How Does Your Character React To Physical Touch?

[DreamedReality]

Surprise touches for Jaques? No go. Violence is in store for the contact initiator. As a particular -surprise hugs!- Miqo found out in an RP already. ^^;

 

Jaques has a hard time with casual contact. He is even leery of a handshake. Although he is unlikely to grow violent from 'friendly contact' he will: retreat from the contact, ignore it until it goes away, or try to intimidate the other person away.

 

Amid those he trusts he's more open to it and to a select few he'll even initiate the contact.

[Antain]

Vaughn doesn't mind touch. He is especially open with people he trusts. Strangers, he'll shake a hand, maybe hug them after first meeting in a farewell.

[Ignacius]

You touch Orleans Ignacius, and he'll touch you right back.

 

It's all about context...

[Melodia]

You touch Orleans Ignacius, and he'll touch you right back.

 

It's all about context...

Ditto this for Ruru. How that touch is initiated or the meaning behind dictates his response.

[Zhavi]

Mostly depends on Zhi's mood. She's an instigator at heart, though, so she won't be afraid of using personal space to her advantage. Thing is, I don't think most people would want to touch her, or be touched by her. The fleas/lice alone are plenty reason to keep your distance, much less the way she looks or smells (and even if she's bathed regularly, she still would likely look dirty and disheveled, and smell like fish). Not that she's ever let that stop her when she's after something!

[Hiro]

Hiro isn't very physical, anything out of the blue or sudden he'll likely avoid but in the middle of conversation if someone touches him or reaches out to him he'd likely just stare at them confused.

 

My Lalafell, Jovan, would freak out and start beating the offender with his staff: "IT DOES NOT TOUCH US IT IS UNCLEAN!" Eventually he'd regain his composure and go back to being his eloquent little self.

[Evaleigh]

My characters run the gambit.

 

Star - Loves physical contact. It is in fact a great way to calm her down from one of her tantrums is for someone she trusts to just hug her until the 'bad thoughts' go away.  She adores cuddle piles and just leaning against someone.  She loves attention, even from strangers.

 

Evaleigh - My Hyur however cannot handle being touched.  She freaks a little when it comes to physical contact wanting nothing more than to escape the situation.  She tends to keep people at arm's length through poise and presenting a stand-offish and collected lady-like demeanor but every so often someone will try and hug her and she just stands there and takes it wishing it to all be over.

[K'nahli]

Despises it, and harbours a deep fear for the stuff.

 

That's right, a Lalafell who isn't all "cuddle me or ill explode". They exist.

 

This makes me very sad in the heart.

 

 

 

K'nahli Yohko -

She'd be receptive of hugs from her blood sister, K'mih and from her mother but anyone else within her tribe would almost certainly earn a far, more, apprehensive reaction. Were she travelling and encountered an outsider whom was overly affectionate and launched themselves on to her with a hug, then she'd likely become immediately uncomfortable and throw them off right away agitatedly.

 

Unnecessary hand-grabbing would warrant a similar reaction for outsiders but a tap on the shoulder or perhaps a poke would be fine.

 

Andre Winter -

Andre is a noble boy, so while he'd be very careful about how he treats others, he'd likely humour most physical contact offered by even complete strangers and simply become embarrassed at worst while laughing it off.

 

Alex Hawthorn -

Alex can usually be rather indifferent about most things. Typical contact would be ignored but if anyone, for whatever reason, decided to hug him or anything of that nature then he'd calmly shuffle himself free or push them back away with a glide of his hand.

 

Lulani Manani -

Would probably be okay with just about anything other than affectionate contact from fellow, male strangers. Females might make him embarrassed in a much different sense and lead him to finding a way out in a polite but nervous manner.

 

Au Ra -

Would most likely, silently disapprove of any contact of a friendly nature and promptly free himself from anyone whom would, for whatever reason, grab his hand or hug him. Being that he will be a largely emotionless character, these reactions are not ones you would really describe to be done out of mere discomfort.

[Cliodhna Eoghan]

clio has a personal bubble that few are allowed to break through if it's not job related. simply because physical contact to get information for a mission and physical contact for personal reasons are separate in her mind.

 

she's not to the point of braking fingers or getting jumpy if someone bumps into her or does an over eager handshake (as in hi! *grabs hand without holding hand out for her to take first* ) that will just have a mild annoyance that will most likely be kept to herself for politeness' sake. otherwise there's a space she maintains.

[Edvyn]

by coughing and sputtering loudly whilst shouting "YOU GAVE ME A DISEASE YOU GAVE ME A DISEASE" causing everyone in the room to stare disapprovingly shortly before running off to wash their hands 8-)

[Caspar]

Because it's godmodding, I haven't really been able to do it, but originally I intended Virara to get startled and shoulder throw or tackle anyone who touches her from behind, purely on reflex. I haven't gone quite that far, but yeah she's kinda adverse to it. From those who are close to her, she tolerates it, but this is something she's unaccustomed to. For the most part the only physical contact of that sort she's had is hitting, etc, so it's natural for her to be wary of it. (Though she gets petted OOC constantly...)

