[ ESSENCE AOKI, NONBINARY, SHE/THEY ] ; have you seen ESSENCE ‘ESSIE’ AOKI around VIRGINIA BEACH? the TWENTY-FOUR year old VIRTUAL DISPENSARY is known for ( SKULL FISHNETS, GETTING ARRESTED AT PROTESTS, STANDING UP FOR THE UNDERDOG, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST INJUSTICES, THE DARK FEMININE ) … around the CHIC’S BEACH district they have a reputation of being SPUNKY and BOLD but also ROWDY and MISCHEVIOUS. rumor has it they’re hiding SHE MOVED TO VIRGINIA BEACH TO TRACK DOWN HER MISSING OLDER SISTER …let’s hope the GOSSIP HOTTIE doesn’t find out ! kay,25,est,she/her
essence maoira aoiki was given a rough start to life from the get go. growing up in a busy beach town in the united states known as virginia beach, virginia, her mother was a teenage mom, struggling with drug addiction and stuck in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend, essence’s father. from the start he didn’t want her, and though it killed essence’s mom to do so, she ended up letting her sister, essence’s aunt, custody of baby essence and her older sister raina. this was the beginning of essence’s abandonment wound. essence still kept somewhat of an relationship with her mother up until she was around the age of twelve. she was mature for her age, she had to be. her circumstances in life required her to grow up fast to survive. though they didn’t live a fancy life, essence, her older sister, and her aunt were safe, and they were there for each other, so much so, essence calls her gijiroku, which is japanese for mom. essence and her older sister are extremely close, they’re more best friends than sisters, and she’s taught her everything she knows about life. she always guided her, kept her secrets, and protected her even when she thought she didn’t need it. the two were inseparable and everyone was jealous of how the two demanded attention whenever they entered a room. essence was always a wild child, she had a lot of passion and fire burning inside of her and she couldn’t help but to let it out. some were intimidated by her. she was the kind of kid on the play ground who wasn’t afraid to get rough. she stood up to bullies and always used her strength and power for good.
she was rough around the edges, blunt, and sometimes too impulsive, but she was good at heart, and truly cared about people and treating everyone kindly and with respect. she’s extremely close to her japanese roots and has a space dedicated to her culture in her apartment she shares with her aunt. the path that led her to living in a completely different country is a path she’d never imagined life would take her. a year ago, out of thin air, her sister raina disappeared. she left her job at the boardwalk one summer night and was never seen again. no evidence left behind, no suspects, nothing. it was almost as if she didn’t want to be found. this sent essence into a spiral, and she couldn’t accept the fact that her sister was gone. no one in two seemed to care anymore after six months, the police kept telling her and her aunt that there was nothing more they could do and eventually the case went cold. essence has spent every ounce of her free time since searching for clues and tracing her sisters steps. while passing out missing persons flyers she received a credible tip from a brother of her sister’s boyfriend that led her to virginia beach. essence’s aunt was on board from the beginning and the two of them moved from richmond, va and now are living in a cute town house in virginia beach while they search for raina in hopes that she’s still alive.
while living in virginia beach, essence has come up with creative ways to make a living so her and her aunt can afford to live in their townhouse. taking up a real job would leave them with less time to find raina, something they both would rather not sacrifice. essence doesn’t discuss her business with her aunt and her aunt doesn’t ask any questions. little does she know, essence is behind a huge dark web virtual dispensary that sells things like psychedelic mushrooms, weed, and lsd. no other drugs than those. she’s somewhat of a computer genius and has hidden her identity securely enough to where she’s confident she can’t be traced, though she knows this can only go on for so long before she’s caught, keeping that in mind she plans to save most of the money up and then delete the entire system from existing. the tricky part is knowing when to finally close up shop.
there’s a classic look in their eye whenever they’re about to PICK someone’s brain. ❝ I was listening to a podcast earlier where people were sharing their wildest stories from their childhood. ❞ the many impulsive things they did as a preteen, mostly to put their absentee parents through HELL, run through their mind as they search for some of the worst they’ve got caught doing. ❝ what’s the craziest most UNHINGED thing you did when you were younger? ❞ they’re curious, and also in need of a good laugh. ❝ I destroyed my piano teacher’s bathroom for NO reason at all other than the fact I was extremely bored and wasn’t very fond of her....though i did have a RAMPANT case of undiagnosed ADHD... ❞
