#why are so many of these romance and attraction questions. as your local ace writer i would like to phone a friend sfjkfjgldkfjlsdf

[dragonheart-swtor]

OC Interview - Zashiil

I was tagged by @darth-bagel​, thank you! I’ll tag @sleepswithvillains​, @sunsetofdoom​, and anyone else who wants to take a stab at this one!

I realized I can just roll a d8 and generate one of my characters, so I random-rolled Zashiil for this. Set at some point during KOTFE.

► Name? ➔  “Zashiil.”

► Are you single? ➔ She arches an eyebrow. “I’m... a Jedi. So yes. If I’d wanted someone to ask that, I would have gone to Tharan.”

► Are you happy? ➔ “Not with the direction these questions are going.”

► Are you angry? ➔ She pauses, eyeing the interviewer. “...Not yet.”

► Are your parents still married? ➔ “You’re very bad at easing into personal questions, aren’t you.” It is not a question.

NINE FACTS

► Birth place ➔ She hesitates. “I’m... not actually sure. Some backwater in Hutt space. I don’t remember its name.”

► Hair color ➔ Dark brown.

► Eye color ➔ Gold.

► Birthday ➔ [the author chooses to redact this because it’s rapidly sending them down a rabbithole of Star Wars calendars that they do Not want to go down right now jsdfkjsdlfkjsd]

► Mood ➔ “Mildly irritated with the insistence on inane questions thus far.”

► Gender ➔ “Cis woman, she/her.”

► Summer or winter? ➔ “I’ll take summer over winter, thanks. I grew up on pretty hot planets, and if I ever have to go back to Hoth again I’m blowing the planet up starship graveyard or no.”

► Morning or afternoon? ➔ “Afternoon. If I’m lucky, I’ll have the later part of it off to actually relax sometimes.”

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE – “What love life?”

► Are you in love? ➔ She looks wearily into the camera. “I’m a Jedi. So, no.”

► Do you believe in love at first sight? ➔ She scoffs. “Only in holonovels. People don’t work like that.”

► Who ended your last relationship? ➔ “The closest thing I’ve had to a “relationship” was an ill-advised kiss with a boy behind the wall around the training fields at the Jedi Temple.” She wrinkles her nose at the memory. “It was not worthwhile.”

► Have you ever broken someone’s heart? ➔ “I almost broke Tharan’s hand once, does that count?”

► Are you afraid of commitments? ➔ Silence for a long moment. She sighs. “I push people away because I’m afraid of being hurt or rejected by someone I trust. Personally, I don’t see a problem with that. I’m not supposed to get attached to people anyway.”

► Have you hugged someone within last week? ➔ She grumbles under her breath, “Garen is going through a lot right now. She needs the support.”

► Have you ever had a secret admirer? ➔ She pauses, as if she’s never thought to ask herself that, then smiles dryly. “Wouldn’t be very secret if I knew, would they?”

► Have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ “N-” She breaks off halfway through saying ‘no,’ hesitating. “...Depends who you blame, I guess.”

SIX CHOICES

► Love or lust? ➔ “For the last time. Jedi.”

► Lemonade or ice-tea? ➔ “Lemonade.”

► Cats or dogs? ➔ “Cats, please. Dogs are too high-maintenance.” She gets a longing look on her face for a moment. “I always wanted a tooka cat, but I didn’t want one on the ship. Suppose the same rule about putting animals in danger applies to the Alliance base right now, too.”

► A few best friends or many regular friends? ➔ “A few close friends, I guess. Very few.”

► Wild night out or romantic night in? ➔ “How many romance questions do you -” She cuts herself off with a sigh. “Night in. I’m not really the party type.”

► Day or night? ➔ “Day is good.” She lets a mischievous smirk creep onto her face. “Nights are only fun because Zabraks have better night vision than Humans, and... well, if I just happen to walk quietly and people get startled because they didn’t expect me to be there, that’s not my fault, is it?”

FIVE HAVE YOU EVERS

► Been caught sneaking out? ➔ “Yep. Once.” She grimaces. “Let’s just say I didn’t do it again.”

► Fallen down/up the stairs? ➔ “Somehow I’ve managed to avoid that tragedy.”

► Wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ Her smile fades. “...Yes. But there’s nothing I can do about it now. We’ve... we’ve both made our choices.”

► Wanted to disappear? ➔ “Well, the one time I did disappear for a few years, the galaxy went to hell, so that’s apparently not in anyone’s best interest. Can’t leave these damn bureaucrats alone for five minutes.”

FOUR PREFERENCES

► Smile or eyes? ➔ “...Smile.” She says it grudgingly, apparently having given up on the Jedi routine.

► Shorter or taller? ➔ “Pretty unusual to find someone taller than me.”

