[Q+A] The Question Game...

[skinstealer]

Would you trust them with a secret?

WEISS- weiss is the type of person to blurt out private info so no

NUMFI- yes, though she's given up secrets by accident when stressed/under pressure

SICKLE- Absolutely Fucking Not

SYNNA- maybe? she'd try to keep it secret at least

MAES- yes, absolutely. they don't tell secrets to Anyone

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What do you think their dating life would be like?

WEISS- either it finds someone who fits its weird surgery murder lifestyle perfectly (not an impossible situation in the trials, especially if overseers play matchmaker) or people just run away screaming

SICKLE-

NUMFI- not sure, honestly? i think she's single but has considered dating other members of the troupe before and it doesn't shake out. nervous about branching out into other options

JAMES- dating? limbo. they have a complicated relationship due to overseers watching at all times type stuff but he's very devoted to him.

SYNNA- does a lot of casual hookups on soulmates but is otherwise not super interested in people around her (as far as we know...). still identifies on the aroace spectrum, and a lot of that is based in "i dont feel confident enough in my own body/dysmorphia"
 

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Do they like their job?

ADELE- mixed feelings on it. it's where her passions lie but she also knows it is hard, grueling work, and she's had to see a lot of things she wishes she didn't. she wouldn't trade it for anything, though.

JAMES- if you consider being a trialgoer put into murder situations a full time job: he fucking hates it and wants nothing more than to get the hell out and retire from this shit. 

SYNNA- loves it. maybe a little too much

MAURICE ZAP- on camera? loves it, picture of happiness. off camera? very stressed about it, but loves the status it brings him

WEISS- REEEALLLY LIKES IT
 

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Would they sleep better warm or cold?

MAES- warm, though being warmed up significantly leads them to lose shape a little bit and become maes puddle

MAURICE ZAP- 100% air conditioned

JAMES- likes hugging a certain clammy zombie type so probably warm blankets + cold boyfriend

WEISS- can't really wear blankets due to being covered in needles, but does get cold easily

ADELE- cold, doesn't like too many blankets

 

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What's their sexuality/romantic preference?

SICKLE-

NUMFI- probably prefers sweet, gentle men who hold her hands and tell her nice things. so straight i guess?

MAURICE ZAP- pansexual, not sure about romantic partner? possibly stays single to market off the fact that he's widely considered a heartthrob

WEISS- uhhhh. i dont  knooooow? would giving the lesbians a terrible needle surgeon make them happy. edit: asked some lesbian friends and they said yes. yall can have weiss

JAMES- gay/mlm
 

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Feelings on magic? Scrap?

NUMFI- thinks scrap magic is very cool, but prefers her clownery. wizit magic is more fun to her, though she's had talks with people about how the two could be used together

SYNNA- wants to work with it more than the bare minimum required for her job but maes is a no fun spoilsport

MAURICE ZAP- absolutely believes in it and has interviewed many wizards/witches/sensitives on his show

SICKLE- very useful

ADELE- literally her whole life revolves around this stuff. absolutely fixated on it, one track mind when it comes to magic

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Do they like themself?

SYNNA- nope. not at all. she has huge self worth and self image issues and covers them up with humor whenever possible

WEISS- yes, very much so. weiss has been praised so many times by the overseers and is soooo good at its job that it's very confident in what it is and what it's doing

NUMFI- well enough, i suppose. if she has any frustrations, she generally talks them out with buddy.

MAES- noooope. different ways than synna, but they hold themself to RIDICULOUS standards and mentally suffer for it. they need a hug

ADELE- enough to have confidence in everything she says, but probably has little things about herself that grate on her nerves.

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[skinstealer]

TEAM MEMBER: variety of mortises
CHARACTERS: this week's focuses
TOPIC: Anything Goes (serious questions preferred but jokes are fun too)


the roster:
Maes
Synna
Maurice Zap
Numfi
Sickle
James
Adele
Womble, a Maze Trials mystery...

[AceOfNothing]

What's something they wish they could forget?

Would they loan a friend money? Are they specific about being paid back? 

Would you trust them with a car?

Would you trust them with a secret?

How old are they?

Are they more glass half full or glass half empty?

Do they consider first impressions important?

What's is their love language?

[skinstealer]

What's something they wish they could forget?

MAES- this is a hell of a character to roll for this . a lot of things when they're having intrusive thoughts, but forgetting things is a major fear/trigger of theirs. they immediately try to reroute their thoughts when that happens.

SYNNA- stupid mistakes she makes that haunt her- even though the time growing up sucked horribly, she still values the time she had growing up with maes too much to want to forget it.

ADELE- one of the wizard trips that went wrong, along with various horrible memories she's seen in violent/shocking scraps

WOMBLE- uhhhh. UHHHHHHHHHH. not sure how to answer this without spoilers. it doesn't like a lot of its past actions, so probably that. it wants a fresh start.

