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Random OC Loredump/Tidbits–Language pt.1

Catalina communicates with her Vozhd/Szlachta via chittering and trills, alongside her usage of Animalism, by using her inner mandibles. An extra layer of security to ensure other Kindred can't easily sway the creatures.

This ability also extends to the rest of the Bratovitch family, albeit different. Each Revenant undergoes a modification to the upper palette that allow them to create these chittering noises with some restrictions. The Revenants are only able to give basic verbal commands. This is due to Catalina ensuring the modification does not jeopardize the Revenants' ability to blend into normal society.

The modification is done via vicissitude, and its closest irl comparison is the tymbal on cicadas. The sounds produced can reach up to 100 decibels at close range.

The trills/chittering doesn't stop with the flesh-crafted creatures. It also extends to the family themselves. They've created their own shorthand to speak amongst themselves in secret when around unknown kindred/ghouls; however, in order to work with the palette restrictions, there had to be some watering down of the clicks/chitters.

The closest comparison to what it's sounds like would be akin to Jeringonza. It sounds like instead of adding Chi after each vowel of a word and repeating the vowel; it would be a chitter. It's very pitch and speed dependent.

Taking a step away from insect noises for a moment. All members from Catalina's branch of the Bratovitch family are, at the very least, bilingual. The common languages in the family are Spanish and English. However, there is a little bit of french sprinkled from fur trading with frenchmen in the early 1800s.

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Oh, Mr Trovati, how I love to bully you

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Redesigning Alecto, and I think I've made him look like a Dad who refuses to let go of his long 80s hair but still decided to grow a servicemen mustache, thinking he looks like Frank Zappa but its actually the final crack in the fountain that causes your parents divorce.

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Ocs Nicknames/shorthand for each other cuz fuck it

Catalina

Felicia: "Cia" (pronounced see-ya), "Petal," and "Cheekbones"

Mina: "Rabbit," and "Runt"(affectionate)

Mateo: "Womanizer"( ironic), and "Hatchet-man"

Demetria: "Mother-in-law," and "The Shrew"

Felicia

Mina: "Pumpkin," "Dove," and "Munchkin"

Mateo: "Pretty boy," and "Curly"

Catalina: "Alina," "Dimples," and "Junebug"

Demetria: "Bishop" "Mother"

Mina

Felicia: "Fe"(pronounced Fee), and "Mom"

Mateo: "Goodfella," and "Uncle"

Demetria: "Grandmother" and "Bishop"(copies Felicia, quickly drops it).

Catalina: "Long-Legs," "Alina," and "Auntie/Uncle"(Bratovitch insistence)

Mateo

Felicia: "Boss," "Fe"(pronounced Fee), and "Pixie"

Catalina: "Papa Jupiter," " Cacciatore/Inseguitore,"(Giovanni family's name for Catalina), and "Cat"

Mina: "Kiddo," Freckles," and "Rookie"

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I'm probably gonna see a doctor if possible. I've been collapsing and sleeping after work for +11 hours even with proper sleep beforehand, and I'm still exhausted.

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I love the idea of the aliens being absolutely freaked out (positively) about each other's looks.. And I *love* the idea of the aliens being so curious and/or weirded out about human hair, especially since humans are the only ones to have it! Like it's just.. *there* maybe it short maybe it's really long, maybe it's not even there for some! Maybe it's colorful and distracting maybe it's neat and not really altered 🤔

Anyway a krogan girlfriend pulling on her human gfs hair as she goes down on her.

Uhhh must have been the wind... 🤷‍♀️

(And nO I refuse to believe quarians look like a yassified version of humans, their original design will always be canon to me, let them be weird looking and bald!!)

They'd be more on the weirded-out side than freaked-out. The animals on their planets definitely have fur. So it's more of a "didn't expect one of those fluffy animals to have the capacity to evolve into a sentient species" case rather than "wtf is that on your head?"

If you want to take it in a grim direction, you could make a case about how aliens might view humans as less intelligent and more feral because of the whole hair ordeal. Leading to prejudice against humans, yk space racism.

Or on a more wish-fullfilment fantasy direction, the worst that'd happen is them considering humans to be adorable. Think of an alien evolving with cat appearance characteristics and tell me you wouldn't find them cute.

It's jarring at first; fur used to be an exclusively animal trait, a pet characteristic. And now came the humans who insist on referring to their fur as "hair", whose biology kept it in their gene pool for some reason, and made it a main point in aesthetic appeal and self expression.

Hair symbolises many things to us, most importantly, autonomy, freedom, and choice.

Hair holds memories. You cut it off to have a fresh start, and you nurture it long to see how far you've come. Its growth shows the passage of time, its colouration shows our current stage of life and can be a measurement of stress. Neglecting it may indicate a struggle in mental health.

