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🌻Summer Poetry Free-For-All at Palazzo Aldenard
🌻 When: Wednesday May 20th 8:00pm EDT
🌻 Where: Mist 7 Plot 15 Room #3 Balmung
It’s an early summer poetry free-for-all! Bring us your slam poetry, embarrass your lover with endless haiku, settle a score with an old-fashioned Ishgardian hymn battle!
Acoustic performances, acapella, throat singing and performances of the like are all welcome!
Sign up when you show up! We can’t wait to see you!
Hello! If you’re an active Final Fantasy XIV blog — roleplaying, aesthetic, etc. — could you please reblog this post? It’ll serve as a reference point for people who are looking for new blogs to follow to see who is active from April 1st (not a fool’s joke, I assure you!) and onward!
Sleep...
I just want to sleep sleep forever. drift off with the waves as they meet the shore where I lay...lie...gods i hate this language. nothing but words. words don’t fix people. i know i shouldnt feel this way but i have been so broken down and crumpled up that i dont know how to feel otherwise. and its all still my fault. im still the one to blame. Im still the one too selfish to pay attention to those around me how can I even begin to look at them and see their feelings and hurts when all I can see are mine. standing out in such sharp relief in front of me, as if the sun was pouring through an open window behind them so that all I could see was their forms. I can’t feel, I can’t think, I can’t hear anything in this pit. Im sorry. Im sorry Im not strong enough on my own. i hope Hipper’s solution...
Character Strengths: Anafenza Ejinn
★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — strength
★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — offense
★★★★★★★★☆☆ — defense
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — speed
★★★★★★★★★☆ — durability
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — accuracy
★★★★★★★★★☆ — agility
★★★★★★★★★★ — stamina
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — teamwork
★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — stealth
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — close combat
★★★★★★★★★★ — bladed weapons ( swords, dagger/s )
★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — blunt weapons ( club/s, staff/s )
★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — ranged weapons ( archery, gun/s )
★★★★★★★★☆☆ — superpowers / abilities
★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — traps/setups
★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — medic
– ––– OVERVIEW ––– –
Anafenza relies on an innate ability to shield herself and her allies from harm, as well as a wellspring of aether to summon a large blade to do battle with. With five turns of practice tapping into this potential, she claims she has a better grasp and control over her powers, but in truth she’s aware that she’s barely scratching the surface of the curse she now bears. Still, her powers are strongest when she is under duress emotionally, tapping into the extra power this affords her to strengthen her resolve and defensive magicks. While she had originally been training with a short sword and shield, since the events that resulted in her being cursed she’s found it difficult to wield them with any degree of comfort or practice, an oddity considering her natural ability to master nearly any skill or task she is presented with (owed to her Echo).
ANY LASTING INJURIES FROM COMBAT? —
Anafenza bears a vine-like pattern of scales that winds up the left side of her body. When her curse becomes more active, or when she fully taps into her powers, she will complain that the mark burns her. After years of use, the pattern now stretches from her neckline, down her side, and down to her left knee; it’s also begun to branch out more, as if the scales threaten to wrap around her entire body now. Despite recognizing this, she continues to use the abilities she’s gained, hoping to still protect her friends.
– ––– FIGHTING STYLE ––– –BOLD WHAT APPLIES.
commander / duelist / honorable / dishonorable / would have others do their fighting / stealthy / long-ranged / melee / technological / sorcery / superhuman abilities / has fought in an illegal tourney / a lover of fighting / a hater of fighting / cowardly / reckless / strategic / uses underhanded tricks / renowned for their skill / trained / untrained / keeps skills secret / won a battle / lost a battle / ruthless / merciful
– ––– TRAITS ––– –
╳ flaws
moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny | controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar | impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry | greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive | spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky
♔ strengths
honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm | loyal
Tagged by: No one, but saw this on @mercermachines and stole it. 😊
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Guilty or Innocent: Anafenza Ejinn
Asked someone to marry you?
“Well, no. I haven’t really had anyone that close. There was a time I thought maybe Kiratai would be the one I’d wind up with but...I’m not even sure that’s an option. Or if I really want to, either, I guess? I guess that matters, too.”
Kissed one of your friends?
“On the cheek? Plenty. Kissed like lovers? No. No one.”
Danced on a table in a bar / tavern?
“I think I did that one time in Ul’dah. But it was during the end shift at the cafe and we were cleaning up. Um...don’t tell Miss Sasari.”
Ever told a lie?
“Plenty. I feel like I still have to lie. Hells, I think I have to lie to myself just to justify waking up most mornings now. ‘It’s important that I’m there.’ I dunno.”
Had feelings for someone you can’t have?
She sighs and nods. “Twice. She abandoned me when she left the Tower and I haven’t heard from her in a long time. He...” She shakes her head again. “Let’s not talk about it. It’s been awful enough.”
Ever kissed someone of the same sex?
“I’m still assuming this is as lovers so...no. I have not. I think I would have liked to, once, but...nah.”
