here is my main girl, the love of my life - MARA. she’s a cinnamon roll who is very, very human and i’ve grown to love mara so much over the past few threads and plotting sessions i’ve had. here’s the task for this week and for you (and i) to get to know her a little bit more.
what does your muse miss most about west ham or saltzman university ?
growing up, mara was always a daddy’s girl. being the youngest of two siblings, they often relied on their father to be their champion and savior, the only man they would ever truly love. even though she had her mother to guide her through the difficulties and mess her beloved father created for their family, it was mara’s dad that truly made her smile. so in short, mara misses their family - more specifically - their dad.
what possession has your muse safeguarded during this time ? is it for practical or sentimental reasons ?
even though they have their phone and have access to numerous amounts of photos in their home, mara safeguards the one family photo of them at myrtle beach. it’s one of the few that the liu’s look genuinely happy. before her father began his affairs and half the town disappeared. it’s mara’s form of motivation to continue forth in order to find a way to get back home.
what has been the greatest challenge for your muse since the factions started splitting off ?
mara’s greatest challenge right now is being a good leader for her own faction. due to the fact that faction two was formed out of a disagreement on how things should have been ran, they feel that they aren’t worthy of being the leader of faction one. a lot of doubt clouds their mind and they wants to clear them out of their brain good and for all. everything is currently internal, which over time, mara will overcome.
if your muse could bring in someone from outside , who would it be and why ? have there been any unexpected consequences stemming from the choices you’ve made regarding the factions ? can be both good & bad . have you gained or lost anything ?
if mara could bring someone from outside, it would be their cat, onyx, him being the only one mara could truly rely on outside of her family. so far, mara has been somewhat passive in regards to her leadership decisions. because of their negligence of setting “proper” rules within their group, mara feels that this is what caused the fires to happen in the first place. mara believes that the main thing she lost from this is the possibility of having any sort of redemption loyalty (?) from the leader of faction two.
your muse is given the opportunity to claim a location for themselves / their faction , what location would they choose & why ?
if given the opportunity, mara would choose the town hall, whether it be for themselves or for their faction. the town hall gives the faction exclusive access and details as to what could have possibly happened to have brought the entire group in the first place. this is the one place that mara would have been selfish in keeping to themselves.
how far has your muse gone for their faction’s beliefs ? how far would they be willing to go to uphold these beliefs ?
the moment the factions broke a part, this was when mara held true to their beliefs as to how things were meant to be ran in new ham. they felt that this was their ultimate test - to give in and follow lucy’s want to keep everything to herself, continue harm when it’s unneeded, or stick to their own guns and maintain an equal society. mara still tries to uphold these beliefs of equality - a good version of you break it, you fix it. they still have to hold george responsible for the fires, and it’s something that mara is currently struggling with - let him get away with a simple punishment? or let him be punished in another, more cruel form instead.
If your muse was presented with the opportunity to sabotage a rival faction , would they take it ? if so , what area would your muse likely attack : their safety , their resources , or their leadership structure ?
mara would choose to sabotage the rival faction if that rival faction has done some sort of harm to faction one. but because mara is a bit of a pacifist, she wouldn’t choose to attack their safety (unless absolutely necessary), but rather their resources or leadership structure.
if it came down to it , would your muse choose their own survival over that of their faction’s ? if your muse is factionless , would they risk their continued survival if it meant a better chance for others ?
selfishly, mara would choose their own survival over their own faction. she was voted into her position and didn’t want it in the first place. mara is an introvert and prefers to be by themselves than having to deal with politics. but because she’s nervous of how things would turn out if there wasn’t any sort of pacifism that exists, any sort of “equality” would cease to exist, thus, why she chooses to continue being the leader of faction one in the first place.
who is your muse most loyal to , in the end ? why ?
at the end of the day, no matter how much she wants to revoke her leadership because of being insecure about her leadership skills, mara will always be loyal to the group around her. without the group, she believes that they wouldn’t be able to get home. she believes that if there is no form of loyalty, they can’t figure it out. they all came here together and should go back together.