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Keira Knightley

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OOC | Eabha & Cassimir

soooo as i said to kate w eithne, eabha's one of the few ppl close to eithne who def isn't against the eithne/cassimir marriage! she def isn't excited abt it or anything, but she would def do the same thing in eithne's place so yeah!!

also, since hanthom is so close and everything, i def think these two would've grown up together!! eabha was def always team og malconaire, so she probs wasn't the most welcoming person in the world tbqh!! but she was def more amenable than some of his stepsisters at least ig hahaha i do think as she got older and more mature and as he started to improve (plus she just plain got used to him tbqh!), she probs did warm to him

since they're both ~trade centered~ in the riverbend and hanthom, and were both destined to rule their respective pieces of land etc, i can see where maybe when they were teenagers there may have been some talk of a more formal alliance between them of some type, and the good news is that hanthom and the riverbend ~are now allied!!!! the bad news is that neither of these two have anything to do w any of that since its godfrey and edmund respectively who now control those places but...oh well alkjsdfkjldskjf

anyway!! my point is they probs had both personal and political reasons to get to know each other!! and i can see where there may also have been some talk, at least between lord calleary and bran, abt the potential of cassimir potentially marrying one of the callearies, even?

[forgotteneabha]

Far Across the Land | Éabha & Cassimir

"My Lord of Malconaire," Éabha said, a touch pointedly, as she made her curtsy. He would, after all, be calling her Lady of Calleary, she had no doubt, rather than Lady Calleary. There was some triumph to be had in beating him to it.

Their relationship had been a strange one, consisting in budding friendship, in uncertain intimacy, and dissolved, ultimately, in unlooked for acrimony. She should not have imagined a spot of it as a girl. It was strange to think that, in another world, Cassimir might even now be her husband, their private power struggle for her seat doubtless consuming a great deal of her time and energy. Instead, that unfortunate task, it seemed, had fallen to her dearest friend and Éabha had been spared it by the intercession of Roderick Varmont, himself, with a whole war to come between them. It was, at least, one good the Emperor had done her, though all unwitting.

Malconaire was radiant in the gloaming, the moon rising in the sky even before the sun had fully set so that silver and golden light poured over the trees, rustling with the winds high in their tops.

"It was so very kind of the Lady Dowager to hold these festivities. I have little doubt the victors in the tournament shall be well pleased -- as you must be with your own showing."

Éabha smiled what looked a genuine smile. In truth, given that Cassimir had not grown up in the tradition of touraments, unlike those of the Varmont school of thought, he truly had shown himself well, but she knew him to be a competitive sort (he'd proven that well enough during the course of their erstwhile betrothal) and could not resist reminding him that his greatest victory in the lists had not taken him even so far as the final round.

Still, she shook herself. This was petty. It was not what was best for her people. She ought to do what she could to rekindle their old friendship. Exhaling slowly, she forced what appeared to be a truer smile.

"But that is not your own source of pride, tonight, I hear. Lord Malconaire," she choked out. He would be that, even in her book, soon enough after all. He was to wed the true Lady Malconaire. "Let us be friends. Let us put any past grievances behind us. I hear, after all, that you have the honor of the greatest victory there is, in claiming the hand of the most virtuous lady in all Astaira. Allow me to congratulate you, my lord. I know Eithne shall be very happy in her prospect of living here always, and I have little doubt shall prove an excellent helpmate to you in all things. One could not ask for a better partner in anything, could one?"

[forgotteneabha]

Éabha had been absorbed, her arms crossed around herself, watching her younger siblings bickering about -- she knew not what but Cormac, unsurprisingly, was already in tears -- and wondering if she ought to interfere, when she heard Aria's voice floating across to her. Thinking, at first, that she was speaking of her lordly brother, she frowned slightly. It was...true. Cormac did mean well. It, alone, however, did not make him a good lord and it did not make him someone Éabha would have thought Aria quick to defend, so she turned swiftly to face the princess, sure she must have misunderstood.

As Aria gestured to her elbow, Éabha found herself glancing down at it thoughtfully. It was a strange feeling, this one: the certainty that this was the right thingto do in constant conflict with the certainty that it was wrong. Éabha did not want to trap a man -- any man -- into a marriage, even for the right ones...and particularly not one that she was increasingly coming to realized she actually liked. But she had her duty too, and acclaimed or not, she was her father's heiress -- the rule of Hanthom and Calleary fell to her. She had to do whatever she possibly could for the good of all those people.

Alaric, she told herself, must expect this. He was a duke and himself a prince as well: that marriage should come with such bitter strings attached, she reassured herself, was simply to be expected, so really what trust did she break? But, still, the idea of using someone hung heavy on her shoulders.

"Yes," she smiled a bit sadly. "He is kind."

Éabha glanced off to where he stood, conversing with his brother and nephews. That he was kind was, in truth, a surprise. It was part of why she had thought he would be a good choice: she would not have to feel so very guilty about trapping a horrid man. But he wasn't horrid, at all.

"I find, Aria," she began softly, turning to look at her. "I find...They surprise me, most of them." She looked again, brow knitted with that same astonishment. "I thought I knew what to expect."

Alaric wasn't the only surprising one: Sebastian was thoughtful; Edmund amusing; Arthur warm; and that was without touching on the ladies of the family (Amira, however, had proved to be precisely what Éabha might have expeced). Yes, they'd taken her quite by surprise. But none of that changed the facts: they were conquerors and invaders. And Roderick had chopped her father's head off in front of her.

Her own cares were swallowed up in the sound of Aria's jest, however. Instantly a flush of cold ran along her skin till gooseflesh stood out though the day was fine and warm and clear. She felt sick as she looked away and, impulsively, she seized Aria's arm, tangling it affectionately with her own. This was not wise, perhaps: to appear too cozy with Astaira's former rulers, as an Astairan, herself, did her own goals no particular good, but she could not ignore her friend's pain. Sad as the words, themselves, were, it was not the content of her speech, but the delivery that Éabha shook so. The strange, sad echo of an Aria that had been: a jest delivered as quick and bemusedly as ever, yet so black as it was, without even a flinch. Éabha knew there was no real comfort to offer save this, this little solidarity she could give, though she could not imagine how two years of capvitity -- and in one's own home, no less! -- might weigh upon one.

Éabha had no clever rebuttal and, equally, no soothing words to gild such sorrow into something they might stomach. All she could do was sit with it. "Oh, Aria," she murmured, her face awash with painful compassion. "How it must be for you..." What she meant, but did not say, was 'how awful it must be,' but that, that must under no circumstances pass her lips. The implication danced too close to the truth, as it was. "But, surely...There are such high walls around the interior courtyard..." She wished to hear that that had been an exaggeration. Somehow...she knew it was not.

As Aria changed the subject, Éabha glanced thoughtfully towards the now-empty clearing. The yard still was swaddled in dust from the recent exertions of horse and man, alike, but dappled in wafting shade from those nearby trees which had survived Roderick's Pyre Walk, one might for an instant imagine it peaceful once more. She bit her lip.

"I--They are certainly different from our own." She arched her brows in half-jest. She knew Aria would take her meaning well enough without having to air her own opinions too publically here. "I imagine you and I could baffle all these powerful knights into silence with a three-legged race," she teased, squeezing Aria's arm affectionately. "No doubt it would astonish them as much as these games do us."

Éabha's face took on a more serious expression at the mention of their fathers and, dipping her head slightly, she scanned the ground in thought before returning her gaze to Aria's. Her voice was strangely warm as she spoke, turning her gaze back towards the lists. It was, at least, a way to voice the truth. "That is a foolish question, Aria. You know good and well that my father was executed as a traitor." She turned back to Aria. "He would have detested every single aspect of this." Her smile was triumphant. Her smile was sad. "What do you imagine the late king would have said?"

