I've decided to put up a little character profile as a side bonus to the story. Think of it as an interlude. This will give a more in depth look on the original characters and their history.


Characters from the show:


Yugi Moto

Tea Gardner (Anzu)

Joey Wheeler (Jonouchi)

Tristen Taylor (Honda)

Solomon Moto (Grandpa)

Seto Kaiba

Mokuba Kaiba

Shadi

Marik Ishtar (Malik)

Ishizu Ishtar (Isis)

Odeon Ishtar (Rishid)

Bakura (Ryou Bakura)


Original Characters:


Vari Mayoto

Birthday: 4/15/1987

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 110 lb

Hair Color: Raven Black

Eye Color: Turquoise Green

Personality: Vari is usually a nice girl to hang around with. But watch out, she doesn't take kindly to anyone who insults her. She can have a very sharp tongue and would give you the finger in a matter of seconds. If you really piss her off, just be lucky if your arm isn't broken. She can withstand physical pain rather then emotional and would often be a little too impulsive when bad situations kick in. She's the type that doesn't like to be pushed around nor does she like perverts, bullies, or guys with an attitude problem, (Well...maybe bend the rules for Seto Kaiba. Who could resist those baby blues?)

Background: An only child to Shiro and Maaya Mayoto. She was born in Domino City, Japan, but has never been to school there until recently. She travels with her parents around the world to excavations sites since she was little. Some of the places she's been to are France, Spain, India, Mongolia, China, and Egypt. She consistently jumps from one country to another and has transferred to at least 10 different schools in her lifetime. Needless to say, she has a screwed up transcript.

She has spent 3 years in China, during her father's research for his book "The Clashes of Civilizations" During her time there she discovered an old monastery up near the mountains in a village in Beijing. There she trained with monks in the style of Kung-Fu and Tai-Chi. She has never used her skills as offence, only when she is threaten and has no other choice. She has been to Egypt 2 times. The first time she lived there for a year when she was six. The second time she lived there for three. Friends are hard to come by, so she really doesn't have a lot. She has never kept in touch with anyone. It wasn't until recently that she moved to Domino City, that she made some real friends, Yugi, Joey, Tristen, and Tea. She can speak a couple of languages. Japanese is her native language, but she also knows English, Spanish, Chinese, and even a little French and Arabic.


Shiro Mayoto

Birthday: 2/05/1960

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 152 lb

Hair Color: Charcoal Black

Eye Color: Dark Brown

Personality: Hard working and an overachiever. He could work his body until the brink of exhaustion. He is friendly and helpful, but also a little impulsive when situations get out of control (and you wonder where Vari get's it from?). He could be a forgetful when indulged in his work. But you can always count on Shiro to make it up to you afterwards.

Background: Shiro became an archeologist by the age of 21. His interest in history and anthropology made him one of the brightest researchers of all time. He has published seven books in his life, three of which were top sellers and made his name known all over the world.

When he was 23 years old he met his future wife Maaya. They bumped into each other on a trip to Prague, Czech Republic while Shiro was exploring the city. Like all young couples they fell madly in love with each other at first sight. After two years of being together, Shiro proposed to her in the same exact place they've met in Prague. They've been together ever since, until his unfortunate death.

Most of Shiro's interest of being an archeologist was influenced by the famous Solomon Moto. During the height of Grandpa's exploration days, Shiro became fascinated with adventure and discoveries. He didn't feel like the type to sit around being a college professor when all he wanted to do was to take on the world. He has done many explorations and excavations with Solomon Moto in Egypt, his favorite place. Shiro considers him to be a teacher, mentor, and close friend.

From his recent excavation in Egypt, strange occurrences have been happening even for him. It could be his imagination but he swore he saw a white hair man from a distance, staring intently at him at Giza. Wonder what that could be about?


Maaya Mayoto (Maiden Name: Mizuki)

Birthday: 3/14/1962

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 120 lb

Hair Color: Hazel Brown

Eye Color: Deep Blue

Personality: Maaya is very protective of her family. She is often a worrywart with Shiro and Vari and would really be annoying that way (I guess that's why Shiro doesn't tell her anything...) She is friendly and a great cook. Everyone welcomes her aboard on an expedition because that way they won't starve to death with scraps of can food in their backpacks. Loving and kind, she would do anything for her friends and family in any way.

Background: Maaya was born into an upper class family. From her youth she felt that she was being locked in closed doors by her overprotective parents, whom she had not have contact for many years from when she married Shiro. (Although she does have a little of her parent's personality, even if she doesn't realize it.)

As a temporary escape from her parents she went to Prague to enjoy herself throughly, what she'd never expect was to fall in love. She met Shiro while sight seeing the Narodni Galerie Museum as they literally bumped into each other accidentally. It was as if fate intended on them meeting at the exact same moment. Shiro took her around the world with him, much to her parents disapproval. She became fascinated, just like him, on exploring and going on new adventures everyday. She had enough of being stuck in her prison cell and decided to follow Shiro wherever he goes. After 2 years of being together he proposed to her the way most girls dreamed of being proposed to. Let's just said her parents weren't too happy about it. Quoting "That hooligan will lead you to trouble!" (As if we listen to our parents?)

From then on Maaya went on many archeological expeditions, seeing things not many people see everyday. But after a while she was ready to settle down in a nice comforting life, without having her hair full of dirt everyday.



Author's Notes: Well there you have it. A brief glimpse of the Mayoto family. I felt that I didn't give that much of a character development for them so I hope this will help you understand where I'm going at. I'll write a second Interlude for my other OC characters, the ones that you didn't get to know much about. Some hints will be included as well, for future chapters.


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