#more “ friends ” with lando statement makes better sense now...

[sainzinnorris]

carlos's radio message of “ gap to lando every lap" and carlos intentionally slowing down just enough to keep lando within drs range , lando understanding the signal. when told by his race engineer about the gap (0.8) carlos goes like “ it's on purpose ”. do you understand how much coordination, trust and intimacy you have to have with THAT driver to have that amount of telepathy with? like. nobody apart from CarLando could pull that off. i repeat, nobody else.

[griftercricket]

Information on Kaz can be found under the cut! 

Biography

Roya Kazemi

Roya was born on the road. Both of her parents were professional scammers, spending their lives travelling. They made their own rules, living outside of the law and never remaining in one place long enough to get caught. Their specialty was small towns, the kind of places the Emperor and those who serve him cared so little for that they didn’t even bother investigating their crimes. Their only child, Roya, was born on the backseat of their car, pulled over on the side of the road. They were back on their way within the hour, heading towards their next target. 

For as long as she can remember, Roya has been adored. Her parents showered her with praise, constantly telling her how pretty she was, how clever she was, and granted her every request. Despite spending most of her childhood on the road, she never wanted for anything, and knew everything she owned was stolen. Her parents passed their trade on to her, positioning it like a game, and the thrill of taking what was not hers is a feeling as familiar as an old friend to Roya. 

As she grew under her parents tutelage, Roya grew greedy and entitled. She believed that if she could get away with taking something, she deserved to have it. However, petty theft and small-scale operations ceased to satisfy her like they used to. By the time she was in her late teens, newly an adult and unfamiliar with any other life but the one her family had shown her, she was already looking to something bigger and better. The only trouble was, building something bigger was hard to do when you had to start from scratch every few weeks. Just before her twentieth birthday, Roya bid goodbye to her parents, and set off for the first time on her own.

Mystic Roya

Her first few months in the city weren’t easy. She had never even seen an attempt at putting roots down, and had no clue how to do it for herself. That changed when her mark appeared. Every resourceful, Roya had always had a lucky streak. With her mark, her life-long bout of good fortune made all the more sense. Suddenly, the path ahead was clear. 

It was the biggest con of her life, setting up as “genuine” psychic. She assumed there would be a learning curve, a certain art to reading people that she would learn over time. For the most part, people were far less complicated than they liked to believe themselves to be. All it took was a few vague statements from Roya, blanket “predicitions” that could have applied to anybody. It wouldn’t have been enough on it’s own, but when combined with her talismans, created with her powers and sold to desperate believers, it was hard to deny the power of Mystic Roya. When she promised good luck, she delivered. When she promised love, it was found. She laughs about it behind closed doors, delighting in the games she plays with those who reach out to her for spiritual guidance, but at least she’s laughing all the way to the bank.

Casino Kaz

She loves what she does- really, she does, but Roya has never been very good at the monotonous life. Being in one place for so long is stifling enough, without succumbing to something as mundane as regularity. Roya was naturally restless to begin with, but the storm in which she grew up in only exaggerated this trait. The psychic fraud was fun, and she has no intention of giving it up, but the need for something more developed. Having spent her life chasing thrills, she’s never done well when the thrills disappear. 

Having done so well with her first cultivated persona, it made sense to add another deception to her bow. Mystic Roya was one aspect of who she was, not-quite her, but with enough of her in it to come naturally. The second side of the coin was easier still to slip into. Kaz. Unlike Mystic Roya, there was nothing spiritual about Kaz. They gambled, and cheated, and conned and lied, and loved every minute of it. 

The thrill has always faded quickly, but for Kaz, every day is different, every game is different. It’s enough to keep the excitement alive, and something about her double life keeps her even more exhilarated. Though she still chases excitement where she finds it, for the most part, she’s totally content, happy amassing her fortune and revelling in her success. 

Headcanons

Her mark, the Grifter Cricket, appeared on her lower back, to the left of her tailbone (think a typical tr*mp stamp). She doesn’t know how long it sat there before she noticed it. For her, the transition from human to Night Monster was slow and seamless, reflecting the more subtle nature of her powers. It would be very easy for Kaz to lay low, but her own ego forbids it. She’s always been the flashy type, and never one for laying low when she could be taking center stage. A reckless risk-taker, she never fully thinks of the consequences of her actions. She has luck on her side, though, and for her, that’s all the protection she needs. 

Like most things in her life, Kaz doesn’t take her status as a Night Monster too seriously. She knows the danger, but she simply doesn’t believe anything could happen to her. She knows that everything she has is a direct result of her powers, and isn’t shy about using them to get herself out of almost any situation. Though she doesn’t necessarily shout about her abilities (she’s dumb but she’s not stupid), she enjoys using them and is fairly proud of what she is, even if she can’t express that in the ways she wants to. 

Kaz had a good relationship with both of her parents, but never really stayed in one place long enough growing up to form bonds with anybody out of the family unit of three. Though she was loved, being an only child with no opportunity for friends was a lonely experience for a little girl. She more than makes up for it now, though. Kaz loves making friends, but isn’t the best at keeping them. She’s very much the type of person you’d have a blast with on the odd night out, but keeping up with her over long periods of time can be quite tiresome. For those who can, however, she’s quick to embrace them as found family and accept them as one of her own. 

Kaz has a taste for fine things, and wants nothing less than to surround herself with the best of everything. With the money she has gained, she bought a fancy apartment in the heart of the city. It’s not quite Empire Gardens, but the pace of life there suits her better, anyway. Though she paid for the apartment, she didn’t purchase anything in it. It came fully furnished, anyway, courtesy of the previous owner, and all of Kaz’s own additions have been stolen or swindled. 

