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Naminé | Kingdom Hearts | Character Profile

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Naminé

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☾ CHARACTER

NAME: Character Name

CANON: Canon

CANON POINT: Right as she’s merging with Kairi at the end of KH2. Additional CRAU from Vestige, a horror game.

JOINED: 09/04/2021

AGE: 15 as of canon point, plus a few months from Vestige

DOB: August 28th (roughly, headcanon)

GENDER: Female

SPECIES: Nobody (as of canon point)

PLAYER: Kitty

PLURK: nonabridged

DISCORD: N/A

☾ APPEARANCE

HEIGHT: Approximately 5'0" to 5'1", unofficially

VISUAL: Description or link of their appearance

HAIR: Blonde

EYES: Blue

FEATURES: Notable visual features like scars or tattoos that characters might notice

DRESS: Light-colored clothing, dresses

VOICE: Description or links to audio/video samples

☾ PERMISSIONS

BACKTAGGING: Could use the simple ✔✘

THREADHOPPING: Or write out more detailed preferences

FOURTHWALLING: Feel free to add more to this

ROMANCE:

MINDREADING:

MANIPULATION:

INJURY:

FIGHTING:

KILLING:

If have an opt-out post or something this is a good place for it

☾ BACKGROUND

ORIGINS: Hometown or wherever they're place of "birth" was. Headcanon or "unknown" if nothing official

FAMILY: Any known family members

OCCUPATION: Whatever they were doing for a job or whatever

IN-DEPTH: links to write-ups or wikis

BLURB: Short blurb(s) to give others a quick overview about the character

☾ PERSONALITY

ATTITUDE: General disposition

QUIRKS: Any weird quirks they might have

LIKES:

DISLIKES:

HOBBIES: Any hobbies they might enjoy (and could help make CR)

IN-DEPTH: links to write-ups or wikis

BLURB: Short blurb(s) to give others a quick overview about the character's personality

☾ ABILITIES

CLASS: What job class would best fit the character

WEAPONS:

INVENTORY: Any other gear the character might be wearing

SKILLS: General abilities and skills they have

DREAM FORM: Do they have a different form they might take on while dreamwalking?

DREAMOTION: What kind of dreamotion abilities do they have that might differ from their canon ones?

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Songerein App | Naminé | Kingdom Hearts | RESERVED

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 01:54:19 GMT

Player: Kitty
Age: 30
Contact: nonabridged or PMs.
Current Characters: N/A

Character: Naminé
Canon: Kingdom Hearts. Her canon point is right as she’s merging with Kairi at the end of KH2. CRAU from Vestige, a horror game.
Age: 15 (biologically) and 1 (chronologically) at her canon point, plus a few months from Vestige.

Background Information: The wiki article for her is here.

CRAU: In addition to her canon experiences, this version of Naminé has spent a few months in a containment zone in the horror game Vestige. The setting of that RP was a The Cabin in the Woods-like situation in which characters were placed there by a group of shady scientists to suffer in order to appease ancient gods and thereby prevent the apocalypse.

In the course of said game, she experienced several threatening situations such as being chased after or menaced by a variety of monsters, having one of her limbs slowly turn into glass, getting confronted by some of her fears from the past, dealing with both friendly and very unfriendly ghosts, and being lost in a snowstorm as well as snowed in with no access to power or heating. Through one of the special events, she also caught a brief glimpse of multiple alternate universe versions of herself, which she found thoroughly disconcerting due to the fact that some of those branching paths of reality entailed situations that she would not have previously believed to be possible, in both good ways and bad ones. Perhaps understandably, these experiences have collectively made her a little more wary and on-edge than she already was, and she’s now more likely to react quickly to any sort of threat. That being said, a place like that really makes one appreciate a nice, comfortable dreamworld…

Aside from the horror-related developments, Naminé was able to build a variety of positive relationships and a few friendships with other characters, and in doing so became somewhat more used to being around people than she was before, given her isolated life in canon. Being stuck in a dangerous situation together provided her a certain sense of community and encouraged her natural inclination to try to help the others around her when she could. Although she did not recall any memories of having been in another world beside Vestige’s, she was told by multiple people that she’d lived in a place called Asgard prior to coming to the containment zone, and by the end of her development there she had accepted that this was probably true. Since it sounded like a much nicer place than the one she was in during Vestige, she was quite curious about it and longed to remember or learn what she could about that other world. Ultimately, she discovered relatively little.

Due to the frightening manner of place she found herself in, Naminé began to put effort into learning more practical forms of magic while she was there, such as basic elemental spells like Fire and simple healing in the form of Cure. Since she was doing so without any significant instruction or a proper teacher, it took a while for her to learn, but as of her development in Vestige, she can now use Fire reliably, if with perhaps less control than she would like. Cure is also functional, but a bit touch and go, and she’s started on a few of the other elemental spells as well.

