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Name: Kim
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raku
Age: 21
Characters Played: N/A
C H A R A C T E R
Name: Dave Strider
Fandom: Homestuck
Canon Point: Right after Dirk leaves with sleeping Roxy. This page
Age: 14
Species: Hume
Background: Homestuck Dave Strider
Personality:
The first thing you need to know is that Dave is your stereotypical cool kid. He's the type of kid you would see at school and who would be considered popular. No seriously, this kid is so damn cool that he makes the hottest Summers feel like a cool Fall with his coolness. Ok, we're getting off track.
But Dave's coolness seems to make it so he's calm and collected in any given situation. He stays level-headed even in the strangest of situations. Such examples would be SBURB or the apparent destruction of their world. He didn't seem at all bothered, but took to getting into action as soon as he could. Even the thought of time travel and having multiple versions of himself running about didn't seem to bother him so much. He was more invested in actually getting things done. This makes Dave a reliable guy. He was able to help Jade understand everything when she entered the realm. But just because Dave is usually level-headed doesn't mean he doesn't lose his cool. Although it seems that he has a high tolerance before freaking out, Dave has showed himself losing his cool. It's just, it isn't until he's lost his cool that he flies completely off the proverbial handle. Such an example was when a pile of puppets fall on Dave and he completely freaks out over it or starts to be extremely melodramatic about things. It's most likely due to looking stupid, as Dave strives so hard to be cool, looking dumb would probably bother him a lot. Usually, he keeps his nonchalant attitude in check most of the time.
Despite being really cool, or at least trying to be really cool, Dave seems to be easily influenced. Or at least, John seems to easily influence him. An example is when John mentions how creepy Bro's puppets are. Dave had never had a problem with Bro's puppets up until John mentioned they were creepy. After that, Dave suddenly found Bro's obsession with puppets to be unsettling and found them creepy himself. It could be that because Dave wants to be so cool, that he is easily influenced by other things and people around him. It could also be that despite being cool or despite thinking he's cool, he's only as cool as people think he is. Because of this, he probably gets easily swayed by the opinions of others. His want to be really fucking cool means that what people think should be heavily considered, and as his friends are important to him, what they think about things are probably important to him. He wants to be perceived as someone admirable while still someone you can relate to. His age might also be something to consider. As someone who's thirteen, you might not realize certain things until it's pointed out, and at his age, younger people are susceptible to different influences.
Dave is also rather brilliant. Of course some may be annoyed with how he thinks, but Dave seems to understand the mechanics of things rather swiftly. He has shown this since the beginning, having his modus already set and having one of the most advanced sylladices at that time. He also uses a higher Pesterchum version then John was using. His ability to learn the mechanics of things quickly really helps Jade out for example. John, who was Jade's original server player, could not continue that role at some point. Dave had Jade deply the INTELLIBEAM LASERSTATION and copy the server discs so that he could become her new server player. From that point on, he deployed the equipment she needed. Equipment that were highly upgraded, since he was farther ahead in the game then she was. Dave is one of the only kids who seemed to invest himself fully in the mechanics, being the one responsible for actually connecting their session to the troll session. Although the trolls had contacted them before they actually started the session, Dave had sent a hefty amount of Boondollars to the trolls, making them aware of their existence. His fetch modi is also based off a data structure type and he seems to be fairly knowledgeable of captchaloguing in general.
A big part of Dave is that Dave likes to be ironic. Maybe he has to be ironic. Either way, he's constantly doing and saying things for the sake of being ironic. Such cases is wearing the shades he received and drawing ironic comics, although a lot of this is also influenced by Bro, who he respects and highly regards. The gifts he's sent his friends before are supposed to be ironic, although there's a more sincere feeling to them then he lets off.
Oddly enough though, Dave can be rather forgetful. It's quite strange. Such a cool guy and being as intelligent as he is, he often forgets a multitude of things ranging from unimportant to important. He'll forget things like his place in MS Paint Adventures to even the fact that he has his timetables and can therefore travel through time. He'll even set Sylladex traps, forget them, and spring them on himself.
