#aisha sectonia

items:

Crimson Dual Armbands

Red Bruiser Armor

Magma Bracelet

Titanium Leggings

Intensity Amulet (Poor)

at first, Aisha is hellbent on killing you, just like she's killed so many other people. she's cruel, has a lot of bloodlust, and isn't one for mercy.

somewhere along the lines, she gets cocky and thinks that you'll be easy to finish off. boy was she wrong, though, because she ends up getting the short end of the stick.

however, she still tries to fight even after being defeated. she won't go down easily, especially not when she has a high enough bounty for the Navy to want her brought in for execution.

some time passes, and she inevitably wears herself out and stops struggling, leaving her at your mercy.

when you spare her and decide not to either arrest her or turn her in, she becomes confused and wary. this must be some trick, right?

you take her in and let her stay with you. at first she stays pretty closed-off, refuses to speak to you, and still doesn't understand what's going on.

over time, she slowly opens up, and gradually begins telling you her story: she had been orphaned when she was 16, taken in by pirates and taught their ways, and then left when she was an adult to reign terror and wreak havoc on her own terms. it becomes clear that the roots of her actions are a misplaced desire for revenge, anger at the world for all the misfortunes she's suffered, and the influence of people who taught her to be what she is.

just talking and listening to her proves to have a profound effect on her. she's had so much bottled up inside that letting it all out brings her a ton of relief, and your words are helping her realize that she can change.

eventually, she goes and does the runabout with the Assassin Syndicate to get her bounty cleared, leaving her back at square one and not knowing what to do with her life now. she wants to do something where she can keep putting her combat skills to use, but isn't sure what.

you suggest to her that she could enter the Navy or become a bounty hunter. since she isn't interested in dealing with the former and likes freelance work anyways, she decides to go with the latter instead. it takes some getting used to, but she becomes pretty good at it.

time passes, and the two of you grow closer. she eventually confesses first, and is happy to learn that you feel the same way about her.

some redemption arc selfship bonuses:

Aisha's favorite love language to give and receive is physical touch. she also likes praise too.

she doesn't really fully recognize her strength that comes from her being a Warlock sometimes, so she might accidentally do things like hugging you really tightly.

she's fond of telling stories, and has plenty of them too.

while her voice is normally pretty rough, it can be soothing too, especially when she's talking quietly.

if you two manage to loot something together, she'll definitely be willing to let you keep more of it than her.

she's definitely going to have her fair share of angst, from nightmares and flashbacks to dealing with things unrelated to her past. doing things like holding her close and reassuring her will help her out when those things happen.

for IC stuff, Abigail's text will be in blue, and Aisha's will be in red