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– Overall opinion of them
My blorbo from my brain...I think the Tenno as a whole are fascinating characterwise and I'm super happy we're finally getting some insight into their lives before being Tenno and during the disaster, even if the focus appears to be shifting in future updates. These kids are so mentally ill. Kep herself means a lot to me just because of all the work I've done with her and with my friends' characters.
– Gender/sexuality headcanons
Asexual and nonbinary, but doesn't actually realize that second part, at least not in this version of the timeline.
– Favorite moment in canon
The climax of Second Dream, the climax of the Sacrifice, and them attempting to rescue the Lotus just before the start of the New War.
– Favorite moment in a fanwork
– Favorite line, in canon or otherwise
Rain checking both of these because player character syndrome = not many lines and there's so much RP in me and my friends' shared server to dig around for specific cool stuff. I do remember a specific ingame incident that happened while the trio were together at the dojo, where Kepler started regaining her memories and admitted some of her fears to the others--and the real name she'd just remembered. "That was her name. The name of the kid who got on the Zariman."
– Characters I love seeing them interact with
The Tenno has massive player character syndrome so they don't really interact with anyone. I'd really love to have more interaction and expand on the relationship with the Lotus, and also Ordis not just because I'm biased but because they have a history of kind of being an ass to him. With Kepler specifically it's always her friends Glace and Jhia. The three of them are extremely mentally ill peas in a pod and I really ought to write and share some of their shenanigans sometime.
– Last thing before sleeping headcanons
Kepler gets the zoomies worse than a Siamese cat. If she wants to be able to sleep at all, she's usually got to completely exhaust herself first (and it helps her not be alone with her thoughts for too long, plus the nightmares...). She'll usually do something physical in her true body right before going to bed--stretching, running around, sparring, practicing stances with weapons that are definitely too heavy for her true form to carry, anything just to get the excess energy out so she won't be fidgeting all night. She has also occasionally been seen just before bed yelling and swearing at something to get out of her pillow pile, that's not yours, wall fuck.
– Sleeping habits headcanons
Kepler needs to sleep less frequently than a normal human, once every few days is good enough. She sleeps curled up in a self-made nest of blankets and cushions on the floor of her personal quarters, usually with one of the kavats nearby. She doesn't sleep particularly well even after she's completely exhausted herself--she's hyper-vigilant and will wake up at almost any sound or touch, and she's very prone to nightmares.
– First thing after waking up headcanons
Kepler usually wakes up a little disoriented and panicked, but that quickly fades and she's quick to be up and on her feet. After that it's ping her friends, check Nightwave and anything she's left on the foundry, look over her weapon and frame loadouts, and immediately start another busy day of war crimes.
– Favorite locations headcanon
Kepler grew up around a lot of Corpus, since her parents were engineers who sold their services to those who could afford it, and passed that good fortune on to those who couldn't. As such, she's actually pretty comfortable in Corpus installations (the old ones, not Granum's) and Fortuna, and spends a lot of time at the Perrin enclave on the relays because it feels like home.
Other than that and her orbiter itself, there's also a room in her clan dojo that has become a very meaningful place for her and her friends. It is a wide, spacious room with a tall ceiling, the floor seeded with synthetic grass in six squares with the metal floor running between them. These squares are each filled with a different sort of plant--several Earth trees, a patch of bamboo, lunar trees and lunar pitchers. There's greenery hanging from the walls and rocks and benches scattered around, a waterfall flowing in each of the room's corners. There's also a couple of statues near the entrance detailing various accomplishments of the three Tenno.
...and, of course, there is the holographic neon green text reading "BUTTS" hovering in front of a statue of the Lotus' shield sigil.
Kepler doesn't remember which of them put it there, but it's led to the whole place being referred to as "The Butts Garden", and they've actually had some rather important bonding moments in there.