[nick / name]: Shini!
[personal LJ name]: benizakura
[other characters currently played]:

[Basil :: Reborn! :: small_flame]
[Byakuran :: Reborn! :: killing_sweep]
[Chrome Dokuro :: Reborn! :: not_mukuro_rly]
[Higuchi Yuuya :: Nougami Neuro :: halshowedme]
[Nnoitra :: Bleach :: oneeyedhorror]
[Tsubaki Sasuke :: Sket Dance :: disbanding]

[e-mail]: the_first_shinigami_kender@yahoo.com
[AIM / messenger]: Eien no Samba (AIM), denshi_drug (YIM)

[series]: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
[character]: Rolo Lamperouge
[character history / background]: From childhood, Rolo was tasked by the Empire's Information Department with the job of using his geass to dispose of troublesome presences within the Empire, from those that stood in opposition to the House of Lords to those that got too close to issues of the Imperial family to those who could potentially leak devastating information on many of the political powers of their time. Rolo compared the frequency of these killings to the tune of brushing his teeth or eating.

So, it was obviously, not an issue to continue doing so in taking on yet another alias and posing as a student at Ashford Academy. However, unlike the simple missions of the past, where at most, he would stay in the same hotel as his victim before executing them for their crimes, this time was different. Tasked with the job of taking the place of Lelouch's sister, Nunally, that had been wiped from Lelouch's memories, Rolo played the part of his younger brother. He acted as a member of the school's student council and joined in Lelouch's usual antics of skipping classes and going gambling against Britannian noblemen. Rolo was set to play this part until the mysterious C.C. took the bait presented and tried to come into contact with Lelouch or Lelouch regained his memories and returned to acting as Zero, the terrorist head that head lead the Black Rebellion a year earlier.

But, as fate would have it, Rolo was not present when both happened, separated from Lelouch in a skirmish between the remaining Black Knights and the Britannian army and drawn into the conflict himself. Thus, Lelouch, realizing what had happened, was able to manipulate situations to his advantage, allowing him to prey on the attachment Rolo had developed towards him since the beginning of his mission to make the other think that he had yet to regain his memories and that someone else had taken up the role of Zero in his place.

This drew him into a direct confrontation with Lelouch, outside of the influence of his Britannian superiors, allowing the other to manipulate his insecurities of losing the 'family' he had found in the other and promising him access to the elusive C.C..

Given this opportunity, Lelouch manipulated his next meeting with Rolo at the execution of some of his captured men, making it so it seemed to Rolo that Lelouch had sacrificed himself to save him out of his loyalty as a brother. This sealed Rolo's devotion, bringing him to ally himself for the time being with Zero's Black Knights for the 'future' that Lelouch has promised him.

[character abilities]: Like his 'brother' and the emperor, Rolo is in possession of a geass. While lacking the frequency limit that Lelouch's has, he is able to freeze the perception of time for those within a certain large radius around him. However, Rolo isn't capable of completely altering the flow of time. Even when his power is in effect, the flow of water, rain, cameras, missiles, and other factors not controlled by the humans around him continue to remain in motion. He generally uses the time his geass gives him to attack with a knife he carries beneath his school uniform or get into a a more tactically advantageous position. In the notes Lelouch has on Rolo, it is also mentioned that he can use a weapon in both hands and has been previously known to use firearms, explosives, poisons, and other weapons, aside from the knife most known to viewers.

It is of note that his use of this power can and does extend to his mecha piloting. In fights, Rolo's Vincent Knightmare appears to 'disappear' before attacking his opponents, thus making him a formidable adversary, even for some of the more skilled pilots allied with Zero's Black Knights.

[character personality]: With looks that scream 'please steal my lunch money', Rolo has a surprising variety of faces that he presents to the world.

From his first appearance, it is incredibly obvious that he cares a lot about his brother, whether it means diving after him to save his life or worrying about what should happen should he miss too many classes. He is openly loyal to Britannia and shows great faith in its military. He doesn't approve of a lot of Lelouch's ideas, but despite his obvious discomfort, he acts as an ally for many of Lelouch's antics. Coming off as a little reserved, even with those he is 'closest' to, his fellow student council members recognize the fact that he has trouble making friends.

