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*'''IV - THE EMPEROR'''
 
*'''IV - THE EMPEROR'''
** [[Kanji Tatsumi|<span style="color:white;">'''Kanji Tatsumi'''</span>]]: Benihime met Kanji in his hometown of Inaba when taking a day trip for herself to the sleepy backwater town. She does not particularly like him, but finds his loud demeanor and abrasive behaviorism mildly intriguing.
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*'''V - THE HIEROPHANT'''
 
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*'''XVI - TEMPERANCE'''
 
*'''XVI - TEMPERANCE'''
** [[Miwa Saitou|<span style="color:white;">'''Miwa Saitou'''</span>]]: A young college student who is of seemingly polite and patient demeanor, Benihime happened upon her by chance in Sumaru. A former student of Sevens, her interest in poor Miwa stemmed only from the fact that she was the now-former girlfriend of Kyo Enda. Having discovered in Kyo's Dungeon that she'd used "magic" to win Kyo over (even if it did (OR DID IT) not work) she believes that Miwa is a monster. She hopes that they can become ''very good friends''.
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** [[Miwa Saitou|<span style="color:white;">'''Miwa Saitou'''</span>]]: A young college student who is of seemingly polite and patient demeanor, Benihime happened upon her by chance in Sumaru. A former student of Sevens, her interest in poor Miwa stemmed only from the fact that she was the now-former girlfriend of Kyo Enda. Having discovered in Kyo's Dungeon that she'd used "magic" to win Kyo over (even if it did (OR DID IT) not work) she believes that Miwa is a monster. It truly disappoints Benihime that she just cannot seem to connect with her and truly convince Miwa that her friends are terrible people and she should not ''be'' friends with them. She is also dimly jealous that she has the "heart" of Kyo Enda.
  
 
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*'''XV - THE DEVIL'''
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*'''XVI - THE TOWER'''
 
*'''XVI - THE TOWER'''
** [[Mai Namikawa|<span style="color:white;">'''Mai Namikawa'''</span>]]: While her first encounter with Mai was in Kyo's Dungeon, she didn't actually get to know the girl until Mai ''tracked her down'' in Sumaru. Honest and painfully blunt, Benihime's opinion of the way too knowledgeable young woman is surprisingly neutral. It was, in fact, her honest nature that drew some shred of respect out of Benihime, even if she tried to "threaten" her. Benihime hopes they can become ''very good friends''.
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** [[Mai Namikawa|<span style="color:white;">'''Mai Namikawa'''</span>]]: While her first encounter with Mai was in Kyo's Dungeon, she didn't actually get to know the girl until Mai ''tracked her down'' in Sumaru. Honest and painfully blunt, Benihime's opinion of the way too knowledgeable young woman is surprisingly neutral. It was, in fact, her honest nature that drew some shred of respect out of Benihime, even if she tried to "threaten" her.
  
 
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*'''XVII - THE STAR'''
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*'''XIX - THE SUN'''
 
*'''XIX - THE SUN'''
** [[Kyo Enda|<span style="color:#453F3F;">'''Kyo Enda'''</span>]]: The ex-boyfriend of Miwa Saitou, Benihime's interest in him came about actually ''meeting'' the former Sevens' class president in the flesh. Well-mannered, flattering and charming, she rather enjoyed making of his acquaintance...in front of his ex-girlfriend. When Benihime learned that Kyo was inside the Midnight Channel, she just ''had'' to go; as result, she learned many dark secrets about the other brother Enda--and the truth to the monster he really is. ...and liked it. A lot.
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** [[Kyo Enda|<span style="color:#453F3F;">'''Kyo Enda'''</span>]]: It was Kyo's Midnight Channel dungeon that really piqued her interests in the young man--sure, having met him outside was interesting enough, but seeing all his deepest, darkest secrets and ''accepting'' that he is this "monster" everyone believes him to be was just so much more interesting. As such, she's developed an unhealthy fascination and adoration for the Shadow-Possessed ex of Miwa Saitou, and promising him that if he needs anything ever she will be there for him no matter what. He was also her ~*''first kiss''*~.
  
 
*'''XX - JUDGMENT'''
 
*'''XX - JUDGMENT'''

Revision as of 18:45, 21 February 2012

Benihime Asano
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Status
Full Name 浅野紅姫
Arcana II - Priestess (REVERSE)
Nature Persona-User
Gender Female
Date of Birth October 21st
Age 16
Guardian Dragon Silver Dragon
Faction Kagutsuchi
School Seven Sisters High
Persona Carman
Weapon Senbon Needles
Eyes Burgundy
Hair Black
Height 5'0"
Voice Actor Satsuki Yukino
Social Stats
Expression
5
Enthralling
Manipulation
5
Perfect Deception
Knowledge
3
Educated
Courage
1
Average
Understanding
2
Kindly
Diligence
4
Thorough
Equipment
Weapon: Senbon Needles
Body: White Overcoat
Feet: Mary Janes
Accessory: Ring On A Necklace
Trivia
  • The kanji of in the writing of Benihime's name (紅姫) translates to "crimson princess," while Asano (浅野) translates to "shallow plain."
  • The name "Benihime" is an atypical Japanese girl name, and is generally regarded as being rare and a bit strange.
  • Her favorite color is honey-yellow.
  • She has a very strange habit of carrying an umbrella where she goes, rain or shine--and actually using it.
  • Benihime's best (and favorite) subject is Biology. Psychology is a very, very close second.
  • She is a member of the Tennis club at Seven Sisters High and a member of the Ikebana cultural club.
  • It's rumored that she lives all alone "somewhere in Sumaru." Where she lives or with whom (if anyone) is completely unknown.
  • Benihime does not like being the center of attention and dislikes crowds.
  • However, one of her favorite hobbies is "people watching" if only to try and pick out peoples' flaws.
  • She owns a black cat named "Poe," and it is the only creature in existence she acknowledges with any sort of genuine compassion.
  • Not surprisingly, she enjoys reading--particularly fairy tales.
  • She hates the entire human race.
Quote
"Please, tell me what's bothering you. We're friends, aren't we?"
Profile And Skills


There is little to be said of Benihime Asano; she speaks not a word of her past, or of herself, keeping all things about her under proverbial lock and key. However, despite the immense secrecy, she is a seemingly good-natured and soft-spoken young lady with a penchant for being extremely well-mannered and polite. But nothing is as it seems; it is said she is the last living heiress to great family wealth, a young woman with a deeply-troubled past she'd left behind. Most of her peers view her as peculiar and strange for her odd mannerisms and sometimes bizarre behaviors. Some, however, swear she is an arrogant manipulator, a venomous witch who delights in nothing more than others' emotional pain and suffering. Despite wildly varying opinion, she is perfectly content to carry on as she does, maintaining an odd mystery to her very existence.

Using People For Fun And Sport, The Mirror Has Two Sides, Let's Be Friends, Manipulator, OH NO DARK PAST, Daddy's Little (Red) Princess, What's On Your Mind? Want To Talk About It?, Loathing The Human Race, I Promise We're Friends, Crushing Spirits is a Full-Time Hobby, Tell Me Your Secrets, I Swear They Won't Come Back To Haunt You, Maybe Crazy?, Definitely A Bitch, Did I Tell You How Great A Friend You Are?

History
History

The world did not welcome Benihime Asano with open arms.

A rough, complicated pregnancy, hers was a precarious beginning that ultimately resulted in the loss of her mother. Her father was understandably crushed by his loss--but accepted the welcome bundle of joy into his life with the love and affection only a father could provide.

Hers was a life of luxury and comforts. She grew knowing only the best in life, all thanks to her father’s prestigious place as a partner in a very well-to-do firm in Sumaru. The first few years of her life were happy for the curiously-named Benihime--her father chose it for her. The name meant everything to her; however odd it was to others, she adored it.

Though his love for his daughter was unshakable, Benihime’s father was a lonely man. It didn’t take long for him to find love in a younger woman. She was once married and had a son a few years older than Benihime. She was as beautiful as she was sweet in her father’s eyes. It didn’t take long for the two to become serious.

Then they got married. Then the newly wed wife and son moved in. Things were all right.

A few years later at the age of eight, Benihime’s father was diagnosed with aggressive Medulloblastoma. Though several surgeries and radiation treatments were tried, the end was not looking good for her father. He was given a year, tops, to live. The doctors urged them to make him as comfortable as possible.

That’s when her step-family’s true colors began to show.

It was subtle at first, the lack of visits to her father by his new wife. Then they failed to show at all. And as he lay upon his death bed, breathing the breaths that would be his last, they did not take the time to be at his side. Her father insisted upon Benihime to forgive them in her heart. They were coping in a way that was not the same as hers.

And with his last and final breath he told his daughter he was so very proud of her, that he would always be watching over her.

At the age of eight, Benihime was tasked with the pain of organizing and planning her father’s funeral. His new wife and her son were again absent; only did they show to make face at the funeral itself, to pour fake tears upon friends and family. She could see it--but she desperately sought to honor her father’s wish. Forgive them, forgive them.

A few weeks later the family’s lawyer--a former coworker at the firm--made face at the Asano house to read the last will and testament of Benihime’s father. She was silent as the lawyer proceeded with the meeting--only to be cut short when her step-mother whined for him to ‘get to the part that mattered most.’

The part that ‘mattered most,’ as it turned out, was her father leaving ninety-percent of his assets and wealth to his daughter, to be observed by a representative of the bank until she was twenty years old. Her step-family got only ten-percent of her father’s wealth--by no means a paltry sum, but it was certainly enough to draw a shrill, angry howl from the woman.

Every little comfort that Benihime had left in life began to swiftly nosedive.

The hate in Benihime’s step-mother’s heart was unquenchable. She refused to show the girl any shred of compassion or patience; if bothered she’d lash out at Benihime verbally. As the years grew and the time she had to spend in the same house as her, the less restraint she was capable of. A year after the reading of her father’s will and Benihime had bruises on her arms to occasionally pass off as ‘an accident’ in school.

Her grades began to slip as the abuse at home grew. Her peers began to distance themselves. So she began to smile false smiles and pass herself off as being OK. For a time, she got along well enough to distract herself with people. One such instance resulted in the Persona-sama game. She thought little of it afterwards.

The resentment of the mother began to pass upon her son. He would also verbally abuse Benihime when the chance arose, or pick on her with a push or shove. Eventually his actions grew more violent and spiteful. For no rhyme or reason he’d hit her and spew hateful words in her face or just spit on her. Still, despite the abuse she tried desperately to forgive. Forgive. Forgive.

It became her mantra in her miserable existence.

With each passing day things grew worse. The verbal abuse. The physical abuse. The times of feeling immense dread after school at the very thought of having to return home to an unwelcoming house her father built. With every day she grew further from everything and everyone. Her peers noticed it; she was regarded as strange, aloof, distant and bizarre. Teachers grew concerned but she’d insist she was fine with the most convincing of smiles.

Lies became commonplace. They became habit, routine and with every lie it got easier to do.

But her life at home remained horrible. She simply endured--she had to. Once she was old enough she’d be able to move out from under the ‘care’ of her step-mother and her terrible son. She could be like the princesses of the fairy tales she’d enjoyed as a child, breaking out of her terrible prison into a life of ‘happily ever after.’

She grew jaded with each passing day. Fairy tales were lies told to make children believe things that were unobtainable. Her happiness felt fleeting, years after her father’s passing. Her life felt little more than a void of emptiness with nothing to fill it. She was hollow. The only time she was reminded she was alive was when her step-mother or brother would beat her.

The little voice of reason in her head grew dimmer with every punch, slap, bite, kick or verbal bile.

Another voice began to slowly rise up take its place. A voice of grounded reason: this isn’t normal, this abuse. This isn’t worth the pain and suffering. People are horrible, selfish monsters that lie about being human. They should be punished. They should suffer as she does.

...

One afternoon Benihime’s hesitant trek home from school was led astray by the dim mewling of a tiny animal down a side street. She found at the far end a single, banged up trash bin half-full. In it a tiny black kitten was crying for its mother.

A girl who felt the world was a horrible place, who hated everyone felt her heart stir for the first time in a very long time. It was pity. Sympathy.

Climbing into the refuse bin, she scooped the kitten into her arms and carried it home. It wasn’t difficult to slip past her step-mother and brother; they generally ignored her until they were feeling spiteful. Locking herself away in her room, she promptly and quietly proceeded to take care of the kitten, cleaning its fur and tidying the tiny creature up.

Several weeks later her step-brother discovered her secret friend.

She came home from school one afternoon to find her brother in the room playing with her little friend. When she stepped into her room, however, his response was to grab the little creature by its throat and hold it up to her. He chided her for hiding it from him and promised that he would tell his mother about it. He also added, helpfully, that she hated cats.

Benihime’s first response was to lash out at his arm and try to free her friend. He just laughed, punched the kitten on the head and tossed it about like a rag doll. He teased her: do you want him? Do you want your kitty-cat?? She was bordering on tears as she begged him to leave it alone. He just grabbed its tail and twisted it sharply; the cat cried in pain.

Unable to bear it, Benihime wordlessly threw herself into her step-brother and began to punch him in the face over and over. He let the cat go in surprise; it fled, hiding under the bed in absolute terror. Her step-mother, hearing the commotion, ran upstairs and immediately began to chastise Benihime and slap her around for harming her baby.

Then she was locked in her room.

Scooping the kitten up, she snuck out the window and walked to the vet. They were surprised to see this pale-faced girl crying tears without a shred of pain or grief on her face. She held the wounded animal up and asked, flatly, that they ‘save her only friend’s life.’

Her return that night was heralded with vicious, hurtful comments that were commonplace in the Asano household. She tried to go to her room but her step-brother fiercely snared her by the arm and demanded she not ignore him. She told him in flat tone that he was a stranger in her house that did not belong there.

He asked where the cat was. She told him it was safe from them.

And safe from her.

A pale figure was birthed from her form, a hazy reflection of her personality, twisted by years of torment and abuse. Horrified, her step-brother’s instinct was to let her go. She laughed. Did he really think she’d show mercy, she wondered aloud, after all these years of pain and suffering?

Mother wasn’t there to save him, she promised with soft tones. It was just her and him.

...

When her step-mother returned she found her son lifeless on the living room floor with Benihime seated on the sofa across from him. In shrill tones she demanded to know what she had done to her baby, why was he not breathing, oh god, call the hospital he’s not breathing. The only response from Benihime was a smile. She had a cigarette precariously perched in her fingers.

She explained it simply: they had taken from her something special, so she had to take something back. It was how the world worked. She learned that hard lesson, thanks to her. Her step-mother called her a monster. Benihime just giggled and shook her head. Then she gave a choice:

Save her life, or save her barely-conscious, nearly-dead son.

The cigarette in her hand was dropped to the floor. The carpet--aged and relatively cheap--was quick to ignite. Her step-mother again called her a horrible, monstrous witch. Her game wouldn’t work; she could pick her son up, leave and call the cops and have her put away and take all her money--money that was rightfully her step-mother’s.

Can you, she wondered of the woman. Again, the figure--her Persona--appeared, blocking her way out. Horrified she shrieked, dropping her son and falling to her knees. Rising from the chair, Benihime approached and put a hand upon the woman’s shoulder with a lifeless smile. She had to make a choice, she insisted. Save her son, or save herself. If she tried to be contrary, her friend would kill them both.

In the end, her step-mother chose her own life.

With one, last look over her shoulder at the burning house she once lived in, Benihime felt born anew. Like a phoenix rising from its ashes, she had a life now without them, with only herself. She didn’t need anyone now.

“Father,” she asked, standing in front of the vet’s office, to see her friend once more. “Aren’t you proud of me?”


Notable Logs
Logs
  • A Cruel Prison: Benihime Asano arrives at Omoikane Investigations, intent on hiring Daisuke Itami to help relieve her boredom in a very particular way. (Log by Daisuke)
  • The Consequence of Pity: Taking it upon herself to check on the status of her "case" at Omoikane, Benihime happens across one of several of Itami's "employees." She proceeds to make great friends with the frequent new starter.
  • Salt in the Wound: Benihime proves she’s a great friend to Miwa Saitou.


Persona and Resonance
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"I am thou... thou art I. I am Carman, sorceress of black magicks, mother of darkness, evil and violence..."


Known as both a fierce warrior and powerful sorceress who hailed from Athens, Carman invaded Ireland with her three sons, known as Dub (black, darkness), Dother (evil) and Dian (violence). Using her black magic, she blighted the fruits out of spite and ravaged the lands in her invasion. Only the Tuatha Dé Danann were able to stop her, driving her sons out of the land and imprisoning her, where she eventually died of longing and loneliness.

SENSE: Like wandering down a dark forested road in the middle of night; certainly it's just your imagination that there are eyes out there in the darkness, that your every single move is being watched from afar. It isn't real, that sensation racing down your spine, that cold chill that makes it seem like something wicked is out there watching and waiting for you. It's cold, like a chilly autumn wind, but completely innocent and harmless. It's just your imagination...
SMELL: The scent of biting autumn rain and wet leaves. The sweet and pungent scent of overly-ripened apples.
SOUND: The whisper of leaves, the distant movement of something stirring through fallen foliage.

Notable Social Links
  • 0 - THE FOOL
    • Kyrie: Having encountered the mysterious "Kyrie" in the Dark Hour after venturing there to check it out, Benihime is convinced that he is a true villain--and admires and adores this about him. Enamored by his care-less attitude, his flighty behavior and pretty much everything about his presence, to the point of willingly offering him her services. A subsequent meeting has afforded her the opportunity to assist him, much to her girlish delight.
  • I - THE MAGICIAN
    • Yuzuriha Hatsumi: In a chance (?) meeting on the Samegawa flood plain in Inaba, Benihime met the young Ninja girl in passing. However, unlike past encounters with the denizens of Inaba, she decided that she'd very much like to become fast friends with Yuzuriha on impulse. Something about her nature piques Benihime's interests. They will be the best friends ever.
  • II - THE HIGH PRIESTESS
    • None
  • III - THE EMPRESS
    • None
  • IV - THE EMPEROR
    • None
  • V - THE HIEROPHANT
    • None
  • VI - THE LOVERS
    • None
  • VII - THE CHARIOT
    • None
  • VIII - JUSTICE
    • None
  • IX - THE HERMIT
    • None
  • X - THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    • Akira Ookuma: One of Omoikane's "lackeys," she'd met Akira once when trying to get in touch with Daisuke. She pities him; after all, working for a man like Daisuke must be a real downer on the self-confidence. He amuses her, however--he is certainly not what he appears to be, and that alone interests her because it reminds her very much of herself. There's certainly something there beneath the skin, and she certainly wishes to discover it and exploit it for her own amusement.
  • XI - STRENGTH
    • None
  • XII - THE HANGED MAN
    • None
  • XIII - DEATH
    • None
  • XVI - TEMPERANCE
    • Miwa Saitou: A young college student who is of seemingly polite and patient demeanor, Benihime happened upon her by chance in Sumaru. A former student of Sevens, her interest in poor Miwa stemmed only from the fact that she was the now-former girlfriend of Kyo Enda. Having discovered in Kyo's Dungeon that she'd used "magic" to win Kyo over (even if it did (OR DID IT) not work) she believes that Miwa is a monster. It truly disappoints Benihime that she just cannot seem to connect with her and truly convince Miwa that her friends are terrible people and she should not be friends with them. She is also dimly jealous that she has the "heart" of Kyo Enda.
  • XV - THE DEVIL
    • Daisuke Itami: A man as bizarre as Benihime, albeit more openly so about it, she finds that particular trait annoying and believes him to be utterly immature. Still, he's got enough of a reputation about him that she'd willingly accepted his "gracious" offer to become a part of Kagutsuchi. Whatever will come of it and the relationship between herself and the owner of Omoikane remains to be seen, however.
  • XVI - THE TOWER
    • Mai Namikawa: While her first encounter with Mai was in Kyo's Dungeon, she didn't actually get to know the girl until Mai tracked her down in Sumaru. Honest and painfully blunt, Benihime's opinion of the way too knowledgeable young woman is surprisingly neutral. It was, in fact, her honest nature that drew some shred of respect out of Benihime, even if she tried to "threaten" her.
  • XVII - THE STAR
    • None
  • XVII - THE MOON
    • None
  • XIX - THE SUN
    • Kyo Enda: It was Kyo's Midnight Channel dungeon that really piqued her interests in the young man--sure, having met him outside was interesting enough, but seeing all his deepest, darkest secrets and accepting that he is this "monster" everyone believes him to be was just so much more interesting. As such, she's developed an unhealthy fascination and adoration for the Shadow-Possessed ex of Miwa Saitou, and promising him that if he needs anything ever she will be there for him no matter what. He was also her ~*first kiss*~.
  • XX - JUDGMENT
    • None
Soundtrack

Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun.

Another Dimension by Yuki Kajiura ~ Carman Theme
Instrumental

Strange Little Girl by The Stranglers
She survived but she's feeling old, and she found all things cold.

Only by Nine Inch Nails
Less concerned about fitting into the world, Your world that is, Cause it doesn't really matter anymore.

Evil Appetite by Akira Yamaoka
Instrumental

Bad Apple!! by Nomico
If I can move, if I change everything, I’ll turn it black.

The Ferry by Hans Zimmer
Instrumental

My Goddess by The Exies
You were counting on a freefall, You laid your bet I would lose all.

Different Persons by Akira Yamaoka
Instrumental

Karma Police by Radiohead
Karma police, arrest this man, He talks in myths, He buzzes like a fridge, He's like a detuned radio.

Little Girl by Sparklehorse ft. Julian Casablancas
You twisted little girl, Showing them what life is all about, Where did all the time go, Everywhere it's gone.

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