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IN CHARACTER

Character Name: Minako Aino
Canon: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Canon Point: post-StarS

In-Game Tattoo Placement: Watercolor style floral antler design at the small of her back.
Current Health/Status: Alive and well
Age: 18
Species: Human (Sailor Senshi)


History: BSSM history | Minako/Venus' history

Personality: At first glance, Minako appears to be just another bubbly, friendly blonde. And while that's absolutely one aspect of her personality, there's a lot more to her than one might initially assume. She's very outgoing and outspoken, and it doesn't take much to lure her into a conversation. She tends to enjoy talking (only occasionally about herself), and can sometimes get so carried away that she might not notice that the other person isn't really able to get in a word edgewise. Minako loves to laugh and smile, and she especially loves to make others laugh and smile.

Unsurprisingly, Minako is in love with the idea of love. As such, she tends to develop crushes quite easily. Contrary to this, she's also terrified of the idea given her history with it. In the past, she's made some unfortunate mistakes and had some dead-end crushes, but she's trying to remain optimistic about the future. For the most part, she's a very glass half-full type of person and she wants to see the positive in most situations. In fact, her personality is quite similar to Usagi's in that respect. She's passionate about the things she believes in and tends to be outspoken about her opinions. Once she's made up her mind about something, it's pretty hard to get her to change her view. She can also be quite tenacious at times, and rarely starts something she doesn't intend to finish.

Minako is a very loyal friend, and she'll do just about anything for those she cares about. While easy to befriend most of the time, it can take a bit of work to earn Minako's trust. Once earned, it's pretty hard to break that trust. It would take something drastic to do so. She has a fairly even temper, and it'll take quite an effort to make her lose her cool. In that vein, her temper burns hot and fast, and fizzles out just as quickly. When angry, she tends to lash out verbally at the source of that feeling. Minako is not prone to physical violence against others (with the exception of fighting baddies as Venus), nor is she prone to holding grudges. She's of the opinion that life is too short for such nonsense.

There are times when she can be quite impatient, particularly when she's waiting for things to happen. She'd much rather get up and make things happen than sit around waiting. Minako loves to be doing something, and it's rare that you'll see her just lounging around. She's always looking for something to do, or someone to talk to. Music is one of her passions, and she enjoys listening - and dancing - to it almost as much as she loves making it. While she doesn't play any instruments, she's quite a talented singer and she enjoys singing for others. Occasionally, she'll sing softly or hum under her breath when she's concentrating on something or otherwise distracted.

Her role as Sailor Venus and the leader of the Guardian Senshi is her top priority most of the time, and as such she takes it very seriously. Her princess and her sisters-in-arms are very important to her and she would give her life for each and every one of them. Again. She can occasionally feel torn between her duty to Usagi and the others and trying to make her own way in life, but these feelings of doubt rarely last very long. Initially, she wasn't sure how to feel about being the leader, mainly because there was never an official vote or anything. The others just sort of fell in line naturally and that did wonders for her self-confidence.

Abilities/Powers/Weaknesses & Warping: As Minako:
Athletic - She's naturally athletic and enjoys a variety of sports (volleyball is a particular favorite).
Gamer - Minako is fond of playing video games, and she's quite good at them as well!
Singing - She's a talented vocalist and may or may not still be harboring the ambition of becoming an idol someday.
Venus Crystal Power Make Up! - transformation phrase that allows Minako to become Sailor Venus. (Thinking of limiting this to 1-3 uses a day, depending on how long she's actively running around as Venus. Alternately, limiting the duration and/or giving it a cooldown would work.)

As Sailor Venus:
Crescent Beam! - Venus' first generic attack. A pair of crescent moons converge above her head. Venus raises her right index finger to touch them and then brings her arm down in front of her to aim the energy attack at a target which results in a beam of light shooting from her finger.
Venus Love-Me Chain! - Venus summons a lengthy chain comprised of glowing heart-shaped links which she can use in a variety of ways; she can wield it like a traditional whip and attack or utilize it in order to bind her enemies.
Venus Love and Beauty Shock! - Shouting "Venus!" causes the symbol of Venus to appear in the palm of her outstretched palm, before exploding in a shower of orange-y gold sparkles which gloss over her lips. Kissing the palm of that same hand will form a medium-sized yellow heart. She then shouts "Love and Beauty Shock!" while throwing the heart like a boomerang. At this point it multiplies several times and the copies combine into one larger heart that strikes the opponent and explodes on contact in a flashy explosion of yellow light. (Twenty four hour cooldown.)

Sailor Planet Attack - Powerful (energy-based) joint attack that requires her to join her power with Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. Unavailable without the other three. (Two day cooldown after use.)
Sailor Planet Power - More powerful version of Sailor Planet Attack. Unlike the first one, this one will become twice as powerful if Sailor Moon joins in as well. Unavailable without the others. (One use a week, if they are available.)

Inventory: 1x communicator - wristwatch-like device that allows her to communicate with her fellow senshi. It also tells time.
1x crystal change rod - magical device that allows Minako to transform into Sailor Venus.
1x set of cute pajamas.
Artemis - Minako's talking cat-slash-advisor. (If this is allowed, considering he could technically be brought in as a separate character. Was actually considering making him unable to speak due to the environment or somesuch.)

Writing Samples: November TDM top level
sexting meme on bakerstreet (NSFW)

Even before her eyes popped open, Minako knew something was off. This didn't feel like home. For a moment, she just stayed there, eyes closed, breathing evenly. This wasn't the first time she'd had odd dreams. It probably wouldn't be the last. It was just something that went along with being a senshi, and she'd long since accepted it.

Eventually, she accepted defeat. There was no point in delaying the inevitable any further. Slowly, she opened her eyes and sat up. Doing so changed nothing. The entire room was different, just she'd guessed before. That part didn't even bother her so much as the fact that none of the others seemed to be here. Was that a good thing, or not? Minako huffed and finally climbed out of bed. If she was going to be stuck here for the duration, she needed to figure out what was what.

The music was unrecognizable, but she decided to follow it anyway. If anything, she was curious about this new place in which she'd found herself. Downstairs, Minako made her way into the kitchen, and discovered the source of the music to be ... a cute little basket?

"Aww! I love this!" There was nobody else around, but still she felt the need to announce that. Old habits died hard. If Usagi and the others were here, she had no doubt that they'd be squeeing over the basket right along with her. But Minako had yet to see any sign of them, and she couldn't decide if that was a good thing or not.

A few moments of investigation later, Minako was pocketing her crystal change rod and securing her communicator around her wrist. It was probably a moot point, with none of the others even here, but it was comforting in a way. And maybe someone would show up. Either way, she felt a little better just for having it.

Further poking around revealed a letter, a shiny new smartphone and assorted other items. Once she'd pocketed the keys and the license, she took a moment to read over the letter, and study the maps, before tucking them all back into the basket.

The letter, though disturbing and kind of vague, was illuminating in its own way. Apparently, it was just as Minako had feared. She was apparently stuck here for the forseeable future. It only left her with more questions, but for now, she knew there was probably nothing she could do. She'd just have to make do and hope for an opportunity to present itself.

"Sodder, huh..." There'd be plenty of time to find out more about this mysterious Sodder person later, or so she was going to assume.

Her favorite part of this little goodie basket had to be the large glass jar full of blueberries. While not her first choice, the sight of the pretty fruit was enough to set her mouth watering and her stomach growling. Minako wasted no time in digging out a small handful to pop into her mouth. The taste of the sweet little berries elicited a content little hum, and she helped herself to a second handful before finally resealing the jar.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Player Name: Lizzie
Player Age: 30+
Player Contact: Doodlebuginette

Other Characters In Game: --
In-Game Tag If Accepted: Minako Aino: Lizzie
Permissions for Character: here
Are you comfortable with prominent elements of fourth-walling?: Yup!
What themes of horror/psychological thrillers do you enjoy the most?: SO MANY THINGS TBH. Survival horror, facing demons, fighting hordes of enemies, distressing atmosphere, creepy settings in general, body horror/transformation. Zombies (and other monsters) are my jam. Pushing the heroes/"goodies" to their limits (and then kicking them completely over the line). I could keep going, but I think that gets the point across.
Is there anything in particular you absolutely need specific content warnings for?: I'm generally content to just not read things if I feel like they might be a problem, but the one potential trigger I might have is incredibly unlikely to come up in game or be relevant IC/OOC so it's probably fine. It takes a lot to get under my skin, otherwise.
Additional Information:

Maybe don't let her touch your electronics?