#but i'm not done with watching the diplomat so i'm ready to be proven wrong please

[mondfahrt]

really fascinated by the narrative in "the night agent" that goes like "it's the politicians who are bad! THE COPS HOWEVER..."

#also i'm watching the diplomat and i'm VERY fascinated by the narrative of #''we know no one likes the us and their politics and we also know WHY no one likes the us and their politics. BUT #have you thought about how the other countries are WORSE actually?! and that's why the us is totally justified to do their politics and als #to belittle every other country hashtag saviors of the free world'' #(also both of these shows go OUT OF THEIR WAY to show that it's not the president to fucks shit up but everyone around them) #but i'm not done with watching the diplomat so i'm ready to be proven wrong please

[cigarettesandinevitablebetrayal]

sidestep ask game asks for ! Rashad: 27 28 ? Remus: 19 21 ? Seongwon: 17 18 33 ? Mateo: 5 12 22 ?

Alright, boss, let's go:

Rashad: 27) What qualities might someone appreciate about them? What would drive someone away?

They are so unabashedly kind. Rashad is the kind of person to drop everything to help someone in need. Even when they have little, they give what they can.

On the flipside, their tendency to disregard themself at every turn, I feel, will inevitably push people away. There's only so long you can watch someone spiral into self-destruction before you have to step away and let the pieces fall where they do. This doesn't stop me or them from hoping Wei and Ricardo can catch them before they hit the ground.

28) What do they find attractive in others? What’s a turn-off?

Rashad likes someone with a strong moral code, a kind heart, and a good sense of humor. They also like someone who can challenge them intellectually on some level.

I don't feel like they have a lot of turn-offs. Maybe cruelty. Close-mindedness is one they really struggle with with Wei (but they're working on it). When their partners see them with rose-colored glasses or idolize them.

Remus: 19) What scarred them the most about the heartbreak incident?

The idea that he'd done so little with his life. He'd experienced so little, gone next to nowhere except Los Diablos. He wasn't ready for it to end. He wasn't done living. And he didn't want it to end this way.

21) What is their philosophy?

Life is too short and we are too small in the scope of the universe to not live life to the fullest. Especially at the cost of those who have too much in this world.

Seongwon: 17) What is their ultimate goal?

To dissuade anyone from following in the footsteps of Enhanced. Seongwon feels a lot of the troubles of today stem from the misuse of boosts and mods. She wants the violence to end. Even if she has to burn the rot out herself.

Internally, she wants to stop being in pain. She wants to stop feeling lonely. She's not sure how to stop either, so she'll settle for hurting everyone else in the meantime.

18) What is their greatest fear?

I was going to say that I don't think Seongwon is afraid of anything at this point, but that's not true as of her latest playthrough. She's deathly afraid of being proven wrong about her friends abandoning her and moving on. She's afraid of learning that what she thinks happened in the Heartbreak Incident isn't what actually went down. The worst thing that could happen to her is for her to learn, after she's killed everyone she ever cared about, that people were looking for her.

33) How do they feel about herald idolizing them?

She hates it, hates him, hates the look in his eyes as he tracks her movement through a room. Seongwon doesn't see herself as someone to be idolized. Nor any of the heroes or villains in this country. Luckily for her, she doesn't have to interact with him often.

Mateo: 5) What is their zodiac sign?

Gods, I don't think he has one. I'm not certain he ever picked a birthday. When pushed by Ricardo, he picked a date somewhere around the time he first escaped the Farm. Given his personality and a quick overview of the star signs, I'm gonna say he's a Capricorn.

12) Do they prefer to solve things diplomatically or through violence?

Generally, diplomatically. Violence didn't really help him establish anything as Sidestep, so he's more interested in building connections and forging allies these days. However, that's not to say he doesn't see cleverly applied violence as a form of diplomacy.

22) How do they feel about their telepathy? Is it a gift? A curse?

Oh, Mateo loves his telepathy. It helps him navigate sticky situations and catch traps and attacks before they are put in motion. He also uses it as a way to instill obedience in those around him through that nagging fear that he can always wipe your mind and drop you out somewhere. Mycotic is a known telepath with a reputation for dropping people with little effort.

Sidestep-Specific Questions

#Rashad Basri #Remus Ramirez #seongwon kim #mateo de la cruz #Thanks for the questions Dani