April Springwell

**April Springwell** is the deuteragonist of *Aries*. An alien modified to appear like a human from Earth, April is a young wealthy prodigy that owns a mansion in New World Aries. She encounters Ryo at the Mountains Jazz Club in Hokkaido, and then another night after stealing his Genesis artifact, transforming him into a hard working individual as ransom for giving up her possession. She eventually purchases another jazz club in Aries, forcing Ryo to work there part-time with Claude Spiker. Eventually, after experiencing all of human life with Ryo, she eventually becomes best friends and detectives to solve the mystery of Genesis.

In reality, she is **Ash Meguro,** whose memories and consciousness were rewritten and stolen by Genesis.

## **Profile**

#### **Personality**

April Springwell is a sophisticated, comedic, and bubbly alien individual. She has a curious personality that she never truly reveals after being enclosed in her mansion for long. She is sweet, carefree, and kind to those who treat her well. Because she is a young wealthy prodigy, April has high holds for manners and self-esteem, being extremely persuasive and powerful with her own voice. She is confident and willing to stand up for those who are in trouble or in dire need for help. However, as an alien, she is clueless about human behavior and life outside of her own comfort zone. She is also an excellent singer, being described as an angel by her customers.

#### **Appearance**

April Springwell is a young woman standing at 162 cm (5'4") with long, straight, and silky bright blond hair with bangs that cover her forehead. She has been modified to appear like a perfect and beautiful young woman, with freckles on her cheeks with piercing emerald eyes. Her entire figure and stature are slim. Her elegant personality makes her dress extremely wealthy-like, wearing bonnets, white dresses, and royal school attire. After spending time with Ryo, she becomes accustomed to wearing every day clothing one would dress on Earth. She also becomes accustomed to wearing Japanese attire, such as kimonos and robes.

## **Story**

#### **Childhood**

Ash Meguro was born on April 13, 3003 on Planet Scorpio. Her brother was deceased at a very young age, forcing her to be an only child in Scorpio. Not much was known about Ash during this time until she had moved to Asahikawa, Hokkaido in response to Planet Scorpio's relocation to Earth. Her family had been wishing to test out new life, and Ash was the first child to enter Seiya Elementary School. However, she was the target of Ryo Nakai's constant bullying for her alien heritage. At first, Ash believed that Ryo and his friends were being friendly, laughing at his bullying tactics. Eventually, Ash was attacked and injured severely, being recalled from elementary school. Before moving away, Ash contemplated how she was not fit for society. Her parents disregarded her feelings and set off to move in New World Aries.

In New World Aries, Ash had not changed her feelings about human behavior. One day after school, Ash was approached by a wealthy young man, who invited her to take part in an important project that would gain her school credit fit for the next three years. Without her family by her side, Ash accepted and ventured off into the Genesis Laboratory, where the man explained that if Ash was not happy or satisfied with her life, she could change herself to be perfect for human standards. Ash accepted. When the young man presented Ash with a heavy dosage of powerful drugs, she ingested them. After an hour, Ash committed suicide as a result of the medicine's side effects and her brain was taken by Genesis.

#### **Present**

In 3014, Ash's cerebral functions from her brain had been transferred into another alien individual named April Springwell from Planet Zodiac. As April Springwell, she was programmed to be the sister of the CEO of the man behind the Genesis Laboratory experiments. However, one conflicting memory from Ash's brain caused her to go rogue, escaping from Genesis custody. As April Springwell, she eventually was found and adopted by a wealthy alien family. Eventually, the family in 3021 journeyed to Earth for a long trip, researching about human life. April remains at the mansion on her own, gaining a new calm and carefree personality.

One night, she finds Ryo Nakai sleeping outside of her mansion with an artifact from Genesis. She steals it from his grasp and leaves him to sleep. When Ryo wakes up, April makes a deal with him; she will hand back the artifact if she works for him and learns about human life. Together, they embark on a close adventure between human and alien.