“What’s so Special About the Moon?”
Jamil Viper x Mac
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I never thought I’d finish this chapter…. LIKE HOLY SHIT I HATED OPENING MY NOTEBOOK BUT THE TIME HAS COME Y’ALL!!! I was planning on posting this before Valentines Day, but I got kinda busy and then almost a whole month passed lol! I’m also convinced I no longer know how to write two characters interacting with each other properly… Maybe the break was needed? No song in this one, but there’s so Mac lore and somewhat talking about feelings! The next (and final) chapter of this will be like a romanticized epilogue. Since I’m not sure how much I want to actually write and plan out for this oc, specifically regarding timeline stuff, it’s not gonna be considered “canon” [p.s. The most beta this gets is a quick read through of a 2nd draft after I finish typing it up so there may be mistakes or sentences that don’t make total sense]
The cream stone walls, lined with gold and crimson ceramics, provided an open, airy atmosphere to the Scarabia’s main Kitchen. Gentle breezes shifted Jamil’s long, dark hair while his busy hands expertly prepared baked pakoras. Their delightful deep-fried scent filled the air, making Mac’s already dry mouth water. Another beat or two of awkward silence oppressed the two as the Ramshackle Housewarden lightly sipped at the nearly empty glass of pink lemonade (including a few tiny chunks of dragonfruit).
“If you would like a second glass, there’s plenty left in the pitcher; second fridge to the right, middle shelf. I’d offer to pour but I must make sure these don’t burn.” Jamil finally broke the silence with more than the single-worded responses Mac was using. Xey supposed they couldn’t run away, least they be called out for being a hypocrite.
“No worries, I mean, I wasn’t really expecting you to serve me hand and foot,” they attempted to joke as a way to ease back into conversation.
“Scalding Sand hospitality would say otherwise,” Jamil easily shot back with a hint of mirth in his tone.
“Well,” Mac dragged out in a tired sigh, “I’m not royalty or a wealthy merchant. Besides, I’m not exactly fluent in any desert customs, Twisted Wonderland or otherwise… Kinda the opposite in fact! So, really, it’s no problem between us. I mean! You don’t need to feel like you have to go through any extra effort or ceremony for my sake.” Their hesitant eyes flicked fervently between filling the lemonade and the calm, sturdy back of the Vice Warden. A panicked symphony of little anxieties added an extra depth to xeir already drooping eyes.
Jamil remained calm. So fucking calm and put together that the Ramshackle Perfect could feel xeir anxiety almost turn to frustration. Almost. That deep well of guilt and shame kept them ‘grounded’ while waiting to hear some type of response.
“No need to concern yourself so much, it’s more force of habit than anything else.”
Mac huffed hardheartedly, “Trust me. I’d rather kill myself than even consider being a bother.” It was meant to be a more lighthearted joke but from Jamil’s reaction, he wasn’t used to such crude self-deprecation. A wide-eyed panic flooded his own eyes quickly as if mentally preparing to start damage control.
“Relax,” Mac continued with a snort, “nihilism is like breathing where I’m from.” A domino effect went through xeir body following their wave of flippancy. A harmless eye-roll, followed by a slightly less strained side-smile, the finishing with a light shrug into a slouch. “Besides, you can only have so many near-death experiences before beginning to think about death with casual indifference. You should try it sometimes… might loosen you up a bit!”
“It seems I’ve gotten too used to Kalim’s more literal style of speech.” the Vice replied through lightly gritted teeth; completely omitting any comment about how he did almost die during his overblot. The forced politeness remained and insisted on the reconstruction of his peripheral walls. It was really starting to piss Mac off. Good thing ze were a nosy bitch!
Fiddling in their lap, they sent a quick message to the ‘Ramshackle Freshies’ group chat letting them know not to wait up. Ze suddenly had a new, and challenging, job to do.
“… Considering how well you two got along I thought you shared that similarity,” the second year whispered under his breath, likely meant just to himself. Seriously, Mac thought, was he really meant to be sneaky? How’d he ever get away with it in the past?
“I was a lot like Kalim when I was younger,” xey replied just to watch Jamil startle out of his thoughtful pout. “Yeah, back when I was 15 before… a lotta things happened. It’s why I can, well, I think I can understand your whole dynamic.” They started rambling again and sporadically moving their arms. It was too easy for him to overshare nonsense that had nothing to do with the conversation at hand.
At least xeir slip of the tongue caught the desert snake’s attention. These two working-class students were both so emotionally huddled up in on themselves, manning their defenses, to properly have a conversation. Both desperately trying to claim secrets and information from the other. (The elder trying to understand and provide comfort while the younger planning to gain back some trust, solve their puzzling nature and…. A little of something else).
Becoming so lost in their own thoughts that the clinking ice cubes in xeir drink began to melt. The only other sounds were of the occasional Scarabia students shuffling path the doors, unwilling to enter the dorm kitchen. It was well-known that the kitchens were Jamil’s domain and kingdom. Add-on the weirdly tense vibes emitting from the two beyond the door. Yeah, this wasn’t the ‘Dorm for Mindfulness’ for nothing. No one would be stepping a foot inside until the other two were long gone.
