Soldier Part I: Player Information
Your Name: Oh, there are so many. Most people would know me as Raisin, but I go by Aizi most often, now. So you can call me that.
Email Address: [email protected], although once in a blue moon it'll go down for a few hours - and then it's [email protected]
Web Page: None. Heh.

 

Part II: Character Information

 

NO PASSION OR DRIVE

 

 

 

Character Position:
Sailor Cupid

 

Character Name:
Silky Ives

 

Name Meaning:
Silky -
Form of Silke, which is a Latin name meaning "Blind".
Also means soft and smooth, attributed to silk cloth. Which has no relevance - but the blind part does! Yay!

 

Ives -
Form of "Ive", which is a Teutonic name meaning "Archer."
Put both names together, and she's "Blind Archer". And Cupid was a blind archer. Seeing a resemblance?

 

Birthdate and Age / Zodiacal Sign:
May 21, 1981 making her a fifteen-year-old Gemini, although she's very close to the Taurus/Gemini cusp. I know Gemmi's are overdone for her element, but it's just too fitting for her. Meh. My apologies, really.

 

Physical Details:
Hair -
Silky's hair is about four inches long, when pulled straight, all around. It's also very thick and very curly, so her head is covered in black, shiny ringlets. She keeps it short, because if it were any longer it'd be frizzy and tangled constantly, no matter how much she brushed or how much conditioner she used. Thankfully, though, at the length it is now, she manages to keep it from turning into a frightful mess. Since it's so short, though, there isn't much she can do with it, and it's usually covered by one of the many bandannas she owns.

 

Eyes -
A light brown color, and very round, with short black lashes and high, thin eyebrows to match. Really, there isn't much to say about her eyes. They're not all that remarkable - they're just eyes. She usually wears light eyliner on them, and that's it.

 

Build/Carriage -
Silky is short, 5'1 and a half to be exact, but it's still pretty hard to miss her in a crowd. The girl exudes confidence, especially in her posture - it's not exactly perfect, because she has a tendency to lean on things or balance all of her weight on one hip - but she never seems vulnerable or worried, she's
always seems happy and bouncy. She has a long neck and broad shoulders, with a long torso and short legs. She's also a bit, um, rounded, much like the represenation of Cupid we all know. The Ives' women were made for childbearing, and Silky is no exception. She has wide hips, resulting in slightly thick thighs and knees, and a chest to match. Her waist dips in softly, but not drastically at all. She's a candy-eater, and her figure ends up paying for that just a little. It bothers her, sometimes, but she doesn't have the willpower to put the gummi bears down.

 

Face -
She has a round face, another side affect of her love of sugary sweets, but it works on Silky, and gives her an almost cherubic look sometimes. Her forehead is small, and a few of her black curls fall onto it. She has light brown eyes are set a bit far apart, but they're large enough that it's not very noticable - except if she crosses her eyes. Then she looks a bit like a cartoon alien. She finds this very amusing. She has a small, short, very round nose which occasionally sport her square, tortiose shell reading glasses. Her mouth is usually covered in fruit-flavored lip-gloss, since Silky is almost obsessed with the stuff, and is very full and round. They're naturally much darker than her only slightly tan skin. Her mouth is Silky's favorite feature, so she tries to play it up whenever as she can. 

 

Clothing Style -
Silky doesn't have a distinct clothing style, though she usually sticks to simple faded jeans and an interesting top, with lots and lots of accesories. She LOVES the idea of lace worn casually, and owns over ten different shirts made of different kinds of lace. She also likes vests and patches, but she has less of those. Her favorite outfit is a pair of bootcut jeans (which are just a tad bit too long - most of her pants are, because it's almost impossible to find clothes that fit her hips that aren't made for tall people) that are naturally faded from so much wear, and an beige-lace shirt over a dark red tank top.

