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doesitwithtrees) wrote2011-08-01 12:45 pm
doesitwithtrees) wrote2011-08-01 12:45 pm
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elspeth_vimes
Way to contact you:
Email: agreylady@gmail.com
AIM: Elspeth Vimes
Other: pluuurk
Are you at least 15?: Y.
Current Characters: Masamori Sumimura, Batou, Christopher Carrion, Megamind, Sayaka Miki
Character: Ayako Matsuzaki
Fandom: Ghost Hunt
Character Notes:
History:
Ayako is the daughter of two doctors, who together ran a hospital. She grew up spoiled, surrounded by a good amount of material wealth and having to do very little work. But she also became spiritually aware at a young age, as she found she could hear the spirit of the old camphor tree at their house. The tree told her many things, including who at the hospital would die, knowledge that her parents scolded her for sharing. It's likely that her connection to the spirits of trees is what inspired her to become a miko. At some point she received official training, though the details of this are unknown (alternatively, she might have learned everything from the camphor tree), and she has made a career as an exorcist and general spiritualist, though her power is fairly weak when she doesn't have the spirits of living trees to borrow strength from. Her parents are implied to be currently retired, and from things such as her stylish dress one can assume that Ayako is not hurting for money.
Ayako first became involved with Shibuya Psychic Research during the case at Mai Taniyama's school. In addition to Shibuya and Lin of SPR, the principal called in various exorcists (Ayako, Houshou Takigawa, and John Brown) and a medium (Masako Hara). Ayako came out of the case a little roughly, being attacked by the phenomenon and not being shown to be the most effective, but she proved herself well enough to be called with the others who appeared on that case to SPR's next big case several months later. She took part in the purification of a haunted house.
She would be from the same timeline as her canonmate Mai.
Personality:
Ayako doesn't always make the best first impression. She's opinionated, a little bossy, proud, and has a tendency to stick to her (sometimes insulting) first impressions of people and things. She's led a privileged life, and is used to being heard and getting what she wants in the way she wants. She has an ego, and tends to react offensively to insults, whether they're about her ability as a miko or her age. She will stubbornly insist on her capabilities being superior or on the idea she has formed being right, even when it's obvious to those around her that that's not the case. She's also a bit prone to prioritizing appearances, talking about a man's looks as a major factor in whether a date would be worthwhile and taking care to appear well herself.
But in spite of this, Ayako is genuinely a good person, and can behave quite maturely. She cares about helping people, whether it's exorcizing evil spirits which are threatening the living or helping a ghost to move on. She has a great appreciation for the spiritual and sacred, and believes in its ability to make the world a better place. She does try to look out for and help others when she can, as shown when she eventually teaches Mai a warding technique. When she has been definitively proven wrong, she won't argue the point further, but rather accepts it and figures out how to work with the new information. A large part of her insistence on overplaying her own ability is actually because she knows that she's weak enough on her own that she won't be taken seriously unless she makes her presence known. In a serious situation which clearly calls for a greater ability than hers, she'll voluntarily stand aside and provide backup. She'll even suggest that others take her place sometimes.
She also has a playful side. She can and frequently does tease with the best of them, as any friends of hers will attest to. She's seen to be flirtatious on several occasions, but what occurs in canon seems to be more of a method of showing off and teasing others than a genuine expression of interest. While she flirts with Naru multiple times, she also openly encourages Masako and Mai, who display more serious interest, and only seems to be bothered by rejection as a point of pride. She seems to enjoy being active (or, at least, making John run after a frisbee).
Ayako is, in the end, comfortable with and confident in herself. She's just as fine with striking out on her own as working in a group. But she does value people, and if you can put up with her for a decent amount of time she'll easily consider you a friend. And friends are worth doing a lot for.
Additional Links:
obligatory wiki link
First Person (entry type):
Really, if someone is going to call me out to their summer home on a case they should make sure there's actually something for me to do there. Just because some fake spiritualist tells you a curse has been placed on something doesn't mean there are actually spirits around. I was still paid, but that doesn't make up for how much of my time they wasted. It's not that hard to make sure you hire professionals in the first place.
This is the second time this month something like this has happened. Doesn't anyone do research anymore? It's honestly insulting that I'm expected to put up with this.
Third Person:
The hardest thing about living in Tokyo was easily the trees. She had tried to find some, one, that was alive. She had looked in parks and climbed up to shrines, but all the spirits had stifled, wrapped around by human influence until they might as well be dead. She had spent the first few weeks in Tokyo feeling more than a little lonely and depressed, cut off from the reassuring voices she had grown up with.
But Tokyo was at the center of things, and Ayako wanted to be at the center of things as well. She couldn't make an impact or develop a reputation out in some country town. She needed to get on big cases, and most of the ones she had read about in Japan were either in Tokyo or hired spiritualists based there. Tokyo was international. If someone important in the field like Oliver Davis were to visit Japan, they would come to Tokyo first. And, she had to admit, the shopping that was available didn't hurt.
She looked out at the concrete, broken by glass, brightly colored plastic and vivid electric light.
