Name: Elisa
Nickname: I have no nicknames in real life, but online they are Raiden and Beldarius, along with several different variations of them, like Rai, Rai-Rai, Beldi and Bel (I'm named Raiden and Beldarius everywhere, the variations are the nicks of my nicks. XD).
Age: 21
Birthdate: 19/3/1988
Likes: Anime, manga, reading (mostly fantasy), writing, translating (poems and stuff), history, mythology (Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Japanese, Celtic), animals (wolves~), music (anything goes - classical, too. Beethoven FTW!), astrology, astronomy (sometimes I go out on winter nights and search for constellations), divination (I have a pack of tarot cards right here next to me), learning Japanese, my cat, peace (= not getting disturbed), searching for information about different subjects, finding names and their meanings from different countries (especially Celtic), autumn (I love the sound of rain, the beautiful colors of the leaves, the cool air and the windy days).
Dislikes: Writer's blocks, people who bully others, getting disturbed while I'm doing something, my parents ordering me around ("Clean that, do this, get off the computer now"), exercising (...as in sports), summer and winter (too hot and too cold!). Oh, and spring, too - allergies, see.
Strengths: I have an exceptionally good memory; my IQ is 135 and I know a lot of stuff; my general knowledge is better than that of the adults in my neighborhood; I'm fairly good at writing (especially humorous); I'm also a very fast reader (I can tell if a page says something with only one glance); I'm very good and very fast at finding information (if you need something looked up in English or Finnish, you know who to turn to); I learn stuff fast (I learned to use the computer and Internet on my own, and I only have to look at a handbook once to learn how to do something and actually remember it...); and I have some linguistic skills (if I've never heard of a language before and see a word from that language, I can instinctively pronounce it right the first time); I can also predict things sometimes. I swear I can. (I predicted the American VA of Masaru aka Marcus from Digimon Savers. I said on the DATS Forums before the dub was announced that Quinton Flynn will probably voice him. XD And I also predicted the English name of Suguru - I said it would be either Stephen or Spencer. XD Go to AnimeNewsNetwork and see what happened!)
I've also been called "a Walking Wiki" and "a person with an information overload" on multiple occasions. But really, only a fraction of it is from my memory... the other part is just me being exceptionally fast at digging up the information I need.
Also, every time I notice someone being depressed around me, I try to say something along the lines of "Hey, everything's gonna be all right, just you wait.". A couple of years ago I even acted as a shrink for an online friend who was feeling totally in the dumps. He got better after talking with me for a couple of days.
Weaknesses: I'm lazy - but the funny thing is, at the same time I get bored/depressed really easily if I don't have something to do; I procrastinate (A LOT - and tick off my parents by doing that); I can't draw for the life of me... or sing (I want to be able to do both! ;___; ); my tendency to ramble; I'm also quite shy (mostly in real life); I can't really give critique about anything (it's bad, I swear - I'm afraid I might offend someone if I did. ...Really, there is something as being "too polite"); I'm rather antisocial, in the sense that I'd rather be alone than get into town with my friends; and as I said before, I get really annoyed if my peace is disturbed (tending to snap "What now?" at my Mom if she opens the door of my room)... I guess my temper is a bit short at home. XD; I nearly always underestimate myself and my abilities - negative version of modesty, anyone?; I lack ambition so much it isn't even funny, my self-confidence isn't one of my strong points... and I don't really take care of myself well enough (my Mom tells me to go out more. XD).
...I haven't had any self-destructive thoughts, even with my confidence level - and no, it's got nothing to do with being scared of dying... death doesn't bother me. In fact, my emotions are a bit... not there. My sister was killed a year and a half ago, but I didn't (and still don't) feel sad or shocked at the news. Honestly, my lack of emotion scares me sometimes...
(What the heck, the list of my worst traits is longer than the list of good ones.)
Pet Peeves: ...Stupid people and politics. I just can't handle idiots (and little kids that just scream and cry all the time. I like kids when they can hold a coherent discussion with me.). And politics, um... I absolutely hate it when people discriminate others due to what they believe in. I'm an Atheist myself and seem to be kind of democratic, but I don't see myself telling people "You are a heretic because you believe in god! :0".
And... and I'm a grammar freak. I hate it when people use l33t talk, miss letters in their words / mix up letters and generally screw up their English.
Hobbies: See "Likes".
Talents: See "Strengths".
Favorite Color: White, black, green, blue, silver, purple.