 

(Really, Silky's appearance isn't all that relevant - but I threw in a few things, here's a list:
- As I said, Cupid is most often pictured as a chubby young boy, so I made Silky just slightly boyish (short hair, broad shoulders). She also has a round face and round eyes in hopes of making her look childish. In more rare forms, though, Cupid was known to be startlingly beautiful and attractive, and since beauty is all the attitude, I gave her confidence and spunk.
- In almost all forms, Cupid is either blind or his eyes are covered by a cloth - thus, Silky's reading glasses, which she has to wear often.)

 

A Picture of Silky, wearing the aforementioned favorite outfit:
http://www.raspberryhamster.net/silky/lace.jpg

 

Bloodtype:
Meh. AB, I guess. I'm really bad at attributing bloodtypes and zodiacs, they never seem to fit right to me.

 

Gemstone:
Her birthstone is Emerald, and she really doesn't have a favorite. She's never put any thought into stones and jewels, they don't interest her in the slightest.

 

Likes:
Candy & Sweets
They're sweet. They taste good. Silky will always always always have candy on her person somewhere, be it in her backpack, her pocket, her hand, or her mouth. She's a candy fanatic, especially artificially fruit flavored candies and ones that have the word "gummi" in their name.
(Cupid is usually represented as a chubby child - and any child that doesn't like candy is a freak of nature. So there. Haha.)

 

Board Games
They're an interactive, social thing that doesn't involve too much work. Plus, Silky's generally good at them.
(This actually has no relevancy, it just seems to fit Silky well, so I threw it in here.)

 

Children
Silky loves kids, and she gets along with them well. As an only child who doesn't babysit all that often, she doesn't understand what a hassle they can be. Since she was four, Silky's been trying to convince her parents to have another child, so she can be someone's big sister. Kids like her, usually, and one of the few times you'll see her active is when she's playing with them.
(The child shooting arrows thing, again. Also, though, have you ever noticed how much kids understand about feelings and emotions? They understand love and caring more than most adults do. Although she doesn't realize it, that's one of the main reasons Silky finds children so refreshing.)

 

Movies
Silky adores movies. If you can't find her, you obviously haven't checked the Ives' living room sofa. She's most likely sprawled awkwardly across the couch, staring intently at the television screen. She loves almost every movie she sees, she's not picky. Of course, as Cupid, she loves the romances - especially comedic romance, but she doesn't limit it to that. Action, mystery, even horror.
(Once again, very little relevancy, it's just who Silky is. The fact that it's almost impossible to see a movie that doesn't involve romance helps, though.)

 

Attention
Silky will claim that she is shy. She will try to be humble. She will pretend to hide from cameras, she will act as if she hates it when people look in her direction. And it's all fake. She loves attention, and when put in a social situation she'll usually get a fair amount. She doesn't need to be the center of attention, really, she just needs SOME attention. She hates feeling left out and alone, even more than most people.
(Absolutely no relevancy. Once again, I give my apologies.)

 

Her Soap Operas
Well, really, it's only one. And she insists it's not a soap opera. See, Silky is addicted to "Karell High", a television show in it's first season. It features a cast of characters in a fictional high school, while they go through life's troubles. They show this weeks new episode on Monday evenings, and replay it again about three times during the week. Silky would not miss it for the world - seriously. If it weren't for the fact that the brand new episodes are aired again, she'd probably put off saving the world just to see what happens to the characters. (The show, of course, is almost completely about romance and first loves, so there's a little relevancy there. Plus, Cupid must have spent all of his time just . . . watching humans, deciding who to hit next with his magical arrows. Silky spends her time watching Karell and wishing like heck she had magical arrows, or that she could smack some sense into the characters . . .)
(On another note, Karell is an entirely fictional creation. There is no real show named Karell High.)

 

Dislikes:
Healthy Food
As a self-proclaimed junk-food junkie, Silky can't stand the taste of anything considered even remotely healthy. Fruits? Only if they're made of marzipan. Bread? If it has frosting, she might eat it. Vegetables? She had carrot cake, one. Otherwise, completely out of the question.
(No relevancy, other than the fact that it makes her more childish.)

