(ap)Guns for show, knives for a pro

“Well, I... thank you for saying so, truly,” she began honestly before she had to smile gently in disbelief of Kira’s statement, cocking her head as though to say let’s be serious for a second. “I ASSURE you however, the chances of me being a perfect partner are severely low! Even IF I could dance, I... surely I’m far too short?” She’d heard something about dance partners needing to be tall and slender. Never mind that they had to be able to move without burden.

She went silent and still, looking absolutely lost. Why on earth would Victoria be so nice? Why would she want to see Oswalda at this... this evidently high-status party? Oswalda was both flattered and stunned, and very much unsure. “You want me to go to a... a fashion show? And a party?”

Suddenly her calculated personality melted, and left behind a young woman whose dreams of glamour were tickled pink by this opportunity.

“I...” She could barely process this wonderful gesture as she slowly took the invite in hand. She gazed down at it as though it were some mystical thing once believed to be extinct. When she looked back to Victoria, her eyes wide and a small smile growing larger on her face, she seemed on the verge of tears. This little gift was more than she deserved, she believed, and it was an event far beyond her meager station.

Oswalda nodded with a little smile, rubbing her mother’s hand to say that she knew Gotham was dangerous - knew too well actually - and that she did her best to avoid trouble; what Mother didn’t know would never hurt her.

“It’s only a little bruise... it’ll soon be gone” she added cheerfully as possible, restraining the foul hatred that arose whenever she thought of that idiot shoving her aside, just to get her to be quiet. Still, it could have been worse. Her temple didn’t throb as badly now.

//If this is a meme, forgive me for being too stoopid to find it xp

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Σ(ﾟДﾟ): What would your muse be most shocked to obtain?

//Being perfectly honest, Oswalda would be most shocked to obtain her every heart’s desire. For her dreams of ruling Gotham successfully, of having friends and a lover, of being thought as efficient and beloved, and of living well in luxury, to all come true, she would be stunned to the point of questioning if she was dreaming or if all these good things came at some sort of price.

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( ﾟДﾟ): What amazes your muse?

//While advances in science etc can amaze her to read about, it’s the little things to do with people/socialization that always amaze her.

A kind deed, a favor given unconditionally, smiling at someone and having your smile returned, etc… things like this never fail to both surprise and awe her. They renew her faith in humanity and cause a sense of warmth to flow through her misanthropic heart.

Oswalda likes to people-watch, so seeing these little acts cheer her and prove interesting. There’s been many a time where seeing a child comforted after a fall by a passerby has almost brought her to tears.

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(´ー`)Y-~~ : Does your muse do any drugs? Smoke?

//The only addiction Oswalda falls prey to, usually in times of stress or boredom, is smoking.

She does not smoke or ‘do’ any recreational drugs at all. While she believes the medicinal uses of marijuana are useful for those in need and the smoking of it for recreational purpose is mostly harmless so long as one does not smoke it over a long period of time, she believes the ‘hard’ drugs are absolutely wicked.

Having heard horror stories and seen junkies, she believes the abuse of serious drugs like heroin is foolish; although she can understand why someone might do it, as a means to escape their problems.

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♪┏(・O･)┛♪ : Can your muse dance well?

//Oooh very funny xp

Oswalda cannot dance as well as she could, much to her sorrow. She used to enjoy dancing in the privacy of her room, although she was never amazing at it or anything. It was just something she liked to do when feeling good and listening to preferred music.

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(╬ ಠ益ಠ): What infuriates your muse to the point they may kill whatever it is?

//For Oswalda to lash out, a good deal of building up needs to happen, but there are a few things that really drive her bonkers to the point of killing the offensive person (depending on who they are etc):

being labelled as disabled: while she may well be technically, Oswalda does not appreciate hearing it said. If it is, whoever says it is one wrong word away from being killed.

being undermined or underestimated: as though to prove she is to be taken seriously, she will lash out violently and kill.

having an important plan fall through: if this happens, Oswalda will react violently and take her anger out on her surroundings. She may attack or kill those around her too, though she will not mean to. She’ll simply see red.

pathetic behavior: in a situation where a hostage (for example) is acting in a way she terms as pathetic or disgusting (begging, crying, etc), she will lose her patience and just kill them. For peace and quiet. 

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Ε=Ε=Ε=┌(;*´Д`)ﾉ : How does your muse run?

//With great difficulty… you smartass x)

No, let’s be serious here now. Okay. Here goes.

Since having her leg broken by Fish (and healing ‘wrong’ due to lack of appropriate medical attention), Oswalda had to train herself to walk, run, and generally move again with the new positioning of the bones in her lower right leg. She performed her own sort of ‘physiotherapy’ while hiding out in the outskirts of Gotham in a trailer, while also scheming regarding her return to Gotham.

After a little time however, she succumbed to a deep depression and contemplated suicide. She felt overwhelmed with her new disability and when her plan of ransoming some jock didn’t work out as she had expected, she felt as though she was ‘out of the game’ and therefore, had no reason to continue. The only thing that injected some determination and will to survive in to her was the idea of killing Fish, so to not only move up the ladder but to also have complete revenge.

Running has been problematic for Oswalda and it shall forever remain so I think, which is why she does not run unless it’s extremely necessary. She will walk fast if feasible, but running is always the final option.