Player Name: Levi Personal Journal:thecaffeinator E-mail: hanakoismywaifu@hotmail.com AIM/MSN: AIM: Lethalscribe Timezone: EST Current Characters in Route: The Girl In The Illusionary World, Utakata
Character Name: Minoriko Aki Series: Touhou Project Timeline: After the events of Hopeless Masquerade Canon Resource Links:Wiki Link 1, Wiki Link 2 (Translated scripts can be found within the wiki links.) This link is also fairly relevant if you want more info on the type of God she is.
Just a few notes about her history. She likely existed before Gensokyo was created, and simply moved there when the general populace of the world began losing faith in gods and other manner of mythological beings. This also means she has at least several hundred years of experience and knowledge under her belt. Well, historical knowledge. Anything that's come out in the past century or so would probably be new to her. Gensokyo is rather old fashioned, and behind on technology, except for whatever the Kappas make. Cameras, lights, radios, those exist, but they're not as advanced as the modern day equivalents for the most part.
Personality: One of the first things you should know is that Minoriko is very kind. She doesn't like to see others struggling, and if she feels she can lend a hand, she very likely will. Even if they request that she doesn't. A Goddess should know how to care for her people, even if she is just a minor Goddess. To this end, she gladly helps others out, especially when it comes to growing, caring for, and harvesting crops. Due to her caring nature, Minoriko is fairly popular among the villagers, and she's invited to the harvest festival each year, as well as other festivals. She enjoys seeing the people so happy, and has even set up a sweet potato stand in the village so that she can not only spend more time among them, but to share the fruits of her labor as well. She also gets along fairly well with the other non-human residents of Gensokyo, especially the other deities. Minoriko doesn't particularly care much for Reimu, the miko of the Hakurei Shrine, due to her laziness, but she does have to respect her for following the Shinto way of life. Her normally cheerful disposition also attracts others to her, and she tries to keep her mood up, even when working hard.
However, when it comes to working, she expects to see others actually doing work, rather than just lazing about. Minoriko is very serious about each year's harvest. The lives of people depend on food, and if it isn't cared for and harvested properly, the consequences could be dire. On that front, she can be fairly aggressive in making sure that all the time that should be spent working is spent working. She can't stand laziness. How can anyone just sit around doing nothing when there's so much that could be done? There is a time for rest and relaxation, but that comes after daily chores and several hours of hard labor. Yes, she's a little more lenient with women and children, but that doesn't mean that they can just get out of doing everything. There's smaller tasks that they can do as well. Minoriko herself spends as much of her time as possible watching over and helping with the crops, which makes her even more respected by the villagers. Without her, their winter food supply would not be as plentiful. She also hates it when people disturb her when she is working. If it's a question about how something should be done, or to check their work, that's one thing. If they simply want to know 'what's up' or something like that, it just irritates her. As she has the power to destroy the harvest as well, it helps motivate the villagers to do their fair share rather than simply expecting the harvest to be bountiful on its own. She doesn't threaten them with it or anything, they just know what she's capable of.
Although she is a Goddess, Minoriko doesn't look down on everyone as one might think of a deity. Rather, she'd like to think that mortals are her friends. She does believe respect is in order, but she doesn't want to see people grovelling at her feet or anything. A simple thanks is good enough for her. As is the satisfaction of watching others enjoy the fruits of her and their labors. To her, nothing is as pleasant as the scents of freshly harvested fruits and vegetables. As there are other gods of the harvest in existence, she has to work a bit harder to gather faith for herself. She even holds her work in higher regard over her older sister's head. Shizuha Aki is the Goddess of the autumn leaves. Minoriko thinks the leaves are indeed beautiful in their own way, and Shizuha spends a lot of time painting them by hand. But - the display of the foliage is fleeting compared to the harvest. A visual display of beauty versus sustenance for the populace for several months? There's no contest. As a Goddess of the fall, it's only natural that Minoriko dislikes winter. It puts an end to the harvest season, and nothing can be done until spring returns to thaw the ground and the planting season can begin anew.
