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#I think you don't fully realize how far away from everything I live#Finland as a country is pretty remote from most places#and my home town is remote by Finnish standards#I'd actually love to go to a con for at least once but I'm in the middle of nowhere and travelling is expensive time consuming and stressful#and I have both intense social anxiety and fear of crowds so I don't know how that would pan out#but it was a cute thought!#it's nice to think that there's people out there who might see me as someone worth meeting irl#answered#anonymous#relive the lost franklin expedition by coming to see me in the arctic
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This 4th of July I’m stealing the patriotism euphoria that’s usually associated with assholes idolizing the worst attributes of this country because fuck ‘em I live here too and remembering the things this country actually got Right is an important exercise when trying to rally anyone to want to defend it in November SO putting my money where my mouth is I’ll start easy and say I really like National Parks!! It’s rad how many of them there are and how they’re actual set up to preserve some of the most beautiful wild areas in our country while still letting people visit to enjoy and experience nature!! (Less important but I love how they put national parks on the quarters I think that’s real fun)
Feel free to add on if something speaks to ya!
#The hypothesis I’m testing here is that remembering there are good things now and then can combat apathy a little bit#and this is the one day of the year where everyone has a free pass to say nice things about the US so!#some other fun freebies:#public libraries are really cool!! Love visiting them and I should do that way more#bit of a funnier one but I think our interstate highways are really nice#like I’d love trains too but it’s really cool how you can travel the whole country relatively easily like it’s all pretty connected#I love how women have equal rights! We’re backsliding a little right now which is why it’s so important to latch onto this now!#I love how we don’t have a draft- this one might point to some other issues in the country#but at least from a surface level it’s great that military service isn’t mandatory#If you aren’t in the US and still want to play go for it!#today I’m encouraging everyone to pick at least one little positive thing they like#and then down the line if you’re wondering why voting matters at all#maybe remember that little thing y’know#Do it for the national parks and the libraries and gay marriage and stuff#humming-rambles#anyways that’s my social experiment for the day hope y’all get to see some fun fireworks later!
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HERES YOUR ART PAYMENT
SILVER!!!! (and Espio)
The boyyyy!!! Worth every cent!
#I don't make it apparent because I'm an Unbreakable Bond artist- but Silver is like my second favorite Sonic character!#He's just so- himself!#Goofy fella- just trying to understand how to socialize after living his entire life in a ruined future.#He's so badass too- but I also love his awkward self! Really humanizes (mobianizes?) him! Makes him more of a rounded character!#Like- you can be badass- but also a loser#Plus Telekinesis is my go-to super power- it's just so cool! Moving shit with your minddddd!!!#And Time Travelll!!! I freaking love time travel!!!#Only issue I have with him is drawing his stupid weed head bangs. But then again- since when has a hedgehog not have quill drawing issues?#That is 100% the reason why RT! Silver has a completely different quill style (plus I wanted to do a cool multicolor effect on his quills)#God I need to find some good stories with Silver in it- I know there are a few (points loudly at myymi with Familiar Faces) but I want more#oop- I ended up going on a babble. Sorry!
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Obviously the structure of an episodic series often requires characters to go from 'complete strangers' to 'close friends/family' in an unusually short amount of time. I get it.
Writers need a 'new guy' in the group to ask questions about the setting that the audience can't, but still (especially in comedy shows) want the fun dynamics that come from all the main cast knowing each other super well. It's one of those functional tropes like L-Shaped Blankets where you're required to suspend your sense of disbelief.
Having said that, I love when writers choose to take this trope and retroactively justify it by later on revealing that the Seemingly Normal Everyman Character is actually as unhinged as the rest of the group— it's just that their weirdness manifests specifically as an ability to form found family dynamics with literally any group they join, almost immediately after joining.
Like, you assumed that they just fit in so well because your group has a special vibe, but then you accidentally left them in the supermarket for like five minutes and by the time you realised and went back they were already Blood Brothers with the cashier.
Characters who are like friendly dogs in that you can put them essentially anywhere, with anyone, and they will just be like “welp! Guess this is my New Family now” and just go along with it.