NUMFI- honestly, buddy's surgery.

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Would they loan a friend money? Are they specific about being paid back? 

NUMFI- absolutely, would like it paid back but depending on the person she might let it slide.

ADELE- Maybe. hard maybe, extremely dependent on who's asking. would absolutely be harsh about it being paid back.

WOMBLE- womble does not know what money is and would think that it's distressing if explained in detail

SICKLE- PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MONEY FROM SICKLE

SYNNA- yeah, and she'd ask for the money back but she'll basically let you do infinite IOUs

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Would you trust them with a car?

SICKLE- can drive, does not do good things with cars

JAMES- james would be a very nervous driver but a safe one.

MAURICE ZAP- can drive, very good at it, owns an expensive car

ADELE- can drive, has a van, good at it but does road rage a bit

WOMBLE- womble is a fish

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Would you trust them with a secret?

ADELE- yes, very trustworthy even if she comes off as callous.

MAURICE ZAP- he doesn't have the best track record with this, and if something is funny/weird enough, it might end up in his autobio collection.

WOMBLE- i think it means well but it blurts stuff out when pressured so probably not

sorry the rest have had this answered

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How old are they?

assume adult maturity for all TCPs listed

MAURICE ZAP- 40 years old

ADELE- 15 years old

SICKLE- 30 years old

MAES- 25 at the beginning of Universal Constants

JAMES- like six months old? maze trials TCPs age Very rapidly for the most part
 

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Are they more glass half full or glass half empty?

JAMES- glass empty

MAURICE ZAP- glass full

SICKLE- glass empty

MAES- glass empty

ADELE- glass empty

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Do they consider first impressions important?

SYNNA- willing to look past a bad first impression if she warms up to them

MAES- very judgmental on first impressions so very much yes

NUMFI- yes, but is forgiving if someone screws up and apologizes

WOMBLE- very much so but has a very distorted view of what's what

ADELE- Yes, even more judgmental than maes. if you make a typo around her she'll roll her eyespots forever

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What's is their love language?

not gonna use official ones because i do not care to look them up. here's some things that are important to them

WOMBLE- playing!!! and understanding

JAMES- quality time and sharing activities/interests. also medical care???

SYNNA- gifts and media sharing

MAES- quality time 10000% and acts of service

NUMFI- playing and being creative together

[MarxzVulpez]

If they had to choose between
grilled cheese and pbj
and had to give the other up (could still make stuff with the ingredients just nothing that could be explicitly a Grilled Cheese/PBJ) for the rest of their life
what would they choose

[MarxzVulpez]

dropping this one too before I forget:

if they were a god/became one, what would their motifs/domains be (if they're already one, alt timeline version or some others that they could have been?)?

[skinstealer]

adding:

Mandrake
Hashbrown
JB

for early UC ep 2 cast and taking off synna

If they had to choose between
grilled cheese and pbj
and had to give the other up (could still make stuff with the ingredients just nothing that could be explicitly a Grilled Cheese/PBJ) for the rest of their life
what would they choose

MAES- grilled cheese, PBJ is too sweet. also would like putting meat in it but thats kind of a panini situation huh

NUMFI- pbj, prefers the sweetness. i imagine wizits do in general? they like their Sweets and Treats

MANDRAKE- pbj but specifically fancy with the crust off. she likes it.

WOMBLE- grilled cheese, doesnt like the stickiness of pbj bc mouth but no tongue

SICKLE- i don't actually know what sickle eats. uhhh. they probably like ham sandwiches and stuff so i feel like grilled cheese is a similar palette. we need to find more humanizing details for sickle so that theyre not solely ~creepy guy~ and this is a good start i think. that said, they are a TCP so they dont Need to. much to think about
 

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if they were a god/became one, what would their motifs/domains be (if they're already one, alt timeline version or some others that they could have been?)?

NUMFI- balloons and stars for motifs, merriment and wonder for domains. god numfi would be really cool.

WOMBLE- oh god this one's REALLY hard. probably plankton and bioluminescence for motifs, play and curiosity for domains. god i am making myself sad.

HASHBROWN- junk and scrap metal for motifs, domains of repair and decay (think rusting)

JAMES- scissor and paper motifs, crafting and survival domains

MAES- oh god. uhhh. horror sludge and teeth for motifs, science and dedication for domains.

[AceOfNothing]

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks?

Do they have a special talent?

Would they be good as a retail worker or food service worker?

what would they get a called out for? 

Do they like candles and/or wax melts?

whats something dumb they've googled?

Energy drinks, coffee, or tea?

Would they compete on a game show? (Which one)

[skinstealer]

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks?

MAURICE ZAP- lunch, for sure

MANDRAKE- breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day

JB- does not need to eat and i dont know if he actually can?

HASHBROWN- breakfast, takes that shit Seriously

SICKLE- dinner, we'll say that they spend a good amount of time on this
 

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Do they have a special talent?

JAMES- papercraft and survival, easy. he's clumsy at both but has trained both skills, the former out of stress relief, and the latter out of necessity.

MANDRAKE- makes really pretty invitations to events. she's a scrapbooker.

MAURICE ZAP- looking good on TV

HASHBROWN- repair and restoration of gear, both old and new

ADELE- adele has always been skilled with magic, even from a younger age.
 

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Would they be good as a retail worker or food service worker?

MAURICE ZAP- absolutely not. he is built for entertainment and would suck so bad at this

SICKLE- probably has done this. probably was pretty good but hated it.

MANDRAKE- yes, though she drastically prefers her office job

HASHBROWN- yeah, he'd be good at it, but prefers to get his hands dirty

JAMES- would crumble under the pressure instantly
 

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what would they get a called out for?

MAURICE ZAP- oh god. i dont think he's done anything thats worthy of the like. Celebrity Callout Posts but i can imagine him mismanaging money.

MANDRAKE- bad fandom opinions for a mainstream TV show

ADELE- digging up bones

MAES- uhh. Uhhhh. we have been over this in another server but i want to say the non-spoilery or horrific one is the fact that they are technically sleeping with their assistant

HASHBROWN- disrespecting the devil's advocacy rehab residents (maes writes this post themself)
 

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Do they like candles and/or wax melts?

MAES- yeah, they would really like this

HASHBROWN- nah, thinks theyre too 'girly"

SICKLE- yeah, they've got some around their house for Mood Lighting ()

MAURICE ZAP- absolutely, would go crazy for these and is well stockeed

ADELE- yes but doesnt really have a stable home to keep them in. probably carries a few magic ones for rituals tho
 

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whats something dumb they've googled?

JB- "how to deep clean metal construct"

MANDRAKE- "dating tips for neuroths no cannibalism"

HASHBROWN- "cringe definition"

JAMES- "how to hold hands"

MAURICE ZAP- "hot clowns in my area" (im kidding)
 

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Energy drinks, coffee, or tea?

MAURICE ZAP- coffee, and lots of it

MANDRAKE- tea, preferably bitter

ADELE- iced tea, but energy drinks work in a pinch

HASHBROWN- coffee, completely black

NUMFI- energy drinks, needs the sugar
 

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Would they compete on a game show? (Which one)

NUMFI- maybe if it was for charity/promoting clownery? something that requires wit and humor (family feud with the troupe?)

JB- absolutely not

JAMES- ABSOLUTELY NOT

MAURICE ZAP- has done so many times, all kinds

MANDRAKE- nope, but does watch jeopardy

[AceOfNothing]

Pick a hat: Pirate, Cowboy, Witch

Gold jewelry or silver jewelry (or rose gold, or bronze, or etc)

What's something they hate that people say to them?

Do the get "mystery" injuries a lot? (Like small bruises from hitting things, or scratches from walking through thorns)

How do they cope

Do they take risks or stay safe?

can they handle spicy food?

Do they mind repeating themself?

Do they struggle with making/keeping appointments?

How are they when given power

[skinstealer]

taking off maurice zap, sickle and numfi, adding wretch, voidsy, fake snub, simon, eden, and ruby
 

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Pick a hat: Pirate, Cowboy, Witch

FAKE SNUB- cowboy hat, easily.

WOMBLE- pirate hat, it Is a fish after all

JAMES- witch hat, seeing as he is a budding magic user

EDEN- witch hat, spooky ghost needs spooky hat

HASHBROWN- cowboy hat, they would be right at home on a ranch
 

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Gold jewelry or silver jewelry (or rose gold, or bronze, or etc)

HASHBROWN- bronze jewelry, though they're not much of a jewelry person in general. much prefers metal goes into tools.

EDEN- silver jewelry, probably owns a few bracelets

MANDRAKE- gold jewelry, especially rose gold

WOMBLE- uhh. uhhh there is no good way to answer this one without it being

FAKE SNUB- gold jewelry, though he'd try to be subtle about it
 

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What's something they hate that people say to them?

HASHBROWN- anything along the lines of being told off for being offensive

WRETCH- anything regarding her being "crazy" or out of line

MANDRAKE- anything assumptive because of her being a neuroth (especially in the romance/sex department)

JAMES- anything cutesy his overseers say

WOMBLE- anything the overseers demand of it
 

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Do the get "mystery" injuries a lot? (Like small bruises from hitting things, or scratches from walking through thorns)

JB- probably, but it's not super easy to notice new little scratches on an armor-like body when you're already covered in them

SIMON- probably not? he's surprisingly careful with himself when sober.

RUBY- yes, constantly, bruises very easily

JAMES- james is acutely aware of every injury he has on his body and enjoys none of them

WOMBLE- yes, constantly, it's not very conscious of how it's being hurt
 

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How do they cope

MANDRAKE- self help books, has a therapist

JB- letting things bounce off of him is easy for him, and he has a naturally cool head under pressure.

EDEN- crying probably? he doesn't deal with stress amazingly and has to cry it out a lot

MAES- Does Not Do Great With This, usually just pushes through until they break down up until they (eventually) get therapy

FAKE SNUB- by sticking to his rigid code of honor and standards for himself
 

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Do they take risks or stay safe?

FAKE SNUB- risk taker, but strategically

RUBY- stays safe, but has a bad habit of saying unsafe things

JAMES- risk taker by design, would Love to stay safer than he is

SIMON- prefers things to stay safe but very much in His Definition of what safe is

EDEN- stay safe by a long shot
 

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can they handle spicy food?

MANDRAKE- not even a little bit

HASHBROWN- yeah, but he doesn't like it much

WRETCH- yes, would do the one chip challenge and die

JB- does not eat

EDEN- yes, but mainly likes it in the form of chips

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Do they mind repeating themself?

JB- nope, at least not outwardly

EDEN- gets flustered/embarassed the more he has to do it

JAMES- can get irritated with it, but more with himself than the other person

WOMBLE- has probably forgotten what it was saying before already due to memory impairment, is the one that needs things repeated (and would like you do so nicely)

VOIDSY- can get irritated with it depending on who's fronting
 

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Do they struggle with making/keeping appointments?

HASHBROWN- nope, on time as much as they can help it

JAMES- appointments aren't really a thing he has to deal with but he tries to make planned meetings with other survivors happen

WRETCH- i don't think she's been on time to anything in her life

MAES- sometimes, but does everything in their power Not to fuck up appointments where they can help it

FAKE SNUB- yes, but he tries hard
 

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How are they when given power

MAES- already has a lot of power so we can confidently say: Very Stressed and overwhelmed

WRETCH- uhh. reckless, well meaning but very reckless

JB- if within his job, holds onto it until he can pass it off to someone more well-equipped

SIMON- gets flustered and overwhelmed quickly

WOMBLE- i think womble would want to use its hypothetical power to have an excuse to rest. no one can tell it what to do anymore.

[AceOfNothing]

Would you trust them to watch a pet for a week?

Can they keep a plant alive?

How do they react to a spider on the floor?

Do they rage quit video games?

Would they cheat at Uno?

Would they cheat at Monopoly?

If they were in trouble and could call one person, who would it be?

Are they a hug kind of person?

Lot of general friends? Or a few close friends?

What is the worst chore in their opinion?

[skinstealer]

Would you trust them to watch a pet for a week?

RUBY- i think ruby would be bad at it but they've got the spirit. they do look after maybecat residents 24/7 though so maybe they'd be good at it.....?

HASHBROWN- yeah, they probably have some pets at home, even. wait, does the lab allow people to keep pets? maybe reptiles or fish...

SIMON- simon is probably really bad with animals, due to being both edible and on fire. he wishes he could have a dog-equivalent pet though.

FAKE SNUB- better about it than simon but still has issues with being edible and on fire. would also like a dog-equivalent.

EDEN- very good at taking care of animals, but they don't like him much. he is a ghost, after all...
 

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Can they keep a plant alive?

RUBY- yes, and likely does so in a little garden they have in the rehab center. gets rehabilitated maybecats to help them tend to it.

MANDRAKE- yes, has a little potted plant in her apartment. it might be a cactus?

MAES- nope, not in the slightest. way too busy with their work and forgets to do it. might be okay with an aloe vera or something though.

EDEN- plants seem to wilt around him, unfortunately.

WRETCH- No
 

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How do they react to a spider on the floor?

HASHBROWN- squish it, regrettably

MAES- they'd probably have to have it crawl on them for them to care, they'd rather just let it do its own thing- but if it gets on them they freak out and ask charon or synna to remove it from the room. also i think precipice would be more inclined towards scorpions which maes REALLY does not want in their room/office/workspace

SIMON- spiders are huge to him. intrigued but keeps a distance

JAMES- considering it would have to be a trial spider and again, Relatively Large: Very Very Afraid

JB- does not notice the spider
 

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Do they rage quit video games?

RUBY- no, they'd be very "good game!' about multiplayer games even if they get frustrated. singleplayer might be a different story though.

WOMBLE- yes, if frustrated womble gets very upset and might pitch a bit of a fit

MANDRAKE- has never played a videogame aside from stuff like tetris on her flip phone

JAMES- no, very patient with games. not very good at them, though, and feels like they're dangerous to get invested in.

SIMON- yes. 100% yes

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Would they cheat at Uno?

JB- maybe, but he'd never admit to it even if caught. he's a little bastard like that.

WOMBLE- i have no idea how womble would play uno. maybe if you held its cards for it? i don't think it'd cheat either way, but it'd need a buddy or an accessibility device to play.

