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Hmmmm.

It took him a LONG time to grow his beard, it was very patchy and thin for the longest time, but Donatella absolutely loved it so much. She would rub his face and kiss his bare patches to try and cheer him up about it, which was easy to do since Augustus never felt too bad about it. Once it fully grew in though he was very happy.

I don’t think we ever got an explanation on the scar he has on his eye, if we did then I forget. But I like to think it was him doing something stupid and falling, but he tells people he fought a bear or a horde of rabid squirrels. Or it was a psychic incident, but he still says it was a bear or squirrels lol.

Ooooh, been a bit since I thought about something like this! I don't think I have an answer for everyone, but I'll do my best! I'll just put their main stim, but they most likely do more than one type!

Mayday: Definitely waves her hands around, uses her hands to talk, just does anything to keep her hands moving. When her hands are still for too long she feels cramped and kinda like itchy or uncomfortable. Even just drumming her hands like Zuke does helps her when she can't wave her hands around.

Zuke: Mainly does repetitive things like clapping and drumming his fingers. Will also bounce his leg at times but his back might end up hurting if he does that too much so he usually stays with using his hands.

DJSS: As a kid I can see him making his arms go spaghetti mode and twirling around or jumping up and down, but as they grew older I see him more as biting onto things. Mostly cold things, like ice cream or just straight up ice, but also things like pens, pencils, and probably other stuff that should never be in someone's mouth, but since he isn't fully human, they don't have to fully worry about the dangers.

Sayu: As a robot/mermaid, ze will just swim around in circles and loops or twirl mer trident around like a baton or even hit digital rocks with it. As a android/human, depending on if ze can walk with a cane or needs a wheelchair that day, ze will wiggle mer cane around when standing still or sitting, or will tap mer fingers on mer chair or roll back and forth or spin a little in mer chair.

Remi: Doodler. He will draw on himself if he has to. As long as he has some kind of way to draw or create, he will use that as a stim. Very much loves to create patterns so when he and Eve hang out, sometimes she will let him draw henna art on her extra arms.

Tila: Most of her stims would be vocal, like singing or making random noises. Her and Dodo will whistle together sometimes. Also she hums a lot to herself. Repeating songs is a very common thing for her along with making up songs as she is doing stuff.

Sofa: They definitely have a whole stim board that lights up and makes sounds. It absolutely has the most clicky sounding buttons and knobs that they can play with. They bit it themselves and made sure it was super durable so they could throw it a round and then go back to pressing all the buttons and knobs and stuff. When they don't have the board though, they click their pen or take apart their pen a lot.

Dodo: He's a whistler. Whistling and tapping his feet. He gets a lot of his energy out using sign language or practicing dance moves with/for Sayu, so he only really whistles or taps his feet when he needs to stim.

Yinu: I feel like she would pull out her flowers and pick the petals off. If she does it right then there is no pain like pulling out hair, and she will just regrow the flowers back in like a week. Though Mama tries to get her to do other stims so Yinu will also make paper stars or other little origami things that are easy to make while listening in on a meeting or whatever.

Mama: I don't feel like she would stim all that much, but I can see her running her hand down her hair/head tail thing when she might be nervous, though she doesn't get nervous all that much. She seems like a person who bottles things up and doesn't try to let her feelings out ever since Papa passed.

Neon J: Before becoming a cyborg he would crack his knuckles and joints along with pulling out his hair (or when it was very long he would bit his hair and try to like cut it with his teeth but also suck on it). After he became a cyborg he just worked on all kinds of machinery to fidget with. Also keeps those fidget car gear shift with him when out so he can play with in his pocket.

Rin: I feel like it would be someone who randomly flings its arms for a moment and then stop. Like sudden bursts of energy that happen and cause Rin to hit one of its fist into its palm or would stomp one of its feet for a like 3 very loud stomps and then stop. When out in public it probably clasps its hands together and then squeezes its hands very tightly to try and not stomp or fling its arms out and possibly hit someone.

