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Written April 18th, 2022
Notes: An approximation of Visas discussing Meetra's influence and how it affects her in particular. I've barely written anything with Visas, and compounded with that is my intimidation about writing her because I adore her character, but she becomes fundamental to Meetra and learning how deeply her influence affects Visas shakes her. It's something I wanted to write about, so I did.

Meetra peered at Visas. The room was dark, and she couldn’t see the bottom half of Visas’ face much clearer than the top half, but she didn’t need her sight to know her friend was troubled. She moved a little closer as Visas shifted her weight from one foot to the other.

“Are you alright?”

Visas nodded, just once, her veil rippling with the movement. “All is well,” she said, but her voice was a little lower than usual, and her jaw was tight.

Meetra sighed. “If you’re sure. But please don’t hesitate to tell me if something is wrong.” She went to walk away, but Visas seized her upper arm.

Meetra tensed in the half second it took Visas to register her discomfort and let go. Something in the back of Meetra’s head told her to be alert - maybe it was her past experience, or maybe it was Kreia - but Meetra couldn’t muster the will to be wary of Visas. “What is it?”

Visas looked like she was fighting with herself, but she spoke. “I… am concerned. I have followed you without hesitation, and I will continue to do so. I trust you. But… I have found myself feeling strangely sometimes when I am with you. It’s as if your will has become my will, and I act on it without thinking. It does not concern me because of what you ask me to do. It concerns me because I do not think when I do it. Can you understand that?”

Meetra understood very well, and she felt like her stomach had fallen out of her and her heart had gone still. This was exactly what the Council was afraid of - exactly what she was afraid of. “I understand, Visas. I’d never want you to feel forced to do anything.”

Visas shook her head. “Nihilus forced me. He would torture me if I disobeyed. He would take over my mind deliberately. But with you… it’s as if the choice was already made, ages ago. Before I was even born. I do as I was meant to do.”

Meetra pursed her lips. “Have you tried to resist it?”

Again she shook her head. “There is no opportunity to resist. It’s only after the acts are carried out that I even realize what I’ve done. If it were not you, I would… I would be lost. I would not want anyone else to have such power over me.”

Meetra placed her hands gently on Visas’ shoulders and looked into her veil. “Visas. I don’t want to have that power over you. Over anyone.”

“I know. But if you tell me not to do as you wish, it might destroy me.”

“That-” Meetra stopped, contemplating that. “I won’t do that, then. But Visas, I’m going to try and figure this out. I don’t want to manipulate you.”

Written April 18th, 2022
Notes: After KotOR 1 and 2 and following the defeat of the Sith Emperor, Atton reunites with Meetra and Revan to help them track a Sith assassin on Coruscant, but Atton is having trouble adjusting to being around Revan again.

Meetra settled in to walk beside Atton as they exited the alley, letting Merith trail behind. Despite all the ups and downs she’d had with both of these people, she was definitely more comfortable with Atton. And besides that - she’d missed him.

Atton shot her a small smile, but it withered as he glanced back behind them, tensing. Meetra touched his arm. “Hey, I know. But it’s okay. I spent a lot of time around Revan lately, and they’re definitely still, you know, Revan. But they’re not going to stab you.”

Atton did not look reassured. “That’s great and all, but I’m not looking to spend any more time with them than I’ve got to. I mean, I know you went through some fucked up shit, but at least you were their friend. If they got ahold of me when I left, they wouldn’t just kill me. They would’ve made it hurt. They didn’t even like doing it, but they would’ve.”

He kept his voice low, but Revan had caught up to them as Atton talked, and Meetra could tell they’d heard. She looked back at them, questioning.

Merith shrugged. “He’s right. I would’ve.”

Atton jumped, cursing himself. “This is why I hate you guys.”

Meetra sighed. “I mean, I have no trouble believing it. I just don’t get why.”

Merith shook her head. “It’s not about reason, Meetra. I killed people I loved for trying to leave me. This little punk-” they looked at Atton, who stared back, eyes dark and not flinching. “I was a resentful little shit,” they said. “And I would have taken out my anger on you. You’re right. But Meetra’s right, too. I’m not gonna stab you.”

