#askteal

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Cyana can wear her hair a lot of ways! A tactical braid would look cute on her.

I agree, Cerulea is quite pretty in my opinion. Her traditional Evangelite clown-makeup really does her a disservice...I laughed when you said she and Rodrig look like teachers because you're SO RIGHT! They look like mean, strict teachers in particular. Rodrig looks like he'll give you detention if you so much as fart in his class.

Teal having Down syndrome is an interesting thought I never considered! Unfortunately I don't think it would fit in to the existing lore, because Evangelite culture is not very friendly to those with obvious disabilities. Since her family has money, they would likely send her to live in a nursing facility and she would not be permitted to marry, as they would fear a man "taking advantage" of her condition.

If anyone has an intellectual disability, I would say it's most likely Danus. It may not be obvious enough to get him institutionalized, but his peers definitely suspect something is slightly "off" about him upstairs. I imagine he has some kind of mild, unspecified developmental delay. Teal doesn't have a delay, she's just intellectually lazy. She doesn't like to think too hard about anything, she'd rather be told exactly what to think and do. I think her face just looks odd here because 1) I drew it very quickly, and 2) her face is at a slightly downward angle, so her features look more "squashed" than they would if she was looking straight-on.

Cyana does look a lot younger without her makeup! She has a baby face, but she'll probably grow out of it as she gets older. We'll say she's a late-bloomer. She looks sad and tired here because she IS sad and tired, her life in Evangeline Kingdom sucks! But one day she will find happiness, one way or another. I'm determined to give her story a happy ending!

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Lore Masterpost

2 ¿La poca inteligencia de teal viene de algún lugar o es de nacimiento?

Yo me imagino qué cuando era niña, se cayó del techo y eso le atrofió el desarollo cerebral

(Translated with Google Translator)

1. What is Lazuline's relationship with her sisters? 2. Does Teal's lack of intelligence come from somewhere or is it from birth? I imagine that when she was a child, she fell off the roof, and that stunted her brain development.

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1 ) Lazuline is the oldest of Cerulea's kids, and because Cerulea is so busy, Lazuline has become like a second mother to her siblings. They all trust her and confide in her about stuff. She gives them advice and teaches them things. However, sometimes they consider her a "wet blanket" because she can be a little too motherly, and she gets worried when she thinks they're going to do something dangerous. They exclude her when they're getting up to trouble, but they cry for her when they want her help getting them out of trouble.

2 ) That's a good theory! I think Teal is smart in some ways, like she does well with schoolwork and things like that. But she completely lacks common sense and foresight. She's so obsessed with pleasing her mother that she gets tunnel-vision and doesn't think things through. I don't imagine she has a physical learning disability, she's just hobbled herself intellectually because she's prioritized the wrong things in life. She's had little practice making decisions because she just blindly does what her mother tells her to do. She is not a strong critical thinker. In fact, I think she gets very nervous when she has to make her own decisions.

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Lore Masterpost

I talked about this in this other post already, but I wanted to add that my opinions are not law and I'm not a nazi about headcanons. I encourage everyone to play with the lore however they want to! If you imagine a character a certain way and want to write them that way, I'm totally cool with that, whether it matches up with the official lore or not.

I know some creators are weird about stuff like this, and some people get really possessive about their characters and how they're written, but I am definitely not one of them. We prioritize fun over canon 'round these parts. B)

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Lore Masterpost

You're correct! Teal is married, but uh...funny thing about that...

Her husband is involved with the House of Humanity as a Lindist monk. These monks are traditionally castrated, meaning they cannot have children.

Teal thought marrying a holy man would make her religious mother proud...and it would, if not for the eunuch thing, because she has denied Cerulea grandchildren. There are many positions in the Lindist temple, and monk is the only one that must be castrated. Of course that's the one that Teal chooses, lol.

Teal's whole schtick is trying so hard to make her mother proud and fucking up fantastically, but in a way that Cerulea can't be outwardly mad about or she'll look like a jackass.

Teal: Mother, I'm getting married!

Cerulea: Really? Well, it's about time! Who is the lucky fellow? :D

Teal: Oh, you're going to love him! He's a Lindist holy man! He works in the temple!

Cerulea, eyes sparkling with excitement: That's wonderful, Teal! See, I told you religious men make the best husbands. What is his role in the temple, exactly? Preacher? Scribe? [gasp] Is he an archpriest?! :D :D :D

Teal: Even better, mother! He's a monk! The most devoted men in the whole temple! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! I'm glad I took your advice and sought a holy man. My mommy is always right! <3

Cerulea, speaking through gritted teeth: Oh...I see... [eye twitches] That's...great, honey...I'm so, um, proud of you...

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Lore Masterpost

Teal is actually a real name! Maybe she has a little complex about it and tries to make it sound fancier than it is. "It's pronounced Tee-all! 💅"

But nobody indulges her lol

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Lore Masterpost

OK. I know this woman is a little controversial and I can totally see why people don't always agree with what she has to say, but maybe to some of you her approach makes sense and is able to help you. For me personally, I think a lot of the things she says make a lot of sense and have true helpful value, other aspects however I don't agree with/don't believe in/seem exaggerated, so I ignore them. I think the best way to go about these videos is take to your heart what makes sense to you, and just leave the rest be :) Having said all that -  the reason why I'm posting this (my favourite Ask Teal video) is that her voice and way of speaking and just the whole atmosphere of it relaxes my shoes off. I've totally watched this video about 15 times and half the time didn't listen to WHAT she said, but HOW she said it ;)