07-16-2019, 10:30 PM
Absolutely!
I always really loved reading lore about faeries/fey folk being "bound" to speak the truth, as part of their nature -- so maybe being a little tactless, naive, or innocent when asked questions meant to elicit a more subtle response. ("How are you feeling today, Katya?" "Pretty horrible, I woke up with a headache, my left foot hurts, I argued with a tree for most of the morning about who is the most attractive in Spring -- he won, by the way -- I really need to go the bathroom right now and the color of your shirt displeases me," etc etc.)
But maybe if she was asked something by someone, and she KNEW the answer might be considered rude/blunt/awkward,she would go to great lengths to "talk around" the "blunt" answer. (Example -- "How's my strawberry tart? I spent all morning baking it for you!" "The tart is a very nice tart. The crust is golden brown, the strawberries are red, there is steam rising from it, it is sitting on the windowsill, you made it for me and I am appreciative that you made it for me...." -- rather than "Horrible, it's totally not my thing, I hate strawberries!")
I always really loved reading lore about faeries/fey folk being "bound" to speak the truth, as part of their nature -- so maybe being a little tactless, naive, or innocent when asked questions meant to elicit a more subtle response. ("How are you feeling today, Katya?" "Pretty horrible, I woke up with a headache, my left foot hurts, I argued with a tree for most of the morning about who is the most attractive in Spring -- he won, by the way -- I really need to go the bathroom right now and the color of your shirt displeases me," etc etc.)
But maybe if she was asked something by someone, and she KNEW the answer might be considered rude/blunt/awkward,she would go to great lengths to "talk around" the "blunt" answer. (Example -- "How's my strawberry tart? I spent all morning baking it for you!" "The tart is a very nice tart. The crust is golden brown, the strawberries are red, there is steam rising from it, it is sitting on the windowsill, you made it for me and I am appreciative that you made it for me...." -- rather than "Horrible, it's totally not my thing, I hate strawberries!")
Contrary to popular belief, the wings of demons are the same as the wings of angels, although they're often better groomed.
--Neil Gaiman
--Neil Gaiman