Rui Ninomiya

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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:17:59 GMT

Rui Ninomiya

Gatchaman Crowds

Original Canon

Genderfluid

19

Undecided

Abilities

⯌ NOTE transformation

This magical-girl like transformation makes it so Rui has a gundam-like suit, although they don't change size very much.

⯌ Amnesia Effect

Under this shroud, Rui can pass around unseen to anyone without a NOTE. This can be turned on and off at will.

⯌ CROWDS

Rui can create an avatar to represent themself in the real world, and can gift this power to others, either through an app or through direct contact. This avatar can do things in the stead of the person, including teleporting long distances.

⯌ Teleportation

Rui can teleport themself shorter distances without transforming, but otherwise requires a transformation. If the distance is great enough, it requires an electrical point as well. Rui can also use the X Ring to teleport others.

⯌ X Ring / X Saucer / Digitize

The tools of the trade - the ring allows for flight/gliding, the saucer allows for single electrical attacks and digitize is an AOE attack. All of this is done through digital/electrical means.

Out-of-Character

⯌ Backtag

Always and forever

⯌ Fourthwall

Ask first.

⯌ Threadhopping

Ask first.

⯌ Content Warning/Sensitive Subjects

None.

⯌ Anything Else?

Don't be afraid to hit me up to plot or chat! I don't bite!

In-Character

⯌ Pysical Contact

Rui is incredibly touch starved due to the fact they're not treated very well at all, and as such don't get a lot of physical contact. They're a little desperate for it.

⯌ Romance

They haven't had any experience in this area and haven't figured out what to do about it, or how to identify and to that end Rui could use some experimentation. They're actually quite open to this, if something were to go that way.

⯌ Violence

Rui is not to be underestimated.

⯌ Injuries

This is fine.

⯌ Death

Ask first, but more than likely yes.

⯌ Telepathy and Mind Reading

Rui would not react well, not at all considering their past with Berg-Katze. Ask first.

⯌ Content Warnings Related To This Character

Rui is alienated from their family, they don't really have good friends, they accept misgendering without complaint and are not terribly assertive. They're reclusive. They were assaulted by Berg-Katze and their body duplicated, leaving behind trauma as they were used to cause a lot of problems, people got hurt. Anime canon typical violence/injuries as well.

⯌ Content Warnings/Sensitive Subjects That He Won't Be Involved In

None.

by killthecake

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Folkmore Application

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:30:56 GMT

★ Character Information ★

Character Name: Rui Ninomiya
Character Age: 19
Character Species: Human
Current Health: Not great
Outfit: A long, styled blond wig, thick red glasses, a black corset style top, a black and red skirt, a belt, garters and knee high heeled boots.

Character Canon: Gatchaman Crowds/Gatchaman Crowds Insight
Link to History: The world of Gatchaman Crowds is not unlike modern-day Tokyo, except in 2014 or so, a social media platform called GALAX was unleashed upon the world. This platform allowed for the gamification of doing good deeds and helping people out. The goal was to do efficiently what no government seemed willing to and taking care of those in need, while awarding virtual points for doing so. It was a massive hit.

The mastermind behind GALAX, dubbed LOAD, was actually the 16 year old Rui, who'd learned how to code watching hackers online. The invasion and intervention of Berg Katze forced Rui out into the light as they'd been manipulated into behaving against the interests of the heroes - the Gatchaman. Rui didn't believe in these heroics and Berg Katze used that to their advantage to wreak havoc. The Gatchaman, with Rui's help, took down Berg Katze and rebuilt any wreckage through the use of Rui's other skill CROWDS.

A year later, with Rui as one of its members, Gatchaman are faced with a new threat called VAPE who are standing before them in an effort to destroy CROWDS and GALAX and send the world into its pre-social media chaos.

Canon Point: After the meeting the leader of VAPE/Insight Episode 4
Canon Iteration: Original canon

★ Folkmore Roles & Attributes ★

Skills:

*Hacking
*Programming
*Business
*Tri-lingual: English, Japanese & Chinese

Canon Abilities:

*NOTE transformation: Like any proper magical girl crossed with gundam anime, Rui can transform into their Gatchaman form with the use of the NOTE. This NOTE was generated from Rui's soul and attacking the NOTE causes internal injury to Rui. Although no bigger than usual, Rui's suit looks closer to a gundam than a costume. Rui just needs to speak the words to make it happen.

*Amnesia Effect/Amnesia Remind: Under Amnesia Effect, Rui can only be seen by others that possess a NOTE. Remind is the cancellation of this effect.

*CROWDS: Rui can share their power with others through something like a network by creating and uploading a CROWDS app. This allows the people that use it to have their own blue avatar that can travel and act in their stead. Although this is the primary way of using it, Rui can also bestow this skill on people around them that they can see. They can also summon an avatar to use in their stead. Avatars can teleport long distances through the will of each owner.