Overall, this version of Naminé has a few more unpleasant memories as well as a greater number of happy ones, and both sets have helped her grow into someone even more patient and determined than before. Physically and magically she’s that much more capable than her canon counterpart, and as such will put forth her best effort to look after the people around her, just in case this whole ‘dream’ business turns out to be some kind of long con by the Technicians.

Personality:

- Compassionate - One of the defining aspects of Naminé’s character is her compassion for and willingness to help others, even at great cost to herself. Despite her upbringing surrounded by people who tried to encourage her to act selfishly, she witnessed such kindness in Sora’s heart that she refused to continue harming him, and thereafter allowed him to forget her in order to regain his own memories, regardless of the fact that it cost her the only almost-friend she’d ever had in a life that was otherwise quite unpleasant. With power like hers she could easily have taken what she wanted, but she chose not to in favor of respecting Sora’s wishes.

- Lonely - Because of her role in both ruining and restoring Sora’s memories, Naminé spent most of her existence unbelievably isolated, not only by the Organization but later through her own choice in order to complete her work and make sure Sora would be able to wake up again. Add to that the fact that during the entire length of her life she’s had much happier memories than her own dangled in front of her, and you’ve got one sad young lady. She craves close relationships with others but has always been forced to refuse herself that wish, and as such there’s a melancholy way about her that never seems to leave her entirely.

- Reserved - Likely quiet by nature, she’s only been made more so by a life spent in the presence of individuals who treated her coldly and taught her that she was no more than half a person. Positive interactions with others have been few and far between, and maintaining her silence has been a crucial part of her survival at various points in her existence, so Naminé has learned to keep her distance, especially around strangers.

- Perceptive - Due to her extensive knowledge of the hearts of others, she’s skilled at reading and predicting the actions of those around her. It doesn’t take much for her to catch on, and she’s got quite the intellect to boot; even in the beginning of her life, she was able to construct believable memories despite having little to no actual experience with the events involved, and has been shown to come up with inventive ways to reach her goals, such as hijacking data with her powers. She’s one smart cookie.

- Understanding - Naminé displays no end of patience and understanding when it comes to dealing with others, and even treats those who have wronged her with considerably more objectivity than many could manage. When asked by Roxas if the Organization is a bad group, she states that she doesn’t know, and explains their goals in about as sympathetic a way as can be. Considering how they treated her, that’s awfully generous; at no point does she display any desire for revenge, and she consistently accepts and respects the decisions of others even when they’re to her detriment.

- Resilient - As a Nobody, Naminé is a being that could not exist if not for the fact that she was created by a heart with an incredibly strong will. No matter how thoroughly unpleasant her life has been, she never seems to break. Without any real support structure of family or friends, she soldiers on to try to do right by others even when it means giving up what she wants most. Given everything she’s been through, she’s a force to be reckoned with, even if she might not look like much on the outside.

- Honest - After spending the first part of her life forced to plant lies in another person’s heart, Naminé seems to prefer honesty to the point of bluntness, and can sometimes be too straightforward, upsetting others – about which she’s contrite, of course. Against DiZ’s wishes, she chooses to relate the truth to both Xion and Roxas so that they can make better-informed decisions about their situations. (Despite this, she also seems willing to withhold portions of the truth, like the details about the extent of her involvement in Roxas’ situation; chances are this is because she knew telling him the details might undermine her being able to help him come to terms with his position.)

- Meddlesome - Naminé seems either unwilling or unable to leave the people around her to their own troubles. Invariably, she seeks to help – whether it’s Sora, or Riku, or Roxas—Xion, Ventus, Aqua, Terra… it doesn’t seem to matter whether she’s met them by that point or not. If she sees someone in need, chances are she’s going to try to assist them, whether obviously or in a more subtle fashion, like when she called Riku – who was in the guise of Xehanort’s Heartless - by his name in front of Kairi despite his obvious attempts to hide his identity and avoid her.

- Pragmatic - Although Kingdom Hearts is a game series that features a lot of very idealistic characters and notions, Naminé tends to have a much more grounded view of things than her companions, and will speak the truth plainly even when it’s an ugly one. She’s been encouraged to view things more hopefully and smile for the sake of others (as when Sora requests she do so while he’s in Castle Oblivion) but ultimately her natural bent is to take reality for what it is, like when she admits in The Final World that Roxas is the one everyone wants to see again, not Naminé herself. This can sometimes make her prone to little worries; she’s more concerned about the hows and whys than a lot of other characters seem to be, and tends to take a more cautious approach to most of what she does, analyzing her own decisions and sometimes adjusting her sentences in the middle, which can make her speech more stilted and awkward.

