Azora Oshiro

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> Azora Oshiro
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> Basic Information
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> ### Talent
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> Ultimate Competitive Gamer
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> ### Status
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> Alive
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> Biographical Information
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> ### Other Names
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> SilverVortex (Online Name), Silver (Alias), [Redacted] (Postgame Title)
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> ### Gender
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> Non-binary
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> ### Pronouns
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> They/Them
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> ### Age
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> 17
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> ### Date of Birth
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> March 30th
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> ### Height
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> 5'6
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> ### Weight
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> 111lbs
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> B
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> ### Sexuality
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> Panromantic Ace
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> ### Relatives
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> Yuma Oshiro (Father), Miyu Oshiro (Mother), Airi Moriyama (Grandmother), Sumire Shirai (Aunt), Tomomi Shirai (Uncle), Katashi Shirai (Cousin), Tsuneo Shirai (Cousin)
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> ### Loves
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> Competition, Pokemon, Board Games, Video Games OSTs, Cats
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> ### Likes
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> Fire, Chocolate, Rain, Nightcore Music, Cities, Gemstone
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> FPS Games, Movies, Warm Weather, Dogs, Makeup, Sand
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> Luck Based Games, Bugs, Cheese Cake, Loud Noises, Rulebreakers
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> ### Appears In
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> Storm of Suspicion
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> ### Chapter of Death
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> Chapter 5 (Culprit)
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> Onyx
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> **Azora Oshiro was a participant of the killing game that took place at Snowden Ski Resort & Chalet in the updated Neo World Program in Storm of Suspicion.**
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## Personality

During the Prologue, Chapter 1 and early Chapter 2, Azora seemed to be quite energetic and very talkative. They had a way with words, never being direct with what they meant but knowing what to say to have the right effect. Azora came across as friendly and well meaning though a bit self-centered and attention seeking. They seemed to always be putting on some kind of act.

For the duration of the Chapter 2 motive, Azora was nervous and quiet, easily scared by the stronger personalities of the group. They seemed to care a lot about others and formed friendships quite easily.

With the arrival of Chapter 3, Azora's personality seemed to change. Most would call them insane, a maniac or a monster. Azora seems to enjoy the killing game, especially the idea of killing someone. They intentionally try to be disturbing and have no filter on the kinds of things they are willing to say. Azora knows how to cause harm with words. They are just as energetic as before, though their excitable nature has become more disturbing. Azora is very intelligent and cold beneath their act, they overexaggerate the extent of their insanity and make themself seem less intelligent than they actually are for more effective results. Azora is always scheming, always working on another plan. While the effects of those plans are arguably selfless, Azora is only doing what they do for their own gain.

The truth to Azora's personality is simple. They were not like this originally, but had to change to survive. Kept hidden beneath all their masks and walls is a personality not too different from how they were during the Chapter 2 motive, someone who cared for others and only wanted to be accepted by them. This is why Azora sometimes has moments of wanting to help others or considering offers that could lead to what they have always wanted, but with how many times these thoughts and feelings have harmed them, they distrust the very idea.

Azora holds a lot of negative emotion that has only built up over the years. Spite, fear, loneliness, sorrow, jealousy... It has made them bitter, hateful and distrustful. But that spite is also what keeps them going. They are the type of person to hurt others before others can hurt them, being the one in control of the situation makes them feel better, it makes them feel safe. Azora is scared of being used and hurt again, preferring to keep others at a safe distance.

Another very notable part of who they are is their need for attention, making sure no one forgets about them. Why? Because they're afraid of being forgotten and left alone. They'll do anything to keep people thinking about them with no real care if those thoughts are positive or negative, all that matters is getting some form of attention.

It was due to both their need to be noticed and fear of being hurt that they took on an antagonistic role in the killing game. By appearing as a threat they could push away anyone trying to get close enough to use them while keeping everyone's attention on them. Causing more and more trouble made them impossible to forget, their act of insanity doing the job perfectly.

On the topic of acts, Azora is always putting on some kind of act. Whether than be the murderous maniac act used throughout most of the killing game or the energetic streamer act they use online or in public. Azora knows how to adapt their behaviour for any situation, finding ways to get whatever they want through their acts. These masks make them very dishonest, however and they never say their thoughts straight, preferring to make a game out of anything they're trying to say by leaving just enough clues to put things together but in such a way it could all easily go completely unnoticed. Azora is highly intelligent but acts childish, dramatic and overly energetic to hide their intelligence.

Azora has a tendency to view everything as a game. This is their way of coping with their problems by seeing everything in a way that makes sense to them. If everything is a game, then they can win. They are very competitive because of this, always trying to outplay others.

