5, 7, 10, 11, 31, 42, 50 - eshu
5.Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?
No. Absolutely not. They are not well versed in mortal’s range of emotions. Most of Eshu/Collector/Jinx’s emotions are odd/unfitting/Uncanny/Unnatural of a situation. Their default is often unnaturally ‘happy’ or playful. Even in situations where it would not usually call for it. (I.e. His whole comment about not being mad right before splattering Belos into a puddle).
Eshu as a deity isn’t typically easy to anger or upset in general. Not because he is necessarily too ‘kind’ to be upset, but more because he’s a being of chaos, deceit and games. His natural state is ‘playmate’ or ‘Jester’ mode. It’s rare that he is upset and when he is, its usually anger. (genuine Anger is so rare with the child god that it usually ends violently)
The only exception to these rules are his connection with his marked. He is often able to experience a wider range of emotion’s / more natural emotions with them/ for them. This does not always mean these emotions are utilized naturally or appropriately either though. Simply that they can be felt and sometimes in a more fitting scenario.
Also it is well known (To Asra at least), That Eshu is AWFUL at fake crying.
7.What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?
I would yell something along the lines of ‘Eshu has no drip’
Asra would only have to yell that they were being bullied. Or yell in general in the vein of discomfort. Eshu will jump at the opportunity to blame Nyx.
10.What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?
That Asra has called them their favorite. More than once.
Either that or the fact that Jinxie is a nickname Asra gave them. They will actually never shut up about either thing. They’ll get a megaphone. Any time their marked shows them favoritism or affection? Its getting a feature length presentation everyone has to sit through. Especially Nyx. (Booo Stinky nyx. you wish you were this cool. stinky.)
11. If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?
Be more dramatic. As dramatic as you can. Make less sense. Throw yourself into furniture. Scream cry and throw up at .1 second of inconvenience to Reaaaallllyyy sell it. Punch someone for calling Asra by their name. If these dont all apply at once you fail the impersonator test, its not them.
31.When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?
Guilt is a very foreign thing to Eshu for the most part. While they can somewhat sympathize or recognize that something has upset/caused harm. They don’t really understand it on a personal level. It’s a very mortal feeling.
As they possess less range of emotion in general, and less things can affect a deity that can move space and celestial bodies at the flick of the wrist. There’s very little they cannot obtain, and little that affects them. Even when they can say ‘ huh, that seems not good or they seem not okay’, even when they agree with ‘helping’ they often don’t understand WHY. They often dont have much personal investment, outside of wanting things to be positive again so they can get back to having fun without hinderance.
When they DO feel guilt, it’s usually been with their marked. Considering they struggle so heavily though with understanding what to do with the emotion / how to process it, it often creates frustration and sometimes anger in the child-like deity. As they only feel it fleetingly and with their mortal. (&& usually to do with them too). Not knowing how to cope with FEELING that can often lead them to feeling angry, or trying to fix it by blaming something else for said feeling. Often they lack the ability to reflect on their own actions to truly understand what guilt is/ why its happening.
42.If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?
There are only a couple of options for how this would go
1. Why the dog has to friggin go
2. Nyx is stinky, should be put down.
3. Asrie’s face is cute 10 hours version
4. Plum is a salad enabler and its going to destroy us all.
50.What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?
Definitely their self serving nature && the deflecting any blame onto others.
Granted a lot of it in the character is due to their existence as a deity && the type of being they are. Eshu, while certainly not necessarily malicious by intent, or ‘evil’, is a very selfish person. && is the result of someone with unrestrained freedom, power, and self interest. While they don’t necessarily set out to harm others, or want to be the one to do so, they are an opportunist who wants to serve their interest first.
Even when they do feel ‘bad’ about their actions, their natural go to is to patch it quickly and find the solution that benefits THEM most, rather than the best solution for everyone. Again, a lot of it is due to the type of being they are, but that doesn’t necessarily make those actions okay. Nor does it detract from the fact that Eshu as a character, can be very toxic. Evil? No. Malicious? No.
But very morally grey, self serving, and a lot of toxic behaviors as a result of this.