 

Supermodels and Movie Stars
Although Silky is usually pretty confident in herself, she's a normal teenage girl and will have occasional bouts of self-doubt. Most of these occur after she's been watching more TV than usual. She tries not to think about it, but it really does bother her that she's not the most desirable body type. Seeing runway models and beauty queens too much depresses her. This only happens about once every few months, though, and lasts only a few days. Then she's back to her cool, confident self.
(No relevancy, just Silky being normal.)

 

"Love"
Don't get me wrong - Silky loves romance and love, she IS Sailor Cupid after all. She thinks that true love is fantastic - but when people pretend to be in love for other reasons than the sake of loving, it angers her. She can't believe that people would toy around and play with such a sacred thing as love. She hates it when the boys at school tell a girl they love them, sends flowers and candy, and then three weeks later does the same for an entirely different person. It infuriates her when a person fakes being in love, and it frusterates her that so many people are confused when it comes to what "love" is.
(I imagine Cupid would feel the same.)

 

"Maturity"
Once again, it's in quotes. People who think they are so much older, so much smarter, and so much more mature than Silky piss her off royally. Excuse my language. But they do. Silky thinks that it's ridiculous to spend your life trying to act older, and she'll throw a fit to anyone who tells her to "act her age". She truly feels that she is acting her age by throwing tantrums and idly dreaming her life away, and if you tell her otherwise she's convinced you're uptight and throwing YOUR life away by not doing exactly as she does. She's kind of closed-minded.

 

Artificial Light
I know, that's weird. But Silky doesn't like lamps or light fixtures or flashlights. She doesn't like the harsh light they cast, and she dislikes the way they're always turned on everywhere. She also gets mild headaches, if she's in very bright, iridescent lights for too long. She'll put up with them - it's not a venemous or violent hatred, it's just an annoyance. Nothing aspirin can't fix. But Silky won't be truly happy and comfortable unless she's relaxing in natural sunlight or in the dark (perhaps the soft glow of a TV screen, or the moon).
(This actually has relevancy! It refers to the myth about Cupid and Psyche - Cupid would secretly visit Psyche every night, but too keep his identity a secret (he was supposed to curse her with love for a disgracefully ugly man) he asked her too keep the lights off. But one night, when Cupid was asleep, Psyche let her curiousity get the best of her and lit a lamp. Cupid awoke, and grew angry at Psyche. She ran away, and disappeared before Cupid could find her - he woefully searched the world for her, until finally Zues grew weary of hearing both the lover's tears, and allowed the two to find each other and marry. Thus, Silky's dislike of lamps and artificial light.)

 

Hobbies:
Modeling
Although she doesn't exactly fit the picture of modern beauty, Silky photographs well. And for the past year or so, she's entertained the dream of going into professional modeling. She'd never be a supermodel or anything, she's not ambitious enough for that and she could never take the pressure of so much responsibility. But small-time modeling for extra cash in her later years is something she'd love to do. She loves the attention it gets her, and she lights up even more behind a camera. So far, all she's done is a little work for her cousin's "goth" clothing line. (Cupid was one of the most often drawn Roman gods, he was represented on hundreds of things - everything from walls to goblets to lamps. He's still seen  today, on thousands of Valentine's Day cards, in cartoons . . . he's everywhere! Ta da!)

 

Watching Movies and TV
Most of this had already geen detailed in the likes & dislikes section. But since it's really a hobby, too, I thought I should list it here.

 

Lazing Around
I know it's not much of a hobby - but really, that's what Silky does. It's not that she's a couch potato - she just can't get up the motivation to really DO anything all that important. Between her television and her own wistful dreaming, she rarely has time to really do much that's productive.

