☽ [PROFILE]
Character Name: Maya Amano (Maya "Winchester")
Character Series: Persona 2
Character Age: 23
Address: 948 Beulah Street
Background: “Let’s positive thinking!”
Personality: Maya is an eternal optimist. No matter how bad things get, she’s determined to smile through, thoroughly convinced that moping around never helped anyone and a bad attitude just makes you your own worst enemy. Whether the trouble of the week is demons, serial killers, a new-age cult or demon lords using humankind as their personal playthings, Maya remains calm and soldiers on without batting an eyelash. Her cheer is often infectious, which is part of the reason she has always wound up being the leader of any given group in the past. Even while those around her despair, she’ll make every effort to help them find the silver lining in every cloud and work hard to inspire them to carry on. When the going gets real rough, she’s been known to whip out a stuffed rabbit doll, creatively named “Mr. Rabbit,” and us him to cheer the group on.
A very nurturing soul, Maya easily became the universal “big sister” to her group of friends in Sumaru City. Though her connection to Tatsuya was always the closest, she felt beholden to the group as a whole and took great pleasure in looking after them as they worked to reveal and dismantle the operations of the Joker and the Masquerade. She is fiercely protective of those she cares about, and will not abide slander of any kind when it comes to someone she considers a friend. Being as friendly as she is, that includes a whole lot of people. Maya is extremely personable and very social, happy to talk to anyone that’s willing to lend an ear and quite genuinely interested in getting to know most people who cross her path.
Although winsome and consistently cheerful, Maya is far from being syrupy-sweet. She’s very playful by nature, something that often works to the disadvantage of her friends. To put it simply, Maya has more than once proven herself to be a real-life troll, though a well-meaning one. One specific incident involved her assisting her best friend, Ulala, and their newest recruit, Baofu, in setting up a diversion in a restaurant in order to give Maya herself clearance to meet with a potential info source. Before excusing herself, Maya fed Baofu a number of lines to use in the “scene” that was about to play out, then disappeared to handle her end of the job. Baofu took her advice and was promptly beaten near-senseless by Ulala for being an insensitive bastard. When Maya was confronted, all Baofu got in return was a smile and a dismissive wave. Did it for the lulz, indeed.
Maya is a very opinionated young woman, which isn’t terribly surprising, given that she’s a journalist. She has comments to make on just about every situation she comes across, though she does her best to do so tastefully. She’s not at all afraid to speak her mind, often to the embarrassment of those closest to her, who are not quite so open with their feelings. She’s good at reading people, and will occasionally voice someone’s unspoken thoughts for them if she feels it’s necessary - in the case of Tatsuya Suou, she does this with some regularity. Shy about very little, Maya speaks freely without fear of being judged or rejected. She has also shown herself to be a blatant flirt when it comes to certain people, making her feelings about the person in question very clear without reservation. She has a fondness for Engrish and is known for her cheerful motto of "Let's positive thinking!," and regularly abuses the use of "Ciao!" alongside her best friend, Ulala Serizawa.
Abilities: Maya is a Persona user. A Persona is the manifestation of a person’s inner self, a “mask” for the individual to wear when forced to face hardship. While handy with a pistol, most demons take more than a few bullets to knock down, which is where Personas come in particularly useful. Through her initial Persona, Maia, Maya is able to use water, light, and healing magic. She has the ability to attune herself to multiple Personas, though her affinity with Maia and, later, Artemis is the highest, as they are representations of herself. Lesser Personas are inspired by the powers and visages of demons.
[Regains]
Bold text means the item has been regained.
- Twin Pistols (Pink)
- Mr. Rabbit
- Tape Recorder w/microphone
- Personas:
-- Maia
-- Artemis
- Jacket with pink hearts
- Skirt
- Knee-high leather boots
- Laptop Computer
Character Series: Persona 2
Character Age: 23
Address: 948 Beulah Street
Background: “Let’s positive thinking!”
Personality: Maya is an eternal optimist. No matter how bad things get, she’s determined to smile through, thoroughly convinced that moping around never helped anyone and a bad attitude just makes you your own worst enemy. Whether the trouble of the week is demons, serial killers, a new-age cult or demon lords using humankind as their personal playthings, Maya remains calm and soldiers on without batting an eyelash. Her cheer is often infectious, which is part of the reason she has always wound up being the leader of any given group in the past. Even while those around her despair, she’ll make every effort to help them find the silver lining in every cloud and work hard to inspire them to carry on. When the going gets real rough, she’s been known to whip out a stuffed rabbit doll, creatively named “Mr. Rabbit,” and us him to cheer the group on.
A very nurturing soul, Maya easily became the universal “big sister” to her group of friends in Sumaru City. Though her connection to Tatsuya was always the closest, she felt beholden to the group as a whole and took great pleasure in looking after them as they worked to reveal and dismantle the operations of the Joker and the Masquerade. She is fiercely protective of those she cares about, and will not abide slander of any kind when it comes to someone she considers a friend. Being as friendly as she is, that includes a whole lot of people. Maya is extremely personable and very social, happy to talk to anyone that’s willing to lend an ear and quite genuinely interested in getting to know most people who cross her path.
Although winsome and consistently cheerful, Maya is far from being syrupy-sweet. She’s very playful by nature, something that often works to the disadvantage of her friends. To put it simply, Maya has more than once proven herself to be a real-life troll, though a well-meaning one. One specific incident involved her assisting her best friend, Ulala, and their newest recruit, Baofu, in setting up a diversion in a restaurant in order to give Maya herself clearance to meet with a potential info source. Before excusing herself, Maya fed Baofu a number of lines to use in the “scene” that was about to play out, then disappeared to handle her end of the job. Baofu took her advice and was promptly beaten near-senseless by Ulala for being an insensitive bastard. When Maya was confronted, all Baofu got in return was a smile and a dismissive wave. Did it for the lulz, indeed.
Maya is a very opinionated young woman, which isn’t terribly surprising, given that she’s a journalist. She has comments to make on just about every situation she comes across, though she does her best to do so tastefully. She’s not at all afraid to speak her mind, often to the embarrassment of those closest to her, who are not quite so open with their feelings. She’s good at reading people, and will occasionally voice someone’s unspoken thoughts for them if she feels it’s necessary - in the case of Tatsuya Suou, she does this with some regularity. Shy about very little, Maya speaks freely without fear of being judged or rejected. She has also shown herself to be a blatant flirt when it comes to certain people, making her feelings about the person in question very clear without reservation. She has a fondness for Engrish and is known for her cheerful motto of "Let's positive thinking!," and regularly abuses the use of "Ciao!" alongside her best friend, Ulala Serizawa.
Abilities: Maya is a Persona user. A Persona is the manifestation of a person’s inner self, a “mask” for the individual to wear when forced to face hardship. While handy with a pistol, most demons take more than a few bullets to knock down, which is where Personas come in particularly useful. Through her initial Persona, Maia, Maya is able to use water, light, and healing magic. She has the ability to attune herself to multiple Personas, though her affinity with Maia and, later, Artemis is the highest, as they are representations of herself. Lesser Personas are inspired by the powers and visages of demons.
[Regains]
Bold text means the item has been regained.
- Twin Pistols (Pink)
- Mr. Rabbit
- Tape Recorder w/microphone
- Personas:
-- Maia
-- Artemis
- Jacket with pink hearts
- Skirt
- Knee-high leather boots
- Laptop Computer