For Jester

What is their favorite PG swear word replacement?

He's got some more casual go-tos (shoot, rats, darn, etc), some slightly sillier sounding ones for when he's around certain company (fiddlesticks, biscuits, zooks, fish tail, etc), and if he's around a lot/certain people or sometimes just when he's in A Mood (tbh these are actually more likely the madder he is), he just spouts stuff. Whatever comes to mind comes out his mouth. "Jumping frogs in a shook up jar!" "Rattin' smackin' pies in the sky!" "For the sake of Din's underpants and the overclothes too!" Just. Whatever. Sometimes this means a series of unintelligible noises. You know those old cartoons where that tough guy would start muttering sounds that kinda rhymed but also were not really words while storming around? That sort of vibe.

Do they make faces at babies they see in public? Are the babies enchanted or horrified?

You betcha he does! His go to is just sticking out his tongue while shaking his head back and forth because, if he's got his hat on, they LOVE the jingles. Most babies enjoy him quite a bit!

Your character confidently turns to the audience and says, “Hey, check this out.” What are they about to fumble, and how badly?

First of all, tricks for audiences are thoroughly practiced! He'd never try something new/something he's not confident in unless it was an emergency or he knew he could play the fail off as a joke bcuz any fail incurred wouldn't result in an injury so bad he can't play it off.

With that being said, with some people, small groups in a more casual setting depending on who is there, desperate to distract Zelda from something, etc, he may be more inclined to just Go For It.

If that is the case, it could be any sort of complicated trick that probably involves a lot of flips and jumps, a lot of stuff tossed about that may or may not be dangerous if not caught properly, and/or being on high objects that may or may not be stable. Picture him flinging a dagger in the air and attempting to backflip over a desk to catch it on the other side, completely unpracticed, miscalculating the timing/distance, getting a cut on his hand and jerking backwards into the desk, knocking his head on it. He might be bleeding but hey at least the topic or focus has changed from whatever made him think he needed to do something drastic in the first place!

Why are they like this? Wrong answers only.

Before giving him up to the orphanage (he was a bit older when the happened), his parents gave him a rattle with bells on it when he was but a babe, and it altered his brain chemistry forever.

For Queen

On a scale of “tiny kitten” to “middle-aged dad” how loud are their sneezes

Her sneezes sound very polite. They're not super quiet but they're not very loud either. They're a bit quieter than average and somehow sound and look dignified. (Now I'm picturing Jester sneezing and it's just a cacophony and JINGLE JANGLE JINGLE)

Which holiday would they abolish?

Whatever seems to waste the most resources with the least amount of payoff. How much is being spent to decorate Castle Town, or make certain foods, or set up special events, and how much does it actually seem to affect morale, or generate business in return? Idk what that would be exactly (idek what holidays Hyrule would have tbh 🤔) but it would definitely have to do with those qualifications.

What’s their preferred excuse for not attending an event?

Terrible headache 😔

Do they steal fries?

Of course not. She simply requests her own.

Unless it's Jester. She'd steal his fries just because the offended, betrayed, wet dog look he gives her is funny.

Aaaaand.....

Two of your WIPs are having a crossover. Which characters are getting along the best? Worst?

I have so many of these!! So I put them into a random generator and let it pick who gets a crossover with Jester >:)

Stray won!

I think Jester would drive Stray crazy. He's just too much. He doesn't take things seriously. He's stupid and annoying. (And Jester is like geeze this kid has forgotten how to have fun. Yikes!)

Crown would turn her nose up at first. He just seems too silly and ridiculous. But the moment he figured out her sense of humor she'd be changing her tune. Actually, he's a very funny and fantastic person, and you should give him a chance, Link! (Stray: YOU CALLED HIM IMMATURE AND ABSURD JUST A FEW HOURS AGO!!) Jester asks her if she knows what sorts of things amuse her Link. They're whispering and scheming and it drives Stray up a wall that he doesn't know what's going on between them and what they're talking about and that just amuses Crown all the more.

Queen would probably view Crown as a little bit childish, but she'd certainly respect her for her hard work and efforts if this was post adventure. She's young, but doing phenomenal for her age despite the heavy load, and she'd do her best to give Crown pointers where she can. Crown would mega appreciate it. I think Queen would intimidate her a bit though. She's so regal and icy and proper and she'd feel like if she makes a single mistake she'll somehow instantly obliterate her with her gaze. Unfortunately, that is just how Queen looks. Resting icy face.

Jester Link is not a pickle fan. He would turn his nose up at them, but if really forced to, he'd choke his way through one and then act incredibly dramatic about how terrible the experience was. Flopping onto the floor, shedding a tear or two, a dramatic monologue about it, etc.

Boots is fine with pickles, but like, they're not his favorite? He prefers them IN things. Pickles plain are kinda... A lot. :/ I think he could stomach three or four or so if he really had to before being like no. Please. My stomach kind of burns can we not. I think I'm done,,,,, (and then someone calls him a baby and he eats three or four more and then spends two hours miserable in the bathroom later on thinking that was Absolutely Not Worth It.)

I wonder if Stray has ever even eaten a pickle before... Pickled foods keep well, so maybe? Honestly, he'll eat stuff he doesn't even like if it means food in his stomach. He doesn't enjoy sour or bitter things, but he'll eat it. So he'd probably just be glad he's being given the opportunity to eat as many as he can, and if he's not allowed to take them for later, he'd probably make himself down like eight or ten or something before starting to feel way too sick and miserable having tried to force down wayyy to much in his little, underprepared stomach. Might not be able to keep that down. Then he's mad at himself for wasting it. It's a whole thing, and not a good one.

Gerudo... I don't think he's really got a problem with pickles. Pretty neutral! He'd have like a whole jar, so 12-16 or so, and then wonder if that was a good idea, think he should probably stop, but he's not one to turn down a challenge, so he forces down almost another jar before he starts to feel a bit miserable. His sister calls him an idiot and plenty of other synonyms when he's later dying over it. He would probably be kinda turned off by pickles after that...

Jester: Startles, and then if someone is around, quickly clears throat and pretends he absolutely was not startled. Says ah,, yeah, those are uh, good. For the. Environment. I'll... leave him there... (Lying in bed that night wondering where the heck the spider went and what if it's in bed with him and-) But if no one is around there's a lot of tiny, funny sounds of ick and nerves as he chucks stuff at it before taking a shoe and making a long high whine of I HATE THAT I HAVE TO DO THIS energy while smacking desperately at it. Little spiders are okay to go over and smack but big ones... Scawy.

Queen aka Jester's Zelda: Kills it. Takes a heel and stabs it through, takes a book and smooshes it, whatever it takes. No fear. She's totally fine with it - just doesn't want it there.

Stray: He'd make a grossed out face the entire time but he'd have no issues smacking it with something or stomping on it.

Crown: 10000% calling someone else to deal with it for her.

Gerudo: Picking it up with object or hand (depending on whether or not it's a kind that could harm him) and depositing it outside.

Love: Same thing but with a lot more trembling and squeaking, and definitely not using her hand.

Poncho: Lets it live there. It'll keep the bugs out!