Stamping application submission!

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

Here goes...



The Basics:

Name: deadcellredux
Age: 27
Location: New York, NY
Occupation: Medical Office Manager
How did you find out about this community? (Specify usernames if you remember them.) Through ff_press-- some fics from moogle_workshop showed up, to be exact, and I investigated.


Personality Questions:

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

Funny/Witty - Probably my best quality. I love laughing and making people laugh, and I've been told many times that I have a natural knack for humor (apparently I have good comedic timing and I'm good at impressions).
Passionate - When I feel strongly about something, you'll know it. Example-- I mean, whether it's a social/political cause, a song, or even just a video game character (HA. OF COURSE YOU KNOW I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT CONSIDERING I'M FILLING THIS OUT)… when I'm into something, I'm into something, and I can discuss it length and with conviction.
Loyal - to my friends and loved ones, I am very loyal. Unless you do something really terrible to me, I'll stand by you, refrain from judging you in any way, and support you (as long as you're not doing anything completely batsh*t crazy).

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

Procrastinator - OH BOY. The worst by far. In college I seriously COULD NOT write a paper unless it was the night before it was due-- I'm that sort of person. I guess I work relatively well under pressure; however the flaw in this is that I apparently need to work under pressure, or else I don't work well at all. The worst part is if I don't have a deadline for something, who knows when it's going to get done (this application is one example. I've had it sitting on my Mac for weeks). I'm always full of ideas and things that I want to do; actually doing it is another story.
Over-emotional - I'm a Taurus, and though I'm not quite sure I believe in astrology, one thing I can say is that I'm pretty aligned with the Taurus description in terms of emotions. I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve, and I also have a crazy temper, though it takes a while to get me going. I can absorb things for a while and let them rest under the surface, but once I finally get pushed to the breaking point… it's not pretty.
Over-analytical - I can work myself up pretty good just worrying about things and thinking way too hard about things people say and do. Someone can give me a compliment, and I'll pick it apart in my mind trying to figure out if it's something backhanded or not. Yeah. I guess "paranoid" would be a good negative trait for me as well. o_O;

I also never shut up. Seriously, I mean, I'm sure my responses on this application are already WAY too verbose and in-depth than would EVER be necessary.

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'm kind of in the middle. I have days where I'm really not into the whole "exuberant contact with other people" thing, but then again I'm pretty good at always being friendly/talkative/receptive to meeting new people and carrying on conversation (though I kind of hate meaningless small talk).

Cheerful [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] Gloomy
Explain:
Also in the middle. I can be a mope and a lump but I can also be incredibly bright and positive and happy. Depends on my mood.

Reserved [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] Impulsive
Explain:
When I get thoughts and ideas, I tend to act on them, despite whether or not it's actually a good idea. So I would say that I lean more towards impulsive.

Energetic [ ] [ ] [ ] [X ] [ ] Calm
Explain:
So I can be friendly and funny and talkative but I'm definitely not the energetic and hyper type… I'd rather just be chill and avoid drawing attention to myself/stay low-key if I can.

Feminine [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] Masculine/Tomboyish
Explain:
I've definitely been what most would consider a tomboy my entire life. To this day, the majority of my friends are male, and I feel more comfortable being myself around men-- probably because it's often really hard for me to identify with being female/feminine. It's just not me-- I feel uncomfortable around most other females because I feel like I just don't fit in with them. This is all very interesting to me as I've gotten older, because I'm straight, and I've been in a serious relationship (with a man) for almost three years. Who knows... I feel like I'm a walking Gender Studies class or something.

Grudge-holding [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] Forgiving
Explain:
This is difficult. I try to see all sides of things, despite how difficult it may be. There have been several people who've seriously betrayed me/violated our friendship and I've still tried to see their side of it… even though I won't talk to some of those people anymore. However, I've also been betrayed by people who I've forgiven, and our relationships are stronger than ever; also, I would be a hypocritical liar if I said I haven't done really shitty things to other people as well. So I can't judge TOO much… I try to follow a lot of Buddhist ideas and keep myself free of anger/grudges/hate/etc and try to show compassion and understanding to my fellow humans… but… I'd be lying if I said there's people I don't just HATE, who are just terrible people to a level I can never understand. BUT. I am also a firm believer that karma will come back around and get them. So yeah. I guess I'm kind of in the middle.