Looks like it was cafeteria of food from the Lounge this weekend.
By this time, the deep-fried delight was finished and barely cooled down before being devoured. Continuous awkward silence would give the poor magicless Perfect indigestion at this point. I guess I’ll bite first, xey thought, making up his mind.
“This…,” a deep, yet hollow sigh, “isn’t gonna work.”
“What won’t work?” Jamil cautiously prompted, taking his time to search Mac’s body language.
“If we can’t chill out and come to some kind of understanding, everyone will be bugging us for weeks. Or worse… they’ll come up with some stupid, half-baked plan to force us to work it out.” They both felt a disturbing shiver imagining their resident idiot(s) locking them in a closet, or something equally cliche. Not that Mac hadn’t tried the same exact thing before realizing set-ups only work in movies and shojou anime. That would be ridiculous.
“And what do you suggest?” He replied after thinking it over for a moment.
“Twenty questions.”
“Huh?”
“You heard me.” zeir shit-eating, mischievous, obnoxiously lighthearted grin was practically audible at this point.
“You think some adolescent party game to learn each other’s favorite color will smooth over our interactions enough to fool Vil or Rook?” was the apathetic, snarky argument the Vice Warden shot back.
Mac released a playful gasp as xey jumped to reply, “How DARE you mock the sacred ritual of 20 questions. Or how much a favorite color can provide a little insight. I would know, I passed my Intro to Psychology class in High School.” Their easy wink was all the transition needed to put the testy air behind them. Besides, there might’ve actually been a small bit of truth in xeir joking attitude.
“You’ve tested it?”
“Online dating was a complete bitch and a half. Any ‘simple question game’ keeps the conversation going and vets out creepy weirdos.”
“But I already know how strange you are,” Jamil scoffed out the quip like second nature.
“Sorry, Babydoll, but you have no idea how much of a Freak I am.” Mac shot back with a laugh at the embarrassed look ascending Jamil’s neck and over his face. He seemed to tense on instinct, but decided to push through while he could still look his older underclassman in the eyes.
“Did these type of lines actually work for you?” He asked, standing up to try to brush of his initial reaction and to get started on their dirtied dished.
“If that’s your first question, then yes! I’m pretty good at adjusting to all sorts of personality types, which is great for a hook-up but doesn’t last long when it comes to serious relationships.” Xey answered somewhat matter-of-factually but still tasted of insecurity. Mac wasn’t ashamed, per say, of the occasional good time, but was borderline unhealthy with their distraction of choice.
With that the young servant raised a judgmental eyebrow that arched with a misplaced possessive jealousy, before becoming slightly thoughtful. Jamil had gone through extensive training in order to gain (and retain) a similar skill, he supposed. Not that it was anything he’d revel to the Perfect sitting across from him. Nor did he have to explain or like the venomous feelings he was actively shoving down the back of his throat. Just another poison to keep from spilling over, he thought trying to ignore the blatant irony of the whole situation.
“How about you?” Never mind!
Mac motioned xeir hand out expectantly. Behind his smudged glasses were gentle, pleading puppy dog eyes meaning to encourage Jamil only made him curl in on himself all the more.
“Is that you’re question? Seems hardly fair to just project the same question back,” He responded in a jilted, caved-off taunt. “Shouldn’t you have enough braincells to think of your own questions… instead of making me do all the work.”
Instead of backing off—or acting offended or snapping back with an equally sarcastic response—they simply laughed. Just… laughed. It wasn’t a patronizing huff like his own or a naive giggle like whenever Jamil said something that went over Kalim’s head. Xey laughed with a heavy nostalgia and in relief of finding the groove of conversation once again.
“Sorry, sorry! The version my… friends, I think, played we’d always have to answer whatever we asked. Prevents anyone getting ganged up on or an imbalanced type of questions.” Xe replied with ease.
Jamil answered dryly in response, “I spent the majority of my life following in Kalim’s shadow; we did grow up together after all. When I wasn’t by his side I either had work, chores or school. This didn’t exactly leave a lot of room for deeper friendships, let alone dating.” Surprisingly, the majority of what he said was the true.
It wasn’t the whole truth, but true nonetheless. Equal measurements of shame and embarrassment for being a servant always made the young Viper hesitant to pursue any real relationships while in middle school. Casual friends were one thing, superficial and somewhat difficult to maintain, but achievable. Dating, however, would take his focus away from his duties to Kalim (and possibly endanger the heir)
While Jamil’s thoughts were grim and filled with resentment, the other student hummed in consideration. How the two connected to people; how they both learned how and when to respond to the people they’re forced to be around felt oddly similar. Not the same, not by a long shot, but definitely similar.