► Intelligence or attraction? ➔ “I don’t - honestly know. I’m not looking for anyone, does it matter?”

► Hook-up or relationship? ➔ “No.”

FAMILY

► Do you and your family get along? ➔ “It’s... most of them aren’t around anymore. My sister...” She grimaces. “Not really.”

► Would you say you have a ‘messed up life’? ➔ She laughs bitterly. “Yeah. You could say that. It’s gotten better, and then worse, and then better again, and then worse again. Hopefully the pattern continues and we’re on the upswing again.”

► Have you ever ran away from home? ➔ “Not... really? I didn’t have a home until the Jedi, really, and after that I was too grateful to them to run.”

► Have you ever got kicked out? ➔ “No. Although I think Master Nivan tried when I was a padawan. Something about salamanders in his bed, which I’m sure I know nothing about and which I’m even more sure had nothing at all to do with how horribly boring his lectures on Jedi history were.”

FRIENDS

► Do you secretly hate one of your friends?➔ She leans around the corner to glare at Tharan. “It’s not a secret.”

► Do you consider all your friends good friends? ➔ “Good as in “close”? No. Good as in “10/10 would friend again”? I wouldn’t be friends with them otherwise.”

► Who is your best friend? ➔ She smiles dryly. “I think Garen considers herself everyone’s best friend.”

► Who knows everything about you? ➔ “Anyone who knows anything about me knows they don’t know everything. Remember the whole therapist speech about how I push people away? Yeah.”

[punkscowardschampions]

