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Created on 2004-12-02 06:12:56 (#5328648), last updated 2005-01-02

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Name:	Toyotomi Asaji

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B A S I C S

name; Toyotomi Asaji
alignment; neutral
age; 37
birthdate; July 9
zodiac; Cancer
occupation; history professor
languages; English, Japanese, French, German
religion; agnostic
family; mother, father, younger brother

H I S T O R Y

Asaji was born to a young couple from Nagasaki, the first of two children. She and her younger brother had a fairly secure childhood, at least in the material and physical sense; their parents provided for them decently but not extravagantly, and were good parents overall - at least when each taken on their own. When put together, however, things were a bit stickier. There was always a definite tension in the Toyotomi household, never enough to drive Asaji's parents apart, but never resolved and always casting its shadow over things.

She never understood what problems her parents had with each other - she only understood the frustration both of them felt, their desire to separate, their resignation that they couldn't do so, out of fear for their reputations and because they felt staying together would be "better for the children." She also grew used to feeling her own frustration in double, as she sensed her brother's feelings, as well. By the time she graduated high school (with honors; she had always thrown herself into her studies as a distraction from her home life), she was more than ready to leave home for university, thinking that getting out of the house and away from the emotions she'd never been able to escape in her youth could only do her good.

And it did, to some extent. But then the old frustrations were replaced by other ones - she could pick up on the stress of some of her roommates, those struggling with paying the bills or those having trouble with the academics, those with poor luck in their romantic relationships. By the time she finished her undergraduate studies, claiming a major in history, she was ready for another change of scenery, and she was off to finish her graduate studies in Europe, where she remained for some time after earning her doctorate from Oxford.

She spent some years drifting, teaching at various institutions and publishing various papers. Eventually, when she was thirty-four, she was ready to give Japan a try again, and she returned. Not quite willing to go back to her hometown, she instead settled down in Tokyo and accepted a teaching position at the University of Tokyo - but then after a few years, she felt like she needed a change once again. Thinking that perhaps a change in her workplace might be enough, rather than relocate she instead took a break from university teaching and took up a job teaching at a high school.

She's never connected the emotions that have plagued her with any kind of power - she's always just assumed she's "sensitive." Likewise, she knows nothing about the end of the world.

P E R S O N A L I T Y

As a result of living with a heightened sensitivity to the emotions of others, Asaji has always been on the quiet side, and when she does speak she's very careful about what she says - the last thing she wants is to offend or hurt the feelings of others. She wants to help others with their problems, but at the same time she's reluctant to get close to people, since getting closer is only inviting more pain - but then, she can't bring herself to outright reject others, either...which leaves her going in circles and not quite sure how to handle her relationships. In the end, she doesn't often reach out to others, but nor does she shy away when reached out to.

She's spent years trying to sidestep her problems by constantly relocating, and having seen much of the world, she's developed a love of travel, both for the thrill of seeing new places and for the sense of anonymity it gives her to arrive in a new place. Her other preferred distraction is academics, and she can lose herself for days at a time when she finds something particularly interesting to work on.

P O W E R S

Empathy; Asaji is able to perceive the emotions of those in close proximity to her as clearly as if they were her own, and as such her moods tend to be greatly influenced by those of the people around her. With some work she might be able to learn to influence others' moods instead of only feeling them, but at her present power level this is unlikely.

C O N T A C T

name; Iris
email; aufleuchten[at]livejournal.com
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