Relationship Advice | Éabha + Aria

"He is kind enough, all things considered."

It felt good to be out of the sun for a few moments after multiple days spent in the stands. Her body was stiff from sitting for so long, not to mention how tense she found herself when the tourney events were actually taking place. Despite the fact the fact her long suffering guard was still lurking in her peripheral, she was allowed to walk about the tent with the other court members and those Roderick deemed acceptable to socialize with the Imperial family... and their captives.

Aria had seen the Calleary crest on the ribbon tied around Alaric Varmont's arm when he'd first entered the tournament grounds. She'd witnessed the knowing smile on Queen Marian's face when the woman had seen it, too, and wondered if there was to be an understanding between Éabha and the Duke of Farrington soon. Aria had always assumed the Callearys were frequent dinner guests because they were Ciara's cousins-- why else would the Emperor insist on being subjected to Cormac that often?-- but perhaps it was for the benefit of the Emperor's younger brother.

Éabha seemed to look a bit confused, first at Aria's statement and second because the younger of the Stafford's had started the conversation without so much as a greeting.

"The Duke," Aria explained, gesturing to her arm to indicate where a favor would be tied, should she have one. "He is kind..." she paused. "In his way. I'm sure you know this, of course..." Aria paused for a moment.

"Or perhaps he is much kinder to you than he even is to me. Perhaps he allows you to wander in the interior courtyard without too many guards, too?" Aria laughed a bit at the statement until she realized it was a little... dark.

Aria was suddenly struck how odd it felt to be out of the castle like this-- even if it was still on the Citadel grounds-- and to be allowed to socialize, even watched as she was, in a somewhat normal fashion. She felt wildly out of practice.

"Are... are you enjoying these... games?" Aria didn't think watching men acting out violent acts was much of a game, but she knew better than to be contrary while surrounded by members of the Varmont court. "... I find I've been wondering what our fathers might have thought about events such as this..."

[forgotteneabha]

This was a good sign. The queen, herself, singling Éabha out as someone special? Éabha's father, Éabha's inheritance, and even Éabha's home had been stripped away from her by Roderick. All she was to them was a ghost on a wall. If she was to be noticed, it was not in any way due to her consequence, for now she had none. It was due to someone else's consequence and, she could only imagine, it meant that the Duke of Farrington had spoken to his sister-in-law of Éabha...and, just perhaps, of his hopes of her.

As the queen shooed her ladies away in favor of the erstwhile Lady Calleary, Éabha turned towards her with a warm smile, dark eyes brightening as she tilted her head. Like both her dearest friends, Éabha had been schooled in diplomacy at her father's knee. She had long ago learned the art of an open face which was not open; a welcoming air which was, in fact, unwelcome.

Astaira had surrendered. It fell now to its lords and ladies to get on with it -- and find a way for their people to flourish within this new rule -- to welcome that which was unwelcome. And Éabha was optimistic that, perhaps, Marian Varmont might someday prove an invaluable ally...

Making a low curtsey, Éabha laughed warmly. "I believe that is so," she replied. "But, it being so, I do hope Your Royal Majesty will not be too cross with me for admitting that, greatly as I admire His Imperial Highness the Prince...there is someone else I do very much hope to see triumph today."

She paused. "But I must beg Your Majesty's indulgence -- we Astairans are not much used to these martial games. Is there much danger?"

She'd heard tales from across the seas of men crippled for life, or even killed, in such games. It struck her as a rather large risk to propel one's heirs into such violence. But, then, she supposed, perhaps that would suit everyone well enough: it would propel their sister to the seat of power. Still, she was unsure how common such injury and death really could be.

Éabha was careful to conceal her true feelings as Marian referred to the unpleasantness that had passed. While the sadness she allowed to show was genuine, it was for the lives lost rather than for an disquiet Roderick might have felt in his metal chair. She, herself, had secretly helped spirit souls out of the Citadel onto whatever path they chose for fear of reprisals, and while she had not known any of those hanged particularly well, their tragic fate had been one she'd been obliged personally to witness. Silently, plastering a sympathetic smile onto her face, she entwined her fingers behind her back, picking unconsciously at her nails. Catching herself moments later, she let her hands fall away and shook her head.

"Your Majesty, I pray you do not trouble yourself on that account. I assure you, I myself have been rather occupied, alongside all the inhabitants of Lorcan, with similar troubles." Rian had, for some time, locked down the place, after all, when many of the prisoners had escaped.

"Let us make a new start of it, and put that all behind us. I should be delighted to take tea with you at Your Majesty's earliest convenience." Her smile was broad as it was genuine. "I feel we have much to discuss! And," she added, her glance tending towards the empty fields before returning to Marian's with a somewhat mischievous glimmer. "I think soon shall have even more to say, irregardless of which of our champions claims victory."

Marian's invitation took Éabha by surprise. Not only to be singled out before all the ladies here present by the queen, but also to be invited privately to take tea with her, well, that certainly suggested something. Glancing towards Marian's curious ladies, who artfully played at not appearing to watch while assiduously listening to all, Éabha smiled blandly at them. Even if Alaric never made her an offer, there would be talk now, and if Alaric -- who struck her as a deeply private person -- was prepared to brooke that, well...

Despite herself, Éabha bit back a grin at Marian's tactful reminder that the event was to include only themselves. It did not escape her -- though it did somewhat embarrass her, given that he was now the head of her House -- that Marian was likely referring to Cormac...but that each of the siblings Marian had likely had occasion to meet brought their own unique form of chaos to any interaction did not escape Éabha, either. She had the sudden desire to introduce her to Aine, as if to say Look! We are not all without self-control! But decided she best control herself and not bring anyone she was not instructed to.

Éabha's smile was a touch rueful, though not entirely losing its tone of amusement. "I believe my brothers shall comfort themselves in the knowledge that ladies' secrets are best kept to themselves," she assured the queen. "And my sisters in the knowledge that there is a very great deal to be done at Lorcan from which we cannot all at once be spared." She did not wish Marian to worry that her meaning had not been understood.

"I have heard that Lady Dowager Malconaire has plans for a little gathering after the final day of the tournament. Has Your Majesty any plans of attending?"

Sunlight || Éabha + Marian

"Ah... Lady Éabha," Marian called out across the tent where the ladies were to retire during interludes in the tournament. Marian shooed away her ladies with a wave of her hand, approaching the young woman with a kind smile.

"It seems as if we both have much to celebrate with this afternoon's events," Marian spoke as she reached the young woman's side. The tournament event that day was the horseback melee and, having both advanced from the final round, Alaric and Arthur would be competing in the final round against one another.

It had not escaped Marian's notice that the ribbon tied around her brother-in-law's arm was a distinct shade of blue associated with House Calleary and, in fact, the image of it quite pleased her. Alaric had told Marian in the days following the riots about his thoughts on courting the Lady Éabha and while Marian was not particularly keen on having Lord Calleary around more than he already seemed to be, she was optimistic that, perhaps, Alaric had finally found a woman to take as a bride.

"While, as his mother, I shall of course be hoping for my son to triumph in the final round, I will not be too cross to see the Duke's victory..." Marian paused, taking in the young woman standing before her. She was quite pretty, seemed self assured, was dressed well (it seemed as if her brother's fashion sense was entirely his own) and, in Marian's mind, looked as if she could easily step into the role of a Duchess.

"With all the unpleasantness that has passed, I have not been able to extend an invitation to you to come to tea, with me, at the palace," Marian continued after a few moments silence. "Perhaps you might have time in the next weeks... once the tournament is through?"

