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Name: Jamesy
Are you over 16?: I'm 19
Personal DW:vastexpletive
Email: floridiancheese@gmail.com
Timezone: EST
Other contact: plurk: bornthisgaybaby
Characters already in the game: N/A
How did you find us?: Megan and Zorn are gross enablers.
IC:
Character name: Dirk Strider
Fandom: Homestuck
Timeline: [S] Dirk: Unite, after meeting up on the volcano
Age: 15
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths:
-Flash stepping (Dirk is capable of moving really, really fast! To the point you can't see him, though it seems to be only in short bursts.)
-Sword fighting (Dirk is really good with a sword and fighting with it.)
-Robotics (Dirk can build lots of different kinds of robots and knows the ins and outs of programming them.)
-Prince of Heart powers (His powers haven't really been shown, aside from the fact there are splinters of his personality, which also allowed him to be conscious of and control his dream self.)
-Rapping (Self explanatory, he's good at rapping and dropping sick beats and stuff.)
-Sewing (Specifically plushy, rumpy kinds of puppets. Aw yeah.)
How would they use their abilities?:
Dirk mainly uses his abilities to protect himself and those he cares about, with flash stepping and sword fighting usually going hand in hand during fights. Robotics is mainly just a hobby, and he builds them for the hell of it and to challenge his friends on occasion. Rapping and sewing is also a hobby of his. Aside from that, he really doesn't use them for much else.
Appearance: Dirk is skinny, yet fairly muscular from having trained so much with swords and fighting. He's pale, despite the fact he lives in a high rise apartment in the middle of the ocean, and pretty damn freckly. His blonde hair is styled up in a rather anime-esque hairdo, and he wears pointy anime shades too, which cover up his orange eyes. His style of dress is nothing fancy, usually black jeans and a white shirt with an orange hat on it, or a black wifebeater with the same design on the front. He also has a beautiful tattoo on his shoulder, modeled after Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff, his bro's comic.
Background/Personality:
Dirk Strider, paradoxical younger version of Bro Strider, brother-yet-actual-ectibiological-father to Dave Strider, as you find out from his intro, is a guy of many talents. Many, many talents. But before we get into what he's like as a person, let's talk about where he's from. Due to a mishap with the meteors when the scratch was initiated, Dirk was sent to the future along with Roxy. Because of this, Dirk had to raise himself from toddlerhood. He wasn't completely without help, though. His bro made sure to stockpile the house with a lifetime supply of soda and other stuff to help him out. Because of this, though, he's incredibly self sufficient. Speaking of his bro, Dirk really admires him in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to irony. The two of them have never met, but Dirk has learned all about him and his opinion of him is something akin to hero worship, though considerably more subdued than that. Dirk lives in Texas- or at least where Texas used to be. That part is a long story, but blame tyrannical fish aliens flooding the earth by melting the ice caps. Anyway, he lives in a high rise apartment in the middle of the ocean. He raised himself by living off of the supplies his bro left for him as well as fish from the ocean. He isn't completely alone, though. He has Lil Cal, a puppet that is basically his best friend.
To start with, Dirk is an extremely intelligent person and it shows not only in conversation with him, but from his hobbies. He's able to build robots with ease, having built and programmed two for himself, with which he uses to rap. One of them, Squarewave, he's never lost a match to. The other, Sawtooth, is programmed to be unbeatable and thus Dirk has never been able to win a match against it. Rap-bots aren't the only types of robots that Dirk has built, and certainly not the most impressive. Brobot, the robotic version of himself that he built and send to Jake for sparring purposes is definitely impressive. But his biggest and also most intellectual feat would be Auto Responder, which he programmed at the age of 13, is a perfect digital replica of his personality, designed to talk like him, imitate him, and is by all counts a virtual version of him. Considering Dirk accomplished this at the age of thirteen and is now sixteen, it's safe to say he is pretty much a genius.
Dirk also builds robots with which he uses to spar physically with, himself. Dirk is without a doubt and amazing fighter, skilled in the art of swordsmanship, presumably by sparring with said robots that he created. He's capable of moving at extreme speeds and kicking all kinds of ass, probably best shown by the way he took down all of the drones that the Condesce sent to kill him with. Even though he had help from Sawtooth, he still managed to take his fair share of them with ease.
