Rin

(This is not an exact picture) The Questions Full name of Character: Rin

Reason, meaning or purpose behind the name: The meaning of Rin is cold, dignified, severe. Rin has a fascination with irony, so when Kurona asked the demons their names, she told Kurona a name that means the opposite of her personality.

Nickname: Kurona used to call her Onee-san before she got older. Rin is always asking Kurona to call her big sister(Onee-san) again.

Reason for nickname: Kurona saw the demons as her family, and Rin acted like a big sister. Kurona just took to calling her big sister.

Race: Water Demon

Occupation/class: She calls them the Hired Help Co.

Social class: 3rd class

Physical Appearance:
Age: 247

How old they appear: 19

Eye Color: Afternoon sky blue, they glow like they're super novas.

Glasses or contacts?: N/A

Hair color length and style: Blond, chin length, short.

Weight and height: 5' 8" and 119 lb.

Type of body (build): Slender.

Skin tone and type (i.e., harry, slimy, scaly, oily, fair, burns easily): Fair.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Shape of face: Long.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Distinguishing marks (dimples, moles, scars, birthmarks, etc.): None.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Is s/he healthy?: Yes.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Do they look healthy?: Yes.

Favorites:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Char’s favorite color: Blue.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Least favorite, why? Maroon or red because it reminds her of blood. Despite being a demon, she doesn't want to feel as if she's clothing herself with blood.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Music?: She doesn't care.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Food: She doesn't care.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Literature: Fantasy.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Expressions: "Oh dear." <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">"Call me Onee-san like you used to, Kurona." <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">"That sounds like fun."

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Expletives (curse): No one in the group curses! Except Rean!

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Mode of transport: She walks, but she can create a huge wave, and "ride" it. She basically surfboards to the destination without a board.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Hobbies: Taking care of Kurona, cooking, sewing, comforting, and acting ladylike in place of Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How do they spend a rainy day?: Tries to get Kurona to forget about the problems that the rain will cause by opening another topic of conversation. She always succeeds in that.

Personality:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Are they a daredevil or cautious?: Cautious. They have enough daredevilness with Rean around. Sometimes Kurona will get carried away and join Rean in his antics.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Do they act the same alone as when with someone?: She's the mutual person. The mediator. While everyone else is extreme in someway, she always has a tranquil air about her. So, she naturally acts the same.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Habits: Playing with Kurona's hair, fiddling with Kurona's yukata, things of that nature. Jeez, the demons whole world revolves around Kurona. It's getting repetitive.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Drinks: She likes mild things like tea or juice.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How much: She only drinks a proper amount of liquids.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Greatest Strength: She protects Kurona like a mother bear.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Greatest Weakness: She'll, like Hiroyuki, get distracted if Kurona is in danger. She'll leave everything else and run desperately in search of Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Soft spot: Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: It's one of the demon's relation to Kurona. Of course it's obvious.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Biggest Vulnerability: She can't stand heat. It makes her weak and become sort of translucent. It's hard to explain, but her skin becomes gray or pure white, and a person that sees her will think they can almost see through her, but as soon as they blink, she'll look normal. I guess this means that she can't go to South. She'd probably die.

Background:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Hometown: She knows that she used to live in the North. That's all she can remember though.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Type of childhood: It's foggy, but she thinks she was happy no matter what was going on.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">First Memory: Waking up in a daze, she was in the Void.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: She thinks she had a younger sister that was born.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Why?: Because Rin feels like Kurona is the same age as her sister was, she has a great attachment to Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Education: She has no idea how she learned things, but she can naturally do all kinds of things around a house. She also knows how to read and write lots of different languages.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Religion: Doesn't have one.

Family:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Mother: Rin thinks her mother died shortly after her little sister was born. Death in child-birth?

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Relationship with her: Doesn't remember much of her. Not even a face. Just knows she had one.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Father: A workaholic? Rin also has almost no memories of her father.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Relationship with him: Just knows she had one.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Siblings, How many, relationship with each: She thinks she had one sister. A little one that she was very close to.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Children of siblings: Doesn't know if any exist.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Other extended family: Doesn't remember any.

Attitude:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Most at ease when: She can play with Kurona's hair.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Most ill at ease when: She doesn't know where Kurona is. Her fear of not being able to find Kurona is more prominent than the others. Maybe her little sister was taken away somewhere?

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Priorities: Keep Kurona near. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Keep Kurona safe. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Have Kurona happy. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Try to keep Kurona from drinking too much Fizzy Pop. Rin dreads the days when they will be in a city or marketplace.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Philosophies: "Some people care about things, some people don't care about anything. Others just remain neutral. I'm from the third group."

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How they feel about themselves: She prides herself in not getting involved in things, well, usually as long as it has nothing to do with Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: The few times she got carried away and said some rather insulting things to a person in front of Kurona. Then when the misunderstanding is cleared, she'll fall into a deep depression. Similar to Hiroyuki's habit of growing mushrooms in the corner. (Look at Hiroyuki's page for a clarification on what that term means.)

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Why?: She got extremely embarrassed, and worse, she had embarrassed Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">If granted one wish what would it be, why?: To help and protect Kurona. Rin wants Kurona to be happy and will follow her little sister wherever she may go.

Traits:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Optimist or pessimist? Why?: Optimist. She'll usually have a gentle smile on her face, no matter the circumstances. The only exception to that is the obvious, if Kurona seems to be in danger, Rin will become hysteric.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Introvert or extrovert? Why?: Introvert. She remains calm, but she's always panicking and doesn't let people see her emotions easily.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Drives and motives: Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Talents: Things that you would do around the house. Cooking, cleaning, sewing, etc.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Extremely skilled at: Cooking, dancing, and sewing, fighting.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Extremely unskilled at: Love. She doesn't have much luck in that category.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Good characteristics: Protective, smart, graceful.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Character flaws: Over-bearing, and controlling.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Mannerisms: She always plays with Kurona's hair, hand, clothes, etc. She has a need for physical contact with those she loves.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Peculiarities: Well, the fact that she'll get hysterical if she can't find Kurona is a little strange, don't 'cha think? Also, her odd habit of needing to touch some part of Kurona is something to think on.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Biggest regret: Not remembering anything about her little sister.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Minor regrets: If she's not around, Kurona will make Rean or Hiroyuki get her a Fizzy Pop. Rin doesn't like Kurona to have to much soda, so she usually asks Yuri to play parent in her place. Sometimes that doesn't work out. And, the fact that Rin's bet plan didn't work out.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Biggest accomplishment: Tricking Kurona into making a bet that she wouldn't be able to drink a Fizzy Pop for a whole week. Kurona managed to stop constantly gurgling the stuff down her throat for four days, but she was so depressed and tired she couldn't stand it anymore. But, as Rin often says when she talks about it, "I managed to get her to stop for four days, but I realized that not only is Kurona obsessed with soda, she's addicted to it! How could someone get addicted to sugar?!"

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Minor accomplishments: The times Rin was able to get Kurona to call her Onee-san again.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Darkest secret: She has a recurring dream of people taking a little girl away from sleeping next to her. She always wakes up when the kidnappers knock her out.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Does anyone know?: Only Yuri.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How did they find out:nHe likes to quietly observe things, similar to Rin. They had a sort of unspoken agreement of neutral friendship, so she eventually told the Earth demon.

Self-perception:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">One word they would use to describe themselves: Mother.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">One paragraph of how they would describe themselves: "I'm a little hysteric when it comes to Kurona. I go so far as to act like a mother bear for her. Even I realize how lonely I am. I need to constantly make sure that Kurona's with me, but I have no idea why."

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why: Her hair, because she looks foreign and people are drawn to her. She has no idea that what interests people is her eyes, not her hair.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">The worst one? Why?: Her height, she's rather tall and sometimes she sticks out when she doesn't want to.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Are they realistic assessments?: Yes. She sees herself rather clearly.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How they think others preserve them: She thinks she scares men off and that she's too over protective and drives away any chance Kurona has to make human friends.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">What things would they most like to change about themselves: The way she jumps to conclusion when a man touches her, "little baby sister."

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Why?: She's ashamed when her head clears, and she truly does wish for Kurona to have friends the same race as her.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">If they were changed would they be the same person, why/why not: She would be the same person, but it would make her a god-like character if that would change about her.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Would changing of number 1 make them more happy? Why/why not: It would make her extremely happy because Kurona could have friends that were the same as her. Well, mostly the same.

Interaction with other people:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How do they relate to others: She get nervous around strangers. Rin is one of those people that wouldn't say anything to you, but if you show that you want to talk to her, she'll get talking and you'll be the best of friends in no time.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How are they perceived by strangers: Kind, graceful, and quiet. The perfect girl.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Friends: Over-bearing, doesn't get in others' way, kind, sweet, over-protective.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Wife/husband/lover: None. Like I said, not much luck in that department.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">First impression of the char: Smart, and graceful.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">why?: She's fighting when the story first starts. They all gotta seem cool.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">What happens to change this perception: Rin stops Kurona from getting a Fizzy Pop.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">What do people like most about this char: She's kind, listens and cares about people.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">What do they dislike most about them: She boarders on over-protective.

Goals:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Immediate: Help complete the odd jobs.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Long term: Keep Kurona happy.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How do they plan to accomplish them: Making sure that things are safe, and fighting to the best of her abilities.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How will others be effected by this: Kurona will act more like the teenager she is around Rin, and the demons will naturally get dragged into things by Kurona in fights.

Problems/Crisis:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How do they react in a crisis: Let's the others come up with a solution while she covers for them.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How do they face problems: Calmly let's the others figure things out.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Kind of problems they usually run into: The odd jobs.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How they react to new problems: Calmly lets the others figure things out for themselves.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">How they react to change: Quickly adapts to keep up to date on what will happen.

General:
<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Favorite clothing, why: Blue yukata.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Least favorite, why: Black clothes. She thinks they look like they want to swallow up a person's happiness.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Jewelry: A white bow tied around her head.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Other accessories: Kurona's bracelet.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Drives: Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Where do they live: Nowhere.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Where do they want to live: Where ever Kurona wants to go.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Spending habits, why: Holds the money, she doesn't spend it and tries to keep currency away from Rean and Hiroyuki. But they always manage to have pocket change!

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">What do they do too much of: Protect Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Most prized possession, why: A bright blue bead bracelet that Kurona made when she was 7.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">People they secretly admire, why: Yuri, because he's the only one that seems to not care if Kurona falls in love. He seems, to her, perfectly neutral.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Person they are most influenced by: Kurona.

<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Most important person in their life before story starts: Her little sister. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Rin is a Personable. The Personable is a category from //Writer's Guide to Character Traits by Linda N. Edelstein. 2nd Ed. Chapter 2.//