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Character name: Saguru Hakuba Character fandom: Detective Conan | Magic Kaito Version: [v2] Canon point: Following 'Episode 0' of Magic Kaito and chapter 733 of Detective Conan Importing development from old game? Nope. Background:The White Knight
Changes from canon, if AU: Well first and foremost, the name isn't Saguru Hakuba anymore, it's Alice Hakuba. Alice is, obviously, a girl. That's the biggest difference between this version and canon. Alice's mother's side of the family came from money and Alice's mom was the sort of socialite mother who's so busy throwing parties that half the time she forgets she has a kid. As a result, Alice was primarily raised by her grandam, who taught her all about how to be a lady. Well, that and a few other helpful little things...
When her grandam died she moved to Japan with her dad and soon befriended Aoko Nakamori. Though her father wouldn't permit her to observe the police force under his jurisdiction, Aoko learned of Alice's interest and spoke to her father and convinced him to let Alice be present at Kid heists, which were generally acknowledged as totally nonviolent anyway.
While this Kid certainly didn't enjoy being chased by a stubborn detective anymore than the canon one, he was still a teenage boy and took to teasing Alice on heists, often returning the stolen items by placing them on her person, particularly if they were some sort of jewelry. When Alice received the piece of Kid's DNA after one heist and managed to track the results down to Kaito from her class, rather than confront Kaito about it she kept the information to herself, though this did prompt her to spend more time with Kaito as a way of observing and keeping an eye on him.
Like Saguru, she's been traveling off and on in between Europe and Japan for various reasons, but unlike her male counterpart, she's kept herself solidly involved in each heist, if only for the reason that with her around the task force always knew where to find the stolen item after Kid was done with it.
Due to her close relationship with Aoko, however, and Aoko's own with Kaito, as well as Alice's suspicions that Kaito is Kid, Alice is no longer actively trying to catch Kid. She's a little bit more concerned with the figures in black lurking on distant rooftops with sniper rifles during Kid heists now. And, perhaps, "accidentally" tripping up Conan whenever they happen to coincide on Kid heists.
Personality: At first glance Alice is a very neat and meticulous individual. Her dress is immaculate, her words and actions precise, and she values punctuality to an almost unholy degree. She finds emotions and human interaction messy and unreliable (though she is well versed in ettiquette and can quite easily maintain a polite conversation), perhaps due to her early introduction to the darker side of the human experience (she has, in time, been exposed to so many murders that her pet hawk Watson will recognize and immediately be drawn to the scent of human blood). As a result, she finds people and their motivations difficult to understand.
When she is first introduced in Magic Kaito she has a habit of asking the criminals he catches "Why do you do it?" Where other detectives in the series will use motive as a piece of the puzzle to solving a crime, Alice is forced to rely on other methods to find the answer. For this reason, Alice will rarely rely on instinct, more content to think things through fully before she acts.
Luckily for Alice, she tends to think very quick on her feet. And she learns quickly. While she still might not quite understand why Aoko wanted to be her friend, she appreciates the friendship nonetheless and has grown to trust Aoko unendingly.
Alice is practical, not taken to whimsy and though she was raised to be a lady, with all of the airs and graces, she was also raised to know practical things. Whatever task Alice sets herself to, she finishes, and finishes well, right, and proper. She's determined and stubborn, but in a quiet, steady way that doesn't force her will onto others, rather, simply refuses to let others force their will upon her.
She is a highly intelligent girl, and has a deeply analytical mind. As a talented detective, Alice observes all the finite details of a case and manages to piece them together into a solution. Her eyes rarely miss a thing even if, as is often the case in regards to the human element, she doesn't quite understand what the detail might mean.
However, all of this means that she can be rather fussy and worry too much over the details, if she lets herself. Alice has a bad tendency to obsess and an inclination towards perfectionism that means she is constantly overly critical and judgemental of herself. She always thinks that she can do better. When she surrounds herself with positive, supportive individuals like Aoko, however, she does much better. Due to her extensive studies in the realms of psychology and the like, Alice is all to aware of the weak points and usually she can spot and try and temper them herself. She's getting better at it every single day.
Generally, however, Alice is a happy girl. She's doing what she loves, has a good, true friend, and, well, let's just be honest, those Kid heists are a lot of fun, aren't they?
Abilities: Alice has no real abilities or powers beyond, perhaps, a strange ability to keep perfect time. She is highly intelligent, and a talented detective, but she can also go a bit tunnel vision in that regard if she's not careful. She's had some formal training in criminal psychology and is a decent actress, as evidenced by the Sunset Manor case in Detective Conan when she faked her own death. She typically carries a gun and handcuffs on her person as well, and knows how to use both of them.
Her grandam made sure she was properly schooled in how to be a lady, but she also made sure that Alice knew anatomy, self defense, billiards, and how to cheat at poker. She learned embroidery when she was younger, as well as horseback riding and formal dance. While she is a horrible cook, her baking is excellent. She can hold her drink quite well.
Writing sample:The necklace that Kid had been after that night was so thin and delicate, it's chain so fine, that Alice almost walked away from the scene of the heist when it was all over before she registered the feeling of cool metal against the sensitive skin of her neck. She cursed quietly under her breath and spun on her heel to march back up to Nakamori-keibu, unbuttoning the high collar of her blouse as she did.
The strained look of horror on Nakamori-keibu's face - eyes affixed on her hand at her throat like one might eye a cobra - might have been humorous under other circumstances, but Alice was already late meeting up with Aoko tonight and she had no idea how Kid managed to fasten the necklace under her clothes without her noticing. As it was, she simply opened just enough buttons to get her fingers on the clasp to unhook the necklace and hand it to the inspector. "Care of Kaitou Kid." She said, smiling apologetically, before wheeling back around and exiting the scene with as much grace as she could manage, with her collar unbuttoned at the throat and causing her to appear like some sort of ravished victorian lady.
She really wished Kid would stop making fun of her like that.
"What happened?" Aoko said when she saw whatever expression must have been on Alice's face, standing on the doorstep outside the Nakamori house. Kaito's house sat dark and silent next to it, but Alice wouldn't be surprised if Kaito wasn't watching them both through the blinds, just the same. Alice let out a soft sigh and leaned her head against Aoko's shoulder. Aoko's hand rose to rest on her hair. She began petting Alice's hair and, after a moment, made a soft, bemused sound in her throat, fingers curling. "Did Kid give you another courting gift?" She asked, laughing faintly.
Alice's shoulders stiffened.
Aoko's laughter quickly spiraled into something laugh and uncontrolled, until she was leaning on Alice far more than Alice was leaning on her. Eventually her laughter dwindled away, shoulders still shaking intermittedly with tremors of humor.
Alice sighed again and began to carefully try and maneuver the two of them into the house, while Aoko still clung to her for support. It couldn't hurt, she supposed, to try and look on the bright side:
At least this way that weird brat with the flat paned glasses and the creepy stare wouldn't be getting as many commendations in the paper anymore.
Alice Hakuba | Detective Conan/Magic Kaito | V2
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Contact: melyssa.laurel@gmail.com | AIM: keepcalmandcatchkid
Other characters played at Passing: N/A
Character name: Saguru Hakuba
Character fandom: Detective Conan | Magic Kaito
Version: [v2]
Canon point: Following 'Episode 0' of Magic Kaito and chapter 733 of Detective Conan
Importing development from old game? Nope.
Background: The White Knight
Changes from canon, if AU: Well first and foremost, the name isn't Saguru Hakuba anymore, it's Alice Hakuba. Alice is, obviously, a girl. That's the biggest difference between this version and canon. Alice's mother's side of the family came from money and Alice's mom was the sort of socialite mother who's so busy throwing parties that half the time she forgets she has a kid. As a result, Alice was primarily raised by her grandam, who taught her all about how to be a lady. Well, that and a few other helpful little things...
When her grandam died she moved to Japan with her dad and soon befriended Aoko Nakamori. Though her father wouldn't permit her to observe the police force under his jurisdiction, Aoko learned of Alice's interest and spoke to her father and convinced him to let Alice be present at Kid heists, which were generally acknowledged as totally nonviolent anyway.
While this Kid certainly didn't enjoy being chased by a stubborn detective anymore than the canon one, he was still a teenage boy and took to teasing Alice on heists, often returning the stolen items by placing them on her person, particularly if they were some sort of jewelry. When Alice received the piece of Kid's DNA after one heist and managed to track the results down to Kaito from her class, rather than confront Kaito about it she kept the information to herself, though this did prompt her to spend more time with Kaito as a way of observing and keeping an eye on him.
Like Saguru, she's been traveling off and on in between Europe and Japan for various reasons, but unlike her male counterpart, she's kept herself solidly involved in each heist, if only for the reason that with her around the task force always knew where to find the stolen item after Kid was done with it.
Due to her close relationship with Aoko, however, and Aoko's own with Kaito, as well as Alice's suspicions that Kaito is Kid, Alice is no longer actively trying to catch Kid. She's a little bit more concerned with the figures in black lurking on distant rooftops with sniper rifles during Kid heists now. And, perhaps, "accidentally" tripping up Conan whenever they happen to coincide on Kid heists.
Personality: At first glance Alice is a very neat and meticulous individual. Her dress is immaculate, her words and actions precise, and she values punctuality to an almost unholy degree. She finds emotions and human interaction messy and unreliable (though she is well versed in ettiquette and can quite easily maintain a polite conversation), perhaps due to her early introduction to the darker side of the human experience (she has, in time, been exposed to so many murders that her pet hawk Watson will recognize and immediately be drawn to the scent of human blood). As a result, she finds people and their motivations difficult to understand.
