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truecaptain[- OOC Information -]
Name: Kisa
Do you play any other characters in Outer Divide? No
[- Character Information -]
Character Name: Kanata Shinonome (River in Aather)
Fandom: AKB0048
OU, AU, or CR AU: CR AU/ Aather
Canon Point: Post Series (/After her Aather happy end)
Journal: truecaptain
Character History: http://akb0048.wikia.com/wiki/Kanata_Shinonome
Previous Game History:
Kanata is coming from several months in the game of Aather. She wasn't there as long as most others namely because she arrived in Aather and very determinedly said she was going to win back her memories fast... And then did just that. She arrived as a Sterling knight, which is a very crucial part of her life in Aather. Usually people arrive as heroes in Aather, so they're placed on teams and win together. Knights are different. They can only win if they show up and only if their group wins, so for a knight it's a very difficult position to be in. Especially given that games sort of go teams first, knights last when they go bad.
She embraced being a knight very whole-heartedly! In the beginning she loved being a knight. The concept of being in a position where she can help all the teams equally was real to her. It helped, too, that in the beginning she had teams that were good about doing letting knights have a decision... towards the end she'd begin to feel separated from them, but we'll get into that a little more later.
There were several things that shaped Kanata the most in Aather: a trauma game where everyone died, a trauma game where she felt she was ignored, the revelation that she's supposed to be Takamina, and her heart game.
The first trauma game was the first interaction she had with personal death. In this game axes fell from the ceiling and everyone died with no chance of help. The goal of the game? Find a way to keep yourselves from suffering terribly when you revive. She did not obviously do well. Kanata turned around and broke down in this instance, but luckily she was with her fellow knights this game. They talked her out of it and told her if she wanted to protect everyone she'd have to fight it. And so she did. She accompanied the knights and sang/helped them fight through their journey. Somehow, miraculously, they came out alright. At the end Kanata shoved her feelings aside and helped a friend who's revival was much worse.
The second trauma game is where her confliction with the teams started coming into play. She played with a team called Citrine who before she didn't mind playing with. They were the first team she was paired with when she arrived, but this time was not okay. This game the teams were presented with an illusion of Camelot, the realm they were in, being on fire and they were presented with the option of going in and saving things. Kanata, hellbent on keeping everyone safe, insisted they stay there: it was an illusion after all. But Citrine opposed and wanted to save their teammates, which she couldn't really begrudge... Then the fun set-in in when everyone's emotions began being manipulated and they turned against each other. She tried again to say no this is obviously bad, but of course no one trusted each other... So it just got worse from there.
They came out alive, but their minds were completely messed up.
The fun thing about getting memories out of order and getting to think about them: a lot of different revelations come up. Canonly, when Takamina questions Kanata on if she would do anything to be a successor-- if it was just Takmina standing in her way-- Kanata does not get it. She doesn't get that Takamina just told her she's supposed to be the sixth Takamina and she's standing in her way, but in Aather it comes to fruition. This is in part because in an earlier game the character's "true selves" became corporal and because Kanata has the soul of Takamina the original appeared (as did Acchan for Nagisa which caused some canonmate trouble because Chieri does not have a successor soul and was present).
Selenia (Van from Tales of the Abyss) and Nagisa were the first to ask her if maybe what that all means is she's supposed to be Takamina. Kanata cannot accept this, because she knows what it means. At the same time it's really hard for her to deal with because her father's dying wish was for her to follow her dream. If it means taking down her hero her dream will never come true. And so she gives up hope. Takamina is her everything and taking away her dreams for Kanata's own is not something can do.
Cue Kanata's heart game. A heart game is exactly as it sounds: you run around in someone's heart and try to fix things (or inevitably screw them up). Selenia, Nagisa, Chieri, Corvus (Computer Jack from GONE, Thorn (Zero from Vampire Knight), and another Tales of character dive on in. There's several obstacles that they face: the death of her father, giving up on her dreams, her hatred towards des, and Takamina. There were other sections that could have faced, but they either didn't have the biggest impact or weren't explored (one of which was the axe room from her trauma game where her fear of not being able to protect people was represented).