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 love working in teams! I haven't worked on a project with a team in quite a long time. Probably the best example would have been when I was in the Science Olympics in junior high (yes, I was always a nerd, and proud). I do enjoying leading, but I also enjoy contributing to the fruition of someone else's ideas. I love being creative in groups and collaborating with others on projects--provided they work as hard as I do -_-;

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?
Well yeah, gonna go with the person closest to me. Perhaps it's selfish, but I think it just might be human nature-- I can't imagine many other people who would choose otherwise. I would still try to save the children though, after I saved my friend/significant other.

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 talk to them and try to work it out-- I like to think that I'm a good listener and good at offering solutions or advice regarding problems that my friends have. I try to see all sides of a situation and offer a bit of logical perspective; but if the same problem keeps arising without resolution, I will admit when there is nothing else I can do or say. Sometimes it doesn't matter what advice you give a person-- if they don't utilize it or take a necessary action to change a situation, it doesn't mean a thing.

7) What interests/hobbies do you have? How do you like to spend your free time?
Writing. Of course. I've been writing since I was in elementary school-- I've dabbled in short stories and prose, but my main love is poetry. Recently I've gotten back into fanfiction, and I find that it's a REALLY fun writing exercise-- not to mention rewarding, considering how many people are out there in fandom-land waiting to discuss and comment. It's a fun little escape from the poetry I write (which is often highly personal and thus sometimes exhausting to write), not to mention a distraction from LIFE and my TERRIBLE JOB dealing with TERRIBLE PEOPLE-- oh sry, gettin' CARRIED AWAY
Reading. I was a literature major in college (along with creative writing) and for good reason. I havealways loved to read, I love bookstores (never getting an e-reader, that's for sure) and I've always got a rotating stack of new books waiting to be read… I can never catch up with myself in terms of books I'd like to read. I'm always searching for something good to read, because there are few things I love more than losing myself in an amazing story.
Drinking/Partying? Haha-- this is kind of a joke, but not really. I do like to go out and have a good time with friends-- any sleazy dive bar with a jukebox is heaven to me. Thankfully I live in New York City, so there is NEVER a shortage of things to do, experience, and explore. I figure I've got a couple years left in me to go out and have fun and still have it be acceptable… so if I get the opportunity to go a little wild, I'll do it.

8) Describe one to three careers you would find ideal, with a little explanation of why it appeals to you.
HAHAH WOW WELL NOT THE ONE I HAVE, MOST DEFINITELY
I would love to work in a career that integrates creative writing into social work-- as in, using creative writing as a means of art therapy. That, or being a creative writing teacher. Two things I know will never happen, because I can't afford graduate school (and probably never will -_-). But that would be my dream. There are few things that would probably make me as happy as helping someone embrace and hone a creative talent inside of them.
I'd also love to be a chef or work in a kitchen-- I looked into culinary schools for a while. I've always had FUN working in fast-paced, food-service-industry retail jobs (believe it or not) and I often miss it now that I've been stuck in stagnant, mind-numbingly boring office settings populated with cookie-cutter people for so many years. Oh and I also like food. A lot.

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.

Final Fantasy 6 is my favorite game ever. I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH I CAN BARELY TALK ABOUT IT. I first played it when I was probably about 11? 12? Something like that. I've probably played it about five times since then. The characters… OH THE CHARACTERS. And the WORLD OF RUIN. There's just SO MUCH in this game that is so emotional & inspiring and so much to learn and discover about these surprisingly in-depth characters. SO MUCH EMOTION IN THIS GAME INSPIRING SO MUCH EXUBERANT CAPS LOCK BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T CONTAIN MY LOVE FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS FF6. And I'm totally cosplaying as Locke at NYC ComicCon this year. CAN'T WAIT. This game had a huge effect on me back when I first played it, and it still has an effect on me now. On a related note, Locke/Celes is totally my fandom OTP. Few pairings come close. I still, to this DAY, get teary-eyed when I hear either the opera theme or the World of Ruin theme. CAN'T HANDLE IT.

Final Fantasy 4- another favorite. I think this may have been the first ever Final Fantasy game I played. It made me cry. IT WAS SO TRAGIC. I became so engrossed and enveloped in this game, and I didn't even OWN it-- I kept renting it over and over again and making my poor father pay exorbitant late fees to Blockbuster because I HAD TO FINISH IT. I love how FF4 is so medieval… it's like, straight up medieval fantasy, as opposed to the later games which all seemed to through in more modern/steampunky/bizarre elements. FF4 is just like… yo, we're just medieval and shit, even though we're going to the moon and shit. And I'm a total Cecil/Kain shipper. Whatevz. Even when I was like, a pre-teen first playing the game, I thought they were obviously meant for one another o_O;

Final Fantasy 7 - ok. This is kind of weird. I only played this game once, when I was 12 or 13, and I kind of hated it. I've recently gotten back into it and plan on playing it again soon, because I realize now that at the time I just didn't understand it. I really didn't. I didn't grasp how detailed and dark this game was, and all of the interconnections between the characters. Of course now there's all this other canon and related stuff like Crisis Core/Before Crisis/Advent Children etc and I'm just like… inundated with canon, but there are SO MANY great characters in FF7, and looking back on the game, I realize it was brilliant. The whole cyberpunk setting is also pretty awesome, considering it's was such a drastic break from the previous games.

