#soup talks about his new hyperfocus

[lordofthesoups]

Every time i see the king in yellow written as KIY i read it as KYS its gotten to the point that my brain has hardwired the initials KYS to send a pure bolt of ADHD super hyperfocus beam straight to my soul as i read someone randomly talking about the king in yellow

[weneedtherooks]

100 Questions for your OC! Clara and Friedrich Rosenthal

IT’S SO LONG

1. What do they smell like? Ehhh *nervous laugh* Friedrich probably smells like sweat and dirt all the time. On a clean day, though, probably just soap. Clara does her best to make sure she at least smells clean/presentable. She does own one bottle of perfume, but she uses it sparingly (it was a gift from her friend for her 21st birthday)

2. What is their voice like? Hmmm...I'm not sure where to go with this. I guess Friedrich has sort of the same voice level as Ignis from FFXV? His accent is still a work in progess for me. He's lived in Berlin for a while, but he grew up in Vienna. So I'm not sure how that would pan out. Clara sounds more like Kate Winslet during Titanic.

3. What is their biggest motivator? Their babies! Those kids are their life. They do pretty much everything for them.

4. What is their most embarrassing memory? That one time in 1921 when they spent a week getting blackout drunk and ended up getting pregnant with Kurt :D

5. How do they deal with/react to pain? Friedrich just grits his teeth and bears it. Clara had all seven of her children natural, so she's pretty used to just breathing and pushing her way through the pain.

6. What do they like to wear? Friedrich sticks to pants and an undershirt of some kind. Clara has a couple simple dresses, but she has tailored some of Friedrich's old clothes for her own use.

7. Which of their relationships have impacted them most positively? Primarily, they've impacted EACH OTHER more than anything.

8. What’s the weirdest thing they’ve ever eaten? Trench rats. Nasty little fuckers.

9. Describe the way that they sleep. Friedrich is a huge snuggler, where as Clara tends to spread out a little. They make it work out, usually he'll just drape his arm over her waist area.

10. What is their favorite food/kind of food? Friedrich prefers breakfast/sweet food, and Clara likes soups best.

11. What do they feel most insecure about? Worst for Friedrich is just his accent sometimes getting in the way, but it's a minor triviality. Clara has stretch marks out the ass from having two sets of twins (but those marks are Friedrich's favorite, so she doesn't say it out loud)

12. How do they like to dress? Simplistic

13. How do they react to feelings of guilt? Friedrich tends to get upset with himself over it, whereas Clara pouts for a bit.

14. How do they react to/deal with betrayal? Surprise, pissed off. Friedrich can channel that into hyperfocus on a certain task, Clara tends to stew on her anger and hurt.

15. What is their greatest achievement? Friedrich's is becoming a parent. Clara's is being able to handle her own household.

16. What are they like when they’ve gotten too little sleep? Friedrich is fine, for the most part. Just don't bother talking to him, he doesn't remember how to English when he's really tired. And he's not gonna kill you, the bitch face will soften in time. Clara is almost deathly quiet. Just don't pester her, and she won't bite your fingers off.

17. What are they like when they’re drunk? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Friedrich turns into this odd people magnet? Like, EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF HIS ASS. And he just chuckles and chuckles about EVERYTHING. Also, please stop smothering Clara in public, even if she is laughing. Clara just gets kind of giggely and bubbley. And finds it absolutely hilarious that Friedrich is trying to make out with her in public. Pls stahp u 2.

18. What kind of music do they enjoy? Clara absolutely adores Jazz music! Friedrich is more into Classical.

19. Are they right or left handed? Both are right.

20. Fears? Friedrich isn't really "afraid" of anything, I suppose. I'm no master of PTSD triggers, but that's usually what gets him. Surprise bangs normally (the severity of the trigger depends on how close it is to him). Can't think of anything for Clara at the moment. Have to get back to that.

21. Favorite kind of weather? Spring and Summer weather is good

22. Favorite color? Friedrich likes yellow. A lot. Clara likes greens and blues.

23. Do they collect anything? Clara has a small collection of odds and ends that she's collected over the years. Friedrich doesn't, though.

