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Fields of pineapple

Who's Le? Not me.

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Flying hippos

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Flying hippos

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Swarms of children frolicked all across the vast playground. The early autumn sun of the dawn had arrived once more, the earth and streets of Japan coated with leaves and, notably, cherry blossoms. No more or less than six years of age, a young boy came to believe that he was the ruler of these brilliant lands.

Or so, the boy dreamed; dreamed of escape, dreamed of greatness, dreamed of the dreams undreamed.

"I'm just gonna..."

One quick reflex, one simple motion, and the boy seized it. The contents of the reward were succulent and refreshing; it was the sweet taste of victory, the spoils of a war fought long yet worthwhile, and even then, the girl could only sit and watch him...

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"... take this."

The juice pouch was emptied rather quickly by the time Saito Iwasaki left the corner store, making sure to walk over the beat-up thief as he departed. It had been a stick-up gone wrong for the poor fellow at the moment he walked into the convenient store rather... conveniently, he had practically done the job for the cops. They're all too slow, anyway. Kid would've gotten away before they even left.

"Man, this stinks," Saito sighed as he tossed the empty juice pouch into the garbage can beside the street. His hands rested in the pockets of his hoodie as he set his destination for the bar, leaving one of the suburban sectors. "Shu wants to have a meeting... at least Chew's probably doing something useful. Bleh."

Saito kept his head lowered as he entered the commerical, bustling portion of Shizume City. He disliked being amidst large crowds of people. Pushing him as they trudged through, walking on like robots. Even so, he did his best to isolate himself from the most dense of the flock, and pressed onward towards the direction of the bar.

Some time passed, and his sneakers stepped beyond the threshold that separated home from the outside world. "Hi, everyone," he greeted as he flipped the hood back, wagging his head like a dog after a bath. He walked past his clansmen and peered at his reflection in a small mirror hanging beside the bar, adjusting his hair. "Yeah, I know. I look like I just beat up some dude trying to steal some candy bars from a store... but you don't have to remind me that I looked good doing it."

Saito finished fixing his hair, hopping onto one of the seats and yawning. Gatherings like such were not all that common from Shu. It was usually himself that organized them, though, Shu seemed a bit serious. "What's up, people? Shu?"

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Aggressively mooing cows with guns and pineapples

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I, too, would be afraid if the moofia came after my family.

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I know exactly how to begin.

:D

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Yeah. Saito just has fun doing bad stuff sometimes, though. It's his character.

His enjoyment of doing bad stuff is purely for his own fun. He decided to help form the Red Clan because he wanted a family. :o

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Name:
Saito Iwasaki

Age:
Twenty-one years old.

Role:
Second-in-command of the Red Clan

Occupation:
Full-time co-leader of HOMRA

Appearance

Hair color: Hazel
Eye color: Blue
Height: 179 cm (5'10)
Weight: 69 kg (152 lbs)

Skills:
As a high school dropout, Saito may not be the brightest individual in Japan, but it would be incorrect to label him as blatantly unintelligent - he was smart enough to maintain his grades in order to remain a member of his numerous extracurricular activities. During those school years, he was a noteworthy member of the fencing club, and was second only to its star fencer, Cho Sasagara.

Saito was also a chief member of Ashinaka's varsity basketball team, and led the team during his last year before dropping out, leaving with a tournament victory under his belt.

Powers & Abilities

Red Aura: As a Red Clansman, Saito is able to conjure and manipulate the chaotic, fire-based Red Aura. He can cloak the crimson flames across the blade of his weapon, or even his own hands, to deal a destructive increase in damage to individuals, establishments, and other foreign auras. Saito, being the second-in-command, exerts a masterful authority over the Red Aura.

Personality:
Saito is an odd fellow with no clear definitions. Priding himself as the rebellious and daring co-head of the Red Clan, he is a wily individual possessing a disrespectful manner of speech that is yet to result in his tongue being cut off.

Outspoken and vocal about his opinions, Saito largely emphasizes the greatness of the Red Clan, and is disconcerned about affiliates of the rival clans. He dislikes being labeled as a single trait, and strives for an exciting life with no barriers, enjoying the adrenaline from commiting bad deeds. Naturally, Saito harbors a hatred for the other clans attempting to persecute them.

That goes without saying, Saito is not heartless like many would assume about the average criminal. He is selfless and devoted to his fellow clansmen, always offering to keep them entertained through his treks across Shizume City. He hates to be addressed formally, and prefers to be called by his first name with no honorifics - this has led to him creating nicknames for the people that he meets.

Biography

The childhood of Saito Iwasaki was a rough patch. As the youngest of three sons who were over ten years apart, his family lived in the poorer district of Shizume City, and was subject to poverty. Six years into his life, both his father and mother were laid off from their jobs, which made the family of five desperate. His father, along with his two older brothers, decided to fight their fate and resorted to planning grand-schemed heists in order to provide for the family.

The crime stint between his father and brothers did not last long. After an attempted robbery of a bank failed and resulted in the death of two police officers, the trio were cornered by the authorities, and sentenced to life imprisonment for all of their combined felonies. This left Saito and his mother on their own, and without his father's pride to prevent it, the two sought the help of a relative, and they were taken in.

Moving into the middle class sector of the city was a perfect time for Saito to begin his education. During his first year of elementary school, he met Cho Sasagara, of whom he became quick friends with. He flew through the many years of school alongside her, and when he hit junior high, he heard many rumors of a genius who had skipped many grades and was already on their way to even more advanced education.

Saito was well-liked all throughout his school years; he was popular among all of his classes, dated several girls, and primarily, involved himself in the fencing club and basketball team when he entered high school. Though he lost out to Cho in becoming the best fencer in the club, basketball was his talent; he had become the team captain by the end of his second year.

Life was great for the boy who had seemingly turned his life around with all of the positivity surrounding him, though, the home phone ringing on a curious morning changed everything once more. Saito was told that his mother had been involved in a car accident after a police cruiser chasing a getaway car crashed directly into her own vehicle, instantly killing her upon impact.

After the phone call, Saito stopped going to school completely, and cut off communications with the outer world. He withdrew from society and became a hikikomori, staying inside his house all day and playing video games. Eventually, his relatives took notice of this, and attempted to force him to change his ways back to normal for the sake of his own life; he refused, and ran away from home.

Saito was left on the streets, afterwards. No one had come for him; not his relatives, not his basketball team, not even his childhood friend bothered. He had become a vagrant in the flesh, and at seventeen years old, he had a fateful meeting with Shusuke Kamishiro. The two became fast friends, and he learned that he had been the genius that spawned all of the rumors during junior high school.

Inevitably, Saito was forced to return to school, where he came to find out that everything that he had worked for had vanished. His membership of the fencing club, his spot on the basketball team; he was to be held back another year. Learning this, he made the decision to drop out completely, and left Ashinaka High School for good during his junior year, angry that Cho had come too late. Soon after, he became Shu's first clansman, and the two of them formed what is now the Red Clan.

Other:
- Saito's birthday is May 11th.

- Saito was raised with dominant laterality in his left hand, but since then, has become ambidextrous.

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Quick question that I beg to be answered really soon.
How long has HOMRA been established in the RP? In the anime, it was at least eight years before, but I just want to make sure because I want my character to have been a member since its creation (or rather, closer towards its creation).

Also, would you mind if I had him be a longtime friend of Shu (what he'd call him) as well? It would kind of explain how he is trusted enough to be the second in command. :D