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| player = Glasswalker | | player = Glasswalker | ||
| nickname = Sakurafubuki | | nickname = Sakurafubuki | ||
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| organization = Stardust Initiative | | organization = Stardust Initiative | ||
| job_title = Attorney; Head of Legal Affairs | | job_title = Attorney; Head of Legal Affairs | ||
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| twitter = @KonohanaAtLaw | | twitter = @KonohanaAtLaw | ||
| gender = Female | | gender = Female | ||
| − | | age = 35 | + | | age = 35 |
| nationality = American | | nationality = American | ||
| residence = San Francisco, CA, USA | | residence = San Francisco, CA, USA | ||
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=•Physical Appearance•= | =•Physical Appearance•= | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Sakuyasmile2.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sakuya, in a rare moment of relaxation.]] |
| − | Sakuya is an attractive woman of Nisei (an American born to Japanese immigrant parents) descent | + | Sakuya is an attractive woman of Nisei (an American born to Japanese immigrant parents) descent. A baseball shortstop in high school and college, her figure still reflects an active lifestyle and rigorous exercise. Practical where she must be and chic where she can be, she prefers tailored skirt-suits and neat coiffures in the office, and jeans, sneakers, and bulky longcoats in the field. Off-duty, she prefers jeans and sweatshirts (usually with UC Berkeley School of Law or San Francisco Giants logos), although she's known for expensive dresses and shoes on date nights. |
Prior to receiving a Bee, she was nearsighted. She still occasionally uses zero-prescription glasses to project a "stern librarian" air when needed. She can be seen to wear a pair of green jade magatama earrings at all times; those who are magically sensitive will note that these serve as elemental foci. | Prior to receiving a Bee, she was nearsighted. She still occasionally uses zero-prescription glasses to project a "stern librarian" air when needed. She can be seen to wear a pair of green jade magatama earrings at all times; those who are magically sensitive will note that these serve as elemental foci. | ||
=•Early Life•= | =•Early Life•= | ||
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Sakuya's grandfather, Raizo "Ray" Kobayashi (1917-1986), had been a decorated staff sergeant in the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII, but faced widespread racist oppression upon his return from the war. Nevertheless, he persevered, turning the family restaurant into first a booming local fixture, then expanding it into a successful local chain. His brother Keisuke ("Casey"), on the other hand, chose to relocate to Toronto with his new wife, taking a job with Husky Energy. This caused a rift between the once-close brothers that was not healed until late in their lives. (Casey's own grandson, Russell, would go on to join the RCMP, and later become a Bee himself.) | Sakuya's grandfather, Raizo "Ray" Kobayashi (1917-1986), had been a decorated staff sergeant in the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII, but faced widespread racist oppression upon his return from the war. Nevertheless, he persevered, turning the family restaurant into first a booming local fixture, then expanding it into a successful local chain. His brother Keisuke ("Casey"), on the other hand, chose to relocate to Toronto with his new wife, taking a job with Husky Energy. This caused a rift between the once-close brothers that was not healed until late in their lives. (Casey's own grandson, Russell, would go on to join the RCMP, and later become a Bee himself.) | ||
| − | Sakuya was born to Ray's oldest son, George, and his wife Lauren; later, she was joined by her sister, Lisa, and her brother, Ken. She grew up in a loving and politically active household (George and Lauren have been active in the local Democratic party since their college days). At an early age, she became impressed with the strong female figures in her life (her mother runs the business side of the restaurant chain, and her mother's best friend and her unofficial aunt Donna Lo is a well-known attorney), and decided she wanted a career where she could make a difference. Wanting to follow in "Aunt Donna's" footsteps, she set her sights on law school at Berkeley. She was active both academically and socially in high school and college, playing shortstop on both her high school and college baseball teams and meeting most of her close mundane-world friends while doing her undergraduate studies. While studying contract