Bettah Meflis

### Quirk

typeS iN all lowercasS with the exception of G U N aNd S. yeS, the letterS he capitalizeS spell GUNS. talkS iN a thoroUgh maNNer to avoid miScommUNicatioN, aNd USeS commaS.

Bettah Meflis is like, a therapist AND a cop though he wishes he was just a therapist. Genuinely nice and very stressed out at all times because he would rather not murder despite it being in his job description. Became a subdugator at age 9, and now everything is his problem at all times. Contrary to popular belief, his own problems are not, in fact, his problems. Either they don’t exist or they’re everybody else’s. Good luck with him.

## Etymology

Bettah likely comes from the term "Beta Cuck" which typically means a person whose spousal partner frequently does intercourse with other people. The last name Meflis can be an altered form of Mefli as a reference to Jennifer Mefli, the psychatrist of Tony Soprano from the TV show, The Sopranos. It can also come from Mephistophones.

Bettah could alternatively be derived from the popular Siamese fighting fish, better known as the betta fish. This is deeply ironic as he is not a seadweller, although his creator is Fish.

## Relationships

### Raigne Latoil

**beloved client.** Bettah’s former client and closest confidant. For the first time in sweeps, he is letting himself care about somebody, and it makes him feel nervous — though nerves definitely didn’t stop him from lying on paper to prevent Raigne’s death. It’s a very bad idea to keep engaging with them, but their allure and kind heart draw Bettah in too well.

### Aivide Thieri

**lovely coworker.** A pleasant acquaintance that he chats with sometimes. He tries to keep the fact of her ancestor’s relationship with his ancestor out of his mind as much as he can though it can be hard. Very hard. Very awkward. Bettah feels more or less comfortable with Aivide. Maybe even *too* comfortable.

### Vinbre Malcos

**a cause for alarm.** Bettah got threatened with a rocket launcher by one Vinbre Malcos?? Oh yeah, that experience belongs right under that terrestrial connection archway with the fishes. Maybe it can hang out there a bit, stew. Make a nice repression soup with additional seafood. It's all good. Though Bettah is certainly still alarmed by her. She seems to have a lot of problems disorder.

### Sasara Versii

**someone.** Killer of his best friend. He wants to say he has mixed feelings about her, but his feelings are as mixed as a slab of concrete.

### Parivi Dexert-Mavvta

**deceased friend.** Looking back on it, this guy was definitely spiety flirting with Bettah though that informational tidbit is all for moot now. Hell, it could’ve been for moot *then*. They both knew Parivi was going to die *eventually* and neither of them were the type to properly load the canister for the prime bullet biting. Jokes on them though. Canister got loaded anyways. Bummer.

### Luediw Heviri

**former partner.** It’s not that Bettah didn’t like Luediw very much. There was quite a bit to like about Luediw. Not a good bit though. It’s more like a “good enough” bit. The sort of bit that would make you like a guy mildly, and-if not like-then at least appreciate. Though the way Luediw acted over the sweeps made Bettah really upset. Eventually upset enough to make that “good enough” bit not good enough at all.

### Eleont Mewkap

**shit i forgot about him.** Shit. Fuck. God damn it. This guy is Bettah's moirail.

## Extra

* Bettah's Character playlist link

Bettah's Kin OnionEarly Art of BettahBettah with his Ancestor