Jan. 1st, 2018 03:25 pm
Personality
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warnotlovestrengths:
Responsible: Orion is a dedicated and caring individual. Insisting on taking care of his sickly mother as a teen, despite his grandparents' protests, he's patient and has always been a person devoted to his cause - whatever that may be at the time. In school Orion was focused and studious, managing to land himself a spot in a famous college of the arts through studying and determination.
Adaptable: For the most part, Orion focused on living a fairly normal life, he went to school, got a job, the usual. Aside from being a certain level of socially awkward, Orion is a fairly well-adjusted college kid considering what life has thrown at him from an early age. He has a tendency to go with the flow, a strength and a weakness - little surprises him anymore after learning of his own involvement with the gods, after dismissing the stories as fairy tales for his entire life. Still, Orion tries to come to a happy medium between all of his perceived obligations, befriending Artemis while following Athena and keeping his grades up.
Dependable: Orion doesn't believe in giving up on people. He takes on training with a sword and bow in order to support how serious he is about getting involved with his obligations to the gods. Later, when he meets Ivy and learns of their supposed history together, he's just as stubborn about not letting her down - torn between his sense of duty and the desire to be a normal college kid falling in love with the girl of his dreams. Despite everything going on he tries to juggle it without abandoning his job at the shelter. A commitment he made, that he chose before the gods returned, unwilling to let that interfere with where he feels he's needed the most.
weaknesses:
Cynicism: Growing up Orion was your typical teen with a chip on his shoulder. He considered his grandparents delusional for worshiping long dead gods and resented his absentee father in the face of his mother's failing health. He was never the most social kid, preferring a world of art and fantasies to interaction with his peers. Having a quick wit was a defense mechanism he picked up early on, prone to dry, sarcastic humor and a tendency to come off arrogant or condescending if he doesn't really know a person. Although he'll act friendly enough with complete strangers, breaking down his walls to find what he really thinks and feels is a feat.
Avoidance: Due to his nature he's also quite a conflicted individual. Orion wants nothing more than to lead a normal life, be a boring regular human who goes to art school and strives to make his deceased mother proud. Instead, he's torn on many decisions. Because of this Orion has a tendency to go with the flow, let the tides of fate carry him along rather than attempt to forge his own path in life. He'll talk without thinking but immediately backtracks or moves the conversation on if things start to feel too personal for him, or becomes otherwise awkward. He spends a great deal of effort encouraging others to talk about themselves for this reason.
TL;DR: Not being the most social, or practiced at socialization meant he also had a tendency to awkwardly fumble through conversations. He is prone to rambling on a topic, getting carried away and going on a bit of a tangent. He's not the greatest conversationalist and will encourage whoever he's in a discussion with to take the floor and talk about themselves, or at least lead the direction of the conversation, for lack of knowing what to say.
Bio:
Growing up Orion was your typical teen with a chip on his shoulder. His mother was ill a lot of the time, his father traveled for work so he never saw him, and his grandparents seemed to live in some delusion in which following the ancient gods still mattered today. For the most part, Orion focused on living a fairly normal life, he went to school, he was raised by his grandparents where he couldn't do things on his own but he also took care of his mother once he was old enough. He was never the most social kid, preferring to go home and be with his mother when he could and generally coming off like a nerd to most of the other students his age. Orion was an artist, he preferred his notepad and pencils to the company of others his age and he spent a lot of his time absorbed in fantasies - comics, movies, tv shows and stories that he came up with himself, as explanations for his artwork.
Having a quick wit was a defense mechanism he picked up early on, prone to dry sarcastic humor and a tendency to come off arrogant or condescending if he doesn't really know a person. Despite that, Orion is a dedicated and caring individual. Insisting on taking care of his mother once he was old enough, despite his grandparent's protests, he's always been a person devoted to his cause - whatever cause that may be at the time. Later, when he meets Ivy and learns of their supposed history together, he's just as stubborn about not letting her down. Due to this nature, he's also quite a conflicted individual. Orion wants nothing more than to lead a normal life, be a boring regular human who goes to art school and strives to make his deceased mother proud. Instead, he's faced with the fact that his obligation to three separate women keeps him torn on many decisions. Because of this Orion has a tendency to go with the flow, little surprises him anymore after learning of his own history and involvement with the gods, and after dismissing the stories as fairy tales for his entire life he holds no devotion to either Athena or Artemis in his current carnation. Still, upon finding all of this out - and meeting them - Orion hears them out and tries to come up with a happy medium between all of his perceived obligations in this lifetime.
He takes on training with a sword and bow in order to support how serious he is about getting involved with these obligations, but his sense of duty remains torn with the desire to be a normal college kid falling in love with the girl of his dreams. At least, until Ivy is removed from the area by her family, likely in an attempt to keep her focused on her own duties and away from Orion. It's only then that he finds more of a purpose in his dedication to Athena and takes his role more seriously as a priest destined to bring believers back to the gods.