law, she met Robert Donnelly, and they quickly fell for each other and married just after graduation. [[File: | + | Sakuya was born to Ray's oldest son, George, and his wife Lauren; later, she was joined by her sister, Lisa, and her brother, Ken. She grew up in a loving and politically active household (George and Lauren have been active in the local Democratic party since their college days). At an early age, she became impressed with the strong female figures in her life (her mother runs the business side of the restaurant chain, and her mother's best friend and her unofficial aunt Donna Lo is a well-known attorney), and decided she wanted a career where she could make a difference. Wanting to follow in "Aunt Donna's" footsteps, she set her sights on law school at Berkeley. She was active both academically and socially in high school and college, playing shortstop on both her high school and college baseball teams and meeting most of her close mundane-world friends while doing her undergraduate studies. While studying contract law, she met Robert Donnelly, and they quickly fell for each other and married just after graduation. [[File:Sakuya-ex.jpg|thumb|200px|Sakuya and her ex-husband, Robert Donnelly, during college. They continue to be on amicable terms.]] |
After graduation, Sakuya applied to and was hired by Bay Area Legal Aid as a legal services attorney. She dove right in, quickly distinguishing herself with diligence and sheer ability. The work was rewarding, but the situations many of her clients dealt with had a wearing effect on her. Robert, having gone a more lucrative route with a different firm, was not unsympathetic, but his focus was more on their financial well-being. The philosophical disconnect, combined with the stresses of their jobs, began fraying their relationship, revealing incompatibilities that neither of them had noticed before. One stormy argument in May 2010 led to them sitting down and facing the uncomfortable truth: theirs was essentially a college romance that had run its course without them noticing. They were amicably divorced by summer's end, and remain on fairly friendly terms. | After graduation, Sakuya applied to and was hired by Bay Area Legal Aid as a legal services attorney. She dove right in, quickly distinguishing herself with diligence and sheer ability. The work was rewarding, but the situations many of her clients dealt with had a wearing effect on her. Robert, having gone a more lucrative route with a different firm, was not unsympathetic, but his focus was more on their financial well-being. The philosophical disconnect, combined with the stresses of their jobs, began fraying their relationship, revealing incompatibilities that neither of them had noticed before. One stormy argument in May 2010 led to them sitting down and facing the uncomfortable truth: theirs was essentially a college romance that had run its course without them noticing. They were amicably divorced by summer's end, and remain on fairly friendly terms. | ||
=• The Secret War •= | =• The Secret War •= | ||
| − | In early 2012, not long after the Tokyo Incident, | + | In early 2012, not long after the Tokyo Incident, |
| − | + | [[File:Mhenley.jpg|thumb|200px|Michael Henley, Sakuya's boyfriend.]] | |
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=•Known Associates/Affiliations•= | =•Known Associates/Affiliations•= | ||
| − | [[File:Stardustlogo.jpg|thumb|200px|The logo of the Stardust Initiative (frequently abbreviated | + | [[File:Stardustlogo.jpg|thumb|200px|The logo of the Stardust Initiative (frequently abbreviated TSI by its members).]] |
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* '''Council of Venice''': | * '''Council of Venice''': | ||
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=•Personality/Abilities•= | =•Personality/Abilities•= | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Sakuyasmirk.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sakuya, displaying good-natured humor at her co-workers' shenanigans.]] |
Sakuya often projects a quietly snarky, dark-humored demeanor. Part of that is genuine, having evolved as a defense mechanism against both the mental and emotional rigors of her chosen profession, and against her experiences in the secret world. It largely serves, however, as a shield for her idealistic and generous core. | Sakuya often projects a quietly snarky, dark-humored demeanor. Part of that is genuine, having evolved as a defense mechanism against both the mental and emotional rigors of her chosen profession, and against her experiences in the secret world. It largely serves, however, as a shield for her idealistic and generous core. | ||
