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Character: Layfon Alseif
Series: Chrome Shelled Regios
Character Age: 15
Canon: Proving that life does indeed go on after the apocalypse, Chrome Shelled Regios tells the story of a dystopic world. The people are forced to live in roaming cities, protected from the world outside; the air is now too polluted to sustain life, and the landscape filled with Filth Monsters. It follows the story of one Layfon Alseif, a boy who arrives at the Academy City Zuellni to learn General Studies, and ends up forcibly enlisted into the Military Arts, a system of fighting involving spiritual power and "dites", which morph into the weapon of your choice. As it turns out, he's more than up to the task - Layfon once held a "Heaven's Blade," an accolade of power in the strongest city, Lance Shelled Grendan.
Layfon seems upon first glance to be a sweet-natured kind of boy, a little slow, but agreeable and warm. However, under his kind nature is a person who is determined to survive his harsh environment, and protect those he cares about - as he more and more regularly becomes the only thing standing between Zuellni and certain destruction, he comes under more and more pressure. He bears it with grace, as a powerful fighter, yet let's make this clear - fighting is a tool, a means to an end for Layfon. Survival and happiness, for him and others, is most important - and if protecting someone he cares about means taking another's life, he will do it without a single dent to his conscience.
Sample Post:
Ah ... my first five minutes in a new city, and it already seems like I've gotten into trouble somehow ... haha, it's almost as if I attract it lately, isn't it? How unlucky of me. I'm sorry, sir, but while I am Layfon Alseif, I'm not here to take part in any kind of fight. I was sent here, actually, from the Academy City, Zuellni. We thought this place was abandoned ... but it seems as if we were wrong, since it's teeming with all sorts of life. It even smells alive! And a little dirty ... Hopefully I can take a look around, but first let's clear this up. I'd rather not do any fighting if I don't have to ... I'm not that sort of person. Besides, if you don't mind me saying so, maybe you should take a little rest, since you're a little pale. And, uhm, your arm seems to be coming unattached, a little. Uh, is that rude? But I think if it was me, I'd like to know ...
Oh, right. Can you help me? I'm looking for a filth monster. It came up on our sensors all the way from Zuellni ... it should have matured by now, it'd be a large creature, and to be honest it would probably be attacking people. Oh? You know the one? In that case, why haven't you evacuated yet? Filth monsters are dangerous, and -- I'm sorry, I don't mean to be brutal, but if all the citizens here are like you, you won't even be able to run away. Since you have this, uhm ... "fight club" that you wanted me to take part in, I don't mean to damage your honour as a fighter, but your legs will fall off. You should leave this place ... sir, it isn't polite to laugh at me, I'm concerned about your city. What's so funny about somebody leaving a place that has a monster in it?
Eh? I'm sorry, I don't understand how a filth monster can be "just being Marcy". They never coexist with humans, they ... she's not a filth monster, she's just filthy? Ah. Just to be safe, I'll go and see -- please, sir, don't grab me. I told you, I don't want to fight.. This kind of thing, fights between people for no reason ... they never really amount to anything, so I think maybe you should close your club down. Especially as I don't think that many people will join, considering that it says on your banner that the first rule of your club is that nobody can ever talk about it. Er, is it because I'm talking about it that you're looking quite so angry? I'm sorry. Please, let go-- I'm really not known for the quality of my brain!
But ... if you're going to be so insistent, I guess that it's alright. If it's my brain or yours ... enthusiasm for fighting can be like a fire, they say.
But sometimes a fire needs a poke with a stick.
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Character: Savaris Kolrafin Luckens
Series: Chrome Shelled Regios
Character Age: Unknown, but comparison with other characters implies ~ 21 or so.
Canon: The world of Chrome Shelled Regios is populated by mobile cities that traverse a desert-like planet in search of fuel and escape from the deadly Filth Monsters. The story follows Layfon Alseif, who is trying to find his place in the world after being banished from the city of Grendan. The city of Grendan is also know as Invincible Lance Shelled Grendan, and is a city that produces the strongest military artists in the world. At the core of this city are twelve Heaven's Blade Receivers, who are the strongest military artists.
