#arguments as recreation/love language is so fucking funny. why are they like this

[magicalgirlartist]

Hell yeah fuckers it's still Valentine's in my time zone so take some KNPS Whenuju for the soul

Summary: After the Visorak were dealt with, Nuju and Whenua had no need to keep living together. And that's fine. Neither of them have strong feelings about that whatsoever. Surely the fact that they're both miserable is unrelated.

[pumakaji64]

fuck im gonna watch the film theory on Ratatouille even though it’ll make me mad

 part 1.

preface: It’ll probably look like im taking this way more seriously then I actually am ( I mean I love the movie so on some level yes I am ) but I tend to come across way more aggressive then I mean too in my writing oops. Like I don’t mind people having different takes on a piece of media, you can respect and authors intent while still having your own thoughts about a work even if they don’t line up because sometimes what a creator tries to convey and what they really do aren’t exactly the same. But if you’re gonna have such a wild take you better be able to back it up with some real good evidence. Overall tho I’m mostly just doing this cuz im bored lol ( also I haven’t seen the movie in awhile so my memory is a little foggy )

So going in I already know what the argument is gonna be “ good guy bad, bad guy good” whatever, so I’m just gonna comment on the argument and presentation itself as I watch the video

Ah I see we’re going with the good ol’ “ not technically lying but intentionally omitting and/or wording things in a manner that benefits my argument “ technique, I’ve used that before.

Nitpick: As someone on twitter brought up: Protagonist doesn’t mean “good guy” it’s the leading character that the story if focused on, so even if Remy is a bad guy he’s still the protagonist.

I get it’s probably a joke but Remy’s whole deal isn’t that he wants to be famous. He just genuinely loves cooking but can’t do with without fear of being murdered since he’s y’know a rat.

He doesn’t willingly leave his colony, he’s separated from them after he blew their cover by getting caught while cooking and for prioritizing taking the cookbook over escaping.

I’ll just say it now since i’m sure it’ll be brought up later, yeah Remy is kind of selfish, and thats actually a good thing. Him being a flawed character makes him more interesting and this also swiftly sets up his character arc early into the film.

“ If this sounds like an inspirational story about overcoming obstacles and achieving your destiny... you missed the point.” bruh the arc words of the film are literally “Anyone can cook”, it’s about overcoming prejudice to achieve your dreams in spite of everyone telling you not to because of the identity you are born with ( this is not just seen with Remy but also Colette, a female chef )

“Narcissist” As I said before yes Remy is selfish and at times this makes him unlikable but he genuinely cares about his family but he struggles to connect with them since they can’t understand why he’s so passionate about cooking.

Calling it now, the crux of this argument is going to be the scene where Remy gets mad about Linguini taking all the credit for Remy’s work during an interview. Which yeah I’ll agree that Remy was being unrealistic but Linguini had been ignoring Remy’s advice and had grown a bit of an ego which of course eventually leading to Remy having a heated gamer moment and doing abusing Linguini’s trust which the story punishes him for. It’s not a simple right or wrong situation but more of a two wrongs don’t make a right type.

“Jerk of a creature” Newsflash! Not all protagonists are nice, even the ones that aren’t villain protagonists!

First point: Remy is a thief and a hypocrite. I’ll admit I was agreeing that Remy is a hypocrite until he gets to the point of Remy letting his family steal from the kitchen. 1.) This was when him and Linguini were starting to have a falling out, he was angry at him and starting letting that affect his judgement. Was this wrong of him? Yes and he regrets his actions. 2.) Remy cares for his family even if they don’t always get along and his anger at Linguini makes it easier for them to pressure him into letting them steal.

“Remy never learns his lesson” maybe not explicitly but he does face punishment throughout the story. Stealing the book and food from the old lady costs his family their home and gets him separated from them. Allowing his family to steal from the kitchen leads to Linguini calling off their partnership. I don’t remember him stealing again after that.

Also is he implying that Remy is bad for stealing the will that proves that Linguini is the rightful heir to the Gustaeu that Skinner was trying to hide so he could keep profiting off of a dead mans work?

Remy is aware that what he’s doing is wrong, we are shown this through the figment of Gustaeu which represents his conscience reprimanding it but Remy continues to justify himself until it’s too late. He is a flawed character.