#comedy#writing#tropes#been rewatching#derry girls#and noticing how james immediately takes on the percieved social norms#and tries to become part of#every group he's in#with admittedly varying success#put him in a room with a priest for five minutes#and he wants to be a priest#send him on a camping trip with 'lads' and he's acting deliberately blokey in an attempt to fit in#leave him for like half an hour with a group of travellers#and he's already fully part of the team#no wonder he became a derry girl so quick#also shout out to an even BETTER#but lesser known example of this trope#in the podcast#midnight burger#where the seemingly normal character who joined the crew#and fit in suspiciously quickly#gets lost in an alternate dimension alien wilderness for several weeks#and by the time the others find her she's literally just formed a new found family with the local wolves#and all the other characters are like ''what??''#and then *thinking back over the past few weeks*#''nevermind that makes sense''
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I know little of the Keepers and their cultural norms, but I suppose it should not come as a surprise that matters of grooming and personal maintenance should carry a more pragmatic connotation for those who live in such isolation - or perhaps our friend is simply strange, regardless of his context. I must admit: it was no small comfort to me, in those frigid days heralding the twilight of the Dragonsong War, to discover that our champion did not share our Sharlayan intuition toward personal space. Our more guarded companions don't always share my gratitude for the attention, but I believe that after our long estrangement, even the coldest of hearts could not fail to be warmed by such a gesture.
Wolcred Week 2024 Day 1: Warmth | Home
ok as mentioned in the tags i didnt have time to render a complete scene for this but i found this old mspaint sketch that demonstrates the Vibe. tyagoa just walked up behind him after cleaning up from their meal
#ffxiv#wolcred#wolcred week#wolcred week 2024#valerianart#caption is alphinaud journal entry#please imagine everyone is making camp and sitting down i simply did not have time to draw the wider context U_U#to be perfectly transparent i am doing the prompts kind of ass backwards and the degree of effort varies#but come sit with me and imagine#we can hold hands if you want#anyway tyagoa does a lot of Fussing post-vault#at the time it's really the only tell that things are. well. you know how things are.#i think little grieving alphie would soak that up like a sponge but it would come as quite the shock to the other returning scions#shtola probably had to set some polite but firm boundaries#but tyagoa would appreciate that#he likes knowing what his friends like#and vhasoa was frequently touch-averse so he doesnt take it as an insult or anything#anyway i think it's a combo of [gestures to heavensward] and the way that traveling through the wilderness with a small group feels like#well#like home to him#that kind of shortcuts through all the Eorzean Social Customs that he's learned to navigate#i hc his tribe as being very casually tactile with each other#to the extent that something like this doesn't even register as intimacy#not to him anyway LOL
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Puyo/Madou, meet ISAT. ISAT, meet Puyo/Madou. I'm sure you have everything in common and this is not at all a completely random crossover of my two current interests
#dont look at Salde for rhe love of my sanity do not even percieve Salde i dint kwno what ifmf doing g#art#fanart#ISAT#puyo puyo#in stars and time#madou monogatari#kitscribbles#sig puyo puyo#schezo wegey#arle nadja#ringo ando#sig really do be sig no last name#prince salde#their ages are different in this one. oldest to youngest - schezo > arle > sig > ringo > salde#you see that stubble on Sig thats baby stubble. thats unfortunate facial hair on a teenager#sometimes it works out for people still in their teens but not sig#Ringo is!! Perhaps a bit too young to travel!! She's basically a foreign exchange student#i have to admit all the roles and dynamics in ISAT are NOT 1:1 in this AU#i have it all mixed up#when i say sig and schezo are besties i mean theyre both awkward with people they just happen to have an understanding. also sig bullies hi#Sig is he/they here!! I dont usually mess with canon genders (hella respect those who do) but honestly i just like it for Sig...#I still need to learn more about Salde but imma just go ahead and say that Salde is kid gender#Was tempted to hide Sig's lil hair thingies under his hat but then was like. Why would i do that#favorite joke in all this is that Schezo tried so hard to Change that he fucked up his own speech patterns and now socializing is. well#sig didnt shave before the loops and now he has to do that every time or suffer the teasing of his friends at some point in the house#thanks guys im going insane over here and youre laughing. going nonverbal now#How does Salde balance a fish on their head? uhhhhh well you see. have you ever balanced a massive bag of frozen peas#Salde doesnt cook but there's money in that fish. Nobody feels comfortable enough to ask a kid for cash but they WILL reward good behavior#in puyos and time
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I just start a new account, doing the archon quest again, And I FINALLY See it.
Xiao x Traveler?
Yes.
I SAW THE WAY XIAO LOOK AT THE TRAVELER.
I'M ON THE BOAT NOW, I'M ON THE TRAVELER X XIAO SHIP!
