It can depend, but oftentimes Kimi has been quick to blame herself, even when it's not her fault, because her own expectations were too high on what her strength and capabilities should be

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Closest Kimi has to a routine is stretching to maintain range of motion & ease any soreness. She tends to stay active enough not to need specific workouts, but will run to burn energy as needed or spar/train with a combat dummy if it's been a while since she's made use of her skills

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Kimi would get along with Yaana and her sisters best! Yaana has a similar vibe, and Kimi quickly feels protective of them like an elder sibling or parent/auncle kind of figure

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I didn't initially think too much about making a soul bond between Kimi and Thancred, but not only would it make his doomed shards more devastating for Kimi (3 of 'em so far in her canon), it also makes the dynamic with Emet-Selch funnier

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I'd been enjoying VPR while leveling my Trust, and Kimi was Turali, so it felt like a great fit. Fast-paced melee action was more her speed than my personal preference for healing

For the SHB & EW era, I shifted from ironically considering a RPR phase to unironically considering it 😹

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Yes lmao

Poor Kimi would be able to heal and grow a bit faster with some proper guidance like therapy. Especially having had things shaken up a bit again after the events back in 7.3 💀

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Kimi almost always wears a pair of simple black chokers and a dodo earring. The chokers are just fashion, but the dodo is both adorable & it was a nice little gift sent to her anonymously with a message of gratitude after Operation Archon. She learns years later it was from Thancred

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The significant thing about this interval is that at DT launch, Kimi only had a little bit of lore for the card reading RP I did for my FC. Then, shortly after I finished 7.0's story, I started forming actual lore for Kimi as the WoL, and wanted her to be Turali, and well... here we are!

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Kimi is dangerous in the physical prowess of the WoL sense, but not in the sense of being malicious or careless with others' lives

Even if her temper gets her into a petty fight, she has enough restraint to keep from murdering someone over it

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I did not give Kimi my sensory processing issues, so she does generally enjoy touch! She likes physical proximity with friends, hugs, etc. The limits are mostly on her tail and ears, which almost no one is allowed to touch, especially without asking first.

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Kimi definitely has a touch of what I got, heh. She prefers to be in motion, struggles to focus on things that she finds uninteresting, chases shiny new experiences, is impulsive, has a degree of demand avoidance, feels emotions and empathy very strongly, has a major sweet tooth, etc.

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They try to be patient with each other about working on expressing their emotions and needs, but at times Kimi can be especially bad at hiding when things are rough, or losing her temper, still. Which can at times hurt or frustrate Thancred, or even make his own progress a little tougher

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Thinking about how with Haurche, romance was quick and Kimi recognized it immediately and it was a shiny new joyful thing.

And then with Thancred, it's been so long and complicated a journey, she barely realizes what's happening. Boiling frog but with romance

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Kimi was devastated & disillusioned. Everything she'd helped build got destroyed again, most of the Scions were missing, she'd failed to even save Minfilia, Nanamo was presumed dead, only Raubahn & Pipin stood with them, and she still felt like she had to be strong for Alphinaud & Tataru.

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NSFW (mostly the question itself lol)

Kimi will get very touchy-feely when in the mood. It's pretty obvious to the object of her attentions; for a long while she would only get touchy-feely in a flirty way when that's what she wanted from someone

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Anyway, it's funny to think about Kimi saying, "Of course you're a Scion, it's like a state of mind uwu" when like, Krile officially joins or when Lyse asks to rejoin

And then like Y'shtola having to say "Yes, but also please get official recognition as a member so Tataru will pay you"

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Started thinking yesterday about the possibility of bringing Lyse back into the Scions after the liberation of Ala Mhigo instead of having her stay there as an official

It still feels so forced, when political strategy isn't her thing, and she knows so little about affairs there

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It never occurred to Kimi much for a long time, because they hadn't expected to be with a long-term partner. And though they adore and easily get protective of children, they're anxious about perpetuating their own trauma around their upbringing...
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Probably the argument in Dohn Mheg. Kimi had been angry and trying to counter Thancred's harsh treatment of Ryne, and he finally pulled her aside to demand she stop undermining him. It got very heated and mostly ended up with him feeling worse lol

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Kimi has a distrust for squirrels after a childhood incident, at least until Nutkin helps with that. They're also afraid of ghosts.. not the kind you can see and fight, but the kind from stories that you only hear bump around or feel the trace of a touch, but can't be sure are even there

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Kimi generally does, though she's largely focused on physical training and outwardly improving in the past. Now she's trying to be more mindful about emotional and inner improvement as well.

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Kimi doesn't do a magic-based role in combat situations because they just don't have the patience to learn and practice the necessary skills and concentration for those jobs and they generally prefer the speed and ferocity of their melee skills (VPR & RPR)

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Thinking about Thancred and Uri being the ones specifically defending the Hhetsarro village during the second attack like, yeah Koana asked, but Thancred only just learned Kimi is Hhetsarro right before leaving for Tural and like, what if any of these cats are their cousins? Gotta protecc

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Still could change, so I won't disclose what made Kimi realize, but she started to just before the expedition to Ultima Thule. Not knowing how to deal with or act on it, & events like the Scions official disbanding delayed her fully being together with Thancred until DT, though

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Lahabrea killed Kimi in their battle during Operation Archon. Hydaelyn's intercession revived Kimi with only the scar on their chest from the spell, but the trauma and feelings of being a failure plague Kimi for a long time afterward.

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Filling out the section about romantic intimacy and thinking about how when Kimi finally realizes she is Feeling Romance for Thancred, she suddenly becomes like, nervous and self-conscious about everything in ways she hadn't been before lol

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Text reading Eternity Ring, Future: Either worn on their finger or on a chain around their neck; made of a material with a high conductivity for dynamis—when properly imbued, the first band will respond when the second band is subjected to strong emotions toward the first band's wearer, and vice versa.

Noting down a lot of Kimi's lore while I chill tonight, including my own headcanon for a particularly fancy set of eternity rings. I've wanted to incorporated something like this for a while!

I think auracite could possibly work in this capacity...

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Kimi came to find the spiced blends common in Ul'dah quite comforting, especially since they can be enjoyed with milk and/or tea cookies. She's also biased towards blends incorporating catnip 😹

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Kimi ends up closer to Alisaie despite weathering some especially rough times with Alphinaud. They're just more on the same wavelength! It also took longer to get to like Alphi because of his words and attitude during ARR. But Kimi would never express this difference to either one!

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Cw: suicidal ideation

But especially after Lahabrea kills her, Kimi doesn't fear dying, and even contemplates it at her lowest (part of her crashout after things unravel in Falcon's Nest is wanting to jump into the abyss). This lack of fear does help her stand against Necron, though

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