Link's Questionnaire

Link's player lives in Tucson, Arizona. It's a nice city, hot and dry, with beautiful wildlife and a conservation biome. They live there partly because they like the climate, and partly because it's too expensive to move.

Their home is an apartment with air conditioning and carpet, small but livable. They prefer the term "cozy". They have two cats whose toys fill the space nicely, and northern-facing windows that provide lots of light while keeping the direct sun out of view. They have standard furniture- a couch, a TV and stand, a bed with frame. More recently, the UR-VRH and its charging stand have become a staple of their bedroom, stationed close to their bed so they can slip it on easily when they're done with work and settle in for a game.

Right now, Link's player works for a company that "provides a platform for small business owners to advertise". They work for the corporate side of things, sending emails and making calls. It pays pretty well- well enough to support one human and two cats- and it allows them to work from home. Most of their money is spent on food, but a small portion is set aside for luxuries: takeout, hobby supplies, and videogames. Buying the UR-VRH cut a lot into their budget, but boy, was it worth it. In the future, they see a lot more of their videogame money spent on games for the UR-VRH- their first game was super fun, and they're excited to check out more of what the console has to offer.

Sora is becoming a good acquaintance, and possibly a friend. I met him during Epitaph, and liked his style and attitude then. He's soft-spoken but fierce in a really cool way, like he knows where his center is at and has a rock-solid understanding of himself. I also think it's awesome that he can transform into a DRAGON. (I think I recognize the dragon, too, but I can't recall from where.) We played the go-cart game in Maikendo together and that was pretty fun- it was fucking AWESOME when he split that meteor in half! And he's soft for kids, and hates bullies, which are two good traits in my book. I took his guild's oath, which I've kind of already forgotten the wording of, but I remember the essence of it. Protect the weak and be their sword and shield.

I can do that.

I really like Luminous, though I think there's more to his name than that. I can't remember, oops. I've never been very good with names. He's a total edgelord, but he's a creative edgelord- he's a white mage, while most edgelords go for dark mages or super hardcore powerful knights. It's a nice change of pace! I like his outfit and his staff, and playing with his reflection/apocalypse power during that one game was super fun. I don't know much about him, but I'd be happy to play more games with him. He swore an oath to the Crimson Flame Guild too, so now we're guildmates!!

I don't really have anyone else I'm close to. I've never had many friends, at least not in person, so the people I'm closest to are my coworkers. I don't have any family anymore.

Link's player's childhood was.... not great. Not absolutely awful- at least, he didn't think so, until he visited his first therapist- but definitely not great. Isolation from peers and emotional neglect from parents created the perfect environment for them to dive headfirst into using books as an escape from reality. Then, when they were first presented with videogames, that became their main escape. They could sit in front of the TV or with a handheld for hours upon hours, eyes glued to the screen, completely sucked into the worlds that others created. They did attend school, with a few bouts of homeschooling in between, and no, they did not fit in. Either because they read too many books, or others could just tell they were.... weird. Something undefinable about them that they didn't know existed that others could see and exclude them for.

These days, they still don't have many friends outside of a screen. At least these ones are real people on the other end.

Link's player is aromantic. They have had romantic relationships, but they tend to peter out because despite their best efforts, they are unable to feel romantic attraction or feeling. They used to not be alright with this, but they've made peace with it and are happy to have the platonic relationships they've established over the years. Friendships are one of the most important things in their life, and while they may not have many in-person friends, they have plenty who live elsewhere that they communicate with online. Ending a friendship hurts more than the ends of the romantic relationships that they've had.

Link's player's worst fear is being alone again- not just being alone, but having lost what they've gained over the years in their friendships. Being alone hurts in a way that makes the soul feel empty, but you can get used to it, over time. Loss, true loss, where a friend dies, isn't something that they've felt before. Even if a friend leaves, they're alive. Link's player can accept that they've left, if they're still out there and living their lives. But death is a hard stop to everything that person could be, every work they could have made, every thing they could have seen, and it's so much worse to think about; a life unfinished. Link's player doesn't fear their own death, not more than any one individual might, but the death of those that they care about is a gripping terror that lurks and never ever goes away. Death is inevitable- it's just a matter of when. In a way, they hope they die first, but the idea of inflicting that pain on the ones who love them is almost equally unacceptable.

Similarly, they fear the suffering of those they love most. Pain that cannot be helped or avoided.

Link's player's most prized possession is their computer. Even above their VR headset! If their VR headset breaks, then they can still use their computer or phone to contact others. Their computer, though, is their lifeline, their connection to others both inside and outside of work. It's their portal to the internet, the world outside of their apartment that they rarely leave. It's not anything special beyond its utility, but it's one of the few things that they could not easily afford to replace, and would be very unhappy to lose. If they lose the laptop, they don't quite lose all connection, but it would make their life quite a lot harder. Plus, it was expensive! Replacing expensive things is difficult and inconvenient. And all of the data on it is precious- all of the art, pictures, and files saved there could not be easily recovered if the computer were damaged enough.