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I O L I T E

PROFILE

Username - Iolite

Real Name - Ilya (Илья) Nikitichna (Никитична) Aleksandrov (Александров)

Age - 20 years

Gender - Male (Transgender Female)

Height - 5'11" // 155.7 cm

Sexuality - Panromantic Homosexual

Ethnicity/Nationality - Russian

ABOUT

History -

Ilya has always been the odd link in the beautiful chain of his family; specifically because of his long, black hair and crimson eyes. The rest of his kin maintained flowing, wavy locks of streak blonde hair and sported bright blue eyes. Despite the difference in appearance, his parents eventually let go of these facts and instead cherished their new beautiful baby adorning the fine looks they aspired for. However Ilya was born a female to the name "Anfisa (Анфиса)", thus he wasn't always male and nobody seriously expected for such a lovely little girl to take drastic measures and become something she wasn't supposed to.

You could say Ilya was meant to be the opposite gender, that's exactly how he'll explain why he decided to become trans in the first place. Ever since she could walk Anfisa could be found taking place in activities meant for the male gender, which was definitely strange in Russia: where men are men and women are women. She didn't like the glamorous clothing her sisters wore, or made her wear, nor did Anfisa enjoy doing makeup, playing with dolls, dress-up, or watching princess movies and listening to silly fair-tales. Instead Anfisa would hang out with her brothers, was fascinated by dinosaurs and knights, had a construction play-set, concocted mud-pies, and teased other girls while ripping the heads off their dolls.

She especially became interested in games, first with board games and then moving on to consoles and systems that were high-tech for the time. Mainly, the thought of crushing all of her opponents was what drew Anfisa to video games, but as she continued playing simply the element of gaming itself kept her interested enough for this daily activity to become a hobby. Of course, she balanced herself and only played for a few hours a day but loved every second she had to game; even more so when she got to compete against her brothers.

Her father didn't mind the behavior and instead praised Anfisa for getting in touch with her "other side", but both parents certainly were concerned when Anfisa turned 9 years old and still hadn't grown out of performing such things. All Anfisa wanted to wear were hand-me-downs from her brothers, kept her hair greased back instead of up in curls or fancy hairstyles, and began complaining about hating her growing body and not knowing whether she were male or female. Anfisa still prepped up before going out; though that wasn't a sign of feminism, everyone in her hometown were and still are fashion fanatics, known to do anything and everything with their appearance physically possible before stepping out of the door.

So at the age of 10 years, at the most appropriate time, Anfisa's mother decided it was finally time to take a step forward and dealt with the issue herself despite the protests of her loving husband whom would feel ashamed about gender change. Homosexuality already happened to be such a sensitive topic in Russia, and now his daughter was going to become a male...

Half a year of adjusting, a shifty name change, and getting used to things at home and Anfisa, a female, was finally Ilya, a male. He felt freedom living in the correct skin he was supposed to be, not to be judged for the things he did now. This was during spring break and the time when Ilya was feeling most emotional, not being able to express his feelings Ilya was extremely stressed until he picked up a paintbrush and formed those emotions into works of art. He was a natural, had a real talent and couldn't wait to show off two new things about himself at school when he got back.

...Except things didn't go as well as he thought they would. Bullies, homophobes, generally anyone and everyone that could would tease Ilya in one way or another. Either they wanted to fit in, were disgusted by his gender change, or just enjoyed poking at other students; Ilya didn't understand what was wrong and had to turn to his siblings if he felt unsafe or needed someone to get the pests off his back in between classes. Being a strong person to the core, Ilya survived his whole experience and remained in school until his Senior year in high school. Throughout the time, however, Ilya would use art as an escape and video games as a back up if he didn't feel his usual creative muse on the inside. Luckily, his family would also provide as emotional support and he also had those choice few friends that stuck with him throughout everything to lean on at anytime. 

18 years of age, and shortly after dropping out of high school, right before graduation, Ilya instead follows his eldest brother to Japan whom needs help becoming a "somebody" in the animation and game production business. Ilya could've waited 5 months and got his diploma, but he was restless and dreamed of amusing Japan along with all the opportunities he had to become famous from his art. They move straight to Tokyo, the most well known place in the land once foreign to them, and into a small apartment together. 2 years of learning the language, meeting interesting people, and selling art on the streets; Ilya has yet to become bored of this place, and is glad he decided to move to Japan instead of America like the rest of his siblings had. His brother, thankful for Ilya's services, gives him a set of NerveGear as a gift. Ilya wasn't much into gaming anymore, but he remembered how fun those times when he did have the time to do so were; thus Ilya bought himself a copy of Sword Art Online when he could get his hands on the game. 

Being stuck in the game? A problem for Ilya, who knows he needs to provide alongside his brother... who wants to see his parted family at least one more time.

VIRTUES

Social Butterfly - Ilya loves meeting new people, making conversation, and analyzing the behavior of others. He'll be noticeably more interested in people who are attractive, or different from the rest in his eyes. If he's ignoring you and paying attention to someone else it's not because Ilya doesn't like you, you've only lost his interest or are too bland for your own good. He's everyone's friend even if said "friend" wants absolutely nothing to do with him, and goes from person to person while talking so the focus is not only kept on him but so he can assure that everyone likes him. The more friends, the more confident Ilya feels.

Impartiality - Knowing what it's like to be both genders in a country where gender bias-ism takes place everywhere, Ilya refrains from taking sides and is excellent at seeing from both sides. He doesn't judge people, nor does he enjoy being judged so don't be like that around him. He'll do his best to solve arguments, debates, and anything that has people on different sides with different stories and/or claims. Ilya will weigh all opinions equally and most of all: respect anyone no matter how different their view is from his. 

Spontaneity - Though he analyzes people himself to better understand their behavior, that doesn't mean you'll be able to predict Ilya's next move or latest mood swing. He was born this way, but also enjoys changing his behavior depending on who he's around or what situation he's in to keep things in a playful mood and most of all: interesting. To keep people's attention is an important thing, and acting out or playing around when others least expect it is the best way to do so to Ilya.

FLAWS

Finicky - Ilya is a picky person about almost everything. His food can't be touching, his art must be the right tone of colors, his hair has to be parted a certain way, etc. You'll notice he's just as hard to please as he is a picky man, always complaining about something even when there's nothing wrong; Ilya can always find a way to make one little thing imperfect and just not good enough for himself. You could call him a perfectionist, and he'll roll your eyes when you call him that even though Ilya knows how he can be when it comes to deciphering his surroundings. Even when he's speaking, despite a Russian accent, you'll notice that Ilya picks the words he finds perfect to say before speaking.

Flirt - Being a tease is part of being fun, or so Ilya thinks. He loves to arouse the interest of others by playing with their emotions while using his natural looks to lure people in. Of course, that's just all for the heck of it and in the end that flirty comment doesn't mean anything at all, especially if you're a woman because Ilya doesn't find himself psychically attracted to females. You can tell when Ilya really means what he says, and when he's just being flirtatious for the fun.

Liar - Pleasing people, even if that means telling a few small tales, is what Ilya strives for; thus, he tends to lie to make others happy. He's a professional at lying, not a single soul could tell that's he lying right to their face no matter how articulate they are. That's because Ilya has been doing this for a long time and knows just what to say to make you happy in any situation. Lying to him is a good thing, and the world wouldn't be a nice place without it. Or maybe he's just saying that to confuse you?...

PROFESSION - N/A

INVENTORY

 

Weapons/Tools
» Two-Handed Assault Spear

 

Armour

» Red and Black beginner's clothing

 

Vanity

» N/A

 

RELATIONSHIPS

 

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Edited September 8, 2015 by Iolite

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SKILLS

_{0 SP}

_{5 SP used} 

_{0 SP unused}

►Two-Handed Assault Spear:

Rank 1 (+1 Damage)

Passive

The effectiveness with which a player can use two-handed piercing type polearms.

 

AVAILABLE SWORD ARTS

 

(I) Sonic Charge - 1x1 & AOE - A forward thrust which explodes energy at the end of the move.

(I) Twin Thrust - 2x1 & Stun - Two forward thrusts aimed at the neck and knees. {LOCKED}

 

TOTAL STATISTICS

 

~1 Energy

~2 Damage

Edited September 8, 2015 by Iolite

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