Alpheus' Journal

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Profile
Username: Alpheus

Real Name: Katsurou Shimizu

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Height: 5’10”

Image: http://i.imgur.com/w9tNMKD.jpg

About

Katsurou Shimizu loved to play all sorts of games with his friends. They would constantly find new and more exciting adventures to have in various worlds, often living within the game and acting in character to further enrich the experience. Even when they split up to pursue different forms of higher education (or lack thereof), they would spend hours at a time online in their free time and were good friends.

When SAO locked its doors on players and prevented people from escaping, the life they lived inside the game became all too real. They went mad at the thought of being trapped in the game with the risk of death, and turned on one another like angry dogs fighting for each others’ loot. Alpheus ended up as the only survivor of his former friends, reluctant to fight back and only acting in self-defense, and has been wallowing in misery ever since.

With renewed efforts made on escaping the prison that is SAO, Katsurou has been gaining hope and plans on escaping the game in order to apologize for his actions to each of his friends’ families, and to own up to his mistakes.

Katsurou still loves to act in character. As Alpheus, he tries to act nonchalant, casual, or easy-going. He loves telling jokes and making people laugh, and wants everyone to get along. He tends to get jealous very easily, but hides this envy behind a scathing sarcasm with good intentions. He believes it is in everyone's best interest to always be working towards escape, and though he tends to slack off from time to time himself, he’ll always push people to do their very best at anything they do.

 

Virtues

Confidence: Alpheus is very confident in his abilities to tackle any challenge. Regardless of his actual ability to perform well, he will always be ready to give something a shot. When nobody is willing to take on a difficult quest or strike up conversation with a shady character, there Alpheus will be, trying his best. This confidence transfers easily over to his friends and allies. He isn't quick to doubt others when they step up, even if he may show concern at any risks involved.

Joker: Alpheus doesn’t like to take everything so seriously. There’s a time and a place for serious matters, but he doesn’t like to cry over spilt milk, let alone get anxious about death. He tries his best to poke fun at people or make a fool out of himself if it’ll bring a smile to other peoples’ faces.

Justice: Alpheus understands that for everything they do in the world of SAO, there will be consequences, whether they are in the free world or within the confines of the game. He makes a point to try and ensure everyone has an equal chance at making their way out of the game. At the same time, he scorns and works against those who would readily attack other members of the game if he is certain that he has the upper hand.

 

Flaws

Control: Alpheus always believes that he is able to control the situation. He very readily gives instruction and orders to those who may very well disagree with him. He tends to get easily irritated when people don’t listen to what he has to say.

Selfishness: Alpheus easily envies others in favor of himself. He does his best to hide it, but he hates when good things happen to others while bad things happen to him. He does his best to avoid situations where this happens if at all possible.

Judgement: Alpheus is very quick to label others. It makes it easier and more comfortable for him to simply assign easy descriptors to people he has barely talked to. Sometimes he doesn’t even have any bad intentions behind it, but he can very easily offend or even endanger someone by his quick judgement.

Character

Profession: N/A

 

Skills: (5/5 SP allocated)
» One-Handed Assault Spear (Rank 1 : 5 SP)
The effectiveness with which a player can use one-handed piercing Spear type weapons. (+1 damage)

Inventory:
Weapons/Tools:
» Starter’s Iron Javelin (One-Handed Spear)
» Starter’s Cloth Armor (Light Armor)

Roleplays (in order):
» [F1-OP] Clairvoyance (in progress)

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Relationships:

Tarou - Close Friend
One of Alpheus’s original party members. Best friends since high school. Decreased.

Kaede - Friend
One of Alpheus’s original party members. Met at a college party while drunk. deceased.

Takuya - Friend
One of Alpheus’s original party members. Bought the game for Katsurou. Deceased.

Rin - Acquaintance
One of Alpheus’s original party members. Originally introduced SAO to Alphaeus. Decreased.

Story Thus Far

Katsurou first heard of the game from one of his friend’s friends, Rin. He was there on the game’s midnight release with the rest of his group, and they planned to be the first ones to beat the game. After only a few hours of playing, they discovered that the game was created to trap them and make them the maker’s playthings. Going mad, they turned on one another in a desperate move to take each other’s loot and survive. Alpheus was the only survivor, and managed to preserve his position as a green-player by acting in self-defense. After mourning the loss of his friends, he’s decided to return to the real world in a desperate attempt to reconcile with the families of his former friends.

To be continued.
 

Edited April 19, 2017 by Alpheus

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