I guess I should start at the beginning; my name is Sylvia Kessler. I'm from a city in Japan called New Domino. Though I guess you could say my home is in two places, but more on that in a bit. I have rich hazel-green eyes and medium-thick, straight, ice-blue hair that I keep in a ponytail. My skin is a fair to ivory mix. I get these traits from my mom and dad. Dad had the hazel-green eyes and light blue-white hair while my mom had more of an icy white-blue tinge to her locks of hair to set off her golden-tinted hazel eyes. I have a pretty average body size, not too thick or thin. I'm a b-to-c cup size and have some nice curves to match. Overall? I think I'm pretty ok as far as looks go. Like many in the city, I too am a duelist but I don't use the newer types called Synchro & Tuner monsters. That's not to say I don't own a few or I don't have a runner (a motorcycle that has autopilot & GPS that allows for duelists to duel in the fast lanes on cleaner fuel than oil or anything) I just prefer not to use those cards. It's just a personal preference. Did I mention I have an abnormally high sense of intuition? Seriously, I've found myself in danger and what should have killed me didn't cuz my intuition helped me make a good call. Though it's more of a 9 out of 10 times I'm right because I also think things through. I'm intuitive, not stupid.
Before I get to my family? I should tell you about the place I live in. you see, I was born in New Domino City but I have family in an isolated portion of the city called Satellite. You see, Satellite is located on an island not far from New Domino. The name basically comes from it being a 'satellite' of the larger and wealthier New Domino City. It used to be part of the original Domino City from when Yugi Moto was alive but now? It suffers from extensive urban decay, high pollution, water contamination, lots of crime, and it is mostly used as a plant to recycle the garbage from New Domino City. Residents of Satellite are made to work in the plant and are often looked down upon by many residents of New Domino City, generally referred to as "scum" or "trash". Satellite residents are paid half of the minimum wage and often time's children go hungry and medicine isn't easy to come by. There is no legal class mobility in Satellite but as you can imagine, that doesn't stop some people from getting a hold of a car or a duel runner. The cities of Satellite and New Domino are connected only by a single pipeline used for transferring garbage from New Domino to Satellite.
This is virtually the only way of leaving Satellite, with a specialist branch of Sector Security preventing the residents of Satellite from escaping to New Domino City. The sad part is that almost everyone in new domino thinks that this is completely ok and fair. A for New Domino? It's an intended utopia. It is built near the old Domino City, which has now become the rundown Satellite plant. Residents of New Domino live in luxury and feed off the labor of people living in Satellite. Not many people have family in Satellite or if they do they don't know or just don't care. That's the kinda messed up world I live in; my family is divided as much as the city. I have my dad in new domino but my brothers in Satellite. My dad's tried everything he can think of to get them out of there but when he heard about all the other people suffering? He wanted to help reunite the two cities. Needless to say it's a wearing fight and because of it? My mom was sent to prison for speaking out about how this wasn't right. She wasn't being violent or threatening but people in her job weren't happy with her and framed her. This led to an unfair trial and my brother being taken away as "an example of how a family that blames together, suffers together".
One unfortunate part about this? If people break laws in the cities? They are branded with what's called a Criminal Marking. A criminal mark is a special variety of facial tattoo given to criminals who have committed crimes in New Domino City. This isn't like a normal tattoo; it's branded via laser and the ink is made of radiophilic dye that creates a specific pattern unique to each criminal and cannot be removed. Criminal marks are ALWAYS placed on the offender's face! Additional criminal marks may be put on a criminal's face if that criminal commits repeated crimes. People who live in New Domino & get these marks are sentenced to live in Satellite to serve their time working in the factories. If they have broken stricter laws (such as trespassing into New Domino City without authorization, like without a visitor's pass or visa WHICH ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BY THE WAY!), they are sent to the Facility, aka Prison. These marks serve various purposes, like the identification of people with criminal records or tracking fugitives down in case they escape or commit further crimes. Security trackers are used to finding the location of a marked criminal by tracing the signal emitted by the mark. An individual criminal can be tracked due to the unique pattern of the tattoo, the criminal appears as a dot on a map. Then it's only a matter of time before they find you. That is unless you have someone who can hack the database and jam the system. People with criminal marks are treated negatively by residents of New Domino City. This is the sort of discrimination that is normal in New Domino City that my mother got put away for. The kind my mother was trying to stamp out of the city because we're better than this. I haven't seen or heard from her since the night she and my brother were shipped off. I was only allowed to visit them because the system wanted to seem merciful and avoid a riot. So that's why I have on foot in both cities; one in New Domino with my dad and a household name & the other in Satellite with my 4 older brothers who were victims of a corrupt system that started about 20 years ago. It makes me sick to think about it.
