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Character: Abe Takaya
Series: Ookiku Furikabutte
Character Age: About 14-15. (First year in high school.)
Canon: At Nishiura High School, the baseball team has just recently turned from softball to hardball. And with a team consisting of only first years, there's a lot of work to be done. Luckily, quite a few talented people have signed up to play including a new female coach who can crush oranges with her bare hands, an amazing batter who loves to masturbate, and an ace pitcher who is made of epic fail. Basically, Ookiku Furikabutte is a shounen sports manga about baseball and boys who live it, breathe it, and love it.
Abe is the catcher and one of the vice-captains for Nishiura's team. While rather serious and a bit grumpy, Abe is also a hard-worker, an excellent tactician and a very talented player who cares quite a bit about his teammates even if it's a little hard to tell sometimes. He doesn't really relate well to others and often ends up yelling or being bossy because he misunderstands (and is often misunderstood by) people. This is because he inner monologues at great length inside his head sometimes instead of saying what he's actually thinking out loud. He is also normally very calm under pressure, but when thrown for a total loop, he tends to spazz a little and can get kind of loud. All in all, though, Abe is pretty much a social retard in anything that doesn't have to do with sports. But really, who needs a great social life when you have baseball?
Sample Post:
Hey, everyone. Gather around. My name is Abe Takaya. I'm a first year at Nishiura High and I play catcher for our baseball team. My coach sent me here to this baseball camp to help out with training and answer any questions you might have if the adults can't get to you right away. And since I don't actually see any of them around, I'm just going to go ahead and start. Hm, how about a cheer to get the ball rolling? Does that sound good to you guys? Okay. Ready?
One, two, three, GO TO THE EXTREME AND CATCH FOR YOUR DREAMS!
Good! It looks like you guys all have great enthusiasm and passion. This is very important and leads right into one of the first points I want to make today. Size doesn't matter. You may laugh and I know a lot of guys are going to say that it's not true. That if you're not big, you're not going to be able to get ahead. But I assure you that it is true. I know a lot of fairly small guys and, not to brag, but myself included who are very good. The reason for this is that we work hard, train hard and play hard. Just because you're small doesn't mean you won't ever really amount to anything. And you don't have to just take whatever play you can get. That's a terrible way to look at things. You have to take charge and really have the drive, passion and enthusiasm to want to win and be on top!
You know what's also really important? Anyone? That's right. Teamwork. What you all need to do is learn to work together. Yes, even with those you don't like. How much you trust and rely on your fellow players to do their part can either make or break a team. But remember that you have to do your part, too. Say it's the ninth inning and you're tied. Someone manages to hit a fly ball deep into the outfield, sending everyone from their team that was on base running for home. If no one is paying attention and the outfielder has no one to throw to, then guess what? You've just lost the game.
There's another easy way to prevent lost games, too. Take care of yourselves. People use the term "there's no crying in baseball" pretty frequently. And no, I haven't been saying it wrong, by the way. It's definitely "baseball," not "braaainsball." But you have to pay attention when you work out and when you're practicing. If you notice something starts to hurt, stop what you're doing and talk to someone about it. Don't push yourself so hard that you overdo it. The coaches and managers want whole, healthy -- did his arm just fall off? His arm totally fell off! And that other guy's head just. And you -- all of you! You're all just falling to pieces. What kind of disease is this?! Oh man, this is just like one of those suspense movies isn't it? No, stay back! Don't think that just because I'm a catcher I don't know how to use a bat!
--Whose hand is touching my aAAAAAHHHHH
Voting went here. 49/2 (96.1%)
Series: Ookiku Furikabutte
Character Age: About 14-15. (First year in high school.)
Canon: At Nishiura High School, the baseball team has just recently turned from softball to hardball. And with a team consisting of only first years, there's a lot of work to be done. Luckily, quite a few talented people have signed up to play including a new female coach who can crush oranges with her bare hands, an amazing batter who loves to masturbate, and an ace pitcher who is made of epic fail. Basically, Ookiku Furikabutte is a shounen sports manga about baseball and boys who live it, breathe it, and love it.
Abe is the catcher and one of the vice-captains for Nishiura's team. While rather serious and a bit grumpy, Abe is also a hard-worker, an excellent tactician and a very talented player who cares quite a bit about his teammates even if it's a little hard to tell sometimes. He doesn't really relate well to others and often ends up yelling or being bossy because he misunderstands (and is often misunderstood by) people. This is because he inner monologues at great length inside his head sometimes instead of saying what he's actually thinking out loud. He is also normally very calm under pressure, but when thrown for a total loop, he tends to spazz a little and can get kind of loud. All in all, though, Abe is pretty much a social retard in anything that doesn't have to do with sports. But really, who needs a great social life when you have baseball?
Sample Post:
Hey, everyone. Gather around. My name is Abe Takaya. I'm a first year at Nishiura High and I play catcher for our baseball team. My coach sent me here to this baseball camp to help out with training and answer any questions you might have if the adults can't get to you right away. And since I don't actually see any of them around, I'm just going to go ahead and start. Hm, how about a cheer to get the ball rolling? Does that sound good to you guys? Okay. Ready?
One, two, three, GO TO THE EXTREME AND CATCH FOR YOUR DREAMS!
Good! It looks like you guys all have great enthusiasm and passion. This is very important and leads right into one of the first points I want to make today. Size doesn't matter. You may laugh and I know a lot of guys are going to say that it's not true. That if you're not big, you're not going to be able to get ahead. But I assure you that it is true. I know a lot of fairly small guys and, not to brag, but myself included who are very good. The reason for this is that we work hard, train hard and play hard. Just because you're small doesn't mean you won't ever really amount to anything. And you don't have to just take whatever play you can get. That's a terrible way to look at things. You have to take charge and really have the drive, passion and enthusiasm to want to win and be on top!
You know what's also really important? Anyone? That's right. Teamwork. What you all need to do is learn to work together. Yes, even with those you don't like. How much you trust and rely on your fellow players to do their part can either make or break a team. But remember that you have to do your part, too. Say it's the ninth inning and you're tied. Someone manages to hit a fly ball deep into the outfield, sending everyone from their team that was on base running for home. If no one is paying attention and the outfielder has no one to throw to, then guess what? You've just lost the game.
There's another easy way to prevent lost games, too. Take care of yourselves. People use the term "there's no crying in baseball" pretty frequently. And no, I haven't been saying it wrong, by the way. It's definitely "baseball," not "braaainsball." But you have to pay attention when you work out and when you're practicing. If you notice something starts to hurt, stop what you're doing and talk to someone about it. Don't push yourself so hard that you overdo it. The coaches and managers want whole, healthy -- did his arm just fall off? His arm totally fell off! And that other guy's head just. And you -- all of you! You're all just falling to pieces. What kind of disease is this?! Oh man, this is just like one of those suspense movies isn't it? No, stay back! Don't think that just because I'm a catcher I don't know how to use a bat!
--Whose hand is touching my aAAAAAHHHHH
Voting went here. 49/2 (96.1%)