I need for a post...

[active_apathy]

...an individual, real or fictional, of exceeding, unwavering faith in humanity despite any and all evidence to the contrary, to serve as a pretend SI unit for the measurement of, oddly enough, faith in humanity.

(Also, I need a champion for a quest. Who among you...)

Suggestions are invited in the comments.

Comments

[deepfishy.livejournal.com]

I guess Dumbledores really don't count. Let me think on this...

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

Mother Theresa comes to mind...

[deepfishy.livejournal.com]

Pollyannas?

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, but I'd feel at least a little weird about using her as an offhand joke.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Oooh... it prefixes well - milliPollyanna, picaPollyanna, nanoPolyanna.

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I can't think of anyone else though. Perhaps G(a)linda?

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Also, you need to IM more. I will bribe you with naked Kristen if I must. *nodnods*

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

I'm on gmail ALL DAY! Do you keep yours open?

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

And, um... YAY NAKED KRISTEN!

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

I do, but the messaging part of it tends to have connection issues when I'm not looking.

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

Hmph. Well, then...

[deepfishy.livejournal.com]

Yay!

A different kind of faith in humanity, but Baldrick might also fit. He never seems to get permanently depressed, though maybe that's a symptom of his small needs and acceptance of his lot as all-round dogsbody?

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

*ponders* Microturnips?

[deepfishy.livejournal.com]

Terrifying on oh-so-many levels...

[anniesong.livejournal.com]

It's kinda borderline, but perhaps Kayley (from Firefly/Serenity)?

[anniesong.livejournal.com]

And this one is probably far less well known, but more appropriate for your requirements, but Elan from Order of the Stick (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots.html) might fit the bill.

[palmer-kun.livejournal.com]

Kaylee is a bit fuzzy on the Faith In Humanity aspect, but she could easily be the emotional counterpart to, say, the Candela unit :)

[palmer-kun.livejournal.com]

I have hit upon the perfect unit for Faith in Humanity.

The Xavier, named such after the Professor of the same name.

What is your quest?

[selenitia.livejournal.com]

Xander, maybe?