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[syndianites]

I really like the way you write Alyssa! I’m curious on your interpretation on her as a whole?

So I've always been annoyed that she was a child compared to the rest of the alts, but I did like the fact that they gave Mot and Alyssa a relationship because in the og TR Tom and Sonja are the farthest apart, especially irl.

When it comes to Alyssa, I tend to give her a more independent, free-spirited vibe. Sure, she's a child (I normally put her around -14-16) but she also had to witness her home burn down and survive alone. I think in canon Mot picked her up almost right away, but I like to headcanon that she had to survive alone for a while and became hyper-independent because she was one of the few survivors and was already from a low-income family (the family part we don't get much information about, but I always wanted her to have come from a loving family).

For how old she was when the fire happened I'm kinda wishy-washy on because S2 canon tends to trip over itself when attempting to establish a timeline, but I generally put her around 6-8, so that she had enough time to remember her family but also be able to survive alone.

In terms of personality, she is very resourceful and self-taught in most things. Contrary to canon, I actually have Alyssa be more wary of the gods- Dianite included- because I imagine her town being less god-aligned than the others and also, being a child, Alyssa would have blamed the gods for not saving her town and family. She warms up to Dianite, of course, because through Mot she learns that the gods aren't as all-powerful as they are made out to be, but she's not the biggest fan of Ianite and definitely not a fan of Mianite after meeting Andor and Anya (who I personally love to have her be besties with).

I also imagine that she gets VERY clingly once she's warmed up to you. She lost basically everything in the fire, with only a few of her townmates surviving (I think in canon she is the only survivor, but I want her to have a heritage she can come back to and keep alive). So once she gets over the "Who the fuck is this Mot guy and where is he taking me" and the "This guy thinks I'll trust him just because he feeds me?" she ends up getting very attached to the point where people assume Mot adopted her (before he actually does).

Mot helps he re-learn to let others help her, and she helps him learn that others aren't always going to take from him without giving back.

From surviving on her own for so long, she has a great fondness for the wilderness, the woods especially, and is very outdoorsy as a result. She also tends to be adventurous and reckless, except when it comes to fire. For a long time she had a deep-seated fear of fire and even though she's gotten a better grip on it now that fear was one reason she had a hard time connecting with Dianite.

She portays herself as bold and brave, but she is always wary and nervous around new people, partly afraid to get attached and partly afraid they'll take her loved ones from her. I imagine that if she met TR she'd be very untrusting of them, Tom especially, and take a long, long time to open up to them. Ironically, I think she would take to Tom first, because Tom is a very open book and predictable, but also because he can relate, as a zombie, to losing all his loved ones and his home (which ties back into my personal backstory for Tom). Sonja would be the next she gets close to, because Sonja is gentle but also fun and silly and doesn't treat Alyssa like a child. Tucker she'd warm up to over time through Tom and Sonja and his general goofiness, but she'd take the longest with Jordan, because she initially sees him as having ulterior motives in everything he does and just wanting powerful gear and good gadgets (which is ironic since Tom acts the same, but she sees that Tom has a line when it comes to friends that she doesn't think Jordan does).

I think in canon she was taught how to use a bow by Ianite? But I generally imagine her being more of a cross bow/lance user, crossbow because when you're flying trying to keep the bow drawn can be difficult while also trying to keep your wings in check whereas a cross bow you just have to load and aim, and lance because its good for dive-bombing attacks and what she would have crudely made after the fire for hunting. The reach also helped keep the more dangerous creatures farther from her and give her a better chance to escape.

I feel like this mostly turned into a headcanon ramble, but in brief, I generally have Alyssa as outwardly bold and reckless and adventurous, while internally being very paranoid about the intentions of those around her and having a deep seated fear of fire and losing the few people she allows herself to care about. This all creates a genera show of Alyssa acting outgoing while also being very careful and feeling like she needs to be able to do everything and anything alone, even when help is available. She also generally doesn't trust the gods as /gods/ but she does end up trusting Dianite as family and Ianite to a degree.

Thanks for the ask! I have so many thoughts about all the characters

[xiethirdofmay]

Entitlement

Office Rant (na naman)

Hindi yata talaga nauubos ‘to. We, the sovereign, normal, creatures of the corporate world, will never be immune to all the office politics existing on Earth.

So ayun na nga, we were certified for the ISO 2015 version. Tagal na, nung June pa. And then there are these people na ang singtaas ng beanstalk ni Jack ang entitlement sa buhay, nag-iinsist na dapat anya magpakain ang kumpanya for the “effort” of all those who made the certification possible. Cya cge, pagbigyan. Nagpa-chooks to go si mayor nung isang linggo. If I remember it right, weeks before, nagpa-ice cream rin yata. Punta sa canteen, pakita ang stub, instant ice cream sa mainit na panahon. Eh di okay na. Aba eh hindi matigil tong mga beanstalk, andami pang achuchuchu. Kesyo nung araw daw, may pakain ng catering sa office, kesyo kesyo chenez.

This morning, I received a call from the HR staff na bukas nga daw ay may pa-Vikings naman. Aba matinde!!!!! Akalain mo napa-approve nila yun!! Pero unlike sa mga naunang token, this time para lang dun sa mga taong involved talaga, yung mga nagrevise ng procedure, yung mga nagpakitang gilas, yung mga anak ng dyos, juice colored! Kaya inisa-isa kaming tawagan. At bukas ng hapon daw ay aalis at kakain sa Vikings MOA. Ang saya ano po? Eh di nag-confirn na lang ako na sasama, alangan namang mag-inaso pa ko.

GIANT FACE PALM!!!

Ano ba mga beanstalk!?? Ang pagrerevise ng procedure, pagpapa-audit at re-certification ay parte ng trabaho natin bilang ISO-certified company. Wag nyong sabihin saking dugo at pawis ang inalay nyo para lang sa mga procedures na sinubmit natin eh risk register lang naman ang nadagdag sa 2015 version, naka-template pa! Enebenemen mga ate mga kuya. Sabihin ng galante ang kumpanya, multi-national company in 44 countries worldwide, palong-palo ang stocks sa NASDAQ, but to spend tens of thousands for a one-night buffet?? C'mon! Is this the new trend on employee motivation? Di na yata ako updated sa HR trends. Tsaka bakit “selected people” lang? So yung machine operator na sumusunod sa mga pinaskil nyong process specs matrix, waley na lang, thank you na lang. Yung mga rank and file na nagprint, naglaminate, nagring bind, thank you na lang, kain kayo sa canteen, kami lang sa buffet??

I’m sorry I’m not sorry but I don’t get the logic. Ang taas lang talaga ng entitlement nila sa buhay. Bat kaya? Malaki ba utang na loob ng kumpanya sa kanila sa pagkakacertify? I don’t understand the management as well. Grabe nyo kami pitpitin sa cost savings sa Supply Chain. Yung kulang na lang hingin na lang namin yung mga produkto sa suppliers. Tas may pa-Vikings. I mean there are a hundred and one ways to reward your employees for a job well done. Hindi ko lang talaga cguro magets yung way nyo.

So dito na lang to sa blog, kase if ever I voice it out to anyone here, ako ang pessimistic, ako ang nega, ako ang di makuntento, ako na ang ungrateful. Issue pa eh.

BUTI NA LANG MAY TUMBLR AKO!!! At sila, wala.

Yeah, HIGH FIVE!!