Marisa Takeuchi

About her!

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"I only care about two things: gil and pizza. So long as I'm making both, then I'm one happy girl."

Physical AppearanceMarisa stands at a height of 5'6", being but an ilm taller than the typical female Midlander. A vivacious young woman, most would assume she was in her early twenties—but it is her physical features that stand out most obviously: with almond-shaped green eyes and black hair, her fair complexion and oval face clearly reflected a mixed Far Eastern and Western parentage (her mother continues to assert she is fully Hingan despite obvious signs to the contrary). As someone who also exercises constantly, Marisa possesses an athletic body as well; she may not be as strong as a fully-grown Roegadyn, but those leg muscles can carry her far, and you don't want to be on the wrong end of one of her kicks, as more than a few enterprising pirates have attested to.When it comes to fashion, Marisa wears a variety of outfits depending on both mood and/or occasion, with the only constant being that everything she owns is red. Everything. So strong is her preference for this one specific colour, that it is exceedingly rare for her to be seen in anything else: should red not be available for an item, she'll find a way to dye it herself if possible.⌠Distinguishing marks⌡: Pale red freckles along the face.

Personality traits

Strengths✔️ - Goal-oriented
✔️ - Ambitious
✔️ - Passionate
✔️ - Dynamic
✔️ - Sympathetic
✔️ - Instinctive
✔️ - Creative
✔️ - Extroverted
✔️ - Confident
✔️ - Pragmatic
✔️ - Resilient
✔️ - Open-minded
✔️ - CuriousWeaknesses/Flaws❌ - Impulsive
❌ - Averse to criticism
❌ - Combative
❌ - Temperamental
❌ - Insecure
❌ - Flighty
❌ - Callow
❌ - Somewhat self-centred
❌ - Rash
❌ - Easily irritable
❌ - Headstrong
❌ - Impatient
❌ - Inattentive

Important items!

Skills!

Delivery to Drybone

A standard pizza delivery to Black Brush Station turns into something far more sinister...

Date: August 1, 2025 - Ongoing

Meeting her gladiator friend Sylfreyr Star-strider outside of The Quicksand in Ul'dah, Marisa entreats his assistance in a small endeavour: a pizza delivery to a customer at Black Brush Station. With the destination being only several malms outside the city, Marisa expected there to be little trouble on the way, but nonetheless felt safer having an experienced swordsman at her side, to which Sylfreyr happily agreed; they then rode forth on her motorcycle towards Black Brush.It was supposed to be a simple delivery: bring the order, get paid, return home in triumph. But alas, this being Eorzea, things have a habit of taking a turn for the unexpected.Upon reaching the Station, the duo found no customer waiting for them (already a worrying sign) and are instead approached by a Hellsguard, Broken Arrow. Explaining the situation, his friends—a group of alleged 'archaeologists' who were excavating Belah'dian ruins in Eastern Thanalan—had rather suddenly returned to Camp Drybone, leaving Broken Arrow behind to inform Marisa of their whereabouts when she arrived.

Current hooks🍕⌠PIZZA⌡:
Talking about it, eating it, talking about eating it—anything having to do with Hydaelyn's favourite sauce-covered flatbread will instantly have Marisa's attention, especially if you're a hungry customer looking to order one from her.🍲⌠Food⌡:
Marisa doesn't have a fondness for just pizza alone! Food in general will have her attention and she welcomes the company of culinarians both amateur and professional. Share with recipes from home, your favourite dish, or even new pizza styles: sometimes friendships can be made in the kitchen.🐟⌠The Bismarck⌡:
That the pizza girl was a former student at the Culinarian's Guild, where she tutored under the ever-rigourous Lyngsath Doesfalksyn, may prove to be an interesting topic of discussion for past alumni wishing to reconnect.⚓⌠Limsa Lominsa⌡: Marisa is always keen to learn the latest news coming out of Limsa Lominsa and beyond. Anyone well-connected with the thalassocracy's goings-on will have her ear, especially information concerning its piratical element.✉️⌠Courier work⌡:
Pizza isn't the only thing Marisa delivers: mail, parcels, packages of a suspicious weight and dimension, you name it—if you need it moved, and moved fast, she'll get it there no questions asked.🏋️⌠Training⌡:
Because knowing how to defend oneself can mean the difference between a successful delivery run or a return to the Lifestream, Mari will welcome anyone willing to improve her combat and/or athletic ability.🗼⌠Places of interest⌡:
Delivering to so many places around Eorzea alone has given Marisa a major case of wanderlust, so simply having somewhere interesting to take her to can be a hook in and of itself—even a stroll through Eastern La Noscea can turn into an unexpected adventure.

Rumours:
( A.k.a, reviews left from past customers.)

"Me team and I found ourselves stranded in the middle o' nowheres after them damn qiqirn robbed us blind, stripping our wains of er'rything we had—including our rations. One call to Puku's and Lil' Miss Redcap came ridin' up to our location with several boxes of pepperoni-and-cheese pizza, saving us all from cannabilizin' each other (partially exaggerating there, but three days without food ain't nothin' to spit at). She even managed to get a Yellowjacket patrol to escort us back to Aleport, and with enough pizza to spare for the next trip!"
- Autumn Rose, Lominsan caravanner"Our party had just recently cleared out some ancient ruin deep within Southern Thanalan, loading up on as much treasure we could carry out—and what better way to celebrate victory back at camp than with some pizza? Mary was there in less than ten minutes with our orders, and we feasted like kings the whole night; even gave her some of our loot as payment. Excellent service, would recommend!"
- Clade "The Spade" Sharpe, seasoned tomb raider archaeologist"Bi ömnö ni khezee ch "pitstsa" idej üzeegüi bögööd zövkhön nernees ni l jigshüürtei gej bodson. Gevch Khatagtai Takyeuchi ööröö namaig itgüülj chadsan bögööd neg khazsany daraa ene ni buuzny daraa minii khoyor dakhi durtai khool bolson yum. Khatagtai Takyeuchi, nadad amttai "pitstsa"-gaa taniltsuulsand bayarlalaa!"((Translation: "I have never had a 'pizza' before, and honestly thought it was disguisting from the name alone. But Miss Takeuchi herself managed to convince me, and after one bite it has become my second favourite food after buuz. Miss Takeuchi, thank you for introducing me to your delicious 'pizza'!"))
- Altantsetseg Dazkar, Steppe hunter"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
- Hazel "Crashin' Thrashin'" Morrowdusk, local maniac

★ Marisa's pizza delivery business was inspired by her experience bringing fresh provisions to the various Yellowjacket outposts throughout La Noscea on behalf of the Bismarck.★ Up until she was 17, Marisa struggled to pronounce the letter L (which became R) and even occasionally still "Hinganizes" certain words: for example, "crisps" as "kurisup."★ Marisa's name is derived from Garlean maris ("of the sea"), but the characters used to write it in Hingan—鞠 (mari) and 紗 (sa)—can also mean "gossamer ball" when read together.★ In addition to her native Hingan, Marisa can speak a smidgen of Garlean—or rather, its Corvosi dialect. Her master Marcus introduced many words and phrases from Locus Amoenus that she is fond of saying (such as "Pī̆tsa magnificus!" for an especially tasty pizza).★ Due to mutual intelligibility with Hingan, Marisa can also (mostly) comprehend Standard Doman.★ According to her mother, Marisa is descended from Takenouchi-no-Sōun, a 3rd-Century Hingan samurai who was active during the Age of Blood. He was worshipped in their household as an ancestral kami.★ An avid reader of The Harbor Herald, Marisa has been subscribed to the paper for several years and has never once missed an issue, relying on its articles to keep abreast of goings-on in the world. She especially loves the gossip section, "Dympna's Catch of the Day", and most columns by reporter Petyr Winsome.★ Her favourite book genres are fiction (especially fantasy), chivalric romance, and the biographies of historical figures.★ Amongst her personal book collection is: The Raimdelle Codex, Essences & Permutations: A Treatise of the Six Elements, Garlemald: From Republic to Empire, 922-1570 SAE, as well as a 13th-Century Hingan chronicle: Niōkokuden Engi¹. Curiously enough, she also has an untranslated issue of Mundus Curruum²: A Garlean magazine about automobiles.★ Marisa is a vexillophile—a lover of flags—and she keeps each one she finds in a special "flag box" inside her house.★ Marisa is a big fan of airships, but can't decide whether Garlond Ironworks or Highwind Skyways has the better designs.★ In spite of her religious upbringing, Marisa is a strong secularist and doesn't pay particular reverence to The Twelve.★ In contrast to Lominsans' cultural fondness for drink, Marisa is a noted teetotaler.★ Despite never having seen them, and only learning of their exploits from afar, Marisa nonetheless has a small crush on the Warrior of Light.

¹ Niōkokuden Engi (二王国伝演戯) = "Legend of the Two Kingdoms"² Mundus Curruum = "World of Cars"

'Ello!Marisa's player, here. My name is [REDACTED], an ex-community college student well over the legal drinking age, who uses roleplay both as a creative outlet for writing and as a temporary escape from mundane drudgery. I just want to thank you, the curious reader, for taking the time to read Marisa's carrd even if we never actually roleplay; your interest is appreciated nonetheless.Have a great day, and I hope to see you around! Feel free to grab a slice before you go: 🍕

My preferences.★ Reasonable power scaling: Low-to-medium stakes RP that would be appropriate for a "civilian"-tier character like Marisa to be involved with—side-quest vibes, essentially. As fun as it sounds, it would be absolutely unfitting for her to be meeting (or fighting) literal gods, or people associated with them.★ Walk-up: If my ^R_P tag is on, then I'm currently IC (in-character) and am free to be interacted with. Send me a (/tell) if you'd like Marisa to come up to your character or to discuss ideas in private. (If I don't respond, I'm likely away-from-keyboard (AFK).)★ Posting style: Typically short (1-2 paragraph) posts with a focus on dialogue complimented by in-game emotes. I'm not a fan of enforced novella writing as a measure of quality, instead preferring momentum over word count.★ Where I RP: In-game. What can I say, I simply prefer having a visual medium to interact with rather than a chat box. Be that as it may, I don't mind Discord RP to wrap up a scene, exploring settings unvisitable in-game, or if something renders FFXIV temporarily unplayable (scheduled maintenance, for instance).★ Time limit: While this can be flexible, I prefer to keep RP sessions limited to 2-4 hours tops: anything more than that will typically wane both my energy, attention and continued interest.

Likes. (Stuff that I want...)★ ✔️Open-world RP: Meeting up in an inn is fine for an initial introduction, but I'd like for us to eventually venture elsewhere. From the beaches of Costa del Sol to the dense forests of the Black Shroud and beyond, there is little excuse to be wiling away our time sinking in the Quicksand.★ ✔️Slice-of-life: Marisa is more geared towards grounded experiences meeting regular, everyday citizens of the star—the common folk out there just existing. Even the humblest townsperson can have amazing stories to tell.★ ✔️Dramedy: While Marisa can be a light-hearted character, what I try to aim for most of all is dramedy: mixing levity with moments of high drama, sadness with the laughter. Zany comedy where every scene has to have a joke, a la Marvel Studios, just becomes irritating.★ ✔️Lore adherence: Debates over what is and isn't "lore-friendly" aside, if it's at least plausible enough for the setting, I'll have no complaints. Elements which veer too far from FFXIV's canon are a no-go for me, however.★ ✔️Content: RP is great, but if we could divide our time with some actual gaming every once and awhile, that'd be even better.

Maybes. (... stuff that I might want... (or at least am okay with))★ ❔Romance: I'm more interested in long-term platonic bonding over romance, but the option is open if there is mutual, organic chemistry. If all you wanna to do is ship characters and pursue some romantic plot, then cool—you'll just have to seek that elsewhere.★ ❔Dark RP: Darker themes, including the discussion of potentially sensitive subjects, are accepted so long as they serve a narrative purpose, and not Game of Thrones-styled shock value.★ ❔Custom races: Playing as a race of your own custom headcanon can be fine with me, so long as they have a very plausible reason for existing in the setting. A seperate clan of Hyur distinct from Midlanders and Highlanders? Cool. Nine-foot tall fox demons with four tails and special powers? Not so much.

Dislikes. (... and stuff that I don't.)★ ❌Permadeath and injury without consent: Pretty self-explanatory. You wouldn't hurt an innocent pizza delivery girl for no reason, would you?★ ❌Tabletop gaming: Anything which can't be resolved with a simple dice roll will make me lose interest. Leave the character sheets and homebrew mechanics in Dungeons & Dragons.★ ❌Erotic roleplay (ERP)¹: Marisa is fine with a peck on the cheek and some casual flirtation, but that's as far as it goes.★ ❌"Rated R"-P: I've no interest in hardcore content. If graphic sex and fetishized ultraviolence are core elements of your roleplay, then you are better off finding someone else.★ ❌ Altoholics: Having a second or even third alt is fine, but switching it up with multiple characters every week or so becomes a nightmare in terms of establishing any sort of long-term connection.★ ❌OP OCs: OCs who dominate the scene and trivialize conflict—whether through limitless wealth or extreme power—just leave the RP feeling meaningless, especially if it's at the expense of other roleplayers' contributions.★ ❌"Unique" characters: I much prefer meeting interesting, but nonetheless down-to-earth characters—demigods, isekaijin, unlikely hybrids (Hyur + Mamool Ja, Au Ra + Hrothgar, etc.), blatant wish fulfillment, and other special snowflakes need not apply.★ ❌Modbeasts: More power to anyone seeking to "realize their true self" through mods, but I avoid interaction with customized OCs who look hideously out-of-place. If you're going to commit crimes, do so with tact, please.

¹ (Should this exception ever change in the future, than any sort of physical affection more explicit than a kiss will be implied following an FTB (fade-to-black) transition. I am here to write stories, not smut.)

⌠In-game username⌡: Marisa Takeuchi
⌠World / Data Centre⌡: Mateus - Crystal
⌠Timezone⌡: PST - PDT

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