Crossroads…
Author's Note: (Please read at least the bottom paragraph.)
Okay. In this fic, every character whose name that you don't recognize is mine, so please don't take them without my permission. I worked hard on trying to perfect these personalities and I'd be very ticked off if I found the same character in someone else's writing. Then, if a character you do know from either 01 or 02 pops up (which I doubt), then, obviously, I don't own them. If I did own the show, then it wouldn't be the Digimon we know, but rather some show that would have never made it past the editing studios in the US. *sweatdrops* Oh! One last thing. This section is only character descriptions and these ones are a tad long. I did my best to not reveal a lot about the plot of my fic in these descriptions, so some places may be lacking a decent explanation. Yeah, I know they're boring to read, but I don't want to spend ten million years on these in the story itself.
By the way, I did do research on these names and they are properly listed with the last name first and the first name last. They are also common Japanese names as well, so again, don't take them without my permission. There are only three characters down here for now, but there'll probably be more introduced later on as I progress with the fic. No, I'm not going to get tons of characters because then I'd have a hard time with character development and there would be characters that would just pretty much get left out of everything. You know what I mean?
Oh! Another thing. You may read through this fic and wonder "Where the heck are all the Digimon? Why don't these kids have any Digimon with them?" Well, to answer your question, there will be some appearances later by a few digimon and they won't be quite as important characters as the people. Also, these people are not going to be Chosen, just to answer the question on New Chosen stuff. Also, digimon are a rare type of species, yes species, now in my world because…I'm giving away too much, aren't I. It's really hard to explain the entire thing without giving away my story. Their profiles aren't going to be here because they aren't being introduced yet, but neither are Sato and Arai…umm….you get my point, right? I don't want to make this page really long with things that'll be explained later. Anyway, to put it in a nutshell, there are going to be digimon in this fic, just not right now.
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Hokkaido Suzuki
Nickname: Ice (given by her peers at home)
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Birthday: August 7, 2063
Astrological Sign: Leo
Eyes: Large, almond-shaped, sapphire coloring
Hair: long and is always in a ponytail, white
Height: 200cm (2m)
Face: Slender, rounded chin, pale skin
Status: Hacker, not well liked, "cool", bossy tendencies, leadership capabilities,
classified as genius-level
She's a tall, slim 17-year-old girl who wears glasses and doesn't have the perfect figure. In fact, her physique itself is not in good condition. Her knees are deformed and constantly give her pain and the joints in her hip area are not fully formed, therefore forcing her to be in a wheelchair part of the time. The rest of the time, she uses a cane. Though her physical strength may not be at what it should, she doesn't need it. Her mental abilities surpass many and she'll always have a plan of action when it's needed. She's an accomplished hacker and can get into pretty much anywhere that she wants. That's how she's been able to get along in this world without any help. To put it bluntly, she's never found a system that was completely safe from her.
Her parents passed away a couple of years ago during a catastrophe in the city of Nagasaki. They had just disappeared without a trace, leaving Suzuki to fend for herself within the city. She searched and searched for them, but she never found them. She's lived in secret in the confines of Nagasaki ever since and she vowed that she'd never leave until she found her parents, whether they're dead or alive. She had to recreate her parents' monitoring system in a new location after their old base was destroyed soon after the disappeared. That's where she spends most of her time, since she knows she could never outrun anyone if she were ever to be caught on the streets.
Her temper is vengeful, but is mostly kept within herself. She feels that emotion is a hindrance in her work, so she refuses to express her doubts, anger and even her own happiness. This belief comes from a situation she had as a child where her emotions caught the best of her, therefore causing several people and her home to be completely lost forever. The few people who know her usually refer to her as insensitive, but on the inside, she's one of the most fervent people they could possibly know.
