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THE APP

Character Name: self-explanatory
Canon: If the canon has multiple versions, please be specific.
Reference Link: A wiki link is preferable, but anything that has a summary of the canon works. If there is no picture on your link, please provide a reference picture as well. If there is really nothing to link, write a short (no more than 200 words) description of the canon and character appearance.

Character History: A brief summary of your character's background. Only the highlights, please! This section should not be more than 300 words long.
Personality: Can be longer than the history, if necessary, but again, please try to be succinct.

Writing Sample: For this section, you have two choices:

1. Fill out an IC survey (copypaste below)
2. Write a first or third person sample on the subject of your choice. (~300-500 words)

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Character Name: Naze Youka (Kurokami Kujira)
Canon: Medaka Box
Reference Link: Medaka Box Wiki: Naze's page

Character History: Born Kurokami Kujira, Kujira was blessed with good looks, a good family, and a good life, all of which she absolutely despised. She believed that true genius was born out of suffering and despair and as such shut herself away from the world, focusing only on her biological (and mostly human) experiments and studies. But she still wasn't able to reach the level of suffering she desired and eventually ran away from home, changing her name to Naze Youka and removing her own memories as a Kurokami through experimentation on herself.
From that point on Naze dedicated herself to leading a horrible life in order to further her successes in biology. Along the way she gained a friend and continuing science experiment, Koga Itami, a normal girl with normal talents and the desire to be abnormal. From Naze's experiments, Koga was changed into an overwhelming fighter and the two eventually ended up at Hakoniwa Academy with Naze taking position as supervisor of the Flask Plan, an underground project dedicated to turning normal humans into perfect beings.
Over the course of the series Naze goes from minor enemy to enemy-turned-ally to main character mentor figure to randomly-appearing-ally, acknowledging that she's a person who actually seeks her own happiness albeit in twisted ways. She's currently serving as Vice-President for the student council.

Personality: Naze is a rude-mouthed, analytical, and slightly cocky girl who will never hold her tongue when it comes to making a snide comment. Her words are generally harsh and blunt, with a very fake-sounding 'playfulness' to them at times that doesn't match her generally stoic expressions and mannerisms. While she doesn't completely follow her previous lifestyle of "the more I suffer, the happier I am," she still hasn't quite given it up, showing more of a preference to unfavorable conditions than favorable ones. She's accepted that she cares about people beyond using them as experimentation projects, but that doesn't mean she'll stop using them as experimentation projects.
She's confident in what she can and can't do and has a slight complex with gaining acknowledgement, particularly when it comes to being better than her older brother, who was also the former supervisor of the Flask Plan. This usually comes out in the form of blatant, indirect fishing for comments (e.g. "who could have been the person to do this they must be amazing we should call them amazing").
As a note, when her face is covered by bandages she speaks differently, assumedly in a harsher tone or manner, as compared to when it's revealed. The rest of her speech mannerisms stay the same though.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Demon Queen Vice-President Naze Youka is enough to satisfy me, but if you can come up with something better then use that.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
No. They're a pain in the ass to put on and there's no point to it.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
Something like a full year in middle school. Or when I first started school again. I did some amazing work back then so somewhere around there I had to be at my lowest.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
My family and most of the people I know now are too do-good to do that kind of thing. If you want the twisted one who'll do that kind of thing with an extraordinary amount of finesse and intelligence, I'm the more likely target, aren't I? Ah, but I can't say that I'll do it for sure anymore, I like some of those guys too much now.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
I've already seen everything there is to on every living animal in existence, so they're dull to me now. Maybe something more exotic like one that doesn't exist anymore, or something new that doesn't exist yet. That could be interesting.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
Not a bit. I work better in a miserable environment.

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
Why ask stupid questions? You eat cake with a fork, that's it. What kind of idiot has a favorite?

08. Do you trust yourself?
Of course I do. I'm not some pathetic person who doesn't believe in myself.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Who wants to do a crime that no one knows about? It's better to let everyone see and know just how feared you should be.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
My cute little sister and that perverted older brother might get a little pissed off if I went missing again, but I'm sure that the president will be completely lost without his favored vice president there to guide him.

Character Name: Nakamori Aoko
Canon: Magic Kaito
Reference Link: http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Aoko_Nakamori
Character History: Nakamori Aoko had a fairly standard, if lonely, upbringing. Her father—a single parent—was a busy man, after all; he was the head of the Kaitou Kid Taskforce, a police unit dedicated solely to bringing Kaitou Kid, an internationally wanted phantom thief, to justice. One fateful day, when Aoko was just a little girl, she waited all alone for her father by an old clocktower; she was didn't cry, just waited quietly, sadly, in the hopes that he'd have time to come get her. But her father wasn't the one who came. Instead, Kuroba Kaito walked up, introduced himself, and magicked a single rose out of thin air for her. It was the start of a long-lasting, beautiful friendship, full of bickering and violence and secret crushes.

Kaitou Kid ~mysteriously vanished~ when Aoko was nine, thus freeing her father from his arduous task/obsession. But, eight years later… he returned, and Aoko hated him with the fiery, burning passion of a thousand suns. Completely unaware that her dearest childhood friend Kaito was the man behind the monocle, Aoko would stand alone in crowds of cheering Kid fans, waving anti-Kid banners and yelling encouragement to her father. In fact, Aoko went great lengths to prove that Kaito wasn't Kid—when her father told her that he'd seen Kid's face, and that his face was definitely Kaito's, Aoko immediately made plans to drag Kaito out on a date… at exactly the same time as one of Kid's heists. Happily, he remained with her for the entire duration, and suspicion was cleared. She never realized that he slipped away when they were watching a movie, leaving a dummy in his place.

Personality: Aoko is a warm-hearted but temperamental tsundere, who has little trouble expressing her feelings through violence. Mop chases! Table flipping! Newspaper smacking and punching! Not that she'd ever mean to hurt really, truly hurt anybody; as willing as she would be to defend herself, there are lines that she would never cross. As a tsundere with a temper, the people closest to her are the ones who receive the brunt of her anger (especially Kaito, who is an obnoxious jerk). And, as caring and considerate as Aoko is underneath, when Kaito has dental problems, she makes sure to poke him in the cheek. A lot.

