...a 'Papa' hat, Wright? Are you serious?
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About You
Name/Nickname: Dal
At justiceratings you were stamped as: Kristoph Gavin
Describe yourself in 3 words: Shrewd, reserved, verbose
Talk about three positive things about yourself and why you view them as positive:
+ Intelligence - I honestly tend to believe that intelligence is everything in this world. You can't get anything if you don't have the brains to do it, and even if you manage to get ahead somehow without any sort of formal education, you can't expect to keep it without the knowledge to hold on to it. My tested intelligence scores have been incredibly high all my life, and I'm incredibly proud of it; my strengths lie in logic, languages and sciences.
+ A general code of honor - I will not cheat on significant others, I will not claim others' work as my own, and if people are close to me I'll look out for their well-being as far as I can. (Meaning that if they're really in life-threatening danger, I won't take bullets for people...but I will find some sort of authority figure who will, and if something happens to the person I'm close to, there will be serious hell to pay.) Looking out for others in general has always come across as a more or less noble trait to me, and while I wouldn't do anything to put myself in harm's way for someone else, I'm more than willing to help people when I can.
+ Good with people - I've been told that I give good advice, and people seem to come to me for some often. If people come to me to talk, I tend to not try to offer to help with their problems unless they ask for it, which I feel is important; if someone asks me for advice, I'll give it, but if they don't, I tend to assume they just want to vent and don't give my opinion on the matter unless it's requested - I'm a major believer in the concept of "If I ask you to listen and you give me advice, you're not doing what I asked you to do." I tend to be very observant when it comes to people, and I usually notice when they're having a problem. I also have a high amount of patience when it comes to teaching people or dealing with them in general.
Talk about three negative things about yourself and why you view them as negative:
+ Overanalyzing - I tend to see implications that aren't there when people talk to me, and I tend to start arguments over something that I took as a slight, even if it was intended as a casual comment. I'm always told that I read into things too much, and I can get aggressive as a result. I admit that I do this one frequently, and it tends to get me in a good amount of trouble with close friends.
+ Vindictive streaks and manipulative tendencies - I'm very easily peeved when someone is better at something than I am, though I'm not very confrontational about it; I'm much more prone to sulk in silence until I can 'get back at them' somehow, either by beating them at the task in question or by proving that I'm better than them in other ways. One of the ways I've been known to do this is by knowing how to push people's buttons and doing it frequently, and not having the common sense to know how or when to stop. Needless to say, this has gotten me into quite a few bad situations with people I was formerly close with. I take things too seriously, and I know that sort of behavior is generally destructive, but I don't stop because it gets me results.
+ Resistant to change and loss of control - I hate it when large things are changed on me. I need to have everything planned out well in advance, and I can't just 'be spontaneous' because the lack of structure grates on my nerves. I can't handle not knowing what's going on, and I really hate surprises, as the unknown tends to scare me as it is without jumping out and throwing unexpected things at me. This makes me incredibly inflexible when it comes to...well, life in general, and it makes me rather prone to sulking and irritability when my standards for preparation aren't met, which doesn't make me too popular with the sort that actually likes some randomness in their life.
Parental/Guardian Preference
I prefer my parents to be - I have no preference whatsoever.
Growing Up: Scenario
In school, what did your parents do in according to the types of grades you received? They would make it plain that they were pleased with me if my grades were satisfactory, but they were the sort to push harder regardless of how high my marks were. It wasn't in a displeased sort of way - more in a way that indicated that there is always something higher to strive for, and one shouldn't allow themselves to become content with simply being 'satisfactory' or 'good'; excellence is the goal, and once one attains it, one should maintain it.
You're having a hard day and your parents find out. What happens? They tend to try to talk it out with me if they think it's something severe, but I'm usually left to my own devices to work things out - again with the not offering assistance unless it's asked for.
You get to spend the day with your parents, what do you do for fun? What's it like? We tend to go to the movies and play a lot of Jenga. Road trips are all right as long as we have a destination in mind and are sure we have the time and money, but for the most part we tend to stay close to home.
You've gotten yourself into some financial trouble. How do your parents react? Do they help you out or make you handle it yourself? First of all, the disappointment level is insane. They will help me out, but they make it very plain that I'm going to have to pay them back as soon as possible.
What life lessons do your parents insist on teaching you?
+ Respect others, their property, and their personal space. Always.
+ Be careful with what you say in public; someone will remember it.
+ If you want something, then go for it - but don't expect it to be handed to you.
+ Sometimes you have to be told 'no.'
+ A lack of ambition is even more detrimental than a lack of ability.
Briefly describe your mother figure:
Far more spontaneous than I am, and more willing to see things as an adventure than an inconvenience. Believes that the meaning of life is to live it as it comes and not think too much about what others think. Generally keeps our family life within the family, however, despite having a more outgoing nature. I learned my code of honor and people skills here, but this is also where the overanalytical, vindictive and manipulative tendencies came from.
Briefly describe your father figure:
Conventional and reserved, but good to his family. Doesn't raise his hand in anger toward me, but a strict disciplinarian if punishment is required; doesn't yell often, but when it's necessary, the entire block knows. Dislikes seeing people in pain - even enemies. More of a listener than a conversationalist, but extremely quick to come up with solutions to just about any problem. This is where I got most of my intelligence, my reserved tendencies and skills with logic and language, but also the strict rigidity and aggressive nature when challenged.
How do your mother and father figures interact with each other?:
They tend to clash often due to their incredibly different views on life and as such are distant most of the time, but when they're getting along, their strengths play off of each other and they balance each other out well. They're also rather terrifying if they both get in a battle of wits with someone, as my mother figure is quick with rather zinging insults and my father figure can shut down arguments like no other. And for some reason they really like sitting down and watching bad movies just to pick on them mercilessly.
Post a picture or give us a desciption of your appearance: Basing this off of answers only - sorry!
Anything else?: Not that I can think of, other than maybe "Am I doing it right?"