KIMURA, NOAH AIDEN

[NOAH AIDEN KIMURA]

* noah a. kimura ,

* start with basics ,
[ I'M SWIMMING IN THE SMOKE OF BRIDGES I HAVE BURNED ]

FULL NAME noah aiden kimura

NICKNAMES n/a

DATE OF BIRTH july 04

AGE sixteen

GRADE/YEAR eleventh grade

ELEMENT earth

SEXUALITY bisexual

MARITAL STATUSsingle

* into the mirror ,
[ AGAINST MY WILL I STAND BESIDE MY OWN REFLECTION ]

CELEBRITY CLAIM takahisa masuda

EYE COLOUR dark brown

HAIR COLOUR naturally black, dyed whatever he feels like

HEIGHT & WEIGHT 5'7", 135 lb.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES besides the usual bumps and scrapes that never really faded from when he was a little boy, noah's body is otherwise unmarred. he does wear a triangular earcuff when the mood strikes him, though.

CLOTHING STYLE basically, the louder, the brighter, the more obnoxious it is, the more noah loves it. in addition to this, while he doesn't really have anything against tight-fitting pants, he tends to like to wear things that are big enough for two people. in addition to his penchant to layering clothing, too, he often looks like he's swimming in his clothes, but that's just what's comfortable for him.

* deeper than skin ,
[ TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE INSIDE & THROW IT ALL AWAY ]

POSITIVE TRAITS

• OBJECTIVE -- without much rhyme or reason, noah has always tended to look at the world in a myriad of different ways. because of this, he tends to be super impartial when it comes to high tension situations, and it's not often you'll see him particularly worked up about a situation he's found himself in. the same goes with the decisions the people around him make -- he understands that people have their reasons for doing what they do, so he would never proclaim to know better.
  
  
• CREATIVE -- because of his ability to view things from a whole different bunch angles, his ideas tend to be a little more out there than normal. this usually manifests in his strange ability to build models and figurines by hand, as well as when he has to toss stage elements together for any dance recital he may have coming up.
  
  
• SUNNY -- generally speaking, noah is always in a bright mood, with a blinding smile to go with it. that isn't to say that nothing brings him down, but his general outlook on life is positive -- hardships only exist to make a person stronger, and there is always a bright side no matter how dark times look. there aren't many times where you'll find him angry about something, and if he is, it's usually short-lived (or may be assuaged with a cupcake).
  
  
• ATHLETIC -- having learned from a young age that strict academia was just not his forte, noah naturally drifted to sports, settling with swimming and dance as the standout activities he was exceptionally good at. the only issue is that while he can sprint a hundred meters in ten seconds, ask him to run a kilometre and he'll be dragging his feet by the latter half. his endurance is rather shit.
  
  
• OBSERVANT -- one of the first things you'll note about noah is that he's actually pretty quiet, which can give off a bit of an aloof feel, but the boy is observant and merely chooses when to disclose his knowledge. because of this, he's really good at telling when someone is lying to him, but whether he chooses to call you out on it remains to be seen, depending on situation and how big the lie is. generally, though, he just likes to people watch and often thinks, "people are so funny."
  

NEGATIVE TRAITS

• PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE -- due to his being a regular pacifist and his sunny disposition, when something does irritate noah, he ends up internalizing it and doesn't really know how to express his discontent in a direct manner, mostly because he doesn't want to hurt anyone. he'll end up being kind of passive aggressive, but it's so obvious when he's upset/less-than-stellar that most of the time, people pick up on it and ask right away.
  
  
• OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE -- if you really want to get on his bad side, though, then mess with his belongings and the way he orders his life. he's always had a compulsive need to keep his bag, room, his entire life organized, and messing with that order is pretty much asking for a deathwish. it's not so bad that it's a hospitable offense, but there is a very, very limited amount of disorganization he can tolerate.
  
  
• FORGETFUL -- keeping in his life in order, though, only helps with the fact that he can't remember things very well. he can remember important things -- birthdays, what have you, but he's a little airheaded and so sometimes, he'll just utterly forget the fact that he made plans with someone to go to the movies or something. you can pretty much expect him to forget something unless he writes it down, so he carries around a small notepad with him at all times just to jot things down.
  
  
• SECRETIVE -- want to talk about your latest hook-up? sure, go right ahead, but don't expect noah to regale you with tales of his own. going a little beyond the whole 'kiss-and-tell' thing, noah just doesn't really like to delve into many things about him that go beyond basic information to sustain a friendship. it's not that he doesn't like to open up to people, it's just hard to find someone who would truly understand.
  
