20k

[maleborgia]

Cesare hit 20k on Dreamwidth, or a little over 30k overall. I've never had a character break the latter and previously would always burn out on them at the former, so this is pretty exciting for me! ♥ In honor of that, a meme!

ASK A QUESTION, it can be anything CFUD related. OOC, IC, relationship/first impressions, psychology, thoughts, whatever. I.E. My character's opinion of your character (relationships and whatnot) or maybe what you have been wondering about this behavior or that, or general thoughts on my characters or canons, Hot or Not, You Should Jump Me, App My Canon, whatever you want to ask for. WHEN I REPLY, I will also ask you a question in turn! If we can think of questions anyway who knows.

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[gainedawingman]

Give me all of your many opinions on my chars, Cesare.

Also if I were to read your canon and app, who would it be?

[maleborgia]

Alvis: Cesare loves Alvis in a very platonic very genuine way that goes beyond just the initial thought that "hey, she is similar to Lucrezia." He really cares for her and feels very protective of her and while it's not really surprising that he likes her (he's good with kids and has a weakness for Jesus-types if they come at it from the right angle), I am surprised it has gotten this far. I don't think it would have happened if they met earlier on in his time at Camp. He's more willing now to attempt to make actual connections with people and is less guarded. Before he might have gotten too distracted by the potential power she represents (actually, yeah, he really would have gotten distracted by that) and even though he would have liked her that thought would have always been floating around in the back of his mind. He actually doesn't remember it half the time when he talks to her and when he does, he's certainly not trying to figure out how he can use it to his advantage. Growth.

And while that process was already underway, Alvis has also helped with it. She forces him to examine things that other people wouldn't because he feels more responsibility towards her than anyone else at Camp except maybe his brother and that's in a very different way. Alvis is the only "useful" person that Cesare has never tried to take advantage of for anything more nefarious than finding a carpenter and that's really a huge sign of affection for him. He's actually been called out on liking her and doing things for her and while usually this would make him pull back and reexamine things to find an angle he can get something out of, he just kind of shrugs it off. Seriously, people back home would be surprised and mildly confused. Usually he would have suggested that the person he like learn Spanish by now in order to bind them closer together but he's refraining himself in this case because he feels a little guilty and doesn't really want Alvis to be a part of his world in the same way he's okay with others being--it's violent and dangerous and sexual and he does things that he doesn't particularly want Alvis to know about. He just wants Alvis to be happy in her own world, even if that means that they can't have contact or he can't take advantage of her, which is very unusual for him.

Toothless: Oh god, Toothless is just so fun. Cesare really enjoyed himself playing with him and the watergun and he's adoring meeting him already as a child. Cesare has a weakness for animals with personality (his horse can be a bitch and a half and is basically the night fury of horse breeds in canon) and is really fascinated with all the flying that is possible in Camp. He knows it is possible to ride Toothless, he really wants to ride Toothless. He's okay with settling for feeding him and playing with him. For now.

Dale: Cesare likes Dale. He's interesting. He's kind of funny. He would actually like to hear about Tibet! He appreciates the suit. People don't dress well nowadays. He's also interested in hearing about places that make Camp seem par for the course.

Reverse me?

Also I don't know how to answer this since you play such different characters. I feel obliged to pimp Miguel but I'm going to do something less serious and more "would really confuse Cesare as to why he of all people ended up in Camp."



This catty bitch is His Eminence Giovanni de Medici, Cesare's classmate and mostly friend.

He once made the new boy in town ride an untrained horse because he called him by the wrong title! He is regularly bullied and pushed around by Cesare! He's actually really really really good with the finer things in life like the newest food trends and critiquing art! Also his father is dying and he feels all alone and is scared about having to live up to expectations and there are a bunch of spoilers but basically Giovanni's life is the story of people abandoning and betraying him and he comes out of it a better person.

[dalewithit]

Okay I have to separate this out and do it in chunks.

Dale thinks Cesare is young and arrogant but also that he seems more than capable. And since Cesare is obviously so well read and learned (also from a whole different time period) that hits Dale right in the knowledge bone. He's very curious about him! I think they would have some very good intellectual and spiritual conversations that would go right over my head. And they would happen over coffee and pie. Dale very much wants to be a simple man of the people but unfortunately he was raised with money and went to posh universities and will never be able to get away from his class culture. So let's talk sometime!

