HAYASHI, RAN

[RAN HAYASHI]

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[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,3,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=valign, top][atrb=style] RAN TWENTY-ONE SAPHIR HETEROSEXUAL

[STYLE=width:345px; font-family:georgia; color:8D8D8D; font-size:40px; text-transform:lowercase; background-color:bbbbbb; padding:3px; text-shadow: -1px 0 #000, 0 1px #000, 1px 0 #000, 0 -1px #000; letter-spacing:2px; border-left: 10px solid #000000;]back to basics[/style] NAME: Ran Hayashi NICKNAMES: - BIRTHDAY AND AGE: 29 December / 21 GENDER: Male OCCUPATION: Research Assistant at a Pharmaceutical Lab MEMBERGROUP: Civilian (for now) [STYLE=width:345px; font-family:georgia; color:8D8D8D; font-size:40px; text-transform:lowercase; background-color:bbbbbb; padding:3px; text-shadow: -1px 0 #000, 0 1px #000, 1px 0 #000, 0 -1px #000; letter-spacing:2px; border-left: 10px solid #000000;]personality[/style] LIKES: ೄ Science; in particular, Ran favors any field that lets him spend his time learning more about the world around him. Biology is a particular favorite, but science as a whole is interesting; because he works at a pharmaceutical lab, he also has a particularly strong love of chemistry and the reactions that different chemicals have to one another. He fancies himself an alchemist at core (and his actual job relates to this, as the laboratory he works at as a researcher is directly responsible for the creation of prescription drugs used to treat infectious diseases). ೄ Technology; Sort of hand-in-hand with his fondness for science, Ran is extremely fond of all forms of technology and in fact spends a lot of his time, when he isn't working, building things. His apartment has half-made robot creatures all over the place and nothing he owns hasn't been modified in some way - even his stove and refrigerator. He's broken a few things along the way in his attempts to make them better (in fact, he tends to... break things more often than he fixes them...) but the final products - like a self-cleaning fridge - are worth it in his opinion. ೄ Music; Though he has very little musical talent, Ran has a strong fixation on harmony and melodies around him. The biggest demonstration of this is the fact that he has music playing in his apartment at all times when he’s at home, even when he’s asleep (though this is usually relaxing piano music to help soothe him to sleep). Anything with matching melodies appeals to him, and he has a very good ear for talent – even if he himself has none. ೄ Math; There is a saying that math and science go hand in hand and in Ran’s case, this is certainly the case. While he favors scientific fields, he’s extremely gifted at most forms of math, and is able to do long equations in his head in a matter of minutes. He’s not a “genius” or anything, but he is very intelligent. He likes math enough to equate many things to it as well – including music; his mind tends to automatically relate music to mathematical equations (and he probably could write decent music this way, if he put his mind to it), which is also why he likes music as much as he does. Everything is harmonious and goes hand-in-hand~ ೄ Flowers; All of his life, Ran has dreamed of Earth’s flowers – their smell, their texture, their looks. Where he comes from, flowers don’t exist, and it is one of the things that he most sought when coming to Earth. He has a small garden along the windowsill of his apartment, and he always has at least one flowering plant around. They cheer him up no matter how down he is. His favorites are the cherry blossoms in full bloom, but really, anything colorful and vibrant is nice as far as he’s concerned. When you’ve never had something, it doesn’t pay to be picky. DISLIKES: ೄ Liars; Call it naïve, but anyone who lies a lot is probably someone who is trying to do something they ought not to be doing. Insofar as his experience has taught him, people who go out of their way to lie and hide their motives are people who are probably not in any way out to help anyone but themselves. Similarly, he’s not terribly fond of people who are overly cautious in their behavior or actions for the same reason: if you’re that careful about hiding what you’re up to, odds are, it’s something that others should be leery of. ೄ Art; He can’t draw a stick figure to save his life. It’s very frustrating considering that he’s fairly knowledgeable about anatomy and the way that things work. Basic dimensions are things that he understands well, so why can’t he translate them onto paper? … Whatever, it’s clearly not a real subject anyway. ೄ Failure; The problem with having impossibly high standards is that you start to have a very low tolerance for those who don’t meet them – especially if you yourself fall under that category. Ran is particularly twitchy when it comes to people asking favors of him, be it for actions or just his time, because more often than not, it feels like it’s wasted if any advice (or objects) he gives are not used to their full capacity. Basically: he doesn’t like bothering with people who can’t measure up to his expectations. And then there’s the problem of himself – if he actually fails at something, it tends to bother him for weeks and he fixates on how to not have it happen again. ೄ Cities; Because he’s very fond of flowers and natural life (not to the point of being a creepy