Cat

Catherine was born in Britain, a second child out of two. She never had trouble getting along with other people and did fairly well at school (Despite beeing such a free spirit). Upon graduating, she got accepted to a famous Art school in Japan. As of now she rents a small apartment with a friend, living in Tokyo for the second year. She's an Art Student as well as works as a Digital Artist in a small Japanese App. company yet she doesn't neglect her other hobbies, such as Gaming. That's how she came to get stuck inside Aincrad and meet the people who'll turn her life upside down... Some more than others.

Extended: Catherine was born to the Bells' - The second child out of two. Since childhood, nothing lacked in her life. She wasn't always an easy daughter to cope with, unlike her perfect older sister, but she always respected her parents and (sometimes) did what she was told to. She was always surrounded by friends and treasured them all. None of them was closer to her than the others, except Jesse - who was her boyfriend, when she was 18, for a few months... Until she found out he was cheating on her. She never bonded with any guy since then... Or has she?

Despite being such a free spirit, Cat did fairly well at school, especially on Art related Classes. It's been her biggest passion since forever, and after graduating, and trying to apply for a few Art Schools, she got accepted to a famous one in Japan. She couldn't decline this opportunity and took a 2-month Japanese Class before she took off to her new adventure.

That happened a year ago. Cat is now on her 2nd year at the Art School, working part-time as an Artist at a small Japanese App. Company. She rents a small apartment with a roomie, another student, but of Economics - a sweet 21-years old Girl named Kana. The 2 couldn't be more different; Kana's not a big fan of Fantasy or Video Games and is actually pretty shy regarding meeting new people, but the 2 get along pretty well. They even go out with their circle of friends regularly, most are students from all kinds of branches.

As a big Video Games fan, Cat decided she has to try out this new Sword Art Online game everyone was talking about, see for herself what's the fuss about. Honestly? It exceeded all of her expectations. Sadly enough only 2 hours into the game everyone got the terrible news regarding being stuck inside it and the possibility of dying in real life. As it turned out she didn't take it hard as most people due to her carefree nature. Even more so after meeting a certain guy she started to grow fond of...

In Aincrad Cat is a very active player, thanks to her past experience with games of the sort. Her choice of weapon is a sword (Rosen Shortsword) and a buckler (Thorned Buffer). Her skill set includes mostly damage and semi-support/tank abilities. Despite using some kind of shield, Catherine prefers her armor to be made of Leather to allow faster mobility.

Social wise Cat never had any trouble getting along with people and making new friends, and already bonded with some (Especially Klein, who she met very early on). She didn't join a Guild yet, but will rarely be found outside of a party. Naturally Cat's trying to enjoy living in Aincrad as much as possible, despite death always lingers around every corner.

Meaningful events and encounters Catherine had up to this point

Meeting Klein and almost get killed by a Player-Killer named iPanda. Saved by Yuuki

Partying with Shinryu and Leafa for a while

Fighting with everyone against the 1st Floor Boss and get a Buckler as a reward

During the boss fight get attacked by another PKer - Straben - and being helped by Smitty