Vally's Journal

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Profile
Username: Vally
Real name: Tainaka Taiga
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"

 

History: Taiga's life was always pretty normal, as far as home life and school went. Two loving parents and decent enough grades. However, one thing that stood out was her absolutely crippling shyness. She was practically mute, and talking to anybody but her parents was near-enough impossible. It wasn't a case of not liking people or anything like that, she just...wasn't capable. She took up most of her time with reading, exercise through dance, cooking, and videos games, up until a suggestion from her therapist. That suggestion was to try communicating with people through text, rather than through words.

That suggestion spurred her to join an MMO in attempt to communicate with others. It went wonderfully, for the most part. There were a few times she shrunk down from it due to toxicity, but Taiga did truly want to find a way to communicate properly with others, so she persevered. She'd always enjoyed getting to play other roles in video games, to be someone she wasn't in real life, but her first MMO took that to a different level. She got to have her own specific, unique role within a group, and she got to communicate with that group to boot! Taiga had certainly found a place for her to be, but in the process, she'd completely sheltered herself within that place.

While Taiga still made the effort to keep herself attractive - after all, it would be hard to make friends while being unattractive and unable to communicate without a notepad - she retreated further and further into the worlds of various MMOs. She joined up with groups in nearly all of the popular MMOs at the time, overjoyed to find a place she felt she belonged. However, relying on communicating like that still left her unable to really talk properly, still only able to communicate through text. Despite that, she was still fairly popular, and she did manage to even get a job, even if it was merely to fund her subscriptions.

Of course, when SAO was announced, Taiga had followed every step of its development fervently. While she was unable to get into the beta, much to her disappointment, she was able to procure a Nervegear and a copy of the game, with the assistance of her therapist, who was eager to see if such a thing would help. After all, while there was no true text-only function, she would still get to hide behind her avatar. For those first few hours before the announcement of SAO's true nature, she was enjoying herself beyond anything she had before.

However, after the intent of SAO's creator was made clear, Taiga returned to her usual shyness. With the very real threat of mortality, she was unable to throw herself into things with the confidence she had always displayed before. For the first two years, Taiga had secluded herself within the Town of Beginnings, barely unable to step outside her room due to being paranoid that something would kill her despite being in the safe zone.

Eventually, Taiga discovered that one of her guildmates from one of the other MMOs she'd played had also managed to get into SAO. and had stumbled across her. Over the course of a few weeks, he managed to convince her to at least try to fight something, that even if they were mortal, that it was still a game and that meant that they could still win. With that in mind, Taiga put on her mask again, and decided to treat SAO exactly like what it was: A game.

 

Virtues

Always Push Forward: Vally, the mask Taiga puts on to be able to interact with SAO at large, brims with confidence and certainty, sure that whatever she is doing is the correct choice. Nothing can hold her back or keep her down, and she always marches forward with the goal of completing SAO. She'll stop at nothing to beat the 100th floor, and to be what she can't in real life.

Min-Maxed and Mighty: Vally treats SAO like a game, and because of that, she's willing to do whatever it takes to 'win'. While she falls short of PKing, that doesn't stop her from doing whatever she thinks would get the best results to NPCs. After all, they're not people. Whether it's an 'unethical' choice in a quest or something else, she'll simply take whatever gives the best reward. She also optimizes herself to the Nth-degree, taking advice from other places on how to distribute her skills and what to do with her equipment.

Grace Under Fire: Vally is particularly level-headed when it comes to bad situations. Reverting to Taiga and panicking would only make things worse, so she always makes sure to keep herself calm and sure. It's the only way to get anywhere in this game, she figures.

 

Flaws

Only A Mask: While Vally is the picture of confidence and perseverance, Taiga is shy, awkward and panicky. She's practically the opposite of Vally in every way. While Vally always makes sure to keep herself calm under pressure, underneath that she's utterly terrified and ready to bolt, and if something were to break her mask, recovering would be difficult.

Contradictory Care: While Vally keeps up her friendliness and 'cool big sis' persona, she internally tries to avoid making too many attachments. She figures it would only hold her back if that person were to ever turn on her, or if she ever needed to make a hard decision to defeat an enemy and stay alive. Sometimes, this does come through in surprisingly harsh comments, and her ruthlesness to NPCs can be somewhat off-putting to others. However, Taiga is once again the opposite, and develops attachments to other easily. Due to this, Vally often ends up caring for people despite not wanting to.

Fashion Art Online: Everybody knows the true endgame of any MMO is fashion, and that's been somewhat engrained into both Taiga and Vally. Due to this, while they know the importance of getting good gear, they won't wear something they consider ugly. If they're going to beat SAO, then they're going to look good doing it, too.

I Don't Get It: Due to Taiga's general social issues, she sometimes has great issues understanding others. When it comes to feelings, motivations, whatever, she doesn't always get quite what the person means even if they spell it out. This can often lead to her having difficulties relating to others, or managing to get close if they're a person she's decided she wants to get to know.
 

Profession: N/A

 

Stats
 

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LVL: 5

SP Spent/Earned: 9/12

HP: 100

EN: 10

DMG: 6 [1 Base, +4 Skill, +1 Enhancement]

ACC: 0

EVA: 0

MIT: 18 [+9 Enhancementx2]

 

 

Skills
 

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Non-Combat

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Passive

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Combat

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Weapon Skills

> Rank 2 Two-Handed Assault Spear [13 SP, no Mods]

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Inventory

 

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Equipment

>[Uncommon] Red Jade Spear (1/1, Damage)

>[Rare] Black Spidersilk Bodysuit [2/2, Mitigation x2]

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Consumables

>3x Starter Healing Potion [Heals 50HP, Carried]

>5x Tier One Uncommon Health Potions [Heals 40HP, Carried]

>1x Tier One Damage Potion [+1 damage, Carried]

>1x Tier One Over-Health Potion [50. Temp HP, Carried]

>1x Safeguard [Next attack after being applied does no damage, only usable for Third Lesson]

 

Materials

>10x Tier 1 Mats

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Col: 3100

 

 

Threads
 

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>[Solo/Private/Open] Linked Thread Title [SP Gained, Col Gained]

>[Private] Starting The Lessons [1 SP, 200 Col, The First Few Lessons Are Free quest rewards]

>[Private] The Second Lesson [2 SP, 400 Col, The Second Lesson, Is Also Free quest rewards]

 

 

Edited November 17, 2018 by Vally

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