SIMON- yes and he would just shove the cards into the fire if caught.

EDEN- never in a million years

MANDRAKE- nope. would probably get bored though

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Would they cheat at Monopoly?

MAES- i think maes would hate monopoly with all of their heart and would do anything to get out of playing it

RUBY- no but they would dread playing it on rehab game nights

HASHBROWN- yes and they'd be really bad at covering it up

FAKE SNUB- FAKE SNUB IS AN HONEST MAN HE WOULD NEVER

MANDRAKE- nope. would be the kind of person who enjoys monopoly though

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If they were in trouble and could call one person, who would it be?

MAES- charon. easy answer

VOIDSY- carrie

WRETCH- also carrie

JAMES- limbo

JB- mandrake
 

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Are they a hug kind of person?

VOIDSY- yes. sometimes. no. it really depends on who's "fronting".

SIMON- he is on fire. in headspace, maybe, but he'd never admit it.

RUBY- not really, not huge on touch.

FAKE SNUB- yes, absolutely, but only in headspace due to the on fire thing

WOMBLE- yes!!!!!!!!
 

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Lot of general friends? Or a few close friends?

MANDRAKE- few close friends. we'd really like to explore her getting closer to maes at some point, though there'd definitely be awkward moments.

HASHBROWN- lots of general friends, is well up to date with other engineers in the lab/in the area, as well as suppliers.

JB- few close friends, though he is good standing with rehab folks.

RUBY- lots of general friends, though they're all rehab residents.

SIMON- simon never really had friends pre-House adventures, but definitely doesn't see himself as having any now.

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What is the worst chore in their opinion?

HASHBROWN- anything requiring reaching up high- they have trouble climbing up things.

SIMON- anything requiring water, seeing as getting it on his flames stings and feels unpleasant at best.

MANDRAKE- anything regarding molt prep and cleanup

JB- shining his metal plating, which he has to do Very regularly

EDEN- laundry, his ability always makes the machines go crazy

[skinstealer]

new round: not sure what characters are going into this but we will probably keep to ones who have story importance to some degree. as such: serious/meaty questions preferred, but not mandatory!

[AceOfNothing]

What's something or someone they thought they'd never live without, that now they are? 

Are they afraid of death? 

Where do they go when they want to be alone? 

Ice cream flavor they'd pick in an icecream shop (more basic flavors) 

Icecream flavor they'd pick in a store (funny flavors or basics) 

Do they think their friends are good people?

 If they could have one thing given to them, anything that can fit inside a doorway, what would it be and why? 

Do they have a deathbed confession + How serious is it (can rate it like... 1 to 10, 5 stars, whatever) (1 would be like "I cheated on a test" and 10 being like murder confessions) 

What kind of youtuber would they be? 

How do they feel about clowns? 

How into conspiracy theories are they? 

Are they good at saying they're wrong? 

Are they okay with people questioning their judgment? 

Do they hold a grudge?

Besides people + pets, what would be the first thing they grab in a fire to take out of the house?

What's something important to them that they forget about a lot? (Think like old photo in the closet, or old stuffed animal in a box under the bed)

[knux400]

What's a short story/fable that means a lot to them?

How do they bounce back from failure?

What's a hobby they'd like to get into but don't have the time/money/etc?

How long does it take them to get out of bed in the morning?

(2 characters) They find themselves stuck in an escape room together. Can they cooperate well enough to make it out?

When told to make a funny face for a group photo, what do they do?

If they could go back in time and make one choice differently, what would they change?

What's their headspace form look like? If they already have one, what would they change about it if they could?

What's one topic they could get into an internet argument about for hours?

Which Monopoly piece do they pick and why?

Fight, flight, or freeze?

If they died and came back as a ghost, who would they choose to haunt?

[knux400]

One silly one, as a treat:

Where did they come from? Where did they go? Where did they come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

[skinstealer]

first batch, feel free to leave more im gonna plug away at thesee in chunks of 5

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What's something or someone they thought they'd never live without, that now they are?  

DERRY- even with the peril and stakes of its situation, it really started to think that bucket would be there no matter what. even like, 25 years later and with very limited contact, it's still fucked up about it. it often misses fronting time during the periods where they're around, which worsens the feelings like hell.

REIN- rein had spent a long time thinking over the whole demon thing. it's never really done this before bucket. the idea of one of its plans, let alone one this crucial, failing...

unthinkable to it, and it does not accept failure.

SYNNA- synna doesn't have a cut and dry answer to this- although you could argue that her decaying relationship with maes would fall under this, that's not really something she considers a lost cause- more something that she has no idea how to approach, but wants to. i think a different answer would be that her hyperfixations on media as a coping mechanism...don't always work the way they used to, as she gets older. and that scares the shit out of her.

