character q&a's (#4)
Added 2025-03-17 20:00:08 +0000 UTCit's that time again! you ask, i answer! have anything specific you want to know about the characters, or behind-the-scenes things, etc? comment below! i'm right here :D
(also small update ! if you have multiple questions that include more than 1 character + go in depth, eg. "for all kc love interests", ill likely answer with 1-2 character headcanons just so i don't end up writing essays haha.)
looking forward to it !! <33
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hi micheala!! welcome back :D 1. ronin - he loves the intrigue, loves the story. isn't this just another enigma, wrapped up oh-so-perfectly for him? he wants to play a game, tease the tale out of this masked killer. angel - interested; mostly because of the parallels between conducting kills with a mask with the mask she wears during modelling; i think she and the masked killer would find quite the kinship there c: misaki - would always be trying to get the masked killer to speak, goading them and joking around. "okay, so when are you gonna ever show me your pretty face?" would absolutely gawk upon realising that the MC in the server and the masked killer are the same person. v - he'd be more intrigued than the rest, because the masked killer's M.O and way of acting is so similar to his. after he finds out that the server member is the same as the masked killer, he'd feel like a fool (and also betrayed)… i can see quite a bit of a spicy enemies-to-lovers arc going on here. ther - definitely weirded out. "what is wrong with you?" i don't think they'd be into the vibe at all haha. 2. yes, ronin would absolutely get the mask as a price for his services :) i think it'd be the perfect tease and taunt rolled in one!
rose d
2025-04-09 19:26:16 +0000 UTChi eden! thank you so much for the question :D for me, i always think about how the medium best serves the story; i try to envision the story as a book, a film, and a game for example, and think about how each medium advantages (or disadvantages) the expression of the story i'm building through it. for example, i've always seen thernin through the lens of a screenplay - just because the story is so deeply about being seen, about eyes and about destruction, that i didn't think that the story would be conveyed as well had it not been through a visual medium (whether a game or film; both these mediums are often the external conveying the internal through it). whereas for other more poetic and internal pieces, i turn to prose which is better suited for wordplay, sonic liquidity, and exploring a character's psyche from the inside out. in terms of getting it out there, it's hard i'm not gonna lie! agonising is a pretty good way to describe it :'D but if it's difficult for you to put your stories out there, i always envision it as just sharing someone you love with the world - inevitably, someone will resonate with it. it's hard because these characters (and stories) are so close to you, so raw, so it's okay to take your time with it. to process sharing it, before you do. i struggle with doing so too even now!
rose d
2025-04-09 18:25:17 +0000 UTChiii feathered! <3 don't worry, you're all good, and thank you for the questions about feluca :D 1. feli thought luca was a little dumb (in the himbo way, and she isn't wrong) and she was very endeared by him. luca thought she was the Absolute Coolest and got super attached to her in the golden retriever way. it worked out! :) 2. whenever luca wants to annoy feli, he just refers to her as an arsonist, ie. "dude, you are such an arsonist". feli is never impressed. but on the sweeter end, he calls her "sunshine" and she calls him "baby", in the "you're such a baby" half-sarcastic way but he secretly likes it a lot :) 3.) What is each other's 'perfect' date? feli's perfect date would be a quiet time in a bookstore; sharing and picking books, creating mystery gifts and trading it with luca. (and on the opposite end of that, she very much loves setting things on fire!) for luca, his ideal date is something adventurous and outdoorsy, so i think they'd both like a nice garden stroll and picnic (complete with book reading), it'd be a good middle ground :D 4. yes, she does! often, she falls asleep on call mid-work and luca thinks it's so cute hearing her snore (he records it as blackmail material to annoy her with in the morning). truthfully they just feel very safe around each other, so whenever they want to have a quiet night and chill out, that's what they do. (i'd like to think that they hog up vc enough that angel almost instates a luca + feli only study channel)
rose d
2025-04-09 17:03:10 +0000 UTChi sunny ! thank you so so much for being so understanding <3 it's true, it's been a bit busy lately but now i have more of a break which i'm happy about! :) 1. admittedly, i haven't actually watched alien stage, but from what i hear through the grapevine: ronin - luka (due to similarities in manipulativeness and just being a Magnificent Bastard, but also having people he loves who he cares about deeply, that he'll do anything for) misaki - a mix of till (in terms of passion + always getting up despite it all) and mizi (kind, sunny) v - a mix of ivan and till (in terms of being honest and genuine) angel - a mix of sua/hyuna, but i would say hyuna more (in terms of being strong-willed but also having a soft spot for others) 2. ronin would emphasise, deeply. he might not say it on the outset (just because the grief of losing ther still affects him, and as we know with ronin, he isn't the most open book guy out there), but he'd feel sorry for MC and feel kinship with them. he thinks it's interesting, how MC's dealing with (and processing) their grief through writing, but he'd be curious about goading them into their darker impulses — if they've got a certain level of darkness rooted already in them. (i think it may be possible for ronin to learn from how MC deals with their grief, to try their methods, but i don't think he'd ever fully embrace it for himself.)