10) List one to three of your favorite Final Fantasy characters and why:

Locke Cole (FF6)-- I already mentioned that I'm cosplaying as Locke for NY ComicCon this year, and for good reason. When I first played the game, my little pre-teen self totally fell in love with him and his chivalrous offers of protection for Terra/Celes, and also-- not gonna lie-- his in-game menu screen portrait was kinda hot. He's still one of my favorites, because come on, he's just all-around awesome, and he has one of the most MESSED UP BACKSTORIES EVER, and then you realize he's kind of crazy in a way because I mean really--who keeps their dead girlfriend in suspended animation in a basement--but anyway. That's kind of the beauty of his character. He comes across as this all-around-adjusted regular dude who's slightly flirtatious but still a gentleman-- and then you're smacked with this crazy backstory. Not to mention the whole "treasure hunter" title he's given himself is hilarious. And Locke when Celes comes into the picture… well I mean, that's just the best thing ever. (I could list more characters, but I think I'll just leave it at Locke because I'll go on and on forever)

11) One to three characters you relate to (you may reuse answers from #8 if applicable) and why:
Hmmm… this is a hard one. I could go with the embarrassing answer and be like "Squall, because when I played FF8 in eighth grade I was totally feeling that TEENAGE ANGST real bad too" but… no. This is a hard question, only because I feel like I've related to different characters at different times in my life, but I can't really pinpoint one right now. I definitely related to both Terra and Celes at times; also Edgar, for feeling trapped in a life of his own making (coin toss, anyone?).

12) The FF game you liked playing least:

FInal Fantasy Mystic Quest. SERIOUSLY WTF WAS THAT.

13) One to three FF characters you dislike and why:
Rinoa - I thought she was annoying.
Selphie - I thought she was annoying too.
Reno in Advent Children: Okay. No offense to anybody, because this is just my opinion-- BUT-- I am most definitely NOT a fan of the AC Reno. To me, Reno is the scuzzy-looking, ruthless Turk in FF7. I felt like Reno in Advent Children just couldn't possibly be the same slouchy, creepy Reno who set the keycode to drop the Sector 7 plate on like, hundreds of innocent women/children/puppies/kittens/babies/yougettheidea in FF7. Just saying'.

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):
Kind of loved Edgar's tools in FF6. It went along with the whole steampunk aspect of the game-- how Edgar had this arsenal of advanced machinery, and you could just whip out a chainsaw in the middle of a swordfight.

15) Your favorite Final Fantasy summon (e.g. Ifrit, Carbuncle, Bahamut, etc.):

I've always been partial to Shiva and Bahamut; they're kind of the generic "typical" summons, but they've always got awesome animation and design, and I find myself using them a lot... so I guess I'd have to go with them. Actually, this is a pretty interesting question, consdering I don't find myself thinking about favorite summons all that much.

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 still love the fact that Terra can Morph into her Esper form in FF6. The girl. Can MORPH. Into a freakin' ESPER. And look totally hot. Yeah.

17) A Final Fantasy mini-game/sidequest you invested entirely too much time into:
Getting all the final weapons in FFX. Don't ask my WHY I subjected myself to this. Dodging lightning on the Thunder Plains 100 times? Yeah. I totally sat there and did that. LET'S NOT SPEAK OF IT EVER AGAIN

18) Your favorite Cid:

I'm kind of partial to the Cid in FFIV; he was kind of badass. The Cid in FF6 was kind of interesting just because of his character's (slightly shady) relation to Celes; but I'll stick with FFIV Cid for this one.

19) Optional: Up to one class you think does not fit you, with reasoning why.

I've really got no comment. Anything is fine with me!

