#nova info

derI was tagged by sweet @pikapeppa who is a recent connection and so absolutely lovely.  She’s helping me on a secret project...

Nicknames: Nova is pretty much it.

Height: 5’4” on a good day and I am standing straight.

Orientation: Sexually - Men and women please; Romanticly - Straight, simply because I get along better with men in day to day life.

Nationality: Canadian through and through.

Favorite fruit: I am a berry girl, raspberries, straweberries etc, 

Favorite season: Spring, I love to grow things and it so beautiful to watch the green come back.  I really like Fall too.

Favourite flower: I have a top 5 and I refeuse to pick just one; sweet peas, lilacs, pansies, sunflowers & wild roses.

Favourite scent: Again I have trouble playing favourites. Like you Pika I love citrus, all the flowers mentioned above, ocean air, rosemary, the smell of rain on a hot summers day... I could go on and on.

Favorite color: ALL THE COLOURS!!!!!

Favorite animal: this one is actually hard. I love horses, dogs, cats, if we go wild we get into whales, sharks, any wild cat.

Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: Coffee, all the coffee

Average hours of sleep: I’m pretty good on this right now, 7 to 8 on average.  I wasn’t always this lucky. I have had my bouts of insamina in my life but in my older age I am waking up at 6 am every morning (I have tried to sleep longer it doen’t work) so I have adjusted my bedtime although it’s pretty much when I get tired.

Cat or dog person: Both, I love both, although I have not been in a position to have a dog since moving out of my parents house. I don’t like the idea of leaving a dog home alone all the time and now that I am working from home and that isn’t an issue, we moved to a building that doesn’t allow dogs.  

But I have cats and I come them more then I should.

Favourite fictional character: This really is an unfair question and there is no way I can list them all.  So Any Dragon age character, any character from Discworld and Garth Nix’s Sabriel.

Number of blankets you sleep with: 1 to 2 is pretty standard for me.

Dream Trip: New Zealand, or a European tour

Blog created: Dec 2016 I think.

Number of followers: 157

Random fact: I love strawberries on my burgers. I make a specialty burger for those willing to try that has strawberries & feta on it.  It’s amazing.

i am very bad with the names...

Theo -- Elastic Hair

Description: Able to manipulate his hair, shoot it out in spikes, hit things, throw things, change its shape. Has quite a long range. It’s a bit like The Incredibles’ Elastigirl, but only for his hair.

Cons: Overuse makes his hair fall out. It’s his hair after all, so if you shock it, he will be shocked. 

Theo’s use: He just uses it to shape his hair into whatever hairstyle he is into. He also changes his hair to punctuate his sentences. He almost never uses it as a tool to fight because he loves his hair, he doesn’t want to damage it. He is also super vain and he freaks the hell out if his hair is falling off. Most people who know him probably don’t even realize he has elastic and powerful hair. He loudly tells everyone about how awesome his hair is because it can form any hairstyle he wants (and how many other plebs can achieve that?!). He uses a special conditioner and takes great care of his hair.

Ayla -- Blaze of Power

Description: Inspired by the Blaze Pokemon ability. Able to burn metabolism and energy to temporarily enhance a physical ability, eg. speed or jumping skills.

Cons: Overuse obviously makes her quickly exhausted/fatigued and she might faint if she really pushes herself.

Ayla’s use: She is so ready to use this, but she is not able to accurately gauge the effects on her body in moments of passionate urgency. Eg. She will overextend herself without realizing. Since she is rarely in life-threatening situations, she probably mostly uses it to show off a bit here and there in daily life, or she uses it in competitions designed to feature/showcase Quirks.

Noella -- Henshin

Description: Can turn any inanimate object into a hen. It’s a permanent transformation. The hens she creates matches her age -- when she was a kid, she could only create chicks.

Cons: When overused, she creates really weird-looking hens. 

Noella’s use: She tries not to use it at all because although she loves hens, she wants to take in every hen that she creates. She feels really bad if they wander off and get lost after she turns them, or she isn’t capable of caring for them. She reluctantly realizes that she can’t keep 500 hens even if she wants to. All the hens she creates somehow lay the most delicious eggs ever.

Icarus -- Telekinesis

Description: Low-level telekinesis. He can move objects with his mind, depending on his mental focus, clarity and strength of will. He can throw things, pick things up, etc. 

Cons: He gets a migraine when he overuses his Quirk. The heavier it is, the harder it is for him to pick up. In bad cases, he would even get nosebleeds or concussions.

Icarus’s use: He is that person who forgets he has a Quirk lol -- he still ends up crossing the room to get something, or being confused at something he can’t reach -- until he suddenly remembers he has a Quirk. He struggles with lifting heavy things (he can usually only lift lighter objects and finds it hard to lift furniture), and he also can’t lift non-solids like liquids. If trying to throw things, he will actually miss if he’s not focused or he’s distracted.

Morrigan -- Psychic

Description: Able to launch psychic attacks against others, causing horrible headaches to the victim. Able to lift items telekinetically. Able to create illusions. (Her Quirk is similar to a Gardevoir’s Psychic, a tbt to her origins).

Cons: Like Icarus, overusage causes a debilitating migraine, and usage of the Quirk depends on her mental focus, strength and clarity.

Morrigan’s use: She does not use her psychic powers to show off by throwing things, despite what her bff Odette always asks of her -- she thinks it’s crass to show off. She only uses her powers when it’s life-or-death. She mostly uses psychic attacks when attacking because she has good mental focus. She likes to use her powers to create very aesthetically-pleasing illusions (she has a love/admiration for all things pleasing to the eye and artistic). She is easy to rile up and make angry, which is to her detriment, because then she loses all mental focus and becomes ineffective -- attacks miss or fail.

Odette -- Earth Stomper

Description: Able to use metabolism and energy to manipulate the earth, like earthbending. Can create fissures, can create walls (similar to Cementoss). She does it by stomping on the ground or moving her hands like she’s pulling/pushing something.

Cons: Physically draining/exhausting when overused. She can only manipulate the earth if there is soil or rock -- so if she was in a metal box, she won’t be able to do anything.

Odette’s use: She loves and lives for any chance to use her quirk, she thinks her own power is so cool lol. Unfortunately or fortunately, her power is not easily used IRL, so she rarely gets a chance to do anything. She is actually quite powerful because she has a very strong body, good physical reserves and good endurance. She has never reached the limits of her strength/metabolism before, as she frequently does not need to use a lot of it. When she does use this though, she gets hungry and devours a huge meal after. She frequently complains to Morrigan about Morrigan’s ability, which is more used in daily life, and frequently asks Morrigan to demonstrate her abilities to Odette’s friends, or for Odette’s convenience/benefit. Morrigan frequently refuses because she thinks it’s very crass/unnecessary.

Emily -- Shock Wave

Description: Able to convert metabolism/energy into shock waves. 

Cons: Again, overuse causes exhaustion and even fainting. Also if there’s a thick/heavy object in the way, the opponent would be shielded.

Emily’s use: Emily can emit this using nearly every part of her body. She frequently uses this to make life convenient for herself, eg. using this to give herself a hand when pushing heavy things, or using this to propel herself forward if she’s late. She has gotten clever/opportunistic at using this, able to easily figure out how to best use it in any situation. She’s very at ease/integrated with her Quirk. She is more aware of her limitations than Ayla, and less likely to push herself to fainting state. If she was participating in Quirk contests, or for the sake of showing off, she probably designed a cheerleader routine where her actions emit shock waves.

Nova -- Psychic Tank

Description: Able to use mental powers: telekinesis, psychic attacks, energy barriers (like Reflect/Light Screen).

Cons: Similar to Icarus’s and Morrigan’s ability, overusage results in migraines, internal bleeding.

Nova’s use: She can use her power in more ways and on a larger scale than Icarus or Morrigan -- she is also better at the two when it comes to using her environment or spotting opportunities. Like Emily, she’s good at her Quirk. Unlike Emily, she integrates it into her life to a lesser extent. She uses it to multitask -- eg. taking another book while she’s looking at something else, or preparing something she has to do next while she’s doing another thing. She basically uses it to save a little time and inconvenience here and there, maximizing efficiency. She has a strong, focused and clear mind, so she can use her powers for quite a while before she feels that she is reaching her limit, and it’s hard to distract her from what she is doing.

Jacob & Yvonne -- Shadow Portal

Description: They can move within the shadows (quicker than normal, almost like teleportation). So long as there are shadows, it looks like they appear and disappear all over the place.

Cons: Overusage causes their bodies to feel numb. They will pass out if they push themselves too hard. If in a harshly lit, shadowless place, their Quirk is useless.