Each obstacle was faced in interesting ways and changed Kanata's heart quite a bit! The alleyway her father died in was used twice: once where a tiny heart Kanata and her younger sister warned people to run away because DES was coming. The second because is where the characters met Takamina on the way to Kanata's "true heart", as Takamina and that alley shared the same significance in Kanata's life. The room of her dreams was an old practice room with forgotten costumes, broken mirrors, and torn music notes. Her hatred towards DES was shown in an attack concert where instead of singing a heart!Kanata attacked DES manned ships (a no-no for AKB0048 idols).
The changes made in each of these areas are as follows: When DES found them when the two young girls were alone, each person fought them and told the girls to run. The effect of this was that Kanata began to rely on others more and not fear DES as much. The practice room showed how she was beginning to hate music again and had given up, so as each person cleaned it returned that love. The fact that several of them sang in it has made her more empowered to sing all the time. Her attack concert... is probably the place that changed her most. The others talked her down and had her embrace the fact that even if she hates them she doesn't want to kill DES: Killing them does not bring her father back. At the same time, she revealed to Chieri that she's supposed to be Takamina and that's wrong, so maybe she wasn't a good captain. In the end, Chieri reinforces her love of being captain and desire to follow her dreams.
...Ultimately, that's what Selenia and Nagisa did as well when they met the Takamina who guarded Kanata's true heart. Takamina was the last thing standing in the way of Kanata's dream, so to reach where she wished to be they had to "fight" Takamina. What this turned into was two different things. Nagisa, being wellversed in idol world, said there had to be a way for both of them to follow their dreams. Selenia, on the other hand, insisted that Kanata could be an idol alongside Takamina saying that why couldn't there be two? Ultimately, it left conflicted feelings, but has made Kanata embrace the fact that she's not going to give up on her dreams. She will find a way to become a fullfledged member without kicking Takamina out.
After this, there were a few more games that came and went, but Kanata's time in Aather drew to a close. She'd rapidly received her memories and skills, so there wasn't much left for her to do. One day when Beauty approached her telling her she had one, she already knew her answer. It was the answer she'd had since day one and she couldn't go back on her word now: She was going home to Aather. But first she and the other AKBs had to have a concert during her feast.
Ultimately, what Aather did for Kanata is it made her... River. The only memory she had in the beginning was of an injured Takamina singing "River" for a giant audience. River as a song is about facing the current of life and not giving up hope, it's why she chose it as her Aather name. She's still very, very much Kanata but she's a stronger Kanata. She's a Kanata who has found her hopes and loves. She's faced death, fought back, and has had to realize she can't save everyone. She may not be a successor yet, but she hasn't given up.
Personality:
In the distant future, Earth falls to ruin and humankind takes to the skies for salvation. During Earth's last days a Japanese idol group known as AKB48 continued performing for the fans without fail, and it's this idol group that AKB0048 takes its names and members from, literally. AKB0048 was created to take on the ideals and dreams of the original 48 group, and this is largely done by fighting the universe's entertainment ban. So, to shorten things out, 00 is a terrorist group of young girls going around singing about hope and love while fighting the entertainment ban and DES/DTGO.
Kanata was born on Saharastar. Her father was a soldier and a member of the pro-entertainment movement. She used to love to sing for him because it made her father happy when she did. Unfortunately, at some point in her young life, in one of the fights that broke out her father was killed by DES. Afterwards, Kanata grew angry and bitter. She vowed to get revenge on DES by joining 00 and becoming an official member so she could fight against them in dangerous battles. At the age of thirteen, the earliest a girl can audition for the group, Kanata auditioned and passed.
The two years Kanata spent in 00 before the series started appears to be a mixed one. By this I mean, we can tell she had good times but at the same time she grew more frustrated. She was a member of the 75th generation, nicknamed "the unlucky generation". This is because at the start of the series it was only she and Mimori left as everyone else in their generation had quit. Furthermore, a member of the 76th Generation, Youko/Sae, became a successor before the members of the 75th. Kanata says this had upset them because she and Mimori had both worked so hard but will still passed up by the junior. Likewise, when Kanata learns her little sister, Sonata, joined AKB at the start of the series she becomes infuriated. It's not so much because it's dangerous, although it is a factor, but because she didn't want Sonata to feel the same frustration and failure that she did at never making it.
Thanks to Mimori, however, Kanata was able to overcome these feelings. Because of Mimori Kanata was able to realize that it was okay to like singing and loving things, which until the start of the series Kanata was refusing to do. She had been too bitter and frustrated before that she'd began to think it was all worthless. Afterwards, Kanata instantly became more passionate about her position in 00. While she had always worked hard and is quoted by even Chieri to be "successor level," until that point her idol aura wasn't the best it could be. Now it was.
Something to note about Kanata, though, is even if her idol aura wasn't as radiant as it could be, she still managed to resonate with the soul of AKB48's captain, Takashi Minami (Takamina). What this meant is that Kanata's soul was ready to take on Takamina's but as there was already a Takamina in 00 she has/had to wait until the current one graduated. This is important, because it shows certain factors of Kanata's personality: namely her leadership abilities and selflessness. Kanata has always put the show and 00 above everything else. The group itself has always been important to her and so it doesn't matter what troubles she has to face-- she'll do it. She's one of the first to suggest they do a concert on a dangerous area and the moment she finds out how their variety shows are helping those under the entertainment ban she has the others follow along. Kanata is the captain of the trainees and is a constant support system. Whenever one of the girls is in trouble she chases after them and tries to help. And even when they pass her either in becoming a successor, getting solos, or even placing in the general elections she's endlessly supportive.
Despite her father's death, Kanata is also shown to be a person to easily bounce back. A really good example of this comes from the manga in that a building just nearly crushed her and the other members of 00 and she had glass shards sticking out of her leg, but she tried really hard to be energetic and helpful. Of course, this is a bit of an extreme one, but it's shown in the anime as well. Mostly this comes off in that if people say encouraging things it's easy to ignite passion in her. The best one of this is at the end of the series when she speaks about how there's no way Chieri could get over her dad's death so fast. Sayaka and Takamina both turn and tell her that they're there and that Akibastar is important to all of them and so Kanata's demeanor regarding it changes.
At her core, Kanata is dedicated and serious. She puts everything into her practicing and even Yuuko says that "this girl is amazing". The current Takamina is Kanata's role model and the person she wants to take after which worries Takamina-- as, for one, she knows Kanata was supposed to replace her,-- but even she says that "Kanata truly is the next generation's Takamina". Despite how serious and dedicated, sometimes harsh, Kanata can be she's also shown that she can be both caring and loving. Although she bottles up her disappointments and heartaches, Kanata can relate to people and it's in her nature to help them as much as she can.
In a lot of ways, Kanata is the same girl after Aather... Except that she's not as angry as she once was. Her friends and heart game helped solve that. Her friends, as well, have also given her even more belief in the power of friendship and love. This comes in large because Aather is a game where bonds stop darkness from destroying everything, so it' really influential. But Aather's also made her come to accept the fact that sometimes she can't help everyone, but she can try. It doesn't mean it will work, but she shouldn't feel if she can't. She'll still keep trying, though. She's began to do things for herself and admit her feelings... Ultimately, it's made her a stronger girl and a girl that had more closure then what canon gave her.
Powers/Abilities:
Most of Kanata's skills are considered mundane, even for her time. As an idol she studies dancing and singing on a daily basis. She's successor level which means she's on the professional level of singing and dancing. We also know she is fairly athletic outside of her idol training and is actually more physically inclined than any of the other 00 understudies (well, except perhaps Chieri who was not in that event). Kanata, like all members of 00, has combat training that includes using microphone light-sabers, steering platform stages, using grenades, and various other weapons. Unlike the other understudies, Kanata's father taught her how to pilot small mechas so she was well-versed even before becoming a member.
