tsveta didn’t like getting out of bed for many reasons. although once she was out for her morning smoke, she rarely got back in. leaning against the wall next to the open window, she took a long drag as she watched the other flicking through her phone in her bed. “what do you want to do today?” she asked with a heavily accented voice. it had been a while since she had “dated” anybody, usually opting to just keep to single nights- it was easier with her job anyway. “i have a client at 9 but i dont have anything scheduled in”
How would your character deal with communal showers on the camping side?
Well he’s a sportsman, so he’s already used to communal showers at the gym, so really he wouldn’t mind at all. He knows how to gauge quickly how clean they are and how practical it would be to take his clothes with him and act accordingly. Years of experience ranging from middle school to Olympics, eh.
Collateral to this is that he’s very comfortable with nudity, whether his own or others’. More comfortable than average, actually, so he might surprise other people who share the showers with him or make them slightly nervous without really meaning to.
Does your character prefer recreational activities that involve other people, or solo activities?
He plays team sports, so it’s pretty obvious that he loves activities that involve people. One could think that maybe sometimes he would get tired of seeing people and aspire to a bit of solitude, like when he goes jogging and all, but not even : he just loves being with people, even only one. (and of course when it comes to bedroom recreational activities he sure prefers when it involves other people)
Describe your character’s hairstyle in detail. Why did they choose it? How much do they care about it?
It’s a mess. Like, a bird’s nest. He never really think of combing it, so he’s lucky not to have too long hair (to be honest, that’s one of the reasons why he keeps it short). He’s got kinda thick brown hair, that he usually keeps rather short, but not too much either ; he likes to keep at least 5 cm, but he knows that its time to go to the hairdesser when his bangs start reaching his eyes. Other than that, he doesn’t really take care of it, other than shampooing once or twice a week depending on the season. Louise got him so nice shamoo so that it will stay soft.
It’s January second. Where is your character today and what are they doing?
He’s probably at home, either at his mom’s or in his own flat. he’s resting from New Year’s celebrations, probaly cleaning the house and himself with a jogging, and then spending some time with his loved ones. he really enjoys holiday season, he always feels very energized at that moment, even more than usual, so he uses this motivation surge to do things that will help him start the New Year on the right foot.
L'occasion était trop belle. Ils avaient décidé d'aller passer un week-end chez Astrid et Dakota, Tsveta trouvait que l'hiver le rendait mou, et couper des bûches et courir avec les chiens lui semblaient de bon remèdes. C'était d'ailleurs ce qu'il avait fait, au moins le samedi, étrennant les accessoires "grand froid" que Lavrenti lui avait offerts pour son anniversaire, quelques jours plus tôt. En passant sur son chemin préféré, il avait remarqué que l'étang qui formait la limite entre le pré des ânes et celui du voisin était gelé. Bien gelé. Au-moins-vingt-centimètres gelé. Il avait hésité un instant, posé le pied sur la glace, puis son instinct de survie s'était exceptionnellement manifesté et il avait reculé. Il reviendrait demain avec Lavrenti.
Cela prit du temps de le convaincre, c'est sûr. Toute la soirée, et une bonne partie de la matinée. Et il savait parler, Lavrenti, à un certain le futur président avait même failli le faire renoncer, mais Tsveta était coriace, et il avait gagné, moyennant une promesse d'être prudent, de ne pas s'éloigner du bord, et de revenir sur la terre ferme au moindre craquement, même si aucune fissure ne l'accompagnait. Une promesse vide, comme la suite allait le démontrer.
Au début, tout s'était bien passé. La glace était effectivement épaisse et semblait solide. Il avait failli déraper en y montant, mais Lavrenti l'avait rattrapé, et il évoluait désormais avec aisance. Tellement d'aisance qu'il se sentait prêt à briser une première partie de sa promesse, et à s'éloigner du bord, petit à petit, en surveillant Lavrenti dans l'espoir qu'il ne se rendrait compte de rien. Il n'en eut pas le temps. En s'avançant ver le centre, Tsveta posa le pied sur une zone plus faible, qui céda avec un crac sonore bien tope rapidement pour qu'il puisse penser à la deuxième partie de la promesse. Bien entendu, une fois sa jambe passée à travers la glace, le trou s'élargit et le rest suivit, en moins de temps qu'il n'en fallut à Lavrenti pour crier son nom. Heureusement, l'étang ne faisait à cet endroit qu'un mètre de profondeur, mais la demi-heure passée dans l'eau avant de pouvoir s'en extirper eut raison de la résistance de son téléphone, et l'envoya au lit pour deux semaines sous la garde de Nadezhda. Quant à son honneur, Tsveta préféra éviter d'en parler.
How does your character respond when someone else takes credit for their work?
It doesn’t really happen often, but most of the time he will correct it without holding grudges. If the same person does it a few times in a row, he might get a bit upset about it, and talk to them to ask them to stop, but that will be about it. He’s more about teamwork than individual pride anyway, so for instance he will never try to claim credit for a match that they won largely thanks to him: it was the team’s effort, and he wouldn’t have been able to do it without them; he won’t like it if another player tries to claim the glory while putting the rest of the team in the shade though.
Who’s the craziest person your character has ever known, and what was their relationship with them?
His PE teacher in middle school, who was also his first handball coach (and the coach of most of the UNSS sports actually). He was close to retiring but kept pushing the moment of leaving because he judged all his younger colleagues as incompetent who wouldn’t be able to take care of his students. He was a great teacher, at least in Tsveta’s opinion, but just completely mad, willing to make any motivated student an olympic athlete (worked with Tsveta, but it was probably the only time it did). Needless to say he got along perfectly with Tsveta and his endless stamina. he was his fave teacher, and the love was reciprocated ; he’s the one who convinced him to pursue handball in a more serious way, so he was rather proud when Tsveta accumulated victories in his career. But well, it didn’t go that good with all of the students, he was a bit too hard and pushing sometimes. Nad was thankful though: it happened a few times that he managed to actually tire Tsveta.