Jacob’s use: He almost never uses it in daily life, not really seeing chances for it or thinking it’s unnecessary. If in conflict situations, he uses it very defensively. He just fades in the shadows to hide or run away until his body limit forces him out into the open.

Emily

As a teenager, she was very disrespectful and offensive. She would then use those “I’m not homophobic, I have best friends who are gay!” arguments. She became more aware/progressive as she grew older, and more respectful, because she herself is not straight, but she still has much to learn about some of the minority identities. She tends to support what she knows, what she’s familiar with.

Jacob

He is very uncomfortable with minority identities and straight up thinks they’re conspiracy theories (even though he himself is trans and demiboy).

Yvonne

She has a very detached viewpoint and she is not emotionally involved. She is supportive, and she is straight up protective when it concerns the people she loves, e.g. Jacob. She tends to protect the people involved, not the identities. E.g. If she’s not close to you and you tell her things like, “I don’t want to date because I just don’t like anyone that way...” She firmly says, “Then don’t date.” She herself is aro ace. But she doesn’t think of herself that way, she just thinks she’s not interested. 

Noella

She’s supportive and familiar with non-het identities, because of her two moms. Jacob being trans actually made her more aware of non-cis identities. She doesn’t know much, but when she hears of minority identities, she’s supportive and tries to be an ally, because she wants to support people/wants them to be happy. She’s well-intentioned, but might get terms wrong or misunderstand.

Theo

He’s very problematic...... my most problematic character...... he is every problematic thing ever..... he uses slurs because he thinks it’s funny.... once he found out he’s into Reed, he goes around obnoxiously telling everyone he’s gay, although no one asked... he strives to be an offensive stereotype. He thinks it’s funny. Theo doesn’t really care about identities. He just likes to make people uncomfortable and see them squirm, the best is if they attack him, then he gets to have a fight. He’s just lying in wait, waiting to call people sexist/homophobic/racist... He basically just wants drama....

Nova

She’s aware of and accepts minority identities. She herself is aro ace, she has two dads, she’s black, and all these made her more aware and respectful of minority identities. Her parents and her straight up have discussions at the dinner table. But she’s a big picture person -- she knows rules/laws being passed in her community and she votes, she puts her money behind things... but at an interpersonal level, she doesn’t actively work to put you at ease or act in an overtly supportive or encouraging way, she just listens and respects.

Day and Aeriel

Both aren’t very aware but are very accepting. They just want people to be happy and they basically want to create a safe space, a place for people to be themselves, safely. Well-intentioned, but might get terms wrong or misunderstand, because they don’t actually have firsthand experience.

Day is a bit more woke than Aeriel, because he actively seeks out information, experiences and people (being extroverted helps). For Aeriel, the freedom to be oneself is important to her (because of her own upbringing). She’s not straight, but she doesn’t know it. Day is outright gay.

Zion

He thinks it’s like technology: complicated, convoluted, constantly developing/changing (there’s always something new). He just wants to stick to the simple “basics” (which is his conservative upbringing).

Nolan

He used to be sexist, homophobic... He had a conservative upbringing. Now he’s more aware, and he respects other's experiences and labels because he gets that it's important to people, even though he himself doesn’t really care that much. He supports it distantly. He doesn’t like labels. If you ask him about it, he just wants to say, “He is him”....... He’s a simple, privileged man. He used to try to preach “you should just be you”, and he thinks it’s so deep and philosophical, but he doesn’t realize it’s privileged and condescending. Now he knows to keep his mouth shut.

Like, if you compare him with Yvonne, they are both indifferent in different ways. She is respectful, but she’s not emotionally involved. On the other hand, Nolan comes off as extremely indifferent, but he cares more than he lets on. He would go and vote or stand up to bullies. If Nolan experienced oppression, he would be involved and champion this kind of causes. But Yvonne has experienced oppression, yet she still isn’t emotionally involved.

If Theo is with Reed, he goes around telling people he’s gay. He’d tell Nolan, "I’m gay. Like you.” Which irritates Nolan. He doesn’t like being called labels. For him, labels are very complicated and restricted. To him, he’s just him. If you say he’s this, or that, he feels like you’re mislabelling him, or you’re confining him into a box.

Heather

She’s like Princess Bubblegum. She doesn’t understand it, but she thinks respecting it and respecting the people involved is more important. Because she thinks some things people just won’t get/understand it the way the people involved feel about it. It’s like, you can’t expect people to understand what another person feels exactly. 