Comments

[the-404-error.livejournal.com]

I should probably vote first, but first off: Hell yes another old school FF fan~ VI and IV = my favorites as well. ;X I also loved VII!Reno, but... never liked AC!Reno, as it seemed like a completely different character. They took only one of his personality traits, maxed it to the extreme, and shoved all of the other traits out of the picture. D:

Anyway, I waved between many different types. I see Black Mage and Thief as the strongest of my secondary choices, but neither are as strong as the Monk impression I got overall. Loyalty can apply to all of the times, as can humor to some degree (they all have a couple comedians among them anyway), and multiple groups have passion... but, your particular type of passion seems most suited for the monks, as many of them are passionate about everything they enjoy, instead of /only/ causes, if that makes sense. Over-emotional describes many Monks, some are analytical, and some have the type of worry you described. (Zell doesn't display it publicity, but his actions show that he is concerned about what others think of him, per example.)

Many are friendly, but not really the "weee, new people~ I love all kinds of conversation! Even small talk!" sort I can see some thieves as being. (i.e. Rikku) Instead, there are many monks between introverted and extroverted-- Josef, Yang, Tifa, and Sabin (perhaps a bit more extroverted, but still not to extremes), per example. While some Monks are more cheerful, your pretty much described types like Josef and Urusla perfectly in the cheerful/gloomy question. They're all a bit more impulsive, more than half of them are pretty chill (Zell and Snow are the only exceptions I know of-- the others aren't running around screaming and doing jumping jacks, so), and while some are forgiving and always try to see all sides (i.e. Yang), others are more likely to hold grudges afterward... so I can see various monks fitting all of your sentiments in that question.

Your love for working in teams also fits, as the monks are usually supportive characters who gladly tag along to help their allies. While I think your hobbies are more black magy, I can see a lot of monks being interested in using their talents for social work-- since as mentioned above, they usually want to help others. (Even the only villainous monk in the series was trying to help humanity in that regard! The only exception is Amarant, and he's only half-monk, so.)

Further, as strange as it sounds, your tone reminds me of both the monks and thieves, but your general mentality seems more monk overall.

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

SO happy to see that another person has the same feelings regarding AC!Reno/FFVII!Reno.

I'M GLAD SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS. XD

[tjemd4.livejournal.com]

I think you would fit in well with Monk predominately due to your enthusiasm and down-to-earth qualities.

The mention of passion, wittiness, loyalty, and procrastination as dominant personality traits narrowed you down to Thief or Monk, and a couple of other statements pointed me in that direction.

I try to [...] keep myself free of anger/grudges/hate/etc and try to show compassion and understanding to my fellow humans

I see this as a very Monk-like comment in terms of the desire to be balanced and just.

I love working in teams! [...] I do enjoying leading, but I also enjoy contributing to the fruition of someone else's ideas.

Thieves tend to avoid the spotlight and responsibility associated with leadership, so I lean toward Monk again in this respect.

On the whole, your application felt like a very even split to me, but ultimately I think you are a Monk.

[breyzyyin.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I'm sort of torn with which Job Class to vote you as. At some points, I was thinking of Black Mage--but overall, I kept getting this strong mix of Monk, Thief, and Soldier from many of your applications. ...In the end, I think I might be leaning slightly more towards a Soldier vote, keeping in mind characters who fit that category such as Ramza, Cecil, Firion, Tidus, Desch, Zack, Luneth, Luso, Yuri, and Ingus--though it was definitely close! XD

Quite a few Soldier characters can be pretty funny and/or witty at times (Desch, Luneth, Luso, and Zack)...and many Soldier characters can be QUITE passionate about the things they feel strongly about (Beatrix, Steiner, Firion, Tidus, Zack, Cloud, Lightning, Yuri, Luneth, Ingus, Ramza, etc.). Soldier characters are also incredibly loyal to those they care for or ideals they feel strongly about (Ramza, Firion, Zack, Lightning, Ingus, Yuri, Cecil). Certain Soldier characters are also either over-emotional at times OR over-analytical (and can be both in some character cases).

Quite a few of the Soldier characters I mentioned in the first paragraph of my vote also tend to be somewhere in the middle of the introverted/extroverted scale depending on how they're feeling or situations...and many of them can either be more cheerful or gloomy depending upon their mood and what is going on too. Quite a few Soldier characters are also fairly impulsive and would probably want to act on an idea the second they have one (Desch, Tidus, Zack, Luneth, Luso, Lightning at times, etc.). And there are quite a few Soldier characters who do tend to prefer staying low-key and avoiding drawing attention to themselves as well (Ingus, Ramza, Cecil, Firion at times, the Warrior of Light, Cloud, Marche, etc.). While there are some Soldiers who probably would fall into either extreme, I can actually see several of the more understanding and calm-minded Soldier characters being more in the middle between forgiveness and grudge-holding too (Ramza and Cecil are probably the most obvious examples of this).

