I actually got my old username permanently banned in a bit of teenage angst on my old site. So I was in need of a new online persona. Well, I had an RP character on the backburner named Tempest. She was a twin, her brother was named Titan. Basically, Tempest was the speed assassin of the duo while Titan was the explosive tank. Well, I kind of toyed with the names. I started googling the name Tempest, and, well, a part of my angst was over another member I had a bit of a longstanding grudge against. And I stumbled across this song. And I just loved it. I fell in love with it. Oh, and a bit more of my flare for the dramatic... I found this quote:
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Overall, I also felt like it summarized my general personality. I could be a bit of... A tempest, really. I raged on and could just be a bit chaotic and churn the waters when I went into a fit in my youth. I just would get so passionate and have so much energy with these moods, it never ended well. But, there was usually an eye to the storm somewhere.
Haha, the name has just stuck, I guess. I'm attached to it after years and years. It's just me now. I can't imagine
not being Tempest.