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[Taro Miyagi]

i'm smoother than words

• • • full name: Taro Miyagi
• • • nicknames: He doesn’t have any nicknames, but his two other “selves” are Taku and Tomo
• • • gender: Male
• • • date of birth & age: March 3rd, 23 years
• • • sexuality: Asexual; it is difficult for Taro and his other personalities to agree on even simple things, leaving romance to be completely out of the question for such a broken mind as his.
• • • race: Legendary Shifter- Chimera
• • • face claim: Mello from DeathNote

you're smoother than curves

Hair: Dirty blonde and rough cut, falling just long enough to caress his shoulders, Taro’s hair very much resembles the wild mane of a lion, precisely the look he is going for it styling it as he does. Though his hair has always been the same dirty blonde color, there was once a time he kept it closely cropped to his head, a style of convenience given the amount of sports he involved himself in. However, since the experiment, and the rather domineering influence of Taku, the lion’s head of the chimera which Taro can shift into, he has since allowed his hair to grow out, and due to the coarse texture, also thanks to Taku’s influence, allows it to remain as it falls, as opposed to attempting to tame it in any way. Having developed no other signs of Taku’s presence, the lion is rather adamant that Taro leave his hair as it is in order to represent his presence.

Eyes: Taro once had very normal hazel eyes; now, however, though his eyes are still hazel, they lack the same normalcy as before. The color is nothing spectacular; it is the pupil which has changed. When the chimera DNA mixed with Taro’s own, and when his original self became the goat’s head of the beast, his eyes followed suit. If one has ever looked closely at the eyes of a goat, they would have noticed that the pupils, as opposed to being round like a humans, or even slits like a feline’s, are actually rectangular. Taro’s, too, have reshaped themselves to be broad blocks of black within his hazel eyes. However, if this change caused any change in his vision, Taro has not noticed it; perhaps simply because his DNA merged with that of the chimera’s well enough, it has not effected him; regardless, he sees the same as ever, and only the outward appearance of his eyes has been altered.

Height: 5’9”
Weight: 143 lbs.
Piercings/Tattoos: None
Anything else?: With Taku’s lion head displaying itself in Taro’s hair, and the goat’s head showing up in Taro’s eyes, Tomo’s snake head could hardly be left out; for the longest, the snake missed any representation in Taro’s human form, but recently, Taro’s face has begun to scar around his left eye, damage caused by the emerging of scales cause by the effects of the serpent’s presence in his other form. This scarring stretches from just beneath the line of his hair, surrounds his left eye, and fades out across his cheek until it ends at his jaw line. For now, the patch is just red and exceedingly rough, but within a few months, the entire region of his face will have grown scales.

This, however, describes Taro’s human appearance alone; as a shifter, there is, of course, an entire second part of him which should not be neglected. When the FBI genetically engineered the DNA of a chimera, the scientists must have taken their cues from the original Greek myths from which the creature first came. One of the monstrous offspring of Typhon and Echidna, early members of the Greek pantheon before Zeus cast them both down, the chimera is a combination of lion, goat, and serpent, with the lion forming the forehand of the body, the goat the midsection, and the serpent the rest, but with the heads of each. Taro’s chimera is precisely this: a four-legged creature, the size of a lion, but broad enough of the chest to bear both lion and goat’s head, with the forelegs of a lion, the hind legs of a goat, and body and head of a serpent as a tail. The body maintains the tawny fur of a lion, a result of the lion’s dominance over the other two heads, though the snake holds its ground, with scales stretching across the entirety of the tail before it mixes into the fur of the body.

i speak so eloquently

Becoming an experiment for the FBI is not exactly the easiest experience to undergo, and many would consider the experiments quite mentally trying; sometimes, the mind simply cannot endure such an experience. The pressure is simply too much, and if the treatment does not give, then the mind will; it is just not possible for both to continue normally. In the case of Taro, his mind never truly was up to the task set upon him by the FBI, and when his DNA was met by the genetically engineered DNA of a chimera, his mind simply gave in. It was something which the FBI should have caught in their examinations before the experiment began, and, indeed, they did catch it; however, the frailty of Taro’s mind was not great enough to cause concern; after all, he maintained a normal life despite the condition.