When not playing the role of devoted little brother, waiting for Lelouch to fall into the hands of his previously rebellious self, though, Rolo can seem like a very different person. Rolo is fiercely protective of his secrecy to the point of killing a comrade who had stumbled into a conversation about the geass. This Rolo does not claim allegiance to either Britannia nor Zero and makes it clear that his one and only goal is to complete his mission, even if it is a difficult one as he's never fully understood the concepts of parents or family.

It's thanks to this that his ability to complete his mission has been compromised. Without previous exposure to compassion from anyone, Rolo finds himself growing attached to the affection that Lelouch showers on him as a false brother. As the first person to ever give him a birthday to celebrate, even if it was only Nunnally's that he had taken, it is clear that Rolo does not want Lelouch to awaken, lest his mission be over and that connection severed. It's this want for affection that causes Rolo to act out, killing someone who touches the locket that Lelouch has given him and attacking another for the chance to see for himself whether or not Lelouch will betray him or not. And it's thanks to this that he becomes easy prey for Lelouch's manipulation.

[point in timeline you're picking your character from]: After allying with Lelouch.

[journal post]:

This isn't... All the regular channels-

The Information Department couldn't have found out so quickly. I was so careful and he covered for us so well.

Brother, you didn't-

What is this place? This can't be anywhere in Area Eleven.

[third person / log sample]:

He'd always been able to follow instructions. The wait, the approach, the simple action of activating his geass, the kill, and the subsequent clean-up procedure were all things he could, would, and had done without thinking. Each kill was a matter of following through the steps. The situations, the crimes against his superiors, and the men themselves would change, but the orders rarely did. He only had to play his part, using the eye that had been given to him to go where no one else could.

Rolo was a pawn and that was a fact he had understood very well. It was what he had been given to do and he would do it. Because, beyond his mission, there was nothing else.

The approach, the use of his geass, the selection of a weapon, and the brief clean-up to ensure that the right person was framed as need be. It was a pattern he had repeated ad nausem.

Their lives and the power that they wielded dwindled to nothing beneath his hands. It was why it had been given to him. It was for that reason that he had become a tool.

He drew in a shaky breath, watching the abused frame crouched beneath his own Vincent. Rolo had been so close. In the other monitors, she still stood, the face he'd seen in the briefings in partially obscured photographs, grainy from attempts to make her face more recognizable. But, even when she was so close, the objective to the mission he'd waited for so long to accomplish...

Rolo couldn't. Shivers crawled along his back like spiders' legs, but he found he couldn't move. He'd never failed like this. He'd never thought to disobey. Not once in his life had there been a time when he'd be even so much as tempted to.

He swallowed, the thin sheen of sweat on his palm feeling weird against the thin plastic of his cellphone, the delicate ridges of the locket Lelouch had given him. For this...

Rolo looked back at the crumpled frame beneath him, gaze drawing away from C.C.'s proud form. For Lelcouch-- no, for his brother --he'd do anything. For this one chance to find something more.

[nick / name]: Shini!
[personal LJ name]: benizakura
[other characters currently played]:

[Basil :: Reborn! :: small_flame]
[Byakuran :: Reborn! :: killing_sweep]
[Chrome Dokuro :: Reborn! :: not_mukuro_rly]
[Higuchi Yuuya :: Nougami Neuro :: halshowedme]
[Nnoitra :: Bleach :: oneeyedhorror]
[Tsubaki Sasuke :: Sket Dance :: disbanding]

[e-mail]: the_first_shinigami_kender@yahoo.com
[AIM / messenger]: Eien no Samba (AIM), denshi_drug (YIM)

[series]: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
[character]: Rollo Lamperouge
[character history / background]: Wiki link get!
[character abilities]: Like his 'brother' and the emperor, Rollo is in possession of a geass. While the specific limitations of his haven't been made clear, he is able to freeze the perception of time for those within a certain large radius. However, Rollo isn't capable of completely altering the flow of time. Even when his power is in effect, the flow of water and other factors not controlled by the humans around him continue to remain in motion. He uses the time his geass gives him to attack with a knife he carries beneath his school uniform or get into a a more tactically advantageous position.