rose d
2025-04-08 03:27:18 +0000 UTChi cherry ! thank you so much for your questions and yes im sorry your q's did get lost in the flood, but i hope you enjoy the answers! c: 1. v lost his mother while he was a teenager (which is why he also knows, rationally, that ronin couldn't have killed his mother). he loved his mother deeply, and he does have memories of her that he particularly appreciates: she taught him how to be strong and kind; she had crocheted pieces for him (as was revealed in the christmas dlc); and they played chess together often, which she was beyond fantastic at. it'd inspired him to take up the game and he still plays to this day; though often in a solitary way. 2. ronin would just giggle in their face, like damn, he doesn't give a fuck. he's way past transphobes and people being assholes because of prejudice; glut ronin's solved that particular issue in angelwood, and kc ronin is the same in that it wouldn't upset him at all 'cause he's long processed it. he'd just find their hatred hilarious. misaki would be a bit more sensitive, since it's still a sore spot for them and their parents, but she'll keep a light attitude and try to ignore the haters. no point giving 'em more ammo, and they're chill enough to put on a brave face 'bout it all. might cry about it a lil at home though. 3. ronin - ronin loves dramatics and goth styles, so imo he'd be pretty into a agejo gyaru :) angel - same as ronin! i think tsuyome gyaru fashion may be a bit much for her, but she loves people who are willing to express themselves boldly. misaki - simply put: hell yeah. v - he is a little surprised by it - it isn't a style he sees usually - but respects it. 4. i'll keep the specifics vague because of future spoilers, but yes! angel has dealt with abusive partners in the past, as well as disturbing individuals who work in the modelling industry, which has deeply affected how she views men. 5. ooo, this is super interesting! i think v would feel flickers of sympathy for ronin (with his past with ther + knowing his trauma). but to v, his mission for justice will always prevail first - purely for the fact that he's centred his identity on his crusade. even if he does feel sympathetic for what ronin's been through, he'd bury it down, try to forget it, rationalise it through his hunt. but that v's view on justice is skewed (and is affected by his emotions, as we see from how he can't bring himself completely to hunt ronin down; how he still stays in the server and loves them)… means that his human connections really do fuck up his moral compass. thank you again! i hope you have a great day too :)
rose d
2025-04-07 00:43:58 +0000 UTCHiya rose! One more just for now ❤️ How would the LI's (Plus Ther if you can) feel about a partner/even just another server member who commits their crimes wearing a literal mask and does not speak. Like, they encounter this killer in person at first and the masked figure in question manages to get away with their skills. Then the figure perhaps used their voice and face cus no one has a way of knowing they are the masked killer, right? As always, we can leave their sense of justice up to the LI cus boy do I love making V feel conflicted 🤣 Thanks so much ❤️ Also, you can answer this is you want, but would Ronin ask for the mask as like a trophy is the figure needed a favour from him given his...collection? 👀 Again, sorry if this is super specific, but I thought I'd ask 🤣
MichealaMakeupNerd
2025-04-05 11:54:53 +0000 UTCYou dabble in many different kinds of mediums for storytelling. How do you go about knowing which medium best suits the story you're wanting to tell and what do you do when trying to get it out there is the most agonizing in the world world?
Ruby
2025-04-02 02:05:23 +0000 UTChi micheala !! <3 thank you for your questions, you always bring such fun ones to the table! :D 1. ronin - fuck yeah. this is close to his style, freewheeling his way about kills, fighting a kind of unhinged righteousness via their personal definition of it; they'd make a perfect partner-in-crime. angel - she'd be entranced by just how different her partner is from her; the bombastic and shamelessness is just something that she admires, deeply (partly because it's what she wishes she could do, too), as well as the fire to do what they think is right. misaki - a good bomb is a good time! the unhingedness will be slightly scary for misaki occasionally, but they're a good sport and would definitely be super happy to just be there for the ride. v - he'd have a harder time reconciling his partner's murders, especially because not all jinx's victims are evil. but he always appreciates a moral cause, a righteousness in one's worldview: so it'll be cat-and-mouse like. all's fair game in the thrill of the hunt ;) 2. oh my god, i love this question. ronin would be extremely cheeky and gloat-y about it; if the siblings were identical twins, he'd have a great time trolling v just acting like he's got v's partner twisted around his finger… it wouldn't go so well for v: he'd question the taste of the other sibling Deeply ("how could you both be so… different?"), but he'd respect his partner with regards to their sibling. (however, he internally, constantly, feels tortured by the fact that he is so few degrees removed from ronin now that they're both dating the respective sibling). v is still hunting ronin down, after all. i think it depends on the siblings' dynamic as well! i can see it getting pretty gnarly as v hunts ronin down, and the siblings have to deal with the fallout from their lovers literally trying to kill each other… it's very much a make or break situation imo.
