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jorisjurgen · 8 months ago

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I FINALLY GOT TO YOUR MESSAGE BESTIEEEE i was scared of answering it during the week because i knew it would take me ages.

Excluding the questions I've answered to other ppl, obv. THIS IS JUST A PART 1 OF ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

What’s the lie your character says most often?

Atcham: he doesn't really lie enough to have a reoccuring one. He just says whatever comes to his mind, I think. Kerubim: literally everything he says is a lie. Especially when talking about past events. He will randomly make shit up, even while knowing that the other two KNOW that he's doing that. Joris: "I am in awe of your intelligence, your majesty. This will be a wonderful move, even if it may upset the leaders of Brakmar."

How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?

Atcham: he doesn't, except for saying it ironically. Kerubim: anyone he's known for longer than an hour. Joris: likely to apply this word to people with whom he shared 2 near-death experiences with, because now they are connected through the Cosmic Bonds of Fate.

What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?

I'm not imaginative enough to say what I would yell, but I know what they'd yell to one another.

Atcham: "Someone is mistreating Brakmarian steel swords" Kerubim: "There are discount 90yo chairs here" Joris: "Khan merch from 200 years ago?!"

All of them love buying stuff, so yeah.

If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?

Atcham: any specific-ass sword facts. Kerubim: what were you doing in Bonta 610 years ago in a boutique with your girlfriend at 10 o'clock and what colour was her dress. Joris: what time he worked until last night. Any answer that isn't "3-4am" is sus.

A more emotional answer is that across 600 years they probably have got a lot of some very hyperspecific things to ask one another.

How do they put out a candle?

Sadly, I think they all just blow on it. Maybe clap and then it magically disappears. I am not a candle expert (candxpert).

What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?

Atcham: most people notice he's bald. he, too, notices that, and never fails to think that it's off-putting. Kerubim: most people noitce how fluffy he is. Kerubim himself notices some random knots in his fur. It's very knot-prone, and he's a bit lazy about brushing his fur. Joris: most people think he's a child, or if they don't they still notice his height. While Joris's daily concern with the mirror is "do I need to tear out some new scales? [checks chin] [checks neck] [checks cheeks] [checks his head]"

What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?

Atcham: all of it, and no, he doesn't. Kerubim: I don't think he gives a fuck in general. Joris: all of it, yet he still follows. He hates hierarchical things, and he hates hyper specific fork and knife rules, and he hates the way teachers expect children to rise from their tables and bow and greet them, before the classes. But he copes and seethes silently, his whole life. He appreciates the way these things make him come off as more respectable than he may really be, though.

If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?

Atcham: the Brakmarian approach to building pipe bom—— Kerubim: how to survive your 5th divorce. Joris: why you don't need any relationships or friendly acquaintances outside your family and why that's healthy actually.

What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?

Atcham: Kerubim's tolerance of customers that can be psychologically destroyed instead. Kerubim: Atcham keeps scaring away the customers (Joris does too, but it's a "his noble X vs. Atcham's barbaric Y" situation.) Joris: Kerubim keeps adding way too much sugar to coffee and makes tea way too dilute. It makes him dream of killing both him and himself.

#ask games #crepinposting #ro.txt

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lunatenais · 1 year ago

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fight like a girl

an eirika meta

Throughout the main plot of FE8 there is a prevalent theme of weakness (and to overcome it). I cannot speak for every character in the game*, obviously, but I would love to share my thoughts on how this theme relates to Eirika and her character as a whole.

Below the cut will feature major FE8 (Sacred Stones) spoilers, support conversation spoilers, and a very minor trigger warning for inc*st (relating to the story of Sieglinde/Signy, NOT Eirika herself). Overall it is very quote heavy.

*All characters mentioned I do not hold authority over besides Eirika herself. Any mentions of their motivations or thoughts will be backed up using canon sources/text, but I disclaim that any muns (present or future) may have added more context to these canon quotes.

Act I: Weakness.

First I feel as if it’s important to establish some context about Magvel as a whole. Before the events of Sacred Stones (which for my sanity I will be shortening to SacStones), Magvel had lived in relative peace for around 800 years. Though not 100% canonical, it can be assumed that because of this Renais did not even have a proper, full scale army ready for any sort of war. There are mentions in the opening that because of the suddenness, Renais had been unable to “mount any resistance”— obviously we know there are knights in Renais, but war was far from everyone’s minds.

With this in mind, it’s safe to say that Eirika would also have no reason to suspect that the peaceful land of Magvel would ever be home to any sort of unrest, nevermind a full scale war between Renais and Grado, their greatest ally. Even in flashback sequences with Eirika she states that her purpose for training is not because she expects any sort of fight to break out, but rather because she felt burdened by the fact that she relied so heavily on Ephraim to protect her (and Ephraim should he ever need it).