YES !!!! 😭😭😭 there are so wholesome i love them sm
#reply#xiaotraveler#i kind of enjoy the trope when Traveler is just being themself during the whole game and doesn't live any romance#and there is some character like Xiao who discover the feeling of “romantic love” but it is one sided and he is okay w that#the game is not abt romance after all but that's why I do not mind seeing traveler ship !! i enjoy them a lot#and xiao interaction are the SWEETEST.....#it is definitively a slow burn#we can see how he was just “intriguate by traveler” at first and now traveler becomes his sweet dreams#and every events when he appears !!! bro is always here for traveler OMG.#his love language in the end of one of lantern rite “plz talk me abt your journey I'll gladly listen”#dUDE ?!?!? 😔😔😔😔 U R SO SWEET#when introvert w social akward life and no skill in social thing SAY : “plz talk i want to hear you”
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can't believe bighit had to wait until soobin was totally burned out and the rest of txt were basically falling apart to finally give them a well-deserved long break, but i'm so happy that they'll finally have some time for themselves and their family 🥺 i hope they enjoy it and come back feeling refreshed and stronger
#i'm so stupidly sensitive today i'm actually tearing up just thinking about beomgyu spending time at his parents' house#and finally getting the chance to feel like that's also his home :(#we all know how much he cherishes his family...#i hope they all have enough time not only to be with their family and friends but also to travel#or do whatever the hell they want with their freedom#i bet bomu will take his family on a trip like he said he'd like to#oh god i'm gonna miss them so much#i hope they post a picture every now and then but also i hope they're not very active on social media during their break
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i wonder what quirrel's job actually was
we get some snippets in game that yes, he was an apprentice of sorts to monomon & knows many things about hallownest in general -- but overall, we have no idea what actual things he may have researched
most fan interpretations of this i see make him very culturally aware in mostly a socio-economic-political way. like he's done some sort of political science degree. it makes sense due to his wide knowledge of the kingdom's intertwined politics and society.
however, he still seems to have some sort of appreciation for the physical landscape of hallownest? take the blue lake for example, him wanting to see the source of the rain or his comments on the hot springs.
everything could simply just be seen as a thirst for knowledge, but then again i think quirrel is much of an observer as he is as someone who just wants to learn: it's also much about experience to him.
therefore, putting everything i have together, quirrel simply must be:
a geographer
#that last line is a little lighthearted/silly but it makes sense to me#quirrel#hollow knight#geography is part of the physical landscape & also the play of socio-economic-political factors#also his status as a common bug over an upperclass one getting an education? he has a more hardy nature & more possibilities to explore etc#maybe someone in the archives/monomon wanted a lower class bug since they have better constitution for travel & more trusted by commoners#or maybe it was all a messed up ploy by monomon putting the seal on someone more likely to survive if she built up a relationship#that's mega angst though#with how classist hallownest is i cannot imagine much of many bugs climbing up socially through academic/merit but imean--#im terribly working class & got into one of the best unis in the UK; quirrel got this in the bag (he is very clever innit)
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I've been watching the David Suchet Poirot again and it's occurred to me how funny some of the story settings are if you consider Poirot as a character. Poirot canonically does not enjoy nature. He canonically gets seasick. He exclusively wears patent leather shoes and three piece suits. He likes everything to be square and even and just so. By rights the last thing this man should be doing is traipsing through the Egyptian desert or taking long cruises on the Mediterranean. At most he should be crossing the European countryside by train, moving between the manicured estates of the various rich people whose murders he's solved and whose jewels he has recovered.
And yet. Here I am watching him mince across an archeological dig in Appointment with Death. It's been long enough since I read the actual books that I don't remember whether Agatha Christie ever bothered to justify him taking these trips and being in these places. I'm sure there's a Watsonian approach to it. But the Doylist explanation is so much funnier. Like it's the ultimate Putting the Guy in a Situation. Ms. Christie wanted to do a murder with archeology lightly flavored with orientalism, so off Poirot went to the desert. She wanted a murder on a boat, so off Poirot went on a cruise. Does he actually want to be in the desert, or on a boat? Doesn't matter, find yourself a linen suit and shine your spats, Hercule, you're going. Good luck, and don't forget to pack your mustache wax!
#poirot#agatha christie#need to reread the books to see how he's characterized there#but the Watsonian explanation is probably just that that was The Thing To Do for people of that social class and time#and also Poirot is intellectually curious enough to want to see the world despite the inconvenience of travel#but that's much less fun than imagining Christie just drag-and-dropping him wherever she wanted him on the map#trying to remember if miss marple got to take the same sorts of trips and I don't think she did?#even though I think that makes much more sense for her as a character#miss marple dgaf she'd nemesis she'll pack her knitting and tromp out into whatever desert (or catch a ride into the desert but you get it)#okay I'm done rambling
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I personally think that a lot of people in this fandom came to this fandom not because they like music or art. They came to this fandom because they like smut filled fanfiction, celebrity drama and conspiracy theories. So if you take that away, the fandom holds little meaning for them.
