#rhuls asks

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23. What triggers whumper?

18. What do you dislike about yourself?

7: Whumper, what is the worst thing you've done to whumpee? Whumpee, what do YOU think the worst thing they did was?

For Rhuls!!

Hiiii! ngl these were hard to answer, very good for me to do some character work!

For reference, I’m setting this interview roughly at the time we currently are in the story. As in, just before the undercover chapter :3

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7: Whumper, what is the worst thing you've done to whumpee? Whumpee, what do YOU think the worst thing they did was?

Rhuls: “I’m not allowed to do what I’d want…Tho I did fuck him up pretty bad a few times” Chuckles darkly. “He’s learned how to take a serious beating well, if nothing else”.

Kev: “Nothing much, without Leska’s orders. He’s repetitive.”

R: “I’ll give you repetitive. Should shove a staff down your throat, all the way out the opposite side”.

K: “That’s. Not how it works.”

R: “Then shut up before I fucking try!”

18. What do you dislike about yourself? (asking this to Rhuls, as requested! Here's the answer for Kev btw)

Rhuls grits his teeth, straightening his back to his full height - a good 6′2” - his posture and demeanor turning menacing.

R: “I am an extraordinary warrior. Envious spawn of weak lineage can talk all they want, I will crush every one of them in combat!”

23. What triggers whumper?

Rhuls: “Huh? What does that mean?”

Kev: “As in, make him lose his shit? What doesn’t.”

R: “That’s it!”

There’s a confused flash for a moment as Rhuls charges and Kev darts to the side. Nothing is visible for a few seconds. Then a blur, and the camera cracks and falls to the ground, turning to static.

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Related to whumping or not, what is Whumper's biggest dream or goal in life?

Oh, let's see

For Rhuls, his life goal is to become the next Renkoi / High General, which is the highest military ranking in Vekta, and second in power only to the King. (On paper. There are cases one could argue the Renkoi actually holds more power than the King).

He is Leska's chosen pupil for exactly that purpose, and has been busting his ass for it all this time!

In pursuit of all this, he'd really love to get rid of Kev. Not necessarily for him to die, but certainly to be finally relieved of his duties as... well, by now Kev manages his own training, so, glorified watchdog.

As for Leska... he doesn't quite have a life goal, he's very much in a fuck around and find out phase of his existence. At the moment, his goal is to prove a point. And Kev is instrumental to the point he's trying to prove :3c

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What freaks out your Whumper? Do they have any triggers or phobias?

Thanks for the question!

Doing Rhuls for these because as a mostly non-emotional nonhuman, Leska would be boriiiing :D

Rhuls's biggest fear is starting to show symptoms for the degenerative disease his father had. That would destroy everything he's worked for his whole life, AND his whole sense of self with it.

He gets... I don't know if it can be called triggered, when the distress is expressed through rage instead of anxiety, but definitely has strong, mostly uncontrolled reactions to insinuations that he's "defective" and fated to the same end.

He also has a fear of needles. Hates hospitals so much :D

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4: How long have you been together? How do you feel about that?

7: Whumper, what is the worst thing you've done to whumpee? Whumpee, what do YOU think the worst thing they did was?

10: What is something you admire about the other?

16. How do you cope?

<3

For reference, I’m setting this interview roughly at the time we currently are in the story. As in, just before the undercover chapter :3

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4: How long have you been together? How do you feel about that?

Rhuls: “WAY too long. He was what, four? when this started. Can’t wait to be rid of him, focus on what matters. I should be much higher in rank already, but I’m stuck with this cursed runt half the time, away from the battlefield! I don’t get why the Renkoi-“ He stops himself, exhaling through gritted teeth. “I don’t question Renkoi Leska’s judgement, of course. That’s not my place. I just.” Gestures at  Kev, “It’s his fault! He won’t behave and forces me away from my real duties.”

Kev simply raises his eyebrows, his face saying it all.

7: Whumper, what is the worst thing you've done to whumpee? Whumpee, what do YOU think the worst thing they did was?

Answered here!

10: What is something you admire about the other?

Rhuls scoffs. “He’s damn hard to kill, I’ll give him that.”

