Rex

Name: Rex (last name cannot be mentioned at this time)

Book: Catching Ally Kat

Favorite quote: “Ah, that singer's pretty bad, ain't she? Whatever happened to that pretty, little chick with the dark, brown hair and legendary golden eyes? Now she had a voice!”

Story behind the character: Rex was the man who raised Alameda Bryce, though he isn't her father. He was a cowboy (though for some reason he lost his accent right before he died...). When Rex went to protect Blake, he was killed by a spell-caster. The first death in Catching Ally Kat.

Charity: I thought you were dead.

Rex: I am.

Charity: Then how could you possibly be here now?

Rex: Because I wasn't dead before I died.

Charity: What's that supposed to mean?

Rex: For a writer, you sure don't know much.

Charity: I write my characters to be smarter than me. That way people think I'm smart too. So tell me, how are you here?

Rex: A story can be read over and over. At the times read before my death, I am still alive.

Charity: Ah, I think I'm beginning to see. It's as if you are dead and yet alive at the same time.

Rex: That's right. As long as I stay within the guidelines of the story before my death, I can still live.

Charity: I see. So tell me, how come you lost your accent right before you died?

Rex: I thought it was because you completely forgot I had an accent....

Charity: Shh! You weren't supposed to tell everyone that! Give them the story reason.

Rex: Oh. It was because I never actually had an accent. I just wanted to mess around with Blake. And it seemed cool at the time.

Charity: Oh. Couldn't you have come up with a better reason?

Rex: Hey, come on! You're the writer, not me! Make up your own reason!

Charity: I just did!

Rex: So you're calling yourself dumb then?

Charity: ….

Rex: I thought so. Well, I'm going now. Goodbye.

Charity: I can't believe it. I was just outsmarted by my own character. (face lights up) Maybe they're finally figuring out how to live on their own!