rose d
2025-04-02 01:58:39 +0000 UTChi lonnie ! thank you so so much for your patience with me, i'm only recently out of Hell (TM) and i was super looking forward to answering your questions - i loved them all ! and that's so sweet of you to say <33 1. hehe i wonder who asked you to ;) i write ronin as a hong kong boy (heritage from his mother's side; father depends on the universe, because in some verses his mother marries into the beaufort name, making ronin fully a hong konger). ronin is deeply interwoven with his culture. however, since he's born in angelwood (which he, unsurprisingly, doesn't identify with), he feels displaced from what he considers his real home. his mother's always told him stories about hong kong — from the concrete jungle to the anonymity to the chacaantengs and the feeling of just, urban heaven — and he's never longed for something more. ronin speaks exclusively in cantonese with his mother; and hong kong, to him, is the home he's never been to. often in angelwood, he feels especially lonely because (also not shockingly) angelwood is quite a white town. although there are other poc folks around, his reputation means he's never gotten a chance to get close to any of them — at least, not deeply. 2. ronin and angel had dated for about a year's time! they met in real life, actually, after angel's ankle injury which put her out of commission (she was a former ballerina). she met ronin as a mechanic, who noticed her braces were being a bit fucked-up, so he offered to help out to fix 'em. that's how their friendship struck up! and then ronin accidentally walked into one of her murders… but that's a whole other story. 3. yes! he'd let his hair grow out honestly, if he wanted to go back to black; he likes experimenting with colours but he's never super attached to any particular style. 4. ronin - hell yeah he's going to dance! angel - dance! (usually after a couple of drinks) misaki - dance! v - yes, if it was in a ball (++ if it was a masquerade ball). if it's a party he'd just stand in the corner awkwardly. 5. ronin - "damn, look who's got it rough." despite his smirk and a little light ribbing, he'd have a heat pack at hand, brush their hair aside, make sure they're resting up well. angel - liberal amounts of chocolate! she has a hot water bottle + towel ready for her partner. misaki - tries for jokes and entertainment, gets you to try a bit of deep breathing and meditation (because it works for her!) though it doesn't for all. they'll try to soothe you to sleep so you don't have to suffer :'D v - he's doing it the most practical way. paracetamol and ibuprofen to help with the pain. massages, if that helps manage cramps!
rose d
2025-04-02 01:38:21 +0000 UTCHowdy, Howdy! I'm sorry if I'm not in deadline, I have a few inquiries, and it's about Luca and Feli! 1.) What was their first impression of each other? 2.) Do they have any nicknames for each other, like lovebug or bubba? 3.) What is each other's 'perfect' date? 4.) (This one kinda headcanon, but I think it's cute) Does Feli study or do Uni work while on call with Luca?