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Sakuya believes in keeping her professional and private lives at a remove from each other (as much as possible, anyway). Consequently, she rarely uses her quarters in the Initiative's headquarters, preferring to reside in her Alameda home.[[File:Sakuya-ride.jpg||thumb|150px|Sakuya's car, which sadly gets little time outside its garage these days.]] | Sakuya believes in keeping her professional and private lives at a remove from each other (as much as possible, anyway). Consequently, she rarely uses her quarters in the Initiative's headquarters, preferring to reside in her Alameda home.[[File:Sakuya-ride.jpg||thumb|150px|Sakuya's car, which sadly gets little time outside its garage these days.]] | ||
| − | When not grappling with the legal conundrums and paperwork that the Initiative generates, Sakuya enjoys spending time in her hometown of San Francisco, both with Michael Henley | + | When not grappling with the legal conundrums and paperwork that the Initiative generates, Sakuya enjoys spending time in her hometown of San Francisco, both with her co-workers and Michael Henley. An avid baseball fan (even if she rarely has time to play anymore), she enjoys taking in San Francisco Giants games when time permits. A child of restaurateurs, she learned to cook at an early age, and is quite capable of producing a near-professional quality meal of Japanese or Japanese/American-fusion cuisine. She's also an amateur gearhead (if not to the degree or inclination of her co-workers), and enjoys taking her tweaked 1998 Toyota Supra out for a spin whenever possible. |
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* Firearms: Having grown up with a grandfather and father who were recreational hunters, Sakuya grew up learning how to handle a rifle. That competency was fine-tuned during her tenure in Dragon service, where she demonstrated remarkable accuracy with the assault rifle, able to wield it with preternatural precision as both an assault weapon and from long distance as a markswoman. [[File:Sakuya-ak74-2.jpg|thumb|200px|The Closing Argument, with scope removed for maintenance.]]Her preferred weapon is a Red Hand-modified "Black Eagle" AK-74 with a sniper's scope, nicknamed the "Closing Argument." The weapon is capable of channeling anima for both ammunition and enhanced damage. | * Firearms: Having grown up with a grandfather and father who were recreational hunters, Sakuya grew up learning how to handle a rifle. That competency was fine-tuned during her tenure in Dragon service, where she demonstrated remarkable accuracy with the assault rifle, able to wield it with preternatural precision as both an assault weapon and from long distance as a markswoman. [[File:Sakuya-ak74-2.jpg|thumb|200px|The Closing Argument, with scope removed for maintenance.]]Her preferred weapon is a Red Hand-modified "Black Eagle" AK-74 with a sniper's scope, nicknamed the "Closing Argument." The weapon is capable of channeling anima for both ammunition and enhanced damage. | ||
* Elemental magic: Sakuya is an accomplished elemental mage, specializing in aquakinesis and cryokinesis. She is especially deadly with the latter, capable of manifesting ice and mist from all but the driest air, and wielding it both defensively (as a floating shield of ice) and offensively (using the manifested ice as a telekinetically-directed projectile, or as a cluster of flechette-like ice shards). Her preferred focus for elemental magic is a pair of jade magatama-shaped earrings, acquired from a distant relative and miko in Kanazawa. | * Elemental magic: Sakuya is an accomplished elemental mage, specializing in aquakinesis and cryokinesis. She is especially deadly with the latter, capable of manifesting ice and mist from all but the driest air, and wielding it both defensively (as a floating shield of ice) and offensively (using the manifested ice as a telekinetically-directed projectile, or as a cluster of flechette-like ice shards). Her preferred focus for elemental magic is a pair of jade magatama-shaped earrings, acquired from a distant relative and miko in Kanazawa. | ||
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=•RP Hooks•= | =•RP Hooks•= | ||
Your character may have encountered Sakuya if: | Your character may have encountered Sakuya if: | ||
| − | * They are a native of San Francisco or the Bay Area. | + | * They are a native of San Francisco or the Bay Area. |
* They are a Berkeley alumnus. | * They are a Berkeley alumnus. | ||
* They work in the legal profession. | * They work in the legal profession. | ||
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=•Special Notes•= | =•Special Notes•= | ||
| − | FC: | + | FC: Inoue Mao. |