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Name: Taylor
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IC INFORMATION
Name: Tifa Lockhart
Canon: FF7R (with some og, and I use Traces of Two Pasts for background)
Age: 20
Gender: F
Species: Human
Appearance: image
Canon point: Vaguely 3/4 into Rebirth, but I've left it vague so I can decide if I want //major end event// or not based on how she falls into the setting. Either way, she is solidly out of Midgar, and has been to most of the locations in Rebirth.
History: Here
Personality answers:
1. Since Tifa spent her formative years (15-20) more or less a workaholic trying to survive, she didn't get a lot of identity building or normal teen things. While she has a few friends, Aerith has completely upended her world. They do lighthearted fun things and can talk about anything. Aerith has challenged Tifa's need to constantly serve or make herself lesser, and shown her what it's like to be candid and valued. She believes in Tifa, and it's forced Tifa to think more about who she really is, and what she wants after (if) this is ever all over. Aerith has also expanded Tifa's understanding of the idea of a chosen self versus what we're obligated to be by our circumstances, given Aerith's relationship to the Ancients versus to herself.
Tifa absolutely adores Aerith. She looks up to her, and is incredibly protective of her. She has not yet entirely unpacked these strong feelings are probably also romantic, mostly because she hasn't had time to think. The loss of Aerith is/would be nearly as heavy as when she lost her father.
4. Tifa has a very ambivalent relationship to appearances. She has always had pretty privilege, but this has been a curse as much as a boon. She often worries people only are interested in her for her looks, and it isn't without reason; the boys in her village fought over her for being the prettiest girl, and in Midgar, she often got unwanted attention for her looks. She's also prone to unsolicited advice that her physique and fighting aren't necessarily feminine enough.
Tifa has always liked clothes, but she grew up in a small town. Most of her wardrobe was hand-me-downs from a rich girl in town, and thus out of date. In Midgar, she worked too hard to have a lot of time for shopping, and often thrifted because of her debt. She was starting to explore this interst more in the months before Karteria, but can be self-conscious due to lack of skill.
Even though she's not always on top of fashion, Tifa likes to be very presentable and professional. She's always put together, and she valued cleanliness very highly. She values others with these traits, too.
In a perfect world, Tifa would make herself less "pretty" so that she could feel more secure that people were seeing her as opposed to some valuable object or fantasy, but she's gotten better at wielding what she does have when she needs something. For her, a perfect partner would find her attractive, but appearance would be several rungs down on their list of why they like her. She is rarely attracted to appearances first for similar reasons.
5. Tifa is terrified of being alone no matter what she does. Specifically, she's afraid of losing everything and everyone that's important to her. So long as Shinra and Sephiroth and any of it exist, that's a real fear for her. It also doesn't help that loved ones keep dying.
Coming here will be hard, because it means she's lost people in another way, and that she also let them down. She will be motivated to quickly make friends to stem the grief and panic, which she has now dealt with several times (the loss of her town, and the loss of Sector 7).
6. Tifa would say her best trait is her patience. This has some truth to it; she can withstand a lot, and she can bide her time. However, it also sometimes forgives behavior that should not be forgiven. It can also cause people to rely on her too much, or presume she'll be understanding. She does not realize that she is a caretaker and often fawns because she's so afraid of losing more people, or causing people any of the harm and loneliness she's experienced.
Tifa's actual best trait is her tenacity, which does draw on her patience, but is significantly more active. She will not let a thing go once she's set her mind to it, and if she doesn't want to back down, nothing can stop her. The trouble is getting her to the point she makes those decisions, which is much easier for her to do for other people and causes than for herself.
Inventory:
-A pair of fighting gloves with tbd materia, but one each of healing, summon, and magical offense. Haste.
-I think it would be funny if she ends up with her 3 dresses or 3 bathing suit options
Powers/Abilities:
-Excellent martial arts prowess
-Acrobatics
-Materia abilities, with MP recovery time in place and "party" limitations (aka she can only cast on 1 - 2 other people at any given time); impossible without materia
-Bartending
-Kitchen (restaurant)
Samples: Here & Here
Goals: I am super interested in continuing to push Tifa's growing sense of self, and the idea that she is allowed to think about what her life could be in the future rather than just focusing on survival and revenge. That said, I am also interested in her having to confront the darker sides of her existing self and her desires, and so I love the monsterficiation aspect for pushing her into some of those spaces. Girl deserves to get in touch with her rage, but also to find some healing for her buckets of unprocessed trauma.
Because of this, I am excited to make her an Aves specifically to bring out traits of vanity, possessiveness, indulgence, and impulsivity -- which she's out of balance on. Also, look, she's gonna be a hot harpie lady.
Soul Choice: Aves