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[b]Full Name[/b][COLOR=#807B84] -藤本 蝶 - [i]Fujimoto Chou[/i][/COLOR]
[b]Age[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - 22[/COLOR]
[B]Place of Origin[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Kanazawa, Japan[/COLOR]
[b]Occupation[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - Florist[/COLOR]
[b]Zodiac Signs[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - Pisces, Sheep[/COLOR]
[b]Blood Type[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - O+[/COLOR][/color][/SUP]

[sub][b]A V A T A R[/b][/SUB]

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[b]Character's Name[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - パピ四 - [i]Papiyon[/i][/COLOR]
[B]Pathos Affiliation[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Drox[/COLOR]
[b]Role[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - Evasive melee DPS[/COLOR]
[B]Profession[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Florist[/COLOR]
[B]Weapon of Choice[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Nagamaki[/COLOR]
[B]Domains[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Darkness; Enhancement, Illusion[/COLOR]
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[sup][COLOR=SILVER][b]Larkspur[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]The most evident of Chou's character traits, both IRL and in Pariah, is how [i]kind[/i] she is. Kind and sweet. Whether it's helping someone find their lost cat, getting a ball from out of a tree for a kid (she loves kids), or patiently talking a friend through a bad breakup, she's a genuinely kind person that only loses her temper once in a [i]few[/i] blue moons, and takes a simple joy from watching other people smile.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Heather[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]And she plans to protect those smiles. Perhaps not in a [i]combative[/i] way; being the kind of role she is in combat, there's only so much she can really do to protect someone. No, her general protectiveness comes more as a [i]psychological[/i] deal. She seems to have some kind of [i]'upset radar,'[/i] she's so apt at telling whether someone is lost, or sad, or angry; and when they are, she'll always do her best to make sure they feel like they're not alone, and they can always talk to her. Perhaps it'll blow up in her face. God knows it's done that before now and then. She's not perfect. But she [i]will[/i] keep trying.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Hydrangea[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]But what use is trying that hard to get people to open up if she's not going to respond in kind? Chou is, as a rule, emotionally open to a startling level. Though she's surprisingly good at hiding how she's feeling (it's a talent), she just [i]doesn't[/i]. She wears her heart on her sleeve, not by nature but by [i]choice.[/i] Just as she's always willing to talk to other people about what's upsetting them, if they want to know how she's feeling, she'll talk about it openly and honestly. After all, what's the point of trying to protect peoples' hearts if they trust you so little, they've closed them off already?[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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[sup][COLOR=SILVER][b]Flittering Wing[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]Papiyon's magic is split almost evenly between enhancement and illusion, vanishing in a blur of phantasmal butterflies, appearing behind the assailant, and slashing them with armor-shearing attacks that the eye can't fully follow. She's extremely evasive, able to 'blink' around and relying heavily on that for her combat style. Because she is [i]fully[/i] minmaxed into offense. She has no way of sustaining herself, and she wears very light armor to keep her mobility maximized. It's rather hard to hit her; however, if you [i]do[/i] hit her, she's going to [i]feel it,[/i] and feel it hard.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Whirling Sting[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]But you need to survive her assault first. She is frankly [i]scary[/i] with her long-handled nagamaki, dealing enormous burst [i]or[/i] sustained damage depending on how she chooses to fight. Though, there is one major pitfall to her combat strategy: because it's almost entirely centered around mobility and her weapon, there's very little she has to deal with multiple enemies. Hence, she tends to leave them be and go for priority targets, which can potentially leave others vulnerable to the crowd.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Dancing Petals[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]As you might guess from her IRL occupation, Chou [i]loves[/i] flowers, and this carries quite well over into Papiyon as well. Yeah, the job of a florist in Pariah is less about what's pretty and often much more about what's [i]useful[/i] for things such as alchemy. But, she reasons as she arranges the herbs and flowers in her cart, there's no good reason it can't be [i]both[/i].[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Obscuring Mist[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]I've talked about how she fights with respect to her mobility and heavy emphasis into damage. But we shouldn't forget that [i]illusion[/i] affinity as well. Often, the pure mobility might not be enough; in which case, she combines it with a variety of illusions designed to bewilder and distract while she does her work. Perhaps she creates a cloud of illusory butterflies, darting in and out so quickly the foe can't see her, let alone strike her. Perhaps she leaves afterimages behind her, blinking around the target so quickly that by the time the image disappears, she's already striking again. Whatever the technique, it makes her playstyle all the more effective in the end.[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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[/cell][cell][b]Physical Description[/b]
[color=#807B84][indent]Fujimoto Chou doesn't have a ton that sets her apart from any other young Japanese woman. Straight black hair, a slender build, a height of only about 5'1"; if one word could be used to describe her, it would be [i]typical.[/i] Perhaps the only thing that really sets her apart is a single wisteria-purple streak that runs top to bottom in her hair, framing her face on the left side. Much of what makes Chou unique isn't her appearance, but her personality, and strange idiosyncrasies, such as her habitual tendency to speak nearly exclusively in extremely polite kenjougo keigo, regardless of the situation. She wears largely typical clothing, though she [i]does[/i] have a particular penchant for wearing long coats when it's chilly out.