Dave can act like a bit of an arrogant ass, knowing that he's as cool as he makes himself out to be (he tells John to take notes on how to be cool from him) or saying and doing things that annoy others. Despite that, he's a good kid and he obviously cares for those he cares for. He obviously regards them well or he wouldn't take the time or day to contact them personally, and he's shown to care. He obviously shows that he regards John highly, as the other easily influences his own thoughts and he sometimes goes to Rose about some of the anxieties he has sometimes. He also seems to speak to Rose quite often, even if he finds her annoying sometimes. He even seems to find Jade fine, even if the way she types is usually a target for cool people to pick on. Examples would be the Doomed timeline where John gets himself killed. His alternate self had threatened Terezi to back off from John, since it was her fault it happened. Another moment is when Rose and Dave are deciding who was to go on the suicide mission and Dave volunteered to.
He also has trouble facing his own mortality. Even though he probably knew that his alternate self that was sleeping on his quest bed was doomed anyways, he couldn't bring himself to kill the alternate Dave. He also spends a good amount of time staring at another dead version of himself, who he eventually throws out his window to avoid freaking out Jade. He does freak out, himself, as he figures out how he was to dispose of the body.
So really, Dave isn't actually that super coolkid that has bitches all over him. He pretends to be, but he's really kind of dorky. He's cool in his own way, but not the way he thinks he's cool. Almost everyone sees through it too. Dave is kind of an asshole, but he's got a good heart and head on him.
AU History: Dave is from the Kingdom of Nabradia. However, Dave had to flee from the once proud city of Nabudis. While peace was still at hand, there was still a thick blanket of tension and it felt safer to just leave the city. How right it was to leave as news of the Battle of Nabudis became a hot topic for a long while. With nothing to his name other than a young chocobo (by the name of Nak.Stfu) and whatever he could carry on himself, Dave eventually settled in the Kingdom of Dalmasca. He takes refuge in the City of Rabanastre.
He wasn't super wealthy or anything while living in Nabudis, but he was content with what he had and living with Bro. Dave didn't really take to playing with kids his age, instead being taught how to fight by Bro and taking care of Nak.
Dave mostly makes money doing odd jobs around the city, but actually is currently in an apprenticeship to eventually become a noble knight and join the ranks of many to protect the kingdom he's affiliated with. However, due to his history about the previous fall of the kingdom he reigned from, Dave isn't too keen about it and has the tendency to avoid his training, when possible. In short, he really dislikes them and borders on hate due to bitterness. Despite the fact that Dave is fairly avoidant, he's one of the better apprentices (due to his actual canon knowledge of swordsmanship from Bro) and is actually a fairly skilled fighter for his age. He probably is at par or surpasses many of the knights (due to his preparation for SBURB). He often travels around the city and the outskirts, but never ventures too far away. Just enough that Nak can get around a little bit before returning to the crowded city streets of Rabanastre (to tie in to the fact that Dave probably traveled the most between the Planets when in the session). If he's not out and about, Dave is actually around the airships a lot to the point where the moogles there know him by name and appearance. He prefers the company of the small, cute creatures than to the apprentices he's grouped with.He's also an honorary moogle to his misfortune because of it.
