8. Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell? 12. How are they bodily expressive? How do they use nonverbal cues such as their posture, stance, eyes, eyebrows, mouths, and hands? 23. How do they respond to difficult social moments? What makes them consider a social situation difficult?
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8) Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell?
Corvo is the most at ease in his own room, beside the Empress, or with his closest friend(s). He doesn’t feel hunted, or like he has a larger target on his back than he usually would. He is the least at ease in large public spaces or in small crowed places; he can’t keep an eye on everyone around him. Corvo wither feels too vulnerable, or like he’s about to get in a knife fight in a phonebooth.
You could tell by his posture, puffed up and aggressive, or relaxed, slouched, feet stacked on a table or chair.
12. How are they bodily expressive? How do they use nonverbal cues such as their posture, stance, eyes, eyebrows, mouths, and hands?
Corvo, as a bodyguard, his all about posture, with his goal to look as tall and intimidating as possible. Even in the safe off hours in the Tower, he had an underlying aggression and control that no one dares to test.
In court or closed conversation with the Empress and her clients, Corvo does a lot of talking with his eyes. Emily can read them, but others are more or less unsure.
23. How do they respond to difficult social moments? What makes them consider a social situation difficult?
Social situations are only every difficult when it’s too social. It puts stress on Corvo for having to keep track of all these people, their actions, and where they’re moving. It’s more mentally exhausting then physical, of course, but it doesn’t make it easier.
He also doesn’t care to find himself put in a corner when in an argument; he looses his footing and the argument. That only makes things worse for him.