Cheerful and energetic, Aoko's pretty passionate about her beliefs—in fact, she's pretty passionate about most things, and incredibly expressive. It's almost as much of a cover as it is genuine: she's overly modest and has some self-esteem issues, and holds a quiet belief that she'll inevitably be left behind. At one point, she decides that a classmate must have a crush on Kaito: Aoko squees and wonders aloud that Kaito must really be great, if somebody as cool and beautiful as Akako likes him. Beneath her smile was resignation and pain. As much as she frequently berates Kaito for his big head, she'd quietly fade into the background rather than risk weighing him down.

She's a very caring young woman, and a determined one. She would always try to help somebody in need, just because she's sure that it's the right thing to do. When a 'ghost' terrorizes her friends at school after hours, she drags Kaito along to get revenge. When she meets a sickly child at a museum during a Kaitou Kid heist, she stays with him and tries to help him find his father. She almost always before she thinks of herself, and, occasionally, she's been known to be too trusting of shady characters.

Writing Sample:
01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Nakamori Aoko~! It's nice to meet you.
02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Mm, unless I'm wearing sandals.
03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
I don't know… Hm, uh, maybe an hour, or two... or three? Who thinks about things like that, anyway?
04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
What…?! No, of course not. Except that one time—but that was Dad, not me!
05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
A really, really big fish. Maybe a tuna. ♥
06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
W-What kind of question is this!? I—I don't know about incapacitated… If somebody was in trouble, or upset, I'd do my best to help them.
07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
A spork, probably! They're really cute.
08. Do you trust yourself?
… Yes..?
09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Um, do you mean a crime I've already committed that nobody else knows about? Hmm, in that case, maybe that one time I popped a wheel on Dad's car and hid all his shoes and keys so he couldn't go into work, except that wasn't a crime because he was being stupid, and I was pretty young... If you mean a crime I could commit, I wouldn't! What a stupid question.
10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
I…
… I hope so.
But I'm not going to disappear, so they won't have to!

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Character Name: Rapunzel
Canon: Tangled
Reference Link: Wiki link and despite the photo given she actually looks like this

Character History: Once upon a time there was a bit of a kerfuffle with a magical healing flower, a possessive witch, and a very ill pregnant Queen. Long story short, the baby princess wound up with the flowers magical powers and was subsequently kidnapped by the witch, Gothel, for 18 years. Her name was Rapunzel and she spent her life imprisoned in a tower, believing Gothel was her mother, and suffered through years of emotional abuse in jaunty song form. However, each year on her birthday, the King and Queen would launch floating lanterns into the sky in hopes that they would show her the way home.

Deciding she wants to see these lights in person on her eighteenth birthday, she tricks Gothel into leaving and blackmails Flynn Rider, a thief who stumbled across her tower looking for a place to hide, into taking her. Though he initially tries to scare her away, the two grow close through a series of wacky antics and beging to trust each other. Just before they reach the kingdom however, Gothel appears and tries to take Rapunzel back home. Failing this, she tricks her into believing Flynn (whose real name is Eugene) has betrayed her. Heartbroken, Rapunzel returns to the tower, only to realise she is the lost princess. She attempts to leave to save Eugene, but Gothel is not on board with this and ties her up.

Luckily Eugene is able to escape thanks to friends they had made earlier in the film; Rapunzel is saved at the cost of her hair, Gothel is dead, and she returns home to be a princess and eventually marry Eugene.

Personality: At her core, Rapunzel is a very lively and cheerful girl. She’s imbued with the natural essence of the sun, this girl is so excitable and perky, it’s hard to keep her down for long. Even through years of emotional abuse at the hands of her mother, Rapunzel remains strong and confident. It takes a bit of pulling to get it out of her, and even she acts surprised when she stands up for herself, but it’s there inside her. She’s a kind and sweet Disney Princess type, friendly to all and has a natural gift with animals. There’s more to Rapunzel than just generic sweetness, however; though she will try honesty first, she’s not adverse to lying and deceiving others to get what she wants. Blackmail and trickery? Easily done. Consorting with thieves and thugs who are proven murderers? She’ll sing show tunes with them! They’re last resorts for her, but she won’t hesitate if pushed. Despite this, she does have her own moral code she sticks to; if she promises something, she will never break that promise, under any circumstances.

Initially Rapunzel is very subservient to her mother, she finds it hard to stand up for herself and make her voice heard, but with character development she becomes able to talk back and even shout her mother down. Now out from Gothel's thumb, Rapunzel is an independent and intelligent young woman who no longer believes herself weak and incapable. She’ll fight for what she wants and won’t be pushed around by others anymore. Rapunzel is cheeky and still very naïve, innocent but very courageous and resourceful, fighting off bad guys with nothing but her hair and a frying pan. There are still a few issues to work out, the poor girl had her life completely turned upside down and experienced a lot of betrayal, but she's truly happy with her life now and keeping strong.

Writing Sample:
01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
You can just call me Rapunzel.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Oh gosh, well sure? I'm still not entirely used to this 'wearing shoes' thing, they feel pretty weird, but I'll get the hang of it!

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
I really don't know. I tend to talk to myself a lot, or to Pascal, a lot of the time we sing. I guess a few hours, while I was reading? It's not something I keep track of.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
Aha, that is... Trust is difficult, sometimes the person you believed in most can turn out completely different than you thought. But I believe in my friends, my family. I love them all very dearly.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
I sort of just go up to the animals I want to know and talk to them. It's not like you need to domesticate them, animals are really friendly when you give them the chance. There are definitely some interesting animals in foreign lands I'd like to meet! An elephant, or a tiger, a giraffe... Maybe even a snake. Somebody told me animals like that, and beings with pointy teeth were too dangerous once. But I want to give them a chance.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
If somebody is upset, of course I'll want to help! It's not exactly incapacitated, because you're working to cheer them up, right?

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
Oh, I know this! You set the plate at the centre of the table, if you have guests around you use your fancy set. If you are eating a gooey cake you use the dessert fork, located at the top of your plate. If it's an ice cream cake, you use the dessert spoon, placed above the dessert fork. The fork holds the cake while the spoon you cut and eat with. I think that's right, no, I'm sure that's what I learned in my etiquette lessons.

