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[INVESTIGATION TEAM (P4)]

YOSUKE HANAMURA

Gaia name: Ake00
Character Wanted / Character Name: Yosuke Hanamura
Character Origin: Persona 4
Character Type: Investigation Team
Alignment: Good
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Wrenches/Knifes/Kunai - any short ranged double weapons. His Persona is wind based, so his fighting style is fast, short ranged and deadly. He has moderate body strength, but more than makes up for it in his wide range of support, attack and healing skills. He's more of a well rounded fighter who specializes in speed than strength. He's specialized and long used to fighting in a team, so nowadays, he can easily become overwhelmed if he's surrounded.

Stats / Physical Description: Yosuke is an 17 year old teenager at 177cm of height and 68kg of weight. He was born on June 22, 1994. He's slender, but very fast and agile, befitting his affinity for wind. He's a redhead who constantly wears orange headphones around his neck. If he's not in school uniform or his Junes work uniform, he'll be clad in the up to date fashions left over from his childhood in the city.
Personality: Yosuke is upbeat, energetic and never afraid to speak his mind (though sometimes, that ends up with him putting his foot in his mouth). He means well, and though he can often see things in a comedic light, he can also have a very serious side that's fiercely loyal to those who earn his friendship. After the disappearance of his most trusted comrades two years ago, he has somewhat of sad,cynical outlook underneath his outward attitude, but the essence of what makes Yosuke himself is still there. Guilt also seems to be a problem for him, seeing as he's the only one left and doesn't know why.
History: Yosuke lived in the city for the majority of his life, until his father became manager of a Junes Shopping Center branch and moved him and his family to rural Inaba. Resentful of the dull life of the country, and of the negative light cast on him for being the son of Junes's manager (who's driving several shops out of business), he kept mostly to himself. Then, he became friends with Souji Seta, who opened him up both as a friend and as a partner with which he led the secret investigation of the murders.

In the middle of the investigation, the entire team disappeared without a trace. Two years later, Yosuke appeared in Inaba again without explanation, alone and without his comrades. Determined to solve the murders and recover lost memories, he now leads a new investigation team to discover the truth... and to find friends long lost.

Persona Name: Jiraiya (Susano-o who is being suppressed)
Persona Abilities: His most frequently used abilities used to be Brave Blade (Heavy damage to one), Diarama (Healing to one), Magarudyne(Wind damage to all) though his powers have been affected lately by mysterious forces in the TV world). Now he's limited to his lower level attacks and support magic.
Arcana: Magician
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Strength - Wind, Weakness - Electricity
Mythology and Description: Jiraiya is originally from japanese folklore, a shapeshifting ninja with the ability to transform into a giant frog. Jiraiya's current appearance as Yosuke's persona is based on his desire to become a hero.

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[GAME CHARACTERS (P4)]

AI EBIHARA

Gaia name: Ake00
Character Wanted / Character Name: Ai Ebihara
Character Origin: Persona 4
Character Type: Game
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style:

Physical Description: Ai is well manicured and very well maintained. Even when in uniform, she has strawberry blonde hair loosely curled a few inches past her shoulders.Even outside of school, her image is always impeccable, sporting up to date fashions with just a touch of sex appeal. Her eyes, when they're not half narrowed in an unimpressed stare, can be seen as a light shade of brown.
Personality: Ai is a self-centered young woman who has money to spend and flaunts it. She is a high maintenance friend who shops like her life depends on it. She is often bossy and is used to always getting what she wants. Always. Though she seems outwardly confident, assertive and uncaring of peoples' opinions, she's actually very insecure inside about both her looks and her relationships.
History: Ai was not originally the slender young woman she is today, as she was overweight when she was younger. As a result, she was made fun of and rejected by boys she liked, creating an unfortunate impression that looks meant everything. She lost weight, and followed fashion magazines 'like textbooks' until she was convinced she was beautiful. It wasn't until she met a young man named Souji Seta who managed to sneak past her defenses and truly befriend her, that she began to understand the folly of her frame of mind. After meeting him and briefly becoming romantically involved with him, she began to respect herself and promised to look past the exterior in others. She learned deeply about trust. After deciding they were better off friends, they parted ways on good terms. Souji is a large part of her change in character, and even influences her decisions sometimes to this day.

Persona Name: Tsukuyomi
Persona Abilities: Analyze, Mediarama (moderate healing to all), Mazio (small amount of electricity to all)
Arcana: The Moon
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Strength is Electricity, Weakness is Ice.
Mythology and Description: Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto is a lunar god of Japanese Shintoism, Tsukuyomi was born from Izanagi's right eye, much like Amataseru and Susano-o. She is exiled after killing a god who disgusted her, to never be looked upon by the sun goddess, hence night and day never come together.

( "BEBE" ) ANDRE ROLAND JEAN GERARD

Gaia name: K a f k a K r a z y
Character Wanted / Character Name: Andre Roland Jean Gerard, also known as "Bebe" by close friends.
Character Origin: Persona 3
Character Type: Game
Alignment: Good, though he's easily corruptible.
Persona User: Oui!
Weapons / Fighting style: He uses either fans or one-handed swords as weapons, mostly fencing swords like epeés.

Physical Description: Bebe est magnifiqué and fabulous all the time, because he is francais. As such he dresses very formally, even when he's not in his Gekkoukan High School uniform, which he wears practically all the time with great pride. He also carries a silk fan around with him, as it was his first souvenir in Japan, and has learned to whip it out and wave it with aplomb. He is pale and thin with blue eyes and blond hair in a sort of bowl cut.
Personality: Bebe is very kind, but he can be very naive. He trusts almost anyone who is willing to be his friend in Japan, a country that is unfamiliar but infinitely interesting to him. He is always curious and willing to experience Japanese culture, nearly to the point of obsession. He also has quite the sewing expertise.

History: Bebe grew up in France somewhere. His origin doesn't really matter, but what does matter is that he grew up dreaming of going to Japan...in fact, absolutely infatuated with the idea. He took the first chance he had to go on an exchange program there due to the help of his aunt, whom he lived with, and started the Fashion Club in the Home-ec room of Gekkoukan High School. While there, he met the person who would be one of his only friends there...Minato, a Japanese-born student who showed him around the town and helped him experience Japanese culture. He was the only other member of the Fashion Club, in fact. Unfortunately, his aunt died and his uncle began to tell him to go home, but Minato persuaded him to create a kimono as a way of persuading his uncle to let him stay. He decided to go home anyway, but promised he would come back and visit Minato after seeing his family again.
When he came back, he couldn't find Minato again. He's in his second year of high school now and has settled in a small town named Inaba, and is now trying to find his friend again.

Persona Name: Yurlungur
Persona Abilities: Magarudyne, Mabufudyne, Sexy Dance, Mind Boost, Mediarahan
Arcana: Temperance
Elemental Strength and Weakness: strong against fire, weak against light.
Mythology and Description: In Australian Aboriginal mythology, the Yurlungur is a great copper snake that is said to bring the rains and thus incite the renewal of life. It is commonly known as the rainbow serpent because the water where it lives shines like a rainbow. It was believed that if coloured light was seen inside a well (likely caused by light reflection) than the Yurlungur was within.

