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Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy? Thin and short. She's still a preteen.
2. How old is she? 6 solar sweeps, or about 13 earth years.
3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch? She stands pretty straight, though she tends to slouch when sitting.
4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities? She's healthy, and in good shape, as troll lives are pretty hardcore, and let's not even mention how physical their session was. She's also completely blind.
5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid? Pretty confidently, especially considering her blindness.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror? She's pretty, but not head-turningly so.
7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred? Um. Gray! 8D
8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style. Her hair is messy and black, down to just past her shoulders. It's all over the place all the time, and cut very choppily. She probably cuts it herself, actually, and doesn't really care what it looks like.
9. What color are her eyes? They used to have a yellow sclera with black irises, but now they're completely red.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features? She's a troll, so she has the best horns ever! They're relatively short and conical, without the curve to them most of the other trolls' horns exhibit. She also wears a pair of red lensed cat-eye glasses at all times.
11. What are her chief tension centers? Probably her hands, maybe her jaw.
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit? Casual all the way. Her outfit is always a black t-shirt with a turquoise libra symbol on it, a pair of fitted black jeans, and red slip-on shoes. What is fashion?
13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them? They're a bit baggy, but yes, she's comfortable in them.
14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences? She dresses the same way all the time. :|
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando? Uhhhh I have no idea, actually. :|
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse? Slightly high pitched, pretty child-like.
2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate? Louder than most others, and most of her sentences are punctuated with slightly maniacal giggles. SH3 TYP3S L1K3 TH1S 4T 4LL T1M3S.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics? Nope! Not aside from the text thing.
4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency? Errrr troll? And English.
5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations? When she's talking to silly humans, she'll speak English.
6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words? She's a good impromptu speaker, definitely!
7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change? Terezi tends to be pretty eloquent, using fewer contractions and less shorthand than her friends, and generally using pretty big words for a kid her age.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart? She's very intelligent, and studies law all the time, so she's pretty book-smart. She's able to apply these learnins to real-life situations, too.
2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate? She tends to think on her feet when she needs to, but will also plan certain things out.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical? She's logical and practical, tending to think of things from a legislacerator perspective, though when in a more relaxed situation, she can be very playful.
4. What kind of education has the character had? I don't think she's had any formal education, though she does study Alternian law obsessively.
5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about? Law! Hahaha I am repeating myself, man.
6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert? Extrovert all the way. Say goodbye to your privacy and personal space.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven? She's pretty even-tempered for a troll - she doesn't fly off the handle like Karkat does, or act ridiculously childish like Nepeta. She is prone to bouts of violence like the others, usually when something unjust has happened.
8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic? It depends! She's generally pretty enthusiastic, though she tends to mock and be sarcastic to newbies, possibly to test them. She's pretty easy to approach compared to some of the trolls, though.
9. Is she more likely to act, or to react? This also depends, though I would say react.
10. Which is her default: fight or flight? Fight. She's a troll, man.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks? Terezi jokes all the time, constantly, generally finding humor at the expense of others. She tends to mock everyone, friends and enemies alike, though it's much more playful and affectionate with her friends, of course. She'll make fun of your lisp, or your dialect, or the decisions you're making, or the way you act, on and on and on. Terezi's sense of humor is a bit childish, considering she cracked the fuck up at the gifs she made for Dave.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them? This isn't really a mental disorder, but she I don't know where else to put it, SO. Terezi has two forms of synesthesia: She can taste and smell words and colors. Hers are, of course, very very exaggerated, as she can use both to make a sort of blurry picture of the world around her. As a troll, she also suffers from the generally dark and violent subconscious thoughts and dreams of her race.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person? Being blinded by Vriska, and her subsequent awakening on Prospit, where she learned to "see" with her other senses. Also, meeting Dave and the other humans, and probably a good deal of her Sgrub session.
14. What does she fear? Man, at this point, probably losing more friends. :( Everyone is dyinggg.
15. What are her hopes or aspirations? She wants to be a legislacerator, man!
16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her? She's very secretive about the exact method Vriska used to blind her, and at this point only Karkat and Vriska know what it was.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents. Ummm she doesn't have parents. Her lusus didn't wake up until it was killed, but she did speak with it in dreams, where it taught her to "see". Despite this, she clearly cared for it very much, as her obsession with dragons proved.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like? Nope!
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand? Nooope!
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them? Her lusus, a beautiful magical dragon!
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet? Her best friend was Vriska, and they used to FLARP together extensively. Vriska went cray, though, and killed one friend and paralyzed another, so Terezi views her more as a danger to be monitored and dealt with rather than a friend.