Purl-Hew: Makes weird noises and growls. Will also hit things, like their own head at times, though they only do their more violent stims when alone so others don't judge them. Mainly will make more animalistic sounds along with biting things, mainly writing utensils (has broken a pen in their mouth before)

Zimelu: She walks on her tiptoes around the house and will play with her hair when it's down. Just fidgets a lot. Will sometimes steal Neon J's fidget toys and play with them so her hands are moving. Will destroy pens by taking them apart and then straightening the spring.

Haym: If he can he will just cook, especially things like bread that needs kneading or something that needs to be stirred for a long time. If he can't cook then he will instead play with his own hair making braids.

Eloni: Plays with her hair mainly. But he also plays a lot of games, both keyboard and controller, so those are great stims being able to press buttons a lot.

Eve: Use to be a big nail biter, especially when she was a teen, but tries not to do that because she wants her nails to look good. Changed to playing with her hair but once she started styling it into her outfits she had to give that up as well. Now she will make extra limbs and either rub her arms or will fidget with her finger/bracelets while working with her main arms.

Tatiana: Use to strum her fingers as if she is playing an air guitar, but stopped after becoming the CEO of NSR and now will click her tongue with her mouth closed repeatedly.

Kliff: I see him as a chewer. Biting styluses or chewing gum. Probably also likes to rub different textures which is why he seems to where a bunch of different textured clothes and accessories. Also fidgets with the ends of his scarf, hair, or beard a lot.

That is entirely possible! Though I think a lot of people see her as just an over protective mother who got heated up in the moment and lost sight of what was important: her daughter.

I don't exactly know what kind of neurodivergency Mama would have if she did have one. I know there are a lot of different things that fall under the neurodivergent label so there might be a label that fits her really well or close enough that I am just not knowledgeable about.

I will say that I do feel like Mama has some form of anxiety or trauma from losing Papa. Other things might have added onto this, but that is probably a major moment in Mama's life that she will never fully recover.

Mama is quick to anger and loses sight of things around her as she focuses on what upsets her. She is doing what she thinks is right in the moment with no real time to stop and think about what she is doing. This could easily be from anxiety or trauma, but it could also be a form of poor anger management. Some people are just naturally quick to anger, which Mama could have been, or an underlying condition could be making her more susceptible to her emotions.

She might also have some kind of depression going on. I can see this as something she has struggled with for a long time even before meeting Papa as a mid teen. It only got worse as she grew older. She might have had postpartum depression for a year or 2 before it got better, then Papa started getting sick and now she feels alone but puts on a brave and happy face for Yinu.

She could POTENTIALLY have a personality disorder, possibly one of the cluster B or cluster C disorders, but I am not as knowledgeable on those disorders to really speak on them. And I don't want to make an assumption just based off her anger and impulsivity when it comes to what we see in game since personality disorders are often villainized and I want to avoid that. I would either have to do a LOT more research or see someone talk about this who has that kind of disorder.

For me at least, and how I personally make Mama in my head, I can see her as having trauma based depression and anxiety, along with an overall depression and anger control issues that might connect to or stem from another disorder/neurodivergency that I am not aware of at the moment.

Oh also, I do think you might have been asking if Mama could be autistic or have ADHD (since it seems like a lot of people think that is the only kind of neurodiversity sometimes), so I could see her having some form of autism. Honestly I actually headcanon Papa as someone who has been fully diagnosed as autistic and Yinu as having autism too. So Mama could also have autism and that is why her and Papa worked so well together, they were that kind of autistic duo that had similar interests and aversion to things that allowed them to help each other cope with a neurotypical world.

And honestly, Mama having autism or some form of it could also explain why she doesn't see Yinu's distress until it is bluntly shoved in her face along with having impulsive behaviors and unstable moods at times. Or how hearing a piano snaps her back to reality and calms her down quickly. That song could have been a way Papa calmed Mama down when she was getting overwhelmed as I see Mama as getting angry or mean when overwhelmed. While with Papa I see him as probably a crier who bit his arm or did something kinda self harming in a way but Mama would hold him and bake him chewy things to bite/chew on to de-stress.

