The Second Coming of the "Phantom Thieves" [Illa Phasmas]
:Kaede Kuzuyama, aka "Zen"::
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Name: (Dr.) Kaede Kuzuyama Code Name: Zen Nicknames: None Age: 26 Birthday: February 14th (Aquarius) Appearance: Mask and Costume:Zen Occupation: Principal of Kosei High School (Formerly a member of the Cognitive Research team of Wakaba Isshiki) Role: Support/Adviser Love Interest: Unknown Personality: Gentle and polite, often appearing to be trying to keep his head down and happily do whatever it takes to keep Kosei operating under the radar and productive. Deep beneath that surface, however, is a deeply forlorn, guilt-ridden soul which seeks some measure of redemption and love. He deeply wishes to help the newly formed 2nd Phantom Thieves, and to avenge the loss of friends that resulted from their ill-fated research and Shido's grudge. Bio: Kaede Kuzuyama was a brilliant child born to artistic parents who wanted nothing more than to have a daughter together and raise her into the future of the art and culture world...what they got, to their chagrin, was a beautiful son with an ingenious mind for science and little inclination for the aesthetics that his parents tried to instill deep within him. Indeed, Kaede's name was already chosen in the hope that they would have a daughter, and nearly every aspect of his existence seemed to mock their parents' desires...from his gender to his interests to his reserved and introverted demeanor, every aspect was counter to the child that they had hoped to have. And it was the unfortunate lot of Kaede that his parents began to resent him for that, often pushing him towards the art world without consideration for his own talents or desires. Graduating from Kosei High School with top marks in every category except for the arts, the writing was on the wall as he finally matured into adulthood that his parents...who never did manage to have another child...had been blessed with the son they never wanted whose mind was more turned towards pursuits that they didn't believe in.
He was, as he went to Tokyo University to major in theoretical science, effectively disowned by his parents, and this was a hard but expected blow for Kaede to suffer. Long had he known that he was a disappointment to his parents, but his individuality and sense of personal justice meant that he couldn't simply do what they wanted because they wanted it. And so he pushed forward, lonely but determined, and he graduated early from the university after being scouted by a certain government project. Intent on making his own mark on the scientific world, he accepted this unique opportunity...and began his work under the prodigal Wakaba Isshiki. There, a cold glass of water splashed Kaede directly in the face...the realization that his own talents seemed to pale in comparison to the unrivaled genius of the project's leader was a tough pill to swallow...and yet it ignited within him a fire, a passion to live up to her and her expectations. He threw himself wholeheartedly into the project and silenced his moral and theoretical concerns...for a time.
But as the pressure from the government continued to mount, and the darker applications of their cognitive research began to grow apparent, Kaede was among the first who realized that the project was beginning to veer into territory that could be used for a tremendous evil...only voicing these concerns prompted an unexpected result from the project's lead researcher, Wakaba. She was aware of the risks all along...it hadn't just been him...but it was her life's work, and she couldn't find it within herself to set it aside. Even at the peril of her life, she tried to complete and protect it, she'd said...and the realization, to his Kaede's shame, spooked him. All along, they had been working with their lives at risk...with millions of potential lives at risk...and Wakaba didn't just realize that, she expected it. Watching her work, knowing the risk that she was taking, Kaede felt an unexpected fear...one that gripped him deeply, and in his heart, he could sense the impending danger that loomed over the entire project.
And it was too much for him...or at least, that's what he wanted everyone to believe.
He made up an excuse that his father had fallen ill, and returning to his family, he feigned interest in the arts as the reason that he had left the project and come home. The revelation was staggering, but more than welcome...and his parents welcomed him back with open arms. Seeking to help him find his footing in their own world, they secured for him a position as the new principal of Tokyo's premier art school...Kosei High...and for the last two years, Kaede has laid low there, only sticking his neck out once to hire a former colleague seeking to lay low themselves after the death of Wakaba Isshiki...Mado Kasumigaseki. But with the rise of the Phantom Thieves and the events of the night of the Phantom Thieves' address to Masayoshi Shido, Kaede Kuzuyama finds himself once again dragged back into the cognitive world against his own instinct for self-preservation...
...His guilt at the death of his friends, his own desire and curiosity driving him...the time has come again for him to contribute what he can for the sake of science...and the world.
