Trina Vega – Pride
Thumos: the motivation and desire for glory and everlasting fame.
It was a concept Trina first heard about during another boring history class taught by the overenthusiastic Mr White (who really would have been a great teacher had his class of high school-ers not psychologically damaged him within his first week, reducing him to a stuttering mess when faced with a snide comment.)
As it so happened, the ancient Greek term caught her interest enough for Trina to put away the mirror and stop studying her reflection for five minutes and actually listen to Mr White for once.
It struck a chord inside her in a way only truly great music, hot baseball players and berry smoothies did. For once Trina could connect to something and she knew that she had found that one concept that drove her. Thumos. The sort of ungraceful, inelegant need for remembrance that pushes one to extremes.
~Fame~Fame~Fame~
She knows she's not as good as her sister. She knows she can't sing, can't dance, can't pretend to be someone she's not (oh no, Tori's the little professional liar of the family.) Trina knows that she'll never measure up to PERfect TORI VEGA.
But she knows better than to envy her. She's seen that kind of jealousy tear people open inside (not that it doesn't stop her from secretly hating Tori. Doesn't stop her from trying to take her revenge every now and then and putting her sister in her place.)
She doesn't want to be the best singer, or the dancer with the best moves, or that actor that gets every role. She doesn't want to be her sister, surprisingly.
She just wants to be known. Famous. She won't let her life go by and die without having left some kind of mark on this world. She can't stand the idea that her name, HER NAME, will be forgotten (thumos, baby. She's not alone in her desire.)
But she's proud, too. She'll make a fool of herself chasing her dreams but she won't stand down. Trina will hold onto her dreams no matter how many times she's knocked off of the self-created pedestal. She refuses to let their snide comments or dismissals ruin her hope. She WILL be famous, and if she has to do some pretty stupid things along the way to earn her place then she'll do them. She's proud and she won't be swayed. (Thumos, baby. It fuelled the Greeks, so why can't it work for her?)
A/N: The wonderful Trina Vega, who I have always imagined as much smarter than she appears. It's all a perfectly planned tactic you see, ladies and gentlemen. She might be talentless but she's certainly unforgettable – which is all she wants.