Reira Akaba

REIRA AKABA | KELPIE

CURRENT INFORMATION Wings ● A hold over from her time and purchase while a Wendigo, Reira has two large blue feathered wings on her back. Typically remaining folded, she sometimes uses them to give herself an extra boost on both land and under water, the resulting pressure from each flap propelling her greatly. These wings are present on all of her forms. After her trip to Lake Fors however, she had to regrow these wings within the Arcade; as a result, a large portion of them are made of metal, with feathers dangling off. 'Horns' ● A pair of flexible, non-combative 'horns' which come out from the top of the scalp and fall backward akin to pigtails, or tentacles. They contain muscle, and seem to react according to mood, springing upward harmlessly. Thick, Seaweed-like Hair ● As a Kelpie, Reira's hair and wool grow relatively quick-however, it is also very seaweed like. Her wool in particular is a green coloured form of red algae-her hair, now able to remain long and moisturized outside of the water in the meantime, is actual sea grass, and even bears flowers in it at times. Patterned & Tinted Skin ● Matching her hair, Reira's skin has taken a greenish tint, with a few lighter splotches over her body every now and then. This patterning and colour is matched by the short and 'grass-like' fur on her legs, which (like her hair) grows relatively quick. Shearing this fur, in fact, allows to make for very nice, and incredibly waterproof wool. Thick Nails & Hooves ● Reira's legs are like Alpaca legs, and thus, she has hooves just as she did while a wendigo. Her finger nails however, are certainly not claws; while not normal, they are merely thicker, and darker, as if her fingers are 'hooved' (though lately, she paints these). This is more evident in her Centaur form; where her fore-limbs and upper hands both become four to three fingered, with the final joint appearing to be 'hooved'. Taller Stature & Gangling Limbs ● Reira is a full foot taller than she was as a wendigo, bringing her to an astonishing 6'0'' (and growing) in her typical form. Her height, curiously, does not change while a Centaur-but her anatomy is quite visibly 'stretched', with her torso barely appearing any longer than it originally did while her limbs are in contrast quite gangling. Pointed Ears & Alpaca-like Features ● Reira's ears are pointed-but not only that, they are very long. Sitting where human ears would be, they flop somewhat downward like some young Alpaca's do, and are covered in the same grassy fuzz that her legs are. Aside from this, Reira has rather inhuman eyes, bearing not only a slightly elongated pupil, but impressively long lashes on top of that. Her nose, as well, is somewhat flattened, and occasionally she twitches it out of nervousness. Sharp Needle-like Teeth & Heightened Senses ● Hidden within Reira's mouth are a set of incredibly sharp and needle-like teeth, easily able to tear and shred at prey; combined with this however, are fairly heightened senses. ...Or at least underwater. Above water, her hearing is quite good, with her ability to see in the dark not quite on par with her original wendigo self, but still better than they would have been as a human. Beneath the water it's much the same however, making it easy for Reira to navigate the depths. Seaweed Tendrils & Sticking Skin ● Running down along her back and gradually growing longer until they hit the bottom, Reira has a large number of tendrils, almost like a mane. The clutch near the end are so long that they often coil into a 'tail' of sorts-but make no mistake. Once she's in her Centaur or Horse form, these tendrils are much more massive, and their prehensility can be used more effectively to ensare prey. (In her regular form, they're better off for mundane matters) While her tendrils are a bit awkward to use in human form, they are not her only tool for drowning. Reira has a sticking skin, and if touched and shocked all in one go, whoever is touching will find themselves stuck! This stickiness is absent from her wings, and she can release the hold if calmed down. Alpaca & Centaur Forms ● Reira is an 'alpaca kelpie', which allows her to take the form of a young alaca. She is faster in this form only due to the easier running gait-otherwise, it's not so much a travel as a typical state, one that she'll enter if considerably shocked as well. Her other form however, is possibly her greatest form for traveling about, and one she's relatively comfortable in. Her centaur form is a true blend between her alpaca self and human self, with wool and tendrils crawling up her upper body like velvet. Her face is far more visibly changed in this state, and she can even bring her arms to he ground for a sprint. (Affected) Mountain God Runes ● Reira took on runes from the Mountain Good while she was a wendigo, and as a kelpie they now appear either as a 'cutie mark' on her flank, or as strange runic swirls along her head, back, and tendrils (or both, in the case of centaur form). These runes appear as eye spots on her wings as well-and now, thanks