Minako Arisato

Minako Arisato Minako Arisato 250px   Status Full Name 有里美奈子(ありさとみなこ) Arcana 0 - The Fool Nature Persona-User Gender Female Date of Birth Nov. 2, 1992 (Scorpio) Age 17 Faction SEES Team Multirole Persona Eurydice Weapon Naginatas Eyes Red Hair Auburn Height 5 feet, 3 inches Voice Actress Japanese: Marina Inoue English: Laura Bailey Player ianthefira Quote "We can win this if we work together!" Profile And Skills Having lived in an orphanage and later in Lunarvale for the last ten years ever since the Kirijo Incident in Port Island, Minako was reunited with her long-lost twin brother Minato when Mikage-cho materialized. A naive but exuberant teenager filled with joie de vivre, she is friendly, charismatic, compassionate, and an excellent listener. While she can also be pushy, direct, stubborn and prone to daydreaming when she's got her headphones on, as well as an outrageous flirt who doesn't *quite* get the meaning behind flirting, she'd throw her back to the wall for those she cares for. She possesses a rare power, that of the Wild Card, and is able to hold more Personae within herself than the average person. Despite, or perhaps because of this, she is open and generally sane. A Bit of a Ham, XXII Hair Pins, Big Brother! <3, Will Teach Teddie /All About/ Scoring (She's Pretty Sure It Involves Goal Posts Or Something), No Black and White in the Blue, Heart on Her Sleeve, Headphones on Her Ears, Her Head in the Clouds, Behave Irrationally, Not a Princess, O Power of Dios that Sleeps Within Me, No One Should Brave the Underworld Alone Extras Equipment: Weapon: Itsuka's Spear - A spear once used by Itsuka Mizuhara. Minako's borrowing it for a little while. Body: Plain Blouse - A crisp white button-down long-sleeved blouse. Feet: Loafers - Simple black loafers, good for walking around comfortably in. Accessory: Red Headphones - Bright red headphones, plugged in to a sleek tubular MP3-player. Social Stats: Courage: 4 - Fools rush in where angels fear to tread Diligence: 2 - Can be motivated, under the right circumstances Expression: 4 - Not afraid to talk to anyone Flirting: 5 - In love with every boy Understanding: 3 - A bit of a bleeding heart Knowledge: 3 - Being oblivious doesn't mean you can't be gifted academically Charm: 4 - <3 Contacts: Flirt: "You're such a cutie, Jack Frost~ <3" Minako flirts with the demon, overwhelming them with innocent heartbubbles. Teamwork: "Come on! Anything's possible if we work together!" Minako exhorts the demon to team up with her. Act Tough: "I won't let you hurt them! You'll have to go through me first!" Minako shows off her tough side, threatening the demon if they don't back off. Cheer: "You can do it! I believe in you!" Minako cheers on the demon, ideally getting on their good side. Trivia: Minako has a twin brother. <3 Minako's surname can be read as 'existing village'. Her first name can be read as 'what a beautiful child' and is also the exact same reading as one Minako Aino, AKA Sailor Venus. Minako is a fairly good tennis player. She's joined the tennis club at Gekkoukan and has vowed to actually attend more meetings at her new school. Minako likes to read manga! Her favorites are shoujo romances and magical girl series, although she also reads very innocent boy's love. Her collection is very small since she's had to move a lot; most of the ones she's kept have either been extremely short series or her absolute favorites. Her current favorite magical girl series are Fairy Guardian Yuki, a sort of cross between Princess Tutu and Magic Knight Rayearth, and Weather Honey 100, a sugary Sailor Moon-alike with a weather-power theme. Minako has had her first kiss, courtesy of Akatsuki. Her favorite foods are kurokke (croquettes), oyakodon (egg and chicken over rice) and takoyaki (fried octopus). She's also fond of melon bread as a snack, and likes too many types of candy to mention. She dislikes natto (fermented soybeans). She landed the finishing strike (the KO) on the Priestess Shadow. With Freidyne. Hug Counter: Aigis (twice), Minato (twice), Arisa, Kazuo. Gallery Brotherandsister.png Minato and Minako's parents were terrible people Minaeyes.png Battle Cut-in: Red eyes take warning? IC Playlist First Day in Mikage-cho: The Rasmus - No