CHIKA TAKAMI | LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!! | RESERVED | SPELLBIND

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OOC INFO;

NAME: Shannon
AGE: 24
CONTACT: DM @ heartholder / Plurk @ amarcian / Discord @ elysia#2367
CHARACTERS IN GAME: Jude Mathis

IC INFO;

CHARACTER NAME: Chika Takami
CANON & HISTORY: Love Live! Sunshine!! Here is some history.
AGE: 16
CANON POINT: S2, post-episode eight.

PERSONALITY: Chika is a second-year high school student living in a small town seaside called Uchiura. She's cheerful, energetic, and, most of all, intent on not just following her dreams but making them come true. She can be reckless and simple-minded, but she has a way of working things out and reaching those lofty goals of hers. Fail, try again, fail, try even harder next time — this is how Chika operates, giving everything her very best and then some. When she sets her sights on something, she doesn't give up on it until she's satisfied with what she set out to do. Struggle, struggle, persist, and struggle some more... the more Chika struggles, the prouder she becomes. Struggling is something that she enjoys to the fullest. If something is too easy, that something isn't fun, is it?

She considers herself quite plain and doesn't see any reason why she would stand out among her friends, but Chika is anything but. She's the leader of Aqours, a band of nine school idols, and Chika was the one who came up with the idea of following her own idols, μ's, and becoming a school idol in the first place. She's quick to fall in love with everything about singing, dancing, and, most importantly, the friends she's made through it all. There is nothing about the school idol package that Chika doesn't love with all her heart. While some members of Aqours were eager to join right away, others, like Riko, were far more hesitant, if not outright unwilling. It was Chika who convinced the more reluctant ones — Chika who just wouldn't take no for an answer because she knew every one of these girls could come into their own and glow. And they did.

Her stubbornness is relentless, and while it can be an overall positive thing due to her role as a school idol, there's a negative side to it, too. She doesn't know when to quit — when to give in and accept that there's just no solution. Worse, she can be prone to hurting herself when she starts overdoing it and pushing herself beyond her limits. One example is when she has to learn a complicated step sequence for a performance to help their chances of qualifying for the Love Live competition. Chika practices day and night, and with every scrape and bruise, she only practices harder. In the end, she lands the step sequence, but not without being cheered on by the other members of Aqours.

Expanding on that, sometimes, Chika is the one who needs support. There are times even Chika wants to quit. She often keeps these negative thoughts and feelings to herself, intent on refusing to put any sort of burden on others. She wants to set a good example, wants to keep her friends motivated, and as a result, when her own motivation starts to deflate, she hides it to the best of her abilities. As far as she's concerned, if she's sad, her friends will be sad, and that isn't acceptable to her. Unfortunately, her closest friends tend to see right through her.

When they not only fail to make the Love Live qualifiers on their first attempt but come in dead last with zero votes, Chika puts her all into cheering up her depressed and frustrated friends. It's only later when, with Riko at her side, she allows herself to give in to her own crushing disappointment and cry it out, venting that all their hard work amounted to nothing in the end. When she lets those feelings out, though, she's able to bounce right back with the support that everyone needs at times. When Chika starts at step zero, she plans on moving on to step one. That's her motto.

One of Chika's key traits is how sociable she is, going out of her way to befriend (or attempt to) just about anyone and everyone she meets. Even when someone is more standoffish, she'll persist until she can coax them to worm their way out of their shell. Her positive attitude is infectious. When you're down, Chika is the person to go to, and if you don't, she'll just come to you, instead, so be prepared for some lengthy motivational speeches. In turn, when Chika is having a hard time or faltering, that enthusiasm is repaid by her friends in full, dragging her out of her funk and filling her with even more determination to succeed.

She has the ability to encourage others with her confidence. Even those a little nervous to go along with her wild ideas manage to be pulled in eventually thanks to her contagious enthusiasm. Chika is passionate, and that passion is what makes her shine so brightly.

POWERS: The power of friendship!
OTHER: N/A

GAME INFO;

CRAU INFO: N/A
MAGIC ABILITY: Her performing gives anyone who is watching/listening a sudden burst of energy and adrenaline. This high lasts until approximately one hour after she's finished performing.
PRICE: Every one of her costumes worn during lives has gone missing.
ACCLIMATION: 4/10. Chika comes from a small town, and Aqours is a tight knit group of friends. Missing even a single one of them will throw her off completely and cause her great distress. Thanks to her canon point, she's also worried about missing the Love Live competition that she and everyone else have worked so hard to reach.

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