Responsible: Orion is a dedicated and caring individual. Insisting on taking care of his sickly mother as a teen, despite his grandparents' protests, he's patient and has always been a person devoted to his cause - whatever that may be at the time. In school Orion was focused and studious, managing to land himself a spot in a famous college of the arts through studying and determination.
Adaptable: For the most part, Orion focused on living a fairly normal life, he went to school, got a job, the usual. Aside from being a certain level of socially awkward, Orion is a fairly well-adjusted college kid considering what life has thrown at him from an early age. He has a tendency to go with the flow, a strength and a weakness - little surprises him anymore after learning of his own involvement with the gods, after dismissing the stories as fairy tales for his entire life. Still, Orion tries to come to a happy medium between all of his perceived obligations, befriending Artemis while following Athena and keeping his grades up.
Dependable: Orion doesn't believe in giving up on people. He takes on training with a sword and bow in order to support how serious he is about getting involved with his obligations to the gods. Later, when he meets Ivy and learns of their supposed history together, he's just as stubborn about not letting her down - torn between his sense of duty and the desire to be a normal college kid falling in love with the girl of his dreams. Despite everything going on he tries to juggle it without abandoning his job at the shelter. A commitment he made, that he chose before the gods returned, unwilling to let that interfere with where he feels he's needed the most.
weaknesses:
Cynicism: Growing up Orion was your typical teen with a chip on his shoulder. He considered his grandparents delusional for worshiping long dead gods and resented his absentee father in the face of his mother's failing health. He was never the most social kid, preferring a world of art and fantasies to interaction with his peers. Having a quick wit was a defense mechanism he picked up early on, prone to dry, sarcastic humor and a tendency to come off arrogant or condescending if he doesn't really know a person. Although he'll act friendly enough with complete strangers, breaking down his walls to find what he really thinks and feels is a feat.
Avoidance: Due to his nature he's also quite a conflicted individual. Orion wants nothing more than to lead a normal life, be a boring regular human who goes to art school and strives to make his deceased mother proud. Instead, he's torn on many decisions. Because of this Orion has a tendency to go with the flow, let the tides of fate carry him along rather than attempt to forge his own path in life. He'll talk without thinking but immediately backtracks or moves the conversation on if things start to feel too personal for him, or becomes otherwise awkward. He spends a great deal of effort encouraging others to talk about themselves for this reason.
TL;DR: Not being the most social, or practiced at socialization meant he also had a tendency to awkwardly fumble through conversations. He is prone to rambling on a topic, getting carried away and going on a bit of a tangent. He's not the greatest conversationalist and will encourage whoever he's in a discussion with to take the floor and talk about themselves, or at least lead the direction of the conversation, for lack of knowing what to say.
Bio:
Growing up Orion was your typical teen with a chip on his shoulder. His mother was ill a lot of the time, his father traveled for work so he never saw him, and his grandparents seemed to live in some delusion in which following the ancient gods still mattered today. For the most part, Orion focused on living a fairly normal life, he went to school, he was raised by his grandparents where he couldn't do things on his own but he also took care of his mother once he was old enough. He was never the most social kid, preferring to go home and be with his mother when he could and generally coming off like a nerd to most of the other students his age. Orion was an artist, he preferred his notepad and pencils to the company of others his age and he spent a lot of his time absorbed in fantasies - comics, movies, tv shows and stories that he came up with himself, as explanations for his artwork.
Having a quick wit was a defense mechanism he picked up early on, prone to dry sarcastic humor and a tendency to come off arrogant or condescending if he doesn't really know a person. Despite that, Orion is a dedicated and caring individual. Insisting on taking care of his mother once he was old enough, despite his grandparent's protests, he's always been a person devoted to his cause - whatever cause that may be at the time. Later, when he meets Ivy and learns of their supposed history together, he's just as stubborn about not letting her down. Due to this nature, he's also quite a conflicted individual. Orion wants nothing more than to lead a normal life, be a boring regular human who goes to art school and strives to make his deceased mother proud. Instead, he's faced with the fact that his obligation to three separate women keeps him torn on many decisions. Because of this Orion has a tendency to go with the flow, little surprises him anymore after learning of his own history and involvement with the gods, and after dismissing the stories as fairy tales for his entire life he holds no devotion to either Athena or Artemis in his current carnation. Still, upon finding all of this out - and meeting them - Orion hears them out and tries to come up with a happy medium between all of his perceived obligations in this lifetime.
He takes on training with a sword and bow in order to support how serious he is about getting involved with these obligations, but his sense of duty remains torn with the desire to be a normal college kid falling in love with the girl of his dreams. At least, until Ivy is removed from the area by her family, likely in an attempt to keep her focused on her own duties and away from Orion. It's only then that he finds more of a purpose in his dedication to Athena and takes his role more seriously as a priest destined to bring believers back to the gods.
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