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Anon asked: Can all the of you do 4,10,11,16,18,19,21, 28
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#4: Do you have pet names for each other?
Cinder: Grease-monkey and Pretty Boy.
Scarlet: Does alpha count? I call him that playfully sometimes. He’s adopted “Scarling” from Émilie for me
Cress: We love pet-names. I mostly just call Thorne ‘Captain’ he absolutely loves it and it’s extremely funny. He calls me kitten or every once and a while Mrs. Computer, and not the same thing, but whenever I have a bad day and he knows it, he calls me Crescent Moon, or his sweet Crescent Moon.
Winter: Jacin-love is very fond of nicknames. He will call me ‘Princess,’ and ‘Snowflake’ the most often, but sometimes will say I am a sour-apple if we are upset with each other. And, of course, he still loves to call me ‘Trouble.’ (I do cause him a fair bit of it.)
Iko: She calls me “Blue” sometimes, because, though I’ve tried many different hair colors, blue is my favorite and she loves the way it looks on me, too. I call her Cupcake, and sometimes “Miss Chevious” because she definitely has a devilish streak ;)
#10: Best gifts you two have exchanged?
Cinder: Once we both collected each other’s mom’s things and gave them to each other. The best part was that neither of us knew the other was doing it. Everyone else did, of course, but we both swore them all to secrecy.
Scarlet: I managed to track down those blue flowers his mother kept, they’re a hybrid of a species from Earth that only existed on Luna so it took me a while but now we have a little patch of them growing near the vegetable garden. He says they’re a nice reminder of his childhood and he’s meticulous about caring for them. He reads a lot more than I do, but last year he gave me a whole stack of books he said I’d love and each one had an inscription explaining why he thought I’d love each book in particular. It was incredibly sweet and I did genuinely love each one.
Cress: I’m always extremely afraid that I’m going to loose Thorne, so when we first arrived on Earth I discovered you could make custom military dog tags. I put Captain Carswell Thorne on them and then my phone number he smiled for five whole days and told everyone he saw, I also bought shirts one for Thorne that says If found please return to Cress, mine says I’m Cress. But the best Thorne ever got me has to be a painting of Luna and Earth from space, he figured I missed it (not the satellite, but the view).
Winter: Anytime we travel someplace, Jacin-love always finds a little souvenir for me to keep. I cherish them each dearly, and keep them in a secret box underneath my bed. My favorite gift that I have given Jacin-love is a card, in which I wrote down all the reasons I love him. It stays on his nightstand always.
Iko: My favorite gift from her is this gorgeous, lacy dress she gave me on our one-year anniversary. She got it from an android store and so it changes color to match my eyes! I absolutely love it. Émilie’s favorite gift from me is this mug I made for her. I made it from clay at a free pottery lesson I attended once at an art gallery in Paris. It was so fun to make, especially because now, you know, I actually have hands to make things with! I wrote her name on it and doodled some of our best memories on it. She uses it every day.
#11: Do you want/have kids?
Cinder: In the future. I would love to have two daughters.
Scarlet: We both want kids one day (not for a good while obviously) but there’s always a risk with the genetic tampering so we’ll most likely adopt. The current plan is three, but knowing us we’ll probably wind up with five.
Cress: Yes, someday I would to love to have kids, but the idea of having them now, sends both Thorne and I into the bathroom feeling sick. But, I would love one boy and three girls.
Winter: Jacin very much wants a little girl. I am more hesitant to have a child; I’m not sure why, but I feel as though I would be an inadequate mother. I would not want them to grow up broken. Jacin assures me this would never be the case.
Iko: Even though we’d adopt, we’re not ready to have kids at the moment, but Émilie and I would both love to in the future. I don’t think we have any particular preference. Maybe we’d adopt cyborg children, to try to make it more common and so we’d know they would be loved and treated well.
#16: Ideal way to spend time with one another?
Cinder: In the palace library reading together in silence, or just being with the rest of the Rampion Crew, though with our busier lives that is a much rarer event.
Scarlet: We’re pretty rarely apart, but my favorite is when we’re cooking together. He’s actually gotten pretty good at it, he’s completely taken over breakfast since I’m usually in a fog until I finish my coffee in the morning.
Cress: Throne and I bought our own crop duster plane (though we don’t usually use it for crop dusting), but sometimes we go flying for hours together. We also love going on adventures, so we like going on hikes, kayaking, or anything else that looks fun. I think Thorne wants to make sure I experience everything I never could in my satellite.
