Shizuka Akimura

If you like her, =CuzzaCurry, then do what you want with her. C:
This story was my guesswork at what could fit in your plot. XD
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Shizuka Akimura
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Weight: 127 lbs
Height: 5' 6"
Personality: Normally, she is rather quiet and compassionate towards those she's familiar with. Though when it comes to people who've lost her trust and respect, she's rather blunt and cold, if she's made to speak.
Likes: Kind men, making people smile, cats, lace, ice cream
Significant other: N/A, (In love w/ Hayura)
Occupation: Assassin/Informant for ARCANE
Family: Maki Akimura (Faternal Aunt)
Abilities: Photographic Memory, Exceptional Strength and Speed

Biography: Shizuka was a young researcher with much promise, working under professor Hideo during their research on the "Shimita" gene. Despite her rather shy persona, Shizuka always felt the need to compete with her fellow researchers, in order to gain praise from Hayura, the object of her affections. Though she knew of his status as a husband and father, Shizuka continued to cope, settling with his admiration of her work... until Masaru became CEO, and the group were forced to create the "Shimita Soldiers." Seeing that Hayura showed resistance to Masaru's plans, Shizuka also took a stand, refusing to test the genes. Under order of Masaru, Shizuka was injected with the gene, and soon underwent a rather painful ordeal. The tests revealed that she had gained superb strength and speed through exposure to the gene, and she was pushed to her limits during their rather brutal training.

One night, Shizuka managed to escape the facility, and wandered aimlessly, until coming into contact with a man named Bronte Kadoma, and was taken into the conglomerate "ARCANE." Now determined to seek revenge on Masaru, Shizuka has enlisted as an assassin within ARCANE, though due to the knowledge she contains, is kept frozen.

(Shizuka has always had photographic memory, and therefore every research material she happened to see, she can recite anything from.)

Shizuka's parents died when she was very young, during a fatal car crash. Shizuka tries to avoid remembering the horrific scene, due to the crystal clear memories. Her aunt Maki took her in and raised her, though she suffers from a weak body, and is often fatigued. Shizuka tended to stay indoors, always worried for her aunt, and discovered her love for science at a young age.

If Shizuka overexerts herself, she is in danger of a heart attack, due to the immense strain placed on it during her "rush." Though she seems to have conditioned herself, it is important that she keeps a level head during combat, so that she can concentrate on her heart. If she gets overly emotional, adding more stress, her heart is at risk of an attack.

Weapon Info: Shizuka's bladed shield also holds two special daggers, hollow in the center, and filled with a toxic gel. Throughout tiny nearly-microscopic holes placed across the blades, the gel slowly seeps out and coats them. She carries many refill viles with her, just incase of prolonged combat. Initially, the gel will cause inpairement as minor as nausea and slight dizziness, but if one is cut and enough of the formula enters the bloodstream, it will cause paralysis, and if overdosed, poison. She also carries throwing needles, dipped in this same gel. Tucked under her coatsleeve, is an antidote just in case.

Her daggers can be unclipped and used seperate from her shield. The needles are secured in a special case on her right arm and left leg, and can only be removed with a tug and the red thumb button pressed.

_{I probably left out some details... but I want Caliburn to have some time to work on his entry too. OTL}

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Notes:
O.M.G. This whole "take my time" thing is going to KILL me. LOL
Hopefully I'll get more adjusted to such detail and be able to trim down the hours, but... lol.

THIS TOOK AROUND 11 HOURS. o.e
From concept to upload....and some distractions. owo

I tried to sorta merge my style with Spicy's style, and I think it looks kinda neat.
I also did my own variant of her ref sheet style. lol.

Reminds me of "Flava" dolls though.... XD
I think it's cuz she looks sassy.
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Drawn/Coloured in Sai with Mouse
Text/Brushes in PSCS3
Shimita (c)

For her contest. C:
Sorry that this will end up being my only entry, didn't think that I'd have much to do this week, and of course, I did. x.x

And I give up on having proportionate heads. XD