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Well, to make this easier and for future referrences... Could one of you novel readers lay down the all the ground rules of the world of Aria, including everything one needs to know about being a Butei and the system they work with?


Team [EVEN]

The Boys

1. Minato Arisato - The Mysterious Bishounen

Spoiler:

Japanese Alias: Minato Arisato
True Name: Michael Auditore
Age: 17
Butei Rank: 'A'
Ancestor: Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Legendary Master Assassin of the Brotherhood)
Department: Dagula
Bloodline Ability: Eagle Vision
Weapon: Heckler & Koch USP .45ACP with two-tone finish,Emerson Combat Karambit


Character's Catch phrase:

"My way is fun too."

Character's job description:

"Interrogating a hostile witness is like proposing marriage. You want to get it right the first try; So you don't settle until you find the perfect spot... You take special care to set the right ambiance and set the mood... And then you wait for the best moment to pop the question."

Spoiler for Background:

In one way, Arisato Minato is the opposite of Tooyami Kinji in the sense that he seeks a life of Abnormality while the latter wants nothing more than to return to Normalcy. Before settling in Japan, he spent some time operating in various trouble spots. But similar to Kinji, he finds himself dealing with girl problems, no matter which city or country he's in. Whichever mission he takes, somewhere in there is a girl involve.

Even for a Butei, Arisato Minato is an unorthodox character. He's infamous in the Butei high for either being the worst Butei, or the craziest. This is because Minato has the tendency to choose people for the wrong kind of job. He had Fuyumi Raimei, a Medica student, blow up a truck using an AT4 anti-tank weapon. He gave his best friend, a member of Informa, a sniper rifle on their first mission together and told him to cover him. This isn't restricted to just people- he had once used phonebooks to armor a vehicle, aluminum foils as flash grenades, and cake icing to make fake plastic explosives.

Minato belongs to a long line of Assassins leading back to the great Ezio Auditore da Firenze, one of the legendary shadow figures that shaped Italy in the 15th century. He inherited his Ancestor's ability called [Eagle Vision] which allows him to identify friend from foe in an instance. It also lets him find specific items or people that hold an interest to his current objective. The only weakness of this ability is that it cannot truth in words, so to compensate, he took the Dagula class to train on that skill. Needless to say, his method of interrogation is quite unorthodox relatively to Butei teachings, but he never resort to torture.

In terms of combat skill, in his own words he is 'as skilled as a normal human should be allow to be with a normal human body'.

2. Saito - The Comic Relief Best Friend

Spoiler:

Name: Saito
Age: 17
Butei Rank: 'B'
Ancestor: None
Department: Informa
Bloodline Ability: None
Weapon: Heckler and Koch P30, Brass knuckles, Marine Corp Combat Knife.


Character's Catch phrase:

"THIS IS MY TRUE POWEERRRRR!!!!" *Runs Away*


Character's job description:

"I was vague; I said I was a freelance-superhero-Robin-Hood kinda guy."

"Try to stay in my line of sight will ya? Every time we do this you act like I can shoot around corners... Oh, and if that evil limey mastermind offers you a ride, you treat him like a stranger with candy and say 'No thank you sir!."

Spoiler for Background:

Saito is the sarcastic comic relief best friend character, though he plays the straight-man to Minato's wacky plans. The first thing that Minato did on their first mission together was to hand him a Remington 700 sniper rifle and told Saito to cover him. When asked why, he replied that Saito had nothing else better to do anyway. When asked why didn't he just commission a sniper, Minato replied that Informas are cheaper.... And that's how their relationship started.

Despite all the wacky missions they went together, Saito and Minato are still the best of friends, each is the other's 'wingman', there's nobody else Saito trust more to watch his back... Except maybe a real sniper. At the same time, Saito's loyalty to his friends, as well as his strong moral sense are his strongest points.

Saito is not a fighting man. He's more than likely to run away at the first signs of a gun fight, which was why he got into Informa in the first place. But he has an impressive acting skill and the ability to come up with brilliant answers at the drop of the hat, occasionally taking up the 'leading role' whenever they go undercover. But Saito's main contribution to the team, however, is his apparently inexhaustible supply of contacts (whom he calls "buddies") in seemingly every law enforcement agency, bureaucratic department, military branch and intelligence agency and is able to pull strings to him whatever intel he needs.

3. Ryoushi - The Unexpected Hero

Spoiler:

Name: Ryoushi
Nickname: "The Hunter"
Age: 17
Butei Rank: 'A'
Ancestor: None
Department: Sniper
Bloodline Ability: None
Weapon: Accuracy International Arctic Warfare, Strider MARSOC SMF


Character's Catch phrase:

"I am the hunter of wolves."

"DON'T LOOK AT MEEEE!!"

Character's job description:

"It's very pressuring if you hold the rest of us all to the same standard as Reki-san... We should at least be allow to breathe, right!?!"

Spoiler for Background:

A close friend of Saito, who approached him to learn sniping tips. Ryoushi is a shy boy who cowers when confronted by other people and so keeps his distance, and has an exceptional ability to remain undetected till he's almost in front of if target. Though he has a timid voice when speaking to people face to face, whenever he's out-of-sight or on the phone, he talks with a more confident and mature voice.

He's a very good sniper, but a far-cry from being in the league with the best of them. He hopes to one day attain the same godly skills of Reki, but often wonders if he has what it takes.

As an unexpected result of stalking and following the girl he has a crush on, and staring at people through a scope for hours. Ryoushi developed an uncanny ability to identify people's facial expressions. From simple Anger and Happiness, to more complex expression like murderous intend or sexual excitement. But most importantly, this ability allows him to tell when people are lying. So true to his nature, whenever Minato brings Ryoushi on a mission, it's to make use of his lie detector skills rather than his skills as a sniper.

The Girls

1. Fuyumi Raimei - The Cute One

Spoiler:

Spoiler for portrait:

Name: Fuyumi Raimei
Age: 17
Butei Rank: 'A'
Ancestor: Rumored/Joked to be Saint Barbara
Department: Former Medica, Currently Assault
Bloodline Ability: None
Weapon: SIG-Sauer P228 9x19mm, Microtech Scarab OTF (switchblade)

Character Quotes:

Raimei: "You know, some guys take girls to restaurants dinner, karaoke, or even just watch movies- Staking out ugly South Korean military intelligence offices? Not so much..."

Raimei: "It's a relaxation exercise I do in situations like this. I want you to close your eyes and breathe deep; Picture a peaceful mountain stream... Now picture yourself drowning the kidnapper in the stream... We're taking a rock from the stream and raising it above with your hand, and with tremendous force you're bringing it—"

Raimei: "Either that's a brilliantly disguised bomb or somebody knows the way to your heart."


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Background:

Spoiler:

Fuyumi Raimei was your average sweet, kind, and caring girl who likes to help people and even small animals. That's why she was in Medica; she was an outstanding medic/nurse and the most innocent soul in the world, everybody loved her, girls wanted to be her friend, guys all wanted to date her.

That all changed the day she went on a mission with Minato Arisato (still using his Japanese alias). After which events unfolded, she found herself in a situation where she had to pick up a AT4 anti-tank weapon and fired it at an empty garbage trunk to block the mercenaries from chases after them. Little did anyone realized, rather than become traumatized by her experience, Raimei came to the realization that she actually enjoyed the rush of adrenaline.

Slowly, she became obsess with firearms and different explosives, her friends were completely shocked by her sudden change in character. This escalated to the point where she eventually requested a transfer from Medica to Assault. From that day on, her friends and suitors held a burning grudge against Minato, forcing him to take responsibility for corrupting their beloved 'maiden of virtue' and ruining her life, though they're still doing everything they can to convince her to go back to Medica. Fuyumi Raimei is still the bubbly and friendly girl that likes cute stuff... But now also the smell of gun-oil and napalm.

These days she can be found running guns illegally, or hanging around Minato and gang. Once, he joked that she was the descendant of Saint Barbara. When she asked who's that, Minato promptly replied with a wink- "She's the patron Saint of Artillery and explosives".

Raimei blushed, taking it as a compliment.

2. Ada - The Sexy One


3. ??? - The Sweet One