Mimoto Yoshida

"I've been told that I am a natural heater, though that's because I kinda inherited that from my mother, given that she was a Flareon. But I try to keep my feelers warm as much as possible since they feel more like silk than fur. ... In my defense, I had more poofy fluff as an Eevee than I do now."

Considering that Mimoto receives a share of the monthly stipend that her half-uncle receives in accordance to raising her, she was taught to save up money and spend it for what she really needs rather than anything frugal. Not to mention, she is expected to receive some inheritance from both sides of the extended family...

"That's really the thing. When I evolved into a Sylveon, neither of my parents' clans had any idea what to do with me since they were used to viewing Fairies as being... well, 'enemies' to put it lightly. But about the only thing that would push me to being Fairy-like are my feelers. At first, it was a tough adjustment since my feelers can pick up things that I could have never think of noticing as an Eevee. But after a while... I've grown attatched to them."

"Scorched Mountain is... well, simply put, it's home. It's where my ancestors come from, where they lived, breathed, and died, and it's where I intend to put down my roots as well."

Mimoto herself doesn't write fanfiction... but she does have a cousin who has her read it on their off time...

Mimoto just slowly turns her head to look at the question-asker with a blank look on her face.

"I used to when I was young. Not anymore."

She thinks that Sylveons are undoubtedly adorable and fascinating to learn about- she must have met one that was someone's pet, but that doesn't matter because she's perfectly okay with their existence.

"I fear that I am not as spiritually awake enough to answer that question."

Mimoto mainly spends a little more time with her mother's clan, y'know Fire-type and all that, which means helping them out with preparing for cold weather. She also makes sure that her half-uncle, stepaunt, and half-cousin have enough resources for the colder seasons as well.

"When I was still an Eevee, my cousins and I were brought to one of the prisons that held a criminal waiting for their execution. I never forgot that moment when the criminal's head came off and I saw the light in their eyes fade..."

Mimoto tends to pick at her fingertips whenever she's nervous, which is a bad habit of hers. As for self-soothing techniques, she'll hold her feelers and take steady breaths.

"Grabbing, pulling my feelers. You never EVER want to do that, I will say that now."

"If they're capable of being tamed, then they have a chance. If not... well, I don't need to provide details."

Sorry to her fellow bis, but Mimoto's... not the best at flirting. In her defense, she's been so focused on her training and her studies that there's no time for socialization or flirting. Her half-cousin does plan to help her with a few pointers.

"Depends on the context."

For Mimoto's mode of transportation, she usually relies on a mount to get her wherever she wants to go. Land, water, sky, doesn't matter- if it's big enough to carry her, then she'll take it. But that depends on the distance. If it's a short distance, she walks. If it's a long distance, then she'll take a ride. If she's needed for something involving samurai politics, despite her insistence that she would go herself, her families would have her use a norimono (palanquin from the Edo Period that was used by nobility and the warrior class).

"It depends on what fate has in store in the short term or the long term."

"My brain, my heart, and my breath. As long as I still have at least one of them, I would never give up."

"If there's any chance that the other would pull through, it'd be them. But if there's no chance, then it'd have to be me."

"Berries, mostly. Which kind? Either sweet or spicy, doesn't matter to me."

"Reading mainly, but also woodchopping and tending to livestock. When you split your time living between three properties, you pick up whatever you can depending on who you're with." Mimoto had at least two different private tutors assigned to her when she was growing up- one from the Yoshida clan, the other from the Kaen clan- so she had double the reading material at her half-uncle's place, which made her pick up on reading pretty quickly. But between training, she engages in woodchopping at her mother's clan's property- mainly for firewood since Fire-type- while she helps with livestock on her father's clan's property. If it helps anything, her younger cousins also partake in the hobbies as well as a learning opportunity.

Mimoto's home life can be split in three ways: the home she was raised in, her father's clan's home, and her mother's clan's home. With the home that she was raised in, where she was raised by her paternal half-uncle Iehiro and his wife Jin Bao (and where she currently resides), it's typical of a samurai retainer's abode. Her room is simple with the futon, scrolls, and lanturn, but it also holds a container for the things that she keeps. Since she's staying there for the time being, she doesn't have much say in what changes to make, really. With her father's clan's home in the form of Onoecho Manor, which is in the *shinden-zukuri* style, Mimoto has her own room whenever she comes by to visit- it gets tended to by servants whenever she's not there. It's a little more lavish with calligraphy and paintings and has a view of the moon at night. The only change she'd want to make is at least making it feel more lived-in frequently. With her mother's clan's home in the form of Fujiidera Manor, which is in the *buke-zukuri*, Mimoto has her own room whenever she comes by to visit- just like in Onoecho Manor, it gets tended to by servants whenever she's not there. It's a mixture of a bedroom and training room with target practice and wooden weapons and is naturally warm, especially during the cooler season. The only change she'd want to make is... well, she'd want to make it more lived-in.

