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Tamamo from Fire Emblem Shadows || Blue Lions Reason instructor || written by dewa (25, she/her)

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Overview notes under the cut

Prompts time weeee!

This time around I’m mostly looking for threads for Tamamo since she’s new and could use more interactions as I tend to some Ball minis, while my other two are more or less good with their current thread number. Prompts I’m most interested in:

Tamamo (Blue Lions)

Riding/Flying +1 (needs Unaff/AW/Knight) - I’d be going off the idea that she’s the one who tempered with things just for the hell of it, it’s what she does best! Could make for possible conflict, or…she’ll start to try to make a fool out of you, too. Whatever gets her the best laugh.

Blackmail - Ah the sweet sweet thrill of seeing someone squirm and worry and run around aimlessly. Yeah the evidence is fake, but your reaction sure isn’t! Tamamo spent most of her time at the ball peoplewatching, so. She may have spotted something fun to poke at.

Any Skill +1 - I think this could be fun with other laguz or Shadows muses (or muses with a FEH fallen alt) if the orb revealed your Shadow/Fallen form, but without warping your mind in the process. So we’re both stuck there with our fallen alts but not the fallen mindset. Vibes are horrid I don’t know why.

I’m open to any other ideas tho!

That being said, Lambert is a faculty member of the Ashen Wolves and therefore can be picked for any prompt, so if you need a partner he’s up!

“I wonder how strong this drink is.” The fox mused to herself, gently swirling the liquid as her eyes followed little bubbles reaching the surface and disappearing. Having been used to glasses of sake for most of her life, beverages like these were a bit of a mystery. She herself wasn’t the most fond of alcohol- it burned her throat, plus anything that blurred her own perception of reality without being a trick tended to be a pass. There was no fun in drinking yourself to stupor.

But it sure was fun to mess with others when they were in such a state. Which was why it was her favorite night pastime- to hang out near bars, just out of view, waiting for patrons to stumble out like fresh prey. 

The man next to her though didn’t seem the type to allow himself to reach that point, unfortunately. Noble face, fancy and proper, she’d need to put in effort to fool him. “Oh…excuse me, there’s something on your hair.” A pale hand reached carefully, flicking away something amidst red locks- the hair barely even touching her fingertips as the nonexistent dust bunny flew away. “There.”

“Your hair is…pretty, yes.” Golden hues glanced at it for a moment before looking away, satisfied. “It’s a nice shade of pink, hehe.” 

Innes looked at the bowl of candies on the table. He looked at the woman at the table beside him. "I would be wary of those candies; they are usually disgusting."

“Is that so…”

Oho, some taste awful and others do not? But that was fun. A little easy, but fun. Tamamo held one of the candies in her fingers, watching it closely- with her sense of smell she could sorta tell the good from the bad, unless they were coated with magic similar to her typical castings. If someone managed to trick her with a method so rookie it would be both humiliating…and extremely interesting.

But this guy didn’t seem the type to do that. Too bad for him, good for her. 

The fox turned away for a moment, hands patting down her clothes to shake off shed fur as well as dirt, but also to swiftly grab a shoe from out of her sleeve. Whose shoe was it? No idea, she grabbed it as sneakily as she could the moment ideas started coming. Now seemed like the perfect chance.

“This looks very tasty though…they say it’s a special recipe from a neighboring country.” Offered to Innes was a lovely porcelain plate, and atop it was a delicious slice of cake surrounded by berries of all kinds. The smell was subtle, not too sweet yet not completely odorless, and it seemed just fluffy enough. Baked to absolute perfection. “Here, have a taste.” The plate was given to the archer, her expression kind and sweet complete with a wagging tail. “It seems to be the type you gotta eat without a fork…but here’s a napkin.”

"Look, I don't know how it got in my pocket," Ike said defensively, "only that it's in here." He offered her the item, along with one of his roses as penance.

“Ah, so that’s where it was.”

One of her kanzashi ended up missing at some point, probably having fallen out of her hair as she tried to move through the crowd. Even though she kept away from the core of the whole mess, the edges of the ballroom were still a bit too full for her liking.

Tamamo didn’t terribly mind it. It was a little hair decoration, nothing more. But the man who brought it to her seemed almost as if he had been expecting her to blame him for stealing it. He looked kind, soft, almost. Like his heart would recoil and bleed if she poked it enough times.

The fox smiled sweetly, grabbing the hairpin and gently adjusting it so it wouldn’t fall off again. “These things like to come off all the time…hehe, I need to secure them a little better.” Once it was safely in place, she grabbed a few of her tulips and offered them to him in return. “Thank you. You’re nice…very nice, yes.”

Roses brought a nice fragrance to her bouquet, bringing a smile to Tamamo’s lips as she walked away and disappeared into the crowd. Her tulips would surely do the same for that man’s bouquet, even more when a blink would all it take for his whole bouquet to be made out of cacti, rather than lovely flowers.