It is of note that his use of this power can and does extend to his mecha piloting. In fights, Rollo's Vincent Knightmare appears to 'disappear' before attacking his opponents, thus making his a formidable opponent, even for some of the more skilled pilots allied with Zero's Black Knights.

[character personality]: With a face that screams 'please steal my lunch money', Rollo is a surprisingly dual character.

He cares a lot about his brother, whether it's diving after him to save his life or worrying about what should happen should he miss too many classes, loyal to Britannia and shows open faith in its military. He doesn't approve of a lot of Lelouch's ideas, but despite his obvious discomfort, he acts as an ally for many of Lelouch's antics. Comes off as reserved and conversations amongst the student council members bring up the fact that he doesn't have many friends.

But Rollo is not entirely as he seems. When not playing the role of devoted little brother. Rollo does not claim allegiance to either Britannia nor Zero and makes it clear that his one and only goal is to kill Zero, because he intends to find out the truth. Even in this state, however, he seems to separate the ideas of Lelouch and Zero, constantly reassuring himself that Lelouch can't be Zero, that he couldn't have awakened.

He seems unnaturally attached to the concepts of birthdays, memories, and family.

[point in timeline you're picking your character from]:

[journal post]:

[third person / log sample]:

[nick / name]: Shini!
[personal LJ name]: benizakura
[other characters played]:
[Basil :: Reborn! :: small_flame]
[Chrome Dokuro :: Reborn! :: not_mukuro_rly]
[Irie Shouichi :: Reborn! :: white_anemone]
[Isley :: Claymore :: dark_hooves]
[Maruko 'Marco' Reiji :: Eyeshield 21 :: buytheworlda]
[Nnoitra :: Bleach :: oneeyedhorror]
[Okada Nizou :: Gintama :: excellent_moth]
[e-mail]: the_first_shinigami_kender AT yahoo.com
[AIM / messenger]: Kimi ga Daiji

[series]: Sket Dance
[character]: Tsubaki Sasuke
[character history / background]: The vice president of his school's student council, Tsubaki acts as a reoccuring antagonist to the main characters of Sket Dance (although engaging in some thrilling heroics in the student council-centric chapters). In the series, he's introduced as the primary acting member of the generally lax student council, given free reign to do as he pleases in regards to uniform and club rules enforcement by the more whimsical president. He is occasionally shown acting with them as a group in the face of more serious crimes against the student body.
[character abilities]: Tsubaki possesses no supernatural abilities, but has some minor skill in fisticuffs and a nearly encyclopeadic knowledge of every student in the school and their previous transgressions.
[character personality]: Tsubaki is serious to a fault, driven to finish anything he sets his mind to, even if it means sacrificing sleep to learn a role in a single night, going so far as to endure knife wounds in the line of duty, and taking any misconduct by his peers incredibly personally. Simplistic in nature, Tsubaki will occasionally accuse activities he doesn't understand as being against the rules, such as when faced by a mysteriously shrunken Bossun.

However, even though he demonstrates frequent rigidity when it comes to rule-breakers, Tsubaki also possesses a strong sense of personal responsibility. He's shown offering to pay for damages he makes to the school out of his own pocket and demonstrating a great sense of honor when it comes to conflict by beating up those who work under him that might seek to sabotage his opponents and acknowledging without argument when he has been defeated.
[point in timeline you're picking your character from]: Pre-ninja AU

[journal post]:

You. You. And you. School regulations clearly state that any on-site visitor must carry a clearly visible pass with them at all times. If you cannot produce one, I shall have to have you removed from the school premises for trespassing and loitering under the power vested in me as a student executive.

The grounds of the school must be kept in order.

What do you mean this isn't-

Impossible.

Inter-dimensional travel without the express permission of school authorities is strictly prohibited!

