Tenma Tendo

Among the Ashes

Catrina turned around just as fast as Al did when the sound of their vacation home blowing up resounded throughout the area. This...this couldn't be real...but here they were watching it all happen, right in front of them. The girl tightened his grip on the youngest boy's shoulder, as his question made her shake her head defiantly.
"Don't even think about it, both of you. He definitely made it out. There's no way he didn't make it out." She said firmly, despite not being able to see the man's figure until about a minute later. She hadn't even realized she was tensing up until she let out a breath, relaxing her muscles and grip on Al in the process. This was really getting to be too much, but it didn't seem like she had a choice in this matter...

As the older man approached them, Na decided it would probably be best to close the gap as even his injures from afar were a bit uncomfortable to look at.
"Come on, let's make sure he's alright at least." She whispered, nudging her brother to start walking towards Joe while she turned to look at Nino, who had been oddly quiet. "N-Nino? Come on, don't you want to check up on your brother?" She tried to sound encouraging, but it felt a little lackluster.

Instead of an automatic response as the girl expected, Nino remained staring at the ground. She couldn't see it, but the boy's complexion quickly fluctuated from flushed to pale. His vision grew blurry while his hearing was entirely skewed, barely being able to make out what the female redhead even saying to him. He knew it was coming, he could practically feel it, but the dizziness and nausea made it near impossible for him to voice to the girl to hurry and get his bother. Before he even knew it, his muscles gave up on him, causing him to crumple to the ground with a thud, his back and head taking the brunt of the fall. Pupils dilated as his awareness of where he was slipped away, the last thing he actually saw being Na looming over him with fearful eyes.

Catrina could only stare baffled as the boy before her fell without warning and almost immediately began spazzing out on the ground, his limbs in particular were thrashing about, forcefully hitting the ground without control.
"N-Nino? Nino! Oh my God." She wanted to help the boy now involuntarily clenching down on his tongue, but what was she suppose to do? Her mind immediately went to Giovanni, who had met up with Al a few yards away, but leaving Nino by himself when he was like this...even for a short while didn't feel good at all. But Na ultimately opted for it, and jogged quick over to the other two boys, only to frown at Giovanni's bloodied appearance and ignore his question that should be painfully obvious at this point. "W-Was everything burned in that explosion? B-Because...Nino, he..." She wasn't even sure how to explain what was going on and instead pointed frantically in his direction. "...I don't know what to do, h-he just started--" She wasn't even sure how to finish that sentence and hoped the urgency in her voice was enough to show what was up.

Among the Ashes

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SOL CITY - Modern Slice of Life - Chapter 2 - Completed & archived. 2/2

(⠉⠁⠏⠑⠇⠇⠁ ⠭⠊⠝⠛)

location: Abandoned Building (Near Old Sol Museum?) (Thursday; Late Afternoon - Evening)
tag(s): #PuddledAshes (Ash @LostBrotherGrimm + Ashton @Silver Fox)
mention(s): Toasty Mc'Toaster Pup III (the one and only...except for the first two)

The blonde tilted his head thoughtfully at what would in fact be written on the line underneath the words 'cause of death'. Of course Capella automatically assumed he was handsome, but he never really thought about what he nor Ash actually looked like since he never had the luxury to know for sure. Judging by his voice, Capella could assume that the other was tall with striking features. Maybe a buzz cut? Toasty never liked those so that would explain lot. Or maybe he was a hat guy? Cat shaped eyes with seafoam green irises? No, almond shaped and midnight blue. NO, slanted colored like copper pennies! Most of those colors he thought of he didn't have any recollection of what they actually looked like, but it was fun to guess. A smug smile pulled at Capella's lips before he brought his attention back to Ash, who was acting a bit weirder than normal, and that was saying something.

"Uh...huh..." Why did it feel like Ash and him weren't on the same page about this? Eh, they rarely seem to be on the same page of anything, specifically when it came to Toasty sometimes. Shaking the pup around to stop him from doing anything he would regret, Capella felt his the need to tilt his head even further than before. That's right, Ash did have a sister...did she like dogs too? Judging by the description, he couldn't quite tell. Before he even had the chance to ask more about this sister, Ash came to an abrupt halt, one Capella didn't really get. He didn't hear any cars so it wan't them walking down the street or anything like that. They just stood there...in the cold...doing nothing...

And as if on cue to Toasty, Ash suddenly grabbed his arm and was off, dragging the poor teen along with him.
"H-Hey, wait! I can't-- S-Slow down!" Capella shouted in surprise and shock, stumbling terribly to keep up with the taller man. Toasty took this chance to jump out of Capella's grasp and instead bolted beside them.
Tripping gracefully near where what he assumed was the flooring of a building met with the ground outside, Capella cursed himself as he limped alongside Ash, grumbling at he own self pity for a moment before speaking up. "Is this heaven? It's still cold...and I was promised cake and pie..." He mumbled grumpily as the sound of a door closing had him quirk a brow.

It wasn't until he heard Toasty barking in front of them (and running around in circles in attempts to catch his own tail, paying no mind to the stranger, but he didn't see that of course) that the boy instinctively scooted behind Ash a now weary look gracing his features. Clutching tightly onto the back oh Ash's jacket, Capella braced himself for the worst.

