Grand Master Bunnie Rabbot:[]
"Those who do not fear the sword they wield have no right to even wield a sword at all." (translated from Jang) - Grand Master Bunnie Mei Rabbotou
Full name: Grand Master Mei Rabbotou/Grand Master Bunnie Mae Rabbotou
Race: Nanomorphically cybernetic-enhanced Genetic Hybrid Rabbit
Age: not given
D.O.B.: May 5th, XXXX
Eyes: emerald green
Fur: golden sienna and white
Hair: golden blond, sometimes dyed strawberry blond
Weight: not given
Inate element: Light-attribute Chi
Hybrid Ability: Sixth Sense (telepathy, clairvoyance, miscellaneous psionics)
Prefered weapon: Twin Shinobi Katanas (karate form), Variable D-Chip enabled arm cannons (cybermorphed form)
Preferred Vehicle(s): horse (Hino-Hoshiko), "Shuriken" prototype hover chaser cycle
Favorite Food: Miso Ramen
Favorite Music Genre: Traditional Jangese folk/koto/taikos
Favorite TV Show: "The New Adventures of Detective Kun-Kun"
Theme A: "Oriental Sentinels" (Argoyle and Urgoyle) - Mega Man ZX Advent
Theme B: "A Zen Spirit Burns Crimson" (Zazen Town) - Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Personality Profile:[]
Second in command of Miranda UCI, Bunnie is a trained war machine with a Jang burning crimson zen spirit and the wisdom to match. Described as stoic, elegant, and noble, it's impossible not to take her seriously. Bunnie is one of the most well-respected members in the entire UCI operation, local or global and those who've seen her in action can understand why. Walking softly, and carrying a big sword, Bunnie does not seek an easy life, only a just one. Her unofficial philosophy is to never let them see you sweat; she maintains a very strong facade of being unbreakable while inside she's often haunted by past memories and inner turnoil. If something actually catches her by suprise, then it's likely something to see. If she actually raises her voice, people listen. Though she often finds herself asking herself what the point of trying to teach if no one ever learns (usually in regard to faux pas involving Violet, Chameleon and Cima). Bunnie does have her soft side and it comes in fuzzball threes named Hojicha, Bancha, and Kukuicha, respectively. Being Jang-born and raised in both Jang and the former city-kingdom of Ecotropia, Bunnie Rabbot is always formal and always polite, never speaking bluntly how she feels and is always scrutenizing people for redeemable qualities. In spite of all of the hardships and tragety she's lived through, Bunnie considers herself a strong optimist. Her life's motto is that sometimes hope is all she ever really has in the world
History:[]
Birth and early childhood:
Bunnie Mae Rabbot was born Bunnie Louise Rabbotou (Her real middle name
is in her words "Never to be spoken, written, or conveyed in any form.") to Shiroshi Akira Rabbotou and Anna May Fields-Rabbotou in the oriental
country of Jang where she lived for five years of her life. She grew up disciplined, headstrong, and outwardly fearless if not a little tomboyish. Disliking girlish things and really disliking the bows her mother would insist she wear on her ear tips, Bunnie found herself drawn more to her father's culture and lifestyle, while secretly keeping a spark of her mother's world glowing within her. From the moment she learned to speak, she studied intensely both Common and Jang at the same time, becoming fluently bi-lingual. From the moment she could stand on her own two feet, she was training super-intensly in the martial arts and would continue to do so during the course of her life.
Ecotropia years:
At about the age of five, Bunnie's family migrated to the Hybrid
city-kingdom of Ecotropia. Described as on of Neo Arcadia's "two
satellite neighbors", Ecotropia was the sister country of further-away
island province, Edoropia. While, not sharing Edoropia's "adapted" Jang
style or Neo Arcadia's "melding pot of the world races", Ecotropia's
synergistic balance of nature and technology was the envy of that part
of the world; being environmentally conscious very early on it in its
founding and taking technology to far beyond anyone's expectations--even
surpassing Neo Arcadia, Renalia, Appra, and even Vorostov at one point.
Bunnie found life to be a lavish if not a slightly excessive, but
definitely enjoyable.
Shiroshi found his calling as one of the three generals under the Acorn
Royal Family, serving (and befriending) Maximillian himself; three of
them--Shiroshi Rabbotou, Pierre D'Cooliette, and Amadeus Prower had
become a veritable "Three Musketeers" with King Max as their
D'Artagnion.
