“this is the first year i’m even old enough to come to this thing,” olive explains, shrugging as she brings her punch cup to her lips. “i really didn’t think it was such a.. theatrical affair, you know ? i just thought it was a party in some building that’s half falling apart.” but in reality, the halloween ball felt a lot more like a movie production. “i’ve been trying to figure out whether or not the graveyard out back is real.”
“OOH, INTERESTING,” james grins down at the tribrid, shoving his hands into the pockets of his letterman jacket. he’d gone the rather cheesy route of dressing like a jock, uninterested in spending too much money on a costume when he had his own clothes at his disposal. “the graveyard is definitely real. feels too...creepy to not be real.”
“ you're too good a fighter to kill, but if i die because of you, i’ll beat the shit out of you in hell. ”
━━ AELIN ASHRYVER GALATHYNIUS.
01. when the virtual reality shut down, what was your muse’s reaction ? how did they handle the dark period?
SPOILER ALERT FOR KINGDOM OF ASH!
aelin was standing on her balcony with her husband, admiring the kingdom she had fought for, bled for, and helped revive, when the world went dark. her initial reaction was fear -- fear that the unspeakable evil that they had only defeated mere months before had somehow come back. that the barely there doubt that tickled the back of her mind had been right about erawan’s defeat. right about maeve not actually having been dead. but when nothing else happened, aelin began to grow suspicious. she did the best she could to keep those within her domain calm, but even she had many questions about what was happening.
that’s when the programmers showed up.
02. what was their reaction to finding out they were fiction ? how did they feel about the offer to become human ?
aelin, the girl who has never reacted well to anything in her life, certainly didn’t react well to this news. no, she lashed out, asking question after question until the programmer herself got uneasy, as though she were forgetting that it was she who controlled aelin. the queen was angry beyond belief to find out that she was fiction. after suffering for so long, losing so many people, losing parts of herself that she could never get back -- to find out that all of it was fake? that nothing she had endured would have had any lasting effect on the world? it was devastating. devastating, and angering, and confusing, and when all of those emotions combined, in it’s wake was a very, very calm aelin. murderously calm, you might say. as if she had slipped back into her assassin habits, the small smile on her lips promised nothing but pain and misery to those who dared to cross her in those moments.
for right then, she was not aelin ashryver whitethorn galathynius, queen of terrasen. no, she was celaena sardothien, heir to the assassin’s keep, calculating every move that everyone made, and always remaining five steps ahead. she had been tortured for months all in the name of winning back her kingdom, only to find out it was never really there to win back at all. something inside of her cracked, and from that crack bloomed a new darkness that has yet to arise in aelin’s human life as phoenix. a human life that she did not agree to, but was forced into by the programmers once again for others enjoyment.
03. before the island, where did they live ? what was their reset life like ? who are the significant people in their lives ?
annalise regium was “born” into a wealthy life in high society new york, to two a-list parents ( actors ) who loved her more than humanly possible. a spoiled little girl she was, always getting what she wanted right then and there, no questions asked. it was a lovely life for a child, though when she turned eight, the programmers came to a crossroad. do they traumatize the child the way that she had been traumatized in her previous life, or do they allow her to continue living lavish like she would have? we all know the programmers can be dicks! so they went with team trauma. on a night that the little girl was plagued with nightmares of demons and darkness, she snuck into her mother and fathers bed and fell asleep. come morning, she awoke to find both of her parents dead. the authorities said there was a possibility that it had been the doing of a hit man called by a rival business man, but young phoenix didn’t want to hear about what had happened. no, she didn’t want to hear anything. so in the dead of winter, in nothing but her nightgown, the little girl ran away.
she was found later that night, half frozen to death by a self defense instructor who ran a gym nearby. he took her in, and even when news reports of the girls missing status came about, he did not turn her in. instead, he gave her the name phoenix, and he taught her all he knew and when she was old enough, brought her into his world of underground fighting. he would send her into the ring, money bet on her success. it was during these nights of ‘fight club’ that phoenix was arrested, someone having tipped the police officers off about where that nights secret meeting would have been. she spent a year in juvenile detention, and was bailed out by someone who knew who she was. someone who had been looking for her for quite a while, to offer her the company that rightfully belonged to her. after running away from who she was for so long, phoenix was finally returning back to high society new york, a changed person from the child she had been, ready to take on her role as ceo to the company her parents left behind.
04. what drew them to the island ?
she likes to say that the move to the island was to branch out her newly inherited company, but it was really because she felt unnaturally drawn to elysium. that was the trackers work, of course, but she has yet to figure that out.
05. does your character have any secrets ( big or small ) that they think are private when in reality they were broadcasted live to the whole world ?
phoenix has no shame whatsoever, so anything that the audience has seen is something she would gladly do again in public.
06. what are the major similarities between the character’s canon life & their reset life ? what about the differences ?
so many differences, though most are minor. a lot of that has to do with the fact that the book takes place in a time period very different from the world she now lives in. personality wise, they’re exactly the same. story wise, very different.