*Teleportation: Rui can teleport themself into areas of danger while outside of their suit. The further the distance, the more difficult it is. The mechanic is through digitizing themself, so if they need to get somewhere outside their reach, someone where they need to go will likely get a call so that Rui can ride the electronic connection. This also works with things like electricity poles/wires, gaming consoles, computers...anything with an electrical current. Short distances don't require a transformation, nor do they require a call.

*Gatchaman Teleportation: The ring on Rui's back is used primarily to transport allies and anyone needing help as necessary along the same current by opening a portal. They need only think of who needs to be moved, open the portal and greet them at the other end.

X Ring: The ring used for teleportation and can also be used to fly/glide upon.

X Saucer: A small circular device that rests at their hip, when brought into their hand it will spin and create electricity which allows for electric attacks.

Digitize: Used to turn CROWDs back into digital code for containment purposes, to transport themself along the electric current and also can be used separately as an electric AOE.

Role: Myth
Role Qualities/Attributes: Fangs, horn, claws and tail. It's going to be a bit of a frightful sight.
Role Reasoning: Rui's primary motivation sounds good on the surface, but like any radical thinker, they also believe that it's their way and no other can possibly be acceptable. Rui's high level of distrust surrounding adults and leaders makes them a prime candidate for causing upheaval, and exactly how they got into this mess in the first place. Although accused of being motivated by profit, they aren't, they're merely an idealist that has taken it too far. If anything, Rui needs to channel this rebellious spirit into something a bit more palatable, and realize that their solution is not the only one. They are kindhearted, they believe in change - it's just that for all the talk, Rui hasn't changed very much. It's likely something to explore to change those motivations into something a little more aspirational.

★ Personality ★

OPTION 2 QUESTIONS (PICK 4-5) 100-300 WORD LIMIT EACH:

What is a headcanon (or two) you feel strongly about and that you prefer playing your character with? How is this supported in canon and why do you think it benefits the character's story?

The matter of Rui's gender is largely ignored and could be hotly debated considering that while they present themself as female the majority of the time, the people around them continuously refer to them as male. There is a portion of the time they also present as male, depending on just what it is they feel like doing. Rui does not look pleased when referred to in this way, but has never protested considering it seems like a lost cause and compounded with their celebrity status the online discourse in their world is downright toxic and hostile.

It is unlikely that Rui is entirely decided. They're only 19, there is ample time in the world to sort out one's gender, but they have been experimenting with presenting as female since the age of 11. This is not something new, nor fleeting. They have spared little expense to own an entire wardrobe of attire and products that they are incredibly comfortable with.

Without having had the chance to breathe, it's unlikely that Rui has decided. They could decide they're female, they could decide their male, or something else entirely. A label like genderfluid is entirely fitting for Rui at this time, and it would've been much better if the people around them were supportive - but they're not. It stands out all the more with a character that's canonically nonbinary, so it's all the more puzzling that they've refused to address this.

Rui prefers the pronouns that match how they're presenting at the given time, or 'they' if someone is unsure. It would probably be more beneficial for Rui to assert themself on this matter.

What was the most traumatic experience your character endured? How did this change them?

When Rui was eleven years old, they happened to encounter Berg-Katze while they were out for a walk late at night. Berg-Katze sensed Rui's potential and forcibly pulled their NOTE out of them. The design was a diamond as opposed to the Gatchaman symbol because Berg-Katze found them first. This was the catalyst to Rui's entire involvement in the story. Rui was afraid of the power gifted by a mysterious and malicious alien who would whisper in their ear that they needed to use it more - that they needed to cause chaos.

Rui was so reluctant that they feel guilt for not acting enough during the 2011 earthquake. They would eventually loosen the grip of fear and offer their power to others, recruiting the 100 with a goal of making the world a better place.

This, however, would blow up rather spectacularly in Rui's face when Berg-Katze hijacked their body after delivering a severe beating thanks to Rui's kindhearted nature and unwillingness to sew chaos, discord and frankly pain to the world around them. The forced pulling out of the NOTE felt incredibly invasive and uncomfortable, as was everything that followed, it wasn't until Berg-Katze was sealed away within Hajime that Rui learned to embrace the power they'd been gifted, to use it as a force for good.

What experience challenged your character's core beliefs? How did they handle this or change from it?

The confrontation with the leader of VAPE was a huge blow specifically to Rui's ego and belief system, and while Rui began by stubbornly holding steadfast to their ideals and belief that every person is capable of change and everyone can change the world, their resolve begins to crumble and wobble in light of the fact that their friends and support system believe this instigator that attacked them is right, and everything that Rui has worked for so far is nothing but a tool that can be abused and that somehow it's Rui's fault.

In fact, the biggest sticking point is that some of them want the elimination of CROWDS. Rui does not take any of this well and with that resting heavily in their mind, giving them a lot to think about it sends Rui in to a depressive tailspin because ultimately it feels like their friends and comrades in arms are saying they don't need Rui, and perhaps fighting this fight for a better world just is not worth it.

