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[ Player Name ] : Gabe
[ Personal LJ ] : skaldadottir
[ Age ] : 22
[ Timezone ] : CST
[ Other Characters ] : N, Zelda
[ Character's Name ] : Ran
[ Character's Age ] : Unknown (approx. 12-20)
[ Series ] : Clover
[ Canon Point ] : Post Fairy Park Incident
[ History ] :
Though Ran's family history is mostly unknown, it is known that at a young age, he and his twin brother were taken in by the government of his world, ruled by five "wizards," people of great psychic power. He and his brother were sorcerer children, meaning they were known to have great magical abilities.
The government project dealing with sorcerer children, called The Clover Leaf Project, ranked the children according to their power. The most powerful were the three- and four-leaf clovers. Ran is one of three three-leaf clovers, and was given the letter C as a name. A was his twin.
Three-leaf clovers are extremely powerful, to the point that it would take all five of the wizards to take on just one of them, and even then the results are questionable. For that reason they were kept together, A, B, and C, placed in a giant cage. They could all easily escape, but chose not to, for they were too dangerous to be allowed out into the public.
Over the years, as they grew, A became extremely temperamental and possessive of Ran. It got to the point where A became so jealous of B for having any of Ran's attention that he killed the other boy. Shortly after, Ran ran away from the cage. The wizards sent a two-leaf clover by the name of Gingetsu out to track him down and bring him back.
A group of Black Ops attempted to kidnap Ran before Gingetsu got to him. Ran had slaughtered them all by the time the man got to him. However, he had used up all his energy doing so, and fainted.
Gingetsu took Ran home with him. After a conversation between Gingetsu, Ran, and the wizards, it was decided that it was too dangerous to keep A and Ran together, and Ran was allowed to stay with Gingetsu, as long as he never left. A came to find them, angry, and tried to kill Gingetsu, but Ran stopped him by threatening to kill himself. Ran convinced A that they had to live apart, because he would die if they went back to their cage. But they could not live together in the outside world, because the wizards wouldn't allow it.
A accepted it after extracting a promise that Ran would never love someone more than him, ever, and a threat that he would kill anyone Ran did.
After A left and Ran mourned what had passed between them, everything calmed down considerably. Ran never left Gingetsu's house, taking care of it while the man was away on military business. He occasionally used his powers and mechanical skills to assist Gingetsu or his friend, Kazuhiko, but mostly he was content to play househusband.
The only problem is that due to his powers, Ran ages rapidly outside of the cage, where his aging was either stunted or stopped. After two years with Gingetsu he physically aged from about age ten to his late teens, and only had three more years before he would die of old age.
Kazuhiko assumes there is a romantic relationship between Gingetsu and Ran, but the pair do not ever make mention of it or act romantically towards each other.
[ Personality ] :
Anyone meeting Ran will find him a kind, easy-going young man. He does have a dry sense of humor, but while he teases, he never uses it to belittle anyone in an unfriendly way. He looks out for his friends, willing to help them with whatever they need.
He nearly always seems optimistic and happy, but part of that is because he hides any worry or questionable knowledge he has until confronted about it. There is also the fact that he is somewhat of a fatalist. He accepted that he would die from the moment he left the cage he and his brother were kept in. For him leaving was not a matter of extending his life so much as finding a place he was happy before he died. He does not struggle against his fate or try to lengthen his life. In living with Gingetsu, he found a cage that he was happy in, and he is content to die there in peace.
However, he does show worry when it comes to his friends. They are the one thing aside from abject unhappiness that causes him to be proactive. They are part of his happiness, and he protects that dearly.
When he comes to have affection for someone, he loves very deeply. Even though he needed to get away from A to save himself, it is obvious after A visits him that he is heartbroken to do it.
Despite his helpful, gentle demeanor, Ran has a darker side as well. Once he has been pushed to the point that he is forced to act, he becomes extremely stubborn and cannot be dissuaded from his path. This shows most readily when after A kills B, he runs away from the cage. Not even A, the person he loves most, can keep him from leaving, even though he asks him to. When faced with people coming after him and trying to take him back, he takes no argument.
He shows no emotion in killing the Black Ops that come after him. If he perceives someone as a threat, he will kill easily and without guilt. His concern and protectiveness are reserved for those he loves or feels otherwise connected to, such as the other Clovers.
[ Strengths/Weaknesses ] :
+ Ran can hear very small sounds, like those coming from a headphone set, from far away.
+ He can transport himself and others without mechanical help.
+ He has extremely powerful magical abilities, manifesting themselves most often in the form of mechanical devices, wires, etc.
+ He's easily contented.
- He rarely has been outside.
- He is fairly passive when it comes to conflict and himself, agreeing to allow himself to be imprisoned.
- He keeps his thoughts on things, and sometimes important information to himself.
- He bottles things up until he cannot take them any more before he acts.
+/- willing to sacrifice himself before anyone else.
[ Other Important Facts ] :
He has a three-leaf clover, with a barcode and a text denoting he is part of the Clover project, on the back of his left shoulder.
[ Sample ] :
Dear_Mun Samples
At first, it is as if he is in a dream. The cage of his childhood is above him, though for some reason a substance like smooth glass has replaced steel girders and reinforced windows. The water, the rain that had been thrumming against it.
The illusion fades quickly. The second Ran realizes it, he scrambles to his feet. "Gingetsu?" Panic flickers through his chest. He should not be outside the house. Did the wizards do this? No. This is not their style of prison.
The first thing he tries is to transport himself, will himself back home. His fear only grows as he finds himself somehow blocked. What kind of power could stop him, of all people? For a moment he fears all his power is gone, for just trying makes him feel weak, but when he changes tactics, his powers are his own again. Wire and metal form out of thin air, creating mechanical mockeries of wings. They seem real enough to work, however, for he lifts himself in the air, speeding to the top of the Bubble, only to strike against it like a bird against a window.
[ Questions? Comments? Concerns? ] :
Would Ran's rapid aging be stopped in Vatheon?