The trickiest of her abilities come from her position as an idol. All AKB members, current or former, either have heart or diamond highlights in their hair or eyes (graduates have the diamonds). Skill wise, Kanata has given birth, so to speak, to her own kirara. This kirara is kind of the catalyst of Kanata's idol aura. The levels that Kanata has obtained in radiance are these:
--Basic radiance! She can shine! Her kirara responds to her emotions and is able to shine during heartfelt speeches or songs.
--Intermediate radiance! Okay, so instead of just the kirara shining, Kanata gets to shine too! Sparkles everywhere.
--Understudy radiance! You get to sparkle just a little more, but with the added effect that at vital moments your kirara can also make a shield to protect you. At this point, idols are also able to start feeling the emotions of their audience/swaying them.
--Successor radiance! This is just understudy radiance at full blast. You sparkle more, you feel people's emotions more, and the audience starts becoming more inclined to listening to you quicker. Basically, you're mesmerizing!
--She also vaguely has "center nova radiance" which is a power that can transcend time and space by opening a portal to another world... But, uh, she's only done it the once and it was with all the other AKB members. So it's not something she personally has access to and isn't incredibly relevant.
Possessions:
-The idol knight uniform she wore in Aather
-A micsaber
-A Sterling silver/gray backbag of holding
-Her Sterling key and bracelet that held the last of her memories
-Two friendship bracelets from Star on Jasper
-5 Candles (they're meant to be use to functionally talk to someone in Aather, but I'm sure they won't work. So they're just nice silver candles).
Arrival: On the ship is fine!
[- Writing Samples -]
Network Sample: Aather is action based, so hopefully this is acceptable!
Log Sample:
If there was one thing Kanata had difficulties with after everything: it was getting back into a routine. While in Aather it was difficult to plan what you were going to do-- games were held out all hours of the day and usually you didn't get much of a choice of when you got to go. Normal sleep habits were not a thing, especially not with the occasional darkness attack. At least the latter wasn't something that happened as often, but that didn't make it any better. Camelot was about constant change...
Akibastar was about... Well, to her it was about embracing. The people of Akibastar had always welcomed 00 and music. Even when DES had taken over their hearts still loved music. They still embraced AKB0048 after everything they had been through. But it was a different embracing than she had gotten used to in the last couple of months. It was strange to think she had began thinking of Camelot, of Aather, as home. Sometimes she wanted to go back.
It was such an absurd wish even to her. She loved Aather-- she'd made plenty of friends and had a lot of good memories. Those memories though, too, were filtered with the bad. She'd made a promise to her juniors, too, a promise she intended to keep. Kanata had come back to find a path to her own dreams. Besides, if Aather needed her again it would call her. She knew that, she'd seen it for herself. Right now, though, it needed the others that were there more. She'd done her part for now.
"Still," she murmured to herself.
She couldn't help but feel she should be helping to, as so many legacies had before her. But as the clock chimed eleven times she nodded to herself and stretched. The practice room was empty, which was fine with her. Not many of the other girls came out this late to practice, but she did. Call it a side-effect of Aather, but now she spent even more time training than she did before. Which, according to Sonata, should have been impossible.
Impossible wasn't something that really crossed her mind anymore. So instead of worrying about it, Kanata instead delved into the songs set before her. First Beginner and then, for what felt like old time's sake, River. She became so engrossed in her work that the sound of clock startled her. Giving a weak laugh at herself, Kanata glanced around the room as the final notes of the music faded away. The dorm was quiet and peaceful this late at night.
"Normal, huh?" She breathe out with a yawn, stretching once more as she headed for the door, "I wonder if Mariko's still up. Ah, if she's not we should definitely have some tea together..."
With that in mind she trotted off to her dorm room. Even if she'd gotten use to Aather, there were many things she'd missed about Akibastar. One of them was sharing a room with her best friend.
