Quasi Onion

Asking about Gray because of the pic from Finni? Anyway…

Any generic answer applies to both RO and OC Gray!

1. What does their bedroom look like?

RO: Hotel-sized bedroom and king-sized bed for him and his wife. Peach-colored wallpaper and varnished wood furniture. His wife keeps the room meticulously clean.

OC: A small, cramped room. Gray’s bed barely fits him and he has one pillow and two blankets on top of a hard mattress. Behind the bed is a small desk table that keeps his alarm and a lamp. By his feet is a chest of drawers where he keeps a small amount of clothes, notebooks and pens. His room is so small that the only visible floor space is a small path between the door frame and his bed. The rest of the space is covered with books and papers.

2. Do they have any daily rituals?

…training?

3. Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?

RO: Gray trains in martial arts for 1-3 hours a day since he has duties as a guild leader. Left to his own devices, he would train for 9-10 hours a day.

OC: Living in a martial arts training hall, he trains for 9-10 hours a day.

4. What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?

He’d barge into the kitchen anyway and make food. He’d grab whatever’s in the fridge, stir fry and eat.

5. Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)

RO: Gray himself is a pack rat. He either forgets to sell loot or carries around useless things for nostalgia sake. He bathes at least once a day, though his hair every 3 days.

OC: By the time Gray goes to his room, he falls asleep. He bathes once a day though. I picture that he’s one of those chaotic organized people who can find anything in a pile.

6. Eating habits and sample daily menu

He eats just about anything!

7. Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time

RO: Whenever he’s bored, Gray likes to warp around random towns. He wants to see the people there. No one really talks to him and he just goes back to base.

OC: If Gray had his way, he’d either write stories or play video games all day. Since he’s forced to live a life of training, he sees doing his favourite activities as a way to live the normal life he always wanted. But once he’s finished indulging, he’d go right back to training.

8. Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging

Strawberries, cheesecake or both. Both are his once-in-awhile treat.

9. Makeup?

He prefers the natural look.

10. Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

RO: During his second childhood, his abusive girlfriend, Louise (who was actually a poltergeist), went out of her way to make him feel weak and incompetent. At the very thought of asserting his confidence, he hears Louise laughing at him in his head. Thus he tries to downplay any talents he has.

OC: Straying away from spoiler territory, Gray becomes excessively guilty at the thought of hurting others. He goes out of his way never to cause harm to anyone.

11. Intellectual pursuits?

He likes to write stories and studies psychology as a hobby.

12. Favorite book genre?

Mystery or non-fiction.

13. Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

Bisexual; he’s married to a woman so most people think he’s straight. He believes that people should just love whoever they want.

14. Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)

None.

15. Biggest and smallest short term goal?

RO: Gray’s day involves looking at the guild roster and badgering either the lowest-leveled person or people relevant to his whims to go on parties. OC: Get out of Training Hall. NOW.

16. Biggest and smallest long term goal?

RO: Gray doesn’t have any goals besides taking care of the guild and his guildmates. He’s spontaneous and tends to take things from day to day.

OC: Gray’s goals involve living an ordinary life. He hasn’t thought very far ahead after that.

17. Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress

RO: As a Priest, High Priest and Archbishop, Gray’s 6’3”-mesomorph-broad-shouldered-and-huge-chested build can never close the one size fits all robes across his chest. His took the belts off the Archbishop robes and cut slits on the side because both got in the way of his kicks.

OC: Aside from having to wear the uniform of his Training Hall every day, Gray loves trenchcoats.

18. Favorite beverage?

Bloody Mary with extra tobasco sauce.

19. What do they think about before falling asleep at night?

RO: “My cuddly wife…zzz…”

OC: “Is living in the Training Hall the only thing I have to look forward to in life?”

20. Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?

Nothing in particular unless mental illness counts…

21. Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

Turn-ons: Meido cosplay, wife in bikini feeding him grapes, tsunderes.

Turn-offs: Yamato Nadeshiko.

22. Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

He’ll write a story until he runs out of paper.

23. How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

RO: He’s strangely organized. He puts together teams quickly and efficiently, despite that he looks like he threw random people together in one party. He tends to know which guild members has what gear, who leveled recently, who is up to what…all in his head. Probably his brain thinks so quickly, he seems spontaneous.

OC: Like his RO self, he is strangely organized. He keeps things in random places, yet knows where exactly everything is. Because his grandfather rules over his life, Gray is forced to take things as they come. That and a combination of his life in martial arts forces Gray to become an extremely fast thinker, thus being organized (has to think fast on his feet) when he seems spontaneous (knows where everything is last left).

24. Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?

Does studying martial arts count? He is a martial arts genius/prodigy, much to his chargin. On a purely intellectual level, he would excel at human psychology and/or literature studies.

25. How do they see themselves 5 years from today?

RO: Doesn’t think too much about the future. Lives from day to day.

OC: Free from a life of martial arts.

26. Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?

Plans for the future: See #25.

RO: If things don’t work out, Gray chooses the location for the guild to move.

27. What is their biggest regret?

His motto is to live life without regrets. Any regrets he has, he rectifies them. He DOES have one huge regret in his OC life…

28. Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

Best friends are Sara Larna (Sara Powell in OC universe) and Joey Madison. His worst enemy is his father, Roland Yeung, and, to a slightly lesser extent, his High Expectations Asian Grandfather.

29. Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)

His main reaction is to make sure that everyone is safe, even to the extent of throwing himself in danger.

30. Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)

Make sure that everyone else is taken care of while quietly grieving on the inside or when he’s alone.

31. Most prized possession(s)?

His wife, long hair, sword - a long, black-oxided jian named Pure Snow, and his friends.

32. Thoughts on material possessions in general?

He takes material possessions only if he needs them.

33. Concept of home and family?

Home is where the heart is as long as he is close to the people he cares about. As for family…he sees his wife and blood ties as his family, then his guild as his second family. On RO, the only family he knows is Nate/Terrence. Gray tries to get close to his brother, though his tsun brother won’t have it.

34. Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?) Gray likes to know people’s dark, deep secrets, especially if he knows said secrets are making the person sad. He will pry, scheme, con, manipulate and psychoanalyze just to get people to open up in hopes he can help them. On the other hand, Gray is very secretive about his own feelings. Thoughts he is fairly outspoken. Feelings? Never.

35. What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

Martial arts.

36. What makes them feel guilty?

RO: Thinking well of his fighting ability.

OC: The thought of hurting others, both physically and mentally.

37. Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?

Gray is highly analytical. His brain moves at a speed of 300 mph. By the time he’s done thinking of every single scenario, a second has passed and people think he’s being whimsical.

38. Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?

A combination of both. He seems like a Type B on the outside but is a Type A on the inside.

39. What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

Cuddling his wife.

40. Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?

He pretends it’s an inferiority complex but it’s actually superiority. He knows he’s a talented fighter. Why else does he take losing so badly?

41. How misanthropic are they?

He loves people while being aware of human vices. He accepts the good and the bad.

42. Hobbies?

Writing long, complicated stories. In his own universe, he only has time to read. If he had time, he’d be a video game addict.

43. How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?

Gray is a combination of both formal education and self taught. He believes that the teaching method depends on the indivudal. (He taught the unteachable Joey after all!)

RO: He had a small amount of education while living in St. Capitolina. After he ran away, he educated himself through reading books.

OC: The Training Hall provides education up until Grade 12. Gray likes to study on his own time as well.

44. Religion?

He lives by the Wiccan phrase “Do as ye will and harm none.” While he believes in God, he believes on doing things for himself, rather than badgering God all the time to guide him.

45. Superstitions or views on the occult?

Doesn’t believe in superstitions. In terms of occult he believes just about anything.

46. Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?

Both, depending on the situation. He’s the type to do exactly as he says. Sometimes he prefers to talk things over. Other times he acts without explaination.

47. If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

Gray likes the tsundere type. He also wants someone who is genuinely kind.

48. How do they express love?

Relentless teasing, harassment and being in-your-face. Then he turns around and says or does something sweet. He will go out of his way to prove his undying loyalty.

49. If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?

RO: Clock people with mace and Duple Light.

OC: He is regarded as one of the strongest fighters in his universe due to his peerless fighting skill. (Some people come close!) Gray primarily uses a strange combination of Wushu and Tai Chi (soft styles) and Bajiquan (hard styles); however, he’s not confined to just those styles and changes his attack patterns at the drop of a hat. A weapons master, he uses mostly swords (especially his beloved jian), spears/polearms and chains. Being part of the Yeung Clan, he is well versed in ki attacks. He has a strange ability to temporarily create metal out of thin air. Though Gray likes a good brawl, he’s known for his psychological strategy and tactics. By reading his opponents’ attack patterns and reactions, he lures his opponent into a false sense of security before striking. He is also difficult to read; when you think he will attack or react one way, he does something else completely. In the instance he is caught off guard, he plans a different strategy.

50. Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?

Nope; he can/has/will throw his life on the line for the sake of protecting people. (In RO, he dies a lot because of this mentality.)