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 Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 5:03 am
Civilian Name: Lokelani Kalakaua Nickname(s): Loki Age: 22 Sex: Male Birthday: February 17th Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Gemstone: Amethyst Origin: Born and raised on the big island of Hawaii, Lokelani wasn't exactly happy at first to be dragged to the mainland by his parents at 14. But he soon learned to love the city of Celeste (once he found out it's not landlocked, that is) almost as much as he loves Hawaii. At 18, he decided he wanted to take a break from school and went back to Hawaii for three years before coming back to Celeste at 21. Bloodtype: O+ Height: 6'4 Bodytype: Lokelani is well-built and proud of his muscles. There is barely an ounce of fat on him despite his love of food. Skin is "exotic" by this chart.Hair: His hair...is a mess. To keep it under control, he usually keeps it cornrowed. Like this and this. He does like to keep his hair long, and currently the braids end at his mid-back. The color is black. Eyes: They are bright green, almond shaped and always sparkling with a smile. Fashion: A bit of an exhibitionist, Lokelani could go around nude and be entirely happy. That being said, he does realize the need for clothing in public places. He will still try to get away with as little clothing as possible. Shorts and tank tops and flip flops if he has to be inside, generally just shorts if he's outside. He does have a few tattoos, not all of them are immediately visible, but he's got no problem showing them off if he's asked. Personality Traits:Laid-Back
Extremely easy to get along with, Lokelani is one of calmest people you will ever encounter. He believes in taking things slow and enjoying life. When problems arise, he is the first to help everyone chill out a little so they can better look at all the pieces of the issue and resolve it in a calm and collected manner. It's very nearly impossible to make him upset about anything because he'd rather calm you down and help you figure out why you're upset. That being said, he's been called unreliable because he has a bad tendency to be late. Usually it's because he's just not paying attention to the time when he's surfing/swimming or making jewelry. He tends to get into a 'zone' when he's doing any of his favorite things and if he doesn't set an alarm for himself, he won't remember that he needs to be somewhere.
Simple
To Lokelani, the simple answer is always the best answer. He's not looking for anything complicated in any part of his life. He wants everything to run smoothly, or at least as smoothly as possible since life just isn't a smooth ride. This carries over into every aspect of his life. He wears the same kind of clothes constantly because they're simple and it's easy for him to dress because he doesn't have to worry about his clothes matching because, well, they all match. He keeps his hair in cornrows because then he doesn't have to constantly brush and keep up with it. He gets the braids redone every couple months and he's good to go. (No this doesn't mean his hair is greasy or dirty all the time, he can and does wash it when he showers.) However, because of this part of his personality, he doesn't generally get it when people are using him because it doesn't fit with his "simple kind of life" routine. He doesn't understand why people make things so complicated and difficult for themselves and others when he can see ten different ways to simplify their lives. He tries not to interfere due to bad experiences in the past with trying to help others who don't see it as help and end up just getting pissed off with him.
Flirtatious
A HUGE flirt, Lokelani really just wants to brighten peoples' days. He is an unbiased flirt, meaning he flirts with everyone. Boys, girls, everyone he meets. He doesn't like seeing people unhappy so he'll do what he can to help them out even if it's just making them feel a little better about themselves by some harmless flirting. Yes, Lokelani sees it as harmless. He has gotten into some trouble in the past when his flirting earned him a...shall we say stalker? The girl thought he liked her and didn't realize he flirted with everyone until she saw him in a group of people saying mostly the same things he'd said to her. Needless to say, she got upset and confronted him. Completely surprised by this, Lokelani didn't quite know what to do, but in the end he helped her calm down and explained that while he didn't like her in that way he was sure that she would find someone who did. They ended up becoming good friends and still talk. Aside from this, Lokelani's flirting has gotten him in trouble with boyfriends and girlfriends alike. Usually he can smooth things over by explaining that it's just his way and he doesn't mean anything by it.
Focused
When he puts his mind to something, he becomes extremely focused and there isn't much that will peel him away from it until he's done. This includes school work (when he was in school, and if he decides to go back to school), his work, his hobbies, his friends, everything. Once he's clued in, he can work through anything to the end. The downside to this is that, just like with his laid-back attitude, he doesn't really pay attention to time and he can be unreliable about being places on time.