Kissed a picture?
She shakes her head in confusion. “Do people do that? Why? Next you’ll tell me people try swiving pictures, too. Wait...they do?”
Slept until 5pm?
“Gods, yes. When I’m sick mostly, but there were days in the other world when I had to stay awake for bloody days on end to play games with the Pixies...when I finally convinced them to see who could sleep the longest I’d sleep that late. Funny, I still never beat them in those games, either...”
Worked at a fast food chain / restaurant?
“I suppose the Cafe would count for that, so yeah. I can cook, I can bake, I can serve tables. It was fun. A lot of fun. I enjoy working for Miss Sasari and learning from her.”
Stolen something?
“Probably? If I did it was years ago; I haven’t stolen anything in recent memory. Cookies in the kitchen don’t count. Especially if you help bake them.”
Been fired from a job?
She stiffens and grumbles, then nods with a huff. “Yeah. It was horrible. Miss Sasari just left a note for me an’ Kiratai, said we were no longer needed by the Caravan. No reason why just...done.” She shakes her head. “Sasari came back and I asked her why she did it. She never told me. No one tells me anything. But she was back and offered me my job back, so I took it. It still hurt. It wasn’t just losing a job...I lost my family. And the timing of it too just...” She shakes her head sadly. “Next.”
Done something you regret?
She closes her eyes and nods, chuckling humorlessly. “Yeah. Actually telling people what I’m feeling. Didn’t do me any good. No one wants to hear it anyway. So now I get to lie to them and myself.” She puts on (an almost) genuine smile.
Laughed until something you were drinking came out of your nose?
“Oh gods, yes! Too many times to count, but milk? Uggh...that was never fun. It always seems to be milk.”
Caught a snowflake on your tongue?
She pauses, tilting her head. “I...have never tried that before. Can you do that? I should try that the next time I am in Ishgard!”
Sat on a rooftop?
“Uh, yes? It’s not that hard to do, it’s a great vantage point, and in the afternoon it’s a great place for sunning after a swim.”
Kissed someone you shouldn’t have?
She shakes her head. “I thought we already answered the kissing questions?”
Sang in the shower?
She laughs. “I mean...no? The few times I’ve taken a shower were in and out quickly. Bathing, I mean...I’ve hummed a song now and then, I suppose?”
Been pushed into a body of water with all your clothes on?
"Uh...yeah. That’s not that weird in my tribe. We do that all the time when we’re kids. It’s a large reason why I don’t really enjoy wearing clothes - they’re hard to swim in.”
Shaved your head?
She shakes her head. “No way. Why would I do that?"
Made a boyfriend / girlfriend cry?
"That would probably require a boyfriend or girlfriend first so...no.”
Shot a gun?
"I have not, but I do want to learn. I’m not sure if Sasari or Mercer would still teach me, but I would like to learn.”
Still loved someone you shouldn’t?
She hangs her head. “Probably easier to say that I don’t love them anymore. Those bridges were taken out by the floods and even if they are rebuilt...no. I don’t love any of them anymore.” She sighs, before looking up.
Have / had a tattoo?
She smiles a little and shrugs. “Thought about it, when Llaine went and adopted me into her family. But she left before I could do it.”
Liked someone, but will never tell who?
“My problem was I did tell him. Now? I don’t think I’d tell a soul anymore.”
Been too honest?
"Yep. And look at all the good it’s done for me.”
Ruined a surprise?
“I...don’t think so? I’m usually good about keeping a secret.”
Been told that you’re beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said?
She bites her lip and sighs, looking away. “No. No, I haven’t. I wouldn’t know what that’s like.” She turns back and smiles. “Oh well.”
Stalked someone?
She shakes her head. “No. Don’t know why I would.”
Thought about murder?
“Certainly. Plenty of times. I’ve even done it. It’s why it confuses me so much and makes me so angry when I’m asking for restraint and everyone looks at me like I’m the naive one that needs to learn better.”
How about mass murder?
"Um...no. Definitely not.”
Cheated on someone?
She shakes her head. “No. No one I could cheat on anyway.”
Gotten so angry that you cried?
“Plenty. More than I ever cared to. Not sure I’m done, either.”
Tried to stay away from someone for their own good?
She shakes her head. “Not even for my own good. I probably should have tried. I didn’t know I needed to. It was stupid. I know better now.”
Thoughts about suicide?
She looks away silently, then shakes her head. “I’d rather not...start telling the truth now.”
Had a girlfriend / boyfriend?
“No. Would have liked to. Don’t think I will.”
Gotten totally drunk during a holiday?
She finally laughs. “Sure. Plenty of reasons to celebrate in the Caravan, and then here for all the holidays Eorzeans celebrate...it’s fun.” Tagged by: @mercermachines :) Thanks for the tag! Tagging: @little-purple-thundercloud; @steelcarbuncle; @eightswordsparrow; and of course anyone else (if anyone else even reads this blog, lol) :)