[third person / log sample]: Tsubaki had lost count of the times he'd read through the script now, but the state of it, earmarked and well-abused by the pressure of his hands, spoke volumes more. The only thing that kept him going was his pride and the fact that if he stopped now, he'd be breaking a promise he'd made to the students that had voted him into the office he now had.

It was his responsibility as a student executive that kept him going, long after even the janitor had left, scurrying away under the ferocity of his eyes and leaving him the keys to lock up when he was done. Tsubaki had frowned at the carelessness of the act, but he recognized that his position gave him a more reliable air than many of his classmates.

Fujisaki, for example, was the biggest thought on his mind. Tsubaki lowered the script, mind wandering to the focal point of exactly why he was here. Their argument days ago had been the motivating point that lead into this mess. He couldn't stand him, watching him irresponsibly go about his duties as a club leader. When Fujisaki had submitted a form to request the formation of a club, did he not stop to think of the great undertaking he was signing up for? Did he not pause to think on the fact that the school was entrusting him with both funds and space to perform a service to his fellow students?

Tsubaki shook his head. It was apalling. He had put so much into the office that he had been elected into. It was almost disappointing to see that someone did not have the same sense of personal ethics to see that they did the same.

He drew in a deep breath, trying to find his focus again. There were only a few hours left, aside from the time he had allotted himself to sleep during. He had to work hard to make the most of them. Failure, in this case, was not an option. His failure would destroy the efforts of those he had enlisted in his personal fight against the Campus Support Group and furthermore, prove to such characters as Fujisaki that the Student Council could not be relied upon.

Tsubaki refused to let that happen.

NAME/NICKNAME: Shini!
JOURNAL: benizakura
AIM/MSN: Eien no Samba, see e-mail
E-MAIL: the_first_shinigami_kender AT yahoo.com

CHARACTER: Nnoitra Jiruga
SERIES: Bleach
AGE: Unknown
DIVISION: Ghost
BACKGROUND: Nnoitra was one of the first arrancar made under Aizen-sama's reign and an active participant in the over-throwing of the original Espada that were cast down into Tres Cifras. Grudgingly working with the other arrancar made by Aizen, Nnoitra worked on clearing out the hollows that resisted Hueco Mundo's new rule, killing those opposed when it was obvious they would not join them.

However, even in the past, his lust for battle was strong enough to bring him to clash with the upper ranks of the Espada. When Neliel refused to indulge his death wish, he allied himself with the fallen Szayel Apollo in order to disable her servants to give him enough leeway to attack her from behind. Although it wasn't his intention, his attack wasn't enough to kill her. So he cast her out into Hueco Mundo instead, telling her to crawl back and fight him when he had the experience to beat her with the strength he already knew he had.

And experience he got, rising in rank from eighth to fifth in the time she was gone and jockeying for even higher numbers at that. It was thanks to his position that he was one of the first to learn of the intruders at the Espada table and, thus, one of the first onto the scene, cutting down Chad and then stalking the intruders' reiatsu until he found Ichigo and Grimmjow nearing the end of their own fight.

Never one to wait his turn, Nnoitra cut Grimmjow out of the picture, taunting Ichigo that he'd only remember his name if he won. With Ichigo already tired from his first fight and Nnoitra strong as ever, the outcome was obvious, even with interference from Neliel. But, just as Nnoitra had passed Ichigo off to Tesla to be killed, captains from the Soul Society arrived, breaking into fights between the intruders and the other arrancar. It seemed only obvious that the one to break up Ichigo's 'fight' with Nnoitra would be none other than Kenpachi, captain of the eleventh division.

And, although putting up a good fight, it was under Kenpachi's sword that Nnoitra finally died. Bringing him to this place instead of the next stop on the Bleach karmic circle.

PERSONALITY: Nnoitra is an asshole in many, many ways. Driven by the need to be the strongest, he will do anything he can to get the most out of a fight, pushing himself towards the death in battle he so desires. It doesn't matter what he has to do to get this. Whether it means killing his comrades, allying himself with his less than trustworthy or likable fellow arrancar to knock competition out of the way, tossing babies around, or killing those that would oppose the man who gave him the ability to break through into his arrancar form in the first place, he'll do it in hopes that it will bring him to better, more challenging fights. And, if a fight's getting boring, he has no qualms in switching out with someone else as an insult.