Personable
He's very friendly and outgoing. It's easy for him to make friends. His attitude can be infectious, just a few minutes around him is enough to calm some people and make them happier about their day. It's easy for him to just hang out with anyone.
Trickster
While he doesn't mean any of his tricks to be malicious, there is always a chance (in anything) for something to go wrong. Usually his tricks are simple, kinda dumb stuff. Like loosening the lid on the salt shaker, switching labels on sugar and salt or powdered sugar and flour. Other stuff he's been known to do is switching shampoo with hair dye. While not the deep-thinking trickster the Norse god is, his friends in Hawaii felt he earned the nickname. As he's gotten a little older, he has matured, but if given a chance, he'd probably pull a trick on someone again.
Prideful
While not overly vain or narcissistic, Lokelani is quite proud of his body and his skills in the water. He's also very proud of his Native Hawaiian heritage and is not afraid to correct someone if they call him something else. (The usual he gets is Samoan.) He can get a little wounded if he's obviously trying to impress someone and they're dismissive of him. It's not really in his nature to get upset about it but he does get this adorable kicked puppy look on his face... This, really, is mostly designed to make people laugh, because he feels that if he can at least make them laugh then everything is cool.
Protective
He is an only child, but he wants to be able to protect his friends and family. This urge is one reason he likes to stay fit. This can also come off as him being OVER protective very easily. Hobbies: Surfing!/Swimming/Anything that can be done in/on/near the water
The son of a champion surfer, there was no way that surfing wasn't going to be a big part of his life. His father taught him from an early age and he took to it like...well, like a fish to water. Being in, on, or near the water is Lokelani's idea of paradise. He loves the way the water can be fierce, calming, overwhelming, and soothing all within a matter of minutes. When he's in the water, he's at peace and everything just feels right.
Jewelry Making
One of his favorite things to do when he's not on the water, he loves to create things out of shells and natural strings. A lot of the time he'll just give it away for free as a gift to someone who looks like they need a pick-me-up, or for birthday gifts.
Watching Movies
Particularly old gangster/mafia flicks. His favorites are Scarface and The Godfather series. He just loves the drama of the movies and loves to quote them. Sadly, he's not a very good impressionist, but it's funny to watch him try. Favourite Food: Seafood! (He sees food and he eats it =w= ) Butsrsly. His favorite food is shrimp anything and he's a pretty good cook to boot. Least Favourite Food: This...is not possible. Lokelani will try anything once and there's pretty much nothing he won't eat. Family: Though Lokelani's parents consider themselves a more modern family than traditional, they are also proud of their native Hawaiian heritage (also known as Kanaka Maoli) and have always wanted their son to know the history of the island and their family. This has given him a great sense of pride in himself, his family, and his birthplace. Father || Kaimana Kalakaua || 47As a young man, Kaimana was very popular on the island and was well-known as a champion surfer. He can be very vain, but he's generally a nice guy and would do anything for his friends and family. In his late twenties, he met his future wife, Hokulani, at a competition. She was one of the hula dancers at the luau after he'd won, she caught his eye and he spent the rest of the night trying to talk to her. Finally at the end of the night, she agreed to go on a date with him and two years later they got married. A year later, Hokulani found she was pregnant and nine months later, the couple welcomed their first and only child into the world. Currently, Kaimana teaches little kids how to swim. Mother || Hokulani Kalakaua (Maiden: Kelly) || 45From a more traditionalist family, Hokulani was always either at school or her hula lessons. As she grew older, she began to perform with her hula group at the surfing competitions where she would eventually meet her husband. Before she met him, she started going to school to be a teacher and graduated just before Lokelani was born. She is a very kind and regal woman who loves her family and would do anything for them.She currently still hulas for fun and exercise, as well as teaching at Celeste High School. She is thinking about following her husband's footsteps in a way, and seeing if there would be any interest for some of the young girls of Celeste to learn how to hula. Why They MovedWhen Lokelani was 14, Hokulani was offered several teaching positions in the US and she accepted one in Celeste. Though Lokelani was not pleased, they moved to the mainland for her new job. Lokelani does not currently go to school. He did however, graduate from Celeste High School at 18 and at 22 is thinking about going to college to study either cultures or history - he hasn't decided yet. School:
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Least Favourite Subject: Job: He works in a shop near the beach that sells and rents things needed to play in the water: inner tubes, jet skis, etc. He also sells jewelry and key chains that he makes. Knight Knight Name: Lord BenitoiteName: Lokelani Kalakaua Senshi: Sailor Hi'iaka Alignment: Good Ignoring the colors and the sword, this is the general idea of his uniform. This is the general palette for his uniform, with some white added. Top: None. Ever. He likes being half nekkid LOL Bottom: Loose cotton pants that tie just below his knees. Ribbons trail from the pants. The pants are dark blue with stripes of white down the sides. When he reaches Paladin, he gains a stripe of light blue within the white stripe. At Champion, he gains a shimmery wave-like pattern on the pants. Shoes: None. Ever. Back: Nothing Waist: Nothing. At Paladin, he gains a white fabric belt. At Champion, the belt gains blue stripes and danglies. Arms: He has arm warmer type things covering his wrists to elbows with bits of white leather tying it on. At Paladin these don't change much, but at Champion they get the same shimmery wave as the pants. Hands: None. At Paladin he gains dark blue fingerless gloves that tuck under his arm warmer things. At Champion...I dunno what they do yet. Head: Nothing Accessories: He wears a choker he made himself, hemp tied with small white shells to decorate it. Tattoos: He has a few tattoos that stay on him all the time and some that only appear when he's henshin'd up. Permanent: He has a wave tattoo that begins on his right pectoral and flows over his shoulder to taper to a close at his shoulder. This one he's thinking of expanding down the rest of his arm. On his left thigh, he has a mermaid pinup girl sitting on a rock with a wave behind her. Her hair is blue/black, there's a red and orange lei around her neck, the starfish are various colors, the tail is blue with green interspersed. (This one isn't visible, but he's still got it.) Henshin Only: He gets a kind of war paint on his face. There's a thick blue rectangle over his eyes lined in black. More will show up in later stages :3 Weapon: Staff. Just a simple staff made of ebony with white shells hanging from it by leather strips. It doesn't change much at Paladin, but at Champion there are waves engraved all over it. Ability: Wave of Telepathy! || Benitoite's ability is to open a channel of telepathy between himself and Hi'iaka. This only works in short bursts, but it's enough to give them the upper hand in a battle. The more he uses this ability, the more energy it saps from him.
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:32 pm
Laid-Back: Does he ever lose his calm? If so, what is the point at which that will happen? How quickly would he recover from it if this happened to him? Is his calm demeanor always genuine or does he sometimes have to force it? How do people tend to react when he tries to calm them down? Do they ever become angry if he tries to calm them down in an extremely stressful situation? I know people tend to get defensive if asked to analyze their feelings when they're upset, how do they tend to take him "trying to figure out why they're upset?" Has his tendency to be late ever cost him a job? A relationship? Gotten him in trouble at school? How does he tend to deal with more high-strung people who won't be calmed down?
He doesn't really lose his calm at all. In the future, if something does cause him to lose it it would have to be something fairly big and threatening to his loved ones. I can see him getting pissed off and fighting (whether it's physical or verbal) to remove the threat. Once it's been handled to the best of his abilities, he'll calm down again. He's pretty good at knowing where his own limit is and recognizing it in others and once he does, he'll back off. This calm of his is not something he has to force, it just comes naturally to him. Usually people will react one of two ways to him trying to figure them out: either they'll accept his help and his calm will rub off on them, or they'll get more irritated and tell him it's none of his business. If it's the former, fine, great, good, he'll help as much as he can! If it's the latter, then he's good at backing down. The last thing he wants is to make them even more upset.
His tendency to be late has never been bad enough to lose him a job (yet), but he's gotten into trouble over it by way of write ups in both work and school. As for relationships, it's cost him a few potential relationships, but if someone was that concered about punctuality it wasn't someone he felt he wanted to date seriously anyway. In the few semi-serious relationships he's had, punctuality wasn't a priority, and when it was he was usually told to be somewhere half an hour before was really necessary.