24. Do they prefer either hot or cold weather more? Hot, definately.

25. What is their eye color? Clara's eyes are brown and Friedrich's are blue-grey!

26. What is their race/ethnicity? Erm...I guess just white/caucasian? Clara is an American and Friedrich is German/Austrian?

27. Hair color? Clara has pale blonde hair and Friedrich is a dirty blond.

28. Are they happy where they are currently? For the most part, yes. They're close to dirt poor living in the 1930s, they make due.

29. Are they a morning person? Friedrich mostly is, but only because he's able to get up without having too many issues. Clara a little less so.

30. Sunrise or sunset? Friedrich loves the sunrise, Clara loves the sunset.

31. Are they more messy or more organized? Generally organized, but Friedrich kind of has an organized chaos.

32. Pet peeves? Friedrich actually really hates dirt getting under his nails...He's usually picking at them all the time Clara can't stand people chewing with their mouth open.

33. Do they own any objects of significant personal importance? Clara has a tin ring that Friedrich made her during the war. A promise ring of sorts. Friedrich still wears his old dog tags, on account of the fact that he tends to forget his wallet.

34. Least favorite food? Clara: bloodwurst. Hates it. Friedrich: meatloaf. "What's the purpose of a meat loaf? Might as well just shove a pile of ground beef in the oven and call it good."

35. Least favorite color? Friedrich doesn't really like bright pink. He's fine with lighter, softer versions of the color, but why does it need to be bright? Clara doesn't like brown. Tan she's okay with.

36. Least favorite smell? Friedrich hates the smell of mud and gunpowder. Clara doesn't like the smell of raw fish. Makes her sick to her stomach.

37. When was the last time they cried? Clara does somewhat frequently when she's feeling overwhelmed. Friedrich usually does when he gets a really bad case of homesickness.

38. Were they with anybody the last time they cried? Nope. They're usually alone when they do.

39. Tell us about one of the times they got injured? They've seen war.

40. Do they have any scars? See above.

41. Do they struggle with any mental health issues? Friedrich suffers from PTSD.

42. Do they have any bad habits? Friedrich used to drink in the early years after the war. Took an edge off the nightmares.

43. Why might someone dislike them? Friedrich: He's a stubborn ass. Clara: Literally will not take any of your bullshit.

44. Why might someone love them? Friedrich: He's a dertermined and passionate man. Clara: Very patient, willing to work things out with people.

45. Do they believe in ghosts? Eh, somewhat.

46. Is there anyone they would trust with their lives? Outside of each other, they have a set of mutual friends that they would trust.

47. Are they romantically interested in anyone? Um each other.

48. Are they dating/married to anyone? -_- This is what I get for answering a single OC prompt with a couple. Yes, they are married to each other.

49. Do they like surprises? Um, somewhat. Not big flashy surprises or anything, just small things.

50. When is their birthday? Clara's is January 5, 1902 Friedrich's is January 2, 1896 They usually just celebrate their birthdays together on the 5th.

51. How do they usually celebrate their birthday? Friedrich generally makes Germknödel

52. Do they have any family? I'm still hashing out the details on Clara's family (by blood she has 2-3 siblings and one older brother through her adopted mother's second marriage), but I do know Friedrich's! He has two older half brothers (Derrick and Armin) and a younger brother (Erich)!

53. Are they close to their family? Clara didn't even know about her blood relatives, and she doesn't talk much with her older brother. The two of them are close with Friedrich's family.

54. What is their MBTI type? Hmm...I'll have to see if I can find a test for them and see. I'm not super familiar with it.

55. What is their zodiac sign? They're both Capricorns.

56. What Hogwarts House would they be in? Hmm...I'd like to say anywhere between Gryfindor and Ravenclaw. But an exact, I'm not sure.

57. What D&D alignment are they? Generally along the "good" spectrum. They're both a little of lawful, chaotic, and neutral.

58. Do they ever have nightmares? If so, what about? Friedrich gets war nightmares a lot, Clara not so often. Although, her's are a little more detailed that his.

