8. Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell?

[42 character development questions -- ACCEPTING]

Most

In his office, during the early evening. He enjoys the sound of activity from his club, at least as long as it's muffled behind a few walls and a door. This is due to his sensitive hearing granted by his Vastayan heritage. He specifically had his desk placed where it is to be by the window, so he can relax in the dim light shining through his window during the day, and bask in the neon-esque illumination through the window at night. Though, to be honest, anywhere in Zaun tends to give him comfort to exist in. One can tell Silco is at ease by his posture and tone of voice. He will be more even-spoken and tall-standing when relaxed, projecting an aura of calm authority with his movements. He'll smoke less when already relaxed and at ease, instead occupying himself with work and conversation. He's even known to smile occasionally, if in a good enough mood, though it never becomes a full grin.

Least

Silco is less likely to show it, but he's less comfortable in areas closer to Piltover and its enforcers, simply out of the knowledge that he's a hare's breath away from being a very, very wanted man. It's not even necessarily fear, it's more acute awareness. This includes the Bridges, the Bathospheres, and most topside areas near the River Pilt.

Situations, themselves, can also lead to Silco being less at ease, like struggles with the other Chem Barons, Jinx going missing (again), or tensions with Topside rising.

When less at ease, Silco tends to hunch and speak in a growling, low voice. He will stand more like a man ready for a fight than a calm and collected leader. He smokes and drinks when under stress, always needing his mouth and hands occupied by something. He tends to disguise these habits, however, as to not make them obvious tells for his adversaries to notice.

What is your character arc...?

tragic hero arc

we all know how this story goes. when it began, you were almost the perfect hero, but almost is never enough. you lacked introspection, or you were too stubborn or vengeful or reckless - as reckless as the world that helped to ruin you. you were not perfect, and that's okay. we knew the story ended in blood and we watched it anyway. we knew you would die in the end and we still couldn't help but love you, just a little bit. at the very least, you are more human than a hero could ever be.

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42 character development questions!

PHYSICAL PRESENCE AND GESTURE. 1. How do they move and carry themselves? Pace, rhythm, gestures, energy? 2. How much physical space do they use, active and at rest? 3. How do they position themselves in a group? Do they like to be the center of attention, or do they hang back at the edges of a crowd? 4. What is their size and build? How does it influence how they use their body, if it does? 5. How do they dress? What styles, colors, accessories, and other possessions do they favor? Why? 6. What are they like in motion–in different environments, and in different activities? What causes the differences between these? 7. How do they physically engage with other people, inanimate objects, and their environment? What causes the differences between these? 8. Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell? 9. How do they manifest energy, exhaustion, tension, or other strong emotions? 10. What energizes and drains them most? 11. How are they vocally expressive? What kind of voice, accent, tones, inflections, volume, phrases and slang, and manner of speaking do they use? 12. How are they bodily expressive? How do they use nonverbal cues such as their posture, stance, eyes, eyebrows, mouths, and hands? DISPOSITION AND TEMPERAMENT. 13. How do they greet the world — what is their typical attitude towards life? How does it differ in different circumstances, or towards different subjects? Why do they take these attitudes, and why do they change? How do these tend to be expressed? 14. What do they care deeply about? What kind of loyalties, commitments, moral codes, life philosophies, passions, callings, or spirituality and faith do they have? How do these tend to be expressed? 15. What kind of inner life do they have — rich and imaginative? Calculating and practical? Full of doubts and fears? Does it find any sort of outlet in their lives? 16. Do they dream? What are those dreams like? 17. Are they more shaped by nature or nurture — who they are, or what has happened to them? How have these shaped who they’ve become as a person? 18. What kind of person could they become in the future? What are some developmental paths that they could take, (best, worst, most likely?) what would cause them to come to pass, and what consequences might they have? What paths would you especially like to see, and why? CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. 19. How do they behave within a group? What role(s) do they take? Does this differ if they know and trust the group, versus finding themselves in a group of strangers? Why? 20. What kind of individual relationships do they have with others, and how do they behave in them? How are they different between intimate relationships like friends, family, and lovers versus more impersonal relationships? 21. What kind of relationships do they tend to intentionally seek out versus actually cultivate? What kind of social contact do they prefer, and why? 22. How do people respond to them, and why might these responses differ? 23. How do they respond to difficult social moments? What makes them consider a social situation difficult? 24. How do they present themselves socially? What distinguishes their “persona” from their “true self”, and what causes that difference? 25. What do they need and want out of relationships, and how do they go about getting it? 26. How do they view and feel about relationships, and how might this manifest in how they handle them, if it does? ACTIVITIES AND PREFERENCES. 27. What do they strongly like and dislike, in any category? Why? 28. What are they likely to do if they have the opportunity, resources, and time to accomplish it? Why? 29. What kind of activities, interests, and hobbies do they have? What significance and impact do these have in their lives, both positive and negative? 30. What is their preferred level of activity and stimulation? How do they cope if they get either too little or too much? 31. Is there anything that counts as a “dealbreaker” for them, positively or negatively? What makes things go smoothly, and what spoils an activity or ruins their day? Why? 32. Do they have any “props” that are a significant part of their life, identity, activities, or self-presentation somehow? What are they, how are they used, and why are they so significant? How would these props’ absence impact them, how would they compensate, and why? THINKING AND LEARNING. 33. How do they learn about the world–what is their preferred learning style? Hands-on learning with trial and error? Research, reading, and note-taking? Observation or rote memorization? Inductive or deductive reasoning? Seeking patterns and organization? Taking things apart and putting them back together? Creative processing via discussing, writing about, or dramatizing things? 34. How do they understand the world–what kind of worldview and thought processes do they have? Why? 35. How and why do they internalize knowledge? What effect has that had on them? 36. How much do they rely on their minds and intellect, versus other approaches like relying on instinct, intuition, faith and spirituality, or emotions? What is their opinion on this? 37. Have they had any special education or training that colors their means of learning about or understanding the world? Conversely, do they lack some kind of education considered essential in their world? What kind of impact has this addition or lack had on them? 38. Is there anything they wish they could change about their worldview or thought processes? What, and why? 39. What sort of questions or thoughts recur in their lives, either specifically or as a theme? Why are these never answered, or answered permanently to their satisfaction? 40. What do they wonder about? What sparks their curiosity and imagination, and why? How is this expressed, if it is? FREE FOR ALL. 41. What associations do they bring to mind? Words or phrases, images, metaphors or motifs? Why? 42. I have a question of my own!