to her alignment with the fourth, all of these runes are lit by fiber optic strands scattered in her hair, feathers, and 'seaweed'. (Altered) Fog Form ● Thanks to her alignment with the Fourth God, Reira is able to control if she takes her Fog Form during fog days (generally opting not to). Originally, it would still trigger if she became especially fearful or angry, and when it did trigger, it was riddled with metal, fiber optic glow, and even telsa coil. A banner and pole speared through the chest and through a clock set over where a heart could be-but as Reira would be in a centaur form through the entire state, no lethal injury was sustained. While it looked like it hurt, it was apparently rather comfortable in actuality. Now however, her Fog Form has changed. In exchange for taking it more easily and often during the fog (and more importantly being unable to switch back), she appears to resemble an alpaca faced 'warrior' if anything, bearing added 'legs' made of armor, which can carry a banner while displaying her own monster comforts with pride. Swimming Ability ● While she doesn't look it, Reira is able to swim impressively well despite being an alpaca; her ability is good. Breathing underwater not only allows her to wander through the depths of Ryslig, but it also allows her to better drown her victims. Compelling Stare ● Similar to how she could freeze people with a look as a wendigo, Reira is able to look toward someone and compel them to come near to her. This doesn't work especially well on monsters, but it works phenomenally on humans at least. Tier 1 Boon | Data Scramble ● A form of conversation protection that Reira can use while with a maximum of five people, with any more than this causing words to fuzz into static. While speaking with others, she can replace the sounds of their voices with the sounds of anything else around them-thus preventing anyone from listening in on them. The people she speaks with must be within five feet of her. The sounds she replaces them with must be within 25 feet however, and she cannot replace sounds with silence or white noise. Tier 2 Boon | Into Foam ● A last ditch 'dodge', which resets her hunger count to near zero and risks throwing her into a fatal state of fatigue-Reira is able to reduce herself to a small pool of white foam and slime, even moving across the ground or water in this state. It lasts 5 minutes total-and because of what it does to her hunger, she must feed before using it again. It is otherwise unlimited in use however. Tier 3 Boon | Swim With Me ● An ability that allows Reira to bring a single friend with her beneath the water for 4 full hours, without drowning them. In order to do so, they must either be tangled in her tendrils, or riding on her back. After 2 hours, the passenger will begin to feel fatigue; if 4 hours is reached and they are too far from the surface however, Reira will either have to feed off their energy for sustenance, or they will both simply die. Tier 3 Immunity | Memory Restoration & Stopped Breath ● As a reward for turning her younger 'brother' away from the Fog, not only is Elias able to better protect her from losing her memories in death, but he has also granted her the ability to 'stop' her breath for 400ish minutes (approximately 7 hours). Doing so renders aerosol poisons almost entirely ineffective on her, and also allows her to go entirely silent while hiding. Priest Boons | Time Stop, Network Link, & Proximity Insignia ● In return for bringing him two jars of fog and dirt from opposing Dysters respectively, Elias not only gave the boost of power necessary to coat Central Park in algae growth, but also named Reira one of his Priests (Or 'Priestess', as it were). As part of this, Reira has the ability to utilize the network with her mind, including photo and audio options-these aspects appear in slightly better, but still degraded quality. As well, Reira is able to freeze time for four minutes in a single instance, and only fellow fourth followers are immune. To that end, she has a marking akin to a glove across her left hand, which glows when other followers are near. Algae Control & Speak ● An ability granted through Mana; Reira is able to communicate with all forms of alage and seagrass, provided it isn't growing from another kelpie or similar. She is also able to control any existing algae outside that which spawned of her own clippings-a classification that notably includes the algae growths of Central Park. Hunger for Energy ● Reira feeds on Energy as a Kelpie, something she can do either by draining a victim of their water, or physically drowning them within the water. Se has a personal taste for human flesh still, so unfortunately she prefers the latter. As a whole, it takes one body every two weeks to sustain her; however, if she expends too much energy, she may need to eat sooner. Thanks to her involvement in the 4th God's rise to power during the Inquisition Event, Reira does not actually feel the need to eat; however, if she forgoes eating for longer than 8 weeks, she will starve to death and perish.

