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5. How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

Incredibly easy.  Rey AND Reya take great care in who they put their trust in, and are very unwilling to place an inkling of it in those who have faulted themselves or their friends.  They automatically mistrust Light-users and Ebon Blade, and it takes a great deal for them to let go of that first impression.  That said, one wrong move and that trust is lost and will be even harder to earn back.

9. Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

Reya swears so MUCH.  Rey less so unless he gets angry.  But they both remember their first swear word being FUCK and said at the top of Reya’s lungs.  Rey is still embarrassed by that incident to this day.

16. What makes their stomach turn?

Seeing Light injuries for sure.  Someone else healing them.  Hearing that one of their friends is hurt and SEEING them hurt definitely makes Rey and Reya nauseous.  Luckily, being dead generally prevents smelling nasty things so that’s pretty much it.

32. Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke?

8. Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell?

They’re the most at ease at home!  Less tense, hardly any fidgeting of any kind—whether that’s Reya’s habits of playing with his hair and hands or Rey biting his lip.  More prone to genuine smiles, soft laughter.

Probably the least at ease in Official™ settings.  Can’t trust the City and boi are they a bit a bit resentful of the current situation.

17. Are they more shaped by nature or nurture — who they are, or what has happened to them? How have these shaped who they’ve become as a person?

Hmmm.  Well certainly some of it is nature, a general tendency towards impulsivity, curiosity, and pull towards the Shadowlands.  But a GREAT DEAL is nurture.  I think a really good quote (that I don’t remember entirely) is that some monsters are formed from terrible things.  And (because I’m horrible to Rey(a)) they have gone through some pretty gods awful things rip.  But I think there is a part of them that is entirely just them in all their sometimes (a lot) cruel but delightful self.

23. How do they respond to difficult social moments? What makes them consider a social situation difficult?

Reya responds better in difficult social moments.  Or at the very least he DEALS with it.  Works his way through it even if it’s through a lot of fake smiles and posturing.  Play the part, you know?  Rey tends to shut down in difficult social moments particularly of the emotional kind.  Physical?  Fuck that, he’ll punch and yell at someone if he has to.  But emotionally vulnerable situations he’ll just N O P E the fuck out of.

31. Is there anything that counts as a “dealbreaker” for them, positively or negatively? What makes things go smoothly, and what spoils an activity or ruins their day? Why?

Negative deal breaker for them would be A) someone barging in on private—get out that ain’t any of your business—moments or B) criticizing their choices and telling them to change.  Reya had a recent conversation with someone on changing for the so-called ‘greater good’ and making things ‘safe’—not regarding himself—and that was a BIG NO for both Rey and Reya.  Definitely ruined the day even if they picked up after.

For positive?  Appreciating them for who they are, not demanding change.  Minding boundaries.  Basically the above in reverse.

36. How much do they rely on their minds and intellect, versus other approaches like relying on instinct, intuition, faith and spirituality, or emotions? What is their opinion on this?

Rey relies a lot more intellect than Reya does but over all they both generally go more towards intuition?  And instinct?  Reya for sure on emotions.  And their opinion on this would be very skewed; Rey for relying on rationality and Reya for emotion.

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💗- A memory about a good deed they did

Candlelight filled the chapel hall, warm and gold, rows of candles swaying in a non-existent breeze.  Silence hung, poignant and heavy, broken only by soft cries.  White robes whispered across the stone floor, Rey stepping quietly down the aisle.  Quietly, he slipped onto a pew, sitting upon the hard wood.  The crying boy, clothing too rough, too tattered to be a noble, sniffled, rubbing at his ruddy cheeks.

Wordless, Rey--or was it Reya, their selves melding together--offered the boy a hand between them, eyes quiet and warm and too understanding.  Staring at the hand gloved in white, the boy wept harder and abruptly pressed himself into the priest’s side, clinging desperate.

A muted hush left Rey’s lips and he brought his hands up to rub the boy’s back gently.  Light infused his fingertips, gentle and warm, easing the tension in such young shoulders.  He held the boy through the tears, the shaking, the despairing questions, and answered with hope.

💓- A memory about their friends

Chatter, celebration, laughter.  The warm light of a crackling fire.  Holly, fresh spices and cooked food, the undertone of blood.  Rey leaned back in the wide chair, sinking into the soft cushions.  His eyes danced around the room, tracing the faces around the circle they had made.  All of them, together, somehow even the dour mood of some warmed by the glow in the room.