Feathered_siren
2025-04-01 14:45:02 +0000 UTCIt seems that my question was lost because I was barely able to pay for the subscription again but I ALREADY CAME BACK so I'm leaving this here again. Sorry for the inconvenience ╥﹏╥ 1- About V: They don't ask much about him, but now I'm interested to know if V lost his mother when he was still very young or when he was already a teenager/young adult? Do you have any memories of her that you particularly appreciate? 2- It may be a question from a VERY specific scenario (sorry about that): LI's know a person who is transphobic and very traditional so naturally he has problems with Ronin who is trans and with Misaki who uses “they” as a pronoun so this person constantly attacks them, but they can't kill him for some reason. How would they react? 3- What would the LIs think of a mc that is a kind of gyaru? Who wears revealing and extravagant clothing, makeup, etc. ( Sorry for this question, I love the gyaru) (With this question I'm thinking more about a tsuyome gyaru or an agejo gyaru) 4- I don't think the game ever goes too deep (or am I too foolish to realize) how did Angel's trauma with men begin? Her previous partners were abusive to her in some way? I don't know if you can answer this, but if you don't want to or can't feel free to ignore it ^^ 5- Ronin is as bad as he seems and at the same time he's not (I don't know how to explain it), but would V ever sympathize with Ronin? I mean, if V discovered all the trauma with Ther, how much Ronin takes care of his friends in his own way, everything Ronin went through before he could truly be him I don't think we need to go too deep or so I hope (I don't want to cause headaches). Anyway, I hope you're having a great day :D
Cherry
2025-03-31 19:36:01 +0000 UTChello, hello!! I somehow always manage to be late to these lol! Firstly, I wanted to say how much I love your way of writing (no idea how I've forgotten to mention this the last times), it's very beautiful and poetic, and it also helped me explore different topics in my own writing which was very fun! Not to mention, some of your works really hit close to home, which made it all the more beautiful. Anyway! Enough with me gushing over writing! I had 2 questions 1. This question is mostly because of some fan art I've seen, so what characters would the kc lis, and maybe even the others be in Alien Stage? (You can ignore this question if you're unsure) 2. This one might be too specific, but what if the MC had a similar experience as Ronin in terms of losing someone they were close to? The MC and Ronin being two sides of the same coin, essentially. But unlike Ronin, who took on a more murderous turn to deal with his grief, the MC picked up writing to deal with theirs. How would Ronin react to finding that out? That's all! Please take your time with answering as I've noticed you've been pretty busy recently, but also make sure not to overwork yourself! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!! <33
Sunny-U.o7
2025-03-30 22:32:44 +0000 UTC1. god i love your prompt ! ronin - post-ironic angel - duality / compartmentalisation misaki - freewheeling v - beautiful delusion (if you'd allow me two words) 2. yes! even though the whole server has wildly different tastes in music, they'd have such a good time (if we assume that this is in a world where v is okay with ronin's existence). going around the singers, getting a place up front, hell yeah. 3. i love this question! i've thought about this a lot… ronin - the hanged man, the devil, death v - justice, the hanged man misaki - the magician, the tower, the chariot angel - the star, the empress bonus: luca - the sun feli - the moon, the high priestess ther - the hierophant (reversed?), the star, death 4. yes! i think the server would give it a shot, at least, if the mc proposed it :D it would be a blast. i can already see the raids going wrong and the trolling that'd commence… 5. he'd be very grateful! he's always loved art so the mc gifting him that would be very touching: purgatory's going to go a couple days without murders as he tests his drawing tablet out, haha :D (and now i'm imagining him drawing the mc… that's so cute… ) thank you for your questions!!
rose d
2025-03-30 02:58:18 +0000 UTChello and welcome to the angelic rot! <3 thank you for your patience with me, i've had an insane week. i hope you enjoy my answers :D 1. i love this question. with angel, her calling him "ro" was absolutely a road to instability (as you can see hints of in the christmas dlc, during the past dream; it's also why ronin ends up projecting so much of ther onto angel). with the pc, it's difficult: the "ro" nickname still hurts for him to hear, because it's a constant reminder of ther, of who he'd lost. it was their nickname for him, since they were children; it feels sacred. "don't fuckin' call me by that name." but i'd like to think that as his and the pc's relationship develops, and he processes more of his past feelings, he'll feel more comfortable with it. it's not so much replacing of who he's lost, but rather giving life to old memories again. maybe it's honouring the dead. 2. ronin - fave: apple crumble ice cream least: communion bread (i'm half kidding…) angel - fave: red velvet cupcakes least: those smoothie mixes that claim to be meal replacements… misaki - fave: cup noodles least: microwaved potato :( v - fave: sesame soba noodles least: substitute meat 3. ronin invites vince (as mentioned in the xmas dlc) by tracking him down. he very much sees vince as his Murder Mentor which vince is amused by. as you'd expect, vince invites ai hua. for the others, i won't go so deeply bc spoilers for the Expanded Game, but suffice to say: angel invites feli and luca stumbles into the server. 4. ronin - drums angel - violin misaki - trombone v - piano feli - harp luca - kazoo or ukelele vince - guitar ai hua - cello 5. yes! ronin is good at hacking (just by extension of knowing the code; since he's the sysadmin, he also knows how to break it) and making softwares (the latter involves making Executioner Bot to do his bidding, setting it up to run mafia automatically, annoying angel at regularly scheduled intervals, etc). ronin has a complex PC setup! since he's a mechanic, he likes building his own PC so you can imagine the amount of neons he has going on…
rose d
2025-03-30 02:46:36 +0000 UTC1. so ronin references aedh tells of the rose in his heart ("gold caskets") in the game, which encapsulates his relationship with ther, but it's not his favorite. his favorite is "the second coming". alongside it is "adam's curse" and "sailing to byzantium" :) 2. macy's fave bands would be rock bands (and also rock/metal fusions), particularly: fleetwood mac, R.E.M. (i think "losing my religion" is pretty relevant here), oasis, system of a down :) 3. oh this is such a fun question! i've never had this crossover in mind before. if they were in serslu, i feel that their sin would be wrath and they'd be stuck in the slum, in the state between ebbing back into perfection and stewing with their rot. their fall would be focused upon breaking from their self-suppression; being so wholly themself, so desperately and perfectly themself. it'll be about liberating their rage: on letting it loose. eze would destroy their heart and whisper it to them again. i think it'd be beautiful c: (or let me know if you were thinking about something else with your question!) 4. he had double incision surgery! his scars are quite gnarly, but he also has never cared too much - it's all part of the grotesque. (+ as for scar tattoos… they would be super cool for him in kc! though he wouldn't do 'em to hide, rather to revel.)
