Ares
Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth?
Don’t lie to him. He wants to hear it. Say whatever you have to say to his face. He takes anything else as an insult to his ability to accept something just because he wouldn’t like it.
Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things into melodies, etc.)?
Since he was a kid, he’d remember things out of sheer obsession. He zeroes in on something that it becomes burned into his brain. He used to use anagrams as a kid, but now it’s mostly just going into a scary place in his head where all that matters in the information. It’s pretty freaky, really
How do they feel about children?
No
Me
Why are you excited about this character?
I can do things with Ares that I wouldn’t want to do in my other fics. I wouldn’t want a sociopath like Ares hanging out with my characters because, let’s face it, that’s really unhealthy. lol
Are they someone you would get along with?
Hell no. He’s a maniac and an asshole. No thank you
Would they get along with you?
I think they’d tolerate me if they had to for the sake of someone else. Oh, he’d know I don’t like him, but it’s not like I’m outright saying anything to him about it. He’s fine with that.
What trait of theirs bothers you the most?
Everything, lol. Picking one, though? I’d have to say the major thing that irks me is his inability to understand emotions or emotionally connect to someone like a normal person. He doesn’t understand why some people act the way they do, doesn’t have personal experience. He views things by definition, so what the word of an emotion means, but not necessarily how it makes people feel. He doesn’t get much beyond things like anger or curiosity (which is usually subdued compared to others unless it becomes obsession).
What trait do you admire most?
This is a difficult question. Hm … I think I admire his views on trust. To him, trust is everything. It means more to him than, say, love or affection. If he has your trust, then he can know just how much you mean to him. Love is an emotion, but trust means you are putting your life in someone else’s hands. It sometimes makes him more devoted to those he does trust, often times helping him in overlooking people’s annoying quirks that would usually turn him off in anyone else (or get the other person killed, lol).
Thanks for the asks!