#everlyrre

[kerra-and-company]

Happy New Year, everyone! :)

Welcoming in 2023 with some individual screens of Chieko's Pact search-and-rescue squad--which I am slowly realizing needs a name and will get one soon xD

[Top to bottom, left to right: Chieko, Cody, Niko, Eethie, Ever, Pliarr.]

[kerra-and-company]

1, 9, and 12 for Everlyrre!

@mystery-salad

Thanks a bunch for asking about them!! :D Ever gets the secrets ask as its first-ever ask game as a somewhat-developed character, excellent excellent :3

1. Does your oc have any secrets? Whats their biggest one?

To answer the first question: yes, definitely. To answer the second one: depends on who you're talking about Ever keeping secrets from! In regards to Niko, Cody, and the rest of the group they've slowly managed to become a part of, their biggest secret is that they Have Someone They're Supposed To Be Murdering In Spectacular Fashion Right Now but can't find them, which is really the only reason they haven't done so yet--and (supposedly) the only reason they're still around their friends. In regards to Ever's count Jarlan (and the rest of Jarlan's court), its biggest secret is that it's not sure it wants to go home anymore.

9. How much shame does your oc feel about themself or their past? Do they brush stuff off and feel carefree, or stay up at night recounting mistakes?

Ever doesn't so much feel shame as feel...weird, I suppose. They ended up in the Court pretty young (thanks to a boundless curiosity that tends to get them in trouble to this day, and a very enthusiastic recruiter) and spent a couple years there before being "exiled"/sent on a mission that was supposed to be impossible. (In short, folks thought the person Ever was meant to kill was long dead.) It's thrown off by the way the world's different than the one it's "grown up" in, but it doesn't (at this point, at least) see the world it grew up in as wrong because its grasp of conventional morals is incredibly...just No. Like, early on, there's stuff like "why aren't you torturing him if you really want him to talk? even if he doesn't say anything useful, sometimes the screams are fun" and everyone turns to them like "?!?!"--which also is why their biggest secret isn't being Nightmare Court in the first place. People tend to assume, even if it doesn't outright say so--and even if the things it says are less extreme these days. (Fun game, figure out which of the concerning things Ever says are ones it actually believes and which ones aren't. The answer may surprise you...mainly because it's not that clear-cut.)

12. If your oc had one day of their life where they were being monitored for a full 24 hours, and they knew this, what would they change about their routine?

Stay the hell away from their friends and try to look as busy as possible. Totally actively working on its "assignment" 24 hours a day. Definitely. What do you mean it doesn't.

[kerra-and-company]

Most likely to Commit to the Bit to least likely for the OC grouping asks! Who's gonna go all in on a joke to ridiculous lengths! (@uselessidiotsquad)

Oh this is a Fun one askldfasdf :D Hmm...to give you a selection of a few folks from most to least likely, we've got:

Ever: if they ever get themself into a bit (which isn't that common of a thing), they're sticking to that bit. Not even necessarily because it thinks the joke's that funny, it's just bad at letting things go.

Casca: can and Will run a bit into the ground, but specifically in the situation where it's something she and the people she cares about find funny but someone she dislikes hates. If it's going to irritate the shit out of someone she doesn't care for, she is never letting that go.

Minei: will commit to a bit, but only with her sibling(s) and no one else.

Kerra: will stick to a bit, but not for extremely long at one time--more of a "I'll bring this joke back around again next week/month/etc. because I still find it funny" thing, if anything.

Pliarr: will laugh about others committing to a bit in the right circumstances, but isn't going to do it himself.

[kerra-and-company]

OC Music prompt! All 6 for your newest kiddo (unless you've already done one for them in which case all 6 for Brook!) (@uselessidiotsquad)

Hmm. What if Both? :3 (And thus this post became Long asl;dkjfasdf) But thanks a bunch for the ask! Ever and Brook songs be upon ye!

Ever

1. backstory

The Newly Awakened (from the official LWS2 soundtrack)

This song isn't used in entirely its original context since Ever's not a Secondborn by a long shot--they awaken during LWS3--but the vibes of this track are very much early!Ever regardless, so they get this one.

2. personality

I'm just young enough to still believe, still believe But young enough not to know what to believe in Young enough not to know what to believe

If I can live through this If I can live through this If I can live through this I can do anything

(Champion by Fall Out Boy)

Ever is not that old but also not that young. It gets Fall Out Boy, which is appropriate because of both the lyrics and the vibes of this song--and, on a more personal level, it's close to the same (mental, at least, I was older than 6 lol) age I was when I found that group, so...yeah. There you go!

3. angst

I seem fine But I can't take the highs and the lows All I am is a weapon I shoot 'em down 'til I end up alone

I always say I hate the way you look at me now And I swear, I didn't mean to be a let down What I broke can't be fixed with all my sorry excuses, no

(weapon by Against The Current)

...presented without comment.

4. comfort

We are friends for life Hold that deep inside Let this be a drive To survive

And just stand, high and tall Make sure you give your all And if you ever fall Know that I'm right here

We'll always be together, don't you worry I'll always be by your side, don't you worry

(Always Be Together by Little Mix)

Ever desperately wants to believe this.

5. love life

Not applicable (yet!! that'll likely change :3)

6. fight scene

Countdown's on you best get moving I'm about to change the game Go ahead, try to outrun me It's all the same Ready or not

(Ready or Not by WAR*HALL)

Aaaand bonus Brook songs under the cut! :D

Brook

1. backstory

If you let me I could I'd show you how to build your fences Set restrictions, separate from the world The constant battle that you hate to fight Just blame the limelight Don't look up, just let them think There's no place else you'd rather be

(Fences by Paramore)

Growing up in the Ash fahrar with magic that even you don't understand is a Time, to say the least.

2. personality

So tired from the miles I'm traveling Getting lost somewhere that I haven't been When all the bad shit starts happening I ain't never throwing that towel in

There's a lion in the wardrobe And a wolf out the door I might never get to heaven But I've been there before

(Lion by Hearts & Colors)

I mentioned this on another post at some point, but Brook is very resilient in the specific kinda sense of "you cannot kill me in a way that matters". They will build some semblance of a life back from ashes and will slowly work towards being at least vaguely happy again, even if they can't ever fully get there.

3. angst

Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide You left me spinning around in my mind I got no signal You never replied And I can't get no sleep

I keep telling my, telling myself your ghost story You got me lying awake in my bed, you still haunt me And I can't break free

(Ghost Story by Cheat Codes and All Time Low)

This song isn't meant to be about exactly what I envision it to be about in Brook's case, but it's funny how a song about ghosting someone can also sound a little bit like a song about someone you think is dead. This is one I could dissect in depth for them, weirdly enough aklsjdf

4. comfort

You've seen some trouble Some dark and stormy nights Dry your eyes my son, you're not alone I know the brave, hard You carry your little light up the path in every way you go

Paint the skies Chase the highs Draw the colors of the night Follow the rhythm of your hungry heart Feel the sun catch the vibe for a limited time Be the hunger in your hungry heart Our hungry hearts

(Hungry Hearts by River)

A little bit of Brook's worship of Kormir coming in here, but also them finding a home with the Olmakhan for the years they're there.

5. love life

Nobody gets me like you do I'm not the same, not after you So many things that we've been through I'm not the same, not after All that's been said and done I don't even feel like I'm back at one Nobody gets me like you do I'm not the same, not after you

(After You by Gryffin)

For Brook and Casca - truly a combination of the lyrics, the music, and the vibes of the music video.

Bonus one:

And nothing left unspoken When you whisper, I heard you say

Go on then, love And show me your heart 'Cause you are enough As you are and I'm awestruck So go on then, love

(Go on Then, Love by Said The Sky)

6. fight scene

The Call (the League of Legends one)

Almost more for the vibes than the lyrics (so listen to it if you want a more accurate impression), but the lyrics don't not fit, either!