Heather is not actively supportive, she just respects it. Her own personal feelings may be disapproving, but outwardly, she doesn’t show it at all. Regarding her own children not being straight, she just says, “It wasn’t what I was expecting. But as long as they’re happy.” She loves her children as they are, even when she found out that they weren't straight. To her, so long as they’re happy, that’s the most important. Basically, she thinks her opinion doesn’t matter. She thinks she’s not a factor in the situation, and she’s not personally involved, so what she thinks isn’t relevant.

In general, she just doesn’t talk about her opinions or feelings.

Matthias

Carelessly sexist, homophobic, and racist, due to his conservative upbringing. He has preconceived notions of certain groups of people. No one has ever corrected him. He accidentally reinforces gender stereotypes and says problematic statements

He thinks it’s like a trend, like, suddenly everyone is gay... 

He was disapproving of Theo. Didn’t help that Theo came off like a stereotype... He was more approving of Day when Nolan started hanging out with him instead.

He’s stubborn. Once he has a mindset, it’s almost set in stone. But once he sees the impact on his children, he realizes he has to change. Unlike Heather, he doesn’t really hide his opinions. When he found out about Nolan and Day, he was quite disappointed.

Matthias is genuinely uncomff. Unlike Heather, he wants to understand, because otherwise he can’t make sense of it.

He had a talk with Nolan when he found out about Noday, he asked, “But I don’t understand, I thought you liked girls?” And Nolan was very uncomfortable, because he also thought he likes girls. He feels quite threatened, because he doesn’t understand himself, he doesn’t know who he is.

Ayla (and Icarus)

She’s an ally trying very hard to show she’s an ally. She knows about these things because of Icarus, who is on tumblr. She sends links, she tries to be supportive, but she might be a bit careless, misunderstand, or use the wrong terms.

Day supports her and he’s like “AWW” and he thinks it’s sweet. He thinks it’s very nice and supportive of her. The two of them search up information and get misinformation.

Noella wakes at 8. She cheerily goes about her morning routine: washes up, opens the windows, starts to make herself breakfast while humming... She checks her phone very briefly and then clicks it off. She's not very plugged in. She turns on her radio in the kitchen. She checks on her hens and her flowers and plants.

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Jacob wakes up at 8. He lies in bed for a while, blinking in the dimness of his room (he has dark curtains. Yvonne pulls them closed when she comes into his room in the morning). He is feeling safe and comfortable. He sits up and briefly checks his phone (he's also not very plugged in). Then he goes to wash up and pulls open the curtains. Probably helps Yvonne make breakfast. They turn on the TV.

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Nova wakes up at 8.30 on the dot. She sits up in bed and scrolls through her notifications and then goes to wash up. Then she gets the house up and running. Turns on the coffeemaker, starts making breakfast, opens windows, turns on the radio to a news station.... (everything in her house is wood with some steel and glass). While waiting for breakfast to be ready, she sits down and starts reading her messages and emails.

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Emily wakes up at 10. She stretches luxuriously, gropes for her phone, and snuggles herself deeper into the bed while she starts texting and replying tweets and etc. She sometimes gets out earlier because her face feels gunky or she needs the toilet.

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 as asked by my bff, fellow God of our oc world, @sakamotorei

5. On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets? 

Emily –

Cash/change/cards/keys

Compact mirror/lipstick/lip-gloss/misc makeup stuff (she checks and redoes her makeup frequently)

Breath mints (in case she needs to kiss anyone lol)

Phone/portable phone charger (never leaves the house without them)

Sunglasses (there’s always a pair of sunglasses somewhere in her bag)

Pepper spray

Pads

Sometimes, jewelry she took off when she’s out 

Occasionally, bubblegum (she likes to chew them and blow bubbles, also this is a way to make her look mysterious in insta pics lol) 

6. Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams? 

Jacob –

Can’t think of any for this

7. Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares? 

Jacob –

When he was around 7 all the way till maybe 12 he used to have dreams where he went to school, but he wet his pants, and everyone laughed at him. He would be hugging his soft toy and feeling horrible

Another dream he had all the way till he was a preteen/around 12 was a dream where he would be out with Yvonne in a foreign country but then they got separated and he couldn’t find her. He would spend the whole dream looking for her in grimy, threatening places where people leered at him

I feel like being lost in a crowd is a genuinely terrifying fear he had when he was younger. He would clutch Yvonne’s hand very tightly when they were in crowded places and press quite closely to her.

4. Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?

Jacob –

So, as a follow-up from the previous question, he probably did get lost once. It was probably when he was a kid. He was with Yvonne in a crowded place. They got separated by accident, and he couldn’t find her. He was very, very scared, and I don’t think he remembers how it ended. He only remembers that it felt like a nightmare.

Yvonne was honestly horrified/horror-struck when she realized that she lost him. She would have fiercely/frantically went to retrace their steps, but quickly decided that a faster and more efficient way was to just to go to the information counter to ask them to announce it.

It scared him badly enough that he has nightmares about it.

Nova –

If you’re looking for some deep, dark secrets……the answer’s gonna be no

I can’t think of any life-changing moments. I can see smaller moments; she was an avid reader when she was a teen. She read classics, history books, critical thinking books, all kinds of books. It started because she read a novel for school that made her think, and opened up her world-view. She was fascinated by all this information.

The other incident that affected her was when her family moved to the US in her midteens.

11. In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been? 

Jacob –

That time when he got separated from Yvonne.

Emily –

She has had one or two experiences walking home at night when she almost got mugged. She was both furious and also terrified. It’s why she carries pepper spray everywhere.

Also, it’s likely one of the many guys who liked her tried to harass her. Though I don’t think she was scared. Maybe a little. But mostly mad.

Nova –

If someone she loves was in danger. She would be terrified but furious.

12. In what situation was your character the most calm/comfortable they’ve ever been?

Jacob –

At night when he is at home, and Yvonne is also at home. It’s his safe place. Maybe he reads a book or watches TV with Yvonne. He’s peaceful and content.

Nova –

She is calm nearly 80% of the time (the other 20%, she is angry).

She is most calm and comfortable when she is spending time with people she loves (her family, Emily).

Emily –

When she’s doing something engrossing and no one is interrupting. E.g. when she does her makeup, she hums cheerfully/energetically to herself.

She is most comfortable when she’s 

13. Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way?

Jacob & Nova & Emily –

Around the same tolerance for all of them tbh, in other words, it depends on how much blood. 

None of them are bothered by a bit of blood. E.g. if you get a papercut or a scratch.

If they see test-tubes of blood or blood in packets, they are also not very bothered by it. Jacob will be uneasy and grossed out if he can taste or smell blood.

If there’s a lot of blood, then naturally they are all anxious/concerned/worried. Nova keeps her cool best, and starts giving orders. Emily might start panicking. Older!Jacob can keep a cool head, and will quietly/urgently try to staunch the blood.

19. What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before? 

Emily –

Depends on which age the question refers to.

When Emily was younger, one relationship that was ruined was teen!Wemily. Because of her fun family and siblings, she had a pretty good time at home, so she was very cheerful in a way that’s breezy. Think kid!Judy Hopps. She was happy about everything, and she liked everything. She didn’t really stop to appreciate or think of the meaning something might have had to her. That kind of ruined her relationship with Wendie.

When she’s 20+, she appreciates people more and spontaneously shows affection. She’s quite easy-going about most things…maybe her temper? When she lets her temper get the better of her and she says blunt things? E.g. Ana calling Elsa out: “There it is, the door you love to slam in my face.” (Sagittarius lol) She doesn’t mean it maliciously, she just calls it as she sees it. Her temper blows over quickly, so after she vents it, she’s fine.

Nova –

When she was younger, she kept to herself a lot, and showed outsiders a cool, composed, and controlled front. That guarded facade stopped others from getting close to her/her from getting close to others. Also, she was more rigid and controlling.

Now that she’s 20+… It depends. She doesn’t proactively share about herself/she’s quite taciturn, so that could be a problem…but she voluntarily shares information about herself if the conversation is on that topic. She just doesn’t volunteer information out of the blue. So, I’d probably pick her detachment/indifference. When she is closer to a person, she does show more warmth. Hasn’t ruined any relationships yet.

20. In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism? 

Emily –

In the timeline without her siblings, she used to compare to validate herself when she was a teenager. She would frequently compare herself with others who were ‘uglier’ than her, or of lower social status, and she would dismiss/reduce them, so it affirms how she’s the queen bee.

With her siblings around, she tends to look down on people less. She tends to find people cool more often, and look up to these people. So…encouraging/positive self-criticism?

