with a smile and a song

olga | hjaalmarch | mod is 21+ | nsfw

[rambleinnrose]

Tick tock!

...said that if you follow the wisps in the swamp, they’ll lead you to a sinkhole and you’ll fall deep, deep down and drown and no one will find your bones, but what does Ligeia know about magic, she thinks she knows everything because she’s pretty and she hears stories but it’s her mother that’s a witch, not her, and she doesn’t have any witching in her body, and she never even goes into the marsh, she just sits there and flirts with people and she doesn’t even know about the house in the swamp, silly thing, and what does she know about drowning?  I’ll go into the swamp and I’ll follow the wisps and we’ll see what happens.

[bookofalmsivi]

Ask me anything about Tamriel!

[aalriya-and-seira-deactivated20]

Send "Tick Tock" for a random thought without context that my character has during a day.

[rambleinnrose]

Mouth and Eyes

Olga’s mouth is very wide, sometimes disconcertingly so depending on expression, with a pronounced cupid’s bow.  She doesn’t wear lipstick or any other makeup at all, but if she did, it would be pink.  Olga’s teeth are a little crooked because she doesn’t have access to dental work but it’s not overly noticeable.  Olga smiles when she’s happy, smiles when she’s sad, smiles when she’s angry, smiles during most emotions.  Olga is very rarely not smiling.  Olga does not believe in not smiling.

[rambleinnrose]

[eyes]

Olga’s eyes are small and roundish, a deep brown that can appear black, framed by long, dark eyelashes.  She doesn’t consider it her best feature and is rather self-conscious of her eyes, especially since it’s something she’s been teased about before by siblings.  If you want to upset Olga, call her fish-eyed.

Olga’s eyes tend to be open very wide because she never gets enough sleep and is trying to disguise the fact that she’s ready to nod off.

[rambleinnrose]

send me a word! || learn all about my muse's physical features!

[hair]: length, colour, texture, whether it grows quickly or slowly, how manageable it is, whether it requires lots of styling, do they leave stray hairs everywhere, is it present on their face, is it present on the rest of their body, etc.

[eyes]: not just the colour, but the shape, the length of their eyelashes, whether they're alert or usually half-closed, large or small, sunken into the face, ringed by bags, etc.

[mouth]: are their lips always drawn thin or are they plump and kissable, what's their "default expression"/resting face, do they have all their own teeth, do they use their teeth to smile, etc.

[face]: what is the shape of their face, do they have pronounced cheekbones or a strong jaw, what's the size and shape of their nose, what's the size and shape of their ears, do they stick out, are they pointed, etc.

[skin]: obviously colour, but also if they're inclined to run hot or cold, do they have any blemishes or unusual markings, are they inclined to blush, are they freckled, do they tan, what does their skin feel like, etc.

[build]: are they skinny and petite or do they resemble a body builder, are they tall or short or average height, are they lean and wiry, are they overweight, are all of their features proportionate, etc.

[chest]: (potentially nsfw) what size are their breasts if they have them, nipple colour and shape and size, do they have visible muscle definition/abs, etc.

[groin]: (potentially nsfw) any information pertaining to genitals - length, girth, shape, colour, "unusual features", also includes the rear and its general appearance, etc.

[hands]: are they large or small, do they have pianist's fingers or short stubby ones, do they tend to get sweaty or are they always dry, is the skin rough or delicate, are the nails painted or chewed or sharp, etc.

[legs]: are they solidly built, short and stubby, or long and graceful, do they have knobby knees or rounded knees, what's their gait, etc.

[feet]: do they have a habit of going up on their tiptoes, what's their usually stance, do they tend to shift their weight to a preferred side, etc.

[other]: any other obscure feature or tiny detail that the asker is interested in, could include fantastical elements such as a tail, wings, horns, must be stated by asker, etc.

[rambleinnrose]

Do they people who marry into your family know about the family business?