Abilities & Inventory:

- Because of the unique nature of her existence, Naminé is able to enter, change, and rearrange the memories of others. In addition, she can use her powers to create entirely new memories of things that never truly happened, cause people to forget things that did happen, and even ‘smash their heart’ entirely, putting them in a vegetable-like state. The exact details of this are not well explained in canon, but they seem to be specific to Sora and those around him. Obviously, this type of ability is not something to be used lightly in an RP setting, and would be limited to things discussed ahead of time with any players involved, or otherwise left up to them. ICly, Naminé is not especially inclined to try to use such abilities on others without consent or significant provocation.

- Due to the above powers, Naminé is also able to change and reshape objects, mess with data (inside a book or computer), and potentially alter her own appearance as well. Since this ties in to the theme of Songerein, in her case it might translate to her having a considerable head-start where adjusting the world around her is concerned, as that’s pretty much a part of her skillset already.

- As a Nobody, Naminé is able to create portals of darkness to allow her or anyone else who passes through them to move from place to place quickly. In canon, she uses this ability rarely, and obviously in a game setting it would have to be limited to movement within whatever location they’re currently stuck in.

- In the world of Kingdom Hearts, magic seems to be pretty widespread, since there are various party members available throughout the game who can use it. As someone who already has a form of magic, Naminé likely also possesses the potential to use a broad range of spells. In Vestige, she’s already started exploring this, and has learned a few basic offensive and defensive magic skills as a result.

Due to the fact that Naminé is canonically a very powerful character, please let me know if any more extensive nerfs of her abilities are required.

Suitability & Plans: Although she’s likely to meet the game’s setting with some skepticism, that won’t limit her willingness to participate in it, and given her built-in skillset she’s well-prepared to take to any sort of dream manipulation quite easily. Regarding the matter of castmates, although Naminé does benefit a lot from the company of other characters from her canon, I’ve played her as a lone canon warrior more than enough times to know that she builds CR and finds purpose through it steadily regardless of whether or not anyone from her series is around. She has enough work to do on herself that she can function independently of canonmates without trouble. For Songerein, I’m particularly interested in the dreamshift aspect, as I’d like to explore her being put into new roles that she may or may not be equipped for.

As a character that’s grown up in a bad situation and spent most of their time isolated from others, Naminé is always starting from square one where personal experience is concerned. Even with the addition of her CRAU, she has a lot of room to try new things and benefits tremendously from all manner of relationships that she might acquire, both negative and positive. She’s got a lot to learn about being a person, and since she’s not yet aware of the fact that she can be one due to her canon point, there’s a long road ahead for her. Ideally, I’d like to explore her misgivings in that area and eventually have her start allowing herself to become more ‘real,’ as it were, with all the growing pains that might result from that. Pretty much everything is a step up from her past, so it doesn’t take a lot for her to want to involve herself in all manner of shenanigans, especially if they lead to assisting others.

Because of her helpful nature, Naminé generally serves as a pretty solid ‘spiritual guide,’ and can use her calming demeanor to help other characters grow or adjust to the setting if they’re resistant to it. She’s proven to be skilled at encouraging harder or more standoffish characters to soften, if only slightly, and be more open to others. Ultimately this depends on what kind of CR she winds up building, but she does make a darn good therapist in just about any context.

Test Drive Sample: Sample

Questions: None, thank you!

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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 06:35:04 GMT

PLAYER

NAME: Kitty
CONTACT: Plurk: nonabridged
ACTIVE TIMES/PACE: PST time zone. Since I work slightly more than full-time, I'm generally only able to tag at night on weekdays, with timing more variable on the weekends. I try to respond to each thread at least once per day if at all possible, so there's rarely any risk of a tag waiting longer than that for a response.

BRACKETS/PROSE: I'm happy to match whatever style is preferred. My default is [ present tense brackets, ] but I don't have any strong feelings about formatting.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: There's not a lot that offends me and I've played in multiple horror games over the years, so as long as things are kept within reason and preferences are respected I imagine it'll be fine.

