Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-30220943-20170219172106/@comment-27460722-20170322194133

Okay so I put a lot into this character....*blushes*

Name:  Shimaoka Shizuka

Ward: 17th

Gender:  Female

Current Age:  20

Height: 5’6

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Weight: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif"> 136 lbs.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Occupation: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif"> Bureau Investigator

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Mother: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif"> Naomi Ito was born in the United States to her American mother and Japanese father. Naomi suffered from PTSD induced depression; she was severely abused by her father and a male relative. Despite this, she was always quick to smile and laugh and to offer encouraging words to those around her. After graduating high school, she then transferred from the U.S. to attend a university in Japan. It was during her freshman year that she met her future husband. They didn’t become close till her second year. After he proposed to her in her third year, she left the university and her ties with her home country (she was 21). Because of the abuse she suffered during her childhood, she was reluctant to have an intimate relationship with her husband. After three years, she consented. She had three miscarriages over the next ten years. She did not carry her fourth child to term and gave birth to a premature baby girl (she was 34). The pregnancy took a toll on her mental health and she grew distant. The only thing that was keeping her in the “real world” was her daughter, Shizuka. A month after Shizu turned three, Naomi had a severe bout of depression that left her completely unresponsive. She died a few weeks later at the age of 37.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Father: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Hideo Shimaoka was born in the 17th ward to his Japanese mother. His mother had him out of wedlock and his father left as soon as he discovered she was pregnant. Hideo and his mother lived on the streets for the first few years of his life. When he was five, his mother secured a job and moved them into an apartment. He loved his mother and when he wasn’t in school he would help her with her cleaning the neighboring apartments. Growing up, he was a quiet, young boy, and he was happiest being alone. After he graduated high school, he then went to a university to study the arts. During his second year, he met Naomi Ito (who was attending the same university) and was absolutely smitten with her. He tried to get close to her but was unsuccessful. After hearing from one of Naomi’s friends about her past, he turned to winning her trust, and in time he did. He left Kamii to go back home to take care of his mother. He stayed with her for two years and just before she died she told him to marry Naomi. He fulfilled his mother’s wish and two months later he proposed to Naomi. They were married the following year (he was 24). His marriage to Naomi was difficult for the first three years, seeing as he had to work through the barrier his wife had put up as a young child. He was patient with her and helped her as best as he could. Through the next ten years, his wife lost three children. When his wife managed to keep the fourth child, he did everything he could to make sure his wife and the baby would both live through the pregnancy (he was 37). After Shizu’s birth, Naomi grew distant from him. As she grew closer to her daughter he turned to work to cope. He came home to find his wife collapse on the floor and rushed her to the hospital. His wife died within the month (he was 40). Losing his wife was a massive blow to him and when work wouldn’t numb the pain he turned to heavy drinking. He blamed his daughter for taking Naomi from him. When he wasn’t drunk, he gave his daughter little presents and took decent care of her. The circumstances behind his death are unknown but the CCG suspects that he went out drinking and as he was wandering the streets a ghoul came and attacked him, later eating him and leaving the remains in a park to be found. He was 47 when he died.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Kurogane Hisoka: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Shizu met Hisoka when she was eighteen and they began dating three months after they had met. She clicked with him almost instantly and he gave her what she had been lacking as a child; love. She knows little about his habits and background which unsettles her at times and causes her to question if she really is in love with him or the attention he gives her. He has told her he is a diabetic and carries around a drawstring pouch with sugar cubes in it. True to his name, he is very secretive but she is willing to be patient and hopes that in time, he will tell her his secrets.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Tsushima Izumi “Izzy”: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Shizu met Izumi when she was 16. At the time, Shizu wasn’t too keen on becoming friends with the girl who followed her all the way back to her apartment to return a pen. In time, Izzy’s “bounce back” personality grew on Shizu and the two became unlikely friends. Shizu referred to Izumi as her shadow through the remainder of their high school years (much to the Izumi’s annoyance). Izumi attends Kamii University and studies Japanese literature despite her obvious interest in computer programming and hacking. Izumi is quick to tease Shizu about her relationship to Hisoka. Despite her bubbly personality, Izumi can become quite serious when the time calls for it.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Grandmother: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Miss Ikeda was a close friend of Shizu’s mother and became equally close with Shizu. She made sure that Shizu was taken care of when her father wasn’t home or when he as drunk. After Mr. Shimaoka was killed, she stepped in and adopted Shizu.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Personality:  <span style="font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif;font-size:12pt;">Shizu can either be an introvert or an extrovert depending on the situation. She is easy-going and friendly but at the same time she can be fierce and untrusting when she feels threatened. She is also insecure about herself and her talents, which gives her low self-esteem and she sometimes puts herself down. She takes her work very seriously and strives for perfection.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Appearance: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">She has a mature aura about her which contrasts with her friendly smile and mischievous look in her brown eyes. Her hair short, brown, and she either has it tied back in a ponytail or wears it down. It flips and is spiky at the tips. Her body type is average and somewhat curvy. Her arms and legs are long, because of their length she takes small steps and keeps her arms close to her body. She is not what you would call a beautiful or sexy. She is quite plain in dress and appearance; she has a simple beauty that appears at times.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Habits: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif"> blushes fiercely when nervous or lying; she also unconsciously tucks her hair behind her ear whenever she is talking

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Species: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif"> Half-human Half-ghoul hybrid

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Kagune Type: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman",serif"> Rinkaku

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Mask: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Her mask is black, with white eyes, and red "tears" coming from the corner of the eyes.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Ghoul Nickname: <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family: "TimesNewRoman",serif">“Weeping One” “Weeping Ghoul”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif">Hunting clothes: <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"TimesNewRoman",serif;">She wears a dark grey hoodie, black shorts, brown leggings, and black combat boots.

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