May I inquire about 8, 9, and 14 for the ask game?
8: This is a good one! I'd have to say either Dark Feline, Sharp Porcupine, Armored Assassin or Kela. Dark Feline because that girl is a CRYPTID. Closes her eyes, shuts her mouth, her face is BLANK. She contorts herself, and in her villain (as in ACTUAL, villain) arc, she loves to act smiley and "mischievous", to offput her opponents (ESPECIALLY Marty). Plus, she's REALLY cat coded. Not to mention her having been groomed into cannibalism. As for Sharp, this girl does NOT like mud or dirt. On her lab coat or face or armor or dress...but she willingly puts her (albeit gloved) hands in body fluids. Why? Science! She's also done surgeries on herself and others (doing them on others is a MAJOR part of her backstory). Also, this woman is a LEGIT mad scientist. She's gone above and beyond, and has some not entirely unwanted thoughts of doing some crazy, dangerous and even downright demented experiments on others (usually as a coping mechanism for her other issues). As for Assassin, he's literally built off an assassin bug, known for shielding themselves with the corpses of other bugs. He was an odd one. He also had a German accent and was a commie, lol. He's pretty much the Quiet KidTM. And in the Plight At Sea Arc, he straight up loses his mind at some point and has to be placed in a cell for the others' safety, much to their (except Web Spider's) dismay. Finally, we have Kela. Kela is a weapons engineer turned Maverick Hunter. Her hair is a mess, and she bases her armor off a lab coat, but with a poofy skirt. And she has built in lenses. She's a sarcastic, witty, determined and creative reploid, and is willing to break the rules to catch criminals. So basically, she's the Dr. House of the Maverick Hunters, but not a jerk. She's also the Mom FriendTM. She's also made a handful of outside the box weapons. A buster that works like Honey Lemon's purse. A gun with devices that paralyze you. Tracking bombs. You name it!
9: I'm torn. Probably Mind Rat because I need a therapist sometimes, lol. Lacewing at times because I spew the same bs she does when I'm pissed. But more than likely, probably Lace and Armored Pillbug.
14: YES. YES. AND YES. There's some I'm not comfortable talking about for private reasons (the later half of 2024 was a ride for me y'all...shudders). There are some however, that I'm comfortable discussing. So, Sharp Porcupine was moreso gonna have a more neutral scientist leaning kind of style. One day, however, I believe I thought of her with Charlotte LeBouff's thought...then had a thought...there's...not a lot of girly or hyperfeminine scientist chars out there...you know what? Why not! So, I made her that, mostly for fun and to try something new rather than representation (though it could've been for rep, my memory isn't always that good). Shortly enough, I came to love it. ALSO, a lot of the chars weren't even gonna join the Rose Thorns. It was just a specific AU idea thanks to good ol @absolutely-normal-about-x. Probably because I either wanted them to interact with X and Marty, couldn't think of any other chars or just thought it'd be fun to put them there. And, well, look who got attached to the idea? ALSO, I have a char named Crystal Rabbit who was originally supposed to be a male adult coded character. However, it made me uncomfortable because of some 2024 crap, and then got the idea to make a char of the same concept, but a childish tomboy (think a char like Split Mushroom or Vanishing Gungaroo). Also, Blade was gonna be friends with Alia, but I eventually forgot about it and don't see much reason for it anymore. Still friends with Kela, Volt Catfish and Douglas though. Though, thanks to some roleplaying with @imafraidofdogs, he was also friends with Chill Penguin. Another one, Speed Lacewing wasn't originally gonna date Spike Rosered! But the rping got me attached to the idea, when we were doing an rp when Speed lost a bet and was forced to wear a dress for the day, and Spike let her take it off in private and gave her some encouraging words on accepting help from others, and stood up for her when she was caught and scolded it. Needless to say, Ima you won me over-.