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|'''Full Name''' || 草川真輔 (くさがわしんすけ)
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|A new second-year student at Gekkoukan, Shinsuke is just as friendly and outgoing as his slightly older sister Itsuka. A perfect gentleman, he really seems to genuinely like people, including the group of girls that hovers around him. He doesn’t go farther out of his way for others than he needs to, even holding back a little so that there’s always something more for next time; after all, Shinsuke has always been good at making friends and influencing people. Still, there does seem to be something beneath the effortless honor student veneer; a wistfulness and a hardness that can sometimes be seen in his unguarded moments. Not that there are many. They mostly come when he is with Itsuka…and he refuses to talk about why they have different names, when asked.   
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|Am I The Good Twin?, Knight In Shining Armor, The Good Son, Effortlessly Perfect, Requiem For A Dream, Strings And Piano, Out Of Eden, An Immortal Emperor In A Mundane Universe, Sister Complex, Rhapsody In Blue, Expects It To Go Well, And Says So, You Know, You’re Actually /Very/ Interesting, Death Drive, Fire In His Eyes, Sure, I’ll Help You With Your Homework, Just Don’t Touch My Stuff, None Of Your Business, The Sunlit Garden
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*'''Weapon:''' Sword Rapier - A heavier rapier that can be used both for pointwork and for slashing.  
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*'''Weapon:''' ''Nightgarden'' - The Sword in the Stone, once wielded by Shadow Shinsuke.
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*'''Body:''' Designer Coat - A black coat from a fashionable Aristocrat boutique.
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*'''Body:''' ''Designer Coat'' - A black coat from a fashionable Aristocrat boutique.
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*'''Feet:''' Black Leather Boots - A pair of fine tall leather boots, which lace all the way up.
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*'''Feet:''' ''Black Leather Boots'' - A pair of fine tall leather boots.
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*'''Accessory:''' Ice-Blue Contact Lenses - The perfect finish to his impeccable wardrobe.
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*'''Accessory:''' ''Ice-Blue Contact Lenses'' - The perfect finish to his impeccable wardrobe.
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*'''Charm:''' ''"*kisses hand* My, Nekomata, but aren't you lovely!"'' - Shinsuke effusively charms the demon, which may provoke happy or interested reactions.                                                                                                           
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*'''Inquisition:'''  ''"How fascinating! Please, tell me more about yourself!"'' - Shinsuke asks the demon a series of flattering yet pointed questions.  May provoke happy, interested, or angry reactions.                                                                       
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*'''Veiled Threat:''' ''"I wouldn't want anything untoward to happen to such a fine demon as yourself."'' - Shinsuke sweetly warns the demon to stay the hell away from his loved ones.  May provoke interested or frightened reactions. 
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*'''Clever Wisdom:''' ''"Impudent cur! Treat not with me until thou learnest a sweeter tongue -- or else find another who might speak for thee in thy stead, one more eloquent and accustomed to treating with humans. Oni, perhaps?"''  - Shinsuke sarcastically insults the demon.  May provoke angry, interested, happy, or sad reactions. This contact is more likely to be employed if Shinsuke is currently under Kay's influence. 
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*'''Courage:''' 2 - (Overly) Cautious
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*'''Courage:''' 1 - Better Part Of Valor
 
*'''Diligence:''' 5 - Driven and Determined  
 
*'''Diligence:''' 5 - Driven and Determined  
 
*'''Expression:''' 4 - Extremely Eloquent   
 
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**'''Charm:''' 5 - This Stat Is Now Diamonds
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**'''Socialise:''' 2 - Scary Senpai
 
*'''Understanding:''' 4 - Favorite Subject: People
 
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*'''Knowledge:''' 5 - Know-It-All
 
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**'''Academics:''' 5 - Future Valedictorian
 
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*'''Teatime:''' ''"How like you this cake? I find raspberry pairs nicely with the citrus in this Earl Grey, and its tartness offsets the heaviness of the cream."'' - Shinsuke inexplicably serves the demon tea and snacks, which may provoke happy or interested reactions.                                                                                                          
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*Shinsuke's personal name means "true helper", but can be poetically translated as "sincere assistance".
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*'''Morbidity:'''  ''"I wonder...how similar is your anatomy to a mortal creature's? Would you be averse to letting me find out...?"'' - Shinsuke casually wonders aloud about the demon's more visceral qualities. May provoke happy, interested, frightened, or angry reactions.                                                                        
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*Shinsuke's family name, Kusagawa, means "grassy river". He finds the similarity between it and Itsuka's surname fascinating -- Mizuhara means "flooded plain".
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*'''Snark:''' ''"Well, I suppose it can't be helped. I ought to have known better than to try and engage a Python in civil converse."''  - Shinsuke cattily insults the demon.  May provoke angry, interested, or sad reactions.  
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*Shinsuke's father, Dr. Kusagawa, works at Tatsumi Memorial Hospital, where he may or may not now be appraised of the true nature of afflictions such as Apathy Syndrome.  That's why they're in Tatsumi Port Island in the first place.
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*'''Brook No Argument:''' ''"Take us to your mistress. Now."'' - With a coldly authoritative gleam in his eye, Shinsuke issues orders to the demon.  May provoke angry, interested, or frightened reactions.
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*Shinsuke dresses primarily in designer Gothic Aristocrat fashions, albeit somewhat understated. His iteration of the style is less crosses and lace and more leather and silk, and he tends to wear pieces that are more elegant and aesthetic than just 'out-there'. He /has/ been known to just throw on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, but such occasions are rare. He always wears gloves. 
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*Shinsuke's ice-blue eyes are indeed colored contact lenses. His eyes are actually brown.
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*Though he doesn't plan on becoming a music student when he gets to university, Shinsuke plays both piano and violin quite well. He has a decent amount of experience with other stringed instruments, primarily the cello, and also composes his own music.
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*Similarly, Shinsuke has been fencing at the national level since middle school. 
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*Shinsuke's favorite color, obviously, is blue.  
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*Shinsuke loves food. Especially food that conveys to him the personality of the one who made it.  
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*Shinsuke also loves people. He is genuinely interested in the people around him, but the people he's most interested in at the moment are those in Itsuka's group of friends. They are, after all, the ones who have been caring for her in his absence.
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*Naturally talented, Shinsuke easily excels at all of his subjects in school. His favorites are the sciences, but he also enjoys literature and music.
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*Shinsuke has a large library, most of which he's brought to the dorm. It includes classics of both the East and the West (a great deal of Western works, actually), as well as a prodigious amount of manga.
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**Yes, that includes ''Captain Rebellion''.
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*Thanks to his father's position, Shinsuke has an inordinate amount of money at his disposal. He mostly uses it to buy clothes, books, and food.
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*Shinsuke is an accomplished chef. Being alone 75% of the time and hating processed food will do that to you.
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*Shinsuke likes collecting things. ''Things'', mind, not ''people''.  
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*Shinsuke is fascinated by death. This is not limited to physical death, either.
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*Shinsuke possesses remarkable empathy. This may cause him to develop the ability to sense Resonance at some point.   
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*Don't make Shinsuke angry. You won't like him when he's angry.
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'''Special:''' ''Saionji Special'' When he feels that he has been insulted, Shinsuke takes a page out of Kay's book and backhands the one who offended him. The flame of his affronted rage informs the strike, leaving a nasty burn as well as a welt. Its name is taken from a character in the anime series ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', who has a habit of doing this.
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Shinsuke's Persona is Kay, seneschal and devil's advocate of the Court of King Arthur. He started out in the early Welsh tradition as a valiant, clever, and eloquent warrior with various fire- and water-related supernatural powers; the later tradition assigned him a wicked tongue and a decided contempt for anyone who didn't measure up to his exacting standards. Despite his villainous qualities, Kay was passing loyal to his comrades, particularly Bedivere, Lancelot, and Gawain, and to his king (who was also his foster-brother). His pointed insults were his way of ensuring the quality of those who would call themselves Knights of the Round Table. As seneschal Kay was the master of the king's household, and was skilled in all manner of domestic tasks as well as those expected of a knight of his stature. He is also the only major knight who is not pledged to a lady, instead being more or less pledged to Arthur himself. That's not significant at all, though. 
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'''Skills:''' Am I The Good Twin?, Knight In Shining (?) Armor, The Good Son, (Far From) Effortlessly Perfect, Requiem For A Dream, Strings And Piano, Out Of Eden, An Immortal Emperor In A Mundane Universe, A Little Morbid, Also Kind Of A Romantic, Sister Complex, Everybody Lies (And They Do It All The Time), Rhapsody In Blue, Death Drive, Fire In His Eyes, Sure I'll Help You With Your Homework, Just Don't Touch My Stuff, None Of Your Business, Control Freak, The Earth Is A Character Gallery, Devil's Advocate, Has Thorns, The Sunlit Garden: Illusion
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Shinsuke's resonance feels warm and close, like one is sitting in a kitchen with a merrily-blazing fire in its hearth. It makes the people around him feel safe, as it gives the definite impression that he will go to any lengths to defend and care for those to whom he has pledged his loyalty. A faint scent of spices and burning wood follows this sense, which is itself coupled with the sound of wind that presages rain and of steel being drawn against leather.  
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Due to Kay being something of an unstable character (there are two different iterations of him, arguably three), as well as /having/ a rash, hot-blooded character, Shinsuke is not always in full control of his Persona. Kay is the embodiment of his inner critical voice, and will attempt to handle matters himself if he feels his master isn't capable of handling them on his own. He /is/ kind to Shinsuke, but he is also abrasive and demanding of perfection. During combat Kay influences Shinsuke to a greater degree, leading to Shinsuke's normally elevated speech becoming archaic and his normally un-elevated temper becoming an easily-affronted flame of barely constrained rage. He is still capable of sound judgment, but his usual overweening caution is bolstered by the Seneschal into something more seemly. Kay is most content when Shinsuke is caring for the people under his care and succeeding at the tasks he sets before himself, so he usually only pops up when he feels his master has been insulted in some way or when he fails at something. Unfortunately, when he pops up he /really/ pops up, testing Shinsuke's patience and self-control.     
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Shinsuke's Persona is Kay, seneschal and devil's advocate of the Court of King Arthur. He started out in the early Welsh tradition as a valiant, clever, and eloquent warrior with various fire- and water-related supernatural powers; the later tradition assigned him a wicked tongue and a decided contempt for anyone who didn't measure up to his exacting standards. Despite his villainous qualities, Kay was passing loyal to his comrades, particularly Bedivere and Gawain, and to his king (who was also his foster-brother). His pointed insults were his way of ensuring the quality of those who would call themselves Knights of the Round Table. As seneschal Kay was the master of the king's household, and was skilled in all manner of domestic tasks as well as those expected of a knight of his stature. He is also the only major knight who is not pledged to a lady, instead being more or less pledged to Arthur himself. That's not significant at all, though.  
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*'''I. The Magician'''
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**[[Shiki Ichimonji]]: Itsuka's boyfriend and author of the acclaimed shounen series ''Captain Rebellion''. Shinsuke finds his exuberance endearing, and his valiance worthy of high respect. What Shinsuke likes best about his new friend, however, is the obvious love and devotion Shiki bears Itsuka, which became unusually apparent in their battle against Shadow Itsuka. Their Personae have also resonated, which has led to Shinsuke's even more pronounced loyalty to the begoggled former mangaka. Only time will tell if the boys themselves will become as dear to one another as their Personae are.   
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**[[Akatsuki Enda]]: Graduate of Gekkoukan and Shinsuke's savior. They met at the Hospital and were chatting when the Dark Hour hit, leading to Shinsuke's getting some answers about the "time out of time" he'd begun to experience after arriving in Port Island. Akatsuki asked Shinsuke if he had a sister, and in doing so inadvertently broke through the barriers Shinsuke uses to keep people at arm's length before he gets to know them. That and the events of Shinsuke's first combat have shown him that the blond Shinsengumi member is more complicated than he lets on; his remarkable empathy and observational skill have shown him that this complication is...well. Complicated. Shinsuke intends to solve this mystery, though doing so will undoubtedly lead him into harm's way...
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**[[Shinjiro Aragaki]]: Also a Gekkoukan graduate, and Itsuka's most beloved senpai. That alone would give Shinsuke cause to hold the taciturn young man in high regard, but the glimpse of a tiny grimace of Shinjiro's when they were discussing the matter of one's control over one's Persona during Shinsuke's SEES application meeting has given him reason to further observe his senpai. This would certainly be a good idea for Shinsuke...except that he may not like what he finds out. 
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**[[Aigis]]: SEES' resident anti-Shadow tactical gynoid discomfited Shinsuke somewhat when they first met, but once Itsuka told him they were friends he decided that the two of them just needed time to warm up to one another. He just doesn't know how to read her, really; this will almost certainly become easier for him when he learns her true nature. Once he knows that she's trying her best to interact with the people around her, his hair-trigger compassion will undoubtedly lead him to attempt to help her...at which point hilarious hijinks will probably ensue.
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**[[Itsuka Mizuhara]]: Shinsuke's twin sister, who is his elder by two minutes. They were inseparable as children, and when she was taken from his arms by their mother Shinsuke realized that he /hadn't/ been a good brother to her. He vowed to find her again, and when he did he would make up for whatever time they had lost and whatever wrongs he had done her. He loves her and is fiercely protective of her, but (unlike a certain other twin brother) wants his dear twin to be able to build healthy, positive relationships with the people around her. His main concern at the moment is ensuring that she's being strengthened and bolstered by her friends, and those that are exerting /un/healthy influences on her...will be dealt with. Shinsuke is coming to terms with the fact that she is no longer automatically inferior to him, a fact that he welcomes. After all, if Itsuka is healthy, that frees her brother from some of the hardships that come of being her only source of love and devotion. This, he feels, is a good thing. 
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**[[Hinata Itoh]]: Shinsuke encountered the youngest Itoh sister one day in the dorms, and was promptly charmed by her earnest and outgoing nature. He made her lunch and ascertained the nature of her relationship with his sister, which seems to be a good one. Hinata seems to regard him as something of a prince.
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*'''SENSE:''' A feeling of safety and closeness, like sitting by the fire in a castle kitchen, and a distinct feeling of loyalty and solidarity.
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*Shinsuke's family name, Kusagawa, means "grassy river". He finds the similarity between it and Itsuka's surname fascinating -- Mizuhara means "flooded plain".
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**Sting, "Englishman In New York" ''Takes more than combat gear to make a man / Takes more than a license for a gun / Confront your enemies / avoid them when you can / A gentleman will walk but never run / If manners maketh man as someone said / He's our hero of the day / Takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile / Be yourself, no matter what they say''
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*Shinsuke's father, Dr. Kusagawa, works at Tatsumi Memorial Hospital, where he may or may not now be appraised of the true nature of afflictions such as Apathy Syndrome.  That's why they're in Tatsumi Port Island in the first place.
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**Shinkichi Mitsumune, "Scarlet Group's Dance ~ Reunion"
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*Shinsuke dresses primarily in designer Gothic Aristocrat fashions. 
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**E.S. Posthumus, "Vishnu" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMuj8SP6zwc&feature=related]
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*Shinsuke's ice-blue eyes are indeed colored contact lenses. His eyes are actually brown -- cinnamon with gold flecks, to be precise. Lately he's taken to showing them off more.
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*Though he doesn't plan on becoming a music student when he gets to university, Shinsuke plays both piano and violin quite well.
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*'''Itsuka'''
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*Similarly, Shinsuke has been fencing at the national level since middle school. 
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**Metallica, "Nothing Else Matters" (S&M version) ''So close, no matter how far / Couldn't be much more from the heart / Forever trust in who we are / And nothing else matters / I never open myself this way / Life is ours, we live it our way / Oh, these words I don't just say / And nothing else matters''
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*For various reasons, the most crucial of which is "because," any time Shinsuke speaks English, it comes out affected with an English accent. He's conversational, but not fluent.
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**Sting, "Fortress Around Your Heart" ''Then I went off to fight some battle / that I'd invented inside my head / Away so long, for years and years / You probably thought or even wished that I was dead / While the armies are all sleeping / Beneath the tattered flag we made / Had to stop in my tracks for fear / of walking on the mines I'd laid / And if I built this fortress / around your heart / Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire / Then let me build a bridge / for I cannot fill the chasm / Let me set the battlements on fire''
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*Shinsuke's favorite color, obviously, is blue.
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**Blue October, "Hate Me" ''Hate me today / Hate me tomorrow / Hate me for all the things / I didn't do for you / Hate me in ways / Yeah, ways hard to swallow / Hate me so you can finally / see what's good for you''
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*Shinsuke loves food and is an accomplished chef, owing to his having been alone most of the time for several years and his hatred of processed food. Whatever he might say, the root of his hatred is the fact that prepackaged, processed foods remind him of being alone.
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**E.S. Posthumus, "Antissa" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2yJzMgaUAk]
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*Shinsuke also loves people. So much.
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*Thanks to his father's position, Shinsuke has an inordinate amount of money at his disposal. He mostly uses it to buy clothes, books, and food.
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*'''Shiki'''
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*Secret Skill: Shinsuke is an inexplicably good dancer, which may be related to his secret love of pop music.  
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**E.S. Posthumus, "Krosah" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1T5_R89yzc&feature=related]
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*Shinsuke may or may not still work part-time as a pianist at Chagall Café.
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*Due to a combination of psychic trauma (when [[Shinjiro Aragaki]] beheaded his Shadow) and physical trauma (at the talons of [[Kyo Enda]]), Shinsuke now has a thin scar bisecting his throat. Fortunately for his vanity, his usual fashions cover it.  
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*'''Akatsuki'''
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*''Nightgarden'' is Shinsuke's new sword rapier, acquired after [[Kyo Enda]] chomped his original blade to bits. Darkly beautiful, ''Nightgarden'' possesses an engraved fuller and an enameled hilt fashioned to resemble thorny black vines, which itself features roses with sapphire petals and emerald leaves. Once the sword of Shadow Shinsuke, the youth acquired it during the second raid on his dungeon. Its blade is suffused with a potent poison.
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**E.S. Posthumus, "Indra" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omw-rwUST8g]
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*Shinsuke is terminally unable to keep any sort of plant alive, and gardening is right out. This bothers him both because Itsuka has always been good at horticulture and because his Velvet Room -- and his TV dungeon -- are gardens. Way to drive the point home, Collective Unconsciousness.  
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*Like his sister, Shinsuke likes collecting things. 
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*'''Shinjiro'''
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*Shinsuke is fascinated by death. This is not limited to physical death, either.
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**E.S. Posthumus, "Kalki" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wozkj581nxs&feature=related]
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*A side effect of confronting his Shadow in the TV is, apparently, that Shinsuke no longer needs an Evoker to summon Personae. More importantly, it's solved his control issues.
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*Shinsuke's blood type is AB.
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*'''The Dark Hour'''
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*Shinsuke Kusagawa is one hell of a butler.
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**Michael Jackson, "Thriller" ''It's close to midnight / Something evil's lurking in the dark / Under the moonlight / You see a sight that almost stops your heart / You try to scream / But terror takes the sound before you make it / You start to freeze / As horror looks you right between the eyes / You're paralyzed...''
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**Apocalyptica, "Quutamo"
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*'''Tartarus and the Shadows'''
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**Within Temptation, "Dark Wings" ''Why was I one of the chosen ones? / Until the fight I could not see / The magic and the strength of my power / It was beyond my wildest dreams / Dark wings they are descending / See shadows gathering around / One by one, they are falling / every time they try to strike us down / Don't you die on me / You haven't made your peace / Live life / Breathe, breathe''
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*'''Shadow Itsuka'''
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**Genesis, "Invisible Touch" ''She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah / She reaches in / and grabs right hold of your heart / She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah / It takes control / and slowly tears you apart'' x_x
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Latest revision as of 01:16, 8 November 2012

Shinsuke Kusagawa
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Status
Full Name 草川真輔 (くさがわしんすけ)
Arcana VI. The Lovers
Nature Persona-User
Gender Male
Height 178 cm (5'10")
Date of Birth 1 July 1993 (Cancer)
Age 18
Guardian Dragon Light Dragon
Persona Kay
Weapon One-handed Swords
Faction SEES
Team The Eclipse Squad
Seiyuu Nozomu Sasaki
Voice Actor J. Michael Tatum
Player Lustrare
Equipment
  • Weapon: Nightgarden - The Sword in the Stone, once wielded by Shadow Shinsuke.
  • Body: Designer Coat - A black coat from a fashionable Aristocrat boutique.
  • Feet: Black Leather Boots - A pair of fine tall leather boots.
  • Accessory: Ice-Blue Contact Lenses - The perfect finish to his impeccable wardrobe.
Social Stats
  • Courage: 1 - Better Part Of Valor
  • Diligence: 5 - Driven and Determined
  • Expression: 4 - Extremely Eloquent
    • Charm: 5 - This Stat Is Now Diamonds
    • Socialise: 2 - Scary Senpai
  • Understanding: 4 - Favorite Subject: People
  • Knowledge: 5 - Know-It-All
    • Academics: 5 - Future Valedictorian
Contacts
  • Teatime: "How like you this cake? I find raspberry pairs nicely with the citrus in this Earl Grey, and its tartness offsets the heaviness of the cream." - Shinsuke inexplicably serves the demon tea and snacks, which may provoke happy or interested reactions.
  • Morbidity: "I wonder...how similar is your anatomy to a mortal creature's? Would you be averse to letting me find out...?" - Shinsuke casually wonders aloud about the demon's more visceral qualities. May provoke happy, interested, frightened, or angry reactions.
  • Snark: "Well, I suppose it can't be helped. I ought to have known better than to try and engage a Python in civil converse." - Shinsuke cattily insults the demon. May provoke angry, interested, or sad reactions.
  • Brook No Argument: "Take us to your mistress. Now." - With a coldly authoritative gleam in his eye, Shinsuke issues orders to the demon. May provoke angry, interested, or frightened reactions.
Quote
"You can never go back."
Profile and Skills

Profile: Under construction

Skills: Am I The Good Twin?, Knight In Shining (?) Armor, The Good Son, (Far From) Effortlessly Perfect, Requiem For A Dream, Strings And Piano, Out Of Eden, An Immortal Emperor In A Mundane Universe, A Little Morbid, Also Kind Of A Romantic, Sister Complex, Everybody Lies (And They Do It All The Time), Rhapsody In Blue, Death Drive, Fire In His Eyes, Sure I'll Help You With Your Homework, Just Don't Touch My Stuff, None Of Your Business, Control Freak, The Earth Is A Character Gallery, Devil's Advocate, Has Thorns, The Sunlit Garden: Illusion

Combat Information
Let us say that Shinsuke is versatile.

Special:

Persona Information and Resonance
"I am thou...thou art I. I am Kay, Seneschal of the Kingdom of Dreams. Now then, show me thy mettle and prove to me thou art a full worthy knight, for I shall accept no better master."

Shinsuke's Persona is Kay, seneschal and devil's advocate of the Court of King Arthur. He started out in the early Welsh tradition as a valiant, clever, and eloquent warrior with various fire- and water-related supernatural powers; the later tradition assigned him a wicked tongue and a decided contempt for anyone who didn't measure up to his exacting standards. Despite his villainous qualities, Kay was passing loyal to his comrades, particularly Bedivere and Gawain, and to his king (who was also his foster-brother). His pointed insults were his way of ensuring the quality of those who would call themselves Knights of the Round Table. As seneschal Kay was the master of the king's household, and was skilled in all manner of domestic tasks as well as those expected of a knight of his stature. He is also the only major knight who is not pledged to a lady, instead being more or less pledged to Arthur himself. That's not significant at all, though.

Resonance:
  • SENSE: A feeling of safety and closeness, like sitting by the fire in a castle kitchen, and a distinct feeling of loyalty and solidarity.
  • SOUND: The ring of steel against steel and the blowing of rain-soaked wind.
  • SMELL: Spices and burning wood.

Trivia
  • Shinsuke's personal name means "true helper", but can be poetically translated as "sincere assistance".
  • Shinsuke's family name, Kusagawa, means "grassy river". He finds the similarity between it and Itsuka's surname fascinating -- Mizuhara means "flooded plain".
  • Shinsuke's father, Dr. Kusagawa, works at Tatsumi Memorial Hospital, where he may or may not now be appraised of the true nature of afflictions such as Apathy Syndrome. That's why they're in Tatsumi Port Island in the first place.
  • Shinsuke dresses primarily in designer Gothic Aristocrat fashions.
  • Shinsuke's ice-blue eyes are indeed colored contact lenses. His eyes are actually brown -- cinnamon with gold flecks, to be precise. Lately he's taken to showing them off more.
  • Though he doesn't plan on becoming a music student when he gets to university, Shinsuke plays both piano and violin quite well.
  • Similarly, Shinsuke has been fencing at the national level since middle school.
  • For various reasons, the most crucial of which is "because," any time Shinsuke speaks English, it comes out affected with an English accent. He's conversational, but not fluent.
  • Shinsuke's favorite color, obviously, is blue.
  • Shinsuke loves food and is an accomplished chef, owing to his having been alone most of the time for several years and his hatred of processed food. Whatever he might say, the root of his hatred is the fact that prepackaged, processed foods remind him of being alone.
  • Shinsuke also loves people. So much.
  • Thanks to his father's position, Shinsuke has an inordinate amount of money at his disposal. He mostly uses it to buy clothes, books, and food.
  • Secret Skill: Shinsuke is an inexplicably good dancer, which may be related to his secret love of pop music.
  • Shinsuke may or may not still work part-time as a pianist at Chagall Café.
  • Due to a combination of psychic trauma (when Shinjiro Aragaki beheaded his Shadow) and physical trauma (at the talons of Kyo Enda), Shinsuke now has a thin scar bisecting his throat. Fortunately for his vanity, his usual fashions cover it.
  • Nightgarden is Shinsuke's new sword rapier, acquired after Kyo Enda chomped his original blade to bits. Darkly beautiful, Nightgarden possesses an engraved fuller and an enameled hilt fashioned to resemble thorny black vines, which itself features roses with sapphire petals and emerald leaves. Once the sword of Shadow Shinsuke, the youth acquired it during the second raid on his dungeon. Its blade is suffused with a potent poison.
  • Shinsuke is terminally unable to keep any sort of plant alive, and gardening is right out. This bothers him both because Itsuka has always been good at horticulture and because his Velvet Room -- and his TV dungeon -- are gardens. Way to drive the point home, Collective Unconsciousness.
  • Like his sister, Shinsuke likes collecting things.
  • Shinsuke is fascinated by death. This is not limited to physical death, either.
  • A side effect of confronting his Shadow in the TV is, apparently, that Shinsuke no longer needs an Evoker to summon Personae. More importantly, it's solved his control issues.
  • Shinsuke's blood type is AB.
  • Shinsuke Kusagawa is one hell of a butler.
Notable Social Links
Social Links - Fool to Fortune
  • 0. The Fool
    • Minako Arisato: The younger Arisato twin is on Student Council with Shinsuke, and they work together there. He occasionally finds himself baffled or bemused by her flirty nature, but considers her a friend nonetheless.
    • Joker: Joker likes Shinsuke's opinions. Oh god...
  • II. The High Priestess
    • Fuuka Yamagishi: Upon learning of his cooking skill, Fuuka asked Shinsuke to help her improve her own. He agreed to undertake the Herculean task and, with the (semi-distracting) aid of Seiichi Miyamoto, managed to help Fuuka create an edible dish! He is fairly certain it wasn't a fluke, given that Fuuka can apparently follow directions. They are on friendly terms, so it always embarrasses Shinsuke a little when Fuuka calls him "sensei".
  • III. The Empress
    • Mitsuru Kirijo: It's taken a lot of time and personal development, but Shinsuke has reached the point where he is finally able to allow himself to address Mitsuru as "senpai" and not "Kirijo-sama". She means a great deal to him, and he trusts her. He also feels he ought to return his Evoker to her, now that he no longer needs it.
  • IV. The Emperor
    • Akatsuki Enda: Their relationship has been rocky and complicated, but they've come to a good end. At least, Shinsuke has the feeling it's the end. He will always remember Akatsuki, and cherish not only his memories but also the lessons he's taken from them.
    • Sai Chiji: The only other Gothic Aristocrat Shinsuke knows, Sai seems to him to be sharp and no-nonsense -- traits he appreciates. Otherwise he doesn't know her that well; perhaps they should spend more time together.
  • V. The Hierophant
    • Shinjiro Aragaki: Shinsuke respects his senpai a great deal, particularly due to Shinjiro's obvious culinary expertise (useful in rescuing Fuukas) and ability to dispense advice. That ability came in especially useful during a recent trip to Yakushima, where Shinjiro offered Shinsuke a gruff commentary on the youth's issues with Akatsuki Enda. They also spoke of TV dungeons, Shinsuke's being the first Shinjiro had attended since leaving his own...Shinsuke still wonders about what might have occurred there.
  • VII. The Chariot
    • Aigis:
    • Chisaki Tohsaki: Shinsuke and Chisaki worked together on Student Council (she and Minako Arisato are co-VPs), and he visited her in the hospital after she lost a fight to Mamoru Yasuragi. This incident is the reason Shinsuke dislikes Mamoru, even if the Kasuga student and Chisaki are apparently now friends.
    • Yoh Yamagatani: Shinsuke vaguely knew Yoh from the dorm, but defending the boy when Hinata Itoh started lacing into him over an accidental insult paid to Masumi Hayashi apparently earned Shinsuke Yoh's undying well-regard. This is absolutely fine with Shinsuke -- Yoh may not be a genius, but his heart and loyalty to his friends impresses Shinsuke greatly. He's also apparently capable of accepting constructive criticism, which is also good.
  • VIII. Justice
    • Arisa Shiratori: Though Shinsuke technically first met Arisa when they went to rescue Mai Namikawa from the Abyss of Time, the two princely teens actually interacted when they went to investigate the rumors of zombies in the Sumaru sewers. It may be too soon to tell if they'll actually end up being friends, subsequently.
  • IX. The Hermit
    • Kotone Nakamura: Though they haven't spoken much since Shinsuke assisted in her rescue, the Secretary is glad SEES' resident moeblob seems to be doing well.
  • X. The Wheel of Fortune
    • Takaya Sakaki: During a raid on the Karma Palace, Shinsuke nearly killed the Strega leader while under the influence of a Tentarafoo spell. This lead to a frank discussion with the rest of the Eclipse Squad that revealed Shinsuke's willingness to kill to protect what he loves.
    • Ran Itoh: They haven't spoken too much until recently, but Shinsuke finds he really likes the middle Itoh sister. She's sweet, caring, compassionate -- yes, a little derpy, but she's the sort of big sister anyone would be proud to have. It bothers Shinsuke that he includes himself in that number, given the fact that he...already has a big sister. :/a
Social Links - Strength to Judgement
  • XII. The Hanged Man
    • Michiru Fukase: Michiru came with Thora to retrieve Shinsuke from the TV; otherwise, he doesn't really know her. Still, it's because she saw all of his issues laid out in a tableau that Shinsuke is willing to make her further acquaintance. They recently went shopping together, in fact.
    • Tohya Kidzuki: They met during Kyo Enda's dungeon. Unbeknownst to them both, they share a love of food.
    • Rui Onishi: It was to revive Rui during the fight with Kyo Enda's Shadow that Shinsuke switched Personae for the first time.
    • Masayu Tsuzuki:
  • XIII. Death
    • Seiichi Miyamoto: Seiichi and Shinsuke are decent friends now that they've had a few more encounters, and the music student was present at Fuuka's first successful cooking lesson. Shinsuke still finds Seiichi extremely attractive, but that wasn't really ever going to change. A conversation they had recently settled Shinsuke's doubts on the matter of Seiichi's allegiances, and he was finally able to properly thank the musician for assisting in his rescue. Theme
    • Minamo Takagawa: Shinsuke and Minamo have historically not gotten along at all. Now that he's past many of his issues, though, Shinsuke feels he ought to reach out to his sister's best friend.
  • XIV. Temperance
    • Naomi Suzuno: Shinsuke is fond of the Spencer heiress, holding her in high esteem despite the relatively few times they've spoken. He took a hit for her in Kyo's dungeon that resulted in his first KO, which proved mildly traumatising for the both of them.
    • Miwa Saitou: Since he contributed to her rescue, Shinsuke thought he ought to check on Miwa at the hospital. Over tea and cake (yes, really), they discussed dungeons and gardening.
  • XV. The Devil
    • Itsuka Mizuhara: Shinsuke's twin sister. After the events of his TV dungeon, they still have a lot to settle between them...but now they might actually be able to. Theme
  • XVI. The Tower
    • Mai Namikawa: Mai and Shinsuke get along rather well, to no one's surprise. Perhaps it's because they're both rigid disciplinarians and morbid to boot...
  • XVII. The Star
    • Hinata Itoh: Shinsuke's best friend. <3~ Theme
    • Kasumi Horie: They aren't very well acquainted, but Shinsuke feels it's his duty to keep an eye out for his kohai nevertheless.
    • Hideo Aratami: Shinsuke's nemesis. Hideo has defeated Shinsuke in every single one of their three fights, the last culminating in Shinsuke's accidental trip into the TV. Now that he's been rescued, Shinsuke thinks it may be time to pay Hideo back...with help.
  • XVIII. The Moon
    • Shinsuke has not developed any notable Moon links.
  • XIX. The Sun
    • Kyo Enda: Akatsuki's twin brother and, apparently, what Shinsuke might have been had things gone a little differently. After aiding in Kyo's dungeon (which provoked a great deal of conflict in the Gekkoukan student), Shinsuke later aided in his actual capture -- though at the cost of his trusty blade.
    • Tatsuya Suou: As he is with most of Darkside, Shinsuke is only nominally acquainted with the Shinsengumi's leader.
  • XX. Judgement
    • Nagisa Renge: They fought once and spoke once, and that's all...but Nagisa was human, and that -- for Shinsuke -- is reason enough to mourn her.
    • Shirou Sekigawa: Just...don't ask.
Soundtrack
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