Bei Da Ning

[sanori]

Character Profile

Name: Bei Da Ning
Age: 15
DOB: 8 September 1993

Appearance:

Da Ning has long, silky black hair and eyes that appear far older than a girl of fifteen. At 5'4" she is neither extremely short nor tall, and she is pleasantly plump: enough to retain an image of girlish innocence and purity. Da Ning was raised as a hardworking, down-to-earth sort of girl, so her smile is uninhibited.



History:

Bei Da Ning (Da Ning for short) was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and was raised by her maternal aunt. For years, her auntie was the only family she could call her own, as her mother had died when she was just a baby, and her father left soon after that. One seemingly-insignificant day in June, a man showed up on Da Ning's doorstep claiming to be her father. He had run into serious trouble with the local loansharks and came back to claim what was "rightfully" his - Da Ning herself - before he fled to Thailand to escape their wrath.

Against her will, Da Ning's father brought her to his homeland of Thailand. Itching for quick cash, he sold her to a shady brothel and left her to fend for herself. Scared for her life, Da Ning tried several times to escape her confinement, but without success.

One day, a Japanese tourist - a middle-aged, philanthropic man -happened by the brothel and caught a glimpse of the young girl in a window. With her delicate features and haunting eyes, the man couldn't simply leave her behind, and purchased her freedom before taking her back to Japan.

Not knowing what to do with the girl, he begged an acquaintance - a teacher in the ways of the geisha - to take her in.

Personality:

Before the traumatic experience of being hijacked to Thailand, Da Ning lead a peaceful, hardworking life. She had deep love for her aunt, and learned from her an intense fighting spirit and can-do attitude. Da Ning was cheerful, quick-witted, compassionate, and had big dreams to attend a university.

After reaching the shores of Thailand by way of the domineering hand of her father, Da Ning spiraled into a deep depression. These events turned her into the shy, withdrawn, distrusting girl she is today. Though the young girl is learning Japanese - slowly but surely - the language barrier has made it especially hard for her to function in Japanese society.

[Teruha]

If Bei Da Ning lives in the modern era, then there would not be brothels operating openly in Japan with little children in the window. You get that kind of thing in Singapore, or Thailand. There are a lot of businesses that walk the line, like the soaplands, but if they had a 15 year old girl sitting right out in the window, I'm sure that business would be closed down very quickly.

I hope this does not cause too much difficulty for you, but please find some way that this can work. Maybe the girl was sold in one of those southeast asian countries and then was rescued by a Japanese tourist?

And what nationality was her father? Is Da Ning a haafu?

[sanori]

Okay, I modified my profile
Thanks for the suggestions, and I'm sorry if I make technical errors like that from time to time. I'm not extremely "cultured" in this area... ^^"

[Teruha]

Oh, and just so you know, I think that picture you're using is a maiko henshin. The collar is thick with embroidery, her makeup is that of a senior maiko, and her kanzashi is the long dangling type. These contrasts are common in the work of henshin studios. It's a pretty picture, though.