WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS: multiples of 5 for allie!
weirdly specific but helpful character building questions, accepting! ˎˊ˗
5. can they cry on command? if so, what do they think about to make it happen?
10. what fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?
!!! just !!! an assortment of plant and animal facts at every turn. she will chatter about the scenery first in any situation and the flora and fauna nearby, i don't write this enough because she's so much smarter than me in this way <3
15. what’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?
i will say that allie is a very open book, and does not purposefully try to mask or fake her behavior. she acts pretty much the same in most social scenarios and that is very warm, trusting, friendly, excited/able, and sensitive + also just . very interested and curious!! but also in that same line, she also has a tendency to wander and get lost or distracted. she dabbles <3 HOWEVER☝️ it's also very true that she masks without meaning to. and it's not the hugest difference in the world between scenarios but when allie is more comfortable with people, she is more likely to show discomfort or worry or sadness or anger, or any other emotion she thinks might possibly be unpalatable. that's the most obvious difference. she still wants to be an inherently honest person, but caters herself to what she thinks might please others. allie does also genuinely like people. she loves them! she loves chatting with people and getting to know them and meeting new people!!! loves strangers!! there is just an additional pressure for her to be someone they like.
20. who do they like as a person but hate their work? vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?
oh god. if someone asked her this question i think her brain would slowly turn off. however, i think a situation where she liked the work, and didn't like the person- she would just not like the work anymore lmao. it is very rare for allie to dislike someone and it has to be a very deep dislike for it to take root. she's someone who also just feels things very deeply, and so i'd imagine that their identity would become inseparable from their work. then again, i'm so sorry, she's just not an intellectual when it comes to this kind of discourse, does not engage with it or a ton of media. she's really and truly out there touching grass maybe occasionally watching a whimsical movie.
25. what subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?
ummmm i don't know if it's always useless to the plot, but allie's mother raised her in a little cottage surrounded by forest, she knows So Much assorted knowledge about plants and animals and the way they work. she's also cultivated- with her mother, when she was a child, now, without -a large garden, with help of some fae abilities, in additional to her natural and inherited green thumb. similarly for animals, she typically passes their vibe check. regardless of its relevance to the plot, it's integral to her character so there djdsjh. and similarly i guess she's well-versed in most domestic tasks like cooking, cleaning, mending, etc. there's some girl-scout isms!
30. when they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?
naur. she'll always feel so very bad. but! will always be optimistic and try and fix it before or after maybe a lil bit of moping. arguably she has never been professional but w/e. we move!
35. what is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?
sighs. in my heart i know she's fucked some people she had no business fucking and that's just kind of how it is. i don't know what monogamy means to her but i know it's not much. allie is typically very loyal to her partners but she has no regards for what someone else is doing behind their partner's backs. she's definitely been "the other woman" before, as she got used to being perceived that way.
40. how do they respond to a loose handshake? what goes through their head?
nothing <3 her handshake is just as awful because she's not used to it. i don't know, maybe it's not loose though??? idk!!! all that's going through her head is "wow so exciting <3!"
45. what’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?
OKAY. here's the thing she's not a haterrrrrr!!! like at all. in her descendants verse it's funny 2 me that she has serious beef with them painting those damn roses. in all verses she has beef with painting flowers or staining them. and! for teasing venus flytraps. she'll be pissed.
50. what belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?
she's QUITE a bit more naive than me which is just a huge thing across the board. i don't have the energy to go into my personal stance on morality on this saturday night #sorry. but allie just believes people are inherently good and will do good things if left to their own devices, every time, without a doubt. any deviation from this means that they must've been harmed into doing so. she believes this so fiercely.
55. what’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?
again, she's just not a hater! the only answer that i can think of is that she assumes sentience with plants, which means that she does actually feel for them when she picks them. ultimately, bouquets that allie gives always remain stubbornly alive well-past their due date because of her nature. otherwise, allie does not enjoy anything that actively harms plants or animals :( or people! for that animal! or monsters! or anyone!