Appearance:
Name: Kiri Tanaka-Yori
Alias/Nickname:
KT (Friends and Family) |
Midnight (Racing Alias)
Age: 19
Height: 5'5
Weight: 115lbs.
Profession: Auto Mechanic | Street Racer
Role in Gang: Mechanic/Tech Whiz
Relationships:
Natsume Tanaka | Relative:
KT is a distant relative of The Demonic Angel; second cousins to be exact. KT looks up to Natsume and has never forgotten when she was saved way back when.
Skills:
Street Racing | Machinery | Auto Mechanics | Technology
When it comes to vehicles, KT is an all around savant. Her natural talent paired with unmatched work ethic result in her being one of the best mechanics in Rosedale. While she excels with automobiles, KT is also able to repair less complex objects as well, making her a useful member of the Tanaka Gang.
Quirks:
For the most part, KT is a pretty ordinary girl. Her only big quirk is she doesn't like letting people see her eat. Because of this, KT always eats at extremely odd hours to avoid anyone catching her. If someone does catch her eating, she will insist excessively that she wasn't eating, but was performing some other activity instead.
Bio:
For most of her life, Kiri grew up outside of Rosedale. She lived with her parents in a small, comfortable suburb; her father an engineer, her mother a nurse. Growing up, Kiri's life wasn't particularly difficult. She spent a lot of time playing video games and watching tv, absorbing everything she saw and building her imagination. Over time, Kiri manifested a fascination for street racing. She had seen it in a movie once, and ever since found it to extremely "awesome." The roar of the engines, the speed, and the risk; all these things drove Kiri to begun studying auto mechanics and the art of automobile racing. For months, Kiri begged her parents to teach her how to drive. At first they denied her ridiculous request, but upon seeing her love and devotion for automobiles, they finally gave in and began giving her simple lessons. By the age of fifteen, Kiri was a solid driver. She wasn't particularly racing material, but she had the skills to operate a vehicle safely.
One night, while returning from a school function, Kiri was driving with her parents down an icy road. It had been a fun night, and the trio were all laughing and joking; enjoying a good time. For a moment, Kiri took her eyes of the road to poke fun at her father. In doing so, she failed to notice the sharp turn ahead of her. By the time she noticed the turn, it was too late. Slamming on her brakes in an attempt to stop the vehicle, Kiri screamed as the vehicle skidded and slammed through the thick steel guardrail, pitching the teenage girl and her parents off the road and into a steep ditch where it rolled over multiple times before stopping at the bottom of the ravine.
When Kiri awoke from her unconsciousness, she was laying on her back in a hospital bed. Three days had passed. A doctor came in and explained that she had undergone surgery. One of her ribs had broken and punctured her lung, causing it to fill with blood. Somehow, she had been saved. However her parents weren't so lucky. They had died in the car accident.
After Kiri got out of the hospital, she buried her parents. She was broken; devastated by all that happened. At first she didn't know what to do. Her father's family had all passed away. That's when Kiri remembered her mother saying something years back about how she had relatives in Rosedale. With no home and no family, Kiri packed what little she had and bought a bus ticket for Rosedale in search of her mother's family.
Upon arriving in Rosedale, Kiri didn't know what to do, or where to begin searching. She figured the only thing she could do was ask around. She quickly discovered the Tanaka family was quite well known. However, on her way to the mansion, Kiri was attacked a small group of thugs, who grabbed her possessions and began to attack her. Blows fell quickly on her, and Kiri feared she would surely die.
That's when Kiri met Natsume.
In what seemed like seconds, a raven haired girl rushed upon the attackers, taking them out one by one. Opening her eyes, Kiri looked up to see her savior standing over her, asking if she was okay. Nodding, she took the girls hand and stood up, sniffling and brushing dirt off before bursting into tears into her cousins arms. Her parents death, the guilt, and the attack; it had all been too much. This was the start of the friendship between Kiri and Natsume. When Kiri was finally patched up and taken care of, Natsume offered her a spot in her gang. With nowhere else to go, Kiri accepted and joined the gang. Over time, she grew to care for Natsume and the other members of the group.
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When "Lonesome Road" went into effect, Kiri (now nicknamed KT) had been with the gang for a little over a year. During that time, she had perfected her driving ability and had been in a couple street races. However, she wasn't very well known. With Lonesome Road in effect, KT fled the country and traveled to Europe in pursuit of her dream, where she spent the next three years honing her driving skills. Fearing that other racers wouldn't respect a female racer, KT took up the mantra of Midnight, a ruthless street racer who dusted every opponent she faced. Before long, Midnight became a staple in European street racing. Then, as if by magic, Midnight disappeared from the racing scene.
Now, Midnight's come home to Rosedale.
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Current Ride:
Theme: Come First - Terror Jr