59. What are their views on death? "It happens."

60. What is something that they’re sure to laugh at? Clara will eternally laugh at Friedrich accidentally talking "German-English" (he'll get the sentance order mixed up. he's speaking English, but saying it with German sentance structure). It's basically like me laughing at my mom's spontaneous New England accent; it's not intentional, but it's funny when it slips. Freidrich is mostly when Clara does something very/rather "unfeminine". Turns out faking her gender just stuck (she enlisted in the German army when she was 14, pretending to be a boy), so sometimes she'll forget that doing certain things is seen as "Not Ladylike". Between them both, their kids making up stories always does it. They'll all just sit in a corner and go off and it's the best thing ever.  

61. When bored, how do they pass time? Friedrich whittles crap out of sticks with a knife when he's out. When he's home, he reads. Clara just sews, maybe knits a little if she can.

62. Do they enjoy being outside? Very much, actually.

63. Do they have an accent? Friedrich has a Berlin/Austrian accent.

64. Upon seeing a slice of chocolate cake, what is their first reaction? F-"Where the hell did that come from...?" C-"I wonder who made that..."

65. If they knew they were going to die, what would they do/say? Um...If they knew? Probably just reassure each other that they'll be fine on their own.

66. How do they feel about sex? Hehehehehehehehehehehehe

67. What is their sexuality? Clara is heterosexual, Friedrich is pansexual.

68. Do they become squeamish at the sight of blood? Pfft, no.

69. Is there anything that they find really gross? Maggots. They don't know why, but there's just something about MAGGOTS.

70. Which TV Trope(s) best describes them? Fate brought them together and they're inseperable.

71. Do they enjoy helping people? Yes!

72. Are they allergic to anything? Nope nope.

73. Do they have a pet? Yes, a cat. And it usually avoids Friedrich.

74. Are they quick to anger? What are they like when they loose their temper? Not always, no. Friedrich has a little shorter of a fuse. They either just quietly blow up at either, or hash it out for a couple hours.

75. How patient are they? Clara has a stubborn sort of patience. She's willing to work through things, but she's not gonna stop til it's settled. Friedrich generally is, but there's just some things he has zero patience with.

76. Are they good at cooking? Surprisingly, Friedrich really is. Clara's not so bad.

77. Favorite insult? Do they insult people often? Friedrich generally just calls everything a stupid cunt. Which gets him one of three things: 1. Clara using the "mom voice" on him ("FRIEDRICH ROSENTHAL."), 2. Clara giving him a swift whack on his arm, or 3. getting pinned with Clara's "what did you just say?" look. Long story short, his wife gives him the most shit about it. Clara is pretty mellow, just calls people "idiot" or says "what a pill".  

78. How do they act when they’re particularly happy? Friedrich just whistles a lot, and Clara sometimes gets a little bouncy.

79. What do they do when they learn about other people’s fears? Try to avoid/respect them.

80. Are they trustworthy? Yeeeeesssss

81. Do they try to hide their emotions? Are they good at it? Not from each other, anyway. Clara's pretty good at it, but Friedrich says it all in the eyes.

82. Do they exercise regularly? Friedrich does. He used to be a boxer in the 20s...now he just kind of uses the training joint to stay in shape. Clara got a little into the boxing scene, so she keeps up with her physique as well.

83. Are they comfortable with the way they look? Yeah, pretty much.

84. What are some physical features that they find attractive on people? Friedrich generally likes lighter haired girls, but he's not a huge fan of blondes...Clara makes the exception. Also, he likes guys with dark, slightly long hair. He's not too picky about build. Clara likes guys with brunette or blond hair, especially if they're rocking a light eye color.

85. What kind of personalities do they find attractive? Funny story about that, Clara HATES stubborn men. She likes when they're passionate about things they love. Friedrich is more into patient women who can enjoy life in the hard times.

86. Do they like sweet foods? Friedrich really does! Clara is okay with them.

87. What is their age? During their time in WW1: 1916-1918 (C) 14-16, (F) 20-22 Where I usually talk from: 1936 (C) 34, (F) 40

88. Are they tall or short or somewhere in between? Clara is just a smidge taller than me (5'6"), and Friedrich is 5'11"

89. Do they wear glasses or contacts? Friedrich probably needs glasses (just corrective lenses, nothing major), but doesn't have any.