rose d
2025-03-26 23:54:42 +0000 UTCHiya Rose! So far, I only have 2 questions. I'm sure I'll think of more in future when things aren't still crazy. Thanks so much ❤️ 1.) How do the 4 Li's (or the ones of your choosing) feel about their partner committing crimes/murders like Jinx from Arcane. I.e, using explosives, using graffiti on the places they've marked/been and (usually) to fight for what they believe is right. (Side note, I know that's probably not the BEST description of Jinx, but I'm just looking at similarities on the surface level, here) 2.) ...How WELL do you think it would go if Ronin and V ended up dating 2 siblings? Like...one sibling fell for Ronin while the other for V?
MichealaMakeupNerd
2025-03-20 18:06:59 +0000 UTC1) What would be Ronin's favorite Yeats works? 2) I never see SerSlu questions in here, so! What would Macy's favorite bands be? 3) What would be Ther's interactions to falling if they were in SerSlu? 4) Did Ronin have double incision or keyhole top surgery do you think? How bad would his scars be botched?
sanguinelapin
2025-03-19 23:24:01 +0000 UTCHiii Rose, thanks for this qna <3 Got some questions i thought of! What word would you associate with the LIs? Would the LIs love to go on a music festival with mc? Maybe even the whole server together? What would every LIs tarot card be? Could the mc get the whole server to play a mmorpg together? (Like FFXIV, WoW..) How would ronin react if mc gifted him a drawing tablet so he could explore his artsy side/drawing more? Thank you for your time <3
Knives
2025-03-18 08:26:39 +0000 UTCHii again rose!! I hope you’re doing well!! Lowkey random but I really love how interactive you are with your the fandom! I feel like I never really see that from creators these days. I’m super excited to get the chance to ask you more questions! 1. Can you go into detail about ronin’s heritage? (Someone totally didn’t tell me to ask this in the next Q&A) 2. How long were ronin and Angel dating? Furthermore, how did they end up meeting? I know they met out of forced proximity, but how did they exactly meet? 3. Would ronin ever dye his hair back to his original color, black ? I have in insatiable urge to see his OG hair color🙏🏾 4. Are the LI’s the type to wanna dance with their partner at a party or are they more of the reserved type? 5. How would the LI comfort their partner with really bad period cramps? As in bedridden sobbing typa of period cramps LMAOOO (once again I’m projecting 💀🙏🏾)
Lonnie
2025-03-17 23:50:23 +0000 UTChi!! i have several questions if it's okay!! 1. in glut, ther calls ronin "ro". i imagine they called him that in kc universe as well so i was wondering how he'd react if pc started calling him that? (edit: i know angel used to call him that (maybe still calls him that occasionally??) but she also knows about ronin's past. if she started calling ronin "ro" before finding out, i'm also curious about how that went :0 ) 2. what are the li's favorite and least favorite food/kind of food? 3. since each of the characters comes from a different country, even across continents, how did ronin and angel find them to invite them to the server? (edit: i have since caught up on a lot of things so i understand they're not really from different continents for the most part and misaki's invitation was explained so this question can be directed at the others!) 4. if each character were to play a music instrument, which one would it be? (this question can extend to the side characters as well if you're fine with extending it!) 5. since ronin coded the server from the ground up, is there more tech stuff he can do? hacking or creating softwares or smth... plus, does he have a complicated pc set up or more of a laptop only? sorry there are so many aaa, thank u for the opportunity!! <3
zie!
2025-03-17 21:29:24 +0000 UTC