We dye it, we style it, and we come up with specific chemical mixtures for shampoos to accommodate all different hair types. It can showcase your culture and heritage. It can hold religious significance.

Hair takes up space, it has weight, it sheds, it takes time to style, constant maintenance to brush and wash, specific jewellery and ties to adorn it with. From an outsider perspective, it might seem borderline obsessive how much attention humans pay to their own hair and groom it.

It's affected by the weather, it can frizz up, it can become greasy on its own, it can shrink, and it can be shaped by heat. There is a whole science behind human hair, an entire economy built around this one body part, that's how much of a cultural significance it holds.

The Mass Effect aliens would never understand that. They can't even begin to grasp the concept when they've known hair for so long as this thing that covers varren and some of their cattle. No matter how much you explain, it will always seem bizarre to them that an entire species would put so much emphasis on a useless bodypart that's not even alive except for the root.

First few years into the human galactic integration would have the aliens believe human hair naturally grows very short, since the human space population will be mostly made out of military personnel by that point.

Until the civilians began moving into colonies and the Citadel. Vividly dyed hair, intricate lace wigs, butterfly braids, loose beach curls, beads weaved into the hair, and everything under the sun. The hairstyles that scream high maintenance, the ones only a free roaming civilian can afford to have and maintain.

The fluffy hair with soft curls, the elegant hair with defined shiny coils, the sleek brushed back without a hair out of place kind, the puffy glamorous type with good volume. The list goes on, hair takes all shapes and forms.

An asari could spend an entire lifetime studying hair and its significance in human existence.

Much like you and I would like to take a closer look on a drell's scales, closely examine a krogan shell, or trace the sharp edges of a turian's razor teeth. But realistically, won't because it would be a weird thing to ask someone out of the blue, most aliens are endlessly curious about this hair atop your head, those eyebrows you scrunch when confused, those eyelashes you flutter at them, that layer of subtle frizz of hair on your face, the one that covers your arms, your legs, even your most intimate places.

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Aliens. Would. Not. Have. The. Same. Impression. On. Bodyhair. As. Human. Society. Does.

Not only would they not understand why some humans shave their body, they'd be completely dumbfounded by shaving ads. That woman in the ads clearly has hair on her head! So why is she only removing the hair on her leg?

Some would even enjoy the feeling of running their claws/palms/whatever-alien-anatomy-hand up against your leg and feeling the soft hair. Your alien partner seeing you in lingerie and that peaking tuff of pubic hair from under your tight lacey panties is enough to blow a fuse in their brain and get them to bounce on you, mouth watering at the idea of eating you out.

In a more professional setting, humans won't be looked down upon or judged for not shaving their legs or arms whilst wearing a skirt. It's genuinely incomprehensible to the salarians interviewing you why this would even be something to mention, let alone affect their judgement in measuring your capability for this job.

We're alien to them. A lot of our "social taboos" would be absolutely mundane in their view. Turians don't even have breasts. That concept is bizarre to them. Your turian roommate won't think anything of it if you decide to free the nipple around your shared apartment one day.

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Alano Bratovitch

" Hunting alongside the Szlachta and grandfather is so exhilarating! Whether it be Kine, Licks, or even those wolf types, it's nothing short of memorable. "

"I wish we had more hunting trips these days.."

"Huh?"

" Oh, you really twitching there stranger, guess shock is setting in now?"

"Close your eyes, I promise we'll use every piece of yeah!"

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Isidro Bratovitch

" Make your business quick, I have to wrangle my brother from whatever mess he's created before my cousin comes back."

" Oh, you don't like being rushed? Well, trust me, you'd rather be rushed than stick around to see Thaila's moodswings.."

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Tag the VTM OC with mortal children

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Some pics of Felicia. Wanted to show her post "office hours" look (and slick back her hair.)

Bonus pic:

Her " I'm subconsciously copying my Sire's look, I will kill everyone in this room and then myself if it's brought up " look

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There's nothing like rebuilding your mods folder at 2am. After having to nuke everything

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To add to this, I've thought of giving Catalina the Archaic flaw and extending it to add in not having the ability to drive.

But I've found it funnier that they can, but prefers to fuck with people by saying they can't.

Felicia: " A 6'6ft bottom, well over 200 years old, and being a passenger princess?"

Felicia: "This is the type of greed they talked about in the Bible."

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Finished studding the shoulders of my vest last night, and I'm finally feeling it now.

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Felicia: " A 6'6ft bottom, well over 200 years old, and being a passenger princess?"

Felicia: "This is the type of greed they talked about in the Bible."

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The pads on my glasses snap off and are cutting up my nose. I've resulted to reading my phone and paperwork like a middle-aged woman.

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Huzzah! I have a TV again, time to dig out the Xbox