Despite some of the "lone wolf" characters that are in the Soldier job class, there are just as many Soldiers who enjoy working in teams and collaborating with others (Ramza, Cecil, Luso, Luneth, Beatrix, Steiner, Tidus, Yuri, etc.), and I could easily picture many of them in how you answered the group work question! I could easily picture quite a few Soldier characters relating to your Spider Man question answer (I could even picture several of them still perhaps also trying to find a way to save the children as well once they were sure their loved one was safe, as you said you would try to do). Your response to the friend scenario also reminded me a lot of how some Soldiers might react in that situation--that they'd try their best, but would know that in the end sometimes certain things are ultimately up to the person themselves no matter how you might try to help them or what advice you give. Quite a few Soldier characters become mentor figures to others later on (Lightning to Hope, Cloud to Denzel, Luneth to Arc, Zack to Cloud, Cecil to his son and the other Red Wings, etc.)...so I could even see them in the reasoning you gave for why being a creative writing teacher would be an ideal career for you! :D

I loved reading your answers to the FF section! Your talk was really in-depth and insightful (I loved reading your Locke thoughts, and your thoughts on your favorite games! ♥). The final weapons in FFX were definitely a challenge to get! :D

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you appreciated my Locke comments! Seriously... sometimes I feel like FFVI is a dead fandom. ;_; So I'm glad you enjoyed what I wrote. :]

[glacialphoenix]

I had a bit of a difficult time deciding between Thief and Monk for you, but I think your traits lend themselves a bit more to monk than thief (hello, and glad to see you here, by the way, fellow VI/IV fan!) Many of them do have a sense of humour, and the passionate + loyalty combined with a tendency towards impulsiveness and over-emotionality makes me think of... well, I thought of Sabin, actually. There's something about your tone that also makes me think of Monk rather than Thief. Even your explanation for Cheerful/Gloomy sort of made me think Monk - I mean, yeah, I usually see them as cheerful, optimistic sorts, but it seems to me that if one got upset they might become a mope and a lump, the way you described yourself.

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

Haha! Thanks for the welcome, fellow VI/IV fan ;]

[glacialphoenix]

XD <3

(I totally had to use the Cecil sigtag for you.)

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

I noticed... thanks! XD <3

[lightofeilia.livejournal.com]

...but it seems to me that if one got upset they might become a mope and a lump

/is suspicious lol

Team Dragoon :-)

[the-cosmos-girl.livejournal.com]

Thief and monk were my initial choices while reading the first half of your application. Most thiefs are witty/funny, loyal, and they're definitely passionate. I could see bits of Rikku and Selphi in your 3 best/weakest traits but reading the rest of your application, I could definitely see you as a Soldier.

Like Yin's explanations, not all soldiers fit the "lone wolf" stereotype. Zack, Tidus, Luneth, and Steiner are perfect examples of soldiers who aren't necessarily introverted. You said so yourself that you're kind of in the middle in being an introvert/extrovert but you're pretty good at making new friends and meeting new people. Also, I could see your dream careers as very characteristic of soldiers as people who help "embrace and hone a creative talent inside of them." Also, your spiderman and team work answers are very soldier-like, imo.

Also I loved reading you FF answers :D I haven't played FFVI but I absolutely love the soundtrack, lol. Terra's Theme is one of my favorite songs. I'm still waiting for a ds/3ds remake xD

Re: Team Dragoon :-)

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

You should TOTALLY play FFVI. It's seriously one of the most amazing games in the series, IMHO (well... you probably already know that, since you read my application). Also has some of the best music-- but you already know that, it seems, since you like Terra's theme XD

Re: Team Dragoon :-)

[the-cosmos-girl.livejournal.com]

It's on my list! I'm still kind of hoping for a DS/3DS remake to be announced sometime soon but I'm really tempted to just buy the GBA remake. I think it's also out for the PSN...but yes I hope to play it eventually, ahaha.

[shorlixa.livejournal.com]

Reading through your application, I was really waffling between Soldier and Monk since I thought you embodied quite a number of traits from those two classes. But in the end, I'm going with Monk. You being a passionate person, your impulsiveness and overall how you worded your responses made me tilt over to the Monk side. You do sound like a rather straight-forward person.

And your mentioning of FF6 reminded me of the time when I was a kid and played it via an emulator. So the problem was I couldn't save the game so I ended up leaving the computer on for days to try and finish the game. Never did manage to finish since we all know Final Fantasy games are long. Perhaps I'll try and look it up again. *nostalgic*

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

WOW. EMULATORS. You just took it back in the day... ::serious nostalgia::

[hilian.livejournal.com]

At first I was thinking Monk because you're funny/witty,passionate and over emotional, but in the end I think Thief is a bettet fit. Thief characters are usually funny, love laughing and making people laugh, are passionate, loyal and over emotional.Thieves are usually team oriented and love working with others and many of your answers too the "Rate Yourself" section reminded me of characters like Locke and Zidane.