“In a realistic context.” Good thing this is a Disney kids film

Fraud!? You’re gonna grill Remy for fraud when Skinner is the one intentionally keeping Linguini from learning about his birth right?!?!?

“Poor Linguini. The sap that Remy controls like a puppet.” here we go again with the manipulative wording hooray

I see where he’s going with this one and it’s really funny to me that’s interpreting Gustaeu’s “Anyone can cook” line the same way Ego does for most of the film. Ego takes the opposite stance MatPat does by mocking the line because to the critic not everyone has what it takes to be a great chef. It’s by the end of the film he changes his perspective on the line to the idea that a great cook can come from anywhere even in the most unexpected of forms like Remy.

Gotta love the clip he added of pre-character development Remy being a jerk to Linguini before to two even met. It really ads to the manipulative wording he uses to make Remy look underhanded and shifty.

Is he really gonna gloss over Remy attempting and failing to teach Linguini how to cook? Remy is a fucking rat who can’t talk directly to Linguini attempting so teaching him would be really damn hard. Not only that but they are on a time crunch and don’t have the time necessary to teach Linguini how to cook like Remy can.

Also whose to say that by watching what Remy is making him do Linguini hasn’t picked up any cooking techniques by the end of the film.

It’s not like Remy freaking forced Linguini into being his man-puppet. Remy is a small animal who can’t talk to people so honestly Linguini has most of the power in their dynamic. Linguini can call of their partnership anytime he wants and even does so after Remy is caught letting his family steal. 

“And whats it for? Just so Remy can cook! Just for his own benefit!” BRUH, DID HE NOT SEE THE PART WHERE SKINNER THREATENS LINGUINI’S JOB IF HE CAN’T RECREATE THE SOUP!??!? (Also skinner only wants to keep Linguini around if he can make money off of him )

God damn he really is taking advantage over the fact that most of his viewers either have never seen the film or only watched it when they were young to straight up ignore elements of the fucking plot lmao

“Who hasn’t forced un-consenting adults to kiss “ I can’t believe MatPat is trying to #cancel Remy for being #problematic, #remyisoverparty. The stretch is real my dudes.

LMAO HE LITERALLY MAKES A CANCELLE ON TWITTER JOKE BRUH FUCK OFF

Jesus I feel most of what I have to say will just be me restating what I already said. Ugh lemme just summarize it: Remy is a flawed and selfish rat who often prioritizes following his dreams over his responsibilities putting not just himself but his family at risk. But guess what? He faces consequences for that! His actions get him separated from his family and lost in a giant city, the only reason he doesn’t die is because he got lucky and found Linguini ( also because it’s a film and it ending at the start would be lame )

Also so is he arguing that Remy should just accept his lot in life and give up on his dreams because he can’t change the fact that he’s a rat ( which MatPat often reminds us by calling him unhygienic a lot so far ) as if that’s not the crux of his character dilemma.

I agree it’s wrong of him to put his family at risk but that only applies to the opening of the movie. How is he the only one in the wrong later in the film when both him and Linguini acknowledge to risk of their teamwork?

Here we go with the disease thing again. This is anti-rodent propaganda and I will not stand for it! >:(

Also bruh it’s a fucking kids movie.

??? how the fuck would Remy be aware of rats carrying diseases??? does he work for the fucking CDC????????

“Remy is bad because he kidnaps the pest inspector” Because it would get the restraunt shut down if word got out about the rats!!! And the only reason there are so many rats in the kitchen during this part is because the staff except for Colette all walked out!!!!!!!!! Which, guess what MatPat, wouldn’t just fuck over Remy but Linguini too!

“Oh sure they wash themselves but only after they walked into the kitchen!!!!” and I thought I was bad with nitpicking!

No need to bring up that The Jungle is a fictional story, nope! I guess it’s only fitting to use a fictional book as evidence for an argument covering the logistics of a fictional movie!!!!!!

Remy didn’t fucking “quit” his “job” as a rat poison sniffer, he still does it but he also cooks in secret. When he’s caught he’s separated from his colony ( which MatPat still hasn’t brought up ) so of fucking course he can’t keep sniffing for a clan when he is literally not there!!!!

