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Timezone: Eastern US
Current Characters in Route: Scar
Character
Name: Asami Sato
Series: The Legend of Korra
Timeline: After the last episode of Book 2
Canon Resource Links: Asami's Avatar Wiki entry
Personality:
Asami presents herself as a refined and friendly young woman. She is naturally extroverted and socially adept, and this has only been supplemented by her childhood just on the edge of the public eye. She's very good at putting on the persona of a "good, innocent rich girl." In a lot of ways, this comes naturally to her. Asami mentions herself that people frequently assume that she's just "Daddy's helpless little girl," but in reality, she can handle herself in most situations. Her sweet, feminine personality comes naturally to her, but it isn't a weakness. She isn't one to hold a grudge, and thinks about situations with a level head. She is intelligent and focused, and though she is forgiving, she is not a pushover. She doesn't get distracted with petty matters when there are more important things to be done. Asami is certain in her views and beliefs, and she will absolutely not let anyone make her choices for her.
Asami grew up young. She lost her mother to a firebending triad when she was six years old, and this caused her to grow up very close to her father, who raised her to be the successor of Future Industries, the company he built himself. Asami's and her father Hiroshi's very different reactions to the murder of her mother highlight Asami's level-headed nature. While her father developed an all-consuming hatred for bending in general, Asami didn't let the loss color her opinion of benders. This is obvious in her expressing to Mako that he makes her feel safe; she doesn't even mention how her mother died when they talk about it. The love and loss she feels for her mother outweighs her anger. This is a carrying trend in how Asami experiences loss, evidenced in the eventual loss of her father, and the shaky, gradual loss of her relationship with Mako. During the final conflict with the Equalists, her father went so far as to try to kill her. He has since been put in prison, and Asami never makes a mention of hating him, or even being angry at all. His betrayal and loss affect her deeply, though, and she can't bring herself to even go to the Republic City prison for any other reason because it reminds her of him. When Mako, her boyfriend at the time, was showing obvious interest in Korra, she confronted him about it, only growing annoyed when he denied that there was any problem. Asami even made it a point to say that she wasn't angry at Korra. She is not a jealous person; everything just happened to go wrong at the worst possible time. Mako began drifting away at the same time Asami lost her father, the only family she had left and someone whom she was very close to. She just expects the best of people, and wants the same honesty from others that she gives them. When she's annoyed, one can definitely see sass and sarcasm come into her demeanor. If she's angry with you, you're going to know it. Asami is a naturally gentle soul, though she will not hesitate to stand up for herself in the moment.
With a rich businessman for a father, she has been brought up in a life of privilege in Republic City. Mansion, servants, etiquette lessons, the works. This lifestyle has fostered a materialist streak in Asami. Though she isn't greedy, or even spoiled, she's used to having a lot of stuff. Her tastes are definitely on the girly side, and she's never seen out of the house without makeup and carefully done hair. In spite of her life of privilege, she isn't ignorant of those not as fortunate as she. Asami doesn't treat anybody differently, be it better or worse, based on their social standing. She is independent and hard-working in matters both small and large, whether it's being the only one to help Pema with the dishes or taking over the head position of an enormous public company with very little notice as a nineteen year old woman. There is nothing skittish about Asami. She is always openly enthuseastic, and jumps head-first into everything she does.
Those closer to her see a looser version of Asami. Her independence and wilder side come further forward. She is very expressive and affectionate with her friends, and she can definitely have fun teasing them. She and Korra end up bonding of the disaster that was their respective romances with Mako. Asami is the kind of person who, unless she has a reason not to, will try to get along with pretty much anyone. She is extremely loyal to those she cares about. She is an avid sports fan, never missing Probending night at the Republic City Arena. Further reinforcing her ability to take care of herself, she is very physically fit and an extremely capable martial artist. Even at her young age, Asami has already spent a good deal of time working on cars, boats, and airplanes. She knows how they work, and even works as a designer and engineer for Future Industries. Though her father invented the biplane, Asami becomes the one to perfect it for commercial use. She also works as a test pilot. She's been racing ("testing") cars at the Future Industries track since she was old enough to drive. She's very adept at working with her hands, and is a naturally talented and well experienced operator of pretty much anything with a motor. She describes driving as "relaxing," and it is a very central part of her life.
