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Virtues:
tea and sympathy (Soothing Babbles): Sympathetic to his core, Francis has long taken on the idea that if he can help take some of the burden off someone’s shoulder, whatever the circumstances may be, he has to at least try. This can extend anywhere from treating someone to a meal, to random drops of candy or coffee (or tea, or other snacks... if he happens to know the person’s preferred snacks or beverages, he’ll aim for that) being dropped by their desk (apartment, house, whatever), to of course being the shoulder someone can sob on. Francis is aware he can’t just magically fix peoples’ problems, though if he’s able to offer advice on how to try and deal with a situation, he’ll put forth the advice along with whatever else he can offer.

But usually? That’s usually well outside his capabilities, much as he would love to be able to financially support people around her, or wiggle his nose and all their problems poof out of the world. So he’ll try and distract them with little things to attempt to cheer them up. It’s not uncommon for dear friends of hers to get brought out on shopping trips, bar hopping, expensive meals out, movies, or any combo of the above, if he’s aware they’ve been having a rough time. He’s also damn good at being that supportive friend who’s totally willing to join in someone's ranting against their horrible roommates, exes, or whomever else could be blamed for the friend’s misfortunes.

like a river flows surely to the sea (Persistent): Kind mannered though he mostly is, once the guy’s got a concept in his head—a project he wants to tackle, an assignment that needs to be finished, a new piece to his collection he has to find…—he’s tenacious in his course to get there. he’s got the head to plan out what he needs to get the job done, and the flexibility to adjust his course if necessary due to the inevitable unforeseen problems that tend to happen with all well made plans. It’s not to say he gets tunnel vision: he’s perfectly capable of still seeing the larger picture around his goals, and if necessary he can and will put off his original goals if a greater force requires him to refocus for a time on something. He hasn’t forgotten his original goals however, and can often still be found chipping away at his original plans as he focuses the majority of his attention and resources on whatever other project needs her. Soon as the moment allows, he’s back to his original course, even if it might have looked like he’d let the goal go dormant for a while. Patience is most certainly a virtue, and good things most certainly come to those whom can wait.

just keep swimming, just keep swimming (Trickling Erosion): Kill ‘em with kindness is the old saying. Francis has just sort of adapted a version of “convince them with kindness”—and if that doesn’t work, just keep working away at them till they crumble. Very much a persuasive personality, his tenacity makes his all the more keen to work with people as much as possible to convince them why his way is the optimal course to flow. Bribing with little gifts—or larger ones, should the situation allow—is not out of the question for him, along with playing up flattery, hitting the books to get the backing for why his ideas are ideal... the list goes on. If his course of action requires his to break someone down to see his way, there are few things he won’t consider to make the plans work. It certainly makes his an ideal person to have on your team when you’re looking for research grants, bargain hunting, an epic wing-man....

you must be swift as a coursing river (Decisive): When Francis sets his mind to something, he will move Heaven and Earth to make sure that it gets done. he dislikes wasting time on waffling between ideas or possibilities, so he tries to do that as little as he can get away with. Yes, he gives herself some time to consider the options before her, but he’s good at weeding through them to pick the path or approach that feels like the best idea to her. Once he has made that choice, he throws herself behind it full-force and does everything he can to make things happen in the way that he thinks they should.

Flaws:
changing with the tides (Weather On The Open Ocean): Francis’s moods... can change. Fast. One moment he’s bright and sunny. The next, he’s got storm clouds rumbling around his and he’s looking to pick a fight. The usual culprits behind these changes are to be expected from a guy like him: friends being upset by specific people, goals getting upset in a particularly frustrating way, and so on. If Francis can’t get his way, his temper’s quick to flare and he’ll be—in his mind—understandably upset with the situation. Though he won’t start throwing punches, that verbal whip of hers will be out and cracking.

Eventually he’ll cool down and reassess the situation to figure out how to best try and salvage the situation, but there’s certainly the chance that his own temper could have ruined such a chance, depending on whom sees or hears what. When he’s in a nasty mood, Francis isn’t against using someone’s faults or problems to rip them a new one, and can become quite creative in his angles of personal attack and verbal assault if he happens to know someone else’s history and secrets. It’s cost his some dear friendships through the trials of university life, and certainly branded him a few bad ways in high school, so Francis has definitely come to learn there’s some things bribes won’t help to fix if he lashes out too badly at people.

down to the fathoms below (Dark Depths): Though he’s always open to others sharing their problems with her, Francis isn’t too keen on vice versa. To put it lightly, the guy’s got his secrets. This can land anywhere from his stress around daily activities at work, to projects piling up, to social issues and even worse in some cases. Instead of calling out for help from any source, he keeps his lips shut. Often, this is in at least some part due to insecurities about not wanting to “bore” anyone with his problems, or burden them. No one has to be burdened with his issues, he can handle them, and certainly others have it way worse than him!

It doesn’t really occur to his that others might be just as willing to help his out, as he’s willing to assist them. In his own mind, he’d just be causing problems for other people by opening up. This can cause his to become additionally stressed by situations around her, as he feels he can’t vent to others around her, or seek help for his problems. his sense that only he can deal with the problems has a tendency to compound issues, only increasing his chances of lashing out at people in his frustrations.

i use it on behalf of the miserable, lonely, and depressed (Sneaking Tendrils): Francis means well, genuinely means well. But at the end of the day, he’s willing to go to great lengths to get others to go along with his ideas, his plans, his plots—and that can extend to getting back at people who are the source of problems of his loved ones. When it comes to having to get his way in situations, and get his course plotted out exactly as he needs it to be, he’s aware it often comes with having to... convince people his way is best. By whatever means he has at his disposal. For all his good intentions, Francis is most certainly the manipulative type, willing to say or do whatever he needs to to try and push his ideals forward. His tendency to listen to people ranting and raving about their lives gives his a wonderful opportunity to learn some not so good secrets about others, something he is well aware of and very capable of utilizing to her—and his loved ones’, in his mind—advantage.

with all the force of a great typhoon (Steamroller): Facing down problems, Francis has very little tolerance for waffling or giving himself too much time to think about things. He doesn’t consider herself impulsive, because he does try to think about things before he just runs headlong into different situations. But, well.…… When Francis sets his mind to something, he will move Heaven and Earth to make sure that it gets done. No matter the costs or what it takes, he will see his ideas actualized……even if he’s nominally doing this for other people, but not necessarily thinking about what they actually want.

Not only does Francis dislike feeling indecisive, he also dislikes hearing that he’s been going too far, or that he isn’t really listening to people, or that he needs to calm down and let other people decide things for themselves. he means well! In most situations, he has the best intentions! But regardless, Francis still tends to push through, pursuing his own path that he has decided on, likely with very little in the way of feedback from anyone else, and won’t stop until he decides he’s done.

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