Iso's OC Question of the Day

Q155. Which OC of yours likes (or would like) Westerns the most?

Dairoe was in the west when it happened and she's kind of fond of it? Something about the aesthetic really pleases her. I feel like Doritos would enjoy those tropes too!

Q156. Do you have any OCs who hate their job(s)?

Mmhh no one really has a formal 'job' that they hate. I mean, the ones at the bookshop might get bored and it might not be their dream job, but they don't hate it. However, the Ghost Hunter hated being a trophy girlfriend, Monty and Rafael dislike what Draneska does to them (Monty puts up with it and Rafael just assumes that's the best he's gonna get), Allegria knows the corporation that's manipulating her treats her like she's not human and while she agrees she still dislikes it, Penta doesn't hate being a police officer but thinks it's BORING and avoids it by being a monster hunter which is much cooler, Zareth doesn't really work but he's a shut in and won't go to work because of his memories and stuff.

Q157. Which OC of yours dislikes change the most?

I'd say Alma! She's really resistant to change when it comes to large-scale things and small-scale ones. She doesn't like moving, transitioning into new environments, or getting involved with strangers; she also doesn't like things like having to take different routes to get places, having to sit in a different spot because someone took hers, using different characters than usual in video games, when voice actors get replaced, having to eat a different brand of a specific food, growing out of her old clothes and having to get new ones, etc. Most forms of change will usually bother her at least a little (even if she doesn't vocalize it), but based on the severity of the change or just how emotionally invested she was to the norm her responses will range anywhere from sighing and accepting it to having severe panic attacks and dissociating.

Q157. Which OC of yours dislikes change the most?

I think Maeve probably does! She's already bad with technology because she refuses to learn, and most of what she is about would be more oldtimey if she weren't 37 and Extremely young in gorgon standards. Moke doesn't like change either, he's prone to react negatively towards the unknown but endures it because whatever the hell lately he's just doomed, he's numb.

Q157. Which OC of yours dislikes change the most?

That would probably have to be Priscilla. Most of the time when things change in their life, it's for the worst or it happened because of them. Change is a bad thing for them, and they rather would keep living forever in their room at their mom's house, looking after their little brother. They know that things will have to be different some day, but they desperately hope that day is never the present.

Q151. Which OC of yours gets bored the fastest?

This might be cheating a little, but I'd say Arth, because he's almost never not-bored. XD Although Exodus can hold his attention forever hyuck yuck yuck

Q152. Which OC of yours has the most mysterious demeanor?

The one that comes to mind first is Drein. He's a sweetheart, but you're not gonna get a lot of personal answers out of him. He's quiet, tends to keep to himself, tends to be secretive to even his closest friends, and of course he doesn't let anyone see what he actually looks like.

Q153. Which OC of yours is the worst customer to deal with?

I want to say Demi, but that would be too obvious because she's just the worst person in general to deal with. XD Paige is a huge snob to deal with and probably treats customer service workers like dirt.

Q154. Which OC of yours is the best at reading people?

Even before Caleb went blind, he was always good at reading people, their tone, their body language, all that jazz. After going blind, he's still good at reading people just through their voice, but his prophetic powers also give him a sense of the person's character, sort of like reading into their intentions and overall aura to determine what kind of person they are.

Q155. Which OC of yours likes (or would like) Westerns the most?

My only cowboy, Theo, would be right at home in a Western. His entire setting is Western themed (of course if you described it that way he'd likely respond with "Western? West of what...?" since it's not the same world xD). I imagine Una would have an appreciation of it too, but she's a little more bitter about the subject due to some outlaw riddled backstory and whatnot.

Q156. Do you have any OCs who hate their job(s)?

I imagine not very many people working for the Enlightened are terribly fond of their job, mostly because a whole bunch of them were forcibly drafted to basically join this bad-guy squad. Dmitri particularly doesn't like his job because of how stressful it is on him, but at least he has good colleagues. But yeah, I don't think anyone there loves their job. Except Garren, but he's a weirdo. XD

Q157. Which OC of yours dislikes change the most?

I don't think Randin would like changes to his routine all that much. He's okay with new assignments or new people passing through, and I think in general as long as he's with Jake then he probably doesn't notice the change with his alter being constant... but on his own, change would only cause him stress. Nokken doesn't like change either, since his realm has remained the same for countless years. He hasn't faired very well now that the people he was emotionally invested in have since passed.

@Operia Don't worry, you'll definitely have some time to catch up soon! Might as well mention it now, but I'm moving this weekend and won't have internet (or cable.... rip food network star finale, sharknado 4, and steven universe ;__;) from around August 2nd to August 6th, give or take a day. Since I doubt Toyhouse will serve me well on mobile and I'd have to use up my data anyway, the thread will be going on a mini-hiatus until then!

Q158. Who's that OC who NEEDS their coffee in the morning to function?

Definitely Tigel. He's already a pretty grumpy and irritable person, but before he has his coffee in the morning all he's capable of doing is death glaring and wishing for death to finally come and take him. Nolan isn't as severe, but without that morning shot of caffeine it's hard for him to really get his day going. He's already fairly unmotivated in the morning, so not having anything to cover up his physical lethargy lets his mental lethargy fester.

Q158. Who's that OC who NEEDS their coffee in the morning to function?