## Appearance

Azora is of average height with very pale skin, long, messy, dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. They usually wear a light blue, sleeveless turtleneck sweater with a black jacket worn off the shoulders with it resting at their elbows instead. Denim jeans and black boots make up the other basics of their outfit. A pair of glasses and a small top hat with a long black ribbon that comes down as far as their hand finishes the look. Azora always wears white gloves made of an expensive silk that are soft to the touch. They never are without their earbuds that always sit in their ears, usually playing a videogame OST.

Azora has a different outfit while at events that is much more extravagant. They exchange their jacket for a huge black scarf that comes down like a cape behind them and wear several silver bracelets along both arms. The turtleneck is swapped for a light grey one rather than the light blue. Azora ties their hair back and hides it with their scarf, they also tie their hair back while streaming. They swap their earbuds for a silver headset.

## Backstory

The first five years of Azora's life were their best. They were an only child with two loving parents who definitely spoilt them. Being so early in their life, they don't remember much of it, but they knew they were happy. It's a bittersweet thought.

At the age of five, Azora's life began to fall apart. Their parents often argued and were constantly working, often leaving Azora alone. The fights escalated until Azora, scared and upset by all of it, asked them why they were fighting one evening. Their parents seemed shocked, almost like they didn't even know that Azora knew about any of it. There were no more fights or arguments following that. Actually, there wasn't much of anything. Azora's parents were never home at the same time and gave Azora even less attention, only giving them anything they wanted thinking that would be enough for them.

Not too long after, their family moved to England to be closer to other family members as their parents would be gone longer and longer and needed someone to look after Azora. Azora was regularly looked after by their grandmother, but she didn't pay much attention to them either, making them do chores around the house while she watched TV. They also spent time with their aunt, but that wasn't a good situation either as their aunt was often busy with their younger cousins and would easily get mad at Azora for the smallest of things.

Their school life wasn't much better. If anything, it was worse. Azora never knew why they were the odd one out, but how ever much they tried, they were never accepted by the other kids. While Azora started off a very kind and caring child, as the years went by they were relentlessly bullied, whether it be through violence, words, or being left out, it made Azora bitter and led them to getting into fights and arguments in self-defence that they were blamed for and labelled them as the problem child. The events that remain in Azora's mind the most were times where they were manipulated by the other children with promises of friendship and attention that only led to getting them in some form of trouble or just simply abandoned when they were no longer helpful or fun.

Being a lonely, struggling child in a bad situation, Azora had to find ways to take their mind off their problems. Sadly, their first coping mechanism was not a healthy one. Azora had seen fire a few times before and it had always fascinated them. It wasn't hard for they to get their hands on some matches and start setting small fires. They knew what they were doing was bad, but it gave them an odd form of comfort and they couldn't stop themself from continuing. But it was not enough as things got worse and worse, leading them to starting bigger and bigger fires until they eventually went as far as considering burning their school down to make the pain go away. This didn't end up happening though, thanks to another coping mechanism they found.

Around the time when everything was beginning to get too much for them, Pokemon cards became a big thing at their school, leading Azora to discover the games. Being able to get whatever they wanted from their parents, it wasn't long until Azora received their first ever Pokemon game, a copy of Pokemon Alpha Sapphire. This game introduced them to something new and they soon became very interested in video games as a whole, even discovering the competitive side of gaming which quickly became their favourite thing.

In the few years following, Azora continued gaming which kept their mind off of other things. They even begun to take part in competitions online for games they enjoyed, winning a surprising amount of times against much more experienced players. Eventually, at the age of 14, Azora began streaming on Twitch under the name SilverVortex and rapidly grew a fanbase. Silver was seen as a child prodigy when it came to competitive gaming, easily surpassing anyone else of their age.

While it seemed like they had found their happiness, such a large following only led to bad online experiences. Accusations, drama, creeps, death threats, stalkers... They've seen the lot. And it wasn't limited to online either, in extended to the real world when they would attend gaming events. It all led to them needing to take a break and their fans seemed supportive. But when they returned, they found no one waiting for them. Fans had moved on and old friends had betrayed them to cause internet drama.

All of these experiences led Azora to realise that people are all the same. People only stay around if it benefits them and the moment it no longer does, they leave. They were done with being used and tossed aside, they could play that game too. If they lived in a world where everyone is out to win for their own gain with no care for anyone else, they would just have to outplay them. So Azora put on an act as the outgoing, friendly and overexaggerated streamer to pull people in just enough for them to easily gather attention while keeping everyone at a distance so they couldn't be used again. This is a game they've been playing ever since.

