Welcome to Gaia! ::

Question: The Sinclair Family teaches acceptance of the kalona breed's darker impulses, but this child knows that Arcadia and Vapor both have qualms about hunting. How does the foal feel about hunting? Does it feel the need to hunt, or is its blood diluted enough that it can subsist on greens alone?
Answer: Innovate has a non-stop lingering hunger for flesh due to his kalona blood. He, however, does not act on these impulses normally; I would love to have some sort of RP where he tries to hunt, but the shrill sounds his prey makes causes him to feel like he's being drowned (as mentioned in the plot section) which would set him back off from hunting.

After learning about how his father scavenges, he would take advantage of that technique (though it obviously has mixed results). Basically, if his urge for some flesh is too strong that he feels he can’t think straight, then he’ll indulge himself. Otherwise, he does his best to ignore the deep-rooted need.


Question: How does the foal feel about art? Is it creative? Analytic? Indifferent?
Answer: Innovate has come to terms that he is the analytical kind; he tried to dabble in art once or twice and experimented with Arcadia’s paints but found that he personally felt he lacked the creativity and talent. (Probably mixed the colors too much accidentally and made them look muddy! Poor kiddo) He instead enjoys watching his mother and sister paint because the sound of them painting helps him relax. He loves to examine the difference in the styles of both of the artists and tries to understand their artistic motive behind different pieces.


Question: What kind of relationship do you picture the foal having with its parents and siblings? Is it attached to any one or few of them in particular? What about extended family?
Answer: I feel that Innovate would have particularly strong bonds with his parents and especially with his siblings.
I'd picture Innovate would have an empathetic relationship with Arcadia. He could relate to her well; he could understand how touching/sensations could cause her extreme discomfort due to his own quirk. As mentioned above, he has a curiosity for art and therefore would love to watch mama Arcadia paint, because he’d feel very comforted by the artistic process. <3 As he grew older and capitalized more on his intellectual side, he would enjoy talking to Arcadia about her artwork and the meaning behind what she paints.

With his papa Vapor, if Vapor is excessively loud, he would probably feel pretty uncomfortable around him because of the reaction he gets from synesthesia. Otherwise, he’d look up to Vapor as a bit of a role model due to him being the only one other male as in the immediate family. He also would respect Vapor for his ability to not hunt, though the two’s reasons for not hunting are vastly different.

I think his relationship with Vermillion would be the most dynamic/changing due to her split personality; as his other mama, he would of course, love and respect her. He would more likely be cautious around her and want to watch her a little before he approached her to interact – this would be to see which personality was shining through, therefore what he’d deem the best way to converse with her. I think overall, he would get along with Milli immediately and would hope that her Veri-side would warm up to him.

As the oldest brother, Innovate would have some sort of self-imposed need to be protective of his sisters, though during his foalhood, through a little observation, he realizes it’s a little unnecessary since Resurrection is able to take care of herself well as well as Adoration a bit. He would probably then switch over to a more passive role in their lives or offer a more emotional support sort of role – willing to listen to them if they need to talk about their problems or offer advice if he feels they need it.

Probably should add this to the plot section but I’ll throw it here instead since I’d need confirmation with LunaD about it! u v u Basically when Vapor and Resurrection are about to take off, I think it would be neat for Resurrection to mention it to Innovate, to cause a little personal conflict with him; he’d tell her that they need to do what they feel is best and basically say it’s ok for them to go, though internally, he’ll feel sad about the whole situation, especially since he was aware of it before it happened.

With Adoration, he would probably feel the closest to; like how he enjoys watching Arcadia paint, he would enjoy watching Adoration’s more um, expressive and energetic form of painting and would enjoy talking to her about his synesthesia, and how the “good feels” translate to the cozy feeling. He would try to coax some more self-confidence out of her and would definitely be patient with her skittish personality.

As for extended family… well, overall, his fondness for family will make him automatically want to like them, but I think actual interactions will allow him to make his own opinions on ‘em!

Question: This foal has discovered, after a little observation of several families, that its own family does not have quite a "normal" dynamic. Does this upset it, make it feel special, question things? Or can such a thing be brushed off?
Answer: I think it would upset him at first; he would feel a little confused as to why his family is different and want to ask one of his parents about it. Over time though, he would shrug it off because he realizes that who your parents are, how many parents you have, or whether they are biological or adoptive, makes no difference and all that matters is if you value them. It would essentially allow him to be a little prideful about his family situation and not be embarrassed or uncomfortable with expressing the ideas to others.

Question: Coming from such a complicated family can be hard and/or create bonds stronger than time. How does the foal feel about all the different idiosyncrasies in the group? Does it have any of its own?
Answer: Innovate does not see anything wrong with the idiosyncrasies of his family, but rather sees them as what makes everyone an individual. He would find a way to respect everyone for their quirks and be extremely cautious as to not step on toes (err hooves?) and disrespect someone accidentally or cause them some form of discomfort.

Innovate's quirk is that he has auditory-tactile synesthesia, meaning sounds can induce sensation/feelings on parts of the body. Certain words or sounds will "trigger" him, causing him to feel not like, actual physical pain like he’s being attacked, but rather discomfort. I pretty much wanted to divide it up into ‘bad feels’ and ‘good feels.’ For the "bad feels" I'm leaning towards loud noises like a tree falling or screaming. I was thinking insect buzzing as well, which would cause him to get a bit of a phobia of flutters (especially the more buggy-looking ones!), which would go for some interesting RP! Getting back on topic, these sounds would have him feel physically uncomfortable, like he's submerged underwater and drowning.

For good feels, I was thinking cooing and the sound of brush strokes would make him feel cozy, like he’s wrapped in a blanket. Which would mean he’d love to watch Arcadia paint/do art. Still working this part out though. u v u