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Persona Data
Arcana: Hanged Man Persona Name: N/A Persona Appearance: N/A
Metaverse Navigation Gear: An unusual radio which allows communication and limited scouting within the Metaverse; a technology pioneered by Mado Kasumigaseki and Kaede Kuzuyama during their time on Wakaba Isshiki's project. Allows Kaede to assist as navigation help to the 2nd Phantom Thief Team from the start of each Palace in the Metaverse.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:08 pm
::Narumi Chell, aka "King"::
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Name: Narumi Chell Code Name: King Nicknames: Chell Age:17 Appearance: Mask and Costume: School: Shujin Academy Grade: Junior Homeroom: 2-E Love Interest:H..hey! Don't pry! Personality: A very spirited person...Quick to react, and swift to anger, yet faster to forgive...Chell is a generally positive person...Who tends to miss some of the more obvious things for some minor instances. He's very driven, but remarkably staunch in his own thoughts...Hard to change, even when he wants to. He has a noticeable sweet tooth, and a disdain for the opposite. A very animated individual, he's nevertheless a good person to have at your back... Bio: Chell grew up with a relatively mundane family, and several sisters. A middle child, and otherwise unremarkable. His family moved to Tokyo a few years back, and he barely managed to choke above middle grades in classes. Things didn't start to get intriguing for the boy until he got a part time Job at the local food joint.... And felt his life grow into a living Hell. Hellish work hours, middling pay, and otherwise unethical work practices. The only thing that spread faster than the dread he felt coming over him, were the horrendous rumors that spread about the store...... He couldn't in full honesty say that it wasn't one of the worst experiences of his life......But, before he could turn in his uniform and cap..... He saw her.. Someone that caught his eye, with lovely...Fluffy hair, and an elegant demeanor. She seemed to wander around the area infrequently...But, thanks to his good fortunes, he found out that she was a student at his school. Still working the hellish job, he found himself needing the money that it would provide to buy things he'd....eventually present to her. Of course, then something really interesting happened involving an unruly customer, a few choice, unpleasant words, and a totally-not-deserved incarceration after hours.....
He started a different form of moonlighting.... As a Phantom Thief.
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Persona Data
Arcana: Magician Persona Name: Moriarty Persona Appearance:
Personae Skills:
Counter, Tarukaja, Power Charge, Mediarama, Nuclear Break, Tentrafoo, Blade of Fury, Freidyne
Bonus*: Memory Blow: Moderate Phys damage + Forget to all foes. Tarukaja -> Auto-Tarukaja
Elemental Affinities: Resist: Nuclear Weak: Psy
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Items Owned:: Worn Kwan-Do- An Elegant [?] weapon. [Weapon Equip] Worn Revolver A model revolver....With a bit of wear and tear to it - [Gun Equip] Pop(Sicle) Shot: A promotional toy gun found in a rare, Tokyo edition of 'Topsicles'. Looks surprisingly real except for the white paint and icy blue decorations. Is in the shape of a revolver with 6 shots, and each use of Gun has a 50% chance of matching Gun damage with equivalent Ice damage, [Gun Equip] Big Bang Burger Shirt- His shirt he wears when at work. [Armor Equip] Nametag: Says 'My name is Chell'. Won't forget to take it off before the next mission, He swears..- [Accessory Equip]
Gaia Avatar: [Mods will do this.] Gaia Name: Rednal
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Name: Shiori Niko Code Name: Marvel Nicknames: Carrot Age: 18 Appearances: Shiori wears a simple white mask around her eyes when she's in Phantom Thief mode, befitting someone dressed like a dealer.
School: Kosei Academy Grade: Senior Homeroom: 1-A Love Interest: Not yet Personality: Shiori is a fairly bright and cheerful girl in most of her daily life.
She enjoys athletics and is in excellent physical condition, with a particular emphasis on sprinting and jogging. She usually wears baggy pants and a simple top when she's out for a long run, and she pretty much never misses her morning workouts.
She's also fairly fond of magic tricks, and has been known to occasionally dress the part. She's most fond of tricks involving cards, and usually has several of them on her at any given time.
However, her excellent body is also something of a trouble magnet for her, since she is often accosted by those who are looking for a good time. While this hasn't turned her off from relationships, it does mean she's very hesitant to get any closer than just friends with other people.
This is also the root of one of her inner fears - that her body is the only part of her that actually matters to people, and that who she is as a person is functionally irrelevant. She jogs and sprints mostly because it's fun for her, but there's also a fear that if she stops doing it, and stops being in good shape, then there will be no part of her that anyone is interested in.
Outside of that main fear, her day-to-day life is focused on discovery and adventure. Shiori enjoys going new places and seeing new things, both on their own merits and because she's desperately hoping to find something she's good at, and that others will recognize... and deep down, she knows she'll never be able to put her fears to rest until that happens.
Despite her outward cheer, she's neither optimistic nor pessimistic - rather, she tends to fall somewhere between since she's constantly worried, but also hopeful that a better solution than her current situation is out there. She's conscientious and honest to others - she feels that promises and obligations are extremely important and not to be broken - but she's also somewhat impulsive and tends to act before she thinks. This has occasionally gotten her into trouble, though her history with sprinting has thus far allowed her to quite literally run away from most issues.
In that regard, she's a rather intrepid sort when it comes to exploring new areas... but anyone who brings up her personal concerns can quickly turn her cautious, timid, even a bit paranoid about going any further in that direction. That reserved nature can melt away if she's among friends she truly trusts, though, as her agreeableness returns and her hopefully freethinking, somewhat rebellious personality returns.
Shiori has a rather joking sense of humor, but she tries to avoid all types of offensive and mean-spirited jokes for fear that the people around her will start to dislike her.
On a day-to-day basis, she enjoys talking about her hobbies, various television shows, music, and current events. She's also a bit fond of philosophy, since she's hoping to use it to find a way to get people to focus more on her mind. When she doesn't have much else to do, she's been known to idly flip a coin just to keep her hands moving - she tends to get a bit anxious when she's sitting still with nothing to do.
It should also be noted that Shiori tends to have a low opinion of those who can't control themselves - given the significant number of impulse-driven people who have accosted her in various ways, she can't quite bring herself to trust anyone who can't control themselves when it really counts.
Bio: Shiori was born in Tokyo as part of a fairly straightforward and orthodox family. Her father was actually a bird catcher, collecting them to breed and sell as pets, while her mother served as a professional trustee who managed lands for children that had inherited it but were too young to manage it on their own.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this meant that both of her parents were out of her life on a regular basis... and that may have contributed to the development of her self-doubt, since she didn't often hear about anything else she was good for. The work kept them within the middle class (if a bit on the low side - being a bird catcher was more hobby than job, so the bulk of their income came from Shiori's mother).
For now, though, Shiori is simply searching for people and a place to belong to... and hoping against hope she finds one.
Getting Her Persona: Shiori first received her Persona in the Palace of Norio Ogasawara, a local policeman whose desire to keep the streets safe had morphed into a desire to get 'punk kids' (really just any kids at all) off the streets so that they could be safe for 'reasonable, upstanding adults' to walk.
The palace itself was a twisted combination of chapel and shrine as Ogasawara saw himself as the upstanding hero exterminating vermin, and each progressively far-flung annex was a representation of the way he was aiming to spread his power and influence as wide as he possibly could. Roughly a third of the way in, Ogasawara's Shadow confronted the team, and this particular encounter had him spitting venom at Shiori, cursing her appearance and saying that since she had no understanding of adult society at all, she ought to just do what adults told her.
This was exactly the wrong thing to say to a girl who'd just spend a fair amount of time seeing all of his twisted desires and claims of righteousness - especially because the people who'd been the most likely to accost her in the past and push her into adult trades had been adults. Rejecting all he said, Shiori summoned Medb for the first time, bringing forth the beautiful trickster queen who'd brought down her land's hero through cunning and skill. Thus empowered, she joined the rest of her team in clearing the Palace and solving their first case.
Views On The Rest Of Her Team:
Narumi Chell - Shiori often isn't entirely sure what to make of Narumi. Unlike many people she's met, he doesn't quite seem to see her as a woman - which, despite her desire to be known for more than being a walking set of ovaries, is something of a hit to her self-esteem. On the other hand, he is a fairly positive person, and she likes that. Alas, the two of them haven't been able to hang out very much just yet, particularly because he goes to Shujin and she goes to Kosei.
Usaji Azai - Shiori is rather amused by his White Rabbit nickname, given her own nom de plume of Carrot. (Most people don't know why she's called that... although they'd probably figure it out if they saw her pajamas.) As an athletic girl, she doesn't quite 'get' artists, although she can view and appreciate his creations without quite understanding the mindset that goes into making them. For that matter, she's not entirely sure he understands it, either. She is, however, hoping that she can understand him more by becoming better friends with him.
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Persona Data
Infiltration Skill:High Jump - Shiori is highly athletic, and is capable of leaping to high places (on her own) or even higher places (with a boost from the team). Once up there, she can help pull others up, allowing them to reach areas otherwise too high to get to. Arcana: Lovers Persona Name: Medb Persona Appearance: Persona History: Medb is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, famously married to many husbands over time. She was described by many as being both pure and lewd - neither being a contradiction or falsehood. To Shiori, she represents her current conflicting desires and the hope that she can somehow grow to be accepted for all of her sides. Future:Ultimate Persona 1, Ultimate Person 2
Sneak Attack - When striking an enemy who has yet to see you or is otherwise directly engaged in melee combat, deal triple damage with any Physical skill. [Guildmas 2017]
Special: Isonade Isonade "Water elemental. Pronounced "EE-soh NAH-day", the name means "the sea's caress". Following the northern sea wings, Isonade prowls just beneath the surface in search of prey. It uses its powerful tail to entangle and pull victims beneath the waves. By the time you feel the slightest breeze, it's already too late. Believing it responsible for stirring up rough seas, local sailors make offerings to the Isonade in a prayer for calm sailing." Element: Water Type: Support Passive Bonus: Alertness, Regen 2, Invigorate 2, Raise Water Power 50%, Resist Water. Living Weapon Duration: 5 turns Living Weapon Bonus: Apply Divine Water to Weaponry, Increase Regen 2 and Invigorate 2 to Regen 3 and Invigorate 3. Cleanse status effects inflicted at the time of enchantment. Living Weapon Attack:Dive - Emerging from the weapon of the wielder of the Living Weapon, Isonade dives over the head of said person and crashes down towards the enemy, gnashing at them with its razor-sharp teeth of Divine Water before splashing outward in a violent, biting wave. Deals Heavy Water Damage to targeted foe, and Moderate splash damage to nearby enemies. Increases damage taken from Elec attacks to the targeted foe for the following turn. Can be used once per-turn.
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Items Owned:: [Weapon] Axe of Destiny (Real Name: Atom Splitter Axe): There was once a Band of Demons that shook the world with their spirit, until their leader had his precious Axe taken away! Whoever wields this Axe, will wield unusually magnificent power...but you will also release the leader of the Demons back into the world, and he may Rock it to its very core! In case you haven't figured it out yet, the Axe is a demonic blade capable of being either a deadly battle axe, or a guitar. And the leader of the Demons is...well, he is willing to part with it, so long as someone is willing to spend money on this autographed weapon of destruction. As a guitar, the instrument can't be used to block or deflect attacks without breaking, but is capable of inflicting the Puppet status on all those who hear it with 1/8 odds. Characters with the Puppet status cannot attack the wielder, and must roll each turn to determine whether they Attack Ally, Use Powers On Ally, Attack Self, Hesitate, Hesitate, or Cure Enemy. When a Power is used against allies, RNG from your Skill List to decide what is used. The status can only be removed by using an All Status clearing skill, or by knocking the character out. In the one handed axe form, on the other hand, the blade's edge takes on a hot red edge, and will do High Physical Damage, with a 1/4 chance of inflicting Bleeding. Bleeding causes 5% damage per turn, and prevents Regen abilities until healed. (Either an all status healing spell, or something that specifies Bleeding, must be used.)
[Gun] Colt AR-15: A firearm that Shiori can pull out of her hat. Rapid-fire, but focuses on a single target.
[Armor] Mizuha's Waitress (Outfit): Moderately reduces Agi Damage when worn. (Resist Fire) [P5 Primer bonus]
[Accessory] Half-Hermelin Badge: Null Bless Skills when equipped. [Loot from Workshop of the Damned Palace]
[Special] Enchantment: Cold Touch: In your next battle, the touch of the undead monster Caliban will provide you with a ward against Burn and reduce Fire Damage by 25%. Afterward, the enchantment will fade. [Halloween 2017]
[Special] Enchantment: Memory of Dog: Once, in a battle of Shiori's choosing, she may consult the lingering dog instincts within her (consult with Arena Emperor) to divine an effective way to proceed in a difficult or hopeless situation! A dog's instincts are surprisingly sharp! [Halloween 2017]
[Special] Enchantment: Zombie Kiss: The first time you suffer a KO in battle following this enchantment, continue fighting for 3 more posts before collapsing. In this time you are immune to healing spells, and take slightly increased damage from fire spells, but cannot be KO'd again. After the 3 posts, you will be KO'd regardless of any revival spells you may have equipped, and must be revived by an ally or an item. [Halloween 2017]
[Misc] Bitter Tongue: The ability to spit a slightly-corrosive substance which will inflict 3 turns worth of Low Damage Burn effect (but is not affected by Fire/Burn Resist) on an enemy or target hit by her spit. Can be used once every 3 turns. Tongue will turn black for the duration of the day after used. [Halloween 2017]
[Misc] Cleanse Tag: Once per-trip into the Metaverse, Shiori may place the Cleanse Tag on an ally for a single floor and for the duration of that floor, the one who wears the tag will be instantly cured of any status effects. [Halloween 2017]
[Misc] Life Gem It could do anything...even grant you life! (Details randomly generated by Arena on time of use.)
[Misc] Skill Improvement Increase Invigorate 1 to Invigorate 2. [P5 Primer bonus]
[Transform] The Spirit of Amrod the Umbral Item Type: Umbral Feanorian Gem Description: The unquiet spirit of the one of the doomed Noldorian Princes, the Sons of Feanor. Bound to a terrible oath and the sworn enemies of the Dark Lord and all evil, their unfulfilled pledge and the ignoble deeds done in the name of the Oath have found their spirits to this world, doomed to wander...until a certain smith bound their spirits to these gemstones, forged in secret long ago by their proud father, the greatest of the Eldar Race, Feanor son of Finwe. This is the Umbrual Gem of Amrod, twin brother of Amras the Doomed. One of the two Sons of Feanor who truly preferred the nomadic life to the life of a prince of the Noldor, they claimed the trees and the valleys as their homes and wandered, ever-vigilant against the foes of the enemy and ready to answer the calls of their brothers to fulfill the great Oath. Independent, free-thinking, and yet ultimately enslaved to the Oath and the will of their elder brothers, Amrod was the more severe of the twins, often spending much time in dark thought about the Doom of Death laid upon their family and his brother in particular. And yet within the ash-singed heart there remained a small light of hope, ever until his dying days. Effects: Summon the spirit of Amrod the Umbral Twin in place of other powers: - Add High Light Damage to all attacks and unbreakable Light Absorb. - Umbral Pulse: Every three turns, the Umbral Amrod may passively unleash a pulse of the light within him to singe and damage his enemies. Like flame sparking from ash, the more that it is stoked the greater the eventual burning...so too is the Pulse grown by the damage taken within the span of turns between each Pulse. That is to say, the more Amrod is damaged in the three turns between each Pulse, the higher damage the next pulse will be. - Mastery of the weapon type [Twin Swords]. - 5 Skills chosen from Skill List (Low, Med, High, Very High, Restricted [With Approval]) - Unique Signature Attack (Willing Protector - Change the target of a single-target spell from a lower-tiered ally to himself once every three turns. Using this spell will increase defense 50% during that turn, and the subsequent turn following use. The Umbral Pulse, however, will still receive damage as though that defense bonus was not in place, allowing...potentially...for a Pulse that surpasses the response from even a fatally-damaging blow if the attack is strong enough to be fatal to Amrod normally...but NOT fatal when using the Willing Protector defense bonus.) -May be called upon twice per-battle to attack and/or battle beside the one who possesses this Crystal without possessing them.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:10 pm
::Usaji Azai, aka "Soma"::
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Name: Usaji Azai Code Name: Soma Nicknames: Saji (most people call him 'Saji') or White Rabbit Age: 18 Birthday: June 21st (Cancer) Appearance: Mask and Costume:MaskThief Outfit School: Kosei High School Grade: Senior Homeroom: 1-B Love Interest: Secret Personality: Gentle, passionate, and nocturnal. Thrives underneath the moonlight and is a bit lethargic beneath the sun. Loves rainy days and snow, is taken by whims and rarely focuses on any one subject matter for too long. An artistic soul who loves to write and perform music, draw graffiti portraits on a street-side canvas or on the walls of rarely-used buildings in Shibuya's Central Street District, or carve beautiful star necklaces and rabbit charms out of metal and wood, but who is dominated by his whims to never truly achieve the focus necessary to be what society would consider 'successful'. Labeled as unfocused, an airhead at times, and even a slacker, his scholarship offers for his coming year of college are all pending until he can choose a major...but he can't. His largest demons come from his isolation, however, a feeling buried beneath his kind, gentle demeanor born from a lifetime of abandonment by everybody who was supposed to love or believe in him...from his birth parents to his adoptive parents to his own instructors who have given up on trying to guide him towards a singular focus. The question of whether or not he is deserving of love, whether anybody will ever be able to truly connect with him and understand him, looms large within his heart...and it is the strength to accept that the fault is not his own and cast off the accusatory words and stares of those who do not understand him which allowed him to awaken to his own persona. Bio: Usaji "Saji" Azai was born into a family that was broken from the outset. Put up for adoption before he was even born, then taken in by a husband and wife who divorced at age 10, Saji was raised in adolescence by a single father who kept him more out of a sense of responsibility to the child whom he had taken in than any deep-rooted affection that had developed between them. More ward than son, Saji grew at a distance from his family and indeed, from many of the students who went to his schools from elementary to middle to high school classes, and without the guiding hand of a loving adult to truly educate him or direct him, he grew into a ideology and sense of right and wrong that was entirely his own.
Without a curfew after his father went to work in Kyushu in 1st Year and never returned, Saji became a night owl and for the first time became completely enamored with the night life of his home district of Shibuya. The colors, the music, the peddlers, everything called out to him...and though he was taken once or twice by the types of thugs that Junya Kaneshiro had profited so much from in his time for a fair sum of money, he learned how to take care of himself over time. He became enthralled by the Shibuya night life, and his lingering interest in the arts as a child blossomed into a true and undeniable talent...but without guidance, he was raw, like clay that had not yet been sculpted into its final form. But he could sing like nobody's business, and he could play music that could move you...he could paint with an undeniable talent and a completely avant garde style...and he could sculpt remarkable quality charms and necklaces but in shapes that were more specialty than appealing to the masses.
Scholarship offers began to come his way when his talent trickled into his schoolwork, even in spite of his poor grades in other areas, but his inability to choose a singular focus has left all of his offers pending. More flighty, experimental, and whimsically passionate than singularly driven, he spends his nights in Shibuya mostly for his own benefit...but with an underlying justice that is almost childlike, not quite as jaded by experience and education as one with a more normal upbringing. Saji found, in time, that he began to live his life simply night-to-night, never really planning for tomorrow...but always looking forward to the day.
And he was alone, mostly, isolated even among his peers and friends who cared for him...until that day.
Shortly after the announcement by the Phantom Thieves hijacking the television screens in Shibuya, the threat they issued to Masayoshi Shido...Saji was nabbed doing one of his routine graffiti doodles on a wall near the Protein Lovers Gym in an alley by an overly self-important officer hoping to get lucky and make a name for himself by nabbing a Phantom Thief. Locked in a cell for an entire night on unjust charges, it was in that cell that Usaji Azai met the people who would become his first and truest friends...
...And together with the others, where they would meet their destiny.
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Getting to know his cellmates during that night allowed him to begin to connect with others on a personal level that he had been missing for nearly all of his life. That ember of a friendship began to grow when the quartet found themselves in that other world, the Metaverse as they learned it was called, and began to uncover the truth within the blackened heart of the up-jumped beat cop whose twisted heart morphed a desire to protect the streets into a near-holy crusade against the 'blood-sucking' leeches feeding off of the adults of society...aka children like himself and the others. What he saw was anything but the beauty of life, but the ugliness of human nature, and it sickened him. His spirits dipped as they advanced...his inability to contribute to their efforts making him helpless when the shadows first appeared and their de facto leader awakened to save them. It was his lack of focus that nearly saw him killed before Chell awakened to his own power later and saved the team from yet another fateful death.
By the time that Shiori had overcome her demons to awaken the rebellious spirit within, Soma began to feel again that isolation that was all-too-familiar...that separation from the hearts of those to whom he wished to connect which made him such a solitary soul. He, alone, was useless...and if things continued as they had been, they no doubt might have died. It was then that the twisted version of Officer Norio Ogasawara appeared to them, nearly two thirds of the way through his unusual 'Palace'...and despite the efforts of the rest of the team, the overwhelming number of shadows put them all at a grave disadvantage. One-by-one they began to give way...until only he remained standing, protected by the friends who had the power to fight until the bitter end. He was their last hope, but he had no power...he was useless, isolated, and the shadow taunted him...
This officer who had harassed him in the streets of Shibuya on more than one occasion knew well the sore spots in his life...the lack of a proper family, the fact that he was always alone...he knew exactly where and how to prod at the young artist to cut deep into the heart of him. It should have broken him to hear the truth so plainly...that he had no one...that he wasn't worthy of having anyone...that all his life he had been abandoned and unloved and that all his half-smiles and art could only hide the fact that deep down, he was in pain and there was nobody to save him. These 'friends' had tried, but they had failed him...and now, he was going to do what everybody else had done to him...and abandon them. Save himself.
"...As if I could..." he growled lowly, his fingers clenching so hard into his palms that blood trickled from his grip and splattered upon the ground below. His head began to throb violently and he clutched at his face in pain, blood smearing in an X with his fingers over the bridge of his nose and around his eyes...and suddenly, the blood began to harden and form into a mask, fingers clenching tightly around its edges as a power, a defiance swelled up within him that went beyond anything that he could imagine, "I will not run from you. And I am tired of listening to self-centered adults who tell me what I can and cannot have...what I deserve...! I refuse...to cower away from the things I want in this world simply because you tell me I'm not allowed to have them! I will take everything...a home, friends, my future...we'll take them all together, SCARAMOUCHE!"
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Infiltration Skill:Eye for Detail - Spot environmental items, abnormalities, and other things with which he can interact for various results. Arcana: Moon Persona Name: Scaramouche Persona Appearance:
Name: Shouei Hihi Code Name: [What is your character's Metaverse Code Name?] Nicknames: Ozaru, Ape Age: 17 Appearance:, Mask and Costume:Shouei School: Shujin Academy Grade: Junior Homeroom: 2-B Love Interest: [Is there a character you are interested in dating?] Personality: Normally quiet and observant, Shouei is known for being too serious for his age. In truth, connecting with people has been difficult for him due to his appearance and nature, but he quickly becomes kinder and friendlier as he forms relationships...and it may in fact be that all he wants is to relate to more people his age. Bio: Shouei is the sole heir to his family, and a unique lineage; his father was a demon known as Hihi, or in other words, the legendary Ozaru that once ruled Japan's highest peaks. His mother was human, and when the two fell in love they settled down in the city of Mimisaka, moving away from his father's centuries of isolation in the countryside. Shouei is the only son, and despite his father's bloodline appears to be human through and through; the only sign of his father's heritage is his unusual size, as Shouei easily surpasses the average High Schooler.
In Mimasaka, Shouei ended up forming a small gang around middle school, though they added up to little more than some class ditching delinquents. The Red Oni, led by Shouei, caused just enough trouble to quickly become labeled around the area and so Shouei's minor infamy grew, but to him it was like a badge of honor; his father had been a Demon, and somewhere inside he felt like building up such a poor reputation might one day help him reach that same status, or change his stars...something he thought, though it was a poor plan. Instead, the father he idolized quickly caught on to his antics, and rebuked Shouei for such childish actions. Far from becoming furious however, he merely pointed out the weakness of Shouei's actions and resolve, and forced him to admit that doing so would make him no more of a Demon...and despite having his hopes crushed, Shouei was glad to hear his father speak honestly with him about the differences between them that would never be overcome. Soon after though, he would learn that this was the last lecture his father would ever give...as Hihi was assassinated, an order given by the new government's reigning "Shogun" and the Kuzunoha lurking in the darkness that served him. In an attempt to consolidate power, he had demanded any "civilized" Demon Clans join him and his government, and when the Hihi had refused, he chose to deal with them in the harshest manner possible. Not only Shouei's father, but all of Hihi's brother and comrades as well ended up dying in battle in an attempt to avenge their retired demon Lord...and Shouei was not exempt from his desire for revenge. Following these Demons, against the order of his mother, he found the battle nearly over and witnessed the dreaded Kuzunoha in action. Shouei attempted to confront them, but ended up knocked out with barely an exchange of words, and in the end only he was spared. Likely, he surmised, because they viewed his human form and decided he was too weak...even if he recovered, he would never be a Demon, and never be able to take his revenge for his Father's death.
Soon after the school Shouei attended held a "sudden" crack down, and he and his "Red Oni" were very publicly shamed for their juvenile actions. Several of the students were expelled, and students Shouei had never harmed came forward to testify about his violence and threats. The adults decided their school could no longer harbor a ticking time bomb, and said that he and his family's recent "string of mysterious deaths" were bringing shame on their community. It was nothing short of exile for Shouei, his mother, and the loved ones that remained...and despite his best attempts to change things, Shouei was soon forced to move from Mimasaka to the Capital on his own, all to start again. He barely escaped time in Juvenile Detention due to his father's death, and a strong case that he'd been driven to "bully" others by family circumstances...but this too, ended up being merely an attempt to slander his family further, and Hihi was soon rumored to be a poor father who abused his son and instilled ruthless disciplines in him, leading to his "gang"'s formation. Still, now Shouei entered Shujin Academy with only the school's leniency to support him, and even that kindness was far smaller than it appeared. With no way out, Shujin had become the prison Shouei was forced into...a holding cell that, if left wardened by those who had put him there in the first place for much longer, might become a citadel to entrap him until he was lost and forgotten.
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Arcana: Persona Name: Hihi Persona Appearance:Hihi (The giant claw and the blade it's wielding, specifically.)
Elemental Affinities: ((Weak, Resist, Null, Reflect)) Resist: Dark Weak: Light
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Items Owned:: - Weapon: Taien, Hihi no Oodachi (Taien, The Great Ape's Blade) - Gun: - Armor: - Accessory:(Noh Mask) A mask belonging to Shouei's father, which he keeps in his possession in honor of him.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:13 pm
::Tamao Uehara, aka "Hex"::
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Gaia Avatar: [Mods will do this.] Gaia Name:Hibarii chan
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Name: Tamao Uehara Code Name: Hex Nicknames: Tama-chan, ‘Reila’ Age:17 Appearance: Mask and Costume:CostumeMask School: Shujin Academy Grade: Senior Homeroom: 1-B Love Interest:--- Personality: Tamao is the silent type, keeping to herself when she isn’t needed elsewhere. She is soft-spoken and gentle, easy to smile and quick to help friends when they are in trouble. Her resting b***h face tends to keep people away though, not to mention her job as a model tends to give an image of her that isolates the teen further. It is that image that makes the girl resentful, never forgetting slights made against her…she can be vindictive at times, as she keeps her anger and her self-loathing bottled up deep, deep inside her. She is insecure about herself, but this is usually covered up with her extrovert personality. Tamao knows how to manage herself in crowded situations, and is used being in the spotlight, literally and figuratively speaking. Being for better or for worse, she tries to keep her head high, and keeps telling herself that if the other students, and the adults won’t see her for who she is, then she has no use for them. She will claw her way to the top on her own, and one day, she will be able to live the life that she wants to live.
Bio:Tamao Uehara is the only child of a successful manager and a businessman. Her mother started molding the girl since an early age, always telling her she would become a star, a famous model that would captivate the whole world. She was a charming little girl, always bright and sunny, feeling happy she was making her mother happy. When her body started to change into one of a young woman, she was subjected to strict diets, hair treatments, make up and fake nails. Her mother was fame-oriented, and knew the gold pot that was her daughter for this industry. She had the figure and the face of a porcelain doll, with a sweetness to it…and a provocative aura that simply drove people to love her.
Tamao lived in front of spotlights and cameras: posing, smiling, giving everything she had in every shoot. It was everything she knew since she could remember…and she did it out of routine and duty than actual passion. She hated herself, unable to stand up to her mother; she hated being isolated at school, she hated feeling so alone…unable to do anything about it. She looks at someone like Ann Takamaki, a fellow young model who in the last year seems to have changed her own life, become more outgoing and vibrant, and feels cold, bitter at her inability to do the same.
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Arcana: Strength Persona Name: Adelita Persona Appearance:Adelita