“Well isn’t that just completely depressing,” Mac started to say under her breath before quickly transitioning to their own question: “Okay, well, how ‘bout your favorite type of music?” The answer they received back was a ‘cut-the-bullshit’ type of frown. Clearly, he didn’t consider it an equal exchange.
“Okay! Fine! What was your dream job as a child?”
This time Jamil couldn’t control his reactions so seamlessly. The Vice Warden’s eyes bulged as the startled intake of breath entered his body. His entire body took on a different type of hardheadedness to guard compensate his apparent embarrassment. He’s been feeling embarrassed a lot lately.
“Oh c’mon~ Every kid had a silly dream job! I probably went through a dozen, at least. So just spill already.” Ze said, trying to urge him to uncoil the tension from his jaw.
“It doesn’t matter! I knew I was destined to remain a servant my whole life, there was no reason to bother making silly plans.” Jamil hurriedly snapped in a desperate attempt to change the subject.
“Doesn’t mean some 5-year-old Jamil didn’t want to be a firefighter at some point.” Mac countered.
“I never dreamed of being something so foolish and mundane as a firefighter…” Jamil said, raising a defiant eyebrow.
“But you dreamt to be something or the other! C’mon, Viper, throw me a bone here wouldja?”
The two stared the other down, prepared to go back and forth. Clean-up had already been finished by the end of the first question and now Jamil brought out two, small fruit plates. It was a nonverbal offering to keep the conversation going despite his own dodgy replies. How was it possible that relatively harmless banter could be pulled from a subject as touchy as his lack of childhood?
Mac’s ease and understanding, even with their awkward or overbearing, of conversation had charmed the Viper’s unsettled and distrusting nature. If xey weren’t painfully honest (and particularly bad at keeping secrets for long), Jamil would have been worried she was a spy. Whatever I tell them—Kalim’s probably already told his club members, so there’s little harm to be done, he thought begrudgingly.
“A dancer,” his soft whisper blew past the lightly dripping faucet and over the desert’s dunes. In the heart of his answer—an unexpected level of raw honesty—cascaded over the billowing heat in a brutal, stubborn calm.
Mac wasn’t surprised, but he smiled at the second year anyway. That soft look, a fresh morning dew covering the forest floor in the late spring, both cooled and energized the flustered boy. It was an expression he wasn’t often familiar with; such genuine patience and pride over 3 short syllabus was uncalled for when it came to a servant like him. Such an insignificant moment held so much weight when they looked at him like that. A sight and experience that a much younger Jamil would’ve thought impossible to even dream of.
“I’m pretty sure I wanted to be a ballerina, for a time.” A hushed excitement at their shared interest.
“Really?” He’d seen them dance and… never got that impression before.
“Yeah, for like a week. Then it was a police officer, before I found out how much running around I would have to do. After that it was an engineer; who knew there was so much math involved? For a little bit I was dedicated to become the President.” Xeir answers tumbled out easily with plenty of humor behind each one.
“… President of what?” Jamil asked in confusion.
“Of the country! There’s not a whole lotta royal families back on Earth, but anyway, Politics is messy and absolutely soul-crushing. I would probably have twenty breakdowns a month even attempting to jump into THAT cesspool!”
“Ah…” Jamil mentally noted the casual explanation over the bewildering differences between Mac’s world and his own. It wasn’t the easiest to wrap his head around a country with no king, queen, or Sultan.
“Right?! Felt like I wanted to try a little bit of everything, but I always came back to performing on a stage…” For a moment there was a wistful look in their eye before quickly being pushed away.
“… In what way? If you don’t mind me asking.”
“Oh, anyway I can. A pianist, an actress, a singer; all I wanted to do since I could remember was to entertain a crowd of people on a stage while I felt those warming lights beaming down on me.” The wistful expression was back with a small tug of a smile.
“Why tell me all of this in the first place?” Jamil knew he had already asked multiple questions at this point, but he had to know. He had to know everything that made up the strange magicless student across from him even more than he wanted to conceal himself. There was just an insatiable need to be their confidant, an archive of Mac Trivia, to just be anything xey let him be. It was strange and powerful and scared him almost as much as they intrigued him. It was an emotional tight-rope he never expected to need to walk, even now, as he studied his companion’s reaction.
“Because even if I do forget it all again, maybe I won’t have to loose myself entirely. Maybe then at least a part of my story will live on and be remembered. Why would people tell stories or gossip or do anything at all, if not for it to be at least remembered by someone?”
They both took a quiet moment to contemplate the sudden serious tone. It wasn’t the fighting or finger-pointing from earlier, but the air felt different from before. Like the next topic, which was Jamil’s to choose, would make or break the tension that was floating around all day between the two of them.
But what in the Twisted Wonderland was he supposed to ask zer after all that?!
There were so many things that still remained a mystery when it came to who Mac was or where they were from (or even why they were sent here in the first place). An uncountable amount of possible questions sped through the 2nd year’s head, trying desperately to pick the right one.