08. Do you trust yourself?
I'm learning to.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Gosh! I don't have anything like that, well... I guess I did go gallivanting around with a thief, but that doesn't really count! He's a good man, and he's been pardoned from all his crimes. We've both got clean records now.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
If I disappeared, the whole kingdom would be sad again. My friends, my parents, Eugene... I've got a lot of people I love and we don't want to lose each other.

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Character Name: Nezumi
Canon: No. 6 (novel)
Reference Link: Wikipedia
Picture: Shirtless, even!

Character History: To understand Nezumi, you first have to know about No. 6: a vast, utopian city-state in a post-apocalyptic landscape, where mankind can live free of worry and pain with state-of-the-art resources and technological advancements at their fingertips. Everyone in No. 6 is happy—or, at least, you know, that's what they'd have you believe. In truth, No. 6 is rotting with corruption, and nobody feels this more strongly than Nezumi. The only survivor of a forest people who were devoured by No. 6's secret grasping genocidal tendencies, Nezumi hates No. 6 with a passion and wishes for nothing more than to rip it open and spill its guts. Living in the West Block, a ragged slum that No. 6 treats as a garbage dumping ground, Nezumi claws out a living alongside the thieves, prostitutes, and beggars, sharp with his tongue and his knife but blessed with an uncanny grace, pretty face, and beautiful voice that finds him work as an actor, under the assumed name Eve.

How he makes a living, however, isn't what he lives for. Nezumi uses his mice (both real and robotic) to infiltrate No. 6, constantly digging to find its weak point—and along the way, he ends up with his own weak point, a boy named Shion who had saved Nezumi from certain death when they were twelve. Returning the favor when things inexplicably go sour for Shion's life in No. 6, Nezumi's goal becomes wrapped up with Shion's story, and the two of them work to unearth the city's dark underbelly, all the while becoming more and more wrapped up in each other.

Personality: The West Block is a dog-eat-dog world—for lack of a better expression, honestly, because the dogs there are probably the nicest of the bunch. Nezumi is absolutely no exception, and seems to take pride in being resolutely alone and looking out only for himself. "Never open your heart to anyone. Don't believe in anyone but yourself." Those were the words left to him when his people were killed (because that's totally what elders should pass onto their only descendent? yes?) and the words Nezumi lives by. Or . . . tries very, very hard to live by. Problematically, he was very good at this until Shion barged into his life and started flipping tables and giving Nezumi things like hope and feelings, which Nezumi basically views as the worst thing that could ever happen to him.

Nezumi is incredibly clever: excellent at manipulating others, skilled at reading the atmosphere, and ridiculously well-educated given his social circumstances. He lives in a hovel that is 90% books, 9% rats, and 1% there's a sofa in there somewhere, and seems to be perpetually one, two, or five steps ahead of everybody else at every given moment, both metaphorically and literally. He is tenacious and critical, with a flair for the dramatic, prone to extreme sarcasm and brutal mockery. He can be rude and verbally destructive, with no apparent need for manners or respect—then pull an immediate turnabout and be flamboyant, flirtatious, sensual, and alluring. He is a conman, an actor, a thief, an intellectual, and one rat that you never, ever want to back into a corner.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Given the luxury of choice, are we? Hah, I wonder. Anyway, here's where I'd say, there's no use in putting importance on names, but given how that question's phrased it seems like you already think a little on the same lines. I go by Nezumi—that's good enough, isn't it?

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Another luxury! Of course, I'm very delicate—I can't imagine what I'd do if my feet weren't cushioned and buffered from the elements, inside hand-sewn tailormade leather shoes. I also only accept the finest thread blends of imported cotton, so do make sure you take that into your calculations.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
There have been plenty of times where there simply wasn't anybody around worth talking to, and I'd just as soon stay silent as waste my precious voice on those who can't pay for the pleasure.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
Saying "plagued by suspicions" just makes it sound like it isn't true. Of course they are—everybody will stab you in the back and climb right over your body to get what they want. Plagued? No—blessed, to be functionally not an idiot, unlike some I could name.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
Oh, I couldn't possibly say that I have an affinity for a particular animal. Not at all. Why do you ask?

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
Much the same way the majority of humans are functionally incapacitated by the sun rising, yes.

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
What decadent and philosophical queries! What troubling lives some people must leave, to be burdened by such a question—why, I simply don't know how I prefer to indulge my privilege.

08. Do you trust yourself?
Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty,
But seeming so, for my peculiar end;
For when my outward action doth demonstrate
The native act and figure of my heart
In complement extern, 'tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at. I am not what I am.

—not a fan? No, I suppose I wouldn't take you for a thespian. So, how's this: there's only one person that trusts me, and only one person I trust.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
That would be an incredibly long list. I'm afraid you'll have to submit that request in writing. Though of course, given the nature of the question, I regret to say that the response would have to remain confidential—a Schröedinger's cat of perjury, as it were.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
. . . only an idiot would miss me.

Character Name: Shion
Canon: No. 6
Reference Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6

Character History:
No. 6 -- a post-apocalyptic utopia whose citizens want for nothing. Or, you know, a hideous dystopia where anyone who gave any indication of discontent is swiftly and efficiently disappeared. Whichever.

Shion was a gifted member of No. 6's society,living in THE section of town for the elite, when on his twelfth birthday a violent criminal -- a boy his age, Nezumi, who was bleeding nastily after escaping the authorities -- broke into his bedroom and held him hostage. Rather than turn him in, Shion patched his wounds, fed him pie, and got extremely excited when said criminal threatened to slice his throat open with a spoon. The boy left, Shion got caught by the authorities for harbouring a dangerous criminal and he and his mother lost all elite privileges and were forced to move to the unprivileged section of No. 6, Lost Town. Four years later, working as part of the city park cleanup crew, Shion got in trouble for showing discontent against the city, and was to be disappeared -- except Nezumi showed up to save him and smuggled him to the slum outside the city walls, West Block. There, the two lived together, ideologies frequently clashing as the innocent and idealistic Shion tried his best to be good to everyone, and the jaded and bitter Nezumi tried to teach him to survive by trusting only himself. Their ideological war took place on the battlefield of No. 6 which Nezumi wanted to see destroyed, and which Shion wanted to save for the sake of its people. But even with that, the two of them fell reluctantly (Nezumi) and passionately (Shion) in love with each other.