"And... Lady Éabha," Marian added as a quick afterthought. "... I should like to stress that invitation is extended to you, and you alone..."

The last thing Marian wished for was for Cormac to invite himself along as well...

[forgotteneabha]

also!! i def think eabha, despite being astaira, is def someone whose pushing for team guin as empress! so she's looking to marry guin's uncle, alaric, she hopes for a number of reasons, not least of which being the fact that eabha is tryna be realistic and she doesn't think there's really much hope atp of astaira throwing off roderick's shackles, so she's tryna do as much as she can to make this new world livable. at least w guin in charge you get 1) a good empress but 2) it is at least a precedent of women inheriting and ruling!!!!! which is smth that was v much a thing in astaira pre!roderick and eabha is tryna hack as many rights back out of the varmonts as she can possibly get for future generations, so yeah!! if she ever does become a varmont duchess, she'll def be team guin at court!! that being said, she's not even engaged or anything and doesn't even live in her own home (its a whole thing) so atm she's got v little power but yeah!! that's a thing that she's hoping will all come to pass!

OOC | Eabha & Guinevere

hiya!! so i feel like eabha would think guin is just lovely and put a world of positive hopes out there for her!!! i also feel like eabha is part of #teambigsister and game recognizes game ;DDD no but for real, guin has it sooooo much harder than eabha does when it comes to the sibling things and eabha's got her hands full so she's def rooting for guin out here from the sidelines!!!!

[forgotteneabha]

this alllll makes total sense!!! and honestly?? he's right to feel that she ~isn't respecting his uncle's ability to do his job bc, frankly, she ~doesn't trust him and wont rest easy abt all that till ciara's lady of hanthom honestly lkajdsfkjdsf

so i think for @forgottengodfrey, there're a couple things going on, bc he's kinda got competing goals w this one hahaha and, as we all know, godfrey is def a goal-driven kinda guy hahaha

i think his view ~is a lil conflicted tbqh but ultimately tips largely ~pro, bc ultimately that point is more important to him but for more detail (feel free to red ~or ignore the small print stuff)...

PROS

so! im guessing? @forgottenciara has told godfrey that some of the callearies are rebels? and obv godfrey wants to ultimately be perceived as friendly to the rebels so he can get edmund in w them and thus the astairans etc etc! so! maintaining positive associations w his future cousins-in-law is def a good thing! he also wants, in general, to make a positive splash *slaps knee* w astairans for the same reason ++ i do think godfrey, having suffered at the hands of ruthless lords himself, ~is actually a pr benevolent lord tho probs not astairan!level kind frankly alksdjfkljdsf bc his emphasis is more on efficacy for the greater good rather than respect for the individual basically

say whatever you like abt eabha, but she absolutely does know her stuff, and ultimately the wellfare of the ppl is far more important to her than ~who is lord~ and lbr godfrey is faaaar more competent than cormac was. (ofc, when cormac ruled that basically just meant that eabha ruled bc like hell cormac was gonna do all that boring/stressful [cormac: why're so many things both boring AND stressful! if you have to deal w one, it should at ~least negate the effects of the other!] stuff.) eabha ~does recognize that, but she also has concerns abt godfrey running hanthom more like a factory than a home bc...he does, a factory w benefits and an understanding boss, but still! but it ~is hella profitable and those profits largely go back into hanthom etc so like?? it gives and it takes

godfrey, unlike cormac who pr much gave eabha free reign (unless smth she wanted conflicted w either smth cormac wanted, or w smth ~cassimir wanted akjsdfklsdjfkl), ~does have different opinions from eabha and is unflinching in their need to be done, and they def disagree abt things, for instance, his insistance on war galleys for roderick (that're ~actually for ~edmund shhhh) and that sort of thing, but largely their goals for hanthom are the same: both want to see it at its best w its ppl content and, while i do think godfrey has some naval/maritime experience from kolchis, his is spotty (he had revolutions to plan and wars to fight and future emperors to train too sooooo ;DDDD)

whereas eabha, except for a brief stint learning abt statescraft as a lady-in-waiting to eilia, has been almost entirely maritime, even her potential ambassadorial forays were pr much predicated upon her martime abilities! and godfrey is fully aware of this and is keen to welcome her into the house in the sight of the peasantry so they can feel assured that their new lord is friendly w their old lady etc etc etc this is a difficult balance to strike, tho, esp w their disagreements bc godfrey aint backing down, either, and ill get into that a bit in the cons section, but yeah!! i think godfrey is eager to reap the benefits of her insights and of the goodwill the ppl extend to him as an extension of their goodwill to the callearies, etc

wishing calleary to be its best isn't ~just calculation, though! godfrey's goals ~in his calculations are ultimately meant to benefit good and decent ppl who aren't in a psotion to fight for themselves, and being a good lord is a small way he can do that for a small number of ppl before even having to like...bring abt the apocalypse so!! that's fun! lkasjdfkljsdfjk plus, godfrey ~does want to succeed, like, it isn't even purely selfless either like!! he just wants to be a good lord on just abt every level, basically!

eabha is also de facto godfrey's family! when (whether he's right to or not, he does consider this a 'when' rather than an 'if' ngl!) he marries ciara, eabha will be his cousin by marriage, and godfrey isn't ~just calculating, he does also want some happiness and he ~is ride or die loyal once you break through his three thousand layers of defense and unlock that category hahaha and he has a lot of hang ups feelings abt family given his past etc and he does genuinely want a happy family! and he knows her cousins are v important to ciara, which makes them important to godfrey, as well, not to mention the whole...they're thus his closest calleary allies (or...future allies anyway! he is aware that most astairans aint feeling the trust and that that'll def take some time!) so yeah!! for many reasons he wants to keep things friendly w house calleary and hopes to ultimately win their trust (by pulling the wool over htheir eyes -- he's pr sure almost no one would want him to bring abt the apocalypse laskdjfklsdfjsdf ;DDD)

so yeah he def wants to cultivate eabha and the rest of her fam as allies both for himself and, more importantly, for edmund! so i do think, if edmund asks ~him, godfrey would say 'dont argue w her, tell her whatever you like or just send her to me if you prefer: she means well' basically

CONS

the cons are pr simple, and that's largely the perception that she might be undermining his authority both to the ppl who're largely (im guessing, anyway!) still loyal to astaira/the callearies, etc! however, brushing her off would do as much damage as wholesale listening to everything she does in the eyes of the ppl, etc, so i do think godfrey is highly aware that its a v fine line he walks, so i think, to sort of help offset this, he does largely treat her as his future cousin, rather than ~the deposed lady~ so to speak, and i do think he has the callearies over regularly and gives them pr free access to the shore/ships when they ask, but he ~does like to be there to supervise (esp bc he's deffff doing some thing he does noT want getting out/getting back to roderick alkdjsfjkdsf) etc

the above-mentioned arguments are def a factor here too and its another part of why he really doesn't want the callearies running around hanthom un-supervised yknow?

but yeah i do think he'd largely be like 'be nice remember we want these ppl as allies' as the primary note if edmund asked godfrey but yeah either way it def does put edmund in a weird spot but real talk! i dont think eabha cares abt that akljdsfkjsdf

i do think she does generally try to play nice w edmund tho bc she ~does believe the varmonts are here to stay and def wants them to play ball etc so she's def not looking to alienate them!

i do think, on a personal level, if she got to know him, she'd probs. ike him! she enjoys a bit of snark and as ive said before she ~is tryna be open minded abt the varmonts tho she def isn't full of trust for them or their ideals etc! her piority is def her ppl tho and that def does sometimes overcome her sense bc she is, ultimately, a calleary and can't ~entirely ignore those feral/impulsive genes ;DDDD and i def think that's a big source of the conflict here honestly lajksdfjsdf

OOC | Eabha & Edmund

so unlike her brother whose technically lord calleary, now, eabha is v concerned abt the ppl of hanthom and, while she doesn't trust any varmonts, she believes she can trust in their wish for profit, so i def think that, back before roderick awarded hanthom to godfrey, eabha was out here talking to edmund (supposedly as an envoy of her brother's!) abt ways that they could work together to make both the riverbend and hanthom better and that sort of thing!

now that godfrey's in control and thus she's entirely out of control of calleary, i can still see her going to edmund (couching this entirely as womanly curiosity of course!) and basically asking about what's going on w the riverbend and hanthom now basically!

i also feel like, w eabha and eithne being bffs, edmund's probs run into her a good bit at malconaire, too, bc lbr if you ~can spend time there you probs will <333 so im sure eabha visits a lot, too!!

