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IC:
Character name: Misaki Asou
Fandom: Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Timeline: Just shortly after the boss battle with Sakuya and Misaki passing out and this is before the Tuskimori song can be preformed by Ruka
Age: Seventeen
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths:
Misaki is of average strength of a teenager. She hardly knows anything about weaponry, guns, or fighting, but there is something that Misaki does have that makes her pretty useful in Fatal Frame 4.
Like her predecessors, Misaki has a strong sixth sense, thanks to the Asou blood line. She has the ability not only to see, talk, and feel spirits, but she can see glimpses into the pasts as fragmented memories. She can pick up items and feel emotional ties to them and see what they meant to a spirit (and I should not ONLY a spirit). The stronger a character is in Fatal Frame with a sixth sense, the more better off they are with the Camera Obscura; in layman's terms, Misaki's spiritual power will make the Camera Obscura stronger. She has the ability to charge the Camera Obscura twice when shooting, which basically means she can hit them twice as hard with film.
How would they use their abilities?:
Misaki isn't too keen on discussing her abilities to strangers, unless something regarding the paranormal is brought up. Only then, Misaki may tentatively point something out, but it will take a lot to get it out of her to help by using her abilities. It's not that she's opposed, Misaki is a little self-conscious about being mocked. I doubt she'll use the Camera Obscura, unless there's actually any spirits around.
Appearance:
Misaki is about of average height of a normal 17 year old her age, at least 5'3". She has soft black/dark brown hair that is an A-line cut to her jaw, parted in the middle. She seems to have kept her hair short since she was a kid. Her clothing is more on the feminine side, wearing heals, thigh high stockings, a blouse that's almost transparent on the top with a tank top, and short skirts. For some reason, the girls deemed it was okay to venture around in seemingly nice and girly-girl clothing when looking for clues on the island. But Misaki seems to keep towards dressing more like a girl than anything and modesty clearly isn't an issue if she's wearing something that short.
And just because I suck at descriptions...
Background/Personality:
BACKGROUND:
Wiki article here, but this in my own words:
Misaki was one of five girls kidnapped for a ritual known as Kiraigou, as a Kanade, a type of shrine maiden. As a girl, she was diagnosed with an illness called Getsuyuu Syndrome, a special illness tied to Rougetsu Island. At the request of her family, she was sent to Rougetsuu Hall for treatment. Here, she met other patients, the other four girls, as well as Sakuya Haibara. She grew close to Sakuya, due to the fact both shared medium powers, something that has deeply run in the Asou family. She looked to Sakuya as an older sister and mother figure. Sakuya gave her a doll as a present that Misaki would later carry around (even as a teenager), the doll was named "Miya" a combination of their names. Sakuya also suffered from the illness and grew progressively worse, eventually having violent outbursts. Misaki was forbidden to see Sakuya by doctors and herself to protect the seven year old girl.
September 17th, 1970, Misaki was kidnapped by Sakuya's brother, You, for the ceremony, as well as the four other girls, Tomoe, Marie, Ruka, and Madoka. Held down bellow the hospital in preparation for the ceremony, they were forced to meditate so they may wear the masks that were special to the ceremony. Against their own will, the girls eventually complied, able to play instruments they did not know how to play. Further meditation was held with the Utswa, you could say the higher up shrine maiden that was actually Sakuya. When the time came to preform the ceremony. The audience who watched the ceremony would also wear masks, in hopes that their souls would leave their bodies temporarily and would return, curing them of their illness.
Two versions were held -- the "tourist" version and the real version, Misaki was apart of the "real" version. The difference being, the tourists didn't get to see the more intense ritual, the attempt to cure the islanders of their illness. As true to Fatal Frame, yes, the ritual failed. Sakuya had become so ill with the illness, she panicked during the ritual, when the moon became into it's full eclipse, the mask had shattered, causing her to collapse and fall into a coma, and the five girls to lose their memories. But the tourist version was more severe -- it had killed all six shrine maidens.
The girls were whisked away and brought back to their families, with no memories whatsoever, including their childhood, after the ritual. Sakuya was hidden for two years, reaching the final state of her illness, "Blooming" was the final result two years on the day the ritual failed, September 17th, 1972. Sakuya emerged with her face distorted, completely engulfed like any other shrine maiden in Fatal Frame, full of anger, hatred, and sorrow. Those she cursed also "Bloomed", dying with contorted features, killed instantly, Sakuya eventually herself was wiped out, the island was gone and it was ignored after fervent investigations.
