The following is a description of each barista and a very rough sketch (please do not judge me on my drawing ability, I think you can still get a persona out of these sketches):
ELLA
Ella is the most down-to-Earth narrator in the series with a deep and passionate personality, on the other hand she struggles to overcome here timidness and let her true colors shine. Coming from the background of a broken home, she observes different relationships throughout the book always flashing back on her own and wondering, was she really ever in love? Is it possible? And what does it mean exactly?
CINDY
Cindy views the world completely opposite from her best friend Ella. She says and does whatever comes to her mind without giving it a second thought. She has no future plans and does not intend to create them. Yesterday she was a waitress, today she's a barista! Her philosophy on relationships is screw trying to figure them out, let's all just have fun and get laid. There isn't ONE man around that could keep up with her wild ways anyway! She stashes a tiny pink handgun, but where she keeps it exactly is a secret....TIFFANY
As an aspiring actress, Tiffany is bright and bubbly. She will never forget her cheerleading days in high school. Her sunny outlook on the world has a way of making people sick. She trusts everyone and no guy for her could ever be scum. She became a barista because she believes that prince charming will find her in the coffee shop and maybe he has. Tiffany is in love with Jared, a coffee shop regular with lots of money to spare...enough for an engagement ring perhaps?KAY
Kay is dark. Kay is cynical. Kay wears ALOT of eye-liner and black clothing. In fact, the only color she has in her wardrobe are the ribbons that hang from her hair. She will not put on a fake face or smile for any customer, unless maybe the boss is around and threatens her job for it. However...there's this one customer that digs the queen of darkness and makes a game out of trying to make her smile. He may even present her with a diamond ring. His name is Jared...oh wait...could that be the same Jared as Tiffany's Jared....There is one more barista that works with the four of these girls who does not do any hefty narrating...her name is Chinca...she loves caffeine and is constantly shaking from the hype of doing espresso shots straight from the machine.
There are many other characters to be seen in this series including their bosses, their boyfriends and regular customers that come into the coffee shop that is called "Smile in Your Cup Cafe."
But the four above are the ones telling the story...and we all know how important reliability of the narrator can be...
There will be more posts and writing prompts that develop these characters further. I am always open to feedback and suggestions left in the comments.
Are you Ella?
ReplyDeleteInteresting question, Rachel. Ella was the first barista I ever created back when I worked in a coffee shop and therefore at first she was just like me- I even gave her the last part of my name. However, as the story developed more, I found myself growing apart from Ella and closer to the other characters. Each barista has traits that I have, or wish I had and flaws I wish I didn't. So in a way I am part of and can relate to all of the Bitchin' Baristas.
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