#and give the ability for the kids and elders to do these hobbies too

[silentgrim]

i tragically need a ts4 freetime

[eukarisparadise]

(bad English and long text)

I understand that I'm probably far from the first person to say this, but one of the few things that genuinely touched me in MP100 was the moment in the "Claw" organization at the end of season 1, where Reigen told Mob to run away. I understand that he was most likely just broadcasting his self-preservation style – "flight" – but personally, I saw something different in it and my heart still aches with joy here. Reigen told him "you don’t need to take this all on yourself, let the adults handle everything."

As the oldest sister myself, I understand what it’s like when parents leave their other children to you, giving birth to them with the default thought that you have already grown up as a helper, while you, for example, are 11 years old. Mob's situation is different – there is only a year difference between him and Ritsu, but judging by the way Ritsu reaches out to him, takes his example not only as an esper, constantly emphasizes that Shigeo is his older brother (I can't speak for everyone, but I still don’t really perceive my older cousins, who are ~4 years older than me, as an elders, but as peers), and also from the apparent complete absence of parents in the boys' lives, I can assume that all his life Shigeo has been left to his own devices at best, and with Ritsu in his care at worst.

I don’t think that their parents are completely indifferent to them – they attended their school race after all – and I haven't read the manga, so I can't judge with certainty, however they have catastrophically few appearances in the anime, besides the standard dinner scenes together (my friends even joked while watching that "these NPCs at the table have one script about spoons"💀 lol).

Mob's whole story is about how he gradually develops his personality, learning to express emotions. But I don't believe he suppressed them solely out of fear of harming someone with his magical outbursts.

I know how children mature beyond their years behave, because I was one. Mob always acted like he was too burdened for his age, having restraint uncommon for kids. He himself disliked this fact, and it was a hard-fought battle to loosen the internal grip. All because this is the consequence of too much of a burden that good-natured but absent parents could've placed on him (I mean, come on, your child – the most powerful esper in the universe – disappears for days and sometimes nights, occasionally even with his brother, and not only do you not know this, but you also keep repeating your spoon script?).

This is where Reigen comes in. Little Mob needed guidance, advice from at least someone who could understand what to do with his gift and his life – and Reigen, not yet knowing about his abilities, gave him this advice, which he listened to with his mouth open. It was clear from that scene how much Shigeo needed support and guidance, and frankly, a parental figure. Real parents, as I wrote above, don't seem to care at all that their son easily comes home late at night or even in the morning, nor did they show any interest in his studies or hobbies. Maybe I'm wrong, please correct me on that, but it's really so little of them in the series.

Reigen, be he thrice a manipulator and swindle, saw a child with a truly divine gift, and his first instinct was "I can make something out of this." Mostly money. But as it turned out later – a good person too.

And Reigen's parenting abilities can be judged by the fact that Mob not only turned out to be a good person himself but also was able to guide others by his example – for instance, Teruki.

Even if we take into account the fact that Reigen never failed to use Mob’s abilities, relying too much on him, he still took care of him: he always treated him to food, never smoked around him, came to pick him when he had problems, stood up for him (in the episode where Mob was almost scammed in the vase incident by con artists, who did he call first? Not his parents, no. Reigen).

And finally that scene in the "Claw". Reigen told Mob to run away because the problem he was getting himself into was an adult problem, as he himself said. He literally said that Mob shouldn't act against his own morals, because he is still a child, he hasn't grown up to make such decisions (and it was clear how difficult it was for Mob to decide to harm someone from those espers, because it went against everything, what Reigen taught him). That's why he freed Shigeo from this responsibility: run away, leave it to me, kid, I'm an adult and you shouldn't risk anything and challenge anything in your heart.

Reigen may be a scammer, but he could put a lot of parents to shame. Including mine (in our translation he even literally said in that episode that he is Mob's "acting guardian", my gooood 😭😭😭). I wish having someone like him growing up, someone who can willingly take responsibility when it's necessary.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[xkaekox]

MUSE PROFILE:

real name — Kaekō Atsushi

single or taken — Pretty much always single lol she isn’t taken in any of her verses (yet).

abilities or powers — Well, that’s verse-dependent obviously. In her fantasy verse, she possesses lightning magic (in some verses just magic in general but usually specifically lightning magic). In her Naruto verse, she also has lightning and water release as her main abilities, allowing her to use storm release. But for every verse, she has a memory palace that allows her to have near-perfect recall and pretty much never forget a single thing. It also allows her to quickly pick up on new information. In example, she can store information on someone’s fighting style as she observes and slowly start to copy them, and after a couple practice runs she’ll be able to perfectly mimic her opponent. This skill is pretty complex and NOT infallible, but you can read more about there here if you want.

eye color — Dark, almost black

hair color — Totally black

family members — Mother (Yaeko), Father (Hiraku), Elder Brother (Yoshiro), Twin Brother (Kotetsu - actually thinking about developing him an adding to this blog)

pets — None, she loves animals but no pets

something they don’t like — Hateful speech, if you have nothing nice to say, then shut the fuck up

hobbies / activities — Training/sparring, teaching others to defend themselves, befriending wild animals, climbing trees, adventuring/exploring, watching the clouds or thunderstorms

ever hurt anyone before — Depends. Physically? Yes. But emotionally? Also probably a yes.

ever killed anyone before — Yes, to her chagrin

animals that represent them — Foxes probably do her best

worst habits — Getting caught up in her head/losing touch with reality, over-exerting herself, stubborn af

role models — She always looks up to her elder brother Yoshiro and her father Hiraku, her mother Yaeko also served as a good role model in her Naruto verse specifically (as someone who could show her what it means to be a strong and extremely successful kunoichi)

sexual orientation — Pansexual af

thoughts on marriage / kids — I don’t think she puts a lot of stock in the institution of marriage, but she’d do it if it was really important to her partner. Kids kind of annoy her, so she does not plan on birthing any, but I could see her adopting or fostering troubled youths to give them a fighting chance before they age out of the system.

style preferences — She’s lounger. We’re talking baggy ripped jeans if not jogger pants, cut-off sleeves that show off her bright sports bras, simlpe tees. She often wears training gear because she’s often training or on the way to train or coming back from training or teaching a class, etc. When she’s dressing outside of that, she likes to keep it super casual. I can’t even imagine her in a dress tbh.

someone they love — Her eldest brother Yoshiro is one of her favorite people ever, she loves the fuck out of him, as well as her twin Kotetsu even though their reltionship is often strained

approach to friendships — Yeah she’s not good at making friends. She’s generally awkward, forgets to show that she cares about them (fails to ask them questions, talks about herself too much, doesn’t talk to them for months at a time, acts generally aloof), and also doesn’t really understand social dynamics very well. She makes an incredibly loyal and invested friend, but she’s not very good at getting there.

favourite drink — Water tbh lol woman likes to hydrate

favourite place to spend time at — Probably just in nature in general

swim in the lake or the ocean —  Either, honestly

their type — She’s drawn to people who have a strong sense of identity, who stick to their gut instinct and morals, who are empathetic but still willing to call her out on her bullshit, who can be blunt/forthright with her while still being gentle and caring, high emotional IQ, someone who’s a deep thinker and a planner would suit her best.

camping or indoors — Outdoors for sure! She loves being in nature~

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#5

It isn’t that I want to give Caranthir all the trauma, but by god I’m just imagining it, right: Feanor’s never really paid attention to any of his sons’ hobbies because he’s got too many of his own, and this is fine, none of them mind it, not Maedhros or Maglor or Celegorm, who all have canonical very very very strong interests in things outside of forging. And then there’s little Caranthir, who doesn’t have a great interest in another craft and isn’t very good at any of them; who’s assured by everyone in his family that Feanor’s lack of interest in his hobbies is just... Feanor Being Feanor, which isn’t much of a comfort but some comfort.

At least it is until Curufin is born. Feanor is obsessed with Curufin, they’re a matched little pair, the two of them; and while the three elder brothers are old enough to understand that it’s just that Feanor vibes hard with this kid and also finds it difficult to relate to other interests, Caranthir is not, Caranthir is convinced that his father loves his brother more than him, Caranthir knows down deep that it’s his fault that he wasn’t good enough at forging to attract and keep his father’s attention, and there’s nothing that anyone can do to shift that bone-deep knowledge, not for all the years that Caranthir lives.

233 notes • Posted 2021-02-24 09:04:57 GMT

#4

Wait. I realise this isn’t in line with your height headcanon but….

The Noldor are really tall right? Like significantly taller then their Middle Earth counterparts. And the ones who grew up with Treelight are probably even taller. And also those of Tolkien’s works that describe Galadriel as tall are chronologically the later ones (the ones were she’s the only one of House of Finwe left).

So my new conspiracy is that Galadriel is one of, if not the shortest members of the House of Finwe. But like I said, the Noldor are tall as fuck, and the royal family are significantly taller than average, so once only Galadriel is left people always remark on how tall she is. And compared to most elves in Middle Earth she is, but if you put her next to her family, she looks absolutely Tiny.

If and when she meets Maglor again, every Third Age elf is in for one hell of a shock, when Galadriel the Tall just barely reaches the shoulders of her Kinslayer cousin (Bonus points of Maglor then remarks that he’s the shortest of his brothers, and people have to reevaluate their entire lives once they do the math and realise just how tall Maedhros must have been).

Anon, how does it feel to be the funniest person on the planet

319 notes • Posted 2021-07-12 22:34:09 GMT

#3

Feanorian Height Drama

Headcanons for the Feanorian Height Drama:

Maedhros is the tallest by a good margin. He never gets involved in any of the height fights, but he’s secretly very glad of the ability to completely insult Curufin by pretending not to know how to talk to short people

Speaking of which, Curufin’s the shortest by a good margin. He’s, like, a mm less than Feanor, too, but he never agrees to this indisputable fact, not even when his dad got involved with a tape measure

Maglor’s not VERY Tall, but he carries himself with the poise of a performer so everyone thinks he’s taller than he actually is

Caranthir’s actually the second-tallest brother, except it doesn’t seem like it because Maglor walks Like That and Celegorm is also Like That

Everyone keeps forgetting it except for Caranthir, who hooks his chin over Maglor’s head when he wants to irritate him

Celegorm’s broad but not tall

Still taller than Curufin, though. And Celegorm does the same thing to Curufin as Caranthir does to Maglor, only Curufin got so pissed off once he rammed his head up and knocked out three of Celegorm’s teeth. 

The Ambarussa are almost equal to Celegorm’s height, but maybe like a hair thinner?

Literally a hair thinner. As in Celegorm puffs his hair up like birds do with feathers, and the twins don’t.

Nerdanel is actually only an inch or so taller than Caranthir, and is the perfect height for him to smother with a hug while in Aman. Yes, he’s the mother’s pet of the Feanorians

So the overall order from shortest to tallest is: Curufin -> Feanor -> Ambarussa -> Celegorm -> Maglor -> Caranthir -> Nerdanel -> Maedhros

Feel free to add!

444 notes • Posted 2021-02-14 06:35:31 GMT

#2

I will never be over the fact that JRRT chose to give the majority of his kings (Feanor, Fingon, Turgon, Maedhros, even Gil-Galad dies because of the heat of Sauron’s hands) deaths by fire, while the queens (Idril, who sails into the sea; Elwing, who falls to her death in the ocean; Erendis who is never seen again but “perishes in the water”; Tar-Miriel, who is swallowed by the ocean when it drowns Numenor) drown.

503 notes • Posted 2021-01-22 14:30:11 GMT

#1

So if Ulmo is lord of the waters and Morgoth is the lord of ice......... and water and ice are, fundamentally, the same thing............ does that mean there’s a temperature/pressure gradient above which Ulmo has control of that substance and below which it is Morgoth’s domain? 

1414 notes • Posted 2021-05-16 11:39:11 GMT

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𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲

𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴

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name

↪Hokkaido Uchiha 北海道 うちは↩

name pronunciation

↪ HO-KY-DOH ↩

name meaning

↪North Sea Circuit/Paper Fan↩

nicknames

↪Kai, Hokki, Birdy, Uchiha, Sharingan Princess (she hates it). Give her some!↩

Ranking

↪Jounin↩

Village

↪Konohagakure/Amegakure↩

~

age

↪18—25↩

age appearance

↪Whatever she's being displayed.↩

mental age

↪The age she is being penned ↩

birthday

↪ October 31 ↩

zodiac sign

↪Scorpio↩

biological gender

↪Female↩

gender identity

↪Girl↩

sexual orientation

↪Male↩

romantic orientation

↪Male and Female↩

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𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

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usual mood

↪Laid Back↩

positive traits

↪Energetic↩

↪Loyal↩

↪Empathetic↩

↪Bubbly↩

↪Understanding↩

negative traits

↪Sarcastic↩

↪Moody↩

↪Hot-Headed↩

↪Smartassed↩

↪Loud↩

habits

↪Tapping her fingers against things↩

↪Mumbling, speaking fast↩

↪Staying up too late, sleeping in too late↩

↪Smoking↩

↪ Zoning out↩

likes

↪Dangos↩

↪Junk food↩

↪Hot Springs↩

↪Animals↩

↪Music↩

dislikes

↪Soy Beans↩

↪Cockroaches↩

↪Itchy clothes↩

↪Gizzards↩

↪Heights↩

hobbies

↪Parkour↩

↪Singing↩

↪Writing↩

↪Swordplay↩

↪Gardening↩

fears

↪Thantophobia (dying)↩

↪Nyctophobia (dark/darkness)↩

↪Haptephobia (being touched)↩

↪Athazagoraphobia (being forgotten/ignored)↩

↪Heights↩

strengths

↪Close Range Attacks↩

↪Open Battlefields↩

↪Sight↩

↪ Strategy Making↩

↪Charm speaking↩

weaknesses

↪Bugs↩

↪Loud, High Pitched Sounds↩

↪Darkness↩

↪Closed Battlefields↩

↪Heights↩

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𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴/𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴

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season

↪(Fall)/(Summer)↩

animal

↪(Feline)/(Goat)↩

media genre

↪(True Crime)/(Soaps)↩

holiday

↪(Halloween)/(Christmas)↩

music genre

↪(Mixed)/(country)↩

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𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?

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introvert or extrovert?

↪Introvert↩

energetic or lazy?

↪ Energetic↩

pure or impure?

↪Impure↩

serious or silly?

↪Combination↩

impulsive or thoughtful?