BAZIL- similar to derry, but part of him "always knew that this shit isn't going to last." the main thing that keeps him holding on to his relationship with bucket is the fact that he's able to see them either in dreams or in person every few months- but with that being so infrequent over the course of twenty five fucking years, he finds himself wondering if there will ever be a time where he can settle down with them and put all of this to rest, or if either of them are going to die first.

"DOCTOR"- it's still adjusting to its own wants and needs as a person, and doesn't have much attachment to things it could consider its history. even so, it does have some mental hangups over the fact that it is seen as less emotional at times as its counterpart, especially if it's framed as something newly wrong with it.
 

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Are they afraid of death?   

"DOCTOR"- yes, sort of. death is a terrifying prospect to it but in the sense of something that it must prevent at all costs, vs running from it. its code name says plenty- it sees itself as a cure, even if that's not always safe for it, and even for preventing both itself and the people around it from getting hurt or dying.

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suicide + gore + severe abuse cw
CHELSEA- chelsea has literally thrown himself in front of god knows whatever death traps he can get at for the past 70 years and after dealing with spit's horrible treatment of putting him back together Very Painfully, there's a very significant part of him that would welcome it with open arms....but an equally significant part, if not moreso, that remains hanging on, craving a better life for his system. he needs to give that part way more credit.

MAES- yes, very much so, especially with their artificially shortened lifespan and history of being absolutely surrounded by it during their upbringing. they never want what happened during devil's advocacy to ever happen again, to anyone. never again.

"JAR"- ...this is a really hard one to answer for him. yes? yeah. but also he doesn't take care of himself as much as he could and is way too reckless, asserting that he's strong enough to take anything a normal mortal person could throw at him, so getting into trouble is no big deal. not-so-secretly kept up at night by his own fears, though.

SYNNA- terrified. it's something she avoids thinking about at all costs- avoidance is her go to with triggers in general, but it's especially bad with death. she will only ever address it as a work concern and that's it.

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Where do they go when they want to be alone?

"DOCTOR"- not really an option for it. like, ever. existing in a state of alone is not really something this guy can do. not even a little bit. it is either in a sort of "off" dormant state or...in its current situation as a copilot.

ANYA- anya had an office connected to her apartment, and would spend time there with the triplets locked in their room. any interruptions would be punished. it's hard to say whether she did any sort of recreation in this time- the closest maes was able to observe was her reading, though the books were always unmarked and tucked away in locked drawers when not in use.

"JAR"- the roof of his family's house. he's come out to watch the stars ever since first moving here, to the point of having a solid pile of books on watching the skies. probably really likes all those cosmic dust clouds that piss off any astronomers.

SYNNA- she just locks up her office and spends time in there. it's well known that she sleeps in there more than her own apartment, which remains pretty unused.

BAZIL- not really a lot of places to do this IRL. prefers his room in headspace when possible, a small basement area underneath a cage fighting ring. does not let people into this aside from Bucket and ESPECIALLY doesn't like people touching his stuff.
 

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Ice cream flavor they'd pick in an icecream shop (more basic flavors) 

SYNNA- strawberry, though preferably without any actual fruit pieces. doesn't like the texture.

BAZIL- mint chocolate chip. hits derry with brain punches when it asks why it's not a cooler flavor.

"DOCTOR"- would insist on getting its host's favorite flavor, much to their chagrin.

"PATCHES"- changes drastically based on the day, or even the hour, depending on what fragments are more active. such is life.

COLLECTIVE- also differs drastically, depends on who's fronting. they have a couple they can agree on as safe options though, i imagine.
 

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Icecream flavor they'd pick in a store (funny flavors or basics) 

SYNNA- probably something absolutely gimmicky and disgusting. everyone looks on in horror. synna feels very triumphant and tells no one that it made her horribly sick later because that would be LOSING

REIN- i think rein would be deeply upset if it even found store-bought ice cream in its freezer from someone else (bucket). if it's not presented to them on a silver platter then Whats The Fucking Point. this is peasant shit. NO grocery store ice cream.

"JAR"- still keeps to stuff like chocolate, but would probably spring for stuff with brownies in it or some shit and then eat the entire tub without breaking a sweat because his metabolism is like that.

BAZIL- probably still mint chocolate chip, but more of it. continues to not take any shit about his flavor choice.

DERRY- everyone expects it to pick birthday cake or something but it really just likes fudge swirl.

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Do they think their friends are good people?  

SYNNA- yes, definitely. she may have 2 close friends and a handful of work buddies but she insists on knowing people with good character.  maes will debate her on this re: themself.

SPIT- this is. i don't even know how to answer this one. spit has friends but. i dont know if literally any of them are indisposable. the closest thing she's had to a friend that wasnt someone to use and was someone she'd actively keep alive was anya and truth be told anya still would have killed her if it meant overcoming her and becoming a god herself- she just never found the opportunity. regardless- spit saw anya as an Efficient, Effective, and Trustworthy friend, and the fact that she was also a genocidal megalomaniac was more of a plus than a downside. "good people" hesitate too much for her. anya never did.

