Names: Shizue Miumi and Joy Finwick
Age: 15
Race: Inkling
Genders: Female (both)
Appearance: Shizue is tall and thin, with a pale complexion, droopy violet eyes, and violet ink. Her hair is a short, clean-cut bob, and she often wears pullover sweaters and a cross necklace as an accessory. Joy is shorter and chubbier, with a rosier complexion, almond-shaped teal eyes, and aquamarine ink. Her hair is a bit longer and often worn either straight or in updos or pigtails. She wears brighter colors and tends to go with cooler and more casual clothing.
Relations: Each other (best friends), seperate unnamed families
Backstory: Shizue grew up in the town of Gakamachi ("gaka" means painter), while Joy was raised in the city of Cuttleton. Let's see...I haven't worked much on backstories yet...so far, what I've got is that Shizue left the nest early to pursue education at various colleges, and Joy had been participating in music and art contests since she was small. Joy speaks a somewhat different dialect of Inkling as well, an equivalent to the Estuary dialect of English.
Abilities: Shizue is currently a student focused on her studies, as well as a bookworm, and knows many languages. Joy has always loved music and art, and participated in music contests and dance-offs in her hometown. Her art is cartoony, but colorful, warm, and creative; her music style was cheerful and her vocals warm and cute. Joy has focused on a couple languages only, but that means she knows them better. She has a few fields of knowledge that she pursues, which does mean she knows more about them. She's also a bit more interested in the "fresh" style and Turf Wars than Shizue.
Personality: The left brain of the two, Shizue is introverted, shy, practical and a bit perfectionist. She also has trouble showing feelings and can be blunt, sarcastic or rude without meaning to be. She is fearful and prefers to stay safe. She is also quiet, but comes up with good ideas and is logical. As the right brain, Joy is incredibly cheerful and optimistic, maybe a bit of a spark-plug. Despite being less withdrawn than Shizue, Joy can be timid and naive at times and doesn't do well under pressure; she is also horrible at lying and a bit of a crybaby. Joy is also very sensitive and compassionate, despite her boundless energy.
Turf War weapons: Shizue enjoys Chargers and Squiffers, and likes to snipe from a safe place and surprise people. Because of her hiding, Shizue often lasts long in battle, though it takes her a while to find an opportunity to strike. Joy, on the other hand, loves being out in the open, getting that adrenaline rush, and going fast, so she prefers Shooters, Rollers and Dualies, and is a good sport even if she gets Splatted a lot; even if her team loses, she would generally congratulate the other team.
Favorite foods: Shizue is a fan of both smoked salmon and cod, and she also likes to eat toast with honey or cinnamon. Her favorite drink is mint tea, which she likes plain and strong, and she enjoys eating whole mint leaves. Joy enjoys salmon fillet, shrimp, and fried fish (especially if fries/chips are involved (not because she's supposed to be "British," but because it's one of my real-life favorites)), and is a big fan of all types of sweets, including cakes and ice creams; her favorite drinks are boba, sweetened tea (usually fruit, mint or ginger) with milk and honey, and many types of fruit juices.
Octo Valley?: Shizue gets along with Cap'n Cuttlefish, and Joy thinks she may have nearly bumped into an Octotrooper once. Both are tolerant and forgiving of Octolings and have some Octarian friends.