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The Basics
Name: Tomoyo Ichijouji
Age: I'm in college
Gender: ♀
Personality
[yeah, fairly similar to before]
Likes: fascinating stories (fictional or factual), science & technology (and knowledge in general), sparkly things, pretty soundtracks, bubbles, feedback on my work XP, landscapes, kindness
Dislikes: death, cruelty, meanheartedness, smut, mushy romance stories, gory horror movies, pretentious works (writing, movies, art etc.), dogma (religious or otherwise), STRESS D:, getting sick (booooo! DX), noisy neighbors (especially when I'm having difficulty sleeping >_<), obsessive shipping ^^;;, carelessness, filth
Hobbies: writing long stories, researching something interesting, playing video games myself or with others, reading stories aloud, playing the piano, listening to anime & game soundtracks, writing random memes
Strengths: speaking up despite opposition, writing stories, my expressive voice, being polite to strangers, good hand-eye coordination, getting along with people older and younger than me
Weaknesses: gets anxious easily, gets distracted easily, being a slowpoke, being a perfectionist
Your top 3 ambitions/goals:
1. Publish my novels (to-be).
2. Become a physician.
3. Somehow live in the Bay Area in CA (around where I grew up :D ).
You are... (1-10, 1 is left trait, 10 is right trait; explain)
[Yes, I make use of the fact that I applied for the previous theme! XD;; ]
Optimistic/Pessimistic? [3] I'm more on the optimistic side. Pessimism just isn't my style; I start malfunctioning when I think that things are just going to suck.
Graceful/Clumsy? [6] Eh, maaaaaaybe on the clumsy side, but that's usually when I'm tired or a bit confused. When I'm in top condition I can be pretty well coordinated and I have pretty good hand-eye coordination (as per my somewhat good console gaming and DDR skills? XD;; )
Bold/Timid? [2] Kinda in the same way that I'm forthright rather than indirect. If I want to do something, embarrassment won't be the thing holding me back. (In some cases, it might dare me to do it even more. :P )
Stoic/Moody? [8] Aiyaa. I wish I didn't have such an emotional trigger at times. Granted I'm not a drama queen in the least, but I'm pretty sensitive. Many times I'm pretty calm actually, but given the right circumstances, such as the people, the topic or the situation, I can get very excited, in positive or negative ways. I think this also has to do with being very open-hearted, as also recounted in the next question.
Forthright/Indirect? [2] I'm getting better at tact, again, but inherently I'm a very honest heart-on-her-sleeve person. I cannot lie for beans. The best I can do is equivocate, and then I still might not hide much. XP No politician here.
Questions
If you had to choose between being an animal or lifeless object for a day, which would you choose? What animal/object would you be and why? I want to try learning to fly for a day. (That means bird. Maybe a bird of prey, since they're more powerful? XP ) I bet I'd fail miserably but I'd really even more appreciate what birds generation after generation need to get used to.
What is your ideal place/environment to live in (e.g. hut in the forest, mansion on top of a hill, suburbs, etc.)? Elaborate. The place itself should be comfortably modernized, with clean plumbing and ergonmic (and comfy) furniture. The surroundings I'd want to be quiet. Even though I love nature, I probably more want to live where it's convenient to get things like groceries and going to various places with people. But I'd want the place to be very green, with lots of trees and landscaping. So a very green modern town, you could say. (...I realize this describes my own home. ;_; Yes, I'm a homebody...) While there are probably many more environments I'd love to visit, to live in I'd want a place calm, warm, and modern like this one, no doubt about it.
Which era or period in history would you fit well in? ...Can I say the near or mid future? XD;; Somehow, from history classes I've concluded that the best time for me to live is right now. Any time before I'd come across even more problems with my personality, values and gender roles especially. Geez, before this century they weren't allowed to vote (in my country)! I still find problems with stereotypes even now. Plus there was so much hierarchy back then anywhere and superstitions and either lack of respect for scientific knowledge or a glass wall where women weren't allowed or recognized. :(
...If I HAVE to pick a spot to go back in time to (even if I don't think I fit in it anyway)...how about just before the American Revolution in Philadelphia where the Founding Fathers are drafting the Declaration? XP I always wanted to see how that played out in real time, knowing what resulted in my dimension, anyway.