Also if he’s talking about later in the film when Remy refuses to rejoin the colony when he reunites with Emile then we get the moral dilemma of Remy rejoining his family while fucking over Linguini who can’t cook because Remy is a small rodent and can’t adequately teach him do to a language barrier.

lmao this dramatic emotional music he’s playing bruh

He really is taking the kiss thing that seriously

“I’m not saying Remy shouldn’t follow his dreams” Thats literally what you are saying

“Chef Skinner does nothing wrong” Okay you law-loving bootlicker lol

I’m not ready for the second half of this so im gonna take a break and make a part 2 later

[horrorsbf]

for the soft sentence starters "my only regret is not telling you i loved you sooner" with nathan or anyone u think it may fit better xoxo

    D wakes up. He wakes up and blinks, getting rid of the crust in his eyes, the dampness left, and he curls up. It’s a chill autumn, the sharp coldness poking his skin, and that’s the first thing he’s able to process. Then, he looks around. It should be dark, shouldn’t it?

    But it isn’t. It isn’t dark nor light, nothing shrouded in shadows and nothing crisped by the sun. It’s unearthly.

    He pulls on his blankets in an attempt to warm himself up. He struggles, not putting enough muscle in to be a fair loss. The blankets are stuck,

    Trapped under a weight.

    Finally shoved into the cold awareness of his surroundings, shaking off the dreaminess of stirring, he looks to where the blankets gather. The weight on the bed.

    Nathan.

    Ice shoots through D’s veins. The man on his bed is dressed in his repoman uniform, shiny plastic leather reflecting what little light is in the room. Despite what D assumed as well, he’s not wearing his helmet. It’s nowhere to be found.

    “David.” His voice is warm, familiar, his smile soft and tired. He’s smiling. Why did that put D off so much? Shouldn’t he be happy that Nathan is here? His fingers curl into the sheets, trying to find composer.

    “nathan,” His voice is quiet, distant, his expression numb and exhausted.

    “We should… talk.”

    “i guess.” The quip is sharper than intended. It gets him a laugh from the older man, amused, used to the banter.

    He doesn’t see how it’s funny.

    Nathan shifts on the bed, turning towards D. He doesn’t try to sit cross-legged like the other, seemingly content to keep his legs swinging over the side.

    “You know what happened, right?”

    Does… D know what happened? Does he?

    His eyes go wide as he knows. It’s sharp, quick, permanent in his chest. If someone lifted up his shirt, they would see his torso riddled with holes of memories, of knowing. Bright blue something soaks through his white sleepshirt, and neither of them comment on it.

    “of course i do.”

    What else is he supposed to say? How else is he supposed to react?

    “I wanted to tell you something,”

    “what?”

    Nathan sounds like he’s been thinking this over for a long time. D responds like a cashier dragged into a conversation he didn’t need to be in. They’re both following something set, practiced.

    “My only regret is not telling you I loved you sooner.”

    D stiffens. His whole body feels weighed down, heat rushing into every pocket. It runs through him, but misses his heart, where it was supposed to hit.

    His head is rushing. This was something that he wanted to hear for years, the perfect confession, reassuring the paranoia and anxiety that plagued D when his brain didn’t shut up. This was supposed to be the happiest thing to ever happen to him. He was supposed to jump for joy, cry from happiness, confess the same. This was supposed to fill the void that ached in him. That was where the heat was supposed to pool, to warm.

    Instead, he can’t move. His eyes stay wide, his body still aches, and the hole in his chest remained. It was like his whole body missed the memo of the weight and joy that the phrase was supposed to bring him. That Nathan loved him.

    When he speaks, his voice is stale. “your only regret?”

    Nathan’s eyes go wide, but D’s not able to focus on any detail of him.

    “you’re telling me that was your only regret, Nathan? what about being a repoman? what about the “medication” you gave Shilo?” D’s eyes burn, and he can tell that tears are building up.

    “what about the last conversation we ever had being an argument? what about sending me off on a wild goose chase, when you knew where she was the whole time? what about SHILO, nathan? what about how you screamed at her, and hit her? what about the fact that she’s wandering New York City all alone? what about the fact that you left me here in this tomb of a home? what about the fact that you kept this place fetishing the death of your wife? what about not even bothering to LEARN MY REAL FUCKING NAME, NATHAN?”

    D’s sobbing at this point, spit covering his chin, but he’s still understandable- still going, and going, and going, not processing how Nathan’s body language changed.