Eight years later, the girls' illnesses progressed, for an exampled, becoming irritable on a full moon, terrified of their own reflections, memory loss, obsessive behavior, and dissociation. Two of the girls, Tomoe and Marie died, similar to that of how the people on the island had died -- they had "Bloomed", found frozen in fear with their faces contorted. Frightened by this, the three girls thought to return to the island to understand and hopefully find a way to combat this, Misaki showing the worst of the symptoms, becoming more short when the moon is out, terrified of mirrors, memory loss, and her dissociation.
Misaki and Madoka had arrived first, investigating the island. Despite Madoka's weariness and protests, Misaki persisted, pushing the both of them. Misaki cynically tells Madoka that "it will be our turn next", implying the three girls will soon die like their friends, Madoka becomes very upset and insists Misaki to stop and she does without comment, continuing in the sanatorium, as Madoka tries her best to recover. Misaki had become so involved and drawn in the island, she and Madoka became separated soon as Misaki had blacked out after being confronted by a girl in black. Madoka was later cornered by ghosts and "Bloomed" herself. Ruka later joined in the investigation, tailing after the girls. As they slowly regain their memories by the same music played to them as children, she has a brief and troubling encounter with Madoka's spirit.
She is lead around by the girl in black, "Miya", back to places, slowly conjuring her memory of Sakuya and what had happened. Misaki comes to the Underground Lunar Hall, where the ritual was held. She meets Sakuya's full ghost, who takes the form of Miya and Misaki realizes what happened. She starts to cry, as Sakuya regains her form. She hugs Misaki to comfort her, smiles, and disappears, Misaki collapses with her doll and the stage doors slam shut with Misaki inside. Her fate is unknown and open to ambiguity, as Ruka had completed the final steps, preforming the Tsukimori Song on the island's organ on top of a shrine in the lighthouse. The song is said to release the souls of the dead and guide them to the other side, Misaki is never shown.
PERSONALITY:
Misaki is regarded as "a strong-willed girl who has to have her way", as said stated in the official data about her. While in game, she's not shown be around the other girls and converse with them, she stands out as being assertive, self-assured, and even a little bossy. When Fatal Frame 4 first starts, it's shown that she is leading Madoka in Rougetsuu Hall, asking Madoka if she remembered anything, also telling her that they were photographed in the building, before being taken. So, from that, we can guess Misaki was the one who likely speer-headed the trip back to Rougetsuu Island. Where Madoka is timid and meek, Misaki is somewhat outspoken, blunt, and confident.
To further example her blunt and truthful nature, she reminds Madoka that Marie and Tomoe had already died and the five girls, being them, will die one by one. She seems to disregards Madoka's frightful protests, but does, however, stop when Madoka becomes shaken at the thought of dying like Tomoe and Marie. She doesn't push her friend too much, but she pushes Madoka, because this is something she believes in what's best for the other three. Misaki is very assured in her belief, she seems to be a little guilty of being absorbed when she latches on an idea, seemingly not letting it go and continue with it.
Above all, Misaki is persistent and driven. She comes to the island to likely prevent the same fate as the other two girls and collect fragmented pieces of their past. She does seem to get swept up in her quest, blacking out at the memories of a girl in black, Miya. Regardless Misaki picks back up and, oh, wait, Madoka is missing. She does go looking for Madoka, so it's obvious Misaki does care for her friends, she seems to be the classic "I will be rough to show you that I care", lest I start using a TV Tropes slang to describe her (TSUNDEREEE). She can be guilty of being aloof and cold at times, Misaki isn't exactly a bleeding heart. Contrary, she seems to keep her true emotions to herself, stifling what she really feels. She may feel it difficult at times to connect with others.
While she's abrasive, she's not overly so. While Misaki won't antagonize people, if she disagrees with you, yes, she can be guilty of arguing to get her point across and even her way. Though if irritated enough, Misaki can be on the short side. Other than that, she seems pretty formal, yet blunt all at once. She prefers finding answers than accepting how things are; if there isn't a way, Misaki will find one. She rather get to the heart of the matter than to dance around the subject and Misaki isn't fond of waiting at times. She's happy being independent and discovering the world around her, full of confidence. And yes, that includes more internalizing. Because of the history of the Asou family being cursed, along with her Getsuyuu Syndrome and sixth sense, Misaki is hesitant to discuss her abilities and illness in fear of scorn. Usually. If she finds someone else with similarities or is tied to the spiritual world, then Misaki won't feel as hesitant to to discuss it. She is heavily interested in folklore (like any other Asou) and spirituality.
