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OOC Information
Name: Moxie
Contact: Plurk: Moxana AIM: stormqueenofeuropa
Current Characters: None ouo

IC Information
Name: Minako Arisato
Canon: Persona 3 Portable
Canon Point: Lover's Arcana Event
History: As a 'silent' player character protagonist, Minako's personality is to a certain extent different for every player. However she is not by any means an empty husk to be projected onto. She is the tarot card of The Fool, in its aspect as the 22nd card in the Major Arcana. Every person has a card that most closely relates to a card in the Major Arcana, exempting the Fool. Because of very extenuating circumstances (having the aspect of Death sealed inside of her), Minako came to embody the Fool, the card that both starts and ends the journey of the soul that the Major Arcana represents. This relationship to the journey of the soul allows Minako to embody the aspects of any card in the Arcana. The result of this spiritual flexibility is that Minako can adapt herself to understand and compliment any person she interacts with, by emulating and embodying the aspects of their card.

Minako is thereby the textbook definition of an Extrovert. She gains energy from being around people, and there's usually enough of it to begin with! She's not necessarily a talkative girl, unless you want her to be, but she's not afraid to show her feelings. Usually preferring to listen rather than talk, she loves nothing more in the world than to learn about other people and figure out new ways to make them happy, even subtle ways that might surprise people with their impact. She lives for positive interaction.

Along the same vein, Minako is a very intense empath. She is sensitive to the emotions of others, and it can affect her emotional state significantly. She uses this talent to gauge how people are responding to her, and adjust her attitude and actions accordingly. It can be a curse, however, in that she can't really turn it off and her own thoughts and feelings can end up being highly influenced by others, including people who may not be good for her to be emotionally fused with. In truth, she almost has no real set personality because she adapts it to every social situation in order to mesh as well as possible with every person she meets. It's not a flawless litmus, however, and she does make mistakes, say the wrong thing, or otherwise upset someone else. She doesn't usually respond to these kinds of failures well, and can flounder badly when a problem in a relationship persists.

There are a few things she does carry with her into almost every social landscape, despite her flexible tarot aspect. She has a sense of humor and can deliver witty lines, either laughing or totally dry, when she feels it will be well-received. She is also a born leader, comfortable taking responsibility for others as well as her own actions. No sacrifice is too big or too small for her to make for the sake of a friend. She cares too much about other people to make any decision but the best one for them, and people find it easy to trust her. Conversely, she trusts others easily, and is determined to see the best in them, and that kind of perspective on people comes easily to her. It is difficult for her to find something truly negative about people to say, unless she considers them a threat to her friends. It's an easy thing to become Minako's friend and a very difficult one to become her enemy.

Samples
First-Person: I guess this might work!
Slightly cracky but still accurate
Third-Person: CW: incest (just kissing)
ALTERNATIVELY;

It was strange to her, how calm she felt. Nothing that had happened to her since she arrived at Port Island had been anything less than bizarre, and yet she felt perfectly at home here. Sure, the dorm was attacked almost immediately after she moved in, but no place was perfect, right? Besides, as a member of SEES, she could actively be protecting people, taking care of people. She didn't need recognition or praise, she just needed a worthy cause. Even better were the comrades she would gain by getting herself involved.

So it was without hesitation that she said she would join. There was a chorus of approval, and a reminder that she should think about it, but for Minako there was nothing to think about. There was only everything to be gained. There was fear, of course. These "shadows" they were at war with were powerful and dreadful, but no other fear could compare to her fear of being alone. She had a conviction that these friendships she could develop here would be something special beyond any friendship she's ever had before. Shadows were powerful, but she could be powerful too. With a purpose and friends behind her, she could be unstoppable.