Unlike his pre-scratch younger brother, Dirk is much more laid back and manages to take things in stride. He isn't quick to anger and tends to have a lot of patience.When irritated, he doesn't really get angry so much as he comes off as more exasperated and short. He comes off as much more aloof than Dave, though to say he's uncaring or anything of that nature is completely untrue. It's clear that he cares for his friends very much, he just has a different way of showing it than most people. He can be manipulative, but it's never with malicious intent. Instead, he prefers to challenge his friends for their own personal development, such as when Jake needed uranium and he made Jake fight Brobot to earn it. Another reason he's manipulative is generally because he's just fucking smart and always has a plan and always wants to pull the strings so that nothing falls apart. Not that he doesn't have faith in his friends, he just knows how to get stuff done efficiently. Sarcasm is also another big trait of Dirk's, often employed lightheardedly for humour, though when irritated it takes on a more abrasive and condescending air. This is notably more apparent in conversations when he and Roxy are discussing is homosexuality.
As per Strider tradition as well as just like his pre-scratch alternate self, Dirk is obsessed with irony. Many of his interests could be passed off as ironic, though considering he claims that the upper echelons of irony always have a touch of sincerity, it's unclear just what Dirk sincerely likes, and what Dirk likes for ironic purposes. Puppets are also a thing that Dirk is into. Boy, he fucking loves puppets. His room is full of them, most of which are phallic in nature and it's alluded to that he makes pornography with them, the same as his pre-scratch self, only difference being that Dirk doesn't have a multi-million dollar porn business with them. Judging by the many horse themed posters all over his walls, it's clear that he has an interest in horses, as well as claiming to have a purely academic interest in My Little Pony. Except Rainbow Dash, whom he loves unironically. Of course even his friends don't really know much of this about him, because he keeps a lot of it to himself for various reasons, probably in that he just doesn't feel the need to.
As far as his friends go, interactions with them are extremely varied. First and foremost would be Jake, who it's revealed he has romantic feelings for. The two have a somewhat antagonistic relationship, in that Dirk makes fun of Jake's taste in movies a lot, as well as what can be taken as affectionate jabs at Jake overall. His interactions with Roxy and Jane are similar, though he tends to get exasperated with Roxy the most thanks to her near constant state of intoxication and the way she likes to flirt with his Auto Responder. Of all of them, he and Jane tend to have the more serious conversations and it's clear that he has a lot of respect for Jane and that they're both very good friends, even though he still tends to troll her with irony and his own brand of humour the same as everyone else.
More recently Dirk's insecurities have been explored. During a conversation with Lil Hal, Dirk reveals just how much he hates himself and his 'dysmal persona' and his 'batshit thought processes', which are actual quotes from the boy himself. So it's safe to say there's a lot of inner demons there that he's got to overcome. He just doesn't quite know how to do that. After going trickster and then waking up on his quest bed, he and Jane have a talk and he pretty much admits how stupid he's been, and that he let his feelings get in the way and mess things up. Overall, he learns to take Jake off the insanely high pedestal he has him on and ultimately gets over him and grows a bit as a person, even if he still has a hard time with feelings and stuff and talking about them.
Basically in a nutshell, Dirk is a calm, confident and intelligent person who respects and admires his friends even if he manipulates them on occasion and has insecurities up the wazoo. All in all, a true Strider.
Why should that character be in this game: For OCs only.
Why do you want to continue their history here: For characters from other games only.
For applicants considering an alternate version of a character already in game, please use this as your chance to explain the key differences between your character and the one already in play:
Have you read up on how the game works?: It's called the FlamingFerret and ways to earn money are mooching, odd jobs and missions.
1st person sample: http://paradisa.dreamwidth.org/1113485.html
http://paradisa.dreamwidth.org/1049089.html
3rd person sample: http://paradisalogs.dreamwidth.org/224655.html?thread=13272719#cmt13272719
http://paradisalogs.dreamwidth.org/224207.html
Questions?: Nope
Did you put your characters name and fandom in the subject: Yes!
