1. Has your character killed a lot of people? Did they like it? Can Molly pick up on that?
People? No. In fact, barring the Third Partiers, Buffy has killed no soulled individuals as per her canon's criteria. She has slayed a lot of demons and vampires -- I don't know how that might affect Molly's perception. But she's welcome to pick up what she may. In terms of enjoyment? Buffy feels satisfaction at a vamp well slayed and a visceral sense of purpose but she vehemently suggests that she does not LIKE it. Or -- she tries to convince herself of the case. But when it comes to soulled people? Even deaths she's simply failed to avert send her into dark spirals of unhappiness. She once THOUGHT she ACCIDENTALLY killed a girl and her knee-jerk reaction was to throw herself at the police.
Buffy prefers quick slays -- there's been one canon instance of torturing a vamp with a cross in order to get information but Buffy was notably recovering from her first canon death and was in a very...not-her-like place. She certainly didn't enjoy it.
2. Molly is a super-observant character when it comes to people's mental/emotional state. I'm not as much. Anything you'd like to leave for me to help her figure your character out?
Oh boy. Well -- frightfully, perhaps, for Molly? Buffy LIKES eye contact. She maintains it very thoroughly and brashly. Even when upset, she very rarely drops her gaze unless she's shaken, embarrassed, or humiliated. When she feels she needs to be more "in control" of a situation, she tends to firmly cross her arms over her chest. Her posture tends to be strong and rigid unless she's joking around. Then it can be almost loafing-esque. When she's truly nervous, she fidgets with her hair.
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RICHARD SHARPE:
1. Has your character killed a lot of people? Did they like it? Can Molly pick up on that?
Sharpe has killed a lot of people. Mostly, enemy soldiers. He has never enjoyed the killing (although he can get caught up in the 'thrill' of battle, it has never been a positive reaction to the death). Routinely, he tries to kill his enemies as humanely as possible. Even those he hates, he doesn't try to make them suffer. But the point still remains that his kill count is very, very high. You don't fight as an infantryman for over ten years and not rack up a kill count. I'm not sure how nuanced Molly's ability to sense things are but his actions are certainly reserved to the war effort. He is not cruel or hurtful to his men. Although he'll smack a soldier around if he thinks they're being bloody idiots; however, this amounts to a sharp punch on the shoulder or a hard shove -- no damage. And he often resorts to this tactic so as to avoid crueler army punishments such as floggings or hangings: two things he can't abide.
2. Molly is a super-observant character when it comes to people's mental/emotional state. I'm not as much. Anything you'd like to leave for me to help her figure your character out?
I'm...still working this out in tags. LOL. Let's say I'll leave things in syntax. For sure? Richard is at his most fidgety when he feels torn between duty and honour. Orders and morality. He gets very anxious, frustrated, and might pace or fidget with his sword or huff his breath.
Also. He jokes with a very neutral expression (something of a survival mechanism). Anything else I'll let you know in the tags.
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1. Has your character killed a lot of people? Did they like it? Can Molly pick up on that?
People? No. In fact, barring the Third Partiers, Buffy has killed no soulled individuals as per her canon's criteria. She has slayed a lot of demons and vampires -- I don't know how that might affect Molly's perception. But she's welcome to pick up what she may. In terms of enjoyment? Buffy feels satisfaction at a vamp well slayed and a visceral sense of purpose but she vehemently suggests that she does not LIKE it. Or -- she tries to convince herself of the case. But when it comes to soulled people? Even deaths she's simply failed to avert send her into dark spirals of unhappiness. She once THOUGHT she ACCIDENTALLY killed a girl and her knee-jerk reaction was to throw herself at the police.
Buffy prefers quick slays -- there's been one canon instance of torturing a vamp with a cross in order to get information but Buffy was notably recovering from her first canon death and was in a very...not-her-like place. She certainly didn't enjoy it.
2. Molly is a super-observant character when it comes to people's mental/emotional state. I'm not as much. Anything you'd like to leave for me to help her figure your character out?
Oh boy. Well -- frightfully, perhaps, for Molly? Buffy LIKES eye contact. She maintains it very thoroughly and brashly. Even when upset, she very rarely drops her gaze unless she's shaken, embarrassed, or humiliated. When she feels she needs to be more "in control" of a situation, she tends to firmly cross her arms over her chest. Her posture tends to be strong and rigid unless she's joking around. Then it can be almost loafing-esque. When she's truly nervous, she fidgets with her hair.
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RICHARD SHARPE:
1. Has your character killed a lot of people? Did they like it? Can Molly pick up on that?
Sharpe has killed a lot of people. Mostly, enemy soldiers. He has never enjoyed the killing (although he can get caught up in the 'thrill' of battle, it has never been a positive reaction to the death). Routinely, he tries to kill his enemies as humanely as possible. Even those he hates, he doesn't try to make them suffer. But the point still remains that his kill count is very, very high. You don't fight as an infantryman for over ten years and not rack up a kill count. I'm not sure how nuanced Molly's ability to sense things are but his actions are certainly reserved to the war effort. He is not cruel or hurtful to his men. Although he'll smack a soldier around if he thinks they're being bloody idiots; however, this amounts to a sharp punch on the shoulder or a hard shove -- no damage. And he often resorts to this tactic so as to avoid crueler army punishments such as floggings or hangings: two things he can't abide.
2. Molly is a super-observant character when it comes to people's mental/emotional state. I'm not as much. Anything you'd like to leave for me to help her figure your character out?
I'm...still working this out in tags. LOL. Let's say I'll leave things in syntax. For sure? Richard is at his most fidgety when he feels torn between duty and honour. Orders and morality. He gets very anxious, frustrated, and might pace or fidget with his sword or huff his breath.
Also. He jokes with a very neutral expression (something of a survival mechanism). Anything else I'll let you know in the tags.