SkunkyArt | Flufflebutts — [PROFILE] Orchid Octave [Updated!]

[Reserved]: Despite her demeanor on stage/when consciously using her talent, she can be pretty reluctant to interact with large groups of people-- She's friendly to an extent, yes, but it tends to be more polite banter than anything that could leave a lasting impression on anyone. She can get pretty nervous and easily startled if she's forced to engage in direct conversation with multiple ponies, and quickly becomes irritable the longer she's made to interact outside of her comfort zone-- It drains her emotionally, and can leave her tense and suuuper critical of the actions of others.

[Defensive]: Due to her size and general level of anxiety when she's not on stage, Orchid has a tendency to become defensive of herself and her values before it even becomes a topic of discussion. She's gotten better at restraining this urge to defend herself, but still slips up from time to time when she's particularly emotional-- These slip-ups have the potential to become physical, but normally end in Orchid herself getting injured and apologizing profusely to the other party. With age and practice, this will no longer be an issue, but at her current age it happens more frequently than she'd like.

[Doting]: Once one has made it past most of her self-made boundaries, Orchid comes across as a pony who knows how to treat those she cares about with as much affection and understanding as she can muster. To some, this can become a little suffocating, but once one has known her for a while they know she means well. She can get overly concerned for the welfare of her companions, but normally backs off if they don't need her help.

[Self-Conscious/Wary]: Orchid tends to be hyper-aware of how she interacts with her environment-- Did she bite down on that plate too hard? Stomp her hoof too quickly? Talk too loudly? She's very cautious about upsetting others, even though no one seems to really care, and spends a great deal of time attempting to get reassurance from outside sources in spite of the fact that no one seems to notice when she does make a mistake.

[Easy to Read]: Though she does come across as a withdrawn individual, it's pretty easy to understand what she's feeling at any given time. Her face conveys emotions easily, and often changes so frequently that it doesn't register with her anymore; At her core, she can't really hide emotions-- Which is something she appreciates, since she has a hard time verbally expressing how she feels more often than not, and tends to only become more nonverbal the longer she's in a stressful situation.

[Determined]: In any situation, Orchid wants nothing more than to overcome her own personal obstacles. When presented with a challenge, she doesn't back down--She knows she has issues that she needs to face, and on the daily finds herself pushing past more and more that used to stop her in her tracks when she was young.

: Orchid is a pony who, even after years of knowing what it is, still has a hard time balancing her personality with her talent. Her mark didn't come until later in life for her, and she had already developed a personality that made her talent hard to come to terms with-- Leaving her fighting tooth and hoof for every bit of progress she could manage over the years. There is a lot more to her than what is written here; She has the capacity to be a leader, to be playful, etc-- But a laundry list of personality traits does not give a full impression of a character, and a picture is worth a thousand words. ; ) I look forward to letting everyone see her develop further along down the line.