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trickntreats) wrote2012-09-04 04:55 pm
trickntreats) wrote2012-09-04 04:55 pm
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Gabriel can see peoples’ souls when he looks at them. It’s not an ability he can turn off, but it's not just a straight 'look and see everything' kind of ability either. Basically, souls have layers and some people might have the skill or abilities to block his sight. In addition, the splintering of peoples' souls into daemons might make it hard for him to see things--like a heat-wave on a road.
Please do reply to this again if something significant enough happens to your character to change the tenor of their soul.
Character name: [Nuff said!]
Are you comfortable with Gabriel seeing your character's soul? [Gabriel will actively look at peoples' souls, because that's how he comes to his judgements. However, if you would rather he not have that ability, please let me know and we'll work out either something to do with your character which might block his Sight (eg, warding), or we'll say that the difference in reality-metaphysics has made it too hard for him to look at them.]
What extremely important memories/aspects of personality/powers might he see? [Borrowing from Flah here: The stuff that's buried deepest are things that people would try to hide no matter what, no matter who. Things in the middle might be stuff your character isn't really comfortable sharing with a complete strange, but might share with a friend. Stuff on the surface would be emotions felt presently, powers that are active right now, or memories that are so strong they just immediately pop out.]
Does your character have any powers or devices which might muddy the waters further/prevent Gabriel from seeing much at all? [Things like wards, glamours, magic, or simply having enough strength of will or skill at lying to consciously hide their truths.]
Anything else? [Anything else? Update?]
Please do reply to this again if something significant enough happens to your character to change the tenor of their soul.
Character name: [Nuff said!]
Are you comfortable with Gabriel seeing your character's soul? [Gabriel will actively look at peoples' souls, because that's how he comes to his judgements. However, if you would rather he not have that ability, please let me know and we'll work out either something to do with your character which might block his Sight (eg, warding), or we'll say that the difference in reality-metaphysics has made it too hard for him to look at them.]
What extremely important memories/aspects of personality/powers might he see? [Borrowing from Flah here: The stuff that's buried deepest are things that people would try to hide no matter what, no matter who. Things in the middle might be stuff your character isn't really comfortable sharing with a complete strange, but might share with a friend. Stuff on the surface would be emotions felt presently, powers that are active right now, or memories that are so strong they just immediately pop out.]
Does your character have any powers or devices which might muddy the waters further/prevent Gabriel from seeing much at all? [Things like wards, glamours, magic, or simply having enough strength of will or skill at lying to consciously hide their truths.]
Anything else? [Anything else? Update?]
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Are you comfortable with Gabriel seeing your character's soul? Yes
What extremely important memories/aspects of personality/powers might he see? Things buried deepest: Nikola has a very real fear of death, but not because it is death. He is most afraid that he will be forgotten, something that is not acceptable to him. When he was a child, he watched his brother Dane get thrown from a horse, which ultimately killed him. Nikola still feels guilty, believing he caused it. Along with that are feelings of inadequacy because he could never measure up to Dane in his parents' eyes. He still has nightmares about his brother's death. All of this is buried very, very deeply. He tells no one, and he actively tries not to even acknowledge any of it to himself. OOC discussion would definitely be required before any of these were ever used. Things in the middle: He truly does love Helen Magnus. It is about far more than flirting. He might share that with a friend. Maybe. In one of those rare moments of honesty he's prone to having. Also, he actually does care. Deeply. He just doesn't want to get attached. He tries to hide it, but he's too obvious for his own good sometimes. Things on the surface: Jealousy, but there is a teeny, tiny bit of happiness mixed with that. He still wants Helen, but he does think she and James deserve one another. And the Helen he really wants isn't there. He's a genius. He has a massive ego. He's a vampire (genetically). He's very proud of his heritage. As far as powers, well, he is a bit like a walking power source/magnet. Electricity and magnetism. Yep. Ought to cover it.
Does your character have any powers or devices which might muddy the waters further/prevent Gabriel from seeing much at all? He's fairly good at lying, particularly to himself. But other than that, nope.
Anything else? I'm pretty open to most things. I do want discussion for the deepest things. Also, I'm not sure if it has any relevance at all but since memories were mentioned? Nikola has an eidetic memory. Which is often thought of as photographic memory, but it involves all senses. Also, because of this + his genius, he has a million thoughts going through his mind at all times. Including diagrams of various inventions/theories/etc. He even has the ability to build and run a battery of tests using his designs (and predict/know the results/whether it will work) all in his mind before actually creating it. Since this is sort of a visual/memory-type thing, I thought I'd go ahead and mention it.
I apologize for the length of this comment. I hope it is at least slightly helpful.