Is the ask game still on? If so, I'd like to ask the following: š for Mel, š for Simon, š„ for Roy, š for Roland, š for Oswald, š for Luke and also, what does Serena think about the Cowboy Bebop Netflix adaptation? And then I would like you to pick a question you really wish you had received for a specific character. :)
Thank you so much for asking ;-; <3
(I was actually gonna include some more pictures for each question...but the fact that some of my cc is fucking up has put me off of going ingame for now)
Mel
š When your OC says āI had a bad dayā what does that tend to mean? Is it really as bad as theyāre saying or are they being a bit dramatic?
To Mel this phrase can basically translate to anything from, "Got my jacket caught on a door knob today" to "Just had 5 mental breakdowns in a row, somebody should probably get an ambulance."
"I had a bad/ rough day" is a phrase he generally tends to use if the day was exhausting in some way but he doesn't really want to further elaborate.
Similar to how "I'm tired" can mean anything from being a bit exhausted to being at rock bottom to him.
Simon
š What was your OC like as a baby? What were they like as a child? A teenager? An adult? How do you think theyāll develop ten years into their future? Twenty years? Will they live to old age?
TW: dysphoria
(Donāt really know how else to label it)
Simon was very independent and energetic as a baby much to his mother's dismay. He didn't really need much attention but his mom had to baby proof pretty much everything or he would wind up in places he shouldn't be.
As a kid he calmed down a tad bit. But he was still a very curious child. And he wasn't shy to speak up even if conversations with the adults.
His sister in particular (who had a hand in raising him) encouraged his behavior, most of his distant family did in fact, while his mother was on the fence about it. She loved his openness but knew from experience that the world was not a kind place and thought that speaking from the heart not knowing when to keep quiet might get him in trouble sooner or later.
When Simon reached his teens and puberty started he became much more withdrawn. He didn't like the changes his body was going through and the expectations people started having towards him and his presumed gender.
Suddenly being perceived as not just a child but a woman and having to act accordingly.
He became increasingly more bitter over the years and felt completely estranged towards most people, apart from his sister.
It also didn't help that he went to a predominantly white school and the negative experiences that came with it which added to him feeling like an outsider.
He didn't have many friends and was usually by himself. (Which honestly was almost unbearable to him because he was still a very social person at heart.)
It took him a while to get to the bottom of his issues. It really just hit him that he was trans when one of his relatives came forward about being trans and their wish to undergo a sex change.
While nobody in his family was really against it, it was still talked and gossiped about to an unnecessary degree until Simon eventually snapped and got into an argument with his mother about it.
He moved away from home when he was 19, he left on good terms with his family but only ever told his sister about his plans to transition
Finally having more freedom to express himself and to start working towards getting hormones, he slowly reverted back to his old self.
Past experiences have made him a bit calmer, wiser and yet more...lets say spiteful very deep down. He's a very positive (almost too positive at times) and peaceful person but he has a strong contempt for how cruel and close minded the world can be. Its a feeling he tries to push away to the best of his abilities, but it's there.
I think in the future Simon will have to find a balance between these two conflicting mindsets. How exactly and how he will evolve from there is something I leave open for now. (aka I have no effing clue yet)
Roy
š„ Are there any emotions your OC doesnāt know how to deal with, doesnāt understand or hates having to feel? Any reason behind this?
Now before I answer I should probably point out that at the core Roy is a very levelheaded person. Between him and Serena he was always the calmer one or at the very least had a tighter grip on his emotions. That being said he might have a bit too tight of a grip on them at this point.Ā
Anger has always been an emotion that left him uncomfortable. While he had anger issues in the past, a lot of it was actually heavily influenced by Serena. Serena was an incredibly angry person throughout most of their childhood ( fore good reasons I might add)Ā and Roy often found himself in a position where he felt like he had to mirror her anger without even wanting to. Doing or saying things he deeply regrets in the process.
When Roy and Serena got older Serena started working on her anger issues through therapy while Roy was left with a hollow echo of "AngerāĀ that he couldnāt quite shake off. And while it would never be as frequent as it was with Serena when Roy actually reached a point where he got angry he felt like he didnāt have much control over it, so he tried his best to bottle it up completely.
Another emotion he has trouble with is sadness. Not really trouble but he has a very polarising relationship to it. He feels a certain comfort in sadness, also because sadness to him is usually tied to some kind of nostalgia, remembering his mother (on her good days) or thinking back to his time in the residential home when he was still closer with Serena and Mel. Itās bitter sweet to him. And it confuses him. So he tries to bottle that up as well.
Roland
š Does your OC have any skills that people wouldnāt expect them to have? Do they have a hobby or pass time that others would consider strange or weird? How did they learn this particular skill or pick up this hobby?
I was actually really happy when this question popped up xD
First of all Roland is an incredibly good shot. That might be not something super unexpected but given he fact that Roland isn't actually too fond of guns it might raise an eyebrow when he lets it slip in conversations.
He used to go on hunting trips with his father when he was younger (that was his dad's idea of father son bonding time) and to him there was nothing more satisfying than hitting his target with utmost accuracy and the adrenaline rush that came with it.
His talent also translated well to handguns later on.
The novelty of hunting and shooting altogether has worn off for him after his time in the army though, it very much changed his perspective on it.
He wouldn't touch a gun now unless for self defense reasons.
