#i miss her more than anythiiiiiiing

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Haori for the ask!

[ask game link] MY GIRL MY GIRL MY GIRL MY GIRL MY GIRL THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME ABOUT HER!!!!!!!!

How I feel about this character: um. see above. she is my favorite dgs girl ever and i love her so much and she deserves the entire world and also to rest once in a while. she is incredibly brave to the point of recklessness and she is incredibly responsible to the point of self loathing and she feels emotions so much all the time and i think she might actually be the least deliberately-repressed character in dgs which doesn’t say that much but still! every day i think about her in awe

— seriously, sixteen years old and you’ve helped make an entirely new poison and diagnosed its symptoms on sight and acted accordingly and also went into a beach hut to yell at a confirmed murderer. didn’t even do it because she hated her, did it because she wanted her goddamn poison back. who is doing it like haori murasame

All the people I ship romantically with this character: susato!!!!! and gina but i haven’t thought about ginahao as much as i should tbh. i think haori would take a shine to her immediately but actually fall for her the moment she sees gina scream at someone for susato’s or haori’s sake

My non-romantic OTP for this character: all? of them? yuujin and wilson are both super fascinating dynamics to explore with haori! but the one that actually takes up my entire frontal cortex is her and jezaille.

— they are both women in the same field but jezaille is lauded because she’s british whereas haori surely is not — i mean, that’s not actually said in canon but auchi disparagingly refers to her as a “tomboy” and susato mentions how incredible it is that she has a job in an all male university, i refuse to believe she didn’t have a fucking Time of it. and that in itself inspires jealousy, right, and then haori finds out she killed her mentor and she still has to work with her for Months??? i’d go insane! it’s a miracle haori didn’t actually murder her! like. here is my only chance to bond with someone who understands the exact position i am in, and then it turns out she hates me for almost the same petty reasons as the men in the laboratory. and also killed a guy. haori is so fucking alone it drives me up a wall

— also i wrote a ficlet in dante’s ronin au once where jezaille calls her susato’s attack dog

— also also, we do not have any information on whether she knew asougi or not but i like to think she did. just like as that guy who’s always around susato with the sword and the cringefail aura. maybe they had conversations while waiting for susato to come out of her tutoring sessions! maybe they knew each other!! do you think susato told her that he was dead after getting back to japan, or do you think she only found out after mamemomi accused mikotoba of covering it up at the end of 2-1?

My unpopular opinion about this character: tragically i dont think theres enough haori content for me to actually have unpopular opinions on her. but she performs so incredibly well under stress. i think shes one of the rare people for whom stress actually helps to narrow down her focus.

— also one thing i always laser in on when writing her is her unfailing emotional honesty which is deeply funny considering 2-1 happens because she decided to find out about the poison on her own rather than telling anyone; the self loathing slash impostor syndrome slash fear of failure and rejection overrules that bit of her i guess :pensive: she is fully in panic mode for so much of 2-1

— oh yeah Yeah The Self Loathing thats also something ive never seen in any haori fics yet! she has a whole bit about wanting susato to throw her to the ground in the recess halfway through the trial and it’s kind of a joke but also Not yknow. “i completely betrayed your trust” like. god. theres a perfectionist streak there i think or at least signs of a not super great self esteem!

— hey haori would you say that the two things you hate the most (about yourself) are poisoning and betrayal. haha. okay thats not actual character analysis but i couldnt resist the reference

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: i wish she came back in any form at all i wish susato mentioned her after 2-1 at all although i will say that 1) her being part of the defense in the end credits is like catnip to me and 2) it is my firm belief that susato deliberately avoids talking about her because she’s too afraid of her own feelings to even consider opening up to ryuu about her

— when will the haori murasame fancase of that trial at the end appear, by the way. i want them to get hosonaga a decently light sentence for theft and then he is immediately accused of murder right afterwards

— she also should have gotten to learn about wilson being awful. and also should have been the one to give susato jezaille’s case notes in 1-1 (i saw that hc in a susato roleswap au fic and i have completely integrated it into my belief system. as far as i am concerned she was that person. but a confirmation in 2-1 woulda been nice)

My OTP: [poking head out behind ao3 page and enough susahao fanart to drown a man] take a guess

My OT3: add gina in there baby!!! i dont have as solid ideas on the rest of the girlcule yet but gina is Necessary.

— i actually think haori would dislike both maria and nikolina upon first meeting, maria because of The Racism (she’d scream at her about believing in skull sizes) and nikolina because she does come off as pretty privileged and smug and aloof when you first meet her

— [insert five page rant about how we never see nikolina outside of her being afraid for her life and therefore have almost no idea what she was like in the troupe or among the crew but also she was probably afraid for her life while in the troupe as well so in a way we do have a pretty good idea of her behavior and also i think she uses aloofness as a shield]

— but Point Is they both remind her of jezaille too much for her to like them at first. but later! who knows?

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so...if i were to ask for Alice all of the questions in section A, is that too much?

