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'''Task Force Mind's Eye''' ('''作戦部隊 「心眼」''', ''sakusen butai 「shingan」'') is a [[Youkai Nation|youkai activist cell]] located in [[Yurai]], acting as the command cell; effectively in control of the entire faction. Its exact size is unknown, but its most well-known members include Satoshi Sangi, Daiki Haraguchi, Sayu Tawara, and Yuriko Hirota.
== Bio ==
Another native of [[Yurai]], Hirota is the youngest lieutenant of the Task Force. As a child, she wished to become a journalist for Kitsune News Network.
(WIP)She met Satoshi Sangi in 450 at the age of 18, while she was still a journalism student. At the time and according to Hirota, Sangi was looking to make contacts in the press and television, so that he could spread his message and his vision of the future to the world when the time was right. Hirota described her meeting with him as a "huge revelation", causing her to abandon her intentions to become a journalist and instead devote herself to Sangi's plans for the Youkai Nation. Hirota is believed to have either written or helped writing the famous speech that Sangi delivered in 454, during the televised announcement in which he announced the existence of the Youkai Nation. Since then, she has devoted herself to be the Nation's public relations representative, giving many speeches of her own and appearing on Youkai Nation ads, posters, and other forms of propaganda. She is frequently seen at Sangi's side, acting as his assistant. When the Military announced they were mobilizing, Hirota realized that her lack of combat experience would be a liability, so she requested to receive training. Sangi initially refused, believing she was too valuable to be sent on the frontlines, but constant insisting eventually made him cave, and she was sent to Mippei Yosai. It is there that she met Sayu Tawara; Tawara personally trained Hirota and allowed her to begin honing her marksmanship. During the events of '''Operation Needle Poke''', despite Hirota being only a few months into marksmanship training, she requested to be sent to Yurai to assist in its defense; this time, however, neither Sangi nor Tawara allowed it to happen; she remained in Mippei Yosai and continued her training, to her displeasure. After the events, as soon as the last military forces retreated from the Youkai Nation, she moved back to Yurai, returning to her duties at Satoshi Sangi's assistant. While visiting the workshop and receiving modifications for her weapons, she met and befriended Daiki Haraguchi. Hirota did not participate in '''Operation Blood Banner''', but she was in charge of providing the Youkai Nation's side of the story in its aftermath, claiming the human settling party was, in reality, an invading force paid by the Military. Many years later, in 531, Hirota took part in '''Operation Red Temple'''. She directed the telephone scam which lured Colonel Morgan Phasma out of Fort Cutlass and into Neo Khazrun, and she also directed and organized the plan to assassinate him once he was in position. Hirota was intended to be the person who would pull the trigger, while Sangi would act as a spotter; unfortunately, her group was spotted by the Colonel's security detail, and the entire operation turned into an active gun battle. The kitsune did not take the shot, advising Sangi to "use Plan B" instead and switch to backup weapons. In the chaotic exchange of gunfire that followed, both Hirota and Sangi managed to land eight shots on the Colonel, before managing to miraculously escape without taking damage from the military security or Neo Khazrun's Town Security. Upon hearing that their target died of his wounds before he could receive medical attention, Operation Red Temple was declared a success. During the Weil Era, Hirota was in charge of "morale management", frequently traveling alongside Sangi between the Nation's towns, assisting him, and giving reassuring speeches to the Nation's people. Hirota's face was frequently featured on morale-boosting propaganda, often advising fellow youkai to never despair and work together toward a better future. Hirota herself became quite popular even outside of the Youkai Nation, and often received requests to make appearances outside of the Nation; all of which were turned down, as she was concerned her life would be in danger if she stepped outside of the Nation's territory. With the end of the Weil Era and the thawing of relations between the Military and the Youkai Nation, Hirota made her first public appearance outside of the Youkai Nation in 582, meeting with the Neo Khazrun Town Hall staff and the mayor of the era, in a campaign to improve relations between the Nation and neutral towns, as well as show goodwill and explain that despite her direct involvement in an assassination plot just fifty years prior, she had never intended to cause harm to Neo Khazrun, its city staff and or its inhabitants. The explanations were well-received, and even the Military, through representatives of the new Colonel Lembo, commented positively on the speech, believing it to be a "step towards better relations". Over the years that followed and until the rise of Colonel Wight, Hirota toured the world, acting as the ambassador for the Youkai Nation, meeting with all sorts of groups and faction representatives and gaining unparalleled fame; she is even said to have multiple fan-clubs across the world. However, with the return to a more hardline, anti-youkai military policy, Hirota had once again expressed worries for her safety. In 677, to protest against the Great Military Reform, she canceled all of her planned meets in military towns, vowing never to voluntarily step in any of the newly settled towns opened for the Phantom Forces. When the Weil-era harassment patrols were reactivated, Hirota canceled all of her meets entirely, returning to the Youkai Nation and stating that she would not leave it until the hostilities cease. As of today, Hirota is now focusing on being Satoshi Sangi's assistant, staying by his side, and speaking for him whenever necessary.
== Personality ==
(WIP)Yuriko Hirota's popular image is that of a perpetually-smiling optimist and a dreaming idealist, simply working her hardest "for the cause" and wishing for the best. As is typical of most [[kitsune]], Hirota is a skilled orator and conversationalist. Almost fanatically devoted, she never hesitates to deploy all of her skills, natural and learned, at the service of the Youkai Nation. She frequently expressed that her "one love" is for "the [youkai] people", believing the youkai race to be "divinely chosen" and destined to be "the masters of the Mazes". Her displays of opinion, have frequently earned her criticism, with many accusing her of lacking objectivity, glorifying the Nation at all costs, and in some cases, accusing her of naked bigotry against non-youkai. Adding to the criticisms rather than try to deny them, Hirota is known for making a game out of mocking her critics and detractors, often implying that they are 'pro-Military shills' or 'non-believers'. As one of the most famous figures from the Youkai Nation, Hirota is known to greatly enjoy the fame and attention, viewing them as opportunities to see and be seen by many. She considers that being recognized by nearly anyone in the world to be one of the most gratifying elements of her life, as it allows her to "spread the message" and be viewed as legitimate.
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