K: “He sure is loyal to Leska. More than you’d think.” It sounds much more like an insult than a compliment.

16. How do you cope?

R: “A warrior is forged through hardship. You gotta trust in your betters.” A grimace. “I’m better than most of those decorated sacks of air, but the Renkoi is different. He earned his place and can see real potential. He has grand plans, for me too. He knows what he’s doing.”

K: “I… don’t die?”

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1, 6, 8, 12, and 19 from the most recent ask game, please.

-@faultsandfractures

Hiii thank you for the ask! Let’s get this rolling ✨

For reference, I’m setting this interview roughly at the time we currently are in the story. As in, just before the undercover chapter :3

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Pt 1B (Leska special) | Pt 2

Kev, Rhuls, come here!

1: What would you get the other as a gift? A genuine gift

Rhuls: “A gift? Why would I get him a gift, I hate his guts.”

Kev shrugs in agreement.

Rhuls scoffs. “If I had to, chocolate. You still like that? Bet you don’t even remember what it tastes like.”

Kev: “How would I even know…”  he trails off, a memory resurfacing. Doesn’t finish the sentence. Turns back at the interviewer, a hint of sarcasm creeping back in his voice. “Not make him lose his shit for a week. Or two.”

Rhuls lunges to grab him by the collar of his shirt. “You don’t have that power over me, toy. Don’t delude yourself!” Shoves him back.

K: “Right. Clearly.”

6: Pick a fun bonding activity you'd like to do together!

Rhuls grins, a mean glint in his eyes. “Let’s do some target practice. Don’t want to get rusty with the bow. You’ll be the target.”

K: “See how long it takes before you give up and come grapple me?”

Rhuls stares daggers at him.

8: Whumpee, what is the worst thing YOU'VE done, in your life? Whumper, do you agree?

K: “What’s bad, for you? Killing? Probably killing children. People get more upset over those.”

R: “Bah. Outsiders, who cares. Worst thing he’s done is to not fucking die already!”

Kev doesn’t react. A hint of defiance slips through his usual vaguely annoyed expression.

12: What's something you want to ask the other? Answer each other's question if you can.

There’s a moment, a split second of hesitation from them both. It immediately morphs back into hostility as Rhuls snaps at Kev.

R: “Will you fucking die already?”

K: “No. Will you ever grow a brain?”

R: “I’m gonna fuck you up so bad the moment this is over…”

19. Which of Whumpee's scars is your favourite? Least favourite? All of you answer. If whumper has scars, what do you think of your own?

R: “He doesn’t have scars. NR heals that. A shame, would be satisfying to see some marks from all the times I beat him… but a weapon’s gotta be useful. He’d be totally useless by now”.

K: “I like the scar on his forehead. A lobotomy?”

Rhuls bares his teeth, pointing at the blotch of scarred tissue. “This is a mark of pride! Bunch of thin-bloodied nobodies tried to stop me from showing my skills to Renkoi Leska, see.” He bats an hand on his chest, obnoxiously pleased with himself. “They failed. I let nothing stop me. And I made them pay afterwards.” Turns to Kev, pride morphing into anger mixed with a violent sort of excitement. “Your turn now, runt!”

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For Kev and Rhuls

[ 🕯️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat memory do they replay when they’re alone ?

[ 🌪️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the one choice they regret (not) making ?

[ 🧩 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s a truth about themselves they refuse to admit ?

WAIT I HAVEN'T ANSWERED THESE YET?? Oops sorry Zero!

Always love to see a stray ask include the loser bully lol

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🕯️ - what memory do they replay when they’re alone?

Kev doesn't really spend time reminiscing on purpose, even in the few moments when he can afford to let his mind wander in the first place.

50% because he's actively avoiding dwelling on things, unless he's scouring his memories for useful info, and 50% because his base instinct is to repress.

It's not that he actually blocks out and forgets traumatic events (he'd have very few memories left 🥲) but he efficiently keeps them locked in a corner of his mind until he's recalling it on purpose. I'm sure that's totally healthy!

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Rhuls latches to the memory of Leska testing him and finding him worthy to be his pupil. And every time he reinforced that notion throughout the years.

