Ryuma_

Both of Ryuma's eyebrows had raised as he had realized that he had indeed been blocking off the entrance of the weapon shop, leading to a bit of traffic. He maneuvered his way out of the crowd whilst still following after Koumori, trying to make sure that he doesn't lose him. "So where do you think we should go and sit to talk ? I don't know this place very well and wouldn't want to get in anybody's way." He continued to follow after the man with a weird feeling in his chest. Was he actually beginning to become happy for once? Could this game really give him another chance at life?

Ryuma couldn't help but let out a small laugh at what Koumori had said. "N-no, its not that. I just don't have a very good history with people…" He then realized how much he had been worrying the man and decided to try and straighten out. He didnt want to upset the man, who he could possibly call a friend. "S-so Koumori, what kind of advice c-can you give me? I might need it so that I don't die." With this, he let out another small laugh but then stopped abruptly when he had realized how awkward he had been acting. 

Ryuma had raised his eyebrow once more as the man had offered his services. "Y-your services huh? Sounds interesting. W-what are your services though? Sorry if I'm being rude by asking …" As he had said this, he kinda flinched about as though he was about to be smacked. His father would always hit him when he would speak his mind, so he just reacted as he normally would. "S-so, what is your name mister?" He had been wondering this mans name since he began speaking to him but just hadn't been able to speak his mind until now. He had been ready to duck incase the man had swung at him, but tried not to show it.

Ryuma had calmed down as he listened to the mans words. 'Just giving me advice huh? Thats different…. Maybe I can trust this man.' Ryuma had then took a step closer to the man to fill the gap that he had placed before. He elevates his hand and motions it towards Koumori so that they can shake hands. "Thanks for the advice… Anyways, I don't even know why I bothered trying to find this shop. I don't have any form of currency yet anyway." He let out a small nervous laugh and rubbed the back of his head embarrassingly. "My name is Ryuma… Im sorry for how I had acted before… I just have a hard time trusting people."

Ryuma had been surprised as a man had shouted at him from above. He looked up to see the man and watched as he had leapt off of the sign and down onto the ground in front of him. He had listened to the man's advice and raised an eyebrow while thinking to himself, 'Who on earth is this and why is he talking to me so freely? Is he out to kill me already… Damn, I just started to.' He laughed a bit inside as he had said that but then took a step back. "W-why do you s-say that mister?"

He had been scared of this man and felt as though he could possibly attack him and take him out since he had been new to the city. This was at least until he had remembered that in every game, the starting city is always player friendly, and that he can't be killed in an area like this unless it had been some kind of agreed upon pvp duel. This thought had relaxed him a bit, his body features showing him beginning to relax.

Ryuma had decided that if he was going to be stuck in this world, that he would make the most out of it. Having such a terrible life in the real world may affect his personality, but no one can judge him in here. He didn't want to waste anytime getting to know the land, so he began to make his way around Starting City. The place had been full of intriguing buildings that had been very easily identified, and full of various kinds of people. He had never seen so many people in his life!

Having all of these people around had been kind of unsettling, but he would just have to deal with it if he was going to survive in this world. Now that he had been thinking about surviving in this world, he began to think about weapons. Earlier when he had checked his inventory, he had realized that he only had a simple dagger. That definitely wasn't going to be enough for him to survive throughout this entire game. If there was one thing that he had known for sure, it had been that he was going to make a living in this game and live a life that he can be proud of. The easiest way to get a start on this would to be to try and see how much a better weapon would cost. 

He began to glance around the area, spotting no weapon shops of any kind. It had been quite odd for him not to find one, especially in such a big area like this one. "Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough.. " He then began to survey the area in a unique way. He would slip through the crowds of people, surveying the scene, while also listening to what people were saying so that he could pick up on anything pertaining to a weapons shop. After looking around for several minutes, he had finally found one and began to approach it.

>>History: Kaito had always lived a life of pain and remorse. He used to be full of life and as childish as could be. The only problems that he had were that his father was never home, which honestly didn't really bother him very much. He was happy always staying home with his mother and playing games with her. Things had practically been perfect in his eyes, up until the day of his ninth birthday. That is when everything changed… Kaito had been in the kitchen with his mother, the two of them slicing a piece of cake together. He had already opened all of his gifts and blew out the candles, so this had been all that was left. Things were going quite swimmingly, until a strange man had walked into the house. This man had whiskey on his breath that you could smell from across the room and a pistol in his hand. He had been waving the gun around and stumbling around, trying to make his way closer to Kaito. Kaito's mother had been terrified by this man and the fact that he had a gun, but Kaito was brave enough to try and stop the man. He had run towards the man and attempted to push him over. Since the man had been ridiculously drunk, he had toppled over pretty easily. When the man had been falling over though, his hand had hit the edge of the doorframe. This had caused the gun to go off and shoot Kaito's mother right in the chest, directly next to the heart. Both the stranger and Kaito had been freaking out as this had happened. Kaito had hated himself for what he had just done and began to cry in front of the stranger, hoping that all of this had just been some kind of nightmare. It wasn't. From here on, things had only got worse. This was because Kaito's father had seen the entire thing.