 

Personality:
Silky is actually a very easy person to understand. She's not complicated. She's a simple girl - she likes TV and movies, she hopes for too much, and works too little. She likes being social, gets along with almost everyone, and is very honest and open about everything in her own life. She's a bit sheltered, and awfully self-centered. She doesn't understand other people at all, she lacks drive and determination, and she's a spoiled brat. She's quick to anger, but quick to forgive. She doesn't think before she speaks, but she manages to still be a pretty good person. Hopefully, you already have a pretty good idea of what Silky is like from the first part of this profile. She lives her life vicariously through other people - be that television characters or other students at St. Tarcisius - and spends her time trying to fix other people's problems. Her solutions are usually the wrong solution, too, but Silky just doesn't take no for an answer. She thinks the world will fall into her lap if she just waits long enough, and the concept of hard work is incredibley hard for her to understand. She's never had to work for things in life, and doesn't think she'll ever have to. She likes to think that she'll one day be a small-time model, and spend the rest of her days at home, living with someone she cares about. She wants to have everything. Silky really does believe that she can have her cake and eat it, too. When it comes to love, although she's the soldier of it, she's a bit lost. She expects too much, and she won't settle for less than perfect. She's dated a few times and it was all disasterous, because she won't stand for anything but her own vision of love. She wants someone who will make her laugh, who will protect her from the world, give her everything she wants, be always by her side, who has a beautiful body and a beautiful heart, without even a wandering glance . . . And there will never, ever be a person that fits that standard. Maybe one day she'll realize that. She does get the occasional crush, but they usually fade quickly. The moment her crush reveals that they're not perfect, the magic is gone and she's over them and moving on. She's been on a few dates, but the problem is just the same. She'll have to learn to settle for something just a little below her absurd standards if she ever wants to find someone. Because everything in Silky's life has just been handed directly to her, she has absolutely no dedication or motivation in life. She has very little passion, and it takes alot to get her riled up about something. She doesn't know what she'll do with her life, and doesn't really care much. Her priorities aren't at all straight. She gets low grades in school, because socialization is ten times more important to her than education will ever be. I make it sound like she's a degenerate, and that's really not the case. She's a very happy, very loving girl. She loves everyone, and she accepts people almost immediatly. She'd never turn away a person in need, she just has a problem seeing that need unless it's blatently obvious. People gravitate towards Silky, because she's very honest and caring. Although she's pushy, she really means it in the best way. She's just trying to help, and that's the only way she knows how. What you see is what you get, she hides nothing and isn't ashamed of who she is (usually . . .). It's Silky's world, everyone else just lives in it. Although her niavity will probably cost her in the end, in the mean time it gives Silky a very bright and cheery outlook on life. And she's always willing to share that optimism. She get's frusterated easily, and has been known to throw quite the fit when she's truly pissed off, but she's never held a grudge in her life. Once something is over, it's over. She doesn't look to the future, but that means she doesn't dwell on the past, either. She lives for present.

 

 

 

 

 