Nnoitra possesses a short temper and a dislike for being corrected, making him stand-offish from the rest of the arrancar. He doesn't like to associate with the others and if he feels like they're holding him back, pitying him, or preventing him from enjoying himself, he can and will lash out at them, even if it means chucking a sword at them or nearly cutting off their heads.

His attitude towards women is a distinctive one, the sort of one where he has no qualms in admitting he can't stand a woman being stronger than him and in fact, directly targets those that are. Likewise, he seems to have no problem in leering over the possibilities of what Ulquiorra might have done to Orihime, getting testy when Ulquiorra neither rises to his bait nor responds in telling him. Personal space is equally of no consequence as he seems more than happy to jam his fingers into Orihime's mouth to keep her quiet while he watches Tesla fight.

SAMPLE JOURNAL POST:

That's better. That's a whole fuck lot better.

You see that, Neliel? Kurosaki or whatever the fuck it was?

That's what a real fight is. That's the only way I was gonna go down.

You weak shits couldn't even reach that.

SAMPLE LOG POST:

He'd never understood Aizen, not from the time he'd come to them, not even when he'd sworn his loyalty to him for the precious promise of power. All that Nnoitra had ever understood was how strong he was. It wasn't hard to see, of course. The others had gone up against him and been crushed easily.

It stirred something in Nnoitra to watch that, driving him more than a little crazy. He wanted that power. He wanted to find a way to get that strength. The hougyoku had given him a taste of that, one that filled him up. He could feel the strength that brimmed inside of him thanks to that. So close. So close. But it was never quite enough. He knew it. He could sense it just watching the others and it was enough to push him forward.

He knew he couldn't beat it now. There were others above him, more powerful. If any of them would get off their asses to fight, even more interesting. But, Nnoitra could wait. He could wreck everything in his path until he felt that strength grow even more, until he had the power to try and cut him down. And, if Nnoitra died on the end of someone else's sword before then, at least he'd know, at least it would have been a good fight.

[nick / name]: Shini!
[personal LJ name]: benizakura
[other characters currently played]:
[Basil :: Reborn! :: small_flame]
[Chrome Dokuro :: Reborn! :: not_mukuro_rly]
[Irie Shouichi :: Reborn! :: white_anemone]
[Kurita Ryoukan :: Eyeshield 21 :: fuckingfatass]
[Luppi :: Bleach :: true_sexta]
[Nnoitra :: Bleach :: oneeyedhorror]
[Tsubaki Sasuke :: Sket Dance :: disbanding]
[e-mail]: the_first_shinigami_kender@yahoo.com
[AIM / messenger]: Eien no Samba (AIM), denshi_drug (YIM)

[series]: Reborn!
[character]: Byakuran
[character history / background]: Byakuran appeared practically out of nowhere, as a sudden threat ten years in the future to both the Vongola family of the future and the past. Originally the head of the mafia's Gesso family, he combined resources and united the cunning tactical strength of his recently formed Gesso family with the impressive combat power of the Giglionero family, one of the older mafia families. Together he and the head of the Giglionero family, Uni, created a new family, the Millefiore. Both heads still commanded their respective families, now renamed as White Spell and Black Spell, while at least appearing to make decisions in tandem.

With the amassed power of their new family, Byakuran wasted no time in launching a terrifyingly thorough killing sweep of the Vongola family, one of the longest lasting and most powerful families in Italy and Japan. Using the advantage of his family's research into everything from the boxes to a variety of rings, and the advanced robotic killing machines that are the Mosca, it was hardly a matter of effort sending the Vongola into hiding and penultimately, killing the current head of the Vongola family, Sawada Tsunayoshi.

But Byakuran's goals were not completely fixed in the destruction of the Vongola. Ancient mafia lore had also led him to become interested in something referred to as the tre-ni-sette or 7^3. For this, he needed to obtain three complete sets of seven mafia artifacts, his family's seven Mare rings, the seven rings of the Vongola guardians, and the seven Arcobaleno pacifiers.