This is a good opportunity to mention Kei's sleeping habits because they started when he thought he was being healthy. He would go to bed really late, wake up really early and take a nap during the day. Now he's been through the reality void for so long, in a place where sleeping or eating isn't a thing, that he forgets he needs to do these things. BUT now he's adapting to the human lifestyle again and simultaneously for the first time so he's starting to depend a little on coffee, he has a strong black coffee because he's taking care of himself, he suspects he's prone to become diabetic because of the amount of sugar in his body. That was really long but anyway! He doesn't really NEED it, he can go without it but he'll feel a little sicker than he already does if he doesn't have at least something, even if it's placebo, to make him feel like he can get through the day with that hectic sleeping schedule that he hasn't fixed.

Numai needs his starbucks but it doesn't help much, there's nothing that would help his night insomnia and forced morning schedule, but at least it tastes great and it's almost almost satiating like blood. Azira also probably drinks coffee so much that it's part of her bloodstream and if she stopped she'd get cold turkey at this point. She doesn't get cranky though because she doesn't feel emotions, but it damages her perfomance in general and that's unacceptable.

There's no way I'd be able to go back and catch up on every question SO FROM THE MOST RECENT IT IS.

Q158. Who's that OC who NEEDS their coffee in the morning to function?

I have a few! Irving drinks this bitter, nasty coffee that no-one else likes. When he's with other people (camping with them, so on and so forth) he'll make coffee that's actually palatable, but the stuff he makes for himself is... Phew. It's something else. Just one cup and he's good for the day. Moebius also needs coffee in order to fake being friendly. Covering up how much of a bastard you actually are takes a lot of energy. Palmer also needs his coffee because he's an old man (self-proclaimed). Aaand, finally, Bonaventure. Probably the worst of them for it. Palmer might need a few cups in the morning, but Bonaventure will keep drinking it the whole day. He's always wired... But he's Italian! So he has fancy gourmet coffees he usually sends out some of his subordinates to fetch for him several times a day. Basically: All my old guys + the guys who are old in heart and mind need coffee or else they'd probably snap you over their knees or just sprawl on a table somewhere whining (Palmer).

today's q was donated by 5inthemorning bc i love texting and am not particularly inspired by today being national scotch and national creme brulee day...... no offense to scotch and creme brulee

Q159. Which OC of yours texts the most? Which OCs would text each other the most?

Bonnie 100%... if he's not chatting with people online (or sometimes even if he is) he's almost certainly texting them. He even texts while driving, which has led to him getting into a number of accidents, including the ones that led to him running into (literally) Asthenopia's other main characters. Of course, this means that every time someone criticizes him for it he'll insist that if he didn't text and drive then the world would've been doomed... and then Zhirael confiscates his phone and just has Tigel drive instead.

He spends most of his time texting Ansaiele, Chalcedony, and Dicro, all of whom do plenty of texting on their own as well! Together they form ~Internet Squad~, a powerful group with the ability to... share a lot of nice memes with each other and scold Bonnie for breaking the law.

Q159. Which OC of yours texts the most? Which OCs would text each other the most?

Elten and Numai live roasting each other through texts. Sometimes they text each other when in the house in different rooms and Elten doesn't understand why they can't Talk (it happens more when Elten is in fire form. Numai avoids him subconsciously) but he still has fun, even getting upset about it is sorta fun because Numai is ridiculous to his eyes.

Alice and Kei along with Teru and Arabella (not mine) have a whatsapp group together and it's a riot. Haneul also texts people a lot since she enjoys using her phone in various apps and stuff!

Q160. Which OC of yours has your favorite name?

Maybe you're just really impressed with how meaningful you made it, maybe you just think it's a really nice name, so on and so forth!

Definitely Istra. I just really like the look and sound of it and it was a name I made that I was kind of saving for an OC I knew was going to be important. I'm really happy I wound up giving it to Istra, since they've certainly succeeded in becoming one of my favorite and most important OCs!

I'm also pretty happy with Laejizhar's name, since I feel like I really pulled up something weird and Eldritch just by throwing some syllables I neglected and figuring out what meshed well. I also like how Euanthe Audiveile, Euphesme Misericordia, and Agatha Thales work both rhythmatically and within the context of their characters, with the bonus that for the third I actually managed to come up with a Normal Human Name for once lmao

also i have to mention seems wright here because i mean... top notch naming

There are other names of mine I like a lot, but I'm only counting OCs I have uploaded here so far because otherwise we'd be here all day! I think Istra would still be on top either way, though.

Q160. Which OC of yours has your favorite name?

honestly i could just paste my entire response from the pun names thread because I Love Me Some Puns

...In particular, Maerin Sue because it's just so silly and stupid and always cracks me up when I remember. Every time I think of some criticism of someone's OC or whatever, I just sit there and think, "I mean Nightshade Bloodclaw is an edgy name but you're the fucker with a main character named Maerin Sue so"

There are a couple that I like just because of the way they sound to me? Like Vivian Butler, Dee Douvere, Sunigarde Serafa... there's really no reason, I just like the way they feel off the tongue?

I like the way Deiteus sounds too, but more for that it sounds really high fantasy and queenly to me, which is kind of the aesthetic I'm going for, lmao.

they probably dont sound as nice if you have no idea how to pronounce them though

There are a couple of names that I already liked that I just slapped onto some OCs... like Beck, who I'm pretty sure I named after a camp counselor I had once? and Sam, who was borrowed from the MC of a book I was reading at the time (good luck guessing which one, though, honestly). Aaron Knighton might be another one but I can't for the life of me remember what he's named after, so I'm assuming there is none and it was just a name I liked, lmao.