90. Do they consider themselves attractive? Clara can see herself as being attractive, yes. Takes Friedrich by surprise all the time when people call him so.

91. What is their sense of humor like? Sarcastic, usually. Make the occasional self-depricating joke (mostly on account of their financial situation).

92. What mood are they most often in? Tired and stressed. Beyond that, they're fairly happy people.

93. What kinds of things anger them? Friedrich just doesn't like taking people's shit, and Clara is a fairly level-headed woman. Mostly she just gets frustrated at things.

94. Outlook on life? They do their best to look at things in a positive way, even if negativity is staring them in the face.

95. What kind of things make them sad/depressed? When they don't think they're doing well enough for their family. When people constantly point out the flaws in their household (the ones that they're already aware of).

96. What is their greatest weakness? Their family. It's all they have, please don't harm their babies/spouse.

97. What is the greatest strength? Their endurance, and they've done their best to pass that on to their children (with great success!).

98. Something that they regret? Just that they didn't plan for the future very well. They didn't have seven kids in mind when they chose to start a family, but they wouldn't trade the little boogers for anything.

99. Biggest accomplishment? Clara's restaraunt, but she doesn't actually OWN it until late 1939. She just manages it at the moment (on top of everything else she does)

100. Create your own! UMMMMMMM.........I GUESS SEND ME SOMETHING YOU WANT TO KNOW?

[tumblunni]

Random headcanons about the Qu species cos we never really learn much about them in the game except "they are funnie and cute". But i mean. THEY TOTALLY ARE! So i am love them and think more the thoughts.

* Okay so first off why is it that we see so few of them and all the ones we see are apparantly raised in a family of one elderly mentor and one student with apparantly nothing like a human parental structure? One of the few additional facts we got revealed in supplementary materials is that Quina is 89 in human years but this is considered "young adult" by Qu standards. So i'm assuming they have pretty damn long lifespans! Oh man, Qus are final fantasyverse elves?!?! I mean.. Lives amoungst nature... Mysterious and magical... Dedicates their long life to the pursuit of knowledge...it all adds up o.O theyre just elves if elves were funny instead of majestic! Normal elves do the same thing but with books n magic n archery n shit, seriously they just fuckin did ctrl + f replace everything with cookery terms. I HAVE CRACKED THE CODE, YOU GUYS

* okay sorry where was i LOL! Alright so i was thinking an explanation for Qus being so rare and seemingly not having a nuclear family unit = maybe theyre literally just spawned from nature? Like theyre technically a type of monster, just one thats more intelligent and able to form their own society. They just poof up out of the mist every now and then, and wreak havoc on whatever ecosystem they landed in with their Ultimate Super Adaptation Blue Magic Powers. So Qu Marshes are sorta like orphanage/lookout spots where elder Qus will try and find wandering bebs and invite them into the wider society. Most Qus are constantly nomadic, on the search for new recipes, and only the oldest ones will return to their childhood home and dedicate themselves entirely to teaching le youth.

* Either that or i dunno maybe Qus are like dragons in some kinds of fiction? Yknow the thing where a dragon egg is indestructable and lasts forever and takes a hundred years to hatch. So its rare for a parent to manage to keep ahold of all their kids long enough for them to be born, and most qus just wake up in a random place in god knows where and never find out who theyre blood related to. But their society is built more around these found family chef teacher structures so they dont really feel like they lose anything compared to humans. Also whenever a qu wants to pursue some other hyperfocus aside from cookery, they tend to seek out a human as their mentor/parent. After all, humans are everywhere and do lots of things! Its just a lil confusing sometimes cos the blacksmith accepting this random foreign exchange student doesnt expect them to get super attatched and start calling him dad! ("What do you mean you have nowhere to live??")