SOL CITY - Modern Slice of Life - Chapter 2 - Completed & archived. 2/2

(⠉⠁⠏⠑⠇⠇⠁ ⠭⠊⠝⠛)

location: Nearby The Old Sol Museum (Thursday; Late Afternoon - Evening)
tag(s): #PuddledAshes (Ash @LostBrotherGrimm + Ashton @Silver Fox)
mention(s): Toasty Mc'Toaster Pup III (as always)

Capella attempted to shoot the taller man a nasty look, but he quickly halted his actions since it meant his face would be more susceptible to the water crystals berating them from up above.
"Ah gee, sorry if I hurt your 'feelings'. I just tend to get a little...pissy when I'm freezing my ass off in some stupid fucking weather we could have avoided." Despite the vulgar language, his voice was high and childlike, almost as if he was trying to mock him. Well at least it was safe to say that Capella wasn't afraid to be open with Ash and be himself around him. It was also safe to say that the teen would freely roast the man whenever he had the chance to, or when he truly deserved it. "Oh woooowwww, Boy Scouts?" Capella gasped, unintentionally sucking in a shaky breath in the process. "Is that what's gonna be written on my medical reports under 'cause of death'?" He questioned genuinely as he attempted to use Toasty as a cloth to wipe his face. Unfortunately that only earned him a bark of defiance, the near death experience of tripping on the curb, and a face still covered in snow droplets. Great...j-just great...

Despite his prior snarky and rude remarks, Capella let out a genuine laugh, one powerful enough for him to forget about the cold for a moment. Obviously Toasty would be the one wearing the pants in their relationship (well any relationship honestly) should something happen to him. Why didn't he think of that? The sudden halt had the blonde jump in surprise, his head turning to 'look' at Ash.
"What's wrong?" He frowned, arching an eyebrow as he waited for some kind of response, and straightened upon receiving one. And while he felt a brief desire to strangle Ash for shaking him around a little, it was quietly quelled by the semi-hug he was rewarded with. "Eh, I'm down so long as the place has cake. Onwaaaaaarrrrrrddddddds." He trailed as Toasty howled along, attempting to scratch up Ash's jacket in the process.

Even though he would much rather give up and find a warm place to sit down, Ash's charisma spurred the boy and his dog into action. Some might say that this type of personality would be annoying to be around, and Capella could agree sometimes, but Ash just had something about him that made it less annoying and more enjoyable to see what he would do next. Not that Capella would actually say something like that out loud; he'd only known the man for a day and could safely say that he likes their current relationship: The Over Dramatic, The Snarky, and The...Toasty?

They continued down their destined path, relying solely on Ash's phone to guide them to 'heaven'. Still under the assumption that 'heaven' would have cake there, Capella did his very best to keep pace. That is, until Toasty started pawing at his face, mushing his cheeks together for some odd reason.
"S-Stop..." The blonde frowned at his adorable pet, and frowned even harder when Ash stopped moving as well. "I wasn't talking to you, dude." He mumbled with an exasperated sigh, completely unaware of the lanky woman standing directly in front of them.

SOL CITY - Modern Slice of Life - Chapter 2 - Completed & archived. 2/2

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location: Nearby The Old Sol Museum (Thursday; Late Afternoon - Evening)
tag(s): #PuddledAshes (Ash @LostBrotherGrimm + Ashton @Silver Fox)
mention(s): none

"A-Ash, are you s-sure that w-we're going to the right place? W-We should have been there by now..." The short blonde stuttered out through clattering teeth. Despite being dressed in a over sized gray sweater with a navy collared shirt underneath, orange pants, navy blue beanie, and fluffy earmuffs that worked as headphones (because of course they did), Capella was pretty sure he was freezing his ass off. Here he was, walking out in the terribly cold and snowy weather with one arm holding and equally trembling Toasty, while the other was latched tightly onto his taller companion, Ash's, arm so that he wouldn't get left behind or fall to his immediate death.

Why was he with Ash, you might be wondering?

Well after having a pretty fun lunch meetup with him yesterday, they came up with the 'great' idea of heading to The Coffee Pot for a midday snack or sorts. Hearing that the place had cake, Capella was all for going to a place like that after his classes. Fortunately, or more like unfortunately depending on how you looked at it, classes were inevitably cancelled due to the apparent weather that was currently assaulting them as of now. He questioned maybe postponing his meetup with Ash to a different day or just having him come over, but it was actually his mother who insisted on him still going, claiming that if they left early enough that they wouldn't get caught up in the storm. Geez Capella couldn't tell if she was being really nice or really oblivious...

Well regardless, here he was now with Ash, walking who knows where to who knows what.
"M-Maybe you took a wrong turn? O-Or maybe we already passed it on accident?" He then added when he didn't receive a proper response from his new friend. Eyes reflecting the shimmery white snow falling around them, Capella released a disgruntled huff only to trip over who knows what mere seconds later. Shouting out at least one curse word in his native language, Capella let out a distressed cry right after tightening his grip on both Ash and Toasty. "I swear if I die from falling, I'm gonna haunt you for eternity! You'll have to take care of Toasty too!"

Among the Ashes

The small group of three safely made it out of the house, and once they did, they didn't stop moving until Catrina was positive that they would mostly be safe, which was about 800 meters away. They were now perched upon a small hill awaiting for Giovanni to return to them. Na chose this time to first console a clearly upset Nino. Why was he upset, she could make plenty of guesses based on the situation, but now was the time to stay calm and focused.
"Don't worry, your brother has done something like this before right? He'll be right back, I promise." Despite the redhead's words, the ombre haired teen continued to let out breathless wheezes. His skin was hot and his eyes were bloodshot and teary, which only led Na to believe that he needed more medicine. She could only hope Giovanni managed to get some of their things...

