Personality: “What was she like in real life…?” “… She was lovely.”
Mal is such a complicated, complex, and simply divine woman that it’s really hard to give her just one trait. Lovely is a term that encompasses so much of Mal, but leaves so much of her unknown.
A further definition of ‘lovely’ would be Mal’s genuine kindness and compassion towards others. She is a woman who always treats others with high regard and dignity, feeling that every human being has their place in the world. And coming from a family that is experienced in dream sharing, she has grown up knowing that there are always two sides to people, and you may be missing an entirety of a person just from what you see in reality.
Her nature is that of someone who is light and carefree when she so desires to be. She can be very teasing and sweet, and chooses to look at matters from a simpler sort of standpoint. But when it comes down to it she is also a woman you would want on your side in a pinch.
Mal is clever. She’s so very receptive of the world and dreams around her that it has shaped her entire personality and designed her to be fast-thinking and always developing what she sees. It is was she studies architecture under her father, a skill that comes in handy in her dreams.
Under pressure, Mal can be cool and calculating. In her head. Her mind can evaluate situations regardless of the circumstances. But sometimes her personality falls a little short of this. She can get overwhelmed and hysterical if people put too much pressure on her in a pinch, but rarely truly violent or angered. If she gets a moment to breath and people are breathing down her neck she can accomplish anything she sets her mind to.
When it comes to her anger she handles it in two ways depending on the situation. Where wit and grace could easily give her the upper hand, she can behave calmly and coolly and generally reacts with a harsh tongue. But if it’s a situation out of her control she will sometimes resort to screaming and yelling if she’s feeling like she’s not being heard. It only takes a breath or two to calm herself before she tries to manipulate people into believing her views of things.
Mal is so easily moved between different states of emotion that its hard to ever really pin her behaviors. Her moods are easy to sense, but her reactions can vary and be so complex that you never see them coming. This is why she is such a beautiful woman.
“That’s quite a subconscious you’ve got on you, Cobb! She’s a real charmer!” “Oh. So I see you’ve met Mrs. Cobb.”
The Mal of reality and the Mal of Dominic Cobb’s subconscious share similarities and huge differences that make them seem like two different people sometimes.
After Mal’s death she takes on an entirely different personality it seems. Her driving forces in life are not only Dom’s memories of her desires but Dom’s own guilty conscience that devours her entire being.
The Shade of Mal is very similar to Mal in behavior. When she’s not threatened. And when dealing with situations beneficial to her. But when things get beyond her control, when they don’t go according to plan, or if someone invades Dominic’s subconscious unwelcomed, she can turn vicious.
When Mal turns vicious it’s a frightening sight to see. The manipulation used in her former life is now used to twist and distort people’s emotions and wills into things they can’t even trust in. Her violent outbursts can be loud and screaming and uncontrolled, or soft and disturbing and full of threats said with a pretty smile. Mal doesn’t respond well to the questioning of her reality, and she is not afraid to stab or shoot anyone to either kill or cause pain. If it gets her what she wants, she’ll do it without hesitation.
That’s not all the Shade is. The Shade can be much like the real Mal at times. It’s just always wise to play it safe and careful with what you say around Mal. If she feels threatened, her personality will change in an instant and it’s really hard to talk her back down.
“What was she like in real life…?” “… She was lovely.”
Mal is such a complicated, complex, and simply divine woman that it’s really hard to give her just one trait. Lovely is a term that encompasses so much of Mal, but leaves so much of her unknown.
A further definition of ‘lovely’ would be Mal’s genuine kindness and compassion towards others. She is a woman who always treats others with high regard and dignity, feeling that every human being has their place in the world. And coming from a family that is experienced in dream sharing, she has grown up knowing that there are always two sides to people, and you may be missing an entirety of a person just from what you see in reality.
Her nature is that of someone who is light and carefree when she so desires to be. She can be very teasing and sweet, and chooses to look at matters from a simpler sort of standpoint. But when it comes down to it she is also a woman you would want on your side in a pinch.
Mal is clever. She’s so very receptive of the world and dreams around her that it has shaped her entire personality and designed her to be fast-thinking and always developing what she sees. It is was she studies architecture under her father, a skill that comes in handy in her dreams.
Under pressure, Mal can be cool and calculating. In her head. Her mind can evaluate situations regardless of the circumstances. But sometimes her personality falls a little short of this. She can get overwhelmed and hysterical if people put too much pressure on her in a pinch, but rarely truly violent or angered. If she gets a moment to breath and people are breathing down her neck she can accomplish anything she sets her mind to.
When it comes to her anger she handles it in two ways depending on the situation. Where wit and grace could easily give her the upper hand, she can behave calmly and coolly and generally reacts with a harsh tongue. But if it’s a situation out of her control she will sometimes resort to screaming and yelling if she’s feeling like she’s not being heard. It only takes a breath or two to calm herself before she tries to manipulate people into believing her views of things.
Mal is so easily moved between different states of emotion that its hard to ever really pin her behaviors. Her moods are easy to sense, but her reactions can vary and be so complex that you never see them coming. This is why she is such a beautiful woman.
“That’s quite a subconscious you’ve got on you, Cobb! She’s a real charmer!” “Oh. So I see you’ve met Mrs. Cobb.”
The Mal of reality and the Mal of Dominic Cobb’s subconscious share similarities and huge differences that make them seem like two different people sometimes.
After Mal’s death she takes on an entirely different personality it seems. Her driving forces in life are not only Dom’s memories of her desires but Dom’s own guilty conscience that devours her entire being.
The Shade of Mal is very similar to Mal in behavior. When she’s not threatened. And when dealing with situations beneficial to her. But when things get beyond her control, when they don’t go according to plan, or if someone invades Dominic’s subconscious unwelcomed, she can turn vicious.
When Mal turns vicious it’s a frightening sight to see. The manipulation used in her former life is now used to twist and distort people’s emotions and wills into things they can’t even trust in. Her violent outbursts can be loud and screaming and uncontrolled, or soft and disturbing and full of threats said with a pretty smile. Mal doesn’t respond well to the questioning of her reality, and she is not afraid to stab or shoot anyone to either kill or cause pain. If it gets her what she wants, she’ll do it without hesitation.
That’s not all the Shade is. The Shade can be much like the real Mal at times. It’s just always wise to play it safe and careful with what you say around Mal. If she feels threatened, her personality will change in an instant and it’s really hard to talk her back down.
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