#//Then either HAULS ASS to advance her work/research or declines; depending

[oceanxveiined]

Her obsession with the sea an all things related all stemmed from her mother. On her kinder days, Morjena would constantly reminisce about her youth in Natlan, talking about her homeland near crystalline, azure waters. Of how much she missed the place itself, even while hating everyone she knew, and her lack of success and status there. The longing in her mother’s voice and, later on, the more Danae herself saw out pictures of that place, the more enraptured by the idea of it Danae became. She absorbed her mother’s love for the sea and to this day, will go out of her way to see it if given the right opportunity.

#hc #//Straight up centered her Whole personality & goals around her mama’s longing as a kid; out of love #//Then slowly weaned off it when her brother came into the picture & became her new motivation; faded near fully in Akademiya days then BAM #//Returned full force before mellowing out Just a bit in the present—she’s still v partial and themed to it though; by choice #v; intertwined fates (genshin verse) #//It’s particularly why she loved Inazuma the most of all the places she’s been to #//Then becomes very partial to Fontaine when she gets there #//As a child; her big dream had been to see the sea with Morjena—maybe her mom would be happy and change to her old self again if they did #//Then it had been to see it with her brother; bc that meant they were far away from her mother; and thus FREE #//Then she completely forgot about that dream when her obsession/Akademiya days happened; much too busy to indulge in that #//She only remembered it when she was stationed in Inazuma during her time with the Fatui #//Bc she got SO childishly happy and obsessed anew with the idea of the sea; of BEING so close to it; actually SEEING it; at long last #//That she nearly forgot her whole purpose in even being sent over in the first place #//Still; she kept going back to it during carefully allotted free time she would give herself #//Treats for good progress and morale #//Then began to save it for when she could sneak her test subject (read: her then best friend) out for Enrichment #//And fun times #//This is a good way to ensure she gets a break—suggest a beach day #//Won’t work 100% of the time; but IS at least enough to make her Consider a break #//Then either HAULS ASS to advance her work/research or declines; depending #//Secretly dreams of retiring to a seaside home at the very end of her life #//Though she knows it’s more likely she’ll end up dying in battle or otherwise mid-search than ever reaching that #//Lil lore tidbits bc there’s no room in her condensed bio to explain why she is Themed like that