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[MADE-UP / CREATED CHARACTERS]

YUUKI CHARIVEN

Gaia name: Edge_Vanihte2121x
Character Wanted / Character Name: Yuuki Chariven
Character Origin: Original
Character Type: Original
Alignment: Neutral
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Short staff

Physical Description: A slightly built young male standing with a height of 5'5". He has silver-white hair and pair of glasses that he never seems to remove unless the lenses need cleaning, revealing fierce-looking eyes underneath. He also keeps a cross-like necklace on him as a memento.
Personality: He is very cynical despite his scholarly looks. He was like this since a tragic accident where he constantly blames himself for his inability to 'save' anyone, especially his dear friend. Due to this, he's pretty much a loner and refuses help when offered to him.
History: Yuuki was your average high-schooler until recently, losing almost everything he had before moving himself to Inaba. Both his parents abandoned him for financial issues and decided to move in with his friend, wondering if things wouldn't get any worse. However, he was wrong; his friend was killed before his very eyes as he sat there, spared and helpless. He continuously tries forget those harsh times, now by starting to move to the countryside.
Persona Name: Fafnir
Persona Abilities: Physical
Arcana: Chariot
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Darkness - Light
Mythology and Description: The aggressive dragon of greed guarding a hoard of treasure, slain by the legendary Norse hero Sigurd.

YVETTE FREIMJAHREN

Gaia name: CatFish0712
Character Wanted / Character Name: Yvette Freimjahren
Character Origin: Original
Character Type:Original
Alignment:(Lawful) Neutral
Persona User:Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Bamboo/wooden sword, katana, or just about anything she can wield like a sword (e.g. crowbar) might do. She is mainly trained in Judo for self-defense, and slightly trained in kenjutsu - which she just recently picks up out of interest for weapon-based martial art. Although moderately strong for a girl, her lack of upper body strength (compared to boys) leads to a careful, if not slow-paced, tactical fighting style with emphasis on striking weak/vulnerable spots with as few attacks as possible to conserve strength. Quite a capable fighter in one on one, but not so when outnumbered.

Physical Description:Born on July 11th, 1997, she is at her 16th age when transferred into Yasogami High School as a junior. Standing at 166cm/45kg, her build is rather slender, which belies the strength she gained from the lot of workouts and travelling with her parent. Her choice of clothing is rather modest, i.e. ones that do not reveal much skin. That, coupled with her preference of dark colors and naturally dark hair and gray eyes might help her to melt into shadows and avoid observation; if not, be mistaken as an occult fan or the sort...
Personality:A girl of few words, Yvette speaks only on as-needed basis, mostly in a formal language. While this might make her to be mistaken as a loner, in fact, she isn't really one. She can hang out like everybody else when invited to; she just rarely takes the initiative to do so. She is quite outspoken about what's in her mind, as long as the topic is not someone's personal matter or life. As a student, she is diligent and studious, excelling primarily in foreign language and history subjects. She doesn't do well in math and performs rather poorly in science subjects.

Because her parent's job requires them to travel across countries quite frequently, Yvette puts a limit on her social life out of fear of being too attached to her friends and having to leave them later when she has to move out for the umpteenth time... while the fact remains that this is not how she wishes to live her teenage life.
History: Yvette is an European descent, with a French mother and a Norwegian father. Her father passed away due to stroke when she was 7, and since then, she lives under her mother's care. Her mother holds a position in a multinational trading company, often assigned to work overseas for an extended period of time. In doing her job, she almost always takes Yvette along the trip ever since her husband passed away for several reasons. Yvette grew up in such lifestyle, moving out of one country to another, transferring out of one school to another, sometimes facing language and culture barriers head-on, as well as countless partings with friends - which she found quite painful.

On this particular assignment to Japan - which is her second - Yvette asked for a separate stay because she wants to try living independently from her mother, which she was granted. Since she has had her share of big city life, she opts to stay in the more peaceful countryside of Inaba while her mother stays in the ever-awaken metropolitan.

Persona Name: Freya
Persona Abilities: Mostly physical, a little ice/bufu-based magics and some self-improvement abilities.
Arcana: Strength
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Strong to ice, weak to wind
Mythology and Description: Freya, wife of Odin, is a Scandinavian goddess of beauty, fertility, and war. Often considered as the chief of the Valkyries, whenever she rides to mortal's battle, she receives half of the slain.

LUMME KARANTA

Gaia name: Lumme
Character Wanted / Character Name: Lumme Karanta
Character Origin: Original
Character Type:Orginal
Alignment: Good
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Two handed Swords. ( Claymores, Zweihanders, etc)

Physical Description: Lumme is an 17 year old highschool student, weighing in at 170 pounds and standing 5'9, His medium short blueblack died hair always slightly waving in the wind and half covering his eyes, a deep emerald green. He always is seen wearing a dragon-tooth necklace, no matter the ocasion, almost as if he refuses to ever let it leave his sight.

Personality: Lumme is a rather typical high school student, speaks his mind when he thinks he should, has a pretty large sense of humour, and never turns his back on the people he cares about, Determined to do everything in his power to look out for those that matter, and those that can't look out for themselves, this, has gotten him beaten up plenty of times when he didn't have to be.

History: Lumme was born in Canada, spent most of his life there, living a rather normal life, trying to get by. He wasn't a popular kid, but he wasn't a loser, his best friend since childhood, Aiko Lombardi, always kept him happy and smiling, and he always tried to do the same for her. Eveyone always teased them but they didn't care. It was a pretty charmed life and they'd have it no other way.
Till one terrible day, His mother passed away in an oil rig accident, shook hard by this Lumme's fatehr ordered him to of course, stay home and greave the passing of his mother. Aiko of course, stayed home with him, for she felt just as much a part of the family.
Lumme's father, not wanting to show weakness to his son, or his sons best friend, decided to continue to go to work, this, turned out to be a bad decision, as one the way to work a couple days later, His father ran a red light, being sideswiped by an 18 wheeler.
Having no surviving family and little to no real options, Aiko pleaded to her parents to let Lumme live there, this, of course couldn't happen, Her parents home was small, and they barely had enough to get by just the three of them. But, a few days later, as Aiko was talking to her great grandparents in Japan, they learned of her best friends situation, and offered him a home in Inaba. They were not Japanese, they actually were retired Canadian Embassy workers who had chosen to stay in Japan.
Lumme had no other options, and took up the generious offer, knowing that this meant he'd be leaving his life in Canada behind. The day of the flight, as they were saying their goodbyes, Aiko gave Lumme a necklace, it was a small dragons tooth hanging from a wire, On one side, her name was written, on the other, his.
After arriving in Inaba, Lumme greeted his friends Grandparents with adoration, and unpacked his things, He would have to get ready for attempting school in Japan, Luckily, he took Japanese in highschool, so the only hard part would be all the customs..