The Mare rings were easily obtained, of course. Taking the Arcobaleno pacifiers wasn't something particularly difficult either. However, the Sawada Tsunayoshi of Byakuran's time had already destroyed the Vongola rings in hopes of quelling the conflict before it arose.

So, Byakuran reacted in the only sensible way and using Irie Shouichi's research in the field of the Bovino family's time-travel-inducing bazooka, he began to have members of the Vongola family of the past taken into the future in order to relieve them of their rings.

Until this is accomplished and the Sawada Tsunayoshi of the past is taken, however, he cannot begin the next part of his plans. So, checking in on Shouichi on the occasion to prod him into action or simply to assess the situation, Byakuran waits for things to be completed on the Japanese stage and for the Varia to appear on his own, taking care of the occasional threat as needed, such as Rokudou Mukuro's intrusion of his own base.

[character abilities]: Byakuran is in possession of the Mare ring of sky, his family's ring equivalent to Tsuna's Vongola sky ring. Like the other rings, it can be assumed to possess some manner of offensive ability, as well as the ability to open box weapons. However, as Byakuran has only fought once in the series, entirely off screen, his powers remain a mystery. All we know is that either his ring or the boxes powered by his rings are able to cause this extent of damage.

[character personality]: Byakuran appears at first, a deceptively pleasant character. With a smile, he's introduced, blithely chatting with one of his subordinates in a way that seems almost at odds with the previous enemies full of jealous rage that Tsuna's had to face, even going so far as to sweetly assure a new hire under his care that they need not use the formal address of -sama with him.

But the gentle smile and a penchant for marshmallows that make him seem almost whimsical at times (even mispronouncing them as mashmallows) act as a thin veil covering his far more cruel nature. Byakuran is ruthless and very goal-oriented when he cares to be. It was him, after all, that ordered the complete annihilation of the Vongola family in the future, as well as their own families, friends, and affiliated crime families. And when the future boss of the Vongola destroyed the Vongola rings, Byakuran was not dissuaded. He simply worked with Shouichi Irie to bring the Vongola family from the past, who would still have intact rings, to the future.

A tactical genius in many respects, Byakuran does not always address threats outright as his subordinates might. He'll often let them fester to see what their motives are before taking action to correct things. Thanks to this, he is able to predict when, where, and which parts of the Vongola family will move to attack him and respond as needed.

In a way, this is also similar to Byakuran's approach to releasing information. Rarely if ever does Byakuran let information slip that he does not intend to. And what information he does hold, he often will not share until it is absolutely necessary, earning him the suspicion of his comrades in Black Spell and the frustration of Shouichi.

[point in timeline you're picking your character from]: After Shouichi closes contact with him before the Vongola attack the Melone Base.

[journal post]:

Ah. An unexpected vacation?

How nice of you to offer me one, but really, I wouldn't want Shou-chan or Uni to worry too much about me.

It is kind of you to offer, though. Truly.

[third person / log sample]:

It had taken some time for this room to be built, Byakuran mused as he closed the distance between himself and puppet that Rokudou Mukudo had used to infiltrate the Millefiore's base. The fine dust from some of the blasted walls had begun to settle, sprinkling the bases of his boots with dust, sticking against the blood that had grown tacky against them.

Damaging the famed mafia criminal's eye had been a lot messier than he thought, but damaging his pride in locking him here, that had been the best part. Byakuran chuckled to himself, kneeling by the broken form that was left.

He was fond of Mukuro, really. It was a pity that their ideals were so different and that the other was so impatient to play that he'd made Byakuran have to move his death a little further up the schedule. But, that was the way things truly had to go sometimes. He couldn't have Shou-chan worried about what was happening in Italy when the Vongola were starting to move in Japan, inspired by the reappearance of the Vongola rings that he had triggered.

But it didn't mean he could resist playing a little with his subordinate. The other was likely panicking by now, especially since this room had been designed to cut off all communication, an important feature when dealing with Mukuro, but it had an added bonus of giving him a little time to let the fear fester in Shouichi's mind for a little.

