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plant personality

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✨ Fennel

You Are: You’re quiet, sometimes shy, with a tendency to be reserved. You have a humble, kind nature and often find yourself taking care of others. You can be known to hold things in, and you don’t always speak up for yourself. This tendency to hold things in can lead to disturbances.

✨ Nettle.

You Are: Truly a nurturing and supportive friend, you’re the kind of person that just isn’t for everyone. But those who take the time are rewarded with your gentle disposition, and the kind of friendship that does a person good no matter the difficulty they’re facing. When out of balance, you can become more prickly than supportive or nurturing, though—a sign that you need to shower yourself with the same kind of nurturing you so freely give to others.

✨ Peppermint

You Are: Unflappable. You are cool in the crisis, calm in the storm, collected amongst the chaos. You’re a breath of fresh air, a waft of inspiration to the down-and-out, a refreshing, inspiring, uplifting person to be around. Of course, even a cool cucumber like yourself can run into trouble. You may try to take on too much, which can leave you feeling weighed down and not quite yourself.

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Medea Medusa Oedipus Pandora Persephone Zeus

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Medea: What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done out of spite?

“Probably murder.” Way to be entirely too matter of fact about that. “Spite is sometimes an uncomfortably strong motivator, I have to admit. But I’m pretty sure that’s the worst thing I’ve done out of pure spite. ” It was at least partially out of self-defense, but Saima is still willing to admit when their actions weren’t really justified enough to go that far. 

Medusa: Have you ever been punished with anything you feel you didn’t deserve?

“People trying to burn me alive for being a witch was probably something I didn’t deserve. I mean, I was probably so much worse than that – if they had been able to find out the truth. Sometimes rumor and beliefs doesn’t fall in my favor but it’s the risk many take just to continue existing.”

Oedipus: With hindsight, what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?

“I’m still on the murder thing – but I guess a particularly bad case was when I joined in the fighting against those who were trying to forcibly Christianize people. Encouraging burning people is probably not a great thing to do. 

There was also something I did as a kid, that was pretty gross and horrifying but the less detail I go about that, the better as far as I’m concerned.” It had to do a lot with what they were capable of eating. 

Pandora: What is the worst gift you’ve ever received?

“Worst gift? The chance to be an entertainer for court life during the medieval era. Although I had some good times, working for some of those people was not entirely enjoyable. And frankly, the environment was way too stuff considering I knew how all the people in my land were still not getting enough to survive. So I found myself sneaking away during the night quite often to do my best.”

Persephone: What is your favourite season?

“I feel like I have a connection with all of them for different reason. But I guess summer is one I actually really enjoy because it feels like everyone brings out a different side of themselves during that time. And I know the way that everyone gets into old traditions definitely invigorates me with an extra strong energy during those times. ”

Zeus: What thing are you most hypocritical of?

“While I try not to be a hypocrite, I do feel like I can be one about people indulging in petty fights about things I don’t feel like actually matter. When I am probably in no position to judge all that harshly myself. So I do try to shut up and keep to myself instead even when I am a little peeved by what I see.”

Alexandros Aphrodite Ares Demeter Hephaestus Hestia

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Alexandros: Have there ever been repercussions to your actions you regret?

“Definitely. Mostly there were certainly issues that arose when I tried to intervene on the behalf of individuals during rough times of occupation and subjugation – but I ended up trying to take the blame for others because I knew I would survive. It only seemed to make the consequences worse for those individuals in the immediate aftermath. I just, I do feel a little bad for that despite my best efforts to try and help -within the context of human society, it doesn’t really..work at times.”

Aphrodite: Have you ever fallen in love with someone you’d never have expected to feel for?

“Haha. For sure. And I’m just surprised everytime I even bother getting feelings for someone. It’s been such a relative rarity for me over the years that it does feel a bit special and somewhat terrifying about these situations. ”

Ares: What angers you the most?

“Condescending attitudes are an easy way to get on my bad side. But also people not treating those who create with respect, disrespecting the homeland that I care about… things like that tend to be pretty upsetting.”

Demeter: What would you most grieve for if it was taken from you?

“I think I would grieve for the loss of nature to spend time in. I probably could survive otherwise – but I think the lack of homegrown natural places to really relax and unwind would be a real loss for me. Especially since I use those places as a way to connect with my origins a lot of the time.”

Hephaestus: Are you particularly skilled at any crafts? If so, which?

“I can paint a little bit. And I’ve done handy work with stone related crafting over the years. But I think outside of fixing things and music, my skills tend to focus a lot on maintain growth and agriculture really. I’m not sure if that counts for all that much though. I’ve sewn a few things – maybe that’s something.”

