oh lord you're gonna force me to develop them IMMEDIATELY huh
since literally nobody else knows who these people are: I have a new WIP that i haven't posted about much yet, but it's a sci-fi story set on a luxury cruise In Space. Kavi (they/them) is a human and also a criminal laying low by sneaking onto the ship as an employee. Zyg (he/him) (shortened nickname for human convenience) is a rich alien failson with a human fetish a fascination with humans, he's on the cruise as a passenger with his family and bunch of other high-society figures of his culture. Zyg's species is reptilian, drawing heavy inspiration from crocodilians and a sprinkling of other lizards, and they all have big frills around their necks that change color based on their emotions (semi-voluntarily).
🌧️ "When outside during the rain, do you use a raincoat, an umbrella, or something else? Do you enjoy rain?"
Kavi: "I try to avoid going out in the rain at all, if I can. Where I'm from, it's a toss up between actual rain and boiling hot ocean geyser water that melts your skin off. I know not all planets are like that, but still."
Zyg: "Oh, I love the rain! I don't cover myself at all—in fact, my favorite thing to do is go for a swim during a storm."
🍳 "Are you a good cook? Do you enjoy cooking? What's your favorite thing to cook?"
Kavi: "I'm decent, I think. I didn't practice a ton or anything, but I can feed myself and it tastes good to me. Home cooking is always better than replicated stuff anyway. My mom shared her recipes with me, and some of them are from a crazy long time ago, like from Earth. So even if I suck, I've got novelty on my side."
Zyg: "I... no. I'm not. Next question?"
🧼 "Do you prefer to take a shower during the morning or evening? Do you like taking baths? What's your favorite scent of shower gel?"
Kavi: "I shower whenever I feel like one and whenever I have time, I'm not picky. My baths are so long, I usually don't have time to take them, but I think that's why I take so long. I like to indulge when I get the chance.
All my favorite scents are the generic ocean scented ones—it doesn't really smell like home, but it's close enough."
Zyg: "I really don't understand the appeal of a shower, it's one of the few things about humanity I find underwhelming. You all have tubs, don't you? They achieve the same goal, but one is just... worse. By all metrics. At least fill the bath when you shower, that would make it acceptable.
Anyway. The simple gels you all use are lovely, but they don't do nearly enough for scales. I use a harsher scrub, and my favorite smells like... hm... I don't think it exists for humans. I think the closest scent would be a very strong wood, or even leather?"
❌ "Would you do something that someone told you not to do? Why? Is there someone you'd actually listen to more than everyone else?"
Kavi: "...I've done a lot of things my mom told me not to do. I don't think she was wrong, but I do think she was naïve. Overly optimistic. She's the person I always looked up to, and... I had to break her rules. I don't regret it."
Zyg: "Oh, plenty. 'Don't do that, Zyg' is my family's favorite phrase. A couple of my sisters are nice enough to turn dark blue with indifference, but rest of them are persistent about trying to curb any behaviors of mine they don't happen to already like. It's.. exhausting.
I've stopped listening to all of them. I don't think I know a single other person I would trust more than myself."
🏳️ "What will make you give up?"
Kavi: "I don't... want to think about it. I can't think about it, because—I don't know, I don't want to believe anything can."
Zyg: "Being pushed in so many directions by so many people... sometimes the best defense is letting the current take you where it will. I can swim back upstream whenever they're done."
📖 "What kinds of books do you read? Do you have a lot of time to read?"
Kavi: "Uhh, I don't read much? I was into adventure stories when I was a kid, but I don't know, I guess I grew out of them. My mom used to read to me a lot. Maybe I got bored trying to read by myself!"
Zyg: "I would spend my entire life reading if I could. I read everything I could get my claws on growing up, but I tend to stick to anthropology and culture studies these days. I used to have a lot more time to myself..."
⛸️ "What's your favorite kind of sport? Do you follow sports closely or don't care at all?"
Kavi: "I will destroy your ass at beach volleyball."
Zyg: "I'd rather watch, if I have to participate at all. It's all well and good for studying play behaviors, but I'd rather not be the subject."