The condition itself? Taro suffered from a very minor case of schizophrenia, a condition which was found to easily be manageable by medication. Still, medication just wasn’t enough to continue to manage the condition once his mind was placed under the extreme stress of the experiments. When the aggressive DNA of the chimera, one of the monstrous offspring of Typhon of the Greek pantheon, met with Taro, his mind simply broke, and the voices of his schizophrenia seemed to develop ever-stronger footholds within his mind, his condition surging forth into full-blown multiple personality disorder, his consciousness split between three selves, one for each head of the beast he was turning into. Each personality has fully developed into a separate entity due to the strength of the chimera DNA, each having its own preferences and mannerisms.

Taro himself remains as one of these three entities; however, for the frailty of his mind, his persona was forced into submission. As such, Taro speaks from the goat’s mouth, the most submissive of the chimera’s three heads. Easily overruled by the lion’s roaring speak, and quickly quieted by the snake’s venomous and scathing comments, the goat’s only advantage is being wiser. However, wiser is merely a relative term; a jock before this all began, Taro is wiser only for having existed longer than his other personas. Still, it is just enough for him to be the voice of reason of the trio, whenever one is called for. This is, albeit, very rarely; the brash lion and arrogant snake hardly see the need to call upon the goat’s aid. It is up to Taro to make himself heard when the other two come up with ideas which conflict with the morals he was taught as a child, and though he is not opposed to speaking up at first, he often will let the point drop once the others begin to argue, too timid to rush into the conflict. His only real authority comes when a dilemma force the others to turn to him for aid, aid which he is bullied into giving, whether he wishes to or not.

The one who does the bullying? Why, of course, that duty falls to the Taku, the lion. Brash and aggressive, Taku is seen by the others as the boss; his roar is the final say on anything. Loud and self-confident, Taku does not hesitate to make a decision and take action. This, however, rarely results in the best course of action being taken, often forcing all three of them into trouble. His violent nature does little to aid this, though it does seem to aid him in getting his way; it is a fool who would dare provoke a lion’s anger, or so the other two believe. Taku is quick to use his brawn to silence opposition, and though he cannot technically do anything to the others without also harming himself, this thought tends to escape all their minds. Besides, it would not be beyond this lion to harm himself in order to cause the other two pain as punishment for opposing him, and the goat and the snake are wise enough to not push Taku to that point.

Not that the snake would want to, anyways. Tomo, much like Taku, does not share the same morals imprinted upon Taro. Quick witted and sharp-tongued, Tomo fits the description of a serpent perfectly. He takes joy in causing strife and mischief, and delights in hurting the feelings of others with a well-timed, scathing comment. A snake’s greatest weapon is its venom, and Tomo seems to obsess over injecting venom into his each and every sentence, causing emotional wounds while Taku sees to the physical ones. Still, as sadistic as this snake is, even he has limits which Taku alone seems to lack; though not as morally concerned as Taro, Tomo draws the line at verbal abuse alone. It is not so much a moral choice, but rather the choice of a coward, too afraid to give punches when those blows might be returned. Even still, Tomo will claim that he simply doesn’t take as much joy from physical abuse as he does verbal, though it is a weak excuse to be sure. However, even in his aversion to physical means, even he will not oppose the wills of Taku. Not one to be forced into submission, Tomo takes out his frustrations on Taro, often exerting his authority over the timid goat, simply to prove how tough he thinks he is.