Savaris Luckens is one of these Heaven's Blade Receivers. He is known for always having a smile on his face and in general being genial and amiable. He has his bad traits as well, one being an intense dislike for the weak, another being a smidgen of greed. He moves through life at an unhurried and yet almost business-like speed. Savaris doesn't like to be tied down by other people's weakness, but he doesn't mind dillydallying for some casual torture. With every good dillydally is a monologue, and with his monologues Savaris teaches us life lessons about why being weak sucks and tosses out the odd metaphor -- like how sitting with your ear to the traintrack waiting for a train to come smush your head is phenomenal.
In Regios each city is named after the electronic fairy which powers it, and there are different categories of cities, such as Academic Cities and Royal Cities. Also, you could say Savaris works for Miss Shinola.
Sample Post:
Miss Shinola certainly has some friends in interesting places. Haha! No, that's not a slight against her; I don't think I would ever try to tarnish her name. I've been a few unusual places running errands for her, and I have to say that this one should get some kind of award. The Inescapable City of Marcy... sounds kind of intimidating, to be honest! What a strong first impression. It's almost exciting.
Not an Academic City by the looks of it, and you've got more guts than any student I've seen. Sorry, bad joke, couldn't help myself, and so forth. Now, I'm looking for a Miss Elizabeth Sayre, I have a personal delivery to make for her... Hooh? She's been married and widowed? What a busy woman, she clearly has a few things in common with Miss Shinola. Don't get me wrong: 'busy' is meant in the kindest possible way here. I guess that makes this wedding gift a funeral gift, then. Only a few years too late, that's not so bad.
Now, no need to be clingy, it's probably best that we part ways here. Not that your company hasn't been enjoyable, but something a bit like rot seems to be between your teeth. That, and your grip couldn't kill a hamster. You know what they say about the strength of a handshake. You haven't heard that saying? Think of it in very simple terms, a weak handshake means other parts of you might need to be fortified, and nobody likes a limp noodle for a companion.
Life is a lot like cooking pasta. Haha, that does sound a bit trite, doesn't it? But hear me out. You put the water on the boil, and instead of watching it, you listen to it. With your ear over the pot you can only feel the heat and hear the boiling spitting against the lid. Louder and louder, until the lid itself starts to shake with the force and the side of your face is so hot you wonder if it might burn off. You start thinking, "Am I going to die?" And, "I have to escape." And then you step back and go hide in the corner. Or I guess, back to the swamp to crawl under some mud and hope death passes you by.
But you know? The best kind of pasta is cooked al dente. To the teeth.
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Character: Katara
Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Character Age: 14
Canon: Avatar: The Last Airbender is the story of a boy named Aang. Now, Aang happens to be different than your regular twelve-year-old pacifist monk Airbender: he's the Avatar. Or well, he was meant to be but he got frozen in a block of ice for one hundred years. The last of his Airbending people, the role of the Avatar is crucial on the world stage, considering that he is the spiritual being in charge of controlling all four elements and bringing peace to a war-torn world. Now, only one hundred years late, Aang must try to defend the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes from the nefarious Fire Nation, learning how to control the other elements along the way with the help of his plucky posse.
The "mom" of the group is Katara, a waterbending master from the Southern Water Tribe. At the tender age of fourteen, she worries, lectures, provides unsolicited advice, and moms anyone and anything around her, down to telling people to go to their tents, and even to enunciate when they're speaking. Hyper responsible, Katara keeps the group together, but has her occasional bouts of being, well, fourteen. An eternal optimist, Katara teaches Aang waterbending as a master, or "Sifu" as masters of any art are called, with a positive attitude, and acts as the polar counterpoint of her skeptical brother, Sokka, who tends to get a lot of eyerolls. Her abilities include being able to manipulate water offensively and defensively. She even has the ability to heal.
Note: Katara will be taken from directly after The Ember Island Players.