Asami easily becomes attached to people who are supportive of her and believe in her, especially at this point in her life. She has no family left, and the last six months have been filled with long hours spent alone in her office, desperately trying to save the company that her father dragged into the ground. Future Industries is, she says, all that she has left of her family, and she has essentially become married to her job. She's in desperate need of a break, and it's high time that something good actually happens for a change. When she does see the opportunity for something good, she clings to it, even if it's not the most rational decision. This is when she can become a bit naive. Asami makes it, unfortunately, easy to be taken advantage of. She is naturally trusting and optimistic, and this comes back to bite her when she turns to Verrick to help save her company. She places too much trust in him, and he ends up stealing a large shipment of mechatanks. After Mako promises her that he's not going to give up on her, she gets back together with him, only for him to make like it never happened and jump right back to Korra as soon as she got back. Asami's naiveness can be her greatest downfall. At weaker moments like this, she can lose sight of the bigger picture. Sure, saving her company was easier by selling mechatanks to the Southern Water Tribe, but she was also helping to fund an unnecessary war. Although Asami is usually a very level-headed thinker, she can be short-sighted in her choices.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+Highly physically fit, and a capable hand to hand fighter
+Diplomatic and polite
+Socially adept
+Book smart
+Excellent driver and pilot
+Strong hand/eye coordination and reflexes, given her skill in fighting and piloting
+Creative and open minded
-Can be manipulable
-Naturally naive
-Not used to being on her own outside the city
-Inexperienced at cookingit's totally a weakness
-Can't deal with being around prisons
-Has developed a fear of betrayal and loss
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: I would like to pick Riolu for Asami, because its evolved form of Lucario is a very good type match for her. Fighting, for her hand to hand combat skills, and Steel for her interest in mechanics and engineering. Lucario also has the association with becoming stronger the more damaged it becomes, and this links well with the beginning of Asami's own character arc. She shows the greatest emotional and physical strength at her lowest moment, when her father reveals himself as an Equalist, and this marks the beginning of her development as a deeper character.
Password: Swedish Fish!
Samples
First Person Sample:
[The PokéConnect is easy enough to figure out. When the video feed pops on, there's a confident-looking young woman behind the camera, and she's clearly impressed with the device.]
Hi! I'm Asami. I... just got here. Wherever here is. [Spirit shenanigans? She's still thinking that. She glances sceptically over her shoulder at the wooded area behind her.]
I think I'm pretty much filled in on what I'm supposed to do. But does anyone have any advice? And can anyone tell me about how they make these "PokéConnects?" We don't have anything like them in Republic City.
[And she's totally geeking out over here.]
Third Person Sample:
Asami shot an unamused glare at the sky as it doused the route with rain. Where were they, again? It was all starting to look the same, under the stormy grey clouds. Her Riolu clearly didn't mind, but she supposed this kind of thing was just going to take some getting used to. It wasn't like the South Pole, where you just had to worry about snow in your hair. Her bag was drenched. Mud had soaked into her shoes. Her hair was matted to her face. Remnants of eye makeup ran down her cheeks in technicolor. (That part was funny, she had to admit.) She hadn't been ready for rain. Even the thick canopy of leaves did little to stop the downpour. Riolu delightedly splashed around her ankles, further soaking her to the bone, but it hardly even mattered anymore.
"I guess you don't know how far the next town is, huh?" Asami looked down at Riolu, weary and exasperated, but not particularly annoyed. The little Pokémon simply shook her head. No. Asami sighed.
"Miss?" She looked up at the sound of another voice to find a slightly older woman up just ahead. And she had an umbrella...
"Hm?"
"You look like a young lady who could use one of these."
"Oh, I couldn't take your-!"
"Please. I have an extra." The woman produced another small collapsible umbrella from her bag and offered it to Asami, who immediately reached for the item with a slight note of desperation... Only to have the woman pull it away at the last moment. "That'll be 2000."
"2- What? It's an umbrella."
"You want it, don't you?"
Asami's lower lip stuck out in a frustrated pout. Yes, she wanted it, but just on the principles of good business, she couldn't possibly...
But the rain. The rain.
"Fine." She thrust out the money and snatched the umbrella before the woman could get any more brilliant ideas. Some people!
