Kitakazes Character Card<br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p121/Mab_faerie/Elliquiy/Fatal%20Frame%20RP/84ff483c-a05f-4f5c-86d1-6e055251a06e_zps5e4795f7.jpg)</div>First Name: John<br/>Middle Name: Takeru<br/>Last Name: Nakajima<br/>Age: 23<br/>Date of Birth: June 11<br/>Blood Type: B+<br/>Zodiac Sign: Gemini<br/><br/>Race: Mixed (Caucasian/Asian)<br/>Heritage: American (German descent) and Japanese<br/><br/>Background Information: Born in Osaka, John is the only child of Marie Hartmann and Professor Kazuma Nakajima. His father is a tenured professor of Classic Japanese Literature at Osaka University, and his mother is an English tutor and interpreter, also at Osaka University. With both parents so deeply involved with higher education, he was raised to value information and communication as a matter of course. His Mother taught him both English and Japanese at essentially the same time. When he was just old enough, his Father began to teach him folktales and almost immediately thereafter began encouraging him to read them for himself.<br/><br/>Able to read Kana and English, albeit slowly, by the time he entered preschool, John  found a mixed reception from his peers. Being obviously only half Japanese, his looks garnered some teasing, and some fascination, neither of which bothered him overly much, considering he was far to happy to make what new friends he could. Things would not continue on this way for long, unfortunately.<br/><br/>On his first day of primary school, after much fussing from his parents, John confidently found his classroom without checking his note a second time, and picked out an unclaimed seat near the front of the classroom. Everything was going just fine, he had even introduced himself to a few of his classmates who were just as quietly nervous as his parents had claimed he looked. It didn't matter what their teacher would be like, he had assured them, since everyone knew there was strength in numbers. That got a few tentative grins just before the classroom door slid quickly open with a snap, startling the vast majority of the new students into complete silence.<br/><br/>The man who introduced himself as their Homeroom Teacher, Kogawa-Sensei, spoke with a particularly clipped tone which matched the particularly stern expression on his face. John finally admitted to himself that he was a bit nervous, and almost as though smelling the lack of confidence in the boy, Kogawa-Sensei locked eyes with him for a moment before frowning. He actually pointed right at John and without preamble began berating him for dying his hair at such a young age, and went on to remark on the conduct of his parents for allowing him to do it.<br/><br/>Whether he had expected another student to stand up for him, or perhaps something inside so he could do so himself, John still cant say. Either way, he simply stood there and was torn down socially in a way he had not experienced before, and by an adult no less. Of course he could never risk upsetting his parents with such embarrassment, so he simply went on and tried to pretend nothing had happened. This was made very difficult the next day as almost none of his peers would speak with him for fear of being compared to him.<br/><br/>After the first week of such treatment, John decided to take solace in the books his father always gave him, and found that he liked being able to read stories, and even about the people who wrote them, far more than he liked talking with his fickle classmates. It was not too long before he began reading almost constantly. Monogatari, epics, modern novels, biographies, it didn't matter what it was, as long as it was written down. By the time he reached High School he had regained some interest in friends outside of his family, but he still largely cut himself off from those who might judge him before even exchanging two words.<br/><br/>Rather than encourage him to get out more with kids his age, his education minded parents thought it was wonderful to have him home reading and studying practically any time he wasn't at school, the library, or the book store. This trend stays with him even now, as he attends Osaka University himself, though much of his spare time now is focused on his own writing and research about historic events, and especially those which maintain an air of mystery.<br/><br/>Hair Color: Brown<br/>Hair Style: Layered<br/>Eye Color: Hazel<br/>Height: 5' 9"<br/>Weight: 142 lbs<br/><br/>Strengths: Highly focused, very well read<br/>Weaknesses: Often becomes too focused on one thing at a time, and can easily be distracted by things he finds interesting, has a hard time trusting people.<br/><br/>Skills: Bilingual (English/Japanese). Has a nearly photographic recall for information (Learned skill, not eidetic memory)<br/><br/>Likes: Old books and stories, ohagi, cats.<br/>Dislikes: Spiders, carrots, judgemental attitudes.<br/><br/>Fears: Disappointing his parents, spiders.<br/>Hopes: To become a successful historic fiction author.<br/><br/>Additional Info: N/A<br/><br/>Sixth Sense: 2<br/>Photography Skill: 2<br/>Physical Fitness: 3<br/>Research Ability: 5<br/>Superstition: 3<br/>Mental/Emotional Stability: 3 bordering on 4<br/>