While Dale isn't malicious or using ulterior motives, he does also have the false exterior which is a little more cheerful than it should be and probably recognizes Cesare's society front as well. He doesn't really have a problem with it since, as far as he knows, Cesare isn't up to much trouble.

Also Dale appreciates your suit appreciation. It's good to look sharp -- lends itself to authority and good upkeep. ...I think he even the flannel shirt and fishing vest he once wore in canon.

[gainedawingman]

Toothless thinks Cesare is great fun and I'm sure he forgets all the indignities of chasing a stream of water just minutes after it happens. Prepare to be harassed endlessly.

He gets all kinds of weirded out when strange people climb into his saddle and start operating stuff so sorry, wee!Cesare. But if Hiccup were ever around to ride double then he would be happy to show off and then receive copious amounts of praise/food rewards.

Also the idea of Cesare mounted on a fire breathing dragon sort of scares me.

[keytoexilellence]

I've written about it before but Alvis absolutely adores Cesare. She thinks of him as a big brother in a very real way, trusting his advice and enjoying their competition. I think it happened during the skeleton excavation/reconstruction and then just spiraled quickly into adopting him as family. It endeared him to her when Cesare started taking her under his wing, trying to "educate" her -- giving her books that he would read and reference, telling her stories and background, telling her about his world and family, trying to get her to be strong and THINK... It made her feel very grown up and like he didn't see her as just some little helpless kid (which is how she feels and perceives herself most of the time). Alvis needs an ego boost and Cesare is good for it.

You know I love storytime with Cesare but honestly their playfulness is what really gets me. Not just the slapstick stuff that I always default to but I think it shows a really great relationship between the two of them. They play and talk and Alvis trusts him.

...Okay let's see if after I hit "post" I will deem this enough talk. Bets are on no.

[hench_wench]

CESARE

CESARE

ARE WE FRIENDS

DO YOU LIKE ME CESARE

HEY

CESARE

HEEEYYY

[maleborgia]

No, you're a bitch.

jk proper answer coming once I finish responding to Janey.

[hench_wench]

i thought we were bitches together

[maleborgia]

Cesare likes Harley for the most part! She gets on his nerves sometimes but he has to admit she does a damn good job watching Juan and that makes up for a lot. To be honest, he can't really imagine anyone better for him and he does love his brother so he has to be grateful for that. When Cesare and Harley are having a good day, he really enjoys he company. She's witty and funny and they can play mean girls together. When one or the other (let's be honest, it's usually Cesare) is off, he can't stand her for more than small doses because she is either too perky or too catty or too right about something he did that was wrong. He gets fed up with her less than Juan, though. He also thinks Juan is stupid for having such drama about putting a ring on it and will help out with whatever once he gets his act together.

Also I still love the headcanon that they meet up in the kitchen at odd hours and bitch. She's allowed to try to charge him for it.

Reverse me?

[hench_wench]

I WILL NOT

until later

[sharpasafawkes]

CESARE CESARE LOVE ME CESARE

[maleborgia]

Sometimes Cesare feels like he only likes both of yours out of obligation. It's not their fault, mostly. Shaun has been around for a while and still tries to be an authority figure and he pretty much the only person who does that and it annoys Cesare because he's almost 21 in Camp and he's over it. He wants to just get away from it all and do things his own way and not have to answer to people. He still likes Shaun, of course, and it's not like he wants anything to happen to him. He just also wants him to stop butting into his life and judging him.

Juan is... Juan. Cesare of course loves his brother but god he can't stand him sometimes. He thinks he is petty and selfish and careless and that Harley is the best thing that could have happened to him so just marry her already for the love of god. He doesn't want anything to happen to him. He's had to give up on some things just because. He would shank a guy if he needed to to protect Juan. He wants Juan to go off and have a nice normal life even though he of course also would like him to come help him in Italy and be where he can keep an eye on him. If you love it, set it free, etc etc. He has come to accept that they will never have the perfect sibling relationship but he hopes it is an okay one. He also hopes Juan liked the party. He really wanted to do that for him (and really honestly not in a "I want something out of you later" way, just because he felt bad for missing the earlier opportunity and he knows Juan likes parties and he and Harley had been talking about how Juan doesn't know many people) and he thinks it turned out well.

