"Yes, it is I."
Appearing Age: 16 "Oh, I don't know. It feels right, I suppose."
Appearance:
Umeko is shockingly feminine in appearance, although he is a male. He has curvy hips and an overall petite form, so it is quite easy for one to believe that he is a female. He has waist-length fair hair that tends to get unruly sometimes, but to normal humans who haven't really seen it before, it is shockingly illustrious and falls down his back in a seemingly perfect fashion ("They don't have to take care of it!"). His eyes are most peculiar. One a scarlet hue, and another an almost feline-like golden. From his back sprout two black wings, being half-tengu.
"Gosh, please don't laugh at me."
Death's Name: Viola
"Again, no laughing."
Death's Words:
"I hate ingratitude more in a man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice whose strong corruption
Inhabits our frail blood."
Personality: Umeko is naturally a bright, intellectual boy. He enjoys pursuits of the mind to physical endeavors by far. Also, he has a sensitive conscience, and has a strong dislike for evil deeds, hence his Death's Words. This makes him a bit of a do-gooder. Despite this, he tries not to draw attention to himself, so he does his best, as painful as it is to him, to stay out of situations that don't concern him, namely ones that involve evil-doing of some sort. He's also what you'd call a pushover. Umeko is easily manipulated, and this comes mainly from his treatment during his childhood. Also, as a result of his childhood, he prefers solitude to a crowd of people. Despite this, he's willing to go through with the trial in the hopes that his flaws will be worked out along the way.
"I am far from perfection, indeed."
History: Save for his intellect, many of Umeko's traits are direct products of his childhood. Though he wasn't technically a human, half shinigami instead, he often found himself picked on by the other tengu as a child and as a young man as well. Of course, his feminine appearance also had something to do with him being very disliked amongst his father's people. The tengu people shunned him for being so different, causing him to become the pushover and recluse that he is today. When he wasn't alone, he was being beat up or otherwise bullied by the other tengu children. All the while, his father did nothing.
He did like one of his kin, though. His older half-sister. She helped him fuel his intellectual nature. She would steal into the human world under the cover of night and steal books and things to teach him from. Umeko was fascinated at once. How captivating this new knowledge was! Throughout the terrible treatment by his peers, Umeko learned all sorts of things he never would have dreamed of. For him, it was like a dream come true. Soon, he began applying his logical skills to situations he found himself in, often outwitting his persecutors and leaving them at least slightly confused. Umeko began to ponder what life was like outside of the mystical realm in which he'd been raised. But despite the fact that he was hated within the tengu, he was closely watched. Who wouldn't be afraid of the child of Death herself? So, much to his annoyance, he refrained from leaving. That is, of course, until his mother stated the trial...
"My life, though not glamorous, has molded who I am today."
Your opinion of your siblings?
Narcissa~ "She... scares me. I mean, being the eldest, she must obviously feel that she is entitled to the throne. This, I feel, is a threat. Because of this, she is likely to be the most competitive. There's something else, though. Between you and me, I think she's a tad... crazy."
Amaya~ "Despite the fact that she should, being an angel and all, be a rather decent creature, I'm afraid that her mischievous nature does not raise my opinions of her in the slightest."
Fae~ "Now this one, this sister of mine, scares me more, perhaps, than even Narcissa. While she appears to most a decent enough creature, quiet and all, I have noticed that she is different than who she appears to be. In reality, she's awfully cunning, and not to be trusted."
Noriko~ "Now I believe that this sister of mine, with human blood coursing through her veins of all things, is the most tolerable of my sisters. She is innately curious, not unlike myself, and for that, I feel that our common interest in the world around us brings us that much closer together."
If you had a preference of 'partner', what would you think would be best? "Well, I would like a companion who can help me do two things. One is to help me become a stronger person as a whole. As you may have noticed, although I am indeed the brightest, I have a very submissive nature. As you can guess, this is a definite disadvantage for me in this life. Secondly, I want to learn from my companion. I want them to be able to teach me things I wouldn't learn anywhere else but the human world. With their knowledge, I can better myself as a whole when it comes to affairs with humans."
Relations within the RP: (Add onto this as the RP progresses -- think of it as a short journal your Darling keeps, as tabs on their relations with everyone else. Have fun with it.)
RP Sample:
From the roleplay Bloodied White:
Shikeio
There. The worst had passed. The Day Class girls had finally dissipated as the Night Class students had made their way to the building. Well, most of them. He’d seen Daisuke break from the others and run back to the dorm, saying something about he forgot some such thing. Shikeio knew he should care, what with the blood in the air and all, but he just… didn’t. He did want to see about that scent though. Really, really bad.
So when Amaya came hobbling up to him and said poutingly, tugging on his dark sleeve in a most childish manner, "Shike, do me a favor and check to on Daisuke. I have a feeling he's making trouble,” he gave her a thumbs up and flashed her his signature smile. “Don’t worry, May May.” He patted her on her fair head. “Big brother Shike’s got it aaaaaall under control.” And with that, pleased to be given an excuse to check out the scent, he turned on his heels and marched towards the Moon Dorm. He paused for a second, thinking. Well, if I know a vampire, he’s bound to be headed straight for the source of that scent, no matter what that Masaru guy said. The “I forgot something” thing was probably just a ploy. Yeah, a ploy... Anyways, even if it turns out he’s not there, I still get to see what’s up with the blood. Yeah. That’s a good plan. A damn good plan. A very damn good plan. A very very damn good-
He cut himself off as he made his way to the forest. The blood wasn’t that far from his current position. Once he was deep enough into the trees so that no one would be able to see him from outside the forest, he started sprinting. Not full-blown sprinting, of course.That would be painful. Fast enough so that the human eye would only be able to catch glimpses of him every so often if they were watching close enough. Half-vampire powers. He smiled. He was quickly approaching the source of the blood scent. He slowed down ro average running speed a few seconds before he came upon them: Daisuke and some Day Class girl.
He stopped and stared at them incriminatingly. “I would like an explanation as to why you” he pointed at the girl. “are not in your dorm like a good little girl, and why you” He pointed at Daisuke. “are not in class.” He crossed his arms, trying his best to look pissed off. The girl was the source. How interesting that he’d happened to stumble across Daisuke as well.
Haru
Well, the worst of the potential mob was over. Isaac stumbled into Faudi, then rushed past him like the Devil was on his heels. Haru gave a little cry of surprise as he flew past, wondering why he was so freaked out. Haru followed Masaru’s intimidating command, proceeding quietly into the bilding. It was times like this that he was glad he was not as popular as the others. It helped when it came to getting to the main building. It was almost comical what these students would do to get a peek at his fellow vampires. Comical... and embarrassing.
Other: Due to the fact that his other siblings are female, and he himself already looks feminine enough, he decided that he might as well appear to be a girl himself. It would be most devastating, though, if someone were to learn of his secret.
Favorite band- Three Days Grace