Someone left a note for me to fill out this survey and it was funner than I expected.
Full name? Sparrow Hemlock Harvey.
Gender/Pronouns? I kind of call myself a girlboy? I like he/they. I like being aggressively queer.
Orientation? Bisexual. With a preference for girls and femmes, if I’m being honest. I’m pickier with boys.
Role in the System? Fuck if I know. I’m just here to have a good time.
Star sign? Sagittarius Sun, Scorpio Moon, Aries Rising.
Favorite films? Boondock Saints!
Favorite TV series? Bojack Horseman, I am fucking OBSESSED.
Favorite book? John Dies At the End by David Wong!!! That whole trilogy is genius.
Favorite music? MCR, Icon for Hire, Green Day, Sum41, Hollywood Undead, Fountains of Wayne.
Favorite video games? GTA V and the Bioshock series. Trevor Phillips is my FAVORITE.
Characters you relate to? Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet, tbh.
Who’s your inner-system circle? Jack is my da, Jasper’s my pops. I like to hang out with Aberle, Aelaris, and Audric. Sound and Koji are cool, too.
What do you look like in the inworld? So, I have black hair with a white streak. My right eye is white and my left eye is black. I’m like 5”4ish and have an androgynous build and I’m pretty toned. My hair’s short and I usually have it slicked back, but it’s the bee’s knees when there’s a couple strands on my forehead. Fair skin, kind of sharp features.
What’s your aesthetic? I LOVE button-ups with blazers. I like to dress in all black and black and gray pinstripe suits literally make me feel like the most handsome fucker on earth. I also like ties. I also like all of the torn emo-ish shit when I’m in modern times.
What’s your internal origin story? Oh god. If I describe my time in the Unseelie Court, I’m pretty sure Xhaddy’s going to redact it all. SO. after I escaped from the Unseelie Court, I somehow stumbled into timelocked prohibition era Chicago, where I was homeless for a while before I tried stealing from Jasper Harvey, who’s apparently a kingpin to a crime ring called the Rail Kings. And he’s legit like “Damn, boy, you live like this?” seeing that I was all skinny and scarred up and shit, and he and his brother took me in. It was supposed to be a temporary thing at first, with me helping out with the speakeasy and being sent to spy on other gangs, and then he got drunk/high and was like “You know, I always wanted a son.” So Jasper and Jack became Pops and Da to me. Jack also helps raise me and they both give me advice about life. A lot of it is advice NO ONE SHOULD EVER FOLLOW. Like Jack literally took a skull and made it mime like it was talking and telling me things like, “Remember, when stealing a cadaver for research purposes, it’s best to choose one of these last names so that the coppers don’t investigate!”
What’s your day-to-day life internally? Exciting! Sometimes I work at Rail King’s speakeasy called Lost Tracks as the bartender. We have drag shows and burlesque shows behind the curtain. Since I was adopted by the ‘Princes of Chicago’, I’m not really sent on too many recognizance missions because I’m more kidnappable. I try to stick close to home, though a few folks have tried to pull a fast one on me. I’m not saying anything admissible in court, but I’m still standing. I also kind of sneak out, but shhhh. When I’m not in Chicago, I like to hang out with Aberle and I’ll occasionally do missions for his outfit. I also like to show up at Sound’s place because JaK will just legit make you a fancy dinner if you’re just. There. And I’m getting to be friends with Koji. We both kind of have a similar background, except for the aristocrat thing.
What’s your day-to-day life externally? I listen to a lot of music and text people. I like to hang out at our bar or get drunk at home. Sometimes I go for walks. I like helping out with the podcast and blogs and I’ll usually read/ listen to the ones I’ve missed. I’ll chill with Xanthe and Aelaris because they’re usually close to the surface. And scroll on Tumblr.
Do you have anything to say to Xhaxhollari? OH WHAT DON’T I HAVE TO SAY. You can be overbearing and distant at the same fucking time which is impressive. You’re kind of like Dad where you treat our feelings like they’re radioactive until you’re worried they’ll make you look bad. OPE I SAID IT. You even do it to yourself. How do you expect to field our trauma when you dismiss yours???
Do you have anything to say to Xanthe? Dude what even the fuck are you. You’re easily the most public of us and I can’t figure you the fuck out. You seem like comedy relief but I’m reading about how you were tortured and were a hair’s breath from ending it all. I don’t know what part of you is capping and what isn’t and I don’t think you do either.
What do you wish more people knew about you? I’m not holding anything back, a lot of what I feel has been like, cauterized. I feel like people expect me to break down crying about what I’ve been through and that legit makes me feel selfconscious that I don’t need to do that. I don’t know if I’m numb or broken or whatever. If you want to cry for me, go ahead, because I’m sure as fuck not gonna do it. Music is one of the only things that makes me feel normal.