Eirika: “I do not like uncivilized behavior. I think one can solve one’s problems without fighting. And yet…” Ephraim: “And yet what?” Eirika: “I’ve always relied on you to protect me, Brother. I would rather not be such a burden to you in the future. So, I thought maybe I should learn to protect myself…”

But even despite this training (and from Lyon we learn that Eirika is potentially on par with Ephraim in terms of their strength in battle), none of this prepares Eirika for the true horrors of war. A spar between siblings or friends could never show her the true depravities of war.

Eirika: “I’m fine… Fine. …This is war, isn’t it? It’s not at all like the games I used to play with my brother or Lyon. I never thought– I didn’t know it would be this…savage. Are words useless? Is strength all that matters? It’s so sad… Why would the Grado Empire do this? To what end would they start a war?”

(With Saleh) Eirika: “No, no… When Grado invaded Renais, I was paralyzed. I couldn’t do anything. It is only because of the sacrifices of others that I could even escape.”

To conclude this section, we have established that Eirika has a belief that her own sacrifices cannot be weighed on the same scale as those who fight alongside her. She has lost her home, her family, and those who live on Renais soil are meant to look to her for guidance— and yet, she is just a young woman trying to take in all of the changes and responsibilities that have been thrusted upon her so suddenly. Never had she prepared for war, nor was she ever meant to be a leader, and still she looks down on herself for her own perceived failure at a role she should never have had to be placed in.

Act II: Innocence.

This was touched upon slightly in the last section, but there is an innocence about Eirika that plays a hand in this weakness of hers. When speaking with Ephraim and Lyon in a flashback, it is stated that Ephraim is considered to have the strength of a future ruler, while Lyon holds the compassion needed to rule. Where does this leave Eirika, exactly? She holds a strength on par with Ephraim, while still wishing to solve this war with words— because of this, I believe that Eirika is meant to be directly in the middle of them both. In a way she could be considered a perfect ruler— strong yet compassionate— even if she is to never take the throne herself.

The importance comes more so from her loss of innocence. I believe that this is the first point where she begins to accept her own weaknesses, which is the first step to overcoming it. In CH6, ‘Victims of War’, Eirika is given a choice by the villain Novala: surrender one of the keys to the sacred stones (though she is, at the time, unaware of its exact importance) or a young child will be sacrificed to a monster. Without hesitation she offers up her bracelet, only for Novala to throw the child and her family to the monsters regardless. With this in place, we get one of my absolutely favourite pieces of Eirika dialogue.

Eirika: “Why…why would you… How can you do such a thing?” Novala: “This is WAR! There are no rules here! In war, you can do anything! Anything! You curs of Renais have lost! Your idiotic ravings mean nothing…” Eirika: “Enough. Hold your tongue.” Novala: “Wha…what?!” Eirika: “I… We, the people of Renais, have long honored our allegiance with the Grado Empire. And you invaded without warning. You ravaged our land. You killed my father… Even then, I told myself, I must not hate Grado or her people. If I gave in to my hate, the bond between our lands would be lost forever. I refused to hate. Instead, I lived for the day our nations would know peace again. But… If this is Grado’s true face… If you could extinguish Renais without pity, without remorse… If this is the case, then there is no room in my heart for forgiveness.”

Before this moment, there was still hope in Eirika’s heart for a resolution with words, that this war could be ended simply by talk— but now she has realized the tactics of Grado are vicious and underhanded, that they do not care for the lives of innocent civilians. Finally she learns that this is no longer the Grado she has known since childhood. Eirika learns what war is really about.

This is not the complete end of her innocence, seeing as she still has hope in saving Lyon from his possession to the point where she gives him a sacred stone— Eirika’s hope does not die, but the ugliness of the world is now something she is well aware of and willing to see.

ACT III: Womanhood.

This section will (hopefully) not be too long, but it is something that we really can't avoid when speaking about a female character: Eirika, like many others, experiences misogyny, both outright and in themes used throughout the game. This section does go over the story of Sieglinde, and though none of the actual inc*st will be brought up, I will warn for it regardless.

We begin with some small pieces of in game text that could be used to argue that Eirika was never expected to be the saviour of Magvel in any capacity. Once Eirika rescues a village from bandits, a villager says this:

Man: “Oh, Renais is finished, mark my words. The Grado Empire’s stolen our future. Our only hope against them was that Prince Ephraim would prevail, but… Rumor has it that he’s on the verge of being crushed by Grado’s vast numbers. These are dark days. Travel with care.”

For the sake of clarity, it is important to know that this man may not be aware that Eirika is the Princess of Renais— but I want to stress the line of “our only hope against them was that Prince Ephraim would prevail,” there is no mention that the Princess offers any sort of hope for her people. Again, we could argue that maybe the people of Renais are under the assumption that their Princess has died, but we have no text that I’m aware of to prove or disprove this. To hear this from your people, after just protecting them, I personally think would cause me to feel lesser to my brother. This paired with Fire Emblem taking place in a more medieval setting can lead to the belief that because she is a Princess she is not seen by the public as being as strong as a Prince (which we have established is not true in Eirika’s case).

