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snowblindmods) wrote2015-04-06 10:43 pm
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Zelos Wilder | Tales of Symphonia | Not Reserved [2/2]
Flirting skills and an incredibly strong affinity for getting punched?Hum. As mentioned in the personality section, Zelos is surprisingly observant, and might notice small details or changes in expressions easier than some. This doesn't mean, however, that he'd be able to read people like open books or find out implausible things. He can also use knives and swords well, although I doubt it'll be relevant anytime soon.Suitability:
Ah, yeah, here's the thing; Zelos hates snow. To the point that he'd actually move out of his home city during winters to get away from the stuff due to some past snowman trauma, and well, now he's trapped in the middle of it. So that'll be fun and traumatic and probably make him seek out people more than he usually would, because hey, someone's gotta laugh at his bad jokes so he can pretend everything's cool. Also, considering how he's usually tried to keep all his troubles to himself and not really reach out - and how that somewhat changed when he got friends - it'll be interesting to see how he does now that he's kind of... reset to being alone. It'll be weighing his age-old habits against what he's learnt from the other protags, and that could go many ways. It's like he just learnt that it's okay to let some people in and then boom, no more people for you.
So yeah, he's also going to react pretty badly to losing the only people he considered friends, and will have some difficulty trusting anyone - especially in a place like this, because hey, how does he know it's not you who trapped him here, huh? But, as we know, he can't really survive alone either, so collaborate and get over his suspicions, he must. And that'll be fun. Oh, and the whole being trapped thing? He hates that too. He was kind of bound by what people called his "fate" and the role he was assigned at birth, so he's not cool with being physically restricted, either.
Oh, and this is unrelated to suitability but very much related to what he will do and... he'll flirt. Because you know. So I'll have an opt-out up for that if you'd rather avoid it partly/completely!
RP Samples:
I hope it's okay if both my samples are standalone ones; I kind of noticed the Apps were open and made the decision to join a bit late, ha. orz Here's a super short TDM thread, if that counts for anything!
The other samples, will write more if needed:
Network/Introspection/Snowblind specific
[After what felt like months of being stuck wandering through the desolate lands of Where-the-hell-am-I, Zelos had finally figured out exactly what he hated the absolute most in this strange, white dump. It wasn't the cold or the snow - although both did score pretty high on his list.
Just... not as high as the curfew.
Zelos hated being stuck, hated being stripped of the freedom to roam as he pleased. And even if there wasn't anything physically stopping him, common sense alone forced him to stay inside until morning. Nobody wanted to get lost out there when it was dark, after all - not even him. He might've been stupid, but he wasn't insane.
So here he was again, staring up at a familiar, eerie ceiling above as he tried to beckon his dreams to whisk him away to a better place for the night. On some level, he already knew trying to fall asleep this 'early' would be in vain, but come on! What else was he supposed to do?
To hours later, he finally gave up. He knew exactly what he was supposed to do, and so with a heavy, defeated sigh, the redhead pushed himself to sit.]
Anyone up?
[He preferred text over video nowadays, considering his appearance was less than optimal most of the time - especially at ass o'clock AM. And he wasn't gonna show his face with his hair a mess and his eyes framed by bags, no way in hell!]
If anyone needs some company, everyone's favorite magical swordsman is all yours for a few hours more again~
[It had become somewhat of a habit, at this point. One he tried to get rid of, but never could.]
Huh? Isn't it me who needs company? No way, why'd you think that?
[So night after night, the same pattern would repeat.]
I've got myself for company here, so I'm all set. Although, I wouldn't mind if you wanted to come and share a bed~.
[A small chuckle as he reads the response. Slowly, he feels sleep finally crawling into his skull.]
Ouch, that's harsh, sweetie. You sure the eternal winter isn't here 'cause of you?
[As his smile widens, his eyes start to slowly close. And with each message sent and read, Zelos's tensed muscles relax, to the point he has to hold the device against his knees. His back presses against the wall, typos plaguing his messages as he starts to doze off.]
That so? Nicw. we didnt have stuff like that baxk home.
[Zelos closes his eyes, only to quickly open them again as the screen flickers.]
fine, fine ill go sleep.
[Yeah. A few nights ago, he did indeed figure out what he hated the most, and it wasn't the cold, the snow - or the curfew.]
goodnight, loves~
[It was the solitude.]
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Prose/Introspection (older sample, so i can write a newer one if needed. not from snowblind, but the scene was somewhat similar, if that helps! cut shorter for length.)
Zelos hated snow.
Well, to be completely honest, it was far more than just simple hate; it was loathing, fear, disgust - almost phobia, if you willed. Try as he might, he couldn't look at the peaceful scenery of miles upon miles of white stretching out ahead of him without seeing puddles of red appearing from nowhere to muddle the view. As such, it went without saying that ever since his travels had taken him to what appeared to be a 'Winter Wonderland' - yeah, right, more like Icy Hell - he hadn't exactly been in the highest of spirits.
Not that you'd be able to tell, really; he didn't go around announcing past trauma to everyone he met, and he'd made it a point long ago not to frown when someone was around, just in case. You never knew when someone actually saw, after all. 'Sides, not like moping around really helped or anything - he had to travel around to find a way back home, everything else be damned. He had to see what had become of the battle he'd been torn from - and of his friends who, for all he knew, might still be in the midst of it. His friends - and bud - needed him. Exploration was necessary.
... He just wished he'd chosen some other continent to explore, first.
Well, at least he'd finally found a café to warm up in. It wasn't big or fancy like the ones he'd gotten used to back home in the capital, but it was nice and cosy enough to pique his interest and get him to step inside to wait for the snowfall to stop. Now he just needed a nice hot cup of whatever they had in store, and he was all set to get comfortable and get to chatting up the ladies around here. Hey, he needed a break every once in a while, alright? Not like he couldn't gather information while getting close to the local hotties. Heh. Hotties. 'Cause it was cold and all? ... Yeah, there was a joke somewhere in there.
Anyway, the redhead could already spy a few ladies scattered about the place, just waiting for him to take a seat next to them and strike up a conversation. Maybe, if he got lucky, he wouldn't need to spend the night in a motel (because okay, he didn't really have money to, anyway).
Just wait a little more, hunnies~ Zelos mused as he took long, confident steps across the café to get to the counter. The Great Zelos is on his w-
"Ough-!"
Before he could finish that thought, the self-proclaimed charmer had very uncharmingly bumped into someone - or been bumped into, whatever. Either way, the result was the same; Zelos was forced to take a shaky step backwards in surprise, one hand holding the area of impact - which would be his stomach and chest. What, did some brat run into him now? Geez, no matter the world, kids were always just as-
... pretty?
As Zelos' eyes finally managed to locate the source of the impact, he couldn't help but blink. Instead of an annoying
Genis-esquebrat flipping him the bird for walking into them, he saw a little girl on the ground, covered in what must have been her drink if the empty glass next to her was any indication. He would have immediately helped her up, had he not been too caught up in staring at her. No, not because of her cuteness - not this time - but because of the wings on her back. Wait, was she an... angel? No, no, the wings were different from his and Collette's, and, color-wise at least, even Ramiel's. So then... what was she? He'd never seen a creature like her before, not in Tethe'alla, not in Sylvarant.Then again, this just went to prove that this place was neither, after all.
ACCEPTED
This house has collapsed, but some miracle of coincidence has led to it to collapse around an intact wall with an intact door, forming a single very dark sealed room to stay in overnight if you wish. The inside is covered in dust, debris, and rusting nails, of course, and there's no light inside that you don't bring in yourself, with not even a single window remaining (though there's broken glass implying some must have existed), but it's better than being outside.
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