Name in Real Life: Ayame Tachibana In Name Game: Ayame Age: 17 Gender: Female Looks: [URL=http://www.zerochan.net/803066][IMG]http://s3.zerochan.net/Komeiji.Koishi.240.803066.jpg[/IMG][/URL] (Remove the third eye and all connecting wires.) Short Bio: Ayame and Hideki's history goes back to roughly 7 years before SAO's release, during a trip by Hideki's parents (and him) back to Japan during his summer vacation. Ayame's parents were old friends with Hideki's, seeing as how the four had met during college and never dropped contact with each other ever since. It was during this time that the younger Hideki met Ayame, who at the time was an incredibly introverted bookworm. At their parent's encouragement, the two opened up to each other and became friends. This led to Ayame becoming a more social person in the years to come, eventually joining her high school's track and field team and a model student for the rest of the school. Hideki retained contact with her during this time, but as he became more introverted and more of a closet gamer she began to worry about his well-being. When the news of SAO's release came out, she asked her parents to get her a copy of the game and a NerveGear as a gift, not for her own amusement but because of her wanting to resolve Hideki's 'obsession' with games (in fact, it was from him that she learned of the game's existence and his resolve to play). Personality: Ayame's dedication to a cause, when she puts her mind to it, is absurd- it's what allowed her to reach the top of her class during school and outside of it. The 'death game' Kayaba implemented is seen by her as one of self-fulfillment, something that she can't understand the existence of. Being a bookworm half her life, Ayame's understanding of the world is slightly limited, social interaction being something she reacts towards. Though she puts on a very bright and happy facade most of the time, the truth is that she's still the same person at heart- given the right circumstances, she could easily revert to being the shy introvert she used to be during her childhood. Ayame sees Hideki as a little sibling more than a friend at this point, and thus acts more like a big sister to him than anything else. To others, Ayame is relatively friendly; the times where she acts cold or aggravated are few and far between. Skills: Weapon Skills: Rapier (Temporary): Just Linear Scythe Combat Skills: Cloth Armor Parry Passive Skills: Acrobatics Extended Weight Limit Non-Combat Skills: Cooking Preferred weapon and Armor: Scythe and Cloth Armor Level: 7 Stats: 15 STR, 16 AGI Col: 8000