Rider’s Name: J’nie
Rider’s Age: 25
Rider’s Sex: Female
Rider’s sexual orientation: Bisexual
Rider’s secondary craft: n/a
Personality: J’nie is one of the most upbeat and bubbly people you’re likely to meet in Force Weyr. The life of the party, some might say. She greets everyone with a huuuuge grin, a vigorous handshake or an overenthusiastic embrace. Not only that, but she’ll spend time chatting to you for hours; whether you’ve known each other since you were kids, or just bumped into one another for the first time. And, the best thing is, her friendliness is genuine. She’s not trying to play you for a fool or being false to try and impress. J’nie genuinely wants to make friends with you! Problem is, because she has so much to say, you might not get much of a word in yourself, which means shy people will either feel terribly suffocated, or happy to just let her talk to avoid those awkward silences. Listen closely to the sorts of things she talks about, however, and you’ll start to wonder whether all of it is quite true…
This girl enjoys nothing more than a good gossip and much of what she says involves something she’s heard about from ‘a friend of a friend’. She loves hearing about other people’s lives and is shameless with her nosiness. If she passes by a group of people chatting and hears something that might be interesting, she’ll slide into the conversation to ‘absorb’.
Please don’t be too mad if she ends up gossiping about you, though. Honestly, J’nie is not doing it from malicious intent or anything like that. She’s just terribly interested in your life and thinks others might be, too! Because of this, if you have a dearly held secret you need to share, you’d best not share it with J’nie unless you want it spread about like wildfire. And, if you do let slip, don’t get your hopes up that she might just forget it, because J’nie’s memory is rather fine-tuned. Even still, since J’nie isn’t doing this with any bad intent, the gossip she normally spreads is usually harmless. She’ll rarely spread anything nasty unless she dislikes the person and there are very few people that come under that category in her book.
However, her gullibility is a well-known flaw and can be used to your advantage if you want to get your own back on her. She’ll believe most things that she’s told and you can sit back and watch the wild, untrue rumours take flight. Not surprisingly, her gossiping gets her into trouble from time to time. After all, most people don’t like being talked about behind their backs. However, being mean or cruel to J’nie is like kicking a puppy; you can’t do it, or – if you do – you’ll probably end up feeling guilty about it. She’ll tip-toe around those she’s upset without a word and this can last for a long, long time – unless the offended person makes the first move and approaches her. The only good thing about this is, if she does upset you with her gossip, she’ll generally never do it again, which means you’re pretty much safe.
J’nie attacks everything with a boundless enthusiasm, putting one hundred percent into each part of her daily routine as well as any other tasks given to her, never seeing to bore of them. However, this can lead to her trying too hard and often makes mistakes because of this! If you’ve got a pile of plates you want taking through to the back kitchens, it’s probably best not to get J’nie involved. Her tendency to rush about will probably mean she’ll trip on something and drop the whole lot.
Throughout her time in the Weyr, J’nie has been a constant average all-rounder. She never excels in anything, but neither does she fail in anything either. Perhaps if she was able to harness her energy a little more productively, she could have been a better student, but the likelihood of that ever happening is slim indeed.
It’s hardly surprising that a lot of people find J’nie too much to handle, but, if you can match her enthusiasm, join in the banter and aren’t too bothered about outward appearances, you’ll have a friend for life. And J’nie is a good friend to have.
Despite being a chatterbox and a shameless gossip, J’nie also spends a lot of time helping out others in the Weyr, from helping the crèche workers (a job she particularly enjoys) to dropping in on fellows to check if they want her to fetch anything from the dining hall whilst she’s there. She would never ever walk past someone in need and will do anything it takes to help cheer up those who need it.
J’nie’s one ambition in life is to find a wonderful weyrmate with whom she can share her life with and to have lots of babies! (So, if her weyrmate happens to be female, please don’t mind that she’s sleeping with men on the side. It doesn’t mean anything! Honest!)
Flaws: Gossipy, nosy, gullible,
Virtues: Chatty*, loving, helpful, energetic*, a real go-getter,
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