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Post by [! caleb holm ] on Nov 8, 2008 19:54:21 GMT -5
[ nashiyo riku ]
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my parent's labled me at birth;; Nashiyo Riku
but I'll reply to;; Nashi
my hourglass has been ticking;; sixteen years
I was born with the genes of a;; female
my standing at this grand stable;; riding student, border,
thank-you very much but I am;; straight
my natural-born talent;; intermediate/advanced
no, I'm not a superstar but I look like;; Kaite Leung
apperance:
° e y e s //
The color of deep chocolate, Nashi's eyes are one of her more noticeable features despite the seemingly plain color. If you take a chance to really look at her eyes, dark swirls surrounded by pure white cream, you will notice the deep depth and emotion which makes home in her large gaze. Nashi also uses these matching liquid brown pools to observe her own world, in much detail I might add. She is lucky enough to have perfect 20/20 vision, but it is unlikely that contacts or glasses would handicap the way she sees things. Being a photographer, Nashi is able to pick up little things that others might overlook or not care about.° h a i r //
If you asked Nashi one thing she liked about herself she would almost at once announce her hair. And this isn't because she is vain; this girl does have reason to love her hair. She was born with very dark hair, the color of ink. Her hair remains a rich, dark color but in the summer it has a habit of lightening a bit under the sun, giving her a type of natural highlights. She doesn't mind of course, she thinks that the small streaks of brown look quite good, and others agree. Nashi keeps her hair long, usually just above the middle of her back. There were times when she was younger that her mother got her hair cut shorter, but Nashi didn't like her shortened tresses. She does however, have her hair cut in different levels and bangs to give her fine hair lift.° f r a m e //
Nashi is considered to have a very slight figure. She is of average eight, not tall nor short, but middle ground. Being someone who doesn't like to stick out, she is happy for her in between height that won't attract unwanted attention. Nashi, however, has a less than average weight. She has always been very slender and thin, fat absent from her body. Her arms and legs are quite thin, partnered with narrow wrists and ankles. Her hands are always cold from some reason, and have a slightly paler complexion than the rest of her skin. Long, narrow fingers are attached with smooth, cleanly cut nails that usually remain unpainted. She has the waist and flat stomach that others desire. Her secret? Nashi gets exerise from riding horses and eats healthy.° s t y l e //
Though she is horse-crazy, and lives in the country-side of New Jersey, Nashi's mother was born in New York and has passed down her love of fasion to her daughter. Whenever she is out of the saddle, or isn't behind the camera, Nashi and her friends enjoy shopping. She'll hit all the popular shops, the large ones, but will only buy a few items at a time. Her favorite attire is jeans (sometimes white or stripped shorts) with a nicer top for school. She also enjoys sculpting her hair in various styles. But for taking pictures or a lazy day around the house or with friends, she'll wear shorts or sweatpants with a t-shirt. Around the stables, she'll either wear jodphurs or jeans with a simple shirt.
personality:
° s w e e t //
Nashi has always been very sweet and kind. She can be quick on the compliments, but she always means what she says. She usually tries to be optimistic, encouraging her friends onward when they are about to give up. She tries her best to be nice to everyone, but we all know that this is near impossible. However, Nashi isn't the type of girl to exchange insults with others, it just goes against her nature. Most often, she will quietly step back while a loyal friend bursts a complaint on her behalf, or her cheeks will darken and she'll calmly give a soft reply. You must work hard to get a hard-core insult out of Nashi, really upset her to cause her to shot back a harsh response. It has happened before, but is rare and Nashi almost at once feel regret for what she says. She doesn't enjoy hurting other people's feelings, even if they don't shy away from giving her a put-down.° q u i e t //
As I'm sure you put together from the paragraph above, Nashi is a very quiet, and somewhat shy, girl. She can be talkative girl, but even with her close friends and family her voice rarely rises from its soft tone. Though she will say just about anything, staying away from mean comments of course, when with people she feels comfortable with. However, when meeting new people or when around people who seem to not like her much, the shy side of her comes out. Her voice becomes even softer, if thats possible, to the volume of about a whisper and she will say less. Her cheeks might turn slightly pink and she may drift her eyes away for a while.° p i c t u r e s //
As I've mentioned before, Nashi is a photographer. She has taken many classes, both in school and during the summer, on how to capture the best setting, lighting, size and decrease the amount of blur, red-eye, etc. Though the computer can help a bit with this. Along with a fancy camera (which includes lenses and even a tripod to set it on) she has bought an Adobe program for her computer where she edits all her photos. Her desktop is filled with pictures that she has taken, all hers. Her favorite things to use as subjects are her family, friends but she really enjoys capturing nature on film. She'll go on walks and bring along her camera to take pictures of flowers, plants, trees, insects (even spiders though she is afriad of them), a dog or cat wandering around. She loves taking pictures of animals and will take quite a few of the same creature in different poses and positions.
