SOYOKAZE, sora

Sora Soyokaze

Fifteen

Female.

Japanese

Sora is a fairly tall girl for her age, standing at about 5'11". She has black hair, which she generally prefers to keep short. She doesn't do much with it other than shampoo, so it's usually a bit messy and unkempt, a loose strand sticking out here or there. Her eyes are brown. Overall, Sora looks very tomboyish, having an athletic yet slender frame. Much to her chagrin, she's rather lacking in the chest department, only able to fill out an A cup.

As far as clothing is concerned, this is where her tomboyish-ness is most obvious. In the real world, she has very few, if any, outfits that could be considered "girly". Instead, she wears clothes one would most expect to see on a boy around her age. In fact, because of her already boyish looks and depending on what she wears, it's not all that uncommon for others to initially mistake her for a boy when first looking at her. Granted, her voice mostly gives it away, so it's not like it's a constant thing.

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Sora starts by stretching her arm out as far as it will go, with the tip of her sword pointed toward the opponent. The blade emits a bright red glow, signifying that the attack is ready. Charging toward the opponent, Sora, once close enough, performs a three-hit combo, the first two hits being downward, diagonal slashes in the shape of an 'X', then the final strike being a horizontal slash that goes right through where the center of the 'X' would be.

Sora starts by holding her sword above her head, with the tip of her sword pointed toward the opponent. The blade emits a bright red glow, signifying that the attack is ready. Then, she charges toward the opponent with a swift forward thrust of her sword. Though the attack isn't very powerful, it has a chance of stunning the target.

Positive:

• Enthusiastic: Whether it's helping out her friends, cooking for someone, or fighting a random monster or two, this girl is definitely not lacking in enthusiasm. In almost everything she does, she puts her all into it, and then some.
  
  
• Optimistic: Granted, she was pretty shaken upon the revelation of the Death Game. Anyone would be. However, she has already put that past her and has decided to make the best of the situation, while remaining hopeful that someone will eventually conquer the game.
  
  
• Friendly: She greets everyone she meets with a smile, and, unless they give her a reason not to, she pretty much treats everyone as if they were a childhood friend or something else along the same lines. That said, you really don't want to give her a reason not to.
  
  
• Trustworthy: You could tell this girl your deepest and darkest secrets, and be able to sleep comfortably knowing that, unless it became absolutely necessary to tell someone (it would more or less have to be a matter of life or death), she would keep it no matter what. Additionally, if any friends need her to do something and it's within her abilities, she'll see it through to the end.
  
  
• Focused: In spite of some of her more noticeable flaws (as detailed below), Sora shows an uncanny ability to put her emotions aside and focus on whatever task(s) she has in front of her. Thankfully, she isn't the type to become obsessed, so she knows when to stop and take a break when she needs to.

Negative

• Scatterbrained: Though she is far from stupid, Sora has her moments where one can be forgiven for briefly assuming that she might be. For the most part, she's about as sharp as a wooden spoon, and it may take her a bit longer than most to notice what may otherwise be an obvious detail. That said, once she does notice the detail in question, it doesn't take her long to grasp its meaning.
  
  
• Imaginative: Being both a lesbian and a huge fan of yuri-related media, she has a bit of an overactive imagination. If she notices so much as a slight hint of a bond between two girls, she'll find herself having wild fantasies about them that make their relationship seem far more intimate than it really is. While this isn't really anything bad, per se, she does tend to have a weird look on her face, thus leading to a potentially awkward situation...especially if someone were to realize what it is she's imagining.
  
  
• Nervous: At least, as far as attractive girls are concerned. When in the presence of a girl she finds to be pretty or beautiful, she gets a little fidgety, and is rather easily flustered by anything they say or do. This goes doubly for any girl she might actually have a crush on. Because of this, it's almost always painfully obvious when she does have feelings for someone, regardless of how much she tries to deny it.
  
  
• Reckless: Sora doesn't always put much thought into her actions. This isn't to say that she'd go charging a boss by herself with nothing but her sword. She's not insane. Still, there are times when her enthusiasm and confidence overrules common sense. That said, if she's among friends, it shouldn't take too much effort to talk her out of doing something foolish, and she'll usually back down if she feels that something is amiss.
  
  
• Self-conscious: When it comes to her height and overall boyish appearance, Sora is less than enthusiastic...especially when one considers her age. While she has begrudgingly come to accept it, there is still a large part of her that wishes she was smaller and a little girlier. Needless to say, it annoys her when people go on about how tall she is, and it's especially upsetting when she's occasionally mistaken for a boy. Of course, she knows that they (usually) don't mean any harm, so she does her best to put up with it.

Likes

• Pretty girls (extra points if they're well-endowed)
  
• Cute stuffed animals (especially fond of cats)
  
• Anime and video games
  
• Anything related to yuri
  
• Sewing
  
• Spending time with her friends and helping them out when/however she can

Dislikes

• Rude people
  
• Having to sit in one place for a long time
  
• Pointless arguing/fighting
  
• Bullies
  
• Men who act perverted, either toward her or one of her friends
  
• Sour-tasting foods.

