Player Information Name: Zorn Timezone: CST Personal Journal:zornsable Players Contact/AIM/Skype/Plurk: Zornsable Email Address: Zornsable@gmail.com Former/Other Characters in the RP: N/A How did you hear about us?: There’s Amanda and Megan who basically wrestled me into apping.
Character Information Name: Cronus Ampora Canon Origin/Series: Homestuck School Year: 5th Gender: Male Age: 16 Out of school living location: Athens, Greece. Blood status: Pureblood
Personality:
There's a lot to be said about the kind of guy Cronus is. At first appearance, he comes across as friendly and welcoming--maybe even a little bit too much of both. Honestly, it's such an act and it's nearly painful to watch. Anyone who falls for it is surely the gullible sort. Cronus, in a lack of better words, is fake. He puts on a personage of traits he thinks people like in an attempt to trick them into liking him. He’s desperate for attention, however as canon has shown, he’s more interested in the physical aspects of a relationship than anything actually emotionally validating.
Cronus goes on to talk about how sensitive of a guy he is, and how he doesn’t regard the hemospectrum at all, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Sensitivity is a trait often regarded as desirable, or so Cronus believes, so he emulates it to try and win favor with others, but from what we can see in canon he’s anything but. That goes along with his regard of the hemospectrum, no one wants to date a guy who thinks he’s better than everyone else, right? So, the obvious solution is to downplay the fact that you’re a bigoted jerk who thinks he’s the shit by claiming the contrary. In many regards, Cronus seems to take the very things that Kankri rants about and uses it as a guide to craft himself around. However, it hardly impresses anyone, unsurprisingly.
This isn’t to say that Cronus has no feelings at all, he does, definitely. He has insecurities, despite his obvious self obsession and overblown view of himself. However, these feelings are different than what most people have. Muted almost. They are there, enough for him to obviously feel and react to things, but they seem almost as on the surface and shallow as any of his various ploys he pulls to get what he wants. A perfect example of this is how he handles rejection. Rejection hurts, and instead of him showing an ounce of being bothered or off-put by it, it’s merely a signal for him to keep pushing, to try harder. He brushes it off, completely unscathed by it, where as someone would normally be, at the very least, disheartened. He almost treats things like a game he has to win, if one strategy fails, he just has to figure out a new one. Which adds to his over all unappealing image to others.
Upon having little boundaries towards coming on to people, he’s the same when it concerns personal boundaries too. As shown in his conversation with Mituna, placing his hand on his shoulder and keeping it there despite protests from the yellow-blooded troll. Even making Mituna feel bad about being uncomfortable, manipulating him with guilt so that he could continue to do what was making the poor guy uncomfortable in the first place. Cronus is very much after what he wants and he doesn’t really care who he hurts in the process. He may fake empathy, but it’s merely a means to an end to him.
Further proof of his lack of empathy comes forth in a conversation with Mituna, where he unleashes exactly why him and the other Amporas are referred to as findouches. He gets angry because he loses his chance to hit on Meenah, and decides it’s Mituna’s fault, so like a mature individual, he grills the poor guy for something that is literally not his fault. Cronus doesn’t care though, Mituna is nothing but an outlet to him at this point, something of use and that’s about it. He shows absolutely no signs of remorse for this. In a way, this grilling does show some insight to Cronus and what issues he DOES have with being rejected, though honestly it’s more about how fucked up everyone else is and nothing to do with what’s wrong with him. Primarily, he’s angry at Mituna for having what he failed to garner for himself. His earlier conversation with Meenah helps proves that he also thinks that there’s a problem with other people not noticing HIM, than him being the problem. He doesn’t understand what other want in regards to relationships or why they wouldn’t like him, other than the fact he isn’t "broken" in some way. He simply doesn’t understand how other people feel, and he doesn’t make much of an effort to try.
Even when he’s called out on his shit, reacting like he got caught with his pants down, he’s more worried about the image he’s reflected towards Meenah and how it has slimmed his chances to be with her, than what damage he might have done to Mituna in his bout of anger. He's also keen to shifting blame, instead of taking it. Doing such with Meenah when she called him out on his doucheyness towards Mituna, bringing up how the Condesce treats the Psiioniic, despite it being an alternate version of herself, and not actually her. As it would seem, Cronus is more willing to let his "real" self show when it comes to those "weaker" than himself. Preying upon those who can’t really defend themselves against him, however when it comes to those who can, he plays the act of the sensitive, progressive, nice guy as best he can. Ultimately, he’s a coward.
It’s quite possible that through all of his acts and persona crafting, he might have lost sight of who he really is in a way. He’s been trying so hard to fit the bill of what he thinks people like, that he’s not even sure when he’s pulling shit for attention, or when he actually feels a certain way. With his identity as a humankin comes a bit of doubt on his end about it. This surfaces when Meenah calls him on it, saying it’s for attention. However, Kankri serves to enable his awful behaviors, reinforcing his feelings and erasing what doubts there might be that he’s faking what he’s doing. Which only serves to keep the cycle going for Cronus. Kankri and Cronus have an interesting relationship in this, in a way, enabling each other of their awful habits and forging a friendship from it. They really just perpetuate their own personal flaws.
All in all, Cronus is a pretty skeevy guy. All of his agendas focus on him and what he can gain, his selfishness really knows no bounds, and he’s manipulative and controlling. He plays up dramatics to garner pity, pretends to be what he isn’t to do the same, fakes almost all his interactions... In short, Cronus is hardly a swell guy. He can pretend he’s some nice, sensitive guy who just wants to listen and be there for people, but he isn’t and he won’t ever be. He’s too blinded by his own self-centered personality to ever really understand how to be sympathetic. He’s hardly the sensitive musician he tries to play himself up to be.
