This is my way of the ninja. [REAPP]
Three voted applications:
http://community.livejournal.com/naruto_rating/210631.html?view=1848007#t1848007
http://community.livejournal.com/naruto_rating/210296.html?view=1850488#t1850488
http://community.livejournal.com/naruto_rating/209523.html?view=1850739#t1850739
The Basics
Name: Azriel
Age: freshly 18
Birthday: 02 March 1990
Sign: Pisces (tropical)/Aquarius (sidereal), Metal Horse
Height: about 5'6"
Ninja Registration Number (just make it up!): 37143
How did you find naruto_rating? Simple browsing, I'm sure. I don't really remember.
Vote me as Male/Female/Whatever: Male, if you please. They tend to be of more interest to me than the females.
Vote me as Anime or Anime+Manga or Doesn't Matter: Doesn't matter.
You know...the usual
Likes: literature, the German language, rain, coffee houses, concerts, music, animals, writing, art, common sense, discussion and intelligent conversation, interesting company, metaphysical poetry, sad/introspective/disturbing subject matter in book and film, nerds/geeks/smart and dorky people, dark humor, science (anatomy, psychology, forensics, entomology, the evolution vs. creation argument, etc.)
Dislikes: willful ignorance, narrow-mindedness, lack of sense, pretentious young teens, people who can't manage power effectively, overly tight clothing (Too-tight pants can cause damage to the major nerve in the hip region as well. Think of that next time you paint your 'hip huggers' onto your legs), lack of ambition or cleverness of some sort, wasted potential and excessive laziness, people trying too hard to get me on 'their side' in arguments/fights, romantic comedy, perpetual "victims"
Dreams for the future: I'm considering both law school and medical school after college. Ideally, I would want to go to med school, but I think that human science is going to remain merely a major interest of mine as opposed to an actual career, since I don't have that necessary overwhelming desire to help people. (Basically, I have the brain/curiosity for it, but not the humanitarian drive. That pesky humanitarian drive! >O) Psychology is another strong possibility right now. As for other things I want to do, I want to learn learn perfect German, learn binary just for the hell of it, figure out how to write metaphysical poetry (again, just for the hell of it), meet some people, and read every controversial book ever scorned for its subject matter. Just because. I center pretty strongly around both literature and science, so I want to be well-versed in both. Maybe study at Oxford this summer.
Hobbies: writing, drawing, surfing Wikipedia (geeky, but informative), reading, going for evening walks, accumulating random useless facts, watching other people (it's strange how much you can learn just by paying attention to what's going on around you)
Strengths: I'm good with other people, both earning trust and friendship and putting across certain messages. It may not necessarily be a good thing, but I know how to talk and act with certain people in order to get results I'm looking for. I like to think of it as "subtle prodding". (My best example of this is from school. I have a teacher who dotes on her bookish students, so if I ever need to ask a favor from her, I am sure to wear my non-prescription glasses to school that day. Because glasses, along with my manner toward her, stereotypically say "I'm studious, intelligent, awkward, and eager to learn, so why don't you reward my effort by doing this thing for me?" And it works.) I am able to meet people on an emotional level -- I myself don't like to discuss my emotions and inner thoughts much, but I can intuitively understand it and see it in other people, so I know how to treat them -- so they become attached to me quickly. People are willing to trust me with almost anything, and while I don't really understand it, it's flattering. I can keep secrets. Ask me to do something, and I'll get it done. I favor logic and reason highly over heart, so I give good advice. I can see things from many angles, and think about all information available before forming my own opinion. I work to develop and maintain close relationships with my friends. I'm confident and direct, and while not particularly energetic outwardly, I'm rigorous in conversation and always ready to strike up a chat, whether it's with someone I like or not. I treat even those I'm not fond of with civility.
