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|'''Full Name''' || 連花ナギサ（れんげなぎさ）
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|'''Arcana''' || XX - [[Judgement]]
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|'''Nature''' || Persona-User
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|'''Gender''' || Female
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|'''Height''' || 145 cm (4'9")
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|'''Date of Birth''' || March 14th, 1993 (Pisces)
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|'''Age''' || 17, appears 12-14
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|'''[[Wang Long Fortune Telling|Guardian Dragon]]''' || White Dragon
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|'''Persona''' || Miao Shan
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|'''Weapon''' || Dual Knives
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|'''Faction''' || Strega
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|'''Team''' || Cult of Personality
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|'''Voice Actor''' || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukari_Fukui <span style="color:black;">Yukari Fukui</span>] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqpl64VdUlk <span style="color:black;">For Reference</span>])
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|'''Player''' || [[user:AyuOhseki|Ayu Ohseki]]
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*'''Expression:''' 1 - Not Quite Human
*'''Knowledge:''' 2 - Patchwork Self-Education
*'''Courage:''' 5 - Ain't Afraid to Die
*'''Understanding:''' 2 - Look, She Is Trying
*'''Diligence:''' 5 - 'Til the End of Time
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*Nagisa's first name means "seashore," while her last name means "lotus." The lotus flower is a symbol of enlightenment in Buddhist; Nagisa is the last name of Kaworu Nagisa from ''Evangelion'' fame, which can also be a girl's first name.
*Nagisa is a very good cook as a result of helping out in various soup kitchens and homeless shelters in Sumaru City. She's esp. skilled at managing to make something very tasty out of relatively few ingredients, particularly ones that don't normally seem like they'd go together; she just has a knack at telling what will taste unexpectedly good together and in what proportions, like strawberries and black pepper, and beef and chocolate. Part of this is because when she goes to libraries, she likes reading cookbooks, which are frequently full of tips for making a meal extra-delicious.
*Her tendency to hang out at libraries and read all day also means that she has a very patchwork education.
*The last grade Nagisa officially attended was second.
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*[http://deck-of-cards.livejournal.com/6605.html Precocious Kids are Cute] - In which Daisuke Itami decides a small teenage dying girl to be the worst type of mutant creature amongst the living. ('''Nagisa Renge''', [[Daisuke Itami]], [[Takahisa Kandori]], [[Yoh Yamagatani]]) ''IC: April 5, 2010 (OOC: October 10, 2010)''
*[http://deck-of-cards.livejournal.com/6788.html Monsters] ([http://deck-of-cards.livejournal.com/7001.html Part 2]) - In which the worst type of mutant creature amongst the living tries to test Daisuke's value of life and gets something entirely different. ('''Nagisa Renge''', [[Daisuke Itami]]) ''IC: April 7, 2010 (OOC: October 12, 2010)''
*[http://deck-of-cards.livejournal.com/7643.html Ripples] - In which an injured Nagisa asks Daisuke his opinion on a recent run-in with the sisters of one of her victims. Much chattering and annoyance ensues. ('''Nagisa Renge''', [[Daisuke Itami]]) ''IC: April 12, 2010 (OOC: October 17, 2010)''
*[http://deck-of-cards.livejournal.com/7762.html The Nature of Opportunity] - When Kyo Enda comes to Omoikane to have a certain job performed about a certain group of troublemaking teenage girls, Daisuke Itami senses opportunity. And in the completely terrible way. ([[Daisuke Itami]], [[Kyo Enda]], (Cameo: '''Nagisa Renge''')) ''IC: April 17, 2010 (OOC: October 22, 2010)''
*[http://deck-of-cards.livejournal.com/9193.html Most Important Meal of the Day] - In which Daisuke Itami arrives at Omoikane to find someone has decided to interpret his words slightly more literally than he intended. Lively debate ensues. ('''Nagisa Renge''', [[Daisuke Itami]]) <i>IC: April 26, 2010 (OOC: October 31, 2010)</i>
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<blockquote> <center>''"The beauty of life can't be appreciated by people who take it for granted."''</center> 
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'''Profile:''' A sweet, friendly, fragile-looking young girl who often has her head up in the clouds, Nagisa Renge is not someone most people would consider a danger. It ''is'' true that Nagisa possesses a certain childlike, wide-eyed air about her that makes her seem as if she's above the terrible things about the world, and being an utterly honest person, she never fakes her smiles or compliments. However, this also means she can be cruelly blunt without intending to or realizing it. This is, from the viewpoint of most people, far from the worst part about her. As a girl who has been dying for years and finally realized how beautiful life is during a particularly violent fit, Nagisa believes that the way to make people understand this and save them from their own suffering is to visit upon them a similar situation--that is to say, death.

