PSA-Remember everyone, if someone suspicious contacts you, terrify them until they go away.
As a former cult leader, I may have some experience in this. Simply ask something along the lines of "Are you willing to offer your body and soul to the lifestream for our mother Jenova?", or something similar. Get creative. Remember to use a creepy emotionless and unsettling voice while doing this. (Over the phone, chat, and irl)
"Oh good, you came to me. It looks like my plan worked." Almost always throws the person off guard. They think there are others in the area getting ready to ambush them, or as MUW says-get the jump on them. And they may think you are the lure. Do not stop there. Stay confident. Keep going. Talk about a barbeque and how they are the main course. Their ribs definitely look meaty. (Only works irl)
Talk about the weather and how you buried someone last week who looked just like them. "Oh well. It must be a coincidence. But you'll be happy to do it again." (Phone, chat, irl.)
Discuss deadly toxins as a topic. Cleaning chemicals count. Know their effectiveness on the body and know which ones are undetectable and can be seen as a typical medical condition, unless requested in an autopsy. Just for conversation sake. Then go straight for crime documentaries about serial killers and how they never got caught and how they are very.... educational.
MUW: WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHEN IM NOT HOME?!?!
Cleaning and coping. I need something stimulating while you're away.
MUW: Ok, so long as you're avoiding the documentaries about Jones Town....
Take Sephiroth to a museum. You know how museums will do activities for kids to get them to have more fun?
Catch Sephiroth, this giant cat man in full uniform, in the middle of a group of kids ready to do a scavenger hunt.
He could easily finish his own list before the kids even find their first. But no. He's been grabbed by one of the bolder kids to help them with their list. One kid is hopelessly lost and frustrated halfway through. Sephiroth will come over, get down on their level, and ask them if they would like his assistance.
I love that anxious seph is a thing now. I have anxiety so we need more of that stuff because he's so distraught in crisis core and I feel so bad for him.
So with that all said, how does your seph unwind or relax? I want soft boy doing soft boy thingsssss
YESSS Anxious Seph!
I have clinical anxiety too hhh so maybe I impose that on Seph a lot BUT he does exhibit actual traits!
-Anyway, in the rare instances when Seph gets to unwind and relax, he typically will do a number of things. One of them, of course, is engaging with Angeal and Genesis. As his trusted companions, they're good at getting him out of his shell, as well as helping him take pleasure in more simple things in life. Later on, he feels this way towards Zack as well, perhaps even more so since seeing Zack becomes probably the only thing that relaxes him in what is essentially a series of constant losses and uncertainties.
-Apart from being around his companions, Sephiroth likes taking long, warm baths. No loud noises. No bright lights. Just a quiet dark soak in the tub, maybe with some wine and a lot of self-care and self-soothing. He avoids being near anything that could potentially trigger turbulent emotions, going off the grid for a few hours just to bask in a bit of warmth and silence.
-Sephiroth is rather fond of scented candles. They hold a relaxing aroma. His cabinet is probably secretly filled with them for later use.
-Hair care! Sephiroth loves brushies.
-Sephiroth suffers from chronic insomnia. Some of it is stress and some of it, unbeknownst to him, is because he's partially nocturnal. He's sleepiest during the day and in the offhand chance he actually has the day off, he likes a nice cozy nap with his window open and a bit of sun filtering through the blinds. Catboy hehe
-Deep breathing techniques! Sephiroth is extremely good at appearing calm and completely put together. The only time he really shows his true expressions are when he's alone and unmonitored. If he's having a particularly rough day, he tries to center himself by steadying his breathing. Lots of closing his eyes and counting to 10. Lots of sensory techniques to take his mind off of current stressors.
-Sephiroth is at his absolute worst after lab visits. Though he's willing to stand up to Hojo now that he's no longer a child and very actively gets violent around Hojo if he falls prey to the scientist's goading, the procedures themselves take a heavy toll. He will occasionally be granted breather days afterwards, where he mostly just hides out in his room to recover. Sephiroth doesn't actively sign up for break days so much as they're assigned to him, but even he has limits. He will spend a few days just kind of lying inert and avoiding everyone. Completely nonverbal and isolated.
-As a child, Sephiroth loved puzzles. Puzzles were his favorite way of settling himself, especially if they were particularly difficult. If he's focusing more on solving the puzzle, he doesn't have to think about bad or scary things. He does the same as an adult, busying himself with crosswords and other idle objects to draw his attention elsewhere.
-Sephiroth finds that he sometimes has very strange yearnings. Things he can't quite express or articulate. The need to be held--not romantically. Simply...held. Held tight. Held close. Bundled up against something warm with warm hands around him. He views the need as incredibly weak and beneath him, but the feeling has lingered his entire life. He wishes he could pinpoint its source. But it always slips away at the last moment. Sometimes, alone in bed, he holds himself, trying to capture the feeling. It's so strange. Human and warm and safe. But he can't quite replicate it. He's disgusted with himself for trying or caring. And yet...