Bringing her attention to Alistair, Na furrowed her brows and tried to take the binoculars away from him, but to no avail.
"Maybe the world's trying to tell you something. Really, just have some faith in the guy and stop peeking. Who knows what he's gonna end up doing to them." She explained.

"F-Finish their business?" Nino managed to choke out before his sobs became increasingly more audible.

"Geez, why did you have to say that?! Apologize!" Na frowned. And while she expected the younger boy to argue back, when she didn't hear any such thing, she decided to look over, only to see him trembling uncontrollably. "A-Al? Al, what's what's wrong?!" She questioned as her 'big sister instincts' were going haywire.

As he pulled the binoculars away from his face and turned to face her, Na cold only narrow her eyes and hold him close when he approached, practically snatching the binoculars away from him. And while she really wanted to scold him for not listening to her, right now Alistair needed a comforting force.

Na stroked his hair quietly for a moment, her gaze elsewhere before speaking up.
"...Alright. Just a little bit farther. Giovanni still has to meet up with us though, alright?" She whispered as she pecked the top of Al's head then looked over to Nino. Of course she felt terrible that the boy didn't have someone close he could console with, but they really had to get going. It kinda felt like something was watching them anyways...

"Come on, Nino, just a little bit farther okay?" She said to the feverish boy, who struggled to pull himself off the ground and eventually nodded despite sick and scared his appearance portrayed.

And with that, they continued further away from the house.

Miraculous America

Bella nodded faintly in understanding. Of course it would feel weird being put in a situation where she was the youngest by a few years, but if the others didn't mind, she'd definitely try not to let it get to her. Heck, she'd probably be too nervous to talk to Jess or Brian unless she was with Alex, so it would turn out okay in the end, right?
"Th-That's...a relief..." She said before placing a hand on her chest, sighing softly.

At the mention of homework and studies in general, Bella's face brightened significantly.
"N-No! U-Uh, I mean, yeah I'm a good student, but I'm o-open for a-any kind of help, really." She explained, not wanting Alex's help to be in vain. Of course it felt a little weird knowing that other people she didn't even know knew of her as a 'star student', but that didn't mean she was perfect. Getting help from Alex and her friends could prove to be beneficial in more ways than one.

The two continued their little conversation until the car scheduled to take them both home can into sight.
"Oh, th-there it is! L-Let's h-hurry." Bella said with a small smile as she picked up her pace to not keep her maid waiting.

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"Bella..."

"..."

"Bella."

"..."

"Bella!"

The girl woke up with a faint start, her expression covered mostly by a sleepy haze. It was clear that the girl was still awfully tired, but if she slept in any further, she would have been late for school. Plus there was detention so she would be there longer than normal. The detention in general just seemed to mess up her entire schedule.

After dropping Alex off to her home, Bella was finally able to go home herself. She expect the maids and butlers to at least be worried or concerned about the bandages wrapped around her head, or maybe why she was in detention, but nope. Like always, they kept to themselves. Bella would like to say she was use to it, but that didn't mean it didn't still hurt. It went to show how much they really didn't care, she assumed. After that, it was more of taking care of Hoppi, who reassured her that everything would be okay, finishing up some particularly hard homework, having dinner, trying to get a way for her parents to come home to talk to the principal, and having a hard time sleeping in general. In the end, she probably only got about 4 to 5 hours of actual sleep.

Glancing back at the Kwami hovering above her, Bella yawned.
"...Good morning..."
"Good morning! Come on! You gotta get ready to school! I wanna see my friends again! Hurry! Hurry!" The rabbit Kwami shouted excitedly, flying to and fro as she could barely hold in her excitement. Instead of feeding into it, the blue haired girl calmly sat up, placing a hand on her throbbing head. Waking up with a headache was never fun, but unfortunately she'd have to deal with it...
"I-it's not until after school, so d-don't burn yourself out, okay..?" She hummed in response as she slipped out of bed and moved to her closet to find something to wear. Knowing that it would be cleaning lockers, Bella opted for short shorts and an oversized t-shirt, before taking the clothes into the bathroom, Hoppi following quickly after.

It took about 15 minutes for the girl to get ready. Once she had her backpack, Miraculous pin, and Hoppi safely kept away inside of one of her baggy sleeves, Bella hurried downstairs. Still a little upset with her guardians, she opted out of breakfast and instead slipped on her in line skates and was off to school. Naturally being the type of person who hated being late, Bella zoomed down her route, arriving at school about ten minuted later. And while she would have changed out of her skates for school, Bella decided to keep them on for safety reasons. Anything could happen and she needed to be fast if she wanted o help anyone.

Classes for the most part were normal, aside for the constant whispering she heard going on behind her, most of it having to do with her and how she got detention. If her self-esteem hadn't already been scrapping the bottom of the barrel she would have told them to shut up, but one could only wish.

Before she knew it, school was over and it was time to start detention. Letting out another yawn Bella made her way under the school's main staircase, wiggling her sleeve a bit to get Hoppi's attention.
"I-it was here, right? Y-You should hide until you see one of other Kwami, okay?" She whispered as the little being flew out.
"Awww, can't you stay with me unless someone shows up?" She questioned, her eyes pleading. And while Bella would have preferred to stay and wait, she knew it would be rather weird to see the other Kwami, so she declined the request with a faint shake of her head.
"I-I'm sorry...it shouldn't be that long though, I promise..." She mumbled sadly before taking her leave. It was time to clean some lockers...