At this canon point, the words have been said and Rui needs to work through their thought process.

What is the most important and defining relationship(s) in your character's life and why?

It is possibly most worrisome that the relationship that Rui has that's most important to them is with their AI, named X. X is not sentient, but rather monitors various systems and problems with GALAX and Rui's business and alerts them to the problem. Rui converses with X frequently, having no one else to talk to, no one else they trust. Rui relies on X to do anything that can be done with AI, such as piloting their Gatchaman suit, or self-driving the car.

Outside of X, Rui was connected to Berg-Katze, who significantly changed their life, but with the alien sealed away that relationship has been severed. It's just as well, as Berg-Katze has little complimentary to say these days about Rui.

They share a tenuous friendship with Hajime Ichinose, as she's the type to befriend literally everyone and is so off-beat in her thinking she rarely challenges anyone. Rui would call her a friend, in a way, but she's never there in their times of trouble, nor is she the least bit respectful about their gender. It's Hajime herself that outs Rui to the entire group, something that irked them greatly, however Rui doesn't exactly have a lot of people they can count on and they believe this relationship is acceptable as it is, even though they don't have support from Hajime - or anyone for that matter.

★ Player Information ★

Player Name: Nat
Pronouns: She/Her
Are you over 18?: Yes
Contact(s): Ammeschan Discord: Ammeschan
Current Characters: Senku Ishigami, Vash the Stampede, Toge Inumaki, Demyx, 9S & Yatogami
Permissions: Here
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Void Trecker Bonus AC - September/October

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 02:37:58 GMT

Threading with the same character twice this month will earn you two bonus points.

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Void Trecker Mission AC - September 2021

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 02:35:21 GMT

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Erku Thread Tracker - September 2021

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 02:31:02 GMT

S E P T E M B E R

08/03 | Tidus, Seto and Ryo | Time for a game of Knight Quest!

08/12| Edge | Log - Hitting up the Dance Dungeon.

08/12| Alice | Log - They take a walk together in nature.

08/12| Rapunzel | Log - Rapunzel has a hammock set up that they can chat in.

08/12| Shadow Link | Log - Rui isn't sure swimming is for her.

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Void Trecker Thread Tracker - September 2021

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 02:30:26 GMT

S E P T E M B E R

08/03 | Tidus, Seto and Ryo | Time for a game of Knight Quest!

08/12| Edge | Log - Hitting up the Dance Dungeon.

08/12| Alice | Log - They take a walk together in nature.

08/12| Rapunzel | Log - Rapunzel has a hammock set up that they can chat in.

08/12| Shadow Link | Log - Rui isn't sure swimming is for her.

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Erku Thread Tracker - August 2021

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:20:40 GMT

A U G U S T

08/01 | HIATUS | No threads here!

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Void Trecker Thread Tracker - August 2021

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:19:59 GMT

A U G U S T

08/03 | Tidus, Seto and Ryo | Time for a game of Knight Quest!

08/12| Edge | Log - Hitting up the Dance Dungeon.

08/12| Alice | Log - They take a walk together in nature.

08/12| Rapunzel | Log - Rapunzel has a hammock set up that they can chat in.

08/12| Shadow Link | Log - Rui isn't sure swimming is for her.

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Erku Skills

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:36:31 GMT

Other

Powers

Gatchaman

Rui is trilingual. She speakes Japanese, English and Chinese fluently.

She has successfully programmed artificial intelligence in the form of X. 

She is an elite hacker, who has no trouble with hacking anything in Japan.

She runs a social media empire named GALAX.

Other

Powers

Gatchaman

CROWDS: Rui can share her power, and subsequently take it away, to manifest a person's will as an avatar in the real world. While it's used through an app she created in world, the app is not necessary - it just gave her a reach to people she couldn't see. She can summon her own and draw it out of others when they are in proximity to her. This does not render the person unconscious like one might assume, but allows them to act with what is essentially a clone of them despite the digital looking form. The avatars don't have much strength but they can teleport to other areas through projection.

Teleportation: Outside of her Gatchaman suit, she's able to teleport to places in danger along with her CROWDS avatar, although no one else she gifts the power to can, only their avatar.

Amnesia Effect/Amnesia Remind: Under the influence of Amnesia Effect, she can only be seen with someone who has a NOTE themselves, rendering her essentially invisible. Amnesia Remind cancels this effect.

Magical Girl Transformation: Although her outfit looks closer to a Gundam than a magical girl outfit, it is in fact a magical girl transformation. She holds her note in one hand and says "Bird, Go", and she appears in her suit. Although it's metal and robotic looking, she is no bigger than she was in the first place.

