Ai (Tick! Tack!)
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Ai (アイ Ai?) is a character in Navel's Shuffle! media franchise. She is introduced as a main character in Tick! Tack! and appears as a secondary character in Really? Really!
Ai is first introduced in Tick! Tack!, where she is Forbesii's fiance. In the main timeline, they break their engagement and Forbesii marries Sage instead, but the timeline may be changed so that Ai does marry Forbesii and becomes the mother of the alternate, red-haired Nerine.
At first, Ai was thought to be Nerine's mother since Nerine's hair, grace and measurements matched with that of Ai more than that of Sage, it's no surprise that the group have misunderstood her as Nerine's mother.
Ai is a real fair lady and may be a part of the Royal Family of the Demon World. She is well-educated, graceful and gentle and has always been seen smiling sweetly (even when she is sad and sobbing). Her speech, thoughts and actions can be considered 'Big-Sisterly'. She oftens refers herself as 'Ai-Onee San (translated as Big sister Ai)' towards Rin. Her speech pattern even seem 'Big-Sisterly', even to those who seems to be older than her e.g.Forbesii.
Ai have several 'over-leisurely' activities such as taking a bath (according to her, her average time in the bathroom is about 4 hours), or standing against the cool breeze at the mansion's balcony (according to her again, this is the way she thanks her fate that let her meet Forbesii).
Ai seemed to know the feeling of Forbesii and Sage toward each other, she often encourages Sage to states her feeling, though it may seemed more like a way of making fun of her. Although she loves Forbesii more than anyone else, she is still pleased to give in and allow him to free his heart to whoever he loved.
Ai (藍) is the Japanese word for Persicaria tinctoria, or the Japanese indigo. Since her name is written in katakana, it can also carry a secondary meaning of 'love' (愛).
Ai was designed by Hiro Suzuhira.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Ai's character profile for Tick! Tack!
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Shuffle! series
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| Visual Novels: Shuffle! | Tick! Tack! | Really? Really! |
| Characters: Rin Tsuchimi | Lisianthus | Nerine | Kaede Fuyou | Asa Shigure | Primula Kareha | Mayumi Thyme | Itsuki Midoriba | Nadeshiko Benibara | Eustoma | Forbesii | Ama Shigure Tsubomi | Sage | Ai | Cineraria | Bark | Sakura Yae | Mikio Fuyou | Momiji Fuyou |
| Other media: List of Shuffle! episodes (Prologue) | List of Shuffle! albums |