Miraculous America

i'll have a post up either later today or tomorrow.

Re: Zero: The High Council

Grisaia Vertti

Grisaia Vertti

19 | Cismale | 115 lbs | 5' 7" (excluding ears)
Fuma_Wind | Native | Rabbit Demi-Human

Description
Main servant to the Vertti household and known for forming a contract with two full Spirits, Grisaia is a rabbit Demi-Human who's stone clad face and overall polite personality hide years of neglect and trauma under it.

Appearance Description
Grisaia is a lanky young man with short faded blonde hair, pale crystal colored eyes and almost porcelain skin. Being a loyal and one of the best servants that belong to the Vertti family Grisaia is almost dressed in a white long sleeved button up collared shirt with a wine red sleeveless tailcoat over top it. He normally wears light brown slacks short enough to expose some of his shins as well as his striped socks. He also wears reddish brown boots, especially when going out to run errands. As a Demi-Human, Grisaia sports a poofy white rabbit tail and long white rabbit ears that move depending on his emotions.

Personality
Grisaia is almost exactly what you'd expect a servant to act like. He's extremely dedicated to his work and upholds a strong sense of duty to his household. He faithfully follows and carries out every one of the Vertti's orders, while ensuring that the other servants around him run smoothly. He's extremely polite despite his face being rather stone clad and entirely stoic. Being a servant, Grisaia's true emotions for the things around him are strongly filtered out, so when he does go outside of the Vertti household, he can be a little dense and often oblivious to even his own emotions; his mind would say one thing, and his mouth the other. There are those rare moments were he's able to fully express himself and speak what's truly on his mind, but it only seems to happen with people outside of his work or that he's gotten to know really well; for example, his two spirit companions.

Hopefully if one gets to know Grisaia better, they'd realize he's just a normal, friendly guy, who has a hard time speaking what's truly on his mind due to past experiences.

Class
Jack-Of-All-Trades (with Summoner tendencies): Grisaia fights much like how a Summoner would fight in the Final Fantasy Series, or The Bravely Default Series to be more specific. He relies on his Divine Protection to build mana before expending it on his contracted Spirits or vice versa. Without his Divine Protection, he'd probably be akin to a glass cannon. He can heal with Adhara, attack/defend with Anubis, and defend/attack on his own, but he'll never be as strong as someone who has mastered any of these skills.

Bio

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Grisaia was born into the world along with his older twin brother Florenz within the slums of Gusteko. Knowing that they wouldn't be able to take care of two children in such terrible conditions, both his mother and father decided to abandon him in favor of taking care of a single child; it wasn't like either of them were even old enough to understand what was going on, so that lessened the pain of it all right? Probably for Florenz who still had a family. Grisaia on the other hand was taken in by a group of slumfolk who found him alone and wrapped in a little blanket.

Gusteko was already a cold kingdom so the fact that Grisaia was able to survive for who knows how long before he was finally found was quite a miracle. Even the people than found him was a miracle for Grisaia, as said people made it their job to take care of the lost and abandoned children that made their way into the slums in the first place. It was in their care that Grisaia slowly began to learn about himself and the blessing bestowed upon him.

Although his days in the slums were hard and strenuous, Grisaia felt like he belonged and was actually happy with his life and once he's old enough, he hopes to find his parents and reunite with them. He was optimistic. Unfortunately, the world didn't seem to want Grisaia to find his family and let them know that he's still out there. At the mere age of six, all hell broke loose and the war came into fruition. At first, Grisaia felt that he and the other kids would be fine since they wouldn't feel the need to bring fighting to their raggedy home, but low and behold, Grisaia and all the other Demi-Human children were plucked away from their foster family to train and participate in said war; he was being forced to fight for the Demi-Humans.

To say that Grisaia would never be prepared to fight in the war was a complete understatement as the undernourishment of being abandoned as soon as he came into the world coupled with his naturally scrawny body meant he wouldn't be of much use. At least, that was what was originally thought until Grisaia was forced to use his Divine Protection and destructive Wind magic to deflect a blast coming straight at him during training.

Upon uncovering this amazing power and potential magical prowess that could used for their sake, Grisaia, who was only about ten years old by that time, was put into the front lines as the 'perfect shield'. The physical and mental strain of putting thousands upon thousands of elemental barriers up to protect those who wanted it as well as watching people his kind and alike losing their lives right in front of him, followed by the constant, almost never ending beatings he received whenever one of his barriers broke during training, had Grisaia to the point of wanting to take his own life and end it all.

But he couldn't. Doing that meant that he couldn't go back to his family, Doing that meant more people would get hurt and die. Doing that would mean that everything was over and Grisaia didn't want that. He probably looked miserable in battle too, as during one fateful day, Grisaia was kidnapped by the enemy side, a house that went by the name of Vertti. The traumatized boy wasn't scared in the slightest as he wasn't tied up, or attacked, or anything really. Instead the humans of the Vertti household offered him a place he could call his new home. A place within Lugnica. It was here that he learned how to become an extremely loyal and trusting servant to the people that took him off the battlefield and to a place where he could somehow be happy. He was only fourteen by that time.