Other

Powers

Gatchaman

Gatchaman Teleportation: She can teleport short distances easily and with the ring on her back she can teleport her allies to the fight as well. A longer distance requires an electric connection, and Rui will use X to hack into their phones and call every phone in the area until one picks up. She'll appear then with a burst of electricity and be able to teleport her companions. While phones are her method of choice she can teleport any distance through any electrical device, as long as she knows it's there, which is what makes the phones more popular. She can hack into a cell network to do it. 

X Saucer: A small circular device normally on the hip of her Gatchaman can be held out in front of one hand and it will spin, sending electric attacks at those she's fighting.

Digitize: An area of effect attack that send electricity about in a fairly small radius, perhaps ten feet.

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Erku CR Chart

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:35:37 GMT

	CHARACTER THOUGHTS GO HERE MAN

	CHARACTER SO MANY THOUGHTS

	CHARACTER ALL THE THOUGHTS

	CHARACTER THE MOST THOUGHTS EVER

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Erku Inventory

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:33:14 GMT

CLOTHES/ACCESSORIES/MAKEUP

Arrival Outfit
(1) Long blonde wig
(1) Two toned blue dress
(1) Pair of blue heels that have ribbons up the calf
(2) Hair ribbons
(1) Black glasses

Spare Outfit
(1) Black sleeveless top
(1) Red and black skirt
(1) Pair of arm socks
(1) Pair of high heeled boots
(1) Belt
(1) Leather choker
(1) Pink long wig
(1) Red glasses

Hair Care Kit

Makeup Kit

MISCELLANEOUS

(1) Tablet
(1) Rui's NOTE

(1) Fancy Car

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Erku HMD

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:22:27 GMT

How's My Driving? Comments are screened if you have any thoughts, comments or criticism.

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Erku IC Contact

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:21:07 GMT

You've reached Rui.

Leave a message. If it's urgent, contact me on GALAX.

Gatcha!

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Erku Thread Tracker - July 2021

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:19:58 GMT

J U L Y

07/02 | Colette | Log - They explore the Phallus Phestival together.

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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:17:35 GMT

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Erku Bingo Card

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:39:30 GMT

ERKU: AUSPICIOUS ACTS

Exhibitionism LOG with CHAR(S)	Consent play LOG with CHAR(S)	Negotiation LOG with CHAR(S)	Temperature play LOG with CHAR(S)	Tattoos LOG with CHAR(S)
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Electricity LOG with CHAR(S)	Coercion; blackmail LOG with CHAR(S)	Drug; alcohol use LOG with CHAR(S)	Size difference LOG with CHAR(S)	Branding; burning; scarring LOG with CHAR(S)

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Erku Permissions

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:36:53 GMT

🌖 IC

🌙 SEXUALITY & PREFERENCES: Rui is not actually sure. She hasn't really discovered for herself who she's really attracted to because of her hermit lifestyle and lack of wanting to talk to people in general. She may have to try a thing or two. 🌙 PHYSICAL AFFECTION: 🌙 HUGGING: She'd be incredibly surprised but might be alright with it. 🌙 KISSING: Kissing might be really fun. 🌙 FLIRTING: She'd be bewildered, and a bit awkward and uncomfortable at first, hopefully she'll ease into that. 🌙 RELATIONSHIPS: Rui is transgender. She doesn't have good relationships in her canon at all and she will definitely need to make friends and get close to people and of course be comfortable with someone before she takes that next step. 🌙 PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: She's stronger than she looks and she can defend herself. 🌙 DEATH: Ask first. 🌙 OFF LIMITS: She doesn't want to talk about her family. You can, but she will be uncomfortable. She's also uncomfortable discussing her transition.
🌖 OOC

🌙 BACKTAGGING: Always. 🌙 FOURTHWALLING: Recognizing her as a Gatchaman is fine - anything else ask first. 🌙 HANDWAVING/DROPPING THREADS: Contact me to iron out something. 🌙 CRAU: They can certainly if they like. 🌙 OFF LIMITS: Nope, I'm good with everything. 🌙 OPTING OUT: If you don't want to play with Rui, I understand! Please leave a comment below. Comments are screened.
🌖 FIRST IMPRESSIONS (OPTIONAL)

