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"Stop this!"

Natalia tore the tear gas instrument out of the hands of a soldier nearby. "Do you not see the condition these people are in?! You fool!" she tosses it away, grasping the man's collar. "We are not meant to do this! We are armed to protect, not to harm!" She found herself almost screaming. This was a horrible, horrible outcome she couldn't have imagined in her most wild nightmares.

5. cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)

Natalia probably keeps her space clean, not one to condone any mess or chaos for too long. She would scold anyone who left their own clothes out for too long, and is likely the type of person who would pick them up, fold them, and put them away while making eye contact with the slob in question.

19. what do they think about before falling asleep at night?

The responsibilities that go along with her role probably keep Natalia awake at night. Wondering how much she's done and can continue to do for her people, for her loved ones...

26: do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?

Here in Thalassia, Natalia now hopes to uncover the secrets of the walls, both within them and outside them. After some deep conversations with people here, she's decided that living the life of a soldier has a darker undertone to it that she would rather not, but may be forced to reconcile with. She's hoping to start finding answers for her own on the inside, and then getting them to those who can help her solve the mystery. She believes there's a greater good out there, beyond all this and above all the problems she faces.

38: what recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

Natalia isn't really one for relaxing for too long, but if you really had her stop thinking and unwind, she might enjoy taking a warm bubble bath, curling up with a good book, or maybe some gentle target practice with her bow, if she's in need of some catharsis. 

39. would you say that they have a superiority-complex? inferiority-complex? neither?

1: What does their bedroom look like?

2: Do they have any daily rituals?

3: Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?

4: What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?

5: Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)

6: Eating habits and sample daily menu

7: Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time

8: Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging

9: Makeup?

10: Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

11: Intellectual pursuits?

12: Favorite book genre?

13: Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

14: Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)

15: Biggest and smallest short term goal?

16: Biggest and smallest long term goal?

17: Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress

18: Favorite beverage?

19: What do they think about before falling asleep at night?

20: Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?

21: Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

22: Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

23: How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

24: Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?

25: How do they see themselves 5 years from today?

26: Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?

27: What is their biggest regret?

28: Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

29: Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)

30: Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)

31: Most prized possession?

32: Thoughts on material possessions in general?

33: Concept of home and family?

34: Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)

35: What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

36: What makes them feel guilty?

37: Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?

38: What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

39: Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?

40: How misanthropic are they?

41: Hobbies?

42: How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?

43: Religion?

44: Superstitions or views on the occult?

45: Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?

46: If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

47: How do they express love?

48: If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?

Daisy: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

Carnation: If I handed you a concert ticket right now, who would you want to be the performer?

Jasmine: What color looks best on you?

foxglove: Name three facts about your family?

Allium: What's the best thing you can cook?

Orange Blossom: If you could pick the gender and appearance of your child, would you?

Calla Lily: If you died right now, what song would you want to play at your funeral?

Poinsettia: Favorite holiday dish?

Oxlip: Would you ever get into a long distance relationship?

Primrose: Favorite kind of soup?

Daffodil: What's the most thoughtful present you've ever received?

Rose: Are you currently in love with someone?

Amsonia: Would you ever become a vegan?

Peony: What's your favorite hot beverage?

Tulip: For your birthday, what kind of cake do you ask for?

Myrtle: Do you like going on airplanes?

Hibiscus: Did you ever play an instrument? If so what?

Zinnia: Who was your best friend when you were six years old?

Poppy: What color was your childhood home?

Hydrangea: Starbucks order?

Violet: Do you like where you're from?

Locust: What was your favorite book as a child?

Rhododendron: What's the scariest dream you've ever had?

Queen Anne's Lace: Would you rather carve pumpkins or wrap presents?

Magnolia: Favorite kind of candy?

Aster: Would you rather be cold or hot?

Marigold: Do you listen to what's on the radio?

Heliconia: Do you like when it rains?

Azalea: What's a movie you cried while watching?

Daisy: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

Carnation: If I handed you a concert ticket right now, who would you want to be the performer?

Jasmine: What color looks best on you?

foxglove: Name three facts about your family?

Allium: What's the best thing you can cook?

Orange Blossom: If you could pick the gender and appearance of your child, would you?

Calla Lily: If you died right now, what song would you want to play at your funeral?

Poinsettia: Favorite holiday dish?

Oxlip: Would you ever get into a long distance relationship?

Primrose: Favorite kind of soup?

Daffodil: What's the most thoughtful present you've ever received?

Rose: Are you currently in love with someone?

Amsonia: Would you ever become a vegan?

Peony: What's your favorite hot beverage?

Tulip: For your birthday, what kind of cake do you ask for?

Myrtle: Do you like going on airplanes?

Hibiscus: Did you ever play an instrument? If so what?

Zinnia: Who was your best friend when you were six years old?

Poppy: What color was your childhood home?

Hydrangea: Starbucks order?

Violet: Do you like where you're from?

Locust: What was your favorite book as a child?

Rhododendron: What's the scariest dream you've ever had?

Queen Anne's Lace: Would you rather carve pumpkins or wrap presents?

Magnolia: Favorite kind of candy?

Aster: Would you rather be cold or hot?

Marigold: Do you listen to what's on the radio?

Heliconia: Do you like when it rains?

Azalea: What's a movie you cried while watching?

Not so long ago, it felt like, Natalia had been looking up into this sky, these stars, and dreaming of a world without war. No poverty. No struggle. No hardship for the ones she loved and the ones she had not yet met... all sworn on childhood pinky promises.

Staring up now on the latest patrol shift she had been given in a month or so, she found herself curving back into those memories along the line of the crescent moon in the sky.

"Luke... I haven't forgotten what we promised. Not even here." 

Not even now... with so little...

She held onto the metal railing overlooking the docks, standing on an elevated street on a farther-up part of the city. The coast, the tides, the pier, it all came into focus beneath the sky, moonlight setting pale flame to the water's dark surface. Little flickers, little sparks of what wasn't and what isn't. What can't be. The sight itself somehow pulled her into deeper melancholy.

In this place, there was only hardship, only poverty, the gap between people and their wealth deepened and deepening still like an ugly, festering gash, bleeding out through all the cracks in the pavement here. In all this, throwing in the threat of those demons beyond the walls... was it not war already? What could peace really mean, in a place like this?

"If anyone should require any assistance, I will be glad to provide it! Please, don't be shy... excuse me!"