A year passed with living with the Vertti's and that's when he came into contact with the the Spirit Adhara, who was draw by Grisaia's divine protection, acting as a shield for him. The two hit it off pretty well and eventually formed a contract together so that she wouldn't have to keep following him around like a lovesick puppy. Next came Anubis, who Adhara sought out to join Grisaia's ranks. To this day, he dtill doesn't know what Adhara chose Anubis, but a friendship had grown between the two, strong enough to hand any adversity, and that's all that mattered.

TLDR; Grisaia was abandoned by birth and taken in by a group of 'slum-dwellers' soon after. Life was alright until Grisaia turned six and was taken away to be conditioned for the war. Upon learning his force field capabilities, the Demi-Humans threw him into the horrors of war and wasn't saved from it until he turned 14 when he was kidnapped by the Vertti's. The Vertti family instead put his magical prowess to better use and made him a servant to the house. He rose up the ranks and eventually became the main servant, meeting Adhara and then Anubis soon after because of his mana capabilities.

Magic
Life energy: D+ / Flow: A-
(Spirit Magic)

Abstract Magics
Divine Protection: Spirit Shield -- Due to Grisaia's strong affinity with other Spirits, his Divine Protection, properly named Spirit Shield, allows Grisaia to call upon very small non-contracted Spirits of any affinity he chooses so long as they are used for protection purposes to ultimately shield him and others when needed. He can only pull up to 2 shields at a time with normal circumstances, but he has the ability to erect more if pushed to his limits. This often leads to terrible side effects like minor headaches to losing consciousness if the initial strain was too much.

Spirit: Adhara -- A Water affinity full spirit who made a contract with Grisaia. Performs Water based attacks of various states and healing magic. She can be given orders and leave from Grisaia's side easily.

Spirit: Anubis -- A Earth affinity full spirit who made a contract with Grisaia. Performs Earth crumbling attacks. He can be given orders and leave from Grisaia's side easily much like Adhara can.

Meteor: Clockwork Compass -- A Meteor given to him by Mistress Vertti that is tethered directly to her necklace. Serves as a clock in most cases, Grisaia is able to track down the necklace if it were to ever get too far away from a given radius.

Extra

Spirit Application -- Adhara

Spirit Application

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Character Name: Grisaia Vertti
Spirit Name: Adhara
Terms of Contract: "Despite how much I love to mock, my time is done at the tick of your clock. You'll be out of luck after this time, it must be five o'clock on the dime." Adhara can only be summoned at from 5:01 pm - 4:59 am or 5:01 am - 4:59 pm with a twelve hour cool down.
Aspect: Huma (Water)
Spirit Level: Full
Life energy: C
Flow: C
Extra: Both her and Anubis' contracts are based off of the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.

Spirit Application -- Anubis

Spirit Application

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Character Name: Grisaia Vertti
Spirit Name: Anubis
Terms of Contract: "Your words are law, I have to follow, but my eyes remain closed, because they are hollow. Order me such will only bring pain, you life will end completely in vain." Anubis must follow every command Grisaia gives. Opening kills Grisaia on the spot.
Aspect: Dona (Earth)
Spirit Level: Full
Life energy: B
Flow: D+
Extra: Both him and Adhara's contracts are based off of the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.

Eiko Tachibana

Eiko Tachibana

16 | Cisfemale | 97 lbs | 5' 1"
Yang_Jiwald | Native | Dove Demi-Human

Description
A mature young lass with Dove wings strapped to her back and clothing akin to the spirits, Eiko is a friendly girl you wouldn't want on your bad side.

Appearance Description
Eiko's a fairly short girl with short brown hair, bright emerald eyes and fair skin. Pale white dove wings sprout from her back, but can be tucked in to feign the appearance of being entirely Human. Because Spirits are naturally attracted to her and she sees them on a regular basis, Eiko loves to dress up and emulate said Spirits by making the clothing herself. Whether it's primary for battling, to working at the Religious district, attending a sacred ceremony, to just taking a normal stroll in the rain, Eiko's got something different and interesting to wear, with each outfit emulating a Spirit of some sort. Despite frequently changing her clothing, Eiko always has on her person a slim pink staff and a mini white grimoire with golden clasps on them.

Personality
Eiko is an extremely sweet and surprisingly mature girl for her age. She's often all over the place when it comes to explanations, and tends to get angry at herself for very petty reasons. This usually makes her comes across as naïve, clumsy, dense and clueless in the process, but that's far from the truth. Eiko's rather optimistic and trustworthy, which normally makes her automatically friendly with everybody, but once someone gets on her nerves, expect to be blacklisted for life. Eiko, once you've seen it, it practically known for her very vicious temper. While she's often seen getting a bit upset at her ramblings, it's almost nothing compared to how she is when she's angry. Almost like a Two-Face situation, Eiko could be the sweetest and most mature person in the world if she likes you, and a vulgar demon spawn from Hell if you get her angry. Regardless of this, Eiko tries to give everyone a chance, but once you've lost that luxury, expect every interaction with her afterwards to be slow and painful; unless you're into masochism...that's okay too I guess. Oh, and uh, just because her outward appearance might seem entirely good, she isn't afraid to work with shady people if it ensures the well being of her Spirit friends.

Class
Valkyrie-Dragoon Hybrid: Two other classes from the Bravely Default and Final Fantasy Series. Eiko essentially fights like the both of them would, even implementing the 'Jump mechanic' from them, using her dove wings to hover in the air for a moment. She's known for hopping to and fro, launching sharp cards at far range and utilizing her multiform staff for close range endeavors. She never uses magic unless it's to protect herself from unnecessary blows.