🌙 VISUAL: Rui is 5'6" and very thin and lithe. She's got big wide eyes only accented by her glasses. She's 19 years old. She has a tattoo of a skull on her left collarbone. 🌙 FASHION: Rui wears very long, flowing wigs in a variety of coulours, not just natural ones. She matches her glasses to her clothes. She always wears dresses, either in a cute or punk style. Her skirts are mostly short, but she doesn't emphasize her lack of cleavage. She often wears high heels and she's always dressed to the nines. Her hands are perfectly manicured, and she wears makeup. 🌙 DEMEANOR: Rui is shy and mousy for the most part. She doesn't do well with face to face interactions, unless people are harming others or doing something like advocating for authoritairanism. She can get loud and voice her opinion in those moments, but she ultimately backs down for the moment if she gets shouted down. Outside of that, she accepts what comes her way. She can be very passionate in moments, but for the most time she seems timid and this gets worse the worse Rui is treated. She can be much more forceful when she is behind anonymity. 🌙 SOUND: Her voice is a bit on the deep side for a girl, but not overly so. She tries to soften her tone a little bit. She can be heard here, from the first season. A lot of this confidence has been swallowed up by the second when she has lost her anonymity and is forced into the spotlight. 🌙 SCENT: Rui prefers creams and lotions that have a citrus scent and she will always smell fresh and clean. She's very meticulous about her grooming. 🌙 MENTAL ABILITIES/DEFENSES: She has no skills in this area, and if she were connected to other NOTE users, she could speak to them telepathically when transformed. 🌙 MAGICAL ABILITIES/DEFENSES: She's a electric power user. She can teleport, presumably all over the island on her own. She can actually teleport others if she's transformed. She has a magical girl transformation. She can project a digital avatar of herself. She can also seemingly vanish from sight as long the people around her don't carry NOTEs. She's not particularly weak to anything but once overpowered, her powers crumble completely, leaving her vulnerable. The easiest way to damage her is by damaging her NOTE. 🌙 PHYSICAL ABILITIES/DEFENSES: She's not actually physically strong, she relies on her powers to fight. She knows a few basic self defense moves, but nothing more than that. She can be easily overpowered. ORIGINAL CODE CREDIT

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Erku Navigation

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:01:41 GMT

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Erku Application

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:59:50 GMT

Player Info:
Name: Nat
Over 18?: Yes
Contact: Ammeschan Discord: Ammeschan#5385
Characters Currently In Game: Senku Ishigami, Demyx

Character Info
Name: Rui Ninomiya
Canon: Gatchaman Crowds Insight
Canon Point: Episode 4 Insight
Age: 19

Background:

Little is known about Rui's childhood, except that she was born male in 1997, and encountered Berg Katze prior to 2011, probably no earlier than 2009. At the time she encountered Berg Katze, she was presenting as female. She used the internet to learn everything she could about hacking and programming and honed her skills by observing and interacting with hackers worldwide. Prior to meeting Berg Katze, Rui created GALAX as well as programmed X to do the bulk of the day-to-day running of the social media phenomenon. Sometime around then, Rui moved into her big, expensive penthouse apartment. She does not appear to have contact with her family, no photos or anything like that, her only friend appears to be X.

Berg Katze encountered Rui one night and saw potential in her, so they reached inside of her and drew out a purple NOTE, not unlike those used by the Gatchaman. This bestowed upon Rui the power of CROWDS. Rui was initially intrigued by the alien, but soon learned that she needed to be terrified of them. They came by from time to time to pester Rui into doing one thing or another, annoyed by her reluctance to use it, which made her more wary. Notably her reluctance and hesitation during the 2011 earthquake caused a lot of casualties that in her mind were unnecessary, so with great trepidation, Rui formed The Hundred. She selected a hundred users of GALAX and sent them an app so they could project their will in a strange digital form in the real world with the intent on using them to do good. By 2015, she was using it rarely to do things like save people from perilous situations, and had dismissed at least one user for calling for the murder of politicians. Rui believes in a bloodless revolution.

Rui met the Gatchaman, notably Hajime Ichinose, one night during a tunnel collapse when she and her hundred went to assist those hurt in the tunnel. Hajime revealed herself when she realized Rui could see her as the owner of a NOTE. This led to Rui sending her an invitation to meet at a better time, so she could discuss the merits of abolishing super heroes. She presented herself as LOAD GALAX, using her hacker name to obfuscate her identity. At the same time, Rui saw Berg Katze as a major problem and something to be eliminated. She didn't ask for help, but rather gathered her Hundred (which was only about 50 users or so at this point) and faced off against the alien. In one fell swoop, they destroyed the Hundred and took great pleasure in defeating and whipping Rui repeatedly, seeing her as a failed experiment because Berg Katze wanted to see the world burn. At this time, she stole Rui's NOTE, leaving her helpless. The Gatchaman arrived to save her, but when she regained consciousness she was alone and she went home under her own power.

Berg Katze began to sow chaos and discord and Rui encountered them the next day where the alien kissed her and stole her form, subsequently using the biometrics that Rui used to access X and steal the A.I. program, CROWDS and GALAX from her. Rui slipped into depression with no one around her and did little but lie around until Hajime called her out, asking to meet with her on television. Rui went to meet with them. Rui went online to make a formal apology, as CROWDS was becoming dangerous, without any makeup or glamorous clothing and subsequently received a torrent of hate and death threats. Hajime smiled and told her just to turn her tablet off. Rui was not able to do much during the final battle, until OD returned her NOTE to her. At that time, she used social media to her advantage by sending CROWDS to everyone. She let anyone use it if they wanted, how they wanted, but would submit games such as 'cook rice balls for starving people' and 'help rebuild infrastructure' with cute names and got people engaged in doing good around the hard hit community.