Papiyon, on the other hand, is [i]very[/i] different in appearance, given that as a Pariah avatar, it stands as a manifestation of how Chou [i]wishes[/i] she could be; an ideal version of herself. The single streak spread out into flowing pink hair that frames a pair of wide, kind violet eyes. A more buxom build. Significantly increased height: about 5'1" no longer, now reaching upwards of 5'7". Flawless skin. She thinks she looks [i]SO[/i] cool. Instead of her skirts, blouses, and coats, she wears a close-fitting white leather-backed vest with gilt fastenings that trails off into long coattails that flow behind her. Enough to deflect a blow or two, though leather can only do so much. And finally, her weapon: a long-handled nagamaki, wrapped in fabric the same color as her hair. The blade is fine steel, and the handguard is fashioned after a butterfly.

...It took her SO long to save up for it.
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[b]Character Conceptualization[/b]
[color=#807B84][indent]Fujimoto Chou was never a genius, and she's made her peace with it. That's not to say she's not smart. She knows her fair share of miscellany. But she doesn't need any more than that.

Born to Fujimoto Rikako and Souun, Chou—named after the butterflies her mother loves so much—had a happy childhood and was (and still is) extremely close to Hanako, her elder sister by two years. Mild in temperament and unfailingly polite, Chou was a dream daughter, and her parents were ever so proud of her when she got into a good high school. This is about when she began her habitual use of keigo. When questioned on it, she would simply shrug and smile: "I like being polite."

Her planned life trajectory, though—good high school, good university, good job—was shot in the face in her second year of school, though. Hana was in College Application Hell, and Chou [i]hated[/i] seeing it. And she hated even more the idea of [i]being[/i] in it. She'd never really figured out what she wanted to study anyway; so, while still attending high school, she began to probe a bit for possible jobs nearby. And a little while into her search, she happened upon a small florist's shop owned by an elderly woman looking for part-time help.

And she fell in love.

Her parents took her assertion she was going to become a florist instead of going to university rather well, actually; she wasn't cut off or anything, though their relationship was a bit frosty for a few months afterwards. But in Chou's eyes, it was so very, very worth it. 

Some years passed, and Chou found herself more and more in charge of the shop as the elderly owner aged further. Twenty-two years old now, she has a comfy apartment, a wonderful family, and a job she loves. And having some disposable income now, she decided to try out this new game she's heard about, some wild VRMMO called [i]Pariah Online.[/i]

No harm trying it out, right?[/indent][/color]
[b]Other Information[/b]
[color=#807B84][indent]She is [i]very[/i] into astrology, both eastern and western.
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蓮花舞
Rengemai
Lotus Petal Dance
[color=#807B84][indent]Chou leverages her Illusion and Enhancement magic both, dashing around the target and striking from unexpected angles as she leaves afterimages in her wake; moving gracefully, like dancing across a pond on water lilies.[/indent][/color]

蝶靄
Chou-Moya
Butterfly Haze
[color=#807B84][indent]A storm of illusory butterflies appears around Chou, and she vanishes into it, moving unseen and unheard through the obscuring magic.[/indent][/color]

無痛蝶
Mutsuu-chou
Painless Butterfly
[color=#807B84][indent]The most powerful spell in her arsenal, Painless Butterfly sees her close her eyes and sheath her sword as pink energy builds within. Then, after some seconds, all sound becomes muted and distant to her, and the world slows to a crawl as in one fluid motion, she unleashes a single clean stroke from her sheath, trailing pink light and phantom butterflies as it rends through space and time.
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