Name: Lauren
Personal Journal:
latiaosE-mail: laurenkrugh.art@gmail.com
AIM/Plurk/Etc.:
Timezone: Eastern US
Current Characters in Route: Scar
Character
Name: Asami Sato
Series: The Legend of Korra
Timeline: After the last episode of Book 2
Canon Resource Links: Asami's Avatar Wiki entry
Personality:
Asami presents herself as a refined and friendly young woman. She is naturally extroverted and socially adept, and this has only been supplemented by her childhood just on the edge of the public eye. She's very good at putting on the persona of a "good, innocent rich girl." In a lot of ways, this comes naturally to her. Asami mentions herself that people frequently assume that she's just "Daddy's helpless little girl," but in reality, she can handle herself in most situations. Her sweet, feminine personality comes naturally to her, but it isn't a weakness. She isn't one to hold a grudge, and thinks about situations with a level head. She is intelligent and focused, and though she is forgiving, she is not a pushover. She doesn't get distracted with petty matters when there are more important things to be done. Asami is certain in her views and beliefs, and she will absolutely not let anyone make her choices for her.
Asami grew up young. She lost her mother to a firebending triad when she was six years old, and this caused her to grow up very close to her father, who raised her to be the successor of Future Industries, the company he built himself. Asami's and her father Hiroshi's very different reactions to the murder of her mother highlight Asami's level-headed nature. While her father developed an all-consuming hatred for bending in general, Asami didn't let the loss color her opinion of benders. This is obvious in her expressing to Mako that he makes her feel safe; she doesn't even mention how her mother died when they talk about it. The love and loss she feels for her mother outweighs her anger. This is a carrying trend in how Asami experiences loss, evidenced in the eventual loss of her father, and the shaky, gradual loss of her relationship with Mako. During the final conflict with the Equalists, her father went so far as to try to kill her. He has since been put in prison, and Asami never makes a mention of hating him, or even being angry at all. His betrayal and loss affect her deeply, though, and she can't bring herself to even go to the Republic City prison for any other reason because it reminds her of him. When Mako, her boyfriend at the time, was showing obvious interest in Korra, she confronted him about it, only growing annoyed when he denied that there was any problem. Asami even made it a point to say that she wasn't angry at Korra. She is not a jealous person; everything just happened to go wrong at the worst possible time. Mako began drifting away at the same time Asami lost her father, the only family she had left and someone whom she was very close to. She just expects the best of people, and wants the same honesty from others that she gives them. When she's annoyed, one can definitely see sass and sarcasm come into her demeanor. If she's angry with you, you're going to know it. Asami is a naturally gentle soul, though she will not hesitate to stand up for herself in the moment.
With a rich businessman for a father, she has been brought up in a life of privilege in Republic City. Mansion, servants, etiquette lessons, the works. This lifestyle has fostered a materialist streak in Asami. Though she isn't greedy, or even spoiled, she's used to having a lot of stuff. Her tastes are definitely on the girly side, and she's never seen out of the house without makeup and carefully done hair. In spite of her life of privilege, she isn't ignorant of those not as fortunate as she. Asami doesn't treat anybody differently, be it better or worse, based on their social standing. She is independent and hard-working in matters both small and large, whether it's being the only one to help Pema with the dishes or taking over the head position of an enormous public company with very little notice as a nineteen year old woman. There is nothing skittish about Asami. She is always openly enthuseastic, and jumps head-first into everything she does.
Those closer to her see a looser version of Asami. Her independence and wilder side come further forward. She is very expressive and affectionate with her friends, and she can definitely have fun teasing them. She and Korra end up bonding of the disaster that was their respective romances with Mako. Asami is the kind of person who, unless she has a reason not to, will try to get along with pretty much anyone. She is extremely loyal to those she cares about. She is an avid sports fan, never missing Probending night at the Republic City Arena. Further reinforcing her ability to take care of herself, she is very physically fit and an extremely capable martial artist. Even at her young age, Asami has already spent a good deal of time working on cars, boats, and airplanes. She knows how they work, and even works as a designer and engineer for Future Industries. Though her father invented the biplane, Asami becomes the one to perfect it for commercial use. She also works as a test pilot. She's been racing ("testing") cars at the Future Industries track since she was old enough to drive. She's very adept at working with her hands, and is a naturally talented and well experienced operator of pretty much anything with a motor. She describes driving as "relaxing," and it is a very central part of her life.