Atton breathed out through his nose. “Cool. Great. I feel so much better now.”

OC Danger Meme - Rank OCs up to five stars
Meme link

Revanna Lin / Merith Concort:

Raw power: ★★★★ - very Force Sensitive.

Formal Training: ★★★★★ - has trained under several masters in different specialties for over 30 years.

Combat experience: ★★★★ - tactical genius and winner of many battles.

Willingness to kill: ★★★★ - willing to kill almost anyone.

Previous victims: ★★★★★ - in the millions.

Notes: Revan is equal in raw power to Malak and Bastila.

Meetra Surik:

Raw power: ★★★★★ - if there's a Force Sensitive equivalent of demigods, that's the level she's on.

Formal Training: ★★★★ - didn't get to reach Mastery but she's got a lot of education.

Combat experience: ★★★★★ - even more ground missions than Revan, and she just keeps fighting.

Willingness to kill: ★★★ - she doesn't like doing it, but she will.

Previous victims: ★★★★★ - also in the millions.

Notes: Meetra is roughly as powerful as the Sith Triumvirate leaders.

Zofi Lin:

Raw power: ★★ - not Force Sensitive, average physical strength.

Formal Training: ★★★ - fully trained as a Coruscant Security Officer.

Combat experience: ★★★ - tries to avoid fighting but has been caught up in a lot of scrapes.

Willingness to kill: ★ - only when absolutely necessary.

Previous victims: 0 - I don't think she's killed anyone yet. Certainly not in cold blood.

Jenner Rai:

Raw power: ★★★ - not super strong physically but strong in the Force.

Formal Training: ★★★ - her training is imperfect and she leaves the Sith before she reaches Mastery.

Combat experience: ★★★★ - spends a lot of time fighting.
Willingness to kill: ★★★ - struggles with killing more than the average Sith.

Previous victims: ★★★ - probably in the low hundreds.

Tarreen Li:

Raw power: ★★★ - physically strong, decent Force User.

Formal Training: ★★★ - she's only recently become a Jedi Knight, and the Masters are stretched a bit thin by the war.

Combat experience: ★★★★ - always out there cleaning up messes.

Willingness to kill: ★★ - other solutions are always preferable, but war is war.

Previous victims: ★★ - has probably killed between 15-30 people overall.

Kehiri:

Raw power: ★★★★ - physically strong, huge magic potential.

Formal Training: ★★★★ - is a very adept sorcerer.

Combat experience: ★★★★ - has been fighting for decades.

Willingness to kill: ★★★★★ - don't even look at her wrong.

Previous victims: ★★★★ - loads.

Ikruss:

Raw power: ★★★ - pretty strong.

Formal Training: ★★★ - her Jedi training was cut short and Inquisitors are trained more to be efficient and obedient than powerful.

Combat experience: ★★★★ - fought in the clone wars as a teen and now regularly hunts enemies of the empire.

Willingness to kill: ★★★ - they prefer not to, but it's part of the job.

Previous victims: ★★★ - has killed a fair number of Jedi, rebels, and other dissidents.

Lyric-based ask meme for some of my core SWOCs. Songs linked just for fun! Meme from the-finch-address on tumblr.

these dreams are more than paper things

Does your character have plans for the future?

Revan: Her plans post-game are to destroy the Emperor and as many of his followers as she has to to ensure the continued safety of the Republic, but beyond that... just to go on living and try to make that life worthwhile. She works on reconnecting with her family, builds a life with Carth, with Bastila, and tries to keep busy enough to not go any crazier.

Meetra: Step one - finally reunite with her family. Step two - check in on the remaining Jedi and the new council, making sure they're not up to new and greater bullshit. Step three - finally settle down and relax - oh wait, of course not, now Revan needs help on a mission :/

Zofi: Plans are for losers.

Jenner: Get that Sith Mastery!!! Get that prestige! Kill apprentice! Fail all of the above! Shit! Abandon mission!

Ikruss: Post-defection plans are basically kill as many dangerous Imperials as they can manage before they get killed themself.

