Abryn/Personality

About as multi-faceted as anyone on the island, Abryn seems to know a little of just about everything. In her long life shes seen a lot done a lot, and heard a lot and she most often puts it to use to help those around her. She can often be found striking up casual conversation, attempting to get to know the various women she meets.

At her core, she is a compassionate and kind woman. It is not the kindness that comes naturally, from a simple giving heart, but the kindness of one that has lived roughly, and truly knows the blessing that a true heart can give. She very rarely denies a friend in need, often setting her entire life aside for the time it takes to help said friend through whatever issue it is. One could say that she does the same for strangers and be fairly accurate. She'll help feed and clothe just about anyone, again giving of herself to help them back onto their feet.

Often though this kindness is abused. Either people guilt her when she can't drop everything, can't be everything for an individual, when someone can't seem to easily communicate need or they seem utterly incapable of learning and growing and find themselves repeatedly in need for the same mistakes. Both of these issues deeply hurt the woman, and are perhaps one of her deepest weaknesses. Many a time her friends and lovers have to physically pry her away from bad situations, and admonish her for caring too much, though at times past scars and related pain can cause her to just give up on an issue and try to move on. Her basic solutions for those that tend to abuse her kindness are passive, generally, she tends to avoid contact with such people, but at times she refuses to abandon hope that the person can change.

She is extremely accepting of pretty much anything. It takes a lot to shock or surprise her, she lived through gruesome wars and atrocities and has been to the primal planes of chaos and darkness. As a result simple lesbian tendencies, strange relationship habits, and personal quirks don't really measure up to world-shattering drama to her. She tends to take most things in stride and expects others to do the same, as a form of respect for others, if not herself.

When she encounters closed-minded people she attempts to help them grow, or in her own mind enlighten them to more diverse and open ways. If those ways are refused or rejected, Abby tends to lightly push the person to change, but won't act unless the other person actively presses or advertises the closed-minded agendas or feelings. She will then try and correct the problem or eliminate it, or herself from the sphere of influence. If the problem is in a place she considers home, generally the former happens. She refuses to run from her problems, but rarely really meets them head on. She tries to be extremely forthright, but due to strange habits picked up from years as a politician she can sometimes be overly obtuse and not get to the point about the most simple of subjects.

One of the great pleasures of her life stems from control, and releasing control. She adores little mind games and teases, though she attempts to avoid the sorts of toying that causes undo drama; she's typically far from a cruel woman. Flirting seems to be one of the most basic outlets of this, and apparently shes quite good at most styles of teasing. Though there is a line between teasing and other issues of control and free will. When another's free will is violated, and she feels they are being guilted, manipulated or harmed in any way against their will she will get involved and tends to be rather unforgiving of those with malicious intent.

Now, flirting is a sexual subject, and as such it can be quite hard to put labels on. Some of Abryn's tactics can become a little excessive for the tame, from tasteful public groping and talk best left to the bedroom to outright exhibitionism, Abryn can be quite the little minx if the mood strikes. She feels she can read people fairly well and steps up with what the people in close proximity can handle, and keeps the modesty to an acceptable level based on that. She adores pushing people's limits, but not pushing them over and tends to become very upset with herself if she does that.

Some of Abby's actions could be measured up as slutty, as can some of her behaviour, but that all depends on opinion. Some of it comes from her ability to switch from dominant play to submissive play in her flirting, some of it comes from her ability to accept situations others may feel odd in and generally. In such situations she looks for the positive side, and often watches with a bemused look or impishly decides to stir up a little more trouble.

Despite all of her more casual actions, Abryn is really a lover. Her kindness finds her many good friends and occasional lovers, all of whom she treasures. She makes the commitments she can, at times over-extending herself, but tries to only make those that the other person can keep up with as well. Given a string of failed relationships and marriages due to her near-militant polyamory she shies from women that fall to quickly, are prone to jealousy, or seem to want all of her, and all of her time. This seems to leave her with either the happily taken or the extremely unfettered, but that's not to say her relationships aren't deep and lasting.