#commanderfloppy

[lost-wayfinder]

Could I get my guy Achilles?

@commanderfloppy

The boy, the boy is here!!!

[kerra-and-company]

How does Nisha feel about Trahearne?

And how does Cio feel about the arcane council?

@commanderfloppy

Both good ones, excellent excellent and thank you!! :D

Nisha definitely likes Trahearne--which is good, considering he's more or less xyr brother-in-law by this point. Xe interacted with Trahearne during the PS a little, which was more than enough for xem to recognize someone else with the weight of expectation on their shoulders, and they've gotten to know each other better over the years since then as well. He gave xem tips and some support when xe took on the Marshal position, and the two of them absolutely will just sit together and read/write things in silence sometimes, which is very enjoyable for both of them honestly. Xe might help him put together some sort of compilation of all the information on Orr he's gathered over the years someday, if he ever wants to do that.

Cio's thoughts on the Council? Short and sweet for this one--they're ineffective at best and harmful at worst and they lean toward the latter. She's not a fan and does not trust them as far as she could throw them.

[kerra-and-company]

I commissioned some lovely art of Cio from @commanderfloppy and wanted to share! She looks fantastic; thanks again, a ton!! :D

[kerra-and-company]

2, 9, and 16 for the Gw2 Anniversary asks?

@commanderfloppy

Answers coming up for ya :D

2. What race and profession was the first character you made? Do you still play them?

Answered this one in a couple different places, but to give you the quick version: Kerra (so sylvari/ranger). Cio (asura/engineer) and Ari (charr/guardian) were the next two, and to give you another bonus fact, I think I made Nisha (sylvari/engineer) and Rel (sylvari/elementalist) next! :)

9. Do you remember any specific times when the game made you go “oh shit” in a good way?

I have a list of a bunch of them here, but to shout out another one without going into too many spoilery specifics: I knew, before playing LWS4, how All or Nothing ended. I also knew that it would get resolved. It still hit really hard to see it in game, so, anet, you get an "oh shit" for being able to hurt me even when I saw the punch coming a mile away xP :)

16. Favorite creature?

One I didn't shout out in my previous answer (mainly because, for some reason, the fact that it said "creature" made me rule out mounts) is the skyscales! I love them, and their origin story (as well as Dragonfall as a whole) fascinates me and makes me happy. (Jackals are another mount whose origin I love, by the way.)

[kerra-and-company]

🧡💗☔️🧺 for Nisha?

@commanderfloppy

Sure sure!! Sorry it took a second, but Nisha asks coming up for ya :D

🧡— How do they say thank you/show appreciation?

These days, Nisha's mostly happy just saying so (and maybe giving a hug, but only if the person the thanks is directed at is one of xyr partners, or one of xyr kids, or xyr brother). However, there was definitely a period where xe wasn't quite sure how to say thank you because xe was uncomfortable saying so out loud, which was mostly during xyr early friendship with Cio and Sieran (prior to the beginning of the personal story), so xe said it more with gifts than anything. Cio still has some of the little devices that Nisha made for her back then. And xe still gives gifts now, sometimes, just doesn't solely do that.

💗— Do they noticeably change once they’re in love? Is it easy to notice or just something their partner would pick up on?

Nisha bent so much of xyr skill at keeping walls up into concealing the crushes xe had on Kerra and Canach, early on. Starting to fall like that terrified xem at first, to the point that xe pulled back from both of them a little (but not in a way easily visible from an outside perspective). By the end of LWS2, though, xe kinda came to the conclusion that the world was going to hell in a handbasket, anyways, and there were much worse things than having fallen in love. At that point, it became easier to notice, at least if you were someone who knew Nisha at least passably well--all you had to do was look at who made xem smile.

☔️— What are they like when they’re emotional? How quickly do they recover?

Oof, good question. It takes xem a while to fully recover from most extreme emotional blows, even now; though, xe does bounce back faster than xe did in 1325, even if that's an incredibly low bar. As for what xe's like, most people who aren't close to xem aren't likely to notice a huge difference unless xe's pushed to a breaking point. (See xem getting into a physical fight with a mouthy asshole Pact soldier during HoT and xem trying to run after Balthazar immediately in PoF after realizing who he'd taken from xem.)

🧺— Random domestic headcanon

Nisha's absolutely made nightlights for all xyr kids--including Aurene, who keeps hers in the Eye of the North.

[kerra-and-company]

Could I get Kerra’s thoughts on Damia (my ghost vessel secondborn) and maybe floppy too if you’d like?

