peacock blue: is your muse honest? what sorts of lies do they tell, if not?
Gates is a painfully honest man, which stands out rather notably when he is contrasted by someone as dishonest as Flint is capable of being. It is due to the depths of his integrity that the men trust him so much – and unfortunately more often than not, the lies he tells tend to be spoken in an effort to protect Flint or ( more frequently still ) Flint’s interests.
reddish brass: how likely is your muse to step up and take the role of a leader? are they willing to take the challenge, or are they more apt to being a follower?
Gates is a natural leader who is completely content to not be doing that – when he notices a gap in control he fills it because efficiency is how he operates and he doesn’t have a lot of patience for lackadaisical efforts. He has no issue taking the reigns and pulling things under control – not to mention when it comes to delegation he could straight up be in parliament he is so good at it – but ultimately he just prefers not to – so while yes he will when needs must, more often than not he prefers to follow.
tea orange: what is something that your muse is fascinated with?
Flint, honestly – if the man were not so capable of amusing and yes, fascinating Gates he would never have reached a point where Gates stood as his confidant. They wouldn’t be captain and quartermaster – Gates would never have backed him, and he would have left the ship with the old captain if Flint managed the votes anyway. Without the core fact that Flint intrigues and impresses Gates in turns, there would be no foundation for their friendship to form, let alone maintain itself.
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