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Lupis · 2y

what kind of gift-giver is Olyzas? Jericho? do they prefer giving gifts, or getting them?

AWW oh man olyzas is... not very auspicious compared to jericho (but jericho is more a gift giver in comparison for the wrong reasons.), out of virtue of their looking-glass observer lifestyle turned duty. not out of a lack of desire in gift-giving, just it'd crosses their mind in the material sense less. it'd be more abstract! their charge as memorializing people as an immortal altar is through memory, moments, immaterial reminders. if olyzas wants to show someone they are thinking of them or wanting to express gratitude, that thoughtfulness comes through their strong memory: remembering things they know about the person and pointing them out- or pointing out that olyzas /is/ thankful- but not giving anything! especially not something new. that requires a learned act of participation (and effecting other people's lives) that i don't think olyzas has put into their language. for that, a gift from olyzas would be exceptionally, very very rare. the closest gift i could see olyzas giving in the material sense would be /time/ (but that's still abstract..... it's themselves i guess); olyzas seeking someone out to spend time together for a day. the time mage gives time away :')

(as for getting gifts, olyzas is kolin's best friend so i don't think they're a stranger to receiving them; or being in a leader position on their shard before that)

jericho's another story! jericho is altruistic greed- possessive of everything, money objects people etc etc. despite most anything needing to be in some way under his want or be aware of him, somehow, he's surprisingly not a parsimonious atlas; but if he gives people things, people are thinking about him- and that's important! he'd be the type to send a gift to enemies or business rivals, for example. it's not an act of generosity or affection, but most times for notice or to you know, con the lie that he's likable or god forbid likes people; it's weaponized. mindful paranoia. a sharp ear to rumors, coin in pocket and a falsely friendly demeanor on the road to actually useful things can get a lot of excess throwaway knowings on what people want. vulture scraps for later, and wow, how did jericho know i needed this new thing? probably didn't hear it from the person!

in the d&d campaign, getting gifts for jericho was easy- their own gifts in return were sort of a war battle of reciprocity with a ferocious, spiteful little glee of payback that took itself too far, and; giving gifts on holidays was less required custom and more a talon's claw clutch to keep his strongest allies (the party) around in his corner. then and then, farther than this, it became less a chess play and more, 'you deserve this corner of you, as i see it', when giving something mindful, after what they'd went through together. the party to jericho has and is an ongoing subject of his own mirror and a violent carved need for identity (even though this is his perspective! not theirs) and because that's only how jericho sees it- that's through taking reclaiming fighting earning.

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