Alliance: Resistance
Licenses: Time Magick 1 and Steal
S A M P L E
First Person Sample:
i dont think you guys understand
im bored
this is a travesty
a strider should never be bored
things should always be interesting
but im like ten seconds away from kicking the proverbial bucket sky high with how bored i am
that bucket will hit the bottom of blujherba
...
bluhthatcityintheskywithastupidname
i feel like im playing a god damn rpg
max stats and level
best gear
etc
untouchable
all these apprentices keep getting a real taste of this strider swag
they cant handle it
these beatdowns are just embarrassing
i almost miss bro beating the shit out of me
note
i said almost
not actually interested in getting my ass kicked tbh
so anyone want to hit up the plains or whatever?
make a cute lil ol party
kill some monsters
cue in victory music
dadada da da da da dada
anyways
im around
you give me something to do and not only will you be my savior for the day
but shit will get done
Third Person Sample:
Dave was pretty sure the worst thing to ever happened to him is being scouted out for his skills with the sword. On one hand, it was super flattering. On the other hand, he really regrets it. He should have just became a chocobo farmer and breed chocobos for the rest of his life. Or be a wandering musician with his palhoncho, Nak. Nak is pretty fucking cool. Other than being obnoxiously noisy at times, he's the best pal he could have ever asked for. Ten times cooler than Lil Cal.
Somehow, just somehow, he actually got convinced to stick around for training. Usually he'd abscond as soon as possible, but he was promised a good strife. That he wouldn't be disappointed. They're stupid and he's stupid for believing them. The other apprentices didn't have shit on his level of skill. It was like he were born for the sake of being raised to fight. He keeps having conflicting memories about it, to be honest. A game that turned the very universe into nothing. A game that made him grow up faster than he would ever anticipate. A game that made him play a role he was scared to actually fit into. But that doesn't make sense. Dave always lived here right? But he didn't fully believe that. For some reason, this preposterous game and growing up where airships are airplanes and there was much more felt more like home than anything else here.
Dave looked down at the other apprentice whom had the balls to try and take him down. He already unarmed them and now their lying on their back, wind knocked out of them. Dave sheathed his sword and was already absconded, bored already of today's excursions. Dave let out a whistle and within minutes, he was riding down cobblestone alleyways on the mature chocobo he had taken care of since he was younger. "Take me to your leader." The chocobo halted. Jesus fuck, he forgets that this thing had a sense of humor. "Real funny. Yeah, yeah. I am your leader. Couldn't just humor me. Come on, let's head back to the airships."
The Moogles were usually more interesting and if he were lucky, he'd see a familiar face or two that were worth talking too.
Name: Kim
Journal:
rakuAge: 21
Characters Played: N/A
C H A R A C T E R
Name: Dave Strider
Fandom: Homestuck
Canon Point: Right after Dirk leaves with sleeping Roxy. This page
Age: 14
Species: Hume
Background: Homestuck Dave Strider
Personality:
The first thing you need to know is that Dave is your stereotypical cool kid. He's the type of kid you would see at school and who would be considered popular. No seriously, this kid is so damn cool that he makes the hottest Summers feel like a cool Fall with his coolness. Ok, we're getting off track.
But Dave's coolness seems to make it so he's calm and collected in any given situation. He stays level-headed even in the strangest of situations. Such examples would be SBURB or the apparent destruction of their world. He didn't seem at all bothered, but took to getting into action as soon as he could. Even the thought of time travel and having multiple versions of himself running about didn't seem to bother him so much. He was more invested in actually getting things done. This makes Dave a reliable guy. He was able to help Jade understand everything when she entered the realm. But just because Dave is usually level-headed doesn't mean he doesn't lose his cool. Although it seems that he has a high tolerance before freaking out, Dave has showed himself losing his cool. It's just, it isn't until he's lost his cool that he flies completely off the proverbial handle. Such an example was when a pile of puppets fall on Dave and he completely freaks out over it or starts to be extremely melodramatic about things. It's most likely due to looking stupid, as Dave strives so hard to be cool, looking dumb would probably bother him a lot. Usually, he keeps his nonchalant attitude in check most of the time.