Rank according to importance (from most important to least important) and explain: basic needs of life, pride, family, passion, friendship. Basic needs, family, passion, friendship, pride. Seriously, Maslow's hierarchy of needs? When you're dying of starvation, you are not thinking about anything else except how to get yourself out of the danger zone, and in fact, if you don't want your family to worry about you, you need to think about these things first. In my case at least, I'm very close to my family, so in a way we depend on each other for some aspects of our basic needs. Right after that though is passion, and I try to focus on this one because I'm so confident I can count on my family. My passion is the drive for my goals in life, and that's what keeps me going. (I might lose heart in this if my family wasn't there to support me so that's why only that one comes before that.) I'd love to put friendship right with family but somehow I have made very few friends that I consider as close as family so when friendship is mentioned I think a lot of the more casual acquaintances, who end up kind of transient in my life. (Since I think friendship IS in fact very important, maybe I should change this, but somehow....most 'friends' I don't end up feeling so close to...) I don't mean to put pride last, but since it's separate from passion I think it's okay. But I don't denegrade it though. I know that arrogance causes you to inferiorize others, but I consider that different from pride. Pride is knowing that you have worth in this world and that you should value yourself and not be afraid to show what you have to contribute. I think that's very important.
Of the "seven deadly sins" (pride, wrath, gluttony, sloth, lust, envy, greed), which (more than one is fine!) do you feel most often and most strongly and why? Perhaps....greed, in a way? My perfectionism and anxiety are big weaknesses for me, and those might stem from a 'greed' for success? I mean I guess I'd be tempted to say sloth but I think that's again stemming from my perfectionism. ^^;; Perhaps pride as well, since sometimes I might initially react to criticism with defensiveness, but I've tailored that over time so I can still try to get constructive criticism. (I am still sensitive when it's said bluntly though.....^^;; )
On the flip side...
Of the "seven contrary virtues" (humility, tranquility, restraint, diligence, chastity, benevolence, generosity) which do you feel most often and most strongly and why? Diligence I suppose. People do comment on how hard I work at school, even when I think I get distracted too much. (Thus not restraint, I'm not really that disciplined XD;; ). Since I bet no one else will say it, I'll add chastity but that's not because of effort on my part, that's just because I'm not tempted in the first place XD Probably also benevolence; I have gotten comments that I just seem like a nice person, and I try to be one.
If you were very upset and Princess Tutu appeared and offered to dance with you, how would you react? Would you dance with her, and if so, how would it play out?
There are two scenarios here. One is in which I wouldn't know the Princess Tutu series' events, where it'd be an ethereal kindly maiden who appears out of nowhere, no other real context. In that case, depending on what I'm upset about, I might be really puzzled and wondering why she's dressed like that, but at least appreciate that she wants to comfort me. (But dancing? o_O ) But if it was something that shakes my confidence in the general public around me, then I might be suspicious of her and thinking that she's part of some group to make fun of me (probably all the while thinking that it's kind of strange for a mean practical joke but I'd still feel like that anyway). I might say at first that I'm busy with work, I don't have time for this, but I might find myself so upset that I'd accept her dance anyway. Then I'd probably do some kind of mix of waltz and ballet solo, not exactly a pas de deux but I'd still be dancing with her, perhaps dancing hand-in-hand in a circle at points. After a bit of gaining my trust, I might tell her in general what's bothering me. I'd probably feel a little better just telling it to someone who seems to be wise and understanding.
But if it were actually me as I am, knowing the full Tutu story and the fact that it's a story...I'd go a little bonkers. Well, first I'd wonder if I'd really gone nuts now, seeing fictional characters come to life. If she's still there after an initial wtf phase, I'd go into omg phase, where I realize that OMG PT IS REAL WTFBBQZ?!! I'd wonder whether it was appropriate to get my camera (....doesn't this sound like sacrilege? XDXD ) and ask for a photo with her so I knew she was real (...oops she's not a cosplayer DX ). If I haven't scared her off by then, I'd say I kinda feel better about it but I've got to know where you come from! Are you from a town called Gold Crown? Is there a story called The Prince and the Raven written by a certain Drosselmeyer? (But wait, that author doesn't exist!!) Are you from another dimension? And.....wait, WHUT do I have a heart shard?! (That'd be great if that stupid anxiety was all along the Anxiety shard, that'd make things a lot easier! XD;; ) Even after she'd left, I might be disturbed in another sense -- what did I just see?! Is the show real?! Where the eff are you, Drosselmeyer?!! D:< What's going on?? ARGGHHHHH... It would probably drive me nuts if I never saw anything following up this, because I'd KNOW I saw something but no one would believe me! And then later on I'd have a hard time believing me, and....grahhhh. Angst. XP But oh, would my curiosity be stoked!
Your 3 vote links here (edit as you go on):
"Haven't you ever wondered why there's only a fine arts school in this entire town? Does every student in this town study art?"
"I bet all the rest go outside of town to study at the other non-art schools."
"...How often do we hear from them?"