[forgotteneabha]

Brittany Bathgate

[forgotteneabha]

ok so honestly i agree w all this!!! so imma just focus in on the remaining questions! <3

honestly!! ok so there're sort of...two different outcomes to their ambassadorial rivalry thing, but in both cases i do think she's still thinking he's a good matrimonial candidate but she has v different feelings ~abt all that

if she had the chance to meet him in a way that allowed them to talk/he explained his motives were to save his loved ones, etc, or basically she knows he was primarily thinking of saving lives of his own ppl?? if that's the case then she doesn't really blame him for trying his hardest and winning -- sure she was legit hoping he would lose and was devestated he won etc but she saw it more as ~her failure~ than anything and like?? he was literally out there for the same reasons she was and sure enough her dad died and his family made it through and who knows how things might've gone if ~she'd won. i ~do think this makes her feel like she failed her father ~to his death~ but as long as she knows his goals were protective, just like hers were, she doesn't really blame ~him or, like, think he did anything wrong bc they were both just doing their duty etc

in ~this scenario she's proceeding w a touch more trust in him but also a lot more guilty ~abt him? so what i mean abt that is that she's already seen ok this guy has goals and priorities that i respect and he's not some horrible monster maybe we can build a life as partners if we marry, etc! however, she also feels like scum tryna seduce a man for his money/titles esp knowing that like...he's a decent person???? she thinks that's a bad thing to do, period, but its even worse to do to someone who might just be a good person esp when ur hoping to build a foundation of trust for a life spent side by side like!!!! she's like 'the toxic person here is me' but also she can't turn her back on her ppl and this s the only way roderick's left her to help them so like...she loses either way

HOWEVER, if she ~doesn't know his rationale, if they never got a chance to discuss their motives or whatever, things are ~much murkier bc, while she does still view it more as her failure to help astaira which led to its defeat and her father's death, she still thinks this varmont jackass was out there sabotaging her so he could get rich?? or smth?? by killing innocents in an unprovoked war! basically, its the same as the above, but she thinks he's like his brother (roderick: 'he wishes!' jk jk) so like!! pulling a fast one on him and tryna seduce him for money/power, while it still makes her feel shallow and like a shitty person, she doesn't feel guilty towards ~him bc that's a v varmont thing to do (amira: or calainon ;D)! so really she's just doing to him what he's done to countless civilizations, and she wears a mask but thinks he's horrible underneath that basically lkajsdfjksdf which does ~slightly exonerate her even if she's still sinking lower than she should to do it

alsdkjfkjdsf so yeah!! im down w either! either way tho if he was like 'i gotta approach her' after bc of this bg, she was def at least surface level receptive to it. in case 1, it was a must more genuine discussion of everything that had happened; in case 2, it was an opportunity to hook a big fish laksdjfkljsdf but in both cases i think it did leave her a lil emo bc in the first like...how do you react when someone tries to apologize to you for beating you when the price was your country like its sweet of him but like she doesn't know what to say but it does kinda reinforce what she prev thought abt him that he remembered and tried to do smth. in the second case, i think it really threw her????? bc this was NOT what she expected him to say like at all???? HE's apologizing and SHE's being vaguely predatory and that makes her feel really bad honestly but also??? her dad is dead like???? an apology...is this a mind game maybe???? and she's kinda going back and forth w what just happened there

poor alaric!! tryna help right wrongs by marrying her and giving her a position etc that way!!

farrington being in the ovn makes a ton of sense!! and i do think roderick would ~happily give him some land!!!! the fens are a ~great location in his mind, v strategic, dEF needs some rebuilding since he kinda burnt it all to hell etc alksjdflkjsdfjksdf kate also suggested [ here ] that marian might try to see hanthom turned over to alaric as a wedding present, and i talked a bit (a lot) abt potential reactions and ramifications i foresaw potentially coming rom ~that should things go that way! i def think if alaric was down for either, roderick'd be like FENS ALL THE WAY YOU GET THE FENS bc i do think he foresees trouble taking lands from one allied magnate to give to another adklsjfksdjf

but anyway i do know eabha would be ~overjoyed to stay in astaira!!!!! and also get straight to work rebuilding there!!

yessssssss honestly sooooo many potential issues to navigate here ngl!!!!!! i ~do think eabha is of the mindset that, yknow, the conquest has taken place, astaira has fallen! the varmonts aren't going ~anywhere, so she's just tryna do her best to ensure that astaira retains as much of its rights ~w/in the varmont empire as it possibly can, and i think marrying alaric potentially is a goal she sees as integral ~to that!! buT i think as a result she's also firmly team guinevere bc that at least safeguards ~some women's rights at least!! but even ~that loyalty is??? bc there's also the whole will they wont they w eilia and then she'd have to choice her friend or her principals yknow? but either way she's not team arthur alsdjfasjdkf i don't think she's saying ~any of that and more or less just repeating the roderick likne that women dont have political opinions anymore if pressed

his support of her family/hanthom/calleary would def mean a lot!! but honestly she's not sure she can ~entirely do the same for him since his family is ~roderick, and she just cant get on board w that, tho she def would support his loyalty to ~his ppl and their needs etc!! and yeah her loyalty to astaira def trumps loyalty to farrington/ovn even if they do marry and yeah!! i def feel like there're soooo many potential issues ahead of them here if things move forward that way alsjdkfkjsdf but honestly i don't think eabha, anyway, is going in completely blind to that? in case 1, even, but esp in case 2, i think she's well aware they have opposing priorities in a lot of things!

but yes!! either way she is looking to hopefully move forward w courtship, and i do feel like this recent matter of her favor was perhaps the most ~concrete move forward on that venture, so far, at least on her part, since she offered hers to him rather than him asking for hers, yknow?

3/25 EDIT

@forgottenalaric oops ignore this till ur ready to bring him! i just realized i was looking at the old rp-comments list kljasdlfkjsdf *facepalm* (not my dumbass like 'eabha has soooo many more replies than the others!!!! i was so panicked abt it lakjsdfkjsdf me now: no she didn't alsdkjflkjsdf BAHAHAHAH)

ooc | Alaric & Eabha

I'm not sure how obvious Eabha is that she's interested in Alaric, but honestly this just might be something he'd consider tbh??

I do think that Alaric feels like he needs to take a wife and I think w/ all of the complicated feelings he has towards Astaira, that maybe taking an Astairan wife would be good to help promote good Varmont/Astaira relationships/??

While he enjoys flirting w/ Sonya, I feel like he honestly doesn't think having to deal w/ her mom is worth it plus, idk if Roderick really is interested in her or not?? But if he was, Alaric would also back off (he doesn't need to be into 2 girls that Roderick is trying to marry!!!)

