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16. âŚwhat really scares them.
Staring eyes. Being scrutinized closely, especially in the sense of judgment, and especially when heâs not at his best. He also has a certain aversion to being touched except by very specific people who have earned his trust. (White Lady could basically pick him up on a whim in most situations)
Imperfection, âsuccumbing to base instinctsâ, contamination, searing heat- he has a pretty good trauma cluster around the Radiance so most things that remind him of her are right out. Heâs less actively terrified by, but definitely leery of, the Grimm Troupe.
 Anything that messes with his foresight is a great way to get under his skin in a hurry as well- if he feels like he should have been able to predict it, but didnât, it plays havoc on his nerves.
A catch to this is his fear doesnât always look like fear- oftentimes if scared heâll manifest it more by being belligerent and contemptuous / doing very understated âdonât touch my Iâm bigâ body language like fanning his wings slightly (back when he had them) and rising up on his body segments.
17. âŚhow good they are with technology.
Excellent. If he didnât design it, odds are decent that will only get him more invested in getting it for himself, using it, ripping it apart and tinkering with its configuration until heâs satisfied with the result. Not only is he good at it, but he will absolutely enjoy it.
11. âŚhow easily they make friends.
Speaking in terms of raw charisma stats, PK is an elegantly spoken, most of the time coldly composed individual with a very commanding, authoritative presence. Listening to him talk comes natural to many, especially with his certain alien beauty that tends to come across either enthralling or unsettling, but either way, arresting.
...None of this really makes him someone that people feel super buddy-buddy with, and, as mentioned, I headcanon PK as basically the immortal equivalent of a feral child who went from that to a political figure with very little intermediary time. Court manners are basically his only respite. A lot of actual casual situations will throw him for a complete loop. Heâs never been âjust another dudeâ to someone so his understanding of friendship is about the level of a tragic villain in a childrenâs cartoon who started freezing over the happy sunshine forest because he doesnât know what being nice is.
Needless to say, he basically is dependent on being socially adopted by people with more graces than he does. Which is facilitated by the fact that his idea of being sociable is much like the humble housecatâs- he tends to indicate interpersonal favor by lingering, more than by actually signaling this.
(And then, of course, thereâs the whole other side that he thinks personally favoring someone for reasons he canât convince himself are actually objective is negligent and a sin)
(...have a lot of patience, basically, if you want to be his friend)