Persona Name: Izanagi
Persona Abilities: Cleave, Tarukaja
Arcana: The Fool
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Str: Elec. Weak: Wind.
Mythology and Description:Izanagi is a Japanese creation deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology. He is also known as Izanagi-no-mikoto, the "male who invites".

Izanagi

NAGATAKA OGANO

Gaia name: Koozle
Character Wanted / Character Name: Nagataka Ogano
Character Origin: Original
Character Type: Original
Alignment: Good, more or less.
Persona User: Yes.
Weapons / Fighting style: Nagataka uses bludgeoning tools, mostly hammers of a kind due to the fact they do not require much technical skill. Because of the great crushing power and weight of his weapon, he actually fights best when outnumbered. In single enemy encounters, where precision and speed are required, he doesn't fare so well. He relies on a mixture of physical skills, evening the speed advantage, and the occasional healing or fire skill in order to keep going.

Physical Description: A powerfully built seventeen year old high school senior, he pretty much personifies the idea of slow and steady. Though he does not move very quickly in comparison to lighter athletes, once he gets going, he can go for a very, very long time. He sports classic Japanese features, with short-cropped black hair and brown eyes. Left alone, he seems to be perpetually smirking as though he finds something unusually funny. Though he wears the school uniform quite well and manages to put together outfits for days off, he has no fashion sense of his own and, if ambushed in his home, often answers the door in slouchy T-shirts, sweatshirts, holey denim held together with a prayer and not much else, or baggy sweatpants. He has a bit of an obsession with his watch.
Personality: Nagataka is a laid-back and humourous young man, well known for not making many jokes of his own but being perfectly willing to laugh at those of others. He is perceived in the community as an upright and responsible person: if Ogano says he is going to do something, he'll move Heaven and earth to make it happen. He's not considered particularly brilliant when it comes to thinking, but he has an intuitive mind that lends itself well to trade work. When it comes to making decisions, he'll usually go with his gut feeling before all else. He's also a caretaker, living with his frail maternal Grandmother, Ayako, and his two year old sister, Fumie. He dotes on both of them excessively, and tends to only overreact if either of the two is involved. This is particularly noticeable when it is Fumie wrapped up in something.

Always he's a 'Yes' personality, people get a jolt when they ask about Ogano's family or personal life and find he will not so much as give a peep on the subject. Local gossip mills attest that a break-up with an old girlfriend, coupled with the stress and time-consuming demand of caring for his grandmother and the baby are working to ensure he drops out of school, but he's stubbornly clung on. The strain has started to show on him, however, and rather than laughing inquiries about it off as he used to, he's taken to flat-out clamming up about the topic.
History: Nagataka was raised by his grandmother in Inaba from a few months old, and happily confesses to having been outside the town's limits only five times in his life. His mother left town right out of high school, came back into town shortly after his birth, and left both the town and her son behind a few days later. She never showed up to drop off Fumie: instead, Nagataka went to the city and returned with the newborn. Some prodding of the young man's considerably more talkative grandmother reveals that the daughter is working in the city as an office lady, and that Ogano's father has something to do with the television business. The family in Inaba own an anemic little donburi restaurant that's nevertheless popular among those looking for a cheap, filling meal in a quiet atmosphere. In his spare time, Nagataka helps out in the restaurant, but is known to work with construction crews in the spring and summer to bring in more money.

Two years ago he was dating a girl steadily since the seventh grade, but they broke up, and the girl moved away from Inaba soon afterwards. Though he took the break-up hard at the time, the arrival of his little sister swiftly ate up all the time he would have used to mourn and snapped him out of it. He describes his life, maybe not entirely sincerely, as 'busy but satisfying.'

Persona Name: Makami
Persona Abilities: Sukunda (slows down one enemy for three turns), Auto-Sukukaja (automatically increases user's agility), Agilao (inflicts moderate fire damage to one enemy)
Arcana: The Hanged Man
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Strong - Wind. Blocks - Fire, Darkness. Weak - Ice, Light.
Mythology and Description: Makami are divine beasts in Japanese mythology. They are invoked to ward off evil, especially fire and thieves, but there are rumours that they also eat people. Ordinary wolves are said to be able to transform into Makami.

HISAKO INOUE

Gaia name: Itome
Character Name: Hisako Inoue
Character Origin: Original
Character Type: Original
Alignment: Good
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Hisako is a practitioner of Taekwondo, having just received her first black belt before moving to Inaba. She primarily uses strong kicks and the occasional punch in a fight. She is most comfortable in a one on one battle but can to some degree handle a few enemies, though she's much more likely to take heavy damage.

Physical Description:
Hisako is 163cm/5'3" tall with an overall slim build. She was born December 10th, 1997 and is currently a junior in high school. Thanks to some French blood on her Father's side of the family Hisako has dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. She most often wears her hair up in a Heidi braid as its length when down is inconvenient for most activities. When not in her uniform Hisako can most often be found wearing cute blouses and tailored skirts in neutral or pastel colours. While not averse to showing some leg she never wears low cut or spaghetti strapped tops.
Personality:
Hisako comes across as a positive and upbeat girl. She seemingly does well in social situations and school. She appreciates dry humour over slapstick which sometimes alienates her from classmates. She tends to get along more easily with boys than girls. Often times she will use baked goods and homemade gifts to win over friends. Past incidents have left her with serious trust issues towards her own gender. She is somewhat conflicted over her mixed heritage and often blames it for the bullying she experienced in middle school.
She is dedicated to her true friends and to accomplishing her goals. Namely doing her utmost best in school and progressing through the ranks in Taekwondo. Her idol is her older brother who introduced her to Taekwondo and managed to get in to Tokyo University on his first try. She does her best to emulate him.
History:
Hisako was born in Tokyo but shortly afterwards her father was promoted and thus the family moved to Shinshinotsu village, near Sapporo, Hokkaido. Her days were often spent on her paternal grandparent's farm where she learned much about crops. Other than the occasional trip to Sapporo where her father worked Hisako lived a quiet life. Her mother worked as a veterinarian for the local wildlife conservation authorities but after the sudden onset of chronic illness she had to leave work; the same year Hisako's brother left for university. At her doctor's recommendation Hisako's family relocated further south to her Father's ancestral town of Inaba (though no relatives currently live there). Currently only Hisako and her mother have moved, her father waits on work arrangements before he joins them.

Persona Name: Seraph
Persona Abilities: Fire based attacks, some physical and a team health buff
Arcana: Judgment
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Strong-Light, Weak-Ice
Mythology and Description: In Christian theology, seraphim are beings of pure light and have direct communication with God. They are the highest angelic order. They resonate with the fire symbolically attached to both purification and love. Seraphim are said to have six wings; a pair to fly, a pair to cover their feet and the third pair covers their eyes.

