#she doesn't feel like she deserves respect as Nailah so she doesn't let people call her by name - only titles

[crowdsourcedloner]

Does your OC have a notable respect for their elders? Do they believe that older people have the wisdom of experience? Or do they tend to think that older people have just had longer for their stupidity to become ingrained?

Nailah's respect is a strange thing, but she doesn't put special importance on someone's age. Time marches the same for everyone. Similarly, she doesn't hold it against people either... at first. If someone hides behind their age as a shield against criticism it'll start burning her respect away quickly, especially if it causes her more problems.

#answered asks #thank you for the ask! #oc: hrothwol #i've babbled about nailahs weird form of respect before #her respect is selfish and action based - she doesnt give a damn what stories tell of you #she only cares about how you interact with what's around her (...which is her and eventually her allies) #so as a long winded further explanation... #she calls people by their title as a starting point #and stubbornly refuses to call someone by name - in turn refusing to give her own and asking to be called whatever her title is at the time #(as example she called each of the scions just... 'scion' or 'archon' for the longest time - #- and only answered to 'wanderer' or 'adventurer' or 'warrior' depending on the job) #her weird way of showing respect ties into her lack of respect for herself #she doesn't feel like she deserves respect as Nailah so she doesn't let people call her by name - only titles #as she's gained more self respect she's lightened up on this a bit but she keeps the titles for others out of habit (and as an odd joke) #she calls someone by name both as permission to use her own and as a form of respect #...the only way to gain her respect is to leave her be and give her room to do her job #which feels like you're not doing much... but she sees it as you respecting her boundaries #...which leads back into her weird style of leaving people before she feels respected/comfy enough to give her name... #it's little wonder she doesn't gain meaningful self respect until she sticks around the scions for a long while