Current Appearance - Fog Appearance

coinscurrent: 107 | spent: 470

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OOC INFORMATION
Name: Usagi
Contact: Plurk (usagisquared)
Other Characters: None

CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Reira Akaba
Age: 7 (Age vague)
Canon: Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V
Canon Point: Episode 58
Character Information: History Here!

Personality: Younger brother to Reiji Akaba, Reira is both alike and completely unlike the elder of the Akaba boys by far. What they share beyond physical traits is little; but it is enough. Highly intelligent, a heavy amount of expectations have been placed on him despite his age; as a student of LDS, he's become known as the 'gem of LDS' (being directly referred to as such)--a celebrated and powerful result of their classes--and beyond this, he is by far the youngest member of the Lancers Defense Selection, with all others of the 9-man team being between the ages of 14 and 16. Despite this strength however, it seems as if the path there has been relatively devoid of support outside his brother; he observes the sight of other children being cheered on and even encouraged after their loss, with a distant and perhaps even confused stare. It's a clearly foreign sight to him, one which he quickly turns away from at that time.

It can be difficult to gauge Reira's emotions with that in mind; though he speaks clearer and stronger when serious--something he seems to rarely do at all--his demeanor is typically very quiet and subdued. His words come slowly, and even hesitantly (with his words audibly coming across as such, and the translations of them being constantly filled with elipses and pauses). During duel chants and duels themselves he reacts just as minimally, even in combination with that stronger voice. His words are monotonous, and his expression almost permanently wide-eyed and blank. During a duel, very little if anything seems to phase him either--a likely product of constant training in LDS, along with the expectations of his mother and brother. Outside a duel, he's simply quiet; he scarcely vocalizes beyond short sounds (such as when he gestured to the collapsing Solid Vision Wall during Yuuya's duel against Security), restricting himself to stares and cries of alarm; the most he asks during this particular moment in fact is 'where's my brother?', and to even claim he utilizes gestures ordinarily would be somewhat false. Beyond his point toward the wall after all, he made no such motions.

Because of the subtleties of his emotions, it becomes very evident when he experiences them strongly--the key word being 'when'. When he smiles, it has so far been entirely restricted to events regarding his brother; he smiles and breathes with relief at contact with and encouragement from him after winning a duel--and even thanks the boy he defeats in the final championship duel after said boy compares him to Reiji, a comment to which Reira quietly says '...thanks' in response to. In contrast to this, he gave no response at all to an earlier comment from the same boy, regarding his fusion summoning skill; considering how many other adults have already regarded him as best of the best (News reporter on his debut, his own mother), it's clear that such comments are considered more typical, expected, if anything after all.

If there is one aspect of his personality that can be seen most clearly from the rest, it is his fear--something that is observed almost immediately by the main cast upon his debut. A state he seems to almost perpetually be in, Reira carries his teddybear constantly as security toward this. He is seen clutching it closely when his mother grabs his shoulder while bragging about how she's certain her son will win his next match, and only puts it down for a due--or rather, hands it to someone else without comment, expecting them to take it instead (this point alone outs him as a rather direct child when it comes to interactions, but he otherwise prefers minimum interaction, noted by how often in recent episodes he's simply sat off to the side in silence). When witnessing the crowds of the opening ceremonies for the tournament, as well as when in the presence of those who seem angry, Reira squeezes it tightly with both arms--expressions of clear terror over his face in these moments, his grip on the bear firm and unbreaking (he's been pulled around a fair bit with this thing still held close, though there is more to that below, as it was a more extreme case.)

This fear amplifies without the presence of his brother, as seen in more recent events. In both of the prior examples, Reiji is with him, albeit sitting and minding his own business. When he appears in Synchro without him however, his first instinct is to run from what danger appears, crying aloud in terror. His responses to when Yuuya (who of course is present) attempts to comfort him, are minimal at best. Yuuya's entertainment techniques are met with confusion and uncertainity, and while he obeys the other's request to 'hold tight' (with them riding on Yuuya's hippo in that moment), it is evident that Yuuya does not succeed in calming Reira down more than a fraction. While the boy clings to him in fear during those moments, and does indeed remain relatively close sometime after, he withdraws as soon as the danger has passed, again holding his bear close and his mouth shut. His comfort levels around Yuuya are thus truly 'minimal', even if it is a clear difference between the teen and the remaining people around--Reira still needs a nudge to be pulled to attention (Though this is more connected to his habit of staring off in thought), and still remains mostly silent in the other's presence when outside a moment of panic. He simply happens to tolerate more of that 'presence', and, perhaps, now carry awareness that Yuuya at least is someone he can hide behind if danger comes again.