## Relationships

### Ethan Tenmei

Azora first properly met Ethan in the Ski Equipment Room in Chapter 2 when they were both infected with the motive. The first conversation was awkward at best and didn't last long, leaving Azora to see him as a weird but forgettable for the remainder of the chapter.

They spoke again in the Kitchen in Chapter 3 while Azora was preparing for the staged murder attempt. Azora saw this as an opportunity to practice messing with people and tried to cause trouble but it seemed to have no effect on Ethan due to him believing everything to be meaningless, which directly conflicted with Azora's own views. No matter what Azora tried, nothing worked and they soon became frustrated, deciding to never talk to Ethan again. They hated him after that and did not want to be around him.

The next time they met was when Azora's attempt to cause trouble for Kumoshi had begun to go wrong. Ethan had been chasing after them after they tried to kill Natonato back in the Living Room, stumbling upon the two out on the Patio. He tried to get a reaction out of them by calling them meaningless, but that did not work as he had contradicted himself with his actions and words three times in just that moment which Azora actually found quite interesting.

It was at the Ski Lift when the two next came across each other, but before much could be said, they discovered a body in the ski lift's engine. Azora and Ethan investigated together and ended up talking more than either of them would have liked. But it was through that conversation that Azora's opinion on him changed. Maybe it was the fact that he really wasn't hiding anything unlike everyone else but they were oddly interested in talking to him more which they weren't the most happy about, but they guessed they could at least tolerate him.

The only time the two spoke during Chapter 4 was when Azora came across Ethan and Jack in the Living Room talking about the button that was the new motive. Azora was actually trying to ignore Ethan at first, but they couldn't avoid talking to him after the button was pressed as they actually wanted to get to know him while still in denial about it. They tried to subtly convince him to test out the effects of the button with them, but it didn't work and he left them to it, much to their disappointment.

Their next meeting in Chapter 5 was one that Azora didn't expect when Ethan came to check on them after they had been stabbed by Kumoshi. Azora immediately picked up on how different he was, suddenly openly caring about them. It took a bit, but he eventually explained to them that he came into the Living Room after they passed out and helped with their stab wounds before he attacked and tried to kill Kumoshi. He admitted that he cared about them and seeing what Kumoshi did, he decided to do something. This was the final thing that made Azora stop denying their fondness of Ethan and they could tell they'd grown on him too. They were much more open than usual when talking with him and seemed to really enjoy playfully teasing him, even openly admitting that they found him interesting and entertaining. Though they kept certain opinions to themself, things they were not going to admit any time soon.

The final time they saw him was at the conclusion of the fifth trial. They expected him to be angry, but he seemed more upset. Azora really didn’t expect him to say what he did and while they were vague with their response, the feeling really was a shared one. It was actually part of the reason why they did what they did, if they had left it any longer they may have reconsidered their plans to win the game which would have made everything they had done be for nothing. And if they had reconsidered, he would have just ended up dead at some point anyway. They’d rather he die because of them.

In the end, they did care about him and that friendship meant a lot to them. Ethan was the one person they truly came to trust. And they admittedly thought he was cute and they might be a little upset over getting friend zoned but they know it was probably one of his contradictions by how he explained the feeling. It was for the best he never thought about it like that anyway, their death would have hurt him more. They hope he won’t forget them, at least.

### Kaolin Coppelius

Kaolin was one of the few people Azora got to speak to during Chapter 1. They met in the Kitchen where Azora began to ramble about their talent and the games they play which seemed to interest Kaolin who had no experience with video games. Azora showed him a Nintendo Switch and began to guide him on how to move through the menus. Sadly, it was cut short by the discovery of a body, but Azora really enjoyed spending time with him and his interest in their games meant a lot to them.

The two next spoke in Chapter 2 while both infected with the motive. Azora came to Kaolin's room to see how he was doing after his fight with Kumoshi. While opposite Kaolin did scare them, they once again enjoyed spending time with him and even called him their friend while showing genuine concern for him and asking him to keep out of trouble. While thinking back to this interaction after the motive ended, Azora realised they quite liked his confidence during the motive and even considered encouraging him to be more confident afterwards, but they never brought it up.

It wasn't until Chapter 4 when they were able to talk again as Azora had been busy with the murder attempt during Chapter 3. They met when Kumoshi came into the Living Room carrying Kaolin and Azora immediately began to tease him but stopped when he was clearly bothered by it. Azora believed their friendship was over after what they did to Nato, it was meant to end that friendship after all, but when they called him their friend, he seemed fine with it and still considered them a friend. He picked up on how Azora wasn't as fine as they were saying they were and offered them some kind of peace which Azora almost took but they noticed some odd wording, did not want to appear weak in front of Kumoshi and could not fully trust Kaolin, leading to them quickly leaving the room.