Simple: Does he ever miss the point of more complicated ideas or situations because of his focus on simplicity? Does his preference for the simple ever cause him to avoid things that could get complicated even if he needs to do them? If so, do people ever get angry or frustrated with him? Does he ever notice when people are using him? If so, how does he tend to react? Will he hold it against them? Are there any circumstances under which he would be willing to intervene in a situation regardless of past experiences?
It's not really that he misses the point, he just doesn't understand why things have to be so complicated. It is his preference to avoid things that might make his life complicated (oh, what drama could ensue when he finds out he's a Knight!). He would resist doing the complicated for as long as possible, but eventually he'll see the need and do what needs to be done. How long "eventually" is can vary, depending on several things like how complicated it is, or how long the complicated would be part of his life. Or, if his avoidance of it makes others angry or frustrated with him, he will accept the complicated sooner than if it's something that would only affect him.
How long it takes him to notice he's being used usually depends on how he's being used. For example, if a pretty girl is using him to get back at her boyfriend, he probably won't get it until the boyfriend says something to him. At which time, he'll do his best to just politely back off from both of them. Usually he's not upset, but closer to disappointed and/or discouraged. He doesn't hold grudges if he can help it, but he won't trust that girl again. If it's something bigger or more complicated than that, it might take him longer. He doesn't usually get too upset because it's just not in his nature. See disappointed/discouraged more than upset. Grudges are not usually held, though I can easily see him mistrusting anyone that he knows is on the dark side (unless they have cookies*shot*). If someone who has hurt or used him in the past is in trouble that he honestly doesn't think they can get themselves out of, then yeah, he'll intervene. He's inherently a good guy, so he can't just ignore it if someone's in serious trouble.
Flirtatious: How does he react when people other than his "stalker" believe that he's interested when he isn't? Why would he befriend someone who had stalked him? Does he realize the potential for hurting people's feelings that this behavior has? If so, does he care? Does he continue to flirt with people who he knows have feelings for him if he has no intention of pursuing a relationship with them? If so, why? How does he deal with partners who absolutely will not tolerate him flirting with other people? Is he willing to tone it down for them or will he tend to end the relationship at that point?
He's usually surprised, and maybe a little flustered. She wasn't really a "stalker," as in she literally stalked him wherever he went. It was more like they hung out at the same places anyway, and if she knew he was there when she was, she would find him. He's usually more focused on how flirting can make someone feel better, or brighten their day even if it's just a little bit. He doesn't really think about how it can be hurtful. If he knows he's hurt someone by being flirtatious then he cares, and he'll try to remedy it by being less flirtatious around that person, perhaps. He can be kind of oblivious to people flirting with him seriously instead of playfully. He doesn't usually notice someone getting serious until they get bold with it, and then usually he'll them he's just not that into them. Which can go several ways. They can get really mad at him and stop being his friend which will hurt him because he didn't even realize he was hurting them. They can be disappointed and then get over it and still be friends with him which he likes but results in him being much more careful around them. Or they can be more persistent. Which has resulted in him sort of giving in and trying out a relationship with him. These don't always work out, but sometimes the relationship ends and they're still capable of being friends.
Partners who want him to stop flirting do not last long. He can tone it down, but he could never stop flirting. It's like breathing to him, it just happens. He can do his best to control it and to tone it down, but it will never stop. Relationships like that usually end up being a "mutual" breakup because he can't stop flirting and they can't handle it. Sometimes it's messy, other times it's not. His "messy" break ups are with people back in Hawaii. Here in Celeste, he's doing his best to pay better attention to people.
Focused: When he becomes focused on something, how long does this period of focus tend to last? Is there anything that can distract him from the object of his focus? Does he ever become discouraged while working on something? If so is he willing to take a break from it or will he continue to press on? Will he become frustrated? What does it take for him to give something up completely? You say that he sometimes directs his focus at friends, how does he do that? How would he react if a friend rebuffed him? How do people tend to react to his unreliability?
The time frame on his focus tends to vary depending on what he's doing. In high school, he was able to focus on his homework until he got it done. Usually subject by subject with short breaks in between. If he's working on jewelry, he tends to stay focused until he finishes a piece. Usually it takes someone tapping on his shoulder or physically touching him to break his focus. Calling his name just doesn't work, unless you're right in his ear. Depending on where his cell phone is, that can break his focus. If it's near him, he'll usually notice when it rings. If he leaves it in a jacket or a pocket he might not notice it. If he's missing pieces for a piece of jewelry or if he's stuck on a problem he just can't get past, he can get discouraged. He might get a little frustrated with it but he'll take a break and come back to it later usually. Giving up isn't something he likes to do but if it's his best or only choice, he will.
