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Character: Kayashima Taiki
Series: Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Character Age: 16-17
Canon: Hana Kimi follows the story of Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl from America who has a crush on a high jumper named Izumi Sano, a student at an all-boys high school in Japan. Mizuki is so taken with him that she disguises herself as a boy and internationally transfers to his school, Osaka Gakuen, where she finds herself surrounded by a vibrant and varied cast of characters, schoolboys with distinct personalities and intriguing backstories. Nearly every side character in Hana Kimi, no matter how small, gets some time in the spotlight, and Kayashimi Taiki is no different.
Introduced as Nakatsu's psychic roommate, Kayashima first shows up to do "aura reports" and take pictures of people with their ghostly ancestors. Although he likes to scare his dorm mates into thinking there are ghosts around them, he is generally a slight, quiet boy with a mild temperament and an affinity for yoga. He often shows off the positions he can get into, ignoring that the contortions freak out his friends. Friends, by the way, are a semi-new development for Kayashima. Teased for his abilities when he first arrived at school, Kayashima is a very loyal friend to Nakatsu, who defended him and cared about him when no one else did. More comfortable around others, these days he's deadpan and bluntly honest, confronting people with the truth as he sees it, sometimes offering unsolicited mysticisms and aura readings to do so.
He also dislikes the color purple.
Sample Post: Hmm, this place is just like the brochure said. A chocolate spring, an underwear tree... but I came to feel the aura of this place, and the best way to do that is to find where the spirits gather. The lake, maybe? If at all possible I'd like to meet this tentacle monster, I'm certain she has a powerful presence -- an aura in earth tones. Something consuming... speaking of, maybe I should bring a gift. What do tentacle monsters eat? Ships lost at sea, full of sailors with broken souls, little more than ghosts and monster themselves. Of course it's that, you can hear their spirits moaning from her belly when she rises from the water............ but I don't have any of those. Maybe she'd like some flowers? I think I saw some back in the woods.
Flowers must be the right choice, since the spirits of the forest are leading me. Honestly, I'm not crazy about their choice of anatomy to lead me by, but the flowers are pretty, even if they seem to be eating squirrels. Maybe the monster would like that sort of thing. If I pick a few, will I get bitten?
A rustling -- who's there? A dirty brown aura, they're hungry and insecure. You can come out, and maybe help me pick some flowers? I could use a second opinion. See, what do you think of these for a tentacle monster that eats sailors lost at sea? It looks like she's chewed on you a bit, too, are you alright? Dead counts as alright, it's just another state of being. But you know, with all that stumbling, I bet you could use a bit of alignment and balance training. I can teach you some yoga while I'm here. Turn and face me... with your face on straight, please. I think we can try the tree position. This one is tricky, but we'll give it a shot together. Take a deep breath and tuck your foot up just above your knee... it's cheating to take your foot off, for the record, there's no point in falling to pieces if you can't do the pose. Bend your leg, yes, just like that. Now bring your arms together and raise them above your head, stretching up as high and straight as you can.
Not bad for a beginner, really, and it's never too late to learn. You may already be dead, but I'm pretty sure the jocks in Dorm 1 have fewer brain cells, so don't let a post-mortem lifestyle discourage you from doing what you want. Now you practice, I just need to go free some sailor's souls -- I'll be back in an hour to see if you've made any progress.
And before you ask, the corpse pose doesn't count as exercise.
Character: Kayashima Taiki
Series: Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Character Age: 16-17
Canon: Hana Kimi follows the story of Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl from America who has a crush on a high jumper named Izumi Sano, a student at an all-boys high school in Japan. Mizuki is so taken with him that she disguises herself as a boy and internationally transfers to his school, Osaka Gakuen, where she finds herself surrounded by a vibrant and varied cast of characters, schoolboys with distinct personalities and intriguing backstories. Nearly every side character in Hana Kimi, no matter how small, gets some time in the spotlight, and Kayashimi Taiki is no different.
Introduced as Nakatsu's psychic roommate, Kayashima first shows up to do "aura reports" and take pictures of people with their ghostly ancestors. Although he likes to scare his dorm mates into thinking there are ghosts around them, he is generally a slight, quiet boy with a mild temperament and an affinity for yoga. He often shows off the positions he can get into, ignoring that the contortions freak out his friends. Friends, by the way, are a semi-new development for Kayashima. Teased for his abilities when he first arrived at school, Kayashima is a very loyal friend to Nakatsu, who defended him and cared about him when no one else did. More comfortable around others, these days he's deadpan and bluntly honest, confronting people with the truth as he sees it, sometimes offering unsolicited mysticisms and aura readings to do so.
He also dislikes the color purple.
Sample Post: Hmm, this place is just like the brochure said. A chocolate spring, an underwear tree... but I came to feel the aura of this place, and the best way to do that is to find where the spirits gather. The lake, maybe? If at all possible I'd like to meet this tentacle monster, I'm certain she has a powerful presence -- an aura in earth tones. Something consuming... speaking of, maybe I should bring a gift. What do tentacle monsters eat? Ships lost at sea, full of sailors with broken souls, little more than ghosts and monster themselves. Of course it's that, you can hear their spirits moaning from her belly when she rises from the water............ but I don't have any of those. Maybe she'd like some flowers? I think I saw some back in the woods.
Flowers must be the right choice, since the spirits of the forest are leading me. Honestly, I'm not crazy about their choice of anatomy to lead me by, but the flowers are pretty, even if they seem to be eating squirrels. Maybe the monster would like that sort of thing. If I pick a few, will I get bitten?
A rustling -- who's there? A dirty brown aura, they're hungry and insecure. You can come out, and maybe help me pick some flowers? I could use a second opinion. See, what do you think of these for a tentacle monster that eats sailors lost at sea? It looks like she's chewed on you a bit, too, are you alright? Dead counts as alright, it's just another state of being. But you know, with all that stumbling, I bet you could use a bit of alignment and balance training. I can teach you some yoga while I'm here. Turn and face me... with your face on straight, please. I think we can try the tree position. This one is tricky, but we'll give it a shot together. Take a deep breath and tuck your foot up just above your knee... it's cheating to take your foot off, for the record, there's no point in falling to pieces if you can't do the pose. Bend your leg, yes, just like that. Now bring your arms together and raise them above your head, stretching up as high and straight as you can.
Not bad for a beginner, really, and it's never too late to learn. You may already be dead, but I'm pretty sure the jocks in Dorm 1 have fewer brain cells, so don't let a post-mortem lifestyle discourage you from doing what you want. Now you practice, I just need to go free some sailor's souls -- I'll be back in an hour to see if you've made any progress.
And before you ask, the corpse pose doesn't count as exercise.