[list][*][b][u]Name:[/u][/b] Maki Rika
[*][u][b]Age[/b][/u]: 15
[*][u][b]Gender[/b][/u]: Female
[*][u][b]Appearance[/b][/u]: [url=http://safebooru.org//samples/556/sample_96076bbdad1b86e55cbefada91de3a9953967e76.jpg?559079]"The only point in being here is to train to be the best Tuner possible!"[/url] Rika is very short for her age.
[*][u][b]Personality[/b][/u]: Rika is usually rather serious. She firmly believes that her reason for being at the Akiyama-Kreuz Academy is to become the best Tuner she can possibly be, moreso than anything else. She is also very stubborn and fixated on this purpose. She believes all that is needed to be a powerful Tuner is the willingness to succeed and the will to help from her Receiver, and she is likely to blame her Receiver for any failure. Rika dislikes what she perceives as foolishness, stupidity, or perversion, often chastising those who so such behaviors very vocally. She is easily angered and quick to resort to minor physical punishment(dope slaps, for example) for what she believes is stupid or foolish behavior. However, Rika genuinely desires to help people and keep them safe, and this is a large part of her motivation for her desire to become the best possible Tuner. Still, she is also a prideful and stubborn girl who is quick to snap at others. She is also easily flustered, and very jealous of girls who are taller and more mature than herself. Rika wants a receiver who will truly and honestly attempt to help her and nothing else.
[*][u][b]Type[/b][/u]: Weapon-Type
[*][u][b]Weapon[/b][/u]: Currently, as Rika lacks a Receiver, she cannot generate her own weapon. She has, however, managed to take a family heirloom katana with her. While this is normally strictly prohibited, as long as the weapon is made available to historical researchers its presence has been tolerated. Her weapon will likely be some form of sword, and potentially use this katana to trigger its formation.
[*][u][b]Skills[/b][/u]: Rika was trained by her father in traditional Japanese swordplay. She is also fairly well-versed in Japanese history. However, Rika is a horribly, terribly bad cook, much to her embarrassment. It could be considered an offensive skill by itself due to the near-toxic status of her cooking.
[*][u][b]Brief Backstory[/b][/u]: Rika was born to the Maki family, a family in touch with its roots, and a father who ran a dojo. He lavished training in Japanese swordplay on his daughter, and instilled her with pride and a deep desire to succeed in all she does. She went on to do her best, to attempt to do everything she could to ensure she did her best, in everything she tried to do. However, due to a tragic event in her childhood that nearly killed a close friend, Rika has become even more dedicated to the ideal of becoming the best possible Tuner, stubbornly fixated on this ideal beyond everything else.
[*][u][b]Receiver[/b][/u]: None as of yet.[/list]