Navi
I can be anything you want, or nothing at all...
You can call me Lori or Loring; I'm the computer mouse that's always plugged in! I'm black, 1/4th Korean on my mom's side, and nonbinary; you can refer to me with any pronouns. My gender identity embodies comfort as someone who has always disliked boxes and never understood why I was being put in them. The specific labels just don't concern me, and so I'm someone who embraces the fluid, unboxable nature of my existence, despite the world I'm in. "If you feel like the shoe fits, but I've never liked shoes" is how I've often tried to describe my experience with various identities.
I roughly think of myself as a "jack of trades" — though I'll be the first to admit I'm not particularly great at any one thing, my nature means I like to mess around with a bit of everything! From programming, to art, to writing, I love dabbling in new skills and satiating my appetite for knowledge and new experiences. I also love robots and hi-tech in fiction; this website is reflective of my love for Y2K-era cyberspace aesthetics, specifically those found in series like Mega Man Battle Network.
Some of my major media interests include Sonic the Hedgehog, who was the first game franchise I really got into, and Mega Man, who shaped my love for cool, colorful robots and stories about grand conflict and humanity. I have a fondness for stories with cyberpunk themes, as well as those that explore transhumanism and technological advancement. Stories about love, family and the heart of humanity also really get me, because I'm a deeply sentimental person ^^' I'm a bit of a reader, though I only physically purchase books I really like, and otherwise tend to keep an e-reader with me for holding most of my library.
With visual art, I often hammer away in my weapon of choice, Paint Tool SAI (please support the dev!). I'm not too great at truly "finishing" things (whether because of no free time or not motivation) so I tend to use art more as a means to an end of quickly conveying ideas through rough sketches and doodles. While I love visual arts, my greatest passion is probably writing; I just love what images one can conjure in the mind with just words alone, and I plan to write some real literary adventures of my own that I hope will be worth it. In time. 😅
I consider myself pretty easygoing, but talkative when you get me moving; I enjoy making new friends and gaining new interests, so I always welcome people to hit me up whenever! I promise I won't bite.