Fear (Lyrics) Endless Hope: Shoko Nakagawa - Seed of a Tear, Flower of a Smile (Lyrics) Fools Flock Together: bôa - Fool (Lyrics) Eurydice's Awakening: Tsukiko Amano - Butterfly (Lyrics) Arrival in Port Island: Shiny Toy Guns - Turned to Real Life (Lyrics) Life is...: Vienna Teng - Harbor (Lyrics) Senpai Has a Girlfriend: No More Kings - Girl in the Sea (Lyrics) Meeting The Sun: Joan Baez - Donna Donna (Lyrics) The Sun Returns: Bôa - For Jasmine (Lyrics) Valkyrie Profile: Tim O'Brien - Wandering (Lyrics) A New Year Has Dawned: Ritsuko Okazaki - Morning Grace (Lyrics) The Sun Behind Snow Clouds: Tsukiko Amano - Hedge Thorns (Lyrics) The Tower After the Storm: Universal Hall Pass - Six-Step Dragon (Lyrics) High Beams: Universal Hall Pass - Special Agent (Lyrics) Just Enough: Vienna Teng - Enough To Go By (Lyrics) Integrated Background Minako Arisato is Minato Arisato's younger twin sister, age 17, birthday November 2. She's not a result of something created in Mikage-cho; she existed in the real world and she will be sticking around for a good long while, barring something very unfortunate. Her memories of the incident on the bridge are fuzzy, but she remembers being there with Minato, intense violence and getting knocked off the bridge. She doesn't remember what happened next pretty much at all, save for vague feelings--major trauma will do that to you--but the doctors told her that someone managed to fish her out of the water, give her CPR, and brought her to the hospital. The doctors and police tried to find her parents, but no one ever came for her, and so she was sent to an orphanage. She believed that her family had all died ever since then. As a result of excellent grades in middle school, she managed to get a scholarship to St. Hermelin High School and thus not worry about paying for tuition. As a result, she was in Lunarvale when the DVA System exploded and Mikage-cho hit, and so her path and story finally re-intersected with Minato's. She does not have Thanatos inside of her. However, neither is she untouched by Death. Persona and Combat Information "I am thou... thou are I. I am Eurydice, Maiden of the Abyss. Even through the darkest nights, I shall walk with you, for you and I are one." Eurydice was an oak nymph, and later the wife of the musician, Orpheus. Unfortunately, she trod on a venomous serpent, which bit her ankle; she died almost instantly. Heartbroken, Orpheus descended to the Underworld to win her back from Hades; although he succeeded in making his case, there was one condition: that she would walk behind him all the way to the surface world, and that he would not look upon her until then. Nearing the surface, Orpheus' doubts grew, and he glanced back, only to see Eurydice's spirit wordlessly fade away. Resonance To other users, her resonance is best described as something akin to that of new leafy growth, or of a young oak tree. It speaks of the joy of spring, of life starting anew and bursting out all over, but there's also an undercurrent detectable by the resonance-adept: as wonderful as this all is, it's transitory in the end. Smell-wise, it's quite clear that there's a plant theme going on: new growth |is the main note, as well as fresh spring air and a touch of a floral scent. Soundwise, it's somewhat akin to the rustling of leaves in the wind, with the occasional distant noise that almost sounds like someone's dancing in a forest glade, in the distance. As a new Evoker-user, Minako is currently blind to Resonance. This may change. Notable Social Links 0 - The Fool Minato Arisato: "Joy" - Minako's twin brother! He's the older one, if it matters. Separated at the incident at the Moonlight Bridge, they were finally reunited in Mikage-cho. They have a lot of catching up to do, obviously. Right now he's the most important person in the world to her. He had a bit of a split with SEES for a while, but she stayed with them until he returned, to make sure he had a place to come back to. She discovered he's had Death sealed within him. It's something she can't help but be worried about; her worst fear is that they could even be separated from each other again. Souji Seta: "Trust" - A resident of Inaba. Minako met him in Mikage-cho, where they helped each other out a little, and has since met him back in the real world. A serious but cute guy. His uncle's a detective. He seems to have a Shadowy stalker. IV - The Emperor Akatsuki Enda: "Renewal" - A senior at Gekkoukan and another totally handsome SEES senpai. Minako decided to join the tennis club after a practice round with him. After she got sick fighting a giant snake Shadow in the rain (long story), he gave her (more accurately, she stole) her first kiss. He was kidnapped by what she thought was a Shadow, but turned out to be the Shadow-possessed Rena Kinukasa. Thankfully, he was rescued successfully! V - The Hierophant Shinjiro Aragaki: "Bravery" - Minako's ~senpai~ in school as well as in SEES. She thinks he is just so cool. And he's really handsome, too! He also has the best girlfriend! VII - The Chariot Aigis: "Enthusiasm" - A robot! She attends class, too, and even looks out for her brother. Minako thinks it's just too cool that she's an actual robot. She's promised to protect Minako. Minako's comforted her numerous times, in the wake of her accident in Shion's TV dungeon, to the difficult decision she and Mitsuru had faced, to Minato's temporary departure from SEES. Minako has found out the role Aigis played in the incident on the Moonlight Bridge, and talked to her about it and her feelings. Because of that, their bond of friendship has only strengthened; she's promised to protect Aigis, too. Chie Satonaka: "Vitality" - An athletic girl her age from Inaba! Minako's given her some pointers on ~romansu~ and her advice seems to have earned Chie a boyfriend! She's also fought alongside her in Shion's TV Dungeon, delivered her chocolate, and given her further suggestions for making her own chocolate. This... sort of ended up with inflicting something truly awful upon other members of SEES. VIII - Justice Arisa Shiratori: "Determination" - A schoolmate from St. Hermelin Minako more formally met in Mikage-cho, and later ran into again in the aftermath of that incident. She thinks very highly of Arisa and her sense of resolve, but she also thinks that she's pushing herself a little too hard. Her foremost wish is to teach Arisa how to relax and have a good time! Raj has asked her to teach Arisa how to cook. Another mission goal has been added! X - Wheel of Fortune Ran Itoh: "Energy" - Shinjiro's girlfriend. Minako thinks she's totally awesome and nice. She wants to learn first aid from Ran sometime. They both have similar tastes in manga, which has been another point to bond over. XVI - The Tower Himeru Namikawa "Realization" - Minako first met Himeru in Mikage-Cho, where she gave the younger girl some much needed support, and they've been friends (by Minako's estimation) ever since. She admires Himeru's sometimes quirky nature, and they tend to get along with each other quite well. Kazuo Kagayama: "Hope" - A man with a tricky history, thanks to time shenanigans. In short, Minako promised to be there for him when things returned to how they'd been, and make sure he'd get the help he needed. XVII - The Star Hinata Itoh: "Delight" - A first year at Gekkoukan and another member of SEES. She and Hinata have chatted about manga a bit, and compliment each other well. More recently, they both went to meet with Kazuo Kagayama before time reset again, and made the man a promise. XIX - The Sun Raj Kapur: "Passion" - A very vibrant adult! He's from India, and he's a Bollywood actor. Together with him, she planned and executed a dance party that took place during the repeating Mondays. Arisa thinks he has the Potential, and Minako has promised to look out for him. She's promised to watch his commercials when they air on TV. Shion Katsuragi: "Charisma" - A detective in Inaba. She came to visit Minako after she got sick from fighting a giant snake Shadow in the rain (long story). Minako helped fish her out of her TV dungeon, although Shion's Shadow badly injured her. She's since discovered Shion can now use Persona, too, and explained the Dark Hour to her. Tatsuya Suou: "Attraction" - A very taciturn and stoic Sevens senior from Sumaru. She can totally tell he's a great guy, no matter how much he denies it. She tracked him down to give him his Valentine's chocolate early. In person. Logs and Cutscenes Logs: Force of personality - Minako runs into Shinjiro at the dorm... and proceeds to make him very uncomfortable. (Minako Arisato, Shinjiro Aragaki) IC: Nov 24th, 2009 (OOC: May 26th, 2010) Senpai can fight bears, too! - Minako asks after Shinjiro and the rumor that he's fought a bear. She also meets his girlfriend, Ran, and learns a few tips about first aid. (Minako Arisato, Ran Itoh, Shinjiro Aragaki) IC: Dec 4th, 2009 (OOC: June 6th, 2010) Cure for the common cold - Ran and Akatsuki visit Minako while she's sick with a bad cold, and bring her some soup and tea. (Akatsuki Enda, Minako Arisato, Ran Itoh) IC: Dec 10th, 2009 (OOC: June 11th, 2010) Merry Christmas - The Arisato twins celebrate their first Christmas Eve together in ten years. (Minako Arisato, Minato Arisato) IC: Dec 24th, 2009 (OOC: June 25th, 2010) Patrol Night - Minako and Shiki are out on patrol, and run across someone unexpected. (Minako Arisato, Shiki Ichimonji, Shion Katsuragi) IC: Dec 28th, 2009 (OOC: June 30th 2010) Never too shy - On a snowy day, Minako strikes up a conversation with a stranger. (Minako Arisato, Tatsuya Suou) IC: Jan 16th, 2010 (OOC: July 18th 2010) Super Tea Friends! - Minako runs into Mitsuru and Ran at the mall, and catches up with the both of them. She is treated to a lecture on the history of tea! (Minako Arisato, Mitsuru Kirijo, Ran Itoh) IC: Jan 22nd, 2010 (OOC: July 24th 2010) Sometimes Valentine's comes early - Minako decides to find Tatsuya to give him Valentine's chocolate early, and runs into Eriko in the process. Eriko stumbles upon what might just be the first hints of a mysterious mystery. (Eriko Kirishima, Minako Arisato, Tatsuya Suou) IC: Feb 9th, 2010 (OOC: Aug 16th 2010) Valentine's Day~ - It's Valentine's Day, and Minako makes a couple of her chocolate deliveries in person! (Akihiko Sanada, Minako Arisato, Shinjiro Aragaki) IC: Feb 14th, 2010 (OOC: Aug 21st, 2010) Under the Augustus tree - Minako catches up with Arisa to talk about several things, and learns something that shakes her world to its foundations. (Arisa Shiratori, Minako Arisato IC Mar 3rd, 2010 (OOC: Sep 7th, 2010) Cutscenes: Tracing a Path - Where do you start, when you don't know when it began? (March 8th, 2010) Mikage-cho TP Logs: Waking Up in St. Hermelin - The girl who would at first be known as A-ko and later be revealed as Minako Arisato wakes up in St. Hermelin. Silly thing about wearing headphones, though, is that you can't hear if there's anyone else around... (Minato Arisato, Minako Arisato) IC: Nov 2nd, 2009 (OOC: May 4th, 2010) Encountering Minagi - Later the same day, Minagi arrives at St. Hermelin looking for Blaise and Minato. A-ko/Minako is there to greet her, but when Minato actually comes up, she reacts rather badly. (Minagi Shimizu, Minako Arisato) IC: Nov 2nd, 2009 (OOC: May 4th, 2010) Encountering Arisa - The next day, A-ko/Minako runs into her underclassman, Arisa Shiratori. They aren't familiar with each other, but Arisa offers to protect her, and gives her her phone number. (Arisa Shiratori, Minako Arisato) IC: Nov 3rd, 2009 (OOC: May 5th, 2010) Encountering Himeru - Himeru is searching for her friend Itsuka Mizuhara after she got kidnapped by the Dark O. A-ko/Minako runs into her and offers to help her search, and manages to cheer Himeru up from her foul mood by the cheer force of her personality. (Himeru Namikawa, Minako Arisato) IC: Nov 4th, 2009 (OOC: May 6th, 2010) Encountering Souji - Souji arrives at St. Hermelin looking for Arisa, and Minako runs into him. Minako's shamelessly innocent flirtatiousness first comes out here, as well as her ability to enunciate heartbubbles. She helps Souji get in touch with Arisa, and offers to help him however she can in regards to Itsuka. (Souji Seta, Minako Arisato) IC: Nov 5th, 2009 (OOC: May 7th, 2010) Encountering Blaise - Blaise is being an emo. Minako alternately cheers him up and makes him upset by virtue of unwittingly bringing up people he has problems with. Maybe it's due to low blood sugar, though, and they end up hitting a convenience store to get some food. (Blaise Cameron, Minako Arisato) IC: Nov 6th, 2009 (OOC: May 8th, 2010) Encountering Miwa - Miwa, who was previously trapped on the East Side of Mikage-cho, comes to St. Hermelin to get herself a change of clothes and medical supplies. Minako shows her the way to the nurse's office. (Miwa Saitou, Minako Arisato) IC: Nov 7th, 2009 (OOC: May 9th, 2010) Awakening and Rage - Now that the demons even on the West Side have gotten violent, Minako's found that suddenly she isn't just able to get by with sheer force of personality anymore. The demon Alice (as NPCed by Igor) terrorizes her and several people come to her rescue--including Minato, the brother she'd thought long dead. Sheer force of emotional trauma and Minato's Evoker allow Minako to awaken to her Persona, Eurydice, and save his life. Also, Itsuka dies, but she gets better. (Minato Arisato, Minako Arisato, Minagi Shimizu, Himeru Namikawa, Itsuka Mizuhara, Kanon Itoh, Ritsue Tetsumoto, Blaise Cameron, Deidra Doyle) IC: Nov 11th, 2009 (OOC: May 13th, 2010) A Talk with Minato - Now that the fraternal twins have been reunited, Minato and Minako bond and catch up over vegetable soup. Aigis guest-stars, as does Pharos, as NPCed by Minato. (Minato Arisato, Minako Arisato, Aigis) IC: Nov 12th, 2009 (OOC: May 14th, 2010) Clothes-Washing - On Saturday morning, Minako is washing dishes while Himeru is washing clothes when Midori enters and reeks up the entire bathroom with the funk of the clothes she hasn't changed out of or cleaned for the entire two weeks since she's been there. Minako and Himeru attempt to wash them for her. They insist. Minako also displays that she has no shame whatsoever. (Himeru Namikawa, Minako Arisato, Midori Nakashima) IC: Nov 13th, 2009 (OOC: May 15th, 2010) Mikage-cho 101 - Later on that day, Minagi and Souji arrive at St. Hermelin after running themselves ragged fighting demons. Minako makes onigiri for them while they attempt to explain exactly what's been going on in Mikage-cho. (Souji Seta, Minako Arisato, Minagi Shimizu) IC: Nov 13th, 2009 (OOC: May 15th, 2010) Soundtrack Ai Maeda - the Beautiful World "Fool's Journey" (Lyrics) Somewhere I think we will be watching the same moon, getting lost in the woods, nestling against the sky, visiting countries, meeting people, and then the journey doesn't end. Assemblage 23 - Lullaby (Lyrics) As you sink beneath the soothing streams of time, may you be thankful that you had another day. Delta Goodrem - A Little Too Late (Lyrics) 'Cause I just wanna be loved, just wanna be heard, be lost in the feeling standing here at the door to my life, now the day has arrived so loud and clear. ELISA - euphoric field (Lyrics) Be alive, take it, I surely feel my heartbeat, there's no limit to my reach. J.A. Seazer et al. - The Oceanic Moon Dies in Indigo "A memory of Death" (Lyrics) Eating lotus did me no good, the shadow of Death drew nigh; my transparent soul was subdued. Maaya Sakamoto - No Fear/To Love (Lyrics) Though it's invisible, it'll be all right, the path is definitely continuing on. Though it's scary, it'll be all right, I won't let go of your hand. Nakagawa Shouko - Seed of a Tear, Flower of a Smile (Lyrics) Right now, where and what kind of scenery are your eyes gazing at? The season you loved is coming 'round again. Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders (Lyrics) Fly to a dream, far across the sea, all the burdens gone, open the chest once more. OK Go - Invincible "THERMONUCLEAR PERSONA-USER" (Lyrics) And now my money says they won't know about the thousand Fahrenheit hot metal lights behind your eyes. The Rasmus - No Fear (Lyrics) Girl, you lived your life like a sleeping swan, your time has come to go deeper. Tsukiko Amano - Butterfly "Reunion" (Lyrics) Moonlight, I believed that as I groped around, my arm would get tangled with yours and I’d find where you are. Tsukiko Amano - Voice "Parting" (Lyrics) I'm forgetting you, you're fading, your voice fades into the rabble. Universal Hall Pass - Dragonfly (Lyrics) So sayeth the law of shadow: no night is so long to stop day from following, so long as I reach the air and finally feel my colours change. Vienna Teng - Hope on Fire (Lyrics) Gotta fight, gotta strike, 'cause there's no turning away from what you don't want to know. Yuki Kajiura - In The Land Of Twilight, Under the Moon "Another Fool" (Lyrics) I will sing for crescent moon, dancing with the castanets, as the end will come so soon in the land of twilight.