Extensive OC Development Quiz: Takeshi

Supernatural Abilities:

32. Do you have any supernatural abilities? If no, skip this whole section.
I wouldn't call them "supernatural", but I do have special abilities.

33. What exactly are your abilities?
I can manipulate water and ice.

34. When did you discover them?
I didn't just wake up with them one day. I had to develop them.

35. Where did your abilities come from (genes, radiation)?
I'm not really sure. Elementalist traits aren't necessarily genetic.

36. How do you use your abilities (speak some language, wave a wand)?
By moving in a certain way or taking a stance and concentrating hard.

37. How much control do you have over your powers?
I have the top fighter rank in my village, so I have considerable control.

38. What does it cost to use your abilities (energy, focus, blood)?
It can be physically and mentally taxing.

39. Can you die or pass out from overusing your abilities?
Only if you don't have good control.

40. Have you reached your full potential?
There's always room to improve.

41. Do you feel that your abilities are a blessing or a hindrance? Would you trade them or get rid of them if you could?
They are definitely a help, and I would never want to get rid of them.

42. Are you happy with the abilities you have?
Yes, I am.

43. Are your abilities secret?
Not particularly.

44. Do many others have abilities where you come from? The same ones?
Yes. The ability depends on which Gate they come from. Those from the Water Gate like me have similar abilities to mine.

45. If so, are yours stronger or weaker? Are yours unique in any way?
Stronger or weaker -- well, that depends on the rank of the person I'm fighting. I do have certain techniques that are unique to my village.

Background:

46. What is your earliest childhood memory?
My earliest childhood memory is of my parents teaching me how to fish. *laughs*

47. What is your happiest childhood memory?
Probably the time I met Yuki.

48. What is your worst childhood memory?
The war with Aodaki, when my parents died.

49. What was your childhood like?
Some bad things happened, but overall, it was a happy childhood.

50. What were your childhood aspirations?
I wanted to study the things around me.

51. What is your most embarrassing memory?
When.. Yuki was teaching me how to ice skate. Heh... I kept slipping and sliding. ^^;

52. What is the most frightening thing that has ever happened to you?
Being trapped in a war zone.

53. Have you ever had a near death experience? Have you ever died?
Unfortunately, I have had some pretty close brushes with death. But no, I've never died.

54. What is the worst thing you have ever done? Even if for a good reason.
...I left Yuki behind on a battlefield.

55. What is the worst thing anyone has ever done to you?
To me personally? People have tried to kill me. *half-laughs*

56. Are you from Earth? If not, where do you live?
No, I'm from the Water Gate, an alternate dimension of Earth.

57. Where were you born? What is this place like?
Kaita, a village in the Water Gate. It's a beautiful place to live. There's a lot of scenery and nature, and, except for occasional battles with our neighboring village, it's peaceful.

58. Has anything life changing ever happened to you?
Yes.

59. Have you ever experienced anything traumatic?
Yes.

60. Do you have any serious regrets? What are they? How would you act differently?
I'd rather not talk about them with a stranger. I'll just say I wish I had been.. braver. Stronger.

61. Have you ever lost someone you love? How?
Yes, in a battle.

Education:

62. What was your least favorite subject?
Grammar.

63. What was your favorite subject?
History and culture.

64. What were you best at?
History.

65. Were you made fun of in school? Why?
No.

66. What was your education like?
School in my village is fairly simple -- we're taught the essentials, like how to take care of ourselves, simple math, language, geography and history.

69. Did you like school?
Yes.

70. Overall, how well did you do in school?
Very well.