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The Basics:

Name: Laura
Age: 24
Location: Italy
Occupation:
How did you find out about this community? (Specify usernames if you remember them.) roax


Personality Questions:

1) List and expand upon your three best traits / strengths. (These should be personality-related, not physical.) friendly, caring, adventurous
I'm a friendly person, I can get along with mostly everyone. I like to interact with others and I normally meeting new people.. well, I guess I'm really a people person. I also think I'm a very caring person, I'm normally able to make people feel comfortable in a group and I always put my family and friends first before myself. I'm a bit cynical about human beings in general, but still I care about other people and I like helping others because it gives me a good feeling of accomplishment. And I'm very adventurous. I have done a little travelling but I would like to do a LOT more! I love to travel because there are so many places and people to meet and explore, so many things too see and learn! And I'm always up for an adventure.

2) List and expand upon your three worst traits / weaknesses.
sarcastic, proud, impulsive.
I think I'm sarcastic and I have a weird sense of humour and I can be pretty mishievous, because sometimes I make jokes people don't understand or find funny at all.
Uhm.. like I said before I like helping others but I don't like people to help me. I like being in control, and I guess I'm a bit too proud at times and I don't like to show my weak points. Or maybe it's just because I like to handle my problems alone and I don't want to be a problem to others. And I'm impulsive by default, because I normally take quick decisions and many of them aren't right. I don't think, I just act. Instead of planning ahead what I am going to do. I think I am a good planner but I don't have patience.

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: Extroverted, for sure! but I'm not loud or annoying, definitely. I just get along well with mostly everyone, because I'm laidback and friendly and people normally say I'm easy to get along with.

Cheerful [x] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Gloomy
Explain: I'm usually very cheerful and bright, because I think that life is too short not to enjoy while you can.

Leader [ ] [x] [ ] [ ] [ ] Supportive
Explain: I don't like leading people and giving orders to others, but in the end I think I'm mostly a leader. I'm a leader because I have very strong ideas and opinions and the problem is that I don't like to follow. And my friends say I'm a good leader and I'm good at leading people and taking the initiative to get the job done. Actually I just think I'm too lazy to follow, and I always prefer to do things in my own way and be free to do what I want.

Confident [ ] [x] [ ] [ ] [ ] Modest
Explain: I think I'm confident most of the time, but not overly confident and definitely not arrogant. I normally don't compare myself to other people and I follow my path without worrying too much about other people's opinions. I just know what I can do and what I can't, and I'm normally not very modest about it.

Reserved [ ] [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] Impulsive
Explain: Uhm.. I guess I have to admit I'm impulsive! Normally I don't think things through, and I'm too impulsive for my own good. I'd like to change this aspect of my personality, but I don't know how. I mean, I was actually more impulsive when I was a kid and I used to be always in trouble when I was younger because of my impulsivity. I'm still impulsive and that's part of my nature, but now I think that now I'm a bit more cautious and thoughtful in the things I do in public (not much, I'm afraid).

Energetic [ ] [x] [ ] [ ] [ ] Calm
Explain: I'm normally very energetic.

Feminine [ ] [ ] [x] [ ] [ ] Masculine/Tomboyish
Explain: Somewhere in between. I wouldn't say I'm a tomboy but I'm definitely not a girly girl either.

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 a team player. That means that I like working with others very much. Working in a group is not as easy as working alone, because members of a group don't always cooperate well but I think that working with a group is far more interesting and fun. It may allows you to get to know other people, and share your ideas with other members of the group.

5) What interests/hobbies do you have? How do you like to spend your free time?
- Reading; I love reading. I'm a bookworm! My favorite book ever is "the picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. This book is really amazing; great writing, it made me never wanna stop reading and i could relate to the feelings of the main characters
- Traveling; I have done a little travelling but I would like to do a LOT more! I love to travel because there are so many places and people to meet and explore, so many things too see and learn! And I'm always up for an adventure
- Music; In my spare time I like to listen to all kinds of music, it depends on my mood. I like classical music because it is so calm , is relaxing, meditative and moving, but i also like pop and alternative rock because I can relate my feelings to them most of the time.
- Sports; I love sports. I think I am an athletic person, I used to play tennis a lot at school but only infrequently since. But I really love tennis and watching the tournaments! And I'm not the most athletic woman in the world, but I can play a lot of sports. In high school I used to play volleyball, tennis and tennis table. I love to play sports because it keeps me active and i believe it's a natural stress relieve. Plus, I love challenges.

