#konainfo

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According to this quiz, Kona is a HUFFLEPUFF: Loyal, dependable and hardworking.

(( it's to be expected. :'D though if anything i would consider her more of a huffleclaw. ))

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headcanon!

Kona can't get intensely angry because she's too afraid to. She has huge trouble with actually letting any kind of anger out -- if she does, she'd be terrified it'll hurt someone and/or make them laugh in her face.

So she turns any kind of anger she feels into self-deprecation a lot of the time because she never knows what's acceptable to get properly angry towards. And that tends to turn into tears.

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30 Days of Character Development!

"Well, I... Er... I'd like to say no, but--" She stiffens, then her fingers go slack, each of her gestures contradictory as she lapses into solipsism.

'Ozzy once insisted that yelling loud enough is the only way I will be heard. I am no longer a child, but nonetheless his advice still stands. I clasp my hands tighter to my chest, as if the old toy is still with me and the memory of satin-silk feel of his fur is reassuring against my palms.

Bowed over my mother's slumbering frame, my father can only look at me, bemused -- tired -- hurt --

'Analika can take care of Mother!' I insist, my voice quiet, hissing, though nonetheless intense. I gesticulate in an uncharacteristic manner and father straightens, his expression crumpling into a frown. It is a warning -- nonetheless, I continue.

'I always have to do it! And if I'm not taking care of her, I'm minding Lena or Nohea or--' Fathers expression suddenly becomes stormy and I stop my tirade, though I do not avert my eyes or let my throat fall flat in submission, as is expected. When he speaks, his voice is cutting, and I--'

With a stutter and a trill, Kona manages to pull herself from the memory, the ribbing of her throat pale. She clears her throat, turning her head away.

"I... I don't-- I wasn't... I wasn't an exception to the 'troublesome teenager' idea..." She pauses, expression contrite, before continuing, "I-I... I didn't understand what he went through back then. He needed my support, and I-- ... I didn't give it..."

Blinking, she forces a smile.

"That attitude lasted until a few months after-- ... after mother died. And I-- I mean-- I-- Even if my father could forget, I don't think he would..." She trails off, giving a shrug.

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30 Days of Character Development!

"Ahh... My happiest memory? I-- I have a lot of them, especially recently, but...

'Mama, Papa, my siblings -- they all surround me, low croons of happiness deep in their throats. It makes my scales prickle, but in a good way. I know Otto is safe under my bed -- what if he's jealous--? What if he's--?

I shake my head. Mama's smile is warm, her scales vibrant and healthy. Papa's eyes are gleaming. I feel hands brushing my shoulders, my frills. We clasp hands. The crooning suddenly becomes louder.

This time, Mama is the first to sing. Our voices echo in the tiny room, an amalgamation of joy and thankfulness in Arashu's name, reverence for the Lord of Hunters and humbleness so that we might elude Kalahira's warm embrace until we are ready to accept her with all our hearts.

I don't understand the ceremony. Not really. Not yet. But we are all together.'

I... Ahem. Sorry about that. I think I'll just-- Yeah, I'm tearing up, I'll--

Arashu, looking back on childhood memories with an adult's appreciation... Always startling."

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OOC: HEADCANON

When Kona was a child, she had a little otter toy named Otto. He was her best friend and often spoke up for her (through her, of course) and confidently spoke up with opinions she was too afraid to voice. Quite a few of her sentences started with 'Otto says...'.

She cut off all ties with Otto when she was nine, after he tried to convince her to try to get attention from her parents and siblings using... unorthodox methods.

You could say he was the personification of the thoughts she never dared to voice herself.

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30 Days of Character Development!

5.) What’s your character’s ranking on the Kinsey Scale? 

Ahaha, Kona (or myself, incidentally) probably doesn't have enough experience to  be ranked properly, but... I'd usually consider her around 0 to 2, at the very least. Since she's pretty much a romantic, she reads entirely too much romance fiction which generally focuses on your typical male-female relationship. She's gotten the expectation that some guy will eventually come and sweep her off her feet -- or, y'know, at the very least make her swoon. I have no idea if the whole view on homosexuality has changed in the Mass Effect universe, or if it differs from species to species. I'd certainly like to think it has! But yes, Kona does have dreams of that kind of relationship. Probably isn't very healthy (and a little unreasonable), but... It keeps her going.

Maybe she'll go up the scale sometime, you never know! I'd probably need more interaction to judge that.

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30 Days of Character Development!

Ahh, definitely not. While Kona isn't cripplingly self-conscious, she does not consider herself that attractive. Rather, she simply isn't satisfied with her looks -- like anyone, she always finds the little flaws in her appearance to the point that she's never happy with it. Either the color of her scales is too dull or her speckles are too odd-looking -- Gods forbid she sees the markings on her back. She envies the smooth stripes that a lot of drell women have.

She usually doesn't linger on her appearance for too long, though. At the very least, she's aware that doing so will only be unhealthy. The fact that she's made friends who don't care about her appearance helps an awful lot.

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30 Days of Character Development!

3.) Name one scar your character has, and tell us where it came from. If they don’t have any, is there a reason?

Kona doesn't have any notable scars -- not even small ones. She's always been very sheltered and is too cautious to do get into something that would involve receiving any large, visible scars. She has small ones, of course -- from childhood incidents and inevitable accidents. Again, nothing notable. I can only see her receiving a large scar if she was caught in the middle of something, or deliberately attacked.