KAITO SARUWATARI

Gaia name: ARMsMonkey
Character Wanted / Character Name: Kaito Saruwatari
Character Origin: Original
Character Type: Original
Alignment: Neutral
Persona User: Yes

Weapons / Fighting style: Kaito uses a flamberge sword ( "Flame Sword" ) for combat, a weapon whose blade is forged in a wave-like pattern. The odd shape of the sword mostly resembles to that of flames, hence the name. Concerning the structure, an apparent defensive advantage can be noticed when parrying. Collisions and clashes from an enemy blade will result in the attacker receiving friction and a vibration of sorts. The curvature of the flamberge can deal this effect and possibly disorientate the opponent. Despite the effectiveness of the sword in the defensive category, Kaito, however, is still very inexperienced in battle and will most often rely on fire magic.

Physical Description: Kaito is a 17 year-old high school student. Both his hair and eye color reflect a shade of blue, and his face is usually expressing a warm, friendly aura. He stands an average 5' 7'', so he doesn't really stand out to the rest of his peers.

Personality: With a gleaming, cheerful outlook on life, Kaito is very friendly with others. He's as positive as much as he is easily embarrassed and flustered. It's a surprise he doesn't make that many friends even with his openly compatible personality. Then again, Kaito usually prefers to stay in the sidelines of things and isn't well noticed. Perhaps, he likes being alone, or maybe, he's just waiting for someone to acknowledge his existence. Either way, the blue-head lad likes the way he lives his life whether he is considered another nobody or otherwise. Also, he is very fond of girls who wear a ribbon head dress. There's no explanation for it, and Kaito doesn't really want to talk about it either. (Ribbons and their moeness will be the death of him, I swear…)

History: Spending almost all his life in Inaba, Kaito was born an only child. Throughout junior high school, he was an outstanding student academically and athletically. This garnered him many merits. Along with the praise, he had also accumulated a steady, yet increasing, number of jealous classmates, who would soon degrade, belittle, and bully him in the couple years following. His last year in junior high had Kaito yearning for a more peaceful way of living; and so, he decided to spend his days in a, somewhat, isolated manner when entering high school, keeping a low profile and being "just like everyone else." The new faces of high school cheered him up, and finally, Kaito confirmed his 1st high school year as a year of living his own true happiness.
He managed to live this way for the year without interruption. As for his 2nd year, where his status currently stands, he expects it to be just like the previous…

Persona Name: Phoenix
Persona Abilities: Maragi, Twin Shot
Arcana: The Sun
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Str-Fire, Wk-Ice, Nu-Elec
Mythology and Description: A phoenix is a mythical firebird with a scarlet plumage and a tail of gold in its usual appearance. They are known to have a 500 to 1,000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs then ignites. From its own ashes, a newborn phoenix is reborn and arises to live life again. It was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded and that it can heal a person with a tear from its eyes, thus being almost immortal and invincible. In very few stories, it is said that they are capable to transform into humans. (Kaito wishes phoenixes were blue, though…)

KAZUSHI KATO

Gaia name: Itome
Character Name: Kazushi Kato
Character Origin: Original
Character Type: Original
Alignment: BROFORCE
Persona User: Yes
Weapons/Fighting style: Kaz has been in scraps with a frightening regularity since his middle school days, as such he’s become rather proficient at purely physical fights. When called for, his weapon choice is usually any object in easy reach. Given the choice he prefers bats, bike chains and stainless steel piping. If he has enough forewarning about a fight he’ll whip up a bat full of nails (for intimidation usually but shadows are fair game).

Physical Description:
Kaz is 183cm/6’0” with a lanky but subtly muscled build. He was born June 14th 1994. Kaz came into into this world with brown eyes and black hair but he nowadays religiously bleaches and dyes it orange. Kaz usually can be found sporting black jeans haphazardly tucked into combat boots with some fashionable t-shirt and accessories. When riding he sports his black tokkofuku (a long coat) covered in embroidery slogans relating to the bosozoku way of life and his gang, The Barons.
Personality:
Kaz is a rather relaxed and easy going guy. He’s very upfront and if he trusts you enough will answer any question posed to him. Whether this is in his best interest or not has never been a concern. He usually presents a cheerful face but he has suffered some deep emotional trauma in the past.
Kaz is loyal to a fault for those he cares about. However he takes first impressions quite seriously. How close he considers people is dictated by what you call him, Kaz for close friends and Kato for people he’s less fond of. Quite brash, outspoken and with a potty mouth to boot; overall he’s not a bad guy but he can be hard to get to know (or like, for some).
History:
Kaz’s family lived in Hokkaido his whole life. As his father’s political ambitions took off, his relationship with his mother grew strained over his increasingly ‘wild’ lifestyle and how it would affect his father's public image. Despite his appearance Kaz was a good student, getting top marks, as he planned on heading into medicine. After the stress of constantly fighting with his mother through his high school career reached its pinnacle; he chose to take time off after graduation. Shortly after Kaz graduated his father was offered a position in government that required him to move to Tokyo. Mrs. Kato stayed in Hokkaido to allow Kaz’s younger brothers (Junsuke, first year of high school, and Hiromasa, second year of middle school) to finish their education uninterrupted. Kaz stayed up north so as to not get in the way of his father’s career. When opportunity called in the form of Hisa and Inaba, Kaz was only too happy to head south for her.

Persona Name: Vepar
Persona Abilities: Mostly ice based attacks, some physical and one or two enemy debuffs
Arcana: Devil
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Strong-Ice, Weak-Light
Mythology and Description: Vepar is a strong Great Duke of Hell. He governs the waters and guides armoured ships laden with ammunition and weapons; he can also make, if requested, the sea rough and stormy, and to appear full of ships. Vepar can make men die in three days by putrefying sores and wounds, causing worms to breed in them, but if requested by the conjurer he can heal them immediately.

MASANE HIWADA

Gaia name: Koozle
Character Wanted / Character Name: Masane 'Masamune' Hiwada
Character Origin: Original
Character Type: Original
Alignment: Chaotic neutral
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Masane is a brawler through and through. As a result, she does not actually require a weapon to cause someone an impressive level of pain in a short amount of time. While she is proficient with pipes, chains, and other marks of hooliganism, she favours hand-to-hand combat. A good old-fashioned fistfighter, she relies on a combination of grapples and punches to bring down the enemy. Masane is used to the chaos of fighting in a group and is fairly balanced, able to fight effectively against single and multiple enemies.