ecoterrorist, mind you, he just likes them a lot), Ran actually prefers to spend time outside of major cities like Tokyo. His ideal world would be a place with very few buildings. While this is a sharp contrast to his fondness for technology, the truth is that he would much rather be surrounded by things living than advanced forms of electronics. You take what you can get, as the saying goes, and make the best of what you have. But he doesn’t like cities. Earth is beautiful because of the natural life it has – why waste it with the artificial luminescence of lamps? ೄ Neo Queen Serenity/Crystal Tokyo; To be fair, this is not so much a personal disdain as a disdain for the situation in which he grew up. Years before his birth, his ancestors were banished for standing against Neo Queen Serenity – banished to Nemesis, a planet of darkness where he grew up, forced to watch the light from afar. Those on the outside looking in often develop a sense of bitterness and in Ran’s case, it’s manifested as a dislike that he recognizes as unfair, but simply can’t bring himself to actually change. It’s not really her fault that he was forced to grow up there, as she didn’t banish him but rather his ancestors. But… STRENGTHS: ೄ Intelligent; Ran is actually a fairly smart person. While he would not be described as a genius, he is someone who is good at putting forth effort to learn things, and he does tend to pick up new abilities relatively quickly. Sure, he’s not a “natural” at anything other than most forms of science (at heart, he’ll always be a chemist, actually), but he’s still smart enough to figure out problems and their solutions if given time. His intelligence, though, is most often portrayed in how he communicates; he’s often very formally polite and distant; some might go so far as to describe him as cold, even. That’s not really his goal, but he does tend to focus more on proper manners when talking to people. ೄ Observant; It would be safe to say that Ran would make one hell of a poker player. He tends to notice details that others over look – little tells in people’s behavior or a slightly misplaced vase to indicate that someone has been in his rooms when they shouldn’t have been. This ability is most often turned toward others, as he likes to people watch and it gives him a very good understanding of the way other people work. He tends to be an extremely good judge of people’s motives based around this ability. Others might miss bizarre traits or behavioral changes… but not Ran. He’s almost always the first one to notice if someone is being out of character. Keep your friends close – keep your enemies closer. ೄ Creative; “Thinking outside the box” is his specialty. Sometimes this leads to him behaving in ways that most people would not deem the social norm, because Ran does not often do things the way that most people do. He often reaches the desired ‘end’ but the beaten path isn’t the one he likes to take. The best example of this comes in the form of how he puts things together – everything in his house is altered in some way. His radio, for instance, doesn’t play any commercials. Literally. A normal person would solve this with a CD player being used, but well – he found a way around it involving quite literally attaching an internal computer to the CD player that registers whenever ‘talking’ begins in order to change the station. Not the most elegant of solutions, but it does solve the problem of commercials nicely, so there are no complaints on his end. ೄ Fair (mostly); This is a double-edged sword, but as a rule, Ran is a very fair individual. He is perfectly willing to admit when he is wrong and he is also good at assessing a situation as a mostly unbiased medium. However, just because he knows he’s behaving incorrectly doesn’t mean he’ll change it – but he does tend to register if a viewpoint or behavior of his is in some way unfair to someone. People who know their faults or mistakes don’t always strive to fix them and Ran is no exception. He is very good at advice, though, simply because he tends to see situations from multiple angles. There are different reflections in every surface and more than one part to every story, after all. ೄ Secretive; While this is often as much a weakness as a strength, Ran is outstanding at keeping secrets and his own confidence. He’s perfectly happy to talk, but he also talks in circles, using manners as a shield to keep people from understanding him or knowing anything about him beyond the superficial and obvious. He doesn’t like to let people in past the surface as a defense technique so only the most creative and truly determined will ever get to know something beyond the friendly, if quiet façade that Ran puts on. Because of this, he’s a good person to talk to though, simply because he doesn’t tell anyone else’s secrets, either. He is very likely to give advice though… so that’s probably the only pitfall. He judges, too, but that’s another story. WEAKNESSES: ೄ Judgmental; As stated under his secretive strength, Ran is an extremely judgmental individual. He tends to remember everything and while he’s fair, he does not make many allowances for what he terms inappropriate behavior. Translation: he doesn’t suffer fools well. Two strikes, you’re out with him – there is no third chance. Some people would be more forgiving due to external circumstances – “She’s going through a hard time right now, so