Saori Suzushiro
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| Birth name | Saori Suzushiro |
| Nickname(s) | "Miss Friendly" (By Sarah; in her Drunk mode) |
| Born | 16 May 1994 Auckland, New Akiba |
| Allegiance |  New Akiba |
| Service/ | New Akiba Army |
| Years of service | 2009 - Present |
| Rank | Master Sergeant later, Captain |
| Unit | Task Force 141 |
| Battles/wars | Second Lucis Civil War Imperial Crisis |
| Awards | King's Volunteer Reserves Medal Badge of Honor King's Commendation for Valuable Service |
| Relations | Akino Terai (friend) Kaoru Mizusaki (friend) Richard Philip Todd (friend and love interest; secretly helps Akino to be with Richard. Currently living with him.) |
Saori Suzushiro (14 May 1994) is a New Akibander soldier currently serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service Corps. She is assigned as head of the communications service within the ATS. She and her friend Akino Terai served in the ATS throughout their years of service. Saori had also helped Akino to be with Richard on many occasions.
Early Life
She was born to a Nihonnese mother and a New Akibander father. She grew up to be a very disciplined child. Her family moved to Lucis when she was only 5. She attended the Royal University of St. Georgius in Lucis with a degree in Psychology. During her time in the university, She was secluded and She was mostly quiet about her personal life. She however, deeply cares about the people the she held dear.
She returned to New Akiba to further enhance her studies. When she graduated, She met Akino Terai during her visit to the King's Military College of Belgen and here, The two would develop a very close bond.
Service in the ATS
She returned to New Akiba and enlisted in the Auxiliary Territorial Service Corps and fought her first action during the Second Lucis Civil War. She was promoted to Captain from her rank of Sergeant after she fulfilled her task of intercepting enemy codes and delivering them at the exact time, allowing Commonwealth forces to react fast.
After the war, She returned to New Akiba to assist in the next task of visit Zanarkand. Along with her friend, Akino; They met Richard Philip Todd and it was Saori that helped Akino and Richard to be together. Saori was fully supportive even to the point that Richard and Akino be wedded but none of it ever came out. Today, She continues helping Akino to get Richard even after Richard was already married.
As she speaks to Richard for Akino, She soon learns of how Richard's heart is pure and that his love for only one woman will make her do anything to make him happy but her friend's feelings only kept her from doing so and her feelings for him never reached to that point and Saori never told anyone about her feelings for Richard and none ever came out. Currently, Saori sees Richard as a good friend while helping Akino and Richard to be together but Richard made a promise to Saori that once they settle in Melbourne, She can live with him whenever she wants to which she agreed. Currently, she is the godmother to both Briston and Richard's surrogate daughter, Yuno. Both of his children love her and treated her like their own mother.
Trivia
- Saori's height is 5'2 1/2
- Known for her kindness and strict personality and hospitality.
- She, along with Myung-dae, Akino and Teletha bear feelings for Richard.
- Acts as a motherly figure to cadets of Class VII
- She was a former Protestant but became a Catholic because of Akino.
- She was a former kindergarten teacher.
- She has helped Akino to be with Richard numerous times.
- Saori is a slight otaku, watching anime and reading manga from time to time.
- She is able to speak both her native English and Nihhonese.
- She is the commanding officer of the ATS Communications Branch and became the Commander of the Communications Personnel of Task Force 141 after her promotion to Captain under Kiriya's offer.
- She, along with Akino, Darzana, Kaoru, Yuki, Sarah, Teletha, Reila, Jamie and Yumi were the first female members of Task Force 141 and 142.
- Richard and Myung-dae consider Saori and Akino as an important part of their family.