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* ꗃ unlocked . . . HERA'S PLAYLIST !

[ # TASK 001 ] an ambiguously evil / beware the nice ones playlist inspired by hera leung :

001. the four seasons: winter , antonio vivaldi / 002. dance of the knights , sergei prokofiev / 003. requiem: dies irae , giuseppe verdi / 004. o furtuna , carl orff / 005. palladio: allegretto , karl jenkins / 006. le grand cahier: l'incendie , alexander litvinovsky / 007. string quartet no. 8 in c minor: ii. allegro molto , dmitri shostakovich / 008. the four seasons: summer , antonio vivaldi / 009. from the new world: allegro con fuoco , antonín dvořák / 010. die worte des erlösers am kreuze: terremoto , joseph haydn

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[ # PERSONAL. ]

01. how many languages does your character speak ?

at the moment , hera speaks about six languages . she’s fluent in mandarin , cantonese , english , french , latin , and greek . and she’s about to reach fluency in korean and spanish .

02. how does your character express anger ?

hera’s anger can be described as a tranquil fury . her anger isn’t loud nor is it necessarily quiet . it’s a subtle rage that festers and one may mistaken it as a under-reaction . there’s a small tick in her jaw but other than that is serenely and eerily calm . her anger isn’t directed towards lashing out at others or towards but rather reserved for the confines of her private sanctuary . regardless of her anger , she tends to channel that into productivity .

03. what is your character's home like ? ( do they like it ? where would they live if they could ? )

during her life , hera’s lived in many places . each one was cultivated into a home based on the time period . currently , hera lives in the outskirts of town , closer to the mountains and forest in a contemporary mid-century modern home with plenty of glass walls and windows to take advantage of natural light ( with blackout blinds of course ) and the forest surrounding her home . she enjoys it for the most part . however , in the years of living in portum , she does miss living in her manhattan brownstone and shanghai penthouse apartment . she technically still owns both those properties , but she knows that she can’t live in those properties in the long term .

04. how does your character handle conflict ?

the way in which hera handles conflict is very swift and direct . there’s no ifs , ands , or buts when it comes down to it . she’s not one to beat it around the bush . there’s no hidden meaning behind her words , more often times than not the vampire says what she means . and it may come off as a verbal evisceration if you find yourself at the receiving end of it . if a conflict arises , her mind is already churning with ideas on the best possible way to squash it , thinking about more than just resolving it but taking into account variables such as optics .

05. how does your character display affection ?

hera grew up in an environment where displays of affection were in the little things . that has essentially coalesced into acts of service being her way to display affection . she’s trying to be a bit better when it comes to displaying affection to the very few that have managed to breach her inner circle through words of affirmation ( or in some cases , jesting with close friends that have people questioning if a true friendship is even there )

[ # SUPERNATURAL. ]

01. when did you character first notice their powers / differences ?

she noticed her powers almost immediately after her transformation . her lover / sire explained what had happened and the changes that came with it . and while initially hesitant to accept , the changes were hard to ignore . she couldn’t continue to live life as a human . she became much stronger , faster and her senses were heightened to the point where it nearly became overwhelming . however , in terms of her special ability , hera didn’t notice that until two years after her transformation . her ability to manipulate and create illusions of people’s fears manifested in a very subtle way .

02. how does your character feel about their abilities / species ?

( ��tw: mentions of depression and death ) hera initially despised what she had become . not because she’d become a monster or anything like that but because she had already embraced death as a part of life . after suffering the loss of her family , she fell into a deep depression and believed that her time would come . and it nearly did when her health started to deteriorate . she was practically on her deathbed and ready to be reunited with her family . however , her lover at the time had other thoughts after not being able to bear to live without her . as it stands now , she’s fully accepted who she is and has embraced immortality . she’s used her abilities to her advantage and made quite the name for herself . establishing cities , building empires , becoming a benefactor of sorts . when time becomes relative , she needed to find things to occupy that for fear of leaning into hedonism or nihilism .

03. what stereotypical traits of their species does your character show ? are there any ways in which they subvert them ?

hera is alluring , rich , and rather vengeful . minus the rich part , she displayed these traits while human and it only feels further amplified when she became a vampire . and after being alive for almost 400 years , she’s learned a thing or two about how to best handle her money , going so far as to garner enough wealth for generations . and truthfully , she makes no effort to subvert them .

04. what's your muse's favorite ability / the one they use the most ? why ?

of all their vampire abilities , her favorite was always hypnosis and it just so happened to be the one she gravitated towards the most . she’s used it for personal gain . hypnosis was always part of the chess game she played in her pursuit for power . a sure fire way to ensure that her pawns are moving as planned . and in combination with her fear inducement and manipulation powers , she’s a force to be reckoned with . however , in recent years , she’s used it less . she wishes it could say it’s because she’s changed and reflected , but it’s mostly because she hasn’t found a reason to use it sincere moving to portum .

05. what is your character's reason for being guided to portum ?

hera’s ambitions over the centuries have reared its ugly head . while she’s made formidable allies , there’s more than a few enemies that would like nothing more than to prey on her downfall . and unfortunately , that day came when a group of vampires attempted to ambush her in an attempt to strongarm her into getting their way . and once arriving in portum , she’s realizing that after all these years that it could’ve very nearly gone south . as power hungry as she is , being in portum serves as a reminder that she can live a normal life should she choose . the question is now if she’s able to or will she resort back to her old ways .