REIN- rein has plenty of Friends™. rein has lots of people that it works with and has pleasant meetings with and makes appearances with who think the world of it, and it assures them it does the same. rein makes Sure that these people Are "good" people, at least in the eyes of the public- and notably "good". it's harder to tear down a politician who refuses to interact with "seedy individuals" and puts on the ultimate good boy act, even if it's signing off on orders to suppress any movements against it in silence.

"DOCTOR"- the doctor has a handful of "patients" that it cares for dearly, and would swear on the deep and powerful goodness of all of them to the point of being kind of fucking annoying about it to other people. well. it would if it could easily talk to other people. It Can't

CHELSEA- jesus why did he have to be here. even if you just say bucket he's VERY aware that they're not one by most people's standards lmao. his statement would be "i would trust them with anything" and avoid morality in general. makes his skin crawl anyway.
 

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 If they could have one thing given to them, anything that can fit inside a doorway, what would it be and why?   

"JAR"- jar cannot even fit through doorways i think he would just want a house with proper mutation accomodations. precipice infrastructure does usually accomodate for mutated heights but jar. goes a bit beyond the national average. a bit. in all seriousness though, aside from a house that doesn't make him feel cramped as fuck and make his back hurt from stooping- he'd want a proper XL computer that works with his huge hands. he manages to use the family computer with what accessibility devices they could get, but he still feels pretty moody with the information and communication disconnect.

BAZIL- man i keep trying to think of stuff and then going "no that wont work". can i say that he wants an entire case of nutrient shakes meant to help malnutrition? mood, but also yeah that would work for obvious reasons. he's very upset by the fact that his strength has gotten so bad, and leaves him feeling pretty helpless.

REIN- uh. hm. i'm gonna be crass and say "bucket delivered to it alive", which is not necessarily the most pressing thing that it wants at the moment but the other one is VERY SPOILERS (but in the same vein)

"PATCHES"- a nice bed. it's not very large itself, so it wouldn't need to be a big one. it wants a nice bed with lots of blankets and pillows and maybe some plushes, though i think the fragments would bicker about which ones and how many to have on the bed. it would probably feel pretty childish about that being its wish, but it'ss not like the majority of itself ever got to have that.

SPIT- rein's head. it would be nice to be king.
 

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Do they have a deathbed confession + How serious is it (can rate it like... 1 to 10, 5 stars, whatever) (1 would be like "I cheated on a test" and 10 being like murder confessions)   

SPIT- 10. i know what it would be but it would be the absolute fucking worst thing that she could say to wax specifically and i think he would never be able to sleep at night ever again. he's already dealing with enough of that but this alone would make him never want to exist again

ANYA- anya would never give anyone the satisfaction. she was well aware that if she ever died it would be murder and she refused to give anyone something to work with, even if it would mean them being haunted by it. she figured her legacy would be more than plenty enough for that- and she was right.

"DOCTOR"- yes, probably? i can't imagine it Wouldn't, but i'm not sure what it'd be. guess it depends on how much it develops before a potential deathbed would be a worry. we'll say likely a 7 but potential to go higher.

BAZIL- yes and it'd be a 10. god knows he's done enough murder for it. i would have to think on it but i know a couple things. none of them are good.

CHELSEA- also a 10. possibly the same thing as bazil, possibly not. i would honestly cite one thing in particular but it already showed up in a practice writing as something he Would say if pressed in certain ways so. maybe not that. but there's something.
 

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What kind of youtuber would they be?   

COLLECTIVE- plurality information channel, does both casual vlogs and informational essays. this is also something they would actually do in canon considering their career path. they are very used to shitty comments, but also enjoy all of the kind ones.

"JAR"- edgy AMV maker as a teen, which is extremely fucking funny to me considering the iteration of this character when we were teens was edgy emo boy fuel like crazy. BUT as an adult: probably just casual clips of bugs and stuff he sees outside. it would be pretty hard to handle a camera, though.

"PATCHES"- does not upload, just followss a bunch of ASMR and unboxing channels. it enjoys the dopamine, and always veers towards stuff with a variety of options.

CHELSEA- chelsea barely knows how to use a computer and would just make playlists of interesting videos. probably a lot of hobbyist stuff and theater productions.

MAES- i think they have too much stage fright to do any actual performance or presentations- they struggle with this enough IRL in their job. though, if they had to- it would be talking about horror mutation and voluntary treatmentss and debunking myths.
 

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How do they feel about clowns?   

SPIT- considering the murder clown thing is her fucking fault, yeah she's into that. very fucking irritated by the Make Clowns Fun movement but publicly laughs it off, dismissing how truly impactful it could be.

