#they can't hand her over that'd hurt their family's reputation but can't let her go out again nope

[creamecream]

“Someone’s howling,

Screams like sighing, with battered breath,

Grating,

Growling,

Never dying,

In a fate worse than death,”

[ask-the-riders]

OC question 9 for the riders!

9) What is your character's trigger point? What makes them angry, sad or makes them go off?

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[Death lets out a deep sigh, running a hand over his head]

Well, let's see.... I guess my main ones are when people make assumptions about me and try to tell me how I should be living my life. Those are always super annoying, and if they try to push the issue, then I start to get a little mad. As far as things that make me sad go... Uhh...

[He looks as if he starts to remember something and he frowns, his brow bones furrowing]

There are two things. The first is when I have to collect the souls of kids and babies. Babies especially, since they weren't able to get the chance to grow up, and since they're like the embodiment of innocence. The other thing that makes me sad sometimes... In all honesty, it's Connie. I know she has a lot of thoughts and feelings on things, especially about me, and even if hearing them might hurt, I'd rather she let it all out. If she keeps holding everything in, it'll hurt her more than it could ever hurt me

I still really care about her a lot, and she's the mother of my son, so yeah, I love her, in a way. I don't like that she's choosing to hurt herself via bottled up emotions

((more under the cut, to keep this from being too ungodly long))

[Famine makes a low sound in acknowledgment, tilting his head as he looks at you]

I dunno if it's the same kinda "trigger point" that you're askin' about, but I can't handle the smell a' human blood. it's like it makes me forget where I am, and all I feel in that moment is starvin'. makes me wanna do really bad things ta perfectly innocent, oblivious people, should they ever bleed at all while I'm nearby

things that make me mad though, uhh..... people makin' assumptions and treatin' me like some kinda criminal because a' what I've done. also not a fan a' people that'd abandon their families, either. then stuff that makes me sad, that's easy. thinkin' about my family too much'll do that. thinkin' about how I let down my mom and Paps, and how I killed a perfectly innocent kid who didn't deserve ta die...

[He trails off, silent for a moment before offering you a smile that seems forced]

...'m gonna shut up now, before I make myself all depressed and mopey again

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[Pestilence hums in consideration, arching a brow bone]

uhhh.... well, I guess stuff that makes me mad is when the people I care for are wronged, somehow. I get yelled at, called names, and even nearly assaulted sometimes just for wanting to go out and loiter in the human world, which is fine. I can take it. what I won't stand for though is any of my friends or family being treated that way. War, especially. if she's hurt in any way whatsoever, be it physically, emotionally, mentally, whatever, then someone's gonna have a hell of a lot of explaining to do

then stuff that makes me sad, uh, well. I guess for starters, watching my soulmate struggle and beat herself up over things sometimes. she's getting better about it, but on her bad days, she needs so much reassurance and care, and I hate that I can't do anything to erase her pain. I also get a little sad when I think about my old friends and my old home. all of it has been gone for a long time now, which really sucks because there's so much I wish I could've shown War, but it's ok. there's nothing I can do about it, so I just have to try to move on

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[War frowns, furrowing her brow bones]

I kinda have a reputation for being moody and angry, so as you can probably imagine, there's a lot that makes me mad sometimes. If we're going for specifics though, a really basic one is the fact that I've learned and accepted that I deserved a lot better than what I went through as a kid. I get mad sometimes because I think about that and I know that I didn't deserve to be treated that way by Error. I did nothing to him, so he had NO RIGHT to treat me like garbage

I also get a little irritated when people eat my damn chocolate without asking, too. Maybe that one isn't as serious, but it's still annoying as hell

Then stuff that makes me sad.... Uhhh

[She's quiet for a minute and her eye lights almost seem to become a bit blurry, her figure fizzling a little]

The fact that I didn't meet my dad and my family sooner. I would've been so much happier with them, and not as screwed up as I am now. Also, in thinking about Error... It also makes me kinda sad too that no matter what I did, I was never good enough for him. Nothing I did would've ever been enough to make him love me the way a parent should, and that really hurts

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[Retribution lets out a deep sigh, leaning back in his seat and frowning]

Bullying is what pisses me off the most, right after Othni. If I see any bullying happening, I'll step in and deal with it as I see fit. Not being treated with the respect that is due is also something that angers and irks me. I didn't suffer at the hands of those villagers 500 years ago just to get verbally abused and harassed by some pathetic, small-minded idiots now. I will get the respect that I deserve, end of story

Being aware of my sister's emotional pain but not being able to do anything about makes me both angry and sad, because all I want is for her to be happy

Things that sadden me, though.... Well, thinking about Dream and Lenore is one. I know technically Dream came back as Connie, but it's still not quite the same as it was before. Things are different now, and it's a little hard to cope with at times. I do miss Lenore quite a bit, too. Sure, she's attached her spirit to the orb of darkness, but even if I can still sense her feelings from time to time, it's not the same as hearing her voice, or feeling her physical presence beside me. She was the kindest human I've ever met, and if I could've kept her around longer, I would've do so without a second thought

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[Conquest hums, a thoughtful look on her face]

There's not really a whole lot that makes me mad, in all honesty. All I can think of would be when the people that I care about are hurt or wronged, or when they're judged by others for things that they can't help. Like Mortem, for example. He likes to wear an eye patch over his bad eye, because it can be sensitive to light sometimes and because he doesn't like seeing it in his reflection. He also thinks that wearing an eye patch makes him look cool, which I fully support

When we go anywhere new, there's always people who stare at him judgementally, and that can be aggravating. I usually just hope and pray that no one says anything that could make him feel self-conscious. If they do end up making him feel that way, I'm immediately involved and I have to figure out how to drive them off, that way I can get to giving my son all the reassurance and love that he needs

[She frowns, pausing for a brief moment]

Then things that make me sad... Well... It'd be thinking about the people I've lost, in my life. First it was my parents, and then it was Calypso. After her was Cobalt, and the rest of the group I was with. Then a little while later, Soren was forced to leave, too. I'm still in contact with him, of course behind Death's back, but it sucks that he's not around. And then... And then I lost Death, too. In a different context, obviously, but still

I'm saddened by the realization that he's perfectly happy and fine without me, and that I was so easily replaced. But, I'm still happy that he's doing well though!

[Her frown deepens and she lowers her voice a little]

....Well enough to start a family with one of my best friends

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[Abrael furrows their brow bones, silent for a moment in thought]

For me... I think what makes me the angriest is when people come along and expect me to be a certain way, and to live up to all of their expectations. They're not my family, and certainly no one I care about, so I'm under no obligations to be what they'd consider "the perfect individual."

[Their brow bones somehow become more furrowed and they make a face]

Then what makes me sad... Well... I think it's that my home is gone, my family is gone, a lot of my culture is so different now that it might as well be gone, my reputation is gone, and that the rum is gone. It's always, always gone, no matter where I hide it. I haven't actually touched any of it in a while now, but that doesn't mean I don't still like to keep a secret stash, anyway

I feel like I've got nothing left, and absolutely nothing to look forward to. Like I said, my family's dead, my home and culture are gone, my reputation has fizzled away and means nothing, and I've been forced to take on a role and a job that I never wanted or asked for. The only reason I get out of bed anymore is because Connie won't let me sleep in