With this we also need to go over how a lot of the men in Eirika’s life have essentially let her down, causing a lot of these issues that have plagued her. As mentioned at the start I am not speaking for these characters and why they did or said these things, I am just explaining how they are seen by my portrayal of Eirika.

First we begin with Ephraim. At the beginning of the game, Ephraim has left on his own to fight on the front lines of Grado, and though it was to help Renais as a whole, he left behind his sister and father during a great time of need. It is here that Eirika’s ability to protect herself comes into play— her brother, who once said it is his duty to protect his sister has gone, and no longer can she rely on him. This is obviously a point of growth for Eirika, but she is also left to deal with the grief of their father all on her own.

And then we have Lyon. There is a lot to say about Lyon, really! He is very important for the analysis of Eirika’s growth and how, despite everything, she believes in his kindness and compassion above all. However, part of his distorted desires towards Eirika are reason why the majority of her pain has begun. Obviously his love for Eirika is not the only reason he toyed with the stones, and the quote below is Formortiis speaking so these words could be very well bent to not represent his true feelings, but they are still what Eirika hears.

Evil Lyon: "Rejoice, Lyon. The time has come… Ephraim, the man you envy… Eirika, the woman you desire… I will now grant you all of your darkest wishes!"

To her, it sounds as if she is seen not as a friend, nor an equal, but instead as a prize to be won. Even if she knows Lyon has seen her as strong in the past, these words still pierce her heart. Her father and countrymen have died over a lot that she would have likely returned, all things considered— but instead she was not given this choice.

Finally I will touch upon her personal weapon Sieglinde. This is where the trigger warning comes in. Though this section isn’t long skip ahead to Act IV if uncomfortable.

The story of Sieglinde and Siegmund come from the of ‘Die Walküre’, or ‘The Valkyrie’. In this tale, Sieglinde was taken away from her family and forced to wed a man by the name of Hunding. When Siegmund arrives to their home for one reason or another, she is a damsel in distress— the man who can draw the sword Nothung is to be her saviour, which guess what! That’s Siegmund. Throughout this opera Sieglinde does very little to save herself, relying on Siegmund’s help and later Brünnhilde (feminism win?). Even when Siegmund dies she claims that she cannot continue living on without him, and only finds a reason to live when she learns his child is inside of her (WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO UNPACK THIS).

Tldr; WHY DID WE NAME HER WEAPON THIS.

ACT IV: Strength.

We have finally arrived to our final section: strength. Here we will talk about the very ending of the game, and how this has changed Eirika’s perception of her weaknesses…kinda

At the end of the game Eirika faces Lyon just as the resurrection of Formortiis is complete, leaving this with:

Lyon: "Yes… But I’m… I’m almost completely gone. Before I’m lost entirely, I want to apologize. I’m sorry, Eirika. This is all my fault. I was too weak…" Eirika: "You’re not to blame, Lyon. It was the Demon King. He was controlling you…" Lyon: "No, that’s not true, Eirika. When the Demon King reached into me from inside the Dark Stone… When he whispered he would see all my dreams and desires made true… I… I did not reject him. In the shadows of my heart, he saw jealousy… vanity… It was my weakness that put these emotions there, allowed them to thrive." Eirika: "Everyone has weaknesses, Lyon. You’re not the only one. I do. I’m sure my brother does… Don’t hate yourself for having these feelings, please."

We can see there is an acknowledgement of not only that she has these weaknesses, but that there is no shame in having them. No, this does not mean that Eirika has entirely conquered everyone that she feels makes her weak, but just as she says to Lyon, there is no shame in being weak and falling victim to your feelings. In the epilogue with Ephraim she even mentions having similar feelings about grief and sorrow, having thoughts of resurrection.

Eirika: “That would be nice… But first we must seal this away… This stone banished the Demon King. With such power… Do you suppose we could bring back Father and Lyon… That everyone who died in this dreadful war could be–“ Ephraim: “Eirika.” Eirika: “I know, I know. Such things would be– I cannot wish for such things. No matter how it hurts, or rather because it hurts, we must learn to accept sorrow. We must take it into our hearts and tame our grief…”

Yes, in the end she still is weak, she still has these feelings, but in the end she has found the strength to rationalize them. No longer is she a run by these feelings, but they still exist. Overcoming weakness does not always mean eliminating these weaknesses in their entirety, but instead how to control them.

Some of these don’t fit the point but I wanted to talk about Eirika so for making it to the end I give you a kiss.

#{ eclipsed }#was never good at making a point as u can see ))#{ tales of the moon }

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angelfoodcake222 · 1 year ago

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@cow-stealin-gal, here's some answers to that list of questions you mentioned. You weren't kidding when you said this was a lot of questions. It took me a good hunk of the week to answer them all. Whew!

