#sunny loha

 Faith is a belief in the right things. Who or what would you say you have the most faith in?

Maeryn: “I have faith in my family. They have been through so much and continue to work hard to keep all of us going. Especially my Father.” Helene: “Mine does too, Mae. I have faith in my friends. Lloire, Ikara, Destiny, Soren.” Silone: “Did you just say Soren? I am moving seats again. I have faith in my sister, Aeritria. And my knives.” Aeric: “Wait…you are Aeri’s sister? Yeah, we both are movin’ seats. I’ve got faith in Gideon, my brother. Also in th’Siren. She carries us through tough shyte.” Sunny: “Bear has faith in the Twelve, yes he does! Oh, you mean me? I have faith in ….my bow! It keeps me alive, yes it does!” Velestine: “People. I believe that anything and everything can change if we get behind each other. Sometimes, even the most dangerous ones will surprise you.”  

Pride is an excessive belief in one’s own abilities. In what do you take the most pride? A particular skill? A remarkable achievement?

Maeryn: “I take pride in the small miniatures that I craft. I don’t know many people who do such a thing and so I…perhaps believe it is specific to me. Unique.” Helene: “Myself. I push my limits an’ like to test people who are bigger or stronger lookin’ than me, yeah? I don’t stop until I can’t move.” Silone: “Mmm, Pride. I am an exceptional artist and a master with a knife. How many people do you know than can fight in heels, hmm?” Aeric: “Yeah, ya really are her sister. I turned Captain at eighteen summers an’ been runnin’ my ship th’last five years. I know most routes through those waters better than any Captain I’ve met an’ I can do ‘em faster.” Sunny: “SHIP! I WANNA GO ON A SHIP! Row row row, your boat!” She bounces in her chair and then stills when Velestine places a hand to her arm softly. “Hehe! I got excited, yes I did! I can track and sniff out anything, yes I can! Let me at ‘em!” Velestine: “I missed you, Sunny. You warm my heart. I take a great deal of pride in my work. It takes patience and a little creative flare to craft potions and elixirs, but I have used that to help make soaps and lotions, teas, all sorts of things. I guess you could say ‘my craft’, actually.” Hope is taking a positive future view, that good will prevail. What would you say that you hope for the most?

Maeryn: “I hope that I can someday find a cure. But if not, then I wish to travel the world completely. See it all. Perhaps even have my stories on someone else’s shelf.” Helene: “Keep breathin’, mostly. Hope I can see my friends again. Stupid to wish for wars to be over because it starts another, every time. No one sits still, yeah?” Silone: “The slow death of anyone that sells people. I wish to rid the world of slave traders and their disgusting partners in crime. Maybe then some people can enjoy their life instead of living in fear.” Aeric: “I thought ya were scary before, but damn. I kinda like ya now. I hope to to fly, some day. I want t’rule sky an’ sea.” Sunny: “I hope for sweets, yes I do! If I can get sweets, it’s a good day, yes it is!” Velestine: “...I am going to adopt you as my own, Sunny. I hope for some quiet moments between the fighting. As Helene stated, it never comes to a close. Would be nice if it did but I am sure we would find a way to occupy our time that was just as destructive. So, I hope for peace, in small measures.”  

Envy is wanting what others have, be it status, abilities, or possessions. Is there someone or something you are envious of? It doesn’t have to be a huge all-consuming envy, even something small.

Maeryn: “I don’t envy anyone, really. Everyone has something that is different from another but that is what makes us so interesting.” Helene: “Feelin’ about the same on that too, yeah? No point thinkin’ on it. Focus on your sword and their sword, an’ nothing else.” Silone: “Pride. Envy. Starting to sound like sins in this list and I am very, very pleased over it. As for being envious, of course. We all want something someone has. For me, it’s a family.” Aeric: “Ya seem a lot softer this round. I envy th’Sky Pirates. It’s a bigger freedom to be up there an’ I want that too. Not t’mention they got a King I wanna meet.” Sunny: “I wish I was as BIG as a ROE so I could eat non-stop, yes I do!” Velestine: “I would cook all day for you, sweet girl. I would say that I am envious of…hmm, that is a good question, actually. Perhaps people who own their own homes. I have always lived with others and traveled the lands but havn’t had a place to call mine just yet. I would like a small house in the Shroud somewhere with plenty of room for my gardens.”  

Charity is concern for, and active helping of, others. Do you believe yourself to exhibit this virtue? Be it yours or another’s, what act or moment stands out for you as a charitable one?

