[hider=Kayda Takahashi]
[center][color=ecba5c][h2]高橋カイダ Kayda (Kay) Takahashi[/h2][/color]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/oSSOah9.jpg?1[/img][/center]
[b][color=ecba5c][center]"When we plan for tomorrow, God laughs."[/center][/color]
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[h3][color=ecba5c][u]THE BASICS[/u][/color][/h3]

[color=ecba5c][b]Name:[/b][/color]
[indent]Kayda Takahashi[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Gender:[/b][/color]
[indent]Female ♀[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Orientation:[/b][/color]
[indent]Straight[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Age:[/b][/color]
[indent]15 (Born on April 1, 2002)[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Blood:[/b][/color]
[indent]Pure[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Style/Appearance:[/b][/color]
[indent]Her clothes are usually in pristine condition, free of wrinkles and dirt. Strictly following the dress codes of the school. Only using lipstick and liquid foundation out of habit. Infrequently painting her nails, disliking the feel and smell of nail polish. Keeping a similar hair-style her mother had, adorning different hair accessorizes every other day. She has no piercings, but has several mystical tattoos. All supposedly meaning something personal yet remains undisclosed. She doesn't really like showing her body off, having a single nasty scar on her back.[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Personality:[/b][/color]
[indent]The word frequently used to describe Kayda is benevolent. She equally cares for her classmates, teachers and the rest of Mahoutokoro. Treating strangers like her beloved family is typical behavior. She’ll hold a conversation with anyone who seems interested in listening. Learning the importance of communication from a young age by her father. She’s fluent in many foreign languages and she’s only improving and increasing that knowledge. Well-read in many different topics. Her articulation also correlates to her computer and typewriter abilities. When writing for fun, the newspaper or other coursework. Despite her wealth of knowledge and very organized lifestyle, she’s far from a puritan. She’s playful around others and isn’t opposed to having a good time. Known for being the best at keeping secrets, believing occasional mild rebellion and rule-breaking acts are necessary for personal growth, finding occasional white lies harmless.[/indent]

[indent] Though it doesn't show from her personality or activities. She's physically fragile, which dissuades her from playing Quidditch herself. Sometimes having mild to strong allergic reactions to certain types of pollen. She has a passion and general interest for artistry, whether it be painting, sculptures or crafts. Though preferring peace and quiet for contemplation, over hearing music that breaks her concentration. She can be surprisingly intense in combative scenarios, inheriting her more competitive nature from her father. You can occasionally see a fiery spark in her eyes, when playing a simple game of cards, or even when watching Quidditch matches from the benches. She’s also very spiritually open, a little too eager to express the importance of finding oneself. Regularly practicing mysticism during her free time and sharing her tips on self improvement through her own newspaper column.[/indent]

[indent]She has a tendency to get little self-indulgent. From gobbling up nearly any candy offered, her hatred of peppermint aside, due to her sweet tooth cravings. From keeping up her positive image contributing to her finicky fashion sense. Despite not being particularly vain, judgmental or even interested in others outwardly appearance. Though she tries her best, sometimes her advice comes across as pretentious. Some will find her behavior quirky, from her staying up late at night and able to function with pizzazz will minimal sleep. Just don’t wake her up early, when she’s sleeping, unless it’s important. She’ll be moody, before waking up fully. From catching her long conversations with her pet snake. Doesn’t try getting romantically involved with others, even if she finds them attractive. Cautious about dating and showing off the worst side of herself, something inherited by her mother, having a relentless jealousy streak and becoming very possessive.[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Background:[/b][/color]
[indent]Kayda Takahashi was her mother’s second blessing, her soon-to-be husband being her first. The mother came from a damaged and abusive family, even becoming a prostitute in her early adolescence. Never expecting one of her most drunken clients to become each other’s star crossed lovers. Due to her infertility and previous miscarriage, he was patient with her request to wait for their marriage, considering it too special to do without reason, finally doing so after Kayda’s birth. Her father seemed to have a Crane’s fortune, and an actual fortune from winning a lottery while abroad in North America. Studious, highly intelligent and excelled magically, spending most of his days traveling around the globe. When he wasn’t teaching acting as a well regarded substitute teacher at multiple magical schools. His biggest problem was his socially awkwardness and absolute shortcomings at keeping loving relationships until meeting her. They clicked straight away, living together before their anniversary.  

Kayda was their only child. Receiving all their affection and attention, but life was anything but ordinary. She couldn’t get attached to anyone. Going from one home to another, on their father’s whims. Spending years traveling around with her parents. She still had to be on her best behavior, for the strangers they constantly passed by and interacted with. Instead of having hobbies or making any friends aside from her father’s pet serpents. She was heavily encouraged into reading and writing, by her mother and father. Being taught about different types of magic, language and culture. Before fully understanding how to perform such skills on her own. Homeschooled by her father, because they didn’t want her out of their sight. Worried for her safety around other kids, both bullied themselves during their youth. She suffered numerous health related problems, that was from her mother’s side of the family. An ancestry, fragile as glass. Filled with dread and despairing thoughts, when she got deathly ill, fearful that they’d lose her…

However, Kayda grew up happily and eventually she was introduced into spiritual and fantastical, even by magical standards by her mother. Spending days at Buddhist Temples and Judeo-Christian churches and many other places, doing volunteer work and allowing her to socialize. Her parents only argument ever stemmed from allowing Kayda to go to a proper magical school. Her father adamantly denying this, despite Kayda’s and her mother wanting it. Tragically, the mother’s secret past that she hadn’t once spoken about to the point she’d nearly forgotten. She had killed a man, stabbed through their neck. He had aggressively put his hands on one of the dancers, threatening to rape her. This incident was stopped from her action, but it unknowingly became a ghost that haunted her, until she joined him under the ground. Coincidentally, that man’s uncle was a twisted and vengeful soul. He ended up obsessively hunting her like a witch. Finally crossing paths at a supermarket. Where she was set ablaze by his magical attack...

Her father was never quite the same, despite continuing his globe trotting routine today. Only able to accept his wife’s last request, allowing Kayda to enroll in a magical school. Teaching how to protect herself, working against her own frailty. Becoming powerful and wise enough to avoid her mother's fate. One last caveat being that Kayda accepted his present for her 11th birthday, a little Garter Snake named Erebus. Having been around since she could remember and the friendliest to Kayda. That day she learned some of her father’s well kept secrets and the value of keeping them. 

Comparatively speaking, her four years at Mahoutokoro, were much more straightforward and were the happier years of her life. Making more close friends and acquaintances every following year, from all ages and schools. The worst experiences were from a seldom broken heart from young love. Striving for excellence in her classes and respect from her teachers and peers. You’d never suspect her past, nor would ever hear about it, even if you asked...
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[h3][color=ecba5c][u]SCHOOL RECORDS[/u][/color][/h3]

[color=ecba5c][b]House:[/b][/color]
[indent]Fū[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Year:[/b][/color]
[indent]4th Year (Junior High)[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Robe:[/b][/color]
[indent]Sunset Red[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Electives:[/b][/color]
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[*]Alchemy
[*]Magical Craftwork
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[color=ecba5c][b]Favorite Class:[/b][/color]
[indent]Charms: Enjoying this class the most, being able to create trinkets that provide help to those who need it most. While showing off her artistic expression and engaging in others.[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Least Favorite Class:[/b][/color]
[indent]History of Magic: Regardless of enjoying reading as a hobby. Doing it for such a tedious topic for school work, devalued the experience, in her eye. She's also often taught things already known, told by her father. Making certain lessons feel redundant.[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Extracurriculars:[/b][/color]
[indent]Finding no other time for other extracurricular activities. Spectating Quidditch matches aside. She's the 'Opinion Editor' for the Newspaper Club. Specifically writing a spiritual guidance and self improvement column titled, "The Kay-List." Which has it's own rabid, niche fan-base. That she wishes to keep entertained and forever learning.[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Wand:[/b][/color]
[indent]11'0 Inches, Made from Ebony Wood, with a Dragon Heartstring Core. Quite rigid.[/indent]

[color=ecba5c][b]Pet:[/b][/color]
[hider=Erebus, The Garter Snake?]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/u7or5mZ.jpg?1[/img]
[indent]She's used to bringing him everywhere. Often found wrapped around her hand, arm, neck. He slithers about while undisturbed. It's an exotic subspecies, typically seen only in North America, specifically California. A gift from her globe traveling father. Seemingly pretty tame and harmless. Behaving calmly to those friendly to Kayda. However, ones with more magically concentrated senses may detect strong traces of magic coming from the little snake. But few understand exactly what it means...[/indent]
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[h3][color=ecba5c][u]EXTRAS[/u][/color][/h3]

[color=ecba5c][b]Miscellaneous:[/b][/color]
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[*] Her nickname "Kay" sprung from her newspaper column which was her playful name for her column. Some mistaking that for her real name and it eventually stuck to her, not that she minds.
[*] She has very high pitched sneezes.
[*] She prefers indoor areas.
[*] She uses a dreamcatcher and many other different mystical objects.
[*] White chocolate is her favorite treat.
[*] She has no favorite color, but prefers wearing warmer and brighter colors.
[*] She's Japanese and was born in Shinjuku, as were both her parents. But didn't live in her birthplace for more than a year before traveling.
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[color=ecba5c][b]Theme:[/b][/color] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-24YSLFjFZ8]Epica - The Fifth Guardian (Interlude)[/url]

[color=ecba5c][b]Dialogue Color:[/b][/color] ecba5c
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