Theme: EXEC_FLIP_ARPHAGE/. ~ Sung by Akiko Shikata
Battle Theme: Find Your Way
Nickname: Jacqli
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Appearance: Jacqli keeps a very . . . interesting appearance, to be frank. While her hair isnāt a very notable color, she always wears clothing that tends to clash with other pieces of clothing she wears. Her eyes are a clear amber and are normally open widely and sheāll have a smile on her face. Her skin is light and fair, normally youāll see her without glasses on because she is wearing her contacts, but at times sheāll be too lazy in the morning to bother putting them in so sheāll show up at school in plastic, dark framed glasses. Her clothing varies greatly, sometimes itās skirts and a tank top, other times she decides to go with lots of layers and jeans
She's a rather lanky thing, she's barely at a healthy weight for her height so she's kind of bony. In addition, because of abuse she suffered in the past, Jacqli bears scars on her skin of various size and of differing status, the places where her skin was marred in the past happens to be of varying color at times. Most of these scars are located in areas where her clothing would normally cover, however there are a few scars that are on her shins and her forearms that are obviously not from the standard childhood scrapes and falls; they had to have come from an injury that was done by another person.
Some of these scars include old burn marks, gashes, and things of the like. . . .
Height: 5 ft 3 ins
Weight: 100 lbs
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Amber
Skill: Music; Jacqli is musically gifted.
Personality: Jacqli really is an odd young lady, sheās the eccentric type of girl that you eventually find yourself liking simply because sheās around so much that she kind of becomes part of your life without realizing it. Sheās mostly smiles and laughs, able to cheer up people pretty easily if given the chance. She hates seeing people who are upset; so she keeps a bright face all the time to try and make people feel happy themselves. No matter what is going on in her own life, she never shows any signs of being upset or hurt, she feels like she has to be the strong one, always. . . .
Truth is that Jacqli does have problems in her own life, but she only lets these get to her when sheās by herself or thinks no one is around. The smile will just leave her face as soon as sheās shut a door and is in private, and there are times where she cries herself to sleep Yet she has never let anyone see this, she doesnāt want to be a burden and sheās scared that if she became too emotionally attached to someone or let someone do the same to her, that she might hurt them, or vice-versa.
Because she always feels hollow inside, she wants to try to keep others from having to feel the same way, which is why she adopted the all-smiles policy. If someone was able to see passed her facade and to the hurt girl underneath, there is a chance that one of the smiles she pastes on her face, might actually be completely genuine, and from her heart. Problem is that sheās a very talented actress in maintaining this mask, and itās hard to even spot a crack in it, even for the most experienced of people.
The truth of her inner doubts and sorrow really come to light if she is happened upon while playing her music, or while she is singing. During these times she loses herself within her music and she becomes vulnerable.
Likes: Writing, reading, books, music, stars, and making people smile.
Dislikes: Seeing anyone upset or sad, people thinking sheās sad.
Hobbies: Stargazing, writing, reading, playing her flute, singing, and making people smile.
Phobia(s):
Neilasparophobia - Aliens
Achluophobia - Complete darkness
Aquaphobia - Deep water
Brontophobia - Loud booms/thunder
Claustrophobia - Tight spaces
Personal History: She was born into a broken family from the get-go. Her mother was only sixteen when she had her, and her father ran off as soon as he found out about the pregnancy. Jacqliās mother had been too far along to have the baby aborted when she spilled the beans, and at that point in time she wouldnāt even consider adoption. . . . Her own mother abandoned and disowned her upon finding out about this out of wedlock child, so she was left to raise the baby all on her own. Right off the bat though, she started making some critical mistakes, she took up drinking when she was only seventeen, and became a full-blown alcoholic by the time she was a legal adult, and she also started on illegal substances, little Jacqli was more or less left to raise herself from that point onward.
Her mother was absent from her life for the most part, out at all hours, doing God knew what, and Jacqli often sent herself off to school, and often the only times she actually ate WAS at school; weekends were hard on her due to the lack of food. Despite her absent mother, and being on her own, Jacqli always behaved and did her homework like a good little girl, part of her hoped that maybe her mommy would stop, for just a moment even and praise her for being so good. This was her life up until she was in seventh grade; when her mother got a boyfriend who came around a lot. Jacqliās mother started staying home a little bit more as this man would show up off and on, he himself part of the same crowd her mother was.