SYNNA- probably likes a couple of clown-y characters in her shows, but would never defend the real deal. that said, she probably thinks wizits are cool.

"JAR"- absolutely had an edgy clown phase in his teens and none of his family liked it except [REDACTED], who found it fucking hilarious and then everyone else whacked [REDACTED] on the back of the head and told him he's being a bad influence on jar (not wrong)

COLLECTIVE- not a fan. might have one in system. feelings are as complicated as you can imagine.

MAES- does not give a shit and would ask why their opinion on that matters when they're cultists anyway, or at least adjacent.

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How into conspiracy theories are they?   

SPIT- loves them, fuels them, spreads them, lives off of them. they're a major part of what fuels her cult and her regime and even ones that aren't immediately in her favor still serve to entertain her with the bloodshed that follows.

"JAR"- probably falls for them more than he should, especially about [REDACTED]. eventually learns to go to one of his family members for fact checking before jumping to conclusions and frothing at the mouth over shit.

MAES- fucking hates them, especially due to being the subject of many of them. has entire campaigns to shutting down the ones that follow the menagerie and themself, but it's a difficult battle to fight.

"DOCTOR"- finds them boring and a waste of time. would probably be the source of more than a couple if its existence was made public.

BAZIL- the smiles are less featured in "conspiracy theories" and are more "plastered all over the face of the cult and actively exploited as both an example and grim reaper iconography for spit's rule". as such, they do not like rumors surrounding that shit! bazil is no exception, and would actively beat the shit out of anyone claiming that his system enjoys what they do.
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Are they good at saying they're wrong?   

COLLECTIVE- outwardly? yes. inwardly? NOT AT ALL. their heavy polyfragmentation leads to a lot of inner bickering, and while they have a relatively very solid handle on it overall, it can still get pretty squabbly over people feeling they're right.

"DOCTOR"- nope. it has a very difficult time discerning when it's wrong or not and doesn't listen to other people easily. there are a few times when it does turn on its active listening skills a bit better (namely: "patient care", but that's for a different thread) but it generally insists to its host that it knows what's best for them and to let it "do its job".

BAZIL- jesus christ no. he's the most belligerent in the system and well known for it, and it takes a lot to get him to back down from his ideals, beliefs, and actions. act first, apologize very hardly ever.

ANYA- i don't think anya has said this in her entire adult life

"JAR"- oscillates between too Much self-blame and refusing to take responsibility for reckless moves. this frustrates his family often.

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Are they okay with people questioning their judgment? 

SPIT- no. she doesn't really care on an emotional level beyond irritation at best unless it's actually backed up with something that can hurt her (difficult), but she'll take any opportunity to make an example out of someone. it doesn't take much.

DERRY- it will probably get really stressed out and upset, but also, it kind of expects that at this point. it's used to people in-system treating it like it's incompetent, so it's more likely that it gets really excited when people Don't question it.

MATTHIAS- hates it. wants to bully the fuck out of anyone who raises questions at him- if not Now, then when the chances of coming out on top are better. he's an impatient man but he likes playing long time games with nightmare scraps- or, at least, he did before bucket turned him into a fucking bomb.

REIN- no. god no, this gets under its skin so fucking bad and if you raise even a finger against it it Will find a way to make that backfire on you, especially if it can make you feel shame and fear without feeling like it's coming from rein itself. the more it can get away with being a source of control without having its image directly tarnished, the more powerful it becomes.

"JAR"- moody motherfucker doesn't like being told what to do literally ever. he hates being treated in ways that make him feel like he's either being looked down on or treated like some kind of monster, and anything even Approaching that re: his judgment is a surefire way to piss him off extremely bad.

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Do they hold a grudge?

"PATCHES"- oh jesus christ Yeah You Could Fucking Say That. you SURE could. jesus. i can't even get into that but the amount of grudges that it holds is terrifying, especially when all are justified. well, almost all.

MATTHIAS- he is one of the most petty bitches in our roster. he takes the tiniest, TINIEST slights and files it away forever.

ANYA- anya considered most infractions against her to be beneath any action beyond immediate and efficient violence- i don't know if that counts as a Grudge considering she considered it "handled" and moves on. the main difference is when it was from the maybecats considered her direct children- they would never hear the fucking end of it at best.

COLLECTIVE- depends on the system member, but...overall, if they do, it's the kind of deal where they get irritated, bitch to a friend, annd try to move on with their day.

CHELSEA- yes but he's way too tired to act on like 99% of it. he is a bitter motherfucker who is not above wishing horrible ills on others, but he would rather just tank it than step out of line.

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Besides people + pets, what would be the first thing they grab in a fire to take out of the house?  

REIN- documents

BAZIL- he'd just focus on getting people the fuck out

COLLECTIVE- double checking everything and then getting the fuck out

DERRY- comfort objects

ANYA- also documents