The inn or the…?  Everyone knows about the inn.  I mean, how could you not, haha?  The other…well, um, I guess it depends.  No one’s going to tell Dag -that’s Laila’s boy thing- because he has a lot of feelings and…well, he tries really hard but he’s…he’s not dumb, he’s just not good at most things and doesn’t think things through.  Antonia doesn’t know; Anton and her don’t live around these parts, anyway.  I don’t know if Holga told Shakh after she ran away with him, but if she did, he hasn’t called the law on us.  I think Odalric just thinks we steal thing now and then for extra money, but we don’t do that, stealing is wrong.  Borys knows.  He helps.  He’s kind of scary.  I think he did some time in the Imperial dungeons?  I don’t know, he’s Agatha’s man but I never talk to him much because he’s so old and we never have much to say to each other.  Sireen has a daughter but her father’s just some soldier.  I think Ida had a man when she was fancy in Solitude but I never met him and I guess he got killed.

I guess most don’t know because even though we’re Nords except the ones who aren’t and we're all a bit rougher and fightier than everyone else in Tamriel, it’s kind of hard to find people in Skyrim who don’t mind it too much if you kill people and sell them, especially if you live in the swamp and don’t get out much.  You have to really look for people like that, I guess, and most people like that, they’re just weird and not very nice and you don’t want to take someone like that for a man.  My Da knew before he moved in with my mother, though!  He isn’t from the swamp though, he’s from the Reach.  I guess he comes from really spooky folks but they all got their heads chopped off before I was around here.  It’s kind of sad because I could have had two sets of grandparents, but now I don’t, but it’s okay because my other grandpa and grandma are still alive.  My grandpa used to famous!  They called him the Beast and they never caught him because my grandma straightened him out.  He can’t hurt people anymore because he’s old and he lost his legs.

Wow, I guess the only people in my family who are married by law are Anton and then my grandparents!  I don’t see why you need a ceremony to get married.  But it might be nice to have a big party…

[rambleinnrose]

I bet you have a body in your basement.

What?  No, I...gosh, don’t be silly, buddy.  If you makes jokes like that around this part of the sample, people might believe you!  We’ve got vampires and swamp hags and wild women who live in the area, you know?  I don’t think we have anything in the basement except potatoes, broken things, and old things of my grandpa that he doesn’t use anymore.  The door down there is pretty spooky, though, isn’t it?

[akaq-deactivated20110803-deacti]

True/False game. Make an assumption in my ask and I’ll tell you if its true or false. Go.

[tinkerbrielle]

@rambleinnrose

Oh, oh gosh, I, I’m good, really.  Um, hi.  I’m Olga.

Hey, Olga! I’m Brielle. You work here?

I guess it’d be rude of me to take advantage of you while you’re trying to be sweet for visitors.

[rambleinnrose]

Aw, I’m sweet all the time, hon!

[Minus occasionally luring people away and breaking their necks, but no one needs to know that]

Do you need help with anything?  Lunch should be ready in about half an hour if you’re hungry, but we’ve always got bread and tea.

[rambleinnrose]

Things Olga Would Wear

[rambleinnrose]

You sure you wouldn't like a kiss, cutie?

Oh, oh gosh, I, I’m good, really.  Um, hi.  I’m Olga.

[rambleinnrose]

Who is going to be your New Year's kiss? ;)

Oh, I, I don't...I'm not the sort to just go and kiss strange people. I'm sorry, I have to go make beds.

[the-write-ideas]

Ask my character "How do you feel about ______?" Can be an idea, person(s), place, or thing, and they'll have to answer honestly.

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[rambleinnrose]

25, 26, 27

25. What are their hobbies and interests?

Olga is an amateur dollmaker, hunter, and taxidermist, sometimes combining the three.  She’s not much of a reader (words are hard) but she absolutely adores listening to traveling bards singing stories.  She enjoys collecting oddly shaped rocks.  She mostly spends a lot of time amusing children.

26. What does your character’s home look like? Personal taste? Clothing? Hair? Appearance?

Answered!

27. How do they relate to their appearance? How do they wear their clothing? Style? Quality?

Olga prefers to keep herself as inconspicuous and unnoticeable as possible, as generic as any other Hjaalmarch peasant girl.  It helps in her work.  More importantly, it means that strange people are less likely to talk to her if she looks like no one special.  Olga may chatter and chatter but only on her own terms.