6) Describe one to three careers you would find ideal, with a little explanation of why it appeals to you.
I would really like to be a Photographer someday. Because I like taking pictures, maybe I'm not good at it, but I still love to do it and is something that I find relaxing. I like to express myself with pictures, probably because I'm not good with words, I always say the opposite of what I mean. "Pictures are worth a thousand words" they say, and I really think it's true. Pictures can say everything with no words and there are no language barriers, you can say everything you want with no words. I have no experience but i would love to work at a museum. I think that working at a museum would be awesome and it would be a perfect work for me. And it would be great to be a novelist. I Like to write and read when I can, and I find that writing is very relaxing for me


FF Questions:

7) List one to three favorite Final Fantasy games and why you like them. Sequels/spin-offs/non-numbered/KH/Dissidia games are okay. mpff, I can't choose! IX, X and VII TA2, FFIV, FFVI... I like Final Fantasy VII because it was my very first Final Fantasy and it still has a soft spot in my heart (I can't believe I played it more than ten years ago.. I feel old). I'm actually not an huge fan of Final Fantasy VII Compilation in general, because I enjoyed Final Fantasy VII and Crisis Core but I think that Dirge of Cerberus is kind of boring and the movies (Last Order and especially Advent Children) are too commercial for my tastes.
I really love Final Fantasy IX, it used to be my favorite (now I think it's a tie between IX and X) because I love the setting, the charactes, the soundtrack and the storyline very much. And I love Final Fantasy X, I think that the setting of the game is so magical, and the storyline was great! Also I have to admit I love the ending because I'm usually not a sucker for happy endings. Of course happy endings are good! but not everything has to have one and sometimes happy endings seems fake (I'm talking to you Final Fantasy X-2).

8) List one to three of your favorite Final Fantasy characters and why: Zidane, Tidus, Basch.
Zidane he's definitely my favorite Final Fantasy protagonist. I like him because he's very determined and he always wants to help others and he's laid-back and friendly with everyone, someone definitely easy to get along with. I also like his background and relationship with the other members of the team. I like Tidus, probably because Final Fantasy X is my favorite FF, but I also like his personality. And I like Basch, it looks like I'm one of the few who doesn't dislike Final Fantasy XII (it's not my favorite but I still don't understand why people hate FFXII so much) and I think that Basch is an interesting character.

9) One to three characters you relate to (you may reuse answers from #8 if applicable) and why: Locke, Luneth, Zidane.
I can relate with Luneth from Final Fantasy III because we're both curious, friendly and adventurous. My friends say I'm like Zidane, actually I think we have something in common especially because we're both helpful, outgoing, laidback and confident but I'm way more pessimistic than he is. And I can also relate a lot with Locke from Final Fantasy VI.

10) The FF game you liked playing least: Final Fantasy X-2. It was really boring and still I don't know how I've managed to beat the game. I didn't dislike Yuna in Final Fantasy X, but she was definitely annoying in FFX-2. And I didn't like Rikku (same as Yuna, I didn't dislike her in FFX) and Paine neither. And the storyline was boring, not to mentioned the fightning system.. . I swear it's not because of the dress sphere system. I mean, I'm not really against the dress sphere stystem but I don't like it particularly neither since I think that Yuna, Rikku and Paine looks like Barbie doll in FFX2. But I dislike the game mostly because I really think that there was no need for X-2.

11) One to three FF characters you dislike and why: Squall, Wakka and Snow and Ashe
Squall is definitely my least favorite Final Fantasy protagonist, and probably my least favorite FF character in general. I don't like his attitude, he's way too pessimistic about everything and he's really boring. I dislike Wakka because I really can't stand close minded people and bigots. I'm not religious and I don't believe in God but I respect religious people, and I really think that people are free to believe in what they want to, and people are free to not believe in anything. And Snow.. well I dislike mostly everything about him.

12) 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 like Arcturus from Final Fantasy XII and Zidane's Mage Masher from Final Fantasy IX.

13) Your favorite Final Fantasy summon (e.g. Ifrit, Carbuncle, Bahamut, etc.): Ixion, probably because I'm weird!, no one likes Ixion I like the official artwork of Ixion in Final Fantasy X (I love mostly every Fayth's artwork in FFX to be honest, especially Ixion, Ifrit, Yojimbo and Valefor) and I like lightning summons in general. And I also love Yojimbo lol.

14) 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.): Haste. I'm very frenetic and always on the move, so I guess that this spell would be perfect for me.

15) A Final Fantasy mini-game/sidequest you invested entirely too much time into: aww, I love mini games! I really spent hours playing mini games in the gold saucers in Final Fantasy VII.

16) Your favorite Cid: Cid Highwind is made of win.

17) Optional: Up to one class you think does not fit you, with reasoning why. Monk. I think that monks are cool and I ove characters like Zell, Tifa, Yang, Amarant and Sabin but I'm definitely not physically strong and I'm not an huge fan of martial arts neither.

Comments

[roax.livejournal.com]

I was pretty sure I'd give you Thief too actually! They might be not the most sarcastic or proud characters but they're definitely friendly, adventurous, caring and impulsive just like you. Laidback, extroverted, impulsive, confident but not arrogant, energetic -- those traits are something I associate with thieves like Zidane, Rikku or ninjas like Yuffie (since she's.. the only ninja who is like that haha). You like working in teams, you like challenges, you mentioned you associate with characters who are helpful, curious, outgoing, laidback etc. It definitely all fits.

I actually like Ixion a lot. I think I used him almost as much as Shiva. I thought Ixion was very interesting and well.. under appreciated, as you mentioned.
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