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doublecursed) wrote in hnnrgh2012-05-19 08:17 pm
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fake bitch fai @ asgard
OOC Information;
Name; CAPS
Personal Journal; disemboweled
Contact; capsu on plurk, MA YO NAI SU on aim
Other Characters; N/A
IC Information;
Character Name; Fai D. Flourite
Canon; Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Fai_D._Flourite
http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Fai%27s_Past
Canon Point; Chapter 101
Age; Looks 23, implied to be at least a hundred years old.
House; Hel
This is mainly to do with the fact that death has been following Fai for the entirety of his life. It actually can be said that Fai knows more dead people than he does living. When he was still in Valeria, he grew up in a pile of corpses. The only living company he had was his brother, who died not long after (and Fai lives with the knowledge that he killed him). After moving to Celes, he had a brief moment of happiness before King Ashura killed everyone in the country and eventually compelled Fai to end his life. Also, I'm not sure if this counts, but Fai is also suicidal.
Power; Shadow Control
Personality;
Fai D. Flourite is an alcoholic, a liar, and a fake.
At first meeting, he may appear a little whimsical. Truthfully, his gestures and mannerisms are quite strange. He stands in a lazy posture, back arched so slightly, and he may look like a lazy person with the way he sometimes hangs off the things around him. That is, of course, then he starts to flail, or clap with an unnecessary enthusiasm, or pull everyone into a hug just for the kicks. With him, though, there is always something to talk about, and that makes him very easy to get along with. Putting himself out as a playful person, he always teases his fellow travelers. His biggest target, in particular, is Kurogane, whom he makes the butt of almost all his jokes in effort to get a flustered reaction. There is also that smile. One thing most would immediately associate with him is the smile -- sometimes gentle, sometimes teasing, and sometimes enigmatic -- that he plasters on his face constantly. There is a considerable lack of seriousness to him, and this continues when his life was in danger as well. Very rarely does he get serious or scared while fighting. Rather, his fight style is one that can appear almost insulting to the one he was fighting. Rather than standing his ground or charging forward, Fai sidesteps all the blows with light, graceful feet and punctuate his movements with a quick, carefree grin.
To the ones who bothered to dig deeper, however, there is much more beneath what Fai chose to show. In actual fact, the jokes, teasing and carefree attitude all serve the purpose of keeping his friends from prying into his life. He enjoys their company, but Fai prefers to keep all his relationships at the surface. Throughout most of the earlier chapters, he chooses to remain emotionally distant. Any attempts to glean information about his past from him will be met with a cheerful attempt to change the subject, or a well-timed joke that would turn the mood of the conversation in his favor. It wasn't always like this, but the smile that he is so known for is a tool to him. It's a convenient mask he can lie from, and also a barrier that can hide all his pain and guilt from the eyes of the ones around him. Over time, he's gotten pretty darn good at keeping it up, but there are moments where a little manages to slip through the cracks. During these moments, he becomes uncharacteristically solemn. The perceptive ones would be able to detect a hint of loneliness within him; most definitely from closing other people out for so long. However, even as he lets some of his true feelings out for those short moments, Fai is still very careful in omitting details. He spends most of the first half of the series as a highly secretive character.
Fai has two reasons for choosing to keep his fellow travelers at an arm's length. Firstly, he had agreed to be Fei Wong Reed's pawn many years ago, and he distinctly remembered the instructions that Fei Wong had given him. He was to aid in Syaoran and Sakura's journey for as long as it adhered to his plan, and also kill Kurogane whom Fei Wong Reed felt would eventually become a hindrance. From the very beginning, he was working as a double agent, and getting close to the people he was supposed to be working against would only make things harder.
Secondly, Fai has a preconceived idea that he brings misfortune onto everything and everyone he comes in contact with. It's not an idea without backing, either. In the country he truly comes from, he was born of an unnatural and unfortunate circumstance. Fai was born a twin, and the combined magical power of twins had a very ill effect on his world, bringing misfortune to his family and country. This effect is contained in Valeria alone, but Fai believed it would always apply to him. The fact that King Ashura, who took him to the world of Celes, suffered a fate that mirrored that of the late Emperor of Valeria only served to prove to Fai that he was a curse to others. As he is a kind person, he does not wish to 'make anyone sadder than they already are'. He believes that by actively keeping a distance from them, they will not get hurt for his sake.
