Trouble adjusting to a new place? Social anxiety? Disappointed with his own progress? I can only imagine what's plaguing his mind. I hope he's been sleeping well.

I wonder if it's the typical problems of adolescent life, or something uniquely Vaati. He is a bit of a drama queen. And uncommonly determined.

Anyway, you captured this particular feeling well. The body language is terribly familiar and relatable. Poor boy.

I could tell you, but it'll be more fun for you to find out what's going on in a couple days when I get to a particular prompt. 'Drama queen' might not be so apt, then--or perfectly apt, depending on your point of view. :)

Oh? Oh!? Are you using Linktober to tell another story in these little vignettes? I'm so excited!

Your version of Vaati differs a fair bit from my own thoughts and take on the character, but is still true to what we've been told. That makes discovering how you're developing him so much fun.

A small thought. How difficult is it to travel between Hyrule and... well, I don't think you've explicitly mentioned the name of Ignus' home world. (Although, I suppose Hyrule is merely one nation rather than a planet. Details.) Cisterna is the city, correct?

I recall Ignus indicating he had exhausted himself traveling from one plane to another, so I'm assuming very difficult.

A bit yeah! Some of the prompts work well for some lil scenes n' snippets of trash I've been thinking far too much about, ha. I'm having fun doing them.

Your take on him seemed a lot more verbose, which I suppose is fair considering he was oh-so very dramatic in game with all the cheesy, villainous one-liners, heh. I just imagine he's a little more reserved here what with never having gone down the villain route, or maybe I just prefer subtlety over the anime-style IM GOING TO YELL MY FEELINGS AND PLANS AT YOU trope, lmao.

I.. haven't actually given Ignus' world a proper name yet. Cisterna is the capitol city though, yes. Traveling to other planes is incredibly difficult, it's sort of uncharted territory as far as teleportation magic goes. He's unable to perform more than a basic cantrip for two weeks or so afterward. They still visit Hyrule intermittently but it's not as easy as popping in for Sunday brunch, heh.