CANON OC | Cronus Ampora | Homestuck
Name: Zorn
Timezone: CST
Personal Journal:
Players Contact/AIM/Skype/Plurk: Zornsable
Email Address: Zornsable@gmail.com
Former/Other Characters in the RP: N/A
How did you hear about us?: There’s Amanda and Megan who basically wrestled me into apping.
Character Information
Name: Cronus Ampora
Canon Origin/Series: Homestuck
School Year: 5th
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Out of school living location: Athens, Greece.
Blood status: Pureblood
Personality:
There's a lot to be said about the kind of guy Cronus is. At first appearance, he comes across as friendly and welcoming--maybe even a little bit too much of both. Honestly, it's such an act and it's nearly painful to watch. Anyone who falls for it is surely the gullible sort. Cronus, in a lack of better words, is fake. He puts on a personage of traits he thinks people like in an attempt to trick them into liking him. He’s desperate for attention, however as canon has shown, he’s more interested in the physical aspects of a relationship than anything actually emotionally validating.
Cronus goes on to talk about how sensitive of a guy he is, and how he doesn’t regard the hemospectrum at all, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Sensitivity is a trait often regarded as desirable, or so Cronus believes, so he emulates it to try and win favor with others, but from what we can see in canon he’s anything but. That goes along with his regard of the hemospectrum, no one wants to date a guy who thinks he’s better than everyone else, right? So, the obvious solution is to downplay the fact that you’re a bigoted jerk who thinks he’s the shit by claiming the contrary. In many regards, Cronus seems to take the very things that Kankri rants about and uses it as a guide to craft himself around. However, it hardly impresses anyone, unsurprisingly.
This isn’t to say that Cronus has no feelings at all, he does, definitely. He has insecurities, despite his obvious self obsession and overblown view of himself. However, these feelings are different than what most people have. Muted almost. They are there, enough for him to obviously feel and react to things, but they seem almost as on the surface and shallow as any of his various ploys he pulls to get what he wants. A perfect example of this is how he handles rejection. Rejection hurts, and instead of him showing an ounce of being bothered or off-put by it, it’s merely a signal for him to keep pushing, to try harder. He brushes it off, completely unscathed by it, where as someone would normally be, at the very least, disheartened. He almost treats things like a game he has to win, if one strategy fails, he just has to figure out a new one. Which adds to his over all unappealing image to others.
Upon having little boundaries towards coming on to people, he’s the same when it concerns personal boundaries too. As shown in his conversation with Mituna, placing his hand on his shoulder and keeping it there despite protests from the yellow-blooded troll. Even making Mituna feel bad about being uncomfortable, manipulating him with guilt so that he could continue to do what was making the poor guy uncomfortable in the first place. Cronus is very much after what he wants and he doesn’t really care who he hurts in the process. He may fake empathy, but it’s merely a means to an end to him.
Further proof of his lack of empathy comes forth in a conversation with Mituna, where he unleashes exactly why him and the other Amporas are referred to as findouches. He gets angry because he loses his chance to hit on Meenah, and decides it’s Mituna’s fault, so like a mature individual, he grills the poor guy for something that is literally not his fault. Cronus doesn’t care though, Mituna is nothing but an outlet to him at this point, something of use and that’s about it. He shows absolutely no signs of remorse for this. In a way, this grilling does show some insight to Cronus and what issues he DOES have with being rejected, though honestly it’s more about how fucked up everyone else is and nothing to do with what’s wrong with him. Primarily, he’s angry at Mituna for having what he failed to garner for himself. His earlier conversation with Meenah helps proves that he also thinks that there’s a problem with other people not noticing HIM, than him being the problem. He doesn’t understand what other want in regards to relationships or why they wouldn’t like him, other than the fact he isn’t "broken" in some way. He simply doesn’t understand how other people feel, and he doesn’t make much of an effort to try.
Even when he’s called out on his shit, reacting like he got caught with his pants down, he’s more worried about the image he’s reflected towards Meenah and how it has slimmed his chances to be with her, than what damage he might have done to Mituna in his bout of anger. He's also keen to shifting blame, instead of taking it. Doing such with Meenah when she called him out on his doucheyness towards Mituna, bringing up how the Condesce treats the Psiioniic, despite it being an alternate version of herself, and not actually her. As it would seem, Cronus is more willing to let his "real" self show when it comes to those "weaker" than himself. Preying upon those who can’t really defend themselves against him, however when it comes to those who can, he plays the act of the sensitive, progressive, nice guy as best he can. Ultimately, he’s a coward.
It’s quite possible that through all of his acts and persona crafting, he might have lost sight of who he really is in a way. He’s been trying so hard to fit the bill of what he thinks people like, that he’s not even sure when he’s pulling shit for attention, or when he actually feels a certain way. With his identity as a humankin comes a bit of doubt on his end about it. This surfaces when Meenah calls him on it, saying it’s for attention. However, Kankri serves to enable his awful behaviors, reinforcing his feelings and erasing what doubts there might be that he’s faking what he’s doing. Which only serves to keep the cycle going for Cronus. Kankri and Cronus have an interesting relationship in this, in a way, enabling each other of their awful habits and forging a friendship from it. They really just perpetuate their own personal flaws.
All in all, Cronus is a pretty skeevy guy. All of his agendas focus on him and what he can gain, his selfishness really knows no bounds, and he’s manipulative and controlling. He plays up dramatics to garner pity, pretends to be what he isn’t to do the same, fakes almost all his interactions... In short, Cronus is hardly a swell guy. He can pretend he’s some nice, sensitive guy who just wants to listen and be there for people, but he isn’t and he won’t ever be. He’s too blinded by his own self-centered personality to ever really understand how to be sympathetic. He’s hardly the sensitive musician he tries to play himself up to be.