Also, there was a major plot about killer bees in there.

Personality:
On the one hand, Shion has genius-level intelligence. He retains information with amazing ease, can pull it out at a moment's notice, and is immensely talented at understanding and analysing situations he's presented with. On the other hand, he's a natural airhead with no ability to read the mood. Shion cares about people deeply and intensely, crying for their losses, sympathizing with their wants, and understanding their situations. He agonizes when he sees injustices in front of him, but he also isn't a hypocrite; he is aware that sometimes people must commit atrocities for the sake of what they are living for, and he's completely non-judgmental of how other people have had to live. But he cares about people's ability to gain happiness much more than just their survival, and the people of West Block who get to know him are simultaneously completely disgusted by his tendency to try to help everyone, yet strangely charmed by how earnest he is.

Basically, on a general level, and as what most people will see of him, Shion is friendly, kind, affectionate, loves animals and children, always willing to help others at any risk to himself, very smart but totally lacking wisdom, outgoing, and above all, determined to keep trying to live and understand what it truly means to live.

That said, underneath these tendencies is a rather more dangerous thread of reckless thrillseeking -- Shion lacks a normal reaction to fear and instead responds to terrifying scenarios (aside from concern for the people who could be harmed with them, of course) with pleasure. Nezumi's death threats are a total turn-on to the point that he has to remind himself that no matter how heart-pounding the idea of Nezumi murdering him is, any idea that ended in his death is probably not a good one. Plus on top of this, when the things Shion cares about are threatened -- or, much worse, insulted -- Shion can easily snap into a violent rage; basically, if you imply Nezumi's a whore, you can expect to find Shion on top of you, strangling you and slamming your head into the floor. So essentially he has an intensely subtle but strong sado-masochistic streak underlying his genuine concern and care for others. But he's totally safe and sane, okay. Really.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
My name's Shion, so doesn't it make sense to call me that? I think it'd be hard for me to remember any other name, since I'm much too used to my own.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Um, require is putting it a bit firmly, isn't it? I have a hard time imagining any scenario someone might require socks over anything else... maybe they have really sensitive feet? Or a skin condition they don't want to pass on to anyone else and... well, that would only really apply if people have to share shoes, I suppose. I don't have a skin condition like that, so I think I'd be fine.

It would be nice if we don't have to share shoes, though, while we're talking about the uniform. Thanks for your consideration.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
I haven't ever timed myself, so I think it'd be difficult to give a properly accurate assessment. I wouldn't want to throw off the results of this survey by giving an inaccurate answer. That said, if you don't mind something more generalized, I do usually sleep six to eight hours a night when I can get it, and I'm fairly sure Nezumi would have told me if I talked in my sleep, so let's say an average of seven consecutive hours within a twenty-four hour period is probably normal... something like that.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
This is a very hard question to answer generally! I could go on at length, probably, breaking apart whether coworkers (No) or relatives (No) might be doing things behind my back, or assess a more general city authority when I was in No. 6 (but does it count as being plagued by suspicions if you know it's true?), or look at life in the West Block (No, mostly because I think the ones who know me pity me enough that if they wanted to hurt me they'd at least do it to my face in the hopes that I would show some understanding of why my life had come to this).

But I think on average my answer is No, with Yes only when I've been given specific evidence that indicates that people might be doing things to hurt other people generally. I mean, I'm just a single person. It's not all about me. And situations are really hard to generalize.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
A large wild rat, of the kind you can find in the slums. I think given the right approach I might be able to pet it, and maybe get it to eat out of my hand.

Now I'm really curious about the egret, though.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
Do you mean 'functionally incapacitated' in that my normal functions would be incapacitated as a whole such as leaving me catatonic or unable to react to the situation at the time, or do you mean that certain functions might be, such as subsequent emotional breakdowns when the situation is over? Either way, I don't think it's tolerable to just witness someone else's misery. One must intervene either to help or to harm, but just being a silent witness, yes, I think that's a sign one might already be incapacitated.

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
That's not a great example. Basically people only use forks for cake, or I guess if they're out of forks, spoons, but there's a pretty limited set of flatware that CAN be used for cake from which one could draw a favorite. Anyway, I'm not so excited by flatware to call it a favorite, but I'd pick a fork.

08. Do you trust yourself?
I don't really think about that particularly much. I'd probably have to consider it more before I gave an answer.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Isn't that a logistic flaw? If I list it, I already know that you would then know I committed it, so by the time I put it down on paper, but before you read it, it's no longer a crime only I would know that I've committed. So by the time you read it, it's a crime that you and I would know that I committed. In fact, the only way to list a crime that only I would know I've committed is to say "I'm listing it here", and not finish writing.

So I've listed it here:

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
Yes, but he'd rather swallow his own tongue than admit it. I like his tongue just where it is, so I'd rather not disappear, if it's all the same. At least, not unless he comes with me. Thank you.

Character Name: Loki
Canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe (Thor/Avengers)
Reference Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe

Character History:
There are several kinds of realms in the universe, connected to Yggdrasil, the World Tree. Amongst these worlds are Earth, Asgard and Jotunheim. The Norse Gods of old are actually people from this world where science and magic have the same origin. Once in a war with Jotunheim, Odin Forefather defeated the Frost Giants and took from them, one small baby, in hopes of bridging the gap between their worlds. That child was Loki. He grew up, unaware of his heritage, but often shunned and rejected for his brother, Thor Odinson. Still, Loki was smart, quick-witted and sly, gaining a name for himself and proving to be the voice of reason to his brother's unruly antics.

However, when his brother is crowned King of Asgard, Loki begins to question his life. He lets in two Frost Giants in order to cause some mischief and suddenly, his brother proposes genocide, while he deflects his intentions. When they fight off the Frost Giants and Thor is banished to Earth, Loki finally learned of his secret heritage and accuses his father of favouritism. Odin, suffering from losing one son and hurting from the accusations of another, fell into a deep sleep. This is where Loki's decline begins. He seizes the throne for himself, trying to prevent Thor from ever returning as he instigates the Frost Giants to attack Asgard and his father. He becomes thirsty for power, recognition and above all, a need to be recognized as a person, rather than a shadow of his brother or an adopted enemy. However, this backfires on him when Thor becomes a hero again and Loki, in desperation, tries to wipe out the Frost Giants' world. Instead, he is lost to Asgard, falling through worlds and space.

