Either way I finally have Kayin's character relationships down, thank Luigi. [hider=Kayin's character relationships] [hider=Jacques] Jacques: If he is sufficiently loud or abrasive, he will probably startle Kayin badly and cause her to clam up completely. His having little respect for personal space means that she will most likely react with violent emotion if he gets up in her face. However, if he makes an effort to respect her restrictions and what she is and isn’t comfortable with, Kayin thinks he is a useful ally that she can put up with, depending on the circumstances and will somewhat reciprocate the effort to be decent to him. [/hider] [hider=Ruben] Ruben: Because of his soft-spoken nature, his not asserting himself in the same zealous way as his brother, and because his prosthetic leg and the scars peppered all over his body make him less threatening to her, Kayin feels much safer around Ruben than his brother. Because he’s often with Jacques, she tries to avoid the two, but when he’s alone, she really doesn’t mind him at all. [/hider] [hider=Mahmud] Mahmud: He is likely Kayin’s favorite out of all the Resistance members. Similarly to Ruben, his quiet demeanor appeals to her, and his caring and empathetic nature, while foreign to her, resonates well with Kayin—reminds her a little of her father. Maybe that’s why she has the self-professedly stupid notion settled in the back of her mind that she could trust someone like Mahmud to protect her. [/hider] [hider=Piper] Piper: Her determination and self-confidence aren’t traits that Kayin knows herself to like in other people. That said, Piper surprised her and turned out to be a reliable, down-to-earth person. Kayin disagrees with her that such a valuable ally should be so certain of their own inevitable death, though. She of all people should try to stay alive as hard as she can. (If there was anyone Kayin trusted to help cut her hair, it would be Piper.) [/hider] [hider=Drake] Drake: Kayin doesn’t mind him. She knows, at least, what she’s in for when around him because he keeps a similar unassuming expression on his face to hers. She thinks they understand each other well, at least on the most superficial level, which is what matters. [/hider] [hider=Wendy] Wendy: Because the two each have their own reasons for generally keeping to themselves around strangers, Kayin has yet to talk much with Wendy. She is on her guard because of the other’s frequent smiles and happy appearance—why would someone have reason to be so cheery all the time? Because Wendy is not reactive, Kayin feels reassured that an argument won’t break out between them because of a silly misunderstanding (one of the issues Kayin tends to have with people because of her subpar communication skills). She feels inadequate around Wendy though, because the latter essentially has a much more effective version of her own power, and then some. [/hider] [hider=Naomi] Naomi: Kayin is not entirely sure how she feels about Naomi. She irritates her a little because Kayin thinks her sort of a zealot, but is intrigued by her ability and tries to spectate Naomi’s use of it whenever she can. [/hider] [hider=Jeff] Jeff: Because he is friendly and polite with most, Kayin can put up with him. Neither of them are very into small talk since it’s a waste of energy, which suits Kayin just fine. His talk of protecting the weak rubs her the wrong way, however, and she steers clear of him when he’s like that. [/hider] [hider=Kat] Kat: They don’t talk much. Really, neither of them talk much in general. Again, Kayin is not bothered, but is a little jealous of the way Kat can be so peacefully lost in thought when things are silent, whereas Kayin’s own mind is always cluttered, filled with static whirring at a mile a minute. She is trying to raise the courage to ask Kat how she manages to daydream and still remain stable and calm with ease. [/hider] [hider=Phoebe] Phoebe: Kayin can just [i]hear[/i] her father’s voice: “You need to get out and meet people your own age, [i]malaika*[/i].” That isn’t to say she doesn't feel at least a little connected to Phoebe, simply because of the teenage angst they share— everyone else is over twenty and a good number of them over twenty-five. I imagine Kayin would warm up to Phoebe enormously if she learned that the latter suffers panic attacks and is afraid of the dark, because she can identify with that. [/hider] [/hider] Please let me know if you disagree with my characterization of your character, and I'll fix it. * - [i]malaika,[/i] angel in Swahili.