Mythril the Art Bard

Decided to give Aeza a full crew! From left to right:

Nitro, Benthos Boomdoctor Machinist (name subject to change). Crew engineer, mute ball of sass, old friends with Jay

Jayesh “Jay”, Zamani Eternal Juggernaut. Captain of the crew, very boisterous but surprisingly tactical

Aeza Sundream, Solari Godhand Disciple/Stargazer Oracle. Originally hired by Jay to run point on a bounty, ends up becoming something of a second-in-command and team mom

Coda, Isotron Souljammer Icon. Created as a program to somewhat hack the Harmony, gained sentience, and ends up being rescued/adopted by the crew

Individual portraits below the cut:

⟡ Knows exactly what their damage is and has named it and introduced it to people

⟡ Can narrate their own spiral in real time with impressive clinical accuracy

⟡ Says 'this is a me problem' and then continues having the me problem at full volume

⟡ Has identified their patterns, knows when they're in one, and watches it happen anyway

⟡ Describes their own chaotic behavior with the tone of a nature documentary about someone else

⟡ Says 'I know this is irrational' and then presents the irrational thing with full documentation

⟡ Has done enough self-reflection to know they are going to do the exact thing they just analyzed

⟡ Announces their own red flags upfront as a courtesy and an efficiency measure

⟡ Has therapized themselves into understanding the behavior without being able to stop the behavior

⟡ Provides running commentary on their own decision-making in a way that is both useful and unhelpful

⟡ Knows which of their habits are coping mechanisms and uses them anyway with full awareness

⟡ Can explain exactly why they do the thing they do and cannot stop doing the thing they do

⟡ Says 'future me is going to hate this' and does it with eyes open and no hesitation

⟡ Has made peace with their most chaotic trait by giving it a name and some light boundaries

⟡ Diagnoses their own communication style mid-sentence and continues in the same style

⟡ Knows when they are projecting, names the projection, and finishes projecting

⟡ Has awareness of their avoidance patterns precise enough to predict their own behavior in advance

⟡ Catches themselves catastrophizing, acknowledges it out loud, and catastrophizes more efficiently

⟡ Can trace any of their current issues back to a specific formative moment and does so freely

⟡ Says 'I have a type and this is it' while looking at the very type they said they were done with

⟡ Knows the difference between their actual feelings and their performed feelings and shares both

⟡ Has insight into their own behavior that would be impressive if it translated into change

⟡ Is aware they overthink, thinks about how much they overthink, catches it, continues

⟡ Can explain their attachment style, recognize it in action, and proceed at full speed anyway

⟡ Knows their response to stress, predicts it accurately, and produces it on schedule

⟡ Says 'I'm going to regret this' and does the thing with full and informed consent

⟡ Has so much self-knowledge that it functions as entertainment for the people around them

Eye of the cosmos

Jay: depends on who he’s babysitting, but usually yes. Sometimes rough-houses with the kid a bit much though.

Nitro: not unless the kid’s guardians are fine with them being exposed to mad science and explosives. Because that’s definitely gonna happen.

Aeza: can multitask a fair degree if needed, or when doing a light individual task as like a side quest/mental break alongside a more intensive task, but prefers focusing on one thing at a time.

Coda: can multitask very well if the tasks are mental/digital. Otherwise she can’t.

Lemon snek cuteness 🍋