[OOC] Application for Ryslig
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Name: Raile
Contact: Railehatesfun on Plurk, Railerat on AIM
Other Characters: Kaworu Nagisa (Troll)
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Peridot
Age: Unclear
Canon: Steven Universe
Canon Point: After Jailbreak
Character Information: Wiki link
Personality: In her inaugural episode, Peridot presents as an intelligent and efficient Gem, a serious (if slightly cold) individual with a direct and analytical approach to things. And this is not wrong. At her most basic, Peridot is meant to be a technological worker drone, a living piece of the utilitarian, purpose-driven machine that the Gem homeworld has become. A modern Gem, she was created to fill a specific role in Gem society, and that is what she does. And yes, in practise, she is all of these things. In her brief time on screen, she is never once shown to smile. While part of this is obviously a result of the circumstances, it still speaks volumes about Peridot as an individual. But this is still somewhat misleading, because while Peridot is most definitely all of the things listed above, she is also an obnoxious, self-important, demanding nerd.
After her initial appearance in Warp Tour, Peridot reveals a rather less intimidating side, as she spends a vast majority of her time inconvenienced and aggravated by just about everything. This is not strictly Peridot's fault--the arc of the narrative is distinctly against her, and the events as they unfold are almost specifically designed to cause her grief.
Over the course of the next three episodes she appears in, it becomes increasingly obvious that she has two basic moods: "working" and "upset about problems." While in the former, she leans towards cold and pragmatic, but she can be easily aggravated into the latter--and once provoked, can work into frustration rapidly--though (in fairness) she comes back down to business just as quickly.
Her first appearance (episode 36, Warp Tour) sets the tone for that rather chillingly: upon discovering that one of her robonoids (a small robotic construct) is damaged, she attempts to crush it underfoot, becoming mildly irritated when it doesn't give way immediately. She presses harder and finally destroys it, at which point it is instantly forgotten while she returns to her task. (She doesn't even move out of the goo it leaves behind.) Peridot's ruthlessness is all the more remarkable for how ineffective she later proves in matters of force; she doesn't hesitate when ordered to obliterate the Crystal Gems with the laser from her ship, nor evinces any feeling while attempting to smash Steven into jelly with her remote-controlled fist.
Peridot voices two primary grievances: people destroying "her things" and the incredible frustration of trying to do even the most basic tasks of the mission that she was given to complete. The first issue is connected to the second. Peridot has a subtle controlling streak and she is very adamant about her rights in regard to anything she considers to be her property. It's possible that this is because "her" things are the one part of her life over which she has any control.
She complains repeatedly about the fact that the Crystal Gems have destroyed her "things," and her focus on this even appears to take temporary priority over her mission on a couple of occasions--very temporary, for in the end, interference with Peridot's "things" is also a direct impediment to her mission. With this in mind, it makes sense that she finds it perfectly within her rights to use, destroy, or dispose of her things in any way she sees fit, and this includes her cold destruction of robonoids that have been damaged or otherwise outlived their usefulness. The issue is other people interfering with her things--not the loss of the things themselves.
It is over the issue of her 'things' that she reports the incidents in Marble Madness, although who she reports them to is somewhat unclear. Either way, the fact that her response to the Crystal Gems' hostilities is 'reporting' it to someone else speaks to how used to being part of a larger force she is. She doesn't threaten them with vengeance or consequences by her own hand, nor does she make any attempt to assess the size or strength of this opposing force on her own. She simply declares "I'm reporting this!" right before the power to the node goes out for good. When we see her next, she has indeed reported it, arriving in her (peculiar) green hand-shaped ship with Jasper, who she demands do something about the (measly three) gems who "keep breaking [her] machines" and "interfering with [her] work." Jasper does not seem terribly impressed, but that doesn't dissuade Peridot; her job on earth is to check out the old Gem sites and perform necessary repairs and/or perform advance scouting. She's not the muscle here. She called on Jasper, and it's Jasper's job to clear obstacles out of Peridot's way.
Dramatics or no, though, Peridot is shown to be singularly task-motivated, and she is capable of great efficacy, putting aside her personal shortcomings in favour of her overall mission. No matter how beleaguered she gets, she plainly still wants to fulfil the criteria of the mission she was given and she wants to do it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
What's interesting is that her motivation appears to be rooted solely in the fact that those were her orders and so that's what she's going to do. Peridot is not especially interested in the greater meaning of her activities or in the bigger picture--unlike Jasper, Peridot doesn't have ulterior personal motives. She she never makes mention of any personal ideology, or even an ideology at large. Although angry about the Crystal Gems' attacks on her robonoids in Marble Madness, their motivations or purpose in preventing the kindergarten's resurrection are only mentioned when the Crystal Gems themselves volunteer it. She does ask a brief flurry of questions, but they never approach the reasons she and they are at odds or why they're attempting to stop her mission--everything she says is centred on the fact that they're breaking her stuff. Her ultimate question is literally just "UGHHHH! Why do you keep destroying my things?!"