↪Both↩

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𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳

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religion

↪Unknown↩

alignment

↪Chaotic Neutral↩

theme song

↪ Pursuit of Happiness; Kid Cudi↩

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𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦

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hair color

↪Ink↩

hair length

↪long↩

hair texture

↪ Straight to wavy, sometimes messy↩

eye color

↪Brown, black, or red↩

eye shape

↪Almond↩

skin color

↪Pale↩

body type

↪Hour glass↩

height

↪5'↩

weight

↪124 lbs↩

piercings

↪Ears, nose↩

scars

↪All showable. She has several gashed into her arms, thighs and calves. A large scar runs down her left side jaggadly. She has a small scar across her eyebrow, one on her forehead, and some on her knees. ↩

tattoos

↪Upper back [Birds and a ribbon]; capped left sleeve [small mixture of cartoony black and white tattooes]↩

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𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩

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overall health

↪8/10↩

mental health

↪7/10↩

physical health

↪9/10?↩

mental disorders

↪PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety↩

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𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴

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physical strength

↪6/10↩

fitness

↪7/10↩

energy

↪7/10↩

agility

↪8/10↩

speed

↪6/10↩

overall intelligence

↪6/10↩

book smart

↪5/10↩

street smart

↪6/10↩

confidence

↪5/10↩

kindness

↪6/10↩

patience

↪4/10↩

sanity

↪7/10↩

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𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘴

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Power name

↪Sharingan/Fire Style↩

Power details

↪Born with this ability from her clan, it is bred into her to have a kekkei genkai, and special jutsus of the uchiha↩

special moves

↪Fire Style: Like Sasuke, she can perform a jutsu and breath fire.↩

↪Genjutsu: Using her sharingan, she can entrap people under a Genjutsu to play memories over, or torture them, or potentially paralyzing them temporarily↩

↪Mangekyou Abilty: She Can See Sound And Make It Louder All The Way To 1100 Decibels Enough To Automatically Kill Someone Or Start A Black Hole.↩

↪Teleportation: In ways, like kamui, she can only go places she has been however↩

↪Water clones: obvious. Clones.↩

↪Chidori:. Again. Obvious. But hers is weaker than Sasuke.↩

↪ Semi Mind Control: using her sharingan, she can manipulate minds and follow their movement↩

↪Summoning Jutsu: she can summon a white tiger↩

Power drawbacks

↪Fatigue, Eye Sight Problems, Hearing Loss, Temporary Blindness, Headaches↩

Ninja Or Akatsuki

↪Akatsuki↩

why do they fight?

↪Since her elder brother Itachi slaughtered the clan, she was taken to Amegakure and raised. Returning to konohagakure, many people feared the uchiha's bloodline. Being pushed away and rejected, she seeked out the Akatsuki and plans for revenge.↩

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𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴

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Mother

Name: Mikoto Uchiha

Information: Uchiha Mikoto (うちはミコト) was a jonin level kunoichi of Konohagakure's Uchiha clan. She was the wife of Uchiha Fugaku. Including the mother of Itachi, and Sasuke

Relationship: Hokkaido, being the only girl, was very close to her mother until her death. After her mother's death, Hokkaido became quiet, lonely and depended upon grown females since she was only nine years old, yet it is hard for her to open up.

Father

Name: Fugaku Uchiha

Information: Uchiha Fugaku (うちはフガク) was a well known jonin level shinobi of Konohagakure, and he was also the leader of the Uchiha clan. Along with being the leader of the Uchiha clan, he was also even the former leader of the Konoha Military Police Force. He was the husband of Uchiha Mikoto.

Relationship: well. He pretty much died when she was nine. The two were never really close, considering Itachi was the star uchiha child, hokkaido was a late bloomer and usually fell behind in the academy.

Brother

Name: Itachi Uchiha

Information: Itachi Uchiha (うちはイタチ, Uchiha Itachi) was a ninja of Konohagakure's Uchiha clan that served as an Anbu Captain. He later became an international criminal after murdering his entire clan, sparing only his younger brother and sister, Sasuke and Hokkaido. He afterwards joined the international criminal organisation known as Akatsuki, whose activity brought him into frequent conflict with Konoha and its ninja — including Sasuke — who sought to avenge their clan by killing Itachi. 

Older or younger?: Older.

Relationship: Itachi was once her hero, she always looked up to her elder brother like Sasuke had. She had mixed feelings after the murders and an empty feeling for her brother and resented him until she joined the Akatsuki and was explained why the uchiha clan was slain.

Brother

Name: Sasuke Uchiha

Information: Sasuke Uchiha (うちはサスケ, Uchiha Sasuke) is one of the last surviving members of Konohagakure's Uchiha clan. After his older brother, Itachi, slaughtered their clan, Sasuke made it his mission in life to avenge them by killing Itachi.

Older or younger?: younger.

Relationship: Growing up, Sasuke was the baby and Hokkaido enjoyed having a baby brother. Though, she saw Itachi as her hero, Sasuke was her best friend as a child. The two hardly know each other until she comes back to konohagakure once she leaves Amehagakure's orphanage and is a young ninja. They are close until she joins the Akatsuki.

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[themulberrytree]

character sheet.

full name: Shallan Davar pronunciation: Sha-Lahn Dah-var (fuck IPA i am not doing that shit again)

nicknames: strong one (by hoid), love, dear (by adolin), storming woman (mostly by kaladin)

height: 5′6″ age: 19/20 (rosharan years) / 21-22 (earth years)   zodiac: gemini (donut ask me when her bday is i donut have a date yet) languages: (spoken/written): veden (native), alethi, azish, selay (moderate skill in speaking only) thaylen (reading/writing only).

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

hair colour: rich, deep red, only red. eye colour: bright blue skin tone: shallan is very fair, though she spends as much time in the sun as she can, so her face is dusted with freckles. body type: slim and slender. unlike the curvaceous body type often seen on alethi women, shallan is much smaller both in figure and stature. she could be mistaken for delicate, at first glance. as she spends more time training with her blade, her body becomes much more defined and muscular, but she will never achieve any kind of bulky muscles, she simply does not have the body type.

accent: her natural veder accent would be considered low, given shallan’s isolation out in the countryside. she can speak in a more posh (re: acceptable) accent, but she has little reason to do so. dominant hand: right posture: shallan has the posture of a perfect vorin lady, back straight and shoulders back at all times. when sitting, her freehand always covers her safehand, placed delicately in her lap unless she is sketching. when walking, her hands are clasped in front of her. she is rarely animated in her posture when speaking, and depending on her company, she works hard to blend in. when alone, shallan may slouch when studying, or do her work in a very unlady like fashion on her bed. if she trusts her present company, they may witness this lapse in acceptable posture, but only if she trusts them.

CHILDHOOD.

place of birth: jah kaved hometown: some hick town in the middle of the countryside. birth weight / height: 6 pounds, 3 ounces. 18 inches. manner of birth: natural first words: pa siblings: (all elder, all brothers) helaran, balat, twins: wikim and jushu parents: lin davar, and an unnamed mother, malise davar (step mother), all deceased. parental involvement: shallan remembers a somewhat happy childhood (although the likelihood of that being the case is up for debate). her mother taught her how to draw, and was in charge of shallan’s education in the early years. much of her early years have been forgotten due to the trauma of shallan’s witnessing (see: committing) her mother’s murder. she did not speak at all for half a year afterwards. from that point on, her father became overbearing, and with each year he was less of the man shallan had first known. he was violent towards two of her brothers and the servants, often scaring away tutors, so shallan’s education in those critical years was sporadic at best. her father demanded complete obedience, and any deviation on her part meant that a servant got beaten in her place. in order to spare them and placate her father, shallan worked hard to draw little attention to herself and obey. it was her father who also chose her devotary (purity) rather than her having the opportunity to choose for herself.

ADULT LIFE

occupation: she is the ward of jasnah kholin, having managed to convince the woman she was worthy of wardship at seventeen. after being taken in, shallan begins her education in scholarship, fine tuning her skills in making logic based arguments, study, and critical thinking.

on the shattered plains, she secures work with highprince sebarial as a clerk while maintaining the work in finding urithiru that she started with jasnah, and working to infiltrate the secret group known as the ghostbloods.

she latter assumes a more public role as a knight radiant, the first of the order of lightweavers in centuries. while her status as a radiant is known, she works very hard to keep her work covert. she deals in spywork and information, and uses her lightweaving to form disguises for herself and associates. she has also used her abilities to battle unmade, work oathgates, and help run reconnaissance in kholinar.

as highprincess, her duties would include helping manage affairs of the realm and detecting intrigue to better aid her husband.

close friends: lmafo what are those????? jk, her brothers, later adolin, renarin, kaladin, jasnah (sort of, more teacher/student) wit/hoid (when he’s around). relationship status: verse dependent, married to adolin kholin in canon financial status: her family is destitute, and shallan herself has little experience in personally handling money. that being said, she knows how to balance finances and plan expenses. when working for sebarial, she manages to secure a comfortable pay from him, her later marriage secures her financial security, though her status as a radiant could’ve done that too. driver’s license: she could probably drive, but would be terrible at it due to the fact that she’d keep lookin out the window. she has little experience on horseback, but can manage. criminal record: technically none yet, having managed to get away with murder twice. she had also stolen successfully from jasnah kholin.  

SEX & ROMANCE.

sexual orientation: bisexual romantic orientation: biromantic, could be polyromantic preferred emotional role: submissive (someone pls force her to accept comfort i am beggin) | dominant |  switch  |  unsure preferred sexual role: submissive |  dominant  |  switch  |  sex repulsed | libido: she’s basically DTF anytime and anywhere, and yes, i wish i were kidding, but she’s just horny on main. turn ons: she’s into more traditional kinds of attractiveness, people who look put together. but she really enjoys some kind of hint at wildness, hair that won’t quite stay, a kind of subtle ruggedness. post-battle disheveledness  is HOT. allow her to talk about her studies, things she’s working on or wanting to start, she’ll love that. don’t be afraid to talk about your own interests, she goes off on her own a lot, so she’ll want someone with their own hobbies too. be kind, be willing to grow and change and share. be there if she asks. laugh at her absolutely fucking awful jokes. on the more physical side, not being afraid to show affection in public. that spot on the neck below the ear? yeah, kiss it. leave a mark. kiss the inside of her wrist. do not be afraid to be rough with her, she’s not easily hurt and she doesn’t always like being treated like a china doll. go to town. BUT you must also be good at taking your time. tenderness is a good trait to have in every day life, but if you can translate that into the intimacy of the bedroom, give her a slow buildup, ur golden. turn offs: unnecessary rudeness, lack of independence. anyone who treats her like she needs protecting, or thinks she needs to confine herself in some way, for any amount of time. never laughing at her terrible jokes, or indulging her seemingly random curiosities. being a skybreaker. love language: physical touch is primary, but quality time and words of affirmation are also great. relationship tendencies: shallan has a tendency to fall fast. even when she’s telling herself to be careful and take things slow, it’s easy to pull her in and have her grow an attachment on a superficial level fairly early. she’s good about letting the other person lean on her for support, but she’s not so great when it comes to sharing anything deep about herself. she has a habit of trying to mold herself into what she thinks the other person would like, and clinging to that. if confused she might play around with feelings, though she’s not fully aware she’s doing it. she’s big on positive reinforcement, she’ll let you know if she enjoys your company, and when she’s invested in the relationship, she’ll look for fun ways to spend time with that person. she might attempt to appear more serious and mature than she is, but her silliness will slip out. when she loves though, she loves completely, and a distracted heart is settled once she makes a decision about what she wants.

MISCELLANEOUS.

character’s theme song: flowers, from ha.des.town iris, goo goo dolls moth’s wings, passion pit: this is more a general vibe. i picture it when shallan is in a creative spurt. sun, sleeping at last: for the same creation aesthetic. fire drills, dessa (for when she finally Snaps. and also some lines just really Hit)

hobbies to pass the time: drawing is the big one. she’s always got her sketchbook and something to draw with on hand. it’s an art she’s perfected and uses it both for her lightweaving, and to relax. she enjoys scholarship, exploring history is of a special interest, but taking a closer look at the local flora and fauna is just as fun. she’s naturally curious, so if something grabs her attention, she will want to take a look. she also enjoys discussing what she’s working on with other people, sometimes just so she can use them as a sounding board, but also because they might have insights she doesn’t. it’s very fun for her to explore ideas. she likes going on walks, exploring the area around her. just spending quality time with people she enjoys too. mental illnesses: Dissociative Personality Disorder is the big one. ADHD, PTSD, some depression. physical illnesses: None. left or right brained: right fears: CONFINEMENT. she fears vulnerability and relying others, but she also craves it quite a bit. she fears being understood completely because she’s certain there isn’t anything left to love if someone were to see everything. she fears what she can’t understand, and losing the people she loves, more than she already has. self confidence level: extremely low. she projects an air of self confidence, but frequently downplays her talents. she finds it completely astounding that adolin might actually find her attractive in any sense, let alone be interested in her as a person. her trauma and what she precieves as crimes has left her feeling hollowed out, because she is so terrified of someone really Seeing her, she works hard to hide those corners of herself from others and often feels like she’s failing at even that. vulnerabilities: shallan keeps secrets. too many of them. and she can often dig herself into a pit and struggle to get herself out, and even when she’s in that deep, she has difficulty asking for help. she doesn’t always think things through. her dpd can leave her particularly vulnerable depending on which personality is in control (veil in particular has trouble seeing the Big Picture). it’s easy to goad her into a fight (of the verbal variety) and she will stop at nothing to have the last word. if you have members of her family to hold over her, that’s a good tool. and shallan cannot resist a good mystery, that is a surefire way to pull her in.

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Aquarius Season Focus & Source Of Our Next Growth Cycle - For each sign

This Aquarius season (20.1-19.2) with the 24 January New Moon, we are sowing seeds for next 20 years of material gains through the Aquarius part of our chart as the Saturn Jupiter will start new 20 year cycle of our material growth in December 2020 in Aquarius as well. A new age will start of gainfulness & prominence of Aquarius nature! Now this season we take a few bold steps towards it! Walk surely & uniquely towards abundance.

(FYI I am typing this on my very shattered iPad screen & it was in cover when it fell - take care of your devices during this week)

Check where Aquarius sits in your birth chart that’s where you would be initiating in a new bold way & that’s what you would be leveraging to create next 20 year of growth cycle & gainfulness starting December 2020. This year with Saturn briefly touching this area of your life between 21 May-1 Jul you would find initial foundations being laid down. This season you will see yourself planting seeds in this direction.

