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o here, have another batch while I have the time to format it. o/ My other one is still open and just needs a few more votes, btw!
eta: dsfjhfk, minor error in an app fixed. Apologies!
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Character: Nishikado Soujiro
Series: Hana Yori Dango (J-drama version)
Character Age: 19
Canon: When you imagine an heir to the most nationally renowned tea ceremony school in Japan, you might picture someone refined, quiet and classy. In shoujo reality however, what you get is the motorcycle riding, womanizing, slick, quick witted Nishikado Soujiro. Handsome, intelligent, laid back and extremely charismatic, Soujiro is the guy every woman wants, and every man wants to be.
A member of the prestigious group of young heirs and friends known as the Flower 4, Soujiro has spent his whole life on the top of the social pyramid, doing as he pleases and enjoying himself to the fullest extent of his wallet. Despite his generally easy going demeanor though, his temper is relatively short and although he usually controls it in an admirable way it sometimes gets the better of him and he can be known to resort to violent means.
Unwilling to put up with other people's crap, Soujiro's quite vocal when it comes to what's on his mind, not holding back anything he views as important. Very loyal to the few he calls his friends; he will go to any means to protect the people he cares about. In the end, Nishikado Soujiro is definitely a guy you want to have around; lighthearted, fun and loyal to the end. Just remember -- if he invites you to a tea party, don't bring anyone of the fairer sex that you were hoping to take back home with you -- this man will steal your girlfriend, and he won't feel bad about it later.
Sample Post:
It's been a few months since I was last here, and things do change, but I think I liked America better last time.
No, I'm sure I did. This is just annoying.
I know that Louisiana isn't New York, but you'd think that anyone who'd invite someone like me all the way from Japan to give a tea ceremony lecture would have some class. Yet this place is about as inhabitable as a swamp in the middle of nowhere. Oh wait, that's exactly what it is. If I ever find the person who invited me, I'll make sure they never walk again. Though let's be honest, living in the middle of an abandoned swamp, they aren't really going all that far anyway.
To make things just that much worse, the place we landed seems to be completely void of human life. Well, that's not entirely true -- there's just no civilized life. Even my pilot fled. Useless. You can't trust anyone. My cell isn't getting reception either, so now I have to find the world's first telephone fueled solely by poisonous swamp gas or I don't have any idea how I'm going to call for help. There have been some people skulking around, but they aren't exactly the sort I'd trust for directions.
I considered asking one of the 'girls', if you can call them that, where the nearest town is, but the only response I get to questions is screeching and what may or may not be attempted cannibalism. The screeching I'm used to, but biting needs to be saved for another time. That time most certainly not being in the middle of a dank, disgusting wasteland -- and never by girls who smell like cheap knockoff Dior and look like plastic surgery gone horrifically wrong. I think I've been very patient with this whole situation so far, but really, if they keep coming at me like this it's the last straw - I don't care if I was called out here to give a lecture, I'll lay each one of them out and give them exactly what they deserve...
A bath, a tea party, and some lessons in manners -- after all, even the vilest girl deserves a bit of culture.
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Character: Bikky Goldman
Series: FAKE
Character Age: 11
Canon: FAKE is what happens with all the subtext of the buddy cop genre becomes text.
Back when Dee and Ryo were just partners and not partners, they met Bikky. A little punk of a kid, they caught him trying to escape the police station on rollerblades after his father had been murdered. Since it was mainly Dee doing the capturing and Ryo the comforting, Bikky took an instant disliking to the former, and latched like a barnacle to the latter; the obvious solution was for Ryo to pretty much adopt him. At first Bikky's life-long goal is to keep Dee away from his new mom dad, but his cockblocking - though impressive - eventually fails. Bikky has layed off a bit since then, though he and Dee still continue to antagonize one another. That's just how they roll.
Prickly on the outside but with a soft center of woobie (buried deep, deep down), Bikky is blunt, impulsive, and fiercely loyal to those he cares about. He takes the Leader role in his group of friends, and is a devoted not!boyfriend to his not!girlfriend, Carol. He's the kind to insist that he can do anything he sets his mind to, and this is true particularly in basketball, rollerblading, poker, stealing stuff, and kicking people.
Sample post:
Wow, I know zombies aren't the brightest bulbs, but damn. You're really going for a record here, huh? Let's try this again, on three. One! two! thre -- no! No, no, no! The ball goes in the hoop! We've been over this! It ain't that hard: we throw the ball. We do not eat the ball. How is that hard? C'MON. Hopeless. You're lucky I got spares, lemme tell ya. Now, let's try agai --
Oh, yeah, genius. Now you don't have a hand. Moron. And you didn't even get it in!
Man. Carol and the guys should really be seein' this. Where the hell'd those guys run off to? This's the best field trip EVER! Real live zombies! Okay, not live-live, duhh, but ZOMBIES! The UNDEAD. If they're hidin' they all need to stop it like, five minutes ago. I won't allow it! No way's there gonna be hiding on my watch. Nuh-uh. Not cool.
Seriously, GUYS! Carol! C'mooon, quit it already, they're not even that scary! Nothin' to be afraid of. They're just a buncha guys stumblin' around with their skin hanging off. Which, when you get over the gross factor is pretty freakin' cool. Just like the movies! 'Cept not scary. Yeah yeah, they might still be after your brains, but trust me, all you gotta do is make sure they don't take a bite out've you an' you'll be fine. If you guys can outrun Oscar down at the store on 7th (which I know you can -- you're welcome) you can outrun a couple weak-ass zombies, got it? They're totally harmless. Come say hello! I call that one Dee.
... No? Pansies. I swear, when I find those guys we're definitely gonna be havin' words. An' by words, I mean someone's gonna have some footprints on their teeth. Hmph. Make those losers think twice about takin' off like this again.