1. "What's the lie your character says most often?" The usual ones: "I'm/it's fine" "I'm/it's okay" "That doesn't hurt" "I'm peachy keen" etc.

2. "How loosely or strictly do they use the word 'friend'?" she uses terms like "My friend", "My dearest friend", or "My beloved friend" as her relationships evolve, in that order. The first one comes when she is comfortable in TADC.

3. "How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?" She shows her more tender, caring side to the main cast, but the audience sees the beast lurking just beneath the sugary surface...

4. "What's a hobby they used to have that they miss?" See Question 38 below. Thank you :3

5. "Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?"

6. "What's their favorite [insert anything] (I picked food & clothes) that they've never recommended to anyone before?"

7. "What would you (mun [???]) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?"

8. "How loose is their use of the phrase 'I love you'?" Boa-Constrictor-catching-its-prey loose. Though she never verbally says those three words in that order or anything similar to it, she prefers showing it rather than saying it. Gift-giving & Words of Affirmation are her specialties. Sometimes she is physical though this is sparce.

9. "Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?" She is a kind, compassionate soul, but adaptive to an uncanny degree. That being said, her type of 'love' varies from character to character with other elements like the immediate environment/scene/situation, etc. at play.

10. "What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?" How fast rabbits are & what bugs are the cutest.

11. "If someone was impersonating them, what would friends/family ask or do to tell the difference?" Have a brief scene written specially for this question! >:3

"Do you think you baby us too much?"

"People do not need to be coddled & babied 24/7. Though it is a nice occurrence to happen when you need it to keep your sanity, too much could do just as much harm as not doing it at all. With that out of the way, dearies-." She snatches the smug double by the arms, ears sharpening like downcast horns. Deep & demonic, her voice reverberates through the double's body to dominate any chance of retaliation. "Who the bloody f@ck do you think you are, messing with my friends, you low-budget, dollar-store wonton!?"

Violence censored by a Cain & Bubble-themed 'Technical Difficulties' screen blocks the scene.

12. "What's something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!" Really bad jokes. Dad Jokes, puns, & dark humor, mainly.

13. "When do they fake a smile? How often?" She smiles much like Jax but not for the same reasons. She does this smile quite often to try cheering up anyone who may need it. Jax is the exception as he angers her very well.

14. "How do they put out a candle?" When in a good mood, she'll cup her hand behind the flame & blow air with a soft whistle sound. When upset or wishing to look imposing, she'll pinch it out, no finger lick, nothing. Only pinches while holding eye contact with whoever she's attempting to intimidate. The candle (probably) isn't the only thing she would extinguish in this way when put to scale.

15. "What's the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they're alone?" Publicly, she is a caring, nurturing, understanding, healing influence who is an ambivert. Privately, she is a candle down to her wick's end & ready to bring virtual hellfire upon this plain of childcore-coded torment. Being conducive to everyone's mental & emotional betterment is her sanity's glue & staples at this point.

16. "What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?"

17. "What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?"

(18). "Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?" Insufficient information on the writer's part. This question will be answered later when the story is more developed.

19. "What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they've been avoiding?"

Option A) Makes peace as best as she can.

Option B) stays silent & keeps her distance (physically, verbally, emotionally, mentally).

Option C) If the first two fail, time to boss up & whoop a blockhead into rubble.

The last one is once in a Blue Moon but can happen if the person she's been avoiding completely ignores her very visible attempts at peace on purpose. If it's out of worry, she returns to Opt A.

20. "Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don't like the person?" Jax & Cain, for the first half. She loves how laidback Jax is & his impish ways are amusing at times, but she hates when he's malicious & uncaring to the others. She doesn't care about her well-being, only about others, so this is the kindling of her internal conflict. Cain, though charming & charismatic, seemingly caring for his 'cast/friends/coworkers', tends to be a little too much for even her. The unpermitted touching makes this worst. She is not a fan of his activities as they do not entice much brain power to solve & often leaves the crew in danger routinely. Lady loves a good brain scratching when it's safe.

The second half is herself. See, she feels a little guilty about inadvertently putting herself out there as the main maternal figure within the cast when Ragatha was there long before her. Even though she is happy to help everyone reach self-betterment, Ragatha included, she cannot stop the shame from reaching her heart.

21. "What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?" Handshaking. Not everyone is comfortable with physical contact like her so she tries not to do this. She will do this if the person is insistent about it.

22. "What is an example of a simple activity that most people do/can do that scares your character?" Acrobatics & yoga. She isn't too big on heights &/or things that scream "possible body horror" to her.

23. "What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn't/don't even remember?" How she tried to avoid them when she originally blipped into existence under the digital big top.

24. "Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?" No, but if she did it would be a shortbread cookie with raspberry preserves on top.

25. "What subject/topic do they know a lot about that's completely useless to the direct plot?" The amount of rabbit/hare/bunny breeds there are currently & the fun facts for each & every single one of them.

