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"Like hell you can stop me!"

Profile: Shou Karasugamori isn't a high school drop-out. He never went to high school in the first place. Born and raised in Lunarvale, these days he works with a temp agency, mainly doing a lot of odd jobs across the Five City Region. Those who know him well call him difficult to get along with and even angry--and they're hardly wrong with those assessments. Shou seems to approach the world as if he has something to prove in his life, leaving him with few he can really call friends as a result of his abrasive personality. The increasingly disaffected young man has fallen in with what some might term a 'bad crowd' of late, much to his parent's chagrin. Perhaps there's some truth to there being a black sheep like that in every family...

Skills: And Master Of None, WORST NAME EVER, Forget A Chip On The Shoulder--That's An Entire Plank, Dorcus Malorcus (That's His Scientific Name), Chaotic Dance, As Good As It Gets, My Older Sister Is Terrible!, My Little Sister Thinks I'm Cool!, Black Bird Black Sheep (Have You Any Wool??), It Isn't Over Yet, No Voyage, The Mean Is The Message, That Mask Looks Familiar, They Say Some People Are Winners, They Say Some People Are Losers, I Say Screw 'Em All

Born to Yuuta and Mami Karasugamori, Shou has an older and younger sister in Mau and Utau respectively. After experiencing some difficulties in middle school, he passed on going to high school and works part-time jobs across the Five Cities through a temp agency instead.

• Weapon
  Cheap Switchblade - Bought inexpensively from a mysterious back-street dealer. It's not very well made.
• Body
  Grey Hoodie - Perfect for keeping warm on chilly days.
• Feet
  Beat-up Sneakers - Old and comfortable, just the way they're meant to be. May smell a little.
• Accessory
  Silver Earring - A simple and small silver hoop earring. It's supposed to create a tough appearance.

• Bluff: "Yeah, I'm a big name around here. I've got all kinds of guys just waiting to do what I want 'em to!"
  Shou attempts to make himself seem more threatening.
• Mouth Off: "Oh, please, who do you think you're kidding? Like anyone really cares!"
  Shou runs his mouth about the target.
• Taunt: "C'mon, get serious! I can fight better than that in my sleep!"Shou attempts to provoke the target.
• Grudgingly Assist: "Fine! I'll give you a hand, but this better be worth it!"
  Shou helps out.

• Yuuta Karasugamori (The Magician): Shou's father. An often-absent businessman. Fond of puns.
• Mami Karasugamori (The Hierophant): Shou's mother. A bit of a nag, or at least that's how Shou thinks of her. Also fond of puns.
• Mau Karasugamori (The Lovers): Shou's older sister, born in 1987. A meddlesome young woman, or that's how he thinks of her. She is engaged to be married.
• Utau Karasugamori (The Star): Shou's younger sister, born in 1996. Has always looked up to him.

• Shou's birthname is Kakeru. Written as 翔, it means 'soar'. Thus his name in Japanese name order sounds just like the phrase 'karasu ga mori kakeru', which means 'crows soar in the forest'. Shou can be written with the same kanji as Kakeru, though Shou writes his name in katakana to dissuade people from thinking it could be read as 'soar'. Similarly, his siblings, Mau and Utau, are 'dance' and 'sing'. Their parents have a lot to answer for.
• Shou has worked many different jobs. They change frequently.
• Shou has tried, and failed, to get his driver's license. He'll be trying again in the near future.

Shou is pretty much the definition of average. He's a little faster on his feet and a little more durable, and a little less magically inclined and lucky, but such slants, as they exist, aren't particularly great. His overall combat experience is somewhat limited; he's more used to losing fights with other guys than actually winning. Outside of fistfights, he's run into some Shadows, but he hasn't had much more than a couple fights using his Persona.

Special: Don't Underestimate Me! - Shou insists that he is more than capable of handling this particular combat situation, and psyches himself up. His physical attack power and accuracy rise.

Charles Darwin is well-known as the naturalist who described a theory that has become known as 'evolution', though more properly would be termed 'modification by descent'. He also posited that because of this, all living organisms shared a common ancestry. However, this theory was put forth later in his life. As a young man, however, he was rather lazy and viewed as a slow learner; he had no particular focus in his life. His father despaired that he would ever make anything of himself, and the young Darwin spent much of his time with his friends or hunting. It was chance that saw him aboard the Beagle--by his own choice--and what he saw there in time became fuel for his theory.

Feel: Something directionless, a sense of the earth, of soil. Many crawling legs, the sun overheard, thick grass. There is potential here, but it has chosen to lie where it is.

Smell: Acrid, earthy, a hint of gunpowder, metallic scents.

Sound: Distant gunshots, pounding hooves. A flicker of hard shelled wings.

Talent: Shou is a spotter! He is not perfect at it, so please let me know if you have something you'd rather hide! That is all~