it’s expected that she’s snappy.” – but Ran isn’t one of those people. He also judges people based on how they treat others, not just him. He’s the stand around and observe then pass judgment type – and since he’s observant, he’s likely to form an ill opinion of someone long before he actually talks to them. ೄ Vindictive; His entire life, he’s been ‘trapped’ on Planet Nemesis, because of his ancestors being exiled during the beginning of Neo Queen Serenity’s reign (for standing against her as criminals and traitors). He and his entire family have held it against her for their entire lives that they were condemned to a life of darkness, away from the beautiful people of Crystal Tokyo, for acts they did not commit. So much so that some of them have begun to plot against her. In Ran’s case, his vindictive nature is certainly not limited to just her. He’s not violent by nature, and is in fact more likely to just silently sabotage someone than he is to actually lash out, but he holds grudges and he never forgets when he’s been crossed, no matter who’s done it. He always gets revenge. ೄ Hypocritical; Probably one of Ran’s biggest weaknesses is the fact that he is a hypocrite… and he has no idea of it. He’s not often oblivious, but people by nature only see what they want to see. As an example, he absolutely insists that science is the best sign of progression in society and is essential to moving into the future. Some of the experiments he performs are highly wasteful of supplies (he’s very bad about just tossing things aside once they cease working the way he wants), yet if anyone else were to toss aside the same materials – he would probably accuse them of waste. It’s okay for him. It’s not okay for you to do it. Apparently. ೄ Obsessive; Once Ran takes an interest in something, he fixates and has to figure it out completely. He will often spend weeks at home fiddling with the same object (even if it is something as mundane as a toaster) to understand how it works. This is not limited to just objects, but people as well, and he can be borderline creepy-stalkerish if need be. He tends to keep to himself in the process of all of this so most people would never know it if he’s trying to learn more about them, but he really doesn’t give up on something easily. A lot of it is that he’s a scientist in mind – endlessly in search of truth. But some of it is legitly that he’s a creep. He knows it. He just… can’t be bothered to care all that much. Knowledge is power and what not. ೄ Lonely; He’d rather cut his own tongue out than admit it, but ever since the Wise Man came into their lives, Ran has been growing steadily away from his family, in particular his older brother to whom he was very close and shared an almost normal familial relationship – complete with bickering periodically. He’s begun to feel like he doesn’t quite ‘fit in’ anymore, because he is mistrustful of Wise Man’s promises and motives when everyone else seems to believe in him. He can’t even quite explain it and with no one to properly to talk to about it, he’s become very lonely. He’s also begun to question himself and his own beliefs – maybe all of it is paranoia in his head. No one else seems to think there is anything amiss… so maybe it isn’t…? ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO KNOW: Ran always wears a single earring that appears to be made of black diamonds; it’s cut into a long, thin, dangling gemstone and is edged in silver. In his own time, he usually forgoes this earring (despite having been the one to design it and others like it), but in the present, it is a reminder of home. PERSONALITY: To those who first meet him, Ran is likely to appear as a quiet, polite, distant and mysterious man; he doesn’t talk about himself much and will gracefully dodge any questions pointed to him by changing the topic. His manner of speech is rather formal, giving the impression of being sophisticated and well-educated, and there is no denying that he is intelligent just from the way he communicates. He tends to come across as withdrawn, but few would mistake him for shy. He is far more likely to come across as arrogant, for he is anything but timid; he meets people’s gazes when he talks, has absolutely no problem answering questions (so long as they aren’t about him) and will approach people first if he needs to. Soft-spoken, yes, but never lacking in confidence. He knows his own worth, and having a naturally low opinion of people from Earth makes it easier to deal with the people around him. If he already knows they’re inferior to him, what’s it to him if they think him odd? Still, despite the superiority complex, he is polite. Once you get past the surface, Ran’s actual personality becomes apparent. While he’s stubborn and somewhat rebellious, he’s actually a very loyal person – especially to his family (with his brother as special emphasis). He will risk almost anything to keep the people he cares about safe and happy, and he will even go against what he knows is right if that’s what it takes. Unlike many of his cousins, he does have a firm grasp of right and wrong, but the lines become blurred at times – particularly when it comes to science. Knowing something is wrong and doing something about it are two very different things, and it takes something that challenges his sense of loyalty to drive him to action. Ran is a scientist-type at heart and when left