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Name: Asuka Tsuruoka
Parent's Story: Tsuru Nyobo/The Crane Wife and Swan Lake
Age: 14
Roommate: Hamsa Kori leavesofthree.deviantart.com/a…

Alliance: Rebel

Secret Heart's Desire: All I want is to be a normal, unassuming Swan Maiden in Swan Lake like my dad, NOT pluck myself to sickness to make fabric like my mom.
Magic Touch: I can dance well and turn into a crane whenever I want. Not a fully-grown crane, but I still fly and swim as well as anyone else.
Oh Curses! Moment: I'm sick. A LOT. I'm always either hurting myself, getting ingrown feathers, shedding, or weak for no reason. And I always have to turn to Ramesh Yukimura for help. Ugh.
Storybook Romance Status: If I sacrifice my health for my first husband, why the hell would I deign to enter a relationship at all?
Favorite Subject: Dance Class-ic. I'm a natural.
Least Favorite Subject: Either Beast Training and Care or [whatever the equivalent to non-evil Home Economics is where you have to sew]. A certain someone is in my BT&C class and I DON'T want to be reminded of my destiny with all the fabric and weaving looms.
BFFAs: Hamsa Kori and Akito Takenaka

Destined to tear herself apart to repay a debt, Asuka is fervently against her story. The Crane Wife is depressing on so many levels and to think that her ancestress did all this willingly? Her father was a Swan Man in Swan Lake, so she should be able to choose which story she follows. Dancing, graceful, no self-inflicted injuries. Raven choosing not to sign was a godsend.

Asuka is meticulous, precise, and so much of a perfectionist it makes Blondie look like Saaras. She is dead determined to prove that she can be a Swan Maiden just as well as anyone else, if not even more so. In this she becomes impatient and gets befuddled when things don't go her way. She can also be pretty snarky and sarcastic, sometimes even cold. Despite her personality, she loves her friends and would do almost anything for them. Bribing with tasty food and favors can go a long way, though.

As a child, Asuka was almost always ill. When she was sick, she didn't just get sick. She got destroyed. During the off times she wasn't coughing or spending time in bed with a hot pack on her forehead, she played with Akito Takenaka, the next Kaguya-hime. She was generally happy and spent time exploring or showing off dance moves. Until Ramesh Yukimura moved to town. The next Poor Woodcutter of her story. He could heal any injury of a bird's, thus making him the go-to guy when Asuka or her mother got sick or hurt (which was a lot). Being reminded of her self-imposed debt to him in her story drove her into seclusion and refusal to even come out the house eventually led to them moving away when she was ten. They left for her father's hometown, where all the Swan Maidens of Swan Lake lived. She made quick friends with Hamsa Kori and they grew inseparable.

Asuka's relationship with Ramesh is very... complicated. She doesn't hate him. She hates what he'll become, what his very existence stands for. He's a decent guy but she can't stand to be around him. The whole reason she gets sick and almost dies is because he saves her from a hunter's trap. If it weren't for his curiosity leading to her flying off into freedom when her secret is revealed, she'd rather die in trap. Unfortunately they see each other often, him being the only one to heal her when she gets sick or injured. Asuka hates having to depend on him of all people to tend to her wounds. They avoid each other the rest of the time. Except when Hamsa visits him (her friendship with him and major crush on him make visits interesting). With Hamsa and Asuka being BFFAs and roommates, Ramesh and Asuka see each other more than they'd like. Both being good friends with Hamsa, they try to keep the awkwardness to a minimum so she doesn't have to go through their bullshit.

There's only one thing she hates about her Swan Maidenhood: Duchess. Sharing the same air is like some divine punishment. Asuka does have one thing over the self-described best dancer in school: she can sing. Karaoke with her friends, singing along to the radio, or performing in Muse-ic Class, it's all very freeing. The caged bird still sings.

You'd think Asuka would be able to weave, sew, or do anything related to textiles, but she avoids them like the plague. Her dancing prowess comes from her father and her powers of transformation comes from her mother. Singing came from practice, practice, practice, and years spent in bed sick and listening to music. She's memorized hundreds of songs and, through hard work, she can sing them incredibly well.

Her outfit is more feathery ballet than traditional Japanese. Her red bangs come from the crane she is, the red-crowned crane. Her black gloves, stockings, and slippers come from the crane's black legs. The feathery white dress and shawl are from her Swan Maiden background.

"Asuka" comes from the Japanese "asu" meaning "to fly" and "ka" meaning "bird". "Tsuruoka" comes from "tsuru" meaning "crane" and "oka" meaning hill.

Asuka and Hamsa are mine
Ramesh is Buggy's
EAH is Mattel's

Description
Name: Asuka Tsuruoka
Parent's Story: Tsuru Nyobo/The Crane Wife and Swan Lake
Age: 14
Roommate: Hamsa Kori leavesofthree.deviantart.com/a…

Alliance: Rebel

Secret Heart's Desire: All I want is to be a normal, unassuming Swan Maiden in Swan Lake like my dad, NOT pluck myself to sickness to make fabric like my mom.
Magic Touch: I can dance well and turn into a crane whenever I want. Not a fully-grown crane, but I still fly and swim as well as anyone else.
Oh Curses! Moment: I'm sick. A LOT. I'm always either hurting myself, getting ingrown feathers, shedding, or weak for no reason. And I always have to turn to Ramesh Yukimura for help. Ugh.
Storybook Romance Status: If I sacrifice my health for my first husband, why the hell would I deign to enter a relationship at all?
Favorite Subject: Dance Class-ic. I'm a natural.
Least Favorite Subject: Either Beast Training and Care or [whatever the equivalent to non-evil Home Economics is where you have to sew]. A certain someone is in my BT&C class and I DON'T want to be reminded of my destiny with all the fabric and weaving looms.
BFFAs: Hamsa Kori and Akito Takenaka

Destined to tear herself apart to repay a debt, Asuka is fervently against her story. The Crane Wife is depressing on so many levels and to think that her ancestress did all this willingly? Her father was a Swan Man in Swan Lake, so she should be able to choose which story she follows. Dancing, graceful, no self-inflicted injuries. Raven choosing not to sign was a godsend.

Asuka is meticulous, precise, and so much of a perfectionist it makes Blondie look like Saaras. She is dead determined to prove that she can be a Swan Maiden just as well as anyone else, if not even more so. In this she becomes impatient and gets befuddled when things don't go her way. She can also be pretty snarky and sarcastic, sometimes even cold. Despite her personality, she loves her friends and would do almost anything for them. Bribing with tasty food and favors can go a long way, though.

As a child, Asuka was almost always ill. When she was sick, she didn't just get sick. She got destroyed. During the off times she wasn't coughing or spending time in bed with a hot pack on her forehead, she played with Akito Takenaka, the next Kaguya-hime. She was generally happy and spent time exploring or showing off dance moves. Until Ramesh Yukimura moved to town. The next Poor Woodcutter of her story. He could heal any injury of a bird's, thus making him the go-to guy when Asuka or her mother got sick or hurt (which was a lot). Being reminded of her self-imposed debt to him in her story drove her into seclusion and refusal to even come out the house eventually led to them moving away when she was ten. They left for her father's hometown, where all the Swan Maidens of Swan Lake lived. She made quick friends with Hamsa Kori and they grew inseparable.

Asuka's relationship with Ramesh is very... complicated. She doesn't hate him. She hates what he'll become, what his very existence stands for. He's a decent guy but she can't stand to be around him. The whole reason she gets sick and almost dies is because he saves her from a hunter's trap. If it weren't for his curiosity leading to her flying off into freedom when her secret is revealed, she'd rather die in trap. Unfortunately they see each other often, him being the only one to heal her when she gets sick or injured. Asuka hates having to depend on him of all people to tend to her wounds. They avoid each other the rest of the time. Except when Hamsa visits him (her friendship with him and major crush on him make visits interesting). With Hamsa and Asuka being BFFAs and roommates, Ramesh and Asuka see each other more than they'd like. Both being good friends with Hamsa, they try to keep the awkwardness to a minimum so she doesn't have to go through their bullshit.

There's only one thing she hates about her Swan Maidenhood: Duchess. Sharing the same air is like some divine punishment. Asuka does have one thing over the self-described best dancer in school: she can sing. Karaoke with her friends, singing along to the radio, or performing in Muse-ic Class, it's all very freeing. The caged bird still sings.

You'd think Asuka would be able to weave, sew, or do anything related to textiles, but she avoids them like the plague. Her dancing prowess comes from her father and her powers of transformation comes from her mother. Singing came from practice, practice, practice, and years spent in bed sick and listening to music. She's memorized hundreds of songs and, through hard work, she can sing them incredibly well.

Her outfit is more feathery ballet than traditional Japanese. Her red bangs come from the crane she is, the red-crowned crane. Her black gloves, stockings, and slippers come from the crane's black legs. The feathery white dress and shawl are from her Swan Maiden background.

"Asuka" comes from the Japanese "asu" meaning "to fly" and "ka" meaning "bird". "Tsuruoka" comes from "tsuru" meaning "crane" and "oka" meaning hill.

Asuka and Hamsa are mine
Ramesh is Buggy's
EAH is Mattel's