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laceandcarnage) wrote2015-05-12 06:55 pm
laceandcarnage) wrote2015-05-12 06:55 pm
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Personality
The first thing to know about Istas is that she isn't human. And more than that, she's a predator. Her ways of thinking are very different from a human's, and so are her behaviours. From her, a smile is not a friendly gesture. When she insists on eye contact with you, that's when you should be worried - as a predator, from her eye contact means that she is assessing you as a potential threat. It's when she doesn't feel the need to constantly watch you that you know that she's in fact comfortable with you.
Like most Waheela, Istas isn't particularly comfortable with interpersonal interaction. But unlike other Waheela, Istas does actually make an effort. Compared to the rest of her species, she's practically a social butterfly - sometimes, she can not only talk to six people in a day, but do so without murdering them. But while Istas might be the most chill Waheela ever, compared to a human her social skills are notably lacking. If she says something that sounds sarcastic, it isn't. Her form of speaking is highly formal (when she's not just grunting or growling at you). She can react in odd ways to new and strange things sometimes, being rather resistant to things that "should not exist" before developing into curiosity. And, the frequent threats of violence tend to be rather unsettling for humans. Of course, those threats are genuine, but if they don't come with claws than it's at least friendly threats.
She can't handle crowds constantly - no Waheela does, but Istas has learned to tolerate being surrounded for shorter periods of time as she likes to watch fashion trends. But in cramped and overcrowded spaces, it is a good idea to give Istas some space before she bites someone's head off. On the flip side, personal space is something she tends to forget about.
As a predator, Istas has a very different attitude towards violence. For her, violence is not something to be avoided - she enjoys it, and before a battle she will feel a great deal of excitement and anticipation. She greatly dislikes strategic thinking, instead preferring to just barge straight in and start ripping heads off. She is constantly assessing whether new people are a threat, and has a tendency to talk to people's jugulars - violence is always under the surface with Istas. But, this violence is the violence of a predator, not a psychopath. She doesn't attack at random - only to those who deserve it, or are a threat to her and the people close to her. And more than that, Istas is in fact constantly fighting the constant Hunger that is inherent to her species. While other Waheela are feral beasts, Istas has managed to, in her own way, tame herself. She takes great pleasure in violence, yes, but she does not let her instincts rule her, and she works hard to try and use it only when it is appropriate.
And as a kind of barrier to her own savage nature, Istas uses her clothes and her fashion. In the frozen North, Waheela would have no care for clothes, if they ever wore any. But by wearing the beautiful and elaborate clothes of Gothic Lolita fashion, Istas projects her identity as a tame, civilised Waheela. For her, they are the very representation of her new life, of her transformation into a Waheela who does not give in to their own beastly instincts. As such, she takes great pride in her clothes and possessions, and takes great care in always striving to wear what is most appropriate.
Like most Waheela, Istas isn't particularly comfortable with interpersonal interaction. But unlike other Waheela, Istas does actually make an effort. Compared to the rest of her species, she's practically a social butterfly - sometimes, she can not only talk to six people in a day, but do so without murdering them. But while Istas might be the most chill Waheela ever, compared to a human her social skills are notably lacking. If she says something that sounds sarcastic, it isn't. Her form of speaking is highly formal (when she's not just grunting or growling at you). She can react in odd ways to new and strange things sometimes, being rather resistant to things that "should not exist" before developing into curiosity. And, the frequent threats of violence tend to be rather unsettling for humans. Of course, those threats are genuine, but if they don't come with claws than it's at least friendly threats.
She can't handle crowds constantly - no Waheela does, but Istas has learned to tolerate being surrounded for shorter periods of time as she likes to watch fashion trends. But in cramped and overcrowded spaces, it is a good idea to give Istas some space before she bites someone's head off. On the flip side, personal space is something she tends to forget about.
As a predator, Istas has a very different attitude towards violence. For her, violence is not something to be avoided - she enjoys it, and before a battle she will feel a great deal of excitement and anticipation. She greatly dislikes strategic thinking, instead preferring to just barge straight in and start ripping heads off. She is constantly assessing whether new people are a threat, and has a tendency to talk to people's jugulars - violence is always under the surface with Istas. But, this violence is the violence of a predator, not a psychopath. She doesn't attack at random - only to those who deserve it, or are a threat to her and the people close to her. And more than that, Istas is in fact constantly fighting the constant Hunger that is inherent to her species. While other Waheela are feral beasts, Istas has managed to, in her own way, tame herself. She takes great pleasure in violence, yes, but she does not let her instincts rule her, and she works hard to try and use it only when it is appropriate.
And as a kind of barrier to her own savage nature, Istas uses her clothes and her fashion. In the frozen North, Waheela would have no care for clothes, if they ever wore any. But by wearing the beautiful and elaborate clothes of Gothic Lolita fashion, Istas projects her identity as a tame, civilised Waheela. For her, they are the very representation of her new life, of her transformation into a Waheela who does not give in to their own beastly instincts. As such, she takes great pride in her clothes and possessions, and takes great care in always striving to wear what is most appropriate.