to his own devices, he has a very bad habit of treating everyone and everything like lab subjects – at least, in his mind. Sure, he’ll be polite about it, but he does tend to mentally jot down notes on the behavior of everyone around him to figure out how they work. Kind of like taking apart a puzzle. Because he grew up on a planet with almost no flowers or natural life to speak of, there’s a strong part of Ran that actually likes Earth. Not so much the people, but the planet itself. This manifests most often as him spending his time out in gardens a lot – a stark contrast from the fact that he’s so technically inclined (and he is – any new technology is a ‘must have’ for him, even if it is past-dated for someone from the 30th century). He is extremely bitter toward Crystal Tokyo of his time as well – which is largely why he won’t talk about himself; anyone who talks to him might be able to pick up on the fact that he really, really doesn’t like where he comes from. Or being punished for crimes he never committed – that happened before he was ever born. How is that fair…? [STYLE=width:345px; font-family:georgia; color:8D8D8D; font-size:40px; text-transform:lowercase; background-color:bbbbbb; padding:3px; text-shadow: -1px 0 #000, 0 1px #000, 1px 0 #000, 0 -1px #000; letter-spacing:2px; border-left: 10px solid #000000;]THE PAST[/style] HISTORY: Ran Hayashi’s life began on a planet far, far away. It was a planet of darkness, of cold; a place of shadows where few flowers grew; a place erratic and hard to track by any modern technology; a place that should never have been anyone’s home. The planet was called Nemesis. The tenth planet in the Solar System was made of crystal that could and did absorb light, transforming the entire place into a dark, desolate land, barely capable of sustaining life. Those who lived there did not originate from its shadowy depths; their origins came from Earth – from criminals and traitors who stood against Neo Queen Serenity’s rule and were banished to the dark. They were not the first; they would be the last, however. Years passed. The population expanded. Generations moved on and leaders rose to the top. Nemesis had a King and a Queen in its own right, and the royal family grew. They took their names from gemstones to match the crystal planet on which they lived; which they came to call home. He was born Saphir, the younger of a pair of brothers and a prince of Nemesis, second in line to Dimande – his older brother and friend. He did not have a particularly happy childhood, but unhappy was not the right word for it, either. He grew up resentful of Crystal Tokyo, as his older brother did; it was, perhaps, his brother’s resentment that influenced his belief that Neo-Queen Serenity’s presence alongside her Silver Crystal (so sought by many forces throughout the universe) caused unnecessary strife and turmoil in the world. It was an opinion that many shared, but few gave voice. His brother’s opinion that the unnaturally long lifespans of those in Crystal Tokyo was one of the few given voice – and it attracted a mysterious figure, a figure that came to be called Wiseman. Guided by Wiseman, led by Dimande, and with the thought of vengeance in their hearts, Nemesis and its inhabitants began to prepare for an attack. The planet itself emitted a natural aura of energy that could be used for their purposes, if refined. The actual process took a great deal of work and effort on the part of many, but it was actually Saphir who figured out how to create droids – robots that resembled sand figurines that could only screech to communicate; they were made using the Black Crystal’s energy. The problem was that they were not functional. His initial creations were imperfect; failures. They did not last very long. He needed something that could withstand fighting; that would be able to hold its own against humans if they were to be used in the coming onslaught. History teaches us to learn from our predecessors and their mistakes. Remembering a time long, long before he was born, which he read about in books and with suggestions from Wiseman, Saphir decided to learn about others – others who had nearly succeeded at conquering the Earth. Youma, they were called; the servants of Queen Beryl and those under her command. While far from perfect, they had what he needed: survivability. But how to learn more about them when they were all extinct? There was only one solution – to go back. Back to Tokyo, when Queen Beryl first attacked. ‘Saphir’ was not an acceptable name there, though; he assumed the role of a young research assistant by the name of Ran Hayashi, working in a pharmaceutical laboratory. It wasn’t a total lie. He was researching. Medicine just wasn’t on the agenda – youma were. [STYLE=width:345px; font-family:georgia; color:8D8D8D; font-size:40px; text-transform:lowercase; background-color:bbbbbb; padding:3px; text-shadow: -1px 0 #000, 0 1px #000, 1px 0 #000, 0 -1px #000; letter-spacing:2px; border-left: 10px solid #000000;]OUT OF CHARACTER[/style] NAME/ALIAS: Jayme FACE CLAIM: Kamenashi Kazuya YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Uhhh, 12 years? I think? Some ridiculous amount. OTHER CHARACTERS: None. HOW DID YOU FIND US: Topsites! Specifically, RPG-D's Fandom topsites. FAVORITE SAILOR MOON CHARACTER: Tomoe Hotaru/Sailor Saturn and Galaxia

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