Sample Post:
Alright! I know you're just a bunch of baby fireducks, but we have a mission and we have to accomplish it! You're really, really adorable, for firebreathing deathmonsters, but even so, you're babies, and we should find you a nice, big body of water to swim on. I'm quite surprised you're all the way out here in the swamp! I hear there's a big lake around somewhere, but even I'm having a hard time locating it. Something doesn't really feel right, but I have to get all of you little guys to it and maybe I can even find one of the original waterbenders when I get there! Now, everyone fall in line, please! And excuse me! No breathing fire on your siblings, little one! We'll get those singed feathers healed right up, and off we go. Straight line, everyone!
Oh hey! I think I see something up ahead, only it's... glowing? That can't be what we're looking for. There's no way that's healthy to stand near, let alone for baby fireducks to swim in it! I've been in swamps before, and I'd say that this is not normal. But wait! Was that... It is! There's a tentacle in the water! I guess this is the right place. Follow me, little fireducks! We have to go greet her, though... I may try to avoid handling the lake water as much as possible... I'm sure it's okay for you? That's right, little guys, go into the lake and swim away. Sifu Marcy, it is an honor to be in your presence. As one of the original waterbenders, I hope you can teach me, your humble student, the ways of the... A-ah! What are you doing! Please put that baby fireduck dow-- Well, I didn't know they could be thrown that far, either!
Okay. I'm trying to understand the lesson you just put forth, but I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding the concept, Sifu Marcy. However, if you have more to teach, then I will wait patiently while you demonstrate. Oh! You want me to follow along? With the octopus form? Well... sure! I mastered that one a little while ago, though, you're sure this water is safe to bend? It's very, um, vibrant. Well, if you live in it, I guess it can't be that bad. I'll just go like this and... You want me to bend over to do this stance? Um, well, if you insist...
That is not the kind of form I was expecting!
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Character: Mizushiro Hizumi
Series: Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning
Character Age: 16
Canon: Life was never particularly kind to Narumi Ayumu. Not only did he live his whole life under the shadow of his genius older brother, who saw fit to steal his first love and marry her, but he is also forced to solve crazy murder cases and deal with the culprits' challenges. This isn't your average detective story, though. The murderers have an important goal in mind and also Kiyotaka's, Ayumu's older brother who disappeared years ago, permission to do everything they need to in order to test the younger one. Suddenly dragged into a difficult situation, Ayumu has to struggle to find the answers he has been looking for and oppose fate, discovering a whole lot of unpleasant, and sometimes incredible truths in the process. It's then that he meets Hizumi, who he is fated to kill.
A very cheerful and energetic person, Hizumi seems to be someone who is always having fun. He has a sunny personality, he's good at sports and he's very smart: all things that get him popular in school rather quickly. He's a genuinely nice person, but in actuality, he hides a lot of sadness and despair underneath his smiling facade, to the point where he attempted suicide multiple times. Whereas Ayumu gives his all to oppose fate, Hizumi accepts it far too easily. Deep down, though, he really, really just wants to be saved. He isn't the kind of person who shows his deepest thoughts and feelings, and can be manipulative and deceiving from time to time, however, he's a good person at heart and would never betray someone he sees as a friend.
Sample Post:
Weird colored gorillas, zombies, a radioactive lake, psychic toucans and even a tentacle monster... Wow! This place really is something else, huh? It's so awesome, it almost looks like it came out of a movie or something like that. Was this really supposed to be a summer camp? In the middle of a swamp, and with all those creatures...? Whoever thought it up really has an active imagination. I think that's really interesting! Think of all the exciting things I could do in a place like this... It'd probably be a really valuable experience! All right, I made up my mind; I'm going to stay here for a while!
Let's see... goal number one: get around to know the place! Should I start trying to meet with the wildlife, or visit various locations? Aaah~, it's so difficult to choose! So many things to do, so little time..! Oh, right, since the tentacle monster lives in the radioactive lake, if I go there first, I'd end up seeing both a Camp creature and a Camp location! It shouldn't be too far... I think.
