Ernest Carter

VIII. Strength ear, deception, anxiety, misunderstanding, misinterpretation, clarity, understanding self-doubt, weakness, low confidence, inadequacy, cowardice, forcefulness

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OOC | Ernest's First Drawing

all cups!!! our boy's ~really struggling w his emotions!

ok so we got a ii, we got a queen reversed, and we got a iii reversed. ok, so imma just jump out on a limb and say this one's abt @helenaphillipsfv honestly lakdjsfkjdsf but not as ~love interest ~specifically, i ~think this is abt feeling that he betrayed her re: the brawl...and possibly a bit hurt/jealous since her affair w quentin?

ok, 2 is generally abt duality, dichotomy, partnership, and its upright, so he's feeling pr on par w that. in fact, in ancient parliance, this appears to be a mystical wedding of some sort, as sharing a drink was often an ancient part of such a ceremony (part of the point of tristan and iseult sharing a cup and falling in love)

ii of cups -- (upright) partnership. a romantic relationship or close personal alliance. interpersonal dynamics based on social norms. passion in a love relationship, which may turn against itself. (reversed) a crisis in a couple relationship, disappointment with someone close to you.

queen of cups -- (upright) a rich inner world which is kept hidden. guarding one's privacy or valuable assets. strong feelings held under control. (reversed) closure, defensiveness. distrust of others due to negative past experiences. hiding one's emotions under guise of rational criticism.

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iii of cups -- (upright) irth. something new brings joy and happiness. friendship. (reversed) similar.

ii of cups -- Upright: unity, partnership, connection Reversed: imbalance, broken communication, tension

queen of cups -- Upright: compassion, calm, comfort Reversed: martyrdom, insecurity, dependence

iii of cups -- Upright: friendship, community, happiness Reversed: overindulgence, gossip, isolation

so yeah, his romantic feelings as still completely fine and intact (ii of cups) but [ When the Queen of Cups appears in a reversed position, it signifies emotional immaturity and insecurity. You may feel overly sensitive or lack trust in yourself and others. This card serves as a reminder to avoid bitterness or vindictiveness when things don't go as planned. ] but i think he ~is feeling a bit jealous/wounded re the whole quentin affair. honestly i don't think its ~surprise, from the sounds of things that's pr par for the course, but i think it's more symbolic that he ruined her chances of achieving what she'd ~hoped to achieve, and the result is that the whole circus is at odds. he maybe feels responsible? but lets check out our iii of cups.

three young women dance together, holding aloft a chalice each, their gazes turned upward as they laugh. but reversed, they pour out their cups. friendship turning sour, perhaps? imma look it up [

three young women dance together, holding aloft a chalice each, their gazes turned upward as they laugh. but reversed, they pour out their cups. friendship turning sour, perhaps? imma look it up [ While the Upright Three of Cups is a card of friendship and social events, the reversal of this card suggests that you would prefer to go it alone right now. ] ok, so i think i was on the right track thinking that this is at least partially abt quentin! this same source goes on to say "When it comes to relationship readings, the reversed Three of Cups can sometimes appear when a third person is involved. You may be involved with someone who is already in a relationship with someone else, whether you know it or not."

so i think he feels he's burned and ~been burned, and now he's kinda thinking that maybe?? he should try to pull back a lil before they hurt eo more?? but that's making him feel so down, he kinda feels like he wants to withdraw from ~everything, and that has him in that overindulgence vs over-working himself cycle the iii of cups reversed ~also suggests :( so some fun times over here! aklsjdflkjsdf

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OOC | Ernest & Morgan

so as ive said elsewhere i dont think that morgan's spooky vibes bother ernest at all! in fact, i def think he's def here for all the found family vibes, and thinks morgan's pr cool! i think he's def more the sort to be cheerily all like 'say, mor, if you happen to see my mam say hello from me!' re her communion w ghosts. to him, the dead aren't scary, they're just ppl like anyone else, some good and some bad, and he thinks its really cool that she can reach out to them! she just has a more varied acquaintance than the rest of the living hahaha

i do think he's got a protective big bro kinda thing going w some of the younger/newer members, such as the hawthornes and morgan, more so than some of the others. i mean, you mess w anyone in the circus you mess w him, but idk i think he just feels like morgan has been through enough, dammit! let her liveeeeee!

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OOC | Ernest & Cassandra

so while i can see most of my characters occasionally consulting cassandra abt their futures etc, i don't think ernest wants to know! not that he dreads it just that he feels he has to have the strength to forge it etc!

anyway, cassandra used to work w helena -- do you think there's a chance she and ernest knew eo before the circus?

regardless tho they def know eo now and i do think ernest views them all as his lil fam and feels v protective, in his way, over all the members -- his strenght is theirs to borrow kinda vibes! and that certainly goes for cassandra too!