Okay yeah, Mama is autistic, depressed, has anxiety and anger issues. That is basically all I have for her right now, but you are right, I never seen someone talk about Mama potentially having a mental disorder/neurodivergency! I've seen Eve, Neon, and DJSS get talked about a lot. A tiny bit with Sayu, mainly with the crew though. I don't think I've seen people talk about Tatiana all that much, but I am sure I've seen at least one thing about her and her mental state. Mama though, yeah I have not seen much of anything for her.

Hmm, I’ve made a few, at least I think I did, so I might repeat some.

One that I really like, and know I have said, is that Augustus could not grow a full beard for a while and Dona would kiss the patches between his beard to make him feel better. I just think that is so sweet and cute!

Frazie’s little neck frill thing is not attached to her shirt (or at least it was but no longer is) so she can take it off if she wants. If it starts to drizzle or rain lightly she will take it off and put it over Mirtala’s head and help Queepie hold his cape over his head.

Augustus is the warmest of the family members, mainly because of his pyrokinesis that he never knew he had, so if it starts getting cold he is the one the family goes to hug. He is also the one that held the kids the most when they were babies, especially during the winter months. He’d have a sling holding the baby while he worked.

Donatella has taught every single child how to do their make-up. At first it, with Dion, it was just so she could have help with her make-up when there was no time to do it all herself, but it quickly turned into a tradition of growing up to learn how to properly do make-up. Sometimes when a kid is sad, Dona will make a day for the two to just do make-up together without the rest of the family bothering them.

Nona, like all good grandparents, has candy in her pockets for the kids. She used to make her own candy but as she got older it got harder, so now she has store bought candies. Once she gains back her memory, along with her psychic powers, I can see her trying to make candy again, this time with her psychic powers to help alleviate any of the physical demand candy-making needs. It brings tears to the kids’ and Augusts’ eyes being able to once again each Nona’s candies (this would probably be the first time for Mirtala and Queepie actually).

I'm really glad you like my design! I need to make more life designs lol

As for headcanons, I would say that Yinu will probably stay with NSR until late teens to early adulthood, she is definitely not going to spend her whole life working under the same company.

I think the reason she would leave would probably because of Mama, whether it be because she has declining health or... dies. Either way, that would be a kick to Yinu to stop working and actually live, because I can see Yinu spending her whole childhood and teen years playing piano professionally so much that she just doesn't have a real life. No matter how hard Mama tries to make it so that Yinu can have a normal life, it will never be normal as long as she is a megastar.

Once she retires, or at least takes a few years away from NSR, I would think she starts exploring outside of piano. She probably has no real idea who she is or what she likes. She definitely likes plants, so she would travel a bit. A lot actually. She would go and visit all kinds of places, probably with Mama or by herself. Possibly she could go with a friend or partner if she has one later on.

During this time she would still be practicing piano, but not nearly as much as she was when she was a child. Maybe she picks up some other instruments. I can see her playing harp, which Mama would teach her, or violin, which Neon J could teach. She would definitely still be in touch with the other megastars too.

Yinu would find a love of adventure, a passion for cooking, and an eye for fashion. And honestly, I can see her also learning to fight, like karate or judo, kickboxing, something like that.

As she gets older she would start to slow down, maybe date maybe get married. Possibly stay single for a long while. I see Yinu as a lot more independent as she gets older, having had her mother basically around her and protecting her all the time would make Yinu a bit more cautious of getting in a relationship and fearing she would lose some of her independence. But she would still want to one day get married and be as happy as her parents were, but also scared of loving someone so much she might lose them like Mama lost Papa. It would be a big hurdle for her honestly.