Link to overview video - https://youtu.be/-F-O2hGFE1g

Check for your rising / sun / moon sign your suggested paths to abundance & social contribution -

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#Aries - Network, Being an influencer, having a tribe of people working together towards a common cause of humanitarian, social & economic impact, being the nerve center of an influential network, your ability to bring people together in an inspiring way for a common worthy cause, public events or a platform launch or spreading innovative thoughts ideas to a common set of like minded people through a platform that leverages on high tech, AI, big data etc, big wealth through stand alone businesses where you leverage online presence to create a network or bring together talented people in some ways, bringing a great idea or innovation to the world which helps socially & brings gains to you, unique vision & dream which comes suddenly & progresses suddenly like something unlocks after thinking through for a while, friends / elder brother/ sibling / mentor / spouse’s children / nieces / nephews working & supporting in some ways in your unique vision of the world where you contribute significantly to the society

#Taurus - Career in innovation, new progressive technical fields, network head or distribution head or using your networking skills to lead, your career position or title & style of leadership, being a mentor / coach / inspiring head of a firm or group who brings people together through social ideals, Career growth by playing an important social role through your position, sudden opportunities & shifts, rebel against old form of authority or structure of doing business leading to new unique career path, following through on your ideals using your position, professing through career groups or leadership groups, creating a unique reputation & place in the world, unique style of parenthood, progressive parent, being like a friend or father figure as a leader, fame as a leader or General popularity in your profession

#Gemini - Media, publishing, travel, connecting people sharing higher progressive knowledge, always growing expanding learning, education, using technology or recent progressive innovations in education or publications of impact, promoting diversity, shift in religion & belief system - spreading higher knowledge of a religion or belief system, sharing your higher mind, traveling globally to spread information or for a humanitarian cause working with multi cultural multi national teams or networks or using technology to reach out globally, being mentor or getting Teachers & mentors together to enhance awareness, practical progressive philosophy - speaking your radical progressive thoughts & ideals challenging old thinking changing it in gainful manner, making information knowledge globally available rather than being property of a few elite

#Cancer - merging talents & resources to be more, financial mergers, sexual freedom, creating innovative ways of healing, unique ways of handling crisis, learning to handle your upheavals practically objectively through your spiritual awakening & using that to heal others, for social humanitarian benefit, using your depth or loss or fears or addictions or shadow side as your power or learnings - channeling the same into research, solutions, healing, occult topics, metaphysics, astrology that benefits others, psychology, knowledge & objective understanding of death, breaking free from outdated patterns or addictions blocking your power, money from other sources -debt /taxation /insurance /spouse’s money /inheritance. Getting sponsorship or loans for unique ventures possibly involving sexuality / spirituality / metaphysics / oil industry / investment / finance. Death of old self & rebirth of a powerful phenomenon which comes suddenly & swiftly and changes everything!

#Leo - marriage, partnership, client management, mentoring, organising events culturally, socially or for humanitarian causes, coaching, counselling, having an audience, group shows, group contracts, working in partnership with like minded, creative, progressive people with unique ideas & technically adept who are preferably your friends or your spouse or cohabitating with you, doing events to promote creative progressive ideas, your ability to handle & connect with others intellectually while staying emotionally separate or while staying objective, keeping personal emotions a bit at bay when partnering with clients or business partner, staying practical & objective in partnerships & while when counselling

#Virgo - health routines & work environment, innovative progressive solution to health issues & physical well being, serving humanitarian causes through practical means, creating technical services or progressive scientific ways to help those in need or those abused or suffering, creating a network of innovative progressive workers or skilled teams, creating a team of technical SMEs who can innovate or create a platform to help many socially or service people in health / diet industry through tech platforms & AI, progressive alternative medical healing methods especially involving body’s circulatory system (heart, blood, veins, body electric wiring), setting up innovative franchises with unique employee program - creating a unique & fair franchise in terms of people management or union benefits or employee benefits, volunteering or humanitarian work or project, acupuncture, homeopathy

#Libra - your passions & creativity - your hobbies involving gadgets, technology, computer games, fun social networking, festivals, fun, enjoyment, bringing people together for fun, arts (possibly digital), humanitarian efforts done out of love or with the one you love, your creative kids or you catering to your child’s creativity or creativity of child within you, karmic gains enlightenment, luck in game of chance - lottery / stock market but please go with a plan & don’t bet the farm - Aquarius energy is best leveraged with a plan & use of technology and analytical skills well (trading through algos etc). Offbeat lovers, insights on love and sharing them with others through a platform. Knowing, understanding children and sharing ideas the same using social network or innovative concepts on how to promote creativity in children, daring to do things differently involving love, arts or children

#Scorpio - home, property, real estate, country of origin, your soul, your emotional foundations, roots, heritage, parents, home based business or real estate business or green city projects or Creative gardening, socially responsible building, innovative real estate, innovative ways to feel emotionally secure & comfortable or ability to help people feel secure in themselves by understanding their pain & insecurity, having practical innovative ways to handle emotional life, parental heritage or property, parenthood, your solid emotional strength & EQ. Potential sudden relocation, using home as base for social causes or for business or group work, living in a progressive community, installing new technology at home & use of most recent gadgets for home based networking, investing in high tech or progressive fixed assets which contribute to your ability to network like electronics or conferencing facilities at home etc, leveraging your ability to see through security needs of people to create innovate solutions around it - emotionally, psychologically or physically through real estate business or home solutions

#Sagittarius - Media ,marketing, Communication & commercial negotiation skills creating self made wealth based on your ability to quickly learning new information or skills and then conveying tangible ideas, selling, convincing people on unique & progressive ideas leveraging your brilliant & unconventional mind. Immense courage to build something on basis of your communication skills and power of your mind, leveraging all resources available to you in your immediate environment e.g. your coworkers, acquaintances, friends giving them fair share but not clinging with it too much - needing own space & time, reading & learning about future trends & progressive topics, using devices which are state of art especially for communication, interesting short trips, intellectual & fast comprehension of subject at hand, radically free thinking leading to original ideas / writing / media work / sales process. Very busy, lots of calls conferences - create ways to release mental overload though you thrive in action

#Capricorn - Creating resources & assets of material value leveraging networks and causes or common theme of social of humanitarian impact, innovation in monetary ideas, Innovation in diets, philanthropy, financial abundance through network, technology & revolutionary new ideas, investing in new technology or through new technology, spending on the next big idea - futuristic scheme like a space program or new innovation or a social platform or digital currency after careful thinking and analysis, investing in or reaping benefits from stocks, investing in a friend or social cause or philanthropy. Sudden swings in earnings as they come from unique sources. Being part of large cooperative funds. More you network, more assets in shape of monetary gains & valuable skills you would accumulate

#Aquarius - Your external identity, how and as what you show up to the world as, your leadership style, your career & external image including appearance, your social contribution as a leader of a network of people, following your intuition to a new path where you know you will make an impact socially and would be gainful, basing your life path on your innate talents of innovation / unique ideas / networking / ability to bring people together & becoming more by uplifting the whole platform of people and not just yourself, progressive thinking on lines of new technology, being open to the world about who you are & not hiding your contributions anymore, desire to follow your hearts desire, very stimulating time with imagination of mind revved up throwing sudden new ideas, keeping your heart free not getting bogged by negative emotions, staying objective & rational as you normally are, not exhausting vitality by going in alone taking your group & tapping into your network of friends / supporters / mentors / influencers, making impact - standing out for the causes that are true to who you are

#Pisces - Spiritual awakening / journey, contributing spiritually to a society, alternative healing methods, breaking old structure suddenly due to a download or sudden awakening, sudden development while you are travelling or in a foreign country or sleeping or relaxing away from the crowd, meditation, psychic work, charity work without attaching your name to it - in hospitals, in field of healing, for mental health, in prisons or for those in need, doing it like your karmic duty & helping humanity in ways not previously seen or understood by others, being a blessing to others, discovering your hidden take to & knowledge suddenly in a moment of peace or in meditation and using it for helping larger set of people, past life memory, karmic times, experiences guided by your guides & angels, enabling group of people to connect with their own inner wisdoms, confronting their demons or fears, connecting with their angels & guides through innovative healing methods

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Region base leaders/apprentices

I briefly mentioned the leaders and their kiddos on the last post so we’re gonna get into them now here we goooo (excuse the old art on my part i dont have time to make new refs--also all artists/contributors will be tagged accordingly) 

Lark Base--Base Leader, Cadi--Apprentice, Marna  Cadi: She’s the youngest of the 6 base leaders stationed in Asnia (At 20), and the most temperamental. She values hard work and independence, and despises it when people try to coddle or underestimate her abilities. While she runs a tight ship, she tends to be brash, LOUD, and impatient overall,--she’s self assured and very much carries her pride for everyone to see. Her partner is a Dubwool, Clementine, and in her spare time, Cadi has a herd of Wooloo that she takes care off and is v e ry protective over--she often spends nights taking care of them and making sure no trespassers startle the sheepies (and if she catches anyone they get whacked with her staff at BEST--her neighbors aren’t unaccustomed to hearing loud, Galarian swearing in the middle of the night). On that note: she has a really bad sailor mouth. 

Marna: Similar to how Cadi is the youngest of the leaders, Marna is the youngest of the current apprentices in the region. She has a curious nature, and is a bit of an energetic busy bee, who rarely has time or patience to sit down/relax--she’s constantly working on something or another, whether it’s helping Cadi do paperwork (see: doing it for her because Cadi is incapable of filing decent paperwork and Marna cannot stand disorganization), or working in her normal duties. Her work ethic is, in a word, unreal, and that’s one of the reasons why Cadi values her so much as an apprentice and friend. Marna tends to be a bit picky and stuffy, but she thrives in her work and loves helping people. She’s the one to ask the most questions/the one to have the most answers. She’s also loves birds!! Swablu, Cirrus, is a testament to that. She loves him and he can usually be seen perched on her head sleeping. 

-------- Cypress Base--Base Leader, Hades--Apprentice, Lethe  Hades: The leader of the north mountain base, Hades is a confident transman who leads with a rather cool head. In his past he was a very feared individual known as "Hel, ruler of hell" due to his grip on the gang life of the region. He's done things he's not proud of and would likely never talk about. A skilled climber and dedicated to his job and training of his partner Drednaw Cerberus-- he's just a supportive dad figure. Has known Russell for many years, and as mentioned, is a sort of father figure to Lethe. 

(Hades and his art belongs to @edwardsbraid btw!)  Lethe: The least energetic of the apprentices, Lethe is a troubled but soft hearted boy who didn’t intend to become a Ranger at all--he was living by himself with no income for years, on account of having no parents to speak of (abandonment issues ahoy)--his recommendation to the academy was a complete accident, but the school had free boarding and it gave him a purpose, so he took the opportunity while he had it. While he loves what he does, and has made two good friends out of this, he’s struggling to come to terms with his issues and struggles to keep up with his peers.  He tends to be a trouble magnet, so the plot hammer will not be kind to him umu. He’s a bit indecisive, timid and an easy crier, but he genuinely loves pokemon/people and wants to be of use to everyone somehow. He’s not much of a logistical thinker but he’s definitely not a push over physically, which comes in handy--he has no partner pokemon for plot reasons that i will reveal later. 

---------- Red Oak Base (Base is still in development so this portion is likely to be updated in the future)--Base Leader, Bridget--Apprentice, Alex

Bridget: Bridget- A senior base leader with a strong sense of morality and an attitude to back it, she has no trouble rearing in even the most stubborn of rangers. Only the most confident and worthy are able to perform an apprenticeship under her and are expected to take over all Union duties alongside the Base Leader role. In times of peace and outside of work, she enjoys quiet days in her cottage with her trusted Luxray (Queenie) and looking after her Granddaughter Fraise. Her base is integral to communications between the south and north sides of Asnia Rangers, because geographically it’s in the exact center of the region (and her area has the best weather of the two sides). This is typically where all the leaders and apprentices meet up for important meetings and such. 

  Alex: Bridget’s apprentice and a stubborn lad--he and Bridget are often bickering with each other. He’s a dumb little hothead who likes to challenge people and bicker with his mentor. He and her fight like siblings and poke fun at each other’s age (he calls her Granny). Will do things just because someone says he can’t (IE try to lift a log twice his size just because someone said he couldn’t), eagerly and affectionately combative. Possibly has a crush on one of the other apprentices but umu thats a topic for later. 

(Both Alex and Bridget belong to @humanblt​!)

--------- Willow Base--Leader, Russell, Apprentice-- Hestia  Russell:  A former violent tempered and loud mouthed delinquent, used to be Hades literal partner in crime and has been his close friend for many years--eventually, after some personal events that i’ll get into later, Russell got tired of his crime sprees. He has since turned over a new leaf and is a quiet, amicable young man who wouldn't hurt a fly--he’s determined to get as far away from his past as possible, to the point where he dropped his real name and decided to go by Russell. He refuses to hurt people if the need isn't dire, and has been labeled as a weenie for his pacifistic behavior/even temper. While soft hearted, he can be stern, and isn’t afraid to be tough when needed. Dearly loves his town and his new life as a peacekeeper. Terrified of ghosts/creepy places (ironic because he works in the spooky part of Asnia--the local ghost types like to pick on him). Usually seen helping old ladies across the street and chopping fire wood--very sensitive about his age and scarred face, and cries when someone points out a gray hair. Has a Corviknight, Cobalt, who is usually perched at the top of the base. In charge of keeping people out of the deeper part of the woods behind his town. Has a long term crush on Carys and clams up when she's around.

(art done as a collaborative by me and  roseheart-exe)  Hestia: Hestia is a cryptic but very sweet and dedicated girl from regions unknown. She often gives off the vibes that she knows more than she lets on, and often speak in riddles or vague non sequiturs. Locals tend to be unnerved by her general disposition, comparing her to a “ghost, at best”. She hates fire, is creeped out by dolls of any sort, and is easy to startle, despite her best efforts to appear calm and collected. Hestia tries to be kind and amiable, and loves her few friends very deeply, but she’s incredibly stubborn and refuses help when she needs it. Her upbringing made her a firm believer in self reliance. She dislikes people who pry or ask too many questions, and worries over others constantly. She looks up to Russell as a mentor and is especially close to him. Her Pokemon is a Lampent, Chandelle (Chandy). She’s never seen without her hat or her lantern, which glows very dimly--she’s very possessive of them and avoids questions regarding either. Incredibly difficult to make her cry: some people are convinced she can’t. Very sensitive, feelings hurt easily--May or may not be pining after one of her base colleagues, who we will get to in another post. Tends to go “Teehee” when dodging questions or lying. Cadi’s current greatest enemy, because Hestia wanders at night and has accidentally startled her sheep on multiple occasions. 

------- Seabream Base--Leader, Ripley--Apprentice, Melanie  Ripley: Ripley: A beachside base leader!! Very beautiful, but also very terrifying to many. She broke a man’s arm once, and while the context has been lost to time, the reputation she got from it remains strong. Isn’t afraid to flex her reputation when it suits her. Has a mermaid-esque beauty that has earned her a fan club. Her base members are her family, and she is a fierce mama bear when it comes to protecting them. Has a Sharpedo, Shin. Became close with Hestia after a few plot related happenings. 

(Ripley and her art belong to @nimikyu​!)  Melanie: A bright and upbeat former lounge singer working under Ripley, loves nothing more than making people smile and smiling in return. Incredibly patient and impossible to piss off, and loves writing letters to her friend in Pinnate base and sending her little gifts. Tends to be a bit oblivious when not working, often described as having her head in the clouds. Takes her job more seriously than she lets on, and works incredibly hard to meet her Leader’s standards--she admires Ripley more than anyone--Melanie also is incredibly popular because of her former status as a singer so she gets way more attention that she bargained form--but she’s an entertainer at heart and tourists love her, which is why she’s in charge of them/in charge of making sure they don’t wander places they shouldn’t. Has a Wingull, Rio, who sometimes delivers her letters. Makes necklaces as a hobby. 

