#slei

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if you've been wondering what me and @shroomlet have been doing lately-

we sent our GW2 OCs to the WWE fractal

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5, 8, 14, and 21 for whoever strikes your inspiration right now!

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gonna do a different guy for each! 5: how do they typically dress? does their wardrobe lean more towards practicality or aesthetics?

slei is a practical dresser, archery leathers and warm furs if its cold! de likes to dress him fancily, but he usually can't wait to get out of the clothes de stuffs him into 8: do they have a nickname? who gave it to them? if it's not derived from their real name, what's the story behind it? runa is... well, runa's nickname, and it came about because pronouncing 'rundiamhair' with only half of his lips and not a whole lot patience for sounding out the words to those who asked led for the need for simplicity. now, if someone uses his full name for him, he flinches a bit as if he's being scolded. 14: are they any good with numbers? De is unnervingly good with numbers, he enjoys a good number problem/game! given that he's a business owner and did all his own finances... this isn't surprising. 21: their favorite place to be? Rian's favorite place to be is at Creadha's side, no matter where that might be, Creadha is 'home' to him, so wherever he ends up, Rian will be close behind!

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because I love comparing perception, 33 and 34 both for slei, runa, tai, and pizza grease freak

33: if applicable, how would your other characters describe them? i mean specifically the people around them. Slei and Runa: [guild timeline, otherwise they would have never met] slei: that's a big fucking jungle man and he's not sure if he's horny or scared or both about it!! more seriously though, slei is a guy who has dealt with people in power having a negative perception of him for a good portion of his life, and all the while runa isn't doing any active harm, he's going to treat him just like anyone else and not bring his history back into the spotlight runa: grateful to be given a temporary home even if he's a little suspicious of it at times. it would be very easy for someone in slei's position to just 'deal with him' and be done with it, but he didn't, slei has runa's respect, but not really his admiration [that's much harder to earn!] Slei and Tai: [can apply to both canons] slei: Straight up bad vibes pure and simple. slei isn't fond of magic users [de is an exception] slei ends up selecting tai as 'wayfinder' for the astral ward, purely on the speculation that they can't be doing anything good up there and he's not going to die for it, someone else who no one would miss can do that instead tai: he has little opinion of slei, this is just another person shaped obstacle in his way to achieving a goal [and later in SOTO, this is a person who earlier ruined his life and is now dragging him into the astral ward to do a job that even the famed 'commander' wouldn't touch with a 20ft pole... needless to say he is livid about it, but had no option but to take his chances with it] Slei and Teo: [not guild timeline, their regular canon] slei: that is his BESTIE!! they're about the same age [slei is 2 months older] and slei knows that teo struggled a lot as a sapling dealing with visions and voices from his untapped revenant status which made it difficult for him to make friends and keep them, teo's been a chaotic constant in his life for such a long time he can't think about things without him being around in some way teo: similar sentiment, this is the guy who took the time to be teo's friend when no one else [except his twin] did, slei was a calm shore in a turbulent ocean for teo and he's incredibly grateful that slei stuck around despite the difficulties they had along the way Runa and Tai: [guild timeline] runa: that is the little shit who left him and their fellow treemates to die because he was off galavanting with some human villagers instead of attending to his call. hates his guts, genuinely cannot see an ounce of good in this runty bastard tai: to tai, runa is more of an abusive boss than he is the brother he should have been, tai still remembers the times that were different, when runa was still trying to teach him with patience he'd now never be afforded to do the things that should have come natural to him that never did. all that changed when runa was given the facet of mordremoth and became singleminded in completion of a goal instead of the caring, nurturing figure he was before [runa can't remember any of this, to the point anything before he had the facet feels like pure fiction to him] tai doesn't *resent* runa, but he finds the conflict in his mind about it deeply frustrating runa and teo have never met, so discounting that one teo and tai also have never met in a profound enough way to have an opinion of each other beyond a mutual 'eugh' [i THINK i got all the relevant combos] 34: how would your character describe themselves? it doesn't have to line up with how they really are.

Slei is a pretty humble guy for his position as commander, he sees himself as no different to everyone else -except- when theres trouble, if theres trouble, he's the be-all-end-all who's going to deal with the problem and protect everyone so he can go back to leading a 'normal' life aftwards [he finds it VERY hard to accept meaningful help from others because if they were hurt he couldn't forgive himself] Runa feels that he's not someone who will ever be truly redeemable for the things he's done, but he's working damn hard to be better and that's what's truly important. he has a new life far away from people who would remember the hurt he did [or even know he did it to begin with] and having the purpose to rebuild the jungle from the damage it endured is his little way of attonement Tai's perception of himself is very self-important. he thinks he's the first person people should come to in regards to his specialist subjects and anyone who doesn't is kidding themselves/getting subpar info! he's every bit as vain to himself as others perceptions of him Teo: teo sees himself as a burden for much of his saplinghood, inwardly he's extremely insecure and hides it behind silly jokes, innuendos and bold gestures, he feels his only likeable quality is when he's providing comedic relief and when he can't provide that, he's useless

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things might be bad, but this plant doggo is here for you 💚💚

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sets down this lemon 😌

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1 (sorry imagining Runa with a phone makes me giggle), 17, 25, 26, and 28 for Runa, Slei, and Cal!