When we see Loki again, he's ready to ignite a war on Earth. Everything he fought and connived for, is replaced with a burning hatred to subjugate all mankind.
Personality:
Loki is an adopted child of Odin Forefather and brother to Thor Odinson. While he lacks his brother's warm exterior and exuberance, he makes up for it with silver-tongue and mastery over magic. Sly, cunning and patient, Loki knows how to pick the safest and wisest option, seeing more sense in a retreat than a fight. Relying more on his wits and aptitude than his powers, Loki prefers to remain in the background, manipulating people as he sees fit, rather than taking an overt approach. That being said, Loki isn't coldly logical. His life has left him with many desires, to rule, to take, to have, to be important. Loki takes every hurt he has ever suffered and turns into a burning rage. And sometimes, he cannot see past absolutes, like his father and brother's personalities. Brutal, cruel and perfect at aiming for people's weaknesses, Loki expects everyone else to do the work for him as he sits a throne of his own glory. But at times, he lacks conviction for his own ambitions, struggling to find a way to make his own identity: Not as Loki Odinson, not as Loki the Frost Giant, but something so new and terrible that he will do anything to make it happen.

Whether Loki is past redemption or not is hard to say, even now. In Avengers, he's overtaken by an anger and hatred for mankind, for turning his brother into a force of good and for standing up against him. He channels himself into destroying them and shows no remorse for doing so. He's still driven for his own goals and only his own, but occasionally they are hinged on other powers in his life, like his father and the aliens who provided him the army. He's still the underdog, pushed around and used accordingly, even if he's not completely aware of it.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
That choice would be my name, obviously. Though I do enjoy being called Trickster. It's flattering, really.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
I hardly think it matters.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?

I believe, when I was younger, I stopped talking for a year. No one could understand why, least of all myself. Of course now I know the truth, but that's not what you're asking, is it?

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
You clearly don't know much about people to ask me something so trite. It's not a suspicion anymore, it never was.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
Giant wolves. I hear they're very useful in a hunt.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
Does it really matter?

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
The knife. Sharp and cutting. Unlike this survey.

08. Do you trust yourself?
Explicitly. As they say... if you want something done, do it yourself.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Tell me your definition of "crime" and I'll retort accordingly.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
No. No one at all.

Character Name: Near
Canon: Death Note
Reference Link: http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Near

Character History:
Orphaned at a young age, Near was raised with other highly intelligent orphans in a facility specifically designed to fit their intellectual needs. Near was consistently the smartest when tested, and was vetted from early on to become L (the World’s Greatest Detective) should he die in the line of duty. When the unfortunate day came, Near and second smartest student Mello were both chosen to take on the Kira case that killed L. But due to a stark difference in personalities, the two did not end up working together. While Mello disappeared into the underworld and established a power base there, Near rebuilt L’s final case from scratch using every scrap of information he could find and eventually built his power more legitimately through the US government. It’s a testament to Near’s intelligence when he is granted this considering his physical appearance and general demeanor are that of a 12 year old.

By the age of 18 Near was successfully running a small team of agents investigating the Kira case. The closer he got to the answer, the more dangerous things became and he loses most of his agents, his building and his special dispensation from the government before eventually solving the case by somewhat underhanded means. Near ends up putting his own life and the remaining lives of his team in danger to face the world’s most dangerous killer face to face. It pays off for Near at least, as he is one of scant few characters who make it out of Death Note alive and intact.

Personality:
Unnaturally small, with large, dark eyes and white hair Near isn’t the most inspiring person physically, but his intelligence more than makes up for what he lacks in appearance. Capable of multitasking and gifted in making logical assumptions Near is a natural detective. He is calm, rational and entirely confident in his own analytic abilities. He is also surprisingly willing to accept his own limitations and learn from his mistakes, when he makes them. Despite his general confidence, Near is extremely cautious, as witnessed by the fact that he uses the alias “Near” to keep his real name a secret. He isn’t likely to act until he’s entirely sure of the outcome, and only then when the outcome is in his favor.

Having been raised for his intelligence and little else Near has virtually no social skills to speak of. He is reclusive, blunt and uncaring, even to the people he has to rely on. The only people Near cares about even slightly are the ones who are useful to him, and even then it’s mostly because Near isn’t capable of taking care of himself. For all that Near understands the world, he won’t even leave the safety of his facility by himself.

For all his cold demeanor, Near does enjoy showing off his intelligence and can be something of a troll in his interactions with people he is manipulating. Conversely, he is likely to pout and act more childish when things aren’t going his way. Near hates to lose. He is extremely determined, to the point of being willing to sacrifice anything to get what he wants. This includes himself in dire circumstances, but mostly applies to others.

Writing Sample:
01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
I am most commonly referred to as “L”. But considering this question seems designed so that my answer will be the only name you don’t use for me, I will officially state that it doesn’t matter what you call me.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Yes. I am happy to provide my own socks if you anticipate a scarcity.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
43 Days, 6 hours and 25 minutes, give or take a few minutes.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
I have no relatives and I keep my team under sufficient surveillance to keep potential personal injury to an acceptable minimum. As for other people, I wouldn’t be who I am if they weren’t working to destroy me, it just proves I’m doing my job well.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
None, animals are disgusting and pets in general are unnecessarily messy.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
No.

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
A fork. Unless you would consider fingers flatware.

08. Do you trust yourself?
Yes.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Unlawful search and seizure.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
Probably not. There will always be another L.