Nova –

During her teenage years: in school, she tended to compare to others who were not as successful as she is, and feel validated. She would also compare to other students more successful than her and feel begrudging/resentful/jealous/insecure. It was because she felt that she was superior, so she should be the most successful/superior.

But she also aspired to be like her father, or to live up to him. 

When she grew a little older, she also started to aspire to be like certain public figures who caught her attention.

Jacob –

He doesn’t compare to validate himself, but he doesn’t really compare for self-criticism either. Because he doesn’t really….he doesn’t really take other people’s achievements personally? I guess? Even if he saw people successful, he thinks “That’s nice", but he never thinks of it in relation to himself. He rarely wants to be like other people. 

Even if he met someone who was good at something he likes, he asks the person for help, but doesn’t feel insecure about it. I can see him starting to compare in a self-criticizing way when people around him start to deride him while praising the other person. He starts to feel bad about himself, and he wants to be like that other person. But he doesn’t really want to be that person, he just wants the acceptance that the other person is accorded.

22. What does your character like in other people? 

Nova –

She tends to like people who know what they want. She also likes people with opinions, especially if they are unconventional. She might not agree, but she is interested in hearing their reasons and she thinks it shows that the person has depth, coz it means they think about things. (Unless it’s someone like Theo who is deliberately provocative and has no real reason for things except just coz he can). She also appreciates expressive and social/friendly people coz she is not good at small talk.

A dealbreaker for her is sloppiness. She is very irked by disorganization and bad habits, like leaving things on the floor, not tidying up after yourself, dumping everything everywhere…

Emily –

She likes people who know how to have fun. She also likes people who can match her pace and introduce her to new things; and she likes people who are unique and bold.

A dealbreaker for her is someone who is a wet blanket. Debbie Downers, and people who are pessimistic and bleak. It makes her feel really constricted/restricted, and she really hates that.

(I’m seeing even more why Nemily works out).

Jacob –

He likes people who don’t make him feel threatened and unsafe, e.g. loud, obnoxious, invasive, rude (think Theo). He doesn’t like things to be sprung on him, and he likes people who are reliable, trustworthy, and consistent.

23. What does your character dislike in other people? 

Emily –

When it seems (to her) like you’re purposely being an ass. E.g. Theo. Someone who is very antagonistic and hostile to anything she says, tries to turn every friendly overture she makes into something to attack her with. She starts frowning a lot, and after a while, she sharply calls you out and then goes off in a huff to talk to someone else

When you talk shit about people in a way that uses personal attacks and makes it very ugly, especially if it’s someone she likes. She bitches about people too, but it’s more of a vent/expression of her frustration and irritation, and less of a personal attack. So, if you do this around her, she starts to frown. She finds it unreasonable and she doesn’t like it. She will try to redirect the conversation, but if she can’t, she will just leave lol

When you try to tell her what to do. When you condescend to her, tell her what choices/decisions she should make, how she should feel, tell her what to do, judge her, control her… She’s pretty fine with it if you don’t like things she does. She’s not okay with it when you try to change her

37. Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status? 

Nova – 

Dignity and honor are most important to her. But how she chooses to act depends on what’s at stake in each situation. In some cases, she would swallow her dignity and pride and protect her status instead, because she thinks it’s more important to the long run. In others, she chooses to defend her honor.

Emily –

I feel like honor = status to her? So defending one is defending the other?

41. Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first? 

Jacob –

He doesn’t have inferiority issues, so, not really.

But I think he feels better working/earning for what he gets/wants. Coz if he got everything he wanted without any kind of effort, I feel like he feels uneasy about how lucky he is.

44. How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it? 

Nova –

Doesn’t say it unless she means it. She always says what she means and means what she says. 

It is a little difficult for her to say it. She expresses her love in other ways, and tends not to say it (forgets to, if that’s possible) except when she’s feeling really affectionate.

Emily –

Says it quite easily and casually. Someone does a favor for her, she’s like, “Thank you so much!! I love you!!”

I don’t think she can say it without meaning it coz she doesn’t lie, she’s very guileless to the point of bluntness on occasion. But she’s already very casual about saying ILYs, so it’s really people she doesn’t like that she can’t say this to.

Jacob –

He is self-conscious, because Yvonne brings him up and she doesn’t express her love for him in this way. It’s probably coz of Day that he is comfortable with it at all. When he is older, he is comfortable with it.

