NAME: Tanimoto "Aki-Chan" Akira
AGE: 16
GENDER: Female
ARCANA: Sun
APPEARANCE DETAILS: Akira stands 1.63m (or roughly 5' 4"), placing her on the short side amongst her peers. Befitting her nature, she has a head of naturally straight red-brown hair that she keeps at neck length and dyed a fashionable shade of pink. Sometimes she ties her hair into a ponytail, in others she lets it down but with her fringe pinned to one side. Her eyes are light brown and she can be often seen either smiling or vibing to music.
If in school, she wears her uniform normally but accents it with her ever-present pair of headphones around her neck and a light blue hoodie with a fur-rimmed hood over her uniform jacket. When not in school uniform, Akira has her hoodie on over a light blue t-shirt, with slightly baggy, darker navy blue jeans and sneakers to match. Headphones mandatory, of course. Depending on the season, she changes her clothes out to suit the weather, foregoing the jackets in favour of simple t-shirts in the summer, or supplementing them with thick overcoats in the winter. And her satchel bag is never too far behind, slung over her shoulder and usually containing her laptop and notebooks.
PERSONALITY: Akira is a soft-spoken yet chirpy young lady, oftentimes being described as being "quietly joyful". Her enthusiasm for the things she loves shines through her presence in the band club. She's naturally soft in volume, often struggling to be heard over her louder peers, but her contributions to her friend groups and clubs are very much appreciated, and her peers are no slouches in letting her know that.
But just because she's soft-spoken doesn't mean she can't be intense or enthusiastic about the things she loves and cares about. Akira is often the first person to voice her displeasure with bad ideas, or the most vocal about things she likes and she can get louder if she's really annoyed with something. Her nature also doesn't mean she is shy or meek, on the contrary! Her friends know her as a bubbly, energetic soul who doesn't let her quiet voice dampen her spirit. Akira is a fast friend and supporter of their endeavours, even though she isn't very vocal about it.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY: Akira is a Fujihama native and, as such, she was born and raised in the small, sleepy town. Growing up here meant assisting her parents run their okonomiyaki stall just outside of Fujihama Mall and Akira's tiny form was a welcome and regular appearance there in her early years. Eventually she was sent off to kindergarten and spent her formative years with other kids her age, learning how to read and write, count and spell, among other things.
It was during her early teenage years that Akira gained her interest in music. YouTube was and still is a huge impact on her life and it was through the video media app that Akira first discovered old-timey jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, among others. It was a little odd for a thirteen-year-old her size to take such an interest in music that wasn't made during her time, but she was so into it, she begged her parents to buy her a trumpet so she could learn how to play. Her first few attempts were tragically doomed to failure but young Akira didn't give up, channelling her energy into YouTube tutorials, practising on the roof of her school so she didn't bother her peers and pouring hours and hours into her newfound favourite instrument.
Come her high school years, Akira immediately joined Fujihama High's band club to further her skills in trumpet playing and music in general. She grew to become one of the more prominently talented musicians in the school and she would often not be seen without her trumpet case in one hand. To attend a day at Fujihama High and not hear Akira's trumpet from the roof was a sure sign that the young lady was sick or busy with her parents at their stall near the mall. But those days were few and far between; her folks weren't struggling to make ends meet and their lives, although they weren't rich, were comfortable and peaceful.
Up until the Prime Minister blew his head off on live national television. That event shook the quiet of their small town and sent a feverish rumble of rumours through the townsfolk. What had happened? Why was the Prime Minister looking so weird just before he committed suicide? The students at Fujihama High talked about it in hushed whispers between classes and on their walks to and from school, even as life returned to a relative sense of normal. It worried Akira, having seen the morbid event on TV, but she tried to push it out of her mind in the days after. Instead, she focused on the upcoming school year, a new recital piece she had to learn and her own jazz practise, silently hoping that life would return to normal soon.
TRIVIA:- Akira can regularly be found in the school's band room, chatting with friends about music or practising the club's latest musical piece. If she's not there, she can be found on the school's roof, freestyling or practising her favourites on her trumpet.
- Her other favourite haunt is Fujihama Mall, where her parents' stall is and a few of her favourite stores are.
- Her signature pair of blue and white headphones has her initials engraved on the headband.
- Her favourite genres of music are electroswing, future funk, lo-fi and jazz.
- Her favourite musicians are Kirinji, Caravan Palace, Louis Armstrong and Yung Bae.
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