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[Polarisia]

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[Polarisia]

SUZUME TACHIBANA

"You can be anything you want to be, but not everything."

Appearance
Suzume carries in her upright posture and sharp bright eyes an air of perfect confidence and hints of authority. She is slightly tall in comparison to her peers, and thin, almost fragile looking if not for the healthy way she moves about, not quite athletic either, but decently energetic.

Background
The Tachibana clan has a long tradition of military service. Their influence rooted deep in the complicated system of the Japanese government and armed forces. Yet all it took was one major loss to do away most of their fame, the same time Japan's independence did. The Tachibana clan is few in number now, their head, an army general, was assassinated by an unmanned drone at the onset of the brief war, his brothers killed soon after in the conflict, then most of their wealth confiscated. Almost ten years later, the late head's children represent what was once great now three in number, they were Suzume, Ari and Washi Tachibana, of whom the eldest sister Suzume was scarcely adult, and the younger twin, one boy and one girl, barely over ten.

Before the fall of Japan, Suzume was a relatively normal girl, on her shoulder lay the relative normal expectations of a descendant of a wealthy and politically powerful clan. The heaviest of burdens were reserved for the male twin – Washi Tachibana, the boy who would have inherited his father's position if not for the disaster befell their family. He had no time to learn his responsibilities, while Suzume did. Naturally, the eldest sister had to take the position.

About ten years ago, the children began their lives anew, built upon their family's ruin, though they had never been in dire need of money, the extravagant lifestyle was no more. They lived in a small mansion in Nashiro, taken care of by a an old maid and a distant relative, whose only meaningful relation to them was his thirst for their remaining meagre wealth.

Back then, Suzume was still every bit naïve and full of fear. But no pushover. In the absence of her deceased mother, her father had taught her to be strong, and if not, appear to be. She greeted the stranger of an uncle with her most piercing gaze, conveyed clearly her unwelcoming intent. She failed, as he stayed, eating away his share of money for the task of babysitting a bunch of uncooperative kids while letting them to their all devices. Only the old maid kept on with her duty as if her masters unchanged. Suzume's intense wariness, however, prevented her from looking for the warmth in the old maid's heart. She stubbornly insisted to live independently of all adults and learned to do all the house chores herself. Eventually, only the task of cleaning the mansion was left for the increasingly ageing woman.

For now, Suzume is waiting to be of age. Her efforts had her excel academically, and altogether with her background, she was promised a future by an old friend of her father, who is now a lobbyist in the America controlled government. This haze-covered future seems to her the path she must walk.

Personality
Suzume is the typical honor student who's also determined to play the part. She is good at studying, dabbles into college-level materials when she has time to spare. Never skips classes, never late, tardiness is unknown to her. She never misses club activities too, although for a very different reason. In general, she adopts a strict attitude towards life, works hard always and extremely organized, borderline a control freak. She even expected everyone else to share her mindset. To her, it seems unthinkable to have a goal and not giving your all to reach it.

Few know that being studious and ambitious was not originally in her nature. Only after the fall of Japan and her family fell along into ruin did the eldest sister took upon herself the task of restoring her family name and looking after for her little brother and sister. And study hard she did. She aimed high, for a place in the political sphere of a colonized Japan, then even further when she has gotten there. At home, she educates her younger siblings with care and keeps the bad influences at bay, an uphill battle it seems, but she has descended from a long line of combatants in one way or another, this too is just another long war to endure through. She cooks their food, picks their study materials, even goes so far as to closely watch who they hang out with. A tyrant she resembles, but if she didn't do all of that, who would?

The many responsibilities expectedly give her a tremendous amount of pressure, yet she takes great care to hide the stress well away from her innocent siblings and nosy classmates. And luckily, she is most blessed at putting on a carefree façade, which is evident in her club activities.

Suzume likes acting. Whether this interest arised from the pressure to play the role of a reliable sister for her siblings, or a way to escape from her daily tedious role, not even she dares find out. Perhaps she simply likes acting for what it is, much like the way most people enjoy their hobbies – without a reason needed. The drama club was her second home, where she immerses in her acting without any deeper motives, unlike her other interests. Whether a malicious duchess, a poor maiden in love or vain princes and fairies and nymphs, she becomes the characters in their entirety. Their pain and happiness, anger and love become her own, and she would not trade her role for anything but another. Eventually, though, she must. After high school, the chance to act would greatly diminish, she would have to study even more in college and when embarks on her challenging career, all distractions shall be discarded. She clearly loves the school life so dearly now. The current pressures could not compare with what to come. Putting that way, her freedom seemed limited, but whatever responsibility she takes, she takes on her own choosing. She knows well what lights the fire in her heart. Yet what is a selfish flame before the weight of family honor, ambition and her love for the little brother and sister? It is less wretched shackles and more reins of untamed ambition one must ever hold tight.

Her joy too would be as easily removed as she did other temptations and desires.

But for now, she appreciates the time spent with her younger siblings and reading books in a quiet corner in the library. Her favorites are love stories, especially those in epic tales, in which love and passion defy cold reason, cruel logic and whatever else evil may be called. She knew how childish they are, and so ashamed of this hobby, she hides them under piles of difficult technical books, away from curious eyes.