But this—this moment—was an opening to move forward from any awkwardness. Moving past the caring, nosy nuisance to a bond made of understanding. And if Jamil was honest, something he rarely was but making an effort today, than there was really only one specific he needed to know in the moment:
“The sun or the moon?”
“Huh?”
He had blurted it out less like a question and more as an overall demand. An unconscious hiss slipping from between his twisted lips and tempting tongue. Truly, an oversight considering how much the Scarabia resident was overthinking his options… he somehow lost control of his words.
“Sorry! Um… I meant to say, are you a day or night person? Basically do you prefer the Sun or the moon?” Jamil internally cursed himself as he back-pedaled. The earlier courage lost and desperately hoping to skirt passed awkward tension that might follow.
“Bullshit.” Oh for Seven’s Sake!
Mac slowly let xeir eyes glide over each of Jamil’s facial features. Thinking. Analyzing. Committing to memory the very real, very vulnerable intensity the original question had posed.
“The Sun and Moon are considered two halves of a whole, even if they aren’t necessary opposites; why should they be compared in the first place? Why put two celestial bodies against each other? Figuratively or metaphorically.”
Suddenly, the non-native Twistian held the same intensity as Jamil’s initial slip had if not more. It was the stubborn authority he felt in the laundry room—the same focus and need to understand. To be understood. To struggle with the truth while desperately, insistently, needing it to be said.
It scared him. More than hostage situations or poison testing, Mac scared and impressed Jamil more than he could describe. The fact that they were saying exactly what he needed to hear since he was 6-year-old.
“What’s so special about the moon? The sun will always outshine the moon—it can’t even make it’s own light. Then forced into the shadows without the Sun’s light.” He stated in response, trying to opposing his shaken heartbeat, but his tone sounded recited. It was a line he’d told himself time and time again as a mantra from his parents.
“I don’t think so,” the Ramshackle Perfect answered as simply as breathing, “because the moon is beautiful and mysterious and needed. It can do things even the sun cannot. Yes, the sun is beautiful and lovely and celebrated—but I don’t think you understand just how important the Moon is!”
Jamil responded in the last possible way either students expected him to: laughing his ass off. It was hand to describe any undertones of his laughter, but it wasn’t cruel or crazed like when he overblotted. A familiar bite of bitterness lingered in the air while the body of his laughter rang with astonished sincerity.
This was not the same Vice Warden that had tried to scheme against his childhood friend for a small taste of freedom. It wasn’t the snippy, exasperated retainer simply building back his reputation. Nor was it the frustrated, closed off second year that had been yelling all bout how the Perfect didn’t understand him.
He finally felt a little more free, placated and relieved, now that he’s taken a moment to grow. To learn. To feel and be validated in being his own person. Allowed to be better and show it to someone; show himself, at least partially, to Mac.
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I hope you’ve enjoyed the story so far!! This is one of the longest fiction works I think I’ve committed to! I’m between two different songs to round this story out (Blue Moon by Billie Holiday or Here Comes The Sun by George Harrison) but I have an ongoing playlist of songs that remind me of Jamil. Some of them are jokes or ironic, some a little bit more spiteful, and others that really embody aspects of his character… at least to me lol! Feel free to add random songs that make you think of Jamil and if it’s not already in the monster of a thing.
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all the questions for main trio :D
HOOOO boy long post ahead. it was fun tho.
1. What is your character’s greatest secret?Does your character have good aim?
all 3 of them do, but ray’s aim is probably the most precise.
2. What would history remember your character for?
wink wonk
3. Does your character prefer to work in silence or with noise and of what kind?
Moiren and Ray: silence
Hayve: Quiet ambience, but it doesn’t really matter what type. As long as it’s quiet, cause otherwise he’ll get distracted.
4. Has your character ever been handcuffed or tied up?
Moiren and Ray: no
Hayve: He’s been “handcuffed” but it was rope, not a handcuff. “Tied up” isn’t the right word for it tho lol
5. Can your character cook?
all of them can, but none of them are good at it. Hayve is probably the best but he’s still not great.
6. Do any of your characters have depression?
Yea. Of the “main three,” Ray definitely has it but Moiren probably has a much more minor case of it.
8. Who has the worst luck?
It’s probably safe to say all 3 of them, but prob Moiren or Ray. Of all my ocs, Aisa and/or Alistair.
9. Could your character win an arm wrestling competition? How well would they do?
Moiren: She could, unless it’s against a really strong person. She’d do okay– she’s strong for her age but not like, super strong.
Ray: He isn’t as strong as Moiren, but he’s still decently strong so he could potentially win. He might not even try to win though, so he’d lose.
Hayve: He could definitely win. Especially if he could earn money out of it.
10. Would your character give up the chance to come back to life as a god so that someone else could be saved?
It’s a yes all around the board– though, it depends who the other person would be. Ray would be the most likely to do it regardless of the person, and Moiren the least.
11. What is your character’s favorite historical or fairy tale figure?
ray’s would be the witch and warrior duo from a legend his mom told them when they were kids.