Oh, I'm so Happy to meet another Locke/Final Fantasy VI fan XD

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm so in love with your signature image XD

[breyzyyin.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm honestly torn between Monk, Soldier, and Thief for you! I can see you fitting into all three classes at certain answers in your application...although I think that I'm probably leaning slightly more towards Soldier as well. I think Yin and tearductcircuit have done a really good job explaining it already...but, you remind me a lot of those *other* Soldier characters! The ones that aren't the lone-wolf "Cloud, Squall, Lightning" side of the spectrum...such as Tidus, Zack, Beatrix, Cecil, Firion, Luneth, Ingus, Ramza, Agrias, Ashe, Reks, Yuri, etc. You're funny/witty, passionate, loyal, a procrastinator, over-emotional, and over-analytical...which are all traits that can be associated with quite a few of the Soldier characters (and characters like Tidus are very much known for not being able to *not* talk!).

Many of the Soldier characters can be in-between introverted/extroverted (not really fitting into either extreme and falling more in the middle). They can also be be pretty in-between concerning being cheerful/gloomy depending on their mood. Many can act impulsively (even if they know that isn't necessarily the best move!)...and, like you, many Soldiers fall into the "friendly and talkative without being hyper/energetic" category too. XD Even female Soldiers seem to fall more into the tomboy category as well...and I think the Soldier characters are definitely more likely to fall into an in-between/middle of a grudge-holding and forgiving debate since they tend to see different sides of an issue (for example: Lightning could see why fellow soldiers followed orders even when she was being hunted by the government because of them; Ramza could see Delita's perspective during the war; Basch understood Gabranth's reasoning). ♥

Soldier characters like Firion, Cecil, Luneth, Zack, Tidus, and Ramza all like working in teams (especially when everyone is hardworking in them!), and while capable and just as happy leading teams...they all enjoy hearing and seeing contributions from everyone in the group as well! While your answer to the Spider-Man decision isn't always the case for the majority of the Soldier characters, there are a few of them that would try to save the person closest to them before attempting to save the children too (Lightning at the beginning of FFXIII being a prime example). Your answer to the consoling a friend question seems fitting for most of the Soldier characters too! ...And the Soldiers that aren't on the "lone-wolf" side of the spectrum? I could picture them having very similar hobbies and even ideal careers as yours if they were in different circumstances. XD

~I loved reading your FF-related answers...especially your thoughts on FFVI and Locke! XD I totally need to play that game sometime. ♥

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

Thanks-- glad you liked my FF answers. You should try and get your hands on FFVI and play it! I noticed you mentioned Lightning and Basch-- I actually haven't played VII OR VIII, though I have a friend's copy of VII sitting right next to my TV right now... I'm just being lazy about getting around to starting it because I know it's going to consume so many hours of my life haha

[haryan.livejournal.com]

While I do see where the Monk and Thief votes are coming from and I was tempted to say Thief at first but then you mentioned you're not the energetic and hyper type so I'm leaning a bit more towards Soldier for you. Your personality questions reminds me a of a lot of Soldier, since some of them (Tidus, Zack, Brandt, Bartz, etc) are funny, they have a natural knack for humor, the're passionate, very loyal, procastinator and over emotional al times. I think that Soldier really fits your answer to the "Rate yourself on the following traits by putting an 'X' in the box you think fits best" section nicely.

Aw, it's good to see a Locke fan! FF6 really deserve moar love!
(http://s998.photobucket.com/albums/af102/sayakahiyoshi/FF%20banner/?action=view&current=thief3.jpg)

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

I LOVE your signature image O____O
Do you know where I can find the original piece of art, by any chance?!

[haryan.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks! I find this fanart on tumblr, so I don't know who is the maker :/
here's the original picture
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af102/sayakahiyoshi/109845.jpg

[purpletrance.livejournal.com]

I was torn between Monk/Solider, but ultimately I'm going with Soldier. Whilst your certain personality traits (loyalty, standing by a friend, passionate) strongly told me Monk, there were latter personality traits (such as wearing your heart on your sleeve, willing to help out anyone, can be positive or negative, back and forth) really reminded me of a happy-go-lucky willing to help out the folks kinda person - Soldier.

Even the jobs you picked remind me of something a nice Soldier would do, to be honest! Social work, cooking in a kitchen, creative writing...those are all *helpful* to other people, you know? In the end, the pay-off is the feeling you get making other people happy, no? Helping them out. Totally Soldier.