    “MY NAME ISN’T DAVID WALLACE, NATHAN! DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG TO DESERVE TO BE STUCK HERE? NO ONE TOLD ME YOU WERE DEAD! NO ONE TOLD ME FOR WEEKS, NATHAN! I’VE BEEN STUCK HERE FOR MONTHS, ALONE, AND I KEEP THINKING IT’S MY FUCKING FAULT! THAT IF I HAD SAID SOMETHING, OR DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT, OR WENT WITH YOU, YOU WOULDN’T BE FUCKING DEAD!”

    He’s shaking, the sobbing stopped, but tears still running hot down his face. He takes a deep breath, shuttering, trying to get everything in order.

    “i never even got to say goodbye to you, nathan! do you regret that? do you regret not saying goodbye to me? or is it just me, analysing every second of that night, of the week leading up, trying to find where something went wrong to end me up here! all by myself! and i do mean all by myself, because you’re not actually here! you’re dead! this isn’t real, this can’t be real, because you’re gone and there’s nothing i can do about it! you’re never coming back! and it’s not any ‘you’re inside me the whole time’ bullshit because i still feel fucking empty! it aches, and i can distract from it, but i think about you atleast twice a day and it doesn’t help that all your shit is still here and i can still recall our conversations word for word.  this is all my brain making this up, isn’t it? you never loved me in the first place. i was just a stupid tutor and an awful influence to your daughter, and now. now it’s just me, goddammit nathan, you don’t actually love me, do you?”

    That when he breaks. Out of steam, he collapses into “Nathan’s” arms- the pleather smells of blood and body parts, but he doesn’t care. He doesn’t care if this is fake, if all his can feel is the dream-like mimicry of comfort. This isn’t real, Nathan only said that because it’s dream Nathan, and dream Nathan says whatever D would want him to say,

    But goddammit.

    Nathan’s hands pet D’s greasy hair, and everything feels familiar but brand new. D doesn’t remember a time he got a hug from Nathan like this. Maybe he did, a long time ago, or maybe his recreation of this is just other sparse hugs he’s gotten throughout his life.

    Worn hands dig into Nathan’s uniform, and D lets out a final, exhausted sob.

    “i have so many regrets. one of them is that i never had the guts to tell you that you were my world.”

[disneydreamlights]

...i didn't notice when you reblogged the thing from me, fuck. anyways. Nicole; A6, A12, B4, C3, C8, F11, G1, G5, H3. Sky; A5, A17, A22 (like is she intentionally pretty or am I just too gay) B10, C3, C6, E3, F0. Annalee; A3, A17, B9. C1, D4, E2, F11, F12, I5. Kat; A5, A13, B2, B3, C7, E6, H1, H7. Also do the whole L section owo

Nah, it’s fine. XD

Nicole:

Does your OC tend to assume their interpretation of events and reality is correct, or do they question it? I.e., “I’m sure that’s what you said” versus “It’s possible I misheard you.”

Nicole definitely believes her interpretation of reality is what happened, but she’ll also tend to let it go in most cases. “Hey you said that!” “No I didn’t!” “But you did!” “I didn’t I said *insert thing here*!” “Okay fine you said that” I know you said the other. Type of thing. There are a few cases where she actually will take it as a confrontation, but most times it’s not really worth it to her to pursue the fight. 

Does your OC have any addictions? If so and problematic, have they admitted it to themselves?

Is there such a thing as a Tip addiction? She doesn’t really have an addiction, unless there’s something I’ve missed in her character sheet. There are things that make her mentally unstable, but they’re not addictions.

Do they tip well? How easily can they be moved to not leave a tip?

She tends to default tip 18-20%, sometimes more if she has extra money like post an adventure (she’ll actually do 25% tips post SC, for example.) She’s easily pushed to tip 15% if the service is a little bad, and in order to tip 0% she’d have to get given such poor service that by the end of whatever’s going on she’s ready to walk out without paying, so she’s really hard to push to not tip.

Is it important for them to be with people (socially, intimately, whatever) whose major ideological tenets align with their own?

Not for the most part, but there are a few issues that if pushed can end up causing some really bad dissonance. She definitely doesn’t work well with people who are anti-Faunus and definitely can’t hang around them, even if they don’t know she’s a Faunus. Other than that, so long as they have a reasonable moral code (as in they aren’t about to go out of their way to hurt her or her friends) she won’t have too many issues with it. She’s argumentative, but so long as nobody is bringing up the issue, she finds it difficult to actually fight it.