At some point between the attack by Berg Katze and the beginning of Insight, Rui joins the Gatchaman formally, and discovers her transformation and skills.

In 2016, the first thing they do is save the prime minister from an attack from some red CROWDS. The source was a medical student named Rizumu Suzuki who had also encountered Berg Katze at some point but sat on his powers much longer than Rui. He founded the terrorist organization VAPE. VAPE continues to terrorize Japan, culminating in a showdown in Shibuya. Rizumu has the express desire to eliminate CROWDS, because he believes humans can't be responsible with power. He calls Rui out and Rui agrees to meet him on a rooftop. He hurls accusations at her that she doesn't want to do good, she just wants to play with her toys and she disengages her transformation and offers her NOTE as a gesture of trust and goodwill. Rizumu accepts Rui's trust and repeatedly thrusts a dagger into her NOTE, causing severe internal damage, leaving Rui in a pool of her own blood. Rizumu gives up then, allowing himself to be arrested while the Gatchaman are left with a member down and fractured - this leads to the members taking sides against Rui and her power of CROWDS.

Personality:

Rui is an introverted, shy, reclusive extreme idealist. Rui doesn't typically engage in the world much outside of her penthouse prior to joining the Gatchaman. She's shy, but outspoken. She tends to avoid most people, blending into the crowds with people around who don't know her, although notably wandering around Tokyo is not something she does much in 2016, perhaps because her face is out there and she's recognizable. Initially using the moniker LOAD, once Rui came out as the engineer of GALAX and supporter of Gatchaman (and later Gatchaman herself), the alias was all but dropped.

To those around her, through perception, she appears to be a very strong, confidant woman - when Rui is actually anything but. She suffers crippling depression at times and when she later gives into temptation to just let everyone else deal with things, she reveals just how lonely she is.

In meetings and group discussions, Rui is a wallflower, hiding in a corner somewhere, saying very little, however she will always intervene when something comes up that contradicts her beliefs. However, when pressed on things, she won't argue forever as she prefers action. She will leave things at odds rather than patching things up. Her relationship with her teammates isn't terribly healthy for her, but they're the only people she knows on a personal level.

She holds strong, extremist views and things that while the world is corrupt, humanity can save it if they work together. She sees the use of GALAX to hold people accountable and destroy their lives and livelihoods when they do the wrong thing to be an acceptable use of social media, believing they should own up to their mistakes. She believes in having everyone watch everyone's actions, holding people accountable and encouraging everyone to make up for any shortfall. She sees herself as an impartial arbiter who is not able to be corrupted as she has everyone's best interests at heart. Some of these views are tempered when GALAX and X are stolen from her, instead changing her mind to allow everyone to follow their own paths - and her encounter with the prime minister made her rethink that perhaps destroying people over every mistake is not the best idea, especially considering it was very much her turn.

She believes people are inherently good and that if everyone has the power to enact change they will, and that those who would take advantage of the system would be brought to heel by the system. Rui still believes that she only wants the best for the world and she thinks everyone can pitch in, evolve and update the world to something for the better.

Outside of this, she believes in freedom of thought and expression. Despite being the frequent target of online hate, and through her connection to Hajime, she learns to ignore that. She has always been a free thinker and she believes that people need to make their own decisions. She believes in individualism and everyone having a voice and that those voices will bring about positive change in the world. One of her biggest obstacles is people giving into laziness and not wanting to take those steps that she desperately thinks humanity needs to.

Her shyness is more in full force when she's without her stylized clothes, wigs and looks like an ordinary boy. When she was outed and described as male by Hajime, she frowned slightly but didn't protest, and as such has been addressed as male ever since. She sees her circumstance of birth as something she probably cannot change even if it doesn't at all match who she is. Despite them being teammates, Rui is not terribly close to any of them, preferring the company of her A.I. She, like Jou, is fairly independent of the team despite working hard for them. While others frame her appearance as her disguising herself and dismissing how Rui might feel about it, when out on her own she continues to dress as female, and did even long before knowing the others or perhaps needing a disguise in the first place. Rui has amassed enough wealth that she can do as she likes and she does so, even if her gender expression winds up pushing people away from her, it matters more to her that she's comfortable.

Powers:

Non-NOTE related skills: Rui is intelligent. She is an exceptional hacker and programmer, she consistently tries to hack into her own programs to ensure they are airtight. She speaks Japanese, English and Chinese. She's an excellent businesswoman who manages her own affairs and she programmed and relies on X.

Amnesia Effect/Amnesia Remind: Under the influence of Amnesia Effect, she can only be seen with someone who has a NOTE themselves, rendering her essentially invisible. Amnesia Remind cancels this effect.

CROWDS: Rui can share her power, and subsequently take it away, to manifest a person's will as an avatar in the real world. While it's used through an app she created in world, the app is not necessary - it just gave her a reach to people she couldn't see. She can summon her own and draw it out of others when they are in proximity to her. This does not render the person unconscious like one might assume, but allows them to act with what is essentially a clone of them despite the digital looking form. The avatars don't have much strength but they can teleport to other areas through projection.

Teleportation: Outside of her Gatchaman suit, she's able to teleport to places in danger along with her CROWDS avatar, although no one else she gifts the power to can, only their avatar.

Magical Girl Transformation: Although her outfit looks closer to a Gundam than a magical girl outfit, it is in fact a magical girl transformation. She holds her note in one hand and says "Bird, Go", and she appears in her suit. Although it's metal and robotic looking, she is no bigger than she was in the first place.

Gatchaman Teleportation: She can teleport short distances easily and with the ring on her back she can teleport her allies to the fight as well. A longer distance requires an electric connection, and Rui will use X to hack into their phones and call every phone in the area until one picks up. She'll appear then with a burst of electricity and be able to teleport her companions. While phones are her method of choice she can teleport any distance through any electrical device, as long as she knows it's there, which is what makes the phones more popular. She can hack into a cell network to do it.

X Saucer: A small circular device normally on the hip of her Gatchaman can be held out in front of one hand and it will spin, sending electric attacks at those she's fighting.

Digitize: An area of effect attack that send electricity about in a fairly small radius, perhaps ten feet.

Inventory:

Her NOTE. Her tablet. Her makeup kit. Her hair care kit. A spare outfit (glasses and hair included). Her car.

Samples:
Helping Civilians
Working Together in Combat
Test Drive

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Void Trecker Skills

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:34:42 GMT

Other

Powers

Gatchaman

Rui is trilingual. She speakes Japanese, English and Chinese fluently.

She has successfully programmed artificial intelligence in the form of X. 

She is an elite hacker, who has no trouble with hacking anything in Japan.

She runs a social media empire named GALAX.

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Powers

Gatchaman

CROWDS: Rui can share her power, and subsequently take it away, to manifest a person's will as an avatar in the real world. While it's used through an app she created in world, the app is not necessary - it just gave her a reach to people she couldn't see. She can summon her own and draw it out of others when they are in proximity to her. This does not render the person unconscious like one might assume, but allows them to act with what is essentially a clone of them despite the digital looking form. The avatars don't have much strength but they can teleport to other areas through projection.

Teleportation: Outside of her Gatchaman suit, she's able to teleport to places in danger along with her CROWDS avatar, although no one else she gifts the power to can, only their avatar.

Amnesia Effect/Amnesia Remind: Under the influence of Amnesia Effect, she can only be seen with someone who has a NOTE themselves, rendering her essentially invisible. Amnesia Remind cancels this effect.

Magical Girl Transformation: Although her outfit looks closer to a Gundam than a magical girl outfit, it is in fact a magical girl transformation. She holds her note in one hand and says "Bird, Go", and she appears in her suit. Although it's metal and robotic looking, she is no bigger than she was in the first place.

Other

Powers

Gatchaman

Gatchaman Teleportation: She can teleport short distances easily and with the ring on her back she can teleport her allies to the fight as well. A longer distance requires an electric connection, and Rui will use X to hack into their phones and call every phone in the area until one picks up. She'll appear then with a burst of electricity and be able to teleport her companions. While phones are her method of choice she can teleport any distance through any electrical device, as long as she knows it's there, which is what makes the phones more popular. She can hack into a cell network to do it. 

X Saucer: A small circular device normally on the hip of her Gatchaman can be held out in front of one hand and it will spin, sending electric attacks at those she's fighting.

Digitize: An area of effect attack that send electricity about in a fairly small radius, perhaps ten feet.

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Void Trecker Bonus AC - July/August 2021

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:51:48 GMT

07/01 Rui & Curufin
07/01 Rui & Lan Wangji
07/01 Rui & Wei Wuxian
07/01 Rui & Bucky
07/01 Rui & Phil Connors
07/07 Rui & Otoha
07/07 Rui & Atem (Guest)
07/07 Rui & Soldat
07/07 Rui & Masumi
07/07 Rui & Tidus

07/07 Rui & Crowley
07/07 Rui & Lena
07/07 Rui & Baron Munchausen (Guest)
07/07 Rui & Kaiba CRAU (Guest)
07/07 Rui & Sunset Shimmer (Guest)
07/07 Rui & Thanatos
07/07 Rui & Tidus
07/15 Rui & Nara'a (Guest)
07/15 Rui & Shadow Link (Guest)
07/15 Rui & Little One

Bonus AC Total For July: 20

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Void Trecker Mission Bonus - July 2021

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:48:10 GMT

07/07 Rui & Otoha REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Masumi ***(3 Comments)
07/07 Rui & Sunset Shimmer (Guest) REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Tidus REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Crowley REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Lena REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Atem ***(5 Comments)
07/07 Rui & Soldat REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Alice REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Ple2 REPORTED

