Paradisa Application
NAME: Ena
JOURNAL: prof_ryoki
EMAIL: luthiena_the_potato_queen@yahoo.co.uk
AIM: LuthienaCalri
WIKI NAME: prof_ryoki
CHARACTER NAME: Ukitake Jyuushiro (Jyuushiro Ukitake in Western style)
FANDOM: Bleach
CANON: The start of the Fake Karakura Town Arc - before any fighting takes place.
WHAT THEY LOST: The memory of Shiba Kaien. Kaien was Ukitake's lieutenant, who he loved much like a son, and after he was killed by a Hollow he was never replaced. Ukitake had false memories implanted to replace Kaien - he now believes he has always had two third seats instead of a lieutenant, he thinks this decision was made due to the amount of time he has to take off because of his illness, and two third seats would be able to keep up with the paperwork and duties better than one lieutenant.
PERSONALITY: Ukitake is a kind and generous man who presides over his squad as though a father over his children, he is shown as caring for all those placed under his care, right down to the unseated officers. His lieutenant, Shiba Kaien, was almost as a son to him and his death devastated Ukitake so much that he could never find a replacement.
He is an honourable man who is greatly respected by all who know him for his unwavering sense of justice, even choosing to break laws to honour his beliefs. This is shown when he helps Shunsui try to rescue Rukia from her execution, even going to far as to fight the Captain-Commander.
Ukitake lives his life by a personal philosophy - that there is a fight for life and a fight for pride, and it is intrinsically important to know the difference and respect it. He believes that the pride a person holds in their soul should never be taken lightly, as by crushing that pride, even if the end result was to help them, would take away a part of what made them who they were. This is shown clearly when he refuses to let Rukia help Kaien defeat the hollow that killed his wife, despite the fact that were they both to step in, Kaien’s life might have been saved.
Ukitake is often shown as having quite a dorky sense of humour, often coming up with silly gift ideas to lavish on the child-like captain, Hitsugaya, in a fatherly manner. He is friendly to everyone, with a big heart and will often care too much, to the point where he pushes himself too far for the sake of others.
The captain of the 13th Division always thinks before he speaks and makes sure to look at situations from all angles before acting, drawing on all the experience of his (very long-lived) life. He suffers from a crippling illness, that much resembles TB, and dealing with this on an everyday basis has given him a true respect for life and a stubborn streak over a mile wide. He has never used his illness as any excuse to shirk his duties, or complain of weakness. If anything, it has made him more determined to carry on and fight, and loathe to worry anyone else with his problems or private pain.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: Just a small note, the reason this is such an angst-filled 3rd person sample, is to show how much Kaien meant to Ukitake, to back-up the choice of why he's important enough to have as the loss. However, he wouldn't remember Kaien in game at all, so I'm not planning on playing him angsty. =D
SAMPLE: It was raining.
Not that Ukitake noticed, even though his haori and shihakushou were soaked through. Small specks of blood still stained his lips and Sougyo no Kotowari was still bared. He should have sheathed his zanpakutou before walking back to the Seireitei, but the thought had never even crossed his mind.
He was blank. Numb. Empty.
He had made sure Rukia was seen to first, holding himself together long enough to make sure she got to Fourth Division, but he refused to stay there himself. They tried to make him, wondering what had transpired between the white-haired captain and his subordinate out in the rain, but he had quietly refused all offers of help and left, sword still dragging along the ground and stirring up small rivulets of water.
A fight for life and a fight for pride... A mantra he had lived his whole life by, his pride one of the most important things to him. He battled for his own honour and pride every day, combating the image that it would be so easy for him to fall to, the sickly captain - useless for duty and his position. That battle was hard fought, and had it’s victories and losses, but it had taught him the value of a man’s honour, and never to interfere in another’s fight for pride.
This had been a fight for pride; he knew that, he really did. He had said those words to Rukia even as he held her back, stopping both of them from interfering. But even so, Kaien had still lost his life this night and it weighed on him that he had stood back and allowed it to happen.
He knew he should report to 1st Division and tell the Soutaichou that the 13th Division lieutenant and his wife had been killed, and he would - just not right now. Right now he needed to be alone and give into his grief, a private sorrow he would never share with anyone else, a private guilt for his conscience alone.
FIRST-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: So it seems I am trapped here, a senkai gate has proven impossible to open and I am unable to make my communicator contact Soul Society at all.
Of course I am concerned about my division in my absence, but I have faith that Kiyone and Sentarou will look after everyone and make sure things still run smoothly.
There seems little point in sitting and fretting and, although I will not stop trying to find a way back home, I will try to look on this as an opportunity to allow myself some time to recharge myself ready for the fight I know is waiting when I return.
On that note, I suppose I should try and explore a little. Perhaps get a little food. I wonder if they sell tea here, and candy...
