I feel like the week's been long... Had a job interview Thursday, yesterday did some ironing while bf read (24 pages in one go cuz he's awesome), today had lunch at the parents', tomorrow I'm expected at the unemployment office and then it's off to try and get my driver's license and I'll be called back for a job and we may go to his parents'... Just, o.O. I guess not as long as it's been stressful. Looking forward to it being Tuesday XD
Oh and I wrote a lot. 14 or so pages on Friday, and about two each other day. I'm this close to figuring out how my Empire got corrupted and what that meant for its inhabitants. .. and I created five more characters, four of which important, all of them requiring background info I had to figure out immediately because they were created all at once. My brain fried that day. XD
Unrelatedly, I had a weird nightmare last night: the sun was overheating and was going to destroy the planet; the only way to conjure some clouds was to sing Within Temptation songs. I kid you not. I remember singing Stand my Ground and Where is the edge, and a third one I forgot. There was more to the nightmare, with some kind of living (and walking) plant being the culprit and when you sang next to it, a vine-like extension protruded that had to be destroyed to stop the overheating. The creepiest part was being in the street (to my parents' apartment because OF COURSE THE WORLD MUST END THERE e.e) and seeing this flaming wave of heat approaching the planet and destroying everything in its path. Interestingly enough, running away was possible, but all the buildings caught fire (including my parent's apartment, which was horrible). I swear, my brain is insane. INSANE. It really enjoys making me feel like crap. XD;
Anyway, here we are for Week 3 of my dear Aeva, where I delve a little bit into the reasons for her creation...
Aeva's Origin Story
As has been mentioned in previous entries, my world kind of took a life of its own when I started writing the defunct Journal of Erjin and things got away from me - as in, what started as a random blog to share ideas through a character's PoV became the journal of a 'real' person, who one day ran into some bad people... Everything started from there. Many ideas intertwined, old characters suddenly got a chance to express themselves again, and I ended up with quite the gathering of old (and important) characters ending up in Malmern - with good reason to be there. I had already gotten some idea of Malmern when realizing Kristofa would've ended up there, but it all hit higher gear when I wrote Erjin's encounter after asking and answering myself the question: who do I have who could be anywhere in the world, and would have a good reason to help someone else out of the goodness of their heart? (PS: I love that guy, even when he's an ass << XD)
So several events later, the Lady Nadieja decides not only to release an admittedly monstrous man whom she deems innocent, but to give him certain rights as well - a choice that will make her popular among the commoners, and will have dire repercussions on the mid-long to short term (but that is a story for another time). Logic aiding, we figured she would not release only one 'criminal', if only because she sensed that Devon may be somewhat of a loose cannon with laudable but lawless principles... So Nadieja released a few more, each one a criminal by life but an innocent by Malmernian law (and in her own eyes)... Aeva was one of them. The second one, in fact. And Nadieja asked of her to keep an eye on the aforementioned Vampire, just in case. It was a request, not an order - and when Aeva first met Devon, she decided for herself that Nadieja's request was valid. She sensed a dangerous quality to a man otherwise affable, even likable (and liked indeed by every person he had ever, and would ever, help). It may just be this request that saved Devon's life the day he got stabbed with a Moonsshine dagger, which has a brittle type of blade that possesses the effect of slowing down bloodflow - and thus the healing ability of Vampires. Aeva is the one who got him to the Healer's Guild, where he was treated, and survived. And this is an event that will have more repercussions as well, but that is also a story for another time ;)
All in all, it can be said I created Aeva due to Nadieja's logic. She helped me think about the type of creature she'd logically give a free pass... A Wyr condemned to death for murdering a guard out of self-preservation was one of them. Aeva's personality quickly built from there. I'll also admit I'd thought she could be a love interest for Devon (because his solitude makes me so sad at times), but I quickly came to realize that was so not gonna happen, on either side - and that even friendship may not occurr because they have very divergent opinions on basically everything (which makes their work relationship all the more interesting I think XD). I doubt they can even agree to disagree, as Devon does often think he is right, yet he is smart enough to realize Aeva's methodical approach to issues can be beneficial to the parties involved (but, I do feel there'd be an irrational reason for his defiant stances, so I'll forgive him). This said, Aeva does not care about being hated or liked: her opinion is hers alone, she forces no one to share it or defy it. She will do what she thinks is right - not because she thinks she is always right, but because she follows her natural instincts. Should she happen to be wrong, then she will accept potential repercussions, whatever they may be. And, yes, she had accepted that she was to die for the murder of the guard: even though she had acted out of self-preservation, she understands Malmernian law may think her a criminal.
As said, Aeva's personality has quickly grown, and it's become quite strong. I also diverged from the 'origin story' XD but it relates to it. This personality is her origin story, it's the reason she ever got created. That she would become as important a character, however, I never saw coming. Though, when terror and madness will fill Malmern's streets, they will be glad to have a loyal friend on their side who knows no fear and will be capable of rational thought.
And that is all for Aeva for this week. ... I love that woman. But then, what character of mine do I not love XD even the bad ones. Oi. XD
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