Apart from that Roland is very skilled with language. He grew up speaking both English and Russian.
And he speaks Danish, German, Italian and French well enough to have basic conversations. (yes the dude knows French)
He also knows a few words/ phrases in Arabic and Japanese.
He doesn't even know why but learning languages always came to him easily.
It helps that he has frequent foreign visitors in his pub and since he's not the best at small talk he usually steers conversations with his customers towards culture and/or language which tends to be a good ice breaker...and he can probably learn some new vocabulary in the process xD
He also has the rare talent of burning even the simplest dish to a crisp. Dude could probably burn Spagetti water.
As for Hobbys...the fact that he is an avid reader is something that tends to surprise people. He ddidn't have a tv growing up so reading was his main way for him to pass time. Especially when he was grounded which happened quite often.
His genre preference is all over the place, he's got some books about militairy history mixed with thrillers, a silly romance novel that he started when he was bored out of his mind but actually found it had some depth to it and to top i all off there's a french copy of the little prince in his bookshelf.
Luke (poor guy has no last name AND no picture)
š Are you writing anything with this OC or planning on writing anything for them? Do you rp with them or are they just for fun to mess around with?
While Luke will probably make reaperances in Volatile he will most likely remain a side character I'm afraid.
I might go a bit deeper into his relationship with Serena, but apart from that I have nothing planned for him sadly. I already have too many characters with side stories that I need to squeeze in somewhere xDDD
Oswald
š Do you enjoy working on your OC or are they a bit of a chore? We all have that one character who is hard to develop!
Both.
I think the main thing that makes it hard for me to develop Oswald properly is that I'm not really satisfied with his looks in my game. So I'm put off of taking too many pics/edits with him and using that to spin ideas around in my head.
Strangely enough though out of all my not so essential characters the side story I do have planned for him is actually one of my favourites and probably way more complex than it should be for a side story...
Then again it's not fully fleshed out yet, cuz...reason stated above. I might have to tweak him before he can make an appearance in my story...will have to see.
Serena
What does she think of the Cowboy Bebop Netflix adaptation?
Her initial reaction when she heard about it was this:
She hasnāt watched it yet. Nor has she checked much out about it.She hasnāt been watching much Netflix in general lately, her current go to streaming platform is Crunchyroll.
She isnāt even sure whether she IS actually gonna watch it. To her real life anime adaptions are a cardinal sin. And Netflix especially she doesnāt trust with it. (Sheās still not over the Death Note movie.)
While some people including Simon have told her that it aināt that bad actuallyĀ (granted Simon didnāt grow up with the original) and that especially John Cho is doing a really good job as Spike, until further notice she will pretend it doesnāt exist and just keep watching the original.
Mabon
š Ramble a bit about this character!
For the Wildcard Question... *drags Mabon out of the trash* let's talk about this fucker.
Gonna put a TW for Abuse mention here
I wasn't actually gonna talk too much about Mabon till he makes an official appearance in the story but since he's made a few appearances on my blog lately and since my story is moving so fucking slow that it might take a bit until he actually shows up I thought I could spill a few things about him. I hope itās all understandable, if not feel free to ask!
For those who are confused about the whole Mel Mabon thing...Mabon is one of the Alternate States of Consciousness (Alters) of Mel's DID System.Ā
[DID is a condition that can appear after severe repeated trauma in early childhood.Basically the personailty of the person affected was never able to fully integrate into one (or is disrupted) during childhood development due to trauma which causes multiple distinct personality states to to exist in one body]
He'll be the first Alter to make himself known to Mel and generally he's the Alter who has the closest connection to him and who fronts (takes over the body)Ā the most frequently apart from Mel.
I have a love hate relationship with Mabon. I feel like most people would because he makes it incredibly hard for people to like him.
Which is something he absolutely does on purpose. He doesn't want to be liked, he wants to intimidate people to feel in control and so they back the fuck off and leave him alone. That is one of his main methods of protecting Mel or the body from harm. Kinda like how animals make themselves big or have some other crazy ass way to ward of foes. Only that Mabon unfortunately sees everyone as a potential foe. Even Mel himself at times.
You see to Mabon keeping the body from harm is a top priority, while Mel is pretty neglectful of his physical (and mental) well being, not to mention that he actively harms the body (through self harm, alcohol abuse for example) which poses a strong conflict for Mabon. How do you protect yourself from a potential threat that comes from within after all?
If Mabon feels like he can't protect himself from outside threats by just acting like a prick he resorts to violence. But unlike what people might think he is actually never the one to throw the first punch.
That said he's reallyĀ not a villain or a typical bad guy in the story.
The thing about Mabon (and that hopefully will explain a few of his characteristics as the story progresses) is that he sees himself as inherently bad and a demonic entity of sorts. He's not a "non- human" alter through and through, but the mindset that he isĀ āevilā and not human is basically ingrained in his mind from past trauma and how Mel was treated by his abuser, who would switch between perceiving Mel as a normal child and a monstrosity. This inconsistency being why Mabon struggles to fully perceive himself as both human or non human.
Strangely enough he feels more comfortable seeing himself as non human. Mainly because fear factor. And because in a strange way he finds himself in his comfort zone when he does.
Before I spoiler too much I will leave it at that but yeah, I just had the urge to talk about him a bit.