I also think he believes that Eabha would be a good fit because she grew up expecting to run her own estate and he is looking for a woman who could effectively be his steward, since he knows that he likely will nEVER be settled and always pulled away on the next conquest his brother decides they shall go on and he wants to know that his home/children/etc are in good hands!

I do think that the only hitch in this plan, is whether or not Farrington is here in Astaira or in the og empire, because I feel like Eabha wouldn't want to leave??? Honestly, all of her siblings would be welcome to live w/ her, if they wanted, but yeah I'm sure that complicates things!! (not to mention that Alaric is carrying a silent torch for one of Eabha's best friends #notawkward)

[forgotteneabha]

forgottenbrigit Jun 16, 2024 It may change down the road, but Brigit is still v suspicious of Sebastian!!! Brigit: he's TOO nice for a Varmont .. it is unsettling ... forgotteneabha Jun 16, 2024 Original Poster @forgotteneabha honestly!!! that makes a ton of sense!!! hahaha so in that case eabha's probs like...tryna give him the benefit of the doubt but still not convinced hahaha

omgggg sbeastian being a lowkey astronomy nerd???? stoppp that's too cute!!!! they neeeeed a geek out session!!

anyway that's me jumping ahead hahaha ok so i feel pr confident saying aoife probs has had nice things to say, more or less, if eabha's asked, atp? but either way, atp i feel like these two have def met in their own right!! and i do think sebastian presents himself well like -- you get good vibes! plus, there's the whole tie-in of their mutual cousin situation (who're abt to get even ~closer now ig lakjsdfkjdf oops) plus that paired w valentina's horror of him all bodes well in eabha's book!! ;D im guessing, and honestly no denegration to the malconaires but this is probs ~most important to our girl, that ciara's reports are all pr positive too even if she has the most biased pov being family to him etc itd def be telling in her mind if ~ciara didn't have anything nice to say!! lkajsdflkjsdfj

but yeah!! all this put together w eabha's effort to be as friendly as possible w the varmonts (she def hasn't forgotten roderick killed her dad so that's def not always easy but here we are!) i think she's pr willing to give him the benefit of the doubt! And i ~do think the cat's out of the bag, now, if it wasn't before, that there's ~smth happening between alaric and eabha, given he wore her favor in the tournament etc so i do think that all makes a lot of sense!

as i said in my post to marian, i ~do think eabha's own hopes are for guin, not arthur (or edmund, sorry, ciara, given ~ur forthcoming marriage!) bc eabha's ultimate goal is to cement as many astairan rights in the varmont empire as she possibly can and obv women's rights are a major factor there! (also eoin might be marrying her but that's more a coincidence and frankly not smth she's entirely comfortable with alkjsdkfljsdf) that being said, i don't think she's super ~outspoken abt any of that atm and kinda uses the roderick!think that surely women have no political opinions to her advantage in that way atm to dodge these sorts of questions

honestly, i love the idea of them becoming friends!! and i def think that, once she got to know him, eabha would think he's super impressive ESp given that roderick's his dad like!!!!! he ended up sooo good???? makes her think better of marian, as well, by virtue of that fact bc that obv wasn't coming from dear ol dad BAHAHHAHA laksdjfkjlsdf not sebastian thinking the chief example of it being bad that women are being passed over for men being his own dad and eilia lkajsdflakjsdjf they could deffff agree on that tho if he'd ever said it aloud hahahaha

but yessss! i agree, i think they'd really click!! and honestly i think she'd think its a really good idea for aoife to marry him, if they can pull that off, bc he'll treat her right ++ more astairan women in positions of power can only be good for the empire frankly lkajsdfkjsdkjf and, as nobility, walking those kinds of paths fall, in her mind, to ppl like them so yeah!! she'd def ship it/do whatever she could to help them out!

also, being from a seafaring house, im sure eabha knows lots abt constellations and star navigation that she and sebastian could geek out about which i think they'd both really enjoy!! they could also swap travel stories bc i do think eabha's done a lot of sailing (tho zero conquering ;D)

OOC | Eabha & Sebastian

you seem ok...for a varmont! no but i think eabha's actually one of my more open minded characters when it comes to varmonts, seeing as how she's ok w potentially marrying his uncle and all hahahaha also idk if @forgottenaoife would've shared any of sebastian's kinder points w her but if so that's def a big deal bc aoife isn't one to just run amock and make friends w a random person she just reprimanded for leaving his horse in the way and then roped into helping her prank cassimir, and still choosing to disregard that he's a varmont just bc he made her laugh while doing so (in eabha's view), etc, like rosie is (dont get me wrong she loves rosie she just doubts her judgment like she frankly would w her ~own siblings except maybe aine lakjsdfkljdsf) ;D aoife is a v sober person who doesn't make friends easily so anyone becoming her friend is impressive, little less a varmont, like...my point is that she probs thinks sebastian must genuinely be a good dude if aoife's told her that he is! and espppppp if even @forgottenbrigit has nice things to say abt him?

[forgotteneabha]

i shoulda said!! while eabha's underlying feelings are exactly what i stated above, like our girl aria, eabha's tryna get in w the varmonts too! her motives are ~slightly different, however, though rooted in more or less the same thing! eabha truly believes that the die is cast, the war is lost, and the varmonts are here to stay. w that in mind, she wants to ensure that astaira can retain as much of its liberties and opportunities as it possibly can! she sees that as part of her duty as not!lady hanthom-calleary dslkfjakjdsf buT she also finds that a TERRIBLE price to pay and resents that it must be done and feels dirty and horrible doing it and like in tryna stand up for her principals she's simultaneously betraying them etc so aljsdkfkljsdfj its a whole thing!!

as a result, despite being kinda cold and aloof, she will simultaneously try to put on a good front, esp bc she is legit tryna ensure that she and marian end up being sisters-in-law someday (which she ~also feels incredibly weird abt too btw!! that's a ~whole can of worms bc like??? she doesn't wanna be out there seducing anyone ~that feels dishonest and horrible ~esp as she discovering that alaric might actual be a good person?????? but also there's then the struggle of BUT MY PPL NEED THIS so she'd be a dishonorable person ~not to do this dishonorable thing...right???? lsdkjfakljsdf she's all wrapped round the axell w all this)

oooooh re-rehoming godfrey, that's an interesting thing!! ok so like, roderick feels its all honorable bc godfrey is basically his ~navy guy, and he's marrying ciara, whose mother was ofc a calleary, so that's all settled, right?! however, he ABSOLUTELY considers alaric's rights to trump godfrey ~or ciara's rights to...anything!

however, there's also the delicate balance of...he can't have revolution and he doesn't want nobles across the empire feeling that their holdings, once given, can just be...ripped away from them bc then they'll rise up to defend those rights (a la bolingbroke rising up w the country against richard ii when he seized bolingbroke's inheritance/john of gaunt's lands etc) which they may feel inclined to do, esp if the emperor's own brother-in-law isn't even secure in his holdings!!