  
• STUBBORN -- the thing about noah is that once he gets an idea in his head -- about himself, about others, about anything -- he tends to go straight for it without really looking back. in a way, it's the one thing about him that actually makes him realize he needs goals in life, but sometimes, in the course of his journey there, it probably tries the patience of everyone around him, and not to mention inadvertently hurt them, too. he usually just needs a good talking to to realize it, but the boy has a stubborn streak.
  

LIKES

• ALL THE FOOD. and i mean it. all of it. ALL OF IT.*
  
• swimming
  
• dancing
  
• tchotchkes
  
• performing
  

DISLIKES

• sweating a lot/the summer/anything that causes him to overheat
  
• people fussing with his hair without permission
  
• swimmer's ear
  
• * the only thing he refuses to eat is green peppers.
  
• he actively loathes when his headphone cord gets tangled.
  

STRENGTHS

• individuality
  
• cornucopia of dumb trivia
  
• good listener
  

WEAKNESSES

• heat
  
• direct confrontation
  
• a well-placed smile
  

FEARS

• things that move other than humans (bugs, animals, etc)
  
• heights
  
• rubber chickens
  

BEST MEMORY his 8th birthday! it was the first year his mom let him have a birthday party after two years of subtle bugging. he spent it surrounded by friends and neighbors and, generally, really had the best time in his childhood.

WORST MEMORY even though his father left his mom when noah was considerably younger, it wasn't until he was 12 that the impact of his father actually being gone really hit him, the implications of it and what it all meant finally becoming rather clear.

LONG-TERM GOAL for now, graduate high school and figure out which engineering branch would get him closest to building robots.

* past reflections ,
[ SOMETIMES I REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF MY PAST ]

MOTHER jennifer kimura, 46. performing arts instructor.

FATHER kerr saito, 50. jazz musician.

SIBLINGS none

OTHER none

HISTORY

noah's past is precisely that -- the past. he doesn't think about it a lot, but accepts it for what it is. he was 4 years old when his father went on tour -- this was nothing new, as his father's a pretty talented musician -- but every time he left before, he came back. but this time, he didn't, and that was the end of having a father figure in his life. 4 years old was too young for him to really understand what was going on, but since then, his mother became the person he trusted the most as she was the only parent around. having no siblings and no other family within any sort of close driving distance, he grew up to be a straight up mama's boy. their bond has never waned, they've never even fought about anything severe -- noah's ocd always made him a reliable partner in dishwashing and laundry-folding, they enjoyed their weekends together going to the movies or just playing board games. even though the situation was less than ideal, they made it work, and noah would never want anything different even if he could change it.

because he needed things to keep him busy while his mother worked, he was signed up for a lot of after school activities at a young age, swimming and dancing being what he naturally drifted to as he was always an active kid, always on the go. as he grew up and mellowed out, getting rid of the active side, his affinity for swimming and dance stayed, something he still does to this day when he gets the chance. academics aren't completely lost on him, however -- he tends to gravitate towards things that are more abstract rather than absolute, such as english over math, art over science. that still rings true to this day, though his ability to work with his hands has quadrupled. he doesn't hate science now, so long as he can do experiments (read: blow things up) and that the whole theoretical part can take a backburner. he knows he's not the brightest crayon in the box, though, but he's actually pretty okay with that.

when he was 12, his father made a brief appearance back in his life as he breezed through toronto on another tour. noah was and had always been hopeful and optimistic that it meant that he was ready to be part of his life again, but rather, it was his father coming to notify his mother and him of his elemental abilities, having inherited them from his father himself, telling them to be on the lookout for his powers manifesting within the year. needless to say, being 12 didn't give him quite the emotional capacity to deal with that in a logical manner, so noah took it to mean that his father was just abandoning him again, and ended up resenting him for a good, long while, even despite all his mother's attempts to talk him away from the resentment ledge.

sure enough, when he was 14, his first signs of elemental powers came to light when he offhandedly made more dandelions sprout from the earth because he liked blowing them into the wind. in the subsequent year or so, as his mom and him were discussing the move to maple hollow and his schooling, he began to rethink his prolonged grudge against his father, realizing that in some roundabout, circuitous way, his father coming back to notify them of noah's powers was still his way of showing that he did care, even if it was a little too late. while his relationship with his father never really improved -- even despite this emotional breakthrough, noah has long since gotten used to just being "noah and mom" that adding another figure into that equation threw him for a loop -- noah doesn't begrudge him as much as he used to. when his move to the academy for high school was decided, he took a long time to accept moving so far away from home and was adamantly against it, but eventually knew that it was what was good and best for his own sake. now at the academy, his life has taken on a much more similar path, just doing whatever he can to keep himself afloat and happy, filling his days with dance and swim whenever he can in between all his responsibilities as a student. and yes, he talks to his mother every single day.

* puppet on a string ,
[ SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE ]

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