Physical Description: Masane is an eighteen year old girl, and a senior in high school. She is perhaps best known for her ample chest, which has yet to see its equal. As she is surprisingly lithe and muscular, however, the extra weight at her front does not appear to be entirely incongruous. Though her waist-length hair is naturally black, she religiously bleaches and dyes it to its typical wheaten blond shade. Her eyes are narrow, thick-lashed and an ambiguous shade between grey and brown. She dresses in the extremely conservative fashion typical of Yankii girls, sporting ankle-length skirts, military-inspired outerwear and boots all in dark, drab colours. When she wears makeup, it is usually harsh and dark. Her trademark features are lips painted with a heavy blood red matte lipstick, and of course twin 'ballistics'.
Personality: Masane is not to be trifled with. She is strong and ruthless, and considered something of a menace in Inaba. The 'anesama' of a small girls' gang, she will hit first and ask questions later and has a reputation of a thug. She embraces the image and lives through it vicarously. The norms of society have little appeal to her, and she finds the majority of people to be flat and weak-willed. She is rough and has little understanding or appreciation for femininity or the differences between the sexes. Masane is an 'ore onna', addressing herself with the boastful and very masculine pronoun 'ore.' Though she can speak in perfectly polite Japanese, she opts instead to use a coarser dialect to convey even a verbal image of a brawling woman. She regularly skips class and raises hell on the streets of Inaba at night, portraying herself as a demon of a high school girl.

In spite of her dedication to the Yankii style, however, she is noted to have good points. She is not just strong in body but in personality as well, and does not easily surrender her ideals. As an anesama, she believes it is her responsibility to protect those close to her. She does not indulge in the substance abuse so common in gang lifestyle. To be one of her 'little sisters' is the safest thing a person could possibly be: her willingness to beat up anyone who threatens someone she has identified as one of her own ensures that. She is awkwardly kind in the way of a person who is not used to the act, and would die before she betrayed the trust of a friend. Strength - physical, mental, and emotional - are all important to her, and she respects the few individuals she finds it in. The Yankii lifestyle is important to her, and she is especially touchy about suggestions she will soon need to give it up and grow up properly. The thought of laying down and becoming a 'normal' Japanese girl absolutely horrifies her.
History: Masane grew up in Inaba, the first and only child born to a local funeral director and wedding planner couple. She got into her gang lifestyle quite early, joining a gang of Yankii girls in the seventh grade. Though at first she was not involved in the motorcycle gang aspect of the life, she swiftly got wrapped up in the world of bosozoku and dove voraciously into that as well. In spite of her parents' best efforts to coax their bored and rebellious daughter into behaviour better accepted by the Inaba natives, she essentially abandoned all of society's expectations as overwhelmingly finicky and useless. She has spent most of her life ruining her family's good reputation by running wild. She was only encouraged in her enthusiasm for delinquency and rebellion by her own 'big sister' within the gang. When said best sister retired to settle down and start a family during Masane's freshman year of high school, she was devastated and deeply betrayed, but took up the mantle of anesama to the increasingly shrinking number of gang members.

Her reputation for skipping classes and violence has made her something of a legend in the town, and very few people bother or expect much of her any more. She considers this a great improvement despite the worried insistence of her parents that she will eventually get seriously hurt or even killed running with the local gangs. The idea does not concern Masane nearly so much. The altercations between her girls and the other gangs have gotten more violent as a result, as in her drive to prove her worth as a big sister, she has stepped on more than a few toes. She continues to stand as a legend among the local bikers and violent punks, and very few would mess with her willingly. Lately, however, she has begun attending school at her father's quiet insistence; it is still hit-and-miss, and she is absent more days than she is present.

Persona Name: Hell Biker
Persona Abilities: Agidyne (inflicts a large amount of Fire damage on one enemy), Aeon Rain (moderate physical damage to all enemies; multihit, 1x - 3x), Endure (survive being knocked unconscious once per battle with one hitpoint remaining), Mudoon (50% chance of instantly killing a single foe with the power of darkness)
Arcana: Death
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Reflects: Fire, Weak: Light
Mythology and Description: A hellish biker with a skull for a head, who rides a chopper with wheels of fire. A rider who refused to die after an accident, Hell Biker continues to terrorize the roads of its past. Takes poorly to suggestions it should quietly lay down and die.

OKI WATANABE

Gaia name: Ake00
Character Wanted / Character Name: Oki Watanabe
Character Origin: Original
Character Type: Original
Alignment: Good
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Oki uses various forms of weapons derived from her interest in the occult. This can include voodoo dolls and needles, divination books, divination crystals: objects that may or may not be a threat in the real world, but have magical application in the TV world. Her specialty lies in indirect attacks (like status effects) and Divining, which acts as a stronger form of analyzing the enemy than most scanning abilities. Unfortunately, her fighting style is unpredictable, especially in the early stages of learning to fight. If she gets careless, it's common for her magic to backfire on her or her teammates.

Physical Description: Oki is a slim, short young woman with a delicate build. She wears black framed glasses, a result of years of excessive reading and studying. She has black hair that reaches down to her shoulders, with bangs that cut across her forehead at a slant. What she wears is influenced greatly on her activities of the day, and things that she thinks will increase her luck and fortune. Otherwise, she can most often be found in her uniform, or in something comfortable and conservative.

Personality: Oki is a mild mannered, but very excitable young woman with an unnatural interest in the occult. Much like her tarot suggests, she is a sharp observer, someone who picks up on things that most others miss. While most would think that to be an advantage, Oki is more of a watcher than an action taker, something that has caused her to lose out on many opportunities that would have otherwise benefited her. Oki is terrible at sports and anything that requires more than average physical strength or coordinated motor functions. While her strength lies in academics, her interest lies elsewhere, something her parents consider a waste. Despite being book-smart, she is very trusting and due to naivete in certain areas, she can be easily misled or manipulated.
Her daily activities include but are not limited to tarot cards, voodoo, witchcraft and Wicca, the supernatural, and other pseudosciences. This naturally alienates her from the rest of the students, though forced optimism is usually enough to keep her from mulling over it to the point of depression.

History: Despite her interest in all things occult, Oki's parents are very logical and straitlaced. Oki is somewhat of an anomaly in a family of engineers, nurses, doctors and scientists. She is sheltered by her family, which probably explains her naivete in certain subjects (particularly love).
A large part of Oki's childhood has been spent following around her best friend Natsumi like a wayward puppy. Natsumi was somewhat of a star in Oki's universe: outgoing, successful in her studies, popular with the majority of the class. Unfortunately, an incident in Natsumi's family resulted in her moving away from Inaba, forcing Oki to reexamine both herself and her life. Her decisions are influenced by her best friend to this day, especially since their final encounter ended with a promise for Oki to be true to herself.
Since then, she's found two very excitable friends in the very small Occult club, and Oki is constantly pulled into their schemes. Their antics are seldom understood by outsiders, but it's something that makes her happy.

Persona Name: Pythia
Persona Abilities: Various status spells, Divining (scanning), Darkness spells
Arcana: High Priestess
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Str: Dark Wk: Phys
Mythology and Description: Pythia is in reference to the prophetic women of the city of Delphi. Rumored to be the very center of the world in certain Mythologies, people all over the world travelled to Delphi to consult and listen to the prophecies made by giften women called Oracles. The most powerful and respected of these was Pythia.

