#the daughter if oaths sequel is gonna be all of this cause theyre traveling back that way

[streetkid-named-desire]

*slams the door open to you ask box* A flavor of growing up in a Jewish nomad clan is very tempting! May I order 17/19/20 with Bea for the oc: roots? Please, and thank you!

OC roots asks

17. How deeply connected is your OC to their past? How do they feel about that connection—does it hinder or help them in any way?

Very. The memories before Arasaka are bittersweet and she has the most fondness for the memories celebrating holidays or playing outside in fierce storms. For the Arasaka training facility, she still has nightmares. She gets frustrated by the nightmares and trauma and often beats herself up about still letting it fuck her up. The other memories usually just make her sad but she hopes someday she can make new ones like that with V.

19. What traditions or stories does your OC carry forward from their childhood to the rest of their life?

So many! Mostly in how they celebrate certain Jewish holidays (I have to do some research to elaborate on this more but I intend to include pieces in the actual lore writeup I eventually do). But also superstitions about cars. Little things like certain colors of accessories being more lucky, opening the hood and touching specific parts a certain number of times depending on the length of drive and expected weather. For example, if it's gonna get really cold and the car will be sitting around for a while she'll whisper to the battery and tell it a story about a warm summer day in the hopes it somehow won't die. Like obviously she knows how cars work and the basic physics and how they work and knows this doesn't realistically help, but it feels good.

20. What were the most idyllic years of your OC's childhood? Does your OC miss those days?

6-11 they were traveling back and forth between PA and the Badlands and she loved staring out the window, watching the world pass by. If they were lucky, they'd stop at some old abandoned tourist attraction and get to explore a little. She does miss traveling a lot and sleeping under the stars.