#pot trait

[sun-citadel]

Headcanon time, hooray

Harpuia is a ✨️ narcissist ✨️

No, I don't mean the stereotypical portrayal of an individual with narcissism, but rather the concept of a person [ reploid ? ] with NPD [ pwNPD ] . I'm not saying this because he was a villain, but because it suits him.

[ flag cred ]

Why specifically NPD ? It's typically viewed as the " evil abusive person disorder " , when in reality it's a maladaptive coping strategy to handle a sense of inferiority and an internal struggle with deep seated self - hatred from early on abuse, by portraying one's self as high and mighty — and in many instances, better than other people to cope. But that's barely scratching the surface.

Anyways. I did reference the DSM - V / an unofficial revised version by a pwNPD, as well as testimonies from others. But this is more an internal character breakdown, rather than how a person may view a pwNPD on an external level.

But to my points :

- 1. Grandiose sense of self :

That's very blatant with how Harpuia portrays himself, to where upon his first meetings with Zero, he states that he will repent for his sins, only to then be bested. While he'd admittedly impressed by it, he does tell Zero to stay healthy so that he may exact his revenge in the end — still believing himself to be superior, despite Zero's legendary status and capabilities. Upon years of going unopposed and retiring reploids to the point of almost boredom it feels like, I've always felt he'd garner a rather haughty attitude up until a challenge comes forth and bests him. Though, his disgust and anger is best apparent upon the repairs forced upon him. To be stripped of his position, to be torn apart, only to then be repaired by those he views as lesser is a clear strike to his ego. He's pushing himself to the point of fully avoiding repairs if it meant he could have a shred of pride left, which, self punishment and harm is common when a pwNPD struggles against a crash and feels at a low point. Harpuia has gone from mighty, basically second in command to X, to someone who was brutally beaten time and time again, to outright admitting to enjoy the pain / letting the pain distract him from his existence [ depending on translation ] to just cope with a fragile sense of self as someone split of X.

- 2. Preoccupied with feelings / fantasies of success, power, etc.

It does tie what I said previously, his countless attempts to try and surpass the legendary reploid, so I won't be redundant and repeat points. But he is in a place of power, of success, yet feels dissatisfied at times. His Japanese dialogue states that :

フフ‥あ��かわらず‥やるな‥

それでいい‥それでいいんだ‥

オレは‥

オマエとたたかっているときだけ‥

なにもかもわすれることが‥できるんだ

しばらくは、これでいい

Only when fighting Zero can he forget everything for a little while, an act of self - harm that allows him to cope with the fact the world he knows is starting to crumble. He's forced to face his ego, when he never did prior to the awakening of Zero. It's a ruse. His feelings are complex, switching from the enjoyment of a challenge, only to go mask off during the repairs and admit to feeling highly inferior, especially after his banishment.

By this point, as to not repeat myself, I'll lump categories together.

- 3. Believe that they are “ special ” and can only be understood by other special or high-status people.

The Four Guardians position, being created of X's DNA — dare I elaborate ? He's essentially the top 1% of Neo Arcadia, just below Copy X essentially, with an entire battalion beneath him.

- 4. Require excessive admiration.

Harpuia recieves it, he receives admiration, respect, yet at the same time, fear. He is entitled, because he's so used to his role as someone so above everyone, yet below only Copy X — which he does seem mostly satisfied with, up until his questioning of things with Weil. Being betrayed by his Master like so, especially to someone like Weil, is bound to make anyone feel low : and with Harpuia, he results to harming himself by leaving early from the Resistance Base.

- 5. Sense of boredom, due to a lack of connection with others.

Points to the Japanese translation yet again. That, paired with the fact he seems relatively lonely. The other guardians don't even follow him in his banishment, and show up only after to aid in defeating Omega. They were a team, he worked closely with Leviathan — yet, ultimately he was left by himself.

- 6. Lack of empathy.

He's killed others for what he assumed the greater good, contemplated killing Zero while he was downed, attempted to kill Elpizo for knowing too much, there are various times where he takes a more selfish approach when he tries to play hero. Though, in his lack of compassion and empathy, he does choose to do good — especially when following the rules of robotics to help aid and protect Neo Arcadia. Though to other reploids, he comes across as callous, harsh, and even evil, yet, he is simply following orders that he learns to eventually question upon realizing he's doing more harm than good.

