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Sailor Hermes, Parallel Senshi of Mist


Hobbies:
Linguistics - Back in the Black Moon kingdom, Hermes used to study the various languages used around the world, eager to find out the similarities between them. She didn’t go very far in her studies though, and now that she’s in our dimension, her knowledge isn’t worth much anymore: the languages are too different. That doesn’t stop Hermes, however: she’s trying to find similarities between this world’s and her world’s languages, and as eager to find concepts unknown in other languages. Learning is a very hard task, especially given her chaotic schedule, and it’s unlikely she will ever learn to say more than a very simple sentence in any language other than English. Nonetheless, foreign words pop up a lot in conversations (often with the wrong pronunciation, or used in the wrong context). And now she’s slowly getting the hang of Internet, it’s very hard to stop her.

Running - Much like Alessa, Hermes is a jogger. Unlike her however, she practices much more seriously. It is not a way to relief her stress, it is essential training. Running can make all the difference in a battle. Especially when you need to do a strategic retreat. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with fleeing, now.

Travelling – Hermes isn’t so much of a sedentary person. Every once in a while, she’s got to see new places, new people. She would go crazy if she weren’t allowed to at least walk in less familiar landscapes. Earth? Is unlike anything she’d seen before. Maybe too different for her to fully enjoy it upon first contact. The soldier needs something that everyone is looking for in order to enjoy new sights: a home she knows she can go back to. Once she finds that equivalent on that parallel planet, she will go back to her old self and appreciate the unknown sights and sounds.

Alcohol - A guilty pleasure. She can’t say no to wine, as it especially reminds her of her homeworld. Although she quite enjoys other alcoholic beverages as well. Quite the happy drunk, once imbibed, she laughs at any joke thrown in her general direction, and becomes lewd. She enjoys drinking a lot more when surrounded with friends; she won’t drink alone of her own accord unless she’s feeling seriously down.

Virtues:

Curious (Let’s try this…)- She tries out new stuff, and old stuff in new situations. It very well may have surprising and positive results, after all. However, she is not completely mindless about it: she won’t risk her safety just for the lulz, and does put some logical thinking before acting. This one is a hard cat to kill, because she's very likely to have thought about all the possible negative consequences before she acted.

Vigilant (I’m still watching you.)- That senshi’s hard to catch by surprise. Her fear of failure makes her extra attentive to what’s going on around her. Her ears, her nose, her eyes are on the lookout even when she seems relaxed. Chances are she already knows you’re there before you noticed her. While she can hear something, she may not know what it is. Maybe it’s just a cat. Or a leaf. It could be many things, and she’s not always sure how to react.

Smart (Let’s consider X and Y, it may very well be actually Z.)- Hermes seeks knowledge and information, and puts it in application when needed. It is a combination of a reasonably good memory, thirst for knowledge… and the wisdom to admit she could still be wrong about the facts. She is by no way a supergenius, and needs to study as much as your typical student to get all her facts straight. She is just much more motivated to do so. Plus, knowing something doesn’t mean she knows how to do it.

Honesty (I’m sorry, I’m feeling very X about it…)- Her feelings won’t go ignored. Expressing them is important. Hypocrisy isn’t her thing, and it is important to let go some steam and explain her opinion on a subject. Now, she doesn’t manage to always be tactful about it, but she tries.


Flaws:

Paranoid (Shut up, they’re gonna hear us. What do you mean, “who”?)- Being attentive to everything isn’t just a blessing. It is also a curse that makes Hermes assume the worst and fear imaginary enemies. Even some of the other parallels she may not trust entirely. While she assumes anyone could be secretly out for her blood, the Black Moon court members have a small advantage: there’s no way they would be working for the enemy outright in her mind, but who knows when they’re being watched by them?
It often leads her to mood swings and bouts of selfishness, where saving her own a** is just so much more important than yours (unless you’re Nehelenia or Aphrodite). She won’t bother saving a civilian that’s being attacked by a Negaverser, instead, she’ll wait for the moment they’re at their most vulnerable to attack, simply because she’s not entirely sure she can trust the victim either.


Cocky (Were you too busy being so pathetic to dodge that awesome attack?) - Now now now, she’s usually rather calm and serious and humble, but once she achieves something… ooooh boy. She gets loud and obnoxious. Here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of what she can do then:
-joking
-taunting
-bragging
-cackling
-all of the above.

For the love of everything that is holy, once she starts being a smartass… please recall her it’s an incredibly stupid thing to do. Though once she's done being an annoying p***k, chances are she will have a paranoid fit right after that.

Independant (I was doing fine until you came along!)- You remember the part where she avoids helping people because of mistrust issues? In return, she tends to deny ever having needed assistance of any kind. Deep inside, that would equal weakness. And she doesn’t want to show physical weakness. Of course, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t know when to retreat: she does. The problem lies in having someone else save her a**. Even on the verge of death, she would use her last strength to grumble and punch you for daring taking her away from the battlefield and proving she's a complete failure.
Weakness.

Insecure (I’m not sure I can do it…)- Hermes needs to be regularly reassured about her worth. Even though she is a Black Moon soldier, she just has this inferiority complex she can’t quite get rid of. She’s always afraid of failure. She’s always afraid of being a failure. What if something goes wrong?
Hermes wants to make people proud of her; however, she also keeps in mind that, at any moment, she could lose even when she does her best. But how to be sure her best is enough? It’s even hard for her to tell when she doesn’t hold responsibility for a failure. There is no balance when it comes to confidence: she’s either both overzealous and stressed (often), either an arrogant p***k (less often, and followed by more self-deprecation). Someone could really afford to hire cheerleaders half-time.

Now, you can post! Keep in mind Alessa is an already existing character and was approved long ago as is; I cannot make significant change to her personality, only add details or reword stuff.

Replaced selfishness with paranoia in order to make her personality more coherent.