Fujiko
From The Yuriban Encyclopedia
| Fujiko Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Quote: | "Have a pleasant day, please." |
| IC Info | |
| Race: | Human |
| Gender: | Female |
| Sexuality: | Lesbian |
| Age: | 29 |
| Date of Birth: | 20 January 1980 |
| Place of Origin: | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height: | 5'10" (178 cm) |
| Eye Color: | Blue-gray |
| Hair Color: | Red |
| Bloodtype: | O- |
| Sign: | Aquarius/Capricorn |
| Hobbies: | Gardening, cooking |
| Romantic Status: | Dating |
| Religion: | Shinto/Buddhist/Agnostic |
| Occupation: | Librarian |
| OOC Info | |
| Source: | Original (any resemblance to Lupin III is purely coincidental) |
Fujiko Tanaka is a slightly shy, rather redheaded young woman who occupies the position of Yuriba's chief librarian. Up until quite recently she was also the only one to occupy that title, until she elected to take on assistants.
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Biography
An only child, Fujiko's childhood was relatively uneventful. Early on she showed interest in athletics, especially football (or soccer, to Americans) and swimming. While mildly outgoing, her first love was always books, a devotion encouraged by her parents, who were both schoolteachers.
Beginning in high school, she had a string of failed relationships with other girls, hampered both by an increasing shyness, and the normal problems attendant with a same-sex relationship in a Japanese school. Unlike many, though, she found no lack of confidence in her own sexuality... only in the acceptance (or lack thereof) found in others.
Once in college, she continued her self-isolation, pursuing a major in library science at Yokohama National University and burying herself with the books she loved. Though an average student in most respects, it was the art of libraries where she truly excelled, graduating a full year early and immediately gaining a position at the Kanazawa branch of the Yokohama library system. Only two years passed there, though, before she noticed Yuriba mentioned in an obscure travel brochure and went there for a weekend visit, a visit which has since stretched out for several years and still shows no signs of ending.
Spring 2006 brought with it the opportunity to achieve one of her dreams: a fellowship at the main branch of the British Library for six months. Although saddened at the prospect of spending so much time away from her friends, she decided that this was too good an opportunity to pass up, and thus left Yuriba, to return in November. She enjoyed the experience so much, and the British Library was so kind as to consent, that in July 2007 she left again, though not without a bit more reluctance. Upon her return in December 2007, she seems to have settled down for good, tending to her books with typical professionalism.
Appearance
Aside from her red hair and tall stature, Fujiko is usually easy to recognize about town, as she nearly always insists on wearing neckties, and only dons a coat in the coldest a Yuriban winter has to offer. She prefers to keep a businesslike, professional appearance, and takes great pride, perhaps even a certain vanity, in her clothes. In recent weeks she may even be found in jeans, breaking her long-standing self-ban on trousers. While she wears glasses, they're only for cosmetic purposes; her vision is just fine.
Interests
In addition to her beloved libraries and books, Fujiko likes to keep in shape, mostly by jogging or swimming. In a less athletic vein, she also likes to garden. Despite her self-deprecating claims to the contrary, she has a real flair for this, and her perennials are especially breathtaking in the late spring to early summer. Recently she has taken up baking, and while starting with small things, her cookies and muffins have earned great praise from those few lucky enough to have sampled them. The same cannot be said for her breadmaking, however. She also has a passing interest in magic and the supernatural. This is partly predictable, given the prevalence of such phenomena on the island, but also because of its absence in her hometown. In fact, Fujiko often feels quite the minority on the island, as there is absolutely nothing of the supernatural about her at all; she has been known to refer to herself jokingly as "magically tone deaf."
Relationships
After steadfastly refusing to devote herself to any one woman for years--the string of too many failed relationships still haunting her--she seems finally to have hit things off rather well with Ada, after having considered her a friend for some time. The two have dated since spring of 2007, a relationship which shows little sign of waning. She still likes to maintain strong friendships--and more--with several girls. As she ages, though, she finds her circle of friends shrinking, largely by choice, as she devotes her time and attention to a more select few. While, like most people, she has both a group of friends and a smaller circle of closer friends, she hesitates to put any of them ahead of the others, though she does tend to be seen in the company of Allya, Diana, and Taruki more often than most.
Miscellaneous
Owing to her cultural and family backgrounds, few things are as important to Fujiko as politeness, and there can be no worse insult than to be thought of as rude. As such, her speech can tend to be a bit overly formal at times. Similarly, she cannot abide rudeness in others, and that can in fact be considered one of her turn-offs. She enjoys talking to new people and finding out more about them. Though she readily admits to being a horrible singer, she enjoys listening to pop, of both American and Japanese varieties. In fact, prior to her trip to England, American pop music was the main influence on her spoken English; happily, she's gotten much better at it.
She spends much of her time at Leona's Bar and Girl, though her other haunts include The Dragon’s Brew, and The Baby Seal, where one may find her working behind the counter, albeit it rarely.
