◆Question 8: Tell us about any additional powers or skills◆
Not having an answer to this question was perfectly acceptable for the applicants, especially for the Fiends who had just talked about their strengths extensively but didn’t like bragging. It wasn’t part of the original rough draft of their interview questions. However, it was added later mainly as a way to give Lessers the chance to show off if they wanted.
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{No. 89; Roque Personson (The Swindler) - Fiend | Legal Thievery? / Takes A Lot of Stock in Capitalism / Sorry We Ruined Your Dream! / Follows Trends / Sketchy Businesses | Ahvra's Notes: Sold Blood for Cheap. See if you can Buy More / Shifty. Thief?}
“If you need it, I can get it, even the things money can’t buy. That’s the Personson guarantee.”
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{No. 8; Hairionette - Fiend | Surprise Surprise, Her Curse is Hair / Is She Okay In The Head? / Agree with Ahvra's Assessment / Wig Maker | Ahvra's Notes: Possibly Likes Hair Too Much / Likes Hair A Lot / Likes Hair}
Somehow, this conversation seemed to cause Hairionette’s inner actually normal side to perk up, probably because it wasn’t hair related. “So, I’m actually quite good at makeup if I do say so myself, and really anything else cosmetology related. I never had much of an interest in them, but my job forced me to learn them. After a lot of practice, I found I quite enjoy them and even became one of the most requested.”
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{No. 50; Tize Scound (The Refuge) - Lesser Fiend | Has a Full Arsenal and a Honking Big Shield / Standard Dreams / Too Good of a Person / Ex-Military | Ahvra's Notes: Historically Mistreated / Humble / Stiff Ex-Soldier}
“Hmm, good at shooting, even better with a shield. Got some tactics training. But all that should be expected from what I’ve told you so far,” Tize was struggling to come up with something. “Well, what I’m confident in saying, and what I say with pride, is that I will always make sure that whoever I’m involved with is well taken care of. From the soldiers I led to the youths I worked with. Their struggles are my struggles, and I will make sure they have what they need to succeed in life.”
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{No. 44; Kaizu Izuzu - Lesser Fiend | Haunted By The Dead / Mass Murderer / Clearly Something Going On / Uhh ??? / Corporate Drone | Hard Worker | Ahvra's Notes: Unnoteworthy}
At this point, Kaizu had settled down significantly and had even gotten semi-redressed. She’d put her glasses back on which had fallen off her face in the commotion, and draped her blazer over her shoulders before she sat back down. “For office work, my clerical skills can not be discounted. I am also quite confident in my sales proficiency.”
“As for the other side of things… I am quite good at stalking prey without them ever realizing I’m after them. I’ve also become superb at killing in plain sight without drawing a modicum of suspicion. Though, I prefer to kill when they’re alone for personal preference. As such, it gave me a lot of experience in hiding bodies. I can proudly say not a single one I’ve killed and hidden has been found.” She was in fact, beaming with pride at this, far more than anything else she’d mentioned.
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{No. 121; Niloy 'Nini' Spatzel (The Flesh-Eater) - Fiend | Wacky Water (I Hate Whoever Wrote This. Guessing Kada. -Phon) / Uses Waterguns? How does that work? / Happy With Life / Spends All Day on Her Phone / Seeks Affirmation from Others / Freelancer / Bad at Customer Service | Ahvra's Notes: Many Innuendos / Vain / Trying to flirt?}
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“Does being cute count?” Niloy gave a cutesy face while posing with her fingers pressed against her cheeks.
“No.”
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{No. 118; Gatrim Foilepe (The Memory [TBD]) - Lesser Fiend | Uses Rapier / A Lot of Pride / Lives Fancily / Oddly Pure / In Training | Ahvra's Notes: Nerves May be a Problem / Secret Power? / Full of Himself. Stop Shaking}
“Finally, my time to shine!” Gatrim was getting excited, despite him obviously being still riddled with nerves. “I should have just led with this. Then there’d be no more need for words.” He swished his rapier around again briefly and then took a fighting stance. He took a deep breath and stopped shaking for the first time since he’d arrived. A blink from the others, and he was gone.
Now he was barely a step away from the Fiends’ table, his rapier skewering Drim’s water bottle. While his own self-satisfaction had made him oblivious to the mess he’d made, it was lost on the others as they scrambled to clean up the water before it could damage anything.
The feat he’d just performed was still quite impressive nonetheless. Jaid would go on to do something similar later in the day with her Curse, but he’d done that from pure skill and training. “That is the Stupefying Strike, the signature move of house Foilepe. The ability to move instantly over a short distance and surprise the enemy. They’ll never see it coming, leaving them stupefied! It is the skill all those bearing the Foilepe name must learn before they’re unleashed into the world.”
It was probably for the best that Gatrim wasn’t made aware of Mallea’s copying ability. Even seeing it through the feed, she had now learned his family’s signature move in the time he’d taken to perform it.
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{No. 152; Chorus Mistrion (The Quick Changer) - Fiend | Quickly Changes. Spot on Name / Shackled Suitcase / Something About Stars IDK / Looking For Passion / Former Actor/Actress | Ahvra's Notes: My Body is Confused / Smile Haunts Me / Don’t Like. Causes Stress}
“It may not count as a skill, but if you want to sleep… uhh right, kid friendly. If you want to go on a date with any actor or entertainer. I can make it happen! And you’d be surprised at what hidden talents these hands hold.” Chorus gave an exaggerated show, waving their hands majestically.
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{No. 53; Pense Betitahonk (The Usurper [Self-Proclaimed]) - Lesser Fiend | Thinks Highly of His Skills / Apparently Laughing Creepily is Their Dream / Gambler / Bounty Hunter | Ahvra's Notes: Probably Dishonest Motives / Likes Money. Mumbles / Asks dumb questions}
“I’m a master at everything. You name it, I’ll beat you at it. Just give me a time and place, and let’s go baby!”
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{No. 29; Asset 29 - Lesser Fiend | Wants Purpose / Good With Any Weapon or Tool / Doesn't Dream / Doesn't Understand the Concept of Hobbies / Specialized Contractor | Ahvra's Notes: Too Compliant / Needs Annoyingly Specific Instruction / Dead inside?}
“Whatever my client needs, I will become proficient at it. I have become skilled at very many things. You can call me Mr. Talent,” Asset told his best attempt at a joke but was only met with blank stares. “One of my clients requires that I tell a joke to her every time we meet. As you can see, it is still a work in progress.”
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{No. 100; Rezin Anish - Fiend | Hallucinations, yet not quite? Hard to Explain / Pure / Made a Friend / Unemployed / Their Life is Sad | Ahvra's Notes: My Head Hurts / Eyes Playing Tricks / Hard to Pin Down}
“Umm, I’m pretty good at video games, but I’m not sure if that counts,” Rezin stated timidly. “I’ve actually won a few tournaments, but I always did so anonymously. A few people tried to do interviews with me, but I turned them down.”
“Finally, a worthy opponent!” Kada was brimming with anticipation. “Everyone around here sucks, except for Mallea and Feyj, err Rusa, who totally cheat!”
Rusa didn’t comment but the group got a text from Mallea. 『I will destroy him.』
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