12. Would your character marry someone their family didn’t approve of?
i mean, all of them probably would, but considering they are each other’s family it would take a lot for one of them to not approve of someone
13. Do/Did any of your characters have large ears they had to grow into as a kid?
moiren and ray: not particularly
hayve: no, but his head was Big as a toddler
14. Are any of your characters nonverbal?
not as of now, though in an early draft of the story, ray was
15. Did your character ever want to be a cowboy?
moiren and ray: no
hayve: no, he wanted to be a pirate
16. How does the way your character present themselves in public differ from how they are in private?
moiren: she comes off as very cold/mean/uncaring/apathetic in public, and tho she isn’t the NICEST person out there, in private (aka mostly with her brothers) she does genuinely care about things and she can be gentle. or she can be mean but it’s with love.
ray: he is unbelievably shy but in private he can get more.. mouthy. like, he doesn’t really hesitate to shut someone down if they’re being dumb (looks @ moiren).
hayve: he acts very confident about everything but he Is Not
17. How petty is your character?
moiren: Very Petty
ray: he’s not really petty
hayve: moderately
19. Does your character like carrots?
moiren and hayve are indifferent to them, Ray does not like them but he tolerates them because it’s Food
20. How self-confident is your characters?
moiren: meh. she has some self-confidence, but she also looks down on herself a lil too much.
ray: he barely has any
hayve: he underestimates himself a bit
21. Do any of your characters have heterochromia?
nope. i was considering giving nile heterochromia for a little, though.
22. Do any of your characters have someone named after them? Or are they named after someone else?
moiren was almost named after someone, but in the end she wasn’t.
23. Do any of your characters have facial markings?
ray has an old scar on his forehead, but it’s barely visible and also hidden behind his bangs.
24. What is your character’s opinions on squirrels?
moiren: she believes that they are all low-key evil
ray: he feels guilty the times he has to eat them
hayve: he doesn’t really care either way. sometimes they hunt em
25. Does your character experience sexism for the job/title they hold? (ie: she’s a girl, she can’t be x,y,z because only boys can be)
moiren’s probably experienced some, but like not a LOT. she’s more likely to get comments based on being a young (16 year-old) girl doing some tougher jobs than ray is even though they are literally the same age
26. Are any of your characters missing fingers?
no but that’s a Good Idea
27. Does your character know how to tie different kinds of knots?
yes, but ray is probably the best at it.
28. How much does your character giggle?
moiren and hayve: they both snicker more than giggle
ray: a pretty decent amount and it’s Adorable
29. Are any of your characters nameless? (In that there is no legal record of them existing, they just don’t have names in canon, or history remembers them but not their name?)
technically there wouldn’t be any legal record of moiren and ray, i have some characters that probably won’t get names in canon because they are minor, and there’s some characters that are nameless to history
30. How independent was your character as a teen?
moiren: she’s pretty independent, though she does do a lot of things with ray (or hayve, but typically if she’s doing things “alone” it’s with ray.)
ray: same as moiren
hayve: he basically took over the role of guardian for moiren and ray when he was a teen so he was pretty independent. he had to be.
31. How much does your character care about their appearance?
all of them care a little, but there’s only so much they can care when on the road
32. Do you have any characters who are twins?
moiren and ray are twins. there’s one more set of twins, but only one of them is actually gonna be a character in the story. The other one does come up, though.
33. Does your character like math? How good are they at it?
hayve probably likes math the most, but none of them are good at like. complex things. they each know enough to survive in the world tho
34. Do any of your characters collect sea-shells or wear shell jewelry?
hayve collects sea-shells a little. he did more-so as a kid.
35. Naptime, yes or no?
moiren: no.
ray: In Theory
hayve: nope.
36. Would your character prefer to sit around and chill or be up and moving and doing something?
moiren: Definitely doing something
ray and hayve: a little of both
37. Did any of your characters have a fever they almost died from as a child?
technically not a fever, but moiren and ray were premature and moiren’s lungs were weak so as a newborn she was bouncing back and forth a little
38. Does your character worry about breaking the rules and getting in trouble?
none of them really do, though ray is the most nervous about it.
39. Do any of your characters have the responsibilities of an adult despite being a child, or did they when they were?
they all do, but hayve the most. I mean, at 14/15 years old he basically became the caregivers for his younger siblings and had to figure out everything so…
40. If a loved one died, how long would they stay in mourning?
all of them would struggle with it and mourn for a VERY long time.
41. Do other people around your character dictate their life or do they get to choose for themselves?
i guess you could say that moiren, ray and hayve each impact each other’s lives but to some extent they choose for themselves? A lot of it is just based on survival, though.
42. Did/do any of your characters have an arranged marriage?
yes.
43. Do you have any widows/widower characters?
the troye mom™ was technically widowed but she’s dead now too so like. does that count?