They spoke briefly during the Chapter 4 investigation when Azora was checking all the rooms in search of the body. Kaolin seemed busy, so they let him know what was going on before going back to their search. There was one odd thing they noticed though, there was another doll. Azora knew from watching Kaolin work that he does dolls for the dead and does them in order so there being another doll with Haruko's already finished was odd. They did not want to believe anything was wrong though and returned to the investigation but their fears only proved true due to the evidence at the crime scene. Everything connected to Kaolin and despite not wanting to believe it, Azora pushed the idea at the trial as if they didn't, no one would. When it came out that it was Kaolin, Azora was almost convinced by his reasons, the peace that he had offered was death, freedom from the game. They did not let themself overthink it and immediately went to breaking down the idea and calling his actions selfish. It was not what they believed, but they had to say something, something that wouldn't just convince him and everyone else, but themself too. They couldn't be tricked by his idea of peace. When he finally stopped fighting for his goal, Azora went to talk to him but they knew it wasn't their place and walked away, he called after them and they mentioned how it was nice to have a friend and also hoped they would meet again some day.

In the aftermath of Kaolin's death, Azora noticeably misses him. They wish they had been able to talk to him more and truly be friends. These thoughts are completely kept to themself as usual though.

### Kumoshi Imai

It took a while for Azora to first talk to Kumoshi outside of trials, though they began with a fairly positive opinion on him due to his participation in those. The first time they actually spoke was in Chapter 2 while both infected with the motive. Azora was intimidated by opposite Kumo but could tell that he meant well leading, Azora to trust him due to how they were behaving during the motive.

Any positive opinion they had was lost with their next interaction in Chapter 3 after Azora attempted to kill Nato. Even Azora was not aware that Kumoshi was hiding a darker side. To them, he seemed overly emotional and an easy target if they wanted to upset some people due to how many people cared about him. They tried to lead him to the idea that the people he believed were his friends were not really his friends, but that did not work out well at all, leading to a change in tactics that, while it did have an effect, it was not the effect they would have liked. Threatening to harm the people he cared about was something they should have put so much more thought into, but they were getting a bit frustrated by being outplayed and they needed a quick way to take control of the situation. Kumoshi was definitely angry about the threats and began to make threats of his own which made Azora nervous. The events out on the Patio are a bit of a blur to them due to them dissociating when the situation brought up bad memories, but they immediately became slightly afraid of Kumoshi afterwards.

It was in Chapter 4 when they next spoke. They met in the Living Room when Kumoshi came in with Kaolin. While Azora's teasing about what they saw was only meant to be light-hearted, it seemed to have upset Kumoshi to the point of him making threats again which made Azora nervous but they pushed through that, refusing to show any kind of weakness. Him being there made the atmosphere tense while Azora was talking with Kaolin and Kumoshi's presence was a large part of why they refused Kaolin's offer of peace.

They came across each other again in Kaolin's room at the start of Chapter 5. Azora did not want to cause too much trouble at that time, needing time to think about a lot of things, like their friendship with Kaolin. They were not allowed that peace though when Kumoshi began to get threatening, leading to him challenging Azora to a stabbing game. Azora did want to play despite the danger of it, but they could also tell that he probably wouldn't let them say no. So they played, leading him out to the Living Room so that if anything were to go wrong they were in an open space that anyone could walk in on rather than a mostly ignored room where no one would be coming to help. While they were confident at first, the game soon went wrong, leading to Azora being stabbed twice in the back by a more than a little crazy Kumoshi who likely would have hurt them further if Khari hadn't stepped in.

After being stabbed by Kumoshi, Azora is honestly terrified of him, though they do their best to hide it.

## Trivia

* Azora is arguably a Tsundere with their refusal to admit to anyone (including themself) when they care about or like anyone.
* Azora is gluten and lactose intolerant.
* From the moment Azora was applied for SOS they were intended as antagonist who would cause trouble for the other participants.
* Azora is Autistic and has had a diagnosis since a very young age.
* Azora is a pyromaniac. They had not caused a fire in a few years before the game began.
* A lot of Azora's earlier backstory comes from Onyx's own trauma. They were intended as an exploration of that trauma along with the way people with serious trauma are seen and treated by others for the way they choose to cope.
* It can be argued that Azora has never actually done anything wrong. They are not responsible for their history and their questionable actions during the killing game were mostly agreed upon.