------- Pinnate Base--Leader, Carys--Apprentice, Rudy  Carys: Cadi’s older sister--A mild mannered, surprisingly strong young woman from Galar. Much calmer and levelheaded than her baby sister, although, sometimes she's too calm, and can come off as overly-relaxed and airheaded. An incredible swimmer, she also works part time as a life guard in her spare time. Cheerful and smiley, eager to help, spends alot of time with the local kids/local elders. (Not to say that she doesnt have a temper, because if you set her off you'll be subjected to Cadi 2.0). Tries to offer help to her sister often, only to be vehemently refused over and over. Can beat all the sailors in her town at arm wrestling, wears sunscreen on her face to encourage others to do the same. Runs a very tight ship and values teamwork and bonding. Has a Swampert, Johanna, who helps keep an eye on the weather/preform water rescues. Vocally skeptic about the supernatural, as an important side note. 

(Fantastic art done by @bastart13​ !! check their art out its gorgeous)

Rudy (bio will be updated periodically)!: A bit of a no nonsense, kind of moody boy--He has alot of respect for Carys in particular because he tends to be blunt and she's the only one who isn’t phased by it and doesnt let it affect her opinion of him. He reminds her alot of Cadi, so she's used to it and knows how to handle the teenage angst. Has a Sandyghast, Gobi! Sometimes Gobi loses their shovel and has a little flag instead. 

(This little man belongs to @liimonpriince​)!  And that’s the gist for all the major protags--supporting cast will come next, and then we’ll get to the bad guys :) 

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★ FILL IN THE QUESTIONS AS IF YOU ARE BEING INTERVIEWED FOR AN ARTICLE AND YOU WERE YOUR MUSE.

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? "Sub-Zero.”

2. WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME? "Kuai Liang.”

3. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU’RE CALLED THAT? "Sub-Zero, or my actual name? I cannot elaborate on my birth name, but my parents died long before I had the chance to speak. However, Sub-Zero was a mantle held by my brother. It is given to only the most skilled warriors of the Lin Kuei. I am certain you understand what the name means, given me and my brother’s power to manipulate ice. It is one I hold with honor and pride.”

4. ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN? “Single.” ( verse dependent ! )

5. WHAT ARE YOUR POWERS AND ABILITIES? "As I have said earlier, I have the power to manipulate and create ice. I utilize a variety of weapons from axes, to swords, to mallets. I am also very skilled in Kombat, having been trained with many fighting styles as I grew up, and as I continue to age.”

6. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? "Blue.”

7. HAVE YOU EVER DYED YOUR HAIR? "No. I see no reason to.”

8. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS? "Unfortunately, they are all deceased. But I had parents whom I’ve never met, my elder brother Bi-Han who is dead, and Tomas. While he was never blood related, I considered him family as well. And yes, he too, is dead.”

9. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? "Ice dragons, I love them dearly.”

10. TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON’T LIKE. "Tyrants.”

11. DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES OR ACTIVITIES YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? "Ice sculpting, I suppose. Reading is also quite enjoyable. As well as stargazing, and writing.”

12. HAVE YOU EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE? "Many times.”

13. HAVE YOU EVER… KILLED ANYONE? "If I tell you yes, would that intimidate you? Regardless, yes I have. Many.”

14. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU? "Polar bear.”

15. NAME YOUR WORST HABITS. “Cannot say I have many. At times, I can be too trusting and that can get in me in trouble. However... I wouldn’t give up my trusting nature for a paranoid pessimistic one. And I suppose I also have the habit of... jerking away if anyone tries to hug or touch me.”

16. DO YOU LOOK UP TO ANYONE? "Used to.”

17. GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL? "... Gay.”

18. DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? "I am 51.”

19. DO YOU EVER WANT TO MARRY AND HAVE KIDS SOMEDAY "Indeed. But honestly? I feel like my biological clock is ticking.”

20. DO YOU HAVE ANY FANS? "I... perhaps? I am a bit well known.”

21. WHAT ARE YOU MOST AFRAID OF? "Death. But not my own.”

22. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY WEAR? "Often, my uniform. But let’s just say outside it, I have a weakness for denims and sleeveless shirts. That’s all.”

23. DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE? “Don’t we all, in some way?”

24. WHAT CLASS ARE YOU? "I do not believe I qualify.”

25. HOW MANY FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE? "Depends on the definition of ‘friend’. I have many allies, but only few I truly consider my friend.”

26. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON PIE? "Love them, one of my favorite deserts, in fact.”

27. FAVORITE DRINK? "Tea. Typically greens.”

29. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE? "I like spending the time in Arctika, outside and in the snow. However, I wouldn’t mind visiting the South Pole one of these days...”

30. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SOMEONE? "Yes.”

31. WHAT’S YOUR DICK SIZE? "Absolutely insulting to ask me such a private thing! Consider yourself lucky I do not end this interview RIGHT. NOW.”

32. WOULD YOU RATHER SWIM IN THE LAKE OR THE OCEAN? "Yes.”

33. WHAT’S YOUR ‘TYPE’? "I cannot say I’ve dated enough to know. Just be skilled enough to fight and not annoying, nor a cheat or immoral, and I feel that should be good enough.”

34. ANY FETISHES? "You are pushing it, I swear to the Elder Gods, you are pushing it.”

35. TOP OR BOTTOM? DOMINANT OR SUBMISSIVE? "Top.”

36. CAMPING, OR INDOORS? "Both is good. Depends on the days, mood, and situation.”

37. ARE YOU WAITING FOR THIS INTERVIEW TO BE OVER? "I am a busy man, so yes.”

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[sternenteile]

★*･ questions addressed to your muse.

▌What is your real name?  

❝ you’re gonna wanna stick with geno. trust me. ❞

▌What is your /real/ name?

❝ ... heh. okay, you asked for it. ♡♪!?. can’t say i didn’t warn you, so don’t give me that look! ❞

▌Do you know why you were called that?

❝ i think... that merle believed i was something special. no, he knew i was, that something else was written in the stars for me. it’s really cheesy, but it’s why he decided to go with ancient star language for my name instead of a regular english name. that language isn’t really used much in the modern day, not even by my own elders, so, uh... they tend to just call me starlight. i try to convince them to call me geno, but... that’s... kind of a long story. ❞

▌Are you single or taken?

❝ hah! wouldn’t you like to know? ❞

▌Have any abilities or powers?

❝ oh, plenty! i’ve got a whole eye full. ever seen those transforming toys that can turn into cars and stuff? well, this guy can turn into a cannon. i’ve got a lot more up my sleeve than that, but nothing beats the looks i get when i transform. it’s priceless. ❞

▌What’s your eye colour?

❝ kind of a... burgundy? maroon? let’s just go with dark red instead of getting all fancy. ❞

▌How about your hair colour?

❝ i, uh... don’t normally have any! the doll’s got ginger hair. it’s kind of more like ribbons, but... you know. it’s close enough. ❞

▌Have you any family members?

❝ heheheh. what would you say if i told you i have thousands and thousands of siblings? ... make that face, i guess! hahahahaha!! i’ve also got my mother. needless to say, she’s always got her hands full! ❞

▌Oh? What about pets?

❝ okay, luigi’s awesome. he gave me this light blue yoshi egg, and ever since it hatched, i’ve been tending to the little guy ‘til he’s ready to leave the nest. his name is boötes after a constellation. he’s kinda chubby and drools a lot, but he’s my round puddle of drool. ❞

▌That’s cool, I guess. Now tell me about something you don’t like.

❝ thinking about things i don’t like. how’s that? ... hey, that totally counts! ❞

▌Do you have any hobbies/activities you like to do?

❝ uh... geez. gaming? playing with my friends? reading? sparring? doing things on my phone? i’m on, like, video 789 of 1000 on this bunny playlist on beantube. i’m making good progress. ❞

▌Ever hurt anyone before?

❝ yeah. it’s kind of part of my job. ❞

▌Ever killed anyone before?

❝ ... it’s —— part of the job, too. ❞

▌What kind of animal are you?

❝ stars are animals now? i mean... i guess it’s better than being called confetti by your huge, hulking koopa king friend. what’s that? passive-aggression? never heard of it. is that some kind of cereal or something? ❞ ;)

▌Name some of your worst habits.

❝ not... sure why you want to know that. i guess sometimes, i get a bit too gluttonous for my own good, but it’s not like i have a ‘figure’ to keep up or anything. we stars use all of the energy we can get, so it’s more of a benefit. depriving other people of food isn’t a good thing, though. people need it more than i do. ❞

▌Do you look up to anyone at all?

❝ my mother and mario are two people i can’t help but admire. her excellence —— my only real guardian —— is just... incredible in every single way. she’s nurturing and kind, but she also knows how to have fun. she knows how important freedom is, and she looks at every star like an individual. i don’t know how she manages to take care of all of us day-by-day... but it has to take a lot of patience and gumption.

❝ as for mario... he’s just the most human guy i know. he’s got his flaws, sure, but while most people see that as a detractor, i think that’s great. he isn’t just a perfect goody-two-shoes like people seem to think he is. he’s got a heck of a temper and a sharp tongue to boot. he can be kinda bull-headed and do some stupid stuff, too... but that’s not to say he’s dumb. he just lets his bravery get to his head, you know? he’s so humble, though, and so kind. i, heh... i could go on. ❞

▌Gay, straight, or bisexual?

❝ can’t say i’m any of that in particular? ❞

▌Do you go to school?

❝ stars don’t need to go to school, actually! we’re very intelligent beings and are kind of... born with a lot of innate knowledge. on top of that, we get guidance from our elders, meaning they’re... i guess you could call them like our ‘teachers’ to begin with? it’s a constant thing. ❞

▌Do you ever want to marry and have kids one day?

❝ uh... h-heheh... pass? ❞

▌Do you have any fanboys/fangirls?

❝ bowser is my biggest fan. hey, it’s true. don’t let him convince you otherwise! ❞

▌What are you most afraid of?

❝ ... i’m... gonna have to pass on that one. too personal. ❞

▌What do you usually wear?

❝ i usually stick with the doll’s clothes and wash them every morning, but i like to change it up sometimes. i have different kinds of capes, jackets, sweaters... and even a dress or two. sometimes, i just feel like shaking things up. ❞

▌Do you love someone?

❝ h- haha... private. ❞

▌When was the last time you wet yourself?

❝ ew. can we not? stars don’t even do that. ❞

▌What class are you?

❝ depends on your definition of class? if you’re meaning some kind of caste system, pretty much all of us stars are working class except for the higher star spirits, of which there are seven. some are entrusted with more than others, but... that’s about it. ❞

▌How many friends do you have?

❝ plenty of casual friends with a few very good ones! i would protect them all with my life. ❞

▌What are your thoughts on pie?

❝ which one? are you asking because you have a little somethin’-somethin’ for me? ... no? aw. well, i like all kinds of pies, just saying. ❞

▌Favourite drink?

❝ soda. it’s literally like liquid candy that fizzes. i can’t not. ❞

▌What’s your favourite place?

❝ here. this planet, this is my home. ❞

▌Are you into someone~?

❝ didn’t you already ask something like this? geez... ❞

▌Would you rather swim in the lake or in the ocean?

❝ i can’t swim at all, so... how about swimming in a sea of blankets? that sounds more my style. ❞

▌What’s your type?

❝ type of what? what are you even talking about? ❞

▌Camping or indoors?

❝ either has its advantages. i’m cool with both! ❞

...

❝ sooooo. do i get some of that pie now or what? ❞

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[the-dubstep-strawberry]

OC Interview: Margot de Havilland

Rules:

1. Choose an OC

2. Answer them as that OC

3. Tag 5 people to do the same!

Tagged by @thegreatdivide, thank you darling <3

Tagging: @solesurvivorkat, @itsmesaberaltered and @ladynyxeris​!

1. What is your name? Margot de Havilland. I was Margot Fontaine, before I got married. My husband always used to call me Nora... that’s my middle name. Nobody else gets to call me that, though. Don’t even think about it.

2. Do you know why are you named that? My middle name was a family name, but I’m not sure if there’s a story behind my first name. I guess my parents just liked it.

3. Are you single or taken? Widowed. But seeing someone...

4. Have any abilities or powers? I can drink an uncanny amount of alcohol and barely feel a thing. Mostly. I can hold my breath underwater for a good long while. Not a bad sniper, either. And I’m good with computers. People say I’m good with words too, but I’m not so sure about that part.

5. Stop being a Mary Sue. I’m more of a mess than a Mary Sue, but okay, sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night.

6. What’s your eye color? Brown. Probably one of the few things about me that hasn’t changed since I got out of the Vault.

7. How about your hair color? Dark brown. Yes, it’s natural. No gray hairs, and believe me, nobody is more surprised about that than I am.

8. Have any family members? My family used to be a lot bigger, put it that way. I lost my dad in the Sino-American War - he was shot down over Anchorage. My mom worked for RobCo, but I never found out what happened to her after the bombs dropped. I had a little sister, Peggy... she and her husband were supposed to have a place in a Vault, but they lived in the D.C. area and I heard it got hit pretty hard. I suppose I’ll never know if they made it in time.

I’m guessing my in-laws are gone now. They lived here in the Commonwealth and I’ve never been able to find any trace of them. Nate had some family in West Virginia - some uncles and an aunt, and his cousins, Alice and Darnell. I’m assuming they’re gone too. If any of them did make it into a Vault, I doubt they were lucky enough to get frozen.

As for my husband, and my son... well, I’m sure you’ve heard about what happened to them by now. No sense in opening up old wounds.

But I still have a family. I have little Shaun, and Codsworth, and Dogmeat - and more brothers and sisters than I can count in the Brotherhood of Steel. I’m also lucky enough to have some good friends out here. Nick, Piper, Deacon, Curie, and the others... they’re as good as family in my book.

9. Oh? How about pets?

Good old Dogmeat. He’s the best dog I could ever have asked for. I ran into him on my first day out of the Vault, outside the old Red Rocket station - he’s stuck by my side ever since.

10. That’s cool, I guess. Now tell me something you don’t like? Raiders. Gunners. Having date night interrupted. Walking home in the rain. Deathclaws. Ann Codman. The list just goes on and on...

11. Do you have any activities/hobbies that you like to do? I used to read a lot. Don’t have much time for reading novels these days, the Minutemen and Brotherhood keep me pretty busy between them, but I try to read a bedtime story to Shaun every night.