There it is, found it! Woah, I had no idea there were crocodiles here. Does this place have a little bit of everything? Hahah, it really looks like it. It's amazing, really, a lot of the things here shouldn't even exist. Seriously, zombies? Maybe this is a completely different world, after all. Uhm... I wonder if I could even wish for a miracle to happen, living in a place like this. Aah, but wishing for a miracle is kind of silly for an existence like mine, isn't it?
More importantly! I see the crocodiles, but the tentacle monster is nowhere to be found! And I came all the way over here just to see it, too, isn't it really, really unfair of it to not show up at all? A creature like that can't be found anywhere else, I'm curious to see what it can do! Maybe if I get closer... Ah, you think I shouldn't do-- wait, who said that? Huh? I see, you're a talking crocodile! Oh, you also walk and know how to type? That's really something great, for a crocodile.
So, this tentacle monster, Marcy, was it? You think it's really dangerous..? I see, it could even rape me to death. I wonder if I could really die from something like that? Hahah, you know, maybe I should give it a try. It'll be a really interesting challenge..! The ultimate showdown between a man and a tentacle monster. Who's going to win? Exciting, don't you think? All right! Here I go, Marcy, come at me with everything you've got!
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Character: Kiba
Series: Wolf's Rain
Age: Appears 20 or so.
Canon: Wolves and flowers and airships oh my! That said, Wolf's Rain is the story of four wolves and their journey to find paradise -- a place only wolves can find -- as the world is coming to an end. Their only hope of finding it is Cheza, a girl created from moon flowers and SCIENCE. Along the way, the wolves must battle crazy nobles, trigger-happy hunters and killer walruses. Helping them in their task is their ability to assume the appearance of humans to blend in.
Kiba is the de-facto leader of the pack and the chosen wolf AKA wolf jesus. Serious and straightforward, Kiba is reflective but entirely devoted to his quest for paradise. He has a great sense of pride in being a wolf and is initially reluctant to use a human guise. The strongest of the wolves, Kiba is brutally efficient at defending himself and others. But he genuinely cares about his pack and those close to them, constantly risking his life to protect them. Kiba refuses to ever give up his search, no matter what he goes through, be it getting repeatedly blown up by lasers or... facing down giant pillbugs.
Sample post:
Paradise. They say there's no such place. Even if you search forever, you'll never find it. Is that why you've given up and come here? This place where the air is choked with disease and decay. Where the water burns your throats and sears the fur from your flesh. Why do you stay? So the pack can feast on dead meat, as your bodies and senses rot from lack of use? And when that isn't enough, you turn on each other until your minds are completely gone. Have you given up your pride as wolves?
Here, you waste away, chasing false smells like that of the love flowers, nothing more than traps meant to frustrate us, or sheep that turn out to be confused humans. Did you ever wonder why you continued to live long after your breath stopped? When was the last time you searched for it? The scent of the flower, the one who will lead us to paradise.
We found her once. A dancing flower who sang the songs of the night. She's as real as anything here. As real as the apes that have forgotten how to choose mates from their own species. Or the trees that shed human clothing instead of leaves. As real as the feeling in each of you that tells you that you don't belong in this place, that something else is waiting.
It calls you to the edge of this land, yet you don't take that leap. Are you afraid? Did you lose hope when you could no longer hear her song? The noisy birds laugh and tell you that you've lost the game, but they're wrong. You don't need to scrounge for your missing ears to find it, that sound urging you on. You just have to listen to your instincts. They're still sharp, even if your fangs and claws have grown dull. You can still use them before you become as broken as those moaning things you feed on. You can show you haven't forgotten what you are.
I know what I am. That's why I'm going to keep running, to a place without barriers or invisible walls. It doesn't matter if they're first or fourth, they all come down with enough force. Are you going to stay behind yours?
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Name: Charles "Chuck" Bass
Series: Gossip Girl
Age: 17
Canon: Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, baby. That's what we're all about here on New York's Upper East Side. No, wait... replace "rock'n'roll" with "money" and we're good to go. In any case, these are the issues that fuel the scandalous lives of Manhattan's rich teenage socialites, with only the infamous blogger Gossip Girl to keep them in check. Among said socialites is the resident bad boy, Chuck Bass-- the boy with it all, or so they say. At the age of 17 he's already setting himself up with business endeavours to prepare for becoming the head of Bass Industries some day. Money, influence, real estate... you name it, he has it. Unfortunately, the one thing he doesn't have is a particularly nice personality.
Growing up as the only son of the famous, self-made real estate billionaire Bart Bass, Chuck was given every material thing he ever wanted from day one. Selfish and self-absorbed, Chuck is the series' anti-hero, and he doesn't give a damn what you think. His reputation of sleeping with every woman on the Upper East Side is probably exaggerated-- but not by much. Womanizing, scheming and manipulation are second nature to him, and he'll stop at almost nothing to get his own way in anything and everything. It's all a game as far as he's concerned-- but nevertheless a game to be won, no matter what the cost. Oh, he can be a nice enough guy when he wants. That is, when he wants something from you. Then he'll be practically oozing smooth, suave and sophisticated from every pore, if you can ignore a side of sleaze. Though he does have a genuinely sincere side, he's careful about never showing it to anyone save a close few. He's Chuck Bass, after all.
Sample Post:
Madame Sayre, it has come to my attention that there lies between us a chance for a rare, once in a lifetime business opportunity. Having surveyed your... attractions, I'd like to propose an investment idea. An offer too good to refuse, if you will. It would be my pleasure to... lend you a helping hand, so to speak, with your large yet somewhat underdeveloped tracts of land. To an ordinary person, your Club Fuck You Die may seem run down. Shabby. A little... inapproachable, shall we say? I've seen the figures, you don't have to lie to me. But let's not get off on the wrong foot. Figures don't have to count for everything. I know better. I know that such an utterly unique area has the potential, if properly tapped into, to attract dozens of clients. And profit.
This is my proposal: we'd be talking about a complete reinvention of the place. As the future of Bass Industries I can confidently say that we completely support the vintage entertainment industry, so be rest assured that your original intentions will remain intact. Even the original name sounds catchy enough-- it's just the premises itself I'm concerned about. It needs a little renovation, that's all. For a refined burlesque club such as I'm sure you intended to create, I'm afraid you have the mood completely wrong. This "out in the wilderness" feel you've got going, while intriguing, gets old fast. You need some civilization out here for people to be attracted-- these things really are better in a dimly lit room, after all. But that's all fixable with a little development. What I'm most concerned about is your entertainment. While I applaud your ingenuity on the idea of zombie strippers, they leave a little to be desired, so to speak. But don't worry. If you just take care of dismissing your adorable little undead actors, I'll look after the rest. I know I can find some delightful ladies to fill the positions.
Unfortunately, your theme as it is now has so far only served to entice large quantities of children. Charming... as children are, from a strictly business perspective, they bring in little revenue, as I'm sure you're already aware. Were you to join with Bass Industries, not only would the money to redevelop be available to you as well as the prestige of being a part of our company, but we would also make sure to enforce a strictly over 18 policy. However if you're still having doubts about rushing head first into a deal, rest assured that mine is an open offer. Should you so desire, it would give me no greater pleasure than to meet with you over a coffee table to further discuss the possibilities of this arrangement. I believe that we can make this a mutually beneficial agreement for both of us. Don't you think?
But after all this, if you're still not convinced, just ask yourself the question: Why should you... join with us? The answer to that, of course, is simple.
I'm Chuck Bass.
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Character: Layfon Alseif
Series: Chrome Shelled Regios
Character Age: 15
Canon: Proving that life does indeed go on after the apocalypse, Chrome Shelled Regios tells the story of a dystopic world. The people are forced to live in roaming cities, protected from the world outside; the air is now too polluted to sustain life, and the landscape filled with Filth Monsters. It follows the story of one Layfon Alseif, a boy who arrives at the Academy City Zuellni to learn General Studies, and ends up forcibly enlisted into the Military Arts, a system of fighting involving spiritual power and "dites", which morph into the weapon of your choice. As it turns out, he's more than up to the task - Layfon once held a "Heaven's Blade," an accolade of power in the