š for 3 (rip), š for Stinky?
I see weāve got a common theme, here!Ā
š Ā : Ā Ā how is my muse typically seen by others? Ā does it ring true to who they really are? Ā does their reputation matter to them?
Most people that see him are⦠Reasonably frightened. Heās over 8 feet tall, has massive claws, and just looks like a monster straight out of a horror flick.Ā
Not helping his case is that, whenever he needs to do shopping or 8 convinces him to go out and stretch in fresh air, heās taken to sneaking around Inkopolis to avoid too much negative attention⦠Which has caused him to become the local Cryptid.Ā While it was an amusing idea at first, itās no longer fun and games when the rumors make him out to be a monster who will electrocute you to death, and then eat your corpse if you walk into the wrong alleyway past 3am.
It certainly doesnāt ring true for him, but due to a few cases where heās lost complete control over himself, 3 does⦠Tend to think that it isĀ true. And this is something he despises.Ā
Before becoming an agent, 3ā²s reputation meant very little to him. He didnāt care what others thought about him, and he generally assumed that, outside of his friend circle, the general opinion was that he was a bit of a jerk. However, when his boss let it slip that he was saving the Zapfish, he had a good reputation all of the sudden. Not just good, but great. So because he was considered a hero for at least two years up to this point, he does fret over his reputation a bit more, nowā¦
Itās kindof troublesome when the hero gets turned into a monster, right?
He still calls himself 3, clinging onto any shreds of self that he still has, but heās fearful of what the public would do, or how old admirers would react if they found out what had happened to their role modelā¦
Despite going through the same situation as 3, the general view of 8 is a fair bight lighter. Overall, she just looks reallyĀ weird.Ā Maybe even uncanny on a bad day.Ā
In a general sense, people tend to avoid her, but they arenāt particularly afraid of her. Maybe a bit nervous, due to her strange appearance and the fact that sheās half Salmonid, now⦠But she wonāt send someone running in the opposite direction.Ā She had a few ācryptidā stories surrounding her early on, but thanks to Takoko forming a League team with her and a couple other odd characters (another Octarian and Lucas the Salmonid), sheās seen by peopleĀ a lotĀ more than 3 is.
This is something that she triesĀ to not let get in her way, but it is pretty difficult. She is very much a social butterfly and wants to be out and about with friends and people, but... Thatās been really difficult.
8 is one that thinks about her reputation, and ultimately itās something that she does worry about now and again. She wantsĀ to be liked, she wantsĀ to have a lot of friends and companions. When she came to Inkopolis and got popular for her ties to Pearl and Marina (Oh, and for taking out NiLS), she drank it up! Howeverā¦
These days people wonāt even look her in the eye, if they can help it, and she hatesĀ it. Making matters worse, her previous League team dropped her like a sack of hot potatoes when they found out what she had become, making her realize that maybe some of her āfriendsā werenāt that close to her as a person in the first place. That completely devastated her, and broke her spirits for a good week after.
Despite this, she keeps trying. Sheās stubborn and tenacious, and sheās going to do her best, even if she looks like a freak.
š Ā : Ā Ā does my muse desire romance? Ā is it something they would actively seek out, Ā or prefer to happen more Ā ā Ā naturally? Ā ā Ā what is their love life like? Ā do they have any exes or past flings, Ā or crushes? Ā
Truthfully, Stinky isnāt one that actively goes after romance. Heās not againstĀ the idea, however he finds it a little difficult to feel more than a basic attraction, and struggles in imagining a friendship going beyond just that. Really, he isnāt much of a romantic person, or much of a cuddler either, which may cause some problems if the girl he winds up dating is one that likes a lot of romantic nights.Ā
If he were to get together with someone, itād be a person heās already got a connection withāin short, heād be perfectly happy dating someone he considers hisĀ ābest friend.ā Someone heās comfortable being himself with, and is comfortable being herself with him. So if a relationship develops naturally from a friendship, heād be pretty ok with that! But... Itās a matter of him actually feelingĀ it, if you get what I mean.
He doesnāt have much in the way of a love life! He dated one gal years ago, but despite them still being friends, it didnāt work out between them romantically, and heās simply not gotten into another relationship since. Heād prefer to get his own life in order first, before trying to make it work with another person.Ā