Despite being really cool, or at least trying to be really cool, Dave seems to be easily influenced. Or at least, John seems to easily influence him. An example is when John mentions how creepy Bro's puppets are. Dave had never had a problem with Bro's puppets up until John mentioned they were creepy. After that, Dave suddenly found Bro's obsession with puppets to be unsettling and found them creepy himself. It could be that because Dave wants to be so cool, that he is easily influenced by other things and people around him. It could also be that despite being cool or despite thinking he's cool, he's only as cool as people think he is. Because of this, he probably gets easily swayed by the opinions of others. His want to be really fucking cool means that what people think should be heavily considered, and as his friends are important to him, what they think about things are probably important to him. He wants to be perceived as someone admirable while still someone you can relate to. His age might also be something to consider. As someone who's thirteen, you might not realize certain things until it's pointed out, and at his age, younger people are susceptible to different influences.
Dave is also rather brilliant. Of course some may be annoyed with how he thinks, but Dave seems to understand the mechanics of things rather swiftly. He has shown this since the beginning, having his modus already set and having one of the most advanced sylladices at that time. He also uses a higher Pesterchum version then John was using. His ability to learn the mechanics of things quickly really helps Jade out for example. John, who was Jade's original server player, could not continue that role at some point. Dave had Jade deply the INTELLIBEAM LASERSTATION and copy the server discs so that he could become her new server player. From that point on, he deployed the equipment she needed. Equipment that were highly upgraded, since he was farther ahead in the game then she was. Dave is one of the only kids who seemed to invest himself fully in the mechanics, being the one responsible for actually connecting their session to the troll session. Although the trolls had contacted them before they actually started the session, Dave had sent a hefty amount of Boondollars to the trolls, making them aware of their existence. His fetch modi is also based off a data structure type and he seems to be fairly knowledgeable of captchaloguing in general.
A big part of Dave is that Dave likes to be ironic. Maybe he has to be ironic. Either way, he's constantly doing and saying things for the sake of being ironic. Such cases is wearing the shades he received and drawing ironic comics, although a lot of this is also influenced by Bro, who he respects and highly regards. The gifts he's sent his friends before are supposed to be ironic, although there's a more sincere feeling to them then he lets off.
Oddly enough though, Dave can be rather forgetful. It's quite strange. Such a cool guy and being as intelligent as he is, he often forgets a multitude of things ranging from unimportant to important. He'll forget things like his place in MS Paint Adventures to even the fact that he has his timetables and can therefore travel through time. He'll even set Sylladex traps, forget them, and spring them on himself.
Dave can act like a bit of an arrogant ass, knowing that he's as cool as he makes himself out to be (he tells John to take notes on how to be cool from him) or saying and doing things that annoy others. Despite that, he's a good kid and he obviously cares for those he cares for. He obviously regards them well or he wouldn't take the time or day to contact them personally, and he's shown to care. He obviously shows that he regards John highly, as the other easily influences his own thoughts and he sometimes goes to Rose about some of the anxieties he has sometimes. He also seems to speak to Rose quite often, even if he finds her annoying sometimes. He even seems to find Jade fine, even if the way she types is usually a target for cool people to pick on. Examples would be the Doomed timeline where John gets himself killed. His alternate self had threatened Terezi to back off from John, since it was her fault it happened. Another moment is when Rose and Dave are deciding who was to go on the suicide mission and Dave volunteered to.
He also has trouble facing his own mortality. Even though he probably knew that his alternate self that was sleeping on his quest bed was doomed anyways, he couldn't bring himself to kill the alternate Dave. He also spends a good amount of time staring at another dead version of himself, who he eventually throws out his window to avoid freaking out Jade. He does freak out, himself, as he figures out how he was to dispose of the body.
So really, Dave isn't actually that super coolkid that has bitches all over him. He pretends to be, but he's really kind of dorky. He's cool in his own way, but not the way he thinks he's cool. Almost everyone sees through it too. Dave is kind of an asshole, but he's got a good heart and head on him.
AU History: Dave is from the Kingdom of Nabradia. However, Dave had to flee from the once proud city of Nabudis. While peace was still at hand, there was still a thick blanket of tension and it felt safer to just leave the city. How right it was to leave as news of the Battle of Nabudis became a hot topic for a long while. With nothing to his name other than a young chocobo (by the name of Nak.