Favorite Food: Any seafood will do.
Mature or Immature? I'm more mature - but my Mom tells me I'm more childish. (...Being obsessed with anime and manga doesn't make you childish, does it? -___-)
Leader or Follower? Neither. I hate telling people what to do (has to do with that "not offending people" -thing) and I don't really like to take orders, either. So I guess I'm more of an outsider/loner.
Favorite Gensomaden Saiyuki Character [why?]: Hard to decide. I like several, but I guess I'd have to say Hakkai. :/ I just like his background story the most... his previous incarnation was an awesome guy and I just ADORE Hakkai's personality. XD Using TV-Trope words, he's a "Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass".
Least favorite Gensomaden Saiyuki Character [why?]: Umm... I like nearly all characters... eh... but I dislike both Lirin and Goku. Somehow Lirin's attitude and constant popping up just annoys me. With Goku, I think it's his "stomach for brains" -aura that gets on my nerves a bit. Not to mention... monkeys are totally not my favorite animals. ...BUT. I absolutely HATE Yaone. She just... aaaaargh. She's so suicidal. The moment something goes awry, she's like "I'M SORRY I WILL KILL MYSELF RIGHT NOW!". And she's too obsessed with Kougaiji. ...Doesn't she have a brain to think for herself instead of following people around blindly? I know, I know, she's grateful to Kougaiji for saving her, but she takes the whole "Kougaiji-sama" business to the extremes. I think her attitude pisses Kou off sometimes, too. :/ ...Who wants a clingy, suicidal girl with OCD for a servant? -_-
Favorite Gensomaden Saiyuki pairing [why?]: ...I don't really like the pairings that much myself, but somehow I find Gojyo/Hakkai a nice one.
least favorite Gensomaden Saiyuki pairing [why?]: ...I think every single one. ._. I just don't like shota (the whole Sanzo/Goku thing seems shota. DX) and I hate Yaone (so obviously I don't like her with any character). >.> Then again, just because I didn't like the pairings, I created two girl OCs and got the other one stuck with Kougaiji and the other one with Gojun (the Dragon King from Gaiden). XD
Anything else you have to say? Yeah... lots. XD
My favorite animals would be wolves, dogs, cats, foxes, deer and several mythical critters. I'm more shy than outgoing (I hate talking on the phone, talking to strangers and partying), I guess I'm modest (my self-confidence is nearly minus-marked), my energy level is moderate/high (I can stay up for a whole day, a night and another day before I start to feel sleepy and go to bed, so about 36 hours), I'm a night owl (means I feel most energetic at night. XD) and I want to become a library assistant.
...When I joined a forum called "SaintSeiyaFan", I also noticed things about myself I hadn't thought of before. ...I'm a (not-so) closet sadist, I have a slightly (...slightly!?) dirty mindset/imagination and a twisted and perverted sense of humor. XD
Alone or With a Group?: Alone. Definitely alone. I get uncomfortable if there are too many people around me. And crowds? I hate all the pushing! D:
Listener or Speaker?: ...Both. If I don't know somebody and if I don't have anything to say, I will listen. Though if I have a subject to talk about and I know the person, I can rant for quite a while.
Persistent or Weak-willed?: Persistent. Seriously. My Mom and I have clashes of wills several times per year. XD And if I find something nice I'd want to get in a shop, I won't buy it if I don't have money. And even if I do, I sometimes buy it, sometimes don't. It depends.
Pessimistic or Optimistic?: Um... my Mom calls me pessimistic, but I see myself as a realist. XD
Fun or Business?: :/ Dunno really. Maybe fun? XD I don't like to do school assignments and would much prefer to spend my day on the Internet instead. ...But when it comes to stuff I like (like English, astrology, Japanese, etc.), I can study/work very hard.
PS. And this is not about the rating itself. ...I just want to say that the character list should be changed. ...Gojun and Jeep/Hakuryuu aren't the same person.
Gojun is the Dragon King of the Western Seas and he didn't die at the end of Gaiden. He was the one telling the story. In one chapter's beginning he was sitting at a table and saying "I am the only who knows this story now".
Hakuryuu aka Jeep was created by Ni Jyeni and is thus not a reincarnation of anyone.
Images... scary-looking girl ahead.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/DeltaSilver88/HPIM1121.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/DeltaSilver88/HPIM1192.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/DeltaSilver88/Motivator%20pics/motivator9073386.jpg ...Never mind that third one.