Application.
This is an application for Hajime Tounomine of Otomen at splendorocity.
P L A Y E R
Name → Ria
LJ → outwish
Contact → riatardedness @ AIM | LJ PM
Previous characters → Clone Mozart | Afterschool Charisma | clonezart
C H A R A C T E R
Name → Hajime Tounomine
Canon → Otomen
Timeline → Post volume seven
Age → Seventeen
Species → Human
Appearance → The sexy man beast on the right.
Appearance upon arrival → Hajime will be arriving after he runs away from Ginyuri High, Asuka's high school campus. He's out of breath thanks to being chased out by Asuka's mother and is wearing his Kinbara High uniform. Sweaty uniforms = sexy.
H I S T O R Y
Previous RP memories → Hajime will be retaining his memories from mayfield-rpg, namely his relationship with canonmate suchagoodfriend. All his previous posts from the game can be seen in his journal and activity log.
Bringing someone along? → No
Character History → Hajime is the first son of a long, proud heritage of manly men. He has an older sister, but it is his responsibility to carry the family honor. His family name, Tounomine, is known for consistently breeding kendo championship generation after generation; even his sister held the title of best in women's kendo for ten years. His family is all about first place and Hajime continues this legacy as captain of his kendo team, student council president, and top honors. Hajime was the number one national Japanese championship in kendo until Asuka's appearance in high school. His failure to defeat Asuka tarnished his family name and his pride. From that moment, Asuka Masamune became his greatest enemy.
Unlike Asuka, Hajime's family is aware of his infatuation with cosmetics. His father forced him to give up his hobby in order to become a true man but Hajime was unable to do this. Cosmetics from that point on became a guilty pleasure for him. His sister is aware that Hajime continues to pursue his hobby. She keeps Hajime's secret though she disapproves greatly. Hajime tries to hide his hobby even from her. When he does get to reveal his hobby, his kira kira mode is unbeatable.
At the Lovely♡Beauty Fest, Hajime begrudgingly works alongside Asuka as stand ins for the Samurai Five in exchange for passes to the event. (Hajime is given the character of Ginnezu which will later be his persona as a Beauty Samurai.) Complaining and unwilling to cooperate, Hajime says Asuka, the perfect man, would never understand what it is like to give up the beloved things in order to be a true man. After their little show, he and Asuka end up teaming together to give a girl a make-over sponsored by the event. Hajime learns that Asuka is an otomen, and for awhile they have a sort of kinship going on. Unfortunately, Hajime is very sensitive with his pride so they ended on "enemy" terms once again.
Ever the elitist, Hajime spends his summer break training with his team at the beach. When his team enters the beach house Asuka and company are in charge of keeping abreast, Hajime sees it as an opportunity to show what skills he's honed since he began summer training (which he started a day ago, mind you). When a rival seaside restaurant proposes a challenge between the two businesses, he suggests swimming and then enters himself as the opponent's representative. He declares Asuka the victor after he's rescued from some fish-shark-God-thing, but still determines to make the rival sea shack more profitably than Asuka's (and in effect repaying his debt of loss). He attracts customers with temporary, cosmetic tattoos but threatens the owner when his lackeys try to disrupt Asuka's establishment.
Around this time, Hajime was thrown into Mayfield where he went through his "WHERE AM I?" and "IS HAJIME GONNA HAVE TO CHOKE SOME BITCHES?" phases. He was in Mayfield for only a little over a month so he didn't get to develop much outside of the game-ordained events. Juuta found out about his makeup hobby and they grew to have a makeshift kinship but nothing else noteworthy happened. He pined Asuka the entire time. Hajime returned to his own world after Mayfield and got a nice little canon update.
Thanks to the popularity from the Lovely♡Beauty Fest, Hajime's and Asuka's samurai personas became insanely popular online. Hajime, disturbed, bursts into Asuka's school room one day and demands an explanation; the hostess had somehow tracked him down so that they could become Beauty Samurais. (Compliments of Hajime who filled out a feedback form so that he could receive a free sample.) At one look at the internet promotion, Hajime is immediately angered. The hostess wants them to work together to make a book, which Hajime is reluctant to do because he doesn't want to ally up with Asuka again.
The book is released and Hajime confronts Asuka with a copy. Angry. Again. Surprise! The whipped cream on the cake? The magazine implies there will be a sequel. The hostess reveals her intentions for a new book, Beauty Princes, which would require both boys to reveal their faces. Hajime agrees to do the Beauty Samurais because he face is concealed but does not agree to the Beauty Princes which would reveal his identity. As Beauty Samurais, Hajime and Asuka inspire a plethora of merchandise including a Beau-Tea and a movie, and earn numerous appearances on television shows. Hajime objects to the stupidity of Beauty Samurai merchandise repeatedly, but continues to hide behind the Beauty Samurai disguise so that he can do the things he likes as much as he wants.
The Beauty Samurais disband during the Beauty Samurai movie's filming when a cameraman attempts to unmask the pretty boys. The two return to their regular lives: Asuka to his mostly unrequited love for his masculine girlfriend and Hajime to his regularly scheduled Asuka stalking. Hajime continues to keep contact with the company as a cosmetic reviewer. He is the convenient makeup artist for Asuka's transformation during the Fra*Fra arc with no other apparent reason for being there. He shows up again at Asuka's school when rumors of Asuka transferring to America surface, claiming that Asuka is quitting while he's ahead. Right as he makes his getaway back to Kinbara High, he finds himself in Splendor.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Hailing from a lineage of Tounomine men and women who have always been number one, Hajime has a complex about being the best. He is stubbornly proud and views Asuka as his sole opponent. He will do practically anything to duel Asuka; no matter how many times he fails, he's completely confident that victory shall be his. He has something of an Asuka complex because he thinks Asuka is the only man worthy to be his rival. He even keeps a meticulous record of how many wins and losses he has with his frienenemy. Anything related to Asuka instantly pings him and he raves about his rivalry with Asuka, or how he will crush Asuka, or what training he's been doing to defeat Asuka. At least he works hard and diligently to genuinely improve.
Each character in the series represents a stereotype and Hajime is a combination of Japanese tradition, rival, and tsundere. Despite his threats to defeat Asuka, Hajime does have some attachment to him that he would never admit. Juuta makes fun of his behavior by coining the term "tsun-sama", a combination of "tsuntsun" and "ore-sama". Indeed, Hajime overreacts defensively at the most innocent thing Asuka says because he thinks it's a challenge. He frequently threatens to defeat Asuka yet thinks highly of Asuka because only Asuka can be his rival. Even though Hajime can have an amicable conversation with Asuka when it comes to their girlish hobbies, Hajime insists that they are not friends even during their bonding moments.
He's arrogant with his skills, cold in his speech, and straight to the point yet he's also lives up to his own high-horsed morals. Asuka says Hajime lacks the Samurai Spirit when he takes such low tactics like involving others, but Hajime believes in repaying his debt and fair matches. Even if he has the upper hand, Hajime will not accept a win unless it is earned fairly. It's just that he has such one-track priorities (Must defeat Masamune, must defeat Masamune, mustdefeatmasamune, mustdefeatmasamunemustdefeatmasamunemustdefeat--) that he looses sight of the big picture.
Like the series namesake, Hajime is an otomen. He likes cosmetics and their application. Though he's supposedly only into makeup, he also likes doing hair, nail polish, and perfume. His fervor for makeup is so great that if he sees make-up applied wrong, he simply must apply it properly. He's super passionate about makeup yet he has a hard time admitting it. When he does, his deredere kicks in and he responds, "ahh... I like it" like a girl. If the next instant, somebody suggests makeup is girly, he'll retaliate by asking in a very deadly, threatening way if you were mocking makeup. This is one of the important reactions in understanding the way Hajime views makeup: he knows it's not manly but makes it his own, proud thing. Even with makeup, he will not accept anything less than perfection.
Hajime in selfish in his own desires. His ultra-traditional family disapproved of anything that got between him and his kendo training and as a result, forced him to give up makeup. Hajime did anything but that, even resorting to join as Ginnezu the Beauty Samurai so that he could play with makeup in public as much as he wanted. Hajime says that he doesn't know if he hates his father, yet he will not disrespect his father by proclaiming his hobby and therefore keeps his interests secret.
He goes to great lengths to conceal his hobby from his classmates as well. This is especially true of his family who trashes his things when they find them or remind him that as long as he likes makeup, he will remain second best. The only one who knows his shame is Asuka. He has a few slip ups such as when a blush brush falls out of his bag and he tries to play it off as a calligraphy brush. His sister caught him receiving a package of makeup he ordered and he says that it was delivered wrong and he'll return it. He carries around his kendo bag all the time, even when he doesn't have any matches, because he keeps his secret stash of makeup in there. He has face dummies to practice on in his room as well. Makeup is SRS BZNS.
Hajime is quite the ladykiller when it comes to applying makeup. He calls them butterflies and flowers and all those compliments that make girls melt inside. It's his catchphrase, if you will. However, if he's not applying makeup, he doesn't seem to really like women. He'll treat them like objects and call to them bluntly. It's only when his dere finally peeks out of his tsun that he hesitates and can't say what he means directly.
E X T R A
Character Abilities → Equipped with lip liner, brushes, and the proper tools, Hajime is a reaper sent from Cosmetic Heaven to kick ass, take names, and save girls (and guys!) from fashion disaster.
He can kick ass in the literal way as well. He's pretty supped up physically and trains rigorously, though he resorts to violence rather easily and ignores the presence of potential victims. Even so, he will never insult his opponent or cheat; but he speaks the rival talk like a boss. One of his darkhorse physical skills is swimming. Kinbara High: where all the hardcore crazies go. Long story story, he doesn't have any magical abilities or anything, it's all habitually learned things.
Possessions → Hajime will be wearing his high school uniform and carrying his kendo practice bag which has his shinai, his training uniform, and cosmetics tucked away in hidden compartments.
Anything else → BY THIS APP OF MINE, I WILL TURN YOU INTO A BUTTERFLY. Okay, no there's nothing to see here.
S A M P L E S
Journal → [Hajime's voice is firm and immediate as the audio feed opens. Somebody figured out how to work the seal quickly. He's not sure how to work video, though. Mayfield didn't have fancy video anything.]
Is this some kind of joke from the town? It's not the first time it's played a trick on us all, is it? Hmph. What distasteful decorations. Have they no shame? It's utterly--
[--cute. He's not about to say that, though.]
It's not suitable! [Even though it's not video, his voice practically reeks of how flustered he is. After regaining his composure, he starts again:] No. Even for that place, this is too different.
[He sighs. He's done this before but it doesn't mean he likes doing it any more.] I am Hajime Tounomine. Let me tell you this now: My only priority is defeating Asuka Masamune. Your matters in this world mean nothing to me. Don't expect me to help you.
[He ends the feed, looking at the seal afterward.]
This is stupid. Why do I have to go through this again...?
Log → If Hajime knew that twisting the key of a music box would land him in yet another ridiculous universe, he would have thought twice before giving into his girlish impulse. Yet temptation was strong: there was nobody around and really, what was a music box doing out all by its lonesome in the middle of the street? Surely if he left it abandoned there, that psychotic mother of Masamune's would assume the worse (that it belonged to him and it did not, let it be known) and trash it! It would be such a waste for a classy and presumably homeless music box. That's why he scooped it up (with no intention of keeping it, mind you) and headed for his home. He could figure out what to do with the box later, he decided.
Three minutes later and he couldn't resist the allure of the mysterious box. Besides, if he returned home now, he would only be propositioned as to why he was carrying around such a feminine object. He should listen to it once so he would have an excuse prepared, perhaps put something inside of it to justify why he was carrying it around. Yes, he simply had to do that! The reality was different than his intentions as he held the box and watched behind fogged glasses as he turned the key. The melody that oozed out was as sweet as he imagined it would be. That chivalrous song of princesses and knights, he could see it in his mind! He could see it! He could...see it...!
Which brought him to now. Hajime could hardly approve of the sudden switch of scenery from abandoned alleyway with a homeless music box to a golden entranceway that looked like something out of a Hans Christen Anderson fairy tale, even if the new setting made his heart beat in doubletime. More importantly for the matters at hand, the music box was no more. He should be relieved at that, he reasoned, but his heart still felt a little crestfallen that he wouldn't hear the conclusion to that wondrous song. (Even though the plot was far too contrived. Everybody knew a dragon was no match for a knight, it should have been a rival knight come to challenge the knight! Who cared about the princess prize? It was all about defeating the hero knight!) About that time he realized that a key was hanging from his neck, similar to the one that was jammed into the music box. He examined it carefully but quickly. No... Not again!
Hajime patted his person down and eventually found in his pocket something that didn't originally belong to him. Perhaps he was jumping to conclusions but it only seemed to confirm his worst assumption. This wasn't the first time he woke up in an unknown place, after all. And if it was anything like the last time, a certain nosy flirt would be lurking around that he'd much rather ignore. No, there was no reason to assume the one they called Juuta Tachibana was here at all. He clutched his bag. In case he was here, unlike last time he would have the means to silence him if necessary.
*This app is exactly the same as the previous reapp. If extra samples are needed, here's a recent post and his activity. Hajime won't be retaining any of his memories from his previous Splendor visit because he didn't do anything. :|b