I'll check in tomorrow if I don't end up dead

Is your character in the way of their own aspirations and goals?

Revan: Usually! Was very bad when they were trying to be a big bad Sith lord but struggled with a lot of the evil, scary Sith stuff such as murdering their insubordinate apprentice before he could murder them. Less so post-redemption, but Merith still has a habit of occasionally fucking things up for themself to disastrous effect.

Meetra: Somewhat? A lot of her obstacles are external, and even things like her Force influence aren't so much a fault of her but of the people around her pushing her away. Eventually she starts doing that for them, though.

Zofi: She doesn't have very lofty aspirations for the most part, but she does manage to make things hard on herself sometimes.

Jenner: SO MUCH. It's that pesky moral compass always doing her in. She's too soft-hearted to do the truly ruthless things she needs to do to become the Sith she always wanted to be, and she's too hung up on that lifelong dream to be better and pursue a different life.

Ikruss: She screwed herself over quite a bit back when she was an Inquisitor, due to being sympathetic to the enemy. As a rebel, no.

all of my life I have been starving

Does your character take breaks, or overwork themselves?

Revan: Very overworked, always. Sometimes she just really can't stop unless someone makes her.

Meetra: She's usually pretty good about taking breaks when she needs to, up until she gets really stressed. Then it becomes all burnout, all the time.

Zofi: She loves breaks and usually has plenty of leisure time.

Jenner: Constantly overworked, under-rested, etc. Especially for having such a vigorous degree of chronic pain.

Ikruss: There's hardly any time for breaks. Even when there is time... she's not prone to giving herself good things.

well it just started in the hay(loft)

What are the worst consequences your character has faced?

Revan: Definitely losing Malak. Honorable mentions to having to be party to the Siege of Telos, the rift with Meetra, and other incidents that are spoilers.

Meetra: The fallout of Malachor V and losing her connection to the Force. By extension, the Jedi trying to disconnect her again is another very harrowing thing she has to live through, and learning that Atton very nearly got killed by Sion because of her was punishing as well.

Zofi: The attack she suffered before leaving Coruscant Security - she went after a big undercity gang and got the shit beaten out of her, a permanent injury, and lots of trauma. And she was doing a good thing, this gang was genuinely very bad, but they made her pay for it.

Jenner: Really not her fault, but killing Mora is still the worst thing she's ever done to herself. Create your own worst trauma in one easy step!

Ikruss: I really can't hold them responsible for becoming an Inquisitor... they were kidnapped and forced into it. Honestly even the effort they put in to become good at the job, hurting lots of people in the pursuit of more power? It's mostly for survival and coping. But the consequence of a) building themself up to Grand Inquisitor and doing all these shitty things and then b) throwing that all away, helping Maketh and Kallus defect, and then deserting to become a rebel assassin is that they're not welcome among the rebels due to their past crimes, they're constantly on the run, and they don't even get to see their girlfriend and friend very often at all.

the sunlight dances beyond the yard

How does your character handle relationships?

Revan: Hmm, usually somewhere between never opening up about their feelings in the first place, and deliberately imploding the relationship if it ever does get real. They get slightly better over time.

Meetra: Takes a long time learning not to push people away after everything she's been through. And she's pretty clumsy about talking through things.

Zofi: She makes a few good friends and then tries to hold on tight, but then inevitably drifts apart a bit in the course of life.

Jenner: She tries to keep a good distance between her and others, to not get too attached, but she usually fails pretty quick.

Ikruss: When she cares for someone she gets deeply invested, ride or die. Self-sacrificing. Loses herself a little.

gone to find a place for us to hide

How does your character handle grief? Loss of a loved one?

Revan: Isolation and alcohol, or just a depression pit.

Meetra: Very much depends on the circumstances, but she generally tries to find healthy ways of coping and moving on.

Zofi: She hasn't lost a lot of people close to her.

Jenner: Tries to bury herself in work.

Ikruss: There's not really any coping, just guilt and trying to figure out what they could have done differently.

she said better luck next time don't worry so much

Is your character featured in other stories? Do they have AUs?

