I’ve been thinking about zekeren and what i find funny is that the Jaeger family is so convoluted that the siblings-look/act-like-parents trope can be worked with in both directions for maximum fuckedupness; like you have s3Eren thinking Zeke looks like their dad Grisha and S3Eren looking like his mom Carla, OR you can have s4Zeke looking like his mom Dina and s4Eren looking like their dad Grisha
wwx has to put in a "no food in bed" rule because he keeps finding stuff in the bed? Partially-eaten dumplings, crumbs, cookies, peanut snacks, etc. The real winner was a bottle of soup that someone was using as a hot-water bottle.
OOC: How did Volt pick her alias? Why Volt and not, let's say, Ampere or Ohm? Did she ever have a run-in with the cops? Considering how YOUNG she is, what's she planning to do with her life? What was her favorite subject in school, what are her favorite bands? What where her teenage years like?
Hahaha, she chose Volt over those other really cool options because they sounded too fancy for her liking. Maybe Ampere or Ohm would work for a world-class defender like one of the Avengers, but some scrappy teenager? Nah. Volt is short and zappy like a punch to the face (and she has thrown more than one punch in her life.)
Maybe someday she’ll get an alias change if she officially signs on with a team or anything, but for now, she’s Volt and that’s the way she likes it.
Did she ever have a run-in with the cops? Considering how YOUNG she is, what’s she planning to do with her life? What was her favorite subject in school, what are her favorite bands?
Oh boy, HAS SHE EVER. Technically, Volt is on the lam for a long list of reasons: Petty theft, destruction of property (public and school), disorderly conduct, curfew violations, minor in possession of alcohol, and she is also classed as a runaway.
She hadn’t really decided what she wanted to do with her life before her mutant abilities manifested. She was still in high school with plenty of time before university, with her favourite subjects being chemistry and biology. The requisite number of volunteer hours (to pad out any college applications, of course) were met by spending time at the local animal shelter, which made her think maybe she’d like to be a vet someday. Now, she just wants to find a place to call home that will not only accept her mutation & identity, but embrace & celebrate them. Maybe once she finds that kind of safety, stability, and connection, then she’ll start thinking about what she wants to do with her life.
Presently, she not-so-subtly idolizes the vigilante superhero groups like the X-Men and Avengers. She thinks she’s chill about them but she totally isn’t; given half a chance, she’d go full fangirl at the opportunity to meet one of them.
AS TO HER FAVOURITE BANDS… I would say she strongly favors bands like The Shondes (here’s their song On Your Side), Austra (Utopia), and CREƎP (Day). Plenty of EDM and punk on her playlists!!
What were her teenage years like?
Now, I’m still undecided as to her age. At first I just matched her age with her FC, but… still mulling over some character pieces. She’s either going to be in her late teens or early 20s, we’ll see! But for the most part, her home life was troubled, turbulent, and abusive. Her parents thought they were good people, but they most assuredly were not. Even before her mutation manifested, she was already acting out at school and often clashed with peers and teachers who didn’t think well of outcasts, which only served to further heighten tensions at home.
She has a younger brother who often snitched on her and was the cause of her parents figuring out a lot of things she tried to keep secret from them. Although his intent wasn’t malicious - he just believes that following the rules is the best way for everyone to be safe and happy - it obviously lead to an incredible amount of tension and resentment between them, with each blaming the other for the consequences. Eventually, with her parents out of the picture maybe she and her little bro will be able to reconcile (particularly once he realizes he is also a mutant), but that’s a long way off.