#snarksonomy

Fear-Themed Headcanon Questions.

Etienne will murmur “fate forfend” and tap their knuckles against a wood surface if someone says something they’re afraid will come true, as if that will keep it from happening. It’s a habit they picked up from their mothers, although they would call upon Halone, and Etienne calls upon fate instead. It’s pretty much a compulsion, and they would have difficulty explaining why they thought it would make any difference to do.

Etienne believes in the three-fold rule of magic, and that everyone who uses it must be willing to risk whatever they put out being brought back upon them.

I’m not certain if this is really a superstition, but it’s an unusual belief that guides a lot of Eti’s thinking when handling tech and relics: they believe that all advancements, magical and technological, are reset to a certain point (through the Calamities) as course-correction from the gods, and the rise and fall of civilizations is cyclical. They believe in an inherent balance to the world that is only in the hands of the gods (namely Nald’thal) and is ultimately impossible to challenge. In other words, civilizations die off because they have to die off, because things have to live and die, all according to a balanced scale that mankind cannot measure.

Because of this, they’re wary of artifacts and tech that is influenced by the past, because they believe that following that line too far ultimately wound up in that civilization’s demise. While it’s difficult not to acknowledge the good that studying the arcane or the Allagans has brought, and they’re toeing the line of hypocrisy with their own interest in Gelmorra, they’re mistrustful of magitek or other new magics and technologies, until they’ve sufficiently felt they’ve seen evidence they are trustworthy.

And that’s why they can’t get mogstagram to work on their tomephone, k.

Adi grew up believing another Calamity would happen in his lifetime and it would end all life on the Star. Because of this, despite the abuse he’s suffered at the hands of his father and his evidence that his father has lied, he still tends inwardly believe the cultlike following he was raised with -- even if his prophecy was not 100% correct. He believes in harming as few living things as possible in order to keep shy of the Elementals, and also that to be violent is a choice, and most people would do better to admit they enjoy being violent and finding excuses for it later, so they could... just stop.

Houmei is from Othard and while his interpretation / personal traditions are a little obscured and may vary from others’, he believes in kami, which is probably viewed by Eorzeans as superstitious rather than religious, even though it’s more the latter. He also believes that inconveniences are caused by “bad spirits,” and they must be driven out of the body -- for instance, if he had a dream in which a friend died, he’d strike them hard to drive the bad spirit out the next time he saw them, to get the bad spirit out. If you have the hiccoughs, he’ll recommend a knife-in-water trick to “cut through the bad spirits.” It’s important to move into places that are cleansed of bad spirits before living there, and bad spirits are often the cause of making you ill if you can’t think of another reason you might be.

Does their demeanor change when in a relationship?

Lux doesn’t - she’s just as much of a hardass to her partners as she is to absolutely everyone else (perhaps even more so, so as not to invite scrutiny as to whether her partners take advantage of her position in the Order.)

I think Taji does, a little bit - she actually will pull her punches with her partner, will check to see if they’re following as opposed to simply running off and expecting them to keep up. It’s not the sort of thing she’s aware of, though.

L’eyline: her family in general, which ranges a wide gamut from her parents to her adopted siblings to her mates L’alor and Meziene and their kits, and people who’ve gotten close to her like West O’hteco. She’s got a lot of love in her and she enjoys spreading it around.

Seven, if you count the twice it was run on WrA.

FUCKING SEVEN. HOW DESPERATE FOR ‘EVIL JOLLIES’ DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO RUN THE SAME. FUCKING. DUMB SHIT. SEVEN TIMES ACROSS TWO DIFFERENT GAMES AND FOUR SEPARATE SERVERS?

Attractiveness:

repulsive || hideous || ugly || not attractive || unappealing || not unattractive || meh || no preference || ok || mildly attractive || nice looking || cute || adorable || attractive || pleasant on the eyes || good looking || hot || sexy || beautiful || gorgeous || hot damn || would tap that || perfect || godlike || holy fuck there are no words

Personality:

grating || irritating || frustrating || boring || confusing at best || awkward || unreasonable || psychotic || disturbing || interesting || engaging || affectionate || aggressive || ambitious || anxious || artistic || bad tempered || bossy || charismatic || appealing || unappealing || creative || courageous || dependable || unreliable || unpredictable || predictable || devious || dim || extroverted || introverted ||  egotistical || gregarious || fabulous || impulsive || intelligent || sympathetic || talkative || up beat || peaceful || calming || badass || flexible

How likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending || fuck no! || never || no way || not likely || not sure || indifferent || I’m asexual || maybe || probably || it depends || fairly likely || likely || yeah sure || yes || would tap that || hell yes || fuck yes! || wishing that could happen right now || as many times as possible || we are already having sex

Level of Friendship:

never in a million years || worst of enemies || enemies || rivals || indifferent || neutral || acquaintance || friendly toward each other || casual friends || friends || good friends || best friends || fuck buddies || bosom buddies || practically the same person || would die for them || true friends || my only friend ||

First impression of them:

I hate them so much || I don’t like them || I don’t trust them || they annoy me || they’re weird || I’m indifferent || meh || they seem alright || they’re growing on me || truce || I think I like them || I like them || I’m not sure if I trust them || I trust them || they’re cool || they’re genuine || I think we’re going to get along || I really like them || I think I’m in love || oh fuck they’re hot || I love them

Current impression of them:

I hate them so much || I don’t like them || I don’t trust them || they annoy me || they’re weird || I’m indifferent || meh || they seem alright || they’re growing on me || truce || I think I like them || I like them || I’m not sure if I trust them || I trust them || they’re cool || they’re genuine || I think we’re going to get along || I really like them || I think I’m in love || oh fuck they’re hot || I love them

How good of a kisser:

💫 - I want to be friends with you! 💙 - I think you’re cool!🌼 - We do talk, and I’m glad we do! 📷 - You have a nice aesthetic!