Anna, a southern belle at heart, spent her days as a homemaker and
confidant to Queen Alecia Acorn. Feeling a little out of place when
invited to join Lady Alecia Acorn, Rosemary Prower, and Anique
D'Cooliette for tea or croquette, she did her best to fit in and even
went so far as to introduce the women of the Royal Court to a few
more...rustic passions.
Bunnie garnered a lot of attention for being the new foreign kid. And
being from Jang, sparked a lot of fascination from the children of
Ecotropia. As daughter of the newest General to the Acorn Family, Bunnie
would find herself in the position of
Lady-in-Waiting to the fair Princess Sally Acorn, whom Bunnie befriended
rather quickly amongst the other children of the royal court. Sally was
described by some as a responsible, very-mature-for-her-age good
student while others called her a bit of a snobish spoiled royal and
know-it-all teacher's pet. While Bunnie took her responsibility of being
Sally's guardian and personal servant seriously, she connected on a
very personal level and even enjoyed her passion as Sally's "royal
hairdresser".
Bunnie and Sally found themselves befriending a small group of children
both offspring of the royal court or connected in some way to it. These
included the court's rather nervous and cowardly squire--Antoine
D'Cooliette (and the General's son); big loveable goof, Rotor Walrus--
the assistant to the knighted Minister of Science, the recently born son
(whose name has not been recorded in any known database) of General
Prower, and the nephew of the Minister of Science (whose names have also
been lost to the ages). As Bunnie often witnessed, said nephew and
Sally were always arguing due to their greatly different
personalities--Sally being a well-mannered book-following straight arrow
and their mutal friend being an impatient, instinctive, "way past cool"
magnet for trouble who was always devouring cheese coneys. Bunnie
couldn't help but crack a smirk, understanding those two's relationship
(and unlikely attraction to each other. Secretly she believed the two of
them would probably end up together if it weren't for the royal lineage
thing getting in the way.)
Bunnie was often a trouble-breaker, finding herself playing mediator
between disputes and rarely having to resort to force to prove her
point. Despite many thinking the countrary, Bunnie actually learned to
dislike violence at an early age but was not afraid to use it if it was
in fact a last resort. If King Acorn would have approved, Bunnie
probably would have taught Sally self-defense just as a precaution.
End of Halcyon Days:
Ecotropia was believed to be on the brink of a new golden era when it all came crashing to a disasterous and fiery end.
Vorostov, actually closer in distance to Ecotropia than Neo Arcadia, had
foolishly put its trust in self-serving politicians--some greatly
outspoken against Ecotropia and Neo Arcadia and even Hybrids in general.
Promising years of prosperity, their political platforms had
skyrocketed their careers while bankrupting the country in wealth and
resources. As famine and poverty began to rise while Ecotropia continued
to prosper, the leaders believed that the simple way out was to take it
from their accursed neighbors. But to do so directly would invariably
mean an international incident and would be inevitably condemned by the
League of Nations as not only an act of war but there would be
sufficient evidence to give probably cause to the possibility of a
racially-motivated war crimes. So within a small secret society within
the government, those desperate to find the answer decided to hire a
covert black-ops mercenary outfit to secretly infiltrate, assassinate
and confiscate within Ecotropia's own kingdom walls, without any risk of
implication to Vorostov or its government.
The plan centered around the modern-day genie's lamp or golden goose--a
miracle answer to everything in the form of an A.I. Construct that
served as the master database for every wealth of knowledge, wisdom,
discovery, and piece of culture whether ancient or popular within the
city kingdom--a seed which when planted would guide an entire
civilization to sprout up to a mega-metropolis or accelerate an existing
one's growth to decades even centuries beyond the rest of the world in a
compressed amount of time. The proverbial cake to go with the icing of
riches, food, and wealth which would just happen to find its way into
Vorostov slowlyl but surely at a rate that wouldn't draw suspicion. With
the right people as the "face" of their operation, a lot of greedy
leaders were in standing to become Vorostov's saviors at the exense of
Ecotropia. Rumor was that this "Royal Portable Megaframe" computer had
been passed down to every generation of king that had ruled Ecotropia
and none of them could even explain where the RPM originated from; just
that it was a family heirloom.
The portable computer was said to be passed down to Sally's brother,
Prince Elias Acorn at the time of his future coronation which meant it
was still in Maximillian's possession.