Revan: She has/is in TONS of AUs. They're all still Star Wars, mostly canon-divergent AUs of KotOR, but with separate verses and continuities. There's an AU where she remembers being Revan on her own and goes off the rails, an AU where Bastila dies and she goes off the rails again, an AU oneshot where her connection to the Force is damaged and she kills Meetra, an AU where she just exists in the Prequel timeline instead... lots of stuff.

Meetra: Similar to Revan, she has several. Most of hers are short 'gone wrong' oneshots rather than full verses, but she does have one verse around her where Revan is dead and she gets to meet Atton on different terms and gets to know him over a longer period of time, and just basically things go a lot better for her overall. There's also the aforementioned AU where she dies.

Zofi: No AUs yet. If I were to write an AU with her it might involve time shenanigans or displacement allowing her to meet Jenner, because she was originally supposed to be in the same time period as Jenner and my other TOR ocs, and I think her and Jenner's dynamic in particular would've been interesting. It would also be cool to see her meet Revan.

Jenner: No AUs yet, but I would love a Jedi AU.

Ikruss: Her main verse is already a SWR AU, diverging massively after season two. I don't have any other substantial aus for her, but I'd like to eventually write her into a canon-compliant story, and give her an AU where things don't all go wrong for her. Possibly in my Prequel Revan AU?

just let me snot on your shoulder

Talk about a moment where your character was feeling vulnerable

Revan: When the group was preparing to leave the Enclave and she had to say goodbye to her girlfriend Tilly, she had to deal with Tilly telling her she loved her in front of some of her friends and not bringing herself to say it back.

Meetra: Saying goodbye to Bao-Dur on Telos... He made her feel uncomfortably seen since day one and she knew she'd miss him very much.

Zofi: Reuniting with Theron after her injury and quitting CSF. She found it really difficult to talk about, not because he wouldn't understand, but because she knew he would.

Jenner: Picking an apprentice and getting to know her.

Ikruss: Talking to their master about their gender and pronouns for the first time.

so dry your eyes and count to ten

What would the character's villain arc look like?

Revan: Already did her villain arc in canon. She corrupted or killed a bunch of her friends, sicced her murder droid on people, trained a bunch of Sith assassins, and just generally did a lot of terror and violence - not to mention nearly killing her best friend. For her less severe returns to villainy post-mind wipe, there's the 'she's awake' au and sort of the 'worse' au.

Meetra: Pretty much her regular arc, but worse? Just imagine if Meetra stopped caring if she hurt people and started using her influence deliberately, and there you are. I don't think I actually want to write dark!Meetra, but if I did it would be very grounded and understated - stuff like her forcing Atton to go away from her forever or turn himself in to the Republic, killing Kreia early on, killing Mandalore or forcing him to give up the title, and deliberately during Visas and Mical into mini hers. She wouldn't destroy the Force or kill a bunch of people again, most likely.

Zofi: Zofi's such a grounded, normal character that it would be really weird to see her in a very dramatic villain arc? I could see an AU where she was born into or joined the Empire and was a regular, flippant Imperial soldier, and her mirror character development would be slowly becoming more angry and violet until she poses a pretty substantial threat to the enemy. Might hook up with a more laid-back Sith in order to get into really violent shenanigans. It could be cool 👀

Jenner: Again, kinda already living her villain arc for the first part of her story? Her darker, more complete villain arc would be continuing in the path she'd been on: killing Nakatha when it came time, killing or scaring off Vette forever, sucking up to Baras until she could murder him and take his place, rising through the Sith ranks. The most delicious and heartbreaking thing for me would be if she went down this path after having already met Tarreen and tangled with Kehiri... She might kill Tarreen, or watch/help Kehiri kill her, or she might take Tarreen prisoner and try fruitlessly to turn her until it failed and Tarreen had to die anyway. And the idea of Jenner working with Kehiri in any capacity, at turns co-operating with her and vying with her for power, all while still being terrified of her but having to learn how not to show it? Delicious...