History:
The Ives' are a very interesting couple. They met on the job - Marcell Ives was slowly climbing the business ladder, just starting a short stint as the regional manager for a small automobile retail chain. Alaida Pietra was the secretary for *his* supervisor, and she was very very bad at the job. As a matter of fact, the only reason she really *had* the job was because she was sleeping with her boss. When Marcell and Alaida met, there were immediate sparks between the two. Only a week later, Alaida broke off her "relations" with their supervisor, and quit her job. She moved in with Marcell the very next day, and they were engaged two months later. They move fast, don't they? The wedding photos in the Ives' scrapbooks are a bit unconventional - mostly because Alaida is very very pregnant. The vows were also taken in a car lot - the one Marcell had just bought with his brother. It was a very festive occasion, full of happy faces and lots of laughter. Alaida will tell you today that Silky must have heard all of the rejoicing and decided to join in, because the very next night Alaida went into labor. It was a long labor, lasting almost three days total. But in the end, the couple was graced with a healthy, happy baby. There were doubts, at first, of who Silky's father was. The Ives' were married only six months after their engagement - almost exactly nine months after their first meeting. Unfortunately, the timing didn't seem right - they wondered just a little if the child could be Alaida's former beau, the man they'd both worked under. Both Marcell and Alaida didn't want to think about the situation, though, and chose to ignore it. Once Silky was born, however, there was no doubt in either of their minds that Silky was Marcell's child. The way she looked, and the way she acted even as an infant, was so much like Marcell, they called it all paranoia and moved on. Silky's childhood has always been good, the Ives' are great parents. Silky is thier only child, much to her dismay, so she's been spoiled for most of her life. As I mentioned, Marcell teamed up with his younger brother, Hardy, and bought a car lot with money loaned to them by their father. The business venture was wildly successful - they now own two other lots in the regions surrounding Rome. Marcell is in charge of most business matters, the behind-the-scenes work, while Hardy is the spokesperson/head of advertising for their budding company. It brings good money to the family, and has since Silky was about two years old. She's never had to go without something, thanks to her parents. Both Alaida and Marcell are very welcoming, sweet people. Their home is not just their home - but everyone's. The doors are always open to anyone they know, so the place is almost always busy and full of life. They flat the family lives in now is just barely outside the city walls, they moved there was Silky was six, and she can't remember their old apartment. It's the only place she'd consider to ever be her home, and it's very dear to her heart. Silky started school at Romulous Elementary, but she only attended kindergarten there. When the family moved to their current home, they also switched Silky to St. Tarcisius, where she's still going now. She's never done well in school, because it doesn't matter at all to her. She managed to scrape buy with barely passing grades purely because of help from friends and family. If Social Skills were a graded subject in school, Silky would pass with wonderful marks. She's one of those people that get along with almost everyone - she doesn't have a distinct group of friends at school, but settles for drifting from clique to clique when the mood suits her. She has no outright enemies, though I don't want to say that *everyone* loves her. There are certainly people who find her annoying, but most of them keep quiet, since she's "in" with such a varied group of people. Silky's life is very simple, fitting her personality perfectly. She goes to school, and although she's not an academic person, she doesn't miss a day very often. She's worried that she'll miss some catastrophic event (What if Cora finally asks Ryan out, and she MISSES IT?!). When she gets home, it all depends on her mood. She's either collapse infront of the TV for a few hours, or spend that time on the phone. She's close with her family, so she usually spents weeknights in. Her weekend entertainment varies, but she's usually doing something with someone somewhere. She's not much of a party-girl, but she'll attend them if there's nothing else interesting going on. Life for her, really, won't change all that much after her awakening. Truthfully, the entire "savior of the universe" theory won't sink in for Silky for a very long time. She thinks it's cool to be a soldier, and it's an honor, and all that. But the idea also scares her, since danger isn't something she's used to, and she kind of resents the amount of time it takes from her. She sees the importance of the soldiers, but she doesn't really believe that she's important in the entire scheme of things. Silky's life will never be about being Sailor Cupid, she won't let it. It's just another little thing about her life, like a hobby or a class in school. 

 

(There's actually relevancy in this -
Cupid's lineage is unknown, and his Greek counterpart (Eros) has many different legends about his birth. The most well known and acknowledged was that he was the son of Aphrodite and Ares, but some say it was Aphrodite and Hephaestus. Even other myths Erebus and Nyx, or Zephyr and Iris. Thus, the confusion with Silky's birth, and her parent's early relationship.)

 

 

 

NPCs:
 
Marcell Ives
Silky's father is a cheerful, friendly, hardworking man. Marcell was 25 when his daughter was born, and now just approaching 40, though you'd never guess. He doesn't act like a thirty-nine-year-old. He's still very youthful, he knows how to let loose and have fun, but still be responsible and have common sense. He's very proud of his family - he loves his wife completely, he still worships her unconditionally. His relationship with his daughter is very much the same - he thinks she is just fantastic. Silky got her love of life and her social graces from her father. Marcell is average hieght, and just the tiniest bit overweight. He has broad shoulders and a strong jawline, with dark brown eyes with thick eyebrows. He's always clean-shaven, and usually dressed in classic casual. His hair is very dark brown and curly like Silky's, with a few sprinkles of grey starting to  grow in here and there.