07. how much of their old life will they remember when their memories return ?
when aelin finally regains her memories, she will be able to remember everything, and she will not be happy about it in the slightest.
remus: who would you rather reunite with, if you could only choose one -- your wife or your son?
THE VERY QUESTION weakens his knees, churning his stomach to the point of complete nausea. “why would you–” he cannot bring himself to finish his sentence, having to swallow the lump in his throat that made speaking difficult. “i..i would choose my son. i love my wife, more than i have ever loved anyone and i would do anything to be able to see her again, but teddy…i would choose teddy. always teddy. and i know dora would do the same.”
[any muses]: what do you feel is your biggest personality flaw?
“MY PRIDE has always been, and will always be, my greatest downfall.” the corners of her lips tug up into a small, secret smile. “hubris is but a tricky bastard.”
[to all 'leader' type of muses] how do you feel knowing you haven't and can't save your people?
answered under the cut !
honesty hour ━ still accepting.
“SHIT, DUDE…why’d you have to put it that way?” the hurt that mike feels is equal to that of a white hot iron poking at his too-quick heart. he’s suddenly brought back to the exact moment the world went dark, the terror that he had seen on el’s face, on all his friend’s faces – it had been too much, and there hadn’t been anything he could have done to fix it, no matter how hard he tried, and God, did he try so hard. “it’s…the worst feeling, to know that there’s nothing you can do to make something better for someone else. that you can’t save them, whether it be metaphorical or literal. i hate that…that worthless feeling it leaves behind.”
FEYRE’S EYES FLUTTER shut, shoulders flinching ever so slightly as the guilt sinks in. guilt, understanding, pain, anger. her fists clench, and she takes a deep breath through her nose, allowing her spine to straighten. steel blue eyes reopen, filled with a new strength, though those who knew her could easily detect the underlying sadness she felt. “casualties are a part of life. if there was a way to prevent them, don’t you think we would have? not everyone can be saved, but i’d like to think that i did the best i could. i know i did the best i could.” but knowing that she did the best that she could still didn’t make their faces disappear from her memories, or her nightmares.
“THIS IS A stupid question. how do you think it feels?” annabeth’s calculating gaze simmers, fingers twitching at her sides. if looks could kill, the storm that lived within annabeth chase’s eyes would have had quite the body count. “it’s infuriating to know that no matter how hard i could have tried – how hard i did try! – that it still wouldn’t have been enough.” no matter how many plans she formulated, how many tactics she followed through – none of it mattered, and that alone fueled her anger.
“IT’S MISERABLE,” were the only words that aelin could muster, flashes of her kingdom – her beautiful kingdom – taking over her thoughts. “i’d risked everything for it. for terrasen. it had all been for terrasen, and for what? someone else’s enjoyment? to know that i didn’t actually save my world, that i didn’t save the people in it, the people who had waited so long for the world to change..” she stops herself, shaking her head. “it’s miserable. absolutely fucking miserable.”
welcome back to your memories, mike! what's your initial reaction?
“I….I THINK i need a nap..” he starts, eyebrows furrowing as the different memories rush to the forefront of his mind, the headache following being one of a rather great intensity.
a truth serum was slipped into the drinks available at the monster ball, and my muse didn’t realize until it was too late ! for the next hour, they can only tell the explicit truth. no riddles or rhymes, no hiding of any kind—take advantage by sending them nosy questions. no matter what the subject is, they can’t lie or beat around the bush !
rules : reblog if playing , send questions to others , follow the above prompt. the truth serum temporarily gave your muse access to all of their memories but those without all of their memories won’t remember anything once the game is over. all questions & answers are broadcasted on the live feeds !!
anya’s first course of action is to mimic alex. she repeats every annoying word he says with an even more annoying tone while bobbing her head side to side. ❝ you noted the time just so you could bring this up to me days later ? ❞ she asks, almost in disbelief. however, this is alex. she knows better than to doubt this. ❝ you really are such a loser ! ❞ anya groans, trying not to appear amused as she punches him in the arm—just hard enough to sting.
THE LOOK ON her face is enough for him to ‘break character,’ laughter bubbling from his lips even after she’s taken a swing at him. “hey! no touching the merchandise, anya.” alex is still snickering, despite the very obvious sting that the girl’s punch left in his arm. “correction: i am the loser. do you box or something? that was one hell of a left hook.”
it’s a subtle joke, if you can even call it that. but hearing people give her a real answer still tickles aurelia’s amusement. her eyes widen just a smidge as she’s handed way too much money and her first instinct is to decline. ❝ oh, no— ❞ she begins to gently protest. ❝ it’s for a good cause, yes, but i couldn’t possibly take more from you than what’s been earned. ❞
“OH, PLEASE,” orion shrugs off the notion that an extra three dollars and fifty cents is a lot. “you’d be doing me a favor by taking it. keeps me from getting robbed later.” not that anyone could possibly rob orion without ending up face down on the concrete. “please? i insist. especially since it’s for a good cause.”
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