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 Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:56 pm
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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:17 pm
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Personality
Encouraged by her lusus to be outgoing and make connections in the world, Tzofia was often found all around the city and especially the boardwalk by the beach, poking her head into any events going on and checking out new shops and attractions. When notices went out about the volunteer program for the Space Ladder project, the purpleblood didn't hesitate to sign up. She spent a great deal of time running errands for the scientists in charge and generally had a ball seeing all the different trolls working together for the cause.
Which was all well and good until suddenly it wasn't. While brave trolls rushed into the tower to try and get through the malfunctioning security system, Tzofia and Peapop initially waited outside. After a bit of listening to the adults grumbling over blueprints about how this or that might be deactivated, the suspense finally got her and she volunteered to run some of the information in to the group inside, to help their advance.
When the bomb set off, she wasn't quite quick enough to escape the debris falling all around her and got caught in the rubble. Thankfully there was someone around to help her out, a blueblood named Static, and while he tried to help keep pressure on the wound to her throat, her power made its first appearance. There'd been a lot of blood, and when it came into contact with his own wounds, her blood began to glow and soon enough, his bleeding stopped. Afterward, they were both able to get out and get medical attention and she recovered well enough that her wounds weren't life threatening, even if they would leave very obvious scars.
The experience of almost dying, and then finding out that that experience had been engineered by one of the very scientists she'd been so happy to help, has completely and utterly shaken Tzofia. While her lusus tries to do the same things with her that they always used to, she's too anxious to entirely relax and enjoy the trips. She's hyper aware of the fact that things could go horribly wrong at any minute, that the people Peapop wants her to befriend might not be what they seem. Too much attention isn't just occasionally embarrassing now, it feels dangerous.
Because Peapop doesn't understand and she doesn't want to totally disappoint him, she does try, at least to show him that some things are still the same. She still likes bright colors and rain and dancing with him! She's still willing to go out and look for sea glass on the beach and she still likes to use it to make jewelry and decorations. It's all totally fine and just as fun as it used to be, as long as it's just the two of them and the tall buildings of the city aren't looming quite so close. Unfortunately it always seems like that isn't quite enough for her lusus, so she has to work herself up to going out and doing more things than she's generally comfortable with.
What she'd really prefer to do, what she's honestly always preferred to do when she's sad, is hole up in her cozy little hive on the beach and wait for things to get better. In the past, that never took long, because she never had anything to be so seriously sad about that dancing with Peapop couldn't fix. She does actually still feel safe there, somehow, and if Peapop would just let her be, she'd probably be able to work her feelings out in time with that little bit of peace. She'd have a lot to think about and get used to even if she was able to get past the scare of the space ladder, after all.
For one thing, there's her scars and the uncomfortable and strange way they still pull when she moves her mouth. For another, there's her power. There's something undeniably special about powered trolls, and being able to heal others is a pretty amazing thing! The fact that she can only use her powers by hurting herself is a hard pill to swallow, though, and one she doesn't quite know how to deal with. Should she just pretend it never happened? Is it wrong not to use something like that just because she's afraid of getting hurt? It's another addition to the list of questions that keep her up at day.
One way that she's begun to cope with at least one of her problems, her paranoia of other trolls' potential hidden motivations to be specific, is to be more attentive of how others interact and especially of the things they say and do. She's always kept a diary about all the adventures she's gone on and the people she's met, but now that's changed into a journal that she takes in-depth notes on things she's learned from and about trolls. For trolls she meets more than once, she compares old entries to new ones to see if there are any discrepancies between things they've said. Maybe it's a little obsessive, but it does help her to feel more prepared to deal with things.
She's not entirely sure what she'd do if she did find out that someone was up to no good, though. Calling them out and dealing with them directly seems like the right answer, and probably the proper purpleblooded answer, but she has doubts that she'd have the confidence to do anything more than report it to someone with more authority. Somehow she can't help but shy away from the very thought of putting herself into a position where violence is more than likely.