 

Alaida Ives
Alaida spent her youth and early adulthood as a real wild child. She grew up in the middle-lower class area of Rome, and from the ages of 14 to 21 partied almost non-stop. It took just the right man to settle her down - and of course, that was Marcell. She's very dedicated to her husband, almost as much as he is to her. The couple are still very much in love, even after fifteen years of marriage. Like her husband, Alaida is still very youthful - though this later youth is very different from her early days. Alaida is a dreamer, and has been known to spend hours just staring off into space thinking up great adventures in her head. Unlike her husband and her daughter, though, Alaida knows a but more about the world, and worries sometimes about Silky's lack of determination. Whenever possible, she encourages her daughter to get out and taste life, not to spend so much time at home. Alaida is a very pretty woman. She's tall and thin, with long legs and an ample figure. Her falls just past her shoulders in soft, black waves. She's only 35, so her face is still rather young. There are small wrinkles around her eyes and mouth, mostly from spending the last fifteen years perpetually smiling. Silky got both her eyes and her mouth from her mother, Alaida has the same golden brown irises and soft, round lips.

 

Hardy Ives
Hardy is Marcell's brother, and Silky's uncle. He lives in the same building as Silky's immediate family, with his two roomates (Paul and Aran, who aren't important to Silky at all and don't really matter), but spends almost all of his time in his brother's house. He's 34, and the co-owner of Ives' Car Lots. He's close to Silky, and has been a big part of her life since the day she was born. Hardy's alot like his brother, just a bit more charismatic and alot shorter. Hardy gets along with everyone, and his life has been very much like Silky's actually. He grew up not really having an aim in life, until his older brother decided to buy the car lot and he got in on the deal. He's also been in a series of commercials about the company, and sometimes people recognize him. He finds this endlessly amusing. Hardy is about 5'5, and a little underweight. At the first sign of even a single grey hair, he shaved his whole head, and sports only a dark brown goatee. His skin is tan, and dark brown eyes are framed with a pair of thin-rimmed glasses. He usually dresses in jeans and a T-shirt, though if something important is going on at work he's been known to wear slacks and a button-up once in a great while.

 

(Because of Silky's "drifter" social status, it's really impossible to list all of her friends. She's doesn't really have a best friend, and it's no use trying to pick only one person to list. She generally gets along with everyone, but she's not particularly close with anyone, either. Just know that she doesn't have any "friend" NPCs doesn't mean she doesn't have any friends.)

 

Part III: Senshi Information

 

Special Skills:
Charisma
Well, although it's not really a "special skill" or at all unique, Silky is really good with people. She's good at solving arguments between people, and getting people to calm down. She's not what you'd call a "charmer", really, because she's not exactly manipulative. She just explains things really well.

 

Impeccable Aim
Silky's never really noticed it, herself, but she has fantastic aim. No matter if she's throwing something, kicking it, shooting it from something, or hitting it with something else. It will always hit it's mark. She's never had an interest in sports or things like that, so she's never really noticed it before.

 

Lucky for Love
Although it doesn't work for Silky herself, Silky seems to always have something to do with people hooking up. If she's around when two people meet, there's a much higher chance that they'll give romance a shot. She doesn't purposely "set them up", it just seems to happen.

 

Henshin Item:
Cupid's jewel is a bit darker than the rest of her fuku color, and is probably either a discolored red beryl stone or rhodocondrite. When not in senshi form, Silky keeps it on a thick, silver bracelet worn on her right wrist. The bracelet is very thin in some places, but widens to almost three-inches thick in the "front". It has simple etchings in it of swirly designs over the rest of the bracelet.