26. "How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?" Takes it on the chin like a champ but is crumbling on the inside.

27. "What's the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?" Glitter trap from Jax. Cain was going to clean her off with the snap of his fingers but stopped when she started laughing merrily & heartedly. "I love fine glitter! Thank you, Jax!" She actually hates glitter of all kinds, fine or chunky, shaped or not. She only did this to damper Jax's malicious smirk. She let Cain clean the rest of the surroundings but wore that glitter for months just to prove a point. Yes, she's motherly & kind, but she has her peeves & limits. Jax pushes all of it.

28. "What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?" To help everyone be their best selves. She wants to be the shoulder(s) to cry into, for the crying person's sanity & hers.

29. "How do they respond when someone doesn't believe them?" Understanding. She isn't everyone's container of favored beverage & she knows it. If the situation is too bad for her to be this way, she will get snippy with the person if that person is rude or ignores her words.

30. "When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it's personal versus when it's professional?" This varies. Bigger the issue/mistake, the worst the emotions & vice versa. She's trying her best though.

31. "When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?" Whenever someone comes to her for advice or comfort instead of Ragatha. She helps them with whatever they're asking with the usual bonus (if desired by the asker) to bring Ragatha's second opinion into play for possibly better results. Ragatha herself comes to her occasionally to talk over subjects they share interests in.

32. "If they committed one petty crime/misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?" Jaywalking & motor vehicle offenses. Jaywalking because she is not fond of crowded routes &/or places period. Motor Vehicle Offenses (Speeding & running traffic lights) because girlie has no head for speed management & has poor vision at a distance.

34. "How do they greet someone they like/love?" All the warm, soft, cozy vocals you could think of. Hugs are optional. She is careful to note what the liked character does & doesn't like to do.

33. "How do they greet someone they dislike/hate?" Very formally. No warmth, no softness. Cold, hard tones through & through until the person catches on to her behavior. What the character does next determines her behavior onwards. Physical contact is at the negative numbers as is her normally kind adaptability.

35. "What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they've made?" Tricking Jax into a box filled with Gloinks as punishment for his mean actions. Due to her respecting the Gloink Queen unlike any other, aside from Kinger, the Queen granted her leadership of some lesser Gloinks to carry out Jax's retribution. Both were pleased with his annoyance & anger.

36. "Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?" Nobody & nope. She is stuck in the circus & takes care of everyone, even Jax (occasionally & sneakily). This is more like maternal intent for most.

37. "What's a secret they haven't told serious romantic partners and don't plan to tell?" Sadomaso to the bone. More on the 'Sado-' than the '-maso', but she has a motherly reputation to uphold.

38. "What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?" Domestic chores; baking, cooking, laundry, & so on. What good are such activities if there is zero need for them?

39. "Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?" A bit of both. She loves feeling included & welcomed but if she isn't wanted then that's okay. She'll just take a long walk around the grounds or retire to her room. Now, if the invitation is verbally delivered with wholehearted want, she'll attend solely for that one person's contentment. If she is in a position where not one person likes her, she'll shrug. "Don't let me spoil your merriment, dearies. I'll be off now."

40. "How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?" Put simply, she's worried & confused. "Is this person well? Am I grabbing/shaking too hard? Maybe they don't like being touched & are just doing this for etiquette's sake? I'll make a note of this & find better-tailored ways to interact with them if they'll grant me their friendship at any level."

41. What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?

42. If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?

43. What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?

44. What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?

45. What's something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?

46. Are they a listener or a talker? If they're a listener, what makes them talk? If they're a talker, what makes them listen?

47. "Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?" Her family back in the real world. In her defense, nobody remembers anything of their past lives when in the circus.

48. Who would they say 'yes' to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn't want to do?

49. Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?

50. What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun [???]) personally don't agree with?

#jax tadc #caine tadc #tadc jax #tadc caine #tadc pomni #tadc #tadc ragatha #tadc gangle #tadc zooble #tadc kinger #tadc kaufmo #Tadc character/oc building (sort of)#prompts needed #just thinking #fanfiction writer

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keicordelle · 9 months ago

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Daily Inconveniences of an Au Ra: Alcohol

The whiskey burned all the way down Keshet's throat, a familiar sort of tingle that spread warmth through his chest and made his head feel airy.

"Damn, you can handle your booze better than I expected, to keep up with me this long."

Keshet’s gaze slid over to Thancred, perched comfortably beside him. He gestured with his mug, just barely not splashing them both with its contents when he got a little bit overly animated. "What, do you think we don't have alcohol on the Steppe? And anyway, we invented buuz. And this? This is not buuz."

Thancred squinted at him as if there was some linguistic nuance he was missing, but Keshet decided that was thoroughly a Thancred Problem and contented himself with another swig from his mug. He remembered belatedly to twist his hand out of the way of his damned horn, gouging himself on the point of it and sloshing amber liquid onto the bar.