So he enters an arc of remission at the end, where he isn't cured [ NPD is incurable ] , but ultimately makes a selfless sacrifice to better humanity.

Does he like Zero after this ? Debatable. Does he respect him ? Absolutely, possibly to the point of being viewed as an equal in the NPD hierarchy in my eyes, despite initially starting out as a devalued person / bottom of the tier.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

There are other points, but I really don't want to be repeating myself. He just comes across as an individual with NPD, judging from a fluctuating sense of self as his ego is repeatedly shot down by Zero. He's self loathing despite a mighty mask he wears, and ultimately, still attempts to do good despite the horrible actions commited from a lack of awareness that his goal caused harm.

[thornsinpudding]

I need someone who can handle me in my entirety... someone who can comfort me when I'm spiraling thinking about my chronic illnesses, someone who can help me through and support me during my OCD episodes, someone who can tolerate my narcissistic traits, someone who won't push me past my limits, someone who can work with my autism instead of ignoring it, someone who can ignore my tics instead of staring..

I kinda feel like that type of person is impossible to come across sometimes, especially in your teens, but someday I hope some of my friends will stick with me and mature enough to reach that point

[lovethisfatcryptid]

Dysautonomia to the tune of Baby One More Time

My dizziness is killing me

And I

I must confess I have to pee (have to pee)

When I'm not resting I lose my mind

Give me a sign

Pots has beat me one more time

I'll shut up now I'm sorry lmao

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

i don't know maybe it's the translation i read but i guess i always thought it was made fairly clear that shuro never legitimately hated laios so much as he resented him for being able to be the way he was. much like laios (albeit for very different reasons) shuro's affect is frequently commented on by others to be strange and at a mismatch with the prevailing culture around him, being very reticent to the point of the part where he tells the girl he likes that he likes her being when he Proposed. quite a few characters say something to this effect! shuro was raised in formality and stoicism and i think has a tendency towards not rocking the boat even besides that, and now here's this guy who breaks every one of his rules and he makes it look so easy. it's like a two-pronged frustration of "doesn't this guy understand that you can't just do that" and "fuck, what would it feel like to be able to do that." of course he gets mad! it's frustration, but it's also envy.

[dailycupofcreativitea]

Went to three stores today and got mistaken for an employee at literally each one 🙃 I was wearing casual clothes and sneakers and had a tote bag too! Does my face scream "how can I help you" 😭🙏 This happens to me a lot for some reason

When I went to Scotland someone actually stopped me MID POWER WALK and said "could you take a picture of us? Sorry your face just looked really friendly" 🤣

(It does mean I have nice conversations though 🌞)

[lesbiansanemi]

Hate when I’m reading a fic and then it starts going on about the character smoking weed. Brace yourself for some of the worst characterization you’ve ever seen and the world’s most unfunny jokes, almost all centered on weed and being high

[theoryofwhatnow]

i unfortunately do have the autism that makes you interested in math and science with an obscure fondness for art but you know what else i have? the No House Appliances May Be Plugged Into the Wall at Night autism. youre going to start a fire. stop it.

[pushing500]

Awww, look at Fafo teaching her son how to be a good friend. Ro is going to be such a lovely kid. <3

Debby and Barghest got into a fistfight while under the curious gaze of Buccaneer the drebbbd, Dallas the baby thrumbo, and Asset the ankylosaurus. Perhaps the most difficult fight we've had to face while starting up the ship reactor. (Debby won)

"This piece shows a knife" might be my favourite RimWorld art description ever.

Then Fafo decided to give Ro another lesson, and... Well, I'm sure Kaz is thrilled by his son's newly expanded vocabulary at least.

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[extravagantmodesty]

I’m ace and happily single, but sometimes I crave an outdoorsy butch or cottagecore girlfriend just to see what they’d do to my mess of a yard.

[puddle-turtle]

shoutout to anyone else who pees themselves in public sometimes, i know how embarrassing it can be. i love u and u are not alone in the experience <3

[this post is about disability not abdl, abdl dni]

[onewomancitadel]

Yesterday I was musing on what makes an interesting character, and you know, I've seen it all - character sheets, character flaws, interesting backstory, expository role in worldbuilding, moves the plot, moves inside the plot - this is generally taken as the correct approach for creating somebody "interesting": detailed facts which amass into something approaching a person.