 

Transformation:
Silky starts her transformation by yelling "Cupid . . ." and raising her right hand, hand in a fist, with her elbow bent so that her wrist is about six inches above her head, palm facing the camera (or whichever way Silky is facing). Her jewelry melts away, including the bracelet with her henshin gem on it. "Dues . . ." She opens her hand, and the jewel falls from it. Before it can fall to the ground, though, it sprouts a pair of wings. The wings are about a foot and a half long each, and made of white feathers. "Power . . ." she yells. The jewel flits around Silky, while she very slowly begins to spin. Once she is turned 180 degrees, so she's facing away from 'the camera', the jewel lands just between her shoulder blades. The jewel glows brightly and disappears again, leaving it's wings behind on Sailor Cupid's back. "Make . . ." as she turns so that her right is facing you (or the camera, or whatever), she begins to glow just like the jewel did, for a few seconds. As she yells "Up!" the glow dies, revealing Sailor Cupid looking over her shoulder at you. She usually
ends it with a dramatic wink, too, just for fun.

 

Color:
I'd call it lilac. Pale pink, with a touch of lavendar.

 

Symbol:
Sailor Cupid's symbol is an arrow. Sort of. It's point is in the shape of a heart, and instead of the feathers around the top, there are swirly designs reminiscent of the symbol for lyre which was attributed to many gods - one of which was Cupid/Eros.
(http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/02/0221.html)

 

Fuku/Costume:
First of all, there are the wings. Each wing is 1 foot 6 inches long, and attached to the fuku in middle of her shoulderblades. They're pretty darn small. Made of shiny white, semi see-through fabric, with a pinkish sheen to them, they really have very little purpose. If Sailor Cupid were to try really really really really hard and use every little inch of magical powers in her, they'd still sit there and hang limply. They're not even really attached to her - they're sewn into the fabric of her uniform. Really, there weren't many changes to the fuku made. Sailor Cupid's hair is exactly like Silky's, of course, except minus her usual bandanna and add in a few pale pink, heart-shaped barrettes here and there. Her choker is made of the same light brown leather as the flaps on her skirt and the bands around her arms, and it has a lilac-colored heart on it, too. Her collar is lilac, along with her pleated skirt and her fingernails. The armor is just like the rest of the senshi's - silver, guarding her chest, back, and shoulder. However, the henshin broach also attaches a dark lilac sash, that falls over and a little under the chest armor. The sash is just slightly transparent, made of a very light material, and purely decoration. On Sailor Cupid's left hip (or the right - the same side as the broach) is a small, white sheath decorated with very light, thin, pink swirly designs on it. The designs meant to resemble the symbol for lyre (see "symbol"). The sheath holds her weapons. Her shoes are made of the same leather her arm bands are. They're simple sandals, with the straps winding around her legs up to just below mid-calf. There are lilac colored ribbons tied on the sides of both, to add decoration.

 

Powers/Attacks:
Cupid's Arrow
Sailor Cupid's attack is actually quite simple. She shouts the name of the attack while pulling one of her arrows from the sheath. She holds it inbetween both palms and raises it above her head, looking up at it and concentrating. The "dart" begins to shine as she charges it with her energies for about ten seconds, and then she lowers her hands. She takes the arrow and holds it in her left hand, inbetween her forefinger and her thumb. She aims it just like you and I would aim in a game of darts, and then lets it go to speed towards her opponent. First of all, the "darts" ARE sharp. They DO hurt to penetrate the skin, and that enough can catch an enemy off guard or distract it long enough to run like hell. If Sailor Cupid uses the arrow in her attack, as long as the dart is still in contact with her enemy, they cannot harm anyone who has ever truly loved someone, or has the ability to do so. Her opponent can attempt to attack, but it will not hurt or injure anyone who has true love in their heart. I know this seems a bit powerful. But truly, it's not. First, the "dart" has to actually penetrate the skin. Although Sailor Cupid's aim is very good, she can still miss. A monster with scaled skin, or armor that guards all of their flesh, cannot be hit. Second, the affects of the attack only last as long as the dart is still in them. If they pull out the dart (which they know is there, because it's kind of hard to miss an arrow in your arm) and toss it to the groun immediatly, Cupid's attack is pretty much useless except as a quick distraction. Third, it only protects certain people. A person who has "loved before" cannot be harmed. And meaning love in the romantic sense, if you loved your mommy or your best friend in a friendly way, that doesn't count (in this case). And true love isn't judged by your own opinion or your mind, it's something in your heart. People with the potentional to one day fall in that kind of love can also be protected, though the "sheild" not quite as strong as those who already understand it. A person without belief in or hope of love cannot be protected by this power. Lastly, if not used correctly the attack can be dangerous to the people it's meant to protect. It causes slight backlash for anyone who has ever spit at the thought of love, or sworn to "never love again" - it can cause a severe chest pain, much like a heart attack, for around three minutes.