"Besides," he continued. He was feeling rather chatty, might as well indulge in conversation too. What better time to reveal all his secrets than over a mug of... whatever this was. "Besides. I'm much larger than you. It's only natural I can outdrink you. In fact, I'm impressed you can keep up with me, you little-" Thancred's brow furrowed at the indecipherable word that followed. Something in Old Auri, most likely, and he wasn't entirely sure that it had sounded complementary.

Okay, so maybe Keshet hadn't actually been that big a drinker back home. They had alcohol, that was for certain, but it wasn't really all that like the stuff he'd seen in Eorzea. Eorzean ale was little more than piss water, as far as he was concerned, and though people assured him there were hints of honey in mead, he couldn't taste it amidst the acrid taste of the drink. And it was too weak to be good for much of anything. Proper arkhi would put some shine in your scales; ale and mead were hardly worth subjecting himself to the taste.

But he had to admit that alcohol was simply less common on the Steppe than it was here. Well, he didn't have to admit that to Thancred, but he could admit it to himself. Alcohol was just everywhere in the West. You celebrated victories with it, you signed deals over it, you drank it casually over dinner. Really, maybe it was a good thing ale was so weak. Xaela were known to do some rather peculiar things when soused on arkhi or kumis. On the Steppe, their drink was strong, but you also weren't especially likely to down four glasses in a single sitting. Kumis wasn't exactly rare, but it was a pain to make, especially among the more nomadic tribes.

Of course, once Thancred had introduced Keshet to Eorzea's stronger spirits, all bets were off. Sure, whiskey still lacked the body of the fermented milk he was used to, but it packed a certain punch. Enough to be satisfying, at least. And maybe enough to make his head ache something fierce the next day.

Thancred arched a brow, swirling the amber liquid in his glass, and when he spoke Keshet had to struggle to remember what it was they'd been talking about before he got lost in thought. "Alright, big boy. Let's see if you can keep up with this, then. Barkeep! Bring us two glasses of Mun-Tuy brew!"

As it turned out, size was not everything when it came to holding your alcohol -- a lesson that was deeply engraved into Keshet's mind after he spent the next day fighting Garleans with Azim's foul light trying to crack open his skull. Never again.

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fairymint · 1 year ago

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CHARACTER SHEET ―

FULL NAME: Felix Fae *(subject to change, all shipping verses so far at time of writing are tentatively unmarried.)

NICKNAME: N/A (besides mistaken diminutives for children; "kid", muchacho/muchachito, etc.)

ALIASES: Mr. (birth-22 years old)

PRONOUNS: He/him

HEIGHT: 4'10"

ZODIAC: Aquarius

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Orrean/Unovan (English in a spanish "burqueños" aka new mexican accent), basic child level Kantonian and Paldean.

𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 ―

HAIR: Fallow or Agouti, depiction can vary from cream, to red, to black; not explicitly blonde. length may vary from ear to shoulder length. Always tied up when not short.

FACIAL HAIR: Currently sprouting a mustache and beard.

EYES: Pale Green, with 1/4 amber around the pupils.

SKIN TONE: Midtone, tan. not dark enough to realistically show flush, extremities are pink instead of red.

BODY TYPE: chubby muscle- looks a bit round but muscles can be felt under the fat. Thins out at the extremities.

VOICE: Same as the mun's, mildly deep with vocal fry from development.

DOMINANT HAND: Left, manages ambidexterity.

POSTURE: Fairly straight, extremely balanced.

SCARS: simple scars from childhood, notably no visible pokemon scarring.

BIRTHMARKS: brown spot on the stomach.

MOST NOTABLE FEATURES: facial piercings, (nose and two snakebite rings), triple dragon scale tattoo on left hand, eyes that seem to shine and carry a 'lightness' to them; pupils typically hard to locate when unfocused such as with espeon, sylveon, and pikachu.

𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐃 ―

PLACE OF BIRTH: Agate Village

HOMETOWN: Mintale Town/Agate/Nuvema.

SIBLINGS: @emmetrain (via either Ingo or @gcd-fcrsaken 's Volo), N/A/TBA/none/plot with me

PARENTS: Amadeus Fae (Father), Tulip (possible mother), TBA/plot with me.

𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 ―

OCCUPATION: Champion/Pokemon Trainer. considering the options of cook, teacher, or stay-at-home dad. also ship dependent.

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Nomadic. utilizing the dorms at Uva Academy for now.

CLOSE FRIENDS: Rival Characters and other Champions by default.

FINANCIAL STATUS: Varies, could be considered "upper" although spends a lot on pokemon training at times.

DRIVER'S LICENSE: N/A? A ride pokemon user.

CRIMINAL RECORD: none, could be charged with breaking and entering had anyone really cared. vigilante justice by real-world standards.

VICES: Fussy, easy to annoy/anger depending on situation, distance/introverted, lust (of both the horny and real definition)

𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄/ Relationships

LOVE LANGUAGE: Physical Touch and Words of Affirmation- typically desperate to accept/understand the other three due to social/romantic anxiety.

RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES: low maintenance, and yet lights up with love upon seeing partners; Every Time. Touchy-Feely and snuggly. Prone to shower in compliments but yet still as critical as a non-partner. typically slow-mid burn unless touch is taken advantage of. (i.e., selfships typically develop around one year of time.)

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 ―

CHARACTER'S THEME TUNE: Higher by The Ready Set, or Sugar by Flo Rida

HOBBIES TO PASS THE TIME: Pokemon Training, the occasional video game, food videos.

LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED: right??? likely full, hard to say.

SELF-CONFIDENCE LEVEL: Intentionally moderate. Occasionally overinflates, prickly. null/numb during childhood.

#dash meme.#bio.#felix fae.#will probs do this for other actives later

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going-to-ikea-for-the-fries · 9 months ago

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Doing this with my beloved COD OC:

Lt. Victoria "Whiskey" Callahan.

What’s the lie your character says most often?

"You're doing good for the world."

How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?

Strictly. She makes it a point to draw a clear line between friends/colleagues/acquaintances. You will see the difference in the way she treats a friend and how she treats a teammate. It's actually pretty jarring.

How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?

Not even the damn readers knows what she's feeling most of the time. Just little snippets of thoughts of hers.

What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?

Baseball. Used to go bat with her brother and her dad when she was a teen, as a way to decompress.

Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?

No. In fact, she can stop crying on command. It's like a switch goes off. If she gets caught off guard, she tenses her back, and the tears are gone.

What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?

Favorite movie: Kiki's Delivery Service.

What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?

Me: "WHISKEY!"

Her (old) friends: "VICKY!"

Ghost: "CALLAHAN, GODDAMN IT!"

How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?

She doesn't say it. Has never said it. Not even as a thing between her friends.

Just for scale: She's more likely to go "I would die for you" (which she also would never say) than to say the L word ever.

Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?

Tough love-ish. She will scold people while tending to them and helping them fix what's wrong.

"You got yourself injured? Of course I'm looking after you, but you WILL hear me complain about your stupidity" type of deal.

What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?

She's not the type to brag or excitedly tell people things... But if you get her drunk, she'll tell you her father was part of the team that helped find and kill a VERY well-known terrorist in the Middle East.

If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?

Ask her to drink something thick like a milkshake, smoothie, fruit nectar... She's a dumbass and the first sip she takes, she holds it in her mouth and then gulps it down at once.

What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!

With her old team, she witnessed a moment very similar to the one time Gaz fell from the helicopter. She still laughs with the same gusto she did back then if she thinks back on it.

She was a Sergeant at the time, and one of her superior officers got his foot snagged on a rope and tripped down from his spot atop a APC and was left hanging upside down barely an inch off the ground.

When do they fake a smile? How often?

Her mouth is covered more often than not but she 'smiles' when she's either a) out in the street or b) dealing with superiors. And by 'smiling' I mean she pushes her voice up an octave to sound a bit more peppy and less dead inside.

How do they put out a candle?

Blow on it with one good sharp blow.

What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?

Home/Alone: Calm, quiet, slips around basically blending in with the shadows, tends to sit down and bask in the quiet.

Work: Quiet, observant, professional, offers good ideas and asks appropriate questions.

School: As a kid, she was a prankster that often got called to the principal's office. She was loud!! And very much a girly girl.

With friends: Sarcastic, mean (in a playful way), tells good jokes.

What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?

Her superiors. How often she wishes to hit them with a swift "With all due respect, go fuck yourself, sir.". She gets especially bitter when she gets reamed out for a mistake.

What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?

Whiskey: Her hair ("Why is it sticking up?" "I need a bobby pin." "I should have put more hair gel on it." "It's so tangled!!")

Everyone else: Her lip/cheek scar. (She also used to notice it first hand, but now she barely registers it).

Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?

Her mom and sister. All she has left.

What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?

Her mom and her sister? She'd probably shrink into herself like a damn turtle. Her family would cry, scream, lecture her, ask her so many questions... It would leave her feeling awkward, embarrassed and sad.

Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?

Would call Phillip Graves as close to an enemy as one can be. Big fan of his command of the Shadows and how professional they are but has a distaste for the man himself (he used to flirt with her shamelessly).

Old teammate (Petty Officer First Class Scott Howard). Adores the man as a friend. Hates that he went on to join a PMC.

What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?

Good morning/good afternoon/good evening/goodnight.

Doesn't follow it if she can avoid it. Mostly grumbles it like "Munin'."

What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?

Funnily enough, going to the dentist... and getting blood drawn. Which is funny because she does both regularly out of "obligation".

What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?

One time, her sister was really stressed with finals, and wanted to have a snack she had been saving for like 3 days. Unbeknownst to her, Victoria has already eaten it... So her sister broke down crying in the kitchen hugging the empty box of her snack... And had to be put to bed because she was sleep deprived, stressed and sad.