Throughout most of the series, Fai dances on the border between life and death. The way he fights reflects this. He's rarely concerned about protecting his own life, and far more concerned about the lives of others. Truthfully, he wanted to die -- to finally have closure on the life he felt he didn't deserve -- but he could not because of his true wish. He wanted more than anything to resurrect his dead twin brother -- Fai. No, they don't happen to have the same name. The Fai we see for most of the series is actually called 'Yuui', and he took his brother's name a long time ago to erase his old self from existence. For the longest time, Yuui blamed himself for his brother's death. In his memory, it was his choice that led to his brother plummeting to his death from the highest floor of that tower. It was him who had chosen to save himself over the brother he loved so much. (We later learn, however, that Fei Wong Reed had implanted that memory into him so that he would become guilty and vulnerable.) Thus, for most of the series, Yuui's wish was to eventually return the life and name he had "stolen" from his brother -- even at the expense of his own.
Despite all his personal flaws, Fai is a kind person. Even as the child that his country locked up and left for dead, he never scorned them for their actions. He even wanted to help them when he found out that the people were in trouble. It was his kindness that prevented him from killing King Ashura, whom he loved dearly. He even resorted to the drastic act of running across dimensions to further delay the inevitable that he would eventually be forced to end Ashura's life. Furthermore, throughout his journey, he frequently doted on and worried over his friends in a way that led Mokona to nickname him 'Mommy'. Over time, his caring nature eventually eroded at the distance he had attempted to put between him and the others. This attachment he had unknowingly formed has led him to go against personal vows such as his vow to never use magic again.
Fai is also a very knowledgeable and perceptive person. As he is quite a good liar himself, it is very easy for him to see through the cracks of another's lie. He is very sensitive to inconsistencies and oddities in the environment, and quick to investigate if he finds something amiss. He is also good at analyzing deep into the personalities and motivations of his fellow peers. If they have changed, or there's something burdening them, he will notice. (He is very oblivious to changes in himself, however.) Fai is adaptable. In most of the worlds he travels to, he is able to adapt to the lifestyle easily. The most obvious example of this is the race in Piffle, where Fai was able to manipulate a flying jet with considerable ease despite having never seen a vehicle in his life. Furthermore, he possesses a wealth of knowledge on magic and a very strong intuition for the presence of magic in the area. He can sense the presence of other mages, dreamseers and also traps that have been laid out for them.
Samples;
Network Sample; http://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/255724.html?thread=184061420#cmt184061420 Please ignore the top thread by 'doublecursed'. The threads I'm using are the ones by 'evasively'.
Log Sample; (A third-person sample in the form of a post or tag in log format. You can use straight prose or [Actionspam brackets], but it must be well-written and focusing on your character's thoughts and actions. You may link a previous log thread, but only if you did not link your network sample. You may reuse a sample from an old app. Players with characters currently in the game are not required to submit a third person sample. We do, however, reserve the right to ask for one if we feel it's needed.)
Name; CAPS
Personal Journal; disemboweled
Contact; capsu on plurk, MA YO NAI SU on aim
Other Characters; N/A
IC Information;
Character Name; Fai D. Flourite
Canon; Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Fai_D._Flourite
http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Fai%27s_Past
Canon Point; Chapter 101
Age; Looks 23, implied to be at least a hundred years old.
House; Hel
This is mainly to do with the fact that death has been following Fai for the entirety of his life. It actually can be said that Fai knows more dead people than he does living. When he was still in Valeria, he grew up in a pile of corpses. The only living company he had was his brother, who died not long after (and Fai lives with the knowledge that he killed him). After moving to Celes, he had a brief moment of happiness before King Ashura killed everyone in the country and eventually compelled Fai to end his life. Also, I'm not sure if this counts, but Fai is also suicidal.
Power; Shadow Control
Personality;
Fai D. Flourite is an alcoholic, a liar, and a fake.