[Delilah Scythewood]

Lili is always one to give hugs, kisses on the cheeks, and things of that nature! Just...don't touch her neck. Touch her neck and she'll shirk her shoulders. Same with her ears, or breathing on either of the previously mentioned!

 

Xelra? Just. Don't. Unless you're family or too innocent to know better.

[Enla]

Cylin has an involuntary flinch to being touched and actively despises it without her expressed consent. It bothers her immensely, and anyone who wishes to get to know her needs to respect that boundary if they really wish to remain in her good graces. She's not so touch phobic however that she won't eventually become comfortable around certain people, but even then her being the one to initiate the touch is preferred.

 

Enla is the kind of person who simply doesn't care, so long as the touch doesn't mean someone is trying to help her against her wishes or do something unsavory. She often can be found nudging against her best friend and other people, even smacking one or two people who piss her off royally.

 

Theula'sae... Well, he uses touch as a weapon, so I'd say he's fine with it...

[BumblingSeaBiscuit]

Ezhara does not react poorly to physical touch. As an ex-courtesan and a healer she can understand the importance of body language and connection through touch. Of course, she'll likely startle if someone gets into her guard without her notice. Respectfully, she will always ask (in some form) unless she's been given permission in the past. 

[V'aleera]

V'aleera has a rather large personal bubble when it comes to strangers, and even most friends, and will react with annoyance if touched. She is more physically intimate with close friends and family.

 

The main exceptions occur on the battlefield, where she won't hesitate to take a wounded comrade in her arms or shove an ally into cover from oncoming fire, and she won't flinch at being assisted by another when wounded herself.

[g0ne]

Well now... if it was a guy, Eleni would flip out, scream "Who the hell said you could touch me?!" and the guy would be on the receiving end of a punch or a kick or any other non fatal method of attacking, even if it was just a poke from the poor bloke. This has even happened a few times.

 

 

If it was a woman, she wouldn't be bothered by it at all. She'd behave normally.

 

 

If it's someone close or someone she knows very well, she would be very huggable and generally fond of any non sexual contact from them. She was raised by her very loving and motherly grandmother, so she's used to physical contact in the case of close friends.

 

 

Ah, and yes, she likes to be patted on the head, because her grandmother used to do that a lot. But of course, that option is only available to really really close people. 

 

 

Edit: Hmm, is anyone else having font size problems?

[Flakskader]

Shashato Shato would certainly react quite strongly depending on the person. For her it's more of a question of impression. As a rule, she doesn't mind physical contact much. Heck she often finds taking other's hands to be effective comfort. However a complete stranger getting all touchy feely might elicit the understandable uncomfortable reaction, and anything inappropriate with reviled dismay. 

 

It also doesn't help that she is a bit of a neat freak, meaning if the person is a hog - even if they are a friend - she'll be reluctant to touch back.

 

 

The horror.

[Melody]

Melody has no problems with physical contact in general. She's been brought up in very social settings, so normal friendly gestures are not an issue. In fact she initiates said gestures a lot of times. It is not uncommon for Mel to try and nudge, poke, flick, ruffle some hair, or give a pat on the back. Granted, she doesn't usually do this to people she's literally just met, but if the setting feels right, she'll likely go for it.

 

:angel:

 

When it comes to more romantic contact, she eats it up like no tomorrow when she is with her special someone.

MAJOR CUDDLE BUG ALERT!!

 

When other people get flirty with her, the sarcasm gets cranked to the max and she will try to deftly turn things around on said people in order to send the message that she's not interested, but definitely doesn't mind interacting. This might involve attempted playful shoving (keep your distance, buddy!) but would really depend on what the other person was trying to do. (She's also a Lala, so if a bigger race was the interactee, the shoves and nudges might not do anything. )

[Jig]

Jigumundo treasures his personal space and hates when 'an outsider' tries to touch him. His reactions could vary from ironic to extremely violent, depentind on his actual mood. Being a moody character is an actually a 100-sided dice roll to determine how could he react.

 

However, he don't mind being touched by people he knows or appreciate like his students or (few) friends. Introverted personality is difficult to approach.

 

He loves cuddling... he could never admit it, but he likes it. BUT only with ONE CERTAIN person... and only if alone.

 

The other thing are his gloves which he never wears off. NEVER. 

 

 

As for Seth - the guy is Jigumundo's polar opposite. Touching people is part of his job as entertainer, or thief. The point of the touch might vary, however...

[Aaron]

All these xenophobic no touchy people wouldn't like Aaron lol

 

Despite being a emo like character a lot Aaron will touch people just to annoy them and get them to go away lol.