Peridot is just there to do her job and wants to get it over with without any extra shenanigans or trouble. It's very likely that she has spent her life executing the orders of those above her. Given her apparent lack of feelings about meanings behind the actual events that have happened so far, I'd even go so far as to suggest that this is in fact her entire purpose, and that her personal life is either nonexistent or very minimal in comparison. And in the same vein, I'd bet that the line between her work and whatever she has extraneous to it is absolute.
She's not very likeable, anyway. Even traits that could be endearing are expressed in a way that's abrasive at best; like Pearl, she's easily flustered when things don't work out the way she expected them to--unlike Pearl, however, her solution to such problems is frequently to get angry or impatient with them. Peridot's arrogance is not just ego or vanity, either, but a general air of self-importance that borders on dismissal of anything not according to her priorities. Her biggest disagreements with Jasper are over the fact that Jasper's priorities are overriding her own. Her reaction to the Crystal Gems' assault on her in the kindergarten is pure outrage: "How dare you!" This is augmented by a somewhat short temper coupled with a penchant for overreaction. She's humourless at best, and most of her requests are noticeably phrased as commands. Even when completely tied up by the Crystal Gems, she's still trying to tell people what to do: "Don't touch that! You clods don't know what you're doing!"
She exists solely to do her job, and in that sense, has always never ventured even an inch outside of her comfort zone. She has no concept of the outside of it. Ryslig is going to be a very, very rude disruption.
Honestly, given her relative youth compared to the other Gems in the series, Peridot severely lacks in some of the knowledge and skill that comes with being six thousand years old (or more.) In numerous ways, she knows infinitely more than the Crystal Gems; in other ways, she knows infinitely less. She definitely lacks the individual confidence and personal strength shown in the Crystal Gems, not to mention Jasper and Lapis Lazuli; this may be partially a symptom of her relative inexperience, but it's more likely a symptom of what she is: a modern Gem, made to serve the homeworld in its functions and with no ambitions or ideologies of her own. Her ability to think, to act--to live on her own, as her own person--is severely stunted and will take a great deal of time and careful nurture to develop, if it is to do so at all.
Or I could just chuck her facefirst from the frying pan to the fire.
That works too.
5-10 Key Character Traits: I know it says "positive AND negative traits," but to be honest, all of Peridot's positive traits are also negative traits.
Passive-Aggressive
Self-important
Goal-oriented
Calculating
Duteous
Impatient
Unempathetic
Pedantic
Condescending
Stubborn
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, or EITHER? Fits
Opt-Outs: Vampire, goblin, merperson, faerie, werewolf
Roleplay Sample:
Name: Raile
Contact: Railehatesfun on Plurk, Railerat on AIM
Other Characters: Kaworu Nagisa (Troll)
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Peridot
Age: Unclear
Canon: Steven Universe
Canon Point: After Jailbreak
Character Information: Wiki link
Personality: In her inaugural episode, Peridot presents as an intelligent and efficient Gem, a serious (if slightly cold) individual with a direct and analytical approach to things. And this is not wrong. At her most basic, Peridot is meant to be a technological worker drone, a living piece of the utilitarian, purpose-driven machine that the Gem homeworld has become. A modern Gem, she was created to fill a specific role in Gem society, and that is what she does. And yes, in practise, she is all of these things. In her brief time on screen, she is never once shown to smile. While part of this is obviously a result of the circumstances, it still speaks volumes about Peridot as an individual. But this is still somewhat misleading, because while Peridot is most definitely all of the things listed above, she is also an obnoxious, self-important, demanding nerd.
After her initial appearance in Warp Tour, Peridot reveals a rather less intimidating side, as she spends a vast majority of her time inconvenienced and aggravated by just about everything. This is not strictly Peridot's fault--the arc of the narrative is distinctly against her, and the events as they unfold are almost specifically designed to cause her grief.
Over the course of the next three episodes she appears in, it becomes increasingly obvious that she has two basic moods: "working" and "upset about problems." While in the former, she leans towards cold and pragmatic, but she can be easily aggravated into the latter--and once provoked, can work into frustration rapidly--though (in fairness) she comes back down to business just as quickly.
Her first appearance (episode 36, Warp Tour) sets the tone for that rather chillingly: upon discovering that one of her robonoids (a small robotic construct) is damaged, she attempts to crush it underfoot, becoming mildly irritated when it doesn't give way immediately. She presses harder and finally destroys it, at which point it is instantly forgotten while she returns to her task. (She doesn't even move out of the goo it leaves behind.) Peridot's ruthlessness is all the more remarkable for how ineffective she later proves in matters of force; she doesn't hesitate when ordered to obliterate the Crystal Gems with the laser from her ship, nor evinces any feeling while attempting to smash Steven into jelly with her remote-controlled fist.
Peridot voices two primary grievances: people destroying "her things" and the incredible frustration of trying to do even the most basic tasks of the mission that she was given to complete. The first issue is connected to the second. Peridot has a subtle controlling streak and she is very adamant about her rights in regard to anything she considers to be her property. It's possible that this is because "her" things are the one part of her life over which she has any control.
