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☄ First Impressions

♚ VISUAL: Maya's very small (around 5') and thin, but she has a very big personality. She's Japanese-- Japanifornian, excuse me, and her odd attire and hairstyle get her a lot of odd looks. Physically speaking, her proportions are a little awkward and she's essentially a noodle with unimpressive physical strength. She has very expressive and occasionally cartoonish body language, particularly with her hands, and is generally friendly-looking and smiling. She has wide, dark eyes, and very long hair. She's been called 'mousy', 'hippie' and 'cute' by other characters. One might even call her... ""moe"". Reference!
♚ FASHION: Oh boy. Maya's fashion is often commented on by the other characters in Ace Attorney, and she is considered very odd-looking and sticks out like a sore thumb. As a spirit medium (in training), she dresses in an acolyte training uniform, which is essentially a loose fitting kimono, a bead necklace with a magatama, and beads in her hair. Her legs are bare and she wears big ol' clunky sandals. Her hairstyle, a bun at the top of her head, is often referred to as a topknot (much to her ire). Note: in canon, she almost never wears anything else, but in roleplay, she may wear other things. Reference two!
♚ DEMEANOUR: Maya is full of energy and curiosity, cheerful and energetic at most times. She is, again, very expressive, and her entire body, especially her hands, using them to reflect whatever emotion she's projecting. When happy, she clasps her hands together and grins, when angry, she puffs her cheeks out and clenches her fists, when exasperated, she sighs and rolls her eyes emphatically. When she's sad or uncertain, she shrinks into herself and her lowers her head like a kicked puppy, accentuating her small size, mumbling. But for the most part, she's cheerful, so she tends to be smiling more than anything. She also appears to be very self-confident, cocky, even. (It's faked.)
♚ AURAL: Maya's voice is naturally soft, but since she's generally excitable, she tends to be on the louder side. There are various official voices for Maya, but this is the one I'm going to go with for now. Yes, that's Madoka's voice actress. Anime......
♚ OLFACTORY: I don't know how to answer this?? Probably vaguely mystic, being a spirit medium (in training!) and all. She comes from a mountain village and trains under waterfalls, so I imagine those scents would linger, even just a little.
♚ MENTAL INFORMATION:

. Don't get me wrong, Maya has incredible fortitude and is tenaciously optimistic to the last, but her life is a non-stop traumacoster. While her peppy demeanor and general antics aren't necessarily faked, they are at least partially a front and a shield for her to hide her troubles and pain from the world, when it suits her. She tries very hard to smile for the sake of people around her, but she's got 99 problems (but a burger ain't one, feed her) behind that goofy smile.
♚ MAGICAL INFORMATION: Maya is a spirit medium... in training! Aside from channeling spirits and being sensitive to all things spiritual, Maya supposedly has some other spiritual powers Capcom is totally vague about. THANKS, CAPCOM. In any case, while she is spiritually sensitive enough to be 'pinged' by any supernatural/spiritual types, the opposite is true.

☄ OOC

♚ BACKTAGGING: Absolutely.
♚ FOURTHWALLING: Go for it! The fourth wall is as nothing before Ace Attorney.
♚ PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Absolutely. Reactions will vary, but I promise shenanigans.
♚ PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: GO FOR IT. I especially enjoy comedic violence. Just talk to me if it goes into maiming/heavy injuries territory.
♚ RELATIONSHIPS: With development I'm totally down for it!!

☄ Spirit Channeling

As a spirit medium, Maya's able to call the spirit of a deceased person into her body, essentially channeling them. Her body shifts to match the body of the dead person – that is, several of her physical characteristics change to match theirs. Her physique changes to match the spirit she’s channeling, (this includes getting taller or shorter, though she's pretty tiny already) but her hair stays mostly the same.

She's unable to control her body during this time, and has no recollection of whatever goes on while the spirit is in her. The duration seems to depend on her spiritual power. However, as soon as the channeling ends – Maya is left feeling weak and faint.

What does this mean for you? It means, if your character dies and you want Maya to try channeling them (or even an NPC) or something, we could work something out. She's also open to possessions and whatnot.

I LOVE PLAYING OUT CHANNELING so if ever you want to plot one for any reason, please come to me.

♚ SECOND LAST THING: No seriously please let's play a channeling.
♚ LAST THING: Last note! Despite her silliness, Maya's very observant and people-smart. I try very hard not to infomod, but if there's anything you do or do not want me to touch on in tags, just let me know.

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