Name: Iguchi Matsuri (eastern order)
Age: 14
Year: First
Alias: Red Staccato
Height: 5'2'' (157 cm)
Weight: 111 lbs (50 kg)
Element: Lightning
Personality: Matsuri's alias may describe her better than even she knows: quick, flashy, and all over the place. She's a ball of energy that can't help but be active, sometimes to the point of annoyance, her loud voice not helping matters any. She's not afraid to talk to anyone who catches her eye, but whether or not its appreciated is another matter. Her demeanor is a bit childlike, and perhaps even a bit boyish, as she likes cool things and being cool. Matsuri may not be able to contain herself often, but her temper is in no way a weak point of hers, as she generally doesn't get very mad, brushing off most things or pouting usually, and ignoring any offenders at worst. Her over-excitablility does get the better of her on occasion, she's less than average when it comes to intelligence, occasionally lacking in foresight, and she is known to get flustered when caught off guard.
Bio: 'Mom, dad, look what I can do!' Matsuri said when she first managed to stay steady on her bike after taking off the training wheels.
'Look what I did, mom and dad!' Matsuri said when she preformed admirably on her middle school volleyball team.
'Look at this guys! Isn't it cool?' Matsuri said when she made red lightning dance across her open palms.
Matsuri and her large family of two parents, two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger brother always took things in stride, living day to day, so that's what the awakening of her magical abilities was to Matsuri: just another event in her life. However, while Matsuri did indeed have a fantastic power some could only dream about (such as her slightly envious sister), she never chalked it up as something life changing. She still didn't plan on going to a high school that wasn't close to home, and changing her comfortable lifestyle wasn't something she was so keen on.
But of course, Matsuri's lack of foresight was bound to result in something, and she mistakenly lit fire to her desk at school. No one was hurt, as it was after school hours, and a much more responsible classmate was able to quickly retrieve a fire extinguisher while Matsuri's head emptied itself of anything that would lead to action in panic. Even though it was a relatively small incident, the fact that it had happened made her think she should rethink her choice in a high school. When the time came around, she sent out a few more applications than she would have otherwise, and much to her surprise, and especially the surprise of her parents, there was one letter she got she'd have never expected to get...
Extracurricular Activities:
Volleyball – Matsuri started out playing something resembling it in elementary school, before joining her middle school's team. She's no talented prodigy, but she's decent enough that she feels justified in bragging about it.
Tea Ceremony Club – Tea? Tea is good. Tea crackers are also good. Matsuri doesn't know about all that ceremony stuff but what's the worst it could be?
Computer Clue - Sounds fun, and also her brother lets her use theirs sometimes, so she's partly familiar with them.
Magical Girl Abilities:
Minor:
Rosso Fulmine – Matsuri's standard attack. From her fingers, she can fire thin, but fast, bolts of red lightning. Direct hits tend to pierce, but grazing blows can still burn.
Fulmine Palmo – Charging her hands with energy, anything Matsuri grabs will be electrified. It's notably more subtle than her other attacks, as aside from her rubbing her hands together to enact it, there's nothing visible to imply her hands are charged until it strikes.
Tuono Saltare – Both a support move and an attack, Matsuri can charge a part of her body to unleash a burst of energy when struck. She can use it to leap to greater heights or knock someone away, but aside from potential collision hazards, it does little to no damage on its own. As 'Tuono' refers to 'thunder', one can correctly guess that it makes a lot of noise, and it's also accompanied by a flash of red light.
Medium:
Rosso Statica – Matsuri's only defensive ability, the girl puts her fingertips together before spreading them apart, creating a red web of lightning, expanding to hover, blocking about two square meters of area at most. It will sting anything that touches it, but it will also deflect certain things through static electricity, or at the very least slow them.
Rosso Crepare – Clasping her hands together in front of her, Matsuri spends several moments charging up, before separating her palms and then clapping them together scattering dozens of bolts in a short range of a couple of meters around her, above, behind, and below. Matsuri can't move faster than a crawl while focusing on preparing this attack.
Major:
Rosso Signore – Aiming her fingers like a gun, she uses the other to brace her arm as she aims, her fingers glowing with increasing intensity as she charges. Upon release, a huge, jagged bolt of red lightning shoots out, zigzagging as it arcs towards it target, piercing though what it strikes. Upon hitting, the heat tends to leave flames, as if the bolt itself wasn't dangerous enough.
Costume:
Once transforming into her magical girl form, the tie binding her ponytail becomes more a more ornate gold ribbon with several streams trailing off over her hair, which grows longer and redder. Her outfit becomes a sleek gold jumpsuit with red stripes down the side. A white scarf wraps around her neck, her feet are slipped into white, heeled shoes, and red, fingerless gloves cover her palms.
