Akiko is a side character played by Nyton.

Shimabumi Akiko
Species & Gender:	Nekovalkyrja
Date of Birth:	YE 27
Organization:	Star Army of Yamatai
Occupation:	Star Army Caretaker
Rank:	Ittô Hei
Current Placement:	YSS Miharu

• Height: 5'2
• Weight: 125 lbs
• Bra Size: B cup
• Build and Skin Color: Small and petite build with a light skin tone
• Facial Features and Eye Color: Upturned bright brown eyes with a small pointed nose, low cheekbones, and tiny chin
• Hair Color and Style: Short close cropped brown hair

Akiko is bubbly and cheerful with a bit of a childish side. A happy go lucky girl with few cares in the world besides singing and dancing with her older sister. She can be clumsy at times and gets wrapped up in thoughts so as not to pay attention to her surroundings leading to her klutzy escapades. It is only when performing that she is in tune and graceful. She is proud of her older sister and their performances, always striving to both support Shizuka and improve their performance routines.

• Likes: Her family, cooking, singing, performing
• Dislikes: Mishhu, Daughters of Eve, Black Spiral, anyone who would harm her sister
• Goals: To follow her sister everywhere and support her

Akiko is the youngest daughter of Shimabumi Yoko. Born on Yamatai she enjoyed a happy younglinghood. Akiko soon became interested in everything Shizuka did and latched onto her as a result. Shizuka did not mind and they were both immersed in their endless days of singing, dancing, and performing. Akiko was nicknamed Shizuka's Shadow for always following along behind her sister wherever she went. Thus it was no surprise that she followed Shizuka into the Star Army.

They were both assigned to the YSS Sekkou where she became quite popular among the crew. Her personality cheered everyone on and held their spirits up. Some of her dishes made her even more popular since she possessed a knack for cooking. Unfortunately after the ship's crew was captured by the Daughters of Eve that pleasant time came to an end. Akiko was singled out as a ship favorite and allowed to visit the other prisoners under the premise of serving them meals. Their captors would usually turn it into a torture session where the prisoner would be forced to choose between allowing Akiko to be beaten or to take the beating themself. The ship's captain however began using it as a means to pass coded messages along to other crew members. This tactic was shortlived and was soon discovered. As a result they placed Shizuka in a situation where she had to choose between allowing a Mishhu to abuse Akiko or taking the punishment herself. Unfortunately for Akiko her sister froze in terror and was not quick enough to respond. As a result Akiko was severely assaulted by a Mishhu and impregnated. Afterwards Akiko slipped into a catatonic state until after the eggs had been laid and hatched. When she came to her mind had rewritten the events in order to better deal with the trauma. Instead of herself being raped she imagined that it had been Shizuka who had suffered for her sake.

After their rescue Akiko steadfastly followed Shizuka by also becoming a member of the Miharu.

Akiko is connected to:

• Shimabumi Shizuka (youngling sister)
• Shimabumi Yoko (nekovalkyrja mother)

In the case USERNAME becomes inactive:

• Can this character be used as an NPC by a GM or FM? YES
• Can this character be adopted after I've been gone for a year? NO