‘ NOTE ‘ (from Jinx for Silco)

[send me  ‘ NOTE ‘  and i’ll tell you what my muse would write on a note left for yours. -- ACCEPTING]

Jinx,

I've left for the day to deal with business in the chem district. Parts of our shipments are crystalizing before delivery to the client. Clearly a mistake in manufacturing. Sevika is coming with me. That means you're in charge of the Last Drop until I come back. Do not allow Dustin to climb behind the bar again. He's on strict probation after his last stunt setting the bartop on fire. There's a bowl of cured anchovies left on my desk for you. Eat it before you head downstairs. Thieram has your whiskey in stock again. Have a drink if you need it.

Silco.

send me  ‘ NOTE ‘  and i’ll tell you what my muse would write on a note left for yours. 

could be a cute post-it note left on the fridge, a short letter in place of an emotional goodbye, a threatening warning, etc. 

🍑 send my muse “Someone, somewhere has failed you miserably. You were supposed to be loved, protected and cared for but you never were.“ for their reaction.

𓁿　NAME　 : : 　Zigg , Ziggy , Z

𓁿　PRONOUNS　 : : 　it/its/they/them

𓁿　MOST ACTIVE MUSE(S)?　 : : 　my blog here @zaunseye and my Viktor blog @mxchineherald, I have a muse list here, but most of them are on hiatus or very low activity.

𓁿　RP PET PEEVES?　 : : 　Having to lead a whole thread is up there, but I think being expected to match length gets to me too. Some days all I can manage is a two or three paragraphs, especially when I've run out of inner thoughts to express. I've have had old ex-partners imply to me that replying with a shorter length is rude or inconsiderate and I don't get it??? Like, I'm moving the plot along, just without as much inner monologue.

𓁿　EXPERIENCE / HOW MANY YEARS　 : : 　Technically, I've been roleplaying since I was very little. I learned to type early, and was online and roleplaying(with parental supervision, actually) by the time I was about 9. So I'd say about 21 years.

𓁿　FLUFF, ANGST, OR SMUT　 : : 　Hard to say! Depends on the plot itself, but I'm always down for some angst. Preferably angst revolving around injury, illness, and vulnerability. Something about my character either being in a vulnerable position or taking care of someone else in a vulnerable position just tickles me. I feel like it leads to a fair amount of development that may otherwise never happen between characters.

𓁿　PLOTS OR MEMES　 : : 　I like both! Plotting is a good way to establish a relationship between two muses, and also gives me an idea of the preferences of my partner, while memes are a great way to further flesh out that relationship and put it into difference scenarios we might not have thought of on our own. Sometimes it's straight up crack-rp which can be fun from time to time!

