My repertoire on marimba includes "Together We Ride"
I apologize in advance for my verbosity. Honor demanded it.
Name (Nickname is fine too): Tav
Age: 17
Gender: Female
How many stampings have you had at FE_Stamps? If this is a Re-Stamp, who where you stamped as before, and why do you want to change it?: First-timer here. Hallo.
Likes: Books, video games, music, video game music, my cat (and no one else's), tea, lurking around bookstores, shonen manga (for some odd reason), Chinese food.
Dislikes: Discrimination on any basis that the target cannot control, large groups of people, emotional displays, taking second place, bright lights, literary analysis, cameras.
Fears and Pet Peeves: I'm always worried that I'll say something stupid or incorrect and never be taken seriously again (as a result, I can't live down any humiliation I've ever experienced, dating back to when I was, oh, five). I'm concerned that anyone who gets to know me too well will use that to manipulate me. I'm also emetophobic like whoa.
...As far as pet peeves go, I'd say... people who think they're funny, profound, intelligent, or talented, but clearly aren't. And people talking to me when I'm not in the mood.
Weaknesses: I can't be bothered with tact, I'm impatient, I'm intensely critical of everything, I don't trust easily, I'm uncomfortable with strong emotions, and I generally come across as unapproachable and arrogant. I can also hold grudges for about eight billion years. It takes a lot of effort to convince me of anything.
Strengths: My loyalty to the people I trust is pretty much unshakable. Even if my principles don't make sense to everyone immediately, I stick by them and hold myself to as high a standard as I do everyone else. I'm smart, honest, and relatively funny when I can be bothered to put forth the effort.
Favorite quote, and why you chose it: "Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly." - Simeon Strunsky
Because it's true and it makes me snicker. People who go around quoting stuff all the time strike me as silly and pretentious. People who base their philosophies on something someone else has said are equally silly. Unless the quote is originally from George Carlin, although I don't really know how you'd base your life on that.
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Why?: Game, read, write (original and fanfic), listen to/compose/play music (I have some MIDI-arranging software and I play bassoon), draw (badly). Mostly because none of these pursuits directly involve other people.
...I kid, I kid (mostly). I don't know. I like using my brain, I guess.
What do you feel is your best quality?: ...My intelligence? I don't know if it's my best quality, but it's the most important part of my identity.
Your worst?: If I don't see the point to something, I demand explanations and/or refuse outright to do it. So lots of mundane but probably important stuff doesn't get done, and that's probably bad.
Do you care what people think of the way you act?: To an extent. As long as you don't write me off as another vapid teenager, I don't care what else you think of me.
What about the way you look or dress?: I'm big on hygiene and I take especial care of my hair. But I don't care about anything else. Jeans and t-shirts ahoy!
When doing something that makes you think, like this application, do you rush through it or tackle each step slowly? Why?: Very slowly. We're talking multiple drafts kind of slowly (although I finally managed to quell that tendency with this one. Watch me delete it in a panic in half an hour). I don't want to misrepresent myself, but I don't want to give out too much information, either.
(Interestingly enough, power went out while I was typing this. So this took a good six hours, if you count that time. xD)
Are you...and why?
Mature or Immature?: I'm pretty mature unless I've had any significant quantity of caffeine in the past hour; then all bets are off.
Leader or Follower?: I'm not a follower, but no one ever listens to me, so I can't be much of a leader either. That's probably better for everyone concerned. I think I'd go despotic.
Optimistic or Pessimistic?: Extremely pessimistic and obstructively cynical. I exude an aura of negativity that completely incapacitates everyone around me (not me, though, because I'm stubborn enough to attempt something even after I've deemed it impossible). I've considered going into professional ruining-of-the-mood.
Impulsive or Cautious?: Pretty balanced.
Outgoing or Shy?: Neither. I hate the word "shy;" I'm just unsociable. I avoid people because they fill me with rage I prefer my own company, not because they make me uncomfortable.