Once she is no longer traveling, putting up small performances here and there, I could see her returning to professional piano playing. Probably in her mid 30s. She would have to learn what type of music is popular and how to make it, but I am sure she would be a hit whenever she comes back. If NSR is still around at that time she would be willing to join again, though there would definitely be a whole different set of megastars that she would have to get to know. The only one I can see still being there is Sayu, and even then that is a very low probability. Yinu would also be more willing to go fully solo in her career or join other music industries. Probably more willing to do that than to rejoin NSR if she can't get over the nostalgia.

Hmm... She does that thing where she will lick a rag to wipe away any dirt on her kids' faces.

She will also try to butt into her kids love lives. Not in a malicious or gross way, but she would see Dion or Frazie blushing around their crush ans then she would start asking them if they like that person, or if they want them to stay for dinner. She would also probably show their crush any baby photos in a way to show her how cute her kids were (and still are).

Oh absolutely! It might take some time, and a lot of effort on Dion's part (since I think Raz is very ready and willing to forgive Dion), but it will happen one day!

It will probably be because of an intern that is close to Dion (Gisu, Sam, Adam, any of them work) helping Dion get through his psychophobia, something he may not ever get rid of or might fully get over one day, but the only way I can see him fully reconciling with Raz is accepting his fears and actions he did out of fear.

on the one hand, there's dion. gullible asshole working through psychophobia. repressed nerd and secret sap who's probably experienced some parentification through his life. and then on the other hand we have sam, who is. well.

she's sam. she lives in her own world and somehow her troll logic works. she's weird and unabashedly so. she's an older sister and a weird little gremlin and could possibly become the world's greatest psychic assassin someday. she's honest and hardy, in sharp contrast to dion's repression and struggle to cope with having his life turned upside down.

so consider: sam & dion cooking in the diner together. having banal and benign little arguments. teaching squirrels how to go through hoops. going into the woods to parkour across branches and yell at bears. sam using dion like a fucking stepladder when she needs better vantage. dion initially freaking out over dogen's blastokinesis, but then seeing dogen as a little brother figure because dogen really truly is Just A Little Guy. sam telling dion stuff that isn't really true but she believes it. and then dion believes her wholeheartedly because he's dion. dion helping ground sam, sam helping dion relax. helping him shake off his worries and just be.

consider: sam/dion

YEEEES! I love these so much!

I adore the idea that Sam doesn't fact-check something and fully believes it so she tells Dion it and he believes it. I can see someone correcting him on that fact and both he and Sam are like "no that doesn't sound right, we'll stick with our fact" (like I legit believe the two would think soap makes dirt particles small and that's how soap cleans your hands).

Also, Dion as a step ladder or teaching Sam parkour is so cute!!! I feel like Sam, with their physique, might have been dissuaded from doing something like that without using her psychic ability to help (people can be assholes to heavy-set people, especially teens). Even if she doesn't realize why she is apprehensive to try parkour, I can see Dion just encouraging her without ever taking her weight into question and helping her do the basics without using any psychic powers.

I also love the way that you worded it "Dion helping ground Sam," because I do see Sam as a person to let zer mind really wander. Dion could help Sam figure out ways that are best for staying present without making zer life miserable trying to forcibly focus.

Which takes into your account that Sam could be the greatest psychic assassin, or really any psychic profession, because Sam's abilities probably come so naturally when ze isn't even TRYING to focus, I can see Sam becoming tenfold stronger with Dion's help. Because I am sure Dion has some tricks on focusing, especially one second of dozing off could lead to a MAJOR accident in a circus.

Plus, the idea that Dion could potentially also help ground Dogen is nice to think about! I have a feeling Dogen only ever hangs out with psychics or his family for long periods of times, so having a non-psychic and non-family member there might really help Dogen somehow. Though I do think Dion needs a lot more time dealing with his psychophobia before hanging out long term with Dogen, as we don't want Dion to accidentally scare Dogen or something that would trigger Dogen's blastokenisis. I'm sure Sam would keep Dion safe, but it's always good to be cautious around people who can't control their psychic powers, especially dangerous ones.