so!! any transference would ~have to be V E R Y delicately handled, which isn't to say its undoable, but yeah!! itd have to not only be a comparable holding that he'd have to get godfrey in exchange, but probs a ~better one and, frankly, godfrey isn't gonna wanna give up hanthom now bc he ~does have a whole starategic fleet there waiting for edmund who holds the nearby riverbend and just!! yeah! we could ~def milk that plotline for drama if we decide to go in that direction MAUAHAHAHA

all that being said, @forgottenroderick would ~def consider it if @forgottenalaric wanted it and, i gotta say, if alaric or marian were to ask eabha, she'd be all for it! if she ever thought it was ~any kind of possibility she would of ~course want to go back home!! and help her og ppl!! like, to her that's a no-lose scenario!! so yeah if alaric and eabha were to get engaged/married and he were to be like 'hey honey do you wanna live in hanthom' or whatever she'd JUMP at the chance!! i don't think she thinks at present that could ~ever be a possibility again tho so yeah marian suggesting that defff makes a lot of sense! and it ~would def endear marian to eabha if eabha knew it was she who got the ball rolling on that ngl!! even if it didn't work out in the end (eabha: 'and maybe my family could come back home, too?...except cormac...he can stay in the north...' jk jk ;D)

that being said idk if that even appeals to alaric etc which is def a big factor bc if alaric's indifferent then its not worth the trouble in roderick's mind ngl lakjsdfjksdf like if its just marian and eabha then its just a women's whim in his mind, and he'll be like 'that's sweet, angel, but surely you dont understand the ramifications ur only a woman' etc and not think abt it again as a realistic thing ngl SOB but yeah if alaric's like 'nah bro i want that sea castle' roderick believes this coming from a more ~sober mind (even tho the idea is literally marian's in both scenarios laksdjflksjdf) plus i think he does feel that he owes alaric soooo much and alaric doesn't ever really ask for anything whereas marian does and so yeah he feels there's more of a debt there, basically??

oooooh and yeah if, mingled in w all this, marian were to break up @forgottengodfrey and @forgottenciara that has potential to both ~complicate and ~ease any potential transition, bc on one hand he's now slighted godfrey twice and godfrey is def a powerful magnate in his own right, but ~also he's now risking slighting ~bart as well bc frankly in roderick's mind hanthom is more or less the province of bart's branch since its through his late calleary wife that this claim is being made etc so like??????

i def feel like the whole scenario would make lots of nobles from across the empire sit up and look bc depending on your own lands and how you have them etc ur gonna take a v different view to how all this should be handled and yeah!!! ppl sitting on lands and titles jure uxoris esp bc it really digs into the whole jure uxoris/salic laws etc as well as women's rights issues in ~general~ in the varmont empire

...honestly excellent opportunity for @forgottenguinevere supporters to make a big showing...which incidentally i think eabha does err on that side bc of her astairan leanings ++ her cousin potentially marrying her and yeah!! so yeah i can def see her trying to work w this behind the scenes, too, on that bc obv the issues of women's rights is clearly super important and she wants to ensure that women still have a voice, she's literally out here w her chief goal being to restore as many astairan rights as she possibly can so yeah!! but i ~imagine that could spark conflict w alaric, given his own support of arthur? but obv w marian, herself! idk how stealth eabha would or would not be abt all that but yeah!!

laksjdfkljsdf this could be v messy and v delicious and go a lot of different ways alksdjfkjdsf (plus you KNOW my man godfrey would be in there milking this situation for all its worth!! here's edmund's plan on how to ensure your lands and titles are secure everyone whose worried -- roderick hates this plan! he wants to steal from you after all to enrich his brother! etc laksjdfkljsdf)

BHAHAHAHAH i think you DEF objectively want to receive a tea invite from marian and NOT amira anyday alkjsdflkjsdjkf one experience is GUARANTEED to be much better than the other whether or not poison is even involved laksjdflkjsdfj ;DDDDD but yes!! i think eabha will def be receptive to this and try to put her best foot forward, but also going to eilia's home where she's being held prisoneer and sitting w the woman whose own husband is tryna force her into marriage, having subjugated them all...whill make eabha tense ngl and that's not even touching on eabha's personal grievances: roderick's beheading of her father and forcible removable from her home etc so yeah!! lotsa different things she's tryna deal w going there ngl!!

OOC | Eabha & Marian

eabha does NOT trust varmonts, and i feel like she is lowkey like 'the nice ones are just putting on an act' and so she's even sus of poor marian ngl alkjsdfjdsf esp w not one, not two, but all three of her children constantly lurking around malconaire, i tink eabha lowkey thinks they're up to smth!!!!! and this is some sort of spy operation alksjdfkljdfkj

tbh the fact that arthur stops hanging around there sm when eithne breaks up w him will def put some holes in that pet theory, but she just doesn't trust the ppl who ripped her away from her home and took it for themselves!!!!

anyway ngl i doubt these two have many opportunities to interact? but i imagine eabha's pr cold if/when they ever do ngl -- she don't trust like that, alas, not after losing her home </3

me: chill out, eabha, marian's innocent of roderick's many crimes, babe

eabha: eyes emojis

[forgotteneabha]

OOC | Modern!Eabha's Childhood Dream Job

ok so like...idk why i need to tell you this, but I've been thinking about our girl eabha for obv reasons lately and i feel like her life goal as a lil kid if she'd grown up in modern times would've been to be, like, an adventure!archeologist...think indiana jones or the o'connells in the '90s/00s mummy movies!

like, ok ok i knowww this profession tragically doesn't ~really exist (SOB) but it would still excite lil eabha bc it ~does combine everything eabha kinda wants!! she gets to jump around like an idiot, gets to learn history, gets to explore the past and the mysteries of science, AND gets to have a slightly throwback vibe from her current century while doing it so she can feel all the more ahead of her time while still looking/feeling aesthetic as hell aldksjfkljsdfsdf she gets to travel to all kinds of exciting places and have incredible adventures and learn smth abt herself and the universe and how to be her best self every single time, all while being a total badass ~and a bookworm simultaneously and even take some principaled stands abt things etc!!!! failing that, (since yes she'd grow up and learn she couldn't ~actually do ~that) she would've probs been the (foolhardy) person who tried a couple decades ago to bring half the titanic back to the surface (only to destroy it instead) dslkajfslkdjf bc lbr your girl ~still def has her marine bent!! <3

obv in her real verse, she didn't really get to think abt what she might wanna do bc that was already outlined for her but yeah!! i think that combines all her interests most sldkjfaklsdjf i think that's what she woulda wanted!!!! which is neither here nor there but i realized this abt her and felt like it was kinda revealing re: her character and thought id share! <3

[forgotteneabha]

OOC | Eabha & Event 5

no lie, eabha lowkey wishes, if she could have gotten away w it, that fiona and not cormac had been the one to enter in the tournament!! she would have gotten further than those funds could've done sm for calleary esp (hanthom is overall doing pr ok except that its being occupied etc but still!)

she's also disgusted the cormac bet big on cassimir and thus lost a tonnn of money lajskdfajdsjfk she's like idek how he does it he lost money just sitting in the stands lkjasdflkjsdfjk

anyway some stuff we wrote in replies etc:

Forgot to say…Cormac only betted on Cassimir <3 Eabha: you somehow just lost us even ~more money wo doing anything at all today except getting dressed…

eabha’d probs lowkey feel out alaric abt it and if he seemed receptive she’d be like ‘crazy idea alert!!’ real smoothie over here hasdfjsdf hers would be a blue silk ribbon depicting the arms of calleary

lizzysrps said:  @quillington sadfsajflsdkjf omg!!! Alaric would definitely wear Eabha’s...Kale may have asked Eabha ngl only to find she’d given her’s to Alaric and so instead would probably ask Isolda or Fiona

  @lizzysrps i gotta laugh bc ~both eabha and cillian like Y E S S S S abt how this turned out w their respective varmont alkjsdfakjsdf 