IN CHARACTER

PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Naminé is not exceptionally familiar with physical affection in general, although your character is welcome to attempt it. Her reactions are likely to be uncertain or wary at first depending on the level of CR and her personal development in the context of the thread, but she can definitely warm up to it over time.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: While I am alright with playing out fight scenes and the like, it's worth noting that Naminé is not a combat-oriented character, and in fact has a history that involves some amount of physical threat and/or abuse, so it's unlikely that she would ICly react well to any sort of violence. That being said, if it makes sense in the context of the thread, by all means!
RELATIONSHIPS: Any and all types of non-romantic CR are welcome, negative included. I don't have any problem playing gen even in memes that are typically expected to involve romantic relationships, so if you want our characters to be bros or the worst of enemies, come at me any time! As for romance, though, I do only ship Naminé with male characters who are within her general age group. If you'd like to play with an aged up version of her for other shipping purposes, we can discuss it.
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: Since Naminé possesses a significant amount of influence over the memories, hearts and minds of others, she's actually exceptionally powerful where psychic abilities are concerned, although it might fall more into the realm of magic depending on how you define that. She wouldn't be accustomed to many types of psychic manipulation from other worlds or that are different from her own, but it probably wouldn't take her long to catch on. There's a possibility that she would be able to resist psychic influences as a result, or inflict some of her own in response. Her powers are largely unexplored in canon, so there's some room to play around with them in an RP context.
MAGICAL INFORMATION: Given the aforementioned powers, Naminé is quite well-equipped in the magic department, and is in fact referred to canonically as a 'witch'. Aside from changing the minds of others, she's also able to alter the appearance of objects (and potentially people/herself?) As explained in the previous section, her abilities aren't very well defined in canon but seem to have a broad range of applications. That being the case, she likely has strong potential in learning other, more common types of magic than her own. Her canon has a broad range thereof, and in an RP setting I do like to explore her developing her skills in that area.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Although she resembles a human, Naminé is technically not one. As a Nobody, she's essentially a ghost or zombie of sorts, in that she's what's left behind when a person loses their metaphysical 'heart', which, in her canon, is a fundamental aspect of their being. What this means about her anatomically is never fully explained, but for RP purposes I tend to go with the assumption that physically she's identical to a normal human, including a functional heartbeat, but she's perhaps made of different stuff and is more fragile as a result. Nobodies don't die so much as they disintegrate and also seem to be able to voluntarily pass through some objects and people, which would likely apply to her as well. That being said, I'm happy to explore other options in RP, including but not limited to her having odd anatomy, lacking a heartbeat, having blood that's the wrong consistency/color, etc. By default, however, these are not the case, so please discuss it with me if you'd like to play things that way.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Naminé's backstory involves themes of kidnapping, brainwashing, emotional and physical abuse, violence against children, and murder. Since she's from an E-rated game series most of this is not too deeply explored, but those subjects may come up in a potentially somewhat sanitized way from time to time in an RP setting. ICly speaking, she's likely to take exception to bullying or abuse regardless of whether it's directed at her or not, may shy away from physical contact, and will likely display some trust issues where powerful, shady organizations are concerned.

OUT OF CHARACTER

BACKTAGGING: As a rule, I don't drop threads regardless of whether it's in a game or meme or anywhere else. Until the thread is done, you'll always receive a response from me, no matter how long it's been. If you're left waiting on a response longer than a couple of days feel free to contact me, because it was most likely in error or due to a lost notification.
THREADHOPPING: Perfectly acceptable when handled within reason! All I ask is that it be done with respect to the wishes of all parties involved.
FOURTHWALLING: Go for it! It's not like she hasn't learned all kinds of weird stuff about herself and reality already, so she'd likely handle it better than most.
NOT INTERESTED IN: Aside from what's been stated in the rest of the permissions and preferences, I don't play smut.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

VISUAL: Because of her slight limbs, short stature, and pale coloration, Naminé can read as fragile or ethereal - ghost-like, if you prefer. She chooses mostly light clothing, frequently of the dress variety. Aesthetically she's rather pretty, but not a knockout - depending on one's tastes, of course.
AURAL: When around others, Naminé can have a calming or soothing effect given her quiet and sincere demeanor and genuine attempts to treat others well. She's very peaceful and gentle by nature and tries to hold in her negative feelings more often than not. As for a more supernatural aura, those sensitive to it might find that something seems off about her, given her status as a Nobody. Anyone who's able to sense magical or psychic power might also discover that she's absolutely brimming with it, although it's an oddly subtle sort of energy that she doesn't try to make into any kind of display; it's an aspect of her unusual existence rather than anything she's attempted to cultivate.
OLFACTORY: Like the girl herself, Naminé likely has an unobtrusive scent. Depending on her situation, she might smell vaguely of paper or drawing supplies, something lightly floral, or a sort of fresh, clean scent. If her metaphysical status is involved in the olfactory consideration, she could smell like a pale sort of Light, or if we're assuming Nobodies smell like Darkness, then that instead.
DEMEANOUR: Naminé tends to come across as shy or reserved and has relatively contained body language. She keeps herself to herself and moves delicately or with care, so she may appear distant from what's going on around her. Her thoughts take up a lot of her attention and can cause her to get lost in them temporarily; her face is often hard to read but tends to look melancholy, especially when she's considering heavier topics. In contrast with the rest of her, her eyes in particular are very focused, and she's prone to staring at or studying people closely despite keeping her distance physically.

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