𓁿　LONG OR SHORT REPLIES　 : : 　It all depends on the current flow of roleplay. I'm up for something as long as 7-10 paragraphs, or as short as two or three sentences. This blog is meant for interaction of all forms, including long or short form roleplay. I used to try and force myself to pump out long replies every time, but that was leading to burnout and depression. It was making RP a job rather than a hobby. So now I just go with the flow of the thread and give what I feel is an appropriate response.

𓁿　TIME TO WRITE　 : : 　Whenever I get inspiration, honestly! My life has been hectic and sad lately, with some personal losses and a nasty cold rearing its ugly head. I might be a slower RPer at the moment, but it's what's balanced out for me with my IRL issues and other hobbies, like fanfiction and fanart.

𓁿　ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S)　 : : 　You know, I hope I'm not too much like Silco, outside of my determination and anti-authoritarianism. I do relate to him, in a way, otherwise I'm not sure I could properly portray him. It's just hard to put it into words. I think it's that anger at being forced into playing a game that's long since been rigged against me.

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⚖

[morality meme -- ACCEPTING]

⚖: Has your muse broken the law before? Broken a vow or promise?

Yes. Laws are easy to break for Zaunites, as some of them were made specifically to be easily broken as an excuse to arrest and force them into captivity. Silco has done stints at Stillwater before for this specific reason. Therefore, he has little respect for the actual laws enforced by Piltover, breaking them all the time.

When it comes to vows or promises, also yes, though only rarely, and usually it's mutual. The vows made in blood between him and Vander were destroyed the moment he was nearly drowned in the River Pilt, for example. Usually when he makes a vow or a promise, it's held ironclad.

👑: Is your muse honorable?

[morality meme -- ACCEPTING]

It may surprise some more prejudiced Piltover elites, but Silco is incredibly honorable. He is truthful in his intentions, and holds up his end of bargains. He finds it to be the best way of leadership, and punishes those who exploit his honor viciously.

The only time his honor is pushed into the corner is regarding his daughter, and even then, he faces deep conflict over it, and ultimately chooses the more honorable action of protecting his daughter from persecution in his place.

💋: How easily are they tempted?

[morality meme -- ACCEPTING]

Silco is a very resolute man. The cause for freeing his homeland from the oppressive rule of Piltover is his main focus. Temptations of most varieties won't even effect him or get in the way of his goals.

He's especially hardened against romantic or sexual temptation, seeing as his previous experiences of it have been with Vander, where things ended particularly badly. He looks in the mirror every day and is reminded of why he no longer seeks such attachments. Becoming too intimately entangled with someone is always too big a risk to his plans.

Morality Meme

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anticipation

bouncing legs - darting eyes - breathing deeply - useless / mindless tasks - eyes on the clock - checking and re-checking - tapping fingers - humming out loud - freezing in place - hyperfocusing

frustration

grumbling - heavy footsteps - hot flush - narrowed eyes - pointing fingers - pacing / stomping - wide hand gestures - snapping at others - pinching the bridge of the nose - groaning out a sigh

sadness

eyes filling up with tears - blinking quickly - hiccuped breaths - face turned away - red / burning cheeks - short sentences with gulps - covering face with hands - trembling tone - eerie silence

happiness

smiling / cheeks hurting - animated gestures - chest hurts from laughing - rapid movements - eye contact - quick speaking - enthusiastic voice - breaking into song - skipping footsteps / dancing

boredom

complaining - sighing - grumbling - pacing - leg bouncing - picking at nails - staring at the wall / ground - humming out loud - rocking in seat - doodling on scrap paper - counting the seconds - tapping fingers

fear

quick heartbeat - shaking / clammy hands - pinching self - tuck away - closing eyes - clenched hands - wide eyes - open mouth - reaching blindly behind - backing away - running away - freezing

disappointment

no eye contact - hard swallow - clenched hands - tears, occasionally - "mhm-hmm" - tutting mouth - wagging finger - crossing arms - tilt of the head - giving the silent treatment - glaring

tiredness

spacing out - eyes closing - nodding head absently - long sighs - no eye contact - grim smile - mumbling - nodding off sitting up - losing train of thought mid-sentence - leaning jaw into hand

confidence

prolonged eye contact - active listening - shoulders back - wide stride - chin held high - clear tone of voice - hands on hips - unconscious smile - clapping and rubbing hands - firm handshake

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