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Character Name: Anthony "Tony" Stark
Canon: Iron Man/Avengers (Movie verse)
Reference Link: Wiki

Character History: Tony Stark, son of the brilliant inventor Howard Stark (who was involved in the Manhattan Project, among other things), was lucky enough to inherit Stark Industries, a significant fortune, and a brilliant mind for technology and invention from his father. As head of Stark Industries, naturally, he uses his powers for good and creates highly advanced weapons of mass destruction for the US military, profiting off of war and death and sleeping like a baby at night! That is, until his convoy is jumped after a demonstration in Afghanistan and he's held hostage by terrorists who demand that he rebuild his latest and greatest missiles for them. During the ambush, Stark was near-fatally wounded, leaving him with shards of shrapnel in his chest that would migrate to his heart and kill him if not for an electromagnet powered by his own invention, the arc reactor, plugged right in there. After building a makeshift predecessor to the Iron Man suit, Stark escapes the terrorists and returns home to declare the end of Stark Industries' weapons program, having seen that his weapons were being used by both sides to perpetuate war. Except, of course, for one little private project: the Iron Man suit.
One double-cross from business partner Obidiah later, and the suit graduates from being a personal toy to a tool Stark uses to defeat Obidiah's own suit and protect public safety in true super hero-ish fashion. He then blatantly ignores the traditional concept of a secret alter-ego and reveals to the whole world at a press conference that he was Iron Man. Stark later goes on to refuse to hand over any of his new tech to the US government, which turns to a rival company instead. Meanwhile, he starts getting more than a little reckless since he thinks he's due to die soon because of poisoning from his arc reactor. But really it all turns out okay and the important development that comes out of Iron Man 2 is that Stark first encounters Nick Fury, Natasha Romanoff, and the "Avengers Initiative" and is pretty much immediately crossed off the list of potential team members because he's himself. But that doesn't stop them from recruiting him when an alien force starts a war with earth, led by Loki. Stark somehow manages to play nice with Captain America, Natasha, Hawkeye, Thor, and the Hulk to successfully protect the earth and explode stuff. Yay \o/

Personality: Tony Stark is a genius engineer playboy billionaire, more or less. He can invent and assemble technology decades beyond what the rest of the world is capable of (like his clean energy arc reactor), even when held captive by terrorists in a cave in Afghanistan! He's ~smooth~ with the ladies, at least up until he finally hooks up with his assistant, Pepper Potts. He's got a healthy ego, likes to show off, likes being on top, and is pretty easily labelled with traits like narcissism, self-centeredness, recklessness, arrogance, and several others. He's extremely sarcastic in conversation and is full of snark and witty one-liners, or maybe occasionally science jargon might happen.
Stark likes to play and likes to party, rarely taking things seriously –– particularly things like authority, formalities, business functions, or even top-secret government business. He's skipped out on meetings for Stark Industries that he doesn't feel like attending, disobeyed orders from top government agencies, showed up hours late for important military demonstrations, and once skipped an awards ceremony in his honour to go to a casino instead. Responsibility isn't exactly Stark's middle name, and neither is conventionality. He also operates in a moral grey zone a lot of the time, thinking nothing of breaking the law or hacking into protected computer systems to achieve his ends. However, his end goals are, at least later on, very well-meaning: developing clean energy, defending the public, and repelling alien invasions led by Norse Gods, and if that means hacking top-secret organizations to get to the bottom of what's going on, no big deal.
The events in Afghanistan surrounding his kidnapping had a pretty profound impact on Stark. He got a heavy dose of accountability and responsibility in seeing firsthand how his weapons were really being used in reality and their devastating effects, and believed that he absolutely 100% should have died –– but somehow didn't. So he must be alive for a reason. This leads him down the path of flashy heroics and being a genuinely decent person, though he's still not all that fond of things like self-sacrifice and pain. By Avengers, however, Stark ends up pulling together and playing his part on the team (one of the things he was worst at), and even nearly sacrifices his own life to save others from a nuclear strike. He's got it in him! It's just really not Plan A.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Tony Stark, genius billionaire playboy philanthropist and part-time super hero, the amazing Iron Man. Though if that's too much of a mouthful for you, you can just pick three or four of your favourites to use instead.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Actually, I'm good, no uniform needed. I've got my own suit, and I'd say it's versatile enough for both casual and working conditions.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
That's a boring question. Pass, next, skip, et cetera.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
No, in my experience they tend to be pretty upfront about it. I guess there's been the odd problem in the past, but it helps that I'm not exactly swimming in relatives or coworkers.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
Go big or go home: Tyrannosaurus Rex.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
That would be a ridiculous mental tic to have in my line of work, wouldn't it?

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
Well, the PG-13 answer is obviously "a plate", but if I don't have to stick to "flatware" I'll bet I could come up with something a little more exciting.

08. Do you trust yourself?
I'm brilliant, charismatic, and easy on the eyes. What's not to trust?

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Is this entrapment? Because I think you're supposed to be a little sneakier and try to trick me or something.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
My name up in lights is part of the New York skyline, of course they'd miss me.

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Character Name: Takano Miyo
Canon: Higurashi no Naku koro ni.
Reference Link: TvTropes characters page. Picture is visible under supporting characters. Or another wiki here.

Character History: Takano Miyo was born as Tanashi Miyoko. Her parents both died in a bus crash and she was put in an Orphanage of Torture. Luckily for her, she was rescued by a kindly old man named Takano Hifumi. Hifumi was a scientist who dedicated his entire life to trying to prove something called Hinamizawa Syndrome (a condition involving infection of brain parasites found only in one small village in Japan) existed. He failed and died in obscurity. Miyoko renamed herself Takano Miyo and decided she would take up his cause; investigate Hinamizawa Syndrome. She graduated from a top university, became a researcher, and created a government-funded scientific research taskforce to do so. Hinamizawa villagers were distrustful of outsiders, so the research facility was disguised as a clinic created in the village to provide modern medicine to the inhabitants. Takano Miyo became the de facto head researcher, and personally used many of the locals as test subjects. After many years of work, the government canceled the research project. When failure seemed to be the only option, she decided on a bold course of action: fake an imminent outbreak of Hinamizawa Syndrome and exterminate all of the inhabitants of the village under the guise of 'containment' of the disease. Hinamizawa Syndrome would be destroyed, but it would create a lasting legacy of fear and death in the public. She faked her death, had all other researchers killed, and then exterminated every villager with a group of mercenaries, resulting in a death toll of about 2,000 people. Her fate after this is unknown. (Note that Takano Miyo is taken from after Minnagoroshi-hen, a chapter where she not only succeeds in sterilizing the village, but personally kills everyone who tries to stop her.)