So then why is it that that sometimes just doesn't work? My honest view is that it's really the character relationships that matter, which includes the world itself, I think (like Paul in Dune as a messiah is cosmically rooted), and I don't even mean this solely from a romance perspective - although I always think romance is interesting for unveiling new aspects of character nothing else can - I think that you can have the most interesting character on paper in the world with the most detailed backstory and unless they have some sort of entanglement with the rest of the cast, I can't really see why it matters.

Obviously there's the sweet little fact that as people we're defined by the people we relate to, but I think from a narrative perspective it's a mirror of how worldbuilding relates to plot: worldbuilding matters very little (outside of an encyclopaedic exercise) without a story, characters matter little without each other. And you can surely maximise or minimise both of these things as far and as little as you like - it's not like an ensemble cast by necessity creates more interesting character, to be sure.

Of course what it comes back to conflict - a character with a tragic backstory comes well-equipped with it implicitly, for instance - but character interaction facilitates conflict, and story is about change, and change is typically excited by conflict.

And to really care, I can't just be told that this person has an interesting way of speaking, and perhaps an exciting role in the story, and maybe a few flaws like clumsiness and stubbornness - what does that stubbornness do to other people in the story, the story itself? Is their manner of speech isolating? Does their role come into conflict with somebody else's? I don't feel so bad now for finding it hard to care sometimes.

At the very least, I'm glad to have articulated something I have felt intuitively, and now I understand what makes me care; I also understand much better why it can be hard to do this, in part because character as a motivator in narrative can often be viewed as secondary to plot, and the focus on character relationships - especially romance! - being something almost fangirlish, or twee, or sentimental, emotional, gossipy, whatever adjective here describes that which is not of rationality, and consequently that which amounts to "good storytelling" as defined by plot which makes you sound very, very clever.

[dolphinssims]

Kyra aged up! Tried making her look like a mixture of both Zachery and Ebony.

[ragedagainst]

i don't like describing jyn in terms of ' positive ' vs ' negative ' characteristics because many traits i'd use to describe her can go either way

like –– she's selfish, yes, but this is one of the main reasons why she was able to survive for so long. and she's stubborn but she doesn't let much compromise her morals or her decisions once she's already made them.

[pokichusramblings]

Give me “normal” queer people too. Give me a trans businessman who only really listens to mainstream music. Give me a pan student who’s focusing on her studies over romance, not because of a heartbreak but just because she’s studious. Give me an aromantic person who goes on morning walks because they want to be healthier.

Also give me old queer people. Not all queer people are youngsters- I want stories that have lesbian grandaunts or nonbinary tenure teachers or wise old men who happen to have a husband, not a wife.

And give me diverse queer people. POC asexuals, two-spirit people and māhū and the other cultures’ nonbinary gender experiences, disabled bi people, or other queer people who aren’t just young, white, abled, and attractive.

We want representation based in reality, not in stereotypes. Stereotypes can be fun, but so can the beautiful tapestry of ways people can be different and still fundamentally be people. I’d argue that real queer people are far more interesting than whatever typical fictional representation has got going on.

give me ace characters who are unabashedly sexy and flirtatious.

give me aro characters who are emotional and clingy.

give me bi characters who can't even make eye contact with anyone, let alone flirt with them.

give me pan characters who are deadpan (haha get it) and have black cat energy.

give me non-binary characters who dress completely femme or masc, who don't “look non-binary”.

give me trans characters who don't completely pass as their gender but are still respected and not the butt of a joke.

fuck the stereotypes, give me more variety in queer representation.

[strange-aeons]

Being a vegan is a lot like being a neckbeard. It's not about the fedora on your head, it's about the fedora on your heart.

So if someone says you look and sound vegan, they're saying you give off a vibe that you have health issues bordering on serious and refuse to admit that the decisions you've made might have a causal relationship.

Like a guy who complains he gets no sleep but drinks an entire pot of coffee before bed? That's a vegan.

Dude who doesn't know why he has tetanus after he nailed his hand to the floor with the rustiness nail he could find? Vegan.

Dude who just doesn't get why he needs his stomach pumped after swallowing a full litre of bleach? Vegan.

Your vegan trait is giving off an aura of depression but voluntarily using Discord.

[thetruearchmagos]

Now that I've written that Bardin Boxing post, a bunch of old ideas I've had around other aspects of Bardish culture have come to mind, and I may or may not have just reinvented something that reminds me of hotpot.