Post by Ishikawa Hikaru on Dec 22, 2007 20:22:38 GMT -5
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Ishikawa Hikaru †[/center]
♦ the puppeteer.
Alias: Yellow-ho.[/blockquote]
Gender: Femme.
Roleplay Experience: 8 years; experienced.
Contacts: Privvy.
Other Characters: Saito Ren.
♦ the basics.
Name: Ishikawa Hikaru IV.[/blockquote]
Nickname(s): Karu.
Age: 18.
Gender: Male.
Sexuality: Straight, but has homosexual urges he refuses to admit...
Year: Senior/12.
Race: Human.
♦ the appearance.
Portrayal: Ran Fujimiya.[/blockquote]
Hair Color: Red.
Eye Color: Green.
Height: 5'10".
Build: Thin.
Unique Traits: (Non-demonic.) Aside from being stick-thin and a constantly sour expression, he has other features rather not mentioned that make him less than perfect. For one, Karu has a single, almost healed, but still very unsightly, scar that transcend from his hip to his lower abdomen. He had one broken rib that never set correctly, and it’s mildly apparent when the skin is stretched tight over his back. Above it is his left shoulder blade, which is chipped slightly where the point should be. Karu has mild ulcers, which he takes medication for, but drive him crazy.
Clothing Preference: Hikaru’s taste for style is unparalleled, and sometimes frankly overdone. He always looks classic. Jackets, ties, button-up shirts, or dress pants may take a turn as the staple for his wardrobe. Anything he wears has to have at least one of those. Luce doesn’t favor jeans as much as he does a nice pair of trousers. He’s to the point where anything looks great on him; but Hikaru does a suit like no other. His vast array of formal wear is the epitome of elegance and class. He spares none on his favorite article of clothing, his coats, which come from only the best designers. Gucci, Hugo Boss, and Armani are frequented.
Of course it takes a prodigious amount of effort on Luce to pull things together in the morning, but he enjoys dressing all too much. Hikaru is, by no doubt, a metro-sexual, and wouldn’t have it any other way. “Casual” to Hikaru is a pair of low-slung, dark-washed jeans, a screened t-shirt, and a sport coat with leather shoes and a cab-hat if his hair is being particularly troublesome. Hikaru, however, can rock most anything, such as: things with holes, anything oversized, sweats, tennis shoes, tight pants, and flip-flops, short-shorts, et cetera.
Description: Ishikawa Hikaru, a fairly waif-like figure who stands at around 5’10" tall. Overall, he’s rather gaunt and lanky with excellent bone structure – that is, his entire structure is bone. Karu has so little meat that a hungry lion would scarcely consider him for a meal. It makes a question of weight rather out of taste and almost tedious. Frankly, Karu is slender; “honesty” would go somewhere along the lines of “emaciated”, but that’s only used in the most negative of insinuations. It is a fact that Hikaru is no where near extreme, and is also not riddled with any pesky disorders. Any such notion is merely derogatory gossip.
It is easiest to continue in a manner starting from head to toe. Hikaru’s hair is a wild bit of a thing. It’s long the front and sides, but cut rather short around the back. This sort of cut calls for his very unique sort of styling. The long bangs wisk across his face with the rest of the hair following in that manner. It’s often worn loose; and sometimes very tousled; whenever he bothers with it. His hair is a deep, rich blood red color with silver undertones in its sheen. The hair has never been touched by a color specialist, but Hikaru takes extensive measures to buy the latest and greatest salon products.
The face of Ishikawa Hikaru can only be described in a candid manner using the phrase: “dissatisfied elegance”. From under his widow’s peak, Karu’s long, expressive forehead and brow fall. Those matching eyebrows are thin and scarcely ever raised; least it be in disgust or sarcasm. They are seemingly in a constant “what-the-hell-are-you-doing?” furrow; sure to leave a few wrinkles on the bridge of his nose later in life. They hood his mildly sunken eyes, casting a bit of a shadow over his lids, giving off a slightly brooding impression. The eyes themselves are a very menacing emerald green color that burns and simmers. However, they rarely let any light through, and can appear quite lackluster at time. The infamous gaze of Hikaru Ishikawa oozes an aura of dispassion and procures an irresistible intrigue.
Hikaru’s nose is very mundane. From a long, plummeting bridge it suddenly curves back up again at the end, creating a sort of ski-slope shape. It’s slightly bulbous at the tip, but not terribly so. He has long slits for nostrils and has fairly no control over how that portion of his body appears. However, it is identical to his mother’s. What takes the emphasis away from his nose are his high, gaunt cheekbones that sit below his eyes and fall like waterfalls to border his mouth. They are, in essence, his best facial feature. Along with all that was aforementioned, he has small, pouting pink lips that all transcend from a long, fine square jaw.
Hikaru’s neck and collarbone are picturesque of elegance. His skeletal shoulders are thrown back in such a fashion of the finest posture. He walks with his spine straight and his whole body erect with the only arch is that of the very final vertebrate of his neck, which just arches the smallest bit to tilt his head. Every muscle and bone is tense no longer, trained naturally to assume this high form of propriety with ease. His chest stands up and out, giving off an appearance of confidence and pride. The torso of Ishikawa Hikaru is cavernous and lean; his skin flows in waves of ribs before plunging down into his waist, of which women would be jealous of, and then only to launch up and pull tight against his hips.
The limbs are long, and match the body fairly well. They have a bit of brown hair that covers them to a mild extent, but nothing along the lines of ape-like. His hands fall to lengthy fingers, calloused in some places that fall victim to his violin practices. The rest of the skin that covers his body is very smooth, and has a healthy sheen to it. Rarely tan, it has a very classic “peaches and cream” tone to it for the most part, becoming only “sun-kissed” in the heat of summer. This skin is firm and tight against his physique and well hydrated.
♦ the mentality.
Personality: Ishikawa Hikaru is, in the most candid sense, a charade. His personality is a chameleon that colors itself to the context of what is being presented. He is a brilliant actor and lives in a constant state of lies, alibis, and misconception. The Ishikawa Hikaru presented to the world is far different than the cruel, ruthless Hikaru that dwells below. The conduct of the true Hikaru shall be explained later, for it is much simpler to start at first impressions and go from there.[/blockquote]
Ishikawa Hikaru is presented to the world as a worldly, well-brought up, well-rounding young man of high society and class. His posture and etiquette are impeccable, as he was seemingly made for fancy restaurants and snobby parties - which is exactly why people make such a snob out of Karu when they haven’t even said a word to him. Just from the prideful way he carries himself, how he carries his head so, makes him out to be terribly condescending. He smirks, never smiles, and is constantly staring or making inside jokes to himself. Intimidating? Of course. Totally unapproachable? Never.
Hikaru is a fine spectacle of wit and tact with a mastery of sarcasm. He’s very humorous, and often acts as the class clown to subterfuge around his own intellectual shortcomings. He’s coy, frank, candid, and a treat to converse with. Hikaru is slightly condescending when he talks, but plays it off like no insults were meant to be made. He’s quite friendly it would seem, and very cordial. The reason for this? Hikaru isn’t a fool. It’s a lot easier to attract bees with honey than with vinegar. He keeps people tightly around his little finger, saving them for when he needs them, and then casting them carelessly away. He’s a chief user; but so very good at it hardly a soul realizes what happened even after their use is spent.
But some people Hikaru frankly cannot stand, nor have any use for. These he preys upon with the utmost relish. Hikaru enjoys misery, taunting, flaunting, and all sorts of egotistical endeavors. Those who keep a low profile are well-off for the most part; but for those who cannot resist entering Hikaru’s radar, a few rules need to be heeded. Rule #1: Never enter a “war of the words”. Hikaru is well-versed in this area and champions it. Rule #2: Never double-cross Ishikawa Hikaru. One does not know the definition of revenge until it is spelt out to them by Hikaru. He is ruthless and holds grudges for an inexplicably long time. And finally, rule #3: Never expose Ishikawa Hikaru for the sham he is. Those who do have never been heard from again. Of course, that’s only in a sarcastic sense, but honestly Hikaru has the money and the means to make life a living hell.
And finally, Hikaru strives to levels of perfection that can only be reached by God above. He’s a man who gets what he wants, whatever the cost, whatever the need. Anything he goes in to, he has to come out first. Hikaru expects himself to come out on top, and if that is unobtainable, such as schoolwork was, he handles it a different way. Hikaru can be very creative. For the most part, there was no doubt he slept with at least one of his teaches in order to change a C to an A. There is no question that Hikaru bribed the violin judges at State to ensure his spot in the Nationals. Plainly, he’s ruthless and nothing, nor anybody, gets in his way.
But inwardly, Hikaru is as dispassionate for life as a stone. He could care less about himself or his life, but is merely zombified by his father’s insatiable demands. The level of hate in Hikaru’s soul cannot be bailed out by the methods he uses, and is slowly sinking away. He drinks, he smokes, he has one-night stands, he buys fancy things to make himself feel better, and all these things, for a minute, work, but in the long-run are sending him into a slowly irreversible backward slide. He hates keeping up fronts, but can’t help himself, and has run into a pattern of vices that he cannot pull out of.
Likes: Hikaru likes: the quiet, women, drinking, smoking, reading, sleeping, smarting off, toying, and showing off.
Dislikes: Hikaru hates: pretentious people, smart guys, needy/clingy women, his father, not being the best, losing, being left out, and not being taken seriously.
Strengths: Hikaru is skillful in the arts of: manipulating, cards, words, conning, acting, revenge, quoting, picking up women, dressing, dancing, playing violin, and fencing.
Weaknesses: Hikaru is not very good at: long-term relationships, fist-fights, letting things "slide", forgiving, and ignoring kittens.
Hobbies: Some of Hikaru’s favorite activities include: reading, driving, pranks, chatting, smoking, drinking, dancing, shopping, horseback riding, and playing his violin (which he may absolutely abhor at one moment and love the next.)
Fears: Being manipulated by demons. His father.
♦ the baggage.
Background: Ishikawa: a surname, a title, and a privilege. A name that rules through highly documented bloodlines and derives from royalty at one point or another. The Ishikawa family records run back to the Dark Ages with a merchant family had great success in finding stone to decorate the palace halls. The vast wealth and pristine social status carried through the regency, where the Ishikawa stone became extremely popular with sculptors. The Ishikawa's also took great interest in the Silk Road and invested in gold and diamonds. Through the Regency and Victorian eras, the family mixed considerably with the English; who complimented their genes and gave the Ishikawa's their distinct “look”.[/blockquote]
During the early 1900s, Ishikawa Incorporated was one of the leading mining industries in Japan, England, and Africa. This was precisely the time the Ishikawa’s took up residency in Tokyo; opening their storefront in the heart of Japan, which was full of investors and booming business in a time of industry. Of course, the wars momentarily collapsed the great Ishikawa’s. Their lucrative business and lofty social titles meant nothing. The Ishikawa’s American business went bankrupt, and they traveled to France to live with relatives until the financial crisis could be solved. During the mid 1900s, the Ishikawa’s returned to Tokyo and began building their corporation up again, this time with more focus on politics. A generation after, a Ishikawa Hikaru, the second, became a noble politician.
With a father whose main concern was for politics and building his multi-million dollar company, there was little room for family. His wife was half English, and completely out of luck. She married him for the security of money after a long life of being broken-hearted. And, of course, an heir had to be produced, which did not include the two girls that were born first. The only son, Ishikawa Hikaru, the Third, (Trey) was born soon after - our protagonist’s father – and was quickly exposed to a house that put money and career above all else. Trey was sent to a prestigious military academy during his teenage years before going to Oxford for university – all at his father’s bidding. Later, he served some time in the military before the family company was passed down to him after his father’s untimely death from lung cancer.
Terribly busy with work and protecting his political image, Trey married the first half-way educated beautiful woman who came his way. Her name was Margaret, sister-in-law to the General’s son; etc. etc. had nothing much but connections and a sense of style. However, she was quite the opposite to the chosen “Ishikawa Girls”. She was red-haired and vibrant with an award-winning sense of pride. Unfortunately, living with a creature like Trey could break the hull of a boat. She quickly turned into a sad, desperate housewife with nothing to look forward to but to have a child or screw the pool boy. She had two; fraternal twins, a daughter, Ayame, and a son, Hikaru the Fourth – but, of course, were not the pool boy’s.
Hikaru was exposed to fine etiquette and posture as soon as he was two years old. The Russian nanny hired had full reign to punish the child as necessary. Hikaru was programmed for perfection before he even knew how to spell the word. But he was also very stubborn at a very early age. The nanny did what she could, taking in extreme measures and every trick in the book. But she wasn’t mean spirited. In fact, for the longest time she was the only adult Hikaru had to confide in. Margaret was out shopping and doting over Ayame, while Mr. Ishikawa was out on business or scorning him for the slightest thing. Hikaru was home-schooled his primary years, and forced to become a violin prodigy, even though he clearly was not.
Hikaru was still home-schooled throughout elementary, but had entered into a serious stage of rebellion during his latter years. Mr. Ishikawa just couldn’t comprehend how his perfect 10 year old son could turn 11 and become so terribly destructive. Frankly, Hikaru just had enough after Mr. Ishikawa backhanded him across the face while trying to explain to his father why he got third place in the nationals for violin. For a few years Hikaru was an unconstrained terror and both Mr. Ishikawa and the nanny were dumbfounded. The nanny finally had to quit after having enough of this unobtainable pursuit of perfection herself, and left Mr. Ishikawa to his own devices and such forms of semi-abuse ensued until Hikaru was seemingly “tamed”.
Things became horribly busy for Mr. Ishikawa during Hikaru's teenage years. He had divorced Margaret after finally seeing what a kind of person she was, Ayame had run away from home, his company was in danger of bankruptcy, and things were shaky on the campaign trail. The family ended up moving so Trey could oversee his Nevada mines personally. And for the first time Mr. Ishikawa set Hikaru loose on a school. This decision came very easy to him after Hikaru threw a chair out of his window one night. But Hikaru was quite happy to go, and actually looked forward to it. But being kept in the rigid structure of society and almost entire isolation from his own peers, Hikaru had no idea what to do with himself. So he merely just “survives”, and gets excellent marks to keep dear old Dad off his back – which is getting increasingly harder after Mr. Ishikawa's recent threat of colon cancer. However, as a senior Hikaru seems to have found his own after being dubbed the resident senior man-ho by many of his fellow peers.
P.S. This was taken from another character of mine, so lemme know if I missed something, or something doesn't seem coherent. ^_^
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