Hestia: Where do you feel most at home?

“Forests, near lakes and other bodies of water, fields, most liminal spaces where time doesn’t really feel real. So natural or vaguely otherworldly spaces tend to be where I feel mostly at home. Since it is in those spaces that I can unveil myself for a little while at a time. I need that kind of thing regularly. Of course, private spaces are decent for that too. ”

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  There’s a reason that they maintain a lot of personal space. Of course, it’s out of habit – just natural for those around here to respect boundaries and maintain some of their own. Life in a place where people are relatively spread out from each other, somehow even in the cities tends to do that to someone. But furthermore, more touch gives away a lot more than Saima would like to tell. That if touched the secrets they demure will be revealed.

Brief little touches might not pick up on much. At least not to most people, but some- some might be sensitive to the fact that there is a vastness running through them. That an energy that feels familiar and yet so old, and far away from anything known these days fills them up to the very surface. Something that can not be controlled and sometimes threatens to make them shift, to make them change into that less present form. If only to handle the sheer amount of mythos lurking inside. 

Unexpected touches may bring unexpected reactions. A fog out of the mouth to relieve tension, a nervous laugh and a few steps taken back. Anything to ensure that you didn’t catch that. You didn’t feel that, did you? So sorry to have brushed against you. 

Personal space is incredibly important – and it feels all the more meaningful when Saima does allow a friend, a colleague to touch them. Even if they are disguising themselves, they can only hide so much. And touch is a surefire way to pick up on something a little surprising about their ‘friend’.

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Because Saima has an infinity for liminal spaces, they have been known to inadvertently freak out people who have stumbled on such places on a somewhat regular basis. They usually would be in less human form, and more like a presence of energy along with the different eyes and more obvious fog coming from their mouth. 

It’s to the point whether it’s uncertain whether or not they do this on purpose. (It’s mostly an accident as a result of them feeling rather at ease in such spaces, but there are times where they have been more than willing to give someone the chills. )

What is your earliest memory that you can remember?

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  “Oh, oh that’s a really difficult question for me. Actually, I suppose the earliest in a physical form was a couple thousand years ago when I manifested among what was starting to become a village. Of course, I appeared during when people were passing down tales of lost creatures and something – so if that wasn’t a telling moment, I don’t know what was.

But before that.. I had memories of what people still repeat as folktales. Of giants, of stars falling to earth and creating islands from their landing. Of a mythic king completing journeys across the land in order to rule. Of devils trying to trick people and being tricked in return. I remember those things – but it’s not exactly a traditional memory as most people would describe it.”

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  “During the national awakening, I definitely kept the company of a ton of writers and was able to share some of my earliest memories from my physical form. Of course, it was taken to just be stories – but they were much more accurate than most people would be aware of.

Worth noting that my earliest memories aren’t even of the land but of the mythos regarding the creation of the world. So I guess you could say I’m connected to a place where those origin stories are all true and how that connects to this world. ”

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    “There are time periods where I’ve definitely hidden away from the human world for long amounts of time. In fact, I’ve done this kind of reclusive activity as recently as a lot of the twentieth century.  Of course, it was easy for many not to notice I was out of the way since my people didn’t have much contact with the Western world for multiple decades of that. Since it was an incredibly stressful time for people and the best thing for me to do was to support those who tried to keep their spirit alive through gathering in the forests whenever possible. And I might have inadvertently served as a kind of muse for creative types during appearing in what some consider to a dream every so often.”

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[since I guess it’s a soft reset – or a soft divergence idk. Saima has definitely taken a few levels in self-worth since getting back in touch with their mythical senses honestly. When you’ve kept something major like that hidden and only known to yourself for a solid amount of time, it’s incredibly refreshing to just be like damn – nah this is me and I’m not attaching myself to anything I don’t want to. 

It’s them re-asserting their choices of how to proceed and how to involve themselves. And Idk. I think they are a lot happier and grateful to be around this way.] 

peach, banana, coconut

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peach:

“Can confirm the ear piercings. Have a few markings that resemble tattoos but have been on me ever since I actually took on a physical form a while ago.“

  • banana: favorite horror movies?

“Hm, this is an interesting question – but I tend to be fond of psychological thrillers in general. But if I had to choose one right off the bat, I remember enjoying Green Room as a more recent film that I’ve watched.  Another favorite is Suspiria, it’s just a gorgeous film in general – the visuals alone are ..magnificent really. “

  • coconut: favorite perfume?

“I tend to like somewhat more subtle scents but anything that gives that fresh from the forests or from the sea kind of vibe works well for me.“