At first meeting, he may appear a little whimsical. Truthfully, his gestures and mannerisms are quite strange. He stands in a lazy posture, back arched so slightly, and he may look like a lazy person with the way he sometimes hangs off the things around him. That is, of course, then he starts to flail, or clap with an unnecessary enthusiasm, or pull everyone into a hug just for the kicks. With him, though, there is always something to talk about, and that makes him very easy to get along with. Putting himself out as a playful person, he always teases his fellow travelers. His biggest target, in particular, is Kurogane, whom he makes the butt of almost all his jokes in effort to get a flustered reaction. There is also that smile. One thing most would immediately associate with him is the smile -- sometimes gentle, sometimes teasing, and sometimes enigmatic -- that he plasters on his face constantly. There is a considerable lack of seriousness to him, and this continues when his life was in danger as well. Very rarely does he get serious or scared while fighting. Rather, his fight style is one that can appear almost insulting to the one he was fighting. Rather than standing his ground or charging forward, Fai sidesteps all the blows with light, graceful feet and punctuate his movements with a quick, carefree grin.
To the ones who bothered to dig deeper, however, there is much more beneath what Fai chose to show. In actual fact, the jokes, teasing and carefree attitude all serve the purpose of keeping his friends from prying into his life. He enjoys their company, but Fai prefers to keep all his relationships at the surface. Throughout most of the earlier chapters, he chooses to remain emotionally distant. Any attempts to glean information about his past from him will be met with a cheerful attempt to change the subject, or a well-timed joke that would turn the mood of the conversation in his favor. It wasn't always like this, but the smile that he is so known for is a tool to him. It's a convenient mask he can lie from, and also a barrier that can hide all his pain and guilt from the eyes of the ones around him. Over time, he's gotten pretty darn good at keeping it up, but there are moments where a little manages to slip through the cracks. During these moments, he becomes uncharacteristically solemn. The perceptive ones would be able to detect a hint of loneliness within him; most definitely from closing other people out for so long. However, even as he lets some of his true feelings out for those short moments, Fai is still very careful in omitting details. He spends most of the first half of the series as a highly secretive character.
Fai has two reasons for choosing to keep his fellow travelers at an arm's length. Firstly, he had agreed to be Fei Wong Reed's pawn many years ago, and he distinctly remembered the instructions that Fei Wong had given him. He was to aid in Syaoran and Sakura's journey for as long as it adhered to his plan, and also kill Kurogane whom Fei Wong Reed felt would eventually become a hindrance. From the very beginning, he was working as a double agent, and getting close to the people he was supposed to be working against would only make things harder.
Secondly, Fai has a preconceived idea that he brings misfortune onto everything and everyone he comes in contact with. It's not an idea without backing, either. In the country he truly comes from, he was born of an unnatural and unfortunate circumstance. Fai was born a twin, and the combined magical power of twins had a very ill effect on his world, bringing misfortune to his family and country. This effect is contained in Valeria alone, but Fai believed it would always apply to him. The fact that King Ashura, who took him to the world of Celes, suffered a fate that mirrored that of the late Emperor of Valeria only served to prove to Fai that he was a curse to others. As he is a kind person, he does not wish to 'make anyone sadder than they already are'. He believes that by actively keeping a distance from them, they will not get hurt for his sake.
Throughout most of the series, Fai dances on the border between life and death. The way he fights reflects this. He's rarely concerned about protecting his own life, and far more concerned about the lives of others. Truthfully, he wanted to die -- to finally have closure on the life he felt he didn't deserve -- but he could not because of his true wish. He wanted more than anything to resurrect his dead twin brother -- Fai. No, they don't happen to have the same name. The Fai we see for most of the series is actually called 'Yuui', and he took his brother's name a long time ago to erase his old self from existence. For the longest time, Yuui blamed himself for his brother's death. In his memory, it was his choice that led to his brother plummeting to his death from the highest floor of that tower. It was him who had chosen to save himself over the brother he loved so much. (We later learn, however, that Fei Wong Reed had implanted that memory into him so that he would become guilty and vulnerable.) Thus, for most of the series, Yuui's wish was to eventually return the life and name he had "stolen" from his brother -- even at the expense of his own.
