草薙コエミ Koemi Kusanagi

バックグラウンドBackground
Arc One: Born during a warm summer’s evening, Tomoka (Koemi’s mother) had bestowed the name Koemi Kusanagi to her second born daughter. It meant “Smiling Sun.” The reason behind this was because the small infant hadn’t cried or screamed when entered into her new life, but was smiling softly under the evening sun through a door in a room she was born in. The following years was attributed to her watching Kenshin (her father) and Hayate (Eldest brother) train in the courtyard. While most normal children were out playing, Koemi was forced under rule to participate in familiarizing herself with the Kusanagi way in form of the Shinobi Arts; even if it meant watching at a young age due to her inability to move the way Kenshin wanted her to. Unlike her older brother’s determination to be what their father wanted him to be however, Koemi tended to sneak away whenever she could to pick flowers and befriend the local wild life in the village. If it not for her being born into the Kusanagi Clan, she would’ve led a path in studying nature with how interested she was for it. Even as a child, she developed a high level of empathy when it came to all living things; something her father disagreed upon on. While she did want the approval of Kenshin in order to make him proud, she sided with her emotions for the better half of her life. At times, she had felt cursed with this. Secretly throughout the years, she had admired her eldest brother in his ways of dissociating himself so easily. Naturally, when she was old enough to properly hold a Ninjato, she trained side by side with Hayate in the grueling ways of their father.

Due to that fateful night of the attack on the Kusanagi Clan, Koemi had experienced dissociative amnesia where the mind blocks out any memories to protect the mind. Because of how serious the circumstances were, she was thrown aside and hit her head hard. While in and out of consciousness, she had barely witnessed her mother being violated. Not being able to handle it correctly, her psyche had developed a fortress in order to protect her from becoming totally insane. She hadn’t had the experience yet of something that drastic. And in that moment, her innocence was stripped of her like the clothes that covered her mother that night. There are snippets from that past that come to haunt her, but she mostly keeps this to herself. Since then, she never dares to speak about it with Hayate.

After their father had come into a furious bout with Kagato, Koemi had sworn that she would spit on his would-be-grave. It had also given her a reality check that life wasn’t as beautiful as she thought it was. This had only encouraged her to train harder, especially with Hayate since by then he had earned the rank of Master. [WIP….]

人格と行動 Personality and Behaviour
Koemi is seen to be particularly happy-go-lucky majority of the time. She is known to be high spirited and enthusiastic. Unlike her older brother, she finds comfort to associating with strangers and giving them a good impression. While other's may feel overwhelmed by her strong personality, she can also find herself in sticky situations due to her obsessive curiosity.

However, in battle she switches into a quiet, cold-blooded killer. Voided of any emotion much like Hayate, she disassociates her inner personality in exchange for a merciless assassin that will stop at nothing to complete the task ahead. She was taught this at an early stage in her life when she showed emotion in her execution to strike down an enemy. Up until her current stage in life, she has learned the virtue's of avoiding such things when watching Hayate work in the field.

She can calculated, showing exceptional prowess in understanding her enemy before making the first attack. She isn't the first to throw the first blow, but she is the last one to do it. She has studied the arts of tactical advantages when it comes to overcoming her opponent and will only do so when she see's fit. There are times when she sacrifices her allies as bait but makes sure to keep them out of harms way if need be. Her loyalty is strong within her ranks, family and close friends.

職業の詳細 Occupational Details
Under direct orders from her Hayate, Koemi work's as both a partner and as a consultant to the Master Shinobi. Tasks, missions, and other requests are given to her by him if not first, from both of their superior's. She works closely with Hayate in up-keep of things he is too busy for and as backup on field missions.

強迫嫌い Likes and Dislikes
Cold Weather Due to the fact she resides within Tochi no Eien No Yuki, she relishes in freezing temperatures. Not only does this give her an advantage because of her elemental abilities, but the below freezing weather has an impact on how well she works in the field. The cold keeps her awake and energized, making her more efficient in maneuvering around the environment.

Honor Given her upbringing, Koemi finds resolve in those who keep a honor code. When there are set rules placed for a reason, she sticks to them, no matter the cost. If the rules meant that someone important to her had to die, she would live with no regrets as the honor code has helped her become the person she is today.

Nature Off the field, Koemi can be seen studying nature and its inhabitants. Due to the cold weather of Yuki, nature becomes a reoccurring reminder of scarcity. With this in mind, she has a great appreciation for beautiful flowers and unique animals that aren't accustomed to live in Yuki.

Training Nothing feels better than challenging oneself to become better than yesterday. Koemi's determination to become just like her older brother fuels her energy to constantly train. Being in somewhat in her older sibling's shadow, she peruses everyday with unrelenting training sessions to better hone her skills. She also finds people that have the same attitude to be respectable. A bond will be made almost instantly if she see's someone with the same goals in mind.

Socializing Koemi can be described as a "baby dog" due to her lack of composure around social settings. Once around strangers, she can be seen conversating flawlessly and creating connections with people. This almost comes as a second hand skill as she also has exceptional networking skills. She tends to remember faces well and catches onto certain behaviors of others. A sixth sense one would call it, as she can pin point someone's energy just by next to them. Her ninja skill's had only further enhanced this, and with the help of her older brother, she knows when something is curious within the air.

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Spiders Being the fearless warrior she is, nothing makes her stop in her tracks more than a creepy spider. The way they're built and how they walk sends shivers up her spine and will more than likely put her in a place of shock and fear.

Samurai WIP....

恐怖症 Fears/Phobias
Losing her Brother Hayate is the only dependable male figure in her life. He has saved her countless times, and scolded her others. With time, she had come to appreciate her brother's advice on how to deal with not only enemies that stood in her path, but the issues that a warrior may come to face within themselves. She thinks highly of him but worries that one day, death should come knocking on his door. Until that day comes, she puts her upmost loyalty in him and will do all she can to protect him.

Demons/Supersitions Trained in the art's of defending against such creatures, she has an overwhelming fear of the dark superstitions. Something about the way they look, their energy, and how such evil things can exist sometimes keeps her awake at night. Knowing this does not soften her blow against such adversaries however. She'd be lying to herself if thinking about them didn't give her goosebumps.

興味 Hobbies/Interests
Her main interests consist of training with her older brother and reading books about ninja art. Though on her "off time", she spends time admiring nature and evolution of animals and plants.

強み弱み Strengths and Weaknesses
Mimicry Koemi can manipulate her vocal chords to make sounds she's already heard before. That includes people she's come into contact with, amongst any other living being. This will not be confused with being fluent in other worldly languages. She can only mimic the sound, not communicate with it.

Disguise The life of a shinobi is that of living in the shadows. Certain situations deem it that you hide in plain sight however. She had learned this skill from her books and had adopted this skill while working in her early years. If a mission required to gather intel by a highly guarded place, she could perfect an appropriate disguise to make it harder to distinguish her from the specified social group.

Resilience The amount of training she had to endure as a child made her both hardened mentally and physically. Taking large amounts of pain comes with battling the mind over the physicality of one's body. She was known to spend hours in pseudo-torture rooms, never giving in. This makes her an optimal candidate amongst her friends and allies in the field. She'd die before giving any intel that could potentially destroy her clan's infrastructure. She can also hold up against fights, nearly fighting to her last breath.

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Heat If too much heat is pressured onto her, she can begin to fatigue quickly. This is only because her body is used to Yuki's weather and any form of intense heat can throw her off balance and or critically make her weak.

Emotional Koemi wears her heart on her sleeve. She's very passionate in everything she does. Due to this, her connections with people can be her downfall. If an emotional connection is made, she tends to do whatever she can to protect them. Her tactics and skill are voided by this point and she can become very vulnerable if someone she cares about life's in danger.

Curious They say curiosity killed the cat, in that being Koemi being the cat. If something becomes unsolved or the pieces to a situation isn't completed, she becomes overly obsessive to find out the truth. Naturally, this makes her put her guard down in search for the truth. There were many times Hayate had to save her because of this.

野望 Ambitions
To follow in the Kusanagi's clan footsteps and to protect her clan.

債券 Bonds
Hayate Kusanagi...WIP

家族 Family
Kenshin Kusanagi Hayate Kusanagi Tomoke Kusanagi

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