Uh, what else? I like cooking, dancing, listening to music, fixing things... collecting things from before the Great War. Sometimes I’ll head on over to the other settlements to trade, help out, make sure everyone’s doing okay. Sturges and I are working on a new robotics project, that’s going pretty well. Oh, and I like watching old movies. I’m hoping to head on over to the Starlight Drive-In again, now that they’ve got their projector back up and running - I promised Shaun I’d take him to see the Grognak the Barbarian movie.

12. Have you ever hurt anyone in any way before? Probably. But honestly, I try not to hurt anyone who doesn’t deserve it. There’s enough suffering out here without me adding to the pile.

13. Ever… killed anyone before? Kellogg, but he had it coming. I also heard a rumor that I’m top of the Gunners’ hit list after all my run-ins with them. I’d tell you the bounty, but I’m worried you might be tempted to take a shot at me yourself if you heard how much they’re willing to pay for my head. And I’m kind of amazed that we haven’t run out of Raiders yet - God knows I’ve killed enough of those bastards. You’d think they’d take the hint, wouldn’t you?

And of course there’s the little matter of destroying the Institute... but that’s kind of personal. I’d rather not relive that experience right now, if you don’t mind. Next question?

14. What kind of animal are you? The other girls in my sorority used to call me a party animal. Does that count?

15. Name your worst habits? I worry about drinking too much. Whiskey can get to be a nasty habit. And then there’s the cursing. And the insubordination. Elder Maxson once publicly called me a pain in the ass. He’s probably not wrong. I don’t exactly set out to do it, but... I don’t know. I guess I never did let go of a grudge easily.

16. Do you look up to anyone at all? There was nobody I admired more than my dad when I was a kid. He was my hero. And then there was Nate... he went through so much for the sake of our family. Elder Maxson was someone I admired for a long time - although that was before the incident with Danse. If I had to pick someone now? I’d say Danse, or Preston. They’re both natural leaders, and they’re two of the best people I know. Or Nick. He’s been a good friend to me, probably a better one than I deserve. He helped to keep me on the straight and narrow when I was really in danger of going off the rails... one of these days, I’ll have to tell him how much I appreciate that.

17. Are you gay, straight or bisexual? Rather a personal question, don’t you think?

18. Do you go to school? No, I did my time in law school. And then there was boot camp with the Brotherhood. I think I’ve had enough formal instruction for a while.

19. Ever want to marry and have kids one day? I tried that, and it didn’t exactly work out well for me. Although - I don’t know. I’m trying my best to be a good mom to Shaun. Perhaps marriage will be on the cards one day, if D- uh, never mind. I’m getting ahead of myself here. Forget I said anything.

20. Do you have any fangirls/fanboys? I think Preston gets a little starry-eyed around the General of the Minutemen. Not that I’m not flattered, but I don’t think I’m the legendary warrior he thinks I am. Hey, he picked me to be in charge. He should be the one getting all the praise in this outfit.

21. What are you most afraid of? Dying out in the wastes somewhere and never getting to say goodbye. Or being trapped underground. I don’t like caves, or those old Vaults I keep running across. Two hundred and ten years underground is more than enough, thank you very much.

22. What do you usually wear? Uniform and armor of some kind. Minutemen, Brotherhood, depends who I’m helping that day. Don’t get me wrong, I’m the first one in line for pretty dresses at the clothing vendors, but I’m not sure why I waste the caps... I don’t really get to wear any of them them unless I have some downtime at home. And that’s quite a luxury these days.

23. What’s one food that tempts you? I’ve been known to pretend that we’re out of blue-frosted Fancy Lad Snack Cakes, so I can keep at least one for myself... sorry, Shaun. I’ll make it up to you, buddy.

24. Am I annoying to you? Not really. Although I don’t have all day to chat. Can we wrap this up soon?

25. Well, it’s still not over! I’ll take that as a no, shall I?

26. What class are you (low/middle/high)? Lower-middle, I guess, although I think my mother-in-law cared more about that sort of thing than I ever did. Not that any of that matters any more, unless you’re in the Upper Stands and don’t have any actual problems to worry about...

27. How many friends do you have? More than I had before the war, if you can believe it. There’s Preston, Sturges, Nick, Piper, Cait, Curie, Deacon, MacCready, Hancock, Haylen... and Danse, of course. Danse is very dear to me.

28. What are your thoughts on pie? That damn perfectly-preserved pie in the vending machines. I swear to God it’s taunting me. I’m thinking about smashing the next one open if it doesn’t pay out on me this time. Although I wonder how exactly it’s being preserved so well... some of those Pre-War additives were kind of dicey. Knowing my luck, it’ll probably dissolve into a pile of mold the minute it’s exposed to air.

29. Favorite drink? Nuka-Cola. Whiskey if I’m off-duty. It used to be champagne, but try tracking down a bottle of that nowadays!

30. What’s your favorite place? Sanctuary Hills. There really is no place like home.

31. Are you interested in anyone? Well, there is a certain handsome man in Power Armor that I’ve been seeing for a while now...

32. That was a stupid question… I’ve been told it’s terribly obvious.

33. Would you rather swim in a lake or the ocean? They’re both irradiated. I think I’d prefer to stay out of the water until we can do something about that.

34. What’s your type? Handsome military men. Tragic past optional.

35. Any fetishes? Not really. Nate was more of the adventurous type in the bedroom than I was. Although I did give burlesque dancing a try once. That was.... quite an experience.

36. Camping or outdoors? I never was much of an outdoors girl. I’d prefer to be at home in my own bed.

[zehypocriticaloath]

Teeny, tiny sweaters

(Challenge idea given by @redheadrecon. Thanks!)

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“Rrrk. Rrrk.”

“Now, now. Don’t be fussy. You don’t get to choose what I pick.”

“Rrrk! Rrr, rawk, rawk!”

“You know damn well that the color suits you. It accents your feathers, brings out the sheen in them. Don’t give me that sort of squawking tone.”

“Damn! Damn!”

“Insolent child!”

Aldous clicked his knitting needles together, creating a small little clacking noise that did bring the squabbling, spoiled raven to attention. He pinned the unruly member of his unkindness with a rather piercing, stern stare, mouth set in an austere frown.

Roderick. The little insolent asshole. Always had been, always would be. Worse than Poe! Poe had humor to his rascally ways. Roderick was an ass, outright and to be sure. And he was loud. Loud and annoying. Surely he would make the house fall down around them with his squawking and shrieking.

He watched the scolded raven duck behind his elder one, Poe, their leader in their so called corvid family. Poe looked a bit smug as Roderick took to preening his left wing, as if to sulkily make himself look better despite his bruised ego. Ah, and yes, the wing! It was popping out of an expertly knitted and fitted.... sweater.

Yes, a sweater. In fact, they were all sporting sweaters. Annabel, Lenore, Roderick and Poe-- they were all wearing nice, warm sweaters that Aldous had lovingly knit for them. Each one was fitted perfectly from the softest yarn he had on hand, with holes for their wings. And each one displayed a different color and semi-festive pattern, the designs varying depending on their personalities.

Roderick, of course, had the most garish one of them all, complete with the knitted visage of a tongue-waggling Krampus marching along the bands of color. But the strange color choice and chosen image was, more or less, punishment for his, as Aldous had put it, “insolent” ways. Still, the chosen colors did make his particular ashen-oily sheen of his feathers pop out. Aldous was a professional when it came to choosing colors to further enhance someone’s appearance. Abelärd may have been the master artist in the family but, by God, Aldous gave him a run for his money when it came to making clothing.

Not a lot of people knew that Aldous was fond of sewing and knitting. It was a hobby he didn’t speak of. Not a single soul on that base had bared witness to his hidden trove of goodies-- a trunk packed with yarns of varying softness, displaying a wide gamut of colors and hues. Tucked in along with the yarn were packs of sewing needles, swatches of fabric and knitting hooks; threads, and patches, and anything else one could imagine one hiding in an artsy-crafty trunk.

All in all, the reason for his love of sewing and his ability to create clothing was only due to the undying patience and love of his mother.

Long ago, the twins had watched their father languish in his long-term illness before he finally succumbed to his withering cancer. After a proper time of grieving, the household was thrown into a state of chaotic flux. The twins’ mother, Giselle, had taken on most of the chores, trying to keep up with everything in her life. When she came to the conclusion that she couldn’t balance the books and do everything around the house, she came up with an ingenious idea.

Giselle Haswell wanted to make sure that her boys would not go through life helpless.

She purposely taught them how to clean the house proper, sanitizing counters and scrubbing the tub to a spotless sheen. She taught them how to do their own laundry, going as far as teaching them how to make their own soap. She taught them how to make meals for the family (often making batches of food bigger than what the three could eat, just so they could donate the ‘leftovers’ to the poorer families on the street). She showed them how to can food for later, how to create a budget and a shopping list. Above all, she taught them the domestic side of life. Always a believer that one could make do and thrive if they truly applied themselves, she worked hard to help make her boys confident in their activities and tasks.

Of course... the twins varied in their strengths and weaknesses, and she doled out certain roles to each as a result. She wanted the boys to take on a set routine of chores, always allowing them to, yes, make mistakes, but to always ask questions on how to better do a task. She refused to hold their hands, but she was always there on the sidelines, ready to offer advice.

As a result, Aldous found his passion in patching up clothes and making clothes. He was an avid learner, picking up techniques on sewing and stitching faster than his younger twin. At such a young age he showed excellent technique and form with even the fancier side of stitching, enjoying the challenge of embroidery. As such, he was given the duty of patching worn out clothing and making things from time to time, in order to save the family much needed money.

All of his knowledge as a kid helped him many times in his life. From fixing up clothing that he didn’t want to throw out to quickly creating perfect, tightly secure stitching for his patient’s wounds, fresh from the smoke-strewn battlefields of the second war.

Now, of course, he put his skills to use... knitting tiny sweaters for his unkindness and, now, the rat named Amour.

Poe watched with amusement as Aldous fussed and grumbled over the rat’s measurements. Still smug from Roderick’s recent scolding, the large raven perched upon his favorite little spot, his claws hooked into the eye sockets of the skull residing, with a place of honor, on his master’s desk (it was the skull belonging to Aldous’ old friend, Rasputin). The raven was looking dashing in his particular sweater. It was a soft but respectable light gray, the yarn flecked with little specks of black. Quite nice. The softest Aldous had on hand. What really made the raven stand out was his given pattern. It was a rather comical lump of coal on the chest, with the back reading ‘I’m an asshole’  in German.

“I don’t...” Aldous ran a hand through his hair, his face screwed up in concentration. Before him sat the little white rat, its nose twitching in anticipation. Next to him was a little lump of brown yarn in the vague shape of an itty, bitty sweater. “I’m not sure this will work. Your measurements are so small. I am used to working with ravens.”

The rat, as if understanding, cocked its head at the strange man. It looked as if it were considering what the man was saying to him, trying to make sense of the complexity, if not absurdity, of a rat-sized sweater.

Gingerly picking up the small sweater, Aldous looked down at his handiwork. Yes, a brown yarn had been chosen, but it was rather nice. A milk chocolate brown, not at all dark. He even knitted a tiny little s’more on the back of the sweater. A little inside joke, he chuckled in his own amusement. A little white rat wrapped up in a tiny brown sweater, just like a little roasted marshmallow sandwiched between two graham crackers.

Rubbing his thumb over the material, he felt a bit better with what he was doing. It was soft. Really soft. And he was sure it would compliment the rat along with keeping it warm. He knew the infirmary was warm right now, but he also knew power outages did happen. He loved the little rat. He cared about it. And if the heat did happen to go out, or Amour got a little chilly in the middle of the night...

No, he didn’t want to think what would happen.

“Alright, Amour. Are you ready to try this on?”

The rat on his desk squeaked inquisitively as the man held the small sweater out to him. Nose twitching once more, it daintily sniffed at the material. Was it food? Was it some new plaything for it to chew through?

With care, Aldous began to slip the sweater over the little rat’s head. At first all seemed to go well. The endearing little rodent didn’t panic, and wasn’t squirming or moving all that much. It was well behaved, just standing there, trusting Aldous enough to do what he wanted to do.

It took a fair bit of wiggling the sweater onto his model’s furry body, but he managed to get it on. After a bit of adjustment, Aldous sat back in his chair, rather proud of himself.

The s’mores-sweatered rat looked absolutely adorable.

“Ah, look at you! ” A deranged smile spread across the man’s face as he rubbed his hands together, almost devious in his delight. “You look very warm! Very cute! Ver--- wait. Hold on.”

Panic must have set in, for the rat, once a perfect little model for the Medic, was now beginning to back up in a little circle. It kept reversing unto itself, bumping into anything and everything that happened to be on Aldous’ desk. Tiny little squeaks began to sound from the struggling rodent, its cries causing the Medic alarm.

Look what you’ve done.

Aldous hissed to himself, trying to block out the nasty, vile but all too familiar voice that rose up from the depths of his mind, like a serpent prepared to strike the finishing blow.

You’re going to kill it. Give it a heart attack. And then what will people think of you?

“Amour,” the Medic gasped out, gently trying to coax the rat into ceasing by scooping it up. It only wiggled out of his hand, returning to its frenzied thrashing. “Calm down-- calm down! Stop! You’re going to--!”

Oops, there goes its head. Amour pulled his head right through the hole for the neck, and now it was this awkward little furred lump with a sweater on it, reversing in a wobbly, wonky circle, without a visible head.

Aldous tried to calm the little rat, but his efforts were in vain. His unkindness cawing out in amusement only provoked the little rat’s panic further, causing the unholy squeaking to reach a grand crescendo.

“Stop! Stop, stop, STOP! You’re going to hurt yourself! I don’t want that! I want to keep you--”

Pop!

Aldous felt his stopped heart skip back to life as relief flooded over him. With a comical little vibe to it, the tiny rat had wiggled completely out of the sweater, shedding it like a snake would shed old skin. He let out the breath he had been holding in, and his tense shoulders beginning to loosen up.

“...A--Amour? Amour, ssh, it’s alright.” He reached out to touch the rat, but it didn’t seem to respond to physical contact. “I am so very sorry. I did not mean to scare you. I--”

Confused, Aldous halted his actions of picking up the rat. Instead he watched, with mounting curiosity, as the rat sniffed the shed sweater with a renewed sense of interest.

A minute passed as the rodent checked the sweater out before, carefully, stepping onto it. With a few well placed shuffling motions, the rat fluffed it up into just the right little pile... for a nest.

“...Huh.” A small, relieved smile began to drift along his face. Aldous shook his head. “Not what I had in mind but... it’ll do to keep you warm at night. Until I knit you a bigger one, that is.”

The sweater for the rat was a complete failure. But hey, it made a rather nice, plush bed for the rodent.

[katatty]

Characters

Part 5 of my Custom Neighbourhood Guide

While working on your neighbourhood you most likely already have an idea of the families and sims that will be living there, and how they relate to each other. Now’s the time to flesh those characters out! This section of the guide will cover creating sims, characterisation, relationships, and the question of whether to include townies and/or NPCs. 