Asami easily becomes attached to people who are supportive of her and believe in her, especially at this point in her life. She has no family left, and the last six months have been filled with long hours spent alone in her office, desperately trying to save the company that her father dragged into the ground. Future Industries is, she says, all that she has left of her family, and she has essentially become married to her job. She's in desperate need of a break, and it's high time that something good actually happens for a change. When she does see the opportunity for something good, she clings to it, even if it's not the most rational decision. This is when she can become a bit naive. Asami makes it, unfortunately, easy to be taken advantage of. She is naturally trusting and optimistic, and this comes back to bite her when she turns to Verrick to help save her company. She places too much trust in him, and he ends up stealing a large shipment of mechatanks. After Mako promises her that he's not going to give up on her, she gets back together with him, only for him to make like it never happened and jump right back to Korra as soon as she got back. Asami's naiveness can be her greatest downfall. At weaker moments like this, she can lose sight of the bigger picture. Sure, saving her company was easier by selling mechatanks to the Southern Water Tribe, but she was also helping to fund an unnecessary war. Although Asami is usually a very level-headed thinker, she can be short-sighted in her choices.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+Highly physically fit, and a capable hand to hand fighter
+Diplomatic and polite
+Socially adept
+Book smart
+Excellent driver and pilot
+Strong hand/eye coordination and reflexes, given her skill in fighting and piloting
+Creative and open minded
-Can be manipulable
-Naturally naive
-Not used to being on her own outside the city
-Inexperienced at cooking
-Can't deal with being around prisons
-Has developed a fear of betrayal and loss
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: I would like to pick Riolu for Asami, because its evolved form of Lucario is a very good type match for her. Fighting, for her hand to hand combat skills, and Steel for her interest in mechanics and engineering. Lucario also has the association with becoming stronger the more damaged it becomes, and this links well with the beginning of Asami's own character arc. She shows the greatest emotional and physical strength at her lowest moment, when her father reveals himself as an Equalist, and this marks the beginning of her development as a deeper character.
Password: Swedish Fish!
Samples
First Person Sample:
[The PokéConnect is easy enough to figure out. When the video feed pops on, there's a confident-looking young woman behind the camera, and she's clearly impressed with the device.]
Hi! I'm Asami. I... just got here. Wherever here is. [Spirit shenanigans? She's still thinking that. She glances sceptically over her shoulder at the wooded area behind her.]
I think I'm pretty much filled in on what I'm supposed to do. But does anyone have any advice? And can anyone tell me about how they make these "PokéConnects?" We don't have anything like them in Republic City.
[And she's totally geeking out over here.]
Third Person Sample:
Asami shot an unamused glare at the sky as it doused the route with rain. Where were they, again? It was all starting to look the same, under the stormy grey clouds. Her Riolu clearly didn't mind, but she supposed this kind of thing was just going to take some getting used to. It wasn't like the South Pole, where you just had to worry about snow in your hair. Her bag was drenched. Mud had soaked into her shoes. Her hair was matted to her face. Remnants of eye makeup ran down her cheeks in technicolor. (That part was funny, she had to admit.) She hadn't been ready for rain. Even the thick canopy of leaves did little to stop the downpour. Riolu delightedly splashed around her ankles, further soaking her to the bone, but it hardly even mattered anymore.
"I guess you don't know how far the next town is, huh?" Asami looked down at Riolu, weary and exasperated, but not particularly annoyed. The little Pokémon simply shook her head. No. Asami sighed.
"Miss?" She looked up at the sound of another voice to find a slightly older woman up just ahead. And she had an umbrella...
"Hm?"
"You look like a young lady who could use one of these."
"Oh, I couldn't take your-!"
"Please. I have an extra." The woman produced another small collapsible umbrella from her bag and offered it to Asami, who immediately reached for the item with a slight note of desperation... Only to have the woman pull it away at the last moment. "That'll be 2000."
"2- What? It's an umbrella."
"You want it, don't you?"
Asami's lower lip stuck out in a frustrated pout. Yes, she wanted it, but just on the principles of good business, she couldn't possibly...
But the rain. The rain.
"Fine." She thrust out the money and snatched the umbrella before the woman could get any more brilliant ideas. Some people!
