Makibishi Tsurugi

"I'm like a box of chocolates, but you will and won't know what you'll get"

"Just you wait until I can harness my clairvoyant abilities, then we'll see where the state of Etheridge will be!" - The final line to Queen Kendra during a televised declaration of war.

## Makibishi Tsurugi

### Relatives

Chokuto Tsurugi (Older brother) Kodachi Tsurugi (Older Sister) Tachi (Grandmother)Nagamaki (Mother)Tobiguchi (Father) Arashi (Niece)

### Affiliation

Kendra's Cabinet (formerly)The Etheridge Collective

## Physical description

### Eye color

Pink

**Makibishi Tsurugi** is a Subaru WRX who hailed from Garmsby Village. Alongside her older siblings, Kodachi Tsurugi and Chokuto Tsurugi, she is one of three founders of the Etheridge Collective. She is the youngest of the triplets and acts as a peacekeeper and the heart of the trio.

## Biography

Makibishi was born and raised in the tranquil village of Garmsby Village; she is the youngest of the triplets born five minutes after Kodachi Tsurugi. The three of them lived peacefully in the village. Makibishi's social butterfly personality extends far back to her childhood as she remembered the names and birthdays of every child in the village - and made friends with them in the process.

She went to school, helped with the family bakery, and spent her days playing with the other children and baking sweets for them. One day she, along with her siblings, were summoned to Naxera by Her Majesty to act as a set of new advisers to Zeph and the then-current Queen of Etheridge. Her and her siblings' incompatibility with the seriousness of the monarchy contributed to their being locked away when Her Majesty met an external world suitor. She was broken out of the dungeon alongside her sister during a mass jailbreak headed by Zeph, who made the decision to join the triplets in taking back the world.

She was among the first to propose the idea of a televised declaration of war when preparations were finished, and didn't get the chance to proper confront Her Majesty even by the end of the war.

## Personality

Fun, giggly, optimistic, loveable, full of energy, and full of life, there's a good reason why Makibishi is considered the heart and embodiment of fun of the triplets as well as the Etheridge Collective as a whole, rivaling Lumi's optimism. She's also known as a peacekeeper and does her best to maintain civility and peace among her friends and others of the external world.

Makibishi has a fairly logical side and a quiet side to her personality as well, as she has demonstrated the ability to listen and can appreciate being the listener rather than the speaker. Being a low-level clairvoyant, she's among the first to notice minute details even her more logical older brother could miss, and pick up on energy that might be missed by her energy sensing sister, Kodachi. For as bold as she can be, she tends to be haunted by a sense of anxiety that can't be shaken easily when she deems that her friends and family might be putting themselves in harm's way. If she is stressed out for too long, she'll develop stress sickness and be bedridden for at least a day after the stressor is gone, but it's not uncommon for her to be down for the count for longer in some cases.

Like her species' Earthly counterpart, love is what makes Makibishi herself, as she's one of the sweetest members of the group. She's slightly more extroverted than her older siblings and thus enjoys the opportunity to be the life of the party. Although she's among the first to resolve conflict, she'll also hide when she's overwhelmed by it. Don't be fooled by her exceptional ability to win you over with her sweets and her smile; cross her and you'll end up tasting her combat prowess. She is skilled in her water abilities, proficient with explosives, an expert at sweets manipulation, and a graceful parasol combatant. In the external world, rely on her to come out swinging with a tongue lashing and a few choice words.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Chokuto Tsurugi

"He cooks great food and he knows just what to do when we're feeling bad, plus he's really funny. He's the best big brother I could ask for!"

Makibishi views Chokuto as her role model, and that's how she's seen him for as long as she could remember. The two of them banter over the food he cooks for him, and they banter the loudest when they're bored. Chokuto's more logical lean in his outlook paired with Makibishi's emotional nature do not clash when it comes to humor as anyone else would expect, rather, they play off of each other excellently. She sees him as one of her protectors and admires his combat skills.

Sometimes, their logical and emotional outlooks do a role reversal; sometimes it has to be Makibishi to give Chokuto a reality check when his heart aches for something it can't have, or when his own fears get the better of him. The two of them have shared tips for hair care and traded culinary secrets with one another. The two of them have thought it ironic that each of them has a power that should belong to the other, given each other's personalities; however, it took Kodachi's observation to help them realize that they show off hidden sides to their persons.

Makibishi's own observation has also let her see that sometimes he overextends himself, and she's had to remind him to engage in self care frequently. Growing up, she's had a habit of sleep walking into her siblings' beds. When found the next morning, she's usually left alone, if not cuddled for the next few eons.

#### Kodachi Tsurugi

"The bestest sister in all the world! Not much more I can say for one of my two favorite fellow triplets."