Ali & Ro

Ali: Soooooo Ali: How'd your date go? Ro: I'm not sure who you meant to send this too, but perhaps try again? Ro: You can't mean me Ali: Coy, that's how you're playing it, I see Ali: Solid choice 😉 Ali: You and Drew musta been agonising over coffee options then Ro: What are you talking about, Ali? Ro: It was just a coffee stop for everyone, rehearsal fuel Ro: You know full well I've never been on a date Ali: I know full well that was just a ploy for some alone time with you Ali: and not yet but it is so clearly on the cards! Ali: I'd start dropping hints now, otherwise who knows where you'll end up Ro: Don't be ridiculous? Drew isn't remotely interested in me like that Ro: Why would he be? He has his pick of girls at school, and beyond the gates, too I'm sure Ali: Because you're you and he should be so lucky Ali: A bombshell with brains to boot Ali: Yeah, he's got a rep but he's being uncharacteristically sweet with you so, taking him at face value Ali: Anyway Ali: What do YOU think of him? More importantly Ro: Oh no no, this isn't a transformation story whereby I take off my glasses or get my braces taken off finally and am suddenly considered good enough for the protagonist Ro: Besides, I'm not even smart, just a hard worker Ro: Most importantly, he's always sweet with Meena so it's hardly uncharacteristic Ro: Other than knowing him as her kind older brother and Caleb's friend I really don't, know him that is Ali: Oh hush ignoring the fact that art is always a poor imitation of life and not the other way 'round Ali: He's love interest #1 at best, potential to be more if he sticks to his lines Ali: You're the loveable protagonist, silly Ali: Hmpf, fine. Would you like to know him better then? Ro: Of course, like I said, he's kind and sweet and Caleb's proven himself to be a good judge of character Ro: I just fail to see why he'd be interested in getting to know me, beyond being civil to me for the aforementioned reasons of mutual connections with important people Ro: He's Drew Goldsmith and I'm me Ro: We're incompatible given even the little we are both aware of concerning each other Ali: Well, I dunno about that, I think he's a fool and my evil plan is working 😏😂 Ali: Because he fancies you Ali: Potentially Ali: This stuff can defy usual logic, for better or worse, opposites CAN attract or repel in the case of humans Ali: But he wants to find out, I know this practically for a fact (of course, I haven't asked, don't worry) so its up to you to decide if you do too Ro: I have no idea what you believe you possess in terms of knowledge about his attractions or intentions but I highly doubt you're right in so far as him fancying me Ro: Sorry to say Ro: He may look like Connla of the Golden Hair but I am by no means a fairy maiden Ro: If only I could be noble born, never grow old or indeed never die Ali: Have you forgotten what happened to the last person to question my omniscience, sister? 🤔🍄💀😉 Ali: And have you also forgotten who and what you are, 'just because they told us too Ali: Cannot believe what I'm hearing here, I refuse to! Ro: of course I haven't Ro: but perhaps I should try and grow up, or at least be more realistic, when it comes to this Ali: Never! We do live in those green and pleasant hills after-all Ali: Won't stroke his ego as hard as to say UNLIMITED pleasures await but Ali: Everyone is positively like a silly child when it comes to love Ro: It isn't love though and therein lies the issue Ro: Simply a silly crush on my part and polite interest on his Ali: It rarely is at first sight Ali: and there's nothing polite about how keen he is Ali: See where it takes you, that's all Ali: he's clearly going to be hanging 'round jam seshs' and the like as long as you're about so whatever it will be, its inevitable Ro: I thought it would be, the whole charade of fireworks when our eyes collide and butterflies in my stomach. Everything clear and definite Ro: I'm afraid of whatever this is Ali: That's just horniness Ali: You just have better restraint than romance novel writers, is all Ali: Its aright to be afraid, its new and unknown Ali: Here be monsters Ro: Well that is comforting, especially if it ensures I won't fall as hard and fast as those heroines do Ro: particularly if I'm destined to do so alone Ro: Okay...but what if the monster is revealed to be me, in his eyes anyway, what if he gets to know me and doesn't like what he discovers Ali: Sure it was the corsets, poor girls could barely breathe, makes swooning all the more likely, those dastardly dandies! Ali: Then he's as bad, and ignorant (and MORE scared of the unknown than you feel right now), as every explorer who wrote natives off as savages Ali: You are far from a monster in every sensible definition Ali: Misunderstanding maketh monsters Ali: So that'd be on him, can't control other's perceptions but he isn't going to think you are, there's just no reason to Ro: I know you're right but Ro: I just suppose I wish I could control something Ali: I know Ali: Well, one thing you can control is your yay or nay to whatever he's offering up Ali: Not suggesting you have to make the first move, or put it all out on the line, 'cos he definitely will Ali: #gentleman Ro: That much is definite Ro: We should call another rehearsal, allow you to guide my vision to where yours currently reside so I'm not blindsided Ro: because I'm just not seeing what he wants with me Ali: Absolutely Ali: I'm really feeling the whole band thing too Ali: Are you enjoying it? Ro: Unexpectedly so, yes Ali: Right? I think everyone is Ali: Its something Ro: I've never played in front of that many people outside of a recital setting, I thought I'd mess up but it wasn't like that at all Ro: And everyone there seemed really into it Ro: Who knew there was so much respective talent surrounding us? Ali: Mess ups are more than welcome but you're flawless Ali: Me me me! 