Player Name: Kates Character Name: Cornelius Hickey Path to Graduation: Turns out that having positive reinforcement in your life certainly helps! Hickey imprinted on Kiryu pretty hard, mostly because the man did things like "actually trust him" and "treat him decently." It's during their time as Warden & Inmate that Hickey learned to be a bit less reactive and to think things over before taking actions. He also, without realizing it, looked up to Kiryu as a role model and tried to implement some of the man's strategies, actions, and responses when dealing with people. Very 'fake it till you make it' on Cornelius's end (which tbf, that's how he managed to pass as a sailor for three years, at least that strategy makes sense).
The Magnus Archives fears event as well as Flotilla were pretty big changers for Hickey. With the fears event, he managed to get everything he wanted, but very quickly learned that godlike power isn't worth it if the people you care about get hurt in the process. Likewise, though he was in his element in Flotilla and could easily just fuck off and take care of his own self (and was REALLY tempted to do so), there were certain aspects that made him decide to look out for the good of others instead of just focusing on his own actions. He was very gung-ho about repairing the Barge and it was during one of those repair sessions that he confessed his messed-up love for Crozier to Norton...who immediately helped bring things back to Earth by pointing out dude, he has every reason to hate you, this isn't going anywhere.
And throughout his time, Hickey's been very slowly, without really knowing it, actually making friends. Norton, Hunter, Trevor, and John Seed were some of the main people that he found himself actually caring about. He'd check up on them, he'd offer help, and in the cases of Hunter and Seed, he'd find himself trying to help them through their problems. It took a bit before Hickey connected the dots that he gives a shit about these people, but the dots got connected in the end.
And then there's Crozier. When Crozier first showed up from a time before he knew everything that had happened with Hickey, he kept his mouth shut. He even enabled some of Crozier's bad habits because he didn't want to lose the man's affection. But slowly, he managed to obtain Crozier's actual affection. This culminated in Hickey taking a chance and telling Crozier about his backstory...followed shortly up with an apology for what he did. Congratulations for taking accountability.
He's still a shit! He's still a spiteful little jerk in some aspects. But, most importantly, he's a spiteful little jerk who's actually learned to trust people, doesn't immediately jump to murder, and can own up to when he makes a mistake.
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Character Name: Cornelius Hickey
Path to Graduation: Turns out that having positive reinforcement in your life certainly helps! Hickey imprinted on Kiryu pretty hard, mostly because the man did things like "actually trust him" and "treat him decently." It's during their time as Warden & Inmate that Hickey learned to be a bit less reactive and to think things over before taking actions. He also, without realizing it, looked up to Kiryu as a role model and tried to implement some of the man's strategies, actions, and responses when dealing with people. Very 'fake it till you make it' on Cornelius's end (which tbf, that's how he managed to pass as a sailor for three years, at least that strategy makes sense).
The Magnus Archives fears event as well as Flotilla were pretty big changers for Hickey. With the fears event, he managed to get everything he wanted, but very quickly learned that godlike power isn't worth it if the people you care about get hurt in the process. Likewise, though he was in his element in Flotilla and could easily just fuck off and take care of his own self (and was REALLY tempted to do so), there were certain aspects that made him decide to look out for the good of others instead of just focusing on his own actions. He was very gung-ho about repairing the Barge and it was during one of those repair sessions that he confessed his messed-up love for Crozier to Norton...who immediately helped bring things back to Earth by pointing out dude, he has every reason to hate you, this isn't going anywhere.
And throughout his time, Hickey's been very slowly, without really knowing it, actually making friends. Norton, Hunter, Trevor, and John Seed were some of the main people that he found himself actually caring about. He'd check up on them, he'd offer help, and in the cases of Hunter and Seed, he'd find himself trying to help them through their problems. It took a bit before Hickey connected the dots that he gives a shit about these people, but the dots got connected in the end.
And then there's Crozier. When Crozier first showed up from a time before he knew everything that had happened with Hickey, he kept his mouth shut. He even enabled some of Crozier's bad habits because he didn't want to lose the man's affection. But slowly, he managed to obtain Crozier's actual affection. This culminated in Hickey taking a chance and telling Crozier about his backstory...followed shortly up with an apology for what he did. Congratulations for taking accountability.
He's still a shit! He's still a spiteful little jerk in some aspects. But, most importantly, he's a spiteful little jerk who's actually learned to trust people, doesn't immediately jump to murder, and can own up to when he makes a mistake.