I'll let you know as time goes on, for now it lacks any kind of atmosphere. With all luck he can end up just like that paladin from way back when. Only sans hotness.

He said he was going to have his off, so I'm just assuming he's going to look at my hideous mug! And Desmond doesn't care what other think of his ugliness, he likes it!

So not only is he going have to worry about manipulative Ellen trying to lust after him, but now Daniel enjoy his flawed face!

If Ellen decides Desmond is great as a meatshield, she's going to try to secure his loyalty. Pretending to lust after him and his face is going to be a last resort, however.

Depends on Desmond. Ellen will be chasing after him because her personal Loa is trying to be evil. Daniel on the other hand needs to get some quality to find amusement in. Like Lind's twitchiness. Apologies in advance to Krylo.

I'm not really sure how much Desmond is going to trust Ellen from the start, people who right out say they aren't shallow without any prompting usually are lying about that.

Really? I'm pretty sure the common assumption about socialites is that they are, in fact, shallow. Regardless of whether or not they lie about it.

For that matter, claiming non-shallowness does seem to indicate shallowness, since she obviously cares enough about what her peers think of her to want to appear non-shallow in their eyes.

True. But that's all part of the plan. Ellen's got to get on these people's good graces. Insecure young girl is the way to go. I wouldn't be surprised if she times her OCD so she can get caught doing something embarassing somewhere along the line.

EDIT: Besides, Ellen didn't say she wasn't shallow. She just said she wasn't as shallow as other people.

Yeah, but knowing someone is shallow(or assuming) and that person claiming they aren't already indicates to the others that she is more the willing to lie to teammates she just met so yeah, she's going to look bad because of that. There really was no point in drawing attention to it right off the bat.

These are some rather bold assumptions to start tossing when you've just met someone. If Daniel wasn't already throwing accusations in his head I might say that you are being a little too zealous in trying to find a good reason for your character to be suspicious of Ellen.