Peridot

PERIDOT
she / her • aro • mechanic
this character belongs to Radar, please don't use her without permission first
i found a concept and im rolling with it.
an overzealous and bright being who wishes to put her ferrokinesis to use as a mechanic. after being exiled to earth, peridot struggles a bit with adapting to her new environment, but is slowly warming up to it. fascinated by modern dragon technology, despite it being quite primitive compared to the alien tech she used to have access to back on homeworld. was taken in by a skilled mechanic to be her apprentice (though peri never thought of herself as her apprentice) and now resides in her basement as a camp pining hearts fangirl, mewtubist, and mechanic trainee. peri's best friend is an alien stuffed animal she won at the fair (after cheating at the game) and her tablet. and also maybe kiki, an online friend and aspiring inventor as well as her mentor.
PERIDOT 	PERIDOT
 	
Art By 	radar
BACKGROUND 	BACKGROUND
Creator 	radar
Coder 	code base by changes by radar
Attribute 	nerdiness, cockiness, insensitivity, friendship
Element 	peridots, glass, metal scraps, icicles, magic, time
Color 	lime greens, pale yellow, dark blues
Animal 	peridot
Song 	
CHARACTER 	CHARACTER
Alias 	peri (nickname), peridoot
Age 	around 3,000 years
Gender 	genderless
Orientation 	aromantic
Occupation 	professional nerd, mechanic trainee, mewtubist
Tribe 	seawing (takes appearance of)
Goal 	become a mechanic and mewtube star
Residence 	homeworld (formerly), roma's basement
Allies 	kiki, roma, most dragons
Enemies 	dragons back on homeworld
Likes 	friends, being in charge, romance tv shows, technology, tinkering, power, audiobooks
Dislikes 	drama, being underestimated, feeling powerless, being hurt (physically & mentally)
Powers 	ferrokinesis, decent knowledge of alien tech
Weapons 	sharp pieces of metal, words
Love Interests	n / a
Quote 	"you are all CLODS!"
APPEARANCE
Lime green scales sparkle off of sunlight, maybe stained by oil around her arms and talons from work on machinery. A short SeaWing with a green gemstone, a peridot to be precise, embedded into her forehead. Though her appearance would seem to give off a normal energy. It's only when you look at her surroundings that you reconsider. Floating tools, a loud and confident personality, and an aura that shouts that she is not from this planet. The SeaWing's underbelly remains a dark lime green, studded with a pale chartreuse yellow fin. This shares the same color as the scuffed up sail that goes down her back. Her luminous patterns are a toned down neon green and appear star-shaped when on her underbelly. Peridot's horns are bendy and sharply pointed, being dark green in color. The membranes of her wings share the same color as that of her horns. 
To put more detail into the gem embedded on her forehead, this is the core of her being, somewhere to retreat to when her physical form is destroyed. It has a triangular shape to it and is a stronger shade of green than her main scales. Upon her face, covering her eyes is a pale yellow v-shaped visor with a crack near the left tip of the glass. Though behind this visor, Peridot's eyes are a dark green, much darker than that of her underbelly. This is rarely shown, however, as she almost never takes off her visor unless it needs to be cleaned. Sometimes she's seen wearing a plug earring in the shape of a generic alien face in her right ear. It's partner has been lost in the ever-expanding wastelands of Peridot's room. 
Peridot's build is small and thin, easy to overlook due to her height and constantly needing assistance from others or household appliances to reach high shelves. Despite being fierce and skilled, it's her height that usually makes some underestimate her abilities and not take her seriously, much to her displeasure. She holds herself straight and as tall as she possibly can when on the job... sometimes. This is usually broken when her mentor, Roma, asks how her days has been while they're working which makes her posture act much more casual. Perhaps a bit slouched and relaxed rather than stiff and straight. Peridot's expressions can vary, from flustered to annoyed to completely nerding out. Though usually she keeps a mischievous or cheerful smile on her face and a confident spark in her eyes. Let it be said that this casual appearance she now holds isn't how she used to look. 
PERSONALITY
Peridot is a... unique dragon would be the easiest way to put it.
*nerd, geek, whatever you want to call her. loves watching romance cartoons, especially one called camp pining hearts. talks about it a lot on her mewtube channel.
*mewtube is the youtube of my "modern" au.
*can be overzealous, cocky, and a mischievous prick sometimes. sometimes thinks of herself as the one in charge who doesn't need to be told what to do. even though she has lots of learn.