Ikruss: Another one who already has a villain arc! I have a lot of villains and anti-heroes and such. But Ikruss could easily, easily have sold out Maketh and Kallus, maybe killed them personally. Her villain arc would also involve her killing Ezra and possibly Ahsoka. She would do anything to impress Vader and the Emperor and become indispensable to the Empire (as indispensable as anyone ever could). She would attempt to kill her direct competitors, namely Inquistor Hydra and the Emperor's Hand, aka the young Mara Jade.

and I'll play out this lie until we're all dead

How much has your character's past shaped their personality?

Revan: A lot. Merith remains closed off and emotionally repressed and bitter in all kinds of ways due to her experiences. She uses humor and flippantness as a coping mechanism and is a whole mess of bad habits and quirks.

Meetra: It's made her tougher and more stubborn, less open-minded and forgiving.

Zofi: She's mostly the same, but some of her personality traits are exaggerated now. She's always been a pretty upbeat person, but now she's forcibly cheerful and laid-back. She's made an effort to be more lazy and carefree.

Jenner: Trauma has made her quiet, bitter, reserved, and angry. She's also quiet contemplative and has a weird, somewhat twisted way of looking at things.

Ikruss: They went from being quite shy as a child to being bold, brash, and assertive in an effort to protect themself. They tried to repress their sweet, caring nature, but it didn't quite work.

Ask meme source: https://arixabala.tumblr.com/post/680010215656144896

Elias, Angel, and Bets.

On a scale of “is occasionally forced to bathe” to “Instagram model with sponsors to hoe for” how involved is your OC’s Skincare routine?

Elias has good hygiene overall, but not a very intense skincare routine. They wash their face when bathing and not much else. Their skin is naturally pretty good so they don't worry over it much.

Angel puts a bit more effort in when she's up to it, and lets it lapse when she's not. She has a particular soap she likes to use, ideally every night, and it she skips it her skin gets kind of dry.

Bets has a three step routine she uses at least two or three times a week before bed. It's pretty much just washing, exfoliating, and moisturizing with her preferred products, but she takes it seriously and it shows.

What are your OC’s food preferences and how did they get that way?

Elias like tender meat, soups, and other hardy but easy to eat meals. They like to eat at pretty regular mealtimes and eat enough to last until the next meal. They do like home grown vegetables a lot, but it has to be from their own or a friend's garden where they know what type and quality of veggies they're getting and that it resembles what they're used to, because consistency is important. They also like chocolate a lot.

Angel likes vegetables a lot, and loves baked goods. She struggles with eating consistently and enough, and often needs help remembering to eat and making it actually happen. She often ends up eating the same thing for a while and eating things that are really easy to make and keep.

Bets likes rice and pasta and BREAD and just carbs in general. She is a 'small meals + frequent snacks' person. She always has granola bars and trail mix and candy on her wherever she goes, to make sure both her and everyone around her is eating.

What’s something pointless/petty/unimportant that IRRATIONALLY ANNOYS THE HELL out of your OC?

Elias hates when people leave a conversation without saying 'bye'. They know it doesn't mean anything, but even if they're in a group and one person wanders off without saying something, it just irritates them.

Angel gets annoyed by a lot of little things, not least other people's cheerfulness and optimism.

Bets is annoyed when people take things too seriously or when people stand too close to her/get in her way.

Does your OC get lost easily? What do they do when they do get lost?

Elias knows their way around Daybreak Town and has a killer sense of direction in general. They DO occasionally get lost in Data Daybreak Town because it's not the way they remember it. When that happens, Chirithy helps them find the way again.

Angel knows her way pretty well, but will sometimes get lost when she's deep in thought and not paying attention to where she's going. She's usually wandering aimlessly at this point, so it takes her breaking out of her brain fog and figuring out where she's wandered to to head back.

Bets gets lost frequently but recovers her path quickly through pure determination.

What would STOP your OC from Doing The Right Thing in a tense situation?

Elias would hesitate to due the right thing if their friends would get hurt. Their moral compass is pretty much based on what's best for their friends anyway.

Angel would freeze up out of fear.

