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Julian
- He acts petty about the smaller things as a way of being silly. He can hold onto a hurt, but he prefers to deal with that stuff more directly
- You see it come out the most with his younger sister Pasha
- She'll be rolling her eyes at him, telling him he's an idiot and she doesn't need his help
- He'll be cleaning up after dinner with her and put everything away on the top shelves
- She'll get annoyed and start telling him to pull them back down for her: "I know you know what you're doing wrong, Ilya!"
- "What's that? I'm just your idiot older brother, Pasha, since when do I know what I'm doing?"
- "I mean it! Take them down for me now, you know I can't reach up there!"
- "I thought you didn't need my help."
- He'll be giving her his usual roguish grin, casually dodging her swipes at his kneecaps as he pulls everything back down
- He wants to get his point across though, so he'll use the opportunity to reorganize her kitchen while she's distracted
- Now the dish towels are in the oven and the sugar and salt are mixed up. He might even dose Pepi with some catnip on the way out
Asra
- For someone with such a chillaxed approach to life, they are surprisingly easy to annoy
- And yes, he gets petty when he's irritated
- It rarely happens with you (usually when you're trying to annoy them on purpose), and then his petty retaliation prank is just for show (or to make a gentle point)
- But if it's someone being genuinely maddening, maybe a Karen in the market place or a self-important jerk cutting in line?
- Barely detectable spells designed to make them question reality in a decidedly unpleasant, but harmless way
- The Karen screaming about the pumpkin bread being overbaked is suddenly under a 30 minute enchantment that makes her say the opposite of what she intends to
- You've never heard anyone serve compliments so angrily: "Exceptional service! This bread is flawless! You're not being unreasonable, I am!" All while slowly turning purple with rage
- And oh no, look at that, the guy who shouldered his way in front of you moments ago just made a beeline for the public lavatory, almost like he has sudden diarrhea
- "Oh no, MC," Asra whispers quietly in your ear, dimples dancing, "Oh nooo ..."
Nadia
- She gets petty when she feels like she's been insulted or underestimated
- It's not her best look, but she has a lot of pent-up resentment about feeling constantly humiliated by her older sisters
- So of course, that's what she does to the unfortunate nobleman who tries to mansplain his way out of taking care of his tenants in front of her court
- She'll pull out the file of information she's gathered and grill him with no mercy: "You currently own 4 properties valued at ____, correct? And you charge your tenants ____ per month?"
- You watch him go pale and gulp, "er, yes, Countess. But with the rain, building costs-"
- "Your maintenance to date is estimated at costing you ____, leaving over 50 separate complaints unaddressed, some of which are several years old. If my numbers are correct, (and they are always correct, nobleman) you still have _____ in profits. That should easily cover the estimated ____ required to restore acceptable living conditions. I expect to receive a glowing report from your tenants next quarter. Will there be any issues?"
- She usually feels guilty afterwards, but you can't blame her. It's just so gratifying
Muriel
- He can hold a grudge, but his brand of petty is hard to notice until you get to know him better
- It'll only happen with people he trusts, when they do something he disapproves of
- For example, the time Asra visited and decided to feed the chickens some breadcrumbs soaked in mead. Just for fun
- Watching tipsy poultry stagger and drunkenly cluck around your front yard was hilarious, but also a little sad
- And Muriel doesn't appreciate it when someone disrespects nature. Even Asra
- He'll sulk. It's a little comedic to watch a full grown man give someone the cold shoulder and huff and stomp his way around the hut, but it's surprisingly effective
- Especially when Inanna joins in, skulking by his side and shooting the occasional disdainful glare
- Asra crumbles when Faust sides with them, riding on Inanna's back and blepping at her master reproachfully
- "Alright, alright, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have -" *giggle* "I shouldn't have intoxicated your chickens! It was very rude of me."
- Really the apology is all Muriel wants, he'll stop sulking and maybe laugh about it later
Portia
- She gets petty when someone comments on an insecurity of hers without meaning to
- Being the younger sister of a charismatic older brother means that she *hates* being compared to him
- She'll be enjoying drinks with you one evening at the Rowdy Raven, and one of the local regulars will make the wrong comment
- "Hey, it's Devorak's little sister! Look at you carrying all those drinks, I bet you can hold your liquor almost as well as he can."
- Uh oh. It's on.
- She'll turn, smiling sweetly, and challenge him to a drinking contest in front of the whole tavern. He'll need help getting home
- She won't stop there, either. After that it's arm wrestling, darts, even an insult war in which you hear some of the most creative roasts you've ever come across
- All as her Nevivon accent gets thicker and thicker, curls flying and eyes sparking with triumph as she demolishes poor fool after poor fool
- She'll be embarrassed about getting so carried away the next morning while she's nursing her hangover
- It's worth it because Julian is now known at the Raven as "Miss Devorak's older brother"
Lucio
- In the same way that he only throws his tantrums cathartically, his pettiness is his other method of handling his short temper
- On one hand, you're proud of him. It's a big improvement from ordering someone's execution because he didn't like what they said about him
- On the other hand, it's hard to take him seriously when his response to an unwelcome comment is to mimic it back in their faces because he can't come up with a witty comeback
- He'll be passing back by a merchant he tried to haggle with earlier when their shop assistant makes a friendly jab at him
- "Hey, Mr Adventurer! You back for that deal, or is it still too much?"
- He'll barely miss a beat spluttering before he whirls around and responds in a squeaky mocking voice at the top of his lungs:
- "Hey shopkeep! You back for that deal, or am I still too much?"
- Apparently, the teenaged assistant in question is gifted in both good humor and snark. There's a crowd gathering for the free entertainment and it's fueling both of them
- Neither of them seem afraid of being immature in public so you wait it out at the nearby tea stand until they're satisfied