#* marlene.

to realize

it's been hazy for a while, the fog only thickening. sometimes, it feels as though nothing has ever made sense. you're stuck, and often, you can't figure out yourself. you hope to understand yourself, but yourself feels out of reach, behind a locked door. maybe, this locked door has already been opened, and you've yet to process the contents. or maybe, you're still figuring out how to unlock it. perhaps the key is buried deep beneath the dirt of the earth, far in your skin, deep in your brain and your heart. surely, you can feel it if you try. don't whisk away this feeling, the need to realize. let yourself discover, let yourself come to a realization. it's a step forward, think of it as so. are you aware?

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CHARACTER HEADCANONS.   accepting!

kumiko was a ballerina; she fights like she’s dancing. she uses a lot of fluid motions and conservation of energy—she uses her opponent’s strength against them, fighting by just getting out of the way until they tire themselves out and she can strike. she’s also remarkably fast and flexible.

marlene is in the unique position of being both very small and also filled with bloodlust. she also managed to be the top gladiator in a thunderdome-style ring for a few months (and also keeps getting herself in similar situations in literally whatever verse i put her in, regardless of if i have anything to say about it) so go figure! she’s quick and agile, but no good at being really whacked. she can tolerate a lot of pain and still get up, but that doesn’t mean she’ll be useful at all aside from just being annoyingly there. she fights tooth and nail. basically, watch her faceclaim joan chen in salute of the jugger and you’ll get a good idea of what we’re talking about. and yes, i did invent marlene before discovering the existence of that movie... what does it mean...

uncommon questions for ocs and their creators   ///   accepting.

11. How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

marlene: she’ll ask in the moment, she likes knowing how things work, but if she doesn’t have that opportunity she’ll do her own research

shauna: she honestly does not care enough to know whatever it is so she just pretends that she understands whatever someone’s talking about, or zones out. she’ll figure it out if she needs to know whatever it is

17. Are they easily embarrassed?

neither of them really are

40. How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

marlene: it really depends on the flaw, sometimes she’ll acknowledge it like “okay so what?” and sometimes she’ll vehemently deny it

uncommon questions for ocs and their creators   ///   accepting.

1. What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

miri: fairly long because she’ll just take a nap

marlene: probably like... a few minutes until she starts tapping her feet or something

3. How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

miri: probably reading or maybe listening to soft music

marlene: she sleeps best when she’s tired physically so if she’s feeling restless she’ll do some pushups or situps or something until she’s tired

5. How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

miri: i would say a little easier than average, she’s not a suspicious person but she’s pretty observant and judgmental although she won’t often speak up about it

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