#anyway my sister is lovely but extremely frugal and i'm... not

[its-yashas-strong-arms]

so i threw a fairly substantial amount of money at a gorgeous tv stand that is the first really nice, non-ikea, solid wooden furniture i have ever owned and i can't wait for it to get here, but i know my sister is going to judge me for it because i could've gotten a cheap lightweight ikea stand for less than half the price and it's decadent

[boundinparchment]

This is gonna be a long one because it's gonna be for all of them soooo

3, 5, 9, 15, 16, 17, & 22!

Putting your ocs under a microscope must learn more about them.

When I inevitably get around to fleshing out my last two Fatui OCs, I'm going to sob quietly in a corner (why do I have so many characters and why are all of them Fontaine is a question I don't have an answer for)

Microscope time!

3. If your OC was at a dance party what would they do?

Karina: Stand in a corner and keep an eye on everything; would have to be dragged to the dance floor. Will not be there of her own volition. Rhiannon: In the center of the dance floor, probably causing a bit of a scene. She loves attention and loves subverting expectations. Gabrielle: Observing, taking in the colors, the lighting, the finery; will recreate almost a picture-perfect painting at a later date. Sébastien: Peacocking around, playing the role of overbearing host that won't take 'no' for an answer.

5. Has your OC been caught doing anything embarrassing and if so, what was it?

Karina: Pulling Zhongli down to her height by his tie // wearing Dottore's cloak back to the Palace (there's no way no one noticed that in the fic, mind you, it would have been dragging in the snow). Rhiannon: Mocking Dottore behind his back in the early days of her tenure in the Fatui. Tartaglia thought it was funny; Dottore far less so. Gabrielle: Stabbing her own canvas in the middle of a heist. Sébastien: Making use of his desk as a bed but not to sleep.

9. Is there anything that your OC is extremely good at but hates doing?

Karina: Embroidery. She will do it if she must or if she has a very good reason (Zhongli's hanfu that's still not finished). But her fingers ache and her stitches get slopping the longer she goes. Rhiannon: Certain compositions that other singers cannot perform, ones notorious for being career-ending because of the amount of training that goes into them. Be it because her Anemo power helps enhance her breathing or because Dottore's pushed her to far worse limits, she can perform them with ease. But she's left exhausted and without a voice for days afterward. Gabrielle: Painting. Literally the very thing she spent her whole life doing, she actually hates to do because she was trained to forge and knows how to copy almost any style. And yet she does it anyway, determined to capture the world around her by her own hand. Sébastien: He would vehemently deny that he never hates doing what he's good at.

15. How easily does your OC break things?

Karina: Depends on what it is and the fic tbh. OBAS Karina is a little more gentle; THATF Karina is, uh, well bitter enough that breaking things and relationships is easier than she'd care to admit. Rhiannon: She's shattered a whole dinner table of glassware before, if that counts for anything, to say nothing of whole theatre sections full of suffocated audience members. Gabrielle: Despite her attitude towards her profession, quite difficult; she treats her tools with care and respect. Sébastien: Very easily. Be it people or objects.

16. What allergies does your OC have and how bad are they?

Karina: None, as far as she knows Rhiannon: Marzipan; itchy hives that last for days. Has never accepted gifts of food since a whole afternoon of needles and soothing balms. Gabrielle: Also none to her knowledge but has a sensitivity to pollen that made living in Sumeru quite fun. Sébastien: Sulfites, inconvenient but not deadly.

17. What are your OC’s spending habits like?

Karina: Frugal but willing to justify a higher price if the quality is decent and worthwhile (usually food ingredients or fabric); makes for interesting debates when she and Zhongli go shopping. Rhiannon: Doesn't necessarily think about it like she used to, as much as her sister does. She's gotten in trouble on more than one occasion for an invoice for frivolous things. Gabrielle: Would starve if it meant saving money for supplies. Traditional 'starving artist' mentality. Sébastien: He doesn't balance his own books, will only consider the price if the other barriers of obtaining something require a lot of effort.

22. Who’s cooking skills are so bad that there’s a good chance they could burn water?

Karina: Can cook quite well, baking is her better kitchen strength. Rhiannon: Knows her way around a kitchen well enough. Gabrielle: Passable cook. Sébastien: Would probably burn his whole estate down if he tried to boil water. Is never allowed near the kitchen.