He wasn't super wealthy or anything while living in Nabudis, but he was content with what he had and living with Bro. Dave didn't really take to playing with kids his age, instead being taught how to fight by Bro and taking care of Nak.
Dave mostly makes money doing odd jobs around the city, but actually is currently in an apprenticeship to eventually become a noble knight and join the ranks of many to protect the kingdom he's affiliated with. However, due to his history about the previous fall of the kingdom he reigned from, Dave isn't too keen about it and has the tendency to avoid his training, when possible. In short, he really dislikes them and borders on hate due to bitterness. Despite the fact that Dave is fairly avoidant, he's one of the better apprentices (due to his actual canon knowledge of swordsmanship from Bro) and is actually a fairly skilled fighter for his age. He probably is at par or surpasses many of the knights (due to his preparation for SBURB). He often travels around the city and the outskirts, but never ventures too far away. Just enough that Nak can get around a little bit before returning to the crowded city streets of Rabanastre (to tie in to the fact that Dave probably traveled the most between the Planets when in the session). If he's not out and about, Dave is actually around the airships a lot to the point where the moogles there know him by name and appearance. He prefers the company of the small, cute creatures than to the apprentices he's grouped with.
Alliance: Resistance
Licenses: Time Magick 1 and Steal
S A M P L E
First Person Sample:
i dont think you guys understand
im bored
this is a travesty
a strider should never be bored
things should always be interesting
but im like ten seconds away from kicking the proverbial bucket sky high with how bored i am
that bucket will hit the bottom of blujherba
...
bluhthatcityintheskywithastupidname
i feel like im playing a god damn rpg
max stats and level
best gear
etc
untouchable
all these apprentices keep getting a real taste of this strider swag
they cant handle it
these beatdowns are just embarrassing
i almost miss bro beating the shit out of me
note
i said almost
not actually interested in getting my ass kicked tbh
so anyone want to hit up the plains or whatever?
make a cute lil ol party
kill some monsters
cue in victory music
dadada da da da da dada
anyways
im around
you give me something to do and not only will you be my savior for the day
but shit will get done
Third Person Sample:
Dave was pretty sure the worst thing to ever happened to him is being scouted out for his skills with the sword. On one hand, it was super flattering. On the other hand, he really regrets it. He should have just became a chocobo farmer and breed chocobos for the rest of his life. Or be a wandering musician with his palhoncho, Nak. Nak is pretty fucking cool. Other than being obnoxiously noisy at times, he's the best pal he could have ever asked for. Ten times cooler than Lil Cal.
Somehow, just somehow, he actually got convinced to stick around for training. Usually he'd abscond as soon as possible, but he was promised a good strife. That he wouldn't be disappointed. They're stupid and he's stupid for believing them. The other apprentices didn't have shit on his level of skill. It was like he were born for the sake of being raised to fight. He keeps having conflicting memories about it, to be honest. A game that turned the very universe into nothing. A game that made him grow up faster than he would ever anticipate. A game that made him play a role he was scared to actually fit into. But that doesn't make sense. Dave always lived here right? But he didn't fully believe that. For some reason, this preposterous game and growing up where airships are airplanes and there was much more felt more like home than anything else here.
Dave looked down at the other apprentice whom had the balls to try and take him down. He already unarmed them and now their lying on their back, wind knocked out of them. Dave sheathed his sword and was already absconded, bored already of today's excursions. Dave let out a whistle and within minutes, he was riding down cobblestone alleyways on the mature chocobo he had taken care of since he was younger. "Take me to your leader." The chocobo halted. Jesus fuck, he forgets that this thing had a sense of humor. "Real funny. Yeah, yeah. I am your leader. Couldn't just humor me. Come on, let's head back to the airships."
The Moogles were usually more interesting and if he were lucky, he'd see a familiar face or two that were worth talking too.