Also, ahem, this is a little off-topic, but I'm pleased to see someone else that had a FFVII experience like me. I played it as an 11 year old girl and was like "...wut? do not like" but in reality, I just didn't comprehend anything. Now that I'm older, I can appreciate VII & it's counterparts (I'm a huge fan of Crisis Core) a lot better, as well! I guess with age comes wisdom, eh? /high five

(http://s1128.photobucket.com/albums/m486/twindestinies/?action=view&current=teamwhitemage3.png)

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

Ahhh so glad to see you had a similar FFVII experience!!!! Yeah I mean, I started to think I was crazy or something, since everyone just LOVES FFVII, and it's all the rage... and I think it's interesting that FFVII is the only game in the series that has SO MUCH ADDITIONAL CANON IT'S RIDIC. I haven't played Crisis Core or Before Crisis, but I've read about them (and the novel that apparently exists... and I've seen Advent Children Complete like 4 times, kinda love it). But yeah, now that I GET IT, it's pretty incredible... it's just hard for me to write fic about, because of the canon issue I just mentioned-- like, I have some fics in progress I'm working on and I'm just like OKAY can I REALLY write this because this character said/did this at some point in time in the crazy extensive canon and I don't know if it fits and I don't want to get FLAMED by some canon purist blah blah... so yeah... I try to just focus on the OG for fic writing purposes. Wow, I just turned that into a total fanfiction rant. Sorry! I just wonder if anyone else encounters the same issues.

[purpletrance.livejournal.com]

There are still parts of the VII fandom I'm attempting to catch up with, too. I felt pretty silly when I was younger, as if I was missing out on all the rage, too. xD Now, I understand! It's not my personal favorite, but it's definitely higher on my list now that I've aged. I think Crisis Core helped me a lot, too, though, because putting a personality to Zack, whom Cloud actually believed himself to be, really helped out. ^^

Oh, no worries. Canon can be pretty scary sometimes. We have moogle_workshop here though, and everyone's pretty kind about fiction & other works, here. I haven't seen/played every VII extension, but I still manage to get fiction out okay. Nobody's going to flame you here - we're a really nice, little comm. ♥ Everyone's super supportive!

[chacusha]

I see lots of Monk! Passion is something I associate a lot with Monks and I think fits that class the best, and there was this enthusiastic, upbeat feel to this app that makes me think of Monk/Thief, which fits your humor answer because I think Monks and Thieves tend to be humorous characters that like to laugh and make people laugh. Your love of working on teams is something that makes me think of Monks, you said you're on the impulsive side and act on your thoughts even if it's not a good idea, and you're tomboyish, and several Monk characters have a tomboyish streak to them (of the female ones) and then there are also lots of manly male Monks).

Your answer that you're not really about exuberant contact with people but you're always friendly and willing to meet new people definitely makes me think of Monks like Sabin. And you also said, "I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve" which sounds super Monk-ish to me! So Monk it is. :)

[lightofeilia.livejournal.com]

I'm going to go with Monk (because I think we're pretty similar, and I'm a textbook monk xD) I CAN see where the Soldier votes are coming from, however. I think your impulsiveness and the way your mood works (either incredibly happy or a mope and a lump, depending on mood), really speaks Monk to me.

FINALLY ANOTHER CAPSLOCK HAPPY PERSON 8D

(sad that you don't like Selphie xD unfortunately, my sigtags are all Selphie, so xD)

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

OH TRUST ME I CAN FIND JUSTIFICATION FOR CAPS LOCK IN ANY OCCASION.

Haha... Selphie, yeah, I just remember thinking she was annoying, but then again I haven't played the game in years and years... so. Who knows if my opinion would change nowadays.

[freijya.livejournal.com]

I'm really torn on Thief and Monk on this one. Your exuberance and overall cheerfullness really reminds me of a thief's nature, but your loyalty and your sense of fairness moves me more to the Monk side. Passion is a necessary Thief quality IMHO but then again, there are many monks that are also energetic and passionate (I'm thinking a little bit of Zell here, though the personality is not right for you). I think in the end I have to go with Monk though, because a general sense of fairness is more typical of a Monk than a Theif.

PS: I spend almost all my time in bookstores as well! Except, I do have an ereader...and have had many. XD Nothing quite replaces a book, but the convenience of carrying multiple books and buying instantly is nice when traveling.

(http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Ayrith/?action=view&current=monkfr.png)

[rayiroth.livejournal.com]

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. Should I play it? The reaction from you seems that it's a memorable game alright.