To put this bluntly; he was abusive and prone to violent outbursts when his temper blew. Yes, Jacqli was abused herself. . . . Until that is, one night things got out of hand when he nearly did Jacqliās mother in during one of these fits. Jacqli herself let out a scream so piercing and loud that one of the neighbours called the cops to complain about noise; and when they arrived and found the scene, the boyfriend was arrested while her mother was sent off to the hospital, and into a rehabilitation center for her drinking and drug addictions
Jacqli would later one testify in court against her mother's ex-boyfriend and he would be locked away in prison for some time. . . . Because she lacked any known relatives in the area, Jacqli was shipped off to live with her grandmother who lived half a country away from where she was then.
Jacqliās mother would have been able to come and retrieve her child after completing her rehab treatment, yet she never came, and Jacqli never heard from her. It had been three years since then. She lived a modest life with her grandma, and had become rather content with how things are. Despite this though, there had been an innate sadness deep within Jacqli, she felts like itās her fault everything fell apart in her life, even between her grandma and her mother. She honestly believes inside that she is little more than a burden, and thatās why her mother wanted nothing to do with her, part of her really feels like she never should have never been born.
Jacqli shares a rather shallow relationship with her grandmother, it's at least obvious that they cared about each other, though it sometimes seemed like Jacqli's grandma was hiding secrets from her.
These strong feelings are the reason she maintains that constant smile, and shallow sort of attitude where she encourages others to smile and be happy. Today, she is still this girl, keeping that facade up and doing her best just to get by every single day. She never had any close friends due to her personality and personal policy of not letting people get too deep into her heart or mind for that fear of them getting hurt or her being a burden upon them, and as such, she spent much of her time alone. Most of her private time was spent with her having her nose in a book, writing on the computer, or her mulling over her life and things of a similar nature.
After she moved in with her grandmother, Jacqli happened upon an old flute in her closet. Her grandmother said it was an old thing, but Jacqli could have it if she wanted it. Happily, the teenager took it and began to teach herself how to play it, it didnāt take long for her to become quite good at it; it seemed that music was the one area where she excelled. She loved that flute, and kept it on her most of the time.
When the end of the world came, Jacqli didnāt understand anything. She remembered flames overwhelming her body, and pain before she found herself being addressed by a strange woman, with her words, "Uncover the mysteries of the Black Emissaries, and you uncover the key to stop the End. Work hard, or you will all die, again. Don't disappoint me now." Jacqli had no chance to ask any questions before she found herself waking up in Terropolis, confused and uncertain of her whereabouts. She remembered the words of Lucy, and wondered if it all wasnāt a crazy dream of hers and sheād maybe been kidnapped and taken away from her hometown. She found the note and debit cards in her pockets, tested them out and eventually thought over just what it was she was going to do.
She figured that since everything Lucy said seemed to be utterly true, she would do her best to try and spare the world itās seemingly terrible fate. And, Jacqli also decided that she would not contact her grandmother until after everything was over; that is, if everything turned out all right.
Jacqli took to staying in a small motel in one of the more questionable parts of Terropolis, the place just felt like home to her, so this is where she now lives as she seeks out the others chosen by Lucy.
Weapon and Fighting Style: Other than the claws that Jacqli gains when she enters her demon form, she has no other physical weapons; she was never trained in any sort of formal self-defense art, but the powers granted to her by Lucy are what spare her in a dangerous situation. Her musical talents took on an entirely new form. . . . In battle, Jacqli is lacking in physical power, other than being able to slash at enemies with her claws, she is however, rather fleet of foot and more apt to play the role of the āspellcasterā due to her powers.
Power: The Songtress
Her voice is the source of her powers, after being chosen by Lucy, Jacqliās voice became her source of power in her demon form. However, what happens when she sings depends on how she is feeling at the time; she can cause damage to enemies or things, provide protection from attacks, and heal if the need arises. The problem is though, the stronger the effects of Jacqliās āsongsā the more fatigued she grows. If she releases a rather powerful burst, itās not impossible for her to nearly faint after it is unleashed.
Notes About her Powers and Demon: Jacqli's demon acts a little different than what you might expect, it's almost like she has a life of her own instead of just being an extention of her host. A theory behind this is that she persists inside of the teenager's soul, feeding off her negative experiences, and emotions in order to make herself more powerful, in order to carry out her duty properly. She seems to have a life of her own, and she does not speak English. Her words, as well as whatever she sings is in Latin.
