#crowsister

i'd honestly love to see discussions about the ranger stuff! while i wasn't part of the notif squad on that, your stuff was really fascinating to read through and actually got me motivated to try playing the class

Rex looks at Mahri and their ears sag at once.

“...Thinking about all the time I’ve wasted,” they murmur. “Or- rather, I suppose, the amount of time it took me to ... realize some things about myself. The time it took to find the people who would truly be there for me. The... wasted efforts in people and places that wound up hurting me. The loss of opportunities...”

“I gave up a lot of myself for someone who didn’t really want who I was at my core,” They explain at last. “And I’m very glad I’ve walked away from her, and not sad about that at all- but what hurts is knowing that she drove a deep wedge between myself and people I cared about. My whole career, even... She managed to drive a wedge between myself, and - myself, if that makes sense? It hurts to think about, and I still catch myself thinking about that a lot.”

“Never compromise who you are for anyone,” They say at last, as if they feel obligated or compelled to turn this into a teaching moment. “Not even someone you think, perhaps, that you’re supposed to do something like that for. The truth is that the people in the world who are good for you, would never ask you to be anything other than yourself.”

~~~

Rex brightens at the far lighter hearted question from Cordelja 

“Oh- gracious, that’s a popular one, so I’ll try not to go on about them all, but- I have sort-of maybe been investing a little more lately in the culinary arts. I’m not Bismark quality, by any stretch, of course- but I figured, I really should expand on what I’m able to make, what with the twins arriving and all.”

31 I’ve answered BUT

7. what is their dnd alignment?

hah... chaotic evil for sure, but with the caveat of “evil” in this case being in the original sense of “concerned with their own interests above all else.” They’re not really out to actively hurt anyone who isn’t already standing directly in their way, BUT they’re also not overly concerned with making sure people don’t get hurt if that would supersede their original goals. “Whatever happens, happens” as it were.

8. are they more calculating or more sincere in their interactions with others?

Calculating to a fault... most of the time. Shiloh tends to view their overall personality as a character they’re playing in order to cultivate certain opinions in other people, so every conversation becomes a game of saying the “right” things to get the “right” reactions. That’s fine when dealing with strangers or people who just aren’t all that invested in them personally, but it gets progressively harder the more familiar they are with the other party. Julia is particularly challenging, they go to great lengths to keep any interactions with her as surface-level and impersonal as possible, but she still has a knack for catching them off-guard and getting an authentic reaction out of them now and then before they remember they’re supposed to be performing a role.

18. what is their greatest fear?

This is probably an Ortega induced death

Does Titania ever tell Ori (or really anybody) what actually happened with Wynne?

She's highly conflicted regarding it, as she feels it isn’t her’s to tell. Titania tells Trahearne after Heart of Thorns, but then vows to never tell anyone else. She’s told Caithe that she should be honest to her siblings and tell them what happened to Wynne. 

questions here

7. What is their dnd alignment?

Probably chaotic good, per standard alignments, but the idea of chaotic Lawful is hilariously correct for her.

14. Are they more daring or more cautious?

Definitely more daring, and likely to take risks. Just one thing that couldn’t be stamped out of her programming, but meant she ran up quite the bill. Logan does have a mile wide streak of being an adrenaline junkie, and takes the thinking on her feet too far sometimes.

31. What is their combat style like?

Combination of aikido, boxing, judo, jiujitsu, krav maga, muay thai, taekwondo, eskrima, gun-fu and dog-fu later, with a sprinkling of other forms. Mostly modified judo and jiujitsu with close-combat preferences of grapples and holds with finishers of double taps to head, or mozambique style with two to chest one to face. 

Things like knives and the like are almost side dishes or finishers, depending on target and location, and how armed she is. Can also be used, much like modified eskrima. If she needs to take someone down, and not out, it changes things up.

Yes!!! I was thinking of her especially when it came to reactions to grief and forgiveness.  

Zafirah is also really interesting in how she ties into the recent themes of deconstruction of the Commander as an infallible hero that’s above it all. But it’s not a deconstruction done out of cynicism, but out of empathy and consideration for the consequences of the fallout and those traumatized by it.

They’ve been drinking - celebrating their move to Eos, enjoying a few days of relaxation before they get back to work - and somehow he and Rose have ended up cuddled on the couch, drinks in hand and laughter abundant.

Rainer leans his elbow on Rose’s head teasingly, chuckling and pulling away when she swats at him with a grunt.

“Ah’m not an arm rest!” she grumbles, throwing back another long swig of her booze.

“But yer th’perfect height, Princess!” he trills, elbowing her gently, “Yer tiny.”

Rose shoots to her feet suddenly - nearly toppling in the process thanks to her buzz, planting her hands on her hips and looking incredibly put-out.

“I may be tiny, but I am mighty!” she declares, pumping a fist into the air - maintaining her serious expression for all of five seconds before collapsing back onto the couch in a fit of giggles. “Oh my God, I’m drunk.”

“That you are.” Rainer chuckles, wrapping an arm around her shoulders to pull her tight against him, trilling in amusement, “My mighty Princess.”