(As always do take everything I say in this guide with a grain of salt – every creator is different and my own preferences & opinions might not be your own. But hopefully there’ll be something useful in here for everyone.)

Making Sims

You can create you sims in either Bodyshop or Create a Sim. There are advantages to both! Many people find Bodyshop easier to use and it has slightly more tools available, plus it will allow you to save copies of your sims easily. CAS sims won’t be able to be saved without first extracting their appearance in SimPE – however it will allow you to do genetic mixing more easily, and with debugging mode on will enable more of the catalog, such as career outfits and alien skins. Whichever one you use is really just down to personal preference.

When creating sims to populate a neighbourhood, it’s generally good to have plenty of genetic diversity. You might choose otherwise, for example if you are closely basing your neighbourhood on a real-world location with a less diverse population, but a good rule of thumb is to try to include at least one sim with each of the available hair colours, eye colours, skin colours, etc.

Different players will have different tastes when it comes to sim faces. I have bad facial recognition and like extreme, cartoony features. Other players might prefer prettier sims! Again, this is something that’s entirely up to you. Almost all players, however, like to see sims with unique and recognisable faces, so try and avoid simply using templates when creating sims. Pick at least one “unusual” feature, perhaps a large nose, beady eyes, a slightly upturned mouth - anything to make them stand out! Another possible idea is to combine existing templates for more interesting results.

It’s also worth looking at the some Custom Sliders! Sims made using these will still work in a cc-free game, and they open up a lot of new options, like asymmetrical features, buck teeth and elfier ears. Honestly, I am not the greatest at face sculpting, so I’ll link to a few resources and tutorials on it by other people:

Sims 2 Sliders - index of all sliders

Pooklet’s Method - a “randomisation” method for making interesting faces

The final detail for you sim will be their hair & outfit! Resist the temptation to pick the cutest items in the catalog – think about the personality, occupation and interests of the sim you are making and try and give them an appearance that suggests that. Desiderata Valley is actually a great example of this being done well – most of the inhabitants dress in a way that reflect their chosen hobbies. Remember that many players LOVE giving everyone makeovers so don’t get too attached to their appearance! This is another reason to place more importance on getting across their characterisation rather than focusing on making everyone look cute.

Characterisation 

To me this is one of the most important aspects of a sim! Aside from their physical appearance, there are so many things that can help flesh out and define a sim:

Bio – This is one of the least subtle as it is literally what you tell the players about your sim, so make it count! I like my bios to be short and snappy, and try to include fun facts, personality traits, or info about the character’s values and motivations.

Memories – I’ll go into more detail about editing memories in the next part, but memories are one of the easiest ways to show a character’s history. Who taught them their toddler skills, if anyone? When did they have their first kiss? Did they ever run away from home? Take a look at the full List of Memories for more ideas!

Storytelling images – Another good way to show a family history!

Aspiration – This is one of the things that most defines a sim. They might be a very typical sim for their aspiration, like the Curious brothers, who are very much classic knowledge sims! Aspiration doesn’t have to define them, however, and there’s no reason they have to follow the classic stereotypes. Maybe they’re a family sim in love with two people, like Widespot’s Mary Hart? Maybe a shy, grouchy romance sim like Nina Caliente? Take a look at Rockethorse’s Alternate Reads of Aspirations and Dinuriel’s Psychology Version of Aspirations for some “outside the box” ideas.

Personality Points – Bear in mind that more extreme personalities will result in more interesting behaviour from a sim! In my view it’s worth giving each sim at least one extreme personality trait (such as being a mega-slob or a outgoing chatterbox) to help define them.

Zodiac – This will effect chemistry, which is the only real gameplay effect, but players into astrology might infer some character traits from this!

Interests – This mainly effects the conversations sims will have, but again will give players ideas about their personality. A refined sim might have a lot of interest in culture. A high interest in crime could point towards a potential criminal career, or maybe in law enforcement. Eco warriors might have a high interest in environment, politics and animals.

Hobby – Similar to interests, this can flesh out what a sim is all about, and in some cases can even give them new traits and abilities. I particularly enjoy giving sims points in the film & lit hobby so that they’ll walk around with a book in their hand.

Skills – It makes sense for a sim to have a few skills, especially if they are an adult or elder! As a general rule I give sims skills corresponding with the point they are at in their career.

Many of these things, like interests, skills and hobbies, will be assigned to a sim when they are created, but these can easily be changed with testing cheats, SimPE, the Simblender, or the Batbox if you have a strong preference for what they’re into! There are other things you could consider too, like turn ons, sexual orientation, vacation memories, skill badges, etc.  

This is my own preference, but when defining a sim’s personality I think it’s importance to give them both some positive and negative traits, and keep the details ambiguous enough that there is plenty of room for player interpretation. Donna Fusilli, for example, can be interpreted as a victim, villain, or something in between. She’s a mob boss’s wife, they have a low relationship and it’s implied she married for money, but she also does love him, and has turned down the opportunity to have an affair according to her memories. She has a good relationship with her kids but is thoroughly detested by her mother-in-law, and the reason for this is up to the imagination of the player.

Then again, perhaps you prefer more clear-cut good guys and bad guys? That can work, too! Bear in mind though, that the player might not agree with the roles you have cast them in. Don Lothario and the Caliente sisters seem to me as though they were intended to be villains by Maxis, but many players like to give them more sympathetic backstories and motivations. Remember that the characters you are creating should be giving the players prompts and ideas rather than dictating any one “correct” interpretation.

Relationships 

Another important part of a sim is the relationships they have with other characters in the neighbourhood! How big is their family? Does it only consist of their household, or do they have other relatives living in the neighbourhood? Do they get on well with their family, and who are they closest to? Who are their closest friends? Are their friends in the same age group, or do they get on better with a different age group? How long have they been friends? Are they married, single, do they have a love interest? Multiple love interests? What about enemies, or rivals? Is there anyone in town that they dislike, or who dislikes them?

One-sided rivalries or crushes can be particularly interesting! When I made Europa, for example, I made all of the elder females dislike Viola Rochetti – implying (along with her biography) that she was the subject of a lot of gossip.

For most neighbourhoods the interwoven network of relationships will comprise a lot of the plot. Pleasantview has its tangled love web, Veronaville has its bitter rivalries, Strangetown has its complex family trees… the only limit is your imagination. When creating a sim I like to work out what their connections are to the rest of the town very early on – there shouldn’t be any sims included with no relevance to the neighbourhood plot and no links to the other residents. (Unless perhaps they’re a hermit or recluse? In which case, carry on.)

You might find it helpful to scrawl out some family trees or relationship maps on paper, especially if the set-up you are envisioning is complicated!

Townies and NPCs

When setting up your neighbourhood you will have taken steps to avoid generating unnecessary townies and NPCs. However, perhaps you want a few townies around so that the dating options in the neighbourhood are more varied? There might be some NPCs you can’t avoid generating, and maybe you want to customise them to fit in better with your neighbourhood?  Perhaps you’d like a few non-playables to play a role in the plot, like Kaylynn Langerak? Most sharable neighbourhoods contain a few townies and NPCs, and even Meetme’s uberhood templates contain a few “plot relevant” townies, like Crystal Vu.

You may even want to include a complete townie and NPC pool. There are pros and cons to doing this; some players prefer fewer character files and like being able to choose whether to add townies themselves, whilst others might appreciate having less work to do, and being able to play a more customised neighbourhood which feels fully populated. Quadington University and Tumbleton are a few examples of this! Creating multiple versions of your neighbourhood with and without townies and NPCs is also an option.

Something I haven’t seen done but am interested in trying myself in a future neighbourhood is townie-owned community lots! According to some testing by @dramallamadingdang, it’s possible to have a townie purchase a community lot and run it as an owned business. This could open up some interesting possibilities, like shops that can sell just about anything, restaurants with more selective menus, staff that you can pick out and customise yourself very easily... could be fun to experiment with!

There are quite a few ways to go about making and customising townies and NPCs, and the method you use will depend on your game configuaration and exactly what you want to do with them. Personally I create townies in CAS and townify them with the Simblender. I let NPCs generate through normal gameplay then change their appearance using SimPE. I’ll link a few tutorials/resources below:

Alternate Sim Surgery Plugin 

How to Use Sim Surgery with SimPE

Modifying a Sim's genes

Extracting & Packaging sims

Clean custom neighbourhoods + townie creation

NPC and Townie Maker

Make your own hobby sims

Make Your Own Default Townies, Downtownies, Dormies, and Adoptable Pets!

[tiaraofsapphires]

So I kinda updated my Rydaal Royalty AU...

Sara made a beeline to the training grounds as soon as Alec dismissed her, whipping off her jacket and shirt until she only in her pants and thin tank top.

She really needed to hit something.

It wasn’t in anger, not truly. She couldn’t be angry with Jaal—only the abstract idea of him because she didn’t really know who he was—after her father broke the news to her. Jaal likely didn’t want to be a part of this either and it wasn’t his fault.

It didn’t matter.

She was getting almost certainly going to be married to him, an angara of royal blood. Unlike her, Jaal wasn’t the heir to the throne of his respective kingdom. According to Alec and the file he had on the angara prince, Jaal was the third-born child and, therefore, third in line to the throne.

Jaal was older than her, the equivalent of 27 years to 22 of hers. There was some consolation to be had there. At least he wasn’t twice or three times her age or something outrageous for an angara who would likely live to be as long as she would.

Sara twirled an omniblade in her hand, easy as breathing.

From a young age, Alec demanded that his children be skilled in combat, along with book-learning and being a ruler. They had their bodyguards whenever they left the palace, sure, but it wasn’t satisfactory for the king.

“You need to know how to defend yourselves,” Alec had said.

Sure, it served her when smugglers and pirates tried poking holes into her. They landed their hits, but it was rare.

But now it would serve her in another way.

The angara were a warrior race, above all. They had to be, after centuries of skirmishes with the Nexus races and now this decades-long war with the kett. It made them suspicious of outsiders, clinging to those who looked like them. Outside of relatively few cases, they interacted with Nexus out of necessity, nothing more.

Sara couldn’t blame them.

But now, that was changing.

Not only was the Prince coming, but he was bringing various representatives from Heleus to strengthen and renegotiate military and economic ties.

It wasn’t just about the engagement and wedding. But a lot of it was about this unconventional event. It would serve as a distraction for the average citizen to ogle and gossip about while leaders and politicians haggled and bartered behind closed doors.

Who cares about a potential economy-altering deal when there’s Sara’s dress to be whispered about?

Her omniblade tore out some of the stuffing, making the soft stuff smoke and burn.

Sara supposed this training would make her pleasing to her likely-future husband.

The thought of it made her feel a bit ill. They hadn’t even met yet, the engagement not even finalized, and it felt like she was waiting at the gallows.

She jumped into this without really thinking.

Lunge forward, stab, twist.

Time seemed to blur, as she made mincemeat of the target dummies. Sweat beaded at her temples and dampened her shirt.

When something large moved into her periphery, she jumped, whipping towards the source of the movement with a gasp.

Drack held up his hands in a sarcastically placating gesture, bowing in mocking supplication. It was more for her benefit than his. It wasn’t like she could really do anything to him.

Sure, an omniblade to the gut would hurt just about anyone, but Drack would easily shrug it off and knock her flat on her ass.

“Something’s got you pissed off, kid,” Drack grumbled.

Sara huffed and turned back to her unmoving victim. She liked Drack. He treated her like a normal person, if not with a slight bit more respect. It was refreshing.

“Did you hear?” Sara asked.

It was probably hours since she talked to Alec. After that, there was no reason why this engagement would remain hidden.

This union would be milked for all its worth to drum up morale and feelings of camaraderie between the two planets. The word would be put out as soon as possible and not even the malcontents in the Citadel would dare come out too loudly against it.

She could only imagine the amount of emails she was going to return to.

Drack leaned up against the nearby wall and crossed his arms. “About that angara prince that’s coming in a couple days? Yeah.”

Sara’s lip curled. “My fiancé, Prince Jaal Ama Darav.”

No, she wasn’t angry with him. She just needed to keep reminding herself of that fact.

“That’s if he actually proposes,” Drack huffed.

“If he does, I will accept. For the good of our peoples.”

She glanced over at Drack, who grunted disbelievingly.

It wasn’t like he had much faith in this sort of thing. After the genophage millennia ago, the objectively tyrannical and self-destructive krogan government dissolved as the birthrate was reduced to almost nothing, breaking up into municipalities absorbed by the human, turian, asari, and salarian kingdoms.

The genophage had been a disgusting thing, an ugly stain in the history books. Something that Heleus politicians liked to throw in the Nexus’s face whenever it came to making treaties and agreements.

‘Look at how you treat your own people. Why should we deal with you?’

Perhaps this marriage would help the Nexus’s image.

“I suppose you’re doing a brave thing,” Drack relented, “Damn foolish, in my opinion, but brave. I don’t trust those Heleus types.”

“Why?”

Drack grunted. “They’re cagey and isolated. That makes them dangerous.”

Sara shot back, “Like you?”

That drew a chuckle out of the krogan.

“Yeah, a bit. At least you probably ticked off a bunch of idiots at the Citadel with this. Makes it worth it in my book.”

Drack hauled up a fresh dummy for her to dismember and she murmured her thanks.

Lunge forward, stab, twist.

“Have you ever been to Heleus?” Sara asked. The exertion was getting her, raising her heartrate, making it a little harder to talk.

Drack nodded.

“Yeah, on a few—ahem—less-than-legal supply runs back in the day. Lots of fun critters to kill. Angara also make some damn good weapons.”

Okay, not exactly what Sara wanted to hear if someone was going to sell a trip to Heleus.

“Nice scenery?” she suggested.

“I wasn’t looking. But yeah. Nature, ruins, all that shit. I’m sure Your Braininess will love it.”

She smirked at the nickname.

“Thanks for stellar review of Heleus, Drack.”

“No problem, kid.”

Yeah, she really liked Drack. She was glad he was in Hyperion. He was more than happy to come with her when she went on Prothean digs.

To make sure some asshole assassin doesn’t get any ideas, was his official excuse.

But, she knew it was out of friendship. And Alec wasn’t going to protest to the idea of an experienced krogan warrior like Drack ‘looking after her’.

Clan Nakmor didn’t particularly like the idea of one of their own kowtowing to the human crown. But Drack didn’t give a shit.

“I wonder if I’ll be able to go on digs after I’m married.”

“Maybe, kid. And maybe you’ll get to dig some holes in Heleus. Find some nice shiny things that you’ve never seen before.”

He stopped and winked conspiratorially.

“And we can sneak you out if we have to,” Drack continued.

That was one way to think about it.

“I like the sound of that,” Sara murmured.

Despite the tempting possibility of new discovery, she still didn’t like the idea of her ability to study Prothean sites being in jeopardy. It was less her hobby and more like her life.