😊 Ali: Toying around with the idea of doing some local performances Ro: Flawless was you and Caleb Ro: I've never heard your voice so complimentary in a duet before, don't tell Marlene Ro: Oh? I think the others would be into that Ali: 💕 Ali: Might get her so raging she'd have to join us to prove you wrong Ali: I know it probably sounds a bit soon but like you said, performances are so different to practice and whatnot Ali: People would vibe Ali: There's all the places I've done solo, they'd be chill, and you know Suggs? Left School this year gone Ali: He's having a big Bday party for his gf and he's asked if I could do something Ro: Terrifying as it'd be to make a possible enemy of her, she's a very good bassist Ro: Very true, and too much practice can make it sound too rehearsed which clearly isn't what you're going for with this Ro: I heard Caleb talking to Drew about potentially performing at the restaurant so he'd be excited for sure Ro: Hm...I'm not certain I know who you mean but a gig's a gig Ro: Would he be alright with you bowing out as a soloist? Ali: She is Ali: She's gonna come around on her own tho, I know her Ali: She's just pouting Ali: Understandably, I'm not being as glib as I sound, just, we weren't right Ali: Exactly! That would be chill, you've gotta come thru with me just to get food, it's delicious and its beautiful Ali: Yeah, of course, one person can only rock out so hard solo Ali: Even if that one person is me Ali: Like, Bowie had a band, ya feel? Ro: I trust you and your intuition Ro: When's the party? Ro: I need to mentally prepare Ali: ✌ Ali: we've got 2 weeks to prep, assuming he doesn't get his arse dumped Ali: awkies, want us to play you out honey? 😂 Ro: Funeral march for his ego Ro: If the stars are good to me I'll make 2 weeks of wishes Ro: Should suffice Ali: Brilliant Ali: I'll check our charts Ali: Pull out some eyelashes if necessary Ali: The stars will fall and align for us Ro: I have faith Ro: Have you told the others yet? Ali: I haven't actually, I'll drop it in the group chat later Ali: Seeing Caleb tonight so I'll discuss the finer points with him then Ro: Good idea Ro: Oh yes, I'd forgotten it's your date night! Ali: As long as he hasn't we'll be fine 😋 Ro: Have you done his chart? If not he has perfect eyelashes to steal Ali: Not yet Ali: Been getting quizzed myself by his Ma Ali: Fair 'nuff but no time to sneak in so hey Ms Cavante, where was Caleb born and at what time exactly? #witchgirlproblems Ro: How very unfair Ro: Tonight could be the night Ro: I've already got the cards out here, questioning myself Ro: The spread's favorable for the party to go well for us as performers Ro: [Sends her a picture of the tarot] Ali: Knew we'd ace it but with the fates on our side we CANNOT fail Ali: are you asking about the Drew sitch? Ro: Perhaps Ali: I got you Ali: Keep it between you and the universe 💖 Ro: OH what are we going to wear for our first performance? Ali: THE BEST BIT Ali: We need to plan! Ali: Maybe shop! Ali: I think the party is a masquerade ball (how sweet for a hapless stoner, right?) Ali: We could run with that Ro: Well now I'm enthused Ro: Pencil me into your diary please Ali: Absolutely Ali: I think we could make better masks than we could ever find Ali: or makeup looks Ali: we will workshop this Ro: Agreed, you could create something amazing overnight Ali: We could go out and forage fresh flowers for it Ali: that would look beautiful Ro: Yes! Oh my god, we have to Ali: Perfection Ali: I'll see what the others want too Ali: Maybe we could go a galaxy glitter/paint moment on the guys but I feel like Meena would fosho want in on this floral faerie moment Ro: If you need me to start pressing any of the flowers let me know Ro: I'll make time Ali: You're an 👼 Ali: We can do it over lunch Ali: in between practicing Ali: Such busy 🐝s Ro: I don't mind I like to stay busy Ro: Do you think Drew will come to the party? Ali: Same tbh Ali: I bet he will Ali: And not to show off his musical prowess, bless him Ro: Do we need a name to perform under if we don't just want to be called 'Ali's band' by the host? Ali: Fantastic point, I don't want to be THAT lead singer Ali: So much to think on, oosh! We'll have to put the feelers out in the group chat Ali: should be something we all vibe Ro: I bet the boys will have some interesting ideas Ro: You should speak to Tommy as well, he's learn so much stage stuff at school Ro: If we're going to do this might as well make it look professional I think Ali: Agreed Ali: As long as he doesn't want to choreograph a whole girl group dance routine for us Ro: Imagine! Ro: I'd have to hide behind the piano Ali: Shy yet sultry keyboard girl prerogative Ali: I'll crowd surf my way outta there Ro: How long of a set are we going to play? Ro: There's so many potential covers not to mention the originals you and Caleb both have written Ali: Oh man Ali: we could do 20 like an opener but we are the main act, as it were, but its not that hardcore Ali: I think we could put together a 60 Ro: I hope we can all agree between us Ali: we will Ali: oh, could you cover for me with Ma tonight? Ali: she's not my bestie rn Ro: Of course Ro: I have a rare night free of any babysitting duties so it'll be simple Ali: Good, you deserve a break from the little demons Ali: I hope a book and a bubble bath are on the cards after you calm down the dragon Ro: They are indeed Ro: Perhaps I can suggest the same for her Ali: Perhaps I'm just giving myself away as twisted but that is a hilarious mental image Ali: Her grumpy face peeking out of a bubble beard Ro: Ali don't that's going to stay with me when I do get in the tub Ro: Oh no Ali: 🙊🙈 Ali: I can only apologize Ro: Cleansing that from my thoughts immediately Ro: Are you coming home at all or just straight out to see Caleb? Ali: If I do, catch me creeping up the stairs Ali: She's not been this pissy since Lachlan Ali: She's so SURE Caleb is like that and its just Ali: hilarious Ali: imagine Ro: Once she gets to know him better she'll change her mind Ro: She has to Ali: She SHOULD but will she? Ali: Stubborn old goat 😂 Ali: He's not going anywhere any time soon so if she wants to pine for Marlene that's on her but Ali: 🤷 Ro: I'll start counting cars to wish on just for her (and you), hold my breath, dig out my baby teeth, everything Ro: She just doesn't want to be a grandmother yet is all, it's no slight on Caleb personally I don't believe Ali: My vagina my choice, Mama Ali: Bless her Ali: It'd be fine if she threw out the same level of concern at...oh, idk Ali: Bea and Fraze Ali: 🙄 Ro: If she could secure us all same sex relationships she would, undoubtedly Ro: Likewise, if there was any feasible way to show Bea concern that she'd allow it'd be done Ali: When your kids don't have the good grace to be gay #gutted Ali: Yeah Ali: I need lessons on how to be a bad bitch, clearly Ro: Please don't take any lessons from Bea Ali: Its okay, I don't think she'd be willing to teach me Ro: Very true Ali: Best kept secrets and all that Ro: Speaking of, I've just received a text and must go Ali: Say no more Ali: run baby run 💚 Ro: Have fun tonight Ro: Bluebeard and I will try not to miss you too much Ali: Aww, I'll be home for snuggles lads Ali: wouldn't wanna get pregnant Ali: Laterz Ro: See you soon xx