Bio
Eiko is probably as normal as normal can get in such a magical world. Being born a Dove Demi-Human, as she grew up, she was often used in religious ceremonies and even weddings too because of her pristine look. Most wouldn't believe that she actually grew up in the poorer districts, with all the money she got from helping out. Having no say and being a minor working in the Religious District wherever she was needed, Eiko quickly fell in love with dressing up and wearing clothing that she could use to express herself. However with the war and everything, she was never able to show her beautiful clothing to the world as much as she would like to, which lead to her slow but steady interaction with the Spirits in the environment who were naturally attracted to her.

She still spends her days, helping out where she's needed, in the Royal Districts, in order to acquire enough money for her mother and also interact with and learn from the Spirits who always give her a new idea in terms of something new she can wear.

Magics
Life energy: D / Flow: E-
(Gate-Based)

Abstract Magics
None at the moment, and she probably won't ever have one, although she is very friendly with Spirits.

Extra

Themes

Eiko's weapon of choice is the slim pink staff she always has on her. It has the ability to change into two other weapons whenever Eiko prompts it to do so; that being a lance (Dragoon/Valkyrie Form) and a hammer (Heavy/Guard Form). These two different modes do nothing aside from change the weapon (no magical properties are added. Inside of her grimoire, Eiko carries around razor sharp throwing cards, again with no other significant magical properties. The only time Eiko uses magic is to protect her body if she falls and add an extra punch to her attacks.

All Relationships

Aer Pacifica

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- A bit more touchy then he would like, Grisaia does like how she's a leader of sorts, as he's best known for following orders then really making them. Finds her rather endearing when drunk, and pities her early life. If he ever found out that she was an elf, he would be more amazed then anything else. "So long as she isn't stealing from the Mistress nor touching me inappropriately, she's acceptable in my book. I can't hate anyone that so small either so..."

Anubis -- Anubis doesn't really care about Aer. Seeing that Grisaia doesn't mind her, he doesn't as well. Although her very red appearance can hurt his eyes sometimes. "..."

Adhara -- Now, Adhara could care less about what Grisaia thinks and is more worried about his well being then anything else. Off the bat, it would be safe to say that Adhara wouldn't really like Aer all that much. Her personality makes her want to puke, and if she found out that Aer was an elf, she'd be pretty defensive, to outright disrespectful about it. "I don't know, there's just something about her I don't like. She'd better not get in Saia's way or she'll be hearing from me!"

Eiko Tachibana -- Eiko knows quite a bit about most of the inhabitants of Lugnica, so she's at least heard of Aer before. And like everyone, Eiko would definitely enjoy her company and think she's a nice lady. "Ms. Pacifica seems very nice! I pray for her safety within her endeavors and wish her a profitable future!"

Nobuhiro Nishioka

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- Grisaia would probably look up to Nobuhiro almost, since he can separate his real life from his line of work. With Nobuhiro being what's essentially an evade tank, Saia would love to be on his side in battles, as it meant he could fully work as a Summoner, dishing out attacks while the other pulled the aggro towards himself. A powerful dude Grisaia wouldn't look down on figuratively and literally. "In a way, he's what I aspire to be. Someone who can separate themselves from their profession. Someone with a 'life', I guess. I'd definitely learn a lot from him whenever I can."

Anubis -- Doesn't have much of an opinion on this guy. He seems interesting, but that's about it. He's interested in the way the other fights and would like to learn, but due to the muzzle on his mouth, he can't exactly do so via speaking with him. Would possibly like to be friends with him. "...(✿◠‿◠)"

Adhara -- Finds Nobuhiro attractive in both a battle sense and his actual looks. Could definitely see his personality meshing alright with Grisaia's which is an automatic plus for her. "Nobuhiro...I'll just call him Hiro. Never seen him around these parts, but he definitely sticks out."

Eiko Tachibana -- As someone who also gives her all in any situation she finds herself in, Eiko would be very fond of Nobuhiro and enjoy his company in almost any setting. Very possible they could be friends despite the age difference. "Mr. Nishioka looks so cool! I would never think he's a brawler! Punching things sound kinda painful, so I'll stick with my staff, thank you very much!"

Chieko Okawa

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- He'd be alright with Chieko, bordering on to slight annoyance with her. Her confidence can be a good thing in the right situation, but Grisaia feels like it can be a bit too much even in a situation like that. There's the possibility of being friends, as Chieko having a nice side is definitely more desirable in Grisaia's eyes. "I don't think I'd understand what she's talking about most of the time, and her confidence drowns out a lot potential to get to know each other, but we could be friends if the circumstances fit."

Anubis -- If Grisaia has a chance of not understanding what she's saying, Anubis would be a lost cause. He wouldn't not like her or anything, but would definitely stray away because she of it. "(。・_・。)..."

Adhara -- Would definitely see Chieko as an annoyance more than anything else. Yeah she's apparently nice once one gets past her cold exterior, but Adhara wouldn't really care. First impressions are important to Adhara. "Two words: Fucking. Weirdo."

Eiko Tachibana -- Wouldn't be fast friends, but acquaintances at least. Eiko would normally be confused about how she's able to wear so many layers when it's hot out and would try to make clothes for her if their friendship ever got that far. "Ms. Okawa seems a little scary, but I think we can get past it after some time. Her caring persona reminds me of the work I do in the religious district!"

