seekingCylem
Thanks for talking to me about this the other night. Here are the changes I made:
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Indifferent
- Sephos is interested in very specific things – his hobbies – and most things outside of those just don't matter to him. He does what he does for whatever reasons he does them, and his response to other people's ideals is a shrug or a noncommittal nod, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with them. He simply accepts that they are also doing what they are doing doing for whatever reasons they may have, and he does not particularly care about those reasons at all. If it directly effects him, he will respond, but aside from that, he doesn't really care. He may grumble about it, of course, but little inconveniences, arguments, or differences of opinion roll off his back. It's pretty hard to get in an argument with him, or get him violent without interfering with him and his hobbies directly. Anything else just isn't worth troubling himself over.
I edited it down, and hopefully its more clear and concise and says what I think it means.
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In the Moment
- Sephos may be a grumpy troll, but he has never been the type to hold a grudge. Sephos' concern is in the moment, and that moment is mostly uninfluenced by other people's past actions. It is as if he has forgiven – or forgotten – what they've done to or for him. It's not forgetting, of course – Sephos is not an amnesiac – he remembers trolls and their past actions, references them in conversation, and even learns from those actions. Sometimes, where warranted, he will change his behavior towards certain people (like putting away certain items or protecting the garden). It isn't forgiving either – forgiving implies that he felt a lasting wrong. In the moment, he will react to the situation, but once the situation and its fallout are dealt with, he simply puts it behind him. No forgiving, no forgetting, no holding it back for blackmail. It's over. Its done. And thats what matters to Sephos. Of course, this works two ways: Neither good nor bad actions are not held against a troll. This is a mixed bag where it concerns other trolls: On the one hand, it means that he is unlikely to chase down and murder anyone over a grudge or a broken pot, which gives the grumpy troll more oppurtunities for positive or negative interactions with that troll. On the other hand, however, it means that both positive and negative lasting or deep relationships are hard to build with him, as their emotional foundations are fundementally reset night by night. It also means that he can be manipulated. Although he's not gullible, he's willing to believe that apparently honest accidents are honest accidents, and can thus be repeatedly abused or messed with, almost with no lasting consequences (almost. Eventually he'll grow savvy-ish and adapt his behavior, but even for this, he might not become angry.)
Changed this up a little, but still essentially the same. I didn't use the mugger example, but I did sort of provide something general.
