[Wingrider] Z'men of blue Brilath [Approved]

[Princess_Feylin]

Name: Z'men (formerly Zamen)
Age: 39
Nameday: 3536.04.30
Sex: male
Sexual Orientation: asexual
Weyr: Western Weyr
Rider Rank: Wingrider
Previous Rank/Craft: weyrbrat
Physical Description: Long of limb and longer of face, Z'men is best described as homely, but after approximately two and a half decades of daily exercise, he's not lanky. He has a very well-kept beard that brushes his chest
Personality:
Z'men loves to talk to anyone and about anything. Before Impressing Brilath, he would talk to himself when things were too quiet. He still does, actually, but now he has a dragon in his mind who will sometimes respond. Actually he's pretty good at giving other people a chance to talk, he's just not so good at listening to what they say. He's basically the embodiment of that "just waiting until it's his turn to talk again." Which is unfortunate, since he rarely has much that's interesting to say. He doesn't really pay attention to other people talking at all.

For someone who pays relatively little attention to what people say, Z'men is pretty good at keeping his possessions in good condition and in order. When he's stressed he likes to reorganize his weyr to better display objects that he's found or purchased which can only be called conversation pieces (and he really hopes someone will ask so that he has the chance to explain why the pieces are on display). Even more mundane possessions are kept in an orderly manner. Growing up, his dragonrider parents insisted on a tidy weyr, and he always complied even though it was not until he Impressed Brilath he finally understood the importance of caring for the things one uses daily and keeping them in working condition. A dragonrider who can't find his gear in a timely manner, or whose gear is shoddy is going to have a bad time. So he keeps things organized.

Although he could talk the hind leg off a runner, Z'men is not unfeeling. In fact, the feeling he has most of the time is hope. He's definitely the person who finds the silver lining to every cloud, and enjoys brainstorming ways to improve the situation, no matter how bad it may seem. This is largely because he hates to see people suffer. Visiting the infirmary is hard on him, but he absolutely does it after every Fall, checking in with injured wingmates and friends and staying to talk until healers shoo him away. Sometimes he's probably kind of obnoxious to be around, between his determination that things will somehow turn out all right, no matter what and his tendency to talk too much and listen too little.
Positive Trait List hopeful; organized; compassionate
Negative Trait List stubbornly naive; excessively chatty; inattentive
History: The son of a rider pair, Zamen had an uneventful, Thread-free childhood. His parents loved him and each other. He didn't excel at much, and his parents seriously worried about what would happen if he didn't Impress a dragon. He didn't worry nearly as much because that's not his nature. He was always pretty sure things would work out, whether he aged out of Impressing or not. When he Impressed Brilath at age twenty his parents were so thrilled they conceived another child that very night. Z'men hasn't had much to do with his younger sibling because of the age gap, but he's happy that his parents are happy.

Z'men and Brilath tended to get in trouble for talking during lessons, but were otherwise average weyrlings and are now average wingriders. They can be relied on to keep up a steady stream of commentary throughout Fall, to each other if no one else. He's had a few serious relationships, but nothing that stuck. He really hopes to find someone soon because he's begun to feel like he'd like to have a child (biological or adopted makes no difference to him).
Other:

DRAGON
Name: Brilath
Age: 20
Color: blue
Size: 26'
Physical Description: A vibrant blue dragon of average size and build, Brilath has some scarring from Thread, but nothing debilitating or even bothersome. He's been fortunate all his life.
Personality: Brilath is a sunny, hopeful dragon who shares his rider's fondness for conversation. The two of them always have a lot to talk about, even when they should be listening. He's a very tactile dragon who even likes humans who aren't his rider to touch and talk to him, as long as they have something interesting to say, but even if they don't, that's okay - Brilath does! Unfortunately, he has a tendency to use malaprops, which can make him look less intelligent than he is. He also tends to be a bit on the lazy side, preferring to sun himself in the afternoons, rather than drill, and rarely rising to chase greens unless he has a very close relationship to the green in question, and, honestly, he'd rather end up with another blue.
Dragon Art or Proof of Obtainment: It Brilath!  

[Tsunake]

Hi Fey!

Z'men and Brilath are just about perfect! I just have two things before they can be approved. Z'men's personality doesn't really touch on his organized or inattentive traits. Would you mind elaborating on these some? Other than that, everything looks good!

Princess_Feylin

 

[Princess_Feylin]

I've elaborated on the organization. The inattentiveness is largely conversational: he does not pay attention when other people talk. I tried to make that a little clearer in my revision.