Religion plays only a small part in Minoriko's life. The Gods only have power so long as people have faith in them, which is why she expects people to respect her. Without faith, a God will eventually lose their power...and this is the same as death for them. This was one of the reasons Minoriko and Shizuha relocated to Gensokyo. The populace within still believed in the Gods, and so they could continue gathering their faith. She mentions at one point that the Gods generally put a lot of work into themselves in order to help attract followers. Minoriko settles for simply looking representable and wears a perfume that smells like freshly harvested sweet potatoes. Which Reimu thinks made her smell good enough to eat. She's not much into being very fancy, and has rather simplistic tastes in fashion and non-work activities. When the 'religious war' started up recently, rather than attempt to prove their place through violence, they stood on the sidelines, as did the other Shinto Gods. Minoriko doesn't particularly care for violence, and will do nearly anything she can to avoid conflict, but unfortunately, there are times where she needs to stand up for herself and her sister. She certainly has the capability to fight, she just chooses not to.
Strengths/Weaknesses: + Will help people in need - As a Goddess, Minoriko feels it's one of her duties to make sure her people are doing well, and if they are having trouble with something, she will likely be eager to lend a hand.
+ Cheery - Minoriko has a normally cheerful disposition. She does her best to keep up good mood, and it's pretty hard to shake when she does. There's only a few things that are capable of bringing her mood down.
+ Kind to others and fairly sociable - In order to retain her faith as a Goddess, Minoriko can't be rude or uncaring to her people. She's in fact very kind to others so long as they respect her, and she spends much of her free time among the people.
+ Skilled at growing fruits/vegetables - Minoriko is the Goddess of the fall harvest. Even without her powers, she's very knowledgeable about edible plants, when to plant them, how to care for them, and of course, harvesting them when it is time. In Route, she will be particularly interested in Berries.
+ Good work ethic - Minoriko can't abide laziness. She sets a certain portion of each day dedicated to working. Whether it be watering the crops, sowing new seeds, harvesting, or even just checking on the liveliness of her crops in general, she won't sit around and do nothing.
+/- Promotes good work ethic AKA get your lazy ass up and doing something - As stated before, Minoriko can't stand people being lazy. She does her best to promote activity and hard work. Good things don't just happen, they have to be earned.
- Doesn't like to be disturbed while working - When hard at work, Minoriko doesn't like to be bothered. There's a time and place for socializing. When she's busy is not that time.
- Dislikes winter - Winter signals the end of autumn, and is a period of several months where Minoriko can't really do anything but plan for the next growing season. And it's so bland! Nothing compares to the gorgeous colours and wonderful scents of autumn.
- Can be somewhat pushy - Especially when it comes to getting people to work. Woe to any farmer who decides to sleep in on a perfect day for working the fields. She's not above storming into your house and waking you up, either. Also, if she feels you need help, you're getting helped.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Tropius ♀ (Kinomi) Password: Ginger Snaps
Samples First Person Sample: [The video feed of the gear is turned on to show a young woman staring inquisitively at the device. She glances back at the guide in her free hand for a moment, before appearing satisfied that the gear is indeed on.]
After speaking with the residents of this village and thoroughly reading the guide I was supplied with, I believe I understand my current situation.
And although I understand, I am not able to simply sit by idly and wait for some miraculous force to reunite me with my people. I wish to know firsthand from some of the others who've been trapped here as to what life is like here, and if there is any knowledge not contained within the guide I should be aware of.
[Minoriko sighs, before resuming. It felt odd that no one knew her here. Back home, everyone at least knew of her deeds, if not her name. She had to wonder what the people of the human village would think. Would they believe she'd abandoned them and lose faith in her?]
I would also like to know if my concerns about my own world are unwarranted. My people will be devastated if I am gone for too long.
I will await answers and begin travelling to seek some on my own as well.
Thank you for listening.
[Well, she hoped at least someone was listening. Otherwise this would have been kind of pointless.]
