Name: milky
Contact: octymilk @ discord, shitpost @ plurk
Invited by: the door was open
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Name: Akira Kurusu
Canon: Persona 5 Royal, true end
Canon point: Post-game
Age: 17

History:
1. At the beginning of the game, Akira sees a woman being harassed by a drunk man and intervenes to defend her. This man was a notable politician who, after being dunked on by a teenager, frames Akira for assault. Because of this, he’s expelled from his school and forced to relocate and live in the attic of a café on a bed propped up by plastic crates. Had he not gone through this ordeal, he wouldn’t have experienced the Classic Persona Protag journey of forging lasting bonds with strangers and taking a stand against societal corruption.

2. Early on, Akira is confronted with the reality that he’s trapped in an unfair situation with the odds stacked against him. His Shadow (a person’s true self) confronts him with the question of whether he regrets standing up for the woman instead of ignoring her plight. He concludes that doing the right thing and protecting her was not mistake no matter how much it complicated his life, and his determination awakens his Persona: Arsène.

3. Near the end of the game, Akira is given two choices that will alter reality forever. Option one would keep the world largely as it is with people "free" to live their imperfect, painful, and flawed lives, while the other would see the world become a place where everyone lives under the illusion that their lives are perfect and all their dreams have come true. Akira has seen what the latter looks like, has seen how happy his friends appear to be in that ideal world, but makes the difficult decision to reject the false reality. Though he wishes to see people happy and to see society become a more fair place, he doesn’t believe that can be achieved through deception.

Powers:

1. Persona summoning: Works a bit differently in each Persona game, but in P5, the "trigger" that summons the Persona is ripping off one’s metaphorical mask. Or like, you know, ripping your damn face off (also metaphorically.............)

2. The Wild Card: Persona users that hold the Wild Card are able to summon multiple Personas. Those who can do this are special snowflakes who are few and far between. At Akira’s canon point, he can carry a maximum of twelve different Personas, but I’m just going to detail his unique, Akira-only Personas here.

3. Personas themselves use a variety of magical and physical skills. Both Arsène and Satanael are dark-element Personas and reflect Akira’s resolve and personality. I’ve included their skills for Flavor but please feel free to like, not read this shit:

"I am the great thief, Arsène! You need my help once more...? Very well, use my power wisely."

Eiha: Weak curse/dark damage to one foe.

Cleave: Weak physical damage that slices one foe.

Sukunda: Temporarily lowers a foe’s agility.

Dream Needle: Weak physical damage to one foe, may render them unconscious.

Adverse Resolve: Increases critical hit rate when ambushed by the enemy.

"I am Satanael. You would slay gods to protect the justice you believe in... Very well, I shall once again become your mask."

Maeigaon: Strong curse/dark damage to all foes.

Megidolaon: Severe almighty (god-flavored) damage to all foes.

Survival Trick: Survive an insta-death attack once.

Riot Gun: Strong gun damage to all foes.

Cosmic Flare: Strong nuclear damage to all foes. Does extra damage if foe is burned, frozen, or shocked. Don’t ask me why nuclear power is an element.

Heat Riser: A self-buff that temporarily raises defense, attack, and agility.

Unshaken Will: Immunity against all mental ailments/status effects. Automatically applied whenever Satanael is summoned.

Victory Cry: Fully recover health and magic after winning a battle. Automatically applied whenever Satanael is summoned.

Sinful Shell: A bullet made from the Seven Deadly Sins that can pierce even a god. Yeah. This is special and only used in the final battle.

MANDATORY QUESTIONS

- Of all the things you own or have owned, what is the most important to you? I’m not a materialistic guy. If I had to name one thing, one very specific thing? The French press Sojiro gave me for Christmas scores pretty high.

- Where is it you feel most at peace, or most whole? It’s less "where" and more "who," right? But if I had to name a place, Leblanc’s my second home. Nothing beats the smell of coffee and curry in the morning.

- Describe what gives you the most strength. Promise you won’t laugh? Good. If it weren’t for my friends and the good people in my life, I might’ve given up a long time ago. I owe them all a lot.

OPTIONAL QUESTIONS

- What is more important to you: embracing your individuality, or preserving the status quo? No point in compromising on what matters just to blend in with the crowd. I’d rather be myself.

- Ultimate power comes at the cost of community. Being a part of a community comes at the cost of great power. Which would you choose? Depends on what you’re calling ultimate power. I don’t need to be the strongest guy in the room. Having people in your corner when life gets tough is the real ultimate power.

- Do you consider the rules and laws to be an important part of society? How so? You want my honest answer? Laws are there for a reason, but that doesn’t mean they’re applied fairly. A corrupt cop’s gonna screw you no matter what the law says. I’m on team police reform.

- Do you forgive easily, or do you hold grudges? Depends. People make mistakes, apologies go a long way. But if you’ve really screwed up, I’ll remember it.

- Name one thing you refuse to compromise on, and why. High quality coffee beans. One of the worst things a person can to do themselves is drink crappy coffee.

- What is your one wish or greatest desire? I want to see the world change for the better. I know that’s a big ask, but society won’t change until people step up and make their voices heard. There’s more to life than having money and power.

- What piece of classical literature best represents you, and why? You can’t call yourself a fan of the classics until you’ve read To Kill a Mockingbird. The world’s not black and white and neither are people and their morals. My own experience being falsely accused of a crime taught me that.

- What animal would you want to be? A sleek black cat, nya. Deceptively charming at a glance with super sharp claws, meow. Name a more purrfect animal. You can’t.

- What is your favorite color? Why? Red’s a classic. It's too loud to wear on its own, but it's a solid accent color.

- What is your favorite flower? Why? Whatever Haru’s growing at any given time, honestly. Peonies, roses, irises... They all look good in a bouquet. Spider lilies are pretty badass too.

- What arcana best represents you? Why? This one’s cheating. Come, sit down and I’ll tell you the story of the impudent Fool who ventured The World over...

- Cats or dogs? I’m contractually obligated to say cats. Please understand.

Inventory:

1. His planner. Gotta take them notes and make them plans.
2. His phone… What kind of teenager would he be if he wasn’t fiddling with his phone all the time?
3. A pen. One whole pen.
4. His (airsoft) gun.
5. Dagger.

Sage Crest: Up to y’all where his cutie mark is!!

Questions?: Nah

PAIR CLAUSE: Lunae Calamitas is a mod pair game, which means we are assigning your character a pair in secret. These fated pairs are not meant to be romantic. Please be aware that the basis for the pairing may mean that your character may be challenged in some way, and in some cases they might not even get along.