Personality: Takano Miyo presents herself as a professional person. A reliable, dependable, and well-educated woman who values intelligence and knowledge for its own sake. However, the darker side of her personality is of an obsessed woman with no morals who cares only for her own research at the expense of whoever and whatever else. She does do a very good job hiding this side of her personality and interacts with most people in a calm and friendly manner. That said, she is not above dickish behavior and will spread lies and half-truths merely to see a person's frightened reaction and generally stir up mischief for her own amusement. If confronted about this behavior, she downplays it as curiosity on her part, or her possessing a unique sense of humor. Because of the value she places on intelligence, she tends to look down on people she deems to be mentally inferior to herself, and her demeanor becomes more condescending and patronizing. She is a very strong willed person, and therefore is also a very sore loser because she invests all of herself into any goal she sets out to do. When faced with failure, she is likely to suffer a mental breakdown and become more and more desperate to turn the situation back in her favor, depending on the scale of the failure and what is at stake. When she is succeeding, however, she is not above torturing or otherwise teasing her victims, especially if they are helpless.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Takano-san. 'Major' would also be acceptable as it is a given military title I hold.
02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Yes. Who would wear shoes without socks?
03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
A few hours, at most. I'm not one of those researchers who sequesters themselves in a dark room for weeks.
04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
No, because I know what they are capable of and they are incapable of affecting me. The reverse is true, however.
05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
The Ebola virus. Perhaps not technically an animal, but it would certainly be interesting.
06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
No. I'd hardly be a good scientist if I was.
07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
Stainless steel fork, knife, and cake cutter. Properly cleaned and disinfected.
08. Do you trust yourself?
Certainly.
09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Genocide. Myself and the mercenaries who carried it out, at least.
10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
No, because I've already disappeared. The answer would be the same regardless, however.

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Character Name: The Eleventh Doctor.
Canon: Doctor Who.
Reference Link: Wiki link for the Doctor / and for Eleven specifically

Character History: The Doctor was born on the planet of Gallifrey. After the test of looking into the Untempered Schism, a crack in space and time, he was accepted into the Academy for young Time Lords where he was trained into duty and spent about a hundred years (a Time Lord adolescence) learning about the universe and how best to be its guardian.

Unusually brilliant even for his species, the Doctor quickly rose through the ranks. As he grew older, he took the moniker of The Doctor. Eventually he stole a clunky old TARDIS (one of the living time/space machines Time Lords traveled in) and broke free of the Academy to adventure across the universe. Mostly what he did was find a human to tag along with him - the first one was his grand-daughter, Susan Foreman - and explore the universe, always willing to get caught up in trouble or fix problems when they arose. His companions throughout the years were a variety of (mostly) young (mostly) human (mostly) women, and they kept him in check when his arrogance got the better of him, and stopped him being too lonely.

After about 600 years and multiple regenerations, the Doctor was conscripted to fight in the Time War that was raging throughout time and space. He fought with the Time Lords against the Daleks (angry Nazi pepperpots) and watched as endless war took its toll; both on the lesser lifeforms caught up in its grand scale, and on his people as they became more desperate and crazed and less and less empathic. Eventually the Doctor ended the Time War by destroying both sides; committing mass genocide against the Daleks and the people, and he watched his planet burn.

Now the last of his kind, the Doctor kept traveling went on, sad and alone, feeling like he destroyed everything he touched and filled with Existential Angst. He made some questionable moral decisions and almost went to a very dark place, but regenerated into a man who embodied his more childlike qualities: his Eleventh incarnation.

Personality:
The Doctor's personality changes with every regeneration into a new self. However, he is always adventurous and curious. His intelligence means he can come off as a bit of a geek and his heritage makes him arrogant. There isn't a lot he is afraid of, and he carries a lot of the baggage of his previous regenerations; lost loves, lost species, etc. He is almost always someone who would try to do good, and never the kind of person that would stick around to get thanked (or deal with the clean-up.)

Overall, he's a lot more abrupt than his recent incarnations were; his body language is very in your face and in your space, and he is unabashedly alien, occasionally showing off his intelligence or technology or abilities with a bit of melodramatic flair. Neither does he hide his emotions unless it is for the greater good, usually free with his anger and glee. He'll happily boast about his reputation, his feats, his achievements. This arrogance also means he will not stand to be manipulated or told what to do. He loves shocking people, and he challenges people to meet him on their own terms.

Eleven tends to give people the tools to be brilliant and then stand back and see what they do. But then when people don't meet his expectations or do as he says he can get testy. He's rude and doesn't feel the need to mince words when he doesn't have to, and is very willing to remind humans of their own flaws. But he's never really cruel. He doesn't seem to give second chances and while he has a short temper it usually appears in a brief storm of yelling then dissipates. Though he has shed many of his earlier incarnations' guilt complexes, he doesn't enjoy being belittled, either. But then, who does?

Despite this, Eleven is the most self-deprecating of the Doctors: while the character has always displayed traits of self-disgust on occasion, particularly after the genocide of the Time Lords and the loss of companions, Eleven genuinely seems to believe he is not a good man and is willing to list his flaws and his failures. There is an entire episode (Amy's Choice) which revolves around the idea that no-one else in the entire universe hates the Doctor as much as he hates himself.

Finally, he really seems to love adventure, especially the improvisation of it, throwing himself into it with a childlike recklessness (that often hides a grander scheme) and a shout of: Geronimo! Like with all the other Doctor's, when you travel with Eleven, there will always be a lot of running.

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Character Name: Simca
Canon: Air Gear
Reference Link: Here Oh wait, I mean Here

Character History: Nominally, the whole of Air Gear is about an epic tournament to gain the rarest part in the world necessary to making the bitchingest rollerblade in the history of ever. This of course must necessarily involve bodyswaps, nudist cults, holograms AIs, and epic shounen battles fought on aircraft carriers and jet planes. A test tube baby, born and bred to use said high powered roller blades, Simca and her siblings escaped from their test tube life at a young age because they had the ultimate rollerblade powers so why the hell not. They generally cavorted as science experiment teenagers do until there was a critical dissent among the ranks about just what a motley band of teens should do with their epic power skates. Splitting off into different teams, Simca goes along with who would become the series big bad until they discover the super shounen protagonist Minami Itsuki. Upon meeting Ikki, Simca instantly recognizes in him the 'sky' and his ability to spread the power of flight (via rollerblades) to all the people of the world and quickly sets about allying herself with his team, doing whatever is necessary to promote the victory of his middling band of high school hoodlums. Though she's beaten up and paralyzed by her love rival, regains the ability to walk within mere months through sheer shounen force of will, and even winds up captured and sometimes molested by previously aforementioned big bad, throughout all of this Simca never loses her will and determination to see to it that Ikki is victorious and obtains the best damn rollerblades for the sake of all rollerblades, the end. Did I mention Air Gear is drawn by Oh!Great?

