20. What were the most deeply impressive political or social, national or international, events that they experienced?

These are a bit shorter than normal due to there being so many questions, sorry.

5. Were they overprotected as a child? Sheltered?

Oliver: As the youngest, Oliver was certainly doted on by his older siblings, who tend to be protective. However, thanks to being a reincarnation, Oliver is actually the oldest mentally of his family, which led to him being the responsible one most of the time. His parents wanted him to have as good a childhood as possible, but it’s hard to coddle a grown man in a child’s body who had lived through war. Oliver certainly doesn’t complain about being spoiled though!

Nika: Nika was spoiled rotten by their parents! In terms of being sheltered however, since they are a reincarnation just like Oliver, they had already seen a lot of the bad sides of life. While Nika would have enjoyed to run wild in their youth just as they had in their first childhood, Marlon and Caitlin certainly tried to keep them on a short leash, so to speak. As such, Nika can be rather restless at times, and tends to act out when left unsupervised.

10. Is your character street-smart, book-smart, intelligent, intellectual, slow-witted?

Oliver: Oliver is quite book-smart and a quick thinker. However, he suffers from indecision frequently, and only in the heat of the moment does his true innovation shine. He enjoys reading and history as a hobby and has quite the wealth of knowledge.

Nika: Nika is certainly quite street smart. They learned to think and act quick in order to run away from home frequently as a child. They are also quite charismatic and skilled at talking their way out of trouble.

15. Did they graduate? High-School? College? Do they have a PHD? A GED?

Oliver: Currently, Oliver is a sophomore in high-school. He will go on his year study next year and plans on taking on the Unova League challenge like his parents and siblings did.

Nika: Nika graduated high-school in 3637 and chose to enter medical school in the hopes of perhaps helping their currently comatose old lover, Aldus. University is soul crushing but Nika is soldiering through.

20. What were the most deeply impressive political or social, national or international, events that they experienced?

Oliver: In his past life as Farran Harmonia, Oliver was the younger brother of Unova’s twin heroes. When his siblings’ conflict threatened the entire kingdom, he sealed them into the light and dark stones along with their dragons, then inherited the throne. 

Nika: In their past life as Yasha Ilyin, Nika was the lover of Prince Aldus of a Unova even more ancient than the era of the twin heroes. After Aldus was deified as the original dragon, Nika went on to marry Aldus’ twin sister, Queen Rohesia, though the marriage was one of convenience rather than love as Yasha – and Nika are loyal to Aldus to this day.

25. What are their hobbies and interests?

Oliver: Oliver enjoys reading, writing, studying history, and taking long walks or runs in nature.

Nika: Nika enjoys swimming, rebelling against their parents, showing off their magic, and camping.

30. Are they holding on to something in the past? Can they forgive?

Oliver: Oliver is still haunted by his older siblings’ war and is terrified that his new siblings will also end up fighting. Any conflict in his family, even petty arguments sets him on edge. He has yet to forgive Albin and Ciara, but perhaps one day he will as family is something he values more than anything.

Nika: Nika is rather obsessed with finding a way to wake Aldus up after he returns to his human form in 3620 along with the rest of the legendaries. Since Aldus’ dragon body was split in twain by the twin heroes, his soul no longer resides in his body and the original Aldus, rather like the husk of Kyurem he turned back from. Nika vows to one day bring Aldus back and will stop at nothing to achieve that goal.

35. Do they always rationalize errors? How do they accept disasters and failures?

Oliver: Despite his years of experience, Oliver does not do well with failure. Being faced with any decently large error or bad situation can lead him to freeze up, though when he does get going he’s quite a quick thinker under pressure.

Nika: Nika tends to well even when faced with mistakes. Their charisma lets them bluff their way through many things. However, this leads to them having a habit of being in denial of wrongdoing or mistakes made.

40. How is their sense of humor? Do they have one?

Oliver: Oliver’s sense of humor is rather….. stilted. He tries is best bless him but what he finds amusing most others find charmingly awkward.

Nika: Nika has a great sense of humor. They adore wordplay and riddles and tend to throw them into their daily conversation, which is rather irksome to some.

45. Is your character pragmatic? Think first? Responsible? All action? A visionary? Passionate? Quixotic?

Oliver: Oliver tends to be very rational to his approach on life. He has a habit of overthinking his problems, and often ends up unable to choose a course of action. He’s quite a strategist however, and excels in leadership positions.

Nika: Nika is a very quick thinker and while pragmatic, also mainly looks out for themselves. They often come up with plans of action on the fly and rely on instinct to back them up in a pinch.

50. What are the prevailing facial expressions? Sour? Cheerful? Dominating?

Oliver: Oliver has a very serious resting expression that doesn’t really reflect his true mood most of the time. He is constantly being told to smile or lighten up, though he has yet to train himself to look more content.

Nika: Nika shifts between moods and is a very good actor. They’ll play up their expressions to garner sympathy or strike fear though their neutral face is one of light boredom.