#slei

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slei is a practical dresser, archery leathers and warm furs if its cold! de likes to dress him fancily, but he usually can't wait to get out of the clothes de stuffs him into 8: do they have a nickname? who gave it to them? if it's not derived from their real name, what's the story behind it? runa is... well, runa's nickname, and it came about because pronouncing 'rundiamhair' with only half of his lips and not a whole lot patience for sounding out the words to those who asked led for the need for simplicity. now, if someone uses his full name for him, he flinches a bit as if he's being scolded. 14: are they any good with numbers? De is unnervingly good with numbers, he enjoys a good number problem/game! given that he's a business owner and did all his own finances... this isn't surprising. 21: their favorite place to be? Rian's favorite place to be is at Creadha's side, no matter where that might be, Creadha is 'home' to him, so wherever he ends up, Rian will be close behind!

Slei is a pretty humble guy for his position as commander, he sees himself as no different to everyone else -except- when theres trouble, if theres trouble, he's the be-all-end-all who's going to deal with the problem and protect everyone so he can go back to leading a 'normal' life aftwards [he finds it VERY hard to accept meaningful help from others because if they were hurt he couldn't forgive himself] Runa feels that he's not someone who will ever be truly redeemable for the things he's done, but he's working damn hard to be better and that's what's truly important. he has a new life far away from people who would remember the hurt he did [or even know he did it to begin with] and having the purpose to rebuild the jungle from the damage it endured is his little way of attonement Tai's perception of himself is very self-important. he thinks he's the first person people should come to in regards to his specialist subjects and anyone who doesn't is kidding themselves/getting subpar info! he's every bit as vain to himself as others perceptions of him Teo: teo sees himself as a burden for much of his saplinghood, inwardly he's extremely insecure and hides it behind silly jokes, innuendos and bold gestures, he feels his only likeable quality is when he's providing comedic relief and when he can't provide that, he's useless

things might be bad, but this plant doggo is here for you 💚💚

sets down this lemon 😌

slei, in general [beyond canon commander injuries] tends to be pretty sturdy! if he's hurt, it's usually while calming a rowdy pet [his own or someone elses] Cal also rarely gets injured, but he's probably seen a few claws or punches in his time from some particularly 'unsavoury' charr who don't like his choice in [human] partner [they would be right, des is an asshole, but he's cal's asshole who he is steadily trying to help be a better person lol] 25 + 26: Think about somebody your character loves. What's something that person might do that upsets or irritates your character? [i misread this the last time i responded to it since they are two similar questions but still ended up answering it in a round-about way anyway for slei already, sooo just runa and cal, and i'll answer them both together] Runa hates that Bran is so self sacrificing, but this comes from someone who's been self sacrificing [against his will to some extent] for a large portion of his waking life, so the idea someone would -willing- do that doesn't compute in his lizard brain he's giving you all the means to have freedom and do the 'bad' things as ethically as possible to continue to live comfortably, why is the thing difficult [it's because all things have weight and nuance, but he doesn't truly understand that in a tangible enough way, not yet] and as you've said, bran quite dislikes that he's stubborn when he thinks he's right, even if he -is- he can't always hold that stance without horrible consequences Cal has troubles with Des relapsing into bad habits, no matter how much he helps or is gentle with him, sometimes he does feel that urge to grab and shake him and live up to 'big scary charr' that des' adoptive seperatist parents drilled into him as much as he knows better it's strained and difficult sometimes. I think Des has a kinda opposite view of this as well, where sometimes he WANTS Cal to do that to shake him out of it, but like... he wants it until it. Happens. then it's actually scary and he doesn't want that at all 28: If somebody were to draw your character, what are one or two things you'd want them to be sure to keep in mind? for runa, it's difficult because he has so many different forms, but personally it's things about his mordrem form that're apparently easy to overlook! his exposed teeth -are- exposed teeth, they aren't like a 'natural' lip-less dinosaur jawline, that's an extensive injury that's removed all the soft tissue except a little bit of his gums. the other point would be that his eyes on his body [or eye markings on his sapling form] don't extend past his knee or past his elbow or past the central line of his chest/jagged line of corruption on his chest slei is easier; he has extremely piercing eyes, bright cyan sclera and a soft brown iris with a darker brown pupil, the iris being quite small and focused is also a point with his design as well, and more apparent in his commander timeline! he also has leafy chest hair and under arm hair, though if you'd see that is very dependant on his outfit Cal has no visible teeth! if his mouth is fully closed, you do not see any of his teeth clearly, though if he's smiling you may see a peak of canine fangs, but compared to other charr his teeth are *small*! the reason for cal's very upright fluffy hair is also his mix of fire/air magic causing enough static that his mane is constantly a little bit charged and static-y and even if he was soaked to the bone his hair would still want to try and stand on end

9: Would people generally say your character dresses nicely? I think people would call his manner of dress 'practical' The only time you'd see him dressed 'nicely' are the times that De's managed to wrangle him into something that isn't leather and cloth armour 16: Would anybody describe your character as tough? People who don't know him would be more likely to see him as tough, anyone close to him [which is... difficult, in his commander timeline] will realise he's just as lost as everyone else and trying very hard to put up the tough facade so that everyone else doesn't have to worry 25: Think about somebody your character loves. What's something your character might do that upsets or irritates that person? The big one is De HATING that Slei keeps getting in trouble with the law, even when it isn't always [entirely] his fault De sees it as another think keeping him busy and away from him and why on tyria would he willingly do that? they're both often at odds with each other over how they're complete selfish/selfless opposites, but they do eventually reconcile with that/understand each other

slei with his hair down :)