[gentle, recorded sigh]

And my little master has vanished again. He left a note that said he was looking for Sebastian, and...

His pillow was still warm.

And again, I'm without work and unsure what to do with myself. People deem to drift here and there like the sway of the tide.

Profile for rivelata
PLAYER
NAME: Lilly
PERSONAL LJ: umiyuko
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S):
Email: i_am_little_flower_2u@hotmail.com
AIM: AerisFlowerChild
MSN: same as email

CHARACTER
NAME: Yuna
FANDOM: Final Fantasy X
TIMELINE PERIOD: Macalania Woods, just before going to meet Seymour for the fateful wedding.
BACKGROUND:
Spira, the land where Yuna hails from, is ruled over by a secretive religion worshipping the deity Yevon, and tormented by a mysterious creature aptly named Sin. Sin 'punishes' humanity for its sins and kills hundreds and does considerable damage all throughout Spira so that the people are kept neatly in its grip.

Yuna was born in Bevelle, the center of Yevon's activity, only daughter to a priest of Yevon, Braska, and her mother, part of the Al Bhed tribe. She was named after Spira's very first summoner, Yunalesca. On a visit to her homeland, Yuna's mother was killed by the monster Sin, and Braska vowed to defeat the monster by walking the path of a summoner.

Summoners are priests and priestesses who travel a pilgrimage to gather fearsome spirits, or Aeons, to fight their battles in the shape of powerful avatars. Together with a set of guardians who protect the fledgeling summoner, Summoners travel to Yevon's temples all throughout Spira, gathering them one by one, before reaching the Holy City of Zanarkand, where they confront Sin, and battle it head-on with their Aeons. In this battle, the Summoner sacrifices their life, and two of their guardians. One to become a final Aeon that will join the others, and another bears the tragic curse of becoming Sin, and resurfacing in time. The lost summoner becomes a "High Summoner" and is revered throughout the land posthumously.

Yuna's father, Braska, became a High Summoner at the cost of his life when Yuna was seven. Now an orphan, She was left in the care of one of her Father's Guardians, who moved with her to the tiny island of Besaid at her father's request. There she grew from a little girl to a young woman. It has been many years since the start of the "Calm", or a time without Sin, an the creature has reappeared. So, Yuna steps forward to take up her Father's staff and begin her Pilgrimage.

However, Yuna encounters a hiccup in her plan. A hiccup with blonde hair named Tidus, who claims he came from Zanarkand, a thousand years ago! While her other guardians call him crazy, Yuna is inclined to believe this strange young man, who does not seem to be acting, or insane. So he accompanies her on her journey, and is the voice of the obvious that Yuna cannot see because she is blinded by religious loyalty. On each step of her journey, she begins to unravel the lies that Yevon has bound them with, and the endless cycle of destruction that has plagued Spira for a thousand years.

And now, at the height of all of her nerves and fears, Yuna seems to have been whisked away somewhere frightening indeed...

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
"You're fussing too much," Wakka's familiar, bright laugh rustled her hair with his breath, "You look three sheets t'da wind. Get some rest."

She stubbornly sat herself up to blink at the twisted, glistening trees above her. Macalania forest reminded her of the gumdrops her father had brought her when she was little, coated in iridescent globs that tasted sweet and melted in her mouth. The juvenile part of Yuna pondered if she went to one of the ancient trees and stuck her tongue to it if it would taste like candy.

"Sleep, Yuna," Lulu's cool croon had told her.

And her thick fur mantle draped all around her. Soon she was veritably buried beneath Lulu's furs, Kimaris' cloak, and Auron's jacket. Quite a comfortable nest indeed for the little Summoness, who soon drifted off to sleep under the care of her guardians.

But that was not where she would awake.

Yuna was no stranger to boats or the smell of the sea. After all, her knees were oft-skinned from slides in the seafoam, and her clothes and dusted lightly with sand. The feel of the ocean kissing her ankles was not unfamiliar to her. But this smell, this stink around her- that was not what she expected.

She fluttered open her heterochromic eyes and gasped. There were many people crouched around her, whispering in mumbling tones in their own tongue and languages she didn't recognize. She was somewhat knelt, as if she had been propped up against the wall to sleep. The blanket draped around her did her no service.

She sat fully on her ankles and crept her torso forward, whispering in a hush, "Where are we, are we headed to Kilika?" The answer she received did not please her at all.

She could not play in some foreign land when Spira needed her so desperately!

FIRST PERSON:
Good Evening. Since I am left with you, dear book, I shall assume that I am to write in you about my whereabouts and goings-on. The people here are kind, just scared; I felt the same feeling in Kilika after my first sending. There is a lot of pain here, a lot of hurt.

So many of us brought here right in the midst of crucial times! Me, about to accept an engagement to a man I know has killed his father and seeks my own destruction, and the others around me were in similar dire straits. I wonder, what has brought us here all at once?

Hopefully, it will all become clear soon, this air of suspense is thick enough to cut with a blade.

Oh! I believe we've docked...

NOTES:
Woot, third character already! I'm also Penelo and Nozomu Itoshiki's mun. I'm so excited, I've always wanted to play Yuna!