Michelina Innocenti ●

[Michelina Innocenti]

Name: Michelina Amaya Innocenti Nickname: Michi, Amy Age: 21 Gender: Female Sexuality: Demisexual Faction: Law Occupation: College Student/Data Analyst Playby: Guilty Crown, Inori Yuzuriha Traits Positive Loyal Intelligent Compassionate Determined Humble Creative Optimistic Negative Timid Skittish Stubborn Self-Conscious Distrustful Haphephobia; fear of being touched Panic Disorder Michi has lived a rather difficult life to say the least and finds it hard to get close to anyone, least of all make friends. Having learned through experience that people are not to be trusted, the timid, shy girl is the wall of sorts Michi puts up to keep others away from her lest she get hurt again. In truth Michi longs to have someone that she could call friend but is afraid if she lets her guard down even for a moment that she’ll just get hurt again. So far, the only person Michi has been able to open up to is Oriana whom she sees as an older sister and would do anything for her. In all reality Michi is driven by fear; fear keeps her from pursuing any relationship because of past experiences that have only led to pain, both physical and emotional. It’s a wonder that Michi is as kind-hearted as she is considering the pain she has been through but despite her small stature she has a very strong spirit. No matter what happened to her, Michi was able to hold onto the hope that tomorrow would bring a new day and always tried to find the silver lining that was hiding in every bad situation she found herself in. It was this bright outlook and determination that brought her through her darkest days and is what seems to hold her together whenever it seems that stress, worry, or whatever else should have long since broken her. Despite her strong spirit there are a few things that will cripple Michi almost instantly, one of them being fire. This is not to say that a small flame from a candle will make her panic but anything bigger than that makes her cringe and begin to panic; anything larger than a campfire brings about a full-fledged panic attack. At this point the fire would either have to be extinguished or Michi would have to be removed from the situation in order for her to begin to calm down and even then it would take her a couple of hours to do so. The other things Michi fears are needles but she will only shy away from the sight of them unless they are used against her. Michi lives in the present and tries to make the most of each moment no matter what the current circumstances are. She tends to look on the bright side of situations and seems to be able to find good in every circumstance or person she meets which can make her appear naïve at times. However Michi does not let others in so easily and often finds ways to divert questions about herself to something else if the timid, shy exterior isn’t enough to keep people away. The side of her that almost nobody knows is the fun loving, laid back part that she assumes when she is alone. Her true self only seems to come out when she is creating something with her hands such as a painting or drawing of some sort or when she is singing or dancing. Since Michi doesn’t like to draw attention to herself unless someone catches her unawares or when she thinks she’s alone, others will have a very difficult time seeing her do so. History Salvatore was a member of the Italian mafia before he met Miya when he was on business in Japan. The two hit it off and after less than a year, married wherein Salvatore would move to Japan and quit the mafia in order to provide for Miya in a safe environment. Soon enough, they were expecting their first child but unfortunately there were complications and Miya’s pregnancy was difficult to say the least. To complicate matters, the Italian mafia hadn’t taken kindly to Salvatore leaving them and targeted Miya in order to force Salvatore into the open. Fearful for their lives, they moved into a safe house nearby and sent for a doctor to help Miya until she could deliver the baby whom they would name Michelina Amaya. They would live in the safe house for a couple of years and planned to leave the country when Michi was old enough to travel safely. However, the day before they planned to leave the safe house, the mafia found the family and killed Miya before taking Michi and Salvatore. Michi was taken away from her father and taken to Italy while Salvatore was taken to mafia prison and forbidden to see his daughter until his ‘debt’ was paid. Michi was terrified and when she was taken to a strange country away from everything she had ever known. Nobody would talk to her about her family or tell her when she would see them again. Instead, she was handed off to some strange caretaker who told her that this was her new home. For a while, the new lady was nice to Michi and gave her lots of treats and other good things but then for some reason they started being mean to her and punishing her, saying it was her daddy’s fault. They even recorded her being dragged by her hair and thrown into a small dark box to show daddy what he was making them do. Michi would stay in the box for a week and wasn’t allowed out no matter how much she begged and cried. The only thing they allowed her to have was one glass of water and some bread a day. When they finally let her out, Michi didn’t talk to anyone, even the lady that had been nice to her in the beginning. After that, she was taken to a comfortable room where they would let her have access to books and toys and everything else. For a time, Michi was happy and forgot the terror she had gone through. This didn’t last however as a man came again and led her to another room where there was a camera just like last time but there wasn’t a box but Michi trusted the man that led her to a chair and told her to say hello to daddy which she did gladly and hoped that he would come soon. After she had said this however, Michi was bound to the chair she was sitting on before the room suddenly went dark. Michi couldn’t see anything except for the red recording light from the camera. She didn’t like the dark and asked for someone to turn the lights on but instead she heard growls from what sounded like a monster coming for her. Though she wasn’t actually hurt, by the time they turned the lights back on and let her go, Michi was a sobbing mess and clung to her ‘rescuer’ only to be kicked away and shoved back into the little box from before. Unbeknownst to Michi, her father had been watching the entire time, forced to watch what his refusal to comply with the wishes of the mafia was costing his daughter. As it turned out, the mafia had been looking ever since he had first left because of the information only Salvatore had locked inside his mind. Salvatore had been one of their best weapon specialists and they needed him to build weapons and other machines Michi was their insurance against Salvatore and as long as he cooperated, Michi would be happy. Since he wasn’t cooperating, Michi suffered and would spend the next month trapped in the small box in order to control Salvatore. After Michi was released she was once again brought to the safe room with the nice lady. She was taken care of just like they promised and even got to talk to her dad every so often which made the separation that much worse. Michi wanted to go back home and be with her daddy again just like before but no matter how many times she asked to go see him, she was always told no. Other kids were brought to the facility as well and for a while, Michi was excited and tried to make friends with them. The kids wanted nothing to do with her however and picked on her, teasing her relentlessly. The grown-ups didn’t stop the bullying, in fact they seemed to encourage it…the only person that loved her was her father and she couldn’t see him. With so many people against her, Michi became a recluse and started hiding from everyone. Somewhere along the line, Salvatore died before Michi could be reunited with him. Instead of telling the girl however, the captors used her to try and gain the other kidnapped children’s trust. They told her that if she was nice to the other kids that she would get to see her father soon. Michi held onto that hope and did what she could to help the other kids. The bullies were still around however and it only got worse as the other older children saw her as an easy target. It didn’t matter that she had been there the longest, they were still older and could do what they pleased. At some point, Michi stopped trying to get along with the other kids and became afraid of any form of touch. Even being close proximity to the other kids or anyone for that matter would make her go into hysterics. One day, something happened and the building was soon engulfed in flames, trapping Michi in her most recent hiding place. Michi screamed for somebody to let her out, but nobody heard her cries and she was soon unconscious. The next thing she knew, Michi woke up in a hospital, wrapped in bandages, where she was assured she was safe but all she saw was people who were strange to her. It terrified her but she was glad that she was out of that room at least. When asked about her parents, Michi only shook her head until someone approached her which elicited a panic attack so severe that she had to be sedated. From that point on, the doctors kept her sedated unless anyone needed to talk to her but even then there were few that could get any answers from her. Eventually, Michi healed enough from her severe burns and had to begin physical therapy, which was an ordeal in and of itself. She was still terrified of people and any simple touch made her panic but she slowly got better. There was a visitor that frequently came to see her, Oriana and after a while, Michi grew more comfortable with her. They shared a connection and it was Oriana, not the doctors that helped her more than anyone else to start to heal from the trauma she’d endured all those years. When she was well enough, Michi moved in with Oriana and into another strange environment, but unlike what she had known, it was warm…safe. Michi would grow close to Oriana and her parents and would eventually be able to handle being around them. She was able to be herself now and enjoyed being able to do what she wanted and was encouraged to do so. This was her home now and for the first time since she had been taken from her family, Michi was truly happy. She grew close to Oriana especially and looked up to her just like an older sister that she never had. The years passed and Michi had come a long way from the terrified, half-starved and badly injured little girl from before. That was before the house was attacked just like before and Michi found herself fleeing the home she had come to love all over again. As it turned out, the man whom she had come to love as a father had been killed and Oriana’s mother was in the hospital where she would pass away shortly after they arrived. In one fell swoop, Michi had lost everything all over again…all she had left was Oriana, and Michi clung to that. They would move to America after a time where Michi would find that she liked the world of mathematics almost as much as she enjoyed drawing or the arts. Numbers didn’t lie, they didn’t hurt, it was easy to get lost in a sea of numbers and understand that there was a right and a wrong answer. She would attend classes online to avoid any contact with people that wasn’t absolutely necessary. This way Michi was able to learn as much as she wanted and not worry about the crippling fear that still plagued her when she was around people. Oriana was the only one that Michi was truly comfortable around. Michi was even able to get a job as a data analyst where she could be sent the files through her e-mail and she never had to leave her home unless it was absolutely necessary to pick up the files from work. The event was unexpected and at first Michi was scared, she didn’t want to be part of a game, or anything at all. Though the wish was nice, all Michi wanted was for Oriana to be safe, after all that Oriana had done for her, Michi wanted to be able to protect her. This was granted in a way through Michi’s own power. It was odd that Oriana was in a different faction from her but that didn’t change anything between them. The insignias were something different as well and when it seemed that they now had their own lab, Michi would help Oriana with her experiments as often as she could. Science and math didn’t change, ever, and even if they were now stuck in the town, that was alright. As long as Michi had Oriana, nothing else really mattered. Insignia Level 1 Michi’s insignia is a pair of angel wings that span from shoulder to shoulder and the tips of the wings appear to fold over the shoulders, giving the illusion of flying when she extends her arms. Passive – Sora is a nightingale who is Michi’s constant companion and can be seen sitting on her shoulder or sometimes her head. He thinks himself to be big and strong despite his small stature and does his best to protect Michi though most of the time he tends to get in over his head. Sora is friendly and kind to most people unless they hurt Michi in any way. Though he doesn’t seem to be connected to her powers in anyway, Sora is helpful when it comes to understanding how to use the light, mostly by exaggerated motions which though amusing is not necessarily easy to understand. Starlight - Level 1 – Once Michi touches part of her insignia, she is able to manipulate light around her into shapes or intensify it in order to blind everyone around her momentarily. She is only able to manipulate the light for approximately 5 posts before it fades away. Should she use the light to blind someone, Michi can only do this for 2 posts maximum, any longer and she may lose consciousness from exerting too much energy. While manipulating light is relatively easy to do, intensifying the light requires a lot of energy and Michi can only do this once per thread and only as a last resort or means of escape. Generally, Michi uses the ‘stars’ to create images or write calculations but the ability is altogether rather harmless. Extra Likes Reading Dancing Math Learning Sunsets Nature Singing Solving problems Rain Oriana Dislikes Small spaces Needles Yelling Difficult problems Feeling helpless Liars Mafia Seeing people hurt Fire Dark Michi has scars all over her body along with a rather vicious burn mark on her neck that extends down to her right hip. OOC OOC Name: Elayne How did you find us?: Nai Other Characters: Alena Maksim, Suzuko Tsukino, Fa Jae-Hwa Takeda, and Sudi Nazari

[Neko]

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