Kasumi Horie

Kasumi

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Status
Full Name	Kasumi Horie
Aliases	Kas
Arcana	Star (Reversed)
Gender	Female
Age	16
Birth Date	March 15th, 1994
Preferred Weapon	Sai Daggers
Faction	Unaffiliated
Job	Gekkoukan High School
Divisions	First-Year
Origin	Original Character
Player	tlynn2002

Trivia

Height: 5ft 4in Eyes: Hazel Hair: Black Likes: Books, Writing, The Color Black, Cats, Her Father, Slurpees!, Sushi Dislikes: Shopping and People Who Seem Fake Father: Fumihiko Horie (Books for Less Owner) Mother: Sakura Horie (Deceased) Half-Brother:Yukio Horie (Deceased) Pets: Mia (Black cat)

Quote
"Those who hold secrets are often held captive by them."

Profile and Skills

Kasumi is a first year at Gekkoukan High School. She is pretty quiet and reserved most of the time. Lately though, she has been trying to socialize more, especially with starting at a new school. Her father owns a bookstore in Port Island and Kasumi spends the majority of her time there, either helping her father or just reading or writing. People are generally friendly to her but she tends to close up if people try to get too close. She has a good reason for this though. The secrets and tragedies she holds in her heart leave many people wondering exactly what is going on in her mind. Book Worm, Socially Awkward, Unsure of Herself, Hidden Talent, Secrets Within, Don't Assume You Know Her, Smart Girl, Pure Heart, Takes Things at Face Value, Naive, Soul-Searching, Darkside? What?, Learning How to Socialize, Life Beyond Tragedy, Writer's Block, Gentle Spirit

History

Kasumi is the daughter of Port Island bookstore owner, Fumihiko. She has lived with just her father for most of her life. Growing up she was an extremely social and happy child. Her talents as a writer were recognized even at a young age. However, when she was 8 years old, she witnessed a horrible crime. It caused her to withdraw and she was afraid to talk to other people. For awhile, she did not actually remember what she saw but when she was 13 she had a flashback to the incident. She remembered everything that she saw. Feeling extremely guilty about it she retreated even further into her reading and writing. Now it is 3 years later. Kasumi is about to start as a first-year at Gekkoukan High School. She is trying to get to know others and leave her comfort zone. However, her greatest underlying fear is that people will somehow find out about her past. The secret that she holds is even hidden from her own family and her father even. She hates hiding the truth but she cannot bear to see what would happen if he found out. Therefore, even though she may seem like she is sociable on the outside, she has a secret that is keeping her from really letting others see who she is.

Personality

Kasumi is fairly shy and awkward in a lot of situations. Before she started high school she spent the majority of her time alone and away from others. Her only friends in the world were her cat and her father. However, shortly before starting at Gekkoukan her father started pushing her to get out and meet more people. She branched out a bit and since then has made quite a few friends and acquaintances. A few people have gotten rather close to her and now know small elements of her past history. No one knows the whole story and Kasumi intends to keep it that way as long as possible. Something in her really does want to share the burden with someone but she is not at the point where that can happen. Perhaps one day someone will be able to break down the wall that she has put up. Kasumi loves books and writing. Before she played the Persona game and experienced the Dark Hour her main reading and writing interests gravitated towards the occult and supernatural. After finding out the reality of the world before her she has since stopped pursuing those subjects. She has not been writing much lately either due to her lack of confidence and her focus being on other things. She was invited to join the Literature Club but she has not been to a meeting yet.

Persona

"Thou art I, I am thou!" Once awakened, Kasumi's persona will be Marlinchen. Marlinchen is a beautiful woman. She is wearing a beautiful long white dress. Around her head is a flower headband and she is wearing red shoes. She has pale skin and red lips. Marlinchen comes from the story of the Juniper Tree. The story goes that a woman wanted a child as red as blood and as white as snow. She finally gives birth to a boy and dies shortly after his birth. The father remarries and they have a child together and name her Marlinchen (some versions call her Marjory). The mother loves her daughter dearly but does not want the son to get the family fortune. She kills him and makes Marlinchen think that it is her fault. Through a twisted series of events the stepmother is killed and the son is 'rebirthed.' Resonance: Anyone who can sense resonances will probably feel a bit of innocence but a very deep sense of inner strength. For smells they will get the scent of apples or perhaps juniper berries... maybe a bit of both. Sound-wise her resonance would portray strongly the sound of birds singing a beautiful happy tune. Though if she is threatened or fearful the sounds would be much less cheerful.

Logs and Cut Scenes

Logs I log and pretty much save everything. All logs are now posted Off-site to save space. Cut Scenes Visit to the Shrine - IC Time March 22nd, 2010 - Kasumi visits the Shrine late at night to do some writing and is visited by someone from her past. Down the Rabbit Hole - IC Time April 7th, 2010 - After playing the Persona game Kasumi thinks about the events of the evening and tries to remember exactly what happened.

Soundtrack

Enemy Inside - Tsunami Bomb They see right through your flesh and bones for soon you'll be their home/They know deep inside, the things you can't try to hide Secrets - OneRepublic I need another story/Something to get off my chest/My life gets kinda boring/Need something that I can confess Healing Begins - Tenth Avenue North Afraid to let your secrets out/Everything that you hide/Can come crashing through the door now/But too scared to face all your fear/So you hide but you find/That the shame won't disappear Always taking more suggestions!

Social Links

0 - THE FOOL: I - THE MAGICIAN: II - THE HIGH PRIESTESS: Maki Sonomura: Kasumi has ran into her a couple times. She met two girls named Aki and Mai through Yoh at the Bake sale and later ran into Aki the night that she was in the Dark Hour. She finds it very odd that the girls highly resemble Maki. Are they sisters or something? Maki has given Kasumi two hugs since they met. Even though it was awkward for her and Kasumi did not really understand the display of friendship she did not resist. Shiori Hibiki: They have met a few times and Shiori was there during Kasumi's first Dark Hour experience. She answered some of her questions and Kasumi was thankful. Masumi Hayashi: Even though they have only met one time, she is listed here because Kasumi felt a connection to her that cannot be explained. They had a very intriguing conversation about the occult. She is someone that Kasumi would like to talk in more depth too. III - THE EMPRESS: Mitsuru Kirijo: Kasumi met her randomly in Port Island and she knows that she is a member of SEES as well as the heiress to the Kirijo group. After Mitsuru found out about Kasumi having the potential and experiencing the Dark Hour she offered to tell her more about SEES. Kasumi has her phone number from Aigis but has yet to schedule a meeting with her. IV - THE EMPEROR: V - THE HIEROPHANT: VI - THE LOVERS: VII - THE CHARIOT: Aigis: Kasumi wasn't sure what to think of Aigis at first but now they have spoken a few times. Aigis knows about her having the potential so she feels a little closer to her too. Thanks to Aigis, one evening Kasumi got to meet Koromaru too. VIII - JUSTICE: Nanako Dojima: A very sweet little girl that Kasumi has run into a couple times. She doesn't know much about her but she seems very independent for her age. IX - THE HERMIT: Jin Shirato: Strega member. Only ran into him once on Shirakawa Blvd. but that was enough. On Kasumi's 'do not talk to or associate with' list. X - THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE: XI - STRENGTH: Yoh Yamagatani: Kasumi met Yoh randomly late one night at the Paulownia Mall and they played a blackjack game with Kanon in which he beat them both. Currently he is one of Kasumi's only good friends. There is still much she does not know about him. He did give her chocolate on White Day which surprised her. She felt bad though that she had nothing in return for him. It seems like no matter where she goes, he is there also. Kind of weird but nice at the same time. After numerous meetings Kasumi is building a connection with him that she cannot understand. She doesn't know how he feels about her yet but she considers him a good friend. XII - THE HANGED MAN: XIII - DEATH: Seiichi Miyamoto: Ran into him a couple of times. He seems pretty cool though Kasumi doesn't know much about him yet. XIV- TEMPERANCE: Hitoshi Taniguchi: After a brief encounter at the Strip Mall, Kasumi found she has a couple of things in common with Hitoshi, books and writing. He is much more dedicated to his writing than she will ever be and that is something that she greatly admires. XV - THE DEVIL: XVI - THE TOWER: Himeru Namikawa: A second-year Gekkoukan student that Kasumi has started forming a friendship with. She was at her birthday party. Himeru calls her kōhai. Kasumi wasn't sure about her at first but after a few meetings and talking to her one on one she realizes that they will probably be friends. Himeru possesses wisdom that she finds very admirable. Also Himeru was the first person who actually answered her questions about the rumors... even if it was reluctantly. Himeru pretty much turned Kasumi's world upside down with one conversation. She was also there the night Kasumi played the Persona game and the first time she ended up in the Dark Hour. Kasumi's level of trust and respect for her is pretty high. XVII - THE STAR: Hinata Itoh: Kasumi had run into this Itoh sister a couple times at the Lucky 7. She likes her enthusiasm and energy. Hinata is a second-year at Gekkoukan and she calls her senpai. XVIII - THE MOON: Keitaro Nagasaku: So far he is the only other first year Gekkoukan student Kasumi has met. They have met quite a few times socially and Kasumi has formed a pretty good relationship with him. One night she opened up to him by showing him a picture of her family before the tragedy. Their relationship got a better because of this. He doesn't say a whole lot but Kasumi and him seem to share a part of their past that involves deep tragedies. Hitoshi threw a Showa Day party where Kasumi found out that Keitaro was a member of Strega. This concerns her but has yet to really change their friendship. XIX -THE SUN: XX - JUDGEMENT: Kanon Itoh: While Kanon is older than Kasumi she still likes her, especially her tattoos. Kasumi invited her to her birthday celebration even though they had only met one time previously. Kasumi has run into her a few times since and she was there the night Kasumi played the Persona game. She looks up to Kanon and admires her for some reason. Nagisa Renge: Strega member. Ran into on Shirakawa Blvd. She is bad news! That is all Kasumi knows. She is also on Kasumi's 'do not talk to or associate with' list.