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[ SHADOWS / OTHER]

SHIKI NANAYA

Gaia name: Edge_Vanhite2121x
Character Wanted / Character Name: Shiki Nanaya
Character Origin: Melty Blood
Character Type: Shadow
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Persona User: Yes
Weapons / Fighting style: Shiki's personal weapon of choice is a knife. His skill with one in hand is comparable to that of a highly trained killer, equipped with deadly accuracy and enhanced senses, but lacks the strength to actually defend himself. Lately, it seems as though his fighting abilities have been hindered.

Physical Description: A Shadow taking the form of a lean 18-year-old male with ruffled black hair and light gray eyes which occasionally flash light blue. He wears a basic dark blue male school uniform which seems to be the only batch of clothes at his disposal. Due to his figure and experience, his greatest quirk is his inhuman speed, capable of running up walls and reaching speeds that seem like he has the ability to teleport.
Personality: Due to his sadistic, sarcastic and seemingly emotionless demeanor, Shiki is a very difficult person to approach. Despite this, he is rather civilized and has full confidence in his abilities. However, deep down that rough exterior of his, he's actually afraid of disappearing.
History: A wandering Shadow in the TV World, rejected yet never accepted by his host, Shiki Tohno. His name was taken from the original's first name and his 'true' surname, Nanaya. As the last survivor of the Nanaya clan, Shiki was adopted into the Tohno family soon after their annihilation. The Nanayas were known for their talent as merciless assassins, yet Tohno (being adopted into a new family at a young age) never grew up to be like them. When Tohno somehow wound up in the TV World, he defeated Nanaya and left him. He hasn't heard from the poor sap since.

Persona Name: Garm
Persona Abilities: Mostly buffs/debuffs, Counter, Dodge Physical and Multiple-hit Physicals
Arcana: The Tower
Elemental Strength and Weakness: Fire - Ice
Mythology and Description: The guardian hellhound of Niflheim, the 'underworld' of Norse myth. Garm's howl has said to announce Ragnarok, supposedly the foretold 'final battle' amongst the gods/goddesses. Sometimes, Garm is considered the equivalent of Cerberus.

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[NPC]

AYAKO OGANO

Age: Eighty two
Main Social Link: Nagataka Ogano (grandson), the Investigation Team
Physical Description: A dignified-looking old lady with a head of silver hair and deep wrinkles defining her face. She is quite thin and small, but seems even shorter due to back pain that makes it difficult for her to stand upright. Her brown eyes were once very dark, but have faded with age to a softer-looking sable. She perpetually looks kind and benign, and has been asked by complete strangers to watch their children while the parents duck into the store quickly. She prefers to wear light kimonos in subdued colours, but due to the impracticality of this, often opts for combinations of skirts and blouses. She comes across as very feminine and elegant even in spite of her age, and favours flowery perfumes.
Personality: Ayako has hit the point in her life where everything starts to slow down and mellow, and she has followed accordingly. Having spent all of her adult life as a wife and homemaker, she is very maternal and has a strong need to tend to others. As her own children have long since grown up and away, this caring is often lavished on her grandchildren and various young people she happens across. Her gentle demeanor is calming to others. As she is strongly against fights and conflicts, she has a mediating presence that encourages openness and honesty.

Ayako is absurdly patient, owing to her age and experience. It takes a lot to rattle her, but when she is caught off-guard, the intensity of her emotions can overwhelm her. She is also fairly lonely, having outlived most of her friends and family, and being visited only very infrequently by her daughter. Due to troubles with her hips, knees, and back, she cannot travel as well as she once did, and is more or less isolated as a result. Because having someone around to listen does not affect her desire to chat, she tends to hold extended conversations with animals, pictures, or even nothing in particular. Her favourite 'people' to talk to are the deceased, especially her husband and her only son. However, her loneliness has an upside: because she is a social creature, she is willing to be friendly with almost anyone, and makes friends quite easily.

History: Ayako was born and raised in Inaba to a family running a well-established restaurant. A trip out of the small town into the city to see a traveling ballet company when she was five years old convinced her that she did not want to spend her life working in her family's restaurant. From that moment on, Ayako was determined she would be a ballerina. Her childhood and teenage years were marked with the determination to be just that: she worked hard for her family and did odd jobs for the neighbours to earn enough money for ballet lessons, and walked to and from the studio in the nearest city. She advanced quite quickly, and managed to establish herself in an academy. When she turned sixteen, she had the opportunity to join a ballet company and realize her dream.

She turned down the offer and withdrew from the academy. It was not an injury or a family situation that prompted her sudden reluctance to chase after her dream, but rather thoughts of the family she would not have if she became a ballerina. She settled down, dated a young man named Shinosuke Ogano who had a passion for trains, and eventually married him. He worked as a conductor for the trains carrying coal out of Inaba, and she put her family's business to use by running a small canteen out of their home, which would eventually expand into the Ogano Donburi. Ayako and Shinosuke had difficulties conceiving, but eventually raised two children together: Junsuke and Akahana, the latter of whom arrived a little late when her mother was forty five. The little family was struck by tragedy when twenty-four year old Junsuke was found dead, and was pronounced by police to have committed suicide. Ayako never truly accepted the report, and it took her a considerable time to recover from the shock.

Her daughter eventually grew and left Inaba for the city right after high school, only to return after two years with an infant son and leave without him. Eight months after that, Shinosuke passed away in his sleep. His passing did not affect her as deeply as that of their son, though this could have had something to do with having a young dependent to consume all of the time she might have used for mourning. Her granddaughter eventually joined the mix of children under her care, while her grandson took over the operation of the restaurant when it proved too taxing for Ayako. She worried it was too much for him, but he insisted, and so she found herself with considerable free time to extend her social network on her hands.

YOSHIE HANAMURA

- "Yo - shee - ay"
Age: 22
Main Social Link: Yosuke Hanamura (younger brother), Investigation Team
Physical Description: Height- 165cm (5'5), Weight 57kg (126lbs)
Brown eyes, Brown and slightly unkempt hair, medium to slender build.
Personality: Yoshie is a driven individual whose interest has taken her to study abroad in America. She is the apple of her parents eye as she pursues a career in psychology, something that Yosuke feels has cast an overbearing shadow on him. She's quick witted and playful, clever, though mature enough to connect with the older generation. She loves to tease those she's familiar with, though her good judgment and sensitivity to others feelings allows her to know when the time is right for it. Yoshie has an insufferable, almost obsessive need to be in others peoples' business, which is probably how she tunes into the fact that her brother is currently involved in something dangerous. This also extends to knowing about peoples' personal lives, though sometimes it ends up alienating the people she's trying to get to know.

While she seems incredibly put together and well rounded as a person, she has deep rooted insecurities that drive her actions. Unfortunately, this particular vice has led to the sabotage of her personal, academic and especially love life. As a result, she can be subconsciously manipulative with peoples' emotions or easily subject to that same manipulation. It also leads to her having horrible taste in men, which has strained her relationship with her family and many of her friends. One incident in particular has negatively affected her sibling relationship with her brother Yosuke, though both are reluctant to talk about it unless the listening party is well respected and trusted.

