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the_phobophage) wrote2021-03-07 02:01 pm
the_phobophage) wrote2021-03-07 02:01 pm
Mother May I??
So because Martin's got a whole host of weirdness, I figured I would pull together a reference for things your character might pick up on about Martin and things Martin might pick up about your character. The Martin details are all automatically up for grabs when it comes to your character if it's applicable, the rest is mostly a survey about what he might notice and how you would feel about him picking up on it, or generally how comfortable you are with his weirdness in your character's vicinity.
OKAY. LET'S GET TO IT.
STUFF YOUR CHARA MIGHT PICK UP ABOUT MARTIN
smell: cigarettes, sweat, engine grease, something almost like the way the air smells before a storm.
medical stuff: he ages more slowly; he's essentially been stuck at the point he's at physically for the past 15 years at least. physically there's nothing obviously strange; he's got a heartbeat that's more or less within the normal range, he breathes like a regular human. but he doesn't need to eat or drink, and despite the way he looks on the outside his organs and cells and everything would suggest he's a lot younger. because of the healing thing.
WHAT CAN MARTIN PICK UP ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?
smell: in Martin's case this amounts to more of a psychic smell. he can smell fear and panic and pain, and everybody smells Distinct. almost like the way a werewolf can smell somebody, only for Martin it's more what you smell like at your core.
can he pick up on what your character is feeling?: y/n. if y please feel free to let me know when it happens and what exactly he's picking up on!
can Martin feed off your character?: a warning: the process hits people different ways. if you fit what's defined as an "anomaly" in his own world (i.e. somebody who has supernatural powers, be it psychic or otherwise), you mostly just feel a little drained, a little lighter. if you were terrified before being fed on, you'll find you're no longer scared, if you were hurting you'll find you feel less so. it's not permanent, obviously, but it's a nice side effect. however, if you're bog-standard human, it just drains your energy, leaves you feeling wiped out like you were dragged three blocks by a dump truck and then run over by said dump truck, which lasts for the better part of 12 hours if it doesn't outright kill you.
can Martin "terrorize" your character?: ...for the record, it's largely performative if he's just trying to eat. he won't actually physically harm the character, he just scares them enough to get a good meal out of it and then disappears as suddenly as he appears. he won't do it if he's not trying to get a meal out of it, so at least there's that?
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Coda
smell: Ozone, static, a deep well of hurt lined with guilt. Coda's...well, dealing poorly with fairy-induced PTSD.
can he pick up on what your character is feeling?: Y
can Martin feed off your character?: Y
can Martin "terrorize" your character?: Coda would prefer not. I torment them enough that Martin might find them ripe for the feeding without him needing to do shit.
Nostradamus
smell: Think of what an alchemist in Skyrim or Morrowind might smell like, that's the base note, trimmed with a lot of loss and loneliness, a sense of deep isolation from the rest of society.
can he pick up on what your character is feeling?: Y
can Martin feed off your character?: Y--and if you ever needed proof that Nostradamus's visions are real, he won't be completely fucked over by it.
can Martin "terrorize" your character?: Sure!
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can he pick up on what your character is feeling?: Y
can Martin feed off your character?: Y, and as a Changeling he's absolutely an anomaly as well
can Martin "terrorize" your character?: Maybe? It's worth bearing in mind that Gil would rise up to the threat and respond in kind, if not outright attack. he's got his own fear-mongering tricks too, and he won't hesitate to fire them back at Martin, haha
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feeling: hell yes
feed: duh
terrorize: emotionally, yes
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Smells: Anxiety. In most cases Farah feels anxiety so that's what she's gonna smell like
Feelings: He can def pick up on what she's feeling! I'll be sure to give you info oocly.
Feeding: yes
Terrorizing: yes but with the caveat that it may not work, considering that she doesn't scare super easily
Prudence:
Smells: Pru smells like old witchy power. she's probably closer to 100 than she is to 18 honestly, though the show doesn't say
Feelings: Like with Farah I'll give you ooc notes on what Prudence is feeling but 'haughty' is usually on the list
Feeding: Yes this is fine
Terrorizing: Prudence doesn't scare very easily but he's welcome to try and annoy her
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Smell deep at his core, he's the psychic equivalent of Swiss cheese. A lot of bits are missing.
Can Martin pick up on what your character is feeling? Yup.
Can Martin feed on your character? I'm not sure he'd be more than a snack, but he can try. Church has a hard time sustaining intense emotions.
Can Martin "terrorize" your character? Terrorize at your risk. Not from Church, he's not much of a fighter. His not!girlfriend/ex on the other hand is a soldier with a fondness for guns.
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feeling: yes sure
feeding: sure and luckily she's all magicked up, so it won't hurt her
terrorize: yeah, sure, fuck her up with some jump-scares
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Can he pick up on what your character is feeling?: Yes
can Martin feed off your character?: Yes. Kaneki is only half-human, so technically he would be an "anomaly".
can Martin "terrorize" your character?: He can, but Kaneki will defend himself if necessary...