44. Are any of your characters overshadowed by other siblings? Or have parents who clearly have a favorite? (ex: Boromir and Faramir)
ray sometimes feels overshadowed by moiren and hayve, but not always
45. Would your character kill someone to get what they want?
moiren and hayve: depends
ray: no
46. Does your character prefer to lead or follow?
moiren: lead
ray: follow
hayve: lead
47. Has your character ever stolen anything?
all of them have, but hayve has The Most
48. Are any of your characters apprentices?
technically ameryli is? was?
49. Are any of your characters certified Bird Nerds ™?
nile could probably be considered a bird nerd but she’s also just a Nerd
50. Are any of your characters Good Dads ™?
in theory.
51. Do any of your characters have grandparents who are named and living in canon?
yes!
52. Would your character prefer to have history know the truth or have many different versions of their life?
moiren: different versions
ray: truth
hayve: he honestly wouldn’t be sure
53. What if the furthest your character has ever walked in a given stretch of time?
considering they’d sometimes travel for a day at a time, pretty far. i don’t know an actual distance though, that’s too much work.
54. Would your character prefer to visit a new city or stay at home?
all three of them are tired of new cities and want a Home
55. Do you have any characters who despite trying their best ended up being horrible parents?
probably
56. Do any of your characters have step-family?
I guess you could call Moiren and Ray’s biological dad Hayve’s stepfather? He never really considered him that, though. It was more like he was just his dad, or at the very least his adoptive dad.
57. Do any of your characters consistently wear hats?
…none..
58. Does your character prefer the ocean or the mountains?
moiren and ray: mountains
hayve: ocean
59. What kinds of things does your character use as paperweights?
moiren probably wouldn’t use anything. Ray would probably use pens, and hayve would use seashells
60. If faced with certain death, would your character continue to speak out against injustice?
moiren and hayve probably wouldn’t, ray might
61. Have any of your characters struggled with addiction?
yea (some of these “have any of your characters” aren’t talking abt moiren/ray/hayve but just. other characters from disintegrating. including this one. doesn’t ask who tho-)
62. Have any of your characters adopted anyone?
i mean moiren/ray’s dad basically adopted hayve. also you could argue aisa technically (temporarily-) adopted someone?
63. How far would your character go to help those in need?
moiren: it depends on who that person was
ray: pretty far, if he could
hayve: far enough that it didn’t put anyone else in danger, including himself
64. Do your characters know any old blind swordsmen per the trope?
nope
65. Is your characters energetic?
moiren: nope
ray: nah
hayve: kinda
66. How much of a disappointment/scandal to their family is your character?
FJLDSAHKFADG
67. Would your character be willing to do something they consider morally wrong in order to achieve their goals?
moiren and hayve might (though depends on what said goals were), ray wouldn’t.
68. Are any of your characters intimidatingly beautiful?
gaelin thinks nile is intimidatingly beautiful
69. Has your character ever found themselves in with the wrong crowd and had to attempt to break from it?
not really but kinda?
70. Does your character have any guarded/secret guild knowledge or family recipe?
nope
71. How good is your character at reading people and navigating social situations?
moiren: not the best
ray: he will self destruct
hayve: he’s great and the lifeline of this family
72. Would your character care for someone who needed it if it meant being ostracized from their society?
arguably, they’re not part of a “society” but ray probably would try, hayve may if it’s safe for his lil bro and sis, and it’s all situational for moiren
73. Has your character been to/ ever explored any ruins?
not ruins in what this question is probably meaning, but they’ve passed through the remnants of towns and such that don’t exist anymore.
74. Are any of your characters associated with flowers?
for some reason, i associate lilies with moiren, carnations (specifically pink) for ray, and chrysanthemums with both of them. basically, funeral flowers lmao
75: Do any of your characters wear glasses, sunglasses, goggles, or monocles?
nile originally had goggles, but i doubt i’m keeping that because i wanna redesign her outfit
76: Would your character like to live on a farm and raise sheep?
All Three Of Them Would
77. Have any of your characters had to kill a friend?
uhhhhhhhhhh technically yes. (again, not moiren/ray/hayve).
78. Have any of your characters been exiled from their society?
again technically yes???
79. What is a humanizing thing about a villain/antagonist/generally horrible person character that you have?
it’s what they were raised to believe
80. Was your character ever considered shy?
moiren and ray: yes (and it’s true tbh)
hayve: Nope.
81. Does your character look like what others think they should from their reputation?
moiren: probably? but hayve teases her that she looks nicer than she is because she looks like ray
ray: yea
hayve: Definitely
82. Describe your character’s handwriting.
Moiren writes with small letters, but they get jumbled together sometimes because she writes quickly. Ray also writes with small letters but they are very narrow and he has very deep curls that loop on themselves on letters like g/j/y. Hayve has large lettering that are very wide and circular.
83. Did/do any of your characters start a dynasty?
nah
84. Do any of your characters have gaps in their teeth or are missing teeth?
not really
85. Has your character ever been led down the wrong path because of their anger?
moiren: probably
ray: not yet
hayve: no
86. Is your character’s fear reaction to fight, flight, or freeze?
moiren: fight
ray: freeze
hayve: fight or flight, depending on if he’s alone or with others.
