Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)

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Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)
Instance	FS-I
Age	18
Pronouns	she/her
NetNavi	Roll.EXE

Character Data

"All of this is who I am now. So I can't cry about it changing me anymore. My fate... is to battle on."

Profile

Meiru used to think she was completely normal in every way. Then, she lost her light, and threw all her old dreams away to fight in his stead. But now, she's starting to wonder if she might've been just a regular girl all along. After all, she's got all the usual concerns of a girl her age—deciding where to go for college, adjusting to having her long-lost crush back in her life after helping to bring an entire nation to its knees to save him, finding her lost dog so she can Cross Fuse...

She's like any other girl. She's like no other girl.

At turns, Meiru can be fanciful, practical, confident, self-conscious, patient, short-tempered; but always tuned into what's happening around her. She's a girly-girl through and through, who loves cute things and reading up on the latest trends, and by that same token she often ends up collecting rarer or more esoteric chips. She's the type to try anything once.

She thinks of herself as a coward by nature, rarely instigating Netbattles for fun; but she's braver than she thinks she is, never hesitating to step up and fight when the moment calls for it and unafraid of putting in the work to keep up with her friends in battle despite lacking their natural talent. She is deeply, deeply loyal to her close friends.

More than anything, she fears the idea of being left behind.

Skills

Net Savior, Cross Fusion Member, Blossoming Songwriter, Rush Wrangler, Surprising Strength, Secondhand Self-Defense Lessons, Running Style: Pace Chaser (Turf, Long), Expert Budgeter, Wrench Proficiency, Net Chess Prefectural Semi-Finalist

History

First Impressions

The only daughter of Ai Sakurai and Cody Linkler, Meiru was born and raised in a quiet Japanese suburb, far from her parents' Ameroupe-based talent agency. But while both adults agreed keeping such a young and impressionable girl away from the cutthroat world of stardom was what was best for her, neither was quite ready to leave it behind yet. Once Meiru had turned eight, Ai commissioned a companion Navi, Roll.EXE^FS, to keep the girl out of trouble, entrusted Meiru with an allowance sizeable enough for her to run the house in her mother's stead... and promptly returned to the talent agency in Heaven's City with her husband.

To their credit—and with the guiding critique of Meiru's maternal grandmother, Nadeshiko Sakurai—Meiru and Roll barely missed a step; interweaving household chores, piano lessons, playtime, school time, and studying all the most girlish trends with ease. But didn't every girl her age...?

Trying Not to Get Left Behind

"I'm not like you or Enzan. I'm just a... normal girl."

Threads

• 2024-05-23: no matter what! - Nick, Pat, Mel, and Meiru^FS attempt to aid the effort to rescue Triese from Dr. Regal ^KQ. Instead, Dr. Hikari^SF has his way with them and separates Rush^FS from Meiru^FS.
• 2024-06-09: HOPITAL - After their SoulNet-induced brawl, Meiru^FS and Pat reconcile and recover.
• 2024-06-22: don't be afraid of what you can't see - Meiru^FS, Roll^FS, and Rockman^FS hatch a harebrained scheme. Netto^FS and Enzan^FS are skeptical.
• 2024-06-24: don't run away, it's only me! - Meiru^FS, Roll^FS, and Rockman^FS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
• 2024-07-14: if you're in outer space, don't feel out of place! - Meiru^FS and Netto^FS answer a call for help from Ellen and Reg, and wind up taking the two on a tour of 'ancient' Densan to solve Reg's connectivity issue.
• 2024-09-15: everyone has been doing emails - Netto^FS and Meiru^FS, with ineffective assistance from Lan^CR, attempt to teach Enzan^FS how to "post".
• 2024-09-20: the moment's already passed - Meiru^FS takes the initiative to check on Mel, long after their encounter with SoulNet. Keychains are acquired.
• 2024-10-07: Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition! - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
• 2024-12-29: Solstice - Meiru^FS and Enzan^FS take on Enzan^C and Blues^C in beach volleyball combat. Netto^FS and Lan^SFreferee.
• 2025-04-12: The Starliner Express - The first of Alpha's agents makes their move, inviting four disparate users onto a luxurious train ride.
• 2025-05-09: Lionhearted pair - Interrupted in the middle of a training session, Roll^FS and Cometman take on the next of the Arcana viruses.
• 2025-10-03: The Colossus Challenge - The passengers of the Starliner Express are trapped by another agent of Alpha and forced to participate in a merciless tournament.
• 2025-10-15: she expected the world - Meiru^FS welcomes Mayl^CR to the chatroom.
• 2025-12-26: every saint has a past, every sinner has a future - Spectres of the Silver Division come back to haunt Netto^FS. Lan^CR forces her involvement in the most concerning way imaginable.

Gallery

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  Meiru's current design sheet.
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  Dressed up for Halloween. (by Cherry)
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  Let's go gambling! (by Nanaimobars)
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  The Αlpha Squad, assembled. (by Hub)
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  Failing to make the grade. (by Nanaimobars)