6. Does she have other close friends? She's very close to the twelve trolls to varying degrees, and is probably closest to Nepeta, Aradia and Tavros if we leave Karkat out of the lineup. These were the three trolls she used to RP with all the time, and she totally would have cried when Tavros died if she had any tears left. :(
She's also got a bit of a schoolgirl crush on the human kid Dave, who she seems to admire and strive to impress/entertain. At first this just seemed like part of her unending competition with Vriska, and Karkat explicitly states that Terezi is flirting with Dave for this purpose, but after an alternate Dave dies, she runs from the room in tears. This makes it pretty clear that she really does care about him as more than just a game piece.
7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people? Terezi can be very condescending and insulting, but despite this, the only troll she doesn't seem to get along with is Vriska. Even the two human boys seem to like her, and John even seems to forgive her for killing him in an alternate timeline.
8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends? Friends. Trolls don't really have family.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once? Single. 6 solar sweeps, man.
10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse? Her matesprit is Karkat, who she tends to look out for and comfort more than the others. She recognizes his flaws and sometimes scolds him for his leader complex and his self-loathing tendencies, but she never does so extremely cruelly. She offers him advice when he'll take it, and makes it clear a few times that the things he's so insecure about don't matter to her at all.
11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest? Her latest crush is Dave, who she teases and flirts with relentlessly and goes out of her way to help, even when helping him absolutely sucks for her. SEE SEVEN I GUESS.
12. What does she look for in a romantic partner? She definitely enjoys the banter she has going with Karkat, and loves his ridiculous reactions to her advances. Terezi also seems to admire his leadership qualities, even if she teases him relentlessly about his obsession with them.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any? N/A, man, though if she doesn't supply her genetic information for the mother grub, she gets killed. Sooo she doesn't have much choice.
14. Does she have any rivals or enemies? VRIKSAAA. The two are constantly in what Karkat calls a "hypercompetitive mindfuck", and are always trying to one up one another/ruin the others' plans. The climax of this was when Terezi maimed Vriska, making her lose an arm and an eye, and Vriska blinded Terezi.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale? Trolls don't have a sense of sexual orientation, so she is completely open to every gender.
16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her? 6 SOLAR SWEEPS.
17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits? SEE ABOVE.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does she fit type? Okay fuck off, I'm saying Libra, specifically these traits: Diplomatic, charming, easygoing, sociable, idealistic, flirtatious and self-indulgent.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life? Nooope.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it? Um, yes! But they're troll ethics, so they're a bit fucked up. She believes in justice for anyone who breaks the law, and justice usually means an eye for an eye. Criminals on Alternia are usually executed, and executing an innocent person is only a mild embarrassment. To get Vriska back for hurting their friends, she pretty much blows her up, so...
4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent? Mocking, all the way. She isn't intolerant, persay, and can be a bit curious, but she will definitely mock you for them and regard them as inferior to troll beliefs.
5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them? She views humans as sort of dumb and ridiculous, probably because she and the team created them. She also shows no mercy to criminals.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt? She's a thirteen year old girl who lives alone in a treehouse in the middle of the forest. So she's not rich, though she doesn't seem to be struggling financially.
2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her? She's a bit higher than average on the blood-based caste system the trolls use, so she's exempt from most of the predjudices her lower tier friends face, but also exempt from the shitty political dealings of the higher "blue-bloods". She doesn't care about rank at all, though, and this is demonstrated pretty clearly in her love for a mutant freak like Karkat.
3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others? A treehouse!
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on? Scalemates, which are adorable plush dragons, lawbooks, and chalk. Also RPGs and other video games.
5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else? She's really young, so she doesn't do anything for a living.
6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time? She loves video games, role-playing games, LARPing, studying law and chatting with her friends on Trollian.
7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods? She... Tends to eat brightly colored things, up to and including chalk. :| I'm going to assume that the troll diet is very healthy, with lots of protein, since they're all basically meant to become intergalatic soldiers.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:
1. Color? Her favorite is red, I associate her with turquoise.
2. Smell? EVERYTHING. She loves smells, but her favorite is cherry, like Karkat's crazy blood.
3. Time of day? Nighttime. She's nocturnal.
4. Season? I... Actually don't know what Alternia's seasons are like.
5. Book? Any law book she can get her hands on.
6. Music? Honestly not sure on this one.
7. Place? Her treehouse. :3
8. Substance? What the fuck is this question. Uh. Chalk?
9. Plant? Not sure on this one, either.
10. Animal? Dragons. :D
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