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OOC | Ernest & Lydia

these two are firends and honestly i feel like its such a relief to ernest to know her bc like???? i feel like they're both the ~calm one to some degree to other ppl so like someone else whose just chill is a v soothing 'i get you' kinda vibe for him i feel! i mean i def think lydia's chiller than ernest hahaha bc he's stoic till he cracks and then BAM #strength buT here we are hahahah its still nice to know someone who will take a beat and think first for sure!! lakjsdfjkdsf

obv, tho, ernest is close w the woman who helped break up lydia's marriage -- how do you think that's impacted things for lydia? bc he's def not turning his back on helena, after all, this is hardly the first time she's favored another admirer over him after all (he's pr sure she doesn't/never will really see him that way, i think...) but yeah obv lydia might not feel so jazzed abt helena hahaha

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OOC | Ernest & Jack

so these two are friends!! i wonder if, since jack kinda went on tour and worked at pleasure houses and such, if he maybe ever worked at the silver cross? bc in that case, they might've met even ~before the circus? but either way, they've def met now! hahaha

idk that the strongman and the mentalist would have too many acts together honestly hahaha but i do think that, of all the weirdnesses and powers here, that one would probs spook ernest most ngl lakjsdfjsdf i think he's def got a murtagh-esque energy going on of my brain is my sanctuary and the idea of someone being able to get in there and muck around is not! comforting!! tho at least its a friend alkdsjfjdfs still an unsettling thought to him tho ngl akjsdfjdf ernest voice, narrowing his eyes: 'but then i guess you already knew that...'

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OOC | Ernest & Daisy

so i absolutely think ernest would be a big fan of daisy's!! she's got this irrepressible charm and, while he's a pr quiet person, himself, i do think that's v much smth he likes and admires in ppl!! i feel like he'd honestly be quite protective over her -- and probs all the hawthorne girls in their own way <3 but i do think few ppl can wrinkle a smile out of him quite like miss daisy can!!

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OOC | Ernest & Victoria

hiya, old friend! ernest is still just so delighted frankly that their lil group got to stay together!! i do think ernest feels a lil guilty from time to time abt his role in getting them kicked out tho he is ~v glad that victoria seems to be living a vastly better life now!! but i do think he lived w this fear for awhile yknow that they'd all be separated and that it was his fault, and the fault of his jealousy re helena (bc i def think that informed ~his part in the brawl no lie hahahaha)

anyway!! ernest is def a big fan of victoria, and while obv he works w everyone etc i ~do feel like maybe there's a particular ~ease w which he works w the others in this lil foursome, and maybe how they all work together? bc they've known eo so long and so well? so i defff think any strongman/trick riding performances are going super smoothly hahaha

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OOC | Ernest & Helena

ok so too tired now to look into their cards' interactions so ill leave that for later but!! i can tell you this!! ernest is sweet on helena and, i think, pr much always has been! idk how long they've known eo atp, but i do think he's had feelings for her from almost the start like basically as soon as he got to know her he was smitten <3

that being said, even knowing what her past profession was, i don't think he's ever hired any time w her specifically ~for that reason (i mean idk that he hires ladies of the night ~at all~ but you know what i mean -- there was a clear opportunity to get her to agree to sleep w him but he did not take it is all im saying hahaha) like...if smth happens between them he wants it to be bc they ~both want that and bc its real, and its out of genuine affection etc etc etc.

did that ~completely prevent him from being jealous of her customers??? honestly no lakjdsfjksdf i defffff think that jealousy played a role in that brawl esp since her bio seems to suggest that she was cool w these 'unsavory requests?' so alksjdfjd does he feel bad that he messed her up? yes but only bc it saddened her like...secretly he's relieved that's not what she does anymore ngl lakjsdfjkdf but ngl that does make him feel a bit selfish given it clearly wasn't what ~she wanted and it impacted her sm

so her bio iirc also says that she flirts w him? if so, do you think that's been ongoing for awhile, or is it new? if its always been a thing, i don't think he believes she means anything by it/is really interested in him HOWEVER if its new (as in, hasn't ~always been a thing) then he ~is def noticing that which...might be him accidentally setting himself up to get his heart broken he knows but!! might be worth it too!! laksjdfjksdf

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Ernest Carter - Strongman - thirty-seven - Tom Hardy [Peaky Blinders/Bronson] Reserved for Kate AA - Strength (Upright: Inner strength, courage/bravery, confidence, compassion, control | Reversed: Vulnerability, self-doubt, weakness, lack of confidence/self-esteem, inadequacy) Relationships: Nicholas Gray, Jack Ellis, Lydia Price, Victoria McQueen (friends), Helena Phillips (interest) *Ernest is a very stoic and cool headed man who doesn’t start fights but will certainly end them. *As such, it comes as little surprise to those inhabiting Festum Veritatis that he was previously a bouncer for the Silver Cross Tavern, which is how he originally met Helena Phillips, Nicholas Grey, and Victoria McQueen. *Though she never really seemed to give him much more than a cursory glance before eying someone with heavier pockets than himself, Ernest has always cared deeply for Helena. She lit up the night with her laughter and was clear-headed and courageous in the face of everything. *She would prove to be the impetus of the friends’ downfall, though, as one day Ernest got himself involved in a scrap with a lord’s son after he made a few too many unsavory demands of Helena - Nicholas joined in happily since he had issues of his own and soon the whole crew was turned out on their ears. *When Nicholas was approached by Francis Hill to join up with Festum Veritatis, Ernest had found himself very worried that their band would be shattered apart, that Nicholas would ride off into the sunset and leave the others to fend for themselves in the streets of London. *But thankfully he and the rest of the crew were brought on as well, Francis himself noting that Ernest’s strength would be a welcome addition to the circus’ lively crew. *And what a life it truly was as the strongman of Festum Veritatis. The crowds, the cheers, the easy life with friends old and new… It could only be thought of as paradise. All it asked in return from him was a little bit of violence. What could be the harm in that?