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⌈ PLAYER SECTION ⌉
Player:  Mei
Contact:  nekomiao 
Age: 31
Current Characters: Annabeth Chase


⌈ CHARACTER SECTION ⌉
Character: Haru Okumura
Age: 17
Canon: Persona 5
Canon Point: November - before the palace for this month/ just after the end of the interrogation

Background: Wiki Link

Personality:
** Polite - She was raised in a rich household with her father being a successful business owner so she has been taught proper etiquette and is polite. She uses honorifics properly and makes sure she addresses people as she should in new situations (such as putting herself at a lower rank when she joins the phantom thieves because she joined them last

** Filial/Loyal and self sacrificing - When somebody has gained or earned her trust whether that is by birth or by proving themselves to her, she is willing to do anything to help them reach their goals. Many examples of this include her willing to marry a creep that her dad gave her to as a part of a company contract because that is the right thing to do as his daughter; willing to fight with the phantom thieves and help them even though they are being targeted by the police; and she is willing to still go through with the marriage to said previous creep for the sake of the company being rebuilt after the death of her father as she believes breaking that promise would ruin her company and destroy the lives of many people (she is loyal to the people who have worked for the company).

** Kind - She is a very kind person. A lot her time is spent up on the school roof top taking very good care of the plants there and she takes care of an injured Morgana when they first meet despite Haru not knowing who the cat really is. She is also very kind/generous with her money as she doesn't place a lot of value in that, rather placing the value on the happiness it could bring to the people around her such as offering up her company's theme park night for the phantom thieves rather than trying to get back the little money they can on a refund. Her kindness also shows through the type of cafe she would like to open. She speaks up to the new leader of her father's company saying that rather than opening up a chain of cheap cafes that don't care about their customers, she would prefer to open up a heartwarming cafe where people would like to go and enjoy themselves. She harvests a coffee bean she grows herself to make a cup of coffee to prove that and he remarks that she is as kind as her grandfather who cared more about his customer than profits.

** Determined - This fights against her loyal and self sacrificing self from the above point. This also wavers at the start of the game and becomes a bigger part of her personality when she finally decides to move forward with her plan. Haru's persona doesn't fully unlock when she joins the team and leads them to think that she's not a very strong person because she did not wish to fight against her father or her fate. When she realizes that she does need to fight for herself and against this marriage and that fighting against her father is the right thing to do, her persona fully unlocks. The cut scene remarks on her finally deciding to fight back and her determination shows with Milady by her side. 

** Understanding - Even though she may not forgive a person (Goro Akechi - for killing her father) she is somebody that can work to understand the feelings of another person. She will try to be civil and polite to that person despite her feelings. This is also in the case of her late father's company where she is struggling to make decisions as she can understand both sides of the feuding employees left behind who wish to take the company in multiple directions.

** Self Doubt/Sometimes low self esteem (particularly in business) - She does work through this somewhat but she does have a lot of self doubt when she first enters situations. Like the above where she wonders if she's doing the right thing against her father, whether she can be a strong enough person to make decisions in the company and whether her dream to open a cafe can be a reality. She does systematically work through each doubt so she does have the inner strength and determination but there is always the initial hesitation of whether she can actually do the thing that she wants to accomplish. But once she reaches a good place (such as in her gardening where she's been working at it so long she's gained the knowledge and experience) her confidence does shine through.

** Sadistic - There are quite a few scenes in the game which show a slightly sadistic nature hidden within her which only comes out in small bits. Such as when they're in a dungeon and she remarks on the touch and smell of fighting the enemies in relation to blood etc. She also enjoys watching slasher movies, inviting the protag out on a date to the cinema.

** Not fully trusting - It takes time to fully earn Haru's trust even though she will always be polite and civil and make it seem like she's your friend or willing to work with you. This is demonstrated through the phantom thieves as well as through her father's company. With the phantom thieves, even though she was willing to fight by their side at the start, their lack of cohesiveness and determination meant that she wasn't willing to fully trust them and their decisions. It takes her time and proof from their part for her to realize that they're a good group to work with and she eventually joins them after they make her realize they have a unique way of working together. She doesn't fully trust the new leader of her father's company after hearing rumours about him and also seeing the in-fighting. It takes him to fully open up to her and bring up memories of her grandfather before she relents and realizes that he is a good person to put her faith in and that she can be confident in his ability to rebuild their company in a good direction. Although this personality trait also plays into her self doubt as it takes her time to open up to people and speak to them about her own feelings and how they play into situations.

** Strong Outside personality - Even though she may be crumbling on the inside and wanting to fall apart (such as after the death of her father) she is able to project a strong outer personality or a strong face to the world. While people are worried about her, she's brushing them off and telling them she's okay. They need to focus on their mission and she is still willing to do everything she can to help them succeed in their task. While she's busy with trying to go through her father's funeral, she's helping the phantom thieves and offering them words of encouragement instead of taking them from her new friends. While she's feeling like she's only a high school student that can't handle big business decisions, she's still able to, in the meantime, refuse to sell her share of the company and then (even though she's still scared) advise that she will attend the board meetings that she's eventually invited to.

** Slightly skewed view of money - As is with all rich people, she doesn't really understand the value of money. Renting out a theme park for the night seems like a low cost to her (even though it was the company doing it, she doesn't see anything wrong with having her friends there instead when the company plan falls through), she very easily remarks on having servants to do things when required. She very easily buys a cup of expensive ($50) coffee for the protag because he is willing to join her in her experimenting of new blends for the cafe that she would like to open up herself. 

Abilities:
- Ability to change into Noir (thief persona) in dangerous situations who would then have additional abilities. As a human, she's just a high school student without additional special abilities
* Psychic attacks - not with any special uses such as reading minds etc, just a basic attack using psi powers.
* Fighting with an axe
* Fighting with a gun
* Can summon her personal Milady to fight by her side

Alignment: Thras - Haru's journey through Persona is about her fear of change and her fear of fighting against the fate that is set before her and then discovering the bravery to be her own person and to carve her own path. This goes from being a completely beaten down filial daughter to be sold off to marry a horrible politician's son; to rising above that and being the joint owner of her late father's company fully making decisions. 

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General Sample: TDM link here for personality

Emotion Sample: Effect of emotion in dark maze

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