#derres

[Rambling and Artfight links under the cut!]

Like. There are three somewhat main characters: Derres, Lioo and Kee (like Sonic the Hedgehog). There's also Ies, but her deal is kind of Complicated™, since they're not quite. Someone to have parents. Cuz. She's a demon-

But anyways (warning for death mention):

What is one quality they have in common?

Do they have any disdain/contempt for each other? How do they show it?

How far would they go for each other? Would they risk their own lives for each other?

When were they the most vulnerable with each other?

(All for Derres and Kee >:}€)

Q: "If a stranger saw them together, how would they describe their relationship?"

A: It would look something akin to a very excited child dragging their pet rock on a leash. Or a golden retriever pulling its owner down the street. Sometimes the owner is mildly interested in what the retriever has to show. As they go outside more, they get more in-tune with one another.

Q: "What is one quality they have in common?"

A: I want to answer resilience, but the truth is that Kee would have rotted in bed, if Derres hadn't talked to him previously, insentivising further contact. So, I suppose, their shared quality is passion for discovering the new, even if Kee hides it a lot.

Q: "Do they have any disdain/contempt for each other? How do they show it?"

A: When they have just met, Kee was reasonably annoyed at how much Derres wanted to keep him company and introduce him to the place. It manifested in shuffling away at the bus, turning his head and pretending to not listen on the street, covering his half-working ears with a pillow... It faded away with time, though.

Q: "How far would they go for each other? Would they risk their own lives for each other?"

A: Both feel like they would go to the edge of the Universe for one another. Kee is a little less eager to risk himself, but if Derres is in danger? Forget that fear and go, go, go! If the opposite happens, Derres could easily splat himself on the sidewalk... Unless the thing that Kee requires is staying safe, then he's got a little system malfunction in the brain.

Q: "When were they the most vulnerable with each other?"

A: Kee was most vulnerable to Derres a couple of weeks after arriving to the Hills. He did not understand why Derres was so eager to become his friend, since, at the time, guilt about the explosion was eating him up. So, at his absolute lowest, he cried his eyes out over a cup of tea, as Derres brought him back to bed, saying that he's okay the way he is, and that he's still a good person in the heart, as he believed.

guilt: What is your OC guilty about? How do they handle their guilt? Do they try to avoid guilt, or do they accept it? (Kee)

hate: What does your OC hate? Why? How do they act towards the object of their hatred? (Lioo)

mistake: What's the worst mistake your OC ever made? What led to them making it? Have they been able to fix it? How have they moved on? (Derres)

>:3€

Ghost (Seven): "Oh, hehe, don't you worry, buddy! Nobody's haunting li'l old me! And if I was, I'd just reduce the number to zero! If we're talkin' concepts and not ghosts, then... I guess I've been haunted by the family guilt this whole time, can you believe it? Crazy stuff, I know. BUT! I have been attending therapy, and my therapist, she managed to convince me I do not have to center my whole life 'round numbers anymore. I have no idea what to do with this information, but, if I'm bein' honest, it's SO much easier to live like this. I don't have to repeat the first word two times! Do you know how hard it is to hide such a habit?! To make it into a presentable, cute little scene quirk for the audience? I had to make scripts in my head on the fly! That's right, my shows are unscripted. Pretty cool, huh? Every single one is pure improv. I've always been good at improv. Been told I'm good with kids, too! If I had the qualifications, maybe I could become an elementary school teacher."

Guilt (Kee): "I have lived too long to not have any guilt on my shoulders. It's hard to pick... I've made myself a fool countless times, with my friends, family, partners, by getting too emotional or not emotional enough talking with them; sometimes I'd get violent and fight my way to self-isolation, in attempts to "prove" something, I suppose. All of that to say, I've been a jerk my whole life. And I've accepted it, after weeks of ruminating over every single incident. Some took more time, some less, but a couple of apologies, and I was fine. The only thing I'll never be able to accept is my whole... Escape. That was very, very stupid of me. Sure, it's led to some encounters I'd never otherwise have, but it will never be worth all the stress I've put my Mom and Dad through by vanishing. And Zaaze. How she's still tolerating me is a mystery. Derres, too... How did he see anything in me when I was so... Dismissive of him? It feels like he's not a human sometimes... I hope you were not insinuating THAT thing, by the way. I don't want to remember it."

Hate (Lioo): "My father. I like to pretend he doesn't exist, so that when he's least expecting it, I can clock him in the jaw. Bastard really thought moving here would save his marriage. Freakin' moron. ... Oh, we're talking about objects? Do animals count? Then, I guess I don't really like crows? They're too smart for their own good. At least they're not as bad as dolphins, though, but that's a given. I don't know ANYONE who likes dolphins. After they rebuilt Atlantis and sunk it again, nobody trusts them. Minus that one weirdo, what was his name..? Squeel, I think? But I wouldn't trust their word. Their whole biography is so shaky that - and I know it's unfounded, but I have my reasons - I believe it was raised by the dolphins. He's just way too nice about them. Plus, I heard he smells like fish? On sidenote, I never liked his moves. They're too janky. Honestly? They're such a tryhard, it's embarassing. Even if they weren't raised by the dolphins and aren't a trained fish assassin or something, they try SO HARD to appeal to the MMD enjoyers demographic it's a WONDER nobody called him out. So what if he can lick its elbow?? It doesn't make his music good! I genuinely believe its audience is compiled of wannabe marine biologists that got kicked out of university because they let an octopus escape, knowing full well what it can lead to. I read of this guy once, who said he didn't believe in the Kraken and that we're sheeps for thinking otherwise. Sorry, fishermen, your boats got drowned by a collective hallucination, I guess! Unbelievable that guys like him get to vote... What was I talking about again? Oh, yeah, crows. They're... Not the kind of bird I'd want to encounter on an empty street. Ever."