Sebek’s Self Confidence (pt3)

Grim asks about Sebek’s yelling and Silver says, “It’s his way of hiding his embarrassment and expressing gratitude. He may come off as abrasive, but he’s actually very caring.”

Other characters pick up on Sebek’s hidden insecurity during Glorious Masquerade when he refuses to admit that he prefers coffee with milk and sugar: Riddle asks why he is so defensive, saying it is nothing to be embarrassed about, while Jamil says “Not everything has to be a point of pride.”

He also denies when his stomach growls, claiming that his interests are the same of those of his senpai, such as studying history. There is a similar happening during Lilia’s farewell party and at the citadel in Lilia’s dream where he again denies that his stomach is growling, possibly out of embarrassment.

When Epel comments on his shivering during Harveston he denies it (“I’m simply trembling with anticipation for our victory!”) and he also denies having any love for his plushie (“It’s not what you think!”)

There is a similar example during Fairy Gala IF when Jack says he came across Sebek “pacing nonstop in front of Ramshackle’s gate…He kept glancing at the dorm all sneaky-like while going back and forth.”

Sebek is reluctant to explain himself and Ortho says that Sebek must have been worried about them, which he staunchly denies: “I thought you deserved to know how foolhardy your plan was. Don’t mistake my intentions. I am NOT here to help!”

Riddle, too, comments on Sebek’s curious participation in the event (when Riddle requested his help at the start Sebek had soundly refused) and Sebek defends himself with, “I came to demand they do better.” This claim is undermined by Ortho’s follow-up that he has been brainstorming and running errands with them, making Sebek look uncomfortable.

Sebek is motivated to weed fire lotuses during Glorious Masquerade because he refuses to be outdone by humans.

Ortho records his birthday interview for his family and teases Sebek, his interviewer, about making himself look bad on camera to Malleus.

Sebek responds, “What manner of blunder do you imagine l’d make? I could interview you in my sleep.” When Ortho thanks him at the end he says, “What sort of interviewer would I be if I didn’t offer you badly needed wisdom?”