history:
father;;
Mr. Jin Riku // lawyer
mother;;
Mrs. Sakura Riku // stay at home mom
brother;;
Yukio Riku // six-year old
pets;;
Ying // cat
Yang // cat
Mikki // cat (female)
Tainted Love // Haflinger gelding
Sunny Days // Haflinger filly
° b i r t h //
This story begins in a small cafe' in the large city of New York. Sakura and her friends, young women fresh out of collage, planned a meeting with a few of their guy friends. At first Sakura was hesitant; she didn't know any of the men her friends were meeting and quite honestly, she wasn't the best around new people. But finally she gave in, with non-stop begging on her friend's part. Of course there happened to be a guy who caught her eye, and she obviously grabbed his attention as well since Jin promptly asked her on a date when the little get-together was closing. She agreed; he was finishing law school and was of Asian heritage like herself so she knew her parents would aprove, of course is was a bonus that he was handsome and very sweet. One date led to another and before you knew it, the two were constantly together. A year after their meeting in the little cafe', they were enganged and a year after the beautiful wedding came little Nashi.° t o d d l e r y e a r s //
Nashiyo was a small baby, but beautiful never the less. She had the gorgeous tanned skin like her parents and ink black hair. Nashi was a sweet, joyful baby with rosey cheeks and warm brown eyes. She was quiet as babies go; yes of course there was crying and fussing, but it was pretty keyed down. Sakura and Jin were pleased with their daughters seemingly easy-going personality since they were already overwelmed with being first-time parents and all. Though they did find that she was an animal lover right off; the squealing she took up when ever a creature was in sight was quite distinct and unusual. It was during Nashi's toddler years that Sakura hesitantly agreed to move to Virginia when her husband's job required him to do so - though she hated leaving the large cities.° p r e t e e n
Nashi attended a public school through-out grade school and middle school. Her parents had gotten a cat named Ying when Nashi was ten, shortly before Yuki was born. After the birth of Yukio however, they got a Yang to go along with Ying and a Mikki because she was cute. She had a small circle of friends which she stayed with loyaly through the years. Of course they were all as animal crazed as her and it was early on, in third grade, that they got the idea of horse riding into her head. Naturally, once it was in her head, it just wouldn't go away. Then started the begging; all of her friends were taking lessons, some even had their own ponies! Wasn't it only fair that she get to ride too? Eventually, after much begging, the Riku parents agreed, figuring it would be a good experience of responsbility. Nashi jumped into the riding at full speed, spending as much time as she could at the stables and becoming more horse-crazy than her friends. Before long she began the jumping lessons and the dressage pratices, which where partnered with shows. Nashi obviously took her riding very seriously. Her parents even agreed to buy her Tay, a calm Haflinger gelding.° t e e n a g e r //
Nashi continued with her riding, learning the ropes of shows and exploring the abilities of various horses and ponies. She mostly did classes in dressage and jumping, though the latter was what excited her most. She loved sailing over the jumps, and when she and the horse where in tune it felt beautiful. As she was finishing her tenth year in school, her driver's licsence already under her belt, one of her more closer friends shared the news that she would be changing stables to an equestrian center in Virginia with a wonderful training program. Nashi was startled of course, but then began her new project. After researching the stable in which her friend would be attendting, she grew interested. The riding program seemed to be a very large part of the school and it even offered courses that she wouldn't be able to take at her current stable; combined training, western, there was even an endurance class! After showing what she found to her parents, she was even more surprised to see that they didn't turn down the possibility of her riding there (they were very impressed with the current stable and Nashi was sure they wouldn't want to change). Whats more, during the month of June they surprised her big: she could go the new stable with her friend, and they bought her another horse. Of course they told her she needed to stay out of trouble (no biggie) and keep her grades up (there might be a situation with science), both requested she agreed to right away.
role-play sample:
( from Maple Ridge )
Finally, at long last. The last day of the tenth grade was over, and, hopefully, this would be the last day ever that she spent in that school. Recently Nashi's friend, Malory, had announced she and her mare would be leaving New Jersey to attend a boarding school in Virginia. At first she had been overcome with mixed feelings. Of course she was happy and excited for her friend. But the good feelings were shadowed a bit. Malory was her best friend, and Virginia was so far - well too far to see her often. Of course she had tried to hide these thoughts, which she thought of shameful. But Malory was her best friend for a reason and was able to detect misgiving in Nashi's soft tone, a sort of saddness in her warm brown eyes. Nashi wondered how her friend was so able to read emotions, especially when she most often kept her own under cover. Figuring out what others were feeling was difficult for Nashi, instead she saw details in her surrondings which people often overlooked.