Anyhow. You are a monk to me, so very much. Like, a textbook one.

(I am team soldier)

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

FFMQ: don't do it to yourself. I mean hey, to each their own... but I've never met anyone who liked the game.

[glacialphoenix]

I like the music...

[deadcellredux.livejournal.com]

It's funny you mention the music! The song that plays in the Falls Basin (and another area later on) wound up haunting me. My SNES cartridge was buggy, I suppose, and the game would randomly freeze in any area with that music-- ONLY areas with that music. Everything would freeze, but the music would still be playing, and I've have to reset and start from my last save. One of the more bizarre experiences I've had with a buggy game.

[glacialphoenix]

Ouuuuuch, that sucks. I mean, the music in that area isn't bad, but reset and restart always sucks. (I was thinking of the battle themes, though.)

[yunie-sigh.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD YOU ARE TOTALLY MY BEST FRIEND FOREVER NOW OMG FF6 FAN *high fives*

Hmm when i read your application, personality wise i definitly see a huge knack of Monk because they usually come off as relatively cool and humorous characters ...well taking Yang aside....*coughs* but personality wise, being witty, proscrinator in a way, not entirely hyper but not entirely calm, it definitly suits the class

btw Edgar's weapons= BADASS

MOD

[roax.livejournal.com]

When voting please remember to state you're not sorted yet to avoid confusion to members/mods. Once you're sorted, please remember to add your team name/your tag also.

[xinnk.livejournal.com]

I can see where all the Soldier and Thief votes are coming from, but after reading your app a few times, I still have to go with my initial impression of Monk. Your cheeriness is somewhat reminiscent of Thieves but the overall excitement and energy in your app reminds me greatly of Monks. Also as sunflower_mynah mentioned earlier, Monks are the ones that tend to be more mopey/lumpy when down compared to Thieves.

Yayy for reading and chef-y-ness! :D (and much ♥ for the CAPSLOCK! (: )

Hope you enjoy yourself here!

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Dragoon

[regann]

At first I was kind of thinking thief, but I think I'm going to have to go Monk in the end. I got a lot of Zell off your application (in a good way! I love Zell!) especially looking at your impulsiveness and your enthusiasm (as displayed in your app), plus your strength and weakness lists -- PASSIONATE and LOYAL and OVER-EMOTIONAL all sound Monk-ish to me. Sorry I suck at this, LOL. Anyway, yay, I say monk! :)

Black Mage

[accidental_overlord]

My first impression of you was Monk, there are Teif and Soldier traits, but your Positives and negatives screamed Monk to me, and your enthusiasm on some topics sealed it.

-Black Mage

[magicallymmm.livejournal.com]

Okay, I totally got a Monk vibe from your app, but I can see where the other votes are coming from too. Really, there isn't anything I can say that hasn't been said already :(

Seriously! Reno had a midlife crisis or something

[etsplanations.livejournal.com]

Gosh, there is so much energy here! Impulsivity, PASSION, over-emotionalness, capslock and more capslock -- style and self-description of choice here seem to go hand-in-hand, if nothing else. Textbook monk is impulsive, open and blunt (*just checked the textbook!). Impulsive, check. At least within this app, you seemed pretty open :) Check. Bluntness -- #12 and #13. Not many people list three people they dislike, I think (most wrote one or so XD) but there we go. Check. Simple in taste and pure of heart -- let's uh skip these first and go with MONK :D

I'd say you remind me most of Eilia, but Eilia is not a FF character

[etsplanations.livejournal.com]

I remembered to capslock but forgot to bold,
Monk gets my vote! I must be getting old ;w;

SORTED: MONK

[roax.livejournal.com]

Congrats, You were sorted as Monk!

You can view alternative stamps here (http://ff-classchange.livejournal.com/20012.html).

Your team community is raging_fists. Your invites to the various activity communities and your team community will be sent shortly by chacusha. Monks are in alliance with White Mages so you will also receive an invitation to join curaga_casters. Have fun!

INVITES

[chacusha]

I have now sent you invites to the following communities:

ff_land -- main comm for news, rules, and updates
raging_fists -- Monk home base
curaga_casters -- home base for your allies, the White Mages
airship_lounge -- social/general discussion community
ultima_arena -- contest & challenge community
moogle_workshop -- fanwork-sharing community
ff_minigames -- random games & activities community

You can check your invites here. There are activities currently up already at ultima_arena and ff_minigames that you can participate in -- check them out here and here. Feel free to introduce yourself to your teammates at raging_fists and update your info over at our member directory. Have fun! :)