Rey breathed out a soft sigh, a smile slipping onto his face to the sound of paper unwrapping.  This was good.

Rey(a):

Fox - Does your character tackle a problem head on or do they look for alternative ways to solve something?

Generally, head on!  Particularly Reya, just go in and FIGHT THE THING.  Or touch the thing.  Rey would be more inclined to actually THINK about what he could do.

Mud Jumper Toad - Your character gets to make three wishes. What would they be?

shit that’s a good question HMMM

1. Paid vacation time for Haelstein :V

2. The Legion to just Stop doing their thing

3. Honestly, just for himself (and Hael) to be happy for more than just a few days holy shit @ the world stop

Bat - What if your character lost their sight? How would they react and cope?

Oh man that’d be something.  Under the assumption that it can’t be just FIXED by eye implants or something suitably undead like, Rey and Reya would actually be…rather torn up about it.  So…not well.  They’d be so much more physical afterwards, touching everything so they could see through their hands instead.

Nether Ray - Does your character have a good sense of direction? Or do they get lost easily?

Reya……..is terrible with directions.  Luckily for him, Rey is good at that, all the senses of a hunter (of people cough).  But if Reya were left to his own devices he’d get so lost, send help

Eira:

Wyvern - Is there someone in your character’s life they feel indebted to? How does your character prefer to “return a favor”?

Yes.  But hah, he can’t really return the favor anymore can he?  And he’d return the favor in kind, if someone saved his life, he’d save theirs, etc.  Equal exchange.

Scorpid - Does your character prefer to fight alone or fight along side someone?

Usually alone!  He finds it more efficient and generally he is sent on solo assignments these days, and even BEFORE it’d be easier to do his Job by himself.

However.  He does like fighting along side someone else.  He just doesn’t trust the situation anymore.

Boar - What smell brings about pleasant memories for your character? Unpleasant memories?

Well, for pleasant memories: the sea during a storm, breezes off the sand at night, wood smoke

..for unpleasant memories: burning flesh, acrid sulfur, and more recently the scent of snake venom and rotting seaweed

Crane - What is your character’s preferred method of communication?

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7. Have you ever done anything that you feel to be very morally wrong?

“Of course.” Rey tilts his head at the question, arching a brow. “I’ve done quite a lot of terrible things amongst my time in the Scourge..and before.  And certainly after.  You don’t get as far as I did in their ranks without doing something.”

9. If you committed a crime, would you accept punishment willingly?

“…I understand it needs to be done.  I have been in enough trouble that this holds true.  I take the punishment.  It happens.” He shrugs. “Only if I get caught.”

14. Have you ever doubted your own beliefs? (Spiritual, philosophical)

“Yes.” Rey answers honestly.  “I did before when I was alive as a priest of the Light.  And recently as well.  I have never been fond of duty.  But yet I find myself in a position that demands it.  It’s very…trying.”

17. Why do you love the person or people you love? (romantic or platonic)

“I—I do not know how to answer this.  I simply do.” Rey pauses, biting at his lip. “He is…Haelstein is… I don’t have to worry.  He’s kind when he wants to be, stubborn as all void.  Strong.  I can stand by his side as an equal because he knows Reya and I can take care of ourselves even if he worries.  I could speak with him about anything, really, and want to be there in his company regardless.  Or even in silence.”

Rey smiles, all to himself. “He’s someone I want to be around through anything.  I want to see him happy.  I can’t really explain why.  I’ve tried but..how do I explain why water is wet?  It is simply like that.”

Pausing awhile, Rey taps his fingers together.  “As for others I care for?  Nob is someone who somehow sticks by me after all I tell him.  He’s so stubborn.” Rey shakes his head, quietly amused. “He’s funny when he isn’t trying to be so professional.  He sticks to his heart and by his word even if it get him in trouble.  And he gets Reya and I in a way no one else quite does just like we do him.”

20. What would you like to achieve before you die?

Rey hesitates a moment, looking down as he answers.  “Peace, maybe.” He chuckles dryly. “Not for the world of anything but for myself.  And for Reya.  I don’t know..how I could possibly do that but–It’s such an odd question, we’re undead, death is really just an obstacle.  But I would like to…bring peace to those I care for.  Make them happy.  Make Reya happy.  And myself.  Even after all we’ve done.”