ff_classchange | Application Submission

The Basics:

Name: Shorlixa
Age: Shhh, twenties
Location: Singapore
Occupation: Graduate Student
How did you find out about this community? sunflower_mynah

Personality Questions:

1) List and expand upon your three best traits / strengths. (These should be personality-related, not physical.)

* I'm a friendly person. As long as you're not being hostile on first meeting, I'm happy to make friends and get along with people.

* I have a pretty good memory, especially for the written word. I can usually remember the plot of books I've read and summarise what was covered.

* I'm pretty creative. Not in the art sense, but in the sense of ideas and writing. I can get pretty inspired by various things and come up with interesting ways to view something that was ordinary before.

2) List and expand upon your three worst traits / weaknesses.

* I can be quick to anger but I'm also quick to let it go after I spend some time venting. But that means I've already gotten angry and irritated.

* I procrastinate. There are lots of stuff I really shouldn't put off but if I think I can get away with it, I tend to leave things to another day.

* I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I really need things to be just perfect. Whether it's playing to the perfect game or getting a perfect score, the need for it to be just right can be quite stressful.

3) Rate yourself on the following traits by putting an 'X' in the box you think fits best. (E.g. if you are slightly more introverted than extroverted, put an 'X' in the second box.) Explain your choice as well.

Introverted [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] Extroverted
Explain:
I can oscilate between the two depending on the situation. I do take time to warm up to people and I can be shy in a crowd. But I'm happy to welcome new people to the fold and try and get them settled in. Depending on my mood at the time, I could be outgoing or reserved.

Cheerful [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] Gloomy
Explain:
I'm generally a cheerful person aside from the blues now and then. I don't like letting the world get me down even if I do spend some time whining about it. But even with all that, I'm an optimist at heart no matter how cynical my words.

Reserved [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] Impulsive
Explain:
I like to take my time to think things through but I do sometimes get caught up on impulse. Most people say I'm rather level-headed. I do like to take a step back from a situation if I feel it's getting too complicated so I can focus on what's important.

Energetic [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] Calm
Explain:
In tense situations, I tend towards trying to see what's happening rather than simply reacting. A bee once fell on my back in class and while the girls beside me were shrieking I just asked someone to flick it off my back since I couldn't see it.

Feminine [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] Masculine/Tomboyish
Explain:
When thinking of my masculine and feminine traits, I do tend towards the feminine. Although my clothing is casual most of the times, I do like to dress up on occassion and I like to think my behaviour is lady-like.

Grudge-holding [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] Forgiving
Explain:
I can hold a grudge, especially if it was something major. Although I don't really act on my grudges, I do remember and it can sometimes colour my reactions.

4) Describe how you typically work in teams. Is it generally a good experience, or do you prefer working by yourself? Do you like to lead and make decisions or do you prefer to let others make decisions so that you can do the legwork? You may find it helpful to give an example of a team you worked on recently and how that went.

I'm happy to play a supporting role in teams and as long as I can get along with other members in a team, I'm okay with working in one. I prefer to let others make decisions but if necessary I'll put myself forward so things will get done.

5) Spider-Man Decision: If you had to choose between saving two dozen innocent children and saving your best friend/significant other/person closest to you, which would you pick and why?

I would save the children. Although it would hurt me personally, the needs of many outweigh the needs of the few. Still, I'll rather be like spider-man and save them both. :)

6) Your friend has had their feelings hurt and comes to you for consolation. What do you do? Let's say, two days later they come to you again still upset over the same issue. What would you do in that case?
I would listen to what they have to say and try and comfort her. Depending on what the friend is looking for, I may or may not offer a solution. Even if she comes back again over the same issue, it's important to see if she just wants a friend she can talk to or she actually wants some help to resolve the issue.

7) What interests/hobbies do you have? How do you like to spend your free time?
I like reading and gaming. In my free time, I go to the library or surf the internet to read and play games.

8) Describe one to three careers you would find ideal, with a little explanation of why it appeals to you.
My ideal career is to be a librarian and be able to work with books for a living. To organise the books and share them with the public is something I find enriching.

FF Questions:

9) List one to three favorite Final Fantasy games and why you like them. Sequels/spin-offs/non-numbered/KH/Dissidia games are okay.
FF8 holds a special place in my heart because it was the game that introduced me to Final Fantasy. It had gorgeous graphics, an interesting storyline and lots of things to discover.

I also like FF13 because it really is very pretty. Perhaps I'm superficial, but complicated systems and battles will only go so far. If I'm going to spend ~~hoursdays~~weeks playing the game, beautiful graphics help.

10) List one to three of your favorite Final Fantasy characters and why:
Chocobo. He's adorable and they had the racing and dungeon games for him. And for people who say he's just a cute mount, the chocobo dungeon games had plot and the voice acting gave him emotion.

Tifa. I like her strong and independent character, nicely balanced with her caring nature. She fought through all the difficulties life threw at her and became better and stronger for it.

11) One to three characters you relate to (you may reuse answers from #8 if applicable) and why:

Quistis Trepe. I find her personality quite similar to mine and I find I can relate to the situation she found herself in where she had to take on responsibility and ends up being viewed as more mature than her peers. Being rather quiet and serious when I was younger, I ended up growing up a little faster as well and my teachers always commented on my apparent maturity.

12) The FF game you liked playing least:
FF12. I didn't really like the license system. I enjoy characters having specialised signature weapons that they're really good at using as the default.

13) One to three FF characters you dislike and why:

Vanille from FF13. Unfortunately, her character development throughout the entire game went from bad to worst. I kept hoping something would be revealed that would redeem her character, but she ended up being a mostly whiny girl that was saved by Fang repeatedly. Maybe that's not what happened, but that was the impression I got.

14) Favorite weapon in a Final Fantasy game (either the name if you liked the name, or a picture if you liked the look of it, or a description if it had awesome stats/abilities):
I liked Fang's weapon from FF13 because when I made the upgrade to the second level, it seriously looked like she was using a broom to kick ass. Which was actually pretty neat and also kinda funny.

15) Your favorite Final Fantasy summon (e.g. Ifrit, Carbuncle, Bahamut, etc.):
Diabolos. Because using a black hole to kill everything is cool.

16) Your favorite spell/ability/technique that can be learned in a Final Fantasy game (e.g. Esuna, Steal, special finishes/overdrives such as Tifa's Final Heaven limit break, etc.):

I liked Lightning's Army of One because when she used that to attack creatures, the slow-motion would enable creatures to be frozen with the most amusing of faces.

17) A Final Fantasy mini-game/sidequest you invested entirely too much time into:
I played the card game in FF8 so many times in a row my SEED level actually went down.

18) Your favorite Cid:
It has to be the one from Chocobo Racing. I liked a cheerful Cid in no danger and just helping with upgrades and having a good time.