One the day of the attack, Bunnie felt an uneasiness in the air and she
conveyed her sentiments to both her parents. Anna dismissed it,
believing her daughter worried too much. Shiroshi however took it very
seriously and stayed on alert. He planned to convey his own sentiments
to the other General but never got the chance. No one saw the attack
coming. The numbers were unfathomable and their weapons were considered
abominations by the military. With savage tactics and unspeakable
methods, Ecotropia's military ranks were broken and destroyed and the
palace defenses were breached. All was seemingly going according to plan until the guerillas made clear
that they had everyh intention to betray Vorostov. They weren't out to
ransack and pillage...they were out to reduce the whole city to a cinder
and ever life with it just for the sport of it.
The Royal Court was quickly slaughtered as were the Royal Family. Sally
would have followed had Bunnie not intervined. It was in that fleeting
moment that Bunnie took her first life. And it was at that moment she
had also saved her first life. In the aftermath of the disaster, not a
trace of Ecotropia remained. Its communication with the outside world
had been cut off and Neo Arcadia would not learn of the disaster for
some time. Vorostov's secret society was both outraged and fearful of
their lives having been double-crossed and having absolutely no fruits
of labor to give to its people. While the leaders tried to cover up the
events, the Rabbotou Family began the journey to Neo Arcadia with anyone
else who had survived Ecotropia's fall. But it would mean going through
the lion's den to get there. Bunnie and company would find themselves
crossing Vorostov territory.
Vortex Labs:
The day the Rabbotou Clan left their home, Bunnie was now approaching
her teens and her training had been put on hold in the interest of
survival. Ecotropian survivor groups thinned in number as they spread
even thinner in their trek to Neo Arcadia's borders. But more mysterious
was the rather large and sudden disappearances which seemed to occur at
a cutoff as hybrids neared the borders.
It wouldn't take long before the horrifying answer was revealed as the
Rabbotou clan was subdued and captured by the culprits--the security
force of the illegal underground research laboratory, Vortex Labs.
Secretly funded and organized by a small contingient in the Vorostov
Government's secret society, the ones most incensed by the fruitless
turn of events at the mercenary betrayal decided to make lemonaide from
lemons. If they couldn't have riches and knowledge, then they could at
least take their wrath out on filthy hybrids. Vortex was commissioned to
experiment on Genetic Hybrids for the purpose of military bioweapon
research and development at the secondary goal of thinning the masses
and eliminating witnesses of the Fall of Ecotropia. For the next couple
of years life went from cruel to beyond Hellish for anyone within the
walls of Vortex Labs. Experimentation delved into genetic manipulation,
intrusive cybernetics, biological warfare testing, gravity and energy
weapon testing, and the promising science of introducing nanotechnology
to living tissue. Those that survived and kept their psyche intact
wished they hadn't. Many subjects went clinically insane. Most however
didn't survive.
Bunnie learned humility at its cruelest definition, making up her mind
for her family to survive. At every expense if necessary. Every day that
they drew breath was another day Vortex failed at breaking the Rabbotou
Clan. And she made very clear her defiance and refusal to be broken.
Even managing to humble the powers that be when given the chance which
only intensified the revenge that was returned ten fold.
Shiroshi bided his time, planning a mass escape. And all was going
according to plan until Bunnie discovered the presence of Sally Acorn,
still alive after the aftermath of Ecotropia. But her time was shorter
than the rest as she was about to be subjected to an experimental
cybermorphic nanoplasm. Furthermore in the same laboratory room, the
legendary Golden Goose that was the Royal Portable Mainframe (RPM) was
not only proven real but the laboratory's supercomputer was waging war
with its firewalls in an attempt to infiltrate and steal all of its
secrets and wealth of knowledge. Bunnie had saved Sally's life before in
fullfillment of her duty as Lady-in-Waiting. She was not about to let
it all be for nothing. In a rare moment of impulse, Bunnie broke into
the lab, sabotaged the computers and equipment and pulled Sally from the
infusion machine and helped her to escape with the hastily-disconnected
Royal Portable Mainframe. While not entirely sure, during the escape,
Bunnie could almost swear the presence of another hybrid in the room at
the time, partially obscured by the breached nanomachine tanks.
A quick reunion and Bunnie sent Sally on her way to survive. Bunnie
however was recaptured and her punishment woudl be severe. It would be
the last time Bunnie would see her friend until many years later.
Prayers Answered/Everything Changes:
Vortex had worked Bunnie and her family over very well. The director of
the lab was at the end of his patience and decided it was time to strike
at the heart. After days of torture and no signs that any of them would
give up the ghost, the three Rabbotou family members were taken to the
nanotechnolog research lab at the facility's core. Pressured to release
the name and whereabouts of the subject she had allowed to escape as
well as any other pertanent information, Bunnie was given an ultimatum.