 

Weapons:
This has been a very difficult section to figure out what to do with. Cupid was a god most famous for his use of magical arrows in a bow, to shoot the hearts of mortal men. The magic in the bow & arrow caused those who were hit to fall madly in love, as I'm sure you know. However, Vesper Knight already has a bow for his weapon, and I didn't want to repeat that. I also didn't want to be so obvious - EVERYONE expects Sailor Cupid to use a bow & arrow. So I brainstormed. If Vesper Knight uses a bow without arrows, why doesn't Sailor Cupid follow the trend and use arrows without the bow? Oh, but that was too obvious, and it seemed at bit weird for her to just randomly throw arrows around. That left two choices - either make them it one really large arrow and call it a spear, or a bunch of really small arrows and call them darts. I settled on the second choice, because it fit Cupid better in my opinion. There's alot of them, like arrows. They can come in a sheath, like arrows. They can look just like shrunken arrows, if I do it right. Cupid's "darts" are alot like three dimensional versions of her symbol. They're all 5.5 inches long, and vary in color. The shafts are made of white-colored wood, and the point is a black heart - sharp end facing outward, of course. Emphasis on "sharp". On the opposite end than the point are three wood curls, like on Cupid's symbol. By some force of magic, the strange carved swirls don't affect the aerodynamics of the darts, and they're just as easy to throw as any you'd find in your local bar. They're very light, so they can go pretty far and move quickly through the air.

 

 

 

Guardian:
None

 

Part IV: Miscellaneous Information

 

Why you:
Why me? Because I'm cool. And I have a waffle iron. That's a pretty cool thing, isn't it? It's a waffle iron of doom. You know you want it. Don't even pretend. Also, you want me because I'm nifty. And I'm nice. And helpful. And I like hamsters. That's a good reason, isn't it? Yes, yes it is. I also find it very awkward whoring myself out at you people. So I'll stop. However, I can pimp Silky. You know she's cool. She'd be an asset to your RPG. Besides, she'll probably whine if you don't accept her. You don't want a whining Aizi about a whining character, do you? I didn't think so.

 

Miscellaneous:
I think I'll use this spot to more seriously answer the "why you" section. I've really enjoyed creating Silky. She's the first semi-successful character creation I've managed in a long time. Hopefully it means the end of a year-long character writing block. I think she's a very fun character, I can see alot of fun stories with her. Second of all, I think Pantheon is an awesome RPG. It's a really interesting premise, and although I only know two or three of the already present players, all I've heard it good things about it. I'm excited and nervous, I really do hope Silky and I are accepted. I'm a dedicated player, and I enjoy these games alot. Even if Silky isn't accepted, you can look forward to me applying again. And again. And again. I will never give up! NEVER! Never, I tell you! NEVER! *chews on monitor* Hahahahahaha! *runs off cackling evilly*

 

 

Writing Sample:
http://www.raspberryhamster.net/silky/writingsample.txt

Visual Aids:
http://www.raspberryhamster.net/silky/cupidsymbol.jpg
(symbol)
http://www.raspberryhamster.net/silky/cupidfuku.jpg
(uniform/fuku)
http://www.raspberryhamster.net/silky/cupidcolor.jpg
(primary color)
http://www.raspberryhamster.net/silky/cupidbracelet.jpg
(transformation item and the bracelet it is kept in)
http://www.raspberryhamster.net/silky/Image2.jpg
(my attempt at art - Silky in average clothing)

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