(01-29-2015, 05:43 AM)Mikha Elakha Wrote: Ears: I do not emote my ears at all times. Sometimes I forget, others times I feel it isn't required. We have hominid features which are expressive enough on their own. Ears do however add extra flavour and so I always use them when an emotion is particularly strong. Often an ear will flicker or tick when his name or something interesting sounds within earshot.
Tail: Mikh'a is careful of his tail when sitting. He uses it more when he is physically engaged (leaping, sparring etc, they are part of the balance thing for the race, or so I believe). Again with strong emotions it might bristle or fall still rather than maintain an absent swish.
Both together: When entirely at ease, these things happen more frequently. Another thing I try to remember is that everyone has a tell. Minor body movements or ticks that others who know them would spot, and so there times when Mikh'a will appear outwardly calm for example, though his tail will fall flat or bristle ever so slightly.
Tribal culture: Mikh'a had a tribal upbringing. To his people, sexuality is irrelevant so long as babies are being born and so often times preferences are pushed aside during mating season (I consider this not as when females are -on heat- but instead a window that would allow babies to be born when food is plenty in the wild, since they are nomadic). As such, it's a very business-like concept for them. Mikh'a has grown from this mentality to one that is not -anything goes, i like my sex- but instead to -I am able to maintain many meaningful connections- and fails to understand the concept of monogamy.
TL;DR
Racial lore, sexual preference and such other concepts do not define my character, though I have at least considered the impact that these have on my character. We may not conform to societal norms, though they will have had some measure of influence, be it positive or negative.
IMHO this is a very good way to go about ears/tail emotes, and pretty much exactly how I go about it with my character.
That is also a good concept for the tribal culture. The lore talks about how traditional Miqo'te breed, but doesn't touch on the sexuality aspect of it. I see nothing that dictates what Miqo'te are normally attracted to in a partner; only that when it comes time to make the next generation, there are few males and many females. From there, we can only hypothesize about their average sexuality.
With my character, very few would even see much about her sexuality. She doesn't advertise it, nor does she talk about it unless it is with close friends who ask. She's a hunter, a scout, a fighter, a leader. She is very busy, and doesn't have much time for anything else.