History: Yosuke and Yoshie shared a particularly close bond with each other as siblings until that certain incident happened, and Yoshie's success and interest in other opportunities in her studies took her abroad for college. She returns to Inaba, taking a year off from schooling to be with her parents the year that her brother disappeared. When Yosuke appears again, she claims that her recent enrollment in the local college is to be with him and the family, but Yosuke stubbornly insists otherwise. Terrified that another incident looms over the future of her family, she has attempted to repair broken relationships, including that with her brother. In fact, she does everything possible to win him over again, though in the long run, all this has done is make them more distant.

Nowadays, outside of school, she spends her time at Yasogami (having made friends with some of the faculty, particularly the school nurse), or working part time at places around Inaba.

AOI KITAMURA

Age: 16
Main Social Link: Yvette Freimjahren
Physical Description: Height/weight - 162cm/50kg. Brown eyes, dark brown hair, which she often wears up in a ponytail. As she is very active, she mainly prefers clothes that allow freedom of movement.
Personality: Aoi is an active persona with passion for sports. She also harbors interest for foreign culture. She likes to hear gossips, but it does not mean that she blindly believes them; in fact, she often feels sorry for the rumor subjects. Generally, she is outgoing and is more than willing to befriend anyone; however, she is way too aware of how life is conducted in Inaba, which makes her slightly inhibited in choosing her friends if one of them has rumors flying about him or her. Put it simply, she just doesn't have enough courage to face the possible social consequences from making friends with the so-called 'shady individuals' of the town.

History: Born as the last child of two from an average family in Inaba, Aoi has exhibited her affinity for sports since little. She was always counted among the top runners of track and field competitions in her schools ever since elementary. Such merit, at a point, made her parents worry if their only daughter will grow up a boy. Thankfully, their fears were unfounded as Aoi is still capable of displaying feminine qualities when off the track, despite the lack of female role model at home - as her mother is a government employee and is currently having extended assignment out of town.

Aoi is alone at home after school until late in the evening most of the time; even in holidays. Her father works as a doctor in Inaba hospital, and is seldom at home on time. Her brother have moved to the city with a relative to pursue higher education. The loneliness is most probably the driving force for her to befriend people; however, the very same force lends to her fear of being secluded from socialization should she made a mistake and befriend the 'wrong' kind of people.

When she was a freshman, she was offered to join the school's track and field team, considering her previous record. She, however, declined it, saying that she wants to look for a new challenge. Her choice then fell on kendo, where she also displayed a remarkable performance - albeit for a beginner. Still, she improves with every passing day.

ENDO MURATA

Age: Seventeen
Main Social Link: Nagataka Ogano (best friend)
Physical Description: Endo is a tough, wiry-looking teenage male with a preference for bleaching his hair until the strands turn wheaten blond-orange. Because he is not as religious with this habit as he probably should be, he almost always sports some degree of naturally black roots showing. He supports the edge this bleaching suggests with pierced ears. Though he currently sports only a small black metal hoop in each lobe, scars attest he had at least two other piercings in each lobe. His facial expressions are quick and mercurial, suggesting something of the cunning mind swirling in his head. Without stimulus, however, his sharp dark eyes and relaxed posture often give him the look of a cool and confident deadpan snarker. He has an absolutely killer sense of modern fashion. He typically wears long-sleeved shirts rolled up the forearm. His fashion sense has led him to alter his school uniform from what is strictly acceptable: after proclaiming it something he'd only wear on a belt, he cut off the stiff textured collar on his blazer. Instead, he lets the dress shirt collar take its place, and rolls the white cuffs over the end of the blazer's sleeves.

There's currently a superstition circling Yasogami High School. Apparently, if Endo is ever seen without his cell phone in his hand, the moon will fall out of orbit and hit Japan.
Personality: Endo is stunningly charismatic and high-energy, capable of sweeping up lesser personalities and dragging them behind him the way an easily-excitably horse makes off with inexperienced riders. He is so absolutely used and determined to getting his own way that he will override any objections or complications he might come across. Because he is friendly and jocular, his talent at collecting information is unmatched. He is an unrepentant gossip, and almost every rumour or story circulating Inaba has his spin on it. Though the town admits that he stirs up a lot of trouble, his excellent relationship sense ensures he does not betray the confidence of his sources. If it concerns something serious, such as an illness, death, or pregnancy scare, he can be counted on to spread the rumour to garner sympathy and support for the person in question.

Despite his somewhat wild attitude, Murata is a sturdy and loyal friend. The mixed appeal of high energy and good listening skills means he's been extremely popular with girls ever since cooties stopped being a social inhibitor. He forms the dynamic half of the 'Wholesome Brigade' duo he has going with Nagataka, and together they are well-known around the town as volunteers and policers of their peers. He's prone to vices, however, and enjoys gambling to the point that he can't resist a bet. His rash attitude often leads him to spring on the attack before he fully understands a situation, and he can be irritable and moody without constant stimulation.

History: Endo was born and raised in Inaba, and is the only child of his parents, who are surprisingly thankful for this turn of events when they look at how their son has turned out. His mother runs a flower shop called "Peony's", while his father works as a deliveryman for various shops in town. As his mother was friends with Nagataka's mother in high school, he and Nagataka have been friends since they were babies. Even Endo admits they're seldom apart. Pressed for a more specific answer, he calculates that in the seventeen years they've known one another, they've only failed to make contact perhaps thirty days in total. His extreme boredom with the slow pace of small town life and the tight-knit nature of the town helped to foster his taste for gossip, and his parents' jobs honed it. As it turns out, working in a flower shop filled with giddy brides or new lovers or dropping off crates of liquor or food to distracted restaurant owners provides many opportunities for loose tongues to wag.

Though he's certainly not a high-ranked achiever when it comes to school work, he has not yet been held back from advancing. Usually, this is thanks to an intense cram session just before exams. He's got a reputation for being lazy in every class except physical education. In gym, and in the newspaper and photography clubs, he's considered a manic ball of energy and dedicated participant. The police are constantly answering calls about 'that wild kid with the cell phone' when he goes a little too far in his calling for the latter two activities. It hasn't been enough to keep him from reaching senior year without a formal arrest, though he has had to be taken down from trees by fire fighters on two separate occasions.

On an interesting note, throughout elementary school and junior high, Endo was taller than Nagataka, and was very protective of his then very shrimpy friend. Then, near the end of junior high, Nagataka hit a growth spurt and gained a few inches and several pounds of muscle over his friend. Though Endo is still one of the tallest students in Yasogami, he maintains he will never forgive Ogano for the betrayal.