@forgottenfinnegan real talk, i feel like eabha and ofc fiona <3 have some actual weapons training…they aren’t allowed to enter. cormac, who is a danger to himself and those around him (but not in the way you want in this kinda competition) ~is allowed alkdsjfkjlds eabha: this whole situation is so unserious…

eabha is honestly super embarrassed that cormac 1) entered in the competition when everyone knew how that'd go and then 2) pulled out at the last moment w the stupidest reasons like....house calleary just looking like fools rn and that pains her ngl la;ksdjfkljsdf like it would've been ~more embarrassing if he'd entered and made a display of himself like he was def gonna do but like...if he was just gonna pull out w the stupidest excuse just...don't enter man!!!! its ~that easy slkdjfkalsdjfj honestly literally every single decision he makes as lord makes her cringe so hard alksjdflkjsdfj

she was def v pleased that alaric wore her favor bc surely that bodes well for their courtship!!!!! she, however, felt terrible when poor kale asked for it...and she had to reject him kljadsfjkkfjds but she was greatly relieved when he was wearing ~someone's at the tourney!!

i feel like hanthom used to always have these like...shipwright contests and ragattas in the summer so i think she's probs wanting to get @forgottengodfrey to agree to continue that ngl! they need the money from those prizes more than ever rn!! and honestly i think he'll consent its a good opportunity for him to find the best shipwrights etc while also garnering some popularity w the ppl etc aljsdfkljsdf

i think she's also hoping to sponsor a similar program at lorcan bc its ppl have def also been through it and they've got a whole lake so boats may be different etc but still!!! so she's def wanting to talk to @forgottenaine abt that and abt approaching rian abt it too! (eabha thinks hes more likely to hear aine out than her interloper sister) but i think she also wants to get allll her siblings actively involved in that, if it goes through!!! @forgottencormac @forgottenfinnegan @forgottenfiona she feels all three of them would benefit from more constructive, hands-on interaction w the ppl, tho in vastly different ways lajdfkjsdf idk how accurate that is but its the thought lakjsdfkjdsf and also her peadar and clea but ~that just bc they need smth fun and happy and exciting to look forward to after everything they've been through, poor beans!!! plus, she thinks her ~dad would've wanted to start teaching them abt making ships etc right abt now so she's taking it upon herself as his heir (cormac sure as hell aint gonna!) to do it in his stead lsdkjfakldsf

i think eabha's looking to ideally estbalish a kinda school of like...shipwrights etc so ppl of their culture can continue to do well even w/in the empire etc and she feels confident they've got the skills so they can attract ppl from across the empire to invest and enroll and thus help pay for the poor of astira to enter as well etc and yeah!! as we know, eabha's thinking is less that astaira can cast off the varmont shackles and more abt how astairan can survive ~within the empire and yeah!! here's another thought she's got re: that

[forgotteneabha]

LADY EABHA CALLEARY / KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

♛ Age: 30 ♛ Relationships: Aine Lorcan, Fiona Calleary (sisters), Cormac Calleary. Finn Calleary (brother), Padraig Lorcan (brother-in-law), Ciara Varmont, Eoin Varmont (cousins), Bartholomew Varmont (uncle), Rian Stafford, Godfrey Calanion (enemies), Eithne Malconaire, Brigit Malconaire, Eilionora Stafford, Laoirse Lorcan, Aisling Lorcan (best friends), Kale Brennan (childhood friend/occasional flirtation), Aleksander Royce, Alaric Varmont (potential husbands), Garbhan Stafford (past interest)

Like both Eithne and Eilionora, Eabha had her birthright stripped away from her when Roderick claimed Astaira

and while she does not see this as a blessing, ultimately it likely saved her life

her own father did not bend the knee and he payed for that with his life

roderick claimed the calleary family seat for his own and gifted it to godfrey upon his engagement to ciara varmont -- their mutual cousin

due to both the family ties and the fact that cormac, who is now her father's heir, was so quick to bend the knee, neither eabha nor her siblings suffered any more consequences from their father's actions, even if eabha, herself, never would have submitted to roderick

cormac has been gifted a smaller, more northern estate

but as it was damaged so severely in the war, she and her siblings are residing at lorcan until such repairs can be made

while eabha once had her independence, she now realizes that she is now under the less than reliable protection of her younger brother, cormac, and that she may need to find a suitable husband -- for she knows that cormac will only run his new estate into the ground

while she's not thrilled about the idea, nor her choices, she has come to the conclusion that either alaric or aleksander would, at least, be kind to her

she feels, however, that every move any of them make is being watched closely by rian stafford, who has been placed in charge of lorcan until her brother-in-law returns to claim it

she has an uneasy feeling that any misstep by any of them will result in their removal and that rian would be only all too happy to claim both lorcan and cormac's new seat for himself

is determined not to give up on her own people!!!!

doesn't trust godfrey, either, but is determined to make sure that they have everything they need and will go through ciara once they are married if she cannot go through him

(honestly has probably snuck back to hanthom once or twice with her sisters bringing food and supplies and just generally making sure they are all okay!!)

once secretly had feelings for garbhan stafford when she met him years ago but meeting him now again, she's ashamed she ever felt that way!!

TAKEN BY KATE AA.

[forgotteneabha]

OOC | Love Languages

continuing w this series...

5 love languages:

words of affirmation

physical touch

giving/receiving gifts

quality time

acts of service 

and here's what i said my initial instincts were re: my peeps...

Godfrey �� appears as a words of affirmation dude but if he ~really loves you it’s acts of service!!

Tristan — acts of service he is literally a knight!! Send him on a quest!! He will goooo!

Eabha — bc of her ruling lady outlook she looks like acts of service but she’s really more physical touch

Cormac — giving of gifts

Ronan — acts of service!! I hope you like someone just wordlessly doing smth for you bc that’s what ur in for here bc sadly he’s pr rubbish at a lot of the others these days

Cillian — quality time

Saoirse — physical touch

Rosie — quality time

Valentina — receiving gifts

Eilia — words of affirmation 

Rian — quality time

Roderick — giving of gifts

Amira — tbd

Arthur — tbd

words of affirmation

honestly i do not think that this is where eabha shines!!! she will def give it a go but she's def v focused on what she needs to do and is v much the sort to, like, forget to thank you for smth you did!!! its not her intention to take you for granted she's just GOGOGO 24/7 and stopping long enough to appreciate anything is !!!!! challenging alas!!!! when she does stop and look around, she honestly feels guilty for that!!!!! but that's if she even realizes at all unfortunately alas. nonetheless, if she notices that you're in need, she will certainly try and when she tries she succeeds!!! i do think she is the sort of person who can be pr inspiring when she stops and puts her mind to it but real talk i don't think she often ~does stop and think abt it esp w astaira in the state its currently in!!!!!! its just sm!!!!!!!

physical touch

i do think eabha's her best in sort of impulsive moments, like literally grabbing your hand and running laughing along the shore. she has a tendency to get lost in her goals and such, but when she can just get out of her head that's when she can really connect, and so i think there's a degree to which eabha's both able to show how she really feels w touch but also able to break out of her own head a bit

i do think this one really works for her on so many levels -- she can really share that moment with you that way, yknow? rather than being half there, half caught up in her plot to help feed the ppl of calleary or whatever is on her mind at any given moment.

i think she struggles to ground herself in general so physical touch is a really a boon to her that way, esp now, but even as a lil kid, i think she's always been this way so it comes really naturally to her to just reach out to her loved ones -- literally -- to show that way that they matter more than whatever is currently dancing around in her brain half-obsessive

giving/receiving gifts

here's another area where i think eabha can really be on point!! it doesn't come as naturally to her i don't think as physical touch, but its up there. for her, it reallyhelps to have these lil symbols and momentos of happier times and abiding affection -- esp in these dark times, but honestly always. she's a pr sentimental person, too, tho she tries to hide it. she still has that first piece of driftwood that fiona ever brought her, and that little broken shell and she and aine collected when they were trying to fix that time which made them laugh sm -- she keeps them quietly and treasures them (fun fact she shares this momento-sentimentality w @forgottenroisin big time!)

