#august finlay

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★ What would they be if they were born in a different time?

I’m taking this to mean in the past/our present time.

Violet would probably be a lot more stable a person, since the Syndicate and Nanotrasen wouldn’t exist. Her father may or may not be as rich and powerful as he is in the space future. It really depends. He wouldn’t be able to do stuff with bluespace like he does in the present (future) day, but he’s smart enough to make a fortune in some other scientific field.

Assuming the kokiyg didn’t have space travel 540 years ago, Lazarus, Meryl, and August would all be on whatever the kokiyg home planet is. No telling how close they’d be to each other. August would get along really well with Lazarus if they knew each other; she has a soft spot for sensitive guys. I’m vague on the details of what the planet is actually like, so I wouldn’t be able to tell how growing up there would affect them.

Lazarus would be less shy, though, growing up around other kokiyg instead of a bunch of humans. Depending on what level of transportation was present there back then, Lazarus’s mom might or might not travel as much as she does canonically. She’d be just as lost in her work as she is normally, though.

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★ Regrets

Violet Wheeler:

Honestly, it would be easier to list what Violet doesn’t regret. But the main one is definitely running off to join the Syndicate, since the majority of her problems now can be traced to that, and knowing what she does now she wouldn’t have done it.

Lazarus Prosperi:

Not making more friends when he was in school. Granted, it wasn’t really his fault, since he was bullied pretty badly by a few assholes and otherwise never really fit in, which caused him to avoid social interaction with other people for a very long time. He still sort of blames himself for it, though.

August Finlay:

Although she’s pretty competitive about science, sometimes she wishes she had gotten into something more artsy instead, like music. She feels like it’s too late to back out.

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What is August's darkest fear?

her main fear is being overshadowed by other people; that no matter how hard she tries she’ll always be second best to someone. she’s aware that this is irrational, but she can still be pretty hard on herself sometimes

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What does August Finlay do when she wants to pretend she's happy and cheery and that nothing is wrong?

august is an optimist first and foremost. she’s not naive, but she generally believes that things will work out alright if she can think out a solution before they get out of hand.