With feelings and secrets to hide, Suzume is still every bit a sociable girl. Even with secrets kept, she finds it easy to get closer to others and form sincere connections using her charisma and compassion. Her hands are always ready to help her classmates and teachers. It was no surprise she was voted to be the class representative and drama club's vice president. At times her eagerness to help ends up being a nuisance to others. What's more, she expects the same helpfulness in return for her niceness. If someone she considers a friend refuses to help her in time of need, she will feel utterly betrayed.

She hates to fail what is expected of her and be seen as useless. Guilt consumes her when she couldn't aid a friend. Lives and dies by other's opinions, her worst nightmare is being treated like a bad person. Words of criticism have special power over her, the worse they are the angrier and guiltier she gets, which keep on torturing her for a long time, forcing the girl to better herself.

The love for her little brother and sister, the resolve to restore the clan's honor, and a natural desire to do good, each of which is a perfectly noble reason for her ambition, but not all. They play a big part in earnest, but another part exists she often ignores and hates to admit – her competitive nature. Seeing someone superior to her in anyway burns her with envy. This sin is her drive, which truly urges her to improve and surpass the source of envies, but a sin it is nonetheless. What else could it be? It causes the normally polite, conflict-averse girl to spout slander silently, in her mind accuses her superiors baselessly, in reality, give them the cold shoulder. Although she would later feel ashamed of her attitudes, it is no doubt she has no control over the burning jealousy right when it's lit.

[Full Name] Suzume Tachibana

[Alias] Class Rep.

[Grade] Second

[Club] Drama

[Arcana] Empress

[Date of Birth] 29 November

[Age] 16

 

[Polarisia]

Basic Information

Human Name: Ursula Malinowska

Magical Girl Name: Beowulf

Age: 23

Sexuality: Lesbian

Human Appearance:

She likes to style her hair in braids and experiment new styles from times to times. She's on the shorter side and well built with toned muscles. She walk with firm steps and upright posture. For clothes, she prefers function over fashion, and only dress up on her days off; on those occasions, she dons frilly and bright colored dresses.

Magical Girl Appearance:

In her magical form, her hair is significantly shorter. She grows fluffy wolf ears and wears a simple white dress. She also has a pair of earmuffs to cover her human ears, seemingly for aesthetic purpose. Around her wrists are iron bracers.

Backstory:​

The Malinowskis are never quite out of their rebellious phase. As byproducts of unrest times in Poland, they were the most tenacious, dangerous and lunatic people originated from Pilica – a tiny town in southwest Poland.

Some joke that the ever-changing authorities had learned to coexist with them, not the other way around. Ursula's great grandfather once took down seven men in a fight to revenge his wounded pride, and then it took five more to carry his lifeless body out of the almost collapsed house. His first son, a colonel, survived fourteen assassination attempts, and only died after an arsenic dose could kill a horse, several stabbing wounds, one gunshot to the head, three to the chest, and being thrown into a river; they then found his body on the shore some days later, the cause of death was discovered to be Hypothermia. The colonel's brother, Ursula's grandfather, refused to surrender his cause and submit to the communist regime, was then murdered by his fellow insurgents. Then to keep the torch he passed down burning, at the age of 16, Ursula's father join the front lines of the most violent strikes against the communist party throughout the 80s.

But not all of their deeds were heroic or war-related.

A long nose Malinowska lived in the 18th century once found a cult so big some rural folks still worship her to the modern-day; a third rate poet, whose first name is three times longer than his family name, once broke into a parliament meeting after being rejected by eleven publishers. And there was that bear-hugger auntie, stories about her never failed to be mentioned every family gathering…

After the fall of the communists in Poland and the end of the Soviet bloc, Ursula's father returned to Pilica and lived a mostly quiet life, albeit not without occasional disputes with local authorities. He married a farmer girl, had six sons and two daughters.

When brought upon a Turkish coffee reader, it caught no one by surprise when the coffee grounds predicted life of conflicts after conflicts for each of his children. And just as was predicted, one after another, the children took arms to fight for their country during WWIII. None of them came back, saved for Ursula, who was only eleven when the war broke out. When she was 15, all eager to participate in the seemingly never-ending war, news came that Pretty had died. The war ended shortly after, and she received a vision that would change her life forever.

In the subsequent years, together with her father, Ursula joined a group of freedom fighters. There were plenty of people like them with eyes on the injustices of the world, but they were one of the few who couldn't stand idle. The group was founded by a local man full of grief for the loss of his daughter who fell prey to the Harvest Co. He rallied dozen of town people to storm the local police station then fled into the woods with stolen weapons, calling themselves in no fancy name but simply as "the Rebels." They denounced the Polish politicians who were no more than lapdogs for The Old World Alliance; swore war upon criminal organizations all around the world. Many Poles rallied to their cause and went on strikes all around the country. But the real rebels cared little for empty words and fruitless demonstrations. With arms and supplies provided by a foreign country, (namely a big brother from the east), they raid multiple labs of the Harvest Co in Poland. They have no real chance fighting head-on with the organization and their many powerful backings, so they played the guerrilla game and attack the labs' water source, planted mines along the roads, and gut any lab member they can ambush.