Third Person Sample: It had been nearly six months since Minoriko had arrived in Johto. In that time, she'd learned much about this world and had come to accept that she was trapped here, at least for the time being. So while she was here, she'd decided to make the most out of it. She'd collected quite a variety of Pokémon, and bred them for other people. Not simply anyone, though. She wanted to make sure that they would be cared for properly.
Minoriko had saved up enough money from adoption fees to rent a small house on the outskirts of Mahogany Town. Well, more of a cottage, really. She hadn't wanted anything too fancy. Here she was away from the busy hubbub of the larger cities, which had been quite a shock to her when she had first seen them. There were so many people, and there were so many new things! It was exciting at first, but they were loud, and a little too hectic for her liking. Mahogany was a quaint little town, and everyone there was fairly nice. In fact, she'd just had one of the townspeople visit to buy some sweet potatoes from her.
Yes, in addition to breeding Pokémon for funds, Minoriko had gone back to her roots with farming. Both food for humans and Pokémon alike. She'd bought quite a few different saplings and seed packets to start up a small orchard and a large garden. Tilling was made a little simpler with the aid of her Tropius, Kinomi. That didn't mean she slacked off, though. Minoriko happily hand-picked every weed and looked over each plant to make sure they were free of pests and disease. Today's work was done, however. There was just an hour or two of daylight left. Enough to run a few errands in town or to gather up a few ripe fruits and vegetables to bring and sell tomorrow. Kinomi seemed to think otherwise though, nudging Minoriko. It had been a while since they had simply relaxed. She smiled up at the dinosaur-like Pokémon.
"Oh, you think we should take it easy tonight?"
The Tropius nodded in response, and Minoriko stroked the top of her head.
"Very well. Let's have a picnic dinner with the others. You all deserve it for working so hard. And I suppose I do too. It won't hurt to take a break for one night."
She gave Kinomi's neck a brief hug, before starting to walk back to the cottage.
Minoriko Aki || Touhou Project || Not Reserved
Name: Levi
Personal Journal:
E-mail: hanakoismywaifu@hotmail.com
AIM/MSN: AIM: Lethalscribe
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: The Girl In The Illusionary World, Utakata
Character
Name: Minoriko Aki
Series: Touhou Project
Timeline: After the events of Hopeless Masquerade
Canon Resource Links: Wiki Link 1, Wiki Link 2
(Translated scripts can be found within the wiki links.)
This link is also fairly relevant if you want more info on the type of God she is.
Just a few notes about her history. She likely existed before Gensokyo was created, and simply moved there when the general populace of the world began losing faith in gods and other manner of mythological beings. This also means she has at least several hundred years of experience and knowledge under her belt. Well, historical knowledge. Anything that's come out in the past century or so would probably be new to her. Gensokyo is rather old fashioned, and behind on technology, except for whatever the Kappas make. Cameras, lights, radios, those exist, but they're not as advanced as the modern day equivalents for the most part.
Personality:
One of the first things you should know is that Minoriko is very kind. She doesn't like to see others struggling, and if she feels she can lend a hand, she very likely will. Even if they request that she doesn't. A Goddess should know how to care for her people, even if she is just a minor Goddess. To this end, she gladly helps others out, especially when it comes to growing, caring for, and harvesting crops. Due to her caring nature, Minoriko is fairly popular among the villagers, and she's invited to the harvest festival each year, as well as other festivals. She enjoys seeing the people so happy, and has even set up a sweet potato stand in the village so that she can not only spend more time among them, but to share the fruits of her labor as well. She also gets along fairly well with the other non-human residents of Gensokyo, especially the other deities. Minoriko doesn't particularly care much for Reimu, the miko of the Hakurei Shrine, due to her laziness, but she does have to respect her for following the Shinto way of life. Her normally cheerful disposition also attracts others to her, and she tries to keep her mood up, even when working hard.
