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PERSONALITY & QUIRKS
Nawa has a tendency to be a pushover to the point of doing things she doesn't want to do (like Tang persuading her to pay his debt to Pigsy, which she almost did if not for Mei and MK's intervention.) She's working on this, and will try to stand up for herself more.
Her tail frequently betrays her, and wags whenever she's happy.
The horns on her head are sensitive, sharp, and considered sacred. Absolutely no one except for the wearer, significant other, or future children, may touch them. (Funnily enough, she lets MK hold on to them whenever she gives him piggyback rides.)
FAQ (More questions will be added soon!)
"Why did her hair turn white and why is she so tall now?"
After MK successfully convinces her not to be ashamed of her heritage, that she musn't handle all her problems on her own and to embrace all of herself including her imperfection, Nawa began to accept Bakunawa's side, causing her to be more in tune with Haliya's side. For a month, Nawa gained a growth spurt and grew taller than MK, but not taller than Sandy.
"What are those whiskers below her fins?"
Those are actually barbels! They're inspired by catfishes in real life.
"What kind of dragon is she?"
A Bakunawa! They are a (sea) serpent-like dragon in Philippine Mythology.
"What's that charm on her chest?"
A replacement of the bell gifted by the Traffic Light Trio (mostly Red Son, who forged it.) It doesn't ring or put Nawa in pain like the bell, but it's been blessed by Tang to stabilize her emotions when needed.
VIEWS ON OTHERS:
MK
"It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the sun."
- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
In general, Nawa looks up to him (and fancies him, too.) She's grateful of all the things he's done for her, and always finds herself distracted whenever he talks.
Nawa strives to be like him.
Since MK encouraged her to be more open and true to her feelings, she's becoming more affectionate towards him. Because of this, Nawa frequently gravitates towards him.
Regardless of MK's positive impact on regarding her trauma, Nawa still hasn't shaken off her tendency to become MK's living meat-shield whenever he gets in danger. She has no self-preservation and is reckless when it comes to him and doesn't care if she gets hurt as long as she can keep MK safe.
She also has a bad habit of doing everything he suggests or tells her to do.
Overall, a huge simp for him.
MEI
Nawa finds that Mei is one of the only people she can depend on. Mei is often affectionate with her friends and makes frequent contact with Nawa (like hugging), which brings the latter comfort (because Nawa is touch-starved.) Even though Nawa thinks Mei is a good friend and greatly appreciates her, Nawa doesn't like the fact that she frequently falls victim to Mei's teasing.
Nawa won't admit it, but Mei reminds her of her late sister. She has mistakenly called her Hiraya once, and let's just say that that opened a can of worms that leads to Nawa locking herself in her home once.
RED SON
Because of her tendency to be a pushover, her and Red Son find it hard to get along. Nawa views Red Son as being too harsh while Red Son views Nawa as a naive doormat.
It also doesn't help that they are from opposite elements, which are usually enemies in stories.
Despite their personalities not mixing well, Red Son still respects her and Nawa vice versa, even encouraging her to be more asserting, and Nawa teaching him how to be more considerate of other's feelings. They kind of balance each other out.
PIGSY & TANG
Nawa is always respectful and polite towards them, but is also nervous. Since MK views Pigsy (and Tang) as his parents, Nawa strives to leave a good impression on them, hoping that they would approve of her.
Pigsy has told her multiple times to relax, but Nawa still refuses to listen.
Tang however, sometimes jokes about having her pay his tab, which leads to either Mei, MK or even Pigsy to become annoyed.
SANDY
In terms of personality, Nawa and Sandy get along well. They're both pushovers (though Sandy is less of a pushover than Nawa is) and have violent pasts that they overcame. Nawa frequently visits him for advice and for the company of his cats.
SUN WUKONG
The Monkey King reminds Nawa of MK, but is a little intimidated of him due to his fame and power. Other than that, they don't really talk unless needed, but acknowledge each other's presence.
Sun Wukong is quite curious about her, since Nawa is technically a celestial due to her heritage, but one that doesn't belong or come from China's Celestial Realm.
Another thing is that they sometimes talk to each other regarding devices that used to control and hurt them (Wukong with his migraine-inducing circlet and Nawa's bell that rings and gives her pain everytime it even senses a fraction of her dragon genes acting up).
POWERS & ABILITIES
Despite her heritage as Haliya and Bakunawa's heir, she is not a fighter. She is more of a healer and supports the team from the sidelines. Other than that, most of her abilities are are made of light.
Nawa has to absorb moonlight or sunlight (the moon's light actually comes from the sun) to sustain her abilities. Leaving her in the darkness renders her to rely on her magic reserves (depends on how much light she absorbed for the day), which depletes rather quickly.
MOON BUTTERFLIES
Acts as messengers (though they don't actually record voices or write letters or messages), the most Nawa would use them for is to be used as trackers.
LIGHT TRIDENT
This was originally not from Haliya's side, but from Bakunawa's. Bakunawa's trident was formed from water, but since Nawa is their descendant, Nawa can make it out of light instead. As the name says, it is a trident made of light. Even though Nawa possesses this, she mostly uses it to block attacks.
HEALING
It is what it is. Healing. It drains her energy and causes her to become hungry and exhausted if used too much.
SHAPESHIFTING
Can turn into a dragon, but that's all there is to it. It's smaller than Macaque's smoke monster form, or Sun Wukong or Nezha's large demonic forms.
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