87. What are your character’s nails like?
all three of have like. at the very least slightly chipped nails that aren’t gonna be perfect ever because they… live out in The World, but Hayve’s are probably the worst.
88. Are any of your characters part of a spy network?
nope
89. Would your character throw themselves in harms way to protect a loved one?
moiren: yes
ray: yes
hayve: Definitely
90. Can your character start a campfire?
they all can, but surprisingly despite being the only one doing it for a few months in the past, hayve is Terrible at it. Moiren is probably the best at it
91. Does your character engage in gossip?
nope, and even if they did there’s not really much to gossip about lmao
92. Have any of your characters started and/or led a revolution?
nope
93. Do you have any characters that are stuffed animals? Or characters who have them?
ci has a stuffed bear named fluffypants (not her name lmao) that she picked up after the kid who had lost it.. lost it. he was named as such because one of his legs was replaced so he has two different colored legs, and also he’s fluffy (tho less now after 6+ years)
94. Are any of your characters mechanics?
there isn’t really machinery so that doesn’t exactly…exist
96. Which character is The Proudest ™ of their kids?
Hayve Is Proud of his brother and sister who he like technically raised for the past 6 years
97. Do any of your characters have a tendency to dislocate joints?
idk if it’s a “tendency” but moiren’s done it before. Also, Ameryli.
98. Has your character ever had to question their beliefs and realized they were wrong?
wink wonk
99. Do any of your characters have social anxiety?
yes. Ray has it Bad and honestly Moiren has it a lil too. Klement probably has a minor case of it
100. Are any of your characters queer?
yes, but i’m still debating showing most of em in the comic itself (mostly bc of the nature of the comic..) but gaelin and nile are a canon queer couple!
101. Which character is The Most dramatic?
gaelin.
102. Are any of your characters d/Deaf or HoH?
no but maybe one will be by the time i finish the comic?
102. What is your character’s greatest source of guilt?
moiren: a Thing that she did when she was 9
ray: he feels like he put moiren and hayve through a lot when he was at his lowest point and that makes him feel rlly guilty (despite also knowing its stupid to feel guilty abt it??)
hayve: in general he just doesn’t feel like he’s done enough for ray and emmy
103. How well does your character deal with their anger?
moiren: Not Very Well. she lashes out
ray: Also not well, but his is more internal
hayve: honestly he’s one of the best of my oc’s at managing his anger
104. Do any of your characters have pottery as a hobby?
no but ameryli discovered it she would probably Love it
105. Favorite winter activity?
moiren: she would probably enjoy sledding
ray: Snowman building
hayve: All Of It
106. Do any of your characters have noticeable acne?
i mean like probably but i can’t draw it so
107. Do any of your characters feel confined by their lives and the expectations placed upon them?
you could say that all 3 of them do? not so much expectations but none of them really wanna be traveling around as much as they do just to survive. at this point though, it’s all moiren and ray know.
108. Are any of your characters dogs?
No, but there’s a Cat. Originally she was a demon cat but that doesn’t really fit into the current mold of the comic so now she’s a normal cat. Her name is still Demon tho 109.
109. Would your character blackmail a god?
moiren: i mean like.. probably
ray: probably not?? he’d be scared
hayve: it depends on why he would need to
110. What color is associated with your character?
moiren: darker neutral colors, but also a light green
ray: dark red
hayve: blue
111. Do any of your characters have dogs for pets?
no but Maybe Soon
112. Does your character believe in wishing fountains and shooting stars?
moiren: not anymore
ray: he wishes he could
hayve: nope
113. Would your character commit treason if the law was wrong?
moiren: probably
ray: treason? maybe not
hayve: yea
114. Do any of your characters insist on going by their fullname rather than a nickname?
Moiren insists but also she really doesn’t care, she’s just embarrassed by “Emmy.” she won’t comment if she’s called “M,” though
115. Do any of your characters have an honorary father figure?
would hayve’s (adoptive/step) father count??
116. Have any of your characters (almost) drowned?
no, but moiren and ray have experienced it through the Friendly Neighborhood Ghosties
117. Could your character build a house or possess the knowledge to build one?
none of them really could……….
118. Have any of your characters come from a position of privilege that they’ve never had to examine?
i mean like……………probably??
119. If someone made a statue of your character, what would it look like?
it would look like… them? I don’t really get this question
120. Do any of your characters have PTSD?
technically, moiren has it but i need to read into it more before Really setting on that
121. Do any of your characters have prosthetics?
no
122. What is your character’s greatest secret?
wink wonk
123. Did any of you characters have nannies or governesses growing up?
nope
124. Does your character workout?
you could argue that all 3 of them do because they work on or practice their magic
125. Who is your token cis, straight, (optional: white) male?
i mean. Alistair? maybe.