When he directs his focus at friends, it's usually because they need help with something whether it's a personal problem or needing help with homework or even building shelves. If he's rebuffed, he might push it, insisting they let him help. If they still refuse, he'll back off...for a little while. He'll probably ask if he can help an hour or two later, especially if they haven't finished or solved what they were doing. His friends sort of expect him to be unreliable by now, new people tend to forgive him the first or second time. Past that, they get peeved with him. They may also stop depending on him, or they could start calling him before he's supposed to be somewhere to remind him.
Personable: Are there limits to his friendliness? Are there people he absolutely will not be friendly toward? Would he continue to be friendly toward someone who had mistreated him? How does he deal with people who are less affable than he is? People who are unwilling to be friendly toward him? Will he continue trying to befriend someone who rejected him? If so at what point will he stop trying? Does this trait benefit him in his work? Do people ever become annoyed with him for being overly friendly? Overall I think this trait could do with a bit of expansion.
Not really. Not at first, anyway. He likes to believe the best of people first, so he's friendly to everyone. If he somehow knows that someone is a Dark, or if he's had a bad experience with someone who no matter what he tries is always mean or rude, then he won't go out of his way to be friendly to them. If it's someone who mistreats him every chance they get then no, he won't continue to be friendly to them but he won't be mean to them, either. With people less friendly, he ususally just brushes it off and goes about his day. He knows that not everyone is friendly or wants to be friendly. He doesn't feel that people have to be friendly so it doesn't bother him, really. If someone outright rejects him for being friendly, then he'll back off and won't try. For a while anyway. He might give it a couple months or so and try again, to see if they were having a bad time of it or something, but if he always gets shot down, then he'll stop trying. At work, it generally helps. He finds that if he's friendly then people will be friendly back, it doesn't seem to matter what kind of job he's working.
Trickster: How does he respond when people react badly to one of his pranks? Is he apologetic, annoyed, angry? Do people tend to find his pranks annoying? Does his "trickster" personality manifest itself in other ways? Does he lie or exaggerate frequently? I also can't tell if you intended this to be a positive or negative for his personality since most of his pranks sound annoying but harmless. Please expand the trait and make it clearer.
He'll apologize, but chances are he doesn't mean it. He sees his pranks as completely harmless, so he doesn't think they should bother people. He's just trying to have a bit of fun.
Prideful: Again this doesn't read like a flaw to me. Because it is specified that he "isn't overly vain or narcissistic" this just reads like healthy self-esteem. Is he loud about how proud his if of himself and his achievements? Is he overbearing about it? Does he spend excessively on things to improve his image? Please show how this can be a negative trait. When his pride is wounded does he become resentful of the person who has done so? Does he get angry or frustrated? What is the extent to which he will become upset?
Protective: Why is his being an only child relevant to him being protective? Is he only protective of them under certain circumstances or does he constantly keep an eye out? What caused him to become so protective? Can be be considered paranoid? If so, does he care? How do people tend to respond to his over-protectiveness? Do they find him obnoxious or overbearing? If so, how would he respond if told this? How does he react if he feels that someone he loves is threatened? How often is he right in his perceptions? How would he deal with someone telling him in no uncertain terms to back off?
School: Which cultures would he want to study? Would he want to go into cultural anthropology?
Loki has informed me that he's changed his mind about going back to school. For now, he'd like to teach little kids how to swim!
Knight Stuff
Unfortunately, what you have listed for his ability would not be possible, please come up with something else. Otherwise, the rest of this looks okay.
How's this sound instead?
Wave of Clarity || His ability allows himself or Hi'iaka a clear view to a solution, whether it's physical or mental. If the blocks are physical (such as debris caused from a fight), it allows them to find a path to get through. If the blocks are mental or verbal, it allows them to find the words to use in order to come to a compromise, or to perhaps avoid a fight. In his first stage, his ability only works on one person. In later stages it can work on himself AND one other person.
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