Personality: At first glance, Simca comes off as incredibly perky, up beat, and optimistic. She's easy to smile, easy to trust those she believes in, and definitely not above using her wiles to get what she wants. This laid back attitude can at times belie a hidden strength and determination that sees Simca through all of her goals. When the situation calls for it, she's very capable of shedding her levity and getting down to business to put people in line or punch faces in. Carefree, flirtatious, and at times completely dangerous, Simca wants nothing more than to do everything in her power to grant Ikki his victory so that he can give his sky to all the AT riders of the world.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
I've been called a couple things in my life. Migratory Bird, Simca of the Swallow. You can call me just Simca, though.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
It's a lot easier to feel the wind without them on. I think I'll pass.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
Do you mean complete silence, I wonder? There's always a breeze fluttering through, or someone's singing faraway. It's really very hard to be completely silent, you know. Even if we're not talking our bodies can speak well enough for us~ I don't think I've ever gone a moment without it!

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
Aha, I don't think anyone~ would ever try something like that~ I'm very well aware of what they're up to.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
I have a pet swallow named Messerschmidt. He's adorable~ Sometimes I take him out to fly with me.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
Just what kind of a question is that? I don't like to see it, of course. Standing by and watching others suffer isn't something that helps them or gives them the freedom that they yearn for. But I won't let things like that stop me, no.

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
If it's a cake then it's definitely a fork. One of the cute petite ones.

08. Do you trust yourself?
Sometimes I think people can be lost, even from themselves. If there's a powerful wind that blows you can find yourself swept away in that current until you're not sure where or who you are. I've been that way before, but I've found the way to fly on that wind now. I trust myself, don't worry.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
If I listed something like that here then you'd find my secrets, wouldn't you? I think it's good for a girl to have some secrets just to herself.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
Of course. There's Ine, my brother. I'm sure Crow-kun would miss me terribly as well. I'd hate to make him upset like that again.

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Character Name: Misogi Kumagawa
Canon: Medaka Box
Reference Link: http://medakabox.wikia.com/wiki/Misogi_Kumagawa
Character History: Kumagawa enters as an antagonist, at odds with the super-perfect and super-positive Student Council President, Kurokami Medaka. As an individual who has never known a blessing of any kind, he is simultaneously in love with and resentful of her very existence, struggling to both capture her essence and destroy her. Eventually, he rallies a crew to overthrow Medaka’s student council and gets the one-on-one battle with he’d been waiting all his life for. After giving it his 110% and still getting a sound ass-kicking that ends in words of encouragement from his rival, he contentedly admits defeat.

But things don’t end there. Medaka makes Kumagawa her vice-president, the only position she hadn’t filled and a fitting one for someone meant to question and keep her on her toes. Even when he’s on the side of the “good guys,” he still maintains much of his unsavory qualities; channeling them into a force to aid the student council. In the most recent arc, Medaka’s presidential term has ended and Kumagawa joins her in a fight against her 6 suitors in exchange for getting to see her in nothing but apron.

Personality: Kumagawa is a self-professed good-for-nothing with a bad personality; lacking innate talent, luck and drive. What he does have in his arsenal is a very intimate knowledge of weakness that allows him to handle things that would leave others in despair. He’s used to having his kindness trampled on, constant failure and being hated, so he lets it roll off his back in a cheerfully self-effacing way. He can also apply his expertise to achieving an objective: whether with fists or soul-shattering words, he goes straight for the jugular with zero hesitation. And he’ll do it with a smile on his face.

In fact, he smiles at everything, laughing in the face of misery and in spite of his own bitterness. He doesn’t care if he looks uncool or ends up playing the fool, and goes all-in when all the odds are stacked against him. Since he’s incapable of even visualizing himself winning, one more defeat would suck, but ultimately means nothing to him. He’ll just get back up and plow forward, smiling through it all. Which isn’t to suggest that he can’t achieve victory in some form: the way he ruthlessly targets weak points, lies and cheats make him terrifyingly effective, but he’ll never feel like he’s won. More often than not, his undoing is a concession made to please a cute girl. He shamelessly loves the ladies, openly declaring how he’d like to see them in their underwear or nothing but an apron.

He’s also fond of Shounen Jump, meta and has a very annoying speech quirk: everything he says is in Japanese quotation brackets. ⎡LIKE SO!⎦

Writing Sample:
01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
⎡Whoa, I've never been given a choice before! Just Kumagawa is fine! Even if you say I can choose whatever I like, I don't think I could ask for anything more personal than that.⎦

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
⎡I can do without them, if they're not! But that makes me curious: why socks? Does the creator of this survey have a foot fetish? That’s a pretty selfish move... Honestly, I can’t fault them for it, but how about helping the rest of us out by replacing the ladies' uniform with an apron? Nothing else. That’d be great!⎦

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
⎡I wouldn't know! I've never tested myself. Probably as long as it takes to read through an issue of Shounen Jump.⎦

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
⎡AHAHA... I fully expect them to do that, but I wouldn't say I'm "plagued" by it. I accept it for what it is. I'm not supposed to be liked, anyway.⎦

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
⎡Whatever's easiest! I'm not so good with animals.⎦

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
⎡On the contrary, I live and breathe for it! Although if it’s a girl, I’d much rather see her cute smile.⎦

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
⎡It's just nice to have flatware at all, really.⎦

08. Do you trust yourself?
⎡I don't know! I guess I do! But it's often said a man's worst enemy is himself, so maybe not... I guess we'll have to see!⎦

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
⎡If I did that, then it wouldn't be something only I knew about anymore. I might not be smart, but even I can figure out that much!⎦

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
⎡I'd hope so! It'd really hurt if anyone didn't, but I can forgive that. I'm only a supporting cast member, after all!⎦

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