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PLAYER INFORMATION-
Name/Nickname: Lynn
AIM/E-mail/Contact: x elwhyenennn / lynkimmer@hotmail.com
LJ: elwhyenen
CHARACTER INFORMATION-
Canon Character and Series: Yuffie Kisaragi / FFVII (after the events of Advent Children)
In-Game Name: Yuffie Kisaragi
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Position & Ship (first and second choice for position please): Mechanic or Quartermaster for the Winding Way.
Appearance:
Yuffie is a short, small, lean fighting machine.
..well, that's what she'd probably tell you anyways.
At first glance, the young teenager doesn't look like much trouble with her ordinary looks and her plain appearance but don't be deceived. More often than not those plentiful pockets lacing her pants and the secret hiding spots in her clothes are jingling with the change and valuables that belong to others. Her long, nimble legs provide for quick running (which she is definitely skilled at so don't bother giving the girl a chase because chances are you'll end up with her knives in your face) and her lanky frame makes way for easy jumping and climbing.
She comes in at a couple of centimeters short from being a good 5 feet and 3 inches tall and has a head of cropped brown hair that barely touches her shoulders. Yuffie has bright brown eyes that are always scanning the perimeter for any loot that is valuable enough to steal, and clad in her tight tank and short shorts she has no qualms about sneaking around to pick up any clumsily placed mana crystals or really anything else that looks of value. Yuffie prefers to wear clothes that permit easy-movement along with a good pair of solid running shoes that provide necessary for that extra push she needs when running away from the angry authority. On her back she has a huge shuriken, pointed at its edges for deadly accuracy and spotless so it gleams in the sun.
Personality:
Ever since birth, Yuffie was a curious child, always amazed by the mechanics of things and eager to try everything. She was the sort of child who could never sit still and always had a plan of action. Those two qualities shaped up a nice chunk of her life, defining the moments when she began looting and eventually her joining the Winding Way. Even with her desire to know things, Yuffie is often quick to anger when she cannot understand something. She would rather prefer a little less conversation and a little more action in all her encounters and often forces things to go that way. She has no patience whatsoever and combined with her traits of explosive anger and bouts of complaints, she can make for a very difficult conversationalist.
Yuffie has a habit of directing all conversations to be about herself unless absolutely necessary and with an ego the size of Texas, it can get annoying very quickly. In that case, some might call her selfish (well actually, most people often do) but Yuffie doesn't quite see it that way. She has a mission and unless she is bothered by something that relates to it, she hardly sees little else. Yuffie is also ridiculously stubborn so forcing her to try to understand anything other than what she wants might prove to be an almost-impossible feat. She prefers to have control over every situation she is involved in and will most definitely fight for it.
Abilities/Weapons:
Trained by her family in the art of knife-throwing and shuriken use, Yuffie can prove to be strong competition. She is agile and quick, her body used to harsh training sessions with the bodyguards of her clan name. She is capable of putting up one hell of a difficult fight.
Yuffie carries with her several weapons: a handful of kunai and other throwing daggers or knives but most importantly, her large shuriken of which she is always seen with.
Weaknesses:
Yuffies most strongest weakness probably lies in the fact that she's curious about everyone and everything.
As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat and at the rate that Yuffie is moving, it's most likely to be her demise. Another point of concern is her avid obsession with theft and mana crystals, whenever she spots something that glitters in the sun there is an almost-predatory instant flexing in her nerve cells and she will stop at nothing to claim ownership over it. Yuffie also has an overwhelming amount of confidence which can lead to nasty situations or spontaneous bar-fights with angry, burly men. She is also a very emotional person by nature so most displays of emotions she displays are extreme, whether it be anger, happiness, or sorrow, all of which she is completely awful at hiding.
History:
Yuffie grew up in Solare, daughter to one of the leaders of the city, Godo Kisaragi. During his rule the city thrived and stayed strong, and Yuffie spent most of her childhood days in a blur of pride and fierce loyalty to her city. Her mother passed away shortly after her birth but Yuffie wasn't phased and instead did everything and anything she could to avoid carrying out any tedious duties or responsibilities put on her because of her family name, which continued to be some habits of which she has yet to stop even today.
She was a sociable child, and by the age of eleven, was trained in several martial arts and well-versed in the in the mechanics of things from books she had found in her mothers library. Her love for discovery helped her find her first mana crystal, tucked in the pages of her mothers diary in a dusty room where her father had bitterly moved all her belongings to on a dreary, horrid day. It was soon after she gingerly placed the prized possession into the folds of her clothes that her obsession for beautiful things began, and the curiosity that had led her to find the mana crystal turned into the perfect excuse to start the tentative sneaks and furtive glances at the shiny valuables of others. Soon before long Yuffie found her hands sneaking through pockets and purses to sift through for lovely little toys, making sure to steal only from the richer, more well off people she met.
Her stealing habit got even worse when the economy of Solare crashed and burned and she used it as an escape from understanding the awful change her father had taken with leading the city, she was desperate now to get away. She wanted nothing more than to leave her responsibility behind and abandon her only father. Yuffie was frustrated with the state of her once beloved homeland and in her fit of anger decided to pack up whatever clothes she had along with her small mana crystal and left on a whim. She wandered around aimlessly stealing from other thieves, crooks, and rich people who certainly didn't need all that much money in the first place. She decided to secretly use it to somehow revive the city of Solare and to aid the less fortunate.
Yuffie found herself on the Winding Way as a role of a mechanic, inspired by their acts of charity and secret theft which she held close to her own identity. Her nimble fingers work well with the gears and workings of any ship, and her skills are something to be envied.
Although she'd never tell anyone about her reasons why she loved mana crystals and valuables so much, with enough investigation and prodding, the secret is easy to find. Her love for Solare is buried deep under all the layers of her mischievous behavior but it burns brightly, nevertheless.