But Misaki's condition has gotten worse was time goes on, as noted by Madoka. She's been shown to be afraid of mirrors, sleep walking, becoming agitated during moon phases, and mild dissociation (called externalizing the self in games, meaning that she has used Miya to store a part of herself, so that she may not change). While it may have taken her time to react to it, clearly she finally acts on her condition after the death of her friends, realizing that could be her and the others. Years of weariness and mental blocks pushed aside, Misaki goes in the sanatorium.
Misaki's six sense as well as her ties to a family in the occult, paranormal, and folklore also give her more courage compared to some Fatal Frame characters. She may shrink away, but Misaki has shown to rebound quicker than the other girls and is exceptionally more brave. She is hardly a pushover, hardly dwells on it, and still moves forward. Compared to the other main females, Misaki is bold, courageous, and determined, hardly anything seems to really shake Misaki up and if it does, Misaki does a great job of hiding it. She will do what she can to face any obstacle and Misaki remains very well level-headed and calm while doing it.
She'll definitely become too curious for her own good, absorbed in what she does, and doesn't open up easily. In the end, when she's finally confronted with what really happened to Sakuya and the others, Misaki finally breaks down and cries, clutching her doll. All along, Misaki was literally missing a part of herself as well as her memories. A once friendly and open girl had developed in someone literally drifting away and finding her doll as well as Sakuya, Misaki is whole again with her memories. But her fate is, naturally, left to the viewer. Regardless, Misaki has been cured before she too "Bloomed". It was her curiosity and her persistence that drove her down there and could have been her own undoing.
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For applicants considering an alternate version of a character already in game, please use this as your chance to explain the key differences between your character and the one already in play:
Have you read up on how the game works?: The plugin is called "Flaming Ferret" that allows characters to communicate to others. In order to earn money, Misaki here will have to go on missions (and watch her drag her feet with some of them), she's not too big on stealing, and we'll see about the mooching thing. Poor Misaki :(
1st person sample:
[What. What is this. Why even bother messing with this; it's a joke, right? Another thing part of her illness? A hallucination? The idea to her that she's even using this makes her give a harsh, empty laugh at this.]
Haa, right. This isn't "2001 Space Odessey", okay? You know it's not, so there's really no need to be sitting down here doing this. This is all just one big dream! This is what you get for passing out like that. That was some confrontation, wasn't it?
It's the eclipse, that's all it is. Just one... giant dream...
[She fades off; it may or may not be slowly sinking in and Misaki, quite honestly, is at a loss with herself, she isn't sure what she's going to do. And the thought is frightening.]
Sakuya... whatever happened, just- please. We can talk this out.... please hear me out, I know... I know what happened now. I do remember, okay? Please just stop... yanking me around.
I'm very sorry, you just-
[And then Misaki is becoming too emotionally vested; she just laughs. That's all she can do is laugh when she's quite honestly scared and unsure what to do. So the feed is cut abruptly.]
3rd person sample:
There are no memories from her childhood, up until the point the five girls were found underground by the detective who spent a long time looking for them. When they were pulled out, the girls were sent to the hospital for fainting and the doctors - if memory served right - wanted to evaluate their conditions before releasing them to their parents. Misaki won’t ever forget it; it’s a feeling she cannot describe simply. Passing through the corridors, through the hospital rooms, just one glance at the other four girls-Ruka, Madoka, Marie, and Tomoe - she knew them.
But there were no memories attached to their faces. She couldn’t remember how she remembered them, only that the girl knew once they had came out of the underground ceremony on the island, that she knew them. It was like an instinct and a feeling, is what the girls could attest it to. They remembered each others’ names, but nothing of their lives prior. And as time grew on, the girls kept in touch with each other, perhaps feeling that if they kept in touch, they would conquer their illnesses and fill in the void where their memories were.
It was partially fulfilled; Misaki kept in touch with all of them, being the more outspoken and bossy of the five. She was the forceful, yet concerned one, always wanting to know developments. Ranging from the simplest of things like shopping or crushes, to the most dire ones regarding their conditions of their illnesses. They had done this for about years, after all, until that one morning…
Misaki had been informed that Tomoe and Marie had passed on; and just like the instinct that she knew them without remembering how, she demanded to know how they had died. They had spoke of hideous reflections, wandering out in the moonlight, and the feeling of losing themselves. When she was told they were found in fetal positions and their hands atop of their heads and wailing in pain, Misaki had knew. Their faces had became distorted and dismembered, she recalls, and no one yet has found an explanation. Frantic calls and insisting to the other two girls had gone awry.