However, when it comes to working, she expects to see others actually doing work, rather than just lazing about. Minoriko is very serious about each year's harvest. The lives of people depend on food, and if it isn't cared for and harvested properly, the consequences could be dire. On that front, she can be fairly aggressive in making sure that all the time that should be spent working is spent working. She can't stand laziness. How can anyone just sit around doing nothing when there's so much that could be done? There is a time for rest and relaxation, but that comes after daily chores and several hours of hard labor. Yes, she's a little more lenient with women and children, but that doesn't mean that they can just get out of doing everything. There's smaller tasks that they can do as well. Minoriko herself spends as much of her time as possible watching over and helping with the crops, which makes her even more respected by the villagers. Without her, their winter food supply would not be as plentiful. She also hates it when people disturb her when she is working. If it's a question about how something should be done, or to check their work, that's one thing. If they simply want to know 'what's up' or something like that, it just irritates her. As she has the power to destroy the harvest as well, it helps motivate the villagers to do their fair share rather than simply expecting the harvest to be bountiful on its own. She doesn't threaten them with it or anything, they just know what she's capable of.
Although she is a Goddess, Minoriko doesn't look down on everyone as one might think of a deity. Rather, she'd like to think that mortals are her friends. She does believe respect is in order, but she doesn't want to see people grovelling at her feet or anything. A simple thanks is good enough for her. As is the satisfaction of watching others enjoy the fruits of her and their labors. To her, nothing is as pleasant as the scents of freshly harvested fruits and vegetables. As there are other gods of the harvest in existence, she has to work a bit harder to gather faith for herself. She even holds her work in higher regard over her older sister's head. Shizuha Aki is the Goddess of the autumn leaves. Minoriko thinks the leaves are indeed beautiful in their own way, and Shizuha spends a lot of time painting them by hand. But - the display of the foliage is fleeting compared to the harvest. A visual display of beauty versus sustenance for the populace for several months? There's no contest. As a Goddess of the fall, it's only natural that Minoriko dislikes winter. It puts an end to the harvest season, and nothing can be done until spring returns to thaw the ground and the planting season can begin anew.
Religion plays only a small part in Minoriko's life. The Gods only have power so long as people have faith in them, which is why she expects people to respect her. Without faith, a God will eventually lose their power...and this is the same as death for them. This was one of the reasons Minoriko and Shizuha relocated to Gensokyo. The populace within still believed in the Gods, and so they could continue gathering their faith. She mentions at one point that the Gods generally put a lot of work into themselves in order to help attract followers. Minoriko settles for simply looking representable and wears a perfume that smells like freshly harvested sweet potatoes.
Which Reimu thinks made her smell good enough to eat.She's not much into being very fancy, and has rather simplistic tastes in fashion and non-work activities. When the 'religious war' started up recently, rather than attempt to prove their place through violence, they stood on the sidelines, as did the other Shinto Gods. Minoriko doesn't particularly care for violence, and will do nearly anything she can to avoid conflict, but unfortunately, there are times where she needs to stand up for herself and her sister. She certainly has the capability to fight, she just chooses not to.Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Will help people in need - As a Goddess, Minoriko feels it's one of her duties to make sure her people are doing well, and if they are having trouble with something, she will likely be eager to lend a hand.
+ Cheery - Minoriko has a normally cheerful disposition. She does her best to keep up good mood, and it's pretty hard to shake when she does. There's only a few things that are capable of bringing her mood down.
+ Kind to others and fairly sociable - In order to retain her faith as a Goddess, Minoriko can't be rude or uncaring to her people. She's in fact very kind to others so long as they respect her, and she spends much of her free time among the people.
+ Skilled at growing fruits/vegetables - Minoriko is the Goddess of the fall harvest. Even without her powers, she's very knowledgeable about edible plants, when to plant them, how to care for them, and of course, harvesting them when it is time. In Route, she will be particularly interested in Berries.
+ Good work ethic - Minoriko can't abide laziness. She sets a certain portion of each day dedicated to working. Whether it be watering the crops, sowing new seeds, harvesting, or even just checking on the liveliness of her crops in general, she won't sit around and do nothing.