Name: Kisa
Do you play any other characters in Outer Divide? No
[- Character Information -]
Character Name: Kanata Shinonome (River in Aather)
Fandom: AKB0048
OU, AU, or CR AU: CR AU/ Aather
Canon Point: Post Series (/After her Aather happy end)
Journal: truecaptain
Character History: http://akb0048.wikia.com/wiki/Kanata_Shinonome
Previous Game History:
Kanata is coming from several months in the game of Aather. She wasn't there as long as most others namely because she arrived in Aather and very determinedly said she was going to win back her memories fast... And then did just that. She arrived as a Sterling knight, which is a very crucial part of her life in Aather. Usually people arrive as heroes in Aather, so they're placed on teams and win together. Knights are different. They can only win if they show up and only if their group wins, so for a knight it's a very difficult position to be in. Especially given that games sort of go teams first, knights last when they go bad.
She embraced being a knight very whole-heartedly! In the beginning she loved being a knight. The concept of being in a position where she can help all the teams equally was real to her. It helped, too, that in the beginning she had teams that were good about doing letting knights have a decision... towards the end she'd begin to feel separated from them, but we'll get into that a little more later.
There were several things that shaped Kanata the most in Aather: a trauma game where everyone died, a trauma game where she felt she was ignored, the revelation that she's supposed to be Takamina, and her heart game.
The first trauma game was the first interaction she had with personal death. In this game axes fell from the ceiling and everyone died with no chance of help. The goal of the game? Find a way to keep yourselves from suffering terribly when you revive. She did not obviously do well. Kanata turned around and broke down in this instance, but luckily she was with her fellow knights this game. They talked her out of it and told her if she wanted to protect everyone she'd have to fight it. And so she did. She accompanied the knights and sang/helped them fight through their journey. Somehow, miraculously, they came out alright. At the end Kanata shoved her feelings aside and helped a friend who's revival was much worse.
The second trauma game is where her confliction with the teams started coming into play. She played with a team called Citrine who before she didn't mind playing with. They were the first team she was paired with when she arrived, but this time was not okay. This game the teams were presented with an illusion of Camelot, the realm they were in, being on fire and they were presented with the option of going in and saving things. Kanata, hellbent on keeping everyone safe, insisted they stay there: it was an illusion after all. But Citrine opposed and wanted to save their teammates, which she couldn't really begrudge... Then the fun set-in in when everyone's emotions began being manipulated and they turned against each other. She tried again to say no this is obviously bad, but of course no one trusted each other... So it just got worse from there.
They came out alive, but their minds were completely messed up.
The fun thing about getting memories out of order and getting to think about them: a lot of different revelations come up. Canonly, when Takamina questions Kanata on if she would do anything to be a successor-- if it was just Takmina standing in her way-- Kanata does not get it. She doesn't get that Takamina just told her she's supposed to be the sixth Takamina and she's standing in her way, but in Aather it comes to fruition. This is in part because in an earlier game the character's "true selves" became corporal and because Kanata has the soul of Takamina the original appeared (as did Acchan for Nagisa which caused some canonmate trouble because Chieri does not have a successor soul and was present).
Selenia (Van from Tales of the Abyss) and Nagisa were the first to ask her if maybe what that all means is she's supposed to be Takamina. Kanata cannot accept this, because she knows what it means. At the same time it's really hard for her to deal with because her father's dying wish was for her to follow her dream. If it means taking down her hero her dream will never come true. And so she gives up hope. Takamina is her everything and taking away her dreams for Kanata's own is not something can do.
Cue Kanata's heart game. A heart game is exactly as it sounds: you run around in someone's heart and try to fix things (or inevitably screw them up). Selenia, Nagisa, Chieri, Corvus (Computer Jack from GONE, Thorn (Zero from Vampire Knight), and another Tales of character dive on in. There's several obstacles that they face: the death of her father, giving up on her dreams, her hatred towards des, and Takamina. There were other sections that could have faced, but they either didn't have the biggest impact or weren't explored (one of which was the axe room from her trauma game where her fear of not being able to protect people was represented).
