41 Esther, per-c, trouble
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Esther: Esther is fun because they believe they have to work to get everything they want, but they are 100% willing to cheat/manipulate the circumstances to avoid doing more work than necessary. they don’t do it out of malice, but if they can see that a system is inherently broken and unfair, they’re gonna fuckin exploit it to get what they want out of it. that being said, Esther’s see-sawing self image really alters exactly how they feel about getting anything at all. when they’re at their lowest points, they feel as though everything they’ve gotten is better than they deserve. this really fucks with their ability to Maintain the things they have Earned.
PER-C: PER-C believes she deserves nothing, and that the only purpose for her existence is to act as a tool that others can use. she’s really fucked up over owning literally anything, and the years of isolation she’s suffered through have made her super desperate to appease anyone who is remotely nice to her. not that said nice person would know. the 18 thousand walls she’s built up around her makes her seem super fuckin detached. eventually she manages to work through the trauma that left her like that, but even then she still struggles to believe she deserves what she wants.
Trouble: Trouble is sort of weirdly entitled as a coping mechanism. like he feels that the world OWES him everything he wants for what he’s been put through. of course, this has sorta lead to this life of crime for him? if he wants a material object, he’ll just steal it. will say though, he’s a very material person, i don’t think he wants anything immaterial at all. the boy is very in the moment. i think the most immaterial thing he wants is the ability to dream, but there’s no way to lie/cheat/steal his way into that one, unfortunately.