Ruka was apprehensive and Madoka was unwilling to find the answer. Misaki still persisted and finally got Madoka to come along, without hearing in time from Ruka, she decided. The final shove came when her relatives remarked about her condition.
“You’re always so irritable when the moonlight is gone! We even find you almost every night sleep walking and standing underneath the moon!”
The worst of it all was Misaki would even be combing her hair or adjusting her clothing in front of the mirror and she, too, was seeing her face distorted and blurred. It had happen so much, Misaki refused to look into the mirror, regarded as “a very pretty young woman” by her parents and once took pride in her appearance.
She had decided she was done with this. Quietly arranging plans behind her parents’ backs, whom, she knew would object, Misaki arranged for a shuttle to Rougetsuu Island, the place where it all had started. This is where each of the girls had been found by the detective; unconscious and without memory of their lives up until that point.
“Ruka’s just not quick enough,” Misaki had to whisper on the phone to Madoka so her parents wouldn’t overhear her. “We’ll solve this once and for all, Madoka, you are coming with me.”
A week later, Misaki had gotten what she had wanted; the person who provided the boat ride, not to Misaki’s surprise, had dropped them off at the abandoned sanatorium and had sped off, going on how “cursed” the island was. How ironic was it the girl who had come from a long line of folklorists and spiritualists scoffed at the idea?
She had braved her way through the hallways, with Madoka not too far behind, occasionally tugging back. By the time they had reached the main hall, where the stairs had descended upwards to the upper levels, Misaki started recalling fragments,
“It happened here, you know, we were photographed here,” She explained, jabbing a flashlight in the darkness to Madoka. To her, the dilapidated and decaying building was unnerving, sure, and she was pulled here for other reasons rather than memory, she would brave it on. It Madoka, not so much, no, she was never as brave as the others. She was timid, shy, and very easy to push along Misaki had found, no matter how dearly she cared about her. When Madoka stopped replying to Misaki talking about the building, she found herself irritated and shorter than usual.
Perhaps it was the eclipse tonight-no it had has to be something else. She was tired of being sick and most of all; she didn’t want to end up like her friends. “Will end up like them, you know… Tomoe and Marie. One of us will go one by one, Madoka. Madoka, are you listening to me? If we don’t do something, it will be our turn next.”
“Stop it.” She had finally snapped to Misaki and she rarely snapped. As she sauntered in her feet, Misaki was giving her friend a look. Not just a look, but a look. She wanted to snap back at her and tell her to get moving; but the girl was just as tired and frightened. Quickly, Misaki had turned away, not allowing Madoka to catch a glimpse of her frown and the obvious guilt on her face. Carefully and silently, the girl went along, savoring each piece of the building in the darkness, forcing herself to conjure up a memory, even a clue.
She had found herself so caught up in this and quite obsessed, the silence Madoka had provided was completely ignored; she was confident that the girl would follow her, Madoka was so easy to please to her whims.
But Madoka was gone out of sight in the darkness, lost behind her, Misaki didn’t notice, not even as she carefully passed a mirror that she was so quick to rush right by.
She hadn’t told the girls what she kept seeing in the mirror and it wasn’t her face completely gone from her reflection.
“Come back to Roguetsuu Island.”
She concluded it must have been a spirit reaching out to her, it wouldn’t have been the first time. And just like the girls, it was instinct, she could say to herself that pulled her to this girl in black. A soft, loving face that she knew well, something she had seen in her childhood-a solid memory of her past. It urged her in her dreams and in her reflection to come back. The girl in black had beckoned her to come back more than anything, not just the deaths of her friends.
“Over here,” A the thought and at the right moment where Misaki had finally find the girl in black atop of steps to an over level, her heart jumped. She found herself longing for this girl, long at last, reaching out to her. When the questions and words had come to Misaki’s mind, she found herself unable to say them.
“You don’t remember?” The girl in black asked at the edge of a laugh. Misaki had slowly trudged forward up to the steps, reaching out to her, like a sister… she was a sister, wasn’t she? Someone she loved in a familial sense.
She couldn’t keep herself on her feet, her head was spinning at the sight of the girl; something was forcing her to forget her face, the memories of a sun-lit room and drapes flapping against an open window…
Misaki couldn’t push herself forward, no matter how hard she tried. But why?! What was so terrible about remembering? The moon held such a way, didn’t it? The girl in black stood in the smallest bit of moonlight shining from a window; her face and features soon became fuzzy and Misaki found herself keeling to the side, unable to reach her.
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