Sometimes he switches it up with the military successes he achieved, but those are less than he'd like with all the time he's had to stay away as Kev's watchdog... so he usually goes for that one.

🌪️ - ㅤwhat’s the one choice they regret (not) making?

Kev ... can't say yet, big spoilers hehehe 😈

Rhuls did everything right. He did EVERYTHING right! He took and he aced every single opportunity he had! There is nothing he COULD have done better!

Sometimes he wishes he'd killed Kev when he was a toddler. Maybe the next few kids would have died too, like the first ones. Maybe then Leska would have given up and just fully focused on him as his pupil instead... (he doesn't really believe that).

🧩 - ㅤwhat’s a truth about themselves they refuse to admit?

For Kev, it's that he wishes he had someone in his corner. Not even to help, necessarily, just to be there. Someone at his side, or someone to return to between one bout of bullshit and the other. Someone who is staying because they want to.

Of course, because we're talking about Kev, he's not quite aware of this. It's one of those things where he'd get sometimes a ghost of emotion he can't identify.

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Rhuls will never admit to himself that he doesn't actually believe his own hype. That maybe everyone else was right, before Leska came in to feed his delusions.

Maybe he is worth nothing. Maybe -probably- he's fighting the inevitable, and nothing he does will change the fact he was born defective.

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🤝 for everyone cause why not

🤝 - Are they good with people? Are they able to get along with people and communicate effectively with the people around them?

Ok let's start from the easier ones.

Rhuls: No. This guy is an entitled, arrogant élite warrior, overcompensating for a deep seated inferiority complex, with anger issues. Need I say more?

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Khore is a very big, resounding yes, when he's in his element. He's sociable, he's charming, he's warm and amiable and the pulsing heart of a social group.

Problem is, he's the product of a very xenophobic, nationalistic culture. He's been eating up more propaganda than actual food since birth, and gave it his all to become the perfect, proud poster child of said propaganda.

Now strip him of all his prideful accomplishments and throw him in the hands of a bunch of foreigners, who he's been brainwashed to consider inferior, and who understandably hate his guts for being an invader. You can imagine how well that would go. 

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Kev... Oh my. I'll do my best to keep this reasonably short.

Uh. Very much depends. On mainly two factors.

Is there a clear objective?

Genuinely, or manipulating people?

Kev is very competent and efficient when on task. He might be dry and a bit brusque, but can coordinate with anyone if he needs them/their skills/their assets to achieve something. Very flexible, very clear, no arguing over irrelevant things.

If we're talking just living with people, however... eh. He's not trained for that!

He's actually not hard to get along with, unless you're the one antagonizing him and you're enough of an annoyance that he even cares.

But he is NOT a good communicator. Communication with him is mostly one-sided: he can usually tell your emotions and pretty accurately pinpoint your wants and needs, but won't offer his own unless you're close enough and you're explicitly asking. Very explicitly. Even then, most of the time he doesn't know himself.

Also, he can use what he knows of you to manipulate you (if he has a use for you), but when he's being genuine he often just... doesn't know what to do with it. Expect very long silences.

He's outwardly very chill about it, but he's a mess, no one taught him to socialize, he's making it up as he goes.

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and 🎵 for everyone ?

🎶 - How do they sound? Describe their voice

Oh this one is HARD! I'll do my best!

Kev's voice is on the lower side of the average spectrum. Mostly smooth, with a subtle raspy timbre. He sounds calm, but not exactly quiet, it's the kind of charged calm where you don't need to raise your voice. In fact, speaking more slowly and calmly will have a chilling effect.

His intonation is mostly flat, at times deadpan, which makes it hard to tell when he's joking or being sarcastic.

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Khore would be popular in ASMR. Smooth as butter, warm and full. He has a very good range, too, and can shout loud and clear with little effort.

Talks a touch louder than most, not enough to be annoying but enough to sound self assured and reliable.

But when he's very emotional, his voice audibly cracks. He's so ashamed of that.

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Rhuls, I'd describe as raucous. You know that grating, loud high school bully voice? That's him. The way he also talks like a bully doesn't help.

He's the kind of person you can use "barked" for when he shouts. And he sure does that a lot.