'''Skills:''' She Loves You So She Has To Kill You, If You Meet The Buddha On The Road..., What Exactly Is "Yandere"?, This Is Who I Really Am Inside, Eyes In Their Last Extremity, When Cicadas Cry...
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Nagisa is understandably not very physically strong or enduring. She will get up from strong hits and keep going, but this is a result of her mental fortitude rather than any physical ability to soak hits. She is, however, very fast and nimble--one has to be when one is a frail little girl ekeing out a life in the slums of a very large city--and because of the aforementioned mental resilience from after her "rebirth," she has a particularly strong affinity for magic. Her luck is probably about average or a little below, because while she's had a pretty rotten life, Nagisa does not think of herself as unfortunate. Nagisa uses a pair of knives in battle, and as such would do Slashing damage.

'''Special:''' ''Moksha'' - In Buddhism, "moksha" refers to the release/liberation from the chain of reincarnation and ascendance to enlightenment. This consists of Nagisa running forward and leaping nimbly around her target with a flurry of knives aimed for critical points, and is heavier on debuffs than actual physical damage, including a DOT attribute to represent bleeding from multiple cuts.

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<center>''"I am thou... thou art I. I am Miao Shan, she who forgives all..." ''</center><br>

In Buddhist mythos, one of the most popular bodhisattvas is Guanyin, known in the west as the Goddess of Compassion, who watches over the world--her full name, Guanshiyin, means 'Observing the Sounds/Cries of the World'--until all suffering is gone from it. One legend posits that the person who would become Guanyin was a Chinese Princess named Miao Shan, who wished to marry a doctor instead of a wealthy man who'd improve the standing of the family. Her father, enraged by this, sentenced her to hard labor until she relented, but Miao Shan instead begged to be allowed to become a nun at a Buddhist temple. Her father permitted this, but had the monks there heap more and more hard work on her; however, because her goodness was so great, animals would come and help her complete them. Frustrated, her father set fire to the temple, and Miao Shan put on the fires with her bare hands without being hurt. Frightened, her father sentenced her to death, and her executioner attempted to kill her in various ways that failed to work (an axe and a sword to the neck shattered, arrows refused to find their mark) before finally attempting to strangle her with his bare hands in desperation. Miao Shan, understanding that not dying would mean that her would-be executioner would suffer, forgave him and allowed herself to take on his karmic debt before being strangled to death. When she fell into hell, her kindness and compassion was so great that the hells began to turn into Paradise, and Yama kicked her out of his realm before she could destroy it and sent her back to Earth. Miao Shan is Nagisa's starter Persona, with the eventual intent that it will ascend into Guan Yin. Miao Shan represents Nagisa's desire to help people even at the cost of her own health, and her forgiveness for those that made her suffer and tried to kill her.

<center>'''Resonance:'''</center>
'''SENSE:''' An absolute calm, acceptance of all things, serenity.
'''SOUND:''' Waves rolling on the shore.
'''SMELL:''' Cherry blossoms and lotus flowers.<br><br>
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*'''O - THE FOOL'''
** [[Minato Arisato]] - Nagisa first met him in a fight between SEES and Strega, which climaxed when he accidentally sicced Thanatos on her. She became taken with him immediately after, and although their meetings have been sporadic since, she remains fond of him.

*'''I - THE MAGICIAN'''
** [[Yosuke Hanamura]] - The scion of Junes... ex-scion, anyway, though Nagisa isn't aware of that. She explained to him her viewpoint, and he accepted it, in part because he actually asked her questions and came to understand that she's dying, so the concept of "death" is not the same for her as it is for others. Nagisa is very happy for that, and told him that she would try to kill him if they ever met on the battlefield. Yosuke was okay with that, even if [[Souji Seta|Souji]] and [[Nanako Dojima|Nanako]] weren't.

*'''III - THE EMPRESS'''
** [[Tomomi Fujimori]] - The stick of Strega to Takaya's carrot. Nagisa doesn't care for her, viewing her methods as inviting oblivion rather than appreciating what existence there is. She does, however, appreciate Tomomi's honesty.

*'''V - THE HIEROPHANT'''
** [[Shinjiro Aragaki]] - Nagisa suggested to her fellow Stregites that they push Shinjiro, and also Ran since she was there, into the TV since he was intending on dying. Shinjiro might have forgiven her if it was just him, but he hates her pretty hard for having dragged Ran into it too. Despite making it clear that he wants little to do with her, he has dispensed some advice. It was on his suggestion that Nagisa tried not taking her suppressants, though ultimately it didn't work.

*'''VII - THE CHARIOT'''
** [[Aigis]] - Mutual dislike. Nagisa used to be okay with her, despite Aigis in general strongly disliking her; this changed when Aigis treated her with contempt and revulsion even while offering her materials to help her learn how to become human, saying that since Nagisa didn't talk of herself as human, she didn't deserve to be treated like a human, then calling her a liar--and then saying that Thora was human, despite Thora stating that she wasn't human either, admittedly when Aigis wasn't in the room, but it still stood. On the other hand, because of this, Nagisa came to understand that what "humanity" is is a matter of perspective, and so trying to 'become' human is a futile effort, so while she doesn't like Aigis, she is, in her own way, grateful to her.

*'''VIII - JUSTICE'''
** [[Nanako Dojima]] - A young girl who claims to understand death, who took an instant disliking to Nagisa when she mentioned that she wanted to try to kill Yosuke. Due to Nagisa's difficulty with expressing herself in ways normal people can understand, this didn't turn out well, and Nagisa left feeling confused. After her experiences with SEES and Daisuke, she'd understand better, but how that might turn out will have to wait until they meet again.
** [[Noriko Ishibashi]] - An Inaban detective, though she's not happy to be in Inaba. Nagisa liked her fairly well, sensing that they were similar in their forthrightness and awkwardness; Noriko was the first person that Nagisa directly told her true age. Unbeknownst to Nagisa, Noriko is Daisuke's much-hated older sister. This will probably result in some wacky shenanigans when she finds out.

*'''IX - THE HERMIT'''
** [[Jin Shirato]] - A fellow Kirijo experiment. Nagisa cares for him most out of the others, because he's the one who most cares for her company in turn, even if he's often verbally abusive. He still generally makes it known that it's not ''her'' he dislikes, and because of that they have a quirky but somewhat close relationship. Because of this, Jin is one of the closest people to Nagisa.
** [[Natsuko Choukawa]] - A ten-year-old member of Strega, she and Nagisa started to become close almost inexplicably when Natsuko told Jin not to treat her like a child and Nagisa pointed out that Natsuko ''is'' a child. Natsuko became protective of the older girl after that, though they haven't seen each other in some time.

*'''X - THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE'''
** [[Takaya Sakaki]] - The leader of Strega and in particular of the Kirijo experiments, of which Nagisa is one. She once believed wholeheartedly in his message, though she's no longer so sure of that; when she asked him if she meant anything to him after several incidents where he ignored her, he said that all things are one and he matters to himself, and if he matters to her, of course they matter to each other. Not fully grasping that this is a fancy way of saying "no," Nagisa's worries were, at least for the time, reassured.
** [[Ran Itoh]] - Shinjiro's girlfriend, she was present when Nagisa suggested to Tomomi and Takaya that they throw Shinjiro into the TV in Inaba, and since Ran wasn't aware that Shinjiro was dying/wanted to die, Nagisa suggested she get thrown in too. Though Shinjiro hasn't forgiven her for this, as irony would have it, Ran has, and even thanked Nagisa for what she did, saying that even if it was scary and she knows there must have been a better way, it really did save their lives. Being the first person to ever thank her for these things, Nagisa was moved to tears, and she thinks of Ran very fondly now.

*'''XI - STRENGTH'''
** [[Yoh Yamagatani]] - A kind if rather dense person, Yoh was present when Nagisa first met [[Daisuke Itami|Daisuke]], and again when Strega plumbed into the Inaba mines. She doesn't know him well, but he's nice enough; she intends on taking a look at his TV dungeon now that he's been tricked into throwing himself into the TV world by fellow Stregite [[Akimoto Nagamori|Akimoto]], though this is less out of concern for him and more because of her relation with Daisuke.

*'''XII - THE HANGED MAN'''
** [[Chidori Yoshino]] - The last of the other Kirijo experiments. Chidori tolerates Nagisa, but (like just about everyone else) doesn't like her. Nagisa is not close to her, either, for this reason, though a conversation they once had about a girl who was sacrificed to Kaonashi did spark something in Chidori.
** [[Rui Onishi]] - Daisuke's bodyguard. Though she's only interacted with her at length once, Nagisa considers Rui to be a kind person and likes her, particularly after the older woman gave her the address to Daisuke's personal residence.

*'''XIII - DEATH'''
** [[Seiichi Miyamoto]] - A fellow member of Strega and probably the closest besides Jin that Nagisa has to a friend within. Though he decries himself as a liar and an asshole, a recent conversation with Nagisa has prompted Seiichi to start to think a little differently. For that, her honesty, and her taking an interest in him, Nagisa's managed to earn a place in Seiichi's affections--and because Seiichi opened up to her, Nagisa, who already liked him fairly well thanks to his promise to give her a piano concert, has become fond of him in return.

*'''XV - THE DEVIL'''
** [[Daisuke Itami]] - A silver-tongued information broker who took a near-immediate dislike to Nagisa, he nonetheless has become someone extremely important to her as of their second meeting, when she attempted to kill him to determine how much he values life. As the man who pulled out of her a desire to be "human" again, and who continues to prompt a variety of reactions from her, and whom she delights in annoying and infuriating because he claims to view hate and love as equal, and who (unwittingly and unwillingly) provided for her a place to live, Nagisa has grown extremely attached to Daisuke. However, that hatred he feels for her is genuine. What are his intentions for her in allowing her to stay by his side...?
** [[Itsuka Mizuhara]] - Nagisa's best friend, they met in the winter while snow fell bloodred in Port Island, and discussed the ephemeral nature of life, and how both of them had died before. A reunion prompted Nagisa to tell Itsuka about her hand in Shinjiro and Ran's trip into the TV world, but despite Itsuka's close relationship with them, this only reinforced their own friendship. Itsuka helped Nagisa talk to SEES in general about it as well, and also has helped her indulge in other more normal pursuits like clothes shopping, make-up and doing up one's hair. Itsuka is the only non-Stregite besides Shinjiro explicitly aware that Nagisa is dying and taking the same suppressants that Shinjiro once had. Nagisa trusts Itsuka, and is deeply touched by how affected the SEESite was when she learned about her looming death.

*'''XVI - THE TOWER'''
** [[Akimoto Nagamori]] - A fellow Stregite. Nagisa doesn't know her very well, but Akimoto did bop her over the head once with a broom for manhandling a tiny servant of (SPOILER).
** [[Thora Kobayashi]] - A violent girl who hates Nagisa and wants to kill her. Nagisa is pretty okay with this, since it's because of what she did to Shinjiro. Thora claimed not to be human, and her desire to kill Nagisa has everything to do with not wanting to lose the few people who like her in spite of this. It was as a result of this interaction, and Aigis' direct refutation of it, that Nagisa came to an important conclusion about the nature of humanity and her own search for it, so despite Thora's hatred of her, Nagisa is actually pretty grateful to her.

*'''XVII - THE STAR'''
** [[Hinata Itoh]] - Ran's younger sister, she predictably hates Nagisa, and at their elder sister Kanon's prompting, helped beat her up. Nagisa at one point thought that Hinata understood her point of view, but when it quickly became apparent that this wasn't true, she was disappointed. She doesn't feel much of anything in particular for Hinata, thinking her hatred pretty understandable all considered, even if her stance, shared with Kanon, of "I would never kill you but beating you up preemptively is A-OK" is puzzling to Nagisa.
** [[Teddie]] - The spirit and friendly bear of the TV world. He and Nagisa are friendly, and empathizing with Teddie's loneliness, she gave him a cell phone so he could communicate with others.

*'''XVIII - THE MOON'''
** [[Midori Nakashima]] - One of Tomomi's companions, Midori is a perennial liar and delusional young woman. This has very nearly resulted in explosions, given as Nagisa is painfully honest, but circumstances have thus far allowed them to remain on more or less cordial, if not precisely friendly terms.
** [[Shiro Koda]] - A strange young man who's dropped off the face of the world, he nonetheless was distinctive to Nagisa because when he was withdrawing from the world, she sliced open his hand to show him that there are worse things and he should appreciate life. He revealed to her that he'd already gotten gutted and nearly died recently, then ran off, leaving Nagisa horrendously confused given her views on how to "help" people. This laid the groundwork for her much, much later talks with Daisuke.

*'''XX - JUDGEMENT'''
** [[Kanon Itoh]] - Ran's older sister, she predictably hates Nagisa and wants to beat her up (and has) for what she did to Ran. Though Nagisa had already wanted to learn what it means to be human by the time she got jumped by her and Hinata, it was this incident that pushed a lot of dominoes over. Beyond this, Nagisa does not have any particularly strong opinions on Kanon, considering Kanon's hatred of her to be otherwise quite understandable. Curiously, Kanon's opinion of Nagisa is near-identical to Aigis', despite the fact that the two have never met. Perhaps Nagisa is just like that.
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EscVte0V-iY "Asu he"] ("To Tomorrow") - Akemi Hayashi
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc84Hx2RJMA "Endless Skies"] - VNV Nation
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMekl53C9zA "Infinite"] - Assemblage 23
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkD8xVaCf4k "Kissing the Christmas Killer"] - Maaya Sakamoto & Yoko Kanno
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4hbTFRrZc "Laetitia"] - E Nomine
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlzQqToPchM "Lullaby"] - Assemblage 23
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA "Ode to Joy"] - Johann Beethoven
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B_fyo4anr4 "THANATOS ~If I Can't Be Yours~"] - LOREN & MASH
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