- He's a trickster. If he hadn't acquired the whole 'devil' reputation, he'd definitely have been considered a trickster god. He's certainly not amoral as such, but he's willing to do almost anything to amuse himself and he's slippery as an eel. He doesn't consider that rules apply to him, and he won't do anything he doesn't want to. - MAGIC. Sam is emphatically not-human: he's half Magic Incarnate, so he's got a world-view that is totally different to humans (even though he does a very good impression of humanity). Magic colours everything he does, sees and feels. - Understatement. Sam likes to fit in, or at least not to be too noticeable. He's attracted to shiny things, but it's an impulse he keeps muzzled outside of the bar. Unless he's furious, he tends towards more low-key magics, and he doesn't like fuss in his appearance. He LIKES scruffy black, okay? It's comfortable and comforting, and it doesn't stand out. - Fun. Sam likes to have fun, even when it's ill-advised. He's utterly irreverent and he's not scared of anything, even when he really should be. It's an attitude that extends to his feelings on sex: it's fun and light-hearted and it means as much as you want it to mean. - Time. Sam has all the time he ever needs, and never enough of it with anyone. It means he can be lazy and light-hearted, because hey, there's always tomorrow, right? But at the same time, behind it there's a hunger, a burning reminder that the clock is ticking and that eventually he will go on and most of the people he knows will leave him in the dust. It's a big reason why in Milliways he tends to be friendly with people who are, shall we say, 'differently mortal' - though I'm not sure how conscious this decision is.
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Date: 2011-01-16 02:55 am (UTC)- MAGIC. Sam is emphatically not-human: he's half Magic Incarnate, so he's got a world-view that is totally different to humans (even though he does a very good impression of humanity). Magic colours everything he does, sees and feels.
- Understatement. Sam likes to fit in, or at least not to be too noticeable. He's attracted to shiny things, but it's an impulse he keeps muzzled outside of the bar. Unless he's furious, he tends towards more low-key magics, and he doesn't like fuss in his appearance. He LIKES scruffy black, okay? It's comfortable and comforting, and it doesn't stand out.
- Fun. Sam likes to have fun, even when it's ill-advised. He's utterly irreverent and he's not scared of anything, even when he really should be. It's an attitude that extends to his feelings on sex: it's fun and light-hearted and it means as much as you want it to mean.
- Time. Sam has all the time he ever needs, and never enough of it with anyone. It means he can be lazy and light-hearted, because hey, there's always tomorrow, right? But at the same time, behind it there's a hunger, a burning reminder that the clock is ticking and that eventually he will go on and most of the people he knows will leave him in the dust. It's a big reason why in Milliways he tends to be friendly with people who are, shall we say, 'differently mortal' - though I'm not sure how conscious this decision is.