Now about my brothers: I have an older brother named Kalin who has my dad's darker hair traits and my mom's golden-hazel eyes that can set off a spark in the hearts of people. He's got a "live" frame as my dad says. It means he's athletic and built like a dancer. In any event, he's a solid two years ahead of me in age, even if I'm older in mind than in body. Him being 18 and I'm 16. Kinda sucks when I think about it cuz I'm almost as tall as him and his friend Yusei Fudo. Kalin is basically my hero; he's always been there for me. He would keep me safe from bullies and make time to have fun with me. He'd make sure I could protect myself by teaching me to be aware of my surroundings, knowing how to pick my battles, and that there wasn't any shame in having friends to have your back. The way he taught it? He'd rather have friends that he could call family than have people blindly follow him only to turn tail and run or worse.
Yusei is one of Kalin's three friends who basically became family to me. He's only behind Kalin in age by a few months. He's got stupidly pretty royal blue eyes, nice tan skin, and black hair that looks like a crab. By that I mean he the upper layer of his hair juts upward and back while the lower layer, near his neck, points downward. Though the top spikes have gold-yellow highlights in it and it's something I always found cool. The most noted outfit he wears is a long-sleeved blue jacket with a high collar and amber shoulder pads that looked like gems, over a sleeveless black shirt with a red symbol, wears gloves below his elbows with an amber gem on them. He normally wears black jeans with amber knee pads, a belt with two Deck holsters hidden under his jacket (one for his standard Deck and one for his Turbo Duel Deck), and calf-high motorcycle boots. He's built like a martial artist which is fitting cuz he knows how to fight in said arts. His deep and warm voice always made me feel sure of myself and safe.
He's been more of a role model for me almost all my life; though I won't lie, it's kinda hard to talk to him about some things. He's very stoic and his "poker face" is basically his default expression. He's not cold or mean or anything like that, he's just learned to play it safe and trust his intuition. He rarely acts on impulse and usually thinks things through. Though given his upbringing in the broken down, isolated, Satellite? I can't say I blame him. Kinda have to when you live in a place that's basically left to rot away and everyone treats you like a criminal just cuz you're from there or born there. You see, having grown up as an orphan in the harsh conditions of Satellite, Yusei's got a tendency to keep a serious expression most of the time though he does give short smiles frequently. Despite this, Yusei can lose his composure and act out of anger so when he's mad? I stay clear. If he's scared? Then I know something bad happened. Even so, I know I can talk to him when I need his help though I kinda wish he'd talk to me when he needs someone to just listen. Heck I think one of the only things he actually opened up to me about was that he has a fear of bugs. This is because of how a cockroach nested in his ear. He's mostly over it but he's occasionally uncomfortable. So yeah, I'd like to be there to help him through whatever is bothering him like any loving sister but most of all? I miss his laugh because it was full of life and hope. But now? He rarely ever laughs anymore, he just nods or something. I hope I can help bring out that laugh again.
Which brings me to my third brother, Crow. He's dark-grey eyes and brushy-spiky orange hair with a viridian headband embroidered with two rings at the right side. His outfit consists of blue jeans, a yellow t-shirt, and a sleeveless brown cargo vest. He also wears a pair of earrings in the shape of washers. One unique thing about him is the criminal marks on his face. He has been marked by sector security because he stole food and such to care for the orphans he was raising. From what I remember, he only had the "M" last time I saw him. Despite this one thing, he's a nice guy who cares a lot about kids. He's actually a year older than me through a lot of basic skills like sewing and cooking I learned from him. Unlike Yusei? Crow is an impulsive and daring person who will rise up to any challenge and show that he is not a pushover. He is also generous and kind hearted, as he is willing to fight for the sake of his friends and for those he considers his family. Though he does have a fear of clowns due to an incident on his fifth birthday. What exactly happened he won't say but he's gotten past it. Still funny to watch him psych people out by acting like he's scared. He's not always the best liar and it's easy for me to tell when he's putting on a brave face but nonetheless? He's been there for me and I'm there for him. He listens when I just need to vent and most times? I manage to get a laugh outta him with it.
The last of my brothers, who is surprisingly the oldest Jack. What can I say about him? We never really got along but I thought he was like that with everyone. That he was just someone you had to stick around long enough to see what made him that way. He used to be ok before but now? I just don't know. Jack has piercing purple eyes but none of the warmth that I've ever seen from people with this eye color. He also has short, spiked blonde hair, with two much longer strands in front of his ears that hang further down the rest of his hair. His other accessories include a neckband, a belt buckle and earrings in the shape of the letter A, for Atlas. Jack wears a long white trench coat lined with purple with spiked shoulders over a white plunging shirt, grey pants, and white boots. In Turbo Duels, he wears a white form-fitting motorcycling suit with a similar design to his coat, as well as a basic white helmet. As for his duel runner? What more can I say that it's a perfect circle with only the two metal bars to on either side to keep him from getting killed on the road. Not much but still better than nothing. Out of all the runners I've seen? His isn't just the most "creative" but also the most dangerous. He manipulated his friends, OUR friends, to get out of satellite without anyone else. He stole from Yusei and put a friend of ours in life threatening danger to create a gap of time to steal Yusei's best card and his prototype runner so he could escape. I only know because I had to hear it from Crow. Jack didn't steel just material objects… he stole hope from people who wouldn't do that to him! I still get hot in the arms just thinking about it, like I want to scream. Well anyways, that's my brothers. For now? I'm heading to Satellite to see them.