Weeks had now gone by, and Kaito's father had began to suffer from depression. He had believed that his wife's death had been caused by Kaito and had hated him for it more than anything in the world. This had led to him beginning to abuse Kaito, always hitting him and telling him how its his fault that his mother had died. Hearing these things and always being hit by his father had left a mark on Kaito. He had began to develop onset depression and wished that it had been him that had died instead of his father. He had continued to feel these things as the years and went on. By the time it had been Kaito's senior year in high school, he had found ways to keep himself less depressed. He had always kept his distance away from all of the other kids and was always playing vmmorpg's. He had believed that these games had been the best for him since they would allow him to live a new life. A different life than the one that he had led now. With all the hype over this new Sword Art Online game, Kaito had been pretty excited. He had heard about how amazing it was going to be and had even preordered a copy so that he would be sure to get it when it had come out. 

As he finally receives the game and makes his way home, he puts on the nerve gear, runs all of the tests that it asks him to perform, and then activates the game. The screen goes black at first, but then fades into a bright white screen with various colored balls spinning around, allowing him to make his character. Once he does so, he simply smiles and prepares to enter this new virtual world. 

>>Personality: Kaito is an extremely meek person. He tends to keep to himself, so that he doesn't hurt others, yet will stick up for the few friends that he makes along the way. Due to the abuse that he had to experience as a child and throughout the years, he has a very low confidence within himself. He believes that ever little thing he does will upset someone in some kind of way. He doesn't like when people are upset with him, considering the fact that he used to get abused when his father had been upset with him. 

On the outside, he may seem tough and scary, but on the inside, he is honestly a really caring guy. He cares about the welfare of others, and always puts others before himself. There are so many things that factor into why he is so nice, but the overall reason is because its how his mother used to be, and this is some kind of connection that makes him feel as though she is still there with him. 

>>SAO Persona: When Kaito is in the game, he is almost an entirely different person. He appears to be a kind man on the outside as well as on the inside, which is indeed true in real life as well. The only difference is that he isn't scary in the game, but he is in real life. Also, when Kaito is in the game, his confidence boosts almost instantaneously. Since he knows that he is within a game that has less restrictions that the real world does, he feels as though he can be whoever he wants to be and do whatever he wants to do. He is brave and kind and always helping out those in need. The only thing that really causes him to stick out is the fact that he prefers to be in the shadows, hiding from the populace and helping without them ever knowing that he had been there at all. 

Virtues:

Assertive - When he has his mind set on something, he will give it his all to accomplish the goal to the best of his ability, while giving it his utmost effort. This is more true for when he is in the game than for when he is in real life.

Compassion - He tends to care much for others and for their well-being, thanks to his mother. She had been the exact same way and it eventually ended up just rubbing off onto him, causing him to become inspired by her, wishing to become a more compassionate person.

Modesty - When people attempt to compliment him due to either being impressed or inspired by his actions, he simply doesn't believe that he is as great as they make his actions out to be. This is because of how his father had always put negative thoughts into his head and made him think that everything bad that happens is his fault. 

Flaws:
Meek - Due to the abuse from his father, he is scared to speak out to other people since he feels as though he will say something that will either upset someone or get him into trouble.

Hoplophobia - Kaito has an extreme fear of guns, considering the fact that it had been a gun that had been the death of his mother. Even though he blames himself for the death of his mother, he still knows that it was the gun that had actually killed her.

Soft-Hearted - He is very caring when it comes to others who are in need. He will devote his time towards helping this who seem to need help, no matter the situation. This may cause him to seem weak in some people's eyes, but this isn't the least bit true.

Profession: n/a
 

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Hello all!!! My name is Marcus and I am new to the chat. I have watched SAO since it has came out and have been roleplaying for about a year now. I am looking forward to roleplaying with you guys and getting to know you all! Since I am rather new, once I create my character and get him approved, would any of you like to roleplay with me? It would be greatly appreciated since I am new to this chat and forum. Once again, I am Marcus and I cant wait to meet you all. *Salutes*

~Ryuma_