Dammit, stabbing things wasn’t enough. Maybe she would need to take a trip to the shooting range and put some bullets in things.

She could challenge Drack into a contest that she would definitely lose.

“Sara!” a shout echoed through the space.

Sara sheathed her omniblade at the sound of her brother’s voice. Before she knew it, Scott was in her arms, hugging her. Almost crushing her, in fact.

“Ah, Drack, do you mind?” Sara gasped.

The krogan didn’t protest.

“I’ll leave you, Your Highnesses.”

Drack nodded and retreated. As soon as he was gone, Scott pulled away and looked her up and down, like he was expecting her to be wounded.

“I can’t believe this is happening,” he said.

Yeah, he received word. And he didn’t take it well, if the hard line in his brow told Sara anything. What a surprise.

“Trust me, neither can I. But, if you think about it, it makes sense.”

Scott shook his head vehemently.

“No. No, no, don’t you go defend this. Don’t defend our father’s asinine schemes.”

Oh, boy. Here we go.

Alec never really treated them like a father ought to treat his children, even less so after their mother died, and both of them resented him to some degree. Of the two of them, Sara had the better relationship with Alec. It wasn’t by much.

Whether it was because she was the elder, because she was heir, or just because Scott was the more rebellious and blustery of the two of them, she didn’t know. All she knew was that Scott and Alec’s relationship was strained, and that was putting it in the best of terms.

“But it does make sense,” Sara sighed, “The asari have refused and I’m the only one in this family who can have children with Jaal.”

Scott sneered, “Jaal? Already calling him by his first name?”

Sara bristled.

Fucking hell, Scott seemed to be angrier about this than she was and he wasn’t the one being married off.

“Don’t be childish. The angara have been suffering since before we were born. This marriage could help them, maybe help end this war.”

An arranged marriage to a man she didn’t know, a member of a species that wasn’t her own. A union to bridge two planets in something deeper than a military treaty or trade negotiation.

Something bigger than simply a husband and wife.

It was terrifying.

Scott sighed, “Come on, let’s get out of the sun. You’re sweating like crazy.”

He punctuated the comment with an offer of his elbow.

The sudden change in mood should’ve given her whiplash, but she knew her brother and she knew this conversation wasn’t over. Scott was reining in his anger so there wasn’t a public shouting match.

They would continue this in private. And then start shouting at each other.

“It’s called exercise,” Sara said primly, taking his arm and letting him lead her back inside.

There were more whispers as they walked than usual. Still the respectful bows and nods. They were still prince and princess regardless the gossip.

Anticipation of visitors and an arranged marriage would definitely be major sources of gossip.

She glanced over at Scott as they walked.

His clothing—combat boots, t-shirt, cargo pants—told her he had just been hanging around the barracks. Scott found his niche, his place in the world, in the military. And he was good at it, probably one of the best human soldiers in Nexus.

Sara worried about him, of course. But he had friends to watch his back. And Sara wasn’t bad with a knife and a gun. She had plenty of scraps with pirates and smugglers who tried infiltrating her digs. So, she’d be able to run to her brother’s rescue if need be.

Scott nudged her when they got close to her quarters.

“You shower and stuff. I’ll get some food made for us.”

Sara didn’t want to think about what kind of fuss her brother’s presence in the kitchen would cause. It would be mostly because the prince just waltzed in asking for something and probably throwing everyone off of schedule.

“Alright, Scott. See you in a bit.”

Sara shut the door behind her and leaned against it.

Shit. Well, this was happening. Scott was going to hound her about this until he gave his piece on why he thought this was a terrible idea.

He was always stubborn, hell, it was a family trait. The word could be emblazoned on the fucking family crest. House Ryder: Stubborn and Impulsive.

She would only delay the inevitable by telling him to go away.

The only consolation was that he was going to provide food while he railed on and on about the injustices that their king-father was putting them through.

Hooray.

Sara stripped with tired hands, shuffling to her bathroom. She was sweaty and sticky, Scott was right about that. Totally princess-like.

The blast of hot water relaxed her tense muscles. She would boil herself in the water if she could. Just dissolve and disappear.

No, no, bad thoughts. She was doing something in service of her people. She couldn’t be so selfish and run.

She washed her hair, scrubbing suds into brown locks with more force than probably necessary. Her nails scratched at her scalp, a bad habit that stuck since she was a child.

And it hurt when she did it, soreness curling around her knuckles. She must have been holding her omniblade too tightly. Out of anger for a situation she had no control over. She had a feeling she would see a lot of the training grounds between then and when Jaal arrived.

Let off steam and let the world pass her by as her inevitable fate got closer and closer.

Languid hands cleaned the rest of her body, not rushed. She imagined she could take her time. Scott would need some time to arrange whatever food he was planning on bringing.

The bathroom was full of steam and her skin was blushed from the heat by the time she turned off the water.

More time drying off and putting on some pajamas.

It was a stark, unpleasant realization that soon her privacy was going to be a rare thing.

She would likely have to share quarters with her new husband. When he was visiting, before the wedding, he would likely stay in the guest rooms. But, still.

She supposed her quarters were big enough for two. Enough living space, enough closet space, a big enough bathroom. The bed was certainly big enough for two.

Oh, no, she shouldn’t think about that sort of thing.

Marriage leads to sex which leads to babies. That was how it worked.

With a sigh, she flopped on her bed.

Yeah, this was going to suck. Her life wasn’t hers. Not that it was anything new.

“Yo, sis!” Scott shouted, thumping at the door, shaking Sara out of her reverie.

“Let yourself in,” Sara called back, unwilling to get up from where she lay on her bed.

She glanced over at the sound of the door opening. Scott had changed from fatigues to loose pants and shirt. And he was carrying…

She was expecting two plates of actual food. Instead, Scott had a tray with two bottles of wine and a large plate of little cakes.

“Come on, time to eat and drink our feelings.”

He toed off his shoes and sat on her bed next to her, setting the tray between them

“Our feelings?” Sara asked.

“Hey, I have feelings too. Besides, I’ve been hoarding these bottles for a special occasion. And what better occasion than learning my twin sister is being married off to a random dude from another planet?”

Sara bit back a comment as he uncorked the first bottle and poured two glasses.

She took a sip—damn, it was really good wine—and crammed one of the cakes in her mouth to delay the inevitable conversation with Scott.

This was nice, the two of them sitting on her bed, sharing wine and cake like they were children having a picnic.

“It might not be so bad.”

Scott glanced over incredulously at the statement.

She took a gulp of wine and shrugged.

“He might be so busy with his own business that he will leave me alone entirely except for when we need to be together for…procreation,” she suggested.

Scott made a disgusted noise at that.

“I really don’t want to think about you having sex, thank you very much.”

She glanced over at Scott.

“Like the three or six times I’ve walked into you having sex?”

He reddened.

“Point.”

Silence fell again.

Sara’s thoughts still swirled.

She never held any serious illusions that she would get to marry someone of her choosing. She had her flings here and there before this, carefully chosen so she didn’t cause a scandal by choosing a gossipy partner.

She blinked, telling herself that something was in her eye. She wasn’t crying. She couldn’t cry.

This was an honor. Marriages between Nexus and Heleus peoples were few and far between, but usually happy in their small numbers.

“I don’t know a lot about the angara. I wish I had at least visited Heleus once before this.”

Scott shrugged. “Heleus has their anti-Nexus groups. The Roekaar is the biggest one. I don’t think Dad would’ve let us go for a flimsy reason.”

Sara tried not to let fear knot up her stomach.

She hadn’t really taken into account how unpopular this marriage would be in some groups. The conservative politicians, isolationists and species purists on both Nexus and Heleus would not be happy about this at all.

Of course, Alec did not and never had given a damn about the opinions who were resistant to progress. So, it was clear he didn’t take those possible opinions into account before agreeing to Queen Sahuna’s offer.

Sara forced some humor into her voice. “I bet the Roekaar all had a collective stroke at the news of the marriage.”

Scott snickered, topping off his glass.

“A politically-sanctioned marriage between a human and an angara? Oh, I bet they’re burning effigies of you and Prince Jaal as we speak. Ugly ones.”

It was meant to be a joke, but the mirth of it all evaporated very quickly. Scott opened the second bottle in silence.

“Dad wouldn’t have approved of this if I was in danger, like if Jaal was a member of the Roekaar or something,” she murmured, “You know that.”

Sara knew she had a point there and Scott knew it too. For all his faults, Alec would never directly cause his children harm.

“It’s still bullshit,” Scott said into his glass. To her relief, he sounded a bit more resigned. At least he wasn’t spitting venom about Alec anymore.

“How could Dad do this to you?”

Oops, spoke too soon.

“He’s a leader first, Scott,” Sara mused. “It’s not like this a brand-new side of him. It’s for the good of the people.”

That was what she kept reminding herself.

For the good of the people. That was what mattered.

“You’re not suited for martyrdom, Sara. Just saying.”

“I don’t plan on being a martyr.”

“Does anyone? No, don’t answer that. I’m sure you have an example in that nerd brain of yours and I don’t want to hear it.”

She rolled her eyes. She really didn’t have an example on-hand and was too close to getting buzzed for wracking her brain to find one.

They finished the bottle—Scott taking the lion’s share as usual—and the cakes in relative silence until Scott broke it with another quip.

“If this Jaal hates you, it certainly won’t be because you’re ugly.”

Sara rolled her eyes at that, really wishing she had saved another cake just to cram in his face.

Sure, she wasn’t unattractive. She was sun-kissed and freckled, wiry from training and digging. And in preparation for events that required Sara actually sit down with her attendants to work their magic with makeup and hair and clothes, she could even be beautiful.

But being attractive to humans wasn’t the same as being attractive to angara. She was almost sure of it, at least.

“Yep, I’m a catch,” Sara deadpanned.

“A heartthrob,” Scott drawled. “And, who knows? Maybe you just bagged yourself a fucking dreamboat and he’s everything a princess could ever desire.”

“Wow, somebody is suddenly keen to this idea.”

“I’m a little drunk, sis. I’m sure once I’m sober I’ll take it all back.”

Sara sighed, resigned. She really hoped he wasn’t serious. If there was one person she wanted to have on her team, it was Scott.

[kisathemistress]

Some South Park Headcanons I have

(Because I’m falling for the series again!)

The four main characters:

Kyle Broflovski: 

His personality makes it almost impossible for him to let things go, if it means making someone (other than Cartman) upset or sad. He just want as many people as possible to be happy around him, because if they aren’t he feels like he has failed them. 

This comes from his strict upbringing his parents gave him and from studying/knowing everything (including religious various beliefs) thus he lives his life by the golden rule: “Do not do unto others, that you do not want done to you.”

He believes highly in karma as well, especially the Wiccan belief of karma. Where if you do something kind you will be rewarded with 3 times the kindness, but if you do something hurtful you will be punished with 3 times the misfortune.

Despite being Jewish and claiming his pride with the religion, Kyle doesn’t follow any of the practices most Jewish people do. He willingly eats pork and sometimes attends/helps the local Roman Catholic church (but this could be do to the town only having one church and most of his friends go there.)

Unlike Scott, Kyle’s diabetes isn’t as serious and he can get away with eating something with extra sugars in it without going into diabetic shock. Though he does carry emergency insulin just incase.

Kyle is aromantic and bisexual. He doesn’t know how to react to intimacy or pick up clues that someone likes him “in that way”, he just assumes all positive contact with him is platonic in nature. He has to be directly told that someone is in love with him for him to understand why they are being overly nice to him.

Since he is only an 9/10 year old, he isn’t aware full of his own sexuality, thus acts the way he thinks a “normal boy” should behave. Despite constantly giving away that he isn’t “normal” by his own definition.

Also he still has his pet Elephant, but it has been moved to a Zoo for a breeding program. He goes to visit it him occasionally and is a junior Zookeeper at the park. He’s going to be officially hired to work there part-time once he’s in high school.

Stan Marsh:

He still does drink, but not to the extent that his father does nor does he get blackout drunk anymore. He’s cut back a lot thanks to going to AA, but is struggling with the 12 step program do to his father leaving alcohol in his reach, and offering him alcohol. He’s also the kid that pulls drinks for his friends and for parties, as both his father and uncle Jimbo will buy it for him if he asks.

Stan tries his best to be vegetarian but has no problem with eating meat as long as he doesn’t witness the slaughter and preparation of the animal. (Including fish.) Blood makes him squeamish, and he becomes overly emotional when he sees an animal in distress.

Even though Stan is straight, when he’s drunk he’ll sleep with anybody. Drunk Stan also believes Kyle is his boyfriend and will run to him for comfort. This normally confuses Kyle, especially when Stan rejects everything when he is sober. It part of the reason Wendy decided that she is genderfluid and created Wendyl, thinking it will keep Stan from “wandering” away from her.

Stan is very proud of his gay dog Sparky. He willingly takes him to gay pride parades and events, and voices his support for his dog. 

He still owns that poodle he bought, which he found out was a toy poodle.

If his parents didn’t limit Stan to only 2 dogs, he would have a pack of at least 6, that he’d have follow him everywhere. He instantly can become friends with any dog he meets and feels heartbroken when he can’t take them home.

Stan knows different wolf howls and behaviors, he can almost instantly tell you what a wolf or a dog is trying to tell you. If he ever gets lost in the forest around town. he knows how to find the local wolf/coyote pack to keep himself company.

Out of all the boys, Stan would be the first to go feral if they were abandoned by their parents/society.

Kenny McCormick:

Is literally an Elder God, but only is aware of his immortality. He can’t remember what other powers he has or how to activate them. His real father is Cthulhu, and he hates him.

Kenny cares very deeply for his little sister Karen and older brother Kevin. When he has extra money, he will always buy them something nice. Like a new doll for Karen or powdered doughnuts from the convenience store to share with Kevin, because it’s their favorite treat.

Even though he will do nearly anything for money, he draws the line at eating Hot Rods. (Unless of course eating them would bring his family out of poverty or something...)

Kenny is genderfluid and pansexual. Mostly because he doesn’t care who he sleeps with, especially if their is money involved. Also wearing girl clothing occasionally was at first so he could had it down to Karen, but now he’d proudly admits he does like the look and feel of women’s clothing on him.

He has had pet rats, a pet possum, and raccoon. Currently he’s raising a baby flying squirrel he found abandoned in his yard, and nursing a robin who has a broken wing.

He wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up.

Eric Cartman:

Never thinks things through, and always pays for his schemes one way or another.

Still has a horde of stuffies he keeps in his room and sleeps with. Even having tea parties with them, when his “friends” don’t want to play.

Is an asshole towards Kyle, because he has unrequited feelings for him, but doesn’t want Kyle to know. Most of his plans fall through, because he really doesn’t want to hurt or push Kyle away.

Knows that he should watch his weight and eat better, but subconsciously wants to get diabetes from his obesity so he can be just like Kyle and Scott. He hates that they get special attention to their medical problems at school and thus don’t have to participate in certain exercises in gym.