Akita Sato
Nickname: Sniper (self-given)
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Birthday: April 6, 2065
Astrological Sign: Aries
Eyes: small, suspicious-looking, topaz coloring
Hair: short and spiked, black
Height: 165cm (1.65m)
Face: chiseled with a more rounded chin, slightly puffy cheeks, tanned, scar on left side
Status: Weaponry specialist, loner, hates being around people, classified as insane
Here we have a 15-year-old boy whose intelligence in weaponry is very detailed for someone of his age. His physical figure is practically perfect and would make a great addition to the army if he joined. He usually dresses in camouflage and the darker colors of the spectrum, such as browns, blacks, and grays. He's usually the one that talks about the darker side of everything and discusses how force is the only way to get things done. He feels that weapons and brute force are the ruling forces of the universe, so he always carries some type of gun and knife on him to assert his "superiority".
His knowledge of weaponry comes from his father, who was a sniper until his untimely death in 2062. He died when he was surrounded by the Tokyo police and shot after he had been seen at his position above a busy quad area. Sato feels that he needs to avenge his father's death and it eats at him each day he walks among people. He feels that all people are responsible for his father's death, though this thought seems to have no justification, which Suzuki later points out. The larger the crowd, the more potent his vengeful feelings become. Now, you may be asking how he came to be with this group. Well, you'll just have to wait and see, won't you? His mother ditched him at an orphanage after his father died. She felt that he was too much of a liability since he had been trained to become a killer for hire and was all too obvious at showing it. Sato easily escaped and is now searching for his mother. He doesn't know what he'll do when he finds her.
Sato never had the urge to go to school since he was going to become like his father and carry on his business. He still has no interest in becoming educated and would never be able to stand being in a classroom anyway. He can't take being ordered around, which causes several conflicts to arise between he and Suzuki, who seems to be his exact opposite.
Niigata Arai
Nickname: Rabbi (given to him by Sato)
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Birthday: May 4, 2061
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Eyes: slightly slanted, gentle, amethyst coloring
Hair: long and braided, maroon
Height: 192cm (1.92m)
Face: rounded, Indian-like (I mean from India, not Native American Indian), dark skin
Status: Peacemaker and counselor, highly religious, classified as supernatural
This 19-year-old male seems more suitable for a monastery-like situation rather than the constant movement of battle and war. He's always so peaceful and lets every type of problem that comes up wash over him. He left his parents (who were Japanese, but moved to India after Arai was born) to go on a soul-searching quest since he felt so out of place where he lived. So far, he has been successful at finding himself, but he feels that he hasn't found his true meaning yet. At times, his search leads him deep within his own mind, shutting him off to current problems at hand. Both Suzuki and Sato find this terribly annoying and seem to always shake him out of his meditation before he completes his objectives.
Being highly religious, he has a hard time dealing with Suzuki and Sato because of their differing beliefs. He never argues with them, because he sees it as completely futile to do so. He feels that arguments and war are not the solution to any problem, and hates the fact that people seem to think that it is. In fact, he dresses himself in robes like Gandhi did when he preached non-violence in India. He is also in harmony with nature and has the ability to actually talk with the surrounded forests and animals. The others think he's insane when he starts conversing with the plants and creatures, but Arai pays no mind to them.
His main defense is his ability to read minds. He always knows what Sato and Suzuki are thinking, which can lead to some very disturbing thoughts and memories coming Arai's way. That's why he is always able to console both Sato and Suzuki when they need it. Suzuki is the only other who knows of this ability and she never allows Sato to know, since his intolerance for "mutants" is quite violent and easy to set off. Overall, Arai is probably the most stable character out of everyone.
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Well, that's all of the starting characters. No, there's no great super-villain that's going to reveal his plan to take over the world within the first few sentences of the first chapter. In fact, there's probably not going to be a real evil in this fic. No, everything isn't all happy, as you can tell by Suzuki and Sato's profiles. It's more a vague evil that isn't all linked to a single presence. Oh heck, you'll read about it later.
Just to tell you, this fic is rated R. It's for a good reason too. It has the basic package of adult language, adult content, violence and overall non-Barney feel to it, so if you're not at least 11, back off now okay? I don't want to be responsible for "corrupting the minds of the youth of America". *giggles* Sorry, I just find the overprotection of children of this country completely ridiculous. I like making fun of it, okay? Anyway, on with the fic!