*sometimes acts like she knows more than she actually does, coming off as rude, disrespectful, condescending, and demanding of respect. though she does have her talent of creating useless knick-knacks, she doesn't know as much as her mentor does. has an excellent understanding of potential uses for dragon tech, but can't really execute it too well.
*can be insensitive towards others. sometimes doesn't watch her mouth and says things that she doesn't actually mean. other times it's by accident due to a lack of understanding.
*demands respect and to be taken seriously. loves the feeling of having power over others, but hasn't had that feeling for a long time. dependent on technology to make her feel powerful and when she's stripped of it, she feels useless and vulnerable.
**in this state she thinks everyone around her is going to hurt her, often hides away from everyone she thinks to be a threat and tries not to show fear. shows signs of paranoia and trust issues, but after finding out she has ferrokinesis, she's gotten a bit more confident.
*sweet towards those close to her, though she can get a bit flustered when being kind to others since she's not used to it. when given a gift she may pretend she doesn't care when she actually is really touched that others care about her. she really cares about her mentor and friends, she just has a hard time coming up with the right words to describe these feelings.
*rants when something doesn't go right in the show she's watching. usually posts these rants later on her mewtube channel along with all her various reaction, review, and rant videos.
*loves praise and being leader, can be headstrong sometimes when given this position and feels like she doesn't need help when she really does. when tinkering on dragon tech, she might overestimate her own knowledge and believe she doesn't need help when she's in a sticky situation. is slowly learning to ask for help when it's needed, even if it sometimes hurts her pride to do so.
*loves tinkering with dragon tech and criticizing how primitive it is compared to her race's tech. can get rather destructive with her criticism sometimes... she still has to pay for a new tv.
*annoying, but in a loveable way. sorta like when a cat breaks something that's inexpensive and replaceable, but the cat is too cute to be mad at. that sort of annoying.
*calls everyone a clod. but its more of an affectionate name she gives someone she cares about when they scare her. or if she's mad at someone.
*childish anger, throws temper tantrums when angry about something. sometimes it can be hard to take her seriously when she's in this state.
*very knowledgeable about the history of her race, especially the modern tech used. though seems to be completely lost when it comes to modern and old dragon tech, skill has a long way to go. intrigued by dragon history and sometimes jokes about it on some occasions. though these often unintentionally offend most.
*doesn't like feeling inferior to others and often gets snappy when someone brags about their intellect and/or skill too much.
*sometimes gets flustered when new people find out she's into geeky stuff. often thinks about all the bad things she's doing and how her superiors would be mad at her for liking certain things. can get a bit hysterical about it.
*when she doesn't feel pressured to repress certain aspects of her personality, she is loud and cheerful. only gets flustered when this is pointed out.
*has a passion for shipping and retro games (got introduced to them by kiki) that can be played on the NES peri found in her mentor's basement in a box. does this in her free time... and sometimes during work. just don't tell anyone, okay?
HISTORY
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RELATIONSHIPS
please roleplay beforehand
Roma
mentor. the first "friend" she ever made. acts the softest around her after roma managed to cut through her prickly exterior. has taught her everything she knows now after noticing peri's fascination toward technology. peri can find a way to make roma laugh, either from her nerdy antics to her unfamiliarity towards modern dragon tech. though they do get into fights here and there, peri genuinely cares about the wellbeing of this dragon who was even willing to let her live in her basement for as long as she wants. the two learn from each other, roma teaches peri about dragon tech and how to build and fix it and peri teaches her about the history and tech of her race. though the alien has a long ways to go, roma is there to support her and help her the entire way. that's perhaps the best part of being her... friend.
Very Positive
Kiki
online friend. compliment one another frequently, though they've never met in person (being halfway across the world), they enjoy talking to one another. kiki is an aspiring inventor who goes to a collage in pantala, old friend of roma's before they went their separate ways near the end of their senior year of high school. peridot often talks to her when she's available, usually talking about nerdy things. ideas for new inventions from combining both peri's and modern dragon tech, to ranting about the newest episode of camp pining hearts to one another. admires her skill, but never really shows it unless pressed about the subject or if one of their conversations go that deep. feels... accepted around her, like she doesn't have to repress anything out of fear of anger.
Very Positive
TRIVIA
- brief inspiration of personality were from peridot (steven universe), though some creative liberties were taken to make her fit with the concept and world. this character is mainly my interpretation of peridot's character.
- actually is one of my oldest characters, was around during my second or even first stage of writing, being created on jan 12, 2019.
- learned about snakes, bees, and cars after being bitten, stung, and hit by them.
- text.
GALLERY
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