She complains repeatedly about the fact that the Crystal Gems have destroyed her "things," and her focus on this even appears to take temporary priority over her mission on a couple of occasions--very temporary, for in the end, interference with Peridot's "things" is also a direct impediment to her mission. With this in mind, it makes sense that she finds it perfectly within her rights to use, destroy, or dispose of her things in any way she sees fit, and this includes her cold destruction of robonoids that have been damaged or otherwise outlived their usefulness. The issue is other people interfering with her things--not the loss of the things themselves.
It is over the issue of her 'things' that she reports the incidents in Marble Madness, although who she reports them to is somewhat unclear. Either way, the fact that her response to the Crystal Gems' hostilities is 'reporting' it to someone else speaks to how used to being part of a larger force she is. She doesn't threaten them with vengeance or consequences by her own hand, nor does she make any attempt to assess the size or strength of this opposing force on her own. She simply declares "I'm reporting this!" right before the power to the node goes out for good. When we see her next, she has indeed reported it, arriving in her (peculiar) green hand-shaped ship with Jasper, who she demands do something about the (measly three) gems who "keep breaking [her] machines" and "interfering with [her] work." Jasper does not seem terribly impressed, but that doesn't dissuade Peridot; her job on earth is to check out the old Gem sites and perform necessary repairs and/or perform advance scouting. She's not the muscle here. She called on Jasper, and it's Jasper's job to clear obstacles out of Peridot's way.
Dramatics or no, though, Peridot is shown to be singularly task-motivated, and she is capable of great efficacy, putting aside her personal shortcomings in favour of her overall mission. No matter how beleaguered she gets, she plainly still wants to fulfil the criteria of the mission she was given and she wants to do it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
What's interesting is that her motivation appears to be rooted solely in the fact that those were her orders and so that's what she's going to do. Peridot is not especially interested in the greater meaning of her activities or in the bigger picture--unlike Jasper, Peridot doesn't have ulterior personal motives. She she never makes mention of any personal ideology, or even an ideology at large. Although angry about the Crystal Gems' attacks on her robonoids in Marble Madness, their motivations or purpose in preventing the kindergarten's resurrection are only mentioned when the Crystal Gems themselves volunteer it. She does ask a brief flurry of questions, but they never approach the reasons she and they are at odds or why they're attempting to stop her mission--everything she says is centred on the fact that they're breaking her stuff. Her ultimate question is literally just "UGHHHH! Why do you keep destroying my things?!"
Peridot is just there to do her job and wants to get it over with without any extra shenanigans or trouble. It's very likely that she has spent her life executing the orders of those above her. Given her apparent lack of feelings about meanings behind the actual events that have happened so far, I'd even go so far as to suggest that this is in fact her entire purpose, and that her personal life is either nonexistent or very minimal in comparison. And in the same vein, I'd bet that the line between her work and whatever she has extraneous to it is absolute.
She's not very likeable, anyway. Even traits that could be endearing are expressed in a way that's abrasive at best; like Pearl, she's easily flustered when things don't work out the way she expected them to--unlike Pearl, however, her solution to such problems is frequently to get angry or impatient with them. Peridot's arrogance is not just ego or vanity, either, but a general air of self-importance that borders on dismissal of anything not according to her priorities. Her biggest disagreements with Jasper are over the fact that Jasper's priorities are overriding her own. Her reaction to the Crystal Gems' assault on her in the kindergarten is pure outrage: "How dare you!" This is augmented by a somewhat short temper coupled with a penchant for overreaction. She's humourless at best, and most of her requests are noticeably phrased as commands. Even when completely tied up by the Crystal Gems, she's still trying to tell people what to do: "Don't touch that! You clods don't know what you're doing!"
She exists solely to do her job, and in that sense, has always never ventured even an inch outside of her comfort zone. She has no concept of the outside of it. Ryslig is going to be a very, very rude disruption.
Honestly, given her relative youth compared to the other Gems in the series, Peridot severely lacks in some of the knowledge and skill that comes with being six thousand years old (or more.) In numerous ways, she knows infinitely more than the Crystal Gems; in other ways, she knows infinitely less. She definitely lacks the individual confidence and personal strength shown in the Crystal Gems, not to mention Jasper and Lapis Lazuli; this may be partially a symptom of her relative inexperience, but it's more likely a symptom of what she is: a modern Gem, made to serve the homeworld in its functions and with no ambitions or ideologies of her own. Her ability to think, to act--to live on her own, as her own person--is severely stunted and will take a great deal of time and careful nurture to develop, if it is to do so at all.
Or I could just chuck her facefirst from the frying pan to the fire.
That works too.
5-10 Key Character Traits: I know it says "positive AND negative traits," but to be honest, all of Peridot's positive traits are also negative traits.
Passive-Aggressive
Self-important
Goal-oriented
Calculating
Duteous
Impatient
Unempathetic
Pedantic
Condescending
Stubborn
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, or EITHER? Fits
Opt-Outs: Vampire, goblin, merperson, faerie, werewolf
Roleplay Sample:
