Azami [Persona User]

Subject: Azami [Persona User] Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:22 pm

Azami Aihara
"Life's a lot similar to a train; it'll go on with or without you."
----Azami; Sixth Grade.

The Biography

Birth Name: Azami Aihara
Aliases: N/A as of now.
Gender: Female.
Age: 16.
Birth Day: January 9th.
Arcana: The Devil.
Evoker: Azami will utilize a tarot card.
Place of Residence: San Malarus Island.
School Year: First Year.
Class: (We'll fill this in once you're approved. This will be your class in school)

After School Club: Literature Club.

Appearance: Azami's appearance isn't drastically different from other girls of her age. Her skin is of a slightly pale tone and her hair, in contrast, is that of a dark brown. She has naturally grey eyes and inbetween them is a birthmark slightly resembling a star that is covered up by her short hair. She's also a bit shorter than the average height of most other girls of the same age and is also slightly skinny. To be exact, she stands at 5'2 feet and weighs around ninety four pounds.

When it comes to clothing Azami wears a skyblue scarf throughout all of the seasons and almost always wears it in a fashion covering her mouth; the scarf slightly below her nose when worn this way. She also wears a light brown jacket over her school uniform and casual attire. Speaking of casual attire, it usually consists of a simple white t-shirt and a pair of black shorts.

The final thing worthy of mentioning when it comes to attire is Azami's strange habit of carrying a shinai with her wherever she goes despite the lack of a Kendo Club at her school. It's carried around in a long green bag that she wears on her back via two straps. The said green bag also has a picture of a blue butterfly on the top of it.

Personality: Azami wouldn't really be classified as shy persay nor does she believe in a way of life involving solitude. Despite these facts however she isn't really that outgoing when it comes to social scenarios. She often distances herself from people and while it isn't out of disdain or distrust she none the less seems to try to avoid conversing with others unless they choose to prolong the conversation. It isn't impossible for one to form a friendship or bond with her but because of this most people whom have attempted have simply given up so far; likely out of assumption that she wasn't interested in becoming an acquaintance with them.

Indeed, Azami seems to be cold to the world at first glance. She locks her emotions away to the point of almost always maintaining an emotionless face until faced with a scenario that forces an emotional reaction -- such as a shocking surprise or a rather good pun. In this sense she's a bit of a stoic though she still is capable of and will express emotions even if it is dependent on circumstances.

Azami is rather fond of kendo as a sport due to the nature of each match and how the individual must constantly devise new strategies for the best result. She acknowledges that a single mistake, if one fails to act on their reflexes and/or wits, can lead to defeat. As such, she also views kendo as a metaphor for life in that a single grave mistake in life can lead to a terrible tragedy.

Another hobby of hers is simply reading literature. Her favorite genre is that of a tie between fantasy and realistic fiction although she still can enjoy stories of another genre if the concept and execution are of adequate quality for her standards.

Azami considers herself a realist. She despises both pessimism and idealism equally; viewing them as extremist views which ignore one factor of life. When it comes to pessimism she views pessimists as nothing more than mopey brats who whine about how terrible life is for themselves when it could be much worse and others when they haven't gone through what said others have. At the same time though she views idealism as nothing more than a delusion and a harmful idea that causes people to ignore the problems with society in favor of maintaining their happy-go-lucky view of the world.

She also personally prefers dogs over cats and her favorite color is white. Due to her said preference of color she also enjoys winter the most out of all the seasons... excluding when it doesn't snow that is.

The Potential

Strengths:

—Strength Name: Kendo
—Description: Azami has practiced kendo since a young age and has honed her skills throughout the years. Due to this experience she's improved her natural reflexes substantially and is also rather skilled at utilizing a shinai.

—Strength Name: Logical
—Description: Azami, while no ace detective when it comes to such matters, also takes an interest in logic. She's capable of piecing together information based on the analysis of facts -- although that doesn't mean that she's exempt from faulty logic on occasion.

—Strength Name: Good with Cats
—Description: Despite her preference for dogs Azami gets along better with cats. Most of the time they leave her alone and due to that there's rarely trouble between her and said cats.

Weaknesses:

—Weakness Name: Stoic
—Description: As mentioned above, Azami has a harder time making friends and forming bonds than most others due to how she acts reserved and emotionless. Because of this she can even end up driving others away and can appear uninterested in the quarrels, problems, and ordeals others go through.

—Weakness Name: Physical Strength
—Description: Azami is substantially less strong physically than others when it comes to brute force, the ability to lift heavy objects, and etcetera. While she can still do physical labor she wouldn't be of much assistance in lifting heavy boxes or knocking someone out in a fist fight when it comes down to it.

—Weakness Name: Emotionally Unstable
—Description: While she may not appear to be emotionally unstable she is of the devil arcana and like others of it she can be a slave to her own emotions. Her stoic way of life is naught but a facade. In actuality she's been traumatized by her past and as such is unable to deal with more emotionally pressing situations. Due to this things like losing a loved one can impact her heavily; inflicting great stress upon her and adding to the sea of trauma that she's attempting to hold at bay with her emotionless act.