Is your OC more practical or ideal morally? I.e., do they hold people to high expectations of behavior even if it’s not realistic for the situation, or do they have a more realistic approach and adapt their morality to be more practical?

Practical morality,  I mean, hard to argue ideal when she was saying that it was okay to murder if you’re protecting people, and holds herself to that same standard and has attempted murder to people who hurt the people she cares about.

What are some of their favorite things to do for recreation? How did they get into it? What part of it do they like the most?

She actually genuinely enjoys combat training to an extent. She often times gets into it to get out of either her situation home and escape anti-Faunus sentiments (like in SA or SC) or to try to improve how people view Faunus (SC and LoR) but she genuinely has fun with it. She also really loves music, which she mostly got into because it’s relaxing and a good way to help with her more volatile reactions. Also if there’s technology for it in the world she’s a bit of a gamer, if there are phones she mostly plays mobile games, if there aren’t she’s a PC gamer.

Is your OC close to their family?

She has a good relationship with her parents, her sister and her are fairly estranged due to some dissonance in how they believe they should go about Faunus rights. 

Did they go through any typical phases growing up?

Thankfully no but she almost had an emo-phase. And I said almost because her sense of style never changed, but she certainly had the attitude and music taste in her preteens. 

Does your OC believe there’s only one ideal partner (or multiple ideal if not monogamous) for everyone, or that there are many people who could be right?

It’s complicated to explain. She believes there’s one person who is exactly what she’s looking for and 110% perfect, but she also believes that other people could be right for her and that she’d be happy with, just not that perfect match that’s exactly what she’s looking for. Of course that person she believes is perfect is who she ends up with, so she’d never realize that somebody else could be that good for her either.

It certainly doesn’t hurt this view that the first person she ever fell in love with is an immortal considering her perfect person will never ever go away so she’d never have to even consider that he might die long before her and somebody else might be just as good for her.

Sky:

Are they good at handling change in their life?

She’s not really that great at it. She can adapt to smaller changes, but when it comes to larger changes she starts getting very quickly overwhelmed with them. When her Keyblade Master died, even after she’d started moving on, it took a lot of time to adapt to her new Master because she had no idea how to adjust.

What’s one of your OC’s proudest moments of themselves?

When she first became a Keyblade Master was definitely it. In most verses, it’s the last moment she really has with both of her friends as actual friends, so it’s a happy memory and it’s a super happy occasion because she spent a lot of time training with her Keyblade and it was a cultivation of over ten years of hard work. 

Is your OC intended to be found generally attractive? Unattractive? Average? Is there a reason why?

Why not both.

I'd say so. A lot of people view her sister as prettier than her, but she has a fair amount of people who think she’s really pretty.

Does your OC find any “bad” or “mean” humor funny? Do they wish they didn’t?

Let’s put it this way, when she first met Yuuya, she thought it would be funny to put a tree in a dress and see if he’d end up flirting with it because she was laughing at the idea of him being a dumb flirt. And I’m pretty sure she also laughed at a few of the lines from Aghnia.

So she does have a bit of a mean sense of humor, and she also has no regret about it.

Is it important for them to be with people (socially, intimately, whatever) whose major ideological tenets align with their own?

She does, I’m having difficulties explaining why but when it comes to any of her particularly important ideologies, they have to match. She won’t start fights over it in most cases, but she’ll definitely make a note to avoid those people who collide with hers.

What do they do when they see someone asking for money or food? If they ignore them, why? If they help, how so?

She’s got more than enough munny to occasionally spare some to those who need it, but she’s more likely to do it with food. She feels bad leaving them to starve, so she’ll make an effort to help them, especially since as a Keyblade Wielder she views it as her duty to help anyone who needs her.

That being said she’ll only do it if she has the ability to. If she’s put in a situation (like post PoD) where her own survival has to come first, she’ll prioritize that instead.

How many languages do they speak?

I’d like to imagine she picked up some French from Yuuya in addition to English. Besides that she’s not wired for linguistic.

I’m not sure if you mean F9 or F10 for F0 so I’ll just answer both. owo’

Are they homebodies and enjoy being home?

