Sarina Shunsaku [Student]

THE BASICS

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

PERSONALITY

Sarina is a very odd girl. She is one of the youngest children of the Shunsaku family. Seeing that her family was in the 'hero business', she was expected to do so. Everything in her daily life and future was already planned for her, so she tends to have trouble thinking and speaking up for herself. She can be seen as timid but is pretty book smart. She knows a lot about the concepts of being a hero, but no will to follow through and actually become one. She was raised to be respectful of others and empathetic to people's feelings and thoughts. She was raised with very strong opinions on right and wrong and usually sees the world as black and white. Anyone breaking a rule is wrong in her book, even if the reasons were right. Seeing as she doesn't really want to become a hero, she hates being recognized in public as being from her own family. All she can do is smile and nod when asked if she's excited about being the next one to join UA.

Sarina never had many friends growing up. But, the friends that she did have would describe her as chatty, brutally honest, and outgoing. However, she doesn't break that shell unless she feels that you are worth the time to converse with.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

Sarina grew up in a big hero family. She had four other siblings, all who became hero's just like their parents. Growing up, she was told that she was going to be a hero just like everyone else in her family. But, that was never what she really wanted. All she'd ever wanted to do was study and do a job in the civil sector like everyone else. She wished to just blend into the background most days. But her parents would never allow it. They pushed her to do well in school and focus on growing her powers. Thankfully, she never had to apply much effort. All she needed to do was activate her quirk and let her family see whatever they needed to see. That was the perk of her ability. But, she couldn't do what she made everyone believe she could.

Once she was old enough to understand what a quirk was and how to use hers, she used it to make herself look extremely talented. There was no harm in using it to deceive her family and get the pressure off her shoulders. Though, it made her sick lying to them for the years. But, it was the only way she could figure out how to avoid fighting with her parents and any and all conflict. It did give her time to focus on her studies since her parents truly believed she was more talented then she was. Sarina was always under the presumption that she had some sort of illusion or mind control type quirk. She had no idea the true source of her ability, nor did her parents who believed she had the same control over the earth and plants as they did.

The real problem didn't arise till she was accepted to UA by recommendation. The young girl hadn't even applied to the school on purpose and had been looking forward to applying for some jobs in the private sector. There was only one thing she could do now and that was try and figure out how she was going to make it through hero school.

THE ARMORY

None, Currently

QUIRK & SKILLS

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Floral Aura

TYPE: Mutation
RANK/LEVEL: (will be filled by staff)
SUMMARY:
Sarina essentially has the mixed anatomy of a plant and human. Her vascular system pushes chlorophyll through her body instead of hemoglobin, so bleeds green rather than red. But, this also gives her the ability to do things that plants can, even if she hasn't made any attempts to learn what they are yet.

Due to having a genetic make up similar to a plant, her cell walls are generally thicker, stronger and more rigid than animal cells. (The average animal cell is 10 to 30 micrometers while a plant cell ranges from 10 to 100 micrometers) So, an attacker will need to add a little extra strength to their attacks to draw blood. She has never given herself a paper cut before!

While she needs more water than a human does, she is able to store more water as well. So, she she can survive a few days longer than a human without water.

Can live without eating physical food, so long as she has access to sunlight and water to produce her own energy.


WEAKNESSES/LIMITATIONS:
Salt Water - Being exposed to salt water for an extended period of time can be deadly to her. Small amounts of sodium and items with salt in it are fine, but she is unable to be submerged in it. So, beach days would be preferred laying on the sand and soaking up the sun.

Plant Essentials - Sarina is able to eat and drink like any normal human. However, she needs to consume more water than most. So, she tends to take extra showers during the day to keep herself fully hydrated. In a pinch, she has been known to dump water on her head. Sarina also needs access to sunlight or the proper artificial light to live. Overnight she does tend to be more lethargic and less active than she is during the day. So, she does have moments that she Extended periods in the dark weaken her extensively as it is harder for her to produce what she needs to live and after a long enough period, can prove fatal.

Elemental Weaknesses - Due to her plant nature, she is far more susceptible to the cold. This means ice abilities will affect her more than a normal human. She much prefers the heat because of this.

Fear of Fire - Though slightly irrational, Sarina has an extreme fear of fire. She will likely flee when coming face to face with someone who pulls a lighter or has a fire quirk. Plus, you will never see her near a bonfire or running into a burning building.

Attracts Insects - Due to being a plant, she tends to give off a subtle but sweet aroma. This draws in insects occasionally such as bees and butterflies. Especially if she is in one spot for too long. It used to bother her a bit when she was younger, but it's more of a nuisance now.

Air Quality - This is more apparent depending on the area she is in. Sarina tends to be much stronger and healthier in more rural areas and has to push herself a bit harder in more urban areas due to pollution and poor air quality.

Herbicides - If exposed to these sort of products, Sarina can become very ill. She avoid areas treated with these products. Long term exposure can be fatal.

Ligninizing Joints - Instead of building up lactic acid as humans do when they work out, her body produces lignin cells, so wood ends up stiffening her joints. This means that when she does too much physical activity or uses her plant abilities too long, her joints thicken and harden which makes it hard to move. She isn't able to reverse the process till she relaxes and works to break it down. This process can take a few hours.

RANK/LEVEL: (will be filled by staff)
SUMMARY:Sarina can produce plant based pheromones from her body that are released into the air. The user is only affected as long as they are actively breathing them in. One breath without the pheromone and they are broken from the vision. The pheromones cause the victim to only visually hallucinate. They can still hear and feel everything as it is. The caster can only influence the hallucination, but she does not have full control over the scenarios that play out. It all depends on how the target reacts to the pheromone as everyone reacts differently depending on their physical make and mental health. An example would be if someone was dealing with intense grief or guilt, they may see something that triggers these emotions in addition to whatever Sarina has suggested they see. (It is entirely up to the target to add in anything they'd like in addition to her influence.)

The only way to completely end the affect of her hallucination is to stop breathing the pheromones. They quickly dissolve in the target's system, but you cannot be actively breathing them in. So, you would either need a device that could separate fine particles out of the air or step outside her range to regain your true vision back. You can close your eyes to negate the immediate affect.

ADDITIONAL DRAWBACKS
Limited Range - She can only affect people within a maximum of a 20 meter radius around her, anything farther and the pheromones start losing their effectiveness.

Airborne Pathogen - It currently needs to be breathed in to affect the person. Think of it like pollen.

Weather - Different types of weather can affect how her pheromones spread. They are far less effective, if not completely useless, in the rain and windy areas.

Friendly Fire - It affects everyone indiscriminately, friend or foe. She currently does not have control over whom it affects.

Limited Sustainability - Sarina can only produce pheromones for around three posts at maximum range. However, with a smaller range, she can hold the illusions longer.

Plant Based - Sadly, because this is a plant based quirk, she does not know exactly what the target is seeing. Sarina can influence the hallucination, but does not have full control over it. It has a distinct and sweet odor. Though, if you have smelled it, you already have been infected. However, at least you're aware that you're hallucinating. The hallucinations take two posts to affect the person. Sadly, the pheromones are not visible to the naked eye. You will also know that the ability has been activated by Sarina's eyes glistening.

Allergies - If the target has allergies and takes allergy medication, depending on the medication, this may weaken the effectiveness of her quirk. Or set someone with hay fever into a sneezing fit.

Exhaustion - Due to releasing so many pheromones, Sarina can feel quite drained after using this ability. She can only use this ability once per fight/thread. It will also speed up lignin cells generation.

EXAMPLE: Sarina can release the pheromones quickly when feeling threatened, her eyes glistening as she activated the ability. Once the victim breaths in the pollen-like pathogen, they would smell a sweet scent before having only moments to react. Sarina would then set the scene to play out in their hallucinogenic state. The victim would have full control of themselves with no effects on their mental state. Their eyes would simply be playing tricks on them. Sarina could, for example, make the target believe she has abilities that she doesn't have like control of plant life. The victim could believe that they are being attacked when in fact they are in no immediate danger. Sarina could influence the target to believe that she had taken off running in the opposite direction to lead them astray.

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CHANGE PH

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RANK/LEVEL: (will be filled by staff)
SUMMARY:
Sarina isn't quite sure how she does it. However, she is able to change her hair color at will by adjusting the PH of her scalp to any color she desires.

Lana

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