Forced with a choice no one should have to make, Bunnie refused to
cooperate and watched helplessly as Shiroshi and Anna were placed in the
infusion capsules and subjected to nanoplasm strains 11 and 12,
respectively. Riddled with bugs, programming anomalies, and fault
nanocircuitry, the effects were immediate and horrifically gruesome.
Informed that she had invited this upon herself, the orphaned Rabbot
angrilly refused cooperation one last time, feeling one spark of solace
that she would at least join her family in the afterlife.
Days prior, however the lone escapee, Sally Acorn, had in the company of
another hybrid made it to Neo Arcadia's borders and infilttrated a
fiber optic communication line and begged and pleaded for help, managing
to get a message to its UCI Headquarters in Neo Arcadia City and
practically dropping a large amount of evidence into the lap (or rather
personal computer) of its C.E.O. Having called an emergency meeting, Dr.
Arcade and three of the founders rushedly put together a plan. To enter
Vorostov would cause an international incident which Neo Arcadia wasn't
about to bring to the League of Nations without very hard evidence and
could furthermore be treated as an act of war. Therefore, deciding to
bend a few rules, the four agreed to a pact of silence that this black
ops mission would be done off the grid--it would not exist in any form
but their own memories.
Securing stealth craft and the equipment they needed, the Founders
crossed into Vorostov Territory under the cover of night, cloaked
against enemy radar. As luck would have it they arrived in time to
rescue a nunber of Hybrid survivors. But Dr. Arcade had made a promise
to save one special one in particular and had his small team cut a path
straight to the main lab just as the experiment on Bunnie was about to
go underway. Unable to breach the main sealed doors in time to save the
parents Rabbotou, the Founders locked down the lab. The Professor
attempted to hack into the computer system controlling the enfusion
system as the experiment was already starting up.
If everything had gone according to plan by this point, it would all
come to an abrubt and unexpected end as something even the Arcades
hadn't anticipated had erupted out of nowhere. During the operation, the
weather outside had turned violently stormy with thunder and lightning
raking across the sky. At the most critcal moment of attempting to abort
the Nanomachine Infusion operation, Vortex Labs' main power grid was
struck by a lightning bolt some describe as the finger of the gods.
Tearing through every electrical system in the facility, the bolt seared
through the mainframe, the professor's laptop, and the infusion machine
itself--and by extension Bunnie Rabbotou herself.
A blinding flash, an explosion and then darkness.
When the emergency lightning kicked on, the Founders recovered first,
having been protected by their black ops gear and visors while the
researchers were left mostly unconscious. Amongst the debris of the
ruined lab, Bunnie was found unconscious but alive amidst the wreckage
of the machinery. What puzzled Arcade was that not only was she alive
she didn't have a scratch, burn, or mark on her--not from torture, the
explosion, or being struck by lightning. Carrying her out, personally,
Garfield ordered that the team administer a quickly-metabolising
memory-wiping gas to ensure no account of the events of that day could
ever be recalled and any evidence of UCI's presence would be gone with
their memories.
It was a quick return home for the crew and it would be a long night
ahead. But that was little comparisson to the storm that was coming.
A Time To Heal and a Time for Justice:
Bunnie would awaken in a safehouse medical bay deep underground UCI Headquarters in Neo Arcadia City.
Within the hour she would have total recall of everything and find
herself emotionally ravaged and without answers. But soon her
benefactors would arrive to give her all the answers she'd need. And
what they had to say garnered her full, unwavering attention. It seemed
that despite the best efforts, the nanoinfusion had gone through but
with major alternactions and unanticipated results. Bunnie's every
tissue and every cell was now competely and totally merged with the
nanoplasm, creating a nanomorphic lifeform. And they could facilitate a
radical transformation actually converting living tissue, blood, bone,
and organic matter into technological machinery and nanoelectronics. But
what really got her attention was that this was a process that could
not only be facilitated easily as well as reversed returning a robotic
body back to flesh and fur...it was a transformation she could in theory
control at will with no adverse side-effects. One live had ended and a
new one had begun.
As a sign that her sense of humor wasn't completely gone, Bunnie shorted
her last name from Rabbotou to Rabbot--a merger of rabbit and
robot--which got a few smiles. As Bunnie began to find her way back to
the world of the sane and peaceful, she began mastering her newfound
abilties and received additional augmentations to it them. She was
begging to see a light at the end of the tunnel and where that light
originated from, she would be needed.