Reverse me?

[abhero]

Cesare you like tolerate Hamel right

Also, what do like best about playing Cesare?

[maleborgia]

Cesare actually does like Hamel, although he describes him to people as "that asshole who makes the weird costumes." He has fun with him, though. Oh btw he also found a guy to fix the wall. You're welcome. Yeah, he has fun getting into stupid situations with Hamel and he likes pushing his buttons. Hamel does great reactions. He wouldn't want to, like, live with Hamel or anything, though. It's nice to find him, have fun, and then leave before he starts to get on his nerves. Hamel is kind of his go-to person for stupid boy activities.

I really like how Cesare can flip back and forth so quickly from messing around and making fun of people to being serious to back again. I also like how canon doesn't take him too seriously even though he's actually pretty cool, so I have free reign to get him beaten up or made to look like an idiot in Camp. :3

Reverse me for both of those!

[abhero]

That's HERO asshole who makes weird costumes thank you very much

Hamel doesn't like Cesare teasing him, but it balances out with him not pushing too much. What Cesare sees as going away before things get insufferable, Hamel sees as chickening out which means he wins! In some imaginary competition! He also likes Cesare asking questions because it's another chance to talk about how awesome he is. The dumb boy activities are fun (he memorized all those Italian swear words) and Hamel doesn't mind hanging out with him, even if he is kind of annoying. Their mutual assholeness sort of balances out.

I like how you can do pretty much anything with Hamel. Canon swings between utter ridiculousness and sad, terrible horror so he can fit anywhere between the extremes. He has a very strong personality so it's easy to jump in and react to things. He fits right into my dumb sense of humor and he's just pure fun.

[powerisyours]

cesare ur jelly rite

but no in all seriousness, relationships or impressions of any of mine he's met :O

[maleborgia]

Cesare has come to accept Jiu Wu as just a fact of life, like frost in winter or annoying bugs in summer. What I mean to say is he's not exactly pleased about him in Camp but he's a nice enough guy and he's interesting to talk to and is polite so things could be worse. He doesn't like feeling upstaged in general, so he's a little testy around Jiu Wu but that's okay he's snarky to other people too. :|b He feels like they could actually get along pretty well under most circumstances so he's making an effort to let that happen here too. It's not as natural as it would have been otherwise, but he knows they should be on good terms, so he is trying.

Kamio Akira was pretty chill to talk to. He'd seek him out again for non-super-powered-up sports times now that he knows he's into that sort of thing. Cesare is athletic and likes learning new things so that could be fun! He has made a note to do that in the future.

Cesare doesn't really like He Ting Yu but after talking to him more it's in a "this guy is pathetic" way. He has to admit of course that he is very talented! He can appreciate that--he sees nothing wrong with being a little cocky about it, even. The alcoholism turns him off because it's such an obvious weakness.

Reverse me?

[hatingyou]

Jiu Wu actually really likes Cesare. He's knowledgeable and fun to talk to, and he's also super happy that Natsumi has such a good friend. On the other hand, he also completely doesn't realize that Cesare has a thing for her, and if he did, he'd step back and give the guy a fair shot. He doesn't intend to try to make Cesare feel inferior or whatever, it just sort of . . . happens. He's kind of oblivious to it which I think is where a lot of the tension comes from. If anything, he likes to try to point out the things that Cesare is better than him at (which is actually a lot!), and would like to learn from him. He super doesn't like boasting about or flaunting the fact he's a pretty powerful dude, but he also won't sell himself short. Cesare has a much larger ego than he does, haha. THAT SAID, he does think of Cesare as a friend or comrade--they're not necessarily close, but he would happily help him out in any way he could if Cesare needed it. He trusts Cesare, which is more than he could say for many of the people he knows.

