#elerman

GET REK’T ELERMAN. Good thing he’s part shadow. Watch him meld into the darkness with his ears all bent and his hair a mess and his FACE A VOLCANO. Adios amigos.

Kiffles fidgets. And then hides her face. She would’ve assumed it was kind of obvious, by now. Not that she’s going to say yes or no, on the matter.

Elerman, meanwhile, seems more prone to scoffing at the matter.

“Affection is for the ignorant. It takes strong men and leaves their knees weak. Bends their free will so that they may genuflect before it. Then, strikes them down, and leaves them to lick hopelessly at the wounds.

“Love consumes you, until there is nothing left.”

Aaand Atlas is just going to stare, pokerfaced.

“What are you doing awake at this hour.”

What does your muse get out of relationships (be it friends, family or a significant other)? Do they find it energising or exhausting to keep up with?

Kiffles grew up with several brothers and sisters, so having a social life is something that she misses, terribly. She adores having people around, be it Elerman or other monsters, or even humans! She’s not very picky. She also loves learning about other people. So, she gets bored quite easily when she’s by herself.

Does your muse believe one should always work hard to get what they want or would your muse take a kind offer without feeling the need to repay it? What do they expect when they lend/give something to someone?

While he does work hard for a lot of what he’s achieved, Atlas is a huge fan of the “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours,” train of thought. He doesn’t turn down kind offers, but out of habit, he tends to mentally note repaying favors, and he is never one to back out on a deal or a promise.

Is the way your muse sees themselves similar to how others see them or is it (very) different, due to mental illness/keeping secrets/etc.?

Elerman knows how others see him: either he’s branded as ridiculous for his ears and sometimes his horns, or people who know how grumpy he can be are afraid of him. Most of the time, he doesn’t care. He does his work, and that’s good enough for him.

Is your muse an optimist or pessimist and how does this influence their choices?

Elerman has the miserable habit of being a pessimist more than an optimist on most matters. He tries to be positive, but due to certain circumstances, it is physically impossible for him to do so, most of the time. While it keeps him grounded and allows him to think things through more thoroughly when coming to decisions, it has been something that has kept him from taking chances that could be beneficial.

How selfish/selfless is your muse? To what extent would they sacrifice themselves for others and is there anything they’d not give up?

For matters in which Elerman has put a great deal of himself into, he can be entirely and utterly selfless. A primary example is Lilemunde itself, and he has already vowed to give his life to preserve the forest’s prosperity, should the need ever arise.

That isn’t to say that he’s not the least bit selfish, but he lives far more as someone to keep balance and order, rather than someone who lives for himself.

Does your muse have any irrational fears that hold them back in life? Do they come from experience (trauma) or is it, for instance, part of a belief system they have?

There are several things in life that subconsciously hold Kiffles back. There are monsters in Threshold who are still very wary of her, due to things that she’d done in the past and, though it’s not nearly as prevalent, trolls have long since been considered lower blood than other types of powerful monsters. It’s a combination of things, but she’s often rather self-conscious, despite having an outwardly forward and bright disposition.

Is your muse looking for a long term relationship? Are they in one? What do they think of marriage and binding themselves to someone?

Relationships, romance and marriage are something that Kiffles really hasn’t given a whole hell of a lot of thought to. There is someone that she’s very partial to and wouldn’t mind getting into something more serious with, but she’s not quite sure how to go about it. She knows that her mother and father were mates, and that they had kids, and she figures that it might happen to her one day, but she’s not really hoping for it or hiding from it. She figures that when it happens, she’ll just know. And then mating season won’t be as terrifying and horrible as it is.

How does the time your muse lives in influence their lifestyle? Are they happy they’re born in their time, or do they fantasise about a different era?

Though the timeline that the muses live in is pretty obscure (and could be just about any point in time), Atlas seems to have a thing for the industrial revolution and the roaring 20′s. Mostly for the aesthetic and culture, more than anything.

The monster world has advanced enough in technology to be at least at a very minimal industrial level, with some machines to go with the common knowledge of magic, but Atlas? He was built from parts found in human junkyards. He was melded and molded by such things. It’s no surprise that he’s taken to it all like a fish in water.

Is the way your muse sees themselves similar to how others see them or is it (very) different, due to mental illness/keeping secrets/etc.?

Very few monsters know exactly what or who Atlas truly is. His confidants, the ones that built him and travel with him, are perhaps the only ones who know how he came to be who he is. Most just see him as a charismatic, extravagant showman who likes to put on performances and swoon audiences and, in a way, his own vision of himself has skewed, over time.

“I am willing to forgive, in most cases. I do not know him well, thus it would be wrong of me to judge, so quickly. But, yes - I have my suspicions. Considering I am still the troll’s charge, and that I am responsible for the well-being of the forest, it would be daft of me not to be.