Decor, escape, law
Coriander and Sage are the only ones who really have permanent homes, because they live with their families (at least at the beginning of the story). Coriander's house is sort of a rustic medieval-style manor on her mother's land, and Sage grew up in a wagon camp with a lot of patched-together and secondhand things acquired on his family’s travels. Both of them tend to value comfort over luxury, although Coriander sort of had both, because nobility.
Escape :: What do they do to destress? How successful is it?
Laurel usually resorts to drinking or some other variation of self-destructive behavior, which is probably not a great coping skill in the long run. Iris would practice meditation or other rituals to take her mind off her immediate concerns, but sometimes she also dwells on unsolvable problems to the point of obsessiveness, and if she can't resolve or dismiss her negative feelings she'll just hold on to them until she loses her temper (which is kinda bad because it also makes her elemental powers act up). Coriander is more likely to take some time out for herself and surround herself with things that are comforting and familiar, or talk about her problems with a few people she trusts. I think she might have the most even-handed approach to self-care and responsibility because she understands what works for her and tries to keep it in balance. Sage, also, would probably seek out other people first, either his family or close friends, because he grew up in a world where strangers were hostile and it was dangerous to be alone, so he feels safer when he's with like-minded others. Oxalis doesn't really show it or acknowledge when he's stressed, and tends to keep going until he either shuts down or has a chance to pause everything and retreat for a while. It's not that he lacks self-awareness so much as he's more concerned about the outcome than his own well-being in reaching it.
Law :: What do they think about abiding rules? Are they selective about it?
Haha, well, the two extremes for this one are probably (as usual) Laurel and Iris (see also the post about their respective alignments). Laurel grew up with an almost instinctive distrust for authority and resents being told what to do, to the point she pretty much has to be backed into a corner or blackmailed before she'll cooperate, which tends to get her in a lot more trouble than if she had just been reasonable to begin with. On the other hand, Iris belongs to the ruling class in a society with a very rigid hierarchy governed by very strict rules, but she was also kind of seen as an outcast among the elite. She feels that a lot of these rules are arbitrary and inhibiting but also considers them to be part of a social contract necessary to maintain order (and assumes they must have worked so far because her civilization is a few thousand years old), so she kind of sees it as her duty to stay in line even when she personally disagrees with them. Her view on this eventually changes when she gets tired of following the rules and getting kicked around anyway.















