#language learners being hunted by the Winter Soldier

[5yearslatewithearlgrey]

This grew out of seeing new pics of Bucky in Thunderbolts (thx @dcangstfiction ) just being done with everyone's shit and shepherding those super-children... immediately followed by my Duolingo widget staring at me with this... unique mixture of deep contempt and disappointment. If you know the one you know the one. Well, A plus B equaled a neat idea for a tumblr thing. Which went a bit out of hand, I guess.

Just gonna share some detail of the tiny car:

[desertdragon]

Moving this old shit here because I don't know what to do with it but there's no point keeping it on the carrd

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Despises Ishgard & its Noble Houses and is a self proclaimed open enemy of the state. Despises Monarchies, Empires & Monetarists.

Since becoming a partial Primal her body craves more food and her already generous appetite has expanded. Including cannibalism when in desperate hunger without other options.

Can eat and sleep almost anything (including rotted or raw things within a reasonable limit without getting sick) anywhere; she picked up these skills from a lifetime being on the move in hunting or adventuring.

Remembers the pain of each time she has died.

She has almost no issue being seen naked or topless

Is really a big softie looking to be treated with compassion and basic kindness; despite her roughness she'll get emotional easily especially if someone does something nice or notices her habits/needs since she's used to never being acknowledged as a person. Reminders of her humanity and respecting her space makes her automatically like someone.

Is mentally ill with PTSD and Severe Anxiety, recognizing and respecting how she wants her triggers to be handled is also important to her in a person.

Repeated trauma has rendered her as appearing aloof and expressionless/monotone including a more monotone dominated voice due to PTSD. Though she may look and sound detached, outside of disassociative episodes she is full of emotion and passion, even if expressing it is stunted due to her illness and being raised in a society where emotional expression was tightly regulated.

She has learned to adapt to Eorzean etiquette outside of her birthplace and is only decent at Ishgardian and Doman customs.

She is a fast learner but is prone to forgetfulness or remembering out of order due to PTSD impacting her ability to recall new/newer information not used daily/critically.

She has a very silly and at times immature sense of humor; she's not above embarrassing herself too to entertain kids. It helps her cheer them up faster and she's protective of all children in general. If she sees a kid looking sad she's quick to try engaging them no matter how awkwardly.

Having grown up in the sweltering heat of the Sagolii Desert she does well in hot weather and can tolerate extreme temperatures longer than those not accustomed; however vice versa she is awful at tolerating extreme cold or even winter itself on some days

Because of her isolated upbringing that recognized the sovereignty of no nations, she does not consider herself truly Eorzean but rather a U Tribe member first as she was never raised to behave according to the typical Eorzean city state identity, language, or general customs.

She is a Captain of Limsa Lominsa's Maelstrom Grand Company, after the Scions forced her to take up formal military service; all Maelstrom soldiers address her as Captain Valescoere

More practical/survival skills and emotionally intelligent than book smart.

Favorite color is orange.

Favorite food is Sour Pork Belly Stew.

Favorite dessert is Pudding.

Is knowledgeable on pressure points and their bodily functions.

A cult has sprung around her calling themselves 'Messiah's Shadow' which she is unaware of. They believe she is the physical incarnation of Hydaelyn's wrath as the Crystal Mother, and that she will destroy all the world's evils to liberate humanity from its ignorance into higher lifeforms. She is worshiped as a god in their eyes, second only to Hydaelyn and above the Twelve pantheon. When she does hear rumors of them she is disgusted.