Maeryn: “I help someone whenever I can, and I know a few others who do the same. I could stand to be a little better at it, though. Helene: “I gave most of my winnings and food to the kids and families in the camps outside Ul’Dah, while I was there. Do the same in the Reach too, yeah? Can’t give those, I give my time.”   Silone: “I hunt down those that sell people. I think that counts, don’t you?” Aeric: “Hahahahaha! Want somethin’, fuckin’ work for it. Not above helpin’ someone in trouble but handouts? No. Plenty of work t’find if ya look hard enough. I came from nothin’ and didn’t ask for anythin’ I have.” Sunny: “Oh! Oh! I always share! I also help people get where they are going, yes I do! I am a guide, yes I am!” Velestine: “I spend a lot of time with the orphans in the cities. I am fond of reading to them and I bring fresh baked cookies and muffins along in my basket each time.  I wish I could do more for them but sometimes time is more valuable than gold.”  

Gluttony is the desire to eat or consume more than you require. What is the one thing best guaranteed to show off your gluttonous side?

Maeryn: “Hmmm, I don’t eat too much to be honest. If we are speaking in the sense of food, that is. I am a glutton for stories, though. Could never grow tired of listening to someone speak of themselves.” Helene: “Shouldn’t eat so much of anything, yeah? Harder to burn it off. But if I go with Mae’s idea, I think I can’t get enough exercise. Just gotta keep moving all the time.” Silone: “Wine, to be sure. Always have a glass near me when I paint and pour one when I get home. Have my own little collection of them, as well.” Aeric: “Can’t stop myself when I get ahold of fresh meat. Bein’ on th’sea means nothin’ but jerky, fish, an’ the like. Get back on land? Goin’ t’hurt myself on some red meat. Answerin’ ahead for the the ball of energy, she is goin’ to say sweets.” Sunny: “SW—hey!” She giggles and swishes her tail about happily. Velestine: A soft slip of laughter is heard, and she reaches over to pull Sunny into a warm embrace. “Far too easy, sweet one. I myself can never get enough baked goods or delicious food of any kind. It is a wonder I keep my figure.”  

Fortitude is never giving up. With as many strong willed people as there are here, I imagine this will prompt good responses. What is it you would never give up on? Is it a person, a goal?

Maeryn: “I could never give up on my family. They do not with me, even if I am a bit of a pusher when it comes to some of the rules we have.” Helene: “I don’t give up in general. But…lately, it became a person. And I am shiftin’ my focus to be the best I can for them. An’ their goals. Shields protect those that hold them, yeah?” Silone: “I won’t give up on my sister. We spent many years apart and I refuse to let the distance keep us any longer.” Aeric: “My brother’s dream. Leave it there.” Sunny: “Never give up! Never surrender! Fight fight fight—Oh! Sorry I punched you, mister, yes I am! You are okay though, yes you are. I don’t give up, see!?” Velestine: “I could never give up on anyone. Especially not when they are hurt or in need. I have the stubborn soul of a healer and that doesn’t always win me awards with my patients or friends, unfortunately. But my heart will always keep me from walking away.”  

Lust is a powerful craving for things such as sex and power. Do you feel that you give in to those temptations easily? What do you lust after the most? Maeryn: “I uh, well. That uhm. That is a question. Mm, for the sake of graces, I will say that I pass.” Helene: “Shouldn’t let that distract you, yeah? I don’t seek either, but I won’t deny the first with the right person. Time and place.” Silone: “Mmmm, I knew this one was coming. I crave both. Something about the way you can take control of someone utterly in their most vulnerable state. Or overwhelm them in every way. Makes you feel alive.” Aeric: “…” He clears his throat. “Yeah, same.” Sunny: *She is just a fit of giggles* Velestine: Laughing right along with her for a moment, she soon composes herself. “I crave touch more than either of those. I am very fond of it and feel a deeper connection through the sensations either in my feet or my hands. Because of this, I am want to reach for people openly.”  

Justice is being fair and equitable with others. It is the guiding principle of certain Dark Knights. Do you believe in justice? Is such a thing possible in the world we live in?

Maeryn: “Yes, I do. We must have some laws in place or people would hurt one another without restraint. But it is not for me to make such a call and I know sometimes it should be bent. Perhaps I simply see it as a loose ideal.” Helene: “War has no place for that stuff, yeah? One side says it’s in the right, other says the same. You an’ the guy in front of ya both have family and loved ones to come home to. If you think too much on it, you end up dead or runnin’ yourself into the ground with guilt. Justice is best done by the moment.” Silone: “I make my own justice.” Aeric: “Eh, not all laws are good, Mae. Some are kinda outdated an th’like. Sunny: “I am always fair, yes I am! I split my cupcakes evenly, yes I do! Oh! You mean…oh okay I got it! I think. Uh, yes? Maybe?” Velestine: “It is hard to say one way or another, so I believe my answer would be flexible. It depends on the moment and what is happening and who was involved for me to say which I prefer. I will always believe that there must be a balance to life and sometimes we must take matters into our own hands to tip the scales back. And sometimes, we must leave it to others.”  

Anger is the loss of rational self-control and the desire to harm others. Are you one to lose control to your anger? What was the worst case of letting it loose that comes to mind?

Maeryn: “I do not lose my temper. I believe I have done so maybe once or twice but I tend to wish to speak before it escalates to that.” Helene: “Can’t let it consume you, yeah? I go the opposite when mad. I get quiet an’ focused. Like my blood is cold. But I don’t lose control.” Silone: “I am quite the same. I exude calm and patience when my anger is tested but I have lost it before. I once saw someone I cared for come to harm and I am not quite sure what happened after.” Aeric: “Black out anger. Yeah, if I wasn’t told, Aeri would be your sister. As for me? Taken my axe ‘an gun t’plenty of people. Takes hurtin’ someone I care for to get me full rage. So, they deserve anythin’ comin’ for ‘em after that.” Sunny: “I am never angry, no I am not! Someone upsets me, and I walk away, yes I do! I got angry before, but I threw the box out the window, yes I did. It was mean as can be and wouldn’t open, no it wouldn’t!” Velestine: “I have lost control once before and it was because of a very traumatic moment I was witness to. Like Helene stated, I am also a cold sort of anger when I reach that point. Admittedly, it takes a lot to get me there.”  

Prudence is care of and moderation with gil. This one is a bit simpler. Are you a gil-pincher or do you spend with abandon?

Maeryn: “I do not get out much, I am afraid. So, I would say I pinch gil, to be sure. My family is fond of saving and I believe I learned it from them.” Helene: “I don’t need much, yeah? Keep my armor in shape, keep my weapon ready, keep myself fed and clothed. Anything else is just extra.” Silone: “I live in a very comfortable lifestyle and enjoy keeping it up. But I earn as much as I spend. I won’t turn down a beautiful piece of furniture if I believe it will look good in my home.” Aeric: “You look th’type to spend money. I’m middle? Spend a lot on my girl, th’Siren. Not a lot on myself. Spoil her rotten, though.” Sunny: “I hold gil all the time, yes I do! Pinching it doesn’t do anything, no it doesn’t! Why would someone hold it all day? OH! Oh, I get it! I like to spend it on food, yes I do!” Velestine: “I don’t like to spend any of it, if I can. I would much rather make or gather the things I need and what I can’t, I will buy from local merchants first and foremost.”  

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain. Some might think this goes hand in hand with prudence but that is not the case. Even those who string their gil-pouches tightest can be known for their charity or simply do not fret over making more gil. Are you a take-take-take sort? Is the gathering of wealth important to you?

Maeryn: “My family has always been ambitious, and I suppose I inherit that in a different way. Wealth is not important to me, but it is a part of my life. I wouldn’t be upset if we lost it by tomorrow.” Helene: “They can keep it, yeah? Not interested in fancy pillows and houses.” Silone: “My family was dirt poor. I fought to be better than that and I am now. So yes, in a sense, I am Greedy.” Aeric: “Yeah, guilty. I am all about th’makin’ of gil an’ the wealth of it in th’long run. I want an airship an’ all that comes with it. I give back to those that help me an’ hard work earns part of the take. But I don’t want to be piss poor again.” Sunny: “I’m not greedy, no I am not! My purse strings are tight though, yes they are! People steal! Mean mean people.” Velestine: “I…by the gods, you are precious. I myself am keen on keeping some savings for a rainy day but no, I do not consider myself to be the greedy type.”  

Temperance is moderation of needed things and abstinence from things which are not needed. In essence it is the opposite of gluttony. Is there anything that you find you abstain from that you wish you did not?

Maeryn: “No, I wouldn’t say so. I enjoy every little moment I can.” Helene: “I wish I was better about bein’ touched. Most of the time, my muscles lock up.” Silone: “Something happened to cause that, I imagine. I abstain from being emotional about things.” Aeric: “Nope. Do what I want, when I want.” Sunny: “Me too, me too! I like to do everything, yes I do!” Velestine: “I would like to be better about some things but overall, I wouldn’t say I hold back too much.”

 Sloth is laziness and the avoidance of work. Somehow I don’t see that being of much concern with this group, but what would you say is your laziest habit?

Maeryn: “Oh, I will pay someone to run a package down to the moogle mail carrier instead of taking the stairs myself. I am sometimes winded easily.” Helene: “Just need to run more, yeah? I could be more lazy with things but that kinda ties into the last question.” Silone: “I would rather pay someone to clean the gallery instead of doing so myself. I have often also had things delivered which would have taken me less time but, why waste my own time?” Aeric: “I let Gid handle organizin’ the cargo. I am shit for organizing anythin’, really.” Sunny: “I like to take lots and lots of naps, yes I do! I wake up SUPER early but I nap so many times. Unless we are moving and then I can’t, nope nope nope!” Velestine: “Hmm, I would say I enjoy naps as well but that is only due to my horrible habit of staying awake through the night most days. But I would much rather let someone carry something for me than do so myself. A bag is fine but I will find someone to haul something large well before I attempt to do so.”  

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy days to give some insight into your inner thoughts for our readers. I know today’s questions were a little tougher than some of the ones before but I hope you don’t begrudge me asking you. Before you go, what do you all think of me?

Maeryn: “I think you are nice and I don’t mind them in the slightest. Look forward to speaking with you again.” Helene: “Nothin’ much to say! Don’t have a problem, yeah?” Silone: “I suppose you are all right. Could stand to have a nicer taste in clothes.” Aeric: “Do a fine enough job, I think.” Sunny: “Is that thing real?” She pokes the mustache. “IT IS! IT IS! IT WIGGLES, YES IT DOES!” Velestine: “Sunny, no need to poke the nice man’s face like that. I understand you are curious, though. Anyway, I think you are very patient and kind. Your genuine interest in us is impressive.”

What would you say is your spirit animal? Not a favorite animal, but a spirit animal.

Maeryn: “Interesting choice to start off with. I would like to say a bird of some kind, perhaps? I enjoy flying and a sense of freedom.” Helene: “Animal? I don’t know, some kind of…bear maybe? I get protective. Aeric: “I like the cute one’s answer. A bird.” Silone: “Try not to drool on the table, Pirate. A Spider.” Sunny: “I am a Miqo’te, yes I am! How much more animal can I be!?” *she growls and giggles*

Everyone has a favorite food, but that’s not always what you go for when you are upset. Do you have a comfort food?

Maeryn: “I tend to enjoy sweet cakes. Strawberries and a soft, fluffy white cake to rest on.” Helene: “Not really, no. I don’t eat when I’m stressed, yeah?” Aeric: “Those arms say so. I’m goin’ with steak.” Silone: “Mm, I suppose wine and cheesecake.” Sunny: “SWEETS! Though I am never upset, no I am not! I am sunny sun sunny!”

Some people drink to chase away bad memories. Others fight or find someone to sleep with. What’s your go to when you just don’t want to think about what just happened?

Maeryn: “I fall into a good book and tuck myself in near my fireplace. A story helps to chase away the thoughts and I find I melt into one of those characters to be someone else for awhile.” Helene: “…..I fight things. Or people. Sometimes both. Mostly work it out of my blood.” Aeric: “Ya both need t’get out more. I drink rum an’ find someone to work it out with.” Silone: “I paint.” Sunny: “I sleep with Bear! A nap does the body good, yes it does!”

What do you defend yourself with on instinct? Are you the type to rush forward with a fist? Do you always have a knife close at hand? If someone attacked us right now, what would you use?

Maeryn: “I would likely hide behind Miss Helene here. She seems strong.” Helene: “I wouldn’t let anything happen to ya. If I didn’t have my shield, I’d use my fists. Anything can be a weapon with the right leverage, yeah? Likely rush them first, too. I prefer to keep people safe.” Aeric: “I’d shoot ‘em. Can’t fuckin’ do anythin’ if ya don’t have knees.” Silone: “I have quite a few knives on me. And they would as well.” Sunny: “Danger ranger? WHERE!? I’ll show them, yes I will! Mean people! I would ask them to stop, yes I would. Bear says they get confused! But some are just too far gone, they are! So I shoot them with my bow!” What’s your favorite pastime when alone and when you are with others? Maeryn: “Sunny, you are the most adorable.” *She nods* “Alone, I read and write. Sometimes craft miniatures. With others? I like to…go on adventures. Find new places to see and things to do. I tend to become restless once I leave my apartment.” Helene: “Alone, I work out. Run. Practice with my sword. Others? Well….same, actually.” Aeric: “Alone, I whittle wood. Others, I am usually workin’ an’ runnin’ cargo. Gid an’ I go to th’Wench when home.” Silone: “Painting covers both, I imagine. Though I will say I have become fond of visiting a cabin.” Sunny: “I’m booooooooooored alone, yes I am! I like people, yes I do! Much more fun! We can play games, or eat, or talk, or sing! HEY! You guys wanna play something!?”

 Dream vacation spot and/or activity? Maeryn: “Such a good question. I am sure many would say the beach, but I would rather travel someplace I haven’t been before. So, I couldn’t give you a direct answer there.” Helene: “Someplace quiet. Not too picky. Maybe spend a day away in the mountains, yeah?” Aeric: “I’d head out to th’Ruby Sea an’ fish or swim.” Silone: “Smells like you have. I prefer staying home.” Sunny: “OOO FISHING!!! I wanna come! I like fish, yes I do! Bear might too!”

 On that note, how do you prefer to travel or get around this huge world we live in?

Maeryn: “I usually keep to Willow, my chocobo. But when traveling further away, I tend to seek an airship.” Helene: “On foot, mostly. Walkin’ is good for you.” Aeric: “Got a ship docked in Limsa. Soon enough, be flyin’ high in my own airship.” Silone: “Multiple ways. Whatever ends up being the quicker option at the time.” Sunny: “AIRSHIP!!!!!! I LOVE THEM SO, YES I DO—sorry, I stop yelling now, I do.”

Do you have an element you most connect with? The world is filled with earth, and wind, and fire. The elementals are a huge focus in the Shroud. But what about with you?

Maeryn: “I would have to say water. When faced with a problem, water cuts a new path and finds a way to keep moving.” Helene: “Lloire an’ Yuti would love you, Maeryn. Helfyre is a name I have an’ so I guess that explains a bit.” Aeric: “Add me on th’list of likin’ her too. Water. It’s a love of mine.” Silone: “Void. Shadows can be a comfort and a fear. Also, so very powerful.” Sunny: “You’re a very dark lady. But that’s okay! Bear says all things balance, yes they do! I like to connect with lightning! Makes my hair stand up, yes it does! Tickles too!”

What is your favorite smell? I know, kind of a strange question, but it comes up more than you’d think.

 Maeryn: “Old parchment and books. The ink staining them gives off a sometimes-metallic smell that wakes me up. Sort of like how Sunny explained. Helene: “Fresh rain. Especially in the morning.” Aeric: “I like th’ smell of fresh lumber. It’s clean.” Silone: “Leather.” Sunny: “Hmmmmmm. I like smelling things, yes I do. Strong nose I have! I like baked cookies! OH and pumpkins! They small strange but good strange, yes they do!”

How do you smell? Maeryn: “I have…never been asked that before, actually? Uhm, perhaps like herbs and books? I am around them so often…” Helene: “Clean, I hope. I bathe a lot. Otherwise steel and leather, I suppose?” Aeric: “Been told Sea n’ Sawdust but I enjoy a good smoke an’ rum so it depends.” Silone: “Likely akin to paint and perhaps metallic? I will have to ask.” Sunny: “WITH MY NOSE!, DUH!” *she giggles*

Who is your best friend?

Maeryn: “Best friend. I would have to say my youngest sibling Taylen. As for a favored friend, I would have to say Chadrick.” Helene: “Not family? Chance.” Aeric: “Gideon. Man’s a force an’ fuckin’ funny too.” Silone: “Mm…” Sunny: “BEAR! He gives the BEST hugs, he does! OH and he lets me braid his hair!’

If you had to settle down, what career would you pick?

Maeryn: “Writer. Or perhaps seek to catalog a library. But I would prefer to see the world long before I rest.” Helene: “Settle—” *She scoffs* “Nothin’ would change, yeah? Settle down…” Aeric: “I’d be dead.” Silone: “Same. Something we agree on.” Sunny: “I do settle down, I promise yes I do! Mostly when I am sleeping! Or when it’s quiet time! Oh! Oh you—right! I would be a babysitter!”

How do you want to die? Maeryn: “Happy. Simple an answer I could give.” Helene: “Fighting. Long as someone else gets to live for it. Call it fair.” Aeric: “Rich an’ grey on my airship. Surrounded by gil an’ friends.” Silone: “Is that a threat? Not at all.” Sunny: “I don’t want to die, no I don’t!” *She mews softly*

 If you only had a day left to live and can only do one thing before you die, what would it be and why?

Maeryn: “I would…likely spend the evening with someone. And read my favorite novel aloud. Connections are important, and life is fleeting. Shared moments make it worthwhile.” Helene: “That was beautiful. Mine feels dull by comparison, yeah? I’d find a good fight. Best way to feel alive.” Aeric: “Hand th’Siren off to Gid and swim down as far as I could go.” Silone: “Remove an old problem.” Sunny: “I would make sure Bear had company. He shouldn’t be alone, no he shouldn’t! bear needs friends!”

What do you imagine the future to be like?