed at 9. Nothing more, nothing less.
Wants: Monday wants to achieve the highest level of perfection in all fields, particularly academics. He has an image in his mind of how he should be, and he spends a great amount of time working towards it. To others, he seems extremely competent and dependable (though again, quite boring). Monday maintained straight A’s and a 4.5 GPA all through high school. He took as many AP classes as possible each year and received 5’s on all the exams. In the rare event that he got a less than average score on an assignment (which, to him, was anything below a 95), Monday would be extremely hard on himself. To this day, he constantly strives to be flawless. Failure makes him extremely uncomfortable.
Likes: Monday’s likes are really more like his goals. They are inseparable. In his spare time, he studies and studies and studies. He finds it amusing to learn new things, and is constantly gathering new information to store away in case of a crisis. This is actually a pathological habit--acquiring new knowledge in order to prepare for moments of uncertainty (“knowledge is a sword to be wielded against the beasts of the world,†as he puts it). And, believe it or not, Monday sometimes enjoys being around other people. Even though he does not interact, he observes others and wonders what it’s like to be able to be lovable. Deep down, this comes from a place of personal inadequacy and jealousy.
Fears: Monday is secretly terrified that he will never be able to feel. He watches other people have fun, laugh, be loved, and cry. Monday experiences very little of this. He’s disciplined the feeling right out of himself, and he can’t seem to get it back. When somebody offers him affection, his mind just short-circuits, because he doesn’t understand how to deal with it. He just pushes people away and then feels awful about it, like he just lost a chance to be happy like everybody else. Monday is quite introverted and can handle social interaction in small doses--after just one or two hours of interaction, he needs to retire for the rest of the day just to recover. He resents this need and longs for the ability to be more social. Added to this is depression. Monday has struggled with deep depression for years, but is excellent at hiding it. Sadly, he has seriously considered suicide several times in his life. He only wants to break out of his fog and be like others--with life, love, a sense of humor, and genuine color in their cheeks.
Lessons he needs to learn: It’s okay not to be perfect. Having fun is not a sin. You don’t have to know everything about everything. Hope is real, and one day you will breathe life.