She'd find a way to work with this. Of course she would.
Player LJ:
elspeth_vimesWay to contact you:
Email: agreylady@gmail.com
AIM: Elspeth Vimes
Other: pluuurk
Are you at least 15?: Y.
Current Characters: Masamori Sumimura, Batou, Christopher Carrion, Megamind, Sayaka Miki
Character: Ayako Matsuzaki
Fandom: Ghost Hunt
Character Notes:
History:
Ayako is the daughter of two doctors, who together ran a hospital. She grew up spoiled, surrounded by a good amount of material wealth and having to do very little work. But she also became spiritually aware at a young age, as she found she could hear the spirit of the old camphor tree at their house. The tree told her many things, including who at the hospital would die, knowledge that her parents scolded her for sharing. It's likely that her connection to the spirits of trees is what inspired her to become a miko. At some point she received official training, though the details of this are unknown (alternatively, she might have learned everything from the camphor tree), and she has made a career as an exorcist and general spiritualist, though her power is fairly weak when she doesn't have the spirits of living trees to borrow strength from. Her parents are implied to be currently retired, and from things such as her stylish dress one can assume that Ayako is not hurting for money.
Ayako first became involved with Shibuya Psychic Research during the case at Mai Taniyama's school. In addition to Shibuya and Lin of SPR, the principal called in various exorcists (Ayako, Houshou Takigawa, and John Brown) and a medium (Masako Hara). Ayako came out of the case a little roughly, being attacked by the phenomenon and not being shown to be the most effective, but she proved herself well enough to be called with the others who appeared on that case to SPR's next big case several months later. She took part in the purification of a haunted house.
She would be from the same timeline as her canonmate Mai.
Personality:
Ayako doesn't always make the best first impression. She's opinionated, a little bossy, proud, and has a tendency to stick to her (sometimes insulting) first impressions of people and things. She's led a privileged life, and is used to being heard and getting what she wants in the way she wants. She has an ego, and tends to react offensively to insults, whether they're about her ability as a miko or her age. She will stubbornly insist on her capabilities being superior or on the idea she has formed being right, even when it's obvious to those around her that that's not the case. She's also a bit prone to prioritizing appearances, talking about a man's looks as a major factor in whether a date would be worthwhile and taking care to appear well herself.
But in spite of this, Ayako is genuinely a good person, and can behave quite maturely. She cares about helping people, whether it's exorcizing evil spirits which are threatening the living or helping a ghost to move on. She has a great appreciation for the spiritual and sacred, and believes in its ability to make the world a better place. She does try to look out for and help others when she can, as shown when she eventually teaches Mai a warding technique. When she has been definitively proven wrong, she won't argue the point further, but rather accepts it and figures out how to work with the new information. A large part of her insistence on overplaying her own ability is actually because she knows that she's weak enough on her own that she won't be taken seriously unless she makes her presence known. In a serious situation which clearly calls for a greater ability than hers, she'll voluntarily stand aside and provide backup. She'll even suggest that others take her place sometimes.
She also has a playful side. She can and frequently does tease with the best of them, as any friends of hers will attest to. She's seen to be flirtatious on several occasions, but what occurs in canon seems to be more of a method of showing off and teasing others than a genuine expression of interest. While she flirts with Naru multiple times, she also openly encourages Masako and Mai, who display more serious interest, and only seems to be bothered by rejection as a point of pride. She seems to enjoy being active (or, at least, making John run after a frisbee).
Ayako is, in the end, comfortable with and confident in herself. She's just as fine with striking out on her own as working in a group. But she does value people, and if you can put up with her for a decent amount of time she'll easily consider you a friend. And friends are worth doing a lot for.
Additional Links:
obligatory wiki link
First Person (entry type):
Really, if someone is going to call me out to their summer home on a case they should make sure there's actually something for me to do there. Just because some fake spiritualist tells you a curse has been placed on something doesn't mean there are actually spirits around. I was still paid, but that doesn't make up for how much of my time they wasted. It's not that hard to make sure you hire professionals in the first place.
This is the second time this month something like this has happened. Doesn't anyone do research anymore? It's honestly insulting that I'm expected to put up with this.
Third Person:
The hardest thing about living in Tokyo was easily the trees. She had tried to find some, one, that was alive. She had looked in parks and climbed up to shrines, but all the spirits had stifled, wrapped around by human influence until they might as well be dead. She had spent the first few weeks in Tokyo feeling more than a little lonely and depressed, cut off from the reassuring voices she had grown up with.
But Tokyo was at the center of things, and Ayako wanted to be at the center of things as well. She couldn't make an impact or develop a reputation out in some country town. She needed to get on big cases, and most of the ones she had read about in Japan were either in Tokyo or hired spiritualists based there. Tokyo was international. If someone important in the field like Oliver Davis were to visit Japan, they would come to Tokyo first. And, she had to admit, the shopping that was available didn't hurt.
She looked out at the concrete, broken by glass, brightly colored plastic and vivid electric light.
She'd find a way to work with this. Of course she would.