Anyway, Mal worked out what was bothering Nashi and instead of giving the usual 'I'll call everyday, write every week' she gave an unsespected proposal. Maple Ridge has a wonderful riding program. You should see if your parents will let you go too. Smiling and giggling they had rushed to the computer, researching for hours for something that will convince Nashi's parents. When they presented the information to her mom and dad, they didn't shoot it down as they expected. Now, in just a few months, she would be headed down to Virginia with Tay. Her parents had surprised her again when they took her down to see the beautiful Haflinger gelding, Tainted Love. They connected right away and now she had her own horse to take to Maple Ridge. How exciting!
Now, as Nashi strode into her house, her small tabby cat, Mikki, ran up with a pleading meow. Smiling she bent down to pluck the cat from the ground, hugging her as the young cat let out a rumbling purr. You would think that you've been abandoned by the way you're acting. Turning her head as uneven, heavy foot-falls were heard on the hardwood floor. A small boy appeared, his black hair sticking every which way and his cheeks were rosey. Yuki let out a small squeal when he saw his older sister before turning around and running off again, his cubby face filled with a smile. Nashi was quiet through this event, shaking her head slowly and smiling at her brother's excitment. He could be a bit odd at times, but who cares? He's six, and her little brother. Setting down Mikki, Nashi rushed up stairs to change out of her kakki pants a light blue blouse.
Swiftly she pulled on her tan jodphurs and a navy blue shirt. Scooping her hair into a messy bun, so unlike her, she rushed back down the stairs to load her bag with apples, water, a energy bar for herself and her cell phone. Noticing that she heard no noise, Yuki was always making some sort of noise, she checked outside and noticed her mom's car was done. Nashi's father was still at work, of course, so Yuki was with her mom, wherever she went. Picking up a pad of sticky notes and collecting a blue pen she quickly wrote down the time she was leaving and her destination (the stables of course), making a quick side note that she had her cell phone if she was needed. Signing her name in her usual neat, elegant script she placed it on the table where it would be seen before grabbing her tall boots and her keys.
She slipped into her small baby blue car which had orginally belonged to her older cousin before he aquired a new sports car, though Nashi had to admitt that her car still had that new car beauty. She pulled out of the drive-way and on to the road before advancing onward in the direction of the stables. It was a fourteen miniute drive, but a pleasant one. The neighborhoods quickly turned into country and woodland with beautiful scenery. Soon Nashi saw the sign marking the entrance to the stables, and she ran her eyes over the familar symbol (a horse's head and a horse jumping over a fence) with the elegant script of the stables name. She carefully pulled in, slowing down so the engine didn't roar and spook any horses under saddle.
Stepping out of the car Nashi noticed right away that her riding instructor was giving a lesson to four girls in a beginner jumping class. Currently one girl was moving her plump pinto over the course set up, clearing the first couple fences before knocking down a rail on the final jump. Nashi waved after her instructor was finished explaining the round before walking into the stables to tack up her horse Tay. The Haflinger was waiting, his golden head waiting over the stall door. Nashi took her time tacking up the gelding, loving how paitent and still he was when she got ready. When he was finally prepared, dressed in a jumping saddle and snaffle bridle, she led him out to the ring next to the one being used for the lesson.
Mounting, Nashi called over to ask the instructor if she could set up a few jumps. After having her consent, Nashi pushed Tay onto the wall to warm him up. Under her she felt him collect and form into the desired frame, moving with an energetic stride but remaining the pace she asked of him. When she felt he was plenty ready, she asked for the canter and sat straight as he rocked smoothly into the faster gait. Nashi steered Tay in the direction of the jumps and he eagerly took to them, clearing each one. At the end he clearly knew his success and celebrated by prouducing a small buck, not ment to unseat his rider. Nashi padded his smooth neck, slidding her pale hand over his white mane. They had a whole summer together and then they would get to go to boarding school together. Maple Ridge, here we come!
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