Weaknesses: I do a lot of things for my own good, so while I don't do things with the intent to hurt people, it occasionally happens. Thanks to pragmatism, certain values -- I'm thinking "loyalty" specifically -- seem to have a slightly different meaning to me than to others. (For example, I was BEST FRIENDS with a person for about 12 years, then simply dropped the relationship because I didn't feel much to be valued/gained from it anymore. It wasn't completely sudden, but still.) This quality is enhanced in the eyes of some because I can get very close to people very quickly -- I can't even think about how many times I've heard variations of 'you're the only one I can talk to'. So if the relationship goes sour (or just never lifts off the ground), some people are shocked by how quickly I can "turn" on and become impartial toward someone that considers me a trusted confidante. I assure you, I am terribly loyal, but that loyalty goes to myself and my own interest as well as those genuinely close to me, and I don't see the point in expending such a great amount of effort on things which aren't the best for the other person or for me. Going along this train of thought, I would have the capacity to do some really morally bankrupt things if it was for the good of myself and those around me. For example, if I was on an over-crowded sinking life boat, and there was one person who was fatally wounded and wouldn't survive whether or not we were rescued, I would be the one to push that person overboard if it meant a better chance of survival for the rest of us. I don't go around doing these kinds of things every day, for the record. But I have the will and the capacity.
Talents: writing (both fiction and essay), art, reading comprehension, presenting ideas and speaking to groups, seeing situations from many points of view, remembering/retaining information
Personality in 3 words: reliable, pragmatic, calculating
Favorite food: Cucumbers are pretty fantastic. I'm also a lover of yogurt with fiber cereal. It sounds health nut-ish, but I like it simply for taste. I don't eat a whole lot anyway, and these things are pretty light on the stomach.
Least favorite food: I'm not keen on marbled meats. I hate fat on meat. Some people think that unmarbled meat is tough; to me it's perfect like that. I don't mind having to chew it into submission so long as I know there's no fat. And really, on the subject of meat, I'm not keen on it being raw either. A few specific things I can deal with, but otherwise I like it cooked. Cooked meat in a modern world.
Favorite color: Purple. It's unapologetic and eccentric, but not so 'out there' that it can't blend in with other colors when it needs to. It's got the passion and strength of red, but it's tempered by blue. If 'purple' was a person, we would get along famously.
Favorite animal: I'm partial to dragonflies. They're pretty interesting if you've ever taken the opportunity to get close to one and really look at it. More mechanical-looking than organic. I also like many types of beetle. I like June bugs, but maybe only because I associate them with a pleasant time of year.
Favorite phrase or quote: This changes frequently, depending on whatever I'm reading at the moment. But currently--
"i like my body when it is with your
body. It is so quite a new thing.
Muscles better and nerves more.
i like your body. i like what it does,
i like its hows. i like to feel the spine
of your body and its bones, and the trembling (...)" ~E.E. Cummings
Like I said before, my interest in human science/anatomy isn't driven by a desire to help others; which probably sounds bad, but it's true. It's all for my own interest and satisfaction. What's even better is that the poem in its entirety is hugely sexual, but for me personally it's the clinical aspects of people -- in this case, the muscles, nerves, spine, and bones -- which make them worthy of study. All of this is why I become so annoyed when people in my anatomy class get squeamish about performing a dissection. It's like, "How can you not want to see how this works?"
This or That
Mature or immature? Mature. Any immaturity you get from me is likely to be in verbal form, but I tend to say everything with either a completely straight face or a slight smile, so often it's difficult to tell if I'm joking or not (which is half the fun for me). I like to be taken seriously, and I tend to get along best with adults. I'm just as ready for a chuckle as anyone else, but you'll never catch me acting stupid.
Leader or follower? I'm a leader, but not necessarily always the leader. If I'm not the 'figurehead' in a group, I'm often the one who is organizing the followers. You could say I'm good at driving from the back seat without anyone realizing I'm doing it, so you could also say that if I'm not THE leader, then I'm the man behind the curtain. I like to be in a position where it's obvious that I'm especially needed, so that I don't become a true follower. I hate being a follower, but if bowing a little bit under someone else is what will benefit me the most in the end, I can do that. Ends being worth the means, and all that.