Makibishi's and Kodachi's relationship is full of laughter and is uplifting in nature. Makibishi relies on her big sister for reassurance and protection, and frequently stays very close to her as she goes about external world business. She is a warm presence to her older sister and can be frequently found hugging her as she's working, giggling and bantering when times get boring or rough in the creative process or during every day errands.

While the two of them have had their fair share of disagreements and fights, they're short lived (while still kind of intense), and before you know it, she's back to cuddling up to her sister like nothing happened. When Kodachi isn't available to cling to, she can usually be found with Chokuto. Growing up, she's had a habit of sleep walking into her siblings' beds. When found the next morning, she's usually left alone, if not cuddled for the next few eons.

#### Tobiguchi Tsurugi

"Dad tends to worry himself over the small details, but I think he's been wonderful raising us. I'm gonna call him."

Makibishi is admittedly a bit of a daddy's girl in her eyes, despite admitting this to her dad and having him tell her that he loves all of his kids equally. While her other siblings might find that being treated less than their age at times to be annoying, Makibishi doesn't mind being treated as a kid at times, since that's been the main source of her positivity for most of her life. Even as she's gained valuable life experience in the alternate world and has faced genuine difficulties, there's nothing more refreshing to her than to see her dad.

The youngest Subaru in the family admires her father's perseverance and his loving demeanor, as well as his wide acceptance of other identities and relationships. The two of them have always had a trusting relationship; he, along with her mother, was one of the first people in her life to know about her clairvoyant abilities. Makibishi's water manipulation was of huge help in the kitchen; when her dad used too much of a liquid ingredient, she could remove it without removing too much (most liquid ingredients involve water, so they can be manipulated).

#### Nagamaki Tsurugi

"My mom's a total bookworm and a kickass clairvoyant. A lot of mothers say they don't have a crystal ball, and I know my mother doesn't know all the answers either, but she tells me that in every timeline, she loves me and the rest of the family. That's good enough for me."

Makibishi's relationship with her mother is close and full of trust, much like with her father and siblings; she loves her family equally and very much, which doesn't detract from how unique their mother and daughter bond is. Makibishi relied on her mother for clairvoyance for most of her childhood until her own clairvoyant abilities started appearing around the age of ten. While Nagamaki didn't have the ability to manipulate water well enough to be confident in her teaching abilities, she elected to have a tutor in water manipulation teach *both* of them, so that they could still bond despite the difference in the intensity of each other's water manipulation.

While her mother wasn't big on feminine cosmetics growing up, she learned a lot in the realm of makeup, accessorizing, and experimenting with different aesthetics from her three other sisters, and passed down her knowledge to Makibishi. Although her mother never saw her daughters as just dolls, she had fun testing out different aesthetics on both of her daughters. She helped Kodachi figure out that she looked cuter in hat when it got cold out, and Makibishi ended up settling on an aesthetic that emphasized her smaller frame; cuteness and pastels. Nagamaki was the first to suggest the space buns hairstyle to keep her long hair out of her eyes, which ended up becoming her signature hairstyle to this very day. The two of them enjoyed sewing together and baking as a team, and shared a love for books (although Makibishi preferred high fantasy to her mother's affinity for nonfiction). The two of them often had sparring matches for fun and to train for the rebellion. Although the two of them didn't hold back, nobody was ever truly hurt.

#### Arashi Tsurugi

"She's just as cute as a little creampuff and she's the next generation? I'm gonna do all I can for the little one to be a good auntie and be a good example of a leader! I'm an auntie! This is the best day of my life!"

Makibishi adores Arashi, seeing her almost like a daughter than a niece. The two of them play together frequently as well as spar; Arashi's attacks are so potent that it takes Makibishi's clairvoyance and agility, as well as uninterrupted focus, to keep her from being Badged by one of her arrows from miles away. Rather than taking it to heart, Makibishi has endless pride in her niece for her ability to succeed as an archer at a young age, and works hard to keep the collective a place she can play and learn safely. Although Makibishi and Arashi don't often team up in the alternate world, the two of them have been known to come up with creative ideas when they can put their heads together.

#### Tachi Tsurugi

"My grandmother's got a knack for baking cookies and serving up a hot plate of whoop ass if you ever dared to hurt her family. Not bad for someone who's 208 years old."

TBA

### The Kingdom of Etheridge/Kendra's Cabinet

#### Kendra

"Oh, her? Isn't she that monarch whose face is never seen? They say she rules this whole joint but I've never even heard her voice. How strange." - A thought Makibishi had during history class, before being interrupted by the teacher asking her to answer a question. 2014, internally; 2018, externally (due to time dissonance).