• • • loves: With three separate personalities ruling a single body, it can be difficult to pin down any single set of preferences; and when each personality is as varied as Taku, Taro, and Tomo are, the task becomes impossible. None of these three personas can agree on more than a couple of things, however, they each do have very distinct likes, even if they may not correspond with the likes of the others. For Taku, nothing is more loved by him than violence; he loves his strength, loves his ability to use it to get his way, and he loves how powerful it makes him feel. He especially loves being the most dominant of the three; but Taku’s love is the hate of both Taro and Tomo, and neither of them enjoy being bullied by the lion. Taro, the original personality and so the only one who was ever taught morals, has a very different set of preferences. Though Taro, too, loves strength, his love of strength comes from strength as seen by sports, not by combat; an athlete by nature, Taro loves any and all sports, with football being his favorite. He loves the strategy and the competition of sports, and takes joy in both watching and playing them. This is the only thing which Taro loves which Taku can also agree with, as Taro’s love of morals and following rules is strongly opposed by the immoral Taku. Tomo, too, despises Taro’s need for order, but even he does not share the same likes as Taku. Instead of violence and strength, Tomo prefers wit and sarcasm; he loves mind tricks and twisting people’s words about on themselves. He takes joy from giving someone a good verbal lashing, and especially loves insulting Taro; something which Taro, naturally, does not agree with.

• • • hates: Just as the three heads cannot agree on what to like, they are also in constant opposition of what to hate. Taku hates morals; Taro loves them. Taro hates being submissive; Taku and Tomo love to bully him. Taro and Tomo hate violence, Taku loves it. Taku and Tomo hate for others to consider them to be freaks, whereas Taro seems to believe that those others are correct. Taku hates all rules, Tomo only some, and Taro doesn’t hate any of them. Even on things as simple as food, the trio conflict; after all, Taku and Tomo, being of carnivorous natures, hate any food other than meat, while Taro, the only herbivore of the bunch, will each anything but meat. It seems that the one thing which they all can agree to hate is each other, as none of them particularly enjoy being stuck with the others, and strife reigns amongst them all.

• • • flaws: Being a three headed creature is, arguably, a flaw in and of itself, but even when maintaining a human form, Taku, Taro, and Tomo are rife with flaws. The most glaring of these is the fact that it is but once a blue moon that all three can agree upon anything, and the constant disagreements within the single body means that they are never fully committed to anything they do, leaving room for error. Perhaps one may believe that two heads, or even three, are better than one, but this is not the case when they cannot agree, and especially not when they fight to stop the others from doing something. Each persona, as well, has flaws to himself, and though these flaws may be counterbalanced by the other two, the fact that they do not work together as they should means that they suffer from all of their flaws and very few of their strengths. For instance, Taku is brash, and while Taro could easily make decisions that would keep them out of trouble, Taku refuses to let him, and so his hasty decisions lead the trio into trouble. Tomo, on the other hand, is exceedingly rude, a trait which also could get them into trouble; and yet, Taku encourages this, and Taro is, again, kept from stepping in. And while Taro seems to be the best of the three, he, too, is flawed. He lacks self-confidence, and too easily allows the others to bully him, keeping him from aiding where he could, and thus causing all three of them to suffer.

• • • secrets: With a loud mouth such a Taku doing most of the talking, it is very difficult for Taro to keep secrets, especially since Taku doesn’t see the need. However, there are secrets which each persona manages to keep from the others, at least, which Taro and Tomo keep from Taku, as he is unafraid to simply tell the others how it is, though they would prefer not to be so open with him. Taro, for his part, keeps it secret that he would actually like to have a girlfriend; kept secret for the reason that he knows it is useless to even hope, and he refuses to give the others another thing to use against him. And Tomo, in true kiss-up style, tries to remain on Taku’s good side by acting as though he admires him, despite the fact that he secretly hates the lion.