* oh and yeah i dont think that ALL qus forever have exactly the same personality and goals in life cos 'this entire species does one hobby' is a very stupid idea. Its just that they come from a very harsh and wild environment where you have to eat weird poisonous plants and dangerous giant monsters or else you starve. So itd make sense theyd develop a civilization around it when its a vital part of their existance and like.. The ability to acquire food more easily would be the entire reason WHY they coul start a society, cos otherwise it takes up 90% of their day every day. And developing complex cookery very quickly would also make sense because learning to prepare otherwise inedible stuff into edible form would be the greatest invention of early history! So food is just valued very highly because of those foundations of their society being one built on starvation. Nowadays theyre more able to eat enough to survive but that culture stuck around and they still celebrate even the smallest bowl of rice! So i think its totally probable that there are many Qu who have other hobbies and leave the qu homeland to pursue them, but i also think theyd still keep those cultural values of appreciating cooking even if they had other goals in life. So they do get the reputaion of "only ever chefs" from humans.

* Also to go with my headcanon of Qus being less of an anthro animal like most of the other races and more 'anthro vague concept of scary monsters in general, if they were actually nice and baked pies'. What if kid qus go through a tadpole/caterpillar stage where they actually are just monsters? Quina shows their baby photos and its just this big terrifying fangy blob in a cute onesie. I'm thinking that bebys would spend their childhood mostly feral and dangerous and then metamorphose into their more humanoid form once they become intelligent enough. So the length of their childhood stage could be shorter if theyre raised around other qus and learn to talk earlier. But probably those who rush through development like that would be physically smaller and weaker? Like higher magic stat vs higher defense.

* Qus have a more fluid concept of gender compared to humans. Its not like all of them are genderless but they're comparatively more accepting of people like Quina than humans are. The sexual dimorphism in their species is low so they mostly indicate gender through fashion sense and..well.. Saying "i am [insert gender here]". And their life is full of so many much more dangerous and important things so why the hell would they waste time thinking so much about dumb stuff like "uwu this person is somehow wrong about their own gender and i cant let it go until i prove it". So to a qu it would make literally no sense how humans are all "ugh this trans person is really [birth sex]" like uhh hello she said is girl, where problem??? Humans all look equally identical from a qu perspective so it all seems stupid.

* Similarly i think maybe qus adopt people from other species fairly frequently? By qu law, Vivi would be considered a qu citizen because his grandpa was a qu. If you're raised in the qu ways then you're not a human, that just doesnt make sense! Maybe you're a smaller weaker qu but youre still one of us! There are distinctions in the language between being part of the species and being an immigrant to the culture, but there isnt any predjudice about it. Qus get their reputation of being "stupid" because theyre very carefree and simple i guess, but thats not necessarily a "stupid" thing. They've advanced past a lot of bigotries humanity is still stuck on, because their society around hospitality like this. The power of food!!

* Also they don't speak "broken english" because they're stupid, like dont say that when you never made any effort to learn their damn language. I kinda have the headcanon that maybe qus speak all sorts of different languages since their culture highly values the idea of travelling the world to learn more cookery? Like they only have trouble being a master of any of these languages cos they learned SO MANY and its hard to remember all the different rules. Why do humans have so many countries!!

* I like the idea of Qus having the old medieval "perpetual stew" tradition. Having a family crock pot thats always bubbling with whatever miscellaneous leftovers everyone brings back with them each day. But maybe qus have a big community version? Just a giant town cauldron. Itd probably have way higher odds of giving terrible soup if literally everyone is throwing in ingredients with no regard for each other, but the roulette aspect would be fun, lol!

* Qus have a reverse of usual human traditions for guests. When a qu is a guest in someone's home its expected that they'll cook something for the people who invited them in, and the family will be hapoy to get a chance to share new recipes with this stranger. So its common to open your kitchen to anyone and keep a good stock of ingredients just in case. Similarly, the main way Qus judge if a human is trustworthy is to challenge them to cook something or take down some tasty boss monster. According to legend, humans first came into contact with qu society when a legendary knight slayed a ruby dragon and helped feed a villaige for a week. So thats why qus decided to trust humans,but still some individuals might be wary until you prove a similar feat of cooking strength. Any fellow gourmands are instantly accepted though, and many taverns across human society boast that they are "qu approved". The coveted "five yummy yummies" rating is ever elusive!

* Qus really like Fancy Hats

* i really like Fancy Hats

* this is why i love the qus