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The Basics:

Name: Lord Pie
Age: Late Teens
Location: USA
Occupation: Student
How did you find out about this community? (Specify usernames if you remember them.) tjemd4


Personality Questions:

1) List and expand upon your three best traits / strengths. (These should be personality-related, not physical.) 1) Reasonable: Will give everyone a chance to prove themselves without labeling them as untrustworthy, even if popular concensus would suggest so. 2) Empathetic: Am willing to at least listen to someone and relate with how they feel, even if I don't fully comprehend why. 3) Logical: Am able to look at a problem and jump straight to the solution, rather than fretting over the inconvenience it poses.

2) List and expand upon your three worst traits / weaknesses. 1) Sensitive: Take things more personally than people often intend. 2) Outspoken: Tend to speak my mind around people with whom I am comfortable, even if I know it may be harsh (a bad combination, I know). 3) Skeptical: Difficult to trust people who have let me down in the past.

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: Middle of the road. Not uncomfortable in or in front of crowds, but not an avid attention-seeker either.

Cheerful [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] Gloomy
Explain: Tend to believe that events may happen as a result of bad luck, but also that any amount of bad luck can be overcome if I stick to it.

Reserved [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] Impulsive
Explain: Tend to keep to myself, although I don't let the opinions of others stop me from doing something I want to do unless they can provide good reasoning for not doing it.

Energetic [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] Calm
Explain: Tend to not make a big deal of things. Even if a good or bad event happens, there is no need to make a big deal of it. It won't be the last good thing, and freaking out over a mishap only makes it worse.

Feminine [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] Masculine/Tomboyish
Explain: Tend to prefer to hear what people have to say than to speak myself or do crazy things. I'm not out to please everyone, but also try not to hurt anyone's feelings.

Grudge-holding [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] Forgiving
Explain: Try not to hold a grudge, but find it difficult to forgive people who continually let me down.

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 prefer to lead and make decisions, as well as micromanage. I have a cockiness about me that prevents me from letting someone else take complete control. There is a definite sense that, with enough work, if I cannot make a better product, then I can at least make one that's as good as anyone else's. So why risk letting someone else oversee everything and deal with any problems which may arise?

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? Best friend/significant other/person closest to me. Of course, Spider-Man would simply sling a web from each hand and save both. He cheats like that :-P

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? Try and find out what's bothering them and see what I can do to help. Talk with them about it and see if perhaps it's a misunderstanding; if it's not, then at least talking to someone will help.

7) What interests/hobbies do you have? How do you like to spend your free time? Interests: First and Second World Wars, International Diplomacy, Learning the "Why?" in world events. Time: Video Games, Online Strategy Games

8) Describe one to three careers you would find ideal, with a little explanation of why it appeals to you. Business: It would allow interaction with others and a chance for me to capitalize on one of my skills, which is reasoning and problem-solving.

Professor: Would allow me to delve into my interests as more than just a hobby.


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 VI (War of the Magi): Great polarization of characters and good characterization. For the most part, motives are explained and antagonists, such as Kefka (who is quite clearly presented as just...a bad person), draw very well on what is typically viewed as right and wrong.

10) List one to three of your favorite Final Fantasy characters and why: 1) Sazh: He had a sweet afro, with a bird living in it. Which is pretty intense. 2) Locke Cole: He was chivalrous and good-intentioned, and I can respect those qualities. 3) Edgar Roni Figaro: He was willing to risk his political position (and life) in order to do what he thought was right and was willing to stand up for what he believed in. This slightly outweighs the fact that he was a blatant womanizer and mildly irresponsible.

11) One to three characters you relate to (you may reuse answers from #8 if applicable) and why: Sazh: If I had a sweet afro like his, I would totally keep a bird in it.

12) The FF game you liked playing least: FF 13. The interface just didn't hook me. That, however, doesn't stop me from liking the characters (mainly Sazh).

13) One to three FF characters you dislike and why: Kefka. He has no redeeming qualities.

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): Brynhildr. It was a sweet ride that Sazh entered after he was finished kicking butt with his pistols. Hardcore.

If that doesn't count, then Edgar's chainsaws. Mainly because he was a king and he was going around tearing up the battlefield with a...chainsaw. Also hardcore.

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

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.): Just your standard heal. It's saved me many a time.

17) A Final Fantasy mini-game/sidequest you invested entirely too much time into: FF IV altogether. I seemed to wander aimlessly for hours in that game.

18) Your favorite Cid: Cid from FF IV. He was helpful and a good enough guy. Then, I only remember encountering him in one game...which is FF IV.

19) Optional: Up to one class you think does not fit you, with reasoning why. Monk. I like to think that I'm reasonable, but that I'm also more headstrong than a monk.

Comments

[breyzyyin.livejournal.com]

I can see quite a bit of Dragoon AND Soldier at times in your application, but overall I think I'm leaning more towards a Black Mage vote myself. Black Mages tend to be fairly reasonable characters do like to give others the benefit of the doubt at times (Shantotto, Rinoa, Palom, Lulu, and Vivi all showcase this at times), they can be rather empathetic towards what others are feeling, and are also pretty logical (Shantotto, Lulu, and Palom are good examples of this). A few Black Mages can be rather sensitive (Vivi and Rinoa are pretty good examples of this), tend to be outspoken (Shantotto, Rinoa, Palom, Rydia, and Lulu), and there are a few who can be somewhat skeptical (Palom in certain instances, Lulu, Shantotto).

I could especially see where a possible Soldier vote would come from when looking specifically at your traits section...though quite a few of those fit with Black Mages too. Black Mages tend to not be avid attention-seekers for the most part save for maybe one or two exceptions, and I could see quite a few of them agreeing with your thoughts on "Tend to believe that events may happen as a result of bad luck, but also that any amount of bad luck can be overcome if I stick to it."...that actually really reminds me a lot of Shantotto in a way, though I can also see Palom and Rydia somehow relating to that statement too somehow. Quite a few Black Mages (again, save for an extreme few) tend to be more of the middle-ground between reserved and impulsive as well. I could see many Black Mages sharing your calmer viewpoint on how getting worked up over a tense situation isn't necessarily going to fix things either. ...And I could see several Black Mage characters perhaps not wanting to really hold grudges if they could avoid it, but perhaps finding it hard NOT to do in certain repeating circumstances.

Again, your group-work answer almost had me thinking of Dragoons or Soldiers in a way...but I could still see it being viable for Black Mages too: especially considering the mindsets of Black Mages such as Shantotto and Palom at times. Haha, your Spider-Man response actually REALLY does remind me a lot of Shantotto...though I could see several of the Black Mage characters attempting to save their loved one first for various reasons. And I could see them wanting to comfort a friend by listening and trying to figure out solutions that way too. Your ideal careers somehow seem to fit rather well to me with several of the Black Mage characters given their roles in their respective parties and stories.

So yes, it was actually very close between Dragoon and especially Soldier for my vote...but overall, there was just something about your responses that had me leaning more towards a Black Mage vote. :)

Yay for more Sazh appreciation! And heal love is always awesome too. ♥