"Love is... well, love is complicated. It's loyalty, but knowing when to be honest. It's putting trust in another person, yet trusting yourself. It's seeing the stars in someone's eyes and the moon in their smile."

"I... I don't know..."

"If I could say one thing, it's... well, don't give up."

"If you have too much confidence that you won't get caught and not enough remorse to regret it later."

"The Yoshida clan says one thing, the Kaen clan says another. Me personally, I don't care as long as things get done regardless."

"Let's see... my pouch, my kaiken, my dignity..."

"In terms of what chores I hate doing... truth be told, I can't think of a chore to really hate since they're important in keeping the home in stable condition. But the one chore that I enjoy doing is chopping wood for the fire. Helps with technique, muscle form, and resources and all that."

"It's... customary that I wake up in the morning to start my day. At least in both clans."

"I like both."

"... Physical touch."

"I have no problems with kids. If anything, as someone who is among the older cousins between both of my families, I keep an eye on them as much as I can. Kids outside of the familiy, I try to be a safe person for them if they are separated from their parents or if they have a question. As for wanting kids... well, I would like to be a mother someday. Not because it'd be part of my future duty as head of the clan, but because I'd want to be there for them."

"Ebi chili, which I tried during an early visit to my mother's clan when I was young. If given the opportunity to make it on my own, then I will make it."

"An Eevee plush that I've had ever since I was very young. From what I was told, my father had it handmade and gave it to me after I was born."

"Five years will feel like a long time. I'd most likely be arranged to marry another samurai, have a successor of my own... become head of either my father's clan or my mother's. But the one thing I want to see myself in 5 years is... alive..."

"I try to be one."

It depends on how bad the sickness is for her. If it's a bad sneeze or cough, she'll use her feelers to cover her mouth and nose so that she can focus on her duties. But if it's a serious illness or even a severe allergic reaction, then she'll have to stay home for her safety and for the safety of others. She's not going to be stupid or selfish.

"If I am not successful at this, then my stepaunt will not let this go. *'Depression escapes Sadness falls through broken walls My heart overflows'*"

"How many enemies do I have? Considering that there are more than enough rival clans that hate both of mine, as well as unaffiliated bandits and robbers that both my parents dealt with... And of course, my father's first son that he had had out of wedlock before my half-uncle, who has a serious bone to pick about having been 'looked over', there's that one as well."

"I doubt Eizo would count as a childhood friend since we grew up together in one household. Can't exactly count my cousins, either, since they're more family and they learned the same things I did. But... I do remember that Onoecho Manor used to have servants from the Thunder Mountains that had kids. One of them grew up to evolve into a Pikachu. I think... I think his name was Kaminari. But I was still an Eevee when the servants left Onoecho Manor, so I never saw him again. I doubt that he remembers me."

Work, train, repeat

She is capable of rabbit clucking whenever she is eating something and is satisfied, hissing like a cat and a rabbit combined, and a fox-like bark. This is more typical of the Kaen clan, specifically with the Flareons (like her mother), but she is definitely capable of giving off the Sylveon's clean melodic whistle.

"I wish I could answer the question, but I'm afraid to admit that I don't visit the festivals for fun. I tend to go as patrol detail."

Pre-revival Pokimono, Mimoto's character was inspired by the very concept of the Eevee itself- blank slate, multiple future paths- and I went from there. However, when Gen 6 came out and introduced the Fairy-type, thus introducing Sylveon, a primary inspiration for her being a Sylveon was the Irish folklore on the changelings. Her having a light-hearted personality as a Sylveon was because... well, my family and I went through a massive tragedy a couple of years prior, then went through more tragedies after, and this was my way of trying to cheer myself up. Revival Pokimono, though, Mimoto's partially inspired by myself in a sense- graduated from university having learned more, juggling between a freelance job and cosplayer, and trying to help with responsibilities and all that. Plus, I wanted to try and bring some closure to her by giving her back her serious personality from when she was an Eevee in the OG Pokimono.

The first thing Mimoto does before going to bed is typically the beauty ritual that was passed down from her mother, which is washing her face with rice water and then using coal steam as "moisturizer". However, given that she is a descendant from two samurai clans, she will always keep her mother's kaiken dagger under her pillow just a precaution if something happens.

It depends where I am at. At my uncle's house, I help tend the house per his and my aunt's request. On my father's clan's property, I find myself in the armor room than not. On my mother's clan's property, I'm practicing my skills in the training room.

Actual parents? From what I was told, they died when I was still young. But I'm closer to my father's family by a narrow margin compared to my mother's family.