Soul Bound Weapon:
Azami [Persona User] Kendo%20shinnai

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Shinai
Weapon Description: A practice sword utilized in kendo. It's rather long, not very wide, and when not being summoned in combat is carried around by Azami via a green shinai bag. It's 114 centimeters long.
Weapon Attack Type: Strike.
Weapon Element: (Leave this blank. Only special weapons obtain an element behind its blows.)

The Background

History: This is the story of a girl named Azami.

Azami Aihara didn't always have that blank face. A long time ago she used to smile. She used to frown. She used to cry and laugh and sing. She was born to a middle-class family within Japan and lived a carefree life as a child. Back then her worries were as simple as how good she'd do at kendo practice, what book to read next, and etcetera. Alas though, all good things must come to an end. This is a story of how Azami's carefree life crumbled down around her and she became chained down by the trauma festering within her to this day.

It all started around sixth grade. Azami had just finished up kendo practice and was heading home from school. When she arrived home she learnt from a note left on the door that her parents were out getting groceries since they were running short on food and ingredients. So Azami found the key hidden under the welcome mat, inserted it in, and went inside to begin working on her schoolwork.

It was after she had finished that she noticed a long time had gone past since her parents had returned and was greeted by the ringing of the phone. When she picked it up and answered the call she was greeted by the voice of a man she didn't know who seemed to be somewhat depressed. He told her that her parents had gotten into a car accident and that her mother had died in the incident; her Dad being knocked unconscious upon the impact of the collision. Azami was devastated by this naturally. She couldn't believe what he was saying at first and eventually ended up bursting into tears. After all, she was but a child and had not been prepared for such a tragedy to occur.

Her father hadn't suffered many physical injuries and was allowed to return home after the incident but he had clearly been scarred by the experience as she had. He slowly began to lock himself away in his room from his daughter day-by-day and eventually they grew rather distant. His depression had been interfering with his job as well as he began to arrive to work hours later; his efficiency having degraded when it came to the actual quality of his performance as well. Eventually he was fired and with that began looking for a job out in the city.

It was one day however that Azami was greeted to a new side of her father after he returned home. One day after searching for employment in the city he returned home drunk. At first it wasn't anything big. Azami at that time hadn't known about the existence of alcohol and simply thought her father was acting strangely. However, things inevitably got worse for both of them.

Her father became more depressed each day and with that turned to alcohol for the solution. The more depressed he got the more liquor he drank. Slowly he turned from the Dad Azami had once looked to as a role model into a monster. He began to abuse and beat Azami when drunk; blaming her for the death of his wife throughout it all -- insulting and belittling her as a worthless pest. It didn't take long for the scars to settle in and soon Azami was faced with a psychological fear of her father.

She was afraid to tell others about what was happening at home as her father had threatened to kill anyone she told. It didn't take long for people to notice however as she began to act strange and as the beatings got more severe even turned up to school covered in wounds.

Her father was quickly detained by the police and a trial ensued. After a long judicial process he was found guilty and Azami was taken away by child services; reassured that he couldn't hurt her or any of her friends anymore. Despite this though their words made no difference. To Azami they just seemed like shallow promises made by people who didn't know or care about her. She began to drift away from those around her and eventually became the emotionless girl you know today.

She returned to her normal life shortly after as her aunt took custody of her. At her new school she was rather lonely and though she made a few good friends she slowly drifted away from them each time; eventually finding herself completely alone excluding those within her family. Without much of a social life she began to focus on her studies and kendo instead; becoming passionate about both and coming to excel in each.

Recently though her aunt and uncle were forced to take a job overseas for its good pay and worker benefits. Due to this Azami has recently moved in with her grandmother in the Azores Region. Without a kendo club she's decided to join the literature club and continues to continue her life as a new transfer student.

So begins the next chapter of Azami's story.

Subject: Re: Azami [Persona User] Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:58 pm

Looking good ~

However, you'll need to add her exact heigth and weigth in appearance. As well as the dimensions of her soulbound weapon (Length to be exact). Do that and you'll be approved ^^

Oh, also, just saying, but when a soulbound weapon is not summoned, then it's not there at all. So, techincally you summon it from thin air. If she wants to carry it around after she obtains it, it'd mean she'd be keeping it summoned all the time, just not in her hands. She doesn't have to carry it at all, if she doesn't want to. Up to you though : D

Subject: Re: Azami [Persona User] Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:47 pm

Edited.

Also, I'd be fine with having it be summoned at all times. She mainly carries it around for the sake of nostalgia.

Subject: Re: Azami [Persona User] Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:50 pm

Alrighty then, approved ~

Subject: Re: Azami [Persona User] Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:49 pm

Edited Azami's age under the permission of Sharaku and the reasoning of her birthday having recently occurred.

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