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Oct 30, 2010 15:19

Name: Kamijou Touma
Series: To Aru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index)
Age: 15
Canon: To Aru Majutsu no Index is what happens when a certain writer decides that while magic, psychics and religion are cool individually, it would be even cooler to throw them together in one setting. And have them fight. Shut up, it's totally original. The story is set in the lazily-named yet highly-advanced Academy City, where kids go to become psychics. Through science. It makes sense in context. The protagonist is a certain student living in that city: Kamijou Touma, a Level-0 Esper (read: pathetic) with a strong sense of justice (read: stupid) who happens to be a magnet for trouble. Like when a certain loli-nun with 103,000 forbidden grimoires downloaded into her brain collapsed on his balcony, which would be the catalyst for an ever-escalating war between science and magic, with Touma at the centre of it all. It's just as convoluted as it sounds.

Despite being labeled Level-0 by Academy City's Power Curriculum Program, Touma does in fact have a power: the Imagine Breaker, the ability to negate all supernatural phenomena, be it magic, psychic or even divine forces with his right hand. As a side effect, this ability also saps away Touma's luck, essentially making him the world's butt monkey. Perhaps as a result, Touma much prefers to shy away from trouble, and hopes to pass through life with as little event as possible. Unfortunately, he is also the type of person who is incapable of ignoring someone in trouble. Although he complains often, he is kind, altruistic, heavily idealistic, and always does his best to make sure nothing and no one has to be sacrificed, even if he himself gets heavily mangled in the process. He tends to think and talk in narrative-like long-winded monologues, is rather genre-savvy and often makes long heroic speeches which almost always go uninterrupted, regardless of the situation. His catchphrase is "Such misfortune", a phrase he repeats at least once per episode.

MINOR NOTE: Academy City has heavy security that requires a permit for anyone who wishes to leave.

Sample Post:

For various reasons, I was unable to complete my summer homework before the due date. After pleading with my head bowed low, I was mercifully given one more week to complete it. And so, after multiple all-nighters, and even being forced to rewrite everything twice, I finally managed to complete everything just hours before the time limit. Yes, even if the heavens themselves were against it, I, Kamijou Touma, was mere hours before proudly turning in my assignment! And, with precious few hours left to me, I decided to take a light nap before I set out to the finish line of this long marathon of strenuous pain and suffering.

...... So, why? Just what the heck is up with this setting...!? This clean air! The fields of corn! The cows! Isn't this weird!? Hey, I'm a resident of Academy City, aren't I!? That ridiculously advanced technophile's dreamland Academy City, right!? Then what's up with these cows!? No, it's not like I have something against cows or anything. Even though the moment I found myself here I ended up with my foot three inches deep in cow dung, I can still forgive that. But... But! In this world, there are things no man can ever forgive! And one such example is.... THIS!! The summer homework that I poured so much blood, sweat and tears over is now in ruins!! And the culprit is...!!

That's right... The first thing I saw when I woke up in this all-too-peaceful scenery... was a cow devouring my week's worth of hard effort without the slightest care in the world!! Although I desperately tried to save it, in the end, all I managed to salvage is this torn five-centimetre scrap of paper. Ah... The tears I've been forcefully holding back up until now are starting to leak out mercilessly...

...... But, I guess this really isn't the time for that. This place is clearly a farm, right? It's not as if Academy City doesn't have any crops or livestock, but to my knowledge, such a place doesn't exist within the city walls. Which means... I'm here illegally? Oi, don't tell me I've been kidnapped...? .........

... Heh. Really, you nearly got me there, but don't think I'll always be the usual Kamijou-san who always panics when things go wrong. After getting involved in so many ridiculous catastrophes, it'll take more than this to make me completely lose it. Whether it's a farm or cows or even... a brochure in my pocket that definitely wasn't there before? Huh? What is this? Umm... "Welcome to Camp Fuck You Die. We hope you enjoy your stay in our fabulous American midwestern farmland establishment..." ........... Eh? Midwestern farmland? America? ...........

Th, This is definitely a joke, right? Certainly, the picture on the brochure perfectly matches the surrounding scenery, including the eerily exact placement of the cows, but it's definitely just an overly elaborate prank, right!? Certainly, the phone's GPS completely agrees with the brochure, but that's clearly just an error, RIGHT!? ... Aa, seriously...!!

------SUCH MISFORTUUUUUUNNNEEE!!!!

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