Each obstacle was faced in interesting ways and changed Kanata's heart quite a bit! The alleyway her father died in was used twice: once where a tiny heart Kanata and her younger sister warned people to run away because DES was coming. The second because is where the characters met Takamina on the way to Kanata's "true heart", as Takamina and that alley shared the same significance in Kanata's life. The room of her dreams was an old practice room with forgotten costumes, broken mirrors, and torn music notes. Her hatred towards DES was shown in an attack concert where instead of singing a heart!Kanata attacked DES manned ships (a no-no for AKB0048 idols).
The changes made in each of these areas are as follows: When DES found them when the two young girls were alone, each person fought them and told the girls to run. The effect of this was that Kanata began to rely on others more and not fear DES as much. The practice room showed how she was beginning to hate music again and had given up, so as each person cleaned it returned that love. The fact that several of them sang in it has made her more empowered to sing all the time. Her attack concert... is probably the place that changed her most. The others talked her down and had her embrace the fact that even if she hates them she doesn't want to kill DES: Killing them does not bring her father back. At the same time, she revealed to Chieri that she's supposed to be Takamina and that's wrong, so maybe she wasn't a good captain. In the end, Chieri reinforces her love of being captain and desire to follow her dreams.
...Ultimately, that's what Selenia and Nagisa did as well when they met the Takamina who guarded Kanata's true heart. Takamina was the last thing standing in the way of Kanata's dream, so to reach where she wished to be they had to "fight" Takamina. What this turned into was two different things. Nagisa, being wellversed in idol world, said there had to be a way for both of them to follow their dreams. Selenia, on the other hand, insisted that Kanata could be an idol alongside Takamina saying that why couldn't there be two? Ultimately, it left conflicted feelings, but has made Kanata embrace the fact that she's not going to give up on her dreams. She will find a way to become a fullfledged member without kicking Takamina out.
After this, there were a few more games that came and went, but Kanata's time in Aather drew to a close. She'd rapidly received her memories and skills, so there wasn't much left for her to do. One day when Beauty approached her telling her she had one, she already knew her answer. It was the answer she'd had since day one and she couldn't go back on her word now: She was going home to Aather. But first she and the other AKBs had to have a concert during her feast.
Ultimately, what Aather did for Kanata is it made her... River. The only memory she had in the beginning was of an injured Takamina singing "River" for a giant audience. River as a song is about facing the current of life and not giving up hope, it's why she chose it as her Aather name. She's still very, very much Kanata but she's a stronger Kanata. She's a Kanata who has found her hopes and loves. She's faced death, fought back, and has had to realize she can't save everyone. She may not be a successor yet, but she hasn't given up.
Personality:
In the distant future, Earth falls to ruin and humankind takes to the skies for salvation. During Earth's last days a Japanese idol group known as AKB48 continued performing for the fans without fail, and it's this idol group that AKB0048 takes its names and members from, literally. AKB0048 was created to take on the ideals and dreams of the original 48 group, and this is largely done by fighting the universe's entertainment ban. So, to shorten things out, 00 is a terrorist group of young girls going around singing about hope and love while fighting the entertainment ban and DES/DTGO.
Kanata was born on Saharastar. Her father was a soldier and a member of the pro-entertainment movement. She used to love to sing for him because it made her father happy when she did. Unfortunately, at some point in her young life, in one of the fights that broke out her father was killed by DES. Afterwards, Kanata grew angry and bitter. She vowed to get revenge on DES by joining 00 and becoming an official member so she could fight against them in dangerous battles. At the age of thirteen, the earliest a girl can audition for the group, Kanata auditioned and passed.