Playful or Serious?: I'm not exactly a stick in the mud, but I hesitate to apply the word "playful." I take a lot of things seriously, and get annoyed at people who don't. The rest of the time I'm just irreverent and snarky.
Friendly or Mean?: Mean. It's a test! If you can endure my ill-tempered mockery, you'll discover that on the inside I'm... not that much more pleasant! But maybe a little more fun about it.
I'm much nicer on the Internet, and a crack team of scientists is currently being blackmailed into determining why this is so.
Lazy or Active?: Lazy. I blame my lungs. It may not be their fault, but I blame them for everything anyway, because they're bad at what they do.
Careless or Meticulous?: If it really matters to me, I'm extremely meticulous and critical and never satisfied. I'm also perfectly capable of merely going through the motions when I don't feel strongly about it or see anything to my advantage.
If you could be any class (Mage, Paladin, etc…), what would you be, and why? Stereotypically speaking, I'd have to go with "mage," because I'm a nerd, I'm not very strong, and I'm too angry to be a healer. If my atrocious depth perception didn't preclude it, I'd say "sniper." My friends mostly have me down as "assassin" for being snarky, aloof, and nearly invisible. So... eh.
When at work or school, do you…
Work too hard, or not hard enough?: It goes in cycles. I work myself half to death for a month or so, don't see any results, slack off, become disgusted at my own laziness, crack down... etc.
Chat with others, or keep to yourself?: I keep to myself. But you probably gathered as much.
Boast and joke around, or discuss serious matters?: If I can be bothered to talk to other people during the school day, it's because I'm already in a good mood. And when in a good mood, I tend to be insufferable. It goes like this:
Me: (snappy one-liner!) [elaborate bow]
Other people: [not listening]
Me: [somewhat jokingly] You can't do that! Do you know who I am?!
Eat in a cafeteria, or alone in a corner?: Interesting story, actually. Last year, my school revoked our privilege to eat anywhere but the cafeteria, but the cafeteria is overcrowded and squalid. As an official protest, my friends and I declared ourselves an independent nation and annexed the cafeteria stage, which is slightly cleaner than the rest of the cafeteria. And since I'm more stubborn than all the administrators combined, I and my loyal subjects are now permitted to eat on the stage!
...Where I sit alone in the corner.
Concerning Fire Emblem:
When on the battlefield… What is your position? Would you direct the battles, stand at the point, escort the magic users…?: I would find the most heavily-armored person on my team and stand directly behind them. ...Don't judge me.
Would you rather be sent around to recruit for your group, gather items, or fight?: Gather items or fight. Indirect combat only, of course. Until I level up enough to become a dodge-tank. And I assure you, with proper leveling, I will become a dodge-tank.
If promised a large sum of land, money, or something else valuable, would you betray your party?: How valuable are we talking, here?
...I probably wouldn't, but I'd probably tell the commander about it and suggest none-too-subtly that he make me a comparable offer for my continued services.
Why do you fight? For friends? Family? Honor? Or just to prove your worth?: That last one. The thing about proving my worth. Yeah. But money certainly doesn't hurt.
How well do you put up with annoying people in your group? Do you ignore them, or scream at them? Do you threaten them? I try to avoid them. If they don't leave me alone, I'll be happy to present an itemized list of the reasons why I find them acutely irritating and would not be at all disappointed were they to suddenly and mysteriously turn up dead.
If you were positive your team should be doing one thing, but everyone was doing something else, like marching into a trap, what would you do? What if you tried to tell them and they didn’t listen? I'd yell and flail a lot. If they didn't listen, I'd threaten to leave. And then not leave. And then grumble ominously. And then run around trying to save everyone, all the while reminding them what colossal idiots they are.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: I'd be more physically active and my lungs wouldn't be full of yellow stuff.
If you could change one thing about the world around you, what would it be?: Free distribution of common sense!
How did you find this community?: I stumbled across it... somehow. I honestly cannot recall.
This is rather important. Would you like your stamp to be restricted to a game, or have a game excluded? I've beaten all of them. Vote howsoever you are inclined.