Name: Jamesy
Are you over 16?: I'm 19
Personal DW:
vastexpletiveEmail: floridiancheese@gmail.com
Timezone: EST
Other contact: plurk: bornthisgaybaby
Characters already in the game: N/A
How did you find us?: Megan and Zorn are gross enablers.
IC:
Character name: Dirk Strider
Fandom: Homestuck
Timeline: [S] Dirk: Unite, after meeting up on the volcano
Age: 15
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths:
-Flash stepping (Dirk is capable of moving really, really fast! To the point you can't see him, though it seems to be only in short bursts.)
-Sword fighting (Dirk is really good with a sword and fighting with it.)
-Robotics (Dirk can build lots of different kinds of robots and knows the ins and outs of programming them.)
-Prince of Heart powers (His powers haven't really been shown, aside from the fact there are splinters of his personality, which also allowed him to be conscious of and control his dream self.)
-Rapping (Self explanatory, he's good at rapping and dropping sick beats and stuff.)
-Sewing (Specifically plushy, rumpy kinds of puppets. Aw yeah.)
How would they use their abilities?:
Dirk mainly uses his abilities to protect himself and those he cares about, with flash stepping and sword fighting usually going hand in hand during fights. Robotics is mainly just a hobby, and he builds them for the hell of it and to challenge his friends on occasion. Rapping and sewing is also a hobby of his. Aside from that, he really doesn't use them for much else.
Appearance: Dirk is skinny, yet fairly muscular from having trained so much with swords and fighting. He's pale, despite the fact he lives in a high rise apartment in the middle of the ocean, and pretty damn freckly. His blonde hair is styled up in a rather anime-esque hairdo, and he wears pointy anime shades too, which cover up his orange eyes. His style of dress is nothing fancy, usually black jeans and a white shirt with an orange hat on it, or a black wifebeater with the same design on the front. He also has a beautiful tattoo on his shoulder, modeled after Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff, his bro's comic.
Background/Personality:
Dirk Strider, paradoxical younger version of Bro Strider, brother-yet-actual-ectibiological-father to Dave Strider, as you find out from his intro, is a guy of many talents. Many, many talents. But before we get into what he's like as a person, let's talk about where he's from. Due to a mishap with the meteors when the scratch was initiated, Dirk was sent to the future along with Roxy. Because of this, Dirk had to raise himself from toddlerhood. He wasn't completely without help, though. His bro made sure to stockpile the house with a lifetime supply of soda and other stuff to help him out. Because of this, though, he's incredibly self sufficient. Speaking of his bro, Dirk really admires him in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to irony. The two of them have never met, but Dirk has learned all about him and his opinion of him is something akin to hero worship, though considerably more subdued than that. Dirk lives in Texas- or at least where Texas used to be. That part is a long story, but blame tyrannical fish aliens flooding the earth by melting the ice caps. Anyway, he lives in a high rise apartment in the middle of the ocean. He raised himself by living off of the supplies his bro left for him as well as fish from the ocean. He isn't completely alone, though. He has Lil Cal, a puppet that is basically his best friend.
To start with, Dirk is an extremely intelligent person and it shows not only in conversation with him, but from his hobbies. He's able to build robots with ease, having built and programmed two for himself, with which he uses to rap. One of them, Squarewave, he's never lost a match to. The other, Sawtooth, is programmed to be unbeatable and thus Dirk has never been able to win a match against it. Rap-bots aren't the only types of robots that Dirk has built, and certainly not the most impressive. Brobot, the robotic version of himself that he built and send to Jake for sparring purposes is definitely impressive. But his biggest and also most intellectual feat would be Auto Responder, which he programmed at the age of 13, is a perfect digital replica of his personality, designed to talk like him, imitate him, and is by all counts a virtual version of him. Considering Dirk accomplished this at the age of thirteen and is now sixteen, it's safe to say he is pretty much a genius.
Dirk also builds robots with which he uses to spar physically with, himself. Dirk is without a doubt and amazing fighter, skilled in the art of swordsmanship, presumably by sparring with said robots that he created. He's capable of moving at extreme speeds and kicking all kinds of ass, probably best shown by the way he took down all of the drones that the Condesce sent to kill him with. Even though he had help from Sawtooth, he still managed to take his fair share of them with ease.