Cartman is sex repulsed, but is secretly gay. He can’t stand the thought of actually having sex with anyone and believes all intimate contact is rape. 

He once broke up Craig and Tweek when he spotted them kissing at Stark’s Pond, then went on a rant of how Craig was taking advantage of his boyfriend, scaring Tweek into thinking he got all of the STDs.

Kyle has force Cartman to clean up “Zaron” all by himself before, after Cartman broke too many rules they came up with after the Stick of Truth was thrown in Stark’s Pond. Although, Cartman made Butters do it for him instead, when Kyle went home.

Four other boys:

Tweek Tweak:

Wasn’t aware his parent’s put meth and other drugs in his coffee to test the blends into being their customers addicted, until Craig discovered what Mr. Tweak was doing. Though Tweek is too scared to report his parents, Craig has used it as a threat to get Tweek expensive things, like videogames and new brand named clothes.

Tweek is a wonderful cook and baker. He wants to change the Tweak Bros. Coffee, into a restaurant kind of like Tim Hortons, where they serve both coffee and homemade food. Though he is too scared to ask his father to put in a proper kitchen in the back of the store, for him to use. Instead he has convinced his mother to sell his famous cupcakes, he bakes at home.

Even without the coffee and drugs, Tweek would still have his twitching tick. It only acts up when he is stressed out. When he is calm, it’s barely noticeable.

Before he bought Stripe #4 for Craig, he was terrified of rodents, after he fell in love with Guinea Pigs and occasionally will discuss proper rodent care with Kenny. 

Though now he fears that Craig might eat Stripe one day, do to Guinea Pigs being a delicacy in Peru and not knowing what happened to the other three Guinea Pigs Craig has had before Stripe #4. That’s why Stripe is kept over at his house on weekends and not a Craig’s 24/7.

Tweek has a parrot named “Coffee Crisp”, because it’s his favorite snack and the first words the parrot learned. His parent’s bought Tweek Coffee Crisp, to help keep his paranoia in check. 

Coffee Crisp will repeat goverment conspiracy theories do to that fact Tweek listens to them on the radio in his room at night. Coffee Crisp also knows the name of over 150 different types of coffee related products.

Craig gave Tweek a hand knitted Chullo and shall that matched his own, but in green, for his birthday. Tweek is afraid he will ruin them if he wears them, so he only wore the outfit for a day before permanently hanging it up in his closet.

Tweek was questioning his sexuality, but has always been gay. He was just too paranoid about other things to focus long enough to realize this.

Craig Tucker:

Although he behaves like he doesn’t give a shit about anyone or anything, he cares deeply on the inside for his friends. He believes showing emotion is weakness and prefers to internalize everything.

He has broken down in front of only two people ever in his life. The first being Clyde after Strip #2 had died, and the second being Tweek.

Craig is aware he is adopted and his native homeland is in Peru. He’s half white and half Peruvian native, and was sent to the US for adoption after people started trying to worship him as the Guinea God.

He’s also aware that he is a god and has god-like abilities. He just doesn’t like to use them and prefers to live a “normal” mortal life. He is aware of Kenny being an Elder God and his immortality. He’s willing to teach Kenny how to be responsible with his powers if he ever find out how to use them.

Craig has eaten Cavy and knows how to make traditional Peruvian dishes that use it, do to being a deity in his homeland. He likes it on occasion, but would never eat a Guinea Pig that he intends to keep as a pet and has buried his previous Guinea Pigs in the back garden of his home. He even had little funerals for them where his friends attended.

Craig likes to knit and will spend hours in his room listening to music and knitting. He hides this from his dad, because it’s not a “manly” hobby. Though every christmas he gives his family handmade sweaters, scarves, mittens, and socks, as gifts.

He doesn’t like coffee like Tweek, but his favorite drink is French Vanilla Cappuccinos. Which he has with whipped cream added, do to his sweet tooth.

Craig can’t dance, but tries to at parties and has fun regardless at his failed attempts. It makes Tweek laugh anyway.

Finally like Tweek’s twitching, flipping people off is a tick Craig had developed. Do to internalizing all of his thoughts and feelings, he automatically flips the bird when he feels upset or angry over someone or thing.

Clyde Donovan

Is just as pervy as Kenny, but is straight. 

He has problems with over expressing his emotions and is always crying about something. He uses Craig as his emotional support constantly, and sometimes will sit eating ice cream and watching romance movies alone.

He is embarrassed by his colostomy bag and only his friends (and Mr. Macky) know about it. He has one do to surviving rectal cancer when he was five.

He wants to own his own mexican themed restaurant when he is older or a Taco Bell. He was very disappointed when the government canceled building a giant Taco Bell during the events of the Stick of Truth.

His favorite Raisins girl is Lexus and always request her to be his host when he eats there. He wants to ask her out, but is too scared she will reject him.

When the kids play “The Kingdom of Zaron” now, Clyde remains as a separate third faction and the main “antagonist” of the game, when the humans and elves aren’t fighting each other. He rules over all the kids that want to be “monsters” or non-human or non-elf. Humans and elves can join his side if they proved to be “evil” enough.

Clyde has worn women's clothing for fun before. He likes flowy skirts and dresses. He wants to go to prom one day in a dress and maybe convince his future wife to let him wear the bride’s gown to their wedding.

Whenever he hears that Tweek is having a “backing meltdown” he gets excited, since Tweek makes too much and usually shares by giving him three boxes of baking. He hides this from his dad who want him to be careful of his weight.

Token Black:

Likes to buy expensive things for Nicole and his friends. He has no idea the value of money and genuinely gets confused when his friend say they or their parents can’t afford something.

Kenny McCormick creeps him out, and he thinks his family just chooses to live in a garbage dump. Though he does get along with Karen McCormick and had bought her lunch a few times, since he thinks it’s cruel for her parents to not give her money or food for school.

He is the second person Clyde will run to when he is upset, though unlike Craig, he dosen’t really know how to react or comfort Clyde. He normally just stands there with Clyde crying in his shoulder, awkwardly patting his back saying “there, there...” until Clyde feels better.

Contrary to belief (and Cartman) Token doesn’t like listening to Beyonce or hip hop type music. He actually likes listening to old folk music and polkas. 

Weird Al Yankovic is his favorite entertainer and “Just Eat it” is his favorite song by him.

Token sometimes says racist things against his white friends by accident. After which he profusely apologizes if he catches himself or someone calls him out on it.

He rather play chess than play football or basketball.

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Magical Details

Okay, so because of how little there is about modern American Wizarding culture... I have made up things. I have made up a lot of things. So these are all things that apply to my Wizard Tony, alright folks? Have a dump of my personal Wizarding headcanons.

Howard hid out on the non-magical side of the world the moment he got out of school because of the intense segregation between the magical and no-maj population in the European descended wizard areas. In other words, places like New York and the like. He pretended he wasn’t magical, mostly.

He is, however, responsible for the gremlins of the Stark line, given he started that.

Gremlins: Known among most of the wizarding populace as a non-magical invention, these little beings came to exist all over the world in small numbers shortly before WWII. Many human magicals don’t believe they exist, as they tend to be about as easy to spot when they don’t want to be as house elves.

Howard, having heard the story and not realizing it came from the non-magical literature side of things, ended up spending considerable effort to catch one, and that had an impact on their form. Instead of being purely magic, they acquired a form, and Howard taught Tony how to communicate with them when he was a kid. 

Tony made deals with the Gremlins so all Stark tech has them, but their energy eating habits are compensated for via carefully created runes which filter the electricity in the technology through a magic filter. This way, the gremlins don’t just kill the tech by eating everything that runs it in one go, and in this way they protect the device from other malfunctions.

He accidentally sicced a group of Gremlins on Hammer when he was in his early twenties in a fit of pique and has since given up on trying to get them to leave the company alone because they like it over there.

Americans have a far more cordial relationship with Gnomes due to the vast farming culture, and the little beings are often invited to live in fallow fields to replenish the magic and nutrients in them on a rotation rather than being driven off. 

Similarly, Wood nymphs are incredibly common in fruit orchards.

Bog Lights, also known as Bog Fairies and not to be confused with the normal species of Fairy modern wizards are familiar with, are rather rare in Europe due to the little beings being used in many time turner experiments early in their creation before the standard charms that make them were stabilized. Confined to one type of magical glowing flower that grows at the edge of swampland for their reproduction cycle, it was found to be incredibly easy for wizards to catch these creatures. Their wings were used to create a kind of ‘fairy dust’ that was used in early time turners in an attempt to replicate their ability to warp time in their immediate vicinity and has since led to the European variation of the glowing species of ‘fairy’ being run nearly into extinction.

The American species of this creature, known instead by the name of Bog Sprites rather than fairies when not called by their proper name, are not confined to one type of flower as their European counterparts, however, they are still typically only found in swampy areas. Just as all others of their species, regardless of origin, they tend to glow. Both types, be they European or North American, are known for leading humans astray and drowning them in the swamps they call home.

Given that both types of Bog Light have time warping capabilities, Howard took note of the matter while overseas during WWII and made notes. Upon discovering these notes and learning of ‘Time Turners’, Tony ended up figuring out how to sweet talk them into giving him dust (his perception of them being fairies admittedly colored by Peter Pan) which he then learned to be extremely effective in achieving what in the original Time Turner experiments was a failure. He used the item to satisfy requirements for his Enchantment Mastery.

Tony went out of his way in the wake of leaving MIT to get Masteries in Arithmancy, Runes, Warding, Enchanting, and Alchemy. He got them in that order given the first two weighed heavily toward cutting time for the second pair due to interrelated studies. The Alchemy Mastery was something he got simply because someone told him it was outdated and useless.

He’s since found a use for it. 

Masteries are achieved by doing extended study under a Master of the craft and making an innovation within the field while apprenticed. 

Due to how much later Ilvermorny was in being created as compared to the other ten of the Eleven Official Schools recognized by the ICW, North America actually has a great many types of magic and schools that aren’t really admitted as being ‘proper schooling’ by the ICW run Education Board. 

These include the Magical Tribes that reclused themselves from the world during the time of Columbus and ‘vanished’ from non-magical perception, the Voodoo using people of New Orleans, and many others that bridge the gaps between. Many of these schools are not admitted to being ‘adequate’ because of the fact that wand magic is far from their primary focus.

Tribal magic is heavy in rituals, and what is known as animagus training in the European lexicon is fairly commonly taught to small children so they can grow up and be a shapeshifter without hardships. Those who do well with this are often sent upon completing adult rights to guide and watch over those without magic as spirit guides, and so that they can easily collect and bring home any first generation magicals in those tribes without fuss.

Voodoo, on the other hand, is a magical branch that is heavy in what many in Europe view as necromantic rites, though such things are very rarely ever used for malice, and the ritual work is often incredibly effective. 

There are other types of magic that have been important with the immigrants bearing them as well, and these are not uncommon to see either, such as those based in music and art.

Normal Wand Magic is, of course, becoming increasingly common. However, due to the effectiveness of schools like Ilvermorny in recruiting students.

American Wizards show what Europeans often consider to be an alarming lack of focus. Where overseas it’s often considered normal for a Wizard to put all their focus in one field to the exclusion of all others, in the vastness of the North American continent this is simply impractical. While magical travel often shortens the time it takes to move from point to point, people would by and large rather do what is most convenient instead.

This has led to things such as household and beauty charms being taught in schools, transfiguration being widely used for spot fixes, and many whose hobbies and favored jobs overlap their non-magical friends’ learning magic far outside their original specializations. The more isolated a wizard is on this continent, the more likely they are to have a multitasking habit.

Also, due to the inability to nationally monitor as Europe has without issues cropping up of an entirely different nature, charms for monitoring under-age magic use are only placed on wands. Because of this, wandless magic is often taught and encouraged in magical families to avoid stagnation of gifts. Movies such as Star Wars have only given inspiration in this field for even those born from the non-magical due to their popularity in the States and while not commonly taught, it’s considered acceptable to use Wandless Magics around the non-magical as long as you don’t do anything too obvious.

Ilvermorny is often viewed, in America, as the school for extreme students. Usually, only those magical students who are very rich, and thus would be at boarding school anyway, or those who are in the system as orphans (also in this category are often the very poor) and thus have nowhere better to go, are to be found in attendance in Ilvermorny’s halls. 

Instead, there are many day schools that are treated as ‘homeschooling’ by the Education Board that take in students all over the country for those of middle class that makes up the majority. Much like the various post-primary schooling of 11-17 years that Trade Schools offer, the Day Schools are all of varying quality, though it is widely accepted that if you have non-traditional talents or lower power levels that this is likely the place for you.

More than a few of these Day Schools and Trade Schools in America take in those who would be deemed as ‘magical beings’ and ‘squibs’ in other parts of the world, as their limitations are catered to.

It should be noted that Wizarding folk born on American soil will have extended lifespans due to the cultivation of the Tribes (both Magical and non) of the land before the United States was created in the late 1700s. Since then the spaces that give health boosts have become a bit less common, but they are thankfully still very present, and wild places still exist.

There are many tribal elders who refuse to have their ages documented, though it’s rumored that one of the old Toltec tribes has elders that surpass the old record for age among their spirit council.

Tony, having been a leader in non-magical technology because of his dad, is widely regarded as a first-gen wizard in America, in spite of his corrections to the contrary, and outside the borders of the US isn’t known for being magical at all. He finds this quite amusing, given that he’s not unaware of how strict the laws were in his dad’s time about mixing magicals with non-magicals, but is unaware that it’s a deliberate movement on behalf of the American magicals to protect him from those overseas.

The reason for this is because, due to his former business, he went out of his way to bring the community in touch with their non-magical counterparts and in turn kept them safe from detection even when their European cousins started to struggle due to their own stubbornness. This had the twofold result of creating the maginet, a magical only safe zone for discussing magic in parallel to the normal internet across the country and internationally, and making it safe for Magicals to regularly interact with non-magicals without possible risk of exposure.

In the last thirty years, due to these efforts and innovations, the Magicals of America have caught up to, and surpassed, those of the Orient in terms of modern innovation.

Tony has been doing many many careful experiments using the frame (but not the actual program itself) that Extremis created to try to offer a method for magical couples otherwise incapable of having children to be able to do so. Far more successful, so far, is his work on unlocking the gene structure that blocks magic for squibs (also known now as the magic locked) and makes them so wildly unhealthy.

It is this research and the funding to further it, more than any other, which has led to the protectiveness on Tony’s behalf among American Magicals. 

Tony has a habit of poaching first-gen wizards and the magic locked from places overseas into SI. This has the added bonus of depriving still-prejudiced communities of those they would mistreat while also attempting to revitalize said communities. Alternately, those first-gen wizards and magic locked folks put all their money into the non-magical side or move to America eventually. 

Regardless, Tony counts it as a win.