[rambleinnrose]

26, 38, 40

What does your character’s home look like? Personal taste? Clothing? Hair? Appearance?

Olga lives in her family inn.  If it’s remarkable in an way, then it’s remarkable for being sort of shabby and kitschy, the sort of places you don’t stop at because you want to but because it’s late and you’re tired of riding and there’s nowhere else around that takes in travelers.  It’s essentially the equivalent of a small roadside motel that was opened in the 70s and never updated since then; there are even themed rooms.

Olga likes things that hit any of the three criteria: pink, cute, or plaid.  In a modern day AU, she’d very much be the sort of person whose house is all bedecked in a cutesy country style.  She’d have a Precious Moments collection.

Olga owns three dresses, all of them re-purposed from old dresses of her sisters’: a green dress, worn with a shawl to conceal the low front, with a green-and-brown checkered bow on the back that she wears on more formal occasions; a plain, long-sleeved, greyish-purplish wool dress with a darker grey apron, held up by two plain iron brooches with a string of clay beads; and a plain brown dress with loose sleeves that can be rolled up in summer, usually worn with a checkered white-and-green apron tied around her waist.  She also wears very high-necked chemises with bishop sleeves with a brown bodice and green, brown, navy, or green-and-yellow plaid, depending on if her sisters want to lend her a skirt or not  Olga’s boots are brown weather and very well-worn.

Olga’s hair is brown and she usually wears it pulled back into two looped braids, though she has been known to wear it like this.  It’s very long but you will never see Olga with her hair down.

Are they basically negative when facing new things? Suspicious? Hostile? Scared? Enthusiastic?

Olga longs for change but once presented with it, she finds that it’s utterly terrifying.

How is their sense of humor? Do they have one?

Her little nieces and nephews will have you know that Auntie Olga knows the best jokes, though older age groups may not be as impressed.

[rambleinnrose]

22, 23, 36

22. Who are their friends? Lovers? ‘Type’ or ‘ideal’ partner?

Olga doesn’t have friends outside of her family.  Her parents and grandparents actively discouraged her from forming ties with others as a child for fear of exposure and though she may be an adult now, she’s still never quite gotten into the habit of making close connections with others.  Olga makes small talk, Olga admires others from afar, Olga occasionally tries to dig up every bit of information she can on people who have barely acknowledged her, but friendship?  The thought is daunting.

Inside her family, her closest companions are her younger sister Holga, her older sister Laila, and her niece of a similar age, Ligeia.  It’s difficult to communicate with Holga now due to the fact that she’s been disowned and their mother forbids Olga from talking to her.  As for Laila, she’s a mercenary and can only be found in Hjaalmarch when she runs out of money.  Ligeia rarely talks and seldom smiles but she’s one of the few people in the family that she can risk telling secrets to without fear of her betraying them to anyone else.  Ligeia wasn’t raised to fear and venerate Olga’s mother and grandparents in the same way as the others; she was mostly raised alone in the swamplands by her mother and aunt Ida.  As well, Olga has a close relationship with her older sister Hulda, but it’d be more accurate to characterize their relationship as more akin to a mother and daughter; Hulda had more direct involvment in raising Olga than their mother actually did.

Olga has no lovers because she thinks that sometimes people just aren’t meant to be loved, but she admires other people. 

23. What do they want from a partner? What do they think and feel of sex?

Olga wants a lover who’s a tall, mysterious, aristocratic woman who can sweep her off her feet and take her away from all this, but really, the tall, mysterious, and aristocratic parts are optional.  Olga craves comfort and attention; she wants someone who can make her feel like maybe she’s good at something after all.  She’s not necessarily ready for serious relationships yet; she’s never even been kissed.

Olga doesn’t like to think about how she feels about sex because she actively avoids thinking about how she feels about anything.  Self-reflection unsettles her, dredges up bad memories.  She’d rather her thoughts be simple and shallow and not hurt at all.  She’s not opposed to sex in theory but the idea is daunting, especially as she nears closer to thirty without losing her virginity.

36. Do they like to suffer? Like to see other people suffering?

Olga doesn’t like to see people suffer but she also doesn’t care much if they do.  Life is pain.  If they didn’t want to die, then obviously they should have tried harder to live.