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Name: Habibi Kamjik

Nickname: Bibi

Age: 22

Birthday: June 4th

Sign: Gemini

Gemstone:  Pearl

Blood Type: AB +

Fav. Food: Spicy lamb curry

Hated Food: She doesn't really hate anything enough not to eat it, but she's not a huge fan of mushrooms.

School:  DCU - Language major

Hobbies: 

Belly-Dancing -
Dance has been a part of Habibi's life since she was old enough to walk. Her mother dropped her into the local dance studio when she was 5, and Bibi has kept up with her favorite hobby for the whole of her life since then. While she enjoys most types of dance, and dabbles in many, her passion is belly dancing, and she's damn good at it. Not only is it a part of her culture, which she happens to take very seriously, but she loves everything to do with the art. The movement, the costumes, and don't even get her started about the music. Her iPhone is jam packed with Panjabi MC, Sapna Awasthi, anything with a rich drum beat, and it's not uncommon to see her swaying to the ethnic pulse coming through the earbuds she always carries with her. For Habibi it's really more then just a simple hobby, it's a link to her heritage.

Languages -
Growing up the Kamjik family always made it a point to introduce their children to English as well as Indian, and as a result Bibi has grown up bilingual. As a teen she entered a few different language classes in high school, and she found she absolutely loved the process of learning and using other languages. Even after graduation she's kept up with that hobby, even going so far as to major in languages when she entered the university. At current she is fluent in English, Indian, and Spanish, and is competent in French and German. She's just entered Latin, and despite the language being dead, she just can't get enough of it.

Yoga -
When not at the dance studio or working her way through some foreign language work book, Habibi enjoys finding her balance and focusing her inner chi. She also enjoys the physical perks of all the unique stretches, let along the mental down time she gets to partake in while in class. It's peaceful, it's relaxing, and next to dance it's Habibi's preferred form of exercise. Though exercise might be a little strong a term. She hasn't been at it long, only a few years, since a friend at the university introduced her to it, but it's a good bet she'll be doing the downward dog and other positions for quite a while.

Virtues:

Calm -
You won't often find Ms. Kamjik in an over emotional state. She's calm by nature, meaning she doesn't get her panties in a bunch when something goes wrong, and her reactions to good things can be slightly underwhelmed. That's not to say she doesn't appreciate it when something nice comes her way, she just isn't prone to fits of excitement. Her parent's are the same, both quiet individuals that seemed to think it was unacceptable to draw attention to yourself, so they've raised their children to follow the same way of thinking. She's the girl that smiles pleasantly when given a gift. The one that actually walks calmly from a building if the fire alarm goes off. She's accepting of circumstance, and you're not likely to find her bemoaning the futility or unfairness of life.

Polite -
Politeness, along with the importance of keeping a level head, was an important lesson as a child. Habibi was taught early on that if you wanted something, you were far more likely to get it if asking politely. People respond better when talked to in a kind matter, and it really costs nothing to be respectful and polite to those you interact with. Pleases and Thank yous are a big part of Bibi's vocabulary, and she'll always hold the door for someone entering a building after her. As a firm believer in karma, she knows that treating others with polite common courtesy will only serve her well in this life and the next.

Literate -
While not possessing a notable love of books, Habibi does have a thirst for information. If she's speaking about something, she wants to be sure she's knowledgeable on the subject so as not to come off as foolish, or worst, ignorant. When something interests her, she'll research it until she feels she has a better then average grasp on it. She doesn't like guesswork or assumptions, but rather prefers to spend the time to look something up so she's 100% sure she's got the facts. Considering she's got a love for languages, it's no surprise she's got a good memory, and she puts it to use, storing away interesting tidbits and factoids for later.

Flaws:

Over Honest -
Despite her penchant for manners, Habibi has a nasty habit of being overly honest at times. This can come off as harsh, or insensitive, when she doesn't mean to be. Personally, she'd prefer if people were upfront and completely honest with her, but personal experience has proven that not everyone appreciates the same level of disclosure. Her family would be the exception, they're always incredibly upfront and honest with each other. Still, it is a habit, and it's a hard one to break. If you ask her how you look in an outfit, you had better be willing to hear that those pants make you look husky, and you should probably change.

Practical -
While this can truly be a virtue, when taken to far, as Habibi is prone to doing, it ceases to be helpful. She's the sort of friend that will give you a time to meet for something, and if you're even a minute late she'll leave without you. It's not meant to be rude, it's simply how she was raised. Time shouldn't be wasted, nor efforts. If you're a shitty friend, Habibi won't hesitate to write you off and cut ties. If it doesn't look as though a plan will work, she's likely to abandon it for something that sounds more workable. If there's an animal suffering, she's the type that would put it out of it's misery, rather then try to nurse back to health.

Introvert -
Habibi is at her happiest when she's alone with her own thoughts. She doesn't really mind groups, but crowds are tiring to her, and she would really prefer to just stay in, rather then go out for the night. She finds parties draining, and when she's stuck in a social setting for too long she seeks solitude and needs to take time alone to be with her own thoughts and recharge. She's not exactly anti-social, but it does come off this way more often then not. She's the loner sitting by herself in the library, or having a cup of coffee alone in starbucks. She's happy by herself, and doesn't feel she needs anyone else, even if she does. This makes it very hard for her to make friends, and can even make her seem unapproachable from the standpoint of a stranger.


PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Eyes: Almond shaped and very dark brown, almost black.

Hair: Long and straight, jet black with a few carefully places streaks of green and blue. Usually partially pulled back.

Face: Heart shaped.

Body: She's got coffee colored skin, nearly always has hands and feet covered in henna. Her nose is pierced, as is her eye brow and ears. She's also got a tattoo of a peacock feather on the side of her stomach.

Clothes: Long skirts, midriff baring shirts or halter tops, lots of bangles and other accessories. Sandals.

Hey Bee!! Loving this character, giving you some crits but really I am just trying to find things that need improvement and it is very hard! I think she sounds amazing.

Civilian

Flaw: The only thing I can say about this part is her Introvert flaw maybe clashes slightly with her hobbies. Belly dancing can be learned in classes and often students can be asked to participate for festivals, events or even parties. Would she shun the invitation to show off her skills and instead let the rest of the group down to satisfy her loner qualities?

Does her linguistic skills ever bring her unwanted social attention? Skills like that, especially if she is fluent in them, will bring her a lot of opportunities in her carer moves & these will inevitably involve a lot of time translating for people. Again will her choice of preferring her own company get in the way of things like this?


Senshi

Fuku: I am not sure how ‘thick’ a bikini bodice can be. I am not sure if it has to be more of a boob-tube item to get the collar & everything attached (think Sailor Birhan Isat or Sailor Polaris) so it might be something to discuss with the colourist if you get her!

Attacks: The first attack should be fine. (although it would be good to put a time limit on there too, if the attack only affects one target or all targets in the area and how many times it cane be used in a fight.) The second and particularly the third I will need to check further on. By rule senshi can not control A/I type attacks. Having illusionary shadow/shapes etc is fine as they don’t do much other than stand there or if anything mimic/mirror what your player is doing (standing/lying down etc - they can’t for example go skipping off unless your character goes skipping off!) So having an illusionary you attack your opponent on their own may be crossing the line for controlling other ‘beings’. Taken from the stampers guide - Attacks should have a FINITE AND CONSISTENT set of effects. A spell should not be able to change what it does depending on the conditions of the battle: for example, an intelligent summons that can adapt its behaviour would not be allowed. So as you can see I am no sure if your last attack falls under this rule.

I will throw you to the mercy of the GM's!

hi Kyu! I went through and added a couple things to introvert to make it more of a flaw. I also fiddled with the second attack to make it shorter, and to make it related to the first.

The third attack already had duration in it, which is pretty short to begin with at less then half a minute. Probably between 20-25 seconds.

Done and done!