I wanna talk about something regarding Coyle. Funny enough, itās because of my furry au, and itās throwing a wrench in what I should do for him.
So itās kinda hard to explain how I pick out animals for my aus but I typically try to push aside personality and looks (or at least put them as least important). Instead, I pay attention to small behaviors and habitsāmore subconscious stuff (ex; if theyāre competitive, their temperament, the kind of weather they like/where they live, sleep habits, food they like, etc.). I also avoid results of trauma behavior for these things (yes that is hard for trials lol).
Many jump to the conclusion; dog. Specifically a dog that is known to work in police. Originally, I had the same ideaā at least I figured heād be a canine. This is because in my furry world building, itās common for canines to work in law enforcement (or in the government) for their natural obedience and loyalty. Canines are naturally (were made to be) people pleasers who take the law very seriously and are typically agreeable. They take orders without question, naturally responsible and having faith that the one giving it to them is just.
At first glance this seems perfect. Coyle raves and rants about the law and what society deems as ārightā constantly! He was a good soldier and cop! He lives his life with the law and societyās expectations as gospel like any canine wouldā¦.right? Not exactlyā¦.I donāt believe any of this is actually true about Coyle, itās just a half-assed justification for his actions. Half of the shit Coyle talks about he doesnāt appear to believe in at all actually, just that itās a selling point that works for him.
āOf course you want an easy answer. Jews or the colords or the commies, and I'm happy to sell you whatever it is you want to buy. Law is... a sort of miracle. It's like buying life insurance for something that already happened and you can't do nothing about.ā
Itās an excuse and his position as an officer (or soldier) has nothing to do with believing in whatās right or your governmentā heās aware itās corrupt (as seen above), itās more about getting away with the brutality he wants to act out. Really, itās implied he doesnāt even take orders wellā heās reckless and impulsiveāheās even killed teammates on duty multiple times.
I donāt think this fits the canine role well. I canāt even tell if heās actually racist or if he just spits that shit because it goes with the typical American climate at the time that he uses to his advantage in some wayā where does this leave me?? Is he even actually patriotic?
I may have forgotten somethingā but I hope this makes sense either way