When she is first introduced in Magic Kaito she has a habit of asking the criminals he catches "Why do you do it?" Where other detectives in the series will use motive as a piece of the puzzle to solving a crime, Alice is forced to rely on other methods to find the answer. For this reason, Alice will rarely rely on instinct, more content to think things through fully before she acts.
Luckily for Alice, she tends to think very quick on her feet. And she learns quickly. While she still might not quite understand why Aoko wanted to be her friend, she appreciates the friendship nonetheless and has grown to trust Aoko unendingly.
Alice is practical, not taken to whimsy and though she was raised to be a lady, with all of the airs and graces, she was also raised to know practical things. Whatever task Alice sets herself to, she finishes, and finishes well, right, and proper. She's determined and stubborn, but in a quiet, steady way that doesn't force her will onto others, rather, simply refuses to let others force their will upon her.
She is a highly intelligent girl, and has a deeply analytical mind. As a talented detective, Alice observes all the finite details of a case and manages to piece them together into a solution. Her eyes rarely miss a thing even if, as is often the case in regards to the human element, she doesn't quite understand what the detail might mean.
However, all of this means that she can be rather fussy and worry too much over the details, if she lets herself. Alice has a bad tendency to obsess and an inclination towards perfectionism that means she is constantly overly critical and judgemental of herself. She always thinks that she can do better. When she surrounds herself with positive, supportive individuals like Aoko, however, she does much better. Due to her extensive studies in the realms of psychology and the like, Alice is all to aware of the weak points and usually she can spot and try and temper them herself. She's getting better at it every single day.
Generally, however, Alice is a happy girl. She's doing what she loves, has a good, true friend, and, well, let's just be honest, those Kid heists are a lot of fun, aren't they?
Abilities: Alice has no real abilities or powers beyond, perhaps, a strange ability to keep perfect time. She is highly intelligent, and a talented detective, but she can also go a bit tunnel vision in that regard if she's not careful. She's had some formal training in criminal psychology and is a decent actress, as evidenced by the Sunset Manor case in Detective Conan when she faked her own death. She typically carries a gun and handcuffs on her person as well, and knows how to use both of them.
Her grandam made sure she was properly schooled in how to be a lady, but she also made sure that Alice knew anatomy, self defense, billiards, and how to cheat at poker. She learned embroidery when she was younger, as well as horseback riding and formal dance. While she is a horrible cook, her baking is excellent. She can hold her drink quite well.
Writing sample:The necklace that Kid had been after that night was so thin and delicate, it's chain so fine, that Alice almost walked away from the scene of the heist when it was all over before she registered the feeling of cool metal against the sensitive skin of her neck. She cursed quietly under her breath and spun on her heel to march back up to Nakamori-keibu, unbuttoning the high collar of her blouse as she did.
The strained look of horror on Nakamori-keibu's face - eyes affixed on her hand at her throat like one might eye a cobra - might have been humorous under other circumstances, but Alice was already late meeting up with Aoko tonight and she had no idea how Kid managed to fasten the necklace under her clothes without her noticing. As it was, she simply opened just enough buttons to get her fingers on the clasp to unhook the necklace and hand it to the inspector. "Care of Kaitou Kid." She said, smiling apologetically, before wheeling back around and exiting the scene with as much grace as she could manage, with her collar unbuttoned at the throat and causing her to appear like some sort of ravished victorian lady.
She really wished Kid would stop making fun of her like that.
"What happened?" Aoko said when she saw whatever expression must have been on Alice's face, standing on the doorstep outside the Nakamori house. Kaito's house sat dark and silent next to it, but Alice wouldn't be surprised if Kaito wasn't watching them both through the blinds, just the same. Alice let out a soft sigh and leaned her head against Aoko's shoulder. Aoko's hand rose to rest on her hair. She began petting Alice's hair and, after a moment, made a soft, bemused sound in her throat, fingers curling. "Did Kid give you another courting gift?" She asked, laughing faintly.
Alice's shoulders stiffened.
Aoko's laughter quickly spiraled into something laugh and uncontrolled, until she was leaning on Alice far more than Alice was leaning on her. Eventually her laughter dwindled away, shoulders still shaking intermittedly with tremors of humor.
Alice sighed again and began to carefully try and maneuver the two of them into the house, while Aoko still clung to her for support. It couldn't hurt, she supposed, to try and look on the bright side:
At least this way that weird brat with the flat paned glasses and the creepy stare wouldn't be getting as many commendations in the paper anymore.
Voice sample:
In which Alice defends her friendship with Aoko to Mercury.
In which Alice weirds out a canon Kid entirely by being attractive.