Sakuya Izayoi

A.) Phone; filtered away from drones

...this town truly doesn't give one a moment's rest, does it? I'm lucid as ever, but I've seen and heard a lot of people that sound like they're hallucinating terribly. All I can say is to be careful.

Miss Black-White, that means you, too. I'm serious; don't intentionally go seeking whatever it is that's making people hallucinate.

Meiling, while you're at school, please keep an eye on ojou-sama and imouto-sama?

Action; open

[Sakuya's busy running errands - feel free to notice the lady in the maid uniform using momentary timehax to get things done a lot faster than any normal human has any right to.

However, she stops outside the elementary school gates when it's time for school to let out. She wants to check over her two favorite vampires and fuss over them as needed.]

phone; filtered from drones

Mm, I have a few things I'd like to say to a few people.

Meiling? I'll admit it. There are a few things you are better at that than I am. You have a proper green thumb and you're excellent around children.

...I am also jealous of your figure.

Imouto-sama, you are the cutest person ever.

Marisa...perhaps I overlooked you sneaking into the mansion's library a few times when I should have caught you. It does Patchouli-sama good to have your company; at least someone is with her.

Miss Alucard, I made you tea because I got a bit homesick and you remind me of Remilia-ojou-sama. A lot.

Tohno-kun, you and Miss Margatroid actually complement each other in a strange way. It's...cute.

Madoka-chan, you have a very sweet heart. Please don't lose that; it's a great strength.

action; 1647 Albright Lane

[Sakuya has set the drone children up on an indoor picnic, with sandwiches, chips, and cookies, all on a blanket in the living room, and she's also gotten out several board games for them to occupy themselves with, since they seemed reluctant to go outside.

Why has she gone so far to make sure they're well and occupied? She needs to say something to her not!husband, and she doesn't want to say it over the phone.

A.) action; 1647 Albright Lane;

[There was so much wrong about waking up in someone else's clothing that it was hard to know where to start. At least wearing pearls, a dress, and an apron wasn't that much different from a maid uniform, even if Sakuya did feel a bit naked without her usual headdress. That wasn't really what was throwing her, though. It was stranger not to have her knives.

Really, though, all of this? Strange. The photographs on the walls that she was certain she'd never posed for, with what appeared to be a family. A family with kids, even. Okay, this...was starting to get really strange. Stranger still was the word 'Mama' from their lips, a term that felt alien when applied to her.

What the heck was going on?]

B.) phone; public;

Hello? Hello. My name is Sakuya. I - I really don't know what's happened. I should be in Gensokyo, at the Scarlet Devil Mansion...if someone can tell me where I am, it would be much appreciated. If there's a way to easily get back, I'd appreciate that even more. I'm needed back at home.

C.) action; streets

[...those children were well and truly unnerving. They had announced their intent to go play with friends at the park, something Sakuya really didn't object to. She figured if they were able to announce it, it couldn't be a terrible idea. Besides, it gave her a chance to explore things a bit. Don't mind her if she looks a bit bewildered; she's just trying to make sense of things.]

Name: Jen
Personal LJ: Jennifer
Contact Info: AIM: finite witch/sevencoloured, plurk: countermelody
Other Characters Played: N/A
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Character Name: Sakuya Izayoi
Character Series: Touhou Project
Character Age: Canon doesn't specifically state an age, saying 'between 10 and 20'. For Mayfield's purposes, I'm putting her at 18.
Background: Touhou Wiki

Personality: To say Sakuya's personality is malleable would be putting it lightly. She tends to bend her outward appearance and actions to fit what's most appropriate in any situation. She's quick with a quip when it's needed to defuse a situation or to change a difficult subject, smoothing out any rough edges. It's a trait that's served her well serving a difficult mistress. She has a mask for almost any situation she comes across.

This doesn't mean she's flighty, though she does have her moments of appearing a bit airheaded or having her head in the clouds. Those moments largely manifest via not quite knowing what to do in a situation, or making a remark that's odd or doesn't quite fit. Her logic is occasionally on the odd side, too. A clear example of this is in the offshoot manga Silent Sinner in Blue. In the manga, a group from Gensokyo travels to the moon in a rocket they've built. Midway through the trip, Sakuya notices while making tea that the boiling point of the water she's using keeps getting lower. Rather than blame the change on the physics of the trip, she questions whether 'normal' air is leaking out of the rocket. The solution, then? There must be 'normal' air outside the window, so opening it must be the best course of action.

Despite her occasional bits of odd logic, she's not careless - far from it. Sakuya has a sharp eye for detail, whether it's in the kitchen, where she likes to spend time, or a bit of sleight of hand where it's needed. Looking out for the little details means she can better see a rough spot and smooth it out if need be.

Her title is 'The Perfect and Elegant Maid', and that cool and elegant face is the one Sakuya most often shows to the world. She tends to treat people with a degree of distance and coolness if she doesn't know them well, and even those that do know her may not see any other facets. While it's true that she's slowly warming up to people, it's a slow process.

For Sakuya, the illusion of control and mastery over a situation is more important than any actual knowledge of how to handle it. If it looks like she has something under control, that's more than enough. It's a point of pride to remain cool and elegant on the outside even if something is making her angry or upset.

That said, she's also fiercely loyal to those she cares for. It's especially evident towards those in her own household, particularly with her mistress. Remilia gave her a new name and in so doing, changed her fate. The least she can do to repay that is to give her loyalty. It doesn't mean she won't raise an eyebrow at a demand if it's especially difficult or awkward. But she does, in most situations, put the wishes of those others ahead of what she may want for herself.

Abilities: As with everyone from the Touhou games, Sakuya can fly and use danmaku, which translates to 'lots and lots of magic projectiles in pretty patterns.' In addition to that, though, she has the ability to manipulate time - salowing it, stopping it, or speeding it up, and along with it, the ability to manipulate space. The ability to manipulate space - in other words, making a space larger or smaller than it appears - is directly related to her ability to manipulate time.

She's also good with sleight of hand and deadly with a set of throwing knives.

Sample Entry:

Good afternoon, everyone. A question, though I'll keep things brief: for those of us who are more culinary-minded, where is a good place to buy fresh herbs? I'm not averse to starting a little garden of my own, but that's going to take some time. I find what's in the grocery store rather lacking, given what I'm used to having available.

It's really quite vexing to be met with only little jars of things like rosemary and thyme.

Ah - and there's a distinct lack of tea in the market. It's all these sad little bags, and I can't find green tea or oolong or jasmine at all. I can't remedy that so easily, since tea requires a different climate than there is here. Unless someone has managed to actually grow their own tea leaves, but I can't imagine doing that...