What of the Meyers-Briggs personality types they most fit into? INFP, ENFT, et cetera…

I believe I have her as INFJ!

What alignment are they? Chaotic neutral, lawful evil, et cetera…

….I apparently put her as neutral good, which sounds wayyyy too ‘good’ for her…. hmmmm…..

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

She’s fully aware of her anxiety issues, but before Hope County, that’s about it. After the war? Major PTSD. That she pointedly ignores.

Are they a pessimist or an optimist?

…Realist. She tries to be an optimist.

Are they good at handling change in their life?

Mostly. Change is pretty common in her life, be it life-changing… changes…. (her dad dying, her mom joining a cult, the cult in general, etc), or small (friends, a job that’s impossible to have a routine in, etc). She kinda has to be good at dealing with change.

That doesn’t mean she doesn’t completely shut down with the biggest of changes - namely, the helicopter crash’s fallout.

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.”

Most of the time, she does assume what she saw/heard is correct, though she learned to play humble when she was helping her uncle out at his job. After moving to Hope County, though, and her few early exposures to the bliss? She definitely started to second-guess herself more.

Is your OC confident in their reactions to life in general, or do they get embarrassed or easily shamed for it? I.e., if something startles them, do they insist it WAS scary? When they cry, do they feel like they overreacted?

It depends? She hates jump scares, and will try to defend her reactions to them, but crying can be either/or.

Is your OC a martyr?

Oh lord, is she. xD

Does your OC make a lot of excuses? For themselves? Others?

For others, definitely. If she sees that someone fucked up, or if someone was just late/sick/something happened that was out of their control, she’ll jump to their defence and say she was involved so the other person won’t be in as much trouble. For herself? It depends on the situation.

Does your OC compromise easily? Too easily?

Too easily. She’s stubborn as hell, but if a decent compromise is offered? She’ll seriously consider it, and likely accept it. The cult was pretty much her only exception to this - there’s a snowball’s chance in hell that she’ll make a deal with them.

Does your OC put others’ needs before their own?

Absolutely. She forgets to take care of herself sometimes, she’s so worried about other people.

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

Not really? She was a borderline alcoholic at one point, but she realised it was a problem, and she was able to majorly slow down. She still drinks, to excess sometime, but it’s nowhere near as bad as it used to be.

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

For the obvious, driving - she never got over the car accident that killed her dad, and it was unfortunate that she moved to a city that all but requires a car, but she’s made a deal with Pratt and Hudson that they would both drive when they’re out on patrol.

She’s also terrified of moose. No reason, really, other than the fact that holy shit they’re bigger than she remembers.

Is your character empathetic?

Yes!

Is your character observant?

Sometimes lol. She’ll miss literal small details just because of her shit vision, but when it comes to audio stuff? She remembers that. If she was paying attention.

Does your OC have to go through their own trials to learn a lesson, or do they listen and learn from observation and lecture? I.e., does your OC listen when someone tries to tell them the importance of budgeting, or do they have to go experience what happens if you don’t budget first?

Again, depends on the situation - she’s learned some things the easy way and some things the hard way

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

oh god i can’t think of anythiiiiiiing

Going with the easy one lol - getting each of the Heralds to step down. John was easy, because of her sister and their son, as was Faith, but Jacob was harder to convince.

Do they get jealous easily? Do they feel bad if they do?

It depends? She doesn’t really get jealous over material goods, but sometimes, if someone’s blatantly flirting with her significant other and she sees it happening, she’ll swoop in and be super lovey and obvious that no, that’s her boy/girlfriend.

What instantly irritates them or puts them in a bad mood?

John lmao

Busywork, too - she likes to feel like what ever she’s doing has a purpose.

Are they harsh on themselves?

Oh, absolutely.

Do they make excuses often?

Not often? When she’s tired, yeah, she’ll make excuse to get out of whatever her plans were, but 

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

….Somewhat attractive? I didn’t set out for her to be, but god, her faceclaim is stunning lol. Alice sees herself as somewhat plain, just because she has the same general style as most of her old friends, but Faith certainly thinks she’s beautiful lol

Does your OC place much importance on their appearance? Do they feel confident in it?

She keeps up her cotton candy pink hair during a civil war with a cult. That should give you an idea of what she thinks. xD

What are some of your OC’s biggest personal obstacles? This could be emotional, physical, social… Are they aware of it? Are they trying to overcome it?

A literal obstacle: it took some convincing for her to go and make an appointment to get glasses. She isn’t fond of the idea of wearing them, but she’s given in.

She’s worked hard on getting better with driving - she’ll never be completely comfortable behind the wheel, but she’s more willing to drive than she was five years ago. Oddly, having her dad’s old beat-up truck back has helped her with this.

A game-specific obstacle: her crush on Faith. She denies it for so long, and is tougher on Faith’s Chosen and the Angels because of it, but once she accepts that her and Faith are going to be a Thing, she gets a little softer.