Nida | FF8

Ignis Scientia FFXV faithfulsupport Nida's love and husband. It wasn't a romance that he had intended to fall into, but he came to adore. He has faith in Ignis, even if he doesn't always know how to fit into his lover's life as seamlessly as he might want it. With Ignis he raises a kitten, a peacock cat, and now a red chicobo girl named Hibiscus. Their wedding is rapidly approaching and Nida is gleeful for it, starting to buckle down with his part of the planning after being attacked by a released angry spirit that impersonated Elijah. The two were married in October, joining under Ignis's last name, and moved into a house they are in the process of repairing.	Yuki Fruits Basket areasontohope The young man Nida is certain Jacob cared for. Yuki attempted him to help look for information once, and he tried to return the favor. He quietly watches over the young man because to do otherwise would dishonor his friendship with Jacob. The young man has asked for combat training, and Nida has agreed to help. For now he hopes to teach Yuki the polearm, but fears he might need to teach a longsword instead. Yuki seems to think Nida could be a hero, and yet judges on some level the work Nida did. Nida has resolved that Yuki might be his student in the nobility he's seen in others and in combat, but he is not the student of his heart and truth. Yuki served as the ring bearer for the wedding, and Nida gifted him with a sword. He has resolved to teach Yuki the skills he wants, even if it's a strain on himself, especially since he found Elijah's sword. Yuki is starting to develop a relationship with Jacob again and Nida is going to support him.	Mono Little Nightmares 2 monochromatically A young man that has been tailing Nida for some time now. Nida was happy to meet him and even happier to start bonding. Mono is to become his student in all things climbing and spying. He served as the flower boy at the wedding, and Nida even used that night for lessons and gifted him with a bag of climbing chalk and a dagger. The boy's training will soon begin in earnest. The two have begun their climbing and stealth lessons in November.
Harry The Dresden Files harrythelizard A wizard that Nida met because Siren sensed the magic of the wizard. The two almost immediately took a negative mood toward each other over Siren's presence, but seem to have come to a more tacit reaction to each other and an attempt to better understand each other.	Llewellyn Watts Murdoch Mysteries gadaboutdetective Owner of The Dog (TM). Nida has met this man who has joined the Gullwings. of course Nida has offered himself for assistance and admitted that he's got magical talent.	Illyana Marvel Comics soulsword A woman of magic, demons, and infinite sarcasm. Nida Very Much Approves of her. Except when her minions steal his things.
Ivy The Hollows neurotoxicity A woman he me when she was new to the place. She has a very wonderfully questioning mind, and he approves.	Jacob OC brotherofagod A friend returned. Nida's so happy to see him. Jacob is clearly older and more worn, and Nida is concerned about what might have happened. But the guy also seems more eager to pursue his fighting and Yuki, so Nida can respect that. It makes him happy actually. He's resolved to keep caring about Jacob like a brother.	NAME canon username_here DESCRIPTION HERE.

YOU
Player name: Churby
Contact: churbooseanon or on discord at Churby#4290
Referral: Rae and Ty
Current characters: N/A

THEM
Character Name: Nida Nomura
Character Age: 21
Canon: Final Fantasy 8 (CRAU)
Canon Point: Two and a half years post game, as well as post 6th Iteration

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The job has gone sideways. Which he supposed was always a risk, going after a Qunari like this one. The beast had managed to piss off an Orlesian noble, and when pay came in, contracts went out. And out with this one went him, to hover around the bars that the target and his team are flowing through. And boy do these so called Bull's Chargers know how to keep things flowing. It's the fourth tavern of the night and is left appraising the Qunari and his people.

Same pattern as the last three places they were drinking tonight. Beers, wine, making passes at those people who bring drinks, or just those around them. From there it's easy to figure out, right? A few coins trading hands and a bit of a shifting of clothes and the a tray of drinks later and he was at the table. Several rounds and quiet flirting later and he found himself invited along by the Iron Bull himself. And a very good round of sex later...

Well. Sideways. Which specifically meant being held off the floor, naked of course, his dagger fallen from his hand because of the crushing strength of the Qunari he'd just bedded. The Qunari he'd just tried to gut with the blade he'd recovered from the toe of his boot when he'd been claiming to be about to slip back to his own bed.

Did he mention the whole mess with at least three of the Bull's men in the doorway, various weapons drawn and pointed at him, or the fact that he could see that some of the body paint that had been meant to hide the tattoos that marked him of the Antivan Crows had smeared more effectively in the struggle over the knife than even sex had managed?

"Fuck," he swore in Antivan, because why bother trying to hide things when it was already over, when he was already dead. Then, in Orlesian, "Just kill me then, and have it done with."

Name: Nida Nomura
Canon: Final Fantasy 8 Canon OC
Scrubs Color: Hunter Green
Visible Age: 20
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"
Physique: Muscular but lean
Complexion: Tanned
Hygiene: Well groomed
Hair: Black, Military short cut
Eyes: Brown
Defining Marks: None
Accent/Speech: Nothing overly noticeable.
Bearing/Demeanor: Calm in most situations, doesn't back down when challenged.
Gait: Quick, like he's got somewhere to be.
Habits: Runs fingers through hair when nervous, will twirl things between fingers if thoughtful
Skills: Staff-fighter, trained mechanic and pilot, moderate survival skills with greater skill when faced with forests

HISTORY

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In the grand scheme of things on his world, Nida's history isn't exactly a unique one. It starts easily enough, with Nida the only child of former members of the Galbadian army who had settled down in a forest cabin outside of the town of Timber. What led them there Nida can't say, in no small part due to the fact that his parents were dead by the time he was eight. For all that the pair had been part of the Galbadian army during the war against the nation of Esthar ruled by a powerful and cruel Sorceress named Adel they could not stand for the way that Timber was annexed and oppressed and ended up joining one of many rebel groups associated with the city. They, like many others that stood against Galbadia and the Deling family, found their end in front of a firing squad, and Nida was shuffled off to the place that orphaned children go to: a Garden.

Balamb Garden, a relief really considering most students of Galbadia Garden ended up shuffled into the Galbadian military upon graduation. At the same time it proved a problem because no Garden worked with Guardian Forces, also known as GFs, and the paramagic they granted nearly as much as Balamb Garden. It wouldn't be for a good number of years that confirmation that GFs wore away at memories at an insane speed, leaving Nida's parents nothing more than a dull ache of loss in the back of his mind, preserved only through a bracelet of his mother's and an absolute conviction that some day his hometown truly should be free from Galbadian oppression.

Life in Balamb Garden wasn't too bad. Nida was a hard working and dedicated student, because really what else was there to be? For nine years he studied combat specializing in the bo staff and tambo, failed to impress overly much with paramagic beyond his skill with air and water magics, and didn't leave too much of an impression on many people. Just another face in a crowd of primarily orphans, yet to prove himself. By the time he hit fifteen and became eligible to start taking the SeeD Qualification Exam Nida had realized that his use to the program wouldn't necessarily be in how he fought or the spells he could fling, but rather in how he didn't stand out much. Being a quiet kid who didn't raise too much attention, who blended in, fit a niche that not as many did at Garden and at the advice of his homeroom instructor Nida refocused himself toward an infiltration specialization. There were always clients who needed someone who could get into places to retrieve information only spread in whispered tones or when someone had a bit too much alcohol, and Nida could be the ears and eyes clients wanted.

Do your best, even if you don't stand out, the words spoken to him by Headmaster Cid Kramer when seventeen-year-old Nida became the fourth SeeD Graduate in his year after a mission to a Galbadian occupied city of Dollet. However when a mission was assigned to his fellow graduates the next day, Nida was left out of the mix. After finding that the trio had been sent to his home town of Timber to serve as the hand of one of the last surviving rebel factions he found himself going to the Headmaster to demand to know why. They wouldn't know Timber like he would, there was even a chance he would know some number of their employers. Nida could fit in to Timber unlike them, he had the looks, the accent, and while he hadn't been there in nearly a decade he knew the places to press for information and could trade in on his family's name for more.

The issue came down to how emotionally invested he was in the situation. The SeeDs sent would have a detachment from the situation and thus be better able to serve the needs of the client. Nida was effectively grounded because his value to SeeD was his ability to blend in, which he could hardly do in Timber if he brought to mind his parents, used his family as a chip for the program. When it was put like that he could see Cid wasn't wrong. Realistically he could turn into more of a liability to the situation than an asset, especially since the rebels themselves could provide much of what Nida thought he had.

In the end he was actually a touch relieved to have been left behind. Not long after the team was dispatched things started going wrong. Sure there was concern over the newly rising Sorceress Edea, but at Garden a 'Garden Master' had raised their head, claiming to be the real power and trying to get the faculty to take over the facility to him. He wanted to sacrifice Nida's fellow graduates to the Sorceress to be put to death, and while Nida didn't know the details, he refused to side with someone who would betray the people who had given their lives to Garden. People like him. Betray one group of people and how hard is it to sell out the next. The only realistic choice was to stand with the Headmaster and during the ensuing riots Nida found himself as one of the SeeDs there to help try and hold order. Once again he found himself on the edge of the solutions going on around him, with Squall Leonhart and his team returning with help to put down the so called Garden Master, managed to save the Garden from a missle strike, and found their now mobile home floating into the sea.

No longer would Nida be left behind, not truly. When they crashed into Fisherman's Horizon and the engineering specialists there repaired the Garden and set it up to be actively piloted, Nida immediately offered himself as the pilot of the oversized vessel. Perhaps his talents as an infiltration specialist wasn't the most useful in a worldwide war where the enemy could get around through magic portals, but he could be useful like this. As such Nida ended up being the pilot during the battle of the Gardens and beyond, finding himself as one of the people who sat in more than anyone else in important decisions during the war. While he may not have spoken up much, ever quiet and dutiful before his seniors in SeeDs Xu and Quistis and his newly made superior officer Squall Leonhart, he found himself finally serving a role in the war that he could be proud of.

After the end of the war and Time Compression Nida found himself settling back into life at Garden and as a SeeD, finally seeing more deployment as the organization became involved with recovery post war. At last he got a chance to put his infiltration and growing mechanic skills to use for Garden and their clients. Finally he could be proud of what he was doing with his life, knowing that his family had been avenged and the world saved by the actions of Squall Leonhart and his team. After all, he could always support them in his own way.

What was it Cid had said? Oh right.

Do your best, even if you don't stand out.


What is your canon exit point?: One Year Post Final Fantasy VIII

PERSONALITY OVERVIEW

There are things that are looked for in when picking out the elite of an organization focused on turning orphans into monster killing, magic slinging, money taking weapons. There are things instilled into them with each class, each meal, and each examination of what they have learned. Loyalty. Obedience. Even a touch of honor, if only one shared between their own number. Nida has all of those. Of course it's to be expected when you grow up surrounded by people reminding you what the Garden has given you. A home, food, shelter, and a good education even if it is skewed toward martial service rather than different sorts of trades, and these are all things Nida has found himself thankful for. Why should he not become a loyal man, dutiful and obedient to those above him, focused on the place that was his home and the people that in a way were his family?

Of course there are downsides to this sort of focus. Loyalty can become blind, or can lead to one hurting when they question decisions made for them. Nida has found himself caving to the answers and explanations of superiors before, and would do so again, even when his heart might call him to do something else. He also falls into the trap of puttng perhaps too much value on objectives before him, to the point where Nida might find himself putting his own safety second to a task he needs to complete. Hyne knows he's made that mistake before, and he's got the scars to prove it (because T-Rexaurs probably shouldn't be taken on solo just to prove you're good enough).

Yet there are positives as well. Garden instilled into Nida a sense of devotion that he's never going to be anything but proud to have. He will give a hundred and ten percent to any task set before him, ranging from learning new skills, refining old ones, or just being there to support people. There is a reason that Nida was told, upon graduating to SeeD and becoming one of the elite warriors of Garden, 'Do your best, even if no one notices.' It's good advice that Nida has tried to live by since Cid gave it to him. Recognition shouldn't be the reward for hard work. Hard work should be it's own reward. Serve others, help others, protect others. There's no need for a pat on the back or a monetary bonus or recognition, just for working hard and getting the job done.

That being said, part of the reason he doesn't get recognized as much is because, in spite of himself, Nida was never much of one to put himself forward. He's a quiet sort of guy, one who observes before acting when he can. This was what led to him to a specialization in infiltration, a quiet disposition and a thoughtful nature, letting him blend into the background even as he gathers everything he needs to make the best decision possible.

None of this, though, absolves Nida of his faults. When it comes down to it, Nida can stress over the small details, because it's those details that can do you in when you're alone in the field. This manifests with a sometimes overly cautious nature when faced with a situation taking an unexpected turn or when setting off into a new situation. While he doesn't freeze up when encountering these things he may be found triple checking supplies before heading out into the wild, keeping tight inventories of vital supplies in general, and staying quiet at first when he should speak up or speak out.

At his core, Nida is a nice guy who wants to do the right thing and do it well. His parents died to do the right thing after all, and Garden doesn't accept anything but the best. Helps that in the end Garden ended up at the forefront of doing the right thing when it came to a crazy Sorceress trying to take over slash destroy the world and all of existance. On the other hand he finds it a bit harder to swallow the bad taste in his mouth when he feels that what he isn't on the right side of a situation, or that doing his best won't be enough to resolve things in a positive way. That doesn't mean he won't still act, won't still do what he feels is his duty even if he might morally see it as a bit questionable. In the end he's a mercenary, they live in the space between good and bad, and while he wasn't the absolute peak of what Balamb Garden has to offer he's still good.

Balamb forest. In the grand scheme of things, it's one of his preferred locations in the area around the school. The mountains are annoying to deal with given the highly unpredictable nature of power levels of Class-Ms, the lack of good shade, and the fact that it's where all the combat specialists when to have unsanctioned fights. After all that had happened, the last thing he was looking to do was deal with another person in a fight.

And so here he was, just inside the edge of the Balamb Forest, high up a tree. Not too high, the branches wouldn't be strong enough, but he was stretched out on one, his eyes closed as he took in the peace of the moment. Up here he wouldn't even be bothered by monsters.

Or Elijah. Or duty. Or a damn test. Today is his day and Nida intends to enjoy it.