JOURNAL: prof_ryoki
EMAIL: luthiena_the_potato_queen@yahoo.co.uk
AIM: LuthienaCalri
WIKI NAME: prof_ryoki
CHARACTER NAME: Ukitake Jyuushiro (Jyuushiro Ukitake in Western style)
FANDOM: Bleach
CANON: The start of the Fake Karakura Town Arc - before any fighting takes place.
WHAT THEY LOST: The memory of Shiba Kaien. Kaien was Ukitake's lieutenant, who he loved much like a son, and after he was killed by a Hollow he was never replaced. Ukitake had false memories implanted to replace Kaien - he now believes he has always had two third seats instead of a lieutenant, he thinks this decision was made due to the amount of time he has to take off because of his illness, and two third seats would be able to keep up with the paperwork and duties better than one lieutenant.
PERSONALITY: Ukitake is a kind and generous man who presides over his squad as though a father over his children, he is shown as caring for all those placed under his care, right down to the unseated officers. His lieutenant, Shiba Kaien, was almost as a son to him and his death devastated Ukitake so much that he could never find a replacement.
He is an honourable man who is greatly respected by all who know him for his unwavering sense of justice, even choosing to break laws to honour his beliefs. This is shown when he helps Shunsui try to rescue Rukia from her execution, even going to far as to fight the Captain-Commander.
Ukitake lives his life by a personal philosophy - that there is a fight for life and a fight for pride, and it is intrinsically important to know the difference and respect it. He believes that the pride a person holds in their soul should never be taken lightly, as by crushing that pride, even if the end result was to help them, would take away a part of what made them who they were. This is shown clearly when he refuses to let Rukia help Kaien defeat the hollow that killed his wife, despite the fact that were they both to step in, Kaien’s life might have been saved.
Ukitake is often shown as having quite a dorky sense of humour, often coming up with silly gift ideas to lavish on the child-like captain, Hitsugaya, in a fatherly manner. He is friendly to everyone, with a big heart and will often care too much, to the point where he pushes himself too far for the sake of others.
The captain of the 13th Division always thinks before he speaks and makes sure to look at situations from all angles before acting, drawing on all the experience of his (very long-lived) life. He suffers from a crippling illness, that much resembles TB, and dealing with this on an everyday basis has given him a true respect for life and a stubborn streak over a mile wide. He has never used his illness as any excuse to shirk his duties, or complain of weakness. If anything, it has made him more determined to carry on and fight, and loathe to worry anyone else with his problems or private pain.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: Just a small note, the reason this is such an angst-filled 3rd person sample, is to show how much Kaien meant to Ukitake, to back-up the choice of why he's important enough to have as the loss. However, he wouldn't remember Kaien in game at all, so I'm not planning on playing him angsty. =D
SAMPLE: It was raining.
Not that Ukitake noticed, even though his haori and shihakushou were soaked through. Small specks of blood still stained his lips and Sougyo no Kotowari was still bared. He should have sheathed his zanpakutou before walking back to the Seireitei, but the thought had never even crossed his mind.
He was blank. Numb. Empty.
He had made sure Rukia was seen to first, holding himself together long enough to make sure she got to Fourth Division, but he refused to stay there himself. They tried to make him, wondering what had transpired between the white-haired captain and his subordinate out in the rain, but he had quietly refused all offers of help and left, sword still dragging along the ground and stirring up small rivulets of water.
A fight for life and a fight for pride... A mantra he had lived his whole life by, his pride one of the most important things to him. He battled for his own honour and pride every day, combating the image that it would be so easy for him to fall to, the sickly captain - useless for duty and his position. That battle was hard fought, and had it’s victories and losses, but it had taught him the value of a man’s honour, and never to interfere in another’s fight for pride.
This had been a fight for pride; he knew that, he really did. He had said those words to Rukia even as he held her back, stopping both of them from interfering. But even so, Kaien had still lost his life this night and it weighed on him that he had stood back and allowed it to happen.
He knew he should report to 1st Division and tell the Soutaichou that the 13th Division lieutenant and his wife had been killed, and he would - just not right now. Right now he needed to be alone and give into his grief, a private sorrow he would never share with anyone else, a private guilt for his conscience alone.
FIRST-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: So it seems I am trapped here, a senkai gate has proven impossible to open and I am unable to make my communicator contact Soul Society at all.
Of course I am concerned about my division in my absence, but I have faith that Kiyone and Sentarou will look after everyone and make sure things still run smoothly.
There seems little point in sitting and fretting and, although I will not stop trying to find a way back home, I will try to look on this as an opportunity to allow myself some time to recharge myself ready for the fight I know is waiting when I return.
On that note, I suppose I should try and explore a little. Perhaps get a little food. I wonder if they sell tea here, and candy...