It would be a fine motivator, would it not? To match the special bonus he'd prepared for his ever busy subordinate, he reflected, especially since the Vongola's moles were starting to crawl out from their hiding places. It was beginning to look like it was time for them to get serious about the last few obstacles that were in their way.

Byakuran's fingers traced against the pale skin, testing for a heartbeat he already expected would not be there before he rose to his feet. With a lazy brush of his hands against each other, he knocked off some of the powder.

"I suppose we should get cleaned up," he hummed to himself.

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The mission: Oneliners, with a twist!

So, rules are like so: Give me a fandom from the list below, a character/pairing, and a prompt. HOWEVER, each character or pairing can only be requested once! To clear things up a bit: someone can request Squalo and they can request Dino/Squalo and Dino/Xanxus/Squalo, but they cannot request any of those pairings a second time.

SO. FANDOMS.

Bleach
Eyeshield 21
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
Sket Dance
Zombie Powder

[nick / name]: Shini!
[personal LJ name]: benizakura
[other characters currently played]:
[Basil :: Reborn! :: small_flame]
[Byakuran :: Reborn! :: killing_sweep]
[Chrome Dokuro :: Reborn! :: not_mukuro_rly]
[Kurita Ryoukan :: Eyeshield 21 :: fuckingfatass]
[Nnoitra :: Bleach :: oneeyedhorror]
[Tsubaki Sasuke :: Sket Dance :: disbanding]
[e-mail]: the_first_shinigami_kender@yahoo.com
[AIM / messenger]: Eien no Samba (AIM), denshi_drug (YIM)

[series]: Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
[character]: Higuchi Yuuya
[character history / background]: Born to two MMORPG-addicted parents, Higuchi had an unusual childhood. While he would attend school like any other child his age, his extra-curricular activities tended to be limited to buying his parents' dinners from the local convenience store and working his own 'part-time job' as a monster hunter in the MMORPG to help his parents earn enough game money to buy stronger weapons.

Well, it was either that or developing his hacking skills to the point where at age eleven, he created a virus at school strong enough to crash the MMORPG's online servers and completely wipe out ten years worth of game data in hopes that it would shake his parents' addiction long enough to return their focus to their real world. However, their connection to the real world had long been severed and with the loss of their fantasy world, Higuchi's parents decided to kill themselves rather than face the reality of what had happened.

Higuchi blamed himself for their deaths, of course, and bearing the guilt of what had happened, continued to hack, focusing on larger and larger targets. His trail, while hard to follow, eventually made him a prime suspect in an invasive takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department's computer system that lasted over three days.

But, the police department, hoping to take advantage of this, held back on properly charging him with the crime. Instead, they approached him with the intention of hiring him and using his insider knowledge to combat other computer crimes. It was this connection that first drew him into the HAL case. In fact, it was Higuichi who found that there was a HAL case to begin with, by looking into a new crime wave made up of a different sort of criminals, people controlled by an electronic drug that forced them to enact their criminal desires.

Higuchi took on this case as a personal challenge, treating Harukawa and his AI self, HAL, as opponents in a game of wits. Using his position in the department, Higuichi took advantage of his superiors' desperation after a particularly widespread televised test of the drug on HAL's part and was able to get their permission to perform human testing on those affected.

However, his arrogance in this also brought him into close proximity to both those affected by the electronic drug and the electronic drug itself and before he could completely defeat the drug, HAL took action. While looking in on his test subjects, Higuchi was ambushed and forcibly drugged.

With an already strong deviant mind thanks to his history of computer crime, he was the perfect target. Using his knowledge and his now intimate familiarity with the drug, Higuchi was able to upgrade it and make it more powerful in terms of usability and effectiveness. With this, Higuchi challenged Neuro, the one true obstacle in HAL's path, and drove him out of the city to a remote location in the mountains. This allowed HAL to continue his plans unhindered, even after Higuchi was defeated thanks to preemptive measures Higuchi had made to reduce the effectiveness of the drug on himself and Yako's quick thinking.