Kaz is loyal to the Madhouse Renegades, but only because they best serve her interests. She doesn’t really care very much at all about their mission, nor the plight of the other Night Monsters. Her main concern is what is going on in the here and now, how it effects her, and ensuring her own prosperity. As a result of never settling anywhere any longer than two weeks, she doesn’t really realise the extent of the emperor’s tyranny, nor why what she’s doing matters. It’s all a bit of a game to her, and while she loves the thrill of it, she could easily switch sides if she saw enough benefit in it. She’s pledged her loyalty, but her actual commitment is flaky. 

Despite her success in amassing a small fortune, Kaz is terrible at math. Numbers and data are too objective, and hold very little interest for her, doing little but making her head hurt. She can’t tell you exactly how much she is worth- only that she wants more, and there’s no job too small to be below her consideration. 

Inspo

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Character Tropes: Winds of Destiny, Change  Phony Psychic Karma Houdini Born Lucky Hard-Drinking Party Girl Money Fetish

Character Inspiration: Domino (Deadpool) Crickee (Mulan) Oda Mae Brown (Ghost) Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Lando Calrissian (Star Wars)  The Thénardiers (Les Mis)

Personality Type  ESTP

Alignment Chaotic Neutral

Enneagram Type 7 - The Enthusiast 

Western Astrology Leo Sun Aquarius Moon Gemini Rising

Deadly Sin Greed

Heavenly Virtue Gratitude

Connections

Paper Butterfly - Potential Victim

Cinder Fox - Frenemy

Demon Cat - Mutual intrigue

Carbon Caiman - Found Family

Night Eagle - Dumbass Duo

Sacred Maggot - Client

Ghost Moth - Stole her home/belongings

Cipher Mole - best friend

Severed Chimera - former assignment

[bonesgadh]

Okay so I just came home from watching TROS and I don’t know if it was because I went in there knowing what was going happen and therefore expected a complete tragedy, but the truth is I didn’t hate the movie as I thought I would (I actually enjoyed it pretty much???)

[annabreaksthings]

Sleepover Saturday!! I have many things to talk about :D 1) Personal Question (which you don't have to answer if you don't want to): How is being engaged/getting married?? 2) Recommend a movie that's fun but I can watch while doing other stuff? 3) FMK with any characters in the original Star Wars trilogy?

Ooh, I love these!

Ok, so 1) Personal questions are always fine! This will probably be a long answer. I love being engaged because I'm so excited to be married to my fiance, and he is the best. He's always been so supportive of my career and various ambitions (long before we even started dating, he was the first person to tell me he thought I was a good engineer), and he puts up with all my weird quirks with a smile. I love his family, my family loves him, honestly it couldn't be better. We've been living together for just over a year now (it still raises some eyebrows, but when we moved it just made more sense than finding two separate places again), and let me tell you, all those sappy posts about how awesome it is to make dinner with your best friend every night and do the most mundane things together are absolutely true ❤️

On the other hand, wedding planning is Not Fun for me. We're having it in our college town, which is cool because it's where we met, and it also happens to be as close to halfway between our families as we're likely to get! But it's effectively a destination wedding because now nobody is local. There are also so many decisions to make that Just Don't Matter to Me. Like, even our catering menu. As long as no one goes hungry, it SO doesn't matter to me what we eat. I'm positive I won't remember it 10 years from now (or even less than that). Or table centerpieces! My future mother in law (who I do love) called me yesterday to ask what color she should wear, and if my mom knows what she's wearing yet. There are a million decisions to make that will have exactly zero effect on our success or happiness as a couple, and I get really frustrated by that. And also, everything is 10x more expensive than you think it should be.

But on a positive note, I'm really excited that we will be able to have both our families together for that day and have time to celebrate with the people we love, and that's ultimately why we decided to have a "real" wedding instead of a courthouse wedding or eloping. Our families live far apart, and so this might be one of the only times we can have everyone together in one place, and that's really special to me.

Also, my dress arrived last week and I still really love it! It's casual and very unique and I'm so happy I found it 😊

2) Movie recs!! I usually go for romcoms when I want something to watch in the background. If you haven't seen it already, I highly recommend "Falling Inn Love" on Netflix. It's very sweet and utterly predictable, so it's easy to watch midlessly, both the MCs are beautiful people, and it's set in New Zealand which is probably one of my favorite places on Earth.

Also, Bob Ross is the very best for very soothing background noise, in my opinion, and I'm pretty sure both Netflix and Hulu have some of his "The Joy of Painting" episodes now.

3) ooh this is tough.

F: Honestly could be any of the big 3. Han is probably more my type, I'm always a sucker for a smirk.

M: Well I feel like the big 3 are out. Leia's married to the rebellion, Han obviously can't stand being away from an adventure for too long (if we're keeping TFA characterization), and Luke is just so Extra. Lando is too suave for me, and any x-wing pilot who isn't Luke has a shorter life expectancy than a goldfish. Yoda is out. Chewie seems like a good choice, but then there's a language barrier, and all that hair is a bit much. I can confidently say that space nazis are also out. Are there any good options here? So, I guess I amend my previous statement; Luke is Extra, but I can deal with that.

K: Jabba, any day. Good grief he creeps me out.

How about you?

I'm also going to add a category here and say I really wish I could be BFFs with Leia.