I just find some Larries taking it to a place of personal vendetta against a child and a couple of 20 year old girls who have had to deal with numerous tragedies very cruel. Whatever they get out of it, is it worth being that nasty to some really young people?
When I read that Freddie has been “instructed as an actor,” I actually feel nauseous for that level of depravity.
They do it because they think of Louis, Freddie, and the Tomlinson girls as players in a game like “Clue,” and the object of the game is to win no matter the cost, because the Tomlinsons aren’t real.
“Don’t blame us, blame Louis.”
The fandom is insane, disconnected from reality, actually sadistic. You see something like this and you understand why cults cause tragedies. People are insanely cruel.
#when I think of all the things I’ve seen in this fandom#and personally experienced#and think there’s nothing I haven’t seen already#harry styles fans and larries always sink to a lower level than I could imagine#don’t get me wrong#solo Louies can also be incredibly toxic cruel and ruthless — as well as deceptive#the people they’re closest to probably don’t even realize how much they’re being lied to#but that’s their business#not mine anymore#I remember all the people who have lied to the point of making strangers travel across the country and then lying to them#I live in a conservative region and work with a lot of socially conservative people#but they’ve never behaved as badly as the so called fans who care for justice in this fandom 😂😂😂#this fandom has been a real DSM V experience for sure
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what if a hard traveling heroes special was written by someone who never read the original gl/ga and didnt pick up on any of the themes of the book. dc dares to ask this question
#im a few weeks late but i just read it. what the hell was that#i didnt see anyone else talk about it so im here to be the complainer#like the first few pages are out of character and just straight up wrong if it supposedly takes place during the original#then the rest of the story is just ?? nothing.#like the whole point of the original is that theyre discovering america or whatever and its supposed to be social commentary#so how does a random deathstroke story with an evil secret society fit into that#why bother to act like youre paying homage to hard traveling heroes if you dont want to do any of the work#also am i crazy or does anyone else think its weird that the gl/ga special leads into a green lantern & flash story. whats that for
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It's been.
*checks*
Almost a week since I last posted Sazantos. So take these arts I drew during the week as practice plus a bonus Sazantos I drew while trying to figure out my art style.
:tumbsup:
Oh don't mind Argalia he broke in as he does.
#steven art#octopath traveler#sazantos#octopath cotc#octopath traveler champions of the continent#octopath traveler cotc#sazantos cotc#erhardt#erhardt octopath traveler#Cyrus Albright#therion octopath#Millard cotc#library of ruina#argalia#argalia lor#the lor tag gets to see how unwell I am now. look out. I will have more argalia for y'all in the future#also where is this rumored octopath discord server and does it have more than 100 people#I have bad social anxiety I can't join servers with more and be active in it
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#the odyssey along with the Iliad are The literary works that ancient greek culture-- arts worldview cosmology morality-- developed around#as well as works that created the idea of a greek identity and an aegean/mediterranean history from the fragmentary traditions and memories#of the bronze age and earlier that managed to survive through the fucking dark age#if chaucer and the bible had a baby that's how important these works were for greek identity and understanding of themselves and the world#the odyssey on it's own is an incredible preservation of regional folk tales and trickster culture heroes#and a priceless glimpse into ancient greek understanding of their past as well as the political and social structures of the archaic period#and also an incredibly pioneering narrative structure that mimics the circular travels of its protagonist with its non-linear format#if a forgettable children's book series that doesn't even represent the mythology well is That for you then you need help frankly#and if it's not then shut up about it already#(just say you're a 28 year old with a 4th grade reading level and go)#like I dislike these books for a variety of reasons but it's takes like this that make me HATE them#SHUT UP about these GODDAMN BOOKS#greek mythology#ancient greece#anti pjo#anti percy jackson#lore and more
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Ok let's be real a second. Someone made a comment that I saw that said something along the lines of 'Fanfic isn't that deep it's not Social Commentary, it's just writing' and they couldn't be FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
First the definition of Social Commentary
Every song you listen to, every book you read, every art you like is social commentary. When you headcanon a character as POC or Queer, when you base a fic of something that happened to you, the second you begin to write your fanfic you're now producing Social Commentary.