AKAHANA ROKUJOU

Age: Thirty-seven
Main Social Link: Nagataka Ogano (son), Ogano Family
Physical Description: Akahana is a stunning beauty, slim with delicate features and sweet expressions. Her long, artfully curled hair is a dark chocolate brown in colour and draws out the warm flush in her pale skin. Bearing no small resemblance to her mother, Ayako, she's noted to be just as incredibly feminine and graceful. She is full of charming gestures, causing many acquaintances to reel in shock when they find out she's closer to forty than she ever will be to twenty again. She looks very gentle and kind, and favours soft, floaty clothes of subtle expense. Wherever she goes, the sweet vanilla and aromatic wood scent of her perfume of choice follows after.
Personality: Akahana is passionate and driven, prone to very intense emotions. As a result, her personality is almost incandescent, drawing people in. Success comes to her naturally, whether personal or financial. Though she seems to rely on luck, and makes jokes about the dependence, she in fact creates her own luck. She knows exactly which egos to stroke in just the right way to get ahead, and is genuinely competent. Given a task, she completes it the best possible way in the shortest amount of time. If challenged, she does not back down, but holds her ground like a prizefighter. She enjoys being in control, and wields power fairly. In spite of her strong personality, she's also known as a very sensitive individual and is keenly in tune with the feelings of others. The personality she presents is one she's crafted for herself out of sheer will, driven to perfection.

Underneath it are the traits she glosses over or outright ignores. Akahana is unforgivingly selfish and always has one eye on her own well-being. She is flighty and fickle, leaving projects to collect dust at the slightest hints of boredom. Her deep emotions are not limited to merely the positive: she can crash as easily into a deep depression as she can soar to a giddy high, and stay trapped in that funk even longer. Worse, she's cunning: she knows exactly how to use her talents to garner sympathy and allowance, and is prone to playing people like pianos. She seldom considers the effects of her actions beyond the short-term. Like many, she prefers a quick fix solution, and equates a spoken apology with genuine remorse.

History: Akahana was born to Shinosuke and Ayako Ogano, the second of two children and little sister to first-born son Junsuke. She was a late arrival, coming when her mother was in her forties, her father in his fifties, and her brother already ten years old. With so many people her elder in the house, Akahana was loved and spoiled unashamedly. She showed the marks of her great beauty and charisma from a young age, and charmed her neighbourhood and school mates all throughout her school career.

When she turned fourteen, gearing up to continue her stellar reputation in high school, her beloved older brother went missing. Though her parents worried, Akahana did not. She only worried when, walking back from school, she noticed the police cruisers outside her home. There, some very nice men sat her down, gave her a mug of hot chocolate, and told her her brother had been found dead. Another girl might have come undone there, but not her. Though she mourned deeply, she responded by launching herself wholeheartedly into her high school career. She was immensely popular and talented, was voted the student body beauty queen, did modeling, and pushed herself as hard as she could. Determined to live her life with enough vigour for herself and Junsuke, she rapidly found herself resenting Inaba. The day after she graduated high school, at seventeen years old, Akahana knocked the dust of the town from her shoes and made for the city.

Her luck followed her. She got a job as a personal assistant at a television broadcaster, and met a man there. They dated on and off, though Akahana broke the relationship off abruptly when, at nineteen years old, she discovered she was carrying a child. She quit work at the broadcaster's immediately without breathing a word of her situation to anyone except her parents. When the baby arrived, she played at being Mommy for a few months, long enough to work off the baby weight, but found herself ill-suited for the role. A cosmetics company was looking for workers, and she had ambitions and dreams she could not achieve with an infant constantly demanding her attention. She returned to Inaba just long enough to leave her son with Shinosuke and Ayako, and then left for the city once more.

She did not return when her father died, and a chance meeting during a group date rekindled her romance with the man from the broadcasting company. She rose quickly in the company, married her beau, and now manages an entire floor of the cosmetics' company modeling division. Though she admitted Nagataka's existence to her husband, she's managed to keep him from going to Inaba through a combination of tears and outright manipulation. She herself visits only very rarely, but says it's to avoid upsetting her mother's life too much. Overall, she's fairly content with her lives neatly separated.

FUMIE OGANO

Age: Two
Main Social Link: Nagataka Ogano, Ogano Family, New Investigation Team
Physical Description: Fumie is a little girl of two, with all that implies. She's small and soft with baby fat, accentuated by almost uniformly frilly, girly clothes in varying shades of pastel. When she smiles, she had deep dimples in her round cheeks and a grin full of pearly baby teeth. She resembles Nagataka more than anyone, sporting the same dark hair and brown eyes. More often than not, her hair is done up in a little ponytail on the side of her head, held in place by a ribbon. Despite her appearance, she's quite strong, as anyone who has ever tried to put her down when she isn't finished cuddling can attest to. She has some pretty devilish facial expressions for a toddler.
Personality: Fumie is young and precious, and is therefore willing to trust and be friends with everyone. She does not need an acclimation period to grow fond of a person, and is quite bold: if someone looks as though they might be friendly, she will trot right up and introduce herself. She is a strong believer of making allies through play, and shares well as a result. She has a considerable amount of charm, though it's still largely unconscious as she's too young to recognize when she is, in fact, being charming. She has not yet developed any prissiness beyond what is normal for a little girl, and is endlessly intrigued and delighted by small events like rain, frogs, and especially friendly puppies. She enjoys stomping around in puddles, dancing, singing, and being held. Though she loves her grandmother, her clear favourite is Nagataka; many customers who see the way she climbs on him and insists on kisses insist it is sure evidence she is going to assert herself as his bride one day.

Like all two year olds, however, she is not perfect. If she does not get her way, she squalls terribly, and has even been known to hold her breath until she throws up during temper tantrums. She thoughtlessly says malicious things without really understanding why they are mean. Though she is at the age where she is beginning to insist she does not need a nap, she still does, and going without sleep makes her horribly cranky. Though it's not necessarily a bad trait, Fumie is also unusually shrewd for her age, and has a habit of staring at people or places with uncomfortable intensity. Her daycare teacher has tentatively identified her as a little eccentric as, like Ayako, she has developed a tendency to talk to and interact with things that are quite plainly not there.

History: Fumie arrived as a newborn at the Ogano household when Nagataka was fifteen years old, and returned from the city with her in his arms. Except for that eventful train ride, she has not left Inaba even once, and she knows the donburi shop and the apartment above it as 'home'. She identifies her grandmother and Nagataka as family, but has never seen Akahana. It is not something that bothers her, although the tension in the house when the woman is mentioned worries her. She lives a fairly sheltered life, and is carefully guarded from harm by her doting family.

She recently started daycare in preparation for preschool, and thus far is enjoying herself immensely. Her life is happily predictable: every morning after breakfast, Nagataka walks her to the daycare, where the nice ladies greet her and take off her coat, and then she goes and plays. At the end of the day, Ayako picks her up, as well as whatever craft she might have made, and they go home to wait for Nagataka. When he comes home, they have playtime, supper, bath time, story, and bed. It was never very eventful, but for a two year old, the familiarity is extremely reassuring. Because of her upbringing, Fumie has never feared anything in her life.