Calm, normal, or hyper? Calm. I'm known for keeping my head even in emotionally-charged situations. I have my moments, but I'm generally someone who can be counted on to 'stay cool'. I'm not a flat personality, but I don't feel much of a need to act erratic or spazzy. I don't need to do that in order for people to listen to me anyway.
Optimistic or Pessimistic? I honestly never know what to put here. I'm kind of a cynic, in that I tend to give off a careless '...so?' vibe whenever I hear others decrying the awful things people do and such. But I know that for there to be bad, there has to be good. Realistically, it's bad to be completely optimistic or completely pessimistic, so I opt for what I consider to be a reasonable mixture of both.
Act on impulse, or think things through? Let's say this: The INTJ personality type is called both the 'Scientist' and the 'Mastermind Rational'. It should be obvious by that alone. I definitely think things through, and I tend to think several moves ahead of myself when it comes to situations which require decisions to be made. Of course it's okay to be impulsive sometimes, like when friends ask me as we leave school if I want to go somewhere -- there's only a second to decide. But definitely think things through in important situations.
Outgoing or shy? Outgoing. I'm an introvert who likes to masquerade as a mild extrovert, you could say. I can approach new people, maintain conversations, and go about my business easily without feeling any sort of self consciousness or need to change my mannerisms to suit others. I have no difficulty with being 'let in' by other people or groups when I want it, and I would think that'd be harder for someone who is shy. I can fake some sort of slight shyness if I need to, but I rarely actually feel it.
Fate or free will? Free will. I understand that there are some limits placed upon the choices that one can realistically and intelligently make. But that aside, I do think that we have the ability to make choices which affect where we end up later. The whole 'fate' thing is, in my opinion, an outdated concept.
Situations
Your team is in the middle of the bell test. Your plan is to: sit back for a little while, observe my teammates, and try to figure out by their (what I have to assume would be) failures exactly what sorts of approaches could or wouldn't work. I'd prefer to narrow down my list of possible ideas before springing into action. Pragmatism and calculation for the win.
You and Naruto are fighting. He uses his "Oiroke no Jutsu" (Sexy Technique). You: are bemused, mildly amused, and otherwise unaffected. First of all, like I said somewhere earlier, 'sexy' for me tends to be very 'clinical'. (As in, things like breasts are just there, but watching the muscles in someone's hands move..? That's sexy.) Blatant sexuality isn't very interesting to someone like me. Secondly, I've been watching those medical/surgery shows, sketching, and reading books far too long to be particularly reactive to naked people. I am very desensitized. If I reacted to it at all, it'd probably be to make a comment about the unlikely waist-to-hip ratio.
You have one hour until your life or death training. How will you spend it? I'd spend some of that time sitting quietly with my team after going over any last-minute strategy talks and such, but then I might decide to make the rounds with the other participating teams. It's shrewd to 'get in good' with the people around you, because if they know who you are, they're more likely to step in and help if they see you in a bad situation. So I'd make the effort to 'buddy up' to some of the people around me. (Just in case, because it might be handy at a later time.) I'm an introvert, but not shy -- I have the extroversion to approach people confidently, but the introversion to understand them emotionally and know how to handle them, and it's easy to get close to people and wiggle into their little 'trust circles' quickly with those sorts of traits.
Anything else? I was stamped as Itachi a couple of months back, and while that was perfectly fine, I started a new prescription soon afterward. While the base aspects of my personality don't change, the medication changes the composition so that the intensity/suppression of certain traits, my interests, and just generally my manner of operating are altered enough that I feel like my previous stamp is very possibly incorrect (although I found it correct at the time). I've changed enough that many people around me have commented on the difference, and so I was curious as to what people here might think.
Basically, I wanted to see exactly how my new medication has affected my personality (and whether or not it's a good change XD)
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It's New Orleans. Of course it's unstylish!
Hair not fixed, so hush.
Odd facial expressions and demon housepets. Good times.