Overall Reira seems to be a very shy, withdrawn child; he idolizes his elder brother, to the point that at the very mention of searching for him, he brightens enough to blindly follow for a way to him...and likewise, whimpers and quietly whines when restained from that possible reunion (as seen when Yuuya himself held the boy back for his own safety, after Reira attempted to follow Serena and Sawatari to find the man). His dependence on him is unmistakeable, leaving him desperate and skittish without the brother there. When it comes to himself, Reira reacts heavily to the comments other make about him as well, not wanting to be seen or watched--when he is first introduced to the Lancers and met with comments of incredulity (largely being statements concerning his age, and how it would 'hold the others back'), he voices no defense for himself, and even turns away in clear discomfort, trying to 'shut them out'. While this is also reflected in his monotonous, depressive voice however, this also means that any emotions he does display beyond it are immediately evident. He's frightened by conflict certainly (or at the least, the idea of capture, considering Security's statements for arrest immediately preceeded his mad dash away and into a wall), and perhaps even by expectations placed on him; during the start of his first duel it is obvious that he is uncomfortable with being there, and he does not even begin his match until catching sight of his mother mouthing an unknown statement from a window--a sight met with fear and widening eyes before he gets to it. (In contrast of course, both the sight of a 'CC' card, an archetype similar to his brother's 'DD' in naming convention, as well as the connected motion to search for his brother in the window and realize the other's presence, are what spur him to duel seriously, showing the clear gap between his perceptions of his brother compared to all others in that moment.)

This combination of traits leaves him confused about the bonds between others and their friends, and especially about the idea of encouragement or happiness in the face of a loss; such things are what he has regarded with blank staring from afar after all, both after his duel, and even during it. Confusion aside though, these are things he clearly gives much thought toward; at the very least, combined with the many observations his brother has had him sit in on (key of which being duels concerning those of other dimensions), he is viewed as being capable of giving deeper thought into situations--his brother clearly holds his strength in high regard (even stating aloud that he considers the boy of equal strength to the other Lancers), and tells him to in particular observe a duel between duelists of Fusion and Xyz closely, as the 'fate of the world' itself rests upon it. Outside the statements of others, we have his very path of sight--the most noted being his stare to his brother's hands when a duelist on the screen they observe explains (brags about, really) the violent nature of the Fusion dimension. Reiji's hands tightened in their fold and trembled; a sight which Reira did not at all miss, and in fact stared at for some time, clearly taking the response into consideration.

Close as he is to his brother, separation does not become him. While he does at least seem slightly more open to other people, most obviously Yuuya thanks to the attack from Security, he does not tend to approach anyone on his own, and if anything is more inclined to curl into a ball off to the side to be alone with his bear. Being willing to be near and hold onto Yuuya is clearly not something that comes hand in hand with trust; not when each of Yuuya's dueling techniques are met with his questioning stare. This is a child who is asocial to a fault, drawing responses of confusion from others around them early on (in particular, the children he dueled in his first two matches viewed him as being weird), and otherwise fading from view when allowed (noted particularly by his background-sitting in recent episodes)...

However, given how little people have been letting him do that in most recent episodes (key being not only Yuuya, but also 'Amanda', a young girl living with Crow, the man who rescued the group and let them into his home), it's evident at least that he'll at least slightly begin to open up to others.

...Even if 'opening up' simply means displaying more than neutrality in their presence.

5-10 Key Character Traits:

• Skittish
  
• Mistrustful (slow to approach/believe others)
  
• Quiet
  
• Shy
  
• Intelligent
  
• Pensive
  
• Watchful
  
• 'Shadowy' (tends to trail after people when with them)
  
• Solitary

Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, or EITHER?
I'm fine with Either, but I would appreciate the change even more if it could be associated physically or thematically with Reira somehow.

Opt-Outs:
Goblin
Nymph
Vampire
Kelpie
Shade

Roleplay Sample:
Sample 1 TDM with Bucky Barnes
Sample 2 Top-level TDM Post
Sample 3 TDM with Harry Dresden