@commanderfloppy

You may indeed! Sorry I vanished into the void for a couple days, Halloween weekend was a bit busy for me, but thank you very much for the ask! :D Kerra on Damia: "To clarify, Damia has been a vessel for ghosts since the time she awoke in the Grove?" [She frowns.] "Is she able to control this ability at all? Is she all right with this? Is she able to spend enough time as herself?" [She pauses, seeming to actively restrain herself, and sighs.] "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make this an interrogation. But if she ever requires assistance and I could help, please let me know." Kerra is more concerned than anything else when it comes to Damia. She's had enough experience with friends and loved ones being controlled by other forces that someone being a vessel ticks a few unpleasant boxes for her. Kerra wouldn't ask Damia herself all of those questions if they were to meet in person, but she would probably try to observe her as subtly as possible and see if she ever seemed distressed. (The "mom friend"--and just plain "mom"--energy decided to jump out for her on this one.) Kerra on Floppy: "She's spent a lot more time in this world than I have." [She pauses, her glow flaring slightly in a blush.] "I hope she wouldn't take that as an insult--I know that some humans I've met do not like to be reminded of their age, and I'm unsure if asura are the same. But I mean it as a compliment. She went through one of the worst things imaginable and is still here, still serving the Pact, still taking care of her universe's Dragon's Watch. I can't--no, I can most definitely imagine how hard that must be, even if I haven't quite lived the same experience." Kerra would really look up to Floppy. Kerra herself is young enough that she's barely known anything else besides being Commander, and that alone has been incredibly hard on her. Floppy has lived through a lot more and is still doing an admirable job, and Kerra would love how much she cares and relate to the fact that she sometimes struggles to care about things (such as herself, for example). I honestly could see it being really good for them to meet--Kerra would enjoy getting to know Floppy and (based on Floppy's previous track record) being semi-adopted and having that extra support, and I could see it really helping Floppy to meet someone who (in part because she's young) has a concrete plan for her future after she's done being Commander, just so that she sees that it's possible.

[kerra-and-company]

Idk what asks you haven’t had, so 3 numbers you haven’t had for the gw2 asks

@commanderfloppy

Sure! Thanks a bunch for the ask! :D

6. What do you prefer, PvE or PVP?

PvE, but if I'm with my guildmates, I really enjoy PvP too! (Downsides are bots and rude people, both of which I've run into, but I do enjoy it!)

15. Have you ever been really angry at the game? why?

Only once, and I was angrier at my computer than at the game asldjfasdf. I didn't realize I could turn down the graphics quality because I was Baby and inexperienced with GW2 and gaming in general, and my poor computer was trying so hard to load Glint's lair (the LWS2 bit, with the facets and all the crystals). It could not do it. The lag was absolutely terrible. I kept dying solely because the lag was so bad that I walked off cliffs due to the fact that I couldn't tell where the ground was asldkjfasdf. I did eventually figure out how to fix that issue but I was VERY frustrated for a while.

32. Whats the best glider skin in your opinion?

There are so many good ones, to be honest, but any of the ones that are wings are my favorites. I currently mainly have the dragon wings ones, but I really want to get some of the ones with feathers when I get the chance!

[kerra-and-company]

🐇❤️🌟 for whoever you want <3

-commanderfloppy

Thank you for the ask @commanderfloppy <3 and sounds like a plan! :D

🐇- For a secret item they keep (stuffed animal, comfort object, etc)

Tanza: She pulls a wooden figurine out of her pocket. "I've had this since I was a baby. I'm not sure what it is anymore--the features and paint clearly wore off years ago--but I keep it with me to remind me of home when I'm gone." They laugh, then, pointing to some marks on the bottom. "I tried to scratch my initials into it with a very large knife when I was five. My mothers helped me do it successfully when I came to them very frustrated as to why my foolproof method wasn't working. And that patch there? I tried to clean it with sandpaper, of all things, when I was seven."

❤️- For a secret crush

Weylon: "Am I really the only one with a secret crush right now? Fine. Now you know that I have one. Good for you." He leans in. "But I am sure as shit not telling you who."

(Note from Kai: Yes, he's an ass, I'm sorry asldfasdf. I'll let him keep his secret for now just because I plan on covering this in future fics, but yep--he definitely has a crush.)

🌟- For a secret wish or desire of theirs

Cio: "If the Arcane Council wasn't such a group of--" She clears her throat. "If the Arcane Council was a halfway decent governing body, I might want to sit on it. Alchemy knows there are changes I'd like to make in Rata Sum. But as it stands, I am much better off as far away from them as possible."

(Note from Kai: Baby Cio really wanted to be on the Council, before she really had an understanding of the type of people on it or of how much it catered to the Inquest. Even now, when she very much will tell the Council to kiss her ass and mean every word, some of that sentiment still lingers. But she's more than happy where she is.)