Random Info

• All of her Sword Arts have some sort of wind-related theme in their name
  
• Sora's favorite foods are grilled steak and pizza with ham and sausage
  
• Her least favorite foods are pretty much anything with lemon in it.
  
• She once mistook one of her father's beers for a soda and drank half of a can. The most she felt was a slight buzz, and the taste was bad enough that she swore she'd never touch the stuff again.
  
• She is terrified of penguins...it's a long story. Let's just say she had a bad experience at a local zoo.

Sora was born in a relatively small town in Japan, though they were just a stone's throw away from a major city, so it wasn't as though they were out in the middle of nowhere. Either way, her mother was well-known as a great chef, even owning her own restaurant, while her father had a job as a teacher, and commuted back and forth between home and the aforementioned city. While far from wealthy, they made enough money between the two of them that they were able to live fairly comfortably. As a result, Sora's childhood ended up being a relatively happy one, if not a bit interesting.

For as long as anyone can remember, Sora was quite the tomboy...not just in looks, but in personality as well. She was always "one of the boys", and was always asking for action figures instead of dolls. This isn't to say she didn't have any female friends, of course. Still, for the most part, her group of friends consisted largely of boys, who far outnumbered the girls. And yet, she still showed her feminine side at times. For one, she would practically squeal with glee if she saw an especially cute stuffed animal. She also, much to her parents' surprise, took an interest in sewing, after watching her grandmother. For the most part, however, this was the only "girly" interests she had.

At some point during her adolescence, Sora found herself getting into anime and video games, mostly enjoying fantasy settings and RPGs. However, there was also one other thing she became fascinated with. Yuri. Or, to be more specific, anime and manga that depicted romantic and/or sexual relationships between two or more females in some way or another. To this day, Sora couldn't tell you why she was drawn to it the way she was. She just was. A couple of years later, Sora even found herself becoming attracted to other girls. Whether it's the result of this fascination or she had always felt this way and was only just then realizing it is anyone's guess. Either way, this became a prominent aspect of her overall personality, and isn't likely to change anytime within the foreseeable future.

Fast-forward a another year or so. Sora had, just a few weeks ago, turned fifteen, and a day she had been eagerly awaiting had finally arrived. A game that she had been following for months was finally released...Sword Art Online. She had been restlessly following the game since it was first announced, and was one of the many people who volunteered to be a beta tester. Unfortunately, she didn't make the cut, and was stuck waiting for the official release. Once it came out, she begged her parents almost nonstop for a Nerve Gear and a copy of the game. After all, her birthday hadn't been too long ago, and she had made a bit of a killing with all the DVDs they got her. Still, they gave in, with the understanding that it would be considered a very early Christmas present. She was okay with this.

Once she got the game set up and ready to go, Sora couldn't wait to get started. Even as she was in the process of creating her character, she let out a few squeals of glee, especially when she discovered "TAILORING" was available as a starting skill. Once her character, whom she named 'Sora' out of laziness, was finished, she set off. For the most part, she spent her first few hours acclimating herself with the game, figuring out how everything works and wandering around the starting area to get a feel for where everything was. She even made a couple of friends. Her plan was that she'd sign off for the night, then officially start the game the in the morning.

There was one tiny problem though. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find the "Log Out" button. Disgruntled, Sora assumed it must have been a glitch of some sort...but things only got worse from there. After a forced teleportation brought her back to the starting area, she looked around, noticeably confused...especially when she realized that she wasn't the only one who was brought here. In fact, from the looks of all the people, it might as well have been all ten-thousand players. And yet, this was only the beginning. A evil-looking figure appeared in the sky, introducing himself as Kayaba Akihiko, the creator of the game. Sora smiled slightly, assuming this to be an overly-elaborate welcome. This smile faded as he went on to say that the Log Out button not working wasn't a glitch. They were trapped in the game...at least, until someone could clear it

However, this was quickly followed by what was easily the most shocking news. Not only was everyone trapped in the game, but, should a player's HP bar reach 0, the Nerve Gear that they're hooked up to would destroy their brain, killing them in real life. It would even happen if someone from the outside tried to manually disconnect them, as the unfortunate friends or family members of at least two-hundred players found out the hard way. So they were literally trapped in this game. Finally, just to add insult to injury, everyone was given an item, all of which were automatically activated. This item proceeded to change everyone's avatars to reflect their real-world appearance. Much to Sora's chagrin, she had gone out of her way to make her avatar look cute and girly and even somewhat busty...only for all of that effort to be wasted.

Understandably, she was devastated by all of this. Naturally, she was hardly the only one. And yet, Sora had always been good at adjusting to bad situations and making the best of them. It took her all of two days to come to terms with the fact that she was stuck here, and there was nothing she could do about. No point in sitting around and moping about it. As such, she was determined to do her best to clear the game...or, at the very least, do whatever she can to help those who are closer to doing so than she is