Winter: Whenever Jacin-love and I have to travel to a new place on Earth we always spend time exploring it. Our walks are always enjoyable as we find our new favorite place wherever we go.
Iko: We love going on walks around Rieux. It’s a lovely place and so quiet and peaceful. Other times, we’ll take the metro to Paris for a day and go shopping! Not only for clothes - although we do plenty of that, too - but we go to nice cafes or local bookstores, exploring anything of interest, really.
#18: In which ways are the two of you most similar?
Cinder: Our love for our work and for our kingdom(s). Both of us tend to be happiest when doing work to benefit our people.
Scarlet: We both love the solitude that comes with being on the farm, and the independence it gives us from the rest of the world.
Cress: Both Thorne and I are very loyal to each other and our friends, no matter what happens we stand together.
Winter: Even if he does not show it, Jacin and I are both very loving people. He will spend his life protecting someone else even if it hurts him simply out of love. I would do the same.
Iko: We can both be very enthusiastic and excited about, well, almost anything! Émilie also has a great sense of humor and I am becoming better at telling jokes and puns. And detecting sarcasm.
#19: In which ways are the two of you most different?
Cinder: Kai is definitely more comfortable with the public and actual human interaction. However, as much as I shy away from dignitaries and such, I love the children, and will drop everything to greet them.
Scarlet: I’m a lot more confrontational than he is, especially now that he’s constantly aware of how his appearance can scare people. There isn’t exactly a shortage of ignorant people for me to shout at now.
Cress: Thorne is charming and confident, whereas I’m very quiet and I question myself a lot, but I think we balance each other out.
Winter: Jacin can be very stoic at times. He takes many things too seriously, and is very worrisome. He also does not like meeting new people very much. He can be very grumpy if he is forced to.
Iko: Émilie, even though she doesn’t seem it at first glance, can be very independent and likes being alone, whereas I want to hang out with people all day. Sometimes I go hang out with Scarlet and Wolf when she needs time alone, or talk to some of the other people in Rieux. Some people are starting to warm up to me, which really makes me feel more welcome there.
#21: Who is the most affectionate?
Cinder: KAI. Affectionate to the point where I have to tell him regularly, “You’ve given me fourteen hugs today, save some for tomorrow when I’m actually leaving for my trip!”
Scarlet: Oh stars definitely Wolf. I’m not cold but if we’re within reach of each other he usually finds some way to play with my hair, or hold my hand, or put his head on my shoulder. I don’t think he even notices it at this point.
Cress: I would have to say me, but Thorne is very good at always making sure to accept my affection even when I’m being touchy (if I grab his hand, he will squeeze it and hold my hand back). Though I do strongly believe Thorne absolutely loves holding my hand.
Winter: Many people will think it is me, but Jacin-love is actually quite tender when we are alone. He almost always wants to be touching me, as if making sure I am real and with him. Even in public, it is likely he will have a hand on my arm or pinky linked with my fingers.
Iko: Oh, it’s definitely me! I’m still super excited about having an actual escort-droid body and so I love giving her hugs and kisses. As far as verbal affection goes, Émilie can be quite enchanting and romantic - better than even the most romantic net drama! *swoons*
#28: Who apologizes the most?
Cinder: Me. All the time. Often I get worried I’m not being as good of a leader as Kai is, and that I’m making his job harder. Of course he always denies this, but I apologize anyway.
Scarlet: Definitely Wolf. He used to be much worse about it, apologizing for things that weren’t even his fault, but I think it’s his way of making sure he hasn’t somehow crossed a line.
Cress: You would assume it’s me but it’s actually Throne. He always feels bad when he is particular cocky or charming, I think he feels as though he’s a burden, but he is far from. I do apologize a lot as well, but Thorne does more.
Winter: I apologize the most to Jacin-love whenever I feel I am being a burden. He almost always refuses it, saying that I am fine the way I am.
Iko: Both of us end up apologizing quite a lot. Sometimes, she’ll say something a bit prejudiced against other androids or androids in general. I know she doesn’t mean to do it - a lot of human prejudice is unconscious and internalized - but when she realizes the implications of what she’s said, she’s always sincerely apologetic. Sometimes Émilie gets rude comments from people because I’m an android, and I always feel a bit guilty and responsible for it. But, sweet as she is, she reminds me it’s not my fault and I always make enduring rude people worth it.