And honestly, even if she was brave enough to be the one to step in it wouldn't work out right, because when she gets angry, she has the extra frustrating and embarrassing tendency to start crying. She hates that she isn't being taken seriously about her fears, and after struggling through things Peapop thinks she should be doing for a while, that frustration builds up and bubbles out. And really, that goes for other trolls too! Unfortunately it's just not very effective yelling at someone when you're also bursting into tears.
While she does generally believe in the Hemospectrum, that inability to handle conflict as well as the increasing difficulty that she has in following her lusus' expectations leave her wondering if she hasn't failed to fit into it somehow. Purplebloods are supposed to be brave and charismatic and strong, but she'd rather stay on the sidelines where she can wait and watch from safety. It's all very confusing and troubling, but then, so is everything lately. For now, everyone seems like a potential threat, from fellow purplebloods right down to redbloods, and as unsure of herself as she is, she sees no reason to treat them differently from one another.
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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:20 pm
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Strengths and Flaws
Strengths:
Observant- Tzofia's fears have made her extremely observant of her surroundings, driven by the need to know exactly what's going on in the hopes of preventing herself from getting hurt again. She notices small details, she remembers what trolls say and how they say it, and she watches for changes in stories like a hawk. It keeps her alert to dangers and helps her spot out when she's being lied to.
Reliable- Even now that she's a bundle of stress and fear, Tzofia refuses to be anything short of reliable. She's always been the kind of troll who gets where she says she'll be right on time and usually even a little early just to be sure. Now that levels out to a little more time to scope out her surroundings and build up to what she has to do. If she takes on a task or says she'll help you, you can be sure she'll be giving it her best.
Flaws:
Anxious- If the space ladder taught her anything, it's that you never know when things are going to go bad. It's not an 'if', it's a 'when'. Every situation, every place she goes to, every person she meets is a potential disaster waiting to happen and an endless cause of stress. But because Peapop expects her to go out and make connections, she also gets the extra worry of whether or not those dangerous trolls like her or not too. She tries her best to win others' approval, but the ugly spiral of self-doubt that comes with not matching up to the stereotypical purpleblood just shovels more and more stress onto the pile. All in all, it goes a little past being a general chronic worrier and settles into unhealthy paranoia.
Pushover- Her inability to deal with conflict and the idea that she needs to please others to properly form connections with them (that won't potentially get her killed) makes it very very hard for Tzofia to stand up for herself. She caves in when things get tough because it just feels safer and less likely to cause a fight, she is easily talked into doing things for others even if she's not sure she wants to, and she'll even go so far as to let others take credit for things she's done because she doesn't want the attention it would require to dispute it.
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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:24 pm
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Home and Lusus
Lusus:
Peapop is a peacock-like lusus, large enough that even an adult troll might be able to ride him. When he is angry or surprised, the hundreds of eyes in his tail open for a complete view of his surroundings. He is easily able to defend his troll from enemies with his sharp beak and spurs. (Unfortunately collapsing buildings don't much care about those things.)
A loud, proud, and attention-loving creature, Peapop has always encouraged Tzofia to be much the same. Be outgoing! Make connections! Become successful! It's the proper thing to do for a purpleblood, after all. Before the accident, his troll had been perfectly willing to make the effort to do those things. They'd gone on adventures into the city, gotten involved in activities, she'd been happy and friendly and maybe too much attention seemed to embarrass her a bit but she'd grow out of that hang up, surely.
After the accident, Peapop has no idea what to do with her. He'd expected things to go back to normal once she'd recovered and doesn't understand at all how timid and anxious she's become. Rather than change his parenting to match, he keeps to the same and hopes it'll nudge her back onto course. If he takes her into the city on trips enough times, she'll remember why she liked it so much the first time. If he pushes her into attention, she'll get used to it again. She can still make friends and connections, she doesn't have to trust them.
Although they genuinely love each other, their relationship has become a constant and frustrating struggle for compromise between Peapop's expectations and Tzofia's fears.
Home:
Beach - A cozy little beach hive situated within walking distance of the boardwalk. It's brightly and colorfully decorated, in keeping with Tzofia's and Peapop's shared love of bright colors. Many of the decorations are Tzofia's own creations, crafted from the sea glass she collects.
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:33 pm
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