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1. what does your muse smell like?
Kuma smells strongly of herbs and smoke. Usually, it’s a combination of sage and marijuana, with sage being the stronger one (it being the scent that hangs around longer). They burn incense fairly frequently as well, and their latest favorite tends to stick to their wardrobe.
Jude, being incorporeal, doesn’t usually have a scent, but sometimes, those near them, especially when they’re trying to interact with the physical plane, swear they can smell a hint of sulfur.
2. how often does your muse bath/shower? any habits?
Kuma used to often go over a week without showering; they would forget, and the strongly scented substances they spent so much time around often covered up a lot of the body odor they accumulated. When they do shower, they like the water as hot as they can stand with a lot of water pressure. They use washcloths to clean themself, and they like cheap, really fruity smelling soaps. If they can focus, their showers are quick, but they often space out, which makes the process take longer. They hate baths, finding them boring and hard to do.
Jude, on the other hand, loves baths. They love pampering themself (and, by extension, Kuma) and the luxury of it all. They like bath bombs, and they’ll take easily an hour lounging and doing more in-depth beauty care routines. In the shower, they’re less thorough but still take plenty of time and care. They prefer lukewarm water and more natural, somewhat unusual scent combos (cedar/lemon, poppy seed/pomegranate, etc). They love to sing in both the shower and bath. Since coming into Kuma’s life, they ensure Kuma bathes at least a couple times a week.
3. does your muse have any tattoos or piercing?
Both Kuma and Jude have gauges and several other ear piercings. Kuma has other piercings in their nostril and a couple of dermals on their collarbone. They prefer straight tapers for their gauge piercings and jewelry in bright colors or with sparkly stones. They’ve been contemplating getting a tattoo for ages, but they keep changing their mind about the design and placement they want, so it hasn’t happened yet.
Jude shares their taste in jewelry, but is far more varied about what sort of gauge jewelry they like. They have a septum piercing, and both nipples are pierced. They have a large tattoo across their entire back.
4. any body movement quirks ( ex.knee shakes )?
Kuma is a 75% person; any motion they make that’s about 75% to what they want is close enough. So they stumble over words a lot, putting in just enough effort to be understandable, and throw their body around, collapsing onto chairs or beds or people. They tend to swing their limbs around, making big motions, and often bump into things when their rough approximation of where their body is in space turns out to be inaccurate. When they stand still, they often rock and shift their weight, but when they sit or lay, they’re not too fidgety.
Jude is much more controlled about their body. Their motions are still fluid, but also neater, sharper; they’re prone to grand gesture, but with far more self-awareness than Kuma. Sometimes they bounce their knee if they’re bored, but not terribly often. Both Kuma and Jude tend to take up a lot of space, but Jude’s more self-aware about it.
5. what do they sleep in?
Kuma tends to either sleep in whatever they’re wearing (which is often enough clothes intended to be pjs) or they strip and sleep in underclothes, boxers and a tank top, if not entirely nude. They also like sweat pants and other big fluffy soft things or things with cute prints. Jude doesn’t necessarily sleep, but in terms of sleepwear, they prefer more satins and silks, not lingerie necessarily, but shorts and tops and nightgowns, often edged with simple lace.
6. what’s their favorite piece of clothing?
Kuma has this really soft, cute set of fleece bear-themed pjs a friend sent them from Ireland, but they never wear them for fear of wearing them out.
7. what do they do when they wake up?
Kuma typically spends about 20 minutes trying to determine if they’re actually awake. On top of being an insomniac, they don’t typically like sleeping because they already have a tough enough time feeling like anything’s real as is, and sleep muddles their weak grasp on reality. They sort of stumble from bed into their clothes; sometimes they remember to eat, but sometimes no. Usually, they get ready entirely in the dark. Again, Jude doesn’t sleep, and thus doesn’t have a wake up routine. Sometimes, they help Kuma do stuff in the morning.
8. how do they sleep? position?
Kuma, when alone, sleeps on their stomach, limbs askew. When they share their bed with literally anyone else, they cling. They’re a big spoon. They can chase their bedmate back and forth across the bed for snuggles without ever waking up.
9. what do their hands feel like?
Kuma’s hands are big and blocky, with thick fingers and squared off nails bitten short. Jude paints their nails fairly often to lessen the temptation of biting. The skin of their hands is somewhat rough naturally; they don’t have any callouses or anything. Jude’s hands are small and rounded, and their skin is very soft. Their fingers are short and thick, and their nails are always painted a plethora of colors.
10. if you kissed them, what would they usually taste like?
Kuma tastes mostly of what they smell, herbs of varying sorts with a hint of almost fruity sweetness. Jude, being a spirit and all, is not easy to kiss, but it’s still possible. They taste strange, of cold and ice and almost like dust with a hint of something adjacent to ozone.
