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Myth Weaver
I am not sure I have enough to add to this.
The Kitsune part makes me think this has some anime or manga origins. In that style, girls are often depicted as cute and confident and sexualized. Part of their charm is their shyness and naivety.
I think part of the problem would be, that as one grows with confidence, they tend to outgrow childish things. And so...for one very old, and very confident, the cute stuff ought to diminish, become less girlish, and more womanish.
Perhaps her cuteness in an act. Shy and demure when with friends, but when baddies how up, she is like 'Hold my purse, I got this."
Confidence is not really believing one has the best skill, but just believing you have enough skill to make the effort. And there are always bigger fish. No matter my skill, someone out there can pull the rug out from under me. People of age would know that. In a world where the number of tails gives a visible sign to this, it would be hard to imagine she thinks any of it is easy, and something she is certain to win.
But she can have enough skill to think can get herself out of bad situations, and possibly achieve an aim.
As John Wayne said, It ain't bragging if you can do it.
Might she have arrogance as a type of false bravado? She opens her mouth and talks the talk when it needs to be talked, and then hopes she has the skill to back it up.
I think that can be endearing, cause the reader knows she does not really think she can pull it off, but is going on into trouble anyway. And if she does it for noble reasons, we can kind of root for her.
Have you been writing this tale? If so, What is your impression of your own character in scenes where her arrogance shows? Is she truly arrogant, or over-confident, or is it true that she is really onto of the tree, and others just don't know it yet?>
What happens if she is humbled? If she was left crawling out of a smoking crater, would she feel arrogant?
The Kitsune part makes me think this has some anime or manga origins. In that style, girls are often depicted as cute and confident and sexualized. Part of their charm is their shyness and naivety.
I think part of the problem would be, that as one grows with confidence, they tend to outgrow childish things. And so...for one very old, and very confident, the cute stuff ought to diminish, become less girlish, and more womanish.
Perhaps her cuteness in an act. Shy and demure when with friends, but when baddies how up, she is like 'Hold my purse, I got this."
Confidence is not really believing one has the best skill, but just believing you have enough skill to make the effort. And there are always bigger fish. No matter my skill, someone out there can pull the rug out from under me. People of age would know that. In a world where the number of tails gives a visible sign to this, it would be hard to imagine she thinks any of it is easy, and something she is certain to win.
But she can have enough skill to think can get herself out of bad situations, and possibly achieve an aim.
As John Wayne said, It ain't bragging if you can do it.
Might she have arrogance as a type of false bravado? She opens her mouth and talks the talk when it needs to be talked, and then hopes she has the skill to back it up.
I think that can be endearing, cause the reader knows she does not really think she can pull it off, but is going on into trouble anyway. And if she does it for noble reasons, we can kind of root for her.
Have you been writing this tale? If so, What is your impression of your own character in scenes where her arrogance shows? Is she truly arrogant, or over-confident, or is it true that she is really onto of the tree, and others just don't know it yet?>
What happens if she is humbled? If she was left crawling out of a smoking crater, would she feel arrogant?