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Character: Jacqli
Series: Ar Tonelico II: Melodies of Metafalica
Character Age: Appears to be 15
Canon: As the result of a catastrophe that destroyed most of the land of the world, people of Ar Ciel had been forced to live in Towers controlled by Song Magic: a special kind of music that allows Reyvateils, artificially created beings, to execute programs within the Tower they live in, as well as use its power to perform attacks and healing magic. Ar Tonelico II takes place in Metafalss, the land connected to the Tower of Sol Marta. People there have been struggling with issues such as overpopulation, and although a legendary song called Metafalica would supposedly solve them by creating new land, their Goddess forbid them to sing it.
Initially an enemy, Jacqli has little to do with Metafalss, and joins the party after being beaten by them simply because she has nothing against it, and because she couldn't find what she needed by herself, anyway. In general, she's kind of surrounded by mystery-- never revealing anything about her past, or exactly what she's wishing to accomplish. A very powerful Reyvateil, she isn't particularly friendly, but she doesn't actively avoid other people's company, either. Jacqli isn't really concerned about people's opinions and thoughts, and enjoys having fun at their expense; often teasing and embarrassing them. Confident, intelligent and sarcastic, she appears to have a really odd perception of what's cute, sometimes going as far as to call some of the monsters adorable. Having an active imagination, she likes to come up with all sort of different stories-- most of which includes her having some kind of important role under the name of "Miwa Togasaki" or "Miros".
Sample Post:
A camp in the middle of a swamp; impressive, really. I cannot deny I am quite interested in it, especially with those cute, rotting creatures all around the place, but I would not be entertained for long. This place may have potential, however, that by itself is not enough. "Camp Fuck You Die" is a unique name, is it not? Then why, I wonder, is the story behind this Camp so dull? Whoever came up with it obviously has no idea of how to tell a proper horror story. They're wasting a nice setting, really. With the homicide, the zombies and the people abducted from other worlds, there must be a way to make this better. Ah-- I know. This would be something interesting.
Let me tell you a story. Long ago, in the far, far away land of Louisiana, there was a heavenly place called "Camp Joyous Cry". As the name would suggest, it was a Camp, however, it was different from any other. Joyous Cry was situated near a beautiful lake, where all kinds of... cute animals and furry woodland creatures, from the hopping bunny to the flying toucan, used to live in peace and harmony as far as the eye could see. It was so beautiful that anyone who entered it could not resist the urge to cry tears of joy.
Unfortunately, that could not last for long. Coming from another world, a witch by the name of Miros cast a spell upon the place, turning what had once been a beautiful land into a swamp. All those animals were turned into cute-- ah, I suppose a word like "hideous" would work better for you, would it not? "Hideous" rotting creatures. The hopping bunnies would no more happily play with the humans, hunting them instead and making their nest out of their bones. That's how the famous Tuesday Soup, made with the leftovers of their preys, came to be. The once happy couple that used to run the place, Elizabeth Sayre and Stephen Debussey, were not spared either: Stephen was killed by the witch, screaming "Fuck you! Die!" as he died.
The witch, who well knew how human emotions worked, took advantage of the heartbroken Elizabeth. She promised her that if she were to collect nine thousand souls, plus one, she would bring her beloved back to life. As she had no other choice, the woman believed her and, renaming the camp in honor of her fiancè's last words, decided to use the place to collect all the souls needed. When she finally reaches the required amount of souls, a monster will emerge from the lake, taking them all for Miros. It is only a matter of time until she finally accomplishes her goal.
Anyone can probably see this story is much better than the silly thing they came up with before. I believe this is what would terrify anyone, would it not? Perhaps I might think of a sequel, where a heroine named Miwa arrives to save the residents. Or I could make her ally with those cute, rotting zombies, and lead them to destroy all humans.
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