126. Are any of your characters on good terms/still friends with an ex?
yes!
127. Has anyone ever stolen your character’s identity or impersonated them?
no
128. Has your character’s home ever been destroyed?
yes
129. Has your character ever had to compromise on what they thought was right in order to maintain peace?
moiren: she Will Not
ray: yes
hayve: he will be stubborn about it but maybe
130. Do you have any characters who are retired?
in theory but not in practice
131. Who is redhaired and has a mustache?
??? gaelin has red hair but. not a mustache?
132. Who is the precious cinnamon roll?
Raymonnnnnnn
133. Have any of your characters ever been caught in a fire or explosion?
mara died in a fire
134. Has your character ever been alone in a hostile environment and been forced to travel a long way to reach a safety that wasn’t for sure?
not alone, but moiren, ray and hayve have definitely experienced this (probably multiple times since they’ve been aimlessly traveling for,… 6 years)
135. Would your character be content to go back to a normal and quiet life after going on an adventure?
honestly that’s all they want now. Hayve might eventually get bored of it, though
136. Has your character ever been forced to deal with the ‘I want to speak to your manager” kind of person?
they’ve worked for a lot of people so like yeah probably lmao
137. Are any of your characters bipolar?
not explicitly but i’m bipolar and i wrote them so maybe rip
138. How good is your character with money and accounting?
moiren: she’s decent
ray: he’s decent
hayve: he’s Good
139. Has your character ever survived a fatal wound?
“fatal” usually means that it wasn’t survivable at all, but since i know what the question means the answer is no for all 3
140. Can your character play an instruments?
nope, none of ‘em learned how
141. Who has a weapon collection?
probably.. ameryli?
142. Do any of your characters use wheelchairs, transportation devices, or mobility aids?
no
143. Has your character ever had some part of their culture made illegal?
not really
144. Are any of your characters adventurers by trade?
by trade? no
145. How much first aid and medical knowledge does your character have?
enough to deal with minor-ish injuries, but hayve probably has the most experience between them
146. Were any of your characters disowned or abandoned by their parents?
technically, maybe?
147. Do any of your characters have albinism?
not albinism technically, but aisa has white hair
148. Do any of your characters have an eating disorder or food contamination phobia?
not really
149: How good is your character at lying?
moiren: so-so. she has some tells that are really obvious to ray, and sometimes hayve
ray: he’s good when he wants to be, and really bad otherwise
hayve: he’s pretty good
150. Do any of your characters have to deal with family being concerned more about appearances and reputation than personal wellbeing?
some did
151. Would your character ever go cliff diving
moiren: oh probably not
ray: Definitely not
hayve: ……….potentially
152: Do you have any characters with the jr. sr. I II or III thing?
no, mostly because it Confuses Me
153: Do any of your characters embody the spirit of a flapper? (Bonus points for style and or lifestyle)
i mean. probably not but im too tired to remember what that would mean…
154: How much does your character care about other people respecting their authority?
none of them really have authority so they.. don’t… expect anything.. .
155: Does your character cut and/or color their hair for any specific reason?
not currently
156: Were/Are any of your characters under less pressure and fewer expectations than their siblings?
technically you could say moiren and ray are under less pressure than hayve simply because… well, he was a lot older than her
157: Do any of your characters live on their own?
Klement lives completely alone
158: Have any of your characters even been bit by a zombie or rabid animal or otherwise exposed to a deadly pathogen? (Did any of them survive?)
if you wanna classify rot as a pathogen, then papa troye had it and he did not survive
159: Does your character have any tattoos? And are any of them symbolic or significant?
nope.
160: Do any of your characters have asthma?
moiren and ray technically do, but it never acts up anymore.
161: Your character’s opinion of pineapple?
moiren and ray love it, hayve hates it
162: Has your character ever thrown a tantrum over things not going their way?
as kids, all three of them probably have
163: Are any of your characters autistic? (If so, do they have special interests and what are they?)
nah
164: Are any of your characters tinkerers or inventors?
nile is probably the closest thing to a tinker
165: Who is a “girls just wanna have fun” character?
none of them really, but ci is probably the closest
166: Are any of your characters blind or visually impaired?
perhaps a future character might. haven’t decided yet
167: Are any of your characters fat?
yea
168: Is your characters easily embarrassed?
moiren: in theory no
ray: y e s
hayve: he pretends not to be and that helps
169: Are any of your characters married to the sea?
what does this mean. hayve.
170: Are any of your characters infamous?
y…es?
171: Are any of your characters hallmark villains in terms of personality?
hopefully not lol
172: Do any of your characters hold a grudge against someone?
yea
173: How loyal is your character?
moiren, ray and hayve are all really loyal, but moiren probably more-so
174: Does your character get homesick?
all 3 of them do, but at the same time none of them can clearly remember what their home was like
175: Are any of your characters badass (lesbian) pirate queens?
God I wish, but no. I did once have an au where hayve was basically a badass (gay) pirate… captain? though
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