Ryan Choi, 16, Artist

Ryan Choi exists.

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Ok, maybe he does a little bit more than that but you cannot deny the fact that he has a body, a mind, and (possibly) a soul. Other than that though he’s probably doing whatever project he feels like--moving from idea to idea in order to fully express all of his uh...of “questionable” value plans. From the earliest years of his clumsy, foolish, and energetic childhood all the way to his clumsy, foolish, and slightly-more-tired teenage years, Choi has always created ideas as lucid and as imaginative as his daydreams. But not like his actual sleeping dreams as he doesn’t really get those for some reason even if he daydreams a lot, which is pretty strange now that I think about it but I digress. Anyways, right now, Choi is attempting to teach children charisma by using a box who suffers from nervous breakdowns in a new book he hopes will not be absurdly expensive to print and way too complex for the average child. After he fixes these issues, Choi plans to use the profits from his story in order to expand his savings account help children all around the world and give them the life skills they need to lead better and happier lives. No matter how concerned he is about his own financial security, his conscience and his beliefs in the potential and happiness of children everywhere will drive him to make a genuine positive effect on the world, and he not only wishes that you can support him doing so, but also, he wishes you could explain to him why printing in color is so expensive oh my g--

Questions that helped make this better:

most embarrassing moment

Every time I forget someone’s name, make up a new nickname for them, forget the nickname 5 seconds later, and default to calling them my mother (much to the mild but reasonable shame and disappointment of my actual mother).

 funny sibling stories/sibling rivalry stories

I have a lot of stories about my rivalry with my sister but none of them are a laughing matter.

 Just kidding, they’re all hilarious, it’s so entertaining provoking someone with twice your muscle mass and running away from the consequences.

 Weird things I like

You. 

Nevermind. I like boiled cheesy sausages more.

 Relatable things I want

Three fans: one for personal use, the other for travel, and the last one for vengeance against the dog that keeps barking at me during the middle of the night when I’m out walking my dogs, causing them to bark back and create a bunch of noise and panic in the nearby houses until I manage to apologize and rein in my own dogs whilst not being able to control the other dog inside the house I was walking next to in the first place, so now I have to take the long way around the building constantly pulling on the collars of my dogs to prevent them from chasing the problem dog still barking and inside the house while worrying that I’ll get a complaint from the neighbors the next (largely sleep-deprived from loud noises) morning.

 Humorous habits

I have no humorous habits as I am a very serious and stoic person.

 Passions

Being stupid and funny.

 Hobbies

Making games, researching things about games, playing games, playing experimental games, playing very cursed games that I probably shouldn’t be experiencing, lying awake at night due to some very cursed games I probably shouldn’t have experienced. Fun stuff.

 Things I collect

Legos to torment the innocent and build cute dogs with.

 Secret talents

Knowing far too much in life, and yet far too little, honestly.

 Dreams

To be creative, inventive, accomplished, inspiring to others, and most importantly, interesting.

the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”