Here's my character. I'm thinking about reworking her personality a little. Don't hesitate to mention if that's also something you want me to do.
What's your name?
Itō Hisa
How old are you?
16
How tall are you?
5'6" or 168cm
How much do you weigh?
133lbs or 66.3kgs
What grade are you in?
2nd
Why were you accepted into Bloomfield?
I was accepted because of my exceptional skill in watercolor and gouache. (Arts)
Are you playing any sports?
I would prefer not to do sports unless it was for fun. However since it is required: Fencing.
Do you participate in the fine arts?
Art of course. I love to draw, paint, etc. As long as I can get my hands dirty. It's a shame there's no gardening option. Because I'd love to join that club. I also take part in Theater (as a tech) and Photography.
Any Academic Clubs?
Yes. The Debate Team and Tech Club.
Your favorite color?
I could never choose just one color. Each and every color is important and necessary. However I've been pressed before, and since people like simple answers. White. Because depending on the medium it can be every color or none of them. And in art white is very important.
Your favorite foods?
I love Chinese and Korean foods the best. I could take or leave western food.
Your most cherished item?
Isn't that a little personal? The things I hold dear, I hold onto. I don't think that's any of your business. (Hisa has no items of sentimental value. Rather true friends are the most cherished in her life.)
Five things you're good at?
Only five? Very well.
- Watercolor
- Fixing things
- Growing plants
- Spacial Recognition
- Puzzles
Four things you're bad at?
Have you actually had people admit four things? Amazing.
- Empathy
- Singing
- Losing or Giving up
- Making friends
Traits you look for in a friend?
Self assertion. I expect the people I hang around to be able to speak their mind and not be afraid of other people's opinions. I also look for self confidence and intelligence. I like my friends to be as smart or smarter. We life each other up.
Traits you dislike in a person?
Crippling shyness. Being a doormat. Well, being honest, I tend to walk all over those people and it gets exhausting tell people what to do all the time. My life is busy enough without thinking for two people instead of one. I do know people like this, but we are definitely not friends.
Would you rather wear pants or skirts for the rest of your life?
Pants.
Why?
Because they're practical. You can't do a lot of things in a skirt.
What do you hope to accomplish at Bloomfield?
My main goal is to graduate with honors, if not on top of the class. I want to look good to Universities, both here in Japan and in other countries. I'm going to be famous one day and I need to make it into a good school.
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Personality:
Hisa is a strong willed girl. Some might say she's more the B-word. And that doesn't bother Hisa. She knows what she wants and how to get it. She also knows herself very well and works on some less desirable aspects of her personality. She's not ashamed of herself nor her skill. She often speaks bluntly. Some people call her arrogant because she wont hesitate to say she's a great artist or the like. She's even been called a narcissist on occasion. But she's not truly in love with herself. In fact she more often hates herself than actually likes herself. She's just confident and self-assured.
Hisa tends not to understand other people who aren't just like her. And she doesn't really care to understand them. It's not that she goes out of her way to be rude or mean, she just doesn't have an understanding of what's hurtful and what's not. Basically, she lacks a bit of empathy. Hisa also has a sadistic streak to her. She enjoys tormenting those she loves. She likes to watch those people squirm, just for fun. Which means that most of her romances didn't last long. Because surprisingly she likes her friends and lovers willful. If they just roll over, she loses all interest in them. But that's not to say Hisa is incapable of love. Because it's not true. Hisa, when she falls in love, falls hard. Head over heels and she tended to devote a lot of her time to the person. Which in the inverse can also come off as trying too hard. She also understands that she lacks when it comes to the empathy department and she works on trying to understand other people's feelings. She also knows how far she can push the people around her before she actually hurts them. Hurting people isn't something Hisa actually wants to do.
When it comes to Art, Hisa is obsessive and a perfectionist. Nothing is ever good enough. She spends lots of time redoing her work, trying to fix minor errors. A lot of the time she has to force herself to stop working on a project and to just call it done. However, it's because of her nature that she can be such a great artist.
Background History:
Hisa is the youngest of three children. She has two older brothers. The eldest is Hideo. The middle is Toshiro. Hisa was six years younger than Toshiro. Her parents, Naoko and Daichi, were both very accomplished. Her father worked overseas often in Europe. Her mother was a highly skilled architect. They were often too busy for Hisa when she was younger and she was often left in the care of her brothers. Sadly they were more interested in their own lives and felt like taking care of Hisa was an unnecessary burden. Most of the time Hisa was left alone to her own devices. She was surprisingly well behaved while abandoned which encouraged her brothers to leave her along more often. Not knowing any better, and not realizing the sever neglect she was experiencing, Hisa believed she was left alone because she wasn't good enough.
As Hisa grew older, she watched her brothers find wives. Her eldest brother became a high profile surgeon. Her middle brother joined the Police Force and excelled. But what did Hisa have? Nothing. The little girl struggled to find anything to make people love her or even pay attention to her. One day at school the teacher had them watercolor and Hisa knew what she could do. She forced her parents to buy her a watercolor set and for the next few months that was all she did. She painted and painted.
Because of her dedication (or obsession) she quickly progressed from a novice of no skill to actually pretty good. She was no expert, but through the help of online tutorials Hisa was quickly becoming accomplished. The attention Hisa got from her art was everything she had hoped for. The young teen knew though that if she didn't keep improving she'd be left alone again. By the time she turned thirteen her parents were proud to show off her work. Her mother even hung a few of her watercolors in her buildings she had designed.
One of her mother's clients was Bloomfield. She worked with a few other architects to design the school. It was because of this that Hisa was noticed through her art work. Her mother had been showing off one of her landscapes and the Headmistress extended the opportunity for Hisa to attend when the school was built. Of course buildings take time to build. Still, Hisa wasn't about to let opportunity pass her by. The young girl agreed
By the time Hisa was sixteen the school was finally finished. It was no hardship to transfer schools. Hisa didn't have any true friends at her old school. She hopes to meet new people and possibly make friends. But she doesn't have her hopes up about it.