Victoria never owned up to it.

Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?

Yes. Chocolate chip fudge.

What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?

Lockpicking.

How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?

🤨😐 "Thank you, sir. It was an honor serving with you, sir." 🫡🚶‍♀️

What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?

Had an ex-boyfriend spend a fortune giving her a silver jewelry matching set. (She's a gold jewelry girlie exclusively). Thanked him for it but broke to him directly.

What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?

"Peace and quiet."

"Peace and quiet, and if someone tries to disturb that, let me kill them."

How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?

She's unfortunately loyal to a fault. If she finds something wrong/suspcious or a betrayal and tries to warn people of it and they don't believe it, she keeps INSISTING on it until it happens and then she goes "Fucking told you so.".

When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?

Yes. She deems herself to be, above all else, a good soldier. If she makes a mistake on the job (especially one that gets people killed), she beats herself up over it FOREVER. In her personal life, she's a lot more detached and calm about it.

When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?

When she gets someone killed or when they fail and can't prevent something from happening (attacks, etc.). Will always volunteer to be the one delivering bad news, will stick her neck out for the rest of the team, will accept punishment regardless if it's her fault because she needs to feel that guilt be properly dealt with.

If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?

Vandalism. Accidental arson.

How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?

*handshake* "Hey, how you doin'?"

How do they greet someone they like / love?

*pat on the back*

*stands by their side quietly, gives upward head nod*

*sits by their side and winks*

What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?

(Just like Ghost) She's had to steal gear from the dead or near dead enemkes. Except... she has also finished killing off an enemy in order to steal his gear.

Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?

Besides her own father (and his history as a marine)? Unfortunately, Phillip Graves. No, it's not. She hates him. It's just easy to have someone to call a favor in to.

What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?

"I don't know that I'd survive if I lost you."

Unbeknownst to her, he wouldn't either.

What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?

Cooking. She gets stressed when trying to manage having someone else in the kitchen with her. Turns unironically into Gordon Ramsay.

Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?

Excluded. She likes being home, thanks.

How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?

Silently judges. In her eyes, there's no excuse for an arm to flail about when someone shakes it. Not even for a thin or feminine woman or a small child.

What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?

Once she got used to being in the UK and around the 141, she ended up starting to say "Fuckin' 'ell." like Ghost.

She also hangs around Nik because he gives her an excuse to practice her languages... Which means she has picked up on certain mannerisms of his... including subtly twitching her head/neck especially when upset.

What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?

Silence at the dinner table (in a private/personal environment). For other people, silence means "I'm eating". For her? It means "Shit, something is wrong." because she grew up in an area where meals are **loud** and she's usually the quietest person there. So if everyone is as quiet as her, she misinterprets it.

She will ask if everything is alright and judge accordingly based on the way the person answers and their tone of voice.

What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?

She already learned Spanish, French and Russian... So I guess Spanish.

What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?

"Do not. No. No! Get that PINEAPPLE OFF THE PIZZA. How can you- WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LIKE IT?!"

She has an aversion to cooked fruit mixed with savory food.

Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?

Listener.

What makes them talk? Ghost. Literally. If he asks her something so he can listen to her, she will talk for hours.

Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?

A girl from junior high. She was crying in the bathroom, and Whiskey offered her a tissue and sat with her on the dirty floor and sat by her as she cried. Whiskey doesn't even remember doing it. But the girl remembers.

Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?

Gaz/Roach. Not even Ghost could convince her. But Gaz? Roach? She would groan about it, but she'd do it.

Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?

No. But would be polite about rejecting it. Unless it's pineapple pizza.

What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?

Gun ownership. She's pro (but with more regulation). I am very much against.

What’s a phrase they say a lot?

"What the hell?/!/." (With all sorts of entonations.)

Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?

Wait. Always. She's not hot-headed.

Who would / do they believe without question?

Ghost. If he told her something smelled off about a situation, she would have his back. Even if it turns out to have been nothing. She trusts his instincts.

What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?

Fight first, flight after. Always. (Has gotten her into problems before. She once yeeted a glass of water at her own dad's face in the kitchen at 3 A.M..)

What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?

Shooting (as in going to the gunrange, etc.), sparring.

If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?

Sadly, her brother (he's dead). The guy was just... very nice and understanding.

Now? She comforts herself. Though Ghost gives her a little nudge.

What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?

Pouring things. If a container doesn't have a spout, she'll spill and she's go "Ah fuck!" about it.

Also ironing. She gets frustrated when clothes stay wrinkly.

How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?

So many. Sports as a kid (baseball, tennis, acrobatics, soccer, swimming, etc.), music as a teen (guitar), crafting as an adult (crochet, knitting, wood carving).

Bottom line, she likes to keep busy, but as she grew older, she wanted things that kept her hands busy more than anything.

WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS