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The '''Arasaka Family Compound''' ('''荒坂地所''') is a twenty acre wide piece of prime real estate just outside of [[Tokyo]], holding the impregnable fortress that houses the [[Arasaka]] family for over 150 years. As of 2020, it acts as headquarters for [[Saburo Arasaka]] and is the home of his family and the site of annual ceremonies. | The '''Arasaka Family Compound''' ('''荒坂地所''') is a twenty acre wide piece of prime real estate just outside of [[Tokyo]], holding the impregnable fortress that houses the [[Arasaka]] family for over 150 years. As of 2020, it acts as headquarters for [[Saburo Arasaka]] and is the home of his family and the site of annual ceremonies. | ||
The area is meticulously kept and holds the main house, a gymnasium and health facility, three small guest cottages and an Osprey landing pad. <br | The area is meticulously kept and holds the main house, a gymnasium and health facility, three small guest cottages and an Osprey landing pad. <br> | ||
The meticulously tended grounds hold a Shinto shrine, a cherry grove, pond and stream, a rock garden and a pavilion. A network of smooth paths allow barrier-free access to all areas. | The meticulously tended grounds hold a Shinto shrine, a cherry grove, pond and stream, a rock garden and a pavilion. A network of smooth paths allow barrier-free access to all areas. | ||
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== Security == | == Security == | ||
The place and its inhabitants are never unprotected. Not counting head of security [[Shintaro Takayama]]<ref name=":1">{{RefCP|2020cr1|19}}</ref> and weapon specialist [[Katsuo_Iwashima|Katsuo Iwashima]]<ref name=":2">{{RefCP|2020cr1|20}}</ref>, thirty live-in guards guarantee the residents' safety, half of them being on duty at any given time. If any of them become unavailable, they are immediately replaced from a pool of 100 Arasaka solos with compound training and privileges.<br | The place and its inhabitants are never unprotected. Not counting head of security [[Shintaro Takayama]]<ref name=":1">{{RefCP|2020cr1|19}}</ref> and weapon specialist [[Katsuo_Iwashima|Katsuo Iwashima]]<ref name=":2">{{RefCP|2020cr1|20}}</ref>, thirty live-in guards guarantee the residents' safety, half of them being on duty at any given time. If any of them become unavailable, they are immediately replaced from a pool of 100 Arasaka solos with compound training and privileges.<br> | ||
All house servants are trained to assist in security procedures. | All house servants are trained to assist in security procedures. | ||
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Between 1900 and 1905 Sasai met his wife, [[Yui Arasaka|Yui]], who moved into the compound upon construction's conclusion. | Between 1900 and 1905 Sasai met his wife, [[Yui Arasaka|Yui]], who moved into the compound upon construction's conclusion. | ||
In 1919, [[Saburo Arasaka|Saburo]] was born into the family and was raised in the compound, where his parents lived. After their deaths, he inherited the family compound.<br | In 1919, [[Saburo Arasaka|Saburo]] was born into the family and was raised in the compound, where his parents lived. After their deaths, he inherited the family compound.<br> | ||
It was the place where he came to terms with the consequences of the crash of his airplane in World War 2, which left him with a useless left arm and a blind left eye.<ref name=":0">{{RefCP|2020cr1|9}}</ref> | It was the place where he came to terms with the consequences of the crash of his airplane in World War 2, which left him with a useless left arm and a blind left eye.<ref name=":0">{{RefCP|2020cr1|9}}</ref> | ||
Saburo married three times. [[Kei_Arasaka|Kei]] (1980) is the result of either his first or second marriage, while [[Yorinobu Arasaka|Yorinobu]] (1995) and [[Hanako Arasaka|Hanako]] (1999) are the children of his last wife [[Michiko Arasaka (Saburo's wife)|Michiko]]. | Saburo married three times. [[Kei_Arasaka|Kei]] (1980) is the result of either his first or second marriage, while [[Yorinobu Arasaka|Yorinobu]] (1995) and [[Hanako Arasaka|Hanako]] (1999) are the children of his last wife [[Michiko Arasaka (Saburo's wife)|Michiko]]. | ||
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In 2016, on the day of Yorinobu's graduation from the university of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Tokyo Todai], Saburo chose to confide some of the more unsavoury details of Arasaka Corporation's business to his younger son. Upon hearing these, he vanished from the compound and his family's life, the only exception being his sister Hanako. | In 2016, on the day of Yorinobu's graduation from the university of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Tokyo Todai], Saburo chose to confide some of the more unsavoury details of Arasaka Corporation's business to his younger son. Upon hearing these, he vanished from the compound and his family's life, the only exception being his sister Hanako. | ||
To protect her from the scarring traumas of life in the exterior world, Hanako was raised in the sheltered confines of the compound, receiving her extensive education from hand-picked tutors. Even as a grown woman, she only left it once a month, and under heavy guard.<ref name=":1"/><br | To protect her from the scarring traumas of life in the exterior world, Hanako was raised in the sheltered confines of the compound, receiving her extensive education from hand-picked tutors. Even as a grown woman, she only left it once a month, and under heavy guard.<ref name=":1"/><br> | ||
If her father left the compound at the same time as her, he would be accompanied by the head of security. Hanako would be guarded by [[Katsuo Iwashima]], a fiery young weapons expert consumed with his job and duty, who was secretly in love with her.<ref name=":2"/> | If her father left the compound at the same time as her, he would be accompanied by the head of security. Hanako would be guarded by [[Katsuo Iwashima]], a fiery young weapons expert consumed with his job and duty, who was secretly in love with her.<ref name=":2"/> | ||
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