6, 11, and 27 for the Jam household
.... im interpruting household as askin about Viola, Edith, and Mary-Anne. heck yea
6. Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?
Mary-Anne:
Of course Mary-Anne considers laws immovable. Rules and regulation exist for a reason, and in order for society to be operable, they simply MUST be followed....
....that's not to say she wouldnt ever be flexible with them should the need arise, of course. And not all laws are made equal - her morals would overtake any actual laws.
Edith:
Anything is legal when the coppers aren't around. Edith doesnt care too much for rules and regulations, and will behave as she pleases, thank you very much.
The catch to this of course is food safety. Sure, she's stolen a thing or too here or there, but food safety rules? Y'dont fuck with that stuff. And if anyone tries to go against Ediths way of doing things in the kitchen, they're sure to get a earful/
Viola:
I don't think Viola weighs too much a mind to the rules and laws. Its not that she doesn't care but well - surely the rules must be there for a reason, right? Laws wouldnt be made without purpose of course?
It stands in turn that she would consider them flexible if she came across a law that just didn't make sense. Why should that be a rule?
...this is long so ill put a cut in for the rest of the questions for everyone else's sake
11. How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?
Mary-Anne:
Mary-Anne would do her best to pretend to understand. Every situation has a Correct Response and A Way to do things, and, well, she's a very Fake It Till You Make it kind of person. She tends to doble down harder on her beliefs and views when met with situations she doesnt understand. Threatening Powerful Figure suddenly at Jamie's house? Yes time to offer tea and utmost politness no matter how strange this is. A Strange Man appearing in the house at late hours seemingly out of nowhere? Well how rude that is to not send word ahead of time, and to come in without an appointment! Clearly a reminder of manners is in order.
...it worked well enough for her so far?
Edith:
Edith is just * rapid blinking gif* and then... ignores it. If she's confused and doesn't understand, she's liable to think it doesn't need to be understood. That's none of her bussiness, its a confusing world afterall. If it directly impacts what she needs to do ie. being asked to create a confusing dessert dish with minimal background information ,she's liable to just wing it and hope for the best - she knows what she's doing well enough to just brute force past her confusion.
Viola:
Viola is very much the seek clarification type! If there's someone she can ask, she will ask! Even if she asked 5 minutes ago and got an explination and still doesnt understand....she'll get it eventually, right? If there's no one to ask she may get overwhelemed and just give up on the task altogether, or try her best and likely end up.... not doing it exactly right. She's trying.
27. What causes them to feel dread?
Mary-Anne:
I think.... being out of her depth in a situation is one. Threats to the household for sure.... but I think the main thing is feeling powerless in a situation, especially to help those she cares about. So many situatons are out of her control, theres only so much she can do to help. What is she to do in situations she knows are getting worse and cant do anything to help? That looming dread hanging over the home?
This applies well to Jamie, who Mary-Anne has begrudgingly become attached to over the years - she sees some of whats been going on with them, and theres nothing she can do about it.
Edith:
I don't think dread is a common feeling for Edith. She tends to force down fear and anticipation and focus on the present. What sense is there in anticipating bad things to come? They're gonna come anyways, you just gotta be prepared to put water on the fire - just make sure its not an oil fire when you do that, mind you.
Viola:
Everything? Everything. Viola is often feeling dread, constantly anxious and worried about what the next thing will bring. What will be required, what will be messed up, will she be sent away again? She's also very worried about her sisters illness, and frequenlty is concerned about her.
...the palace and anyone related to it would also most certainly inspire dread in the poor girl.
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