Sairen

[ ORIGIN ]

Contrary to classic OFF law, when a puppeteer, in this case, young Sairen, is called upon, they directly enter the game with a physical form and all. Sairen was the lucky player to answer the call of the world's overlord, Vader Eloha, seeking out a puppeteer with pure intentions to help monitor and maintain each of the zones, becoming increasingly infested with heartless entities known as spectres. Although lacking confidence, Sairen feels it to be her duty to take up the job, and is assigned a puppet, the Batter, to help keep each zone purified.

Sairen was quite frustrated and discomforted with the Batter when they first began working together, miffed by his lack of cooperation outside of battle and upset that he really didn't seem to like her much at all. She feared it would not only stunt her sociality, but her effectiveness as a puppeteer as well.

As a result she forced herself to be more upfront and assertive when it came to her partner, insisting for him to spend more time with her despite how little it had to do with their mission. Nonetheless, the Batter couldn't really deny or separate from Sairen, so he agreed, and through this, the two grew closer, lessening the stigma the puppet had.

With the Batter, Sairen had also shown to improve in her social presence, image, and skill, the two bringing out the best in one another and making them a dream team.

They still spend leisurely time together, and if it's possible for them to get any closer, they definitely appear to do so.

Sairen often spends said leisure time visiting Elsens she knows, such as Leslie and Roy, and checking in on the zone's Guardians, as well as the merchant Zacharie and his sister, Sucrose. They are, at times, accompanied by The Judge.

---THE GLITCH---

One day whilst accessing the world, something...odd, occurred. Silence surrounded the Puppeteer, and rather than awakening to greet Batter, he was nowhere to be found. Concerned, she decided to reboot the game, but only found that it caused the world to corrode further. As she sought out her Batter, an overload of Spectres, both stable and not, appeared left and right, and though she could outrun them at first, they gathered too fast for her to keep away from forever. 

That's when Knight appeared. With acute precision, he dealt with the impures, saving Sairen. She was whisked off to his home, where she was acquainted with his siblings and friends, and pleaded with the knight for help finding her partner. With him at her side, acting as a temporary companion to guard and guide her, she's forced to search this new, unfamiliar version of OFF for her Batter, facing changes in many of those she once knew, whether appearance or personality-wise.

After travelling through the first three zones, fighting off baddies, purifying the altered Guardians, bonding, making allies, and a variety of other things, meeting and teaming up with Zzz, Marrok, and Degare to seek out and correct the problem. After having to defeat Enoch, a room not meant to be in the game was opened, and there they found Batter, mutated into his 'bad' form that wasn't meant to be accessed in the version of the game present before the glitch. Sairen could barely handle it, but they had no choice but to fight. Upon purifying him, however, he returns to normal much to Sairen's relief. 

At this point, they prepare to head out to zone 4 in continuous search of the problem, but are stopped and confronted by Maurice, who had, up until that point, posed as a 'secret merchant' that'd only become present in Sairen's game after the glitch. He confesses to them that the glitch is his fault, as he implemented his characters Verdell and Sherelle into a copy-pasted version of Sairen's game, thus rendering all copies (Sairen's and Maurice's being the only two) affected by the pair's vengeance.

Maurice had been trapped, and sought to make amends with Sairen. Forgetting whatever feud they'd had in the past, Sairen makes up with Maurice, and Maurice requests to be struck down in hopes of leaving the game to return to his real-world body and hopefully fix both copies. Though reluctantly, they do so, but nothing changes. Feeling how close they are to fixing things, the group travels onward to Zone 4, proceeding through until reaching the area at which Eloha would usually be present. Instead, there is nothing.

They were left to poke around for a period of time, and then, out of thin air, Verdell and Sherelle made their appearance in place of Eloha. Sairen and company attempt to start a conversation, but to no avail. The only response Verdell and Sherelle dignify them with is an attack. Thus the battle commenced, and onward it raged, for what seemed like forever until Verdell and Sherelle were successfully subdued in purified. Although it wasn't their intention, the pair of characters thanks Sairen and company for winning, and subsequently fade from existence, much to Sairen's dismay, as she was hoping to learn more about them and perhaps help them fit into their existence.