For seven years, she contributed greatly to the Rebels with her magical abilities. It was a memorable period in her life. In those years in hiding, she learned to use her magical girl powers. She also had a pet bear, a short live love with a baker's daughter, dancing around the campfire every weekend, and received a rifle she still treasured to this day even if she had no real use for it.

As she grew past her teenage years, Ursula also grew tired of the Rebels' underhanded tactics. She had seen the them kidnap innocent families of the lab members to blackmail them, and felt sorry for the citizens who were affected by the prolonged fights. Even though her father decided to stay, Ursula contacted the Pretty Protectors, who she thought had a more worthy cause to fight for.

Personality:​

Their unyielding and tenacious nature aren't what make the Malinowskis dangerous, no, they would just be common thugs then. They are a force to be reckoned with because they are always fighting for a cause, an ideal. No matter if it's family, beauty, pride, the country, a special someone, or religious belief at least one Malinowski had defended it to the bitter end. They are idealists, romanticists and extremists – a source of inspiration for people around them. Willpower is their most formidable strength, which carries them beyond physical limitations.

Ursula was no exception. She longs to do good and to serve a good cause. She believes in an ideal world everyone should work towards. To her, it's either denying the reality as it is and striving to creare your own ideal world or die trying. There is no point living in a less than ideal world. Fate is just something she couldn't submit to.

But other than the idiotic blood running in her veins, Ursula also has things that separate her from her family.

Above all, she's emotional.

Ursula's always been able to resonate with others. She can sense other people's emotions and feelings as if her own. She is often seen crying in the middle of wildlife documentaries, or after an encounter with an incredibly adorable puppy.

And she relies on her instinct and base feelings rather than her reasonings.

She lives in the moment. Decides on a whim, changes abruptly, stops talking mid-sentence. People with less energy may feel drained around her.

Certainly not the sharpest tool in the shed, she prefers to act upon her feelings and whatever feels right instead of pondering deeper questions. Consequently, she is easily manipulated and provoked.

While unbearable at times, her personality is still charming enough to compensate for her fickleness. As said, she is kind-hearted and atruistic. You can rest assured she will come to get you out of a pinch without a second delay. Problem is she puts others over herself too often, so much so she had a serious issue with being alone. It can be fixed easily, however, with an animal friend, any kind of animal (she used to keep a pet bear). She could be one moment in the middle of a crowd, then the next wander in the park, feeding birds, which is one of her favorite hobbies.

Underneath she had a deep fear of being rejected. She knows she's different, as a magical girl, and as a person, there aren't many heads operating like hers.

Trivia:
- She can't hold her liquor very well for a Slavic girl, which is to say she can still out-drink any European guy, just isn't able to empty barrels in one sitting.
- She has a knack for drawing, but only when she feels like it, and prefer embroidery instead.
- Her voice is neutral normally but turns deep when she sings.

Likes: animals, bear cubs, feeding birds in the park, nature, embroidery, braiding hair, singing, folk dances.

Dislikes: cruelness, negative feelings, becoming a bad person, being feared.

Powers and Abilities​

Human Skills & Talents: knife fighting, shooting moving targets, drawing, folk dancing and singing.

Magical Girl Power(s):

After transformed, her emotions are intensified. Her fright, anger, sorrow and all other emotions will feel worse than in her human form.

Silver tongue: Her words have the power to manipulate the feelings of people listen to them. She can inspire her comrade or strike fear into the heart of her enemies. Can be resisted with enough willpower.

Materialize Feelings: She can draw the collective emotions around her and call forte a spirit of the strongest feeling: Sadness can tank, Anger can do massive damage, Fear has boosted senses and reflexes, Surprise can do one-time massive damage, Stress can inflict lingering damage over time…

Immaterialize attachment objects: She can transform an object she's emotionally attached with into a talisman and undo the transformation at will, it's like a child's favorite blanket or toys, but Ursula's most attached item is a rifle her father gave her on her 21st birthday.

Hyper instinct: a passive ability. After transformed, her instinct, sense of danger and reflexes are boosted. She will be fully aware of her surroundings through five senses. She can also read other's emotions and feelings even better than in her human form.

Human Weapons and Equipment:
- A Heckler and & Koch HK416C ultra-compact variant
- A combat knife

Magical Girl Weapons and Equipment:

Jurata and Wanda: two sets of chains could move on their own or controlled by Ursula. Act independently, they are simply blunt weapons, their abilities only activate when Ursula holds one end of them in her hand.

Jurata: when struck by it, her enemies will lose their sense of reason and revert back to their animal state with only their instinct to rely on. Its effectiveness is based on its target's willpower, strong-willed individuals will only be enraged, or turn berserk if they're on the verge of breaking.

Wanda: take control of an unintelligent creatures when this chain wraps around one of its body parts. Its effectiveness is based on the creature's intelligence level or how much Jurata has managed to break it.

Corruption Level and Mutations: 2%