Despite all his personal flaws, Fai is a kind person. Even as the child that his country locked up and left for dead, he never scorned them for their actions. He even wanted to help them when he found out that the people were in trouble. It was his kindness that prevented him from killing King Ashura, whom he loved dearly. He even resorted to the drastic act of running across dimensions to further delay the inevitable that he would eventually be forced to end Ashura's life. Furthermore, throughout his journey, he frequently doted on and worried over his friends in a way that led Mokona to nickname him 'Mommy'. Over time, his caring nature eventually eroded at the distance he had attempted to put between him and the others. This attachment he had unknowingly formed has led him to go against personal vows such as his vow to never use magic again.
Fai is also a very knowledgeable and perceptive person. As he is quite a good liar himself, it is very easy for him to see through the cracks of another's lie. He is very sensitive to inconsistencies and oddities in the environment, and quick to investigate if he finds something amiss. He is also good at analyzing deep into the personalities and motivations of his fellow peers. If they have changed, or there's something burdening them, he will notice. (He is very oblivious to changes in himself, however.) Fai is adaptable. In most of the worlds he travels to, he is able to adapt to the lifestyle easily. The most obvious example of this is the race in Piffle, where Fai was able to manipulate a flying jet with considerable ease despite having never seen a vehicle in his life. Furthermore, he possesses a wealth of knowledge on magic and a very strong intuition for the presence of magic in the area. He can sense the presence of other mages, dreamseers and also traps that have been laid out for them.
Samples;
Network Sample; http://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/255724.html?thread=184061420#cmt184061420 Please ignore the top thread by 'doublecursed'. The threads I'm using are the ones by 'evasively'.
Log Sample; (A third-person sample in the form of a post or tag in log format. You can use straight prose or [Actionspam brackets], but it must be well-written and focusing on your character's thoughts and actions. You may link a previous log thread, but only if you did not link your network sample. You may reuse a sample from an old app. Players with characters currently in the game are not required to submit a third person sample. We do, however, reserve the right to ask for one if we feel it's needed.)
THIRD PERSON
Biting down the wincing, Fai snaps into a thin-lipped smile, waving with his full arm outstretched. He would speak, but he cannot. There is a barrier of language between him and the world that is currently housing them. They have been like this for several months, and while this would frustrate most, Fai found he did not mind at all. It was easy. No longer did he have to choose his words or raise his voice a pitch higher than what it truly was. All he had to do to take care of his appearance was to keep his smile up. (And, quite frankly, he's had a whole lifetime to practice that.) Furthermore, there was an immediate distance between him and the people around him. Distance is what he's always tried to cultivate, and it came so easily to a 'mute' man. It was relaxing; leaving the talking to another. People left him to his own devices, and he told himself it was for the better.
There was one who would never leave him be, however. In response to Fai's cheerful gesticulating, Kurogane simply narrows his eyes, arms crossed and aura heavy. He opens his mouth to speak -- the quality of his voice much more gravelly than Fai remembers -- and focuses his gaze on the smaller man. Fai does not have to understand a single word to know what he's getting at. They've had this conversation.
'You're calling me out for not using magic again, aren't you?' There's a laugh, and he flaps his hand, urging Kurogane to soften, 'If I'm the type of person you hate, why are you bothering me? I can't even understand you.'
Kurogane should know the reason behind Fai's apprehension for using magic. Every spell he casts leaves a trace in the world he casts it in,; a breadcrumb that he knows his King will find and follow too easily. There's a fate waiting for him back in Celes. A long time ago, he made a careless promise, and now he cannot fathom being forced to keep it without cracking his psyche entirely. Against all that, death simply looked like the more favorable option. This was just something Kurogane will have to deal with.
Wobbling so slightly, Fai staggers to his feet, taking a moment to gain footing. Then, he excuses himself, grinning and thumbing wildly at an empty something that he needed to go do. As he turns around, he can still feel the weight of that man's gaze eating into him. How does Kurogane see through him so easily?