+/- Promotes good work ethic AKA get your lazy ass up and doing something - As stated before, Minoriko can't stand people being lazy. She does her best to promote activity and hard work. Good things don't just happen, they have to be earned.
- Doesn't like to be disturbed while working - When hard at work, Minoriko doesn't like to be bothered. There's a time and place for socializing. When she's busy is not that time.
- Dislikes winter - Winter signals the end of autumn, and is a period of several months where Minoriko can't really do anything but plan for the next growing season. And it's so bland! Nothing compares to the gorgeous colours and wonderful scents of autumn.
- Can be somewhat pushy - Especially when it comes to getting people to work. Woe to any farmer who decides to sleep in on a perfect day for working the fields. She's not above storming into your house and waking you up, either. Also, if she feels you need help, you're getting helped.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Tropius ♀ (Kinomi)
Password: Ginger Snaps
Samples
First Person Sample:
[The video feed of the gear is turned on to show a young woman staring inquisitively at the device. She glances back at the guide in her free hand for a moment, before appearing satisfied that the gear is indeed on.]
After speaking with the residents of this village and thoroughly reading the guide I was supplied with, I believe I understand my current situation.
And although I understand, I am not able to simply sit by idly and wait for some miraculous force to reunite me with my people. I wish to know firsthand from some of the others who've been trapped here as to what life is like here, and if there is any knowledge not contained within the guide I should be aware of.
[Minoriko sighs, before resuming. It felt odd that no one knew her here. Back home, everyone at least knew of her deeds, if not her name. She had to wonder what the people of the human village would think. Would they believe she'd abandoned them and lose faith in her?]
I would also like to know if my concerns about my own world are unwarranted. My people will be devastated if I am gone for too long.
I will await answers and begin travelling to seek some on my own as well.
Thank you for listening.
[Well, she hoped at least someone was listening. Otherwise this would have been kind of pointless.]
Third Person Sample:
It had been nearly six months since Minoriko had arrived in Johto. In that time, she'd learned much about this world and had come to accept that she was trapped here, at least for the time being. So while she was here, she'd decided to make the most out of it. She'd collected quite a variety of Pokémon, and bred them for other people. Not simply anyone, though. She wanted to make sure that they would be cared for properly.
Minoriko had saved up enough money from adoption fees to rent a small house on the outskirts of Mahogany Town. Well, more of a cottage, really. She hadn't wanted anything too fancy. Here she was away from the busy hubbub of the larger cities, which had been quite a shock to her when she had first seen them. There were so many people, and there were so many new things! It was exciting at first, but they were loud, and a little too hectic for her liking. Mahogany was a quaint little town, and everyone there was fairly nice. In fact, she'd just had one of the townspeople visit to buy some sweet potatoes from her.
Yes, in addition to breeding Pokémon for funds, Minoriko had gone back to her roots with farming. Both food for humans and Pokémon alike. She'd bought quite a few different saplings and seed packets to start up a small orchard and a large garden. Tilling was made a little simpler with the aid of her Tropius, Kinomi. That didn't mean she slacked off, though. Minoriko happily hand-picked every weed and looked over each plant to make sure they were free of pests and disease. Today's work was done, however. There was just an hour or two of daylight left. Enough to run a few errands in town or to gather up a few ripe fruits and vegetables to bring and sell tomorrow. Kinomi seemed to think otherwise though, nudging Minoriko. It had been a while since they had simply relaxed. She smiled up at the dinosaur-like Pokémon.
"Oh, you think we should take it easy tonight?"
The Tropius nodded in response, and Minoriko stroked the top of her head.
"Very well. Let's have a picnic dinner with the others. You all deserve it for working so hard. And I suppose I do too. It won't hurt to take a break for one night."
She gave Kinomi's neck a brief hug, before starting to walk back to the cottage.
"I'll even prepare all of your favourite foods!"