She likes her time at home, but she very rarely actually gets to spend time there because she’s always got something going on that requires her to be away from home for long periods of time.

Do they engage in any of the arts? How good do you intend them to be? Would they agree they are?

All my ocs have some kind of artistic skill, but hers is a bit lacking compared to most of my ocs. She can play piano, but she’s only an average pianist, which is about where she assesses her skills too.

Annalee:

Do they have any emotional or psychological conditions? Are they aware of it? Do they try to treat it?

Annalee has a fair degree of anxiety, it’s especially bad in social conditions, but it’s still bad outside of those too, so I’d more call it GAD. (Generalized Anxiety Disorder). She is aware of it, but she doesn’t truly understand how bad an issue it is so only kinda, she doesn’t seek treatment.

What’s one of your OC’s proudest moments of themselves?

Given her limited experiences with normal life, by far her proudest moment is making her first friend. She’s super proud over the fact that Emmett is her friend and that she was able to be friends with him.

What kind of humor does your OC like the most? Slapstick, ironic, funny sounds, scare pranks, xD sO rAnDoM…

She starts off actually as kinda a punny person just because like it’s clever and hanging around Emmett actually causes his morbid sense of humor to rub off on her. Dammit Annalee.

Does your OC have a moral code? If not, how do they base their actions? If so, where does it come from, and how seriously do they take it?

Her moral code is very kinda weird. She has a definite sense of what isn’t right and tries not to do it, but she’s not really great at identifying what’s wrong. She tends to be very forgiving of things that would be wrong, not because she sees the best in everybody, she just tends to think that there really isn’t a sense of 100% wrong. Everything’s a case by case basis, and she’ll judge based on that. So she mostly determines based on the situation I suppose.

Would they like to be immortal? Why, why not? If they are immortal, would they rather not be?

No, she wouldn’t be. She doesn’t like the idea of spending forever never changing and losing everybody who cares about you, especially since she doesn’t have an easy time making friends to begin with. Having to lose all your friends and then make new ones all over again would just really suck to her.

Which of the nine types of intelligence is your OC strongest in? Weakest?

Is it bad that as a Psych major I don’t know the types?

I’m gonna make an argument for her being particularly good with musical intelligence She’s one of my more musically inclined ocs, so it fits.

Her worst is Interpersonal and Intrapersonal. She doesn’t really get other people or fully understand herself either, so those are pretty weak in comparison.

What are some of their favorite things to do for recreation? How did they get into it? What part of it do they like the most?

...She literally spends most of her free time reading manga and watching anime. Some of it’s spent on her violin, but most of it is spent being a shitty little weeb. As for how she got into it, she picked it up by coincidence and given her low amount of experiences, she used it to go to places she wasn’t really able to see. So she loves it for the ability it gives her to escape.

Would they enjoy a theme park? 

Yes but she gets terrified of most of the thrill rides. Why do I have this horrible feeling that Emmett somehow drags her on them anyways?

Are they a good cook?

To survive, she could probably make decent food that’s edible, but she’s not that great at it. Unfortunately.

Kat:

Are they good at handling change in their life?

She encourages changes in her life because literally it’s the only way to get out of the situation she’s in thanks to coming from a heroic family. If she leaves the house, she can’t be as easily associated with her. So she’s gotten very good at handling changes, to the point where when she moved to Ravenwood dorms out of her parent’s homes she didn’t even have any difficulties adjusting.

Does your OC have any phobias? If so, where did they come from?

Well fear’s a large motivator for her anxiety given that she’s always afraid that she’ll let her family down by not being the big success they are, so she’s certainly afraid of failure. She’s also a bit of an insectophobe, but this doesn’t apply to spiders. She’s mostly just afraid of them because they just creep her out.

Do they get frustrated when lines at places like pharmacies, check-outs, delis, banks, et cetera, are moving slowly?

No, she’s surprisingly patient, she doesn’t like waiting in line, but she doesn’t get too frustrated while waiting at least.

Under what situations would they get angry at servers, staff, customer service, et cetera?

She wouldn’t be able to bring herself to be angry at the people who have to deal with the job seeing what her friends go through at the cafe.

...Bad customers on the other hand...

Do they believe people change over time? If so, is it a natural process or does it take effort?

