On Wed, 15 May 1996, Harvey Torrance Griffin wrote:

Orig> Miyuu ("Kyuuketsuki Miyuu")
Orig>
Orig> LOOKS:  Beautiful for a 13-sai girl, which she is going to look like for a
Orig> long time.  Make no mistake, however, the mind in that body has been
Orig> around for a long time and has seen and done a lot of things that will
Orig> make your hair fall out.  Once she completes her mission she will start to
Orig> mature in which case you will have an extremely beautiful woman to look
Orig> forward to.

*smiles*  But then again, the body is not what's truly important in the
long run... for me, at least.

Orig> SMARTS:  Lots of them.  This lady's been hunting some of the most
Orig> dangerous critters unknown to Man, many of whom are far older and more
Orig> experienced than she is.  She's still alive and usually victorious.  She
Orig> has deep insight into the human heart for someone who isn't human though
Orig> that insight seems to focus on the darker aspects of the species.  I
Orig> wouldn't engage in any philosophical debates with her until you've logged
Orig> a century or two under your belt.

hehe... what one lacks, one can gain through experience.  And Miyu seems
to be a good source to learn from... by direct experience if need be...
*^_^*

Orig> PERSONALITY:  Dark.  She's led a tragic life and an even more tragic
Orig> unlife. She can take on the characteristics of a lost child when things
Orig> close in on her too much but the vampire/Shinma hunter is never too far
Orig> away.  Under it all though she's still looking for the normal life and
Orig> family that was taken from her.  If you can convince her that you can give
Orig> her the love and home she's looking for you would find that there is a
Orig> brighter aspect to this lady.

Hmm... I think I can grow to like such a person.... ^_^ We could share...
but very soon, my pile would run out while she still sits upon a mountain
of woes... -_-

Orig> COMBAT SKILLS:  Impressive.  Besides possessing the traditional
Orig> capabilities of a vampire (minus the shapeshifting skills, at least in the
Orig> anime) she can direct considerable amounts of fire based spiritual energy
Orig> at her targets.  However her principle weapon is her companion, Larva, who
Orig> usually delivers the coup de grace.  When angered though she will use her
Orig> own abilities to kill.

To kill.... I don't think I've seen her kill anything yet.... No... She
doesn't kill.  She only killed twice... once in innocence and once for
revenge.  All other times, she banishes Shinma to the dark...

Orig> SPECIAL ABILITIES:  Freely transits between two worlds and can take others
Orig> with her, teleportation, mind control, extreme physical strength, superb
Orig> night vision, flight, spiritual energy attacks.  Can grant immortality to
Orig> humans by exchanging blood with them.  WARNING:  Her role as Guardian
Orig> between Shinma and Humanity means that she is not affected by the
Orig> traditional defences against vampires.  She freely walks in sunlight, is
Orig> unaffected by crucifixes, holy water, garlic, etc.  She probably isn't
Orig> affected by wards, ofuda, juzu, Buddhist or Shintoist incantations either.
Orig> She does not appear to even sleep in a coffin if she sleeps at all.  She
Orig> can enter a household without invitation and running water is no barrier.
Orig> She can even disguise her golden eyes to pass for human. While it is
Orig> likely that a stake through the heart will still kill her, it will be very
Orig> difficult to get it there.

Hmmm.... cool. If one does enter into a relationship with her, they
wouldn't have to worry about spending time together only at nights or in
the dark.... but rather, perhaps within the Dark...

Orig> COMPETITION: Larva.  Not a romantic rival but faithful servant and fierce
Orig> defender.  You do anything likely to harm Miyuu and you are *food*.
Orig> Fortunately Larva is a discreet presence and would not interfere in
Orig> Miyuu's happiness if Miyuu were to decide that that happiness includes
Orig> you.  You may also expect difficulties from Spiritualist Himiko with whom
Orig> Miyuu shares a deep and distant connection.  This woman has obsessed
Orig> herself with Miyuu and is likely to be a fixture in your lives,
Orig> particularly after she turns vampire herself.

Hmmm.... Think I can really connect with Himiko... her interest in
spiritualism, her need to hold onto some kind of truth.  And her searching
for Miyu...

Orig> SEX:  She probably doesn't know what it is yet.  While she feels the
Orig> longings of a woman for love her body is still that of a 13-sai girl with
Orig> all the hormonal confusion that implies.  It will be a long wait until she
Orig> matures to the point where this becomes a possibility but I suspect that
Orig> Miyuu will make it well worth the wait.  You can consider this an
Orig> incentive to take up the art of Shinma hunting.

*Smiles* Considering that she herself is Shinma, one might want to be
selective and settle for an apprenticeship. ;)  But... even a child has
desires... wants... cravings.  If not to consumate, then to fulfill some
of those needs.  I.. *thwack*

Nagisa: *silently bashes Wing with her bare hands, her eyes glinting a bit*

Wing: *eep*

Orig> OVERALL:  If you have a taste for the unusual in a mate and a lot of
Orig> patience, Miyuu would be hard to top.  You may have to wait a few
Orig> centuries before the relationship bears fruit and you will no doubt be
Orig> nibbled on from time to time but there are good reasons to consider Miyuu
Orig> as a wife.  And if you elect to take some of her blood in exchange for
Orig> yours you will have to change your definition of "long-term" relationship.

Hmmm... if and when that happens, instead of immortality, I would suddenly
fear death.

Nagisa: *nodding* Glad you see the light... ;)

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