I chose Miqo'te because I'm a neko character fan and I've always been a cat person. The Miqo'te, as presented in the game, are the perfect blend of sweet cuteness and cruel viciousness, just like the common house cat. Â It's irresistible.
But I don't choose to spend as much free time as possible trying to be cutie cute cute. My character needs and deserves a more complex background. Â If I didn't like the lore for the Miqo'te (and I don't like the Seeker lore) I would choose not to play them. Â But a matriarchal culture that only enjoys the company of their menfolk in short doses - sign me up!
Aside from that personal politic, I find myself fascinated with how their traditional society might be structured and what influence that has on her. Â This is why I play her as traditional, so that I can obsess about minutia like this. Â I like the complexities and the pressures (and the rumors) or expectations of what Miqo'te are like. Â I like that they are fetishized in the context of the game, instead of just from the outside. Â That adds something to every interaction and reminds me that yes, I am playing a character that is very different from myself and the other races.
But all that aside, I play Mia Moui because Miqo'te are cutie cute cute and cruel and vicious, just like my cats.*
*Vicious with their cats toys, which they routinely murder
But I don't choose to spend as much free time as possible trying to be cutie cute cute. My character needs and deserves a more complex background. Â If I didn't like the lore for the Miqo'te (and I don't like the Seeker lore) I would choose not to play them. Â But a matriarchal culture that only enjoys the company of their menfolk in short doses - sign me up!
Aside from that personal politic, I find myself fascinated with how their traditional society might be structured and what influence that has on her. Â This is why I play her as traditional, so that I can obsess about minutia like this. Â I like the complexities and the pressures (and the rumors) or expectations of what Miqo'te are like. Â I like that they are fetishized in the context of the game, instead of just from the outside. Â That adds something to every interaction and reminds me that yes, I am playing a character that is very different from myself and the other races.
But all that aside, I play Mia Moui because Miqo'te are cutie cute cute and cruel and vicious, just like my cats.*
*Vicious with their cats toys, which they routinely murder
Carne armum ergo sum.