Unlike his pre-scratch younger brother, Dirk is much more laid back and manages to take things in stride. He isn't quick to anger and tends to have a lot of patience.When irritated, he doesn't really get angry so much as he comes off as more exasperated and short. He comes off as much more aloof than Dave, though to say he's uncaring or anything of that nature is completely untrue. It's clear that he cares for his friends very much, he just has a different way of showing it than most people. He can be manipulative, but it's never with malicious intent. Instead, he prefers to challenge his friends for their own personal development, such as when Jake needed uranium and he made Jake fight Brobot to earn it. Another reason he's manipulative is generally because he's just fucking smart and always has a plan and always wants to pull the strings so that nothing falls apart. Not that he doesn't have faith in his friends, he just knows how to get stuff done efficiently. Sarcasm is also another big trait of Dirk's, often employed lightheardedly for humour, though when irritated it takes on a more abrasive and condescending air. This is notably more apparent in conversations when he and Roxy are discussing is homosexuality.
As per Strider tradition as well as just like his pre-scratch alternate self, Dirk is obsessed with irony. Many of his interests could be passed off as ironic, though considering he claims that the upper echelons of irony always have a touch of sincerity, it's unclear just what Dirk sincerely likes, and what Dirk likes for ironic purposes. Puppets are also a thing that Dirk is into. Boy, he fucking loves puppets. His room is full of them, most of which are phallic in nature and it's alluded to that he makes pornography with them, the same as his pre-scratch self, only difference being that Dirk doesn't have a multi-million dollar porn business with them. Judging by the many horse themed posters all over his walls, it's clear that he has an interest in horses, as well as claiming to have a purely academic interest in My Little Pony. Except Rainbow Dash, whom he loves unironically. Of course even his friends don't really know much of this about him, because he keeps a lot of it to himself for various reasons, probably in that he just doesn't feel the need to.
As far as his friends go, interactions with them are extremely varied. First and foremost would be Jake, who it's revealed he has romantic feelings for. The two have a somewhat antagonistic relationship, in that Dirk makes fun of Jake's taste in movies a lot, as well as what can be taken as affectionate jabs at Jake overall. His interactions with Roxy and Jane are similar, though he tends to get exasperated with Roxy the most thanks to her near constant state of intoxication and the way she likes to flirt with his Auto Responder. Of all of them, he and Jane tend to have the more serious conversations and it's clear that he has a lot of respect for Jane and that they're both very good friends, even though he still tends to troll her with irony and his own brand of humour the same as everyone else.
More recently Dirk's insecurities have been explored. During a conversation with Lil Hal, Dirk reveals just how much he hates himself and his 'dysmal persona' and his 'batshit thought processes', which are actual quotes from the boy himself. So it's safe to say there's a lot of inner demons there that he's got to overcome. He just doesn't quite know how to do that. After going trickster and then waking up on his quest bed, he and Jane have a talk and he pretty much admits how stupid he's been, and that he let his feelings get in the way and mess things up. Overall, he learns to take Jake off the insanely high pedestal he has him on and ultimately gets over him and grows a bit as a person, even if he still has a hard time with feelings and stuff and talking about them.
Basically in a nutshell, Dirk is a calm, confident and intelligent person who respects and admires his friends even if he manipulates them on occasion and has insecurities up the wazoo. All in all, a true Strider.
Why should that character be in this game: For OCs only.
Why do you want to continue their history here: For characters from other games only.
For applicants considering an alternate version of a character already in game, please use this as your chance to explain the key differences between your character and the one already in play:
Have you read up on how the game works?: It's called the FlamingFerret and ways to earn money are mooching, odd jobs and missions.
1st person sample: http://paradisa.dreamwidth.org/1113485.html
http://paradisa.dreamwidth.org/1049089.html
3rd person sample: http://paradisalogs.dreamwidth.org/224655.html?thread=13272719#cmt13272719
http://paradisalogs.dreamwidth.org/224207.html
Questions?: Nope
Did you put your characters name and fandom in the subject: Yes!