Bunnie would spend the time that followed recovering physically and
mentally but the emotional scars wouldn't heal. Her hopes and dreams
were dead and bured and now her future was in question. By this time
Bunnie was well aware of UCI's Action Team operation and had been
debating its involvement. But first things first. Justice was overdue
and judgement was coming. The people responsible had to be stopped
before they could rebuild and torture other lives. As Bunnie prepared
herself, UCI, under the guidance of legal council Kitty Dimitir, began
building a case and collecting evidence at every turn. And it wasn't
long before the trial of the century went underway.
It was earth-shattering all over the world. Charges of crimes and
cruelty to Hybrids caught to ear of people world-wide and all eyes were
now on Neo Arcadia and Vorostov. Deciding that one doesn't shoot the
horse, but rather cut off the leg, the powers be hastilly decided to cut
Vortex loose and avoid as much recoil and fallout boomeranging back to
the mother country. But it was no consequence. Vortex would be paying
the price that day. Security for their star witness would be beyond
anything Neo Arcadia had ever undertaken. In what sent shockwaves around
the world, Bunnie testified via satellite with image scrambling and
voice distortion, accounting each and every horrific act. As a final
act, Bunnie addressed the primary defended directly at a very heated
outburst in protest, informing him that he had invited this upon
himself. The ensueing frenzied, outraged reaction that followed would
earn several counts of contempt as well as the undivided attention of
human and Hybrid alike. It was the shortest deliberation in Neo
Arcadia's history and the verdict was unanimous. In the matter of the
People vs. Vortex Labs, the defendants were found "Guilty as Sin".
Bunnie's testimony had sparked a revolution around the world as the call of Hybrid Civil Rights echoed throughout the land.
For the next several years Vorostov as a country would find itself under
the microscope. Attempts were made to link Vorostov to the destruction
of Ecotropia but none of the evidence ever stuck. Tensions flared
between Vorostov and Neo Arcadia over the matter. And what tensions
weren't directed at Neo Arcadia were redirected inward toward Vorostov's
leaders. And furthermore famine and poverty had actually increased
because of the actions of the few.
New but uncertain Future:
Bunnie had decided her path in the days that followed and would soon
join the UCI Action Team. While it was known to very few that she was
mysterious star witness, "Miss X", a deep respect for her took root
amongst its ranks. And those that did know her story praised her for
being a hero. Their compliments fell on deaf ears for Bunnie had become
withdrawn since the trial and the pain of losing everyone she knew and
loved was haunting her. Bunnie was psychiatrically clearned for active
duty and her first missions went impressively if not flawlessly. As part
of her agreement with Dr. Arcade, he would allow her to travel the
world and seek out as many people as she needed to complete her largely
unfinished training. Regretfully many of the secrets of her family
legacy died with Shiroshi, but that would not stop her from searching.
Whether looking to unlikely sources of Rabbotou Clan teachings or
filling in the gaps with other senseis and grand masters' styles, Bunnie
intended to transcend the boundaries of a mere warrior and become
something the world hadn't seen. And yet as she learned more as her
strength and powers grew, she grew emptier inside, finding it harder to
connect with her newfound friends. This is probably not the life
Shiroshi and Anna had planned for her, but there was no doubt they'd be
proud. Sadly that was but a little spark of consolation in her darken
world.
A Light Burns White with Orange Hair and Ruby Eyes:
Field work had thinned for Bunnie. And she was growing tense over the
lack of being able to fullfill her duty as an operative. And then a
mission came up...but this was one unlike any Bunnie had been assigned
before. Garfield Arcade personally hadned her the assignment with the
parting thought "Any objections, Bunnie?" It was a very rare moment she
was caught off guard by, but the slightly mischievious smirk was as
puzzling as it was reassuring.
A diplomatic mission. Granted, Bunnie was probably the most adept at
being formal and courteous and had claimed to have handled royalty
before. But this was one spoiled royal that she'd need all the luck and
experience she could handle.
The fall of Ecotropia had struck a sour chord with not just Neo Arcadia
but its neighbor province, Edoropia. In the time that followed, Edoropia
had grown distant from its mother country and rumors were surfacing the
province might secede as its own indepedant nation and furthermore cut
off ties to Neo Arcadia and the Legion of Nations itself. Action had to
be taken but action had to be descrete and handled delicately.
The problem lay in Edoropia's active ruling family in it capital city of
Little Tokyo. And its name was Princess Violet Usako Tokuwaga. Vi was
said to be incredibly stubborn and spoiled if not bordering on somewhat
of a tyrrant. The rumors of her royal punishments were spoken in fear
and the fact that her mother, Empress Frieda was said to stockpile an
absolutely insanely terrifying weapons collection as a hobby. And to
make matters worse the Emperor himself was said to be bat-guano insane
and by all accounts considered incompetant to rule, yet the country
pretty much allowed him to do as he pleased. A powderkeg this dangerous
was begging to have its fuse snipped off completely before some fool
with a match came along.
Bunnie was sent to be UCI's ambassador and liason, now Neo Arcadian by
citizenship. It looked like it would be a begrudgingly long meeting but
what wasn't said to Bunnie was that she had one thing going for her--the
Princess was an absolute Jang "otaku"--that is an obsessive fangirl.
Someone like Bunnie had to be well-received. It was just logic for
someone with that much love for a country she had never yet been to.
Another unexpected complication was that Violet was a self-proclaimed
firecracker and tomboy and was one to stir up trouble and had a nack for
getting into and out of it rather slyly. No one could have predicted
she'd sneak out of the palace in disguise to avoid a "boring diplomatic
meeting which amounted to Neo Arcadia kissing behinds and feeding a load
of B.S." But some imply that that was exactly what Arcade was banking
on. It was an unexpected first meeting which involved literally running
into each other. And it was an even more unexpected argument which
erupted into a rather raging one-sided fight. Needless to say...Bunnie
made short work of her.
Not willing to lose face, a rather self-centered and egocentric Violet
declared the battle a "draw", to which Bunnie begrudgingly accepted the
terms of only as a quick solution to a senseless conflict. By the end of
the day, everything fell in place and the meeting went on not only as
planned but restrengthened Neo Arcadia's ties with its surviving
"satellite" country. And furthermore Bunnie had found the unlikeliest
best friend she could ask for. But she couldn't help but wonder if this
whole thing was Garfield Arcade's big gambit. Two birds with one
stone--a moody, empty shell of an Ecotropian cybermorph rabbit and a
bratty, stuck-up, spoiled royal white rabbit with orange hair and ruby
eyes...becoming friends. Was it possible he had predicted the two of
them would make each other better people that early on?
Reporting for Duty:
Bunnie had finished up a large portion of her training and learning
around the world when life decided to drop and unlikely present in her
lap. Violet had managed to leave Edoropia under the radar and unknownst
to an unsuspecting Alfred Dente and managed to put herself in Dr.
Arcade's office, seeking employment. Arcade was rather amused by Vi's
tenacity. It would seem even he didn't expect this to happen. But he
allowed despite later protests from Edoropia's Royal Council, Al being
the most outspoken member. Vi found herself in UCI and it wasn't long
before she had her way as Bunnie's new partner. Soon afterward Bunnie's
name couldn't be spoken without Violet's in the same sentence. And the
two of them became UCI's aces; the creme of the crop; the best darn
operatives anyone could ask for. Despite their odd-couple relation with
Bunnie being the stoic straight arrow and Violet being the smug,
spontaneous if not absolutely mischievous rule-bender with a warped
sense of humor, they did end up making each other better and as a result
their personailities greatly improved. While they had been rotated
around several UCI Action Team factions, eventually they found a
permanent residence when Volt Arcade was called to command his own team
on the continent of Fontraile. In recent years she's crossed pathes with
the half-sister she never even knew she had, Bunnette Von Rabbotte.
While Bunnette's appearances are very rare the two sisters have a strong
bond and a respectful relationship. The fact that Bunnie still has
family in the world is just one more candle lit in the dark world that
has tried to swallow her up.
Today:
Bunnie has since learned to let go of the past but keeps it where she
needs it to be in times of reflection. With her earnings as a UCI
operative and employee, she's since invested in a piece of land upon
which she's built Rabbot Dojo--a school of the martial arts to teach her
family's legacy and her own blended style as well. In the years that
followed it has since expanded, becoming almost Jang temple-like,
eventually gaining its own feng shui-ed Jang Garden in back. Bunnie has
since adopted a trio of stray rabites as well as taken on a disciple
from her native country of Jang in the form of human "Miko
priestess"/shrine maiden, Megami Akane Kobiyashi. Megami is calm and
quiet and speaks very little as she is not fluent in Common. As Volt's
second-in-command, she tackles a lot of dangerous missions that he
wouldn't entrust to anyone else he knew wasn't a warrior and survivor.
Often asking why Bunnie doesn't take the reigns of leadership, Bunnie
replies with "It is not my place nor my destiny, Volt-san".
Bunnie has a respectful if not friendly relationship with Miranda's
ruler, Queen Brooke. Often appealing to her sense as a warrior and
friend, Bunnie is more than willing to give any and all spiritual advice
the Queen deems necessary. Knowing full well of Brooke's darker,
fiendish side, Bunnie pretty much considers herself one to stay close to
the fire at the risk of being burned and not about to be scared off
from her duties, no matter how dark the path ahead may get. While
pondering the superstition of it, Bunnie ensures Brooke's appeasement on
those "migraine-inducing days" with a steady supply of her best rice
sake; something reflected in an old Jang childhood bedtime story.
Bunnie gets along fairly well with Jaimas. Knowing he and Brooke to have
a very rocky, very icy relationship due to their past (and Jaimas being
fully aware of the depths of Brooke's darker, fiendish side), Bunnie
tries not to get herself caught in the middle. Finding it to be her
greatest mediator challenge yet, Bunnie hopes she'll never have to
REALLY play referee between them should things ever turn particularly
bitter. However Miranda and Raxis are allied together even if its
leaders give each other the evil eye and Bunnie would prefer to keep it
that simple. Bunnie is willing to take up missions that Jaimas may
present as more often than the Dragon Council has probably again
involved Raxis in their affairs. With Jaimas' marriage to Aurelis, this
is practically a given (Though it also gives him an inside link to the
Council which keeps him in the loop.) Bunnie is courteous to Aurelis,
having had plenty of experience dealing with "spoiled royals" over the
years. And appeasement comes fairly easy which Bunnie thanks in part to
her Jang upbringing. Bunnie maintains comraderies with Raxis' military.
And above all Bunnie just adores Jaimas' daughter, Zoe.
Bunnie finds herself gravitating toward Lulu, feeling a kinship toward
the Viera species. Feeling inclined to extend the hand of friendship,
the two of them cross paths often in the square. They may not always
agree with each other (especially on matters involving Violet), but
things remain civil and respectful.
Bunnie takes Kid's antics right in stride. As a ninja who's since come
to "expect nothing" as one of her senseis had trained her to do, Bunnie
still can't help but crack a smile with the utter and complete
randomness that Kid sows all over town. Having an open mind and knowing
there's more to the world than meets the eye, Bunnie is readily
accepting of the mad, happy-go-lucky cat and graciously thanks her lucky
stars that such a being exists to chase away the mundane of the world.
Appealing to a part of Bunnie that's preserved her childhood, Kid
manages to keep her inner child thriving in her heart, even at times
compelling a very rare giggle. Only Kid could make Bunnie smile over
antics involving flushing toilets to see where the water goes.
(Something Vi would probably be thwapped stupid for if she attempted to
make light of.)
Bunnie is readily accepting of Marcel, not as concerned as others about
his life as a thief as some (namely a certain Miranda Border Patrol
officer and former student) and less so that he often has that look of
"dollar signs in his eyes" when potential well-paying assignment come to
life. Bunnie focuses on his character, knowing him to be a good guy and
freely trusts him as a friend and a respectable MOM operative. While
her Jang wisdom leaves Marcel often perplexed and her tendancy to drift
in and out of native Jang tongue proves just as confusing, the cultural
barriers certainly don't hinder their friendship and they've come to
understand that the two of them have each other's back in a pinch.
As a fellow UCI operative, Bunnie quickly and readily treats human, Drew
White as an equal, not even seeing species boundaries. Which makes for a
healthy student-sensei relationhship. He's a good guy with an aptitude
for boxing and demolitions and that's all he needs to be. Bunnie can
sense Drew's uneasiness with being the one person without any
crazy-insane powers or abilities and his frustration with Violet's need
to be anything but normal from a mile away. She assures him that he more
than makes of for it in guts, determination, and a really kicking
fireworks show with the booming sound to complete the effect. And
besides, he's got a pretty mean uppercut when he's in the zone. And
besides--he is the only Miranda UCI operative with any naval experience.
Something not even Violet can claim bragging rights to (Miss
fighter-pilot and jet-pack wearer.)
Rana is someone Bunnie enjoys the company of. Finding the Rana and
Splodey a "kawaii" (cute) pair, Bunnie's mood is always brightened
whenever they're around. And she further recognizes Rana as someone who
can be quite convincing with her own method of honesty, integrety, and
charm and otherwise sweet and innocent demeanor. She has a way of
getting things done that others can't through more direct and forceful
methods and that appeals to Bunnie at an emotional level.
The noble Rabbotou has a very respectful relationship with Dragonius,
connecting with him at a spiritual and intellectual level. As two of
Miranda's most level-headed personas, they then to be the voice of
reason during times of conflict. Having dueled each other in the Raxis
Arena, the bonds of honor and respect easily transcended the violence of
their match. Bunnie warmly welcomes Dragonius' presence whenever he
arrives and gladly assists in his affairs and with outings.
While the Faraskel, David is looked upon by many with distrust and
suspicion (often for good reason) and described by many as more
abrassive than sandpaper, Bunnie is no less respectful toward him than
any other person. One of the few rare people that gets a luke-warm
acknowledgement, Bunnie prudently maintains that very faint semblance of
respect. Proving herself formidable enough to survive and even best
some of the fierces species of dragons, its not all that surprising that
he is only slightly less condescending to her than most. While
begrudgingly accepting that David doesn't exactly make things easy for a
lot of people, even Chameleon himself, Bunnie reminds that compared to
the alternatives (namely Edar), David's probably the best friend (and
she means that in the loosest sense of the word possible) the Mirandians
will ever know representing the Council.
Perhaps the one person who's actually managed to irk Bunnie's nerves
more than Violet is the white dragon, Hailsaranith. Sporting a libido
worse than a promiscuous teenager and lewdness that Vi would absolutely
eat up like a carrot cake, Hails has managed to cause more than a couple
throbbing anime veins to sprout up on Bunnie's forehead as well as the
intensely resisted urge to ball up her fist and grind her teeth. But
still he's an unlikely...ally? And he is Crystalliana's father which
makes him at least in some semblance a.......responsible.....parent.
It's not like he means any harm, either. But if he ever brushes his tail
against the back of her neck again, Bunnie will be compelled to remove
it from his hindquarters and flail him with it. It really says something
when even managed to cause Bunnie's half-sister, Bunnette Von Rabbotte,
to lose her composure during their Raxis Arena Tournament match.
Atalaya is another person Bunnie holds in high regard and not just from
her reputation as a warrior. Atalaya's efforts as a mother to Kari is
something Bunnie finds both enviable and admireable. Having chosen a
life of celebacy for herself, Bunnie considers Atalaya truly fortunate.
Bunnie is glad to have Kari around and is always kind and respectful to
her. Always willing to be supportive, she offers praise and guidance to
the young Kari.
As a newcomer, Alistair was someone Bunnie has felt compelled to put her
trust in. Bunnie gladly welcomes him and his companion, Brick. to their
humble city. Going with her gut, her instincts were confimed that he
was quite formidable in the field. Bunnie hopes that there will be
future endevours where they can show each other what the can really do.
Not in the least bit intimidated by Brick, she unhesitatingly welcomed
the great bear as one of the Mirandian's own as if he had been around
all his life.
Bunnie maintains an iron-strong indifference to Cima, exercising every
ounce of restraint against the Sergal's overly blunt and unmerciful and
inciteful honesty--which in Jang would probably regarded as barbaric,
rude, and dishonorable. Even less intimidated by her than Mitzi, Bunnie
has since learned to take what she has with a grain of salt, being
unphased and unmoved by the Sergal's brutal contempt for nearly
everyone, especially magic-users and the UCI. Often Bunnie will dismiss
Cima's sharp-tongued comments and insults with a reflexive "Your
concern(s) is(are) noted." But Bunnie would be lying to herself if she
didn't acknowledge Cima as a formidable if not superior breed of
soldier. Her tenacity and resolve and her forward approach to battle may
not be popular with many of the other Mirandians, but Bunnie definitely
sees a refined art to it and considers it something to be appreciated
and respected, even if not said out loud. On a daily basis, Bunnie
practices walking on eggshells around the Sergal but has absolutely no
reservations about being brutally honest (but maintaining her
politeness) in return if the situation calls for it. And she's made very
clear that she can be a very convincing and effective mediator if
certain people intend to press confrontations and cross the line. Bunnie
recalls a very rare lone compliment offered by the Sergal following a
very dangerous mission after her use of the Volcano Cannon. A compliment
Bunnie takes to heart, knowing full well a moment like that should not
be taken for granted. It has since filled Bunnie a sense that there is
hope for Cima even if most of the UCI will probably never hear a kind
word from her.
Bunnie is well-liked and respected by most of Miranda's populace and
finds their friendship in these uncertain times very welcome in her
life. As such, she's often the one who keeps an otherwise precotious and
instigative Violet from getting on people's nerves, often with a good
thwap to the head.