As the drug wore off, Higuchi explained more about HAL's plans before setting off back towards the city to clear his head.

[character abilities]: Higuchi is a genius hacker, able to completely crash a MMORPG, take over the Metropolitan Police Department's computer system, and match wits with a university professor in terms of skill. In his introduction arc, he is shown being able to read, modify, reverse-engineer, and improve the electronic drug, a computer virus that awakens latent criminal desires in anyone who views it, from its original form, as well as finding other ways to counter-act the drug's abilities. At present, he is still capable of doing this and using the electronic drug as a sort of weapon against others.

[character personality]: Higuchi is a very self-serving character. Despite the fact that he works for the police, it's made very obvious in canon how easily he can become a criminal if given the right incentive. But, his crimes and criminal urges are never shown to be out of personal greed. Most of what he does seems to be solely out of a want to challenge himself to see what he can bring down through his own power and intellect.

This powers a lot of his interpersonal interactions. Higuchi rarely acknowledges those he doesn't consider his intellectual equals unless he can't get what he wants through his usual means. This also means that he'll seek out people that interest him to hear their opinions on things, even private police matters.

He considers the criminals he works against as more opponents than he does actual law breakers to be apprehended. The crimes always take second place to the challenge it is taking them down. Higuchi is shown often openly bemoaning the fact that the criminal he's facing wasn't as hard to deal with as he thought and thus, less fun or interesting than he originally estimated. This is shown a lot in the arrogance he has when dealing with those he's 'beaten', even mocking those he's played a part in arresting and calling into question Harukawa's genius after he developed the original vaccine.

Nevertheless, thanks to his parents, Higuchi is incredibly grounded in the real world and extremely pragmatic. However, this realistic approach to things has made him realize just how much he can take advantage of his position. Higuchi has extremely little respect for authority, paying attention to the rules only when they prevent him from doing what he wants to do and only to the extent to see what it will take to break them. And, if he cannot directly move the rules out of his way, he will go about circumventing them through indirect means.

[point in timeline you're picking your character from]: After collapsing on the way back from his confrontation with Neuro.

[journal post]:

Aaaah, this isn't half a bad set-up you've got going here. Although you're probably going to regret giving half these people access to this 'Network' of yours.

Eh, it's not like there's much they can do to wreck it, I mean, but it's gotta be a lot of work trudging through half of this crap. Can some of these people even type?

[third person / log sample]:

"You're an investigator, right?" Higuchi laughed, flipping open the board, before settling on digging out the rest of the contents of the box. "This sort of thing should be a piece of cake for you."

It had been a while since the incident and the doldrum of everyday work, especially of dealing with the increasingly paranoid police force, had started to creep along his nerves. Some days it seemed like Katsuragi's words back in the mountains, hopelessly and stupidly innocent as they were, were the only things reminding him of why he was still there.

It was probably why she was the one he'd gone to bug when the air in the police station had gotten too tense and the reigns on his behavior, once so lose, had tightened again. Even Usui, back to his old, hopelessly tyrannical self once more, seemed hesitant about getting too close. Of course, Usui would never admit that. Higuchi knew the other's pride would never allow that, but for as little as he liked dealing with most other people, Higuchi could read the signs well enough when he had to.

That was the reason why he was here. That and with his case load so light after the incident, hanging around the computer division was getting on his nerves. He hated the idea that he might actually be excited about taking on some of the smaller net crimes that had come up over the past few weeks. The thought of being too gung-ho about contributing to society and bringing justice to the masses was a little unnerving even for him. He didn't want to think that Ishigaki or the others had started rubbing off on him after all.

With a lazy motion, Higuchi neatly placed the pieces onto the board, glancing at the instructions as he did. It was rare he actually played physical board games, but it wasn't bad to do sometimes. And, without knowing the rules of this one, he was sure it would be more challenging for the both of them.

The deck of cards found their way to the middle of the board and Higuchi snagged the dice, holding them out for the other.

"Want to go first, Katsuragi? It'd only be fair."