MAX I LOVE THIS. Some food for thought to help you flesh out Brnine's past life:
- If you haven't figured out where Brnine was in the social hierarchy, would it make sense for them and Valence to be of the same class, or would there have been a class divide between them? Based on Brnine's canon details, it seems like the best bet would be Aster for both of them. - Would Valence have also been a revolutionary in some capacity on Hassaleh? One potentially interesting option is having Valence's faction be really opposed to the Abyss's previous Harbingers, the alien envoys who came to Hassaleh. - If you want Brnine's past life to mirror their present life more closely, they could have been some kind of artisan on Hassaleh. And I know that the "avenge them" wish that Brnine takes to mean protecting the teens is REALLY about Valence, but considering their Coral Reef domain, do you think Brnine could have had some kind of relationship (or a conspicuous lack of one) with local kids in their past life? Or maybe there was another group of people they felt protective and supportive towards besides Valence? It could provide a little fun contrast if Brnine wasn't able to fully realize that in their past life.
Re: their awakening, I think it'd be great for their awakening to happen jointly with one of their students to reinforce the initial misconception about their dying wish. I currently don't have anything planned for Mutsumi's awakening so I'd be happy to volunteer her, but it definitely doesn't have to be her if someone else wants their character to have a joint awakening with Brnine!
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- If you haven't figured out where Brnine was in the social hierarchy, would it make sense for them and Valence to be of the same class, or would there have been a class divide between them? Based on Brnine's canon details, it seems like the best bet would be Aster for both of them.
- Would Valence have also been a revolutionary in some capacity on Hassaleh? One potentially interesting option is having Valence's faction be really opposed to the Abyss's previous Harbingers, the alien envoys who came to Hassaleh.
- If you want Brnine's past life to mirror their present life more closely, they could have been some kind of artisan on Hassaleh. And I know that the "avenge them" wish that Brnine takes to mean protecting the teens is REALLY about Valence, but considering their Coral Reef domain, do you think Brnine could have had some kind of relationship (or a conspicuous lack of one) with local kids in their past life? Or maybe there was another group of people they felt protective and supportive towards besides Valence? It could provide a little fun contrast if Brnine wasn't able to fully realize that in their past life.
Re: their awakening, I think it'd be great for their awakening to happen jointly with one of their students to reinforce the initial misconception about their dying wish. I currently don't have anything planned for Mutsumi's awakening so I'd be happy to volunteer her, but it definitely doesn't have to be her if someone else wants their character to have a joint awakening with Brnine!