Mie Yukima

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "Probaly the closest person to me, other than the Mistress and my Spirits. I guess we're friends? I'm not quite sure honestly. She can be really mean sometimes, but I like her regardless. She's a superb merchant to where I know I'll get my money's worth."

Anubis -- "●︿●"

Adhara -- "Eh, I don't really talk to her all that much. She's more of Saia's buddy then anything."

Eiko Tachibana -- She'd probably a little nervous around Mie in fear of the response she might get. However the moment she gets said response, Eiko would immediately treat her same. She wouldn't black list her or anything, but try to at least play her game. "A-Ah...Ms. Yukima is, uh...a special flower in the garden of Lugnica. She can be a bit of a fox, but she's alright, I think!"

Grisaia Vertti

At A Glance (CS)

Anubis -- "(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ"

Adhara -- "Of course I love the kid. He's been through a lot and it's simply my job to make sure he doesn't go through anything like that ever again. I protect him like he's my own child, so mess with him and I'll be sure to fuck you up, got it?"

Eiko Tachibana -- "Oh, I've seen Mr. Grisaia roaming the districts often! Whenever we run into each other, he's spends some time to talk with me because taking his leave. I want to say we're friends, but sometimes he can be really dense and closed off, so I'm not sure. I pray for his well being every chance I get!"

Adhara

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "Sh-She's, uh, fun. We're friends. Family. Anything you can really think of. It's a little hard to put into words, really. But she knows I love her."

Anubis -- "(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ "

Eiko Tachibana -- "Oh, the Full Water Spirit Adhara! I know of her! Some of the other Spirits talk about her a lot. They say she can be scary, but has a really big soft spot for three specific things/ I have yet to actually making something based off of her clothing, but I feel like it'll hurt too even try, heh heh."

Anubis

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "Even though he can't actually talk, I get him at a very spiritual level. Much like Adhara, I can't really put it into words. They're both like extensions of myself, or like siblings if that makes sense. I don't know, I feel like I'm rambling at this point..."

Adhara -- "...My best friend. He's different, yeah, but that's what makes him cool. Like I am to him, he's my Euphoria, and so is Saia. Like a band of goofballs!"

Eiko Tachibana -- "The Full Earth Spirit Anubis! I could never replicate that muzzle his has on his mouth, but I'd love to get to know more about him. He looks scary, but seems very tame! I'll dress up like him one day, just you wait!"

Eiko Tachibana

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "Nice girl with a good head on her shoulders. We talk often and she's really friendly. She's easy to talk to and never forces me into a conversation, making me want to talk to her more. I might invite her to the household one day."

Anubis -- "◕3◕"

Adhara -- "Cute kid. If she wants to dress like me, I won't stop her. Some of the other lesser Spirits say that her dressing up like you means that you've really made it big, so I'm interested, sure."

Hilda Gunnarsson

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- They would probably get along, especially with how they look at people who are suspicious. There'd definitely be a disconnect when it comes to empathetic topics, but overall, its very possible they could become friends. "Hilda is the type of person I'd like to talk the most. We're the same age too, so I'm more comfortable talking to her. She is a Human, but I can easily see past that for her personality."

Anubis -- They share the same affinity, so Anubis would be attached to Hilda in some way by that. He'd want to show her the ropes if they ever got the chance to meet. "(✿◠‿◠)"

Adhara -- Adhara wouldn't have any problems with Hilda, but probably wouldn't be able to talk to her out of awkwardness. She'll be friendly with her, unless she does something stupid. "Yeah, she's okay I guess? Not someone I would hang out with, but I wouldn't be mean to her because of it so...yeah."

Eiko Tachibana -- Eiko would be completely infatuated by Hilda's clothing style and her bag of miscellaneous items, wanting to get tips and maybe even make something for her as a present. They'd probably best friends if they had the time to talk. "Bis sis Hilda! She's so cool! I can't wait to learn a lot from her!"

Alistair Archibald

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- Grisaia would be very understanding towards Alstair's behavior, but that wouldn't mean that he would like 100%. Alistair would easily earn his trust, but Grisaia would never want to rely on him too much. "He's alright, but I'd be nervous to do anything around him in fear of being judged and looked at like...back in the day."

Anubis -- Wouldn't even bother trying to get to know this guy. "o(╥﹏╥)o"

Adhara -- Adhara would like Alistair for what he stands for and even as a person since they have similar tendencies. She'd respect him for how hard he works and would even been willing to help him with magic should the situation come. "He's got a good head on his shoulders. some people just can't see that. But's it's whatever, their loss..."

Eiko Tachibana -- Eiko'd be scared upon first encounter, but if she ever got to know the man better, she's be less nervous around him. Would focus mostly on trying not to step on his toes. "Mr. Archibald is scary, mean, and very prideful...but I think can be nice once you've proven yourself to him."

Fredehildr “Frede” Merogasque

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "Everyone knows of Fredehildr...she's very prideful, but I am extremely grateful for her deeds. I'd honestly be too nervous to talk to her ..."

Anubis -- "ಥ⌣ಥ"

Adhara -- "...I don't know what to say. She's on such a higher platform, I couldn't imagine us getting along."

Eiko Tachibana -- "Ms. Fredehildr Merogasque! She's amazing! I wish I could be someone like her. Brave, strong, and prideful of her deeds! I'd do anything for her if I saw her."

Yuuki Kimura

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- They'd be on good terms. Nothing more. Nothing less. Because of his smaller stature, Grisaia would automatically feel the need to want to protect him. "Yuuki is like a little baby lion. He has potential to do so much more, but not until he's been nurtured and trained. He's nice enough, of course."