• • • fears: While Taku, not knowing any better, does not consciously fear much of anything, Taro and Tomo both have their fair share of fears. The most obvious is that they both fear Taku, seen by their constant allowing of him to bully them and make all the decisions. Tomo commonly is able to overcome this fear, however Taro seems to never manage this. In addition, Tomo is a coward when it comes to battle, and is afraid of physical pain, and Taro is afraid of both spiders and heights, both fears border-lining phobias, though Taku and Tomo refuse to allow Taro to have any phobias, since he is made to do things regardless of his fears.

you won't have a chance to deny me

Though there may once have been a time in which those of mentally frail conditions were unable to lead normal lives, such times have long since been over due to the advances of medical sciences. As such, even Taro, born with a case of genetic schizophrenia, was fully capable of living a normal life. Born to Jiro and Hisa, two hard-working parents, Taro was raised in pre-schools and day cares, where his condition was first noticed at the young age of three, when his caretakers suspected his ideas were a bit too creative for even a child’s imagination. His parents had him further tested, and his disease was discovered; immiediately they had him prescribed the necessary medications for management, and Taro returned to his daycares and playmates, all the more normal.

There are those who argue that a stay-at-home mom is necessary for a child to develop normally, however, Taro managed to do quite well even amongst his many caretakers. He developed good people skills at an early age, and became used to amusing himself, becoming fully capable of being independent, rather than the clingy attention-needy stereotype associated with only children spoiled by their parents. It was the activities set into place by the day cares to keep kids busy which caused his love of sports; he enjoyed every physical activity which they were allowed to do, and when allowed on the playground, Taro was always seen with some sport’s equipment in his hands. Despite the minimal time he was able to spend with his parents, Taro never seemed to suffer for the way he was raised, as his parents managed to still be loving whenever they were around their son.

As Taro began attending school, it became apparent that sports would be the only thing he would excel in; perhaps it was due to the medications and condition of his mind, but Taro tended to struggle in most of the concepts of school, maintaining academic averages of slightly less than his peers. However, when gym class rolled around, everyone quickly found out that Taro was to be one of the best. Though not the largest athlete, Taro seemed to just know how to use his body, and did well in nearly every sport. He enjoyed what he did, as well, and so, when he was old enough to begin joining the school’s teams, he was sure to sign up for as many sports as allowable for each season, with field hockey and football being the ones he made sure he always participated in. His afternoons and evenings became filled with sports, with the remainder of his time being put into maintaining the required academic average in order to remain on the sports the school considered to be extracurricular.

His parents, proud of his ability to excel in sports, often helped with this whenever they could, tutoring him on nights when work had not been too exhausting for them. Taro maintained a busy schedule, and so his parents no longer saw the need of extra help in watching their son; he had long since grown out of daycare, and now not even a babysitter was required to keep watch; Taro was so rarely at home that it hardly mattered. They continually encouraged him to pursue his athletics, believing it would teach him how to manage his time and become more responsible in order to maintain a job as an adult.

However, in continuing to participate so avidly in his sports, Taro gained something else entirely: the attention of the FBI. Constantly searching for possible subjects for their recent experiments, the FBI could hardly allow such a hard-working, athletic boy go to waste. He was approached by field members of the genetic testing after a Friday night football game when he was thirtten; the operatives explained that they wished to use him for a study, and that there would be a set of many physical challenges before him, something which they knew he would look forward to. Having grown up among so many strangers, Taro knew no better than to simply trust them, and so he agreed, eager to test his own athletic abilities.

Upon reaching the research compound, Taro got the chance to test his athleticism and quite a bit more; the FBI set before him quite a few tests to determine whether or not he was to be compatible with the animal DNA. He passed each of the physical tests with flying colors, as expected, however his mental examinations quickly brought to light his case of schizophrenia. Still, so caught up in the fact that Taro’s physical capabilities were so ideal, the doctors agreed that there was no reason the condition should not remain just as manageable as it had been, and that he need only continue taking his medication.

This diagnosis, however, was given with the expectation that Taro was to simply be injected with the DNA of a normal animal; however, his strength was great enough that the leaders of the program green-lighted an experiment far beyond: Taro was to become a legendary shifter. His strength was ideal for the experiments; after all, the intensity of the DNA of mythical creatures was far beyond that of the animal DNA, and a certain physical strength is required for a subject to properly merge with the creature’s DNA. Beyond this, the research team had been looking for a subject capable of not only the intense DNA of a legendary creature, but, in particular, one capable of subduing the aggressive nature of the chimera. In their minds, Taro would be more than capable of such a feat.

The injection was given immediately, and the aggressive DNA swiftly merged itself with Taro’s; as expected, his body was more than capable of handling the strain. However, the researchers had not counted on just how weak his mind truly was, medication or not. The DNA swiftly broke down his mind, giving root to his condition to intensify, developing into full blown multiple personality disorder. However, as the chimera has three heads, the FBI simply assumed that this was an unforeseen result of the DNA, one which was completely normal. After all, Taro had been given increased dosages of his medication for the experiment, and the other personalities were subdued for the observations of the FBI. As such, the experiment was considered to be successful, and Taro was returned to his parents.

Jiro and Hisa, though at first frantic over the disappearance of their son, were both realistic individuals, and after two months of searching, they maintained very few hopes of their son being returned. When at last he did return, neither parent knew how to react; Taro had already developed the rectangular pupils of the goat’s head, and the radical changes of his personality and mental stability had them wondering if this was even their son anymore. And, as Taro’s heavier doses of medication wore off, and he returned to his normal prescribed amounts, the two additional personalities became more and more apparent, until Taku, the dominant personality of the lion’s head, gained enough footage to force Taro to stop taking the medication altogether. Taku and Tomo, the snake’s head, now had free reign, and Taro began to fade into the background.

He continued to attend school, however his grades dropped, and he was kicked off of the sports teams which he had once worked so hard to remain on; his parents were beyond knowing what to do, too afraid to send him to any medical help for fear of what the change in his eyes meant. Instead, they simply allowed Taro to do as he wished, and when he reached sixteen, they did not object to his choice to drop out of high school, though it pained them both to see it happen. They encouraged him to try to get a job, hoping for at least some good to come from his quitting school; however, he has been unable to keep a steady job, attending each profession long enough only to collect his first paycheck before being fired or quitting. He relies now on his parent’s income for a rather meager lifestyle; though he no longer lives at home with them, it is only because they could no longer stand to be around him, and so foot the bill for the small apartment he now calls home.

Over the years, Taro has become slightly estranged from his parents; though they still help support him, he rarely speaks with them, contacting them only when he needs them. He has continued his habit of job-hopping, though the time between each job becomes greater after each job as he makes his way slowly to the realm of unemployment altogether. His parents, for the most part, do their best to continue their lives, think only of his childhood when he was normal, and forget about the burden he has become now. Being realists, they hold no hope that he will improve, and Taro certainly has no ideas about changing, either, though this is the result of Taku’s influence, and not his own thoughts. Currently, Taro has been accepted into a job as a delivery boy for a local Chinese restaurant, a job which he is no more satisfied in than he has been with any other, and so it is likely this will change soon.


• • • father: Jiro Miyagi, 53, Network programmer
• • • mother: Hisa Miyagi, 49, Office Secretary
• • • siblings: None
• • • pets: With a trio of personalities hardly capable of taking care of themselves, Taro is hardly suited to owning any pets.
• • • additional information: As a chimera shifter, Taro has the additional ability of breathing fire while in his chimera form, however, due to Tomo’s aversion to pain, and Taro’s own objections, Taku is the only one who ever wishes to make use of this ability, and he can only use it when both other personalities are in agreement, so it is increasingly rare for the ability to be displayed.

i'm a sucker for lovers

• • • your name: Shatan
• • • your age: 17
• • • other characters: None yet, though they’re sure to come eventually
• • • how did you find us?: Ruby dragged me here by my ears XDD Not really, but she did show me the site.

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