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[August 0]

August's Journal:

In the game, Léo has longish silver blonde hair with short bangs and a short pony tail accompanied with amber eyes and a fair complexion. He is of average build and not particularly remarkable. The image listed is the closest thing I could find and I can't draw good so this is what you get, no he doesn't have pointy ears.

Profile

Username: August

Name: Léo-Céline Bassett (pronounced Lay-oh Say-leen Bass-set)

Age: 19 (at start) --> 21 (currently)

Approximate Height: 1.8 m (Roughly 5' 11")

Approximate Weight: 67.8 kg (149 lbs)

Place of Origin: Lyon, France

Sexuality: Bi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Character Traits/Personality

Personality Type: Fun-loving and Carefree

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Detailed Personality Description: 

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Léo is a completely free spirit who believes the world is entirely run on the interest of the self, his philosophy is entire centered around the idea that everyone is in it or themselves, and will even go so far as to say that there is no such thing as selflessness. As everyone acts because they want something, even if it's for someone else. To him, the reason they act is because they want someone else to experience something, which in turn makes them happy. He absolutely hates people who consider themselves heroic, his view on heroism is consistent with his view on humanity, that "heroes" aren't any better then anyone else because they act to uphold an image of themselves. He is goalless and disorganized, he lives to seek pleasure and avoid pain, and is used to being and traveling alone.

Despite this, he is a compassionate soul, and will usually seek to avoid the pain of the majority or someone important to him over his own.

 

 

Adventurous and curious since his youth, where some of his fondest memories are mapping and exploring the grove near his home and traveling the streets of London. These experiences shaped him into a young man who loves the serene beauty of the world and who equally loves exploring it. Chances are likely you’ll run into him outside of the safety of towns and cities, camping out in secluded but safe areas without a care in the world. He has plans to explore the floors himself, but he can also be found reading books about various floors along with the known dungeons, flora, and fauna held within.

"...look at that view, say what you will about this world, fake or real, it doesn't make it any less serene."

 

Easygoing and Relaxed, words that perfectly describe Léo’s overall demeanor. He is polite and tactful, is good at reading people, and is almost always in a mood for some conversation. He is also pretty understanding, which definitely helps make him easy to talk to about pretty much anything. 

"...that's what I love about places like these, the sky could be raining fire, but in here, you'll always find plenty of laughter."

 

Confident and Calm. Some men wiser than most say confidence is worth more than money, couple that with a relatively level head in stressful situations and the result is a very annoying pickup artist. That being said, Léo has incredible self confidence and isn’t afraid to be himself or speak his mind around others but with the tact to not accidentally trigger a fight. In combat, self confidence fills a minor role and clear mind takes the scene. Léo isn't a brave individual, but he isn't exactly a coward either, he will fight when the advantage is on his side or if he is truly desperate. 

"...I know, I know. I'm amazing."

 

Crafty, evasive, deceptive, and sometimes cheap to achieve his own ends. In a social setting, it may take the form of a bribe or some very subtle persuasion. Combat is an entirely different beast, as Léo will fight with cheap gimmicks and dirty tricks; whether that be in the form of a well placed kick to the crotch or throwing some sand in the opponent's face to get an advantage.

"...a-ha! Eat pocket sand!"

 

Idealism doesn't pay, Léo has a very objective worldview, life is a big equation of action and consequence, and he sees idealism as foolish. This is likely because of his disagreement in worldviews with his father. His father sentenced the son of a influential and rich business man to death for the murder of two women, and it was clear the young man didn't care about what he had done. This infuriated the young man's father and who made Léo's family pay dearly. A fire broke out in their home, it even conveniently tied up Léo's mother and father, imagine that. He believes they'd still be alive to this day had is father put aside his ideals and dealt with the matter more discretely.

"...No matter how much you try to accomplish something… In the end, stupid people will destroy all you've achieved, with no more than a snap of their fingers."

 

Impatient and Irresponsible derived from his lifestyle of constant and immediate self gratification. He hates waiting and is bored easily while doing so, which can cause him to lose interest in the task at hand if he isn’t actively doing something to preoccupy him. By itself, impatience isn’t so bad, however, he is also very irresponsible. He lives in the present moment, is completely oblivious to the consequences of his actions, and sees responsibility as a burden.

"...fight for the moment, and the moment only; it's the only thing we know for sure."

 

Foreigner in strange lands, connecting to SAO's Southeast Asia server from France as it was the only server operational at the time of login, he does not speak Japanese and his English is a bit rusty, so towards the beginning of the game he was completely isolated from everyone around him by a language barrier. This also means he experiences what gamers colloquially refer to as "high ping". The audio of his voice can compress and stutter in conversation, guaranteed strikes are thwarted by blades phasing through targets without registering as a hit, short delays before he can move his own body, the list goes on. It is all very uncanny to watch, even more so to experience. Nausea is a common result.

"...wait a m-m-m-m-moment, I think my conec-conec-conec-conec-connection is stuttering."

Background and Past History

Born on August 21st, 1996 in the city of Lyon. Léo-Céline Bassett was a miracle child, the first and only child of a wealthy married couple who were recently considering adoption to start a family. His mother was a prominent figure within a financial firm whereas his father was a judge with a reputation for justice at no expense. He grew up with people of all kinds visiting his home to see his parents, and as a result he became very sociable. Unfortunately, that was about all this "miracle child" could pick up, he did poorly at school and even with a tutor would not pay any attention, finding most of the content learned boring and dull. This earned him the disappointment and resentment of his father.

One day they went on a vacation to London when he was about eight, which likely sparked Léo's strange sense of wanderlust. Unfortunately the reason for this sudden vacation was that his household received death threats, he did not understand why at the time, but his father's ideals had put his own family in harms way when he sent an obviously guilty son of a very influential figure to prison on the charges of murder. This figure had ties to the Milieu, the French mob. On September 14th 2004, his home was broken into by "burglars" who trashed the place and killed everyone inside, except for the then nine year old Léo, who had decided to sneak out during the night and visit the nearby grove the city had kept preserved.

His entire life changed that day, and he fell into a depression because of the events. His aunt took him in as a guardian, during which he came to the conclusion that the reason his parents was killed was not because of the men his father had pissed off, but rather his father himself. His uncompromising values had put his own family in danger, and died because of him. This was a turning point in Léo's life as he began to see life as simple actions and consequences.

Slowly but surely he worked his way through primary and secondary school, he had rebuilt his confidence and was turning a new page. It was around this time he had gotten an interest in RPG games strictly for the whole discovery aspect. He found a small community online which he became a part of regularly, and he spent more and more time with that group. The group was around twenty strong but he quite enjoyed their company when playing, something he felt his other friends would simply not be interested in.

Two of the members of this online clan were Akako and Ichiro, two Japanese college students who had told Léo about the development of some kind of wonder technology. Léo was sold by the idea of being able to physically explore a world never before seen, something he could not do while stuck working a job that only offered minimal vacation time. He pre-ordered a headset, and ended up being pretty ecstatic by the time November 6th rolled around.

Léo and the few other members of the clan that managed to get a headset logged in, those members being Tomás, Ichiro, Zoey, Akako, and Dhruv. It was fun for the first few hours, the group meandered about, stabbed some stuff, did a few quests, and Dhruv fought Akako to the death for "honor", it was a great evening. That is until the group was teleported to the central plaza, and the shocking realization that they were trapped and wouldn't come back if they were killed dawned on them. Even Dhruv died in a duel before the announcement, he still didn't come back. Akako, the one that fought and killed him in the duel blamed himself for the death and ended his own life a week later. The rest of the group fell apart quickly after that.

Despite the rocky start, Léo is enjoying being trapped in the new world and is making the most of it.

Skills and Stats
Stats:
Level - 1
HP - 20
Energy - 2

Skills:
[Profession: N/A]
Total Skill Points - 5 | Used Skill Points - 4

Light Armor - Rank I

Inventory
[Support Package Chosen]

Col - 2000

Starters Leather Armor [Vantity]

Basic Duelist’s Saber [Perfect] (Accuracy x3)

T1 Materials (x19)

Starter Healing Potions (x3)

Quest Log

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Active:
Now Is The Time For Action! <<The First Lesson>>

 

Completed:

 

Abandoned:

 

Relationships
Friendly:

 Nope

Neutral:

Nothing

Hostile:

Zero

Other:

Tomás De León (Friend) (NPC) / Split Apart after the death of Akako

Ichiro Yukimura (Friend) (NPC) / Split Apart after the death of Akako

Deceased:

Zoey Tremblay (Friend) (NPC) / Killed by Monsters

Akako Koizumi (Friend) (NPC) / Killed in an act of suicide

Dhruv Mahajan (Friend) (NPC) / Killed in a duel against Akako Koizumi

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by August
completely reformated the journal, rewrote the backstory, some of the traits, and then some

[NIGHT 0]

[August 0]

Col and Item’s Tracker:

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Sunday, August 22nd, 2021:

+ Acquired Basic Duelist Saber

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Name: Basic Duelist's Saber
Your Profession: Blacksmith
Your Rank: 10
ID: 197956
Roll: 11
Item Type: Weapon
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: Accuracy (x3)
Description: A curved steel saber with a silver basket guard and black bound leather grip.
Post Link: https://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/1065-shop-f1the-blazing-typhoon-rank-10-grand-master-blacksmith/?do=findComment&comment=643221

+ Lost Tier One Materials (x6)

 

Edited August 22, 2021 by August