She does believe that’s the case, due to her experience with the creations, I mean, she’s definitely heard stories from her grandmother about how much Tip has changed over the years for one. And she believes that it’s something that happens naturally even if they don’t try. It’s sudden change that’s abnormal.

Do they enjoy learning? Do they actively seek out sources of self-education?

Yes, she tries to learn whatever she can, but only in certain fields. In most cases, she can’t bring herself to look for sources of self-education despite that she enjoys learning.

What is your OC’s orientation, romantic and/or sexual? Has it ever been a source of stress for them? Have they always been pretty sure of their orientation?

She identifies as pansexual panromantic. She’s had issues dealing with it not in coming out (her mom never hid that she wasn’t straight, and her sister is also ace so that helped) but more in that she’s just not really comfortable with her own sexuality and it took her forever to realize that she was actually pan.

What do they look for in partners? (Emotionally, mentally, physically..)

Physically: She doesn’t really mind people who aren’t attractive physically, but if they don’t at least fall somewhere in her aesthetic preferences, she won’t take it.

Emotionally: They have to be...they’d need to be somewhat emotionally stable. She wouldn’t be able to emotionally handle somebody with severe depression or anxiety due to her own mental issues.

Mentally: No requirements here, so long as they’re not about to fall apart at the seams she’s fine, and again, that’s only because she wouldn’t be able to help them.

Author Questions:

How have your characters changed since you created them?

Nicole: ...I don’t even want to think about early BATU!Nicole anymore. She was just literally seventeen year old me and that’s the most cringey thing I’ve ever read in literally my entire life. I’m so glad she became a cat Faunus because that made her her own character and not just me.

Sky: She started as an emotional mess to me who was kinda all over the place and never had any consistent personality. Granted she didn’t get a lot of interactions or have any backstory at the time since when I made her she wasn’t met to be an oc, but still.

Mirai: So, shall we talk about how in the original HE I was so deep in my own bad mental state she was practically an angsty character, or as close as you can get to one who’s just kinda upset and cursing? Because yeah, somehow that girl became a cinnamon roll.

I think that’s it for drastically changed ocs at least.

What do you consider the biggest themes in your character, if any?

I don’t really think too many of my ocs have too many themes to them, or at least not that I can think of.

Did you create the character to be like yourself, did they end up being like yourself, or are they very different from you?

Some of them I feel converge from my personality, but aside from my self inserts (which I don’t do anymore) I don’t tend to have them too similar to me in how I try to write them at least.

Would you hang out with your OC if you could?

It genuinely depends on my ocs, but considering some of the bullshit I put these characters through, I don’t think that might be a good idea. Mirai would be nice to hang out with though.

Which OC do you think is the most decent morally or behaviorally?

I actually had to think on D&D morality lines because I think the most moral character is the Neutral Good (because the laws aren’t always moral or good) and really I’d lean towards it being Sera. She’s incredibly selfless and her morals are fairly strong but she does believe in exceptions. She’s also not too argumentative so her behavior isn’t bad.

In case you’re wondering why not Mirai, the girl has stolen things before. She does it out of necessity, but that’s not good behaviors.

Which OC do you think is the worst morally or behaviorally? AKA, which is supposed to a “good guy”?

I think this is mislabeled because I wouldn’t think of a good guy as somebody with bad morals or behaviors???

Anyways, probably I don’t really have ocs with that bad morals or behavior, but if I had to predict one, I’d probably pick Marina? (I know not my oc with darkness issues) She tends to have a fairly flexible moral code, meaning that while she’s a good person she could condone murder if it’s for the greater good, and her temper makes her behaviors sometimes not always the best.

Which OC do you think is the most attractive? AKA, which is supposed to be a “bad guy”?

I’m not sure how to answer this because I don’t think bad guy has anything to do with attractive???

But in other words I can pick Nicole because her appearance was inspired by me right? *shot* Okay serious answer for attractive and ignoring the bad guy thing, my ocs have reminded me I’m really gay and tbh I love Ami’s design a lot. (Particularly her Dreamselfies. I think with the exception of Sera I find all my ocs more attractive in Dreamselfy form. XD)

What’s the longest you’ve had an OC for?

Nicole’s coming up on four years old now~

How did you come up with your OC?

I sit down, I say “Alright brain ideas” and suddenly I have a new oc who still needs a lot of work but I have something at least.