Like everyone else outside of Naxera, Makibishi had never laid her eyes on Her Majesty, nor had she heard her voice. Although some forms of technology in the form of radios, televisions, and the beginnings of the internet were in place in Etheridge during Her reign, Queen Kendra had her decrees spoken by Her Cabinet, and the only people who could ever hope to see her were the citizens of Naxera. As far as she was concerned, Makibishi only had her own life to worry about growing up.

Makibishi, after becoming part of Kendra's Cabinet, was appointed to be the court jester with the goal to keep Queen Kendra happy. Being a court jester, she was in a position to tell Her "how it was," for better or worse. Considering how Kendra ran a dictatorship and treated Cabinet members who questioned her in the slightest, Makibishi's capacity for honest expression still did not hold much weight even when it was by a margin compared to everyone else.

## Abilities and Weaponry

* **Aim Dodging** - Helped by her Clairvoyance, she can dodge linear attacks with relative ease, but requires a substantial amount of focus to accomplish.
* **Balance** - Makibishi is a graceful combatant, preferring to choose her battles carefully. She finds no need to rush if her clairvoyance and other weaponry serve her well, and it's hard to trip her up in battle.
* **Cake Blade/Cake Manipulation** - a dagger capable of turning most objects into cake; may or may not be edible depending on the object affected
* **Clairvoyance** - albeit low level in terms of training and ability, Makibishi's ability is powered by a high trust in her gut instincts, which has several practical uses in the external world, such as driving, navigating social situations, and feeling out physical locations for how comfortable she is. On multiple occasions, she has vetoed even the more reliable road routes due to a strong unease, usually for good reason.
* **Combat Parasol/Parasol Proficiency** - Able to shoot magically enhanced batter into the atmosphere and use explosive bubble attacks. In recent times, the umbrella has lost its functionality and is used as a melee weapon instead.
* **Car Physiology** - Makibishi is a Subaru WRX
* **Dance Combat** - Untrained externally, but when you've got the right pop music on standby, she tends to lull her enemies into a false sense of security before decking them with a breakdance. Learned from Zeph.
* **Explosive Artillery/Caltrops Proficiency/Makibishi** - her namesake weapon capable of not only slowing down pursuers, but swallowing them in explosions too.
* **Sweets Manipulation** - capable of baking a colossal cake and defeating enemies with it by shooting a magical batter into the sky to be baked by the sun before crashing back down to earth and remaining intact. She's also capable of creating larger sweets using all of her mana in one go in a last ditch attempt to cushion an otherwise fatal fall experienced by larger allies (airplanes for example)
* **Water Manipulation/Bubble Manipulation** - mostly comprised of explosive bubble attacks

### Shared with the Etheridge Collective

* **Caffeine Empowerment**
* **Companion Allegiance/Team Synergy** - A gift of their close bonds from different walks of life in their unique histories, what brought them together was the fundamental freedom to do whatever they wanted and any time, but over the course of the rebellion, they look out for one another.
* **Diligence Empowerment**
* **Body Manipulation** - Having adapted to an external world body with only being multiple in the mindspace, it didn't take long to learn how to properly use it efficiently.
* **Buoyancy Defiance** - The members of the group who are cars can easily swim and float in water, even though an Earthly car would be written off as a total loss if it fell into a body of water even like a swimming pool, much less be able to float or even swim.
* **Feline Companionship** - Inside or outside the mindspace, felines are trusted friends to the Etheridge Collective, as such, they're able to bond with most cats.
* **Focus Empowerment** - For better or worse when everyone is invested in something for an extended period.
* Magitek Physiology - Along with other members who hailed from the continent and happen to be vehicular, whose soul is powered by mana and body being comprised of mechanical parts in vehicular form.

## Interests

* Entomology
* Baking
* Reading
* Gaming
* Keeping the peace between her friends
* Lively social events and partying
* Witch aesthetic (just the aesthetic, but hasn't touched a grimoire or spellbook)
* Halloween
* Astrology
* Pastel colors
* Pop music
* Cute aesthetics

## Favorite foods

* Anything that is red velvet flavored
* Pastries
* Ice cream
* Cake
* Cupcakes
* Highly sweetened coffee
* Peaches
* Strawberries
* Vanilla
* Chocolate
* Pancakes
* Anything sweet she can and will make for herself

## Trivia

* She was born five minutes after Kodachi Tsurugi
* She is the shortest of the triplets at 5'2, tied with Kodachi Tsurugi
* Her name comes from an ancient Japanese caltrop used by ninjas, a weapon used to slow down pursuers during stealth missions
* Her automotive form looks similar to a 1992 Subaru WRX
* Her humanlike form is identical to her sister's, Kodachi, but their only differences are in height and in the way they wear their hair; Kodachi also wears glasses in humanlike form.