[Darcey]

Physical touch is a large part of communication for a physical race such as the Sea Wolves. With everything from shoulder slaps to large sweeping hugs, wrestling, punching, etc...

 

Merl has no problem receiving and giving physical contact in a variety of ways. Little is better to drive home a point than a subtle hand on a shoulder, or less subtle punch in the arm!

 

Passion is not relegated to boisterous behavior alone, tender touch and more comforting gestures are also welcome and given freely.

[Kirann]

That's  a hard question to answer really. it would depend on the situation. Is it someone she knows ? is it a stranger, is it why working at the café ? Was it while walking along merchants row?  because if it was, someone just tried to mug what little Gil she has.

 

Overall touching is one form of communication, so yes she touches people. Sometimes her tail sways a bit too much, sometimes those pesky Lalafell's  like to try and pull on it.

[Kalooeh]

Kal would be dependent on her mood, but overall she's got little problem with being physical or others being physical. Largely in part because of growing up mostly around Limsa and working on docks and ships.

Unless it's someone just walking up to her and grabbing her ass. If she was flirting with someone it wouldn't be a problem, but those who just walk up and start grabbing irritate her, because while she can handle it and herself well enough she knows others have issues with it and the person just signaled they're a creep that doesn't care about people's comfort zones/person space. (Which some people that may know here would find funny, but noting that while she likes to flirt and pick on people to make others uncomfortable or see how they react, she never actually just walks up to people and start grabbing or touching and only does if she picks up on signals that it's not a problem, and even then it tends to be more friendly than sexual.). Oh sure she may play along with it still in her usual manner, but she'll be strongly considering breaking the person's hand or arm and lacing the conversation with threats. Still somehow make it to a bedroom with her? Hope you're not planning on going anywhere because you're going to be hurting the next day and probably regretting the trip.

If she's being friendly with people then there's little problem with being grabbed.

Twelve preserve you though if you try to sneak up on her and try to startle her, like with jumping on her back, a clap on the back, a pinch, or other things when she didn't know you're there and trying to sneak up on her.

Doesn't matter if you're friends with her or not, you're risking getting punched if you startle her.

But otherwise she also has no problem with people hanging off her or even using her as a jungle gym if she's in a good mood, or if you're a friend or kid.

With those she likes and can be more physical with, she's very much a cuddler and has an issue with her hands roaming.

 

Dheina is not one for being touched. She could be up for cuddling with people she is close to and feels comfortable enough for, but otherwise she doesn't like being touched at all. No hands on her shoulder or back, or anything more personal. Especially not personal. If she was hurt and had to be carried she'd be able to deal with being carried, but she wouldn't be happy about it.

She's also extremely easy to startle and sudden physical touches could result in getting scratched or bitten.

 

Armimi is another one that wouldn't be happy with being touched, but she wouldn't twist or jump away like Dheina and the person would just more get a flat look and a "Please don't", "I suggest you remove your hand if you want to keep it", "Last chance to stop touching me before I torch you"

 

Sam isn't exactly a touchy-feely person and would prefer not to be touched by strangers, but they can easily enough tolerate being touched or dealing with crowds where bumping in to others or anything else is pretty much a given. More personal touches are uncomfortable and may end up getting one stabbed or set on fire if the person is pushy enough with it.

 

Samhain is like one of those cats that you really don't know if it's ok to be touching. One moment she could be totally fine with being touched or even being felt up, and then suddenly she decides that's enough and she's twisting your arm or has clawed you to get you to stop.

 

Cardea's friendly enough and one of those that will probably hang off the people she's hanging out with. It's usually just innocent friendliness anyways, but she tends to have an issue with remembering people can prefer personal space.

[sergioalibaba]

Rotomoto will molest people any chance he gets (By molest I mean, frantically touch anything and everything) especially women. He's a true pervert, but he will almost never pursue anything other than to just tease women.

 

As for being touched himself, he wouldn't mind it at all if those who touches him are women, in fact he'd welcome the touches! Though if it was a man, he would be uncomfortable and awkward but remain alright. 

 

 

Though those who decide to manhandle him will be responded with extreme flailing (With a sword)

[Gegenji]

Chachan, as one might figure, is a pretty touchy-feely sort.

 

Why he is, however, has not been touched upon (hee) quite so much. It's actually due to his upbringing. His first lessons with using a smith's hammer were with his father's hand guiding his strikes. When he (or any of the Gegenji kids) had trouble sleeping at night, their mother would run her hands gentle through their hair to help relax them. Even a lot of interactions with his brother consisted of reassuring pats and other similar forms of physical contact.

 

No wonder he's a bit of a hug-monster whose first response to dealing with an upset person is to give them a little hug or reassuring pat. It's engrained in him at this point.

 

(Also Lala-leghugs are adorable)