but even more so than the things she receives, she really loves to give. she loves seeing someone's face light up or laughter overtake them at some shared memory. its her fav thing!!!! and she is good at it!!!! she doesn't like to make a fuss, she wants to just...have fun, and prefers to give in quiet moments like its just a lil thing that occurred to her off the cuff so they can talk and reminisce and share the moment!!!

quality time

ok so i think this is smth that she ~does really value...but really struggles w!!!!! like!!!!! she desperately wants this!!!!! everything abt it!!!!!! and when she's in the right headspace she actively cultivates it...but too often she's too caught up in all her plans etc to really enjoy the moments and they just...slip by, unmarked. later, she'll realize and be filled w regret, but too often she doesn't even notice until the moment is gone that she never appreciated that moment. i think this is smth she regrets bitterly re: her father, too: he's gone and she'll never have another moment to take for granted w him again

acts of service 

so i think most ppl would probs imagine that ~this is her foremost love language just bc of what she does all day long, right, and it certainly is one for her, but ngl this is smth she does more out of ~duty than love, really, tho she ~does do her duty w love...let me break that down a bit hahah so what im tryna say is that while she obsesses all day long abt all the things she needs to do, its not love that drives that, though she does do it all ~w love. but this being said she is certainly a v thoughtful person and making ppl's lives better is def a huge goal of hers!!!! but its all-encompassing, its for everyone, its not ~just a love thing, tho that element is not entirely lacking. but yeah!! she ~will take care of you but yeah!! its an intellectual need moreso than direct from the heart

[forgotteneabha]

OOC | Eabha's MBTI

so when i took her quiz, i got extra info that i thought id share!

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. -Steve Jobs

As an ENTJ (Commander), you are a natural-born leader with an unparalleled drive to turn your visions into reality. Your strategic mind excels at seeing the big picture, identifying long-term goals, and devising efficient plans to achieve them. You possess a rare combination of confidence, charisma, and decisiveness that draws others to you and inspires them to follow your lead. Your approach to life is characterized by ambition and a relentless pursuit of success. You have an innate ability to organize people and resources, creating order out of chaos and transforming abstract ideas into concrete results. Your sharp intellect and rational decision-making skills allow you to navigate complex situations with ease, always keeping your eye on the ultimate objective.

Energy 75% Extraverted: You likely get energized by social interaction and tend to openly express your enthusiasm and excitement.

Mind 75% Intuitive: You’re likely very imaginative and open-minded, focusing on hidden meanings and distant possibilities.

Nature 51% Thinking: You likely focus on objectivity and rationality, putting effectiveness above social harmony.

Tactics 54% Judging: You’re likely organized, decisive, and thorough, valuing structure and planning over spontaneity.

Identity 60% Turbulent: You’re likely self-conscious, sensitive to stress, success-driven, perfectionistic, and eager to improve.

Your direct communication style is both a strength and a challenge. While it enables you to express your thoughts clearly and persuasively, it can sometimes come across as blunt or insensitive to those around you. You value efficiency and competence above all else, which can make you impatient with those who don’t meet your high standards. You thrive in environments that challenge you and provide opportunities for growth and leadership. You’re not content with the status quo and are always looking for ways to improve systems, processes, and people. Your ability to see potential and drive change makes you an invaluable asset in any organization or group, but it also means you may struggle with mundane tasks or situations that don’t align with your grand vision.

Your Career Path

Your career is more than just a job – it’s a platform for you to exercise your leadership skills and make a significant impact. You’re naturally drawn to roles that allow you to strategize, make important decisions, and guide others towards a common goal. Whether you’re running your own business or climbing the corporate ladder, you’re always aiming for the top, driven by an unwavering belief in your abilities and a desire to leave your mark on the world. However, your career path isn’t without its challenges. Your preference for big-picture thinking and strategic planning may cause you to overlook important details or become frustrated with day-to-day operations. Learning to appreciate and manage the smaller aspects of your work, while also delegating effectively, will be crucial for your long-term success. Additionally, your direct communication style and high expectations may need to be tempered in certain professional settings to maintain positive relationships with colleagues and subordinates.

Influential Traits: perfectionism, ambition, motivation, desire to lead

Your Strengths

Natural Leadership: Your charisma and confidence inspire others to follow your vision.

Process Optimization: Your drive to optimize processes keeps projects running smoothly.

Strategic Vision: You excel at devising long-term plans and seeing the big picture.

Ambitious: Your determination and work ethic propel you towards success.

Your Weaknesses

Overlooking Others’ Feelings: You may overlook the human element in your pursuit of results.

Intimidating Presence: Your strong personality may inadvertently intimidate colleagues.

Impatience: Your frustration with slower processes can strain work relationships.

Perfectionism: Your high standards can lead to burnout and stress.

Your Personal Growth

Your journey of personal growth centers around balancing your natural strengths with developing new skills that may not come as easily to you. One of your primary challenges is developing emotional intelligence – learning to recognize and respond to the feelings of others, as well as understanding and managing your own emotions. This involves cultivating empathy and patience, which can sometimes feel at odds with your efficiency-driven nature. Another key area for your personal development is learning to embrace flexibility and delegate control. While your confidence and decisiveness are valuable assets, they can sometimes lead to rigidity or an inability to trust others with important tasks. By working on these aspects, you can become an even more effective leader and a more well-rounded individual, capable of navigating both the professional and personal spheres with greater ease and satisfaction.

Influential Traits: resilience, confidence, grit, sense of control

Your Strengths

Drive for Self-Improvement: You’re constantly seeking ways to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Goal-Oriented: You set clear objectives for your personal development and pursue them relentlessly.

Logical Approach: Your logical approach helps you tackle personal challenges head-on.

Self-Confident: You’re not afraid to stand up for your beliefs and aspirations.

Your Weaknesses

Overlooking Emotions: You may overlook the importance of emotional well-being in your growth.

Work-Life Imbalance: You might prioritize achievement over personal life balance.

Self-Critical: Your high standards for yourself can lead to unnecessary stress.

Avoiding Self-Reflection: You may avoid examining your deeper emotions and motivations.

Your Relationships

In your relationships, whether romantic, familial, or friendships, your direct and honest approach creates a foundation of trust and clarity. You value loyalty and commitment, and when you find someone who meets your high standards, you’re willing to invest fully in the relationship. Your natural charisma and confidence can make you an exciting and inspiring partner or friend, always ready to tackle new challenges and push boundaries together. However, your relationships may face challenges due to your intense focus on goals and achievement, which can sometimes overshadow the emotional needs of those close to you. Learning to express your feelings more openly and making time for genuine emotional connections is crucial for maintaining healthy, balanced relationships. By developing your capacity for empathy and actively working on your emotional intelligence, you can create deeper, more fulfilling connections with the important people in your life.

Influential Traits: authenticity, loyalty, altruism, emotional intelligence

Your Strengths

Loyal: Once you’re in, you’re all in, providing unwavering support.

Direct Communication: Your straightforward approach leaves little room for misunderstanding.

Intellectually Stimulating: You engage partners in thought-provoking conversations and activities.

Protective: You fiercely defend and support those close to you.

Your Weaknesses

Emotionally Reserved: You may find it challenging to articulate or show your feelings.

Impatient: You may become frustrated when others can’t keep up with your pace.

Overpowering Presence: Your strong personality can sometimes overshadow others’ needs.

Overly Critical: Your high standards might lead to excessive criticism of loved ones.