"It is a pleasure to meet you; I am Yume Asibika and I look forward to our future interactions."
Name: Yume Asibika
Nicknames/Titles: Lady Snoresalot, Muffet, The Dreamer
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Arachne
Sexuality: Unknown
Magic:Mentis: Dream Manipulation
Yume has the inborn ability of summoning miraculous things from her dream to assist her in combat. This can range from nightmare inducing chimeras to strangely friendly sirens who can try to lull foes to sleep. The most interesting thing about this is when falling asleep and beginning a dream, she automatically spawns in a dream version of herself. The dream version is similar to the real version of of Yume physically, however is very different with her "true" personality coming to light.
Strengths:The things she summons can be generalized with certain aspects (i.e. being a lightning bruiser, swathes of whelps to burn through assailants, etc.) that give her an advantage in battle. This means she can overpower people through sheer force of one person, swarms of enemies, skilled duelists, or a combination of all three depending on what is currently going through her head while she slumbers.
On another note, Dream Yume is a manifestation of her inner thoughts, feelings, wishes, and beliefs... which gives it almost a mind of its own, if not these were her inner-most desires. Dream Yume is stronger than the real Yume and can pack a punch with her exoskeleton and isn't at all ashamed to use her abdomen to create threads to inhibit the movement of enemies, or to create durable platforms for her allies - some skills the real Yume lacks. Another advantage is that they both share the same memories, which means anything Dream Yume does, real Yume will remember (though, she may not act like she recalls it if she deems said memory to be shameful/unladylike).
Weaknesses:The problem with her magic, while powerful, can only be cast while she is asleep, which leaves her vulnerable to attacks. This usually forces her to be completely hidden whilst having the dream version of her battle in her stead. Speaking of the dream version of Yume, if defeated/destroyed, Yume is abruptly woken up, garnering a headache which keeps her highly immobile for the next two to four minutes. Along with that, Yume isn't the biggest front line fighter since she is rather weak, and has rather pathetic combat viability, unless using her dreams and dream version of herself.
On the topic of her dreams, while Dream Yume stays perfectly constant, her hidden fantasies are more or less volatile to an extent. While she can control what she summons, her dreams, not so much, and must also rely on her state of mind. This usually influences how the dreams turn out; if in a bad mood before going to bed, she may dream up hell-fire and destructive wraiths that may attack friend and foe alike, Dream Yume included.
Catalyst: N/A, but likes to think her whole bed as this.
Other Skills:Yume can create almost any types of garments from the silk she spins from her abdomen, along with dream catchers to summon the dream version of her to the conjurers current location. However, she gets flustered easily when watched producing the thread from her abdomen. The dream catchers usually take around about three to four days to create.
Inventory:Handwoven Bag
-Three dreamcatchers
-A few pencils
-#2 diary
-A wallet with some European Currency
Master: --
Personality:Yume is a soft spoken Arachne who differentiates between a stoic, calm, humble attitude about her in a don't speak until spoken too kind of way. She is usually patient in how she acts, not striking out due to the sheer audacity of someones tongue or actions, but usually a simple scolding. Aside from this she does her best to act completely polite to every stranger she comes across. So basically, act like a quaint princess to anyone you meet... and get flustered when someone looks at you while spinning thread, to the point where your covering your face.
With this, comes social naivety on some things. Yume can sometimes take things a tad bit serious, like metaphors (i.e. simple raining cats and dogs line is spoken, she points out there are no animals, but it's raining rather hard), and very seldom takes things with a grain of salt. Of course, with obliviousness comes her innate sense of curiosity. Yume often wants to try things out, but feels it may be a bit crude and unladylike...
There is another side to her she refuses to show, one so deep it could completely twist the very fabric of who she is... Dream Yume heralds the same ideals of curiosity as Yume, but instead takes action over her inaction; she could care less if it was the way a lady of proper standing would behave. Mischievous with a streak of adventure, the girl will go to lengths to tease, shout obscenities, and display herself with clothes the Real Yume would consider loud. This often causes Yume to cry during her awakening. So yeah, they hugely contrast each other.
Another thing they both have in common is a fear of being alone; the Real Yume will show discomfort over her loneliness, shifting around as she looks around with distraught wide-eyes. When someone decides to accompany her again, she throws on a simple smile, shrugging off any reasoning over if she is ok. Dream Yume is a bit unstable, seeing as she can become a mix of emotion, mainly anger with unchecked sobbing. Even more so when with a person she cares for, she will usually be very clingy and very demanding of said person; may sometimes act obedient to keep them on her side.
Backstory:The early parts of Yume's life could be compared to a fleeting dream, yet one thing always stood out to her in her early childhood - she was always alone. Living out in the wilderness, moving from place to place whilst averting gazing eyes due to fear. She did, however, harbor a thirst, a curiosity about beings that looked so similar to her, yet lacked the appendages she possessed. Yet, she never bothered getting close and always thought them to be negative beings, lacking any empathy as time grew on...
That came as a result of the dream version of herself who, many times, interacted (or tried to interact) with humans and other animals she hunted. Suffice to say, who knew humans were oppressed and began shrieking when a scantly dressed girl whose lower body appeared to be like an arachnid appeared. So she grew up, bitter, with a gnawing sense for some companionship. Eventually, the pressure got to her and she no longer could stand the singular person she was. She longed for someone to care for her, a friend, an acquaintance, anyone who would be willing to comfort her.
Yume contrived less than desirable tactics of luring in passerby's of any gender through the use of dream created constructs, and ensnared them forcefully. Needless to say, they were all terrified and always managed to flee when given the opportunity of not being constricted. It left the girl heartbroken, but eventually through a stroke of luck, she found the right friend... or rather, parental figure.
One day, she managed to snag an older, apparently blind woman who was exploring the area. When lured and captured, she questioned if she would leave her if she gave her the chance to leave. The old woman calmly denied the claim, before asking for the young Arachne's name. Yume replied that she didn't know, before calling her something other than a monster. The two went on for a couple of minutes before questioning the woman's reasons for not struggling to flee.
She replied that she saw the girls mental pain with her third eye when wandering the wilderness outside her town and was drawn to said area in hopes of comforting whatever person or creature was in agony. Yume, who she now dubbed herself, was confused as to why she went through that effort or how she could even validate such a far-fetched power. In a moment, the thread she snared the woman in was one human short. She was surprised to find the woman standing there, smiling before giving the girl the answer that she could of left any time she want and made the claim she was a magi.
Yume had no idea what that was, and with bright eyes, questioned the woman with even greater curiosity. The woman beckoned the Arachne to live with her, while offering the girl shelter, knowledge, and a way to make better clothes with the thread she spun. While she grew up a bit naive, the woman shaped her into a proper member of society in the realm of magicians. Yume became comparable to an upright young woman hailing from a family of nobles.
Yume still hasn't truly figured out to this day why her newfound friend/caretaker did all this, other than out of a random act of kindness.
Eventually, she finished teaching the girl what she knew, the woman eventually began to wither away. To make sure Yume was secured for the future, she was sent to attend Montagne Academy as a familiar in hopes of finding a good master that she would not only take care of, but would take good care of the Archne.
Yume is currently in her second year, conceiving clothes to financially support herself.