Fandom and Fanfic isn't in a void, it interacts with the world. Anne Rice the writer of Vampire Chronicles (+others) sent Cease & Desist orders to popular fanfic writers. You know how writers put 'I do not own [original work], it belongs to [author].'? That's because of her! How many books now are ex-FanFic! How many fics are written to spite the writers? How many fandoms have raised money for a cause? How many people write to feel seen?
While fanfic IS a fun way to express yourself, whether you see it that way or not, that's not the ONLY thing it's is. it's an act of defiance, it can change how people see the world, it's can actually change the world! Fanfic IS political, it IS social commentary, IS that deep and don't forget that.
#fan fiction#fanfiction#fandom#fanfic#fanon#fanart#social commentary#fanfic writing#give your self credit fanfic writers.#the pen is mightier than the sword#writers#writers on tumblr#give fandom some credit#anne rice#ding dong the witch is dead#everything you write says something about you. its a bit of yourself on paper (or screen) that you give to others.#no one writes the same thing as you because no one has lived the same life as you. to add a bit off topic to this its also why AI writing#kinda sucks. ai has no opinion; has no true thoughts; no true life; so how can it write about something without sounding kinda dead?#it can probably string together a line or two but how can it write a story with no humanity?#here. one line story by an ai. `The sun set on the horizon as the lone traveler continued on their journey.#at ai has never seen a sunset or a horizon. its never actually seen or been a traveler. id never be able to write a story about a human-#when it has no humanity its self. write about heart break when it doesn't have a heart to break? write about hate when it can never hate?#human mediocrity will always be better then anything ai can come up with.#tumblr
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BOLD THE FACTS ft Valerie Powell
→ Tagged by the wonderful @corpocyborg--Thank you so much! ♡♡♡ → Answers are based on her status during the in-game events
✧˖°. PERSONAL
$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty
✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non-applicable / would be in great shape if not for the brain worm
✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other
✔ Education: qualified/ unqualified / studying / other
✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / commits more crimes (bribes law enforcement) to avoid charges / yes, but charges were dismissed
✧˖°. FAMILY
◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children
◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased
◔ Affiliation: orphaned / abandoned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable
✧˖°. TRAITS + TENDENCIES
♦ extroverted / introverted / in-between
♦ disorganized / organized / in-between
♦ close-minded / open-minded / in-between
♦ calm / anxious / in-between / highly contextual
♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in-between
♦ cautious / reckless / in-between / highly contextual
♦ patient / impatient / in-between
♦ outspoken / reserved / in-between / highly contextual
♦ leader / follower / in-between
♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in-between
♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in-between
♦ traditional / modern / in-between
♦ hard-working / lazy / in-between
♦ cultured / uncultured / in-between / unknown
♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown
♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown
✧˖°. BELIEFS
★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic
☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking
✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know/ don’t care / in a manner of speaking
✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care / in a manner of speaking
❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious
❀ Philosophical: yes / no / highly contextual
✧˖°. SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION
❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual
❥ Sex: sex-repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless
♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious
❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious
⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all
⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all
✧˖°. ABILITIES
☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor/ none
≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
✧˖°. HABITS
☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / alcoholic / former borderline alcoholic turned sober
☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker
✿ Recreational Drugs: tried some / never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict
✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess
☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater
$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic
♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gamble
Tagging: @medtech-mara, @vayneoc, @themermaidriot, @itzsassha, @elfjpeg, @morganlefaye79, and @vox-monstera ♡
dividers by @saradika | masterlist here (awesome resource--thank you so much! ♡)
#oc: valerie v powell#g: cyberpunk 2077#gotta ramble some now:#i wasn't really sure how to characterize her finances during 2077#like she's not destitute but it's definitely not great#gig paycheck to paycheck sorta sitch#and she had a rich kid education#so lots of private tutors and travel experience#and she likes to read a lot#but she doesn't hold any fancy degrees or certificates#and both her parents have been deceased for 14+ years (if i remember my own timeline) by 2077#and she's introverted but she's an isfj so like the most social of the introverts#she's inclined towards caution but she can be swayed into reckless decisions if the right person (jenkins; jackie; arguably goro) asks#i feel like 'sex favorable' might undersell her libido a bit tbh lmao#combat and tech skills might get some tweaks post-2.0 depending on what build i end up rolling with#currently i see as her as VERY VERY good with firearms but less so with melee and blades#i think she's really sexy holding a katana tho and the ninja build or whatever they're calling it looks fun af#she was a work hard; play harder corpo party girl in her early 20s and did everything under the sun#but her mother died as a result of her addiction which *eventually* made valerie choose a totally sober life#and the medication is actually used for proper medical reasons not recreational#long post#misc: dash games
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