Kamio thinks Cesare's a little weird, but a nice enough guy--I mean, he did offer such awesome things as light and a guard hyena. He's sorta figured that Cesare isn't one of those super hero people he was talking about, and he likes that there are more, well, "normal" people around. No demigods, no guys that can shoot lasers out of their eyes, etc. He'd happily teach him how to play tennis and stuff, because there's only so much you can do on your own against a wall.

Aaand Ting Yu doesn't care much for Cesare either (which totally means we should do more with them). If he saw how he was with Natsumi, he'd think he was just an idiot lovesick puppy. Ting Yu is just too full of himself and thinks of most people as peons until proven otherwise, so he deserves to have people insult him and take jabs at him (please) and generally just give him what-for. He did, however, appreciate the open bar.

NEXT QUESTION:

Do we need to have another duel for the lady's honor

[dreamsofahero]

>_>

[maleborgia]

Cesare has kind of given up on getting any real deets out of Sion but that's okay. He understands being closed off about that sort of thing and there are plenty of other people in Camp to tell him things. He still enjoys hearing what Sion is willing to share about his world and thinks he's interesting to talk to. He's intelligent and in a position of power so Cesare is naturally curious about him. Younger Cesare likes his dog and is having fun arguing with him about things and asking questions. Talking to adults at Camp is like a game for him so he is enjoying himself. :)

What does Sion miss most about his home?

[dreamsofahero]

...you know, that's hard to say, because there's a LOT for him to dislike about it, and the most important piece of it (i.e. Ryner) is in camp with him. I guess if anything he misses his other friends from back home, even if it's not NEARLY as much as he'd miss Ryner. But he does care about those people too and worries about them and so on and so forth. Beyond that though he doesn't really get homesick for anything in particular, just missing the general familiarity and sense of knowing what his place is and all.

What does Cesare think of his younger self's antics?

[scanninggaydis]

So, has anything much changed about Cesare's view of Felix?

[maleborgia]

Not really! Cesare's okay with Felix. He seems nice enough and he can't blame him for disliking Juan. Juan can be a dick. The first time they met he really felt the need to try to damage control, but by now he's chalked it up to a lost cause. There will just always be tension there and everyone can roll with it. He's thankful that Felix handled being in Juan's body well (god knows it was with more grace than Cesare himself did) and he feels a little like he owes him one for that. Nothing too big, though, since it was kind of a trade for his own body. If Harley hadn't already given him wine, that's what he would have given. Maybe Felix will just end up with another bottle.

Tiny!Cesare thinks Felix is pretty cool since he's an officer. I'm playing a little fast and loose with his timeline because I have no idea when canon thinks Pedro Luis was made a knight but WHATEVER. The point is that Cesare's awesome older brother is a knight and therefore he's predisposed to think that military leadership is cool. That was a major mark in his favor. The space thing is pretty neat, too.

Also just so you know, years of Spanish lessons mean that almost every single time I mistype it as "feliz."

Reverse me?

[subourbon]

Thoughts on Alison?

[maleborgia]

Cesare likes Alison. She's efficient, competent, and helpful. He can appreciate all of that! He really is grateful for her help setting things up for his brother's party and he'll probably try to rope her into more things now that he knows it is possible. (Sorry.) Oh, like the flag. He's weighing a few other options (Hamel is good but also is ridiculous, breaking news: Alvis knows how to stitch but who knows if she can sew, Dio can sew but Alison would probably be easier to get...) because this is something he wants done well. Chances are good though that he'll just show up one day with a very rough pattern and expect her to do the rest. For money, of course. He also likes that they have some shared interests like Canada and the horses. He's more than willing to continue to go riding with her on occasion and she's been added to his list of people to bother about that when he wants company. Cesare is aware that neither of them knows the other on more than a pretty superficial level, but he's okay with that. They both know how to do the polite social front and since he doesn't see her as a threat he's fine with not prying (at least for now--he always wants to know but he's okay with waiting to see what comes up). Alison also strikes Cesare as the oldest of the "sisters," even if they are all the same age, and he can relate to that. He's the oldest of the second group of siblings and for the most part really fell into the role of eldest son and all the responsibility and pressure that goes with it. He feels for her trying to keep the other two in line, he really does.

Reverse me?