The two years Kanata spent in 00 before the series started appears to be a mixed one. By this I mean, we can tell she had good times but at the same time she grew more frustrated. She was a member of the 75th generation, nicknamed "the unlucky generation". This is because at the start of the series it was only she and Mimori left as everyone else in their generation had quit. Furthermore, a member of the 76th Generation, Youko/Sae, became a successor before the members of the 75th. Kanata says this had upset them because she and Mimori had both worked so hard but will still passed up by the junior. Likewise, when Kanata learns her little sister, Sonata, joined AKB at the start of the series she becomes infuriated. It's not so much because it's dangerous, although it is a factor, but because she didn't want Sonata to feel the same frustration and failure that she did at never making it.
Thanks to Mimori, however, Kanata was able to overcome these feelings. Because of Mimori Kanata was able to realize that it was okay to like singing and loving things, which until the start of the series Kanata was refusing to do. She had been too bitter and frustrated before that she'd began to think it was all worthless. Afterwards, Kanata instantly became more passionate about her position in 00. While she had always worked hard and is quoted by even Chieri to be "successor level," until that point her idol aura wasn't the best it could be. Now it was.
Something to note about Kanata, though, is even if her idol aura wasn't as radiant as it could be, she still managed to resonate with the soul of AKB48's captain, Takashi Minami (Takamina). What this meant is that Kanata's soul was ready to take on Takamina's but as there was already a Takamina in 00 she has/had to wait until the current one graduated. This is important, because it shows certain factors of Kanata's personality: namely her leadership abilities and selflessness. Kanata has always put the show and 00 above everything else. The group itself has always been important to her and so it doesn't matter what troubles she has to face-- she'll do it. She's one of the first to suggest they do a concert on a dangerous area and the moment she finds out how their variety shows are helping those under the entertainment ban she has the others follow along. Kanata is the captain of the trainees and is a constant support system. Whenever one of the girls is in trouble she chases after them and tries to help. And even when they pass her either in becoming a successor, getting solos, or even placing in the general elections she's endlessly supportive.
Despite her father's death, Kanata is also shown to be a person to easily bounce back. A really good example of this comes from the manga in that a building just nearly crushed her and the other members of 00 and she had glass shards sticking out of her leg, but she tried really hard to be energetic and helpful. Of course, this is a bit of an extreme one, but it's shown in the anime as well. Mostly this comes off in that if people say encouraging things it's easy to ignite passion in her. The best one of this is at the end of the series when she speaks about how there's no way Chieri could get over her dad's death so fast. Sayaka and Takamina both turn and tell her that they're there and that Akibastar is important to all of them and so Kanata's demeanor regarding it changes.
At her core, Kanata is dedicated and serious. She puts everything into her practicing and even Yuuko says that "this girl is amazing". The current Takamina is Kanata's role model and the person she wants to take after which worries Takamina-- as, for one, she knows Kanata was supposed to replace her,-- but even she says that "Kanata truly is the next generation's Takamina". Despite how serious and dedicated, sometimes harsh, Kanata can be she's also shown that she can be both caring and loving. Although she bottles up her disappointments and heartaches, Kanata can relate to people and it's in her nature to help them as much as she can.
In a lot of ways, Kanata is the same girl after Aather... Except that she's not as angry as she once was. Her friends and heart game helped solve that. Her friends, as well, have also given her even more belief in the power of friendship and love. This comes in large because Aather is a game where bonds stop darkness from destroying everything, so it' really influential. But Aather's also made her come to accept the fact that sometimes she can't help everyone, but she can try. It doesn't mean it will work, but she shouldn't feel if she can't. She'll still keep trying, though. She's began to do things for herself and admit her feelings... Ultimately, it's made her a stronger girl and a girl that had more closure then what canon gave her.
Powers/Abilities:
Most of Kanata's skills are considered mundane, even for her time. As an idol she studies dancing and singing on a daily basis. She's successor level which means she's on the professional level of singing and dancing. We also know she is fairly athletic outside of her idol training and is actually more physically inclined than any of the other 00 understudies (well, except perhaps Chieri who was not in that event). Kanata, like all members of 00, has combat training that includes using microphone light-sabers, steering platform stages, using grenades, and various other weapons. Unlike the other understudies, Kanata's father taught her how to pilot small mechas so she was well-versed even before becoming a member.