In a stereotypical but grand flash of light, the game returns to normal, and all is the same as if the glitch never happened, except everyone involved was unfortunately left with all memories from the event. With the traumatic experience having passed, though, most everything was business as usual and everyone proceeded with their lives.

--

Due to a spike in spectral activity, Sairen and Batter became much busier, flooded with tasks. One such task happened to involve the hunting down of an odd, new Elsen possessed by spectres: Ferrand. They pursued the impure as per usual, but, as they reached him, they were faced with not just their target, but their old companion, Knight. Knight refused to let them hurt Ferrand, confusing the pair. Sairen called on Batter to back off for the time being, puzzled by Knight and wanting to learn what was going on. It turned out that Ferrand's actions weren't entirely on his own volition, and he and Knight bonded close, to the point that they were in love. Sairen's heart bled for the forbidden pair, and decided she should take this opportunity to return the favor of Knight's aid during The Glitch. 

Thusly, Sairen brought the situation to Dedan, who flat-out refused at first, but was convinced gradually, especially when an appeal was made to Vader Eloha. In the end, Ferrand was put under Dedan's protection, letting he and Knight live happily as such. Sairen feels satisfied with herself for getting over that hurdle.

[ BIO ]

Name: Sairen

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Species: Human

Occupation:  Puppeteer

*Has social anxiety

*A nervous wreck sometimes

*Genuinely good-intentioned

*Is sensitive to senseless cruelty

*Doesn't react well to loud, sudden noises or yelling

*As gay as her Batter, possibly gayer

*loves animals but hates insects

{ COMPETENCE }

*Hell String - Attack of low impact. Sairen maliciously jabs a string through the opponent.

*Heaven String - Restores some HP to puppet. Sairen sends along a string to bring some energy back to her partner.

{ RELATIONSHIPS } (everyone she's met individually; those not listed have yet to meet her)

Batter - her partner, a best friend somewhat, but they don't quite act like it. their bond is unique to them, not many have an easy time understanding how close they are.

Judge - very much enjoys his company. thinks he's cool for being able to talk all mature while still being small and cute

Zacharie - not close, but are well-acquainted due to him and Batter being in a relationship. like to joke around.

Sucre - has an awful stupid crush on her. admires her greatly and understands her humor and the odd way she seems to act around everyone. 

Dedan - doesn't like him much. hates the way he treats his elsen and he considers her an annoying puppeteer.

Japhet - undefined. they seem tolerant of each other. 

Enoch - looks at him like he's a fatherly figure, although they aren't even close in that sense. he just feels like a big dad, maybe not to her, but his elsen.

Elsens - loves and wants to protect them all.

Vader Eloha - purely an employee to her, but admires and respects her to the point she's actually quite skittish in her presence, 

Bandit Trio (Rosette, Bosco, York) - older sister figure. acts worrisome over them, often mentioning that 'they're just kids' whenever they're in potential danger, and trying to treat them well whenever she encounters them. whether they like to admit or not, the feeling is mutual. 

Degare - is intimidated by him at first, but comes to find him adorable when properly introduced as a partner of Marrok's. often feeds him sugar cubes.

Ferrand - personally respects him, and wants to respect that he and Knight are in love, but is still keeping her distance since she was originally tasked with killing him and finds it awkward to be around him at times.

Leslie - is good friends with him, often visiting the little restaurant he works at. commonly gets free leftovers or samples of new dishes from him. 

Marrok - like Degare; intimidated at first, but soon discovers he's a bit of a softie when he isn't patroling or working and becomes sort of close with him. 

Maurice - doesn't want to, but can't help but to hate him after all that happened with the glitch.

Escapist - worries and fears for him, and is frustrated that he never remains with her but instead goes off to get into more danger.

Visionary - thinks he's cute, but also hates him for putting her through all of his damned puzzles.

Triage - is terrified of him. nearly was killed during an encounter they had when the game glitched.

Verdell + Sherelle - was afraid of them, but desired to help them. saddened that they had to be killed off. 

Zzz - felt awful for the distortion the glitch had put him through, but was often ignored and pushed back since he sought out the Batter more than her

Knight - is impressed by his bravery and values him deeply as a partner and a friend.

Aden - thinks he's extremely sweet and adorable, is very fond of him.

Dere - Is lowkey scared of him, but thinks he's funny (sometimes)