Yamamoto Rika avait été lent à quitter l'école aujourd'hui.
Elle n'avait pas été particulièrement pressée de partir, d'autant plus qu'elle ne vivait qu'à vingt minutes d'ici. Même s'il peut être facile d'imaginer quelqu'un comme elle ayant un chauffeur personnel pour la transporter à l'école, une telle chose se sentait... cliché. En outre, le simple fait de rentrer chez elle semblait gagner ses points de respect avec beaucoup de camarades de classe, alors pourquoi ne pas laiter cela pour toute sa valeur?
Et d'ailleurs, elle pourrait s'arrêter sur le chemin du retour pour des fournitures d'art. Rika avait une intuition qu'elle pouvait presque les yeux symétriquement, maintenant!
Et pendant sa lente sortie, le professeur de chambre l'avait entraînée dans une conversation au sujet de ses scores. Le spiel habituel : « Je sais que tu peux faire mieux, s'il y a quelque chose que tu as du mal à faire, tu as les résultats d'un élève de haut niveau »... Rika pouvait comprendre que c'était de bonne foi, mais bon sang, quel était le but d'essayer, quand ses scores actuels étaient suffisants?
Quand elle a finalement pu échapper à la conversation, Rika a marché à la sortie, qui contenait très peu d'étudiants à l'heure actuelle. Quelques instants plus tard, après avoir changé de chaussures, son regard se tourna vers l'étudiante la plus proche - probablement une première année, avec des cheveux foncés attachés en petites queues jumelles, qui partait tout juste, ainsi.
Rika a donné à la fille un sourire éclatant, et a pensé qu'elle devrait lui donner un salut poli/adieu, "J'espère que vous avez apprécié votre journée! A demain!"
Et avec cela, Rika se dirigeait vers l'entrée principale, attendant pas plus qu'une simple réponse de courtoisie à la sortie de l'immeuble.
Name
Yamamoto Rika.
Age
14.
School Year
2nd Year, Junior High.
Magic Color
Bright pink.
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Appearance
Rika herself
Magical Girl Costume
Personality
Rika is, at first glance, nothing more than a bright, helpful girl that always seems happy to speak with you. She is well-known for her politeness and intelligence, never failing to address someone properly, and always earning high marks in class. Pretty much the embodiment of a pure, good girl. So obviously she has a darker underside, right?
While Rika is not really malicious, and certainly bears no ill will toward anyone, she is quite attached to her public image - it means she has lots of friends, and her parents coddle her for her brilliance, so she would very much like to keep that going. Despite her intelligence, Rika is not above cheating to make sure she maintains her 'place' in a subject's rankings, whether by "accidentally" finding an answer sheet when the teacher's not around, or just sabotaging another's answers when delivering said sheets...
Another aspect one would not expect from this honour student is just how lazy she can be. Despite how brilliant she can be at most subjects, Rika has never really applied herself. Given how successful her parents are, and how easily Rika can grasp most subjects or tasks, she believes with the utmost confidence, that natural talent will let her coast through just about everything. Anything more strenuous can be dealt with when the time comes.
That said, however, her kindness isn't entirely faked. As tiring as it can be to maintain the "sunshine and rainbows" look, she genuinely has no problems socialising with others. If one really wanted to see her with a different expression, all they'Background
Born to wealthy parents, and an only child, Rika has lived her life always getting what she wanted. Unlike most other kids with busy parental figures, it was rare for both to be absent, although they would always send gifts as a form of apology. And, of course, anything she asked for was bought immediately. Of course, Rika was raised to be a nice and loveable girl, and while not exactly a paragon of virtue of purity, Rika hasn't exactly descended into a pit of arrogance and contempt for her peers.
It was Rika's decision to attend a public school, rather than home tutoring. Of course, she never admitted that it was simply because she thought the workload would be easier, but rather stating that she would learn better in a more social environment - and hey, she doesn't exactly hate school, her classmates are all nice enough.
Rika's track record has been rather favourable, obviously. Her earliest school years record isolated little incidents - petty arguments and a near-fight, but other than that, she seems to have matured quickly, avoiding violence and opting for a more diplomatic solution. Academically, she at least average in just about all subjects, with better marks in English and literature, and completely abysmal marks in Art. Physically, she's not too bad, either. Not a powerhouse, not an athlete, but a very comfortable 'at least I can run a bit?'.
Powers
Card:
Card I - The Magician
With the Magician abilities manifested, Rika's combat style is akin to that of a trickster; while her direct offensive capabilities are somewhat lacking, Rika can utilise misdirection and deception, allowing either herself or her allies to finish the opponent off while they're confused. To this end, Rika can conjure giant tophats and mirrors, or create a double of herself (it can't do anything except sort of... stand there), and even make her spells appear much larger and more destructive than they really are.
Skills
Rika can pick up a lot of tasks quickly, and understand concepts with relative ease.
She's also quite adept at lying, able to spin entirely fabricated tales with a straight face, and pass it off as fact.
Weapons
Magician's Wand - The love-hearted staff that forms when her Magician arcana is invoked. This tool is used mainly to amplify her deceptive abilities, and allow Rika to hide her presence if necessary. Without it, even her native Magician abilities are extremely limited in use.
Equipment
N/A
Other
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