Anubis -- He doesn't have much of an opinion on him, aside from him be smol. Would attempt the coddle him, maybe even jab his muzzled into the other's cheek as a form of affection. "(~￣▽￣)~"

Adhara -- She would have a big soft spot for Yuuki because of how nice and spineless he is. She'd definitely whip him into shape, maybe even give him some advice on love and things like that. "Yuuki is such a little bean! He's adorable and really nice and sweet too. I'm really surprised that he hasn't found anyone for himself though."

Eiko Tachibana -- She'd find the other to be fairly attractive and too good for his own good. She'd do anything to make sure that he's happy, healthy, and having fun with whatever he's doing. "Mr. Kimura would be fun to be around! He seems very nice and adorable too! I hope I can make him some more suitable clothes though...heh heh."

Ashton Andrews

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- Wouldn't really have a opinion on the other boy. He seems nice enough, and maybe they could even be friends if the situation allows itself. Grisaia might find him easy to blend into a scenery. "Don't get me wrong, I think the kid's alright, but I'm not quite sure what to think of him yet. He seems helpful in a group, and other times, he seems really conceited. Comes off a little off putting."

Anubis -- Anubis would be confused by most of what Aston would probably have to say to him, making the former very reluctant to talk to him, even if he could talk that is. "~_~"

Adhara -- Wouldn't like Ashton that much. Maybe it's how he wants to be the'face' of whatever group he's in, or the though that hes way to full of himself and feigns caring for others, Adhara gets some really weird vibes from him. "If he so much as touches Saia, I'll hang him up the highest roof of the Vertti household by just his underwear."

Eiko Tachibana -- Eiko would probably be friends with the boy, wanting to get more about him and learn more as well. Shed probably be too nervous to do so based on the people he associates herself with. "Mr. Andrews seems very friendly! I like him a lot. He just wants to do the best for himself and his friends and I respect that!"

Flame Brooks

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- If anything, they'd naturally get along with each other. They share similar personality traits and would be able themselves in each other. Grisaia might even be prone to start conversations with him because of that. "Flame is cool if, I think. He understands a part of me that probably no one else will, and for that I'm grateful."

Anubis -- Anubis doesn't have any opinion with Flame. It's not that he doesn't like him, but he doesn't really care that much for the guy nor does he have any inclination to get to know him better either. "(+_+)"

Adhara -- Adhara couldn't care less about Flame. Wouldn't hate him because he has his demons, but wouldn't like his ignorance in the slightest. "As long as he doesn't do anything to hurt or annoy my friends, hes whatever to me."

Eiko Tachibana -- Eiko would naturally be nervous and clearly frightened to be alone with him because of his nature, but it's possible they could have an 'opposites attract' kind of personality. "Mr. Brooks makes me nervous...l-like really nervous. I think I'd cry if h-he tried talking to me. I-I hope he wouldn't think I'm ignorant or a b-bad person..."

Chiyo Kouko

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "I often see the little girl in the Forye Household. She's a little...different, but I treat her like I treat most."

Anubis -- "(⊙︿⊙✿)"

Adhara -- "Freaky fucking brat..."

Eiko Tachibana -- "Ms. Kouko is super adorable! Although she doesn't make me really nervous..."

Gris Ayt Forye

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "Sir Forye is someone I greatly respect. I am often sent on deliveries by Mistress Vertti to the Forye Household, so I see him often. I care for him as much as I care for Mistress Vertti herself."

Anubis -- "(✿◠‿◠)"

Adhara -- "He's cool, I can respect what he does. Haven't actually talked to him before."

Eiko Tachibana -- "Mr. Forye...I don't personally know him, but I'm very grateful for all of his helpful actions concerning Demi Humans such as myself! I hope one day, I could do something nice for him as repayment!"

Pharos

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "I respect all Spirits and I hope my Divine Protection doesn't offend him..."

Anubis -- "ヾ(＠＾▽＾＠)ﾉ"

Adhara -- "All Spirits are awesome! Pharos is no exception!"

Eiko Tachibana -- "I can't dress up as him, but I love Pharos much as all other Spirits. I'd love to get to know him better."

Elque Ayt Forye

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti -- "A cuter, older, and female version of myself. Elque is very similar to me, make her really easy to talk to. We kinda have the same job too so we see each other a lot. Disrespect her and I'll have your head."

Anubis -- "╰(◡‿◡✿╰)"

Adhara -- "I unfortunately have to see her a lot..."

Eiko Tachibana -- "I don't know if we'd really be friends, but I-I'm glad she's on my side... heh..."

Father Jameson Walker

At A Glance (CS)

Grisaia Vertti --

Anubis --

Adhara --

Eiko Tachibana --

Irene Thenille Arcadia

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Grisaia Vertti --

Anubis --

Adhara --

Eiko Tachibana --

Aaron Yang

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Grisaia Vertti --

Anubis --

Adhara --

Eiko Tachibana --

Aerith Hastings

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Grisaia Vertti --

Anubis --

Adhara --

Eiko Tachibana --

Frederica von Freytag

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Grisaia Vertti --

Anubis --

Adhara --

Eiko Tachibana --

SOL CITY - Modern Slice of Life - Chapter 2 - Completed & archived. 2/2

@LostBrotherGrimm@Silver FoxPuddled Ashes makes sense, but Toasty and Company is silly, so I'm also down for either xD