Bets would be looking to what others do and follow their lead; if Angel freezes up, she'd rush to comfort her instead of doing what needs to be done. If none of her friends are willing to take the leap, she probably won't either.

Realistically, could your OC keep a small child alive for a week if they had to? A Dog? A Houseplant? A rock with a smiley face painted on?

Elias could keep a child not only alive but happy as long as required. They're very good at caring and anything they weren't sure of they would quickly find someone to ask for advice and then figure it out from there. They can and have raised plenty of plants and take good care of their Chirithy.

Angel can't care for much of anything very well. She'd have to enlist help taking care of a child or pet or else foist them off on someone else. She would not fare well with plants, either. A pet rock would be fine: it would just sit on her dresser or something.

Bets could take care of a baby for a little while: she'd figure out what the baby needed to eat and get them that, she'd play with them and keep them entertained, and she'd do her best when it came to bathing/changing/putting them down for a nap. She'd eventually struggle, though, because babies are finnicky and can't directly tell you what they need, so she'd need someone to help her or take over the baby's care, as she's ultimately a teenager who's never cared for a small child before.

If your OC had to take the S.A.T. tomorrow with one night to prep, how would they do? both emotionally and academically.

Elias would struggle. Studying on short notice is incredibly difficult for them and they would have a bad time trying to focus. Ultimately they would get some help, figure out what was most essential to study, and do their best, which would probably lead to a decent score and a very intense burnout.

Angel would give it about an hour of attempting to study, on the verge of tears, before giving up and not even going to the test.

Bets would have a mini freak out, then get down to business. She'd get some coffee and snacks, organize all the material she needs, and go through it in order of priority as efficiently as possible with breaks. It would absolutely suck but she'd come away with at least 70%.

What would cause your OC to chose to do something petty/pointlessly cruel?

Elias would snap at someone who's let them down or hurt them multiple times, or if they're in a very, very, very bad mood. And because they pay attention and are usually so kind and understanding, it would absolutely devastate their friends when they look them dead in the eye and say something awful.

Angel gets mean a lot of the time when she's overly tired/in breakdown mode. She can be very petty, though not often very cruel, but the more irritated and overwhelmed she gets the more likely she is to snap.

Bets usually has to be pushed quite far, but if someone hurts Angel or one of her friends, Bets will wreck their shit.

How often does your OC “zone out” or do things on autopilot and how severe have the problems that have arisen from that been?

Elias doesn't normally do this except when working on chores or other busywork, which usually has no ill effect except they aren't as aware of time passing. They do dissociate sometimes, though.

Angel zones out all the time, and as mentioned it sometimes results in her getting lost. It can also lead to lost time, messing up on tasks, or hurting herself if she's not careful. It's usually not very severe but it is a bit upsetting.

Bets is alarmingly good at doing things on autopilot and then focusing back in when necessary.

How strong or weak is your OC’s Impulse control? What’s the worst thing that happened because of their Impulsivity or inability to be so?

Elias is very thoughtful and usually doesn't act rashly. The only major time they acted on instinct it did lead to something pretty bad, but it was also necessary.

Angel is occasionally but rarely impulsive - she doesn't have the energy to act on whatever thought pops into her head.

Bets has gotten a lot of minor skating and fighting injuries due to her quick acting.

How does your OC sabotage themselves?

Elias self-isolates sometimes and spends a lot of time alone, not giving anyone the opportunity to help them feel better. It would be much worse without Chirithy.

Angel also self-isolates but to a truly destructive degree. She doesn't take care of herself and is very unkind about her own feelings.

Bets has been known to occasionally compartmentalize in order to help her friends while ignoring her own needs for a bit.

What’s your OC smell like?

Elias smells like herbs and flowers and their green tea soap - sometimes like vanilla or earth as well.

Angel doesn't smell like much of anything, usually (unless you can smell Darkness?) Sometimes she picks up Elias' garden's scent as well.

Bets smells like sweat and pavement and her punchy floral perfume.

Questionnaire source: http://gallusrostromegalus.tumblr.com/post/179413251518/oc-questions-that-helped-me-with-characterization