#aria study.

aria straight up does not get people (especially non-mutants), hates them, wants their lives to include suffering.

(cate, though she is canon and this isnt rly my design originally, is most similar to aria at this point.)

margot thinks (though might not directly articulate aloud) her life, purpose, and needs are superior to others because she is so good at what she does; therefore, she can do whatever she needs to feel safe/comfortable. the fact that her future victims are preppy, privileged men who commit crimes against women is incidental to her origin.

mackenzie's killing is the most righteous. she kills without regard for herself or her own feelings at all, brutally aware of this. she thinks she is improving humankind as a whole.

⚖️ : what line will they never cross?

DICK.

great question considering he has already crossed all of them! maybe he wouldnt do cannibalism? maybe he's not a sexual deviant like his good friend and colleague/subordinate dr maximilian theyer?

dick's basically sold his soul to the deep state and military industrial complex. he has little to no regard for the human life he has hierarchically ordered below his own.

i think he pays taxes though.

JACKY.

jacky's best friends with max and he is just the worst so even the things jacky wouldnt do directly, she implicitly endorses and facilitates.

like her husband, does probably pay taxes however.

🧠 : what do they assume people think about them?

ARIA.

there's this feedback loop/oroboros/self fulfilling prophecy type thing going on for aria since she was a kid. she's neglected because she is a sadistic and masochistic misanthrope, she's a sadistic and masochistic misanthrope because she was neglected. being born with the x-gene made her mom's side (non mutant side) terrified of her especially given what she can do.

🩶 : what line have they already crossed and justified? or regret? - For Aria

📉 : what's their most common self-criticism?

RICHARD. this is a really good question because i dont think he has to engage in self-reflection or criticism a ton. what he does works for him and gets the job done. he is for all intents and purposes the top of the totem pole in his own little world (the shadowy and mysterious benefactors, both public and private, to which he is beholden rarely foster close relationships that would imply familiarity or equality.)

however any good leader does ask for feedback, and he can feign humility long enough to do that but like, only from certain people - like jacky and max. i think they've made him aware of the impracticality of his idealism enough for him to consider it something of a weakness (even if he's also like 'whatever this is what makes coeus so great.')

🩶 : what line have they already crossed and justified? or regret?

ARIA. the first time she took a life definitely required a good bit of justification. she's not so removed from humanity, or her humanity, that she was unaware of the inherent wrongness. her hatred and anger fuel her and sustain her so that she doesnt wallow in moral quandaries.

i dont think she's ever done anything that she actually really regrets. she moves too much like a shark - that is, constantly, and forward.

this post fails to consider things like baseline physical prowess and hand-to-hand combat skill. it only addresses abilities these characters have by virtue of being born with the x-gene.

STELLA

inducement of auditory and visual hallucinations. nearly impossible to discern from real perceptions.

requires initial physical contact or eye contact. hallucinations become fainter/more dubious as time passes (within minutes, sometimes seconds) or proximity fades.

psychic-based ability. does not require articulation or physical movement. her primary limitations are her own imagination/creativity and willingness to be sick in the head.

ARIA

hemokinesis but only over her own blood. can alter its physical characteristics such as density, texture, and viscosity. it is nearly impervious by nature.

this is a mostly mental exercise that does not require much physical gesturing, but the witchy movements sure are fun.

extremely rapid regenerative healing. could regenerate after something as severe as immolation. however, it is a somewhat conscious process that can be thrown off by her unwillingness or distraction.

immune to illness, infection, and disease.

DMITRI

shapeshifter. shifting looks like clay being molded but sped up, not in real time.

can imitate someone down to their fingerprints. includes hair, voice, build, and, yes, external sex organs!

he maintains his own internal vital organs (heart, brain, lungs, kidneys, etc.), diseases, illnesses, and injuries when he changes forms.

he inherits physical strength according to his chosen form's stature and musculature, but he does not inherit x-gene-related abilities. his overall endurance is consistent due to his cardiovascular system remaining the same.