[indent][h3][color=#b39aec]	[u]Hitomi Sakagami[/u][/color][/h3][/indent]
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/WbhJbDs4/4dd7af548a1b3cc532b29b3c245ae3d5small.png[/img]

[color=#b39aec][b]Age:[/b][/color] 16
[color=#b39aec][b]Crest:[/b][/color] Dedication
[color=#b39aec][b]Personality:[/b][/color] The most notable thing about Hitomi is how unnotable she is - and that's by design. Hitomi is a timid, introverted girl riddled with insecurities and contradictions that she's still trying to navigate, and she'd rather go unnoticed in a crowd whenever she can. At her core, she wants to be liked, but assumes that no one would like the real her, and so she's constantly hiding behind a poorly crafted facade - and a book, if she happens to carry one.

Outwardly, Hitomi tries to be nice. Overtly so, in many cases. She gives answers she assumes others would like, and is constantly on the lookout for cues as to how others would like her to act. She strives to come across as cheerful and optimistic, and struggles to give negative answers or refuse requests.

When alone with her thoughts, she's quite different. Hitomi is a pessimist at heart, and all her pretending, second-guessing and bottling up of negativity has left her quite bitter at the world at large. She has started to hate both herself and the world around her for being so unfair and demanding so much from her, not realizing that nobody expects her to be perfect but Hitomi herself. She tends to be snarky in her thoughts, and assume the worst of people and situations. It's her way of protecting herself from disappointment.

How, then, has someone like her been granted the Crest of Dedication?

Likely because whenever she's made up her mind about something, it's nigh impossible to get her to give up on it. For one, though she's quite misguided when it comes to her methods, she's dead set on changing herself for the better. After all, she does care about others, and truly wants to make connections. Now if only she could channel her dedication to the right things, who knows what she could achieve...

[color=#b39aec][b]Backstory:[/b][/color] Hitomi was born in Kyoto, Japan, as an only child. Her family was quite old-fashioned in many ways; her mother stayed at home, her father worked, and from an early age Hitomi was instructed to be polite and proper no matter what. Her parents wanted their little girl to be perfect, and they said as much whenever they praised – or scolded – her. What they didn’t realize was that “being perfect” was a rather heavy burden to bear, and how hard Hitomi tried to live up to her parents’ expectations. She studied diligently and was always polite just like she was told to, though she quickly learned that she just wasn’t exceptionally smart. Try as she might, her grades were always solid C's and B's, never the A's her parents would have wanted. And while her parents never said a word about being disappointed, Hitomi couldn’t help but feel she had let them down anyway. It was a horrible feeling, and so she dedicated herself to study even more. She didn't want to give up, and figured that if she just endured and bettered herself, she could eventually make them proud.

Hitomi was always an introverted child, and faced bullying at school due to her meekness. She never dared to utter a word to anyone however, not wanting to cause trouble or inconvenience anyone. Yet, strangely enough, whenever one of her friends - few as they were - was in trouble, she never failed to help, no matter how scared she was. Abandoning a friend in need never even crossed her mind, even if it made her suffer even more abuse from the bullies as a result. Her friends tried to constantly bring her out of her shell and tell her to stand up for herself the way she did for others, but to no avail. She couldn't. Her determination wasn't something she could summon at will.

A lot changed two years ago. One night when she was gaming, her PC glitched. The next she knew, she was standing alone in an empty space, being spoken to by a disembodied voice. Though startled at first, Hitomi was always a fan of scifi and horror - so when she found herself back in her room with an egg on her lap, she was more ecstatic than scared. Doubly so when it later hatched into a cute, tiny creature. Though she kept it as a pet first, she quickly realized the critter was far more than that - he turned into her closest friend.

A year or so ago, Hitomi's human friends eventually decided they had to do something about the bullying she received. They meant well when they went and yelled at the bullies and, along with Mumei, encouraged Hitomi to do the same and stand up for herself as well. In the end, she finally mustered up the courage to do it - and ended up shouting back something she'd heard a bully tell her many times; that she wanted her to die. 

Few days later, that very girl got into an accident that could have proven fatal - though thankfully didn't. Even so, Hitomi was startled by the news. She was convinced the whole accident happened because of what she'd said. She knew supernatural things existed - Mumei was the living proof of it! So maybe her words truly had the power to hurt someone? Weighed by quilt, Hitomi swore she'd be more careful with her words. She'd never let her negative feelings take over like that again.

Then, a couple of months ago, Hitomi's whole family relocated due to her father's work, and while a new city scares her, Hitomi also views it as a chance to start anew.

[color=#b39aec][b]Notes:[/b][/color] Hitomi absolutely loves games, and always carries an old PS Vita with her. Though she plays many genres, visual novels have always been her favourite - they let her be someone else and give her the illusion her choices matter. She also has a fujoshi streak, though she wouldn't readily admit it. She's also interested in horror and the occult, but likewise keeps that to herself.


[indent][indent][indent][h3][color=#b39aec][u]Mumei the Soundbirdmon[/u][/color][/h3][/indent][/indent][/indent]
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/qMPgJjmm/800px-Soundbirdmon-AD-10small.png[/img]

[color=#b39aec][b]Personality:[/b][/color] Mumei is an odd case. It tends to act more like a digital assistant AI than a sentient creature at times. It has a habit of repeating others' words, offering lifestyle and health advice, and even voicing Hitomi's thoughts - which are often disturbingly accurate. Mumei is unaware of laws and the unwritten rules of socialisation, and will often fly to places it shouldn't, interrupt people and just be a general menace without Hitomi there to keep an eye on it. It's her hope that by the time it digivolves, it becomes more aware.
[u][i]Evolution Line[/i][/u]
[indent][color=#b39aec]In-Training:[/color] [url=https://wikimon.net/Negamon]Negamon[/url]
[indent]- Downer Eye[/indent][color=#b39aec]Rookie:[/color] [url=https://wikimon.net/Soundbirdmon]Soundbirdmon[/url]
[indent]- Sound Finish
- Giga Scream[/indent][color=#b39aec]Champion:[/color] [url=https://wikimon.net/Saberdramon]Saberdramon[/url]
[s][color=#b39aec]Ultimate:[/color][/s]
[s][color=#b39aec]Mega:[/color][/s][/indent]