1: What is/would be your character's phone or computer background? runa's would be a difficult choice, but it's probably something very innocuous like a nice flower he saw and didn't want to forget about honestly, he's very in it for the small joys, something he can look back at and remember something made him happy [unlikely to be a photo of anyone he knows, unless he's aware he won't be seeing them for a long time, could be convinced to use a group photo of his buddies at the tree as well :)] Slei's is absolutely a borderline explicit photo of De that De may or may not be aware of him taking Cal would have photos of his and Des' chickens :) toss up whether or not it's selfie style with him and des in the foreground and the chickens in the background 17: Your character is hurt! Not too badly, I hope. What most likely happened? runa's injuries are almost always through protection of some kind or another, guarding his tree, making sure he brings back food regularly enough for the tree residents who need it [or offering himself as the snack for his favorite leech <3]

slei, in general [beyond canon commander injuries] tends to be pretty sturdy! if he's hurt, it's usually while calming a rowdy pet [his own or someone elses] Cal also rarely gets injured, but he's probably seen a few claws or punches in his time from some particularly 'unsavoury' charr who don't like his choice in [human] partner [they would be right, des is an asshole, but he's cal's asshole who he is steadily trying to help be a better person lol] 25 + 26: Think about somebody your character loves. What's something that person might do that upsets or irritates your character? [i misread this the last time i responded to it since they are two similar questions but still ended up answering it in a round-about way anyway for slei already, sooo just runa and cal, and i'll answer them both together] Runa hates that Bran is so self sacrificing, but this comes from someone who's been self sacrificing [against his will to some extent] for a large portion of his waking life, so the idea someone would -willing- do that doesn't compute in his lizard brain he's giving you all the means to have freedom and do the 'bad' things as ethically as possible to continue to live comfortably, why is the thing difficult [it's because all things have weight and nuance, but he doesn't truly understand that in a tangible enough way, not yet] and as you've said, bran quite dislikes that he's stubborn when he thinks he's right, even if he -is- he can't always hold that stance without horrible consequences Cal has troubles with Des relapsing into bad habits, no matter how much he helps or is gentle with him, sometimes he does feel that urge to grab and shake him and live up to 'big scary charr' that des' adoptive seperatist parents drilled into him as much as he knows better it's strained and difficult sometimes. I think Des has a kinda opposite view of this as well, where sometimes he WANTS Cal to do that to shake him out of it, but like... he wants it until it. Happens. then it's actually scary and he doesn't want that at all 28: If somebody were to draw your character, what are one or two things you'd want them to be sure to keep in mind? for runa, it's difficult because he has so many different forms, but personally it's things about his mordrem form that're apparently easy to overlook! his exposed teeth -are- exposed teeth, they aren't like a 'natural' lip-less dinosaur jawline, that's an extensive injury that's removed all the soft tissue except a little bit of his gums. the other point would be that his eyes on his body [or eye markings on his sapling form] don't extend past his knee or past his elbow or past the central line of his chest/jagged line of corruption on his chest slei is easier; he has extremely piercing eyes, bright cyan sclera and a soft brown iris with a darker brown pupil, the iris being quite small and focused is also a point with his design as well, and more apparent in his commander timeline! he also has leafy chest hair and under arm hair, though if you'd see that is very dependant on his outfit Cal has no visible teeth! if his mouth is fully closed, you do not see any of his teeth clearly, though if he's smiling you may see a peak of canine fangs, but compared to other charr his teeth are *small*! the reason for cal's very upright fluffy hair is also his mix of fire/air magic causing enough static that his mane is constantly a little bit charged and static-y and even if he was soaked to the bone his hair would still want to try and stand on end

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9, 16, and 25 for the Commander himself, Slei?

@mystery-salad

9: Would people generally say your character dresses nicely? I think people would call his manner of dress 'practical' The only time you'd see him dressed 'nicely' are the times that De's managed to wrangle him into something that isn't leather and cloth armour 16: Would anybody describe your character as tough? People who don't know him would be more likely to see him as tough, anyone close to him [which is... difficult, in his commander timeline] will realise he's just as lost as everyone else and trying very hard to put up the tough facade so that everyone else doesn't have to worry 25: Think about somebody your character loves. What's something your character might do that upsets or irritates that person? The big one is De HATING that Slei keeps getting in trouble with the law, even when it isn't always [entirely] his fault De sees it as another think keeping him busy and away from him and why on tyria would he willingly do that? they're both often at odds with each other over how they're complete selfish/selfless opposites, but they do eventually reconcile with that/understand each other

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slei with his hair down :)