The trickiest of her abilities come from her position as an idol. All AKB members, current or former, either have heart or diamond highlights in their hair or eyes (graduates have the diamonds). Skill wise, Kanata has given birth, so to speak, to her own kirara. This kirara is kind of the catalyst of Kanata's idol aura. The levels that Kanata has obtained in radiance are these:
--Basic radiance! She can shine! Her kirara responds to her emotions and is able to shine during heartfelt speeches or songs.
--Intermediate radiance! Okay, so instead of just the kirara shining, Kanata gets to shine too! Sparkles everywhere.
--Understudy radiance! You get to sparkle just a little more, but with the added effect that at vital moments your kirara can also make a shield to protect you. At this point, idols are also able to start feeling the emotions of their audience/swaying them.
--Successor radiance! This is just understudy radiance at full blast. You sparkle more, you feel people's emotions more, and the audience starts becoming more inclined to listening to you quicker. Basically, you're mesmerizing!
--She also vaguely has "center nova radiance" which is a power that can transcend time and space by opening a portal to another world... But, uh, she's only done it the once and it was with all the other AKB members. So it's not something she personally has access to and isn't incredibly relevant.
Possessions:
-The idol knight uniform she wore in Aather
-A micsaber
-A Sterling silver/gray backbag of holding
-Her Sterling key and bracelet that held the last of her memories
-Two friendship bracelets from Star on Jasper
-5 Candles (they're meant to be use to functionally talk to someone in Aather, but I'm sure they won't work. So they're just nice silver candles).
Arrival: On the ship is fine!
[- Writing Samples -]
Network Sample: Aather is action based, so hopefully this is acceptable!
Log Sample:
If there was one thing Kanata had difficulties with after everything: it was getting back into a routine. While in Aather it was difficult to plan what you were going to do-- games were held out all hours of the day and usually you didn't get much of a choice of when you got to go. Normal sleep habits were not a thing, especially not with the occasional darkness attack. At least the latter wasn't something that happened as often, but that didn't make it any better. Camelot was about constant change...
Akibastar was about... Well, to her it was about embracing. The people of Akibastar had always welcomed 00 and music. Even when DES had taken over their hearts still loved music. They still embraced AKB0048 after everything they had been through. But it was a different embracing than she had gotten used to in the last couple of months. It was strange to think she had began thinking of Camelot, of Aather, as home. Sometimes she wanted to go back.
It was such an absurd wish even to her. She loved Aather-- she'd made plenty of friends and had a lot of good memories. Those memories though, too, were filtered with the bad. She'd made a promise to her juniors, too, a promise she intended to keep. Kanata had come back to find a path to her own dreams. Besides, if Aather needed her again it would call her. She knew that, she'd seen it for herself. Right now, though, it needed the others that were there more. She'd done her part for now.
"Still," she murmured to herself.
She couldn't help but feel she should be helping to, as so many legacies had before her. But as the clock chimed eleven times she nodded to herself and stretched. The practice room was empty, which was fine with her. Not many of the other girls came out this late to practice, but she did. Call it a side-effect of Aather, but now she spent even more time training than she did before. Which, according to Sonata, should have been impossible.
Impossible wasn't something that really crossed her mind anymore. So instead of worrying about it, Kanata instead delved into the songs set before her. First Beginner and then, for what felt like old time's sake, River. She became so engrossed in her work that the sound of clock startled her. Giving a weak laugh at herself, Kanata glanced around the room as the final notes of the music faded away. The dorm was quiet and peaceful this late at night.
"Normal, huh?" She breathe out with a yawn, stretching once more as she headed for the door, "I wonder if Mariko's still up. Ah, if she's not we should definitely have some tea together..."
With that in mind she trotted off to her dorm room. Even if she'd gotten use to Aather, there were many things she'd missed about Akibastar. One of them was sharing a room with her best friend.
