Arata Kinoshita

Appearance
Arata usually wears a dark blue hoodie inside of his jacket, which is largely unadorned. His hair has the tips died a dark blue, though he puts absolutely no effort into his appearance. His out of school outfit is usually a t-shirt and jeans, though he always wears a single necklace with a small medallion on it and a wristband. 5'11", with a degree of muscle that comes from less-than rigorous training, dark blue eyes.

Personality
In essence, a punk. With an anti-authority attitude that transcends simple teenage rebelliousness, Arata tends to slack off and takes nothing with any degree of seriousness. He doesn't really apply himself in any standard or field. (Note on his personality: He is, as a scanner, a very observant guy, so he'll likely pick up on more obvious things and thoughts people might have. However, since it's hard to use this as a personality trait in a text-based medium, I'd appreciate it if you guys could throw him a bone with something he can notice every now and again.)

Background
Arata grew up in Okina in his parents' apartment. He has a brother named Koji, and the two couldn't possibly be more different. Koji goes to a private school for higher learning, and excels in all of his classes to the point that colleges are beginning to take notice. Arata attends Yasogami, but is clearly bored by all of the needless things that go on there, and hardly ever does his homework.

Persona
Tiresias- A bright silhouette with arching wings of light, a pulsing red orb located at its heart.

Plot
Arata only held a nominal interest in the Midnight Channel until the disappearances seemed to grow more frequent. That is, until he himself was kidnapped one dark, stormy night.

His shadow manifested itself in a church, and spoke of his growing narcissism and god complex. It revealed that he had largely been playing the fool for all his years in front of his friends, largely so they would like him more. Since then he has taken his shadow's words to mean he should be more honest about himself with his friends, and as a result has become far more calloused in his words and actions.