9. what’s one character trait you have in common with your muse? one trait you don’t have in common?
well, both zeiss and i are super socially awkward HAH. like you wouldn’t think it because i’m about 500x better at communicating my thoughts and feelings clearly and efficiently through writing ( smth i hc is the same for him ) but as soon as i have to verbalize it it’s like it takes me 3 years to get to the point and that’s not even counting all the times i trip over my own words and syllables and mix up sounds and generally become a jumbled mess.
however, i can only wish i had any of zeiss’ general faith and optimism. in his shoes, i would probably end up a lot more like heath: disillusioned and critical. heck i haven’t had anything that bad happen to me and i’m already like that. zeiss retains his sense of hope and ideals even having seen the world and other people at their worst, and i think that’s both really commendable and really moving, honestly. people may definitely find him naive for it, but i don’t really think it is at all. if anything, it shows strength.
10. what part of your muse’s canon is your favorite? which part made you fall in love with them and decide you were going to write them?
i’ve already talked about zeiss’ shin support and leif’s entire leonster siege arc. for mathilda, it’s hard to nail down what moment made me go “yes, this one”, esp. because prior to the dlc, she only had her recruitment scene and then her clive support. so i can’t really pin down an exact moment for her, but it was more of the overall feeling i got from her made me want to write her, i think.
my favorite canon moment overall was probably the single line: “flattery will get you everywhere.” you two are so gross.
11. which part of your muse’s canon is your least favorite? or are there any parts you struggle to understand or rationalize in your own writing?
ig i’ll continue the mathilda trend from last ask. again, hard to pick least favorite since she only has so many moments. ( the terrible, terrible cg with fernand notwithstanding because seriously who drew that and why. ) all in all, her canon seems to fit together pretty well. at first, as i’ve mentioned, i struggled with the idea of her being okay with the fact clive never told her about the plan to take rigelian citizens hostage, but i managed to implement that into the nature of their relationship after some thought.
i am a little bit annoyed that she doesn’t feature at all in the post-battle conversation after clive says that he may have made some errors. like does she just leave the scene? where is she in the rest of that dialogue?
also the fact that she is distinctly missing from the ending scene with fernand. i understand she’s a character you can miss, but you could at least have alternate dialogue with / without her or something.