He can’t say it without meaning it. He would just keep quiet in that Jacob-way HAHA. He only ever says ILY to Day lol.

𝙱𝙰𝚁𝙱𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙰𝙽   »  toothy  grins,  stories  around  the  campfire,  clothes  covered  in  pet  hair,  hot  temper, old  jeans, heartbeat  in  head,  potatoes  and  steak,  beaded  jewelry, bruises  like  galaxies,  mementos, backpack  stuffed  full, craigslist furniture, spontaneous road trips, air ripped from lungs

𝙱𝙰𝚁𝙳   »   homemade  bread, white  lies, easily  excited,  trying  on  hats,  band  geek, pep  talks,  no impulse  control,  sunsets, vintage  fashion, long  showers,  selfies, following  dreams, rosy  cheeks,  song  mash-ups,  pink  lemonade  with  tequila,  loves  easily, animated  storyteller,  full of comebacks

𝙲𝙻𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙲   »   list  of  wishes,  biting  their  tongue, band-aids  and  neosporin, shoulder  to  cry  on,  morning  sun, necklaces, trial  and  error,  homemade  quilts, formal  clothing,  astrology  fan, messages  in  bottles,  pleated  braids, speaking  up  for  friends, feathers, motivational  quotes, vivid  dreams

𝙳𝚁𝚄𝙸𝙳   »  bird  watching, shy  kid,  wind  chimes, trying  to  whistle,  summer  camp, apple  orchards, lost  in  their  head,  glow-in-the-dark  stars  on  the  ceiling,  hoodies, thrift  shopping,  saving  worms  off  the  sidewalk, pig  latin, bare  feet, thunderstorms, numb  fingers, braided  hair,  naming  potted  plants

𝙵𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃𝙴𝚁   »  goosebumps, leather  jackets,  adventure,  chewing  nails,  cares  deeply  but  can’t  show  it,  bronze  locks,  no  sleep,  taste  of  iron,  netflix  binges,  never  forgets, combat  boots,  stories  behind  scars,  table  for  one,  official  soundtracks,  sore  calves, trusts  themselves  the  most

𝙼𝙾𝙽𝙺   »   always  trying  to  be  better, wanderlust,  meditation, sweat  pants, old   photographs, yoga, sleeping  in  hammocks, nostalgia, minimalist  design,  a breath  of  fresh  air, baby  animals,  volunteering,  perfectionist, doesn’t  care  about  fashion,  healthy  snacks, noticing  the  little  things

𝙿𝙰𝙻𝙰𝙳𝙸𝙽   »  school  uniforms, thick  jackets, sleeping  with  the  windows open, logical  advice,  scrapbooking, compasses, i  fight  for  my  friends,  sculpture  gardens, cold  morning  air,  big  soul, likes  routine, secret  romantic, last  to  get jokes, sunflowers,  practical  presents,  misty  weather

𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁   »   herbal  tea, smell  of  rain,  blinking  away  tears, camping  trips, collecting  bones,  swiss  army  knives, first  impressions,  anxious  thoughts,  bobby  pins, burnt  marshmallows,  too  competitive,  clothes  lines,  messenger  bags, holding  grudges,  gets  along  better  with  animals  than  people

𝚁𝙾𝙶𝚄𝙴   »  flirtatious  sarcasm, candid  photos, lost  phone chargers, adrenaline  rush, picking  dirt  out  from  beneath  their  nails,  social  chameleon,  clashing  clothes,  self-deprecating  jokes,  claw  machines, sits  in  chairs  wrong,  smudged  eyeliner,  has  too  many  sunglasses,  eats  nothing  or  everything

𝚂𝙾𝚁𝙲𝙴𝚁𝙴𝚁   »  infectious  laugh,  family  trees,  shivers  down  their  spine,  lipstick  and  roses,  mood  swings,  clumsy,  believing  in  destiny,  high  expectations, sleeping  in  darkness,  collection  of  nail  polish, passionate,  good  grades  but  never  studies,  poetry  books,  blowing  kisses,  not  knowing  their  own  strength

𝚆𝙰𝚁𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙺   »  knowing  everyone’s  secrets,  backpack  covered  in  pins,  envy,  being  in  walmart  late  at  night,  earl  grey,  selective  memory,  conspiracy  theories  and  cryptids, key smashing, need  to  know  basis,  can’t  cook,  bags  under  eyes,  experimental  art,  flickering  bulbs,  black  clothing  all  year  long