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6) Any flowers you associate with your OC?

ruben - lantana | shirley - magnolia | isla - prickly pear | pepper - wild strawberry | jester - climbing rose | calypso - black eyed susan | bonnie - forget-me-not

most of these are off the dome associations, although i Am Aware of the deeper meanings and symbolization . first two are Steeped in nostalgia for me though, those ones are basically just childhood deep cuts.

12) Favorite media for your OC?

clutches my head. IM BAD AT THIS. i think ive said in the past that ruben would read the warrior cats equivalent of their world (he was originally a wc self insert so its fun . but also whatever could count as an equivalent is kind of harrowing)

was asked this question about calypso in particular recently and the conclusion is that she would really like (checks notes) tenna’s 3d blast on roblox and men in black. sorry

21) Any embarrassing secrets your OC demands you take to the grave but you will share anyway?

the end of Ruben’s tail is crooked because he accidentally slammed it in a door and broke it . he’s totally fine now and has adjusted well to it but as a teen boy it’s one of the most mortifying things that could happen to him

25) The name you chose for your OC, why did you choose it?

Ruben - I like it :) his wc name was “Rust(blank)” so when i was adapting him to be my sona i thought Ruben sounded like a similar enough “normal name”

Shirley - her name was originally Sock. could not stand calling her that at a certain point + my fav drink was a shirley temple + she was already pink/cherry themed ..! Now ruben calls her Sock as a nickname from when they were both iiiitty bitty kids

Isla - meaning “island”. They are a bit isolated and very much expected to be self sufficient growing up.

Jester - they are a court jester and were called jester before the term was even coined . and it never got a chance to be coined because the world ended . so it’s fine that i never gave her an actual name probably

Calypso - as a prototype she was originally given the name Anesidora, an alternative name for Pandora from Pandora’s Box. Eventually she wants a new name, but I wanted to keep it greek, so ! she chooses Calypso!

Bonnie - Originally his name was supposed to be Boheme, but i find that the associations of “bohemian lifestyle” are questionable and didn’t want to feed into anything there, so bonnie it is. plus i like it ^.^

Mimi - a Remnant of Bonnie’s previous name, Mimi is Bonnie’s little sister, so i searched for a name that was related to his. it’s a name plucked directly from one of the characters in the french opera “La Bohème”. Coincidentally, her chronic illness is reflected by that character as well, although they are sick in different ways and Mimi (pvp2003) is much much less tragic

ruben & juniper

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