đ How affectionate are they with their friends? Their family? Their romantic partner(s) (if they have any)? Are they more physical or emotional when it comes to displaying their affection? Why?
mantra is Very flirty as a coping mechanism so yes she's very affectionate! it's fun and hilarious for her to get up in people's personal space and give flirty compliments, but if it's someone she Actually cares for like a friend or crush, there are a lot more casual touches. verbal affection is very performative for her so that will kind of go away as she gets closer to someone. she's never rly had a family that she cared for or that cared for her so uhh. yeah. difficult to apply that to her. if she lets you touch her face or hair, you are So fucking lucky because her shitty adoptive mom was like that and it means that she is letting you touch something Very vulnerable of her. she might let her birth parents touch it eventually, after she meets them and warms up to them. i rly do just gotta think on how her and her birth family's relationship develops after her little brother drags her back to them
đĽ Give us a list of general likes and dislikes, such as colours, textures, music, weather and other stuff!
mantra is a bard so she really likes music, poetry, and folklore!! she's versed in more instruments than you can count and she's always picking up new music and stories. she's also good at card games but that's because she cheats at them. she likes the feel of lacquered wood and worked leather, not anything that's overly soft and plush. after she and vyra have their daughter, she's the QUEEN of bedtime stories. in terms of colors, she usually sticks to beige, brown, and white with gold accessories in terms of clothes so her skin, hair, and eyes pop >:3cc. brown is her favorite color for No reason. no reason at all. mantra just kinda has jack of all trades energies tbh sdhfskd
â What is your OC afraid of? Any crippling phobias or some such? How do they act when scared and what helps them calm down? Does anyone ever find your OC scary? Why?
there are not a lot of things that scare mantra. the one thing that gets to her is her "mother" and her "family." when she's up against a regular old tough foe while out adventuring, she gets cocky and overly positive, and copes afterward through social interaction. this flips when she's up against faena and her cronies. mantra closes up into herself, stops expressing, goes rigid, gets slow to respond. afterward she'll go find somewhere to be alone and not show up again until the next day. in terms of mantra scaring others, people often find her intimidating due to the whole tiefling thing and her eyes being a solid gold with no discernible pupils. she tries to downplay this through being boisterous, friendly, and flirty while she is doing her Bard Thing. she does give off a fucky aura while she's fighting, and while she was with the "family" it earned her the name "ararissa of the long gaze."
đĽ What does a bad mental health day look like for your OC? Walk us through it with them. What kind of things can help them out of this slump and what kinds of things comfort them when they start to feel like this?
she gets shut down and drained on a bad day. contact with faena will do this to her, as well as a string of rejections or bad performances. she'll likely want to go somewhere new, either to a new part of the city or a new town. she may attend a performance for a change or do some light exploring. not gonna do anything performative that requires charisma today. if she's with a party she trusts, she might just accompany them on whatever they're doing. her presence is significantly reduced, and though she'll keep somewhat active, she won't talk a lot. if one of the party members is willing to offer physical comfort she'll take that, but otherwise she'll eat dinner and go to bed early. hit that good good reset button that sleep is.
đ§ What is the earliest memory your OC can recall? Do they know what their first words were or remember where they took their first steps? Do they have any mementos of their childhood theyâve kept such as a stuffed toy or tiny baby clothes?
mantra's first memory is of faena. i'm not sure of the specifics but it was likely something bloody that a child shouldn't be forced to see, contrasted with faena's sweet demeanor toward mantra. shit's bad man. mantra has kept no mementos of her childhood with that woman, though faena absolutely has. (mantra's birth parents have also kept the few mementos of her that they could, though she does not know this.)
đŽ Star gazing or cloud watching? Hand-holding or snuggles? Early mornings or late nights?
đ What would your OC say is their best feature? Why? What do their friends / family / lover(s) / people they know think is their best feature and why?
mantra thinks that her body is her best feature, to put it nicely- this is for obvious reasons. faena likes her hair- it's long and easy to style and play with. vyra likes her facial structure, as weird as that sounds, as well as her hands- good to hold on both counts. her birth family likes her horns and eyes- the curl of the horns and the gold eyes are family traits.
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