07/07 Rui & Tidus REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Baron (Guest) REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Kaiba AU (Guest) ***(7 Comments)
07/15 Rui & Nara'a (Guest) ***(5 Comments)
07/15 Rui & Shadow Link (Guest) ***(5 Comments)
07/15 Rui & Little One REPORTED
07/15 Rui & Ryo REPORTED
07/15 Rui & Shi Qingxuan ***(4 Comments)
07/15 Rui & Lan Wangji ***(2 Comments)

COMMUNICATION THREADS

07/07 Rui & Thanatos REPORTED
07/07 Rui & Tidus REPORTED

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Void Trecker Thread Tracker - July 2021

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:43:13 GMT

J U L Y

07/01 | Alice Liddell | Log - Rui got really lucky with her random outfit last time.

07/01| Ple Two | Log - They check out movies with lots of explosions.

07/01| Curufin | Log - Rui teleports in to pick up her shopping.

07/01| Lan Wangji | Log - Rui offers some helpful advice about taking off.

07/01| Jonouchi Katsuya | Log - Rui explains how her teleportation works.

07/01| Wei Wuxian | Log - Rui makes sure he's alright since he's lying on the ground.

07/01| Bucky Barnes | Log - Rui accepts some cookies, it's a trying day.

07/01| Phil Connor | Log - Phil steals her cookies and she's a bit miffed.

07/07| Otoha | Log - An attempt to wake her, but she's not budging.

07/07| Masumi | Log - It's been a long night...

07/07| Sunset Shimmer (Guest) | Log - Sunset takes a crack at waking Rui. No luck.

07/07| Tidus | Log - What if the Voidtreckers come for them?

07/07| Crowley | Log - The lady at the flower shop seems to be a little off today.

07/07| Lena | Log - Strange things are happening...

07/07| Atem (Guest) | Log - Rui gets the chance to meet her idol.

07/07| Soldat | Log - Soldat offers her some training, it doesn't go that well at first...

07/07| Alice | Log - Alice comes in and needs Rui's healing hands.

07/07| Ple2 | Log - Rui does her best to train with the stranger, but she's not very good.

07/07| Tidus | Log - Rui and Tidus go on a little burrito date.

07/07| Baron (Guest) | Log - The Baron spins a wondrous tale.

07/07| Kaiba (CRAU Guest) | Log - Kaiba can't believe how bad Rui is at training.

07/07| Tidus | Log - Wishful thinking over superpowers they don't have.

07/07| Thanatos | Log - Mort is just the best, isn't he?

07/15| Nara'a (Guest) | Log - Rui encounters a warrior of light.

07/15| Shadow Link (Guest) | Log - Rui gets slammed into reality.

07/15| Little One | Log - Rui takes on the challenge of not!DDR.

07/15| Ryo | Log - Ryo manages to get her to snap out of it.

07/15| Shi Qingxuan | Log - It's really nice to have some family for a change.

07/15| Lan Wangji | Log - Is the world treating the Voidtreckers unfairly?

07/25| Alice | Log - After that mission, there might be things to discuss...

07/27| Devero | Log - Rui's miserable and Devero's there to protect her for awhile.

07/27| Tidus | Log - Rui's having a bad day and Tidus is here to cheer her up.

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Void Trecker Thread Tracker - June 2021

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:42:13 GMT

J U N E

06/01 | HIATUS | No threads here!

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Void Trecker Thread Tracker - May 2021

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 04:52:09 GMT

M A Y

05/01 | Seto Kaiba | Log - Kaiba tries to suss out what Rui is doing.

05/01| Jonouchi Katsuya | Log - Rui explains how her teleportation works.

05/01| Alice Liddell | Log - She wonders what Rui is up to on the platform.

05/01| Ayumi Yoshida | Log - Ayumi shows concern for Rui's health.

05/01| Masumi Sera | Log - Masumi wonders what's going on with Rui's snooping.

05/01| Phineas Mason | Log - They discuss technology and the ICPs.

05/01| Ryo | Log - Ryo casts a healing spell over her.

05/01| Beau | Log - Oh the horrors of roommates...

05/01| Frankie Bacon | Log - They discuss work.

05/09| Lan WangJi | Log - She teaches him how to use the game device.

05/09| Ayumi Yoshida | Log - They dress up for the mission.

05/09| Ple Two | Log - They work together in the gaming world.

05/09| Jin Ling | Log - She tries to help an overwhelmed Jin Ling adjust.

05/09| Lan WangJi (weisexual) | Log - She gives him a hand operating the VR system.

05/20| Leia Organa | Log - They work together to move civilians to safety.

05/20| Tidus | Log - Rui takes a small break to catch her breath.

05/20| Roland Crane | Log - They fight together to take down the illusions in the maze.

05/20| Tidus, Anan | Log - A comms call to try and trap some of the illusionary creatures.

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