Guess it's just you an' me then, my zombie friends. Back to practice! If you guys wanna be ready for the game this weekend we got a lot of work to do, so listen up! First we have -- hey, you! Yeah, you. You got a name? Huh? Arrrrm. Oookay, that'll work I guess. Arrrm, here, you're gonna be shootin' from... whoa, you're really fallin' apart waaay more'n normal, man. Was there a contest or somethin'? That is some impressive shit you got going. No worries, though; think I might have to find you a replacement if we make it to finals, but for now you'll do. It's one last moment of glory, buddy! I know you can do it. Here, catch!
...
O-OH MY GOD I JUST KILLED A ZOMBIE. A zombie! HELL yeah! Serves him right for tryin' a headbutt ohhh that is gross I am -- dude! I am awesome. Killed a zombie, killed a zombie!
Bikky! The Zombie Killer.
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Character: Garnet Til Alexandros XVII or "Dagger"
Series: Final Fantasy 9
Character Age: 16
Canon: Garnet is just a princess who asks to be kidnapped by the dashing Zidane, all for the chance of helping rid her mother of her thirst for power. Though she doesn't understand the greater forces at work behind her mother's attitude change, she travels all over her home world of Gaia, and even to the planet Terra to put everything to right. After facing the death of her mother, and her boyfriend's minor breakdown, Garnet is able to put Zidane back on the right track, and save both worlds.
But Garnet really is just a sweet soul, who only wants the best for her country. She's a bit naive, and doesn't understand the world around her at all times, though she's always willing to try. She's very passionate, once she's set her mind on something. After having dealt with the death of her mother and destruction of her country, Garnet has found strength she didn't know she had. She loves reading, and tends to get carried away in pointing out all the things that she's read about. She's easily distracted, especially by things she's read about. Garnet is a quick learner, though and has none of the usual girlish reservations, as she actually tends to find 'icky' things fascinating. She's also extremely practical. She has to marry someone to get to another part of the continent? Well, so long as there's no honeymoon, then why not!
Sample Post:
Stunning landscape, architecture to last the ages, and fine dining that will leave one hoping for more! I thought that Camp Forever Uplifting Dormitories would be a little... bigger, though I'm sure what I read wasn't entirely wrong. After all, the Director was kind enough to send me a book of information and pictures of what to expect... And the list of terms in common use here are so different from what I'd learned! Of course, some of them still elude me, and the pictures don't exactly convey everything... Oh. Pictures of cabins may be slightly embellished. Well, there's still plenty of opportunity and excitement to be had, even if those pictures are a bit of an exaggeration. After all, I've never been to camp.
Now, what sort of plant life should I be looking for? Unfortunately, the Director was rather vague in what to expect, except that visiting would be a once in a lifetime opportunity to see plants of the most varying and unique kind! I'm very interested, of course, after reading the firsthand recounts of being one with nature in this place. If it's true, then the view should be more than worth the trip. I haven't actually explored the camp yet, really!
Ah! A camper! Good afternoon! I was wondering if you could tell me more about this camp? When was it formed, and where do all the unique features come from? I know there is a history somewhere, but I've only just arrived so I don't know any of it. I'd be interested in hearing about Camp Forever Uplifting Dormitories from the camper's perspective. What is day to day life like here? And if there is anything I should be aware of, of course. Books can only have so much information in them. First-hand experience is always better!
Oh! ... Are those vines? Oh! And they move! How odd! I wonder if this is what's meant by 'stunning', because they certainly are friendly. Maybe a bit... too friendly. I wonder what makes them gyrate like that? If only they'd stop long enough for me to look at them! Hold still, please, I just want to examine you to compare with what I've read! W-wait, what are you-- Oh my, please stop!
So... So this is what draperape means! I don't want to hurt the vines... If this really is the only place vines like this grow, that would make them an endangered plant. Could you, ah, help me? Please, standing and laughing won't solve anything! ... Oh, nevermind. Surely there's a way to escape this predicament in the book that the Director sent me. After all... I'm certain situations like this happen more often than they'd like to admit! Now... Let's see here. Draperape... How to escape...
What? This paragraph has been canceled due to teal deer? What do the deer have to do with this situation?!
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Character: Noyamano Mikan.
Series: Air Gear.
Character Age: 17.
Canon: Air Gear is the story of a delinquent boy and his motorized roller blades. A-T, as they're called, have swept the street sports scene all over the world. Forming teams and battling for turf, there are 'Storm Raiders' flying through the skies in just about every city on earth. The goal? To become the Sky King and stand atop the Trophaeum Tower. But as Minami Ikki soon discovers, there's much more to the underground world of A-T than meets the eye.
Mikan is the second eldest of the four Noyamano sisters, the family that raised Ikki since infancy. Mikan swears, shouts, plays retro games, and attempts to roast our intrepid hero alive in various forms of extreme punishment. She greatly enjoys kicking ass and ramen, and most of the time she's all out of ramen. Despite her screaming, she rules the roost of the household efficiently while her older sister is out, managing to take care of three younger teenagers without breaking a sweat. Despite this, she's actually much more considerate of her family than just about everyone else. Though at first she seems to be the average 'slightly' abusive older-sister type, it's quickly revealed that she's also a member of the elite A-T team, Sleeping Forest, as are all her sisters. Together they uphold the unwritten laws of roller blade gang-fights, running around in the night an beating up thugs. But the true Goal of Sleeping Forest is simply to stand between A-T riders and the tower, choking any would-be Sky Kings under their thorns.
Sample post:
Hey, hey! I said a single file line, this is some kind of stupid semi-circle crescent thing at best. There's enough soup here for everyone, just wait your turn and chewing on the other idiots. Nobody wants to get gutted with a wooden spoon and made into a dessert, right? I'll get to you all eventually... Except maybe you two in the back. Don't mess with my kitchen set-up and expect to get away with it. Do you even know how long I had to spend getting the lake water smell out of that pan?! No motherfucking soup for you. And stop the moaning act quick or go whine to someone else about the lack of delicious brains in your diet. If this 'Director' wasn't paying me in antique Battletoads, I'd be out of this hole so fast Pacman would be blown away. And you two up front, I know exactly what you're doing under that table. You don't take the other person's leg off while you're screwing around! You're all ten times worse worse than the people I normally deal with. Now line up properly before I start to get really angry.
Alright- who invited these chumps in the furry purple suits? If you're going to dress up for a team, at least do something practical! Did I say I had enough time to cook for your stupid friends? Or should we go over the rules again, with more punching this time? They should consider themselves lucky that my delicate flower temperament doesn't allow me to leave the oven when it's attempting to devour someone's arm, otherwise I'd be cooking up some Gorilla A La King with a side of Whiny Decomposing Brat Salad! Just be grateful that I don't have the amount of dumbapples on hand I'd need to make either of those, some idiot cast firaga and burnt them all to a crisp. You kids today, shouldn't you respect your poor, loving, gorgeous cook more?
Okay, is everybody ready? You all better be, this is the last time I cook for anyone who whines at me the entire time. One at a time- Hey, hey, I saw that! No reverse budging, what are you, elementary school kids? Get in the back, shithead. Right, okay, where was I? One serving each from a normal sized bowl, and you purple Donkey Kong losers? Put those inflatable pools away. Or actually, keep holding them up. It's a nice shield for your faces. Alright, let me just take the top off this and-
... So before I decide to slaughter this entire shitty kitchen, can someone explain to me how ten gallons of soup was replaced with a pot full of used panties? I mean jeez, these aren't even that cute.
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Character: Riku
Series: Kingdom Hearts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts)
Character Age: 16-17ish
Canon: What happens when the lighthearted worlds of Disney meet the heavy stories of Final Fantasy? You get Kingdom Hearts, a story about a boy named Sora who saves the universe with Donald Duck and Goofy. Riku, his rather antihero-flavored best friend, serves as his foil and part-time villain. Riku was so enthusiastic about visiting other worlds that he broke theirs, and proceeded to jump headfirst into the Darkness and all its Faustian wonders. In the end, love, friendship, and Mickey Mouse saved the day.
Riku is cocky, king-of-the-hill, and confident... to an extent. He's lost a lot of his old arrogance, and gained a shiny new guilt complex togo with his insecurities. He tends to judge his worth by how well he's able to take care of his friends Sora and Kairi, especially after having pretty epically betrayed them. He's not terribly social and he can't seem to shake those alpha male tendencies, but for the most part he's a decent guy.
Note: Having marinated in the Darkness for a while, he can smell it in people/places/things.
Sample Post:
...Ugh. What kind of place is this? It reeks like Darkness here, I'm expecting a Heartless around every corner. Is this really just a camp? Okay, so there's cabins, you've got that going for you, and there's the sign now. ... Camp Fuck you Die, huh? No wonder you didn't actually print the name in your brochure, nobody'd ever come here. Sends a pretty clear message, really. I guess "Camp We Don't Want You Here So Go Away" or "Camp Stay Here At Your Peril" or "Camp Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here" just wouldn't have had the same impact. If you really wanted everyone to know they've walked into a trap, that was probably the name to do it with. Good job. In fact, you made it so clear, I'm just gonna turn around and get out of here while I can.
...You have to be kidding me. What kind of twisted mind am I dealing with here? You know, I could just about get past the thing with starting up a camp just to call it "Fuck You Die". Maybe you've just got a weird sense of humor. But then not letting people leave? Yeah, that makes all kinds of sense. Total logic there, Director. Well, I'm not about to give up. There's no way you're gonna be able to keep me here.
Anyway, it's not like I haven't been camping and stuff before. This is a little different from hiking inland and pitching a tent, sure, I'll give you that, but plunging into the abyss and venturing into untold worlds beyond the realm of light kinda gives a guy a feel for tough situations. What's some swamp got that I haven't dealt with before, right? And I can handle being stuck. I put up with that for a good fifteen years before you ever thought of dragging me here. A few days or months'll be nothing. Just you wait, you'll see what a waste of time it was to try and keep me pinned down.
This stupid barrier really does go around all the camp, doesn't it? I should have expected it, really. I bet you that there isn't even a way to break or unlock it. You've definitely done your homework when it comes to this place, Director, I'll hand you that one. I bet you've got all kinds of fun surprises inside the barrier too. This is just that kind of place. So, what've we got? Deathtraps? Monsters? Killer robots?
... Or just talking toucans. You must be a hit at parties.
Yeah, Beaky, I'm looking at you. Who're you calling a "noob", huh? Do you sit around calling everyone names, or am I just special? Yeah, thrilled to make your acquaintance too. Look, I'm trying to find a way out of here. Do you have any ideas? If there're any you feel like sharing, I'm sure we'll both be happier for it. ... "Cry more, emo kid"? If that's the best you can come up with, I'm wasting my time. Really. Yeah, yeah, save me from the Dark and the nothing I became; been there, done that, got the souvenir keychain.
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Character: Chrona
Series: Soul Eater
Character Age: mid teensish
Canon: Did you ever wonder what it would be like if the grim reaper’s scythe was actually a human soul who volunteered for the job? How would they become it? Who would train them? How many of them would it take to handle the souls of everyone in the entire world? Well, that’s what Soul Eater is here to tell you, in the most epic way possible! With werewolves! And Frankenstein! And Medusa, Rasputin, Jack the Ripper, a zombie, some witches, the mafia, and the murderous personification of insanity! And also Chrona.
You see, Chrona is a bit of an oddity. The ambiguously-gendered child of an evil witch, this poor kid has gone through years of psychological abuse and magical experimentation with the ultimate purpose of being made into the perfect soul-sucking-sword-wielding killer. It's no wonder that he or she is a bit off in the head. But though outside of dear mother Medusa's magical influence Chrona is significantly saner and less likely to snap and go into genocide mode, his/her crippling negativity and social retardation still remain. Going much further than just disliking fighting, Chrona is totally terrified of interacting with people at all and has no idea how to even talk to them, so even though he/she is lonely and wants friends, Chrona is too shy and stuttery and scared of being scolded for doing it wrong to say much of anything to anyone other than the guy that lives in his or her blood-- though that’s another app altogether. So unless you're endangering one of his or her friends, feel free to assume Chrona will be cowering away from something unfamiliar, whining very depressingly to him/herself (most likely about not knowing how to do something), or taking pretty much any and all bullying and abuse with only the weakest of protestations, like any good pushover should.
As a note, Chrona is being taken from around chapters 23~24.
Sample Post:
Um, uh, hello? This is the r- reception desk, right? For the camp? I- I'm Chrona, and I think I'm supposed to meet my f- friend here... um, is anyone there? I even rang the little bell, but it was my first time ringing a little bell, so maybe I didn't know how to do it. I'll try again I guess, because I did it wrong probab- b- b- b- B- B- B- Bellape!
W- what do I dooo? A gorilla dressed like a bellhop came out of the back room, and I hid, and now I don't know what to doooo. I- it was all purple and scary, and I've never met a gorilla before. How do I deal with this? Are they all so scary? Do they all wear those tiny hats? I don't know how to act around a gorilla, I can't do it, I'll diiiiiieeee. This is almost worse than those creepy green people, all coming closer and mooooaaaaning, and I told them- I told them my blood is black, but they wouldn't listen and kept chewing on my head, all chompchompeugheww, and then suddenly they all just left grumbling about something being "too emo" for their tastes. Whatever that mean--
N- no! Don't open the lid, Mister Gorilla! I like it better in here, I feel safe inside Mister Dustbin. It's not- Ow! Stop it! Ow ow ow, that hurts! You've got to stop pulling me up by my nose or it'll stick like that forever and I'll have to breathe through my mouth all the time and then my throat will get all dry and I don't know what to do about having a dry throat so often. My hands would be too full carrying drinks to do anything, so cut it out alreadyyyy...
Whatever I did to annoy you I'm sorry, I just keep making everybody upset. Even the toucans took one look inside my head and curled up in a hole saying, "We wish we'd never been hatched." They’re right outside next to what's left of Miss Marcy's sign. I thought- I thought maybe she wanted to be my friend, but then she got all confused, and I'm not sure what "Don't Know If Want" means, but the sign she wrote it on really hurt when she was hitting me over the head with it. And even the little stars that popped up were kind of rude.
Don't- Don't twist my arm like that, it hurts! I don't know how to deal with an arm that's wrapped around my head, how am I supposed to use it like th- Augh, augh! My spine isn't supposed to bend that way! No, really, I mean it! I don't care if you're just doing your job, I didn’t do anything to be punished for and I don't want to "go to your room and think about what you've done to me," so put me doooooooown!
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Character: Winry Rockbell
Series: Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)
Character Age: 15
Canon: Mix one part bean alchemist to one part living armor, half a cup of military shenanigans, and add a dash of psychotic ambitions to taste. Beat roughly with a slapstick in a large Amestris country. Let cool in a Waiting For The Villian's Next Move environment. Serves countless thousands that died to create the Philosopher's Stone, and stores well with automail limbs. Thus, you have the recipe that creates the delicious series of Fullmetal Alchemist. Edward and Alphonse Elric, the series' protagonists, leave their home on a mission to regain their lost bodies after committing a taboo with alchemy while trying to revive their dead mother. Along the way, they run into all sorts of obstacles like being enlisted in the military, discovering a heinous plot to use thousands of lives to gain immortality, nearly being killed left and right, and that's just the beginning.
One of their childhood friends is Winry Rockbell, an energetic automail mechanic that helps maintain Ed's prosthetic limbs. Nicknamed an automail otaku, Winry is obsessed about anything to do with automail or machinery, and beats the crap out of Ed whenever he damages his automail limbs. It's a tough love, really. Being the daughter of two doctors, Winry knows the value of human life and cares deeply for all people and especially her friends. Being one of the stronger characters of the series, she watches Ed and Al struggle and fight which hardens her resolve to support them as best as she can, getting better and better at mechanics to make the best automail for Ed so he can complete his goal. But who says he didn't need that handy machine gun made into his arm?
Sample Post:
Ugh, my butt hurts! Who can ride those trains all day? I'll never understand how Ed and Al do it all the time. Always running around all over the country, getting beat up, bashing my beautiful work like it's NOTHING. I don't even want to imagine the damage Ed's done to his arm and leg this time. Oh, my poor creations ... I just finished fitting them up with new plates and gears, too! And gave it extra oil for better motion range! And how does he repay me? By calling me out in the middle of NOWHERE saying he needs a SLIGHT REPAIR when he really means he's BUSTED IT and ohhh just wait until I get my hands on him I'm gonna--
-- AHAHAHA. Hi there! Oh, look, there are actually people way out here. I didn't see anyone at the station so I decided to wander around a bit, and no, I have no idea how that swath of carnage appeared behind me! Besides, it's just some swamp land, right? Right? Let's take a look over there by those other people!!
Hey, there are quite a few people here missing limbs, aren't there? Automail can fix that right up! Never heard of automail? It's only the GREATEST THING EVER! And you're in luck! My name's Winry Rockbell, and I happen to be an automail mechanic. I've been training hard recently and can replace nearly anything with quality automail limbs! I can give you and your friends a good deal, Mr. Lurrrhg~ Is that Xingese? ... though I think your friend there is beyond any help a mechanic could bring. I've never seen a replaced HEAD before. If there's a place close by where I could get parts, I'll see what I can do. Great! I'll head over to the lake and check it out.
... I think he gave me bad directions. "Second stump to the right, and straight on 'till moaning" didn't make a whole lot of sense, anyway. I'll head towards that orange glow to ask for better -- Oh, wow! What was that in the water?! It was so smooth that I could cry! The arc of that tentacle, the ease of it curling in on itself, the strength of the grip as it uprooted that tree! If I could make automail move like that, it'd be even BETTER than a real limb! I'm so inspired~ I could even make a whole new line of automail from that and I can make a prototype and fit it on Ed to have him test it out and--
Oh, right. Ed. You just stay right there, my little tentacle friend~ I'll be back as soon as I clobber some sense into the runt. ♥
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Character: Nishikado Soujiro
Series: Hana Yori Dango (J-drama version)
Character Age: 19
Canon: When you imagine an heir to the most nationally renowned tea ceremony school in Japan, you might picture someone refined, quiet and classy. In shoujo reality however, what you get is the motorcycle riding, womanizing, slick, quick witted Nishikado Soujiro. Handsome, intelligent, laid back and extremely charismatic, Soujiro is the guy every woman wants, and every man wants to be.
A member of the prestigious group of young heirs and friends known as the Flower 4, Soujiro has spent his whole life on the top of the social pyramid, doing as he pleases and enjoying himself to the fullest extent of his wallet. Despite his generally easy going demeanor though, his temper is relatively short and although he usually controls it in an admirable way it sometimes gets the better of him and he can be known to resort to violent means.
Unwilling to put up with other people's crap, Soujiro's quite vocal when it comes to what's on his mind, not holding back anything he views as important. Very loyal to the few he calls his friends; he will go to any means to protect the people he cares about. In the end, Nishikado Soujiro is definitely a guy you want to have around; lighthearted, fun and loyal to the end. Just remember -- if he invites you to a tea party, don't bring anyone of the fairer sex that you were hoping to take back home with you -- this man will steal your girlfriend, and he won't feel bad about it later.
Sample Post:
It's been a few months since I was last here, and things do change, but I think I liked America better last time.
No, I'm sure I did. This is just annoying.
I know that Louisiana isn't New York, but you'd think that anyone who'd invite someone like me all the way from Japan to give a tea ceremony lecture would have some class. Yet this place is about as inhabitable as a swamp in the middle of nowhere. Oh wait, that's exactly what it is. If I ever find the person who invited me, I'll make sure they never walk again. Though let's be honest, living in the middle of an abandoned swamp, they aren't really going all that far anyway.
To make things just that much worse, the place we landed seems to be completely void of human life. Well, that's not entirely true -- there's just no civilized life. Even my pilot fled. Useless. You can't trust anyone. My cell isn't getting reception either, so now I have to find the world's first telephone fueled solely by poisonous swamp gas or I don't have any idea how I'm going to call for help. There have been some people skulking around, but they aren't exactly the sort I'd trust for directions.
I considered asking one of the 'girls', if you can call them that, where the nearest town is, but the only response I get to questions is screeching and what may or may not be attempted cannibalism. The screeching I'm used to, but biting needs to be saved for another time. That time most certainly not being in the middle of a dank, disgusting wasteland -- and never by girls who smell like cheap knockoff Dior and look like plastic surgery gone horrifically wrong. I think I've been very patient with this whole situation so far, but really, if they keep coming at me like this it's the last straw - I don't care if I was called out here to give a lecture, I'll lay each one of them out and give them exactly what they deserve...
A bath, a tea party, and some lessons in manners -- after all, even the vilest girl deserves a bit of culture.
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Character: Bikky Goldman
Series: FAKE
Character Age: 11
Canon: FAKE is what happens with all the subtext of the buddy cop genre becomes text.
Back when Dee and Ryo were just partners and not partners, they met Bikky. A little punk of a kid, they caught him trying to escape the police station on rollerblades after his father had been murdered. Since it was mainly Dee doing the capturing and Ryo the comforting, Bikky took an instant disliking to the former, and latched like a barnacle to the latter; the obvious solution was for Ryo to pretty much adopt him. At first Bikky's life-long goal is to keep Dee away from his new mom dad, but his cockblocking - though impressive - eventually fails. Bikky has layed off a bit since then, though he and Dee still continue to antagonize one another. That's just how they roll.
Prickly on the outside but with a soft center of woobie (buried deep, deep down), Bikky is blunt, impulsive, and fiercely loyal to those he cares about. He takes the Leader role in his group of friends, and is a devoted not!boyfriend to his not!girlfriend, Carol. He's the kind to insist that he can do anything he sets his mind to, and this is true particularly in basketball, rollerblading, poker, stealing stuff, and kicking people.
Sample post:
Wow, I know zombies aren't the brightest bulbs, but damn. You're really going for a record here, huh? Let's try this again, on three. One! two! thre -- no! No, no, no! The ball goes in the hoop! We've been over this! It ain't that hard: we throw the ball. We do not eat the ball. How is that hard? C'MON. Hopeless. You're lucky I got spares, lemme tell ya. Now, let's try agai --
Oh, yeah, genius. Now you don't have a hand. Moron. And you didn't even get it in!
Man. Carol and the guys should really be seein' this. Where the hell'd those guys run off to? This's the best field trip EVER! Real live zombies! Okay, not live-live, duhh, but ZOMBIES! The UNDEAD. If they're hidin' they all need to stop it like, five minutes ago. I won't allow it! No way's there gonna be hiding on my watch. Nuh-uh. Not cool.
Seriously, GUYS! Carol! C'mooon, quit it already, they're not even that scary! Nothin' to be afraid of. They're just a buncha guys stumblin' around with their skin hanging off. Which, when you get over the gross factor is pretty freakin' cool. Just like the movies! 'Cept not scary. Yeah yeah, they might still be after your brains, but trust me, all you gotta do is make sure they don't take a bite out've you an' you'll be fine. If you guys can outrun Oscar down at the store on 7th (which I know you can -- you're welcome) you can outrun a couple weak-ass zombies, got it? They're totally harmless. Come say hello! I call that one Dee.
... No? Pansies. I swear, when I find those guys we're definitely gonna be havin' words. An' by words, I mean someone's gonna have some footprints on their teeth. Hmph. Make those losers think twice about takin' off like this again.
Guess it's just you an' me then, my zombie friends. Back to practice! If you guys wanna be ready for the game this weekend we got a lot of work to do, so listen up! First we have -- hey, you! Yeah, you. You got a name? Huh? Arrrrm. Oookay, that'll work I guess. Arrrm, here, you're gonna be shootin' from... whoa, you're really fallin' apart waaay more'n normal, man. Was there a contest or somethin'? That is some impressive shit you got going. No worries, though; think I might have to find you a replacement if we make it to finals, but for now you'll do. It's one last moment of glory, buddy! I know you can do it. Here, catch!
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O-OH MY GOD I JUST KILLED A ZOMBIE. A zombie! HELL yeah! Serves him right for tryin' a headbutt ohhh that is gross I am -- dude! I am awesome. Killed a zombie, killed a zombie!
Bikky! The Zombie Killer.
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Character: Garnet Til Alexandros XVII or "Dagger"
Series: Final Fantasy 9
Character Age: 16
Canon: Garnet is just a princess who asks to be kidnapped by the dashing Zidane, all for the chance of helping rid her mother of her thirst for power. Though she doesn't understand the greater forces at work behind her mother's attitude change, she travels all over her home world of Gaia, and even to the planet Terra to put everything to right. After facing the death of her mother, and her boyfriend's minor breakdown, Garnet is able to put Zidane back on the right track, and save both worlds.
But Garnet really is just a sweet soul, who only wants the best for her country. She's a bit naive, and doesn't understand the world around her at all times, though she's always willing to try. She's very passionate, once she's set her mind on something. After having dealt with the death of her mother and destruction of her country, Garnet has found strength she didn't know she had. She loves reading, and tends to get carried away in pointing out all the things that she's read about. She's easily distracted, especially by things she's read about. Garnet is a quick learner, though and has none of the usual girlish reservations, as she actually tends to find 'icky' things fascinating. She's also extremely practical. She has to marry someone to get to another part of the continent? Well, so long as there's no honeymoon, then why not!
Sample Post:
Stunning landscape, architecture to last the ages, and fine dining that will leave one hoping for more! I thought that Camp Forever Uplifting Dormitories would be a little... bigger, though I'm sure what I read wasn't entirely wrong. After all, the Director was kind enough to send me a book of information and pictures of what to expect... And the list of terms in common use here are so different from what I'd learned! Of course, some of them still elude me, and the pictures don't exactly convey everything... Oh. Pictures of cabins may be slightly embellished. Well, there's still plenty of opportunity and excitement to be had, even if those pictures are a bit of an exaggeration. After all, I've never been to camp.
Now, what sort of plant life should I be looking for? Unfortunately, the Director was rather vague in what to expect, except that visiting would be a once in a lifetime opportunity to see plants of the most varying and unique kind! I'm very interested, of course, after reading the firsthand recounts of being one with nature in this place. If it's true, then the view should be more than worth the trip. I haven't actually explored the camp yet, really!
Ah! A camper! Good afternoon! I was wondering if you could tell me more about this camp? When was it formed, and where do all the unique features come from? I know there is a history somewhere, but I've only just arrived so I don't know any of it. I'd be interested in hearing about Camp Forever Uplifting Dormitories from the camper's perspective. What is day to day life like here? And if there is anything I should be aware of, of course. Books can only have so much information in them. First-hand experience is always better!
Oh! ... Are those vines? Oh! And they move! How odd! I wonder if this is what's meant by 'stunning', because they certainly are friendly. Maybe a bit... too friendly. I wonder what makes them gyrate like that? If only they'd stop long enough for me to look at them! Hold still, please, I just want to examine you to compare with what I've read! W-wait, what are you-- Oh my, please stop!
So... So this is what draperape means! I don't want to hurt the vines... If this really is the only place vines like this grow, that would make them an endangered plant. Could you, ah, help me? Please, standing and laughing won't solve anything! ... Oh, nevermind. Surely there's a way to escape this predicament in the book that the Director sent me. After all... I'm certain situations like this happen more often than they'd like to admit! Now... Let's see here. Draperape... How to escape...
What? This paragraph has been canceled due to teal deer? What do the deer have to do with this situation?!
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Character: Noyamano Mikan.
Series: Air Gear.
Character Age: 17.
Canon: Air Gear is the story of a delinquent boy and his motorized roller blades. A-T, as they're called, have swept the street sports scene all over the world. Forming teams and battling for turf, there are 'Storm Raiders' flying through the skies in just about every city on earth. The goal? To become the Sky King and stand atop the Trophaeum Tower. But as Minami Ikki soon discovers, there's much more to the underground world of A-T than meets the eye.
Mikan is the second eldest of the four Noyamano sisters, the family that raised Ikki since infancy. Mikan swears, shouts, plays retro games, and attempts to roast our intrepid hero alive in various forms of extreme punishment. She greatly enjoys kicking ass and ramen, and most of the time she's all out of ramen. Despite her screaming, she rules the roost of the household efficiently while her older sister is out, managing to take care of three younger teenagers without breaking a sweat. Despite this, she's actually much more considerate of her family than just about everyone else. Though at first she seems to be the average 'slightly' abusive older-sister type, it's quickly revealed that she's also a member of the elite A-T team, Sleeping Forest, as are all her sisters. Together they uphold the unwritten laws of roller blade gang-fights, running around in the night an beating up thugs. But the true Goal of Sleeping Forest is simply to stand between A-T riders and the tower, choking any would-be Sky Kings under their thorns.
Sample post:
Hey, hey! I said a single file line, this is some kind of stupid semi-circle crescent thing at best. There's enough soup here for everyone, just wait your turn and chewing on the other idiots. Nobody wants to get gutted with a wooden spoon and made into a dessert, right? I'll get to you all eventually... Except maybe you two in the back. Don't mess with my kitchen set-up and expect to get away with it. Do you even know how long I had to spend getting the lake water smell out of that pan?! No motherfucking soup for you. And stop the moaning act quick or go whine to someone else about the lack of delicious brains in your diet. If this 'Director' wasn't paying me in antique Battletoads, I'd be out of this hole so fast Pacman would be blown away. And you two up front, I know exactly what you're doing under that table. You don't take the other person's leg off while you're screwing around! You're all ten times worse worse than the people I normally deal with. Now line up properly before I start to get really angry.
Alright- who invited these chumps in the furry purple suits? If you're going to dress up for a team, at least do something practical! Did I say I had enough time to cook for your stupid friends? Or should we go over the rules again, with more punching this time? They should consider themselves lucky that my delicate flower temperament doesn't allow me to leave the oven when it's attempting to devour someone's arm, otherwise I'd be cooking up some Gorilla A La King with a side of Whiny Decomposing Brat Salad! Just be grateful that I don't have the amount of dumbapples on hand I'd need to make either of those, some idiot cast firaga and burnt them all to a crisp. You kids today, shouldn't you respect your poor, loving, gorgeous cook more?
Okay, is everybody ready? You all better be, this is the last time I cook for anyone who whines at me the entire time. One at a time- Hey, hey, I saw that! No reverse budging, what are you, elementary school kids? Get in the back, shithead. Right, okay, where was I? One serving each from a normal sized bowl, and you purple Donkey Kong losers? Put those inflatable pools away. Or actually, keep holding them up. It's a nice shield for your faces. Alright, let me just take the top off this and-
... So before I decide to slaughter this entire shitty kitchen, can someone explain to me how ten gallons of soup was replaced with a pot full of used panties? I mean jeez, these aren't even that cute.
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Character: Riku
Series: Kingdom Hearts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts)
Character Age: 16-17ish
Canon: What happens when the lighthearted worlds of Disney meet the heavy stories of Final Fantasy? You get Kingdom Hearts, a story about a boy named Sora who saves the universe with Donald Duck and Goofy. Riku, his rather antihero-flavored best friend, serves as his foil and part-time villain. Riku was so enthusiastic about visiting other worlds that he broke theirs, and proceeded to jump headfirst into the Darkness and all its Faustian wonders. In the end, love, friendship, and Mickey Mouse saved the day.
Riku is cocky, king-of-the-hill, and confident... to an extent. He's lost a lot of his old arrogance, and gained a shiny new guilt complex togo with his insecurities. He tends to judge his worth by how well he's able to take care of his friends Sora and Kairi, especially after having pretty epically betrayed them. He's not terribly social and he can't seem to shake those alpha male tendencies, but for the most part he's a decent guy.
Note: Having marinated in the Darkness for a while, he can smell it in people/places/things.
Sample Post:
...Ugh. What kind of place is this? It reeks like Darkness here, I'm expecting a Heartless around every corner. Is this really just a camp? Okay, so there's cabins, you've got that going for you, and there's the sign now. ... Camp Fuck you Die, huh? No wonder you didn't actually print the name in your brochure, nobody'd ever come here. Sends a pretty clear message, really. I guess "Camp We Don't Want You Here So Go Away" or "Camp Stay Here At Your Peril" or "Camp Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here" just wouldn't have had the same impact. If you really wanted everyone to know they've walked into a trap, that was probably the name to do it with. Good job. In fact, you made it so clear, I'm just gonna turn around and get out of here while I can.
...You have to be kidding me. What kind of twisted mind am I dealing with here? You know, I could just about get past the thing with starting up a camp just to call it "Fuck You Die". Maybe you've just got a weird sense of humor. But then not letting people leave? Yeah, that makes all kinds of sense. Total logic there, Director. Well, I'm not about to give up. There's no way you're gonna be able to keep me here.
Anyway, it's not like I haven't been camping and stuff before. This is a little different from hiking inland and pitching a tent, sure, I'll give you that, but plunging into the abyss and venturing into untold worlds beyond the realm of light kinda gives a guy a feel for tough situations. What's some swamp got that I haven't dealt with before, right? And I can handle being stuck. I put up with that for a good fifteen years before you ever thought of dragging me here. A few days or months'll be nothing. Just you wait, you'll see what a waste of time it was to try and keep me pinned down.
This stupid barrier really does go around all the camp, doesn't it? I should have expected it, really. I bet you that there isn't even a way to break or unlock it. You've definitely done your homework when it comes to this place, Director, I'll hand you that one. I bet you've got all kinds of fun surprises inside the barrier too. This is just that kind of place. So, what've we got? Deathtraps? Monsters? Killer robots?
... Or just talking toucans. You must be a hit at parties.
Yeah, Beaky, I'm looking at you. Who're you calling a "noob", huh? Do you sit around calling everyone names, or am I just special? Yeah, thrilled to make your acquaintance too. Look, I'm trying to find a way out of here. Do you have any ideas? If there're any you feel like sharing, I'm sure we'll both be happier for it. ... "Cry more, emo kid"? If that's the best you can come up with, I'm wasting my time. Really. Yeah, yeah, save me from the Dark and the nothing I became; been there, done that, got the souvenir keychain.
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Character: Chrona
Series: Soul Eater
Character Age: mid teensish
Canon: Did you ever wonder what it would be like if the grim reaper’s scythe was actually a human soul who volunteered for the job? How would they become it? Who would train them? How many of them would it take to handle the souls of everyone in the entire world? Well, that’s what Soul Eater is here to tell you, in the most epic way possible! With werewolves! And Frankenstein! And Medusa, Rasputin, Jack the Ripper, a zombie, some witches, the mafia, and the murderous personification of insanity! And also Chrona.
You see, Chrona is a bit of an oddity. The ambiguously-gendered child of an evil witch, this poor kid has gone through years of psychological abuse and magical experimentation with the ultimate purpose of being made into the perfect soul-sucking-sword-wielding killer. It's no wonder that he or she is a bit off in the head. But though outside of dear mother Medusa's magical influence Chrona is significantly saner and less likely to snap and go into genocide mode, his/her crippling negativity and social retardation still remain. Going much further than just disliking fighting, Chrona is totally terrified of interacting with people at all and has no idea how to even talk to them, so even though he/she is lonely and wants friends, Chrona is too shy and stuttery and scared of being scolded for doing it wrong to say much of anything to anyone other than the guy that lives in his or her blood-- though that’s another app altogether. So unless you're endangering one of his or her friends, feel free to assume Chrona will be cowering away from something unfamiliar, whining very depressingly to him/herself (most likely about not knowing how to do something), or taking pretty much any and all bullying and abuse with only the weakest of protestations, like any good pushover should.
As a note, Chrona is being taken from around chapters 23~24.
Sample Post:
Um, uh, hello? This is the r- reception desk, right? For the camp? I- I'm Chrona, and I think I'm supposed to meet my f- friend here... um, is anyone there? I even rang the little bell, but it was my first time ringing a little bell, so maybe I didn't know how to do it. I'll try again I guess, because I did it wrong probab- b- b- b- B- B- B- Bellape!
W- what do I dooo? A gorilla dressed like a bellhop came out of the back room, and I hid, and now I don't know what to doooo. I- it was all purple and scary, and I've never met a gorilla before. How do I deal with this? Are they all so scary? Do they all wear those tiny hats? I don't know how to act around a gorilla, I can't do it, I'll diiiiiieeee. This is almost worse than those creepy green people, all coming closer and mooooaaaaning, and I told them- I told them my blood is black, but they wouldn't listen and kept chewing on my head, all chompchompeugheww, and then suddenly they all just left grumbling about something being "too emo" for their tastes. Whatever that mean--
N- no! Don't open the lid, Mister Gorilla! I like it better in here, I feel safe inside Mister Dustbin. It's not- Ow! Stop it! Ow ow ow, that hurts! You've got to stop pulling me up by my nose or it'll stick like that forever and I'll have to breathe through my mouth all the time and then my throat will get all dry and I don't know what to do about having a dry throat so often. My hands would be too full carrying drinks to do anything, so cut it out alreadyyyy...
Whatever I did to annoy you I'm sorry, I just keep making everybody upset. Even the toucans took one look inside my head and curled up in a hole saying, "We wish we'd never been hatched." They’re right outside next to what's left of Miss Marcy's sign. I thought- I thought maybe she wanted to be my friend, but then she got all confused, and I'm not sure what "Don't Know If Want" means, but the sign she wrote it on really hurt when she was hitting me over the head with it. And even the little stars that popped up were kind of rude.
Don't- Don't twist my arm like that, it hurts! I don't know how to deal with an arm that's wrapped around my head, how am I supposed to use it like th- Augh, augh! My spine isn't supposed to bend that way! No, really, I mean it! I don't care if you're just doing your job, I didn’t do anything to be punished for and I don't want to "go to your room and think about what you've done to me," so put me doooooooown!
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Character: Winry Rockbell
Series: Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)
Character Age: 15
Canon: Mix one part bean alchemist to one part living armor, half a cup of military shenanigans, and add a dash of psychotic ambitions to taste. Beat roughly with a slapstick in a large Amestris country. Let cool in a Waiting For The Villian's Next Move environment. Serves countless thousands that died to create the Philosopher's Stone, and stores well with automail limbs. Thus, you have the recipe that creates the delicious series of Fullmetal Alchemist. Edward and Alphonse Elric, the series' protagonists, leave their home on a mission to regain their lost bodies after committing a taboo with alchemy while trying to revive their dead mother. Along the way, they run into all sorts of obstacles like being enlisted in the military, discovering a heinous plot to use thousands of lives to gain immortality, nearly being killed left and right, and that's just the beginning.
One of their childhood friends is Winry Rockbell, an energetic automail mechanic that helps maintain Ed's prosthetic limbs. Nicknamed an automail otaku, Winry is obsessed about anything to do with automail or machinery, and beats the crap out of Ed whenever he damages his automail limbs. It's a tough love, really. Being the daughter of two doctors, Winry knows the value of human life and cares deeply for all people and especially her friends. Being one of the stronger characters of the series, she watches Ed and Al struggle and fight which hardens her resolve to support them as best as she can, getting better and better at mechanics to make the best automail for Ed so he can complete his goal. But who says he didn't need that handy machine gun made into his arm?
Sample Post:
Ugh, my butt hurts! Who can ride those trains all day? I'll never understand how Ed and Al do it all the time. Always running around all over the country, getting beat up, bashing my beautiful work like it's NOTHING. I don't even want to imagine the damage Ed's done to his arm and leg this time. Oh, my poor creations ... I just finished fitting them up with new plates and gears, too! And gave it extra oil for better motion range! And how does he repay me? By calling me out in the middle of NOWHERE saying he needs a SLIGHT REPAIR when he really means he's BUSTED IT and ohhh just wait until I get my hands on him I'm gonna--
-- AHAHAHA. Hi there! Oh, look, there are actually people way out here. I didn't see anyone at the station so I decided to wander around a bit, and no, I have no idea how that swath of carnage appeared behind me! Besides, it's just some swamp land, right? Right? Let's take a look over there by those other people!!
Hey, there are quite a few people here missing limbs, aren't there? Automail can fix that right up! Never heard of automail? It's only the GREATEST THING EVER! And you're in luck! My name's Winry Rockbell, and I happen to be an automail mechanic. I've been training hard recently and can replace nearly anything with quality automail limbs! I can give you and your friends a good deal, Mr. Lurrrhg~ Is that Xingese? ... though I think your friend there is beyond any help a mechanic could bring. I've never seen a replaced HEAD before. If there's a place close by where I could get parts, I'll see what I can do. Great! I'll head over to the lake and check it out.
... I think he gave me bad directions. "Second stump to the right, and straight on 'till moaning" didn't make a whole lot of sense, anyway. I'll head towards that orange glow to ask for better -- Oh, wow! What was that in the water?! It was so smooth that I could cry! The arc of that tentacle, the ease of it curling in on itself, the strength of the grip as it uprooted that tree! If I could make automail move like that, it'd be even BETTER than a real limb! I'm so inspired~ I could even make a whole new line of automail from that and I can make a prototype and fit it on Ed to have him test it out and--
Oh, right. Ed. You just stay right there, my little tentacle friend~ I'll be back as soon as I clobber some sense into the runt. ♥
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