It was a cheap trick, resorting to insects to cause a scare- that and masking leaves as money plus pebbles as coin were some of the easiest and earliest tricks any fox got to learn. She still remembers her time as a little kit, watching as a green leaf atop her palm shifted into a handful of money within a blink of an eye. Her introduction to deception and its joys.

But alas, since she barely knew anyone in here and the ballroom offered near to no points of advantage to scout for good prey, she’d have to settle with the early chapter basics.

“I heard something…odd, in this room.” A random room whose padlock was quickly disarmed with little more than a spark of magic from her fingers- its interior vast and dark. Empty, save for confetti coating the pristine floor. “It doesn’t hurt to check. Just in case, hehe.”

Tamamo then waited at the door- for as soon as Pannette walked inside the room, it would be a mere snap of fingers before the colorful strips of paper shifted into a cloud of buzzing insects of all kinds. 

Tamamo didn’t expect to be recognized, much less approached. 

Perhaps it was a given considering her position as a teacher, but even so throughout the entire night she tried to keep close to the walls, always away from the sine of chandeliers above and from the main activities held at the center of the ballroom. She was here to watch, come up with new ideas and take whatever chances she could to execute them- that’s it. The startle didn’t tear any yelps from her throat, however it did cause the fur on her tail to stand up as she turned around to glance at her new companion.

Her voice was quiet- almost blending in with the music and noise from the crowd. “I don’t…think I know you.” She could easily be one of the students, but there were plenty within the clergy who also looked around that age. “I don’t know your boyfriend either, but…ah, I think I saw him in the halls before. That purple hair…hm, yes.” Messy purple hair, the face of a composed bookworm, if that was Erk- then indeed, Tamamo had spotted him in the distance and already decided he’d make for a fun target even though he was from another house.

So, this was his little girlfriend? Interesting. She seemed like the time to squeal and whine if anything went wrong. Perhaps later she’d find out whether that was the case or not- right now it would be too on the nose, and she hadn’t observed anything she could work with either.

“I’m Tamamo. But it seems you already know me, so. Nice to meet you, either way. Hehe.” The flower was accepted with a small smile and a careful gesture, before offering a tulip of her own. “Hm…thanks. I’m not used to parties like this.” The fox averted her gaze for a moment, golden hues wandering near the floor or around Serra’s silhouette for a moment. “I like your dress. It looks very…nice, yes. I like your makeup.”

She had spent quite some time staring at those odd corns, each time they popped and changed form earning a mildly startled twitch from her tail- though her ears stood tall with interest. It was odd, but at the same time it gave her so many ideas. There were so many ways to intertwine illusions into those popping corns- so many that she found herself getting lost in her own thoughts for a moment.

It was the smell of someone she didn’t know getting closer that took her right back. One of the knights, that much she knew. Look at that! Just the right person she could test her newest idea on.

“They filled my box a little too much, would you like some?” Tamamo offered the lady some of the puffy white corn, the package almost overflowing with the thing- in reality it was filled just the right amount, the rest being entirely constructions of her own. They looked, smelled and even tasted the same as the real deal, though. Almost as alive as the corn itself!

Maybe a little too alive.

It did-

On her tail. The fluff she had spent quite some time brushing, particularly since she had begun shedding for the colder season the week before- so making it look presentable and not like a patchy mess took effort and time only for a candied popcorn to make itself home on the warm-toned fur.

Tamamo pouted, cheeks puffing slightly. “Would it have hurt you to be a little less clumsy…” Her voice was but a mutter, ears getting a little droopy before perking right up. A hand moved back, the motion making it seem like she was about to just flick away the popcorn off her tail and try to groom it a little- but hidden behind the ruffles of her sleeve, Tamamo quietly flicked her fingers.

“Oh…but I think I saw something getting on your food."

Within a blink, a frog found itself amidst the chocolate-covered popcorns. A…pretty big one, unhappy with the fact that it was inside a box and therefore immediately jumping out and towards Forde’s face with a loud ribbit.

In most situations, Tamamo would've avoided gatherings like these entirely. She didn't feel comfortable being stuck inside a closed area filled with people, with too much noise and stuffy air making her feel itchy all over and inviting in a bit of a headache. If she were to attend a festival, she much preferred ones in open areas where she could effortlessly weave in and out of the crowd rather than keep close to a wall.

But she chose to look at the bright side of it all- the absolute potential to let her tricks go loose.

Crowds meant it was almost impossible to spot the culpirit behind a spell, too many eyes and hands and bodies smushed together. A lot of shiny clothes with dingly bits, decorations and accessories all over the room, the dining table...and those odd flowers they were made to hold.

Ah...

Ah, this made up for all the claustrophobia. A shaky breath left her lips, a devious smile tugging at its corners as her tail swished behind her.

"I think this party could use a little more...fun."

Tamamo has: Tulips! Rose: Ike Eliwood Orchid: Serra Lily: Hyacinth: Tulip:

Outfit can be seen under the cut!

Tamamo in particular could use more threads since she's a new face, but I'm up for anything! Here are my muses' current wanted plots:

Lambert

Axe +1 (needs GD): While he’s aware of the gravity of the situation, this “fun house” is right around his alley! Don’t worry, he’ll get you out with minimal property damage (unsure).

Rowan

Sword +1 (needs GD): I believe he’d be easy to blame with how fiery the boy is, aaaaand the way he acts towards others may not be ideal to keep him out of trouble. Help? Help please?

Tamamo

Ransom (needs GD): In this case Tamamo would be the one who got captured, because I have two ideas: either we can do it as the prompt says, or...it's all an illusion, and Tamamo is deliberately faking her capture and injuries for the love of the game. Could possibly lead to some conflict since she's playing around with something so serious and she WILL view your muse's reaction as entertainment at your muse's cost, but you think she cares? nah.

Laundry: As usual, she could be very well just replacing your clothes with someone else's...or maybe you can wear hers. Comfort is relative! But if you are indeed wearing hers then she'll make sure you give them back pretty fast, or else.

PLOTTER / SHIPPER

taken from: vergil!

tagging: the person reading this (pointing emoji)

1. CONNECTIONS

Write about how our muses could connect with each other! ex. what does your muse like to do that other people would be involved in? do they have interests that other people might share?

It’s hard to connect with others when deception takes the front stage in your mind and life, resulting in Tamamo’s own connections being loose at best and herself not being the most interested in actively seeking any if it doesn’t benefit her directly through enjoyment. As a gloomy introvert she also tends to prefer staying away from others’ direct line of sight, far in the back so nobody can see her when she inevitably starts her tricks. However! That ends up being exactly how you can end up bonding with her. Illusions, trickery, laughing at others’ reactions particularly if they’re filled with frustration, confusion, annoyance or outrage…Tamamo knows her tastes are uncommon, so if she were to find someone who at least understands her for better or worse, it would definitely catch her interest.

The other way to earn a connection with her is to just be an extremely amusing target, to possess potential to be one in her eyes. She’s not picky with who she messes with, but those whose reaction is raw, and most importantly hard to earn? Those are the best to toy with.

Outside of deception and tricks, some odd magic may interest her. Standard magic is boring, but the more niche stuff, particularly summoning magic and different types of warp may catch her eye.

2. PLATONIC

Write about your muse and their concept of friendship. Ex. how is your muse like with friends? Do they make friends easily or do they find it difficult to connect with others?

As a follower of Kyubi, the very concept of friendship and making allies is something Tamamo perceives as incompatible with who she is and what she does. She’s nobody’s friend and nobody’s enemy, and doesn’t see herself being trusted by others genuinely. It’s not something that actively eats at her because it’s pretty much a second nature at this point- part of her reality. That, alongside her gloomy disposition where she’d rather not actively seek others and instead prefers to quietly skirt around in the back away from sight leads to her being more of a content loner. Too much attention means too many witnesses, which means she can’t do her tricks without being seen. It’s inconvenient.

She’s not against the idea of having friends, but it’s something she doesn’t see happening for a person like herself. If it were to happen, it would be…intriguing, to say the least. Because no friend would be free from her want to deceive.

3. ANTAGONISTIC

Write about your muse and the conflicts they have with other people. Ex: who are they on bad terms with, what kind of people do they not get along well with, how do they act around people they don’t like

I don’t know that yet fes please give me content Tamamo kinda shrugs it off if people have something against her, that sort of thing is expected considering her role. But if it’s the other way around aka Tamamo has something against you, then things get a bit intense. She usually doesn’t use her illusions for evil necessarily, but she can definitely make someone’s life pure hell if she feels like it. She may start to lightly stalk them to gain more and more intel on their routine, the people they’re associated with, their likes and so on- all so she can come up with more and more sophisticated illusions to mess with that specific individual and get them on the brink of questioning reality.

But for that to happen, the person needs to slight her really badly.Usually if she just thinks you’re annoying or no fun she’ll tend to stay away at best and do some mean pranks here and there at worst.

Because allegiances hold little water to her, the only ways to make an enemy of Tamamo is to attack her or her brother Uka directly- or act against Kyubi. As one of Her retainers, she’ll readily step up to repel anyone who threatens the Goddess of illusion. Those two are really the closest things Tamamo has to actual bonds she is willing to defend and maintain.

4. ROMANTIC

Write about your muse and their relationship with romance. Ex. are they searching for love or not interested in it in the slightest, what’s their dating history like, how do they act around crushes, how would they treat their partner if they were in a relationship.

Considering how she perceives bonds, romance is far….far away in her mind. She never thinks about it, isn’t the most interested in the topic- finds it a little dull to talk about, though if the chance arrives she may use it as a topic to find points to exploit in others. Tamamo doesn’t particularly see herself as someone that is likeable, at least not enough to be loved in a romantic way, because she’d rather toy around with people and she knows most dislike that.