#chcmistrys

───── 6. what is your character reluctant to tell people?

that, most of the time, she never wants a conversation to end. she knows it’s totally unreasonable to expect someone to stay there 24/7, always talking to her and keeping her company, but giona’s loneliness is like … paramount. she used to always run away from conversations, keeping them short, telling her that it’s her mom oh my god it’s mom she wants me back ugh sorry i gotta go. but actually, it was her mind treating it as a test. “okay, if i leave now and we hang out tomorrow that means they still like me, that means i’m not completely unlikeable, that means they don’t hate me –” 

if they’re still hanging out then like YAAYYYYY, but if they never talk again (forever or for a while), she’ll look over what she did during their talk and try and change herself.

if she’s not talking to anyone that day ( or hasn’t found someone to stick to rip ) then she will just stay in a public place and is happy to just be around people. 

maybe it’s the mother-thing where mim always told her she was useless and then five minutes later, would make her do a 4-hour performance on stage in front of a grand total of 5 people. maybe it’s the performance thing where she thrives under a spotlight ( not really, she prefers to watch performances, not lead them ). 

or maybe she really just … likes people. that’s the thing. she is so so reluctant to tell people that she actually likes them. because she thinks that if she tells them, it’ll sound too emo, and they’ll never hang out with her again.

───── 10. what would your character make a scene in public about?

literally anything. giona’s life lesson: the best way to get out of fights/arguments is to make a scene, because half the time the person she’s fighting with will not want to make a scene. 

───── 14. how does the image your character tries to project differ from the image they actually project?

image tamu wants to project: calm, collected, knows exactly what he’s doing. the kind of person that people will listen to and respect, someone that they will think never doubts himself. it’s like showing himself as a leader without outright saying he’s a leader. someone that people know they can go to if they need anything. and, on the flipside, someone that people know they can’t just take advantage of himself. 

but as much as tamu presents an image of someone who thinks highly of himself, he battles low self-esteem everyday. he wears long coats and buttons up his shirt up to his neck because he doesn’t want to show his skin, he doesn’t want to show himself. there’s a part of him that wants to hide, despite having this drive to change the world. 

and that’s the part people see. someone who’s quiet. calm, yes. doesn’t mind being alone, can handle themselves. but i think ultimately, people see tamu as someone who just thinks a lot and, at the end of the day, wants to be around people. he actually loves talking to people. he loves to hear about their day. he’s intrigued and interested in people from auradon. he wants to learn and see as much as possible. they’ll probably see him catching the bus almost everyday so he can see all the kingdoms, coming back after sundown, smiling to himself at all he’s seen. 

so it’s like ... he tries to project the image of a young man who’s a gamechanger. and maybe that’s what he really is. but i think, most of the time, people see a young man who just wants to see the world.

───── 15. what is your character afraid of?

failing. and it’s always something different. failing the promises he made to his mother, to always be kind, and to always choose love and understanding, rather than hate and contempt ( he feels he’s failing most here ). failing the promise he made to himself, that he’d always look out for his fellow isle kids, the isle kids most of all. even if they don’t get along, he feels a kinship with them -- but, of course, he has his small group of allies/friends that he feels most responsible for. 

7. HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT SEX ??

Samhain’s a virgin - he’s never done it before. It’s not something he’s really thought about - which may make for some nervousness if the time ever comes. Especially considering his glamour and his insecurities regarding his body.

8. HOW MANY FRIENDS DOES YOUR CHARACTER HAVE ??

Sam’s social circle has definitely had some significant changes - he’s gone from having a lot of friends he’d used to sneak out with and then none within the blink of an eye for the fact he got scared of revealing his true self. And now , he seems to be increasing it once more , so it’s been a slight up and down pattern.

12. WHAT ARE YOUR CHARACTER’S MAJOR FLAWS ??

Cyrus is very lost & misguided - as well , he’s very cynical and is hesitant to trust others. He thinks that the only way he can truly protect himself is that if he makes himself into someone he isn’t , not understanding the fact that it’ll only bring him more strife. And then of course he wonders why he isn’t happy and why that hurt won’t go away - he deals with everything the opposite way of how you’re supposed to.

13. WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER PRETEND OR TRY TO CARE ABOUT ??

Nothing. That’s the thing. Cyrus wants to be numb ; he doesn’t want to care about anyone or anything , given that normally only leads him to pain. He doesn’t succeed , though - Cyrus still has a huge heart and he cares a lot about a lot of people. He just wishes he had the ability to be cold.

14. HOW DOES THE IMAGE YOUR CHARACTER TRIES TO PROJECT DIFFER FROM THE IMAGE THEY ACTUALLY PROJECT  ??

Trixie wants people to believe that nothing is wrong - and often , that’s the case. But often what happens is she tends to often break a bit , with letting her guard down at certain moments and not allowing herself to cope with a healthy mechanism other than being in denial of her own problems. So , simply , she isn’t as good of an actress as she’d like to be.

15. WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER AFRAID OF ??

Answered here !!