APP: Davesprite // Bridlewood
OOC
Player name: Cassie
Player journal: hotawesome
Contact: captchalogue it (AIM); starfishing (plurk); mac.is.a.girl@gmail.com (email)
IC
Character Name: Sick Hoofbeats (Canonly: Davesprite or Dave Strider)
Fandom: Homestuck
Character Link or Summary: Wiki!
Pony Type: Pegasus
Cutie Mark: Broken record symbol, as here.
Element: Courage
AU History: (300~500 words)
Personality: Beats is cool.
Not only cool, but a little chilly and aloof, especially when it comes to his feelings. 'Emotionally distant' might be too serious a term, but 'emotionally casual' definitely fits. He doesn't treat or display his emotions with much emphasis or gravity; nearly anything can be shrugged off with the right amount of nonchalance. Even the people he does sincerely care about, while often marked as 'cool' (and therefore off-limits for any potential bullies or jerks besides himself), are typically treated with the same insouciance as complete strangers. There is, however, a marked difference between the two: with strangers or enemies, he doesn't put up with jack, while with his friends, he'll tolerate quite a lot. That tolerance extends to physical contact, which he's not too keen on, but he'll allow it if you're on the A-list, even if he won't initiate it. (Unless you're a crying girl or a little kid. Those merit hugs. It's the only cool way to handle it.)
Being cool means never having to say you're wrong. Beats is arrogant; he assumes he knows best in all things. Pretty often, he's right, and that only feeds his superiority complex. But even when he's proven wrong, he doesn't usually give up. He just proceeds pretending he knows what he's doing. He rarely accepts advice or direction, preferring to fumble his way around and put on cool airs, so that when he finally does stumble blindly into the answer, he can say he found it on his own.
Luckily, he's excellent at putting on cool airs. He almost invariably presents as being collected and level-headed, both things that A) are true and 2) add to the hype of his cool persona. He responds remarkably well under duress, and actually operates better within time or situational constraints than when left peacefully to his own devices. Pressure doesn't rattle or unsettle him; in fact, very little does. He's slow to lose his temper or his cool, but when he does fly off the handle, he does it in a big way. He goes on tirades inundated with metaphors and offensive language (basically like angrier, one-sided versions of his usual conversations), and when he runs out of steam, he broods quietly. Moodiness is a thing that happens with him. It's usually a pretty effective way of coping for him: he sulks for a little while after flipping out, and then he gets over it.
He's used to dealing with things on his own, whether it's his emotions, his problems or just day-to-day living. As such, he's surprisingly responsible, and tends to be more pragmatic than most kids his age. He was raised by his brother, who was pretty hands-off in his parenting methods, leaving him to fend for himself a good lot of the time. Even so, being raised by his brother wasn't without its valuable lessons. His brother was the one who taught him to be cool, which, as we've learned, is an integral part of his personality. If it weren't for his brother's influence, he might be more demonstrative with his friends, or more open about his fondness for animals. He actually has quite a bit of natural compassion, but it's rarely shown, thanks to the Code of Cool Conduct.
tl;dr: Beats is basically a douche, but he's cool, so we let it go.
Abilities: (This includes mundane as well as magical abilities. Is your character a skilled baker, a weapon master, a pumpkin farmer? This should relate to their job in Bridlewood. Unicorns should describe the theme of their magic and the general effects that it produces in keeping with that theme. If your character has a power or ability not common to their pony type, please describe it very thoroughly here.)
First-person sample: (This may take the form of an action post or a letter written to another pony. If the former, please include a sample of dialogue.)
Third-person sample:
Notes, questions, or comments:
Player name: Cassie
Player journal: hotawesome
Contact: captchalogue it (AIM); starfishing (plurk); mac.is.a.girl@gmail.com (email)
IC
Character Name: Sick Hoofbeats (Canonly: Davesprite or Dave Strider)
Fandom: Homestuck
Character Link or Summary: Wiki!
Pony Type: Pegasus
Cutie Mark: Broken record symbol, as here.
Element: Courage
AU History: (300~500 words)
Personality: Beats is cool.
Not only cool, but a little chilly and aloof, especially when it comes to his feelings. 'Emotionally distant' might be too serious a term, but 'emotionally casual' definitely fits. He doesn't treat or display his emotions with much emphasis or gravity; nearly anything can be shrugged off with the right amount of nonchalance. Even the people he does sincerely care about, while often marked as 'cool' (and therefore off-limits for any potential bullies or jerks besides himself), are typically treated with the same insouciance as complete strangers. There is, however, a marked difference between the two: with strangers or enemies, he doesn't put up with jack, while with his friends, he'll tolerate quite a lot. That tolerance extends to physical contact, which he's not too keen on, but he'll allow it if you're on the A-list, even if he won't initiate it. (Unless you're a crying girl or a little kid. Those merit hugs. It's the only cool way to handle it.)
Being cool means never having to say you're wrong. Beats is arrogant; he assumes he knows best in all things. Pretty often, he's right, and that only feeds his superiority complex. But even when he's proven wrong, he doesn't usually give up. He just proceeds pretending he knows what he's doing. He rarely accepts advice or direction, preferring to fumble his way around and put on cool airs, so that when he finally does stumble blindly into the answer, he can say he found it on his own.
Luckily, he's excellent at putting on cool airs. He almost invariably presents as being collected and level-headed, both things that A) are true and 2) add to the hype of his cool persona. He responds remarkably well under duress, and actually operates better within time or situational constraints than when left peacefully to his own devices. Pressure doesn't rattle or unsettle him; in fact, very little does. He's slow to lose his temper or his cool, but when he does fly off the handle, he does it in a big way. He goes on tirades inundated with metaphors and offensive language (basically like angrier, one-sided versions of his usual conversations), and when he runs out of steam, he broods quietly. Moodiness is a thing that happens with him. It's usually a pretty effective way of coping for him: he sulks for a little while after flipping out, and then he gets over it.
He's used to dealing with things on his own, whether it's his emotions, his problems or just day-to-day living. As such, he's surprisingly responsible, and tends to be more pragmatic than most kids his age. He was raised by his brother, who was pretty hands-off in his parenting methods, leaving him to fend for himself a good lot of the time. Even so, being raised by his brother wasn't without its valuable lessons. His brother was the one who taught him to be cool, which, as we've learned, is an integral part of his personality. If it weren't for his brother's influence, he might be more demonstrative with his friends, or more open about his fondness for animals. He actually has quite a bit of natural compassion, but it's rarely shown, thanks to the Code of Cool Conduct.
tl;dr: Beats is basically a douche, but he's cool, so we let it go.
Abilities: (This includes mundane as well as magical abilities. Is your character a skilled baker, a weapon master, a pumpkin farmer? This should relate to their job in Bridlewood. Unicorns should describe the theme of their magic and the general effects that it produces in keeping with that theme. If your character has a power or ability not common to their pony type, please describe it very thoroughly here.)
First-person sample: (This may take the form of an action post or a letter written to another pony. If the former, please include a sample of dialogue.)
Third-person sample:
Notes, questions, or comments: