Shiori n'a ni réagi ni répondu quand Shizune l'a ramassée et a commencé à la réprimander. Pas même quand la vamåires baraqué ses crocs a fait le président du club flipper, mais plutôt continuer à regarder au loin avec un regard glacé sur ses yeux. Quoi qu'elle pensait, c'était beaucoup plus pressant et consumant que la réalité actuelle - mais, étant donné qu'elle venait d'être la cause de trois décès, ce n'était pas vraiment difficile à comprendre. Cependant, quand elle a été finalement jetée sur le sol, le coup soudain contre une surface dure l'a ramenée à la réalité - juste à temps pour entendre les cris lamentations de Shinobu.
Blindant quelques fois dans la confusion silencieuse, il lui a fallu un moment pour retrouver à la fois les repères et la réalisation de l'endroit où elle était, qui était avec elle et ce qui venait de se passer. Elle se sentait malade et nausée, un noeud biig causait à son estomac de blesser et elle pouvait sentir son cœur dans sa gorge. Les pleurs de la jeune fille aux cheveux verts n'ont pas aidé la situation, et c'est seulement alors qu'elle l'a remarqué. Le corps... Le corps sans vie de quelqu'un qui ne respirait pas était couché à côté de Shinobu.
"Ah..." Elle a essayé de dire quelque chose, mais la ferme presque à la fois. Un froncement s'est répandu sur son visage. Donc quelqu'un est mort à leur fin aussi... était ses seules pensées.
Non, ça ne marcherait pas. Aussi mauvais qu'elle se sentait et aussi coupable qu'elle l'était, se tenir debout autour de la morsure et s'inquiéter à ce sujet ne ferait aucun bien à personne. Si elle était dans le désespoir et l'anxiété au sujet de ce qu'elle avait fait, alors il n'y aurait pas d'aller de l'avant - il y aurait juste des pensées introspectives stagnantes, que ce cauchemar comme un labyrinthe prendrait sûrement avantage à la fin. Shiori secoua la tête légèrement et prit un souffle - Oui, autant qu'elle était un meurtrier, même si elle n'avait pas voulu, et autant qu'elle regrettait ses actions il y a quelques minutes, elle était encore en vie - et ainsi était Shinobu, Reika et shizune.
Leur groupe s'était essoufflé assez vite et ils étaient sur le point de se séparer, mais alors... comment sortiraient-ils? C'est vrai, ils ne pouvaient pas tomber ici, ils devaient continuer, même si c'était dur, même si c'était fatigant, même si c'était impossible - ils avaient continué, sinon ils mourraient tous. Et cela, ce serait la plus grande insulte aux autres qui étaient morts - ne pas être en mesure de s'échapper et d'informer leurs proches de leur mort et de leur destin ultime. Les yeux de Shiori ont repris un peu de concentration et elle a avalé, juste à temps pour entendre la question de Shizune.
"Oui... Ce serait une bonne idée de trouver un endroit où nous pouvons nous reposer... et parler." Elle répondit dans son calme, même si son ton était légèrement modéré et plus plutôt qu'habituel."... Je me sens un peu épuisée en ce moment, et ma tête pourrait avoir besoin d'un respirateur." C'était l'euphémisme du siècle.
Sa tête tourna pour regarder Reika et Shinobu.
"Et vous deux? Je suis sûr que vous avez vu ou traversé quelque chose d'horrible aussi... » Il était facile de deviner qu'ils l'avaient fait, étant donné que Shinobu semble s'être brisé.
Name: Shiori Mizuhana // Mizuhana Shiori
Age: 17
History: She is the only-child of a professor and teacher at Tokyo University (her father) and a retired journality turned novelist (her mother).. She had a farily well-off life, without having to worry about money or living in squalor, but her parents were often-times busy and the girl was left mostly to her own devices. Having to take care of herself, as well as find entertainment and things to do on her own, she would spend much time sifting through old books and magazines as a young child. Perhaps it was from this, reading one too many horror novel or gossip magazine, taht sparked her interest in the supernatural. Though, of course, her inquisitive nature was also shared by her father, and it's fully possible that he had rubbed off on her in that regard.
Her school life was also fairly normal, getting good grades and doing her homework and projects in a dutiful and proper fashion. She didn't have many friends to speak of though, partly due to the fact that the other children often found or thought she was giving them the 'evil eye', and partly because she didn't really say or talk too much. Of course, Shiori couldn't help how her eyes looked and it wasn't that she was unsociable or unfriendly, she just didn't share the same interests as the other kids her age and thus prefered to keep to her own things. After graduating Junior High, she and her family moved, and she ended up enrolling at Hideki High as a junior.
After realizing that there was no Occult Club at the school, she promptly went ahead and founded one - even though recruitment of the initial members took a bit of work. As stated in the background of the POIR though, most people who joined or were interested in the club quickly left or stopped coming, as Shiori wasn't interested in the actual performing of occult and magical rites or such, but rather the studying and learning about them. Naturally, she had things like wards and amulets made, stashed throughout the clubroom, as well as trinkets and items of mystical or supposed magical origin - but there was never any attempt at summoning the dead or trying to cast spells from a grimoire or such.
She, eventually, managed to get a few friends though and with the arrival of a certain mysterious transfer-student, Shiori has become a bit more sociable lately. It should also be noted that, since she comes froma fairly well-off family, Shiori has taken many supplementary and extra classes outside of school, including things like CPR and First Aid-training, a third language, calligraphy and more.
Personality: Quiet, mysterious and hard-working are all words that describe this young woman. When working, be it on her interests or her school work, she always does her best and works hard to ensure that she achieves the best possible results. Her penchant for not talking to others much, or when she does talk not saying too much, has led some to feel taht she is unsociable or distant, even though that isn't entirely accurate. Shiori simply doesn't like idle chit-chat and prefers things to have a purpose and point, since everything else is a distraction and is time that could be used better or on more important matters.
She is a very open-minded person though, and does not dismiss possibilities or things just because they cannot be explained. Even though she is methodical and rational, often following logic over gut-feelings and emotion, she is not one for making hasty, one-sided assumptions or statements. She prefers to look at things from mulitple angles before deciding where she stands on a subject, and she finds people who hastily come to conclusions, or only look at things from one direction to be quite foolish.
Due to her quiet and few-worded persona, she is not a person to mince words, and speaks plainly and to-the-point. She does speak with a modest amount of politeness though, even if it's minimal. Shiori is a firm believer that the Paranormal and supernatural exist, but does not blindly believe in everything - in fact, that is one of the main reasons she founded the POIR, to filter out the gossip and rumors and hoaxes from the real deals.
Finally, despite seeming cold and terse, Shiori actually is rather nice - especially to those who manage to get along with her and come to understand how to interact with her. She has been known to treat club-members to lunch, bring them drinks and help her classmates with homework and projects when they've gotten stuck or requested her assistance. That said, she is not a person who lets herself get used and doesn't mindlessly offer her hand to just anyone every tie they ask for it. She is a strong, smart, independant and decisive young lady with skin on her nose, a clam and collected demeanor, as well as - thanks to reading ghost stories and the like since she was small - courage.
Quirks:
- When sitting, she will place her elbow on any surface infront of her and rest her chin on the top of her hands.
- Sighs in an exasperated way before speaking to someone who just said something - in her eyes - foolish to her.
- Has very weak/subtle/limited/vague facial expressions
Likes:
+ Iced coffee
+ Books and litterature on the Paranormal and Occult
+ Investigating and researching the Paranormal and Occult
+ Rationality
+ Peace and quiet
Dislikes:
- Sour foods/drinks
- Narrowmindedness
- Overly emotional people
- Arrogance/conceit
- Being interupted while working/studying
Other:
- Shiori is very perceptive, both when it comes to details and reading the mood or atomsphere of a situation. A trait earned by carefully watching others for a long time.
- She is also smart and clever, perhaps not on the level of a genius but well above any average person.
- She has never owned a pet, something she laments deep down as she doesn't have siblings either and can at times cause her loneliness since her parents are rarely at home.