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[color=skyblue]Name (Former):[/color] Akimoto Yae

[color=skyblue]Name (Character):[/color] KitKat Winters

[color=skyblue]Age:[/color] 19

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[color=skyblue]Character Level:[/color] 56

[color=skyblue]Character Class:[/color] Dancer

[color=skyblue]Personality:[/color] Akimoto, or "Kitkat" as she is more often called, is a go-getter kind of girl--a girl who knows what she wants and goes for it. More often than not, this turns out to be a sparkly outfit, or a pretty (and expensive) item, but it's the thought that counts--and the effort KitKat puts into pursuing her "rewards" is a sight to behold. She's easily attracted to shiny things and before the expansion spent most of her in-game time mining rare items and ignoring "real" combat. But KitKat isn't just a shallow girl--she's a confident and sneaky one. She excels at getting what she wants, no matter the cost, and it is with ease that she manipulates the outcome to her favor. Her favorite game? Playing the part of an "in-game" girlfriend to collect money and gifts for her collection. But, now that she's no longer hiding behind a screen, how will her bargains play out?

[color=skyblue]Abilities:[/color] As a Naiad (water-based spirit), Kitkat has a few tricks up her sleeve:  

[I]Aquatic Affinity[/I] -- Encompasses a Naiad's ease of sensing water, conversing with water-based creatures, and the occasional calling forth of a sudden blast of water.

[I]The Four Strokes[/I] -- KitKat's enhanced swimming ability comes in handy when adventuring underwater, as does her heightened sight. In addition, she doesn't need to come up to the surface as often due to her "oxygen storage."

[color=skyblue]Skills:[/color] KitKat's class, Dancer, gives her high speed, low defense, and a variety of tools to aid her teammates. Most of her usefulness comes from her book of buff, debuff, and AoE spells, giving her the title of support. 
These spells take the forms of various dances and songs, from the peppy and re-energizing [I]Cheer Up![/I] to a mournful melody the freezes enemies in their tracks. Couple this with KitKat's theatrical nature, and her performances are a sight to behold. Being a natural performer pays off, in more way than one, and KitKat has mastered those ways; out of battle, she can use skills like [I]Flirt[/I] and [I]Barter[/I] to turn the tide in her favor. 

And while KitKat will usually stay off of the battlefield and aid from the sidelines, she holds onto a slender lightweight dagger and can quickly dart in between enemies to deal a little damage. One of her most prized skills, [I]Pickpocket,[/I] gives KitKat the ability to approach an enemy and try to steal something off their person. It doesn't always work, though, and it leaves her open to future attacks.
  
[color=skyblue]Backstory:[/color] Alone. Young. Broke. 

Those words fit Akimoto rather well--at the tender age of nineteen, she was kicked out of the house and left to fend for her herself. Not in the cruel, orphan way, but more in the "couch potato who needs to move out" sort of way. And at first, that's exactly what Akimoto did. She lazed around. She ate ramen for breakfast, lunch and dinner. She surfed the web. Despite being quite a bubbly girl as a child, it seemed to Akimoto that those days were over--that her fate was to die alone. Relationships with her family turned sour as her bad habits continued, and as far as she was concerned, it was for the better. A loser like her was worth nothing. 

And then, she discovered [I]Emerald Odyssey.[/I] For the first time in her life, she felt something--that is, she felt like she was [i]worth something.[/I] In reality, she shopped at 24/7 convenience stores and lived on the bare minimum of wages, but online, she was [I]special.[/I] She was loved! People liked her, liked her character's liveliness and liked [I]her![/I] This, above all, was what changed Akimoto's perception of life for the better. The further she got in the game, the more confident she felt with herself. She started taking risks--making bargains, a little bit of flirting here and there--and soon, this moved beyond just her online self. 

Six months after purchasing [I]Emerald Odyssey,[/I] she called her parents for the first time in three years.
 
Tears were shed as relationships mended and Akimoto leveled up higher and higher. Her online self was no longer just a personification of what she wishes she was--now, it's what she [I]is,[/I] online and offline. However, as her confidence grew, so did her attachment to the game--at one point, she logged on every morning and every night, feverishly clicking away in the dead of night. Things were reaching a critical point. Akimoto lived each day wondering when the choice would come up--real life or [I]Emerald Odyssey[/I]--and when it did, what would she choose? 

And then the choice was made for her. Stuck in the body of her avatar (not a horrible tragedy, considering her, shall we say, [I]assets[/I]) and without a way to contact her family, KitKat, formerly Akimoto Yae, is ready to begin anew. This is her life now; she's determined to never make those mistakes again. 

[color=skyblue]Other:[/color] Possesses several impressive, if useless, achievements such as "Most Wedding Proposals Rejected" and "Most Pet Jaguars Owned."

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Dialogue Color: [color=skyblue]SkyBlue[/color]
As seen in: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/176000-suddenly-my-favorite-mmorpg-has-become-real-a-log-horizon-inspired-r/ic]Suddenly, My Favorite MMORPG has Become Real?![/url]

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝑒𝓈: It's a shame this rp had to end when it did, because Akimoto was [i]so fun[/i] to play. She's really an airhead with a dagger. I think it would be cool to play her again.

Would I play again: [color=skyblue]☂☂☂[/color]☂☂