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Luke Axton & Sweet Emotion !"#$%&& LUKE AXTON +$CAI%& SWEET EMOTION 6K/L$MI%& DAD STEVE 6J0K/CLD$%& TWICE SHY & 4@0E$/%& THE ABIDING *KKI%&& THE GARDENER 70$N$%VIRTUE & COURAGEOUS 4DKK#%& THE GARDENER 70$N$&50LJ$I.M$%&VICE ARROGANT& POWER Intelligence Strength Presence FINESSE Wits Dexterity Manipulation RESISTANCE Resolve Stamina Composure ,)!35< ,)*23' ;)5<3; =>G&@/ABCDD$EF SWITCH HITTER (AMBIDEXTROUS) Academics PRIVILEGED (DEEP POCKETS) Computer INTERNET ONRYO (DREAD GEIST) Crafts COM-BATS (FIGHTING FINESSE | BAT) 82<<9:8)* Investigation ELEVEN (MEDIUM) Medicine BIO 101 (TOLERANCE FOR BIOLOGY) Occult Politics Science 9<5', ':625< =>?&@/ABCDD$EF Animal Ken '(!)*+( ,"-&'./$01.& Empathy *),),4*5!6)&3*523' Expression TOUCHSTONE - CAR KEYS 10 O Intimidation REMEMBRANCE SKILL | CRAFTS 9 O Persuasion REMEMBRANCE SKILL | INFLUENCE(SUFFOCATION) 8 O Socialize 7 O Streetwise 7)(' 6 O Subterfuge THE KEY OF DEEP WATERS (SWEET) 5 O THE KEY OF PYRE FLAME (LUKE) 4 ALLOWED - REMEMBRANCE O ALLOWED - REMEMBRANCE 9;('265< 3 O ALLOWED - SURVIVED CRISIS =>?&@/ABCDD$EF 2 O DEATHMASK | KITSUNE (SWEET) 1 O !Athletics Braw Size: 5 ,5!2H)'3532:!'HAUNTS Drive SEDAN Defense: 2 Firearms THE CAUL Initiative Mod: 5 Larceny EXTRUDE THE CAUL Speed: 11 Stealth COLD FLESH Armor: Survival VITIATE Experience: Weaponry BASEBALL BAT THE TOMB Beats: 8)59:!' Attributes 5/4/3 • Skills 11/7/4 (+3 Specialties) • Merits 10 • OPEN THE TOMB Health = Stamina + Size • Willpower = Resolve + Composure • HEADSTONE BASEBALL BAT Size = 5 for adult humans • Defense = Lower of Dexterity or Wits + Athletics•Initiative Mod = Dexterity + Composure • EMPTY GRAVES CAUL KEYS - SWEET, GRACE, MORRIS, CRAIG Speed = Strength + Dexterity +5 ASPIRATIONS SHORT TERM ASPIRATION(S) A. WIN THE STATEWIDE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT B. GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL C. GET INTO COLLEGE LONG TERM ASPIRATION(S) A. GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE BURDEN ASPIRATION(S) A. MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF CAUSE OF DEATH HEROES LUKE WON THE TITLE OF BASEBALL CAPTAIN, HOWEVER OTHER TEAMMATES DONT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH IT. SOME MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ARE TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL JOCKS WHO ENJOY MAKING LIFE A LIVING HELL TO SOME OF THE YOUNGER KIDS IN HIGHSCHOOL (NERDS) AND EVEN THE LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS. LUKE DOESN’T STAND FOR ANY OF IT AND HAS EVEN KICKED SOME OFF THE TEAM. (YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY) WHEN LUKE’S AWKWARDLY DATING STAGE GIRL ALMOST GIRLFRIEND, MADISON, INVITED HIM TO ATTEND A HIGH SCHOOL TEENAGE HOUSEPARTY, HE DIDN’T REALIZE SOME OF THOSE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL GUYS WERE ATTENDING AS WELL. AFTER A FEW DRINKS, THEY CAME UP TO HIM AND THEY HAD A SHORT BRAWL. ONCE BROKEN UP, HE WAITED UNTIL HE WAS SOBERED UP AND LEFT THE PARTY. MADISON STAYED BEHING TO MAKE SURE HER GIRLFRIENDS GOT HOME SAFE. HIGHWAY TO HELL AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME THAT NIGHT, HE WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY THOSE SAME FORMER JOCKS. HIS CAR ENDED UP FLIPPING OVER AND OVER, ONLY STOPPING WHEN IT HIT A TREE. THE LAST THING LUKE REMEMBERED WAS THE WARM, WET BLOOD DRIPPING OFF HIS TONGUE AS HE LOOKED DOWN AT THE LARGE TREE BRANCH PIERCING HIM INTO HIS CAR SEAT. SWEET EMOTION JUNJI ITO ONRYO SCHOOL GIRL MAKES THE BARGAIN WITH LUKE TO BRING HIM BACK FROM THE DEAD. HE MAY BE MISTAKEN, BUT HE MAY HAVE SEEN MORE THAN ONE. HAUNT AFFINITIES THE ABIDING - THE CAUL, THE MEMORIA, THE TOMB Luke Axton's Relationship Map Duran & Eileen Axton | Father & Mother | Zack & Sharon Denbrough [IT] / The Harringtons [Stranger Things] Luke is the only child of Duran and Eileen Axton, and they all live together in Maine at their substantially sized home (complete with a heated pool). Luke’s demeanor and values are deeply tied to his upbringing. Both Axtons frequently travel out of town on business trips, usually together. Duran is the one who taught Luke how to play Baseball, as well as how to drive a car. Eileen photographed and recorded him at all his games. As a kid, they would all rewatch him play his game on a projector outside on the side of their house. Madison Collins | Love Interest | Nancy Wheeler [Stranger Things] Madison Collins, the girl who isn’t like all the other girls, is Luke’s newest love interest. Typical highschool sweetheart who is the ideal ‘smart girl’ in the outcrowd. He sneaks into her windows like a ninja to help her study. Last Luke saw of her was right before the incident which left him dead. William "Billy" Falco | Best Friend | Garth Algar [Wayne’s World] Luke’s right-hand man ever since he was in elementary school. William "Billy" Falco is the one guy Luke would depend his life on. Billy is also the second-in-command of the Baseball team, and actively picks fights in defense of Luke. At the party, he pulled Luke up while punching another dude in the face. Cyndi Vanilli | Best Friend | Robin [Stranger Things] & Sam Manson [Danny Phantom] Cyndi met Luke working at an ice cream stand as a summer job. She’s goth, dark, moody and nerdy. Will actively give anyone a piece of her mind, and this may have rubbed off on Luke one way or another. Also, she’s into women. Richie Toto | "Little Brother" Neighbor | Dustin Henderson [Stranger Things] Luke never had a brother or sister, but neighborhood kid Richie fits that spot as an incredibly odd pairing. He probably shouldn’t take Luke’s advice on women...or hair products. Mike “Rebel” Bowie | Police Chief | James “Jim” Hopper [Stranger Things] Chief Bowie has been a family friend of the Axtons ever since Luke can remember. Bowie is a driving force in Luke’s actions - whether it be sticking up for those down on their luck or delivering justice to those that deserve it. 1DPH SWEET EMOTION (KYARORAIN ITA) 6LQ(DWHU LUKE AXTON &RQFHSWJUNJI ITO ONRYO SCHOOL GIRL CHILDREN SINGING &KURQLFOH TWICE SHY %DQ “RING-AROUND-THE-ROSIE” IN A CIRCLE DROWNED OR HELD AGAINST HER WILL UNDER THE WATERS OF SAIKO LAKE. 9LUWXH JUSTICE %DQH (AOKIGAHARA, THE SEA OF TREES /THE SUICIDE FOREST) 9LFH PARANOIA &ULVLV3RLQW7ULJJHUDISHONOR POWER FINESSE RESISTANCE 5(0(0%5$1&(6 Rank: 4 &25386 Defense: 4 WATER DRIPPING ALONG THE FLOOR Size: 5 REMEMBRANCE SKILL | CRAFTS 11 REMEMBRANCE SKILL | INFLUENCE(SUFFOCATION) Initiative: 15 Attributes: 12 (maximum 9) • Rank: 3 • Speed: Defense: Lower of Power or Resistance • Size: 5 • Initiative: Finesse + Resistance • Speed: Power + Finesse + 5 • Corpus: Size + Resistance 1DPH 6LQ(DWHU &RQFHSW &KURQLFOH %DQ 9LUWXH %DQH 9LFH &ULVLV3RLQW7ULJJHU POWER FINESSE RESISTANCE 5(0(0%5$1&(6 Rank: &25386 Defense: Size: Initiative: Attributes: 12 (maximum 9) • Rank: 3 • Speed: Defense: Lower of Power or Resistance • Size: 5 • Initiative: Finesse + Resistance • Speed: Power + Finesse + 5 • Corpus: Size + Resistance Sweet Emotion Concept: Sailor Scout Onyro Ghost Real Name: Kyarorain Ito Death Date: 16 (June, 1983) Location of Death: Lake Saiko, Aokigahara (The Sea of Trees / Suicide Forest), Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan [Is also in the shadows of Mount Fiji] Cause of Death: Kyarorain died during (made up) a [Insert Name] Drifting festival. The festival is only celebrated by nearby villages in the area, as a way to not just to honor the dead, but also to be protected from them - and in the past, people were sacrificed in order to receive that protection. The festival itself is pretty elaborate - costuming, plays, fireworks, etc. Details haven’t been completely worked out on my end, but this is based heavily on Higurashi’s [When They Cry] Cotton Drifting Festival: which was once originally called the Intestines-Drifting Festival. This is a quick synopsis from the Anime: The festival began centuries previously as the Watanagashi (腸 流 し), or Intestines-Drifting Festival. It was a time to cast off sins of the villagers by sacrificing them with the blood of a living human. Said human sacrifice would be publicly tortured using the tools in the Furude Shrine in a very specific process (which notably involved putting nails through every joint in every finger of the victim) before finally being killed by the priest or miko, who gouges out the victim's stomach and intestines with a large, hoe-like dissection tool following an intricate dance. The corpse and its severed intestines would then be thrown into the river and wash away, symbolizing the "drifting away" of the people's sins with the victim's innards. In modern times, however, the true Watanagashi became viewed as too violent and cruel to be practiced. Instead, the villagers began practicing the modern Watanagashi based on a similar concept by changing the first character of the festival name, Wata- (腸), meaning intestines, with the homophone, Wata- (綿), meaning cotton. Thus was the Cotton-Drifting Festival born. Everyone in the village would contribute old coats and furniture to the village to be gutted for their leftover cotton. During the festival a mysterious death pattern has formed, one person always dies and another is spirited away never to be seen again. Kyarorain was forcibly held underneath the waters of Lake Saiko in a circle by some of her classmates until she ultimately drowned. As this was during the festival, nobody was really keeping track of what was actually happening, as fireworks were going off at this time. At first, it was intended to be a prank as they were singing songs as she struggled to get up. When they realized what they did, they left her there to make it look as if it was a suicide so nobody would take the fall for it. They perpetrated the notice that Kyarorain was spirited away during the festival. Her body lies at the bottom of Lake Saiko, as nobody recovers the bodies in the Suicide Forest anymore.
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