Jasiri

name: jasiri

meaning: swahili for "brave"

gender: female

rank: huntress

3 positive traits: goal-oriented, cheerful, optimistic

3 negative traits: insecure, irreverent, clingy

Personality:

Jasiri is a flirt, and everyone knows it, including Jasiri. However, Jasiri would never actually refer to herself as such. She is very focused on finding the perfect guy, practically obsessed with the idea of him. However, Jasiri doesn't actually know what she is envisioning her perfect guy to look like. Currently, she's chasing an ideal without accounting for the flaws any lion will have, and without a clear idea of what she wants that lion to be like. She is convinced that she needs a guy, that that will validate her, and until she has that, Jasiri feels pretty insecure about herself. She is widely regarded by her pridemates to be irreverent due to this obsession blinding her to some nuances of social interactions, such as when it is and isn't appropriate to be flirting (and who it is appropriate to be flirting with at that time, if it is appropriate to be flirting with them at all).

Despite her optimism that she will find the right guy and her general cheerful perkiness, Jasiri's need for validation and to be told that she is worth it often causes issues in her relationships, both platonic and romantic, because it manifests itself as clinginess. Jasiri's insecurity can actually be rather debilitating, keeping her from doing her job properly or respecting her friends' space because she is so obsessed with others validating her worth. Her worth is entirely dependent on others' opinions, at least in her mind, and that is something Jasiri is still having to learn is not the case. When she wants to be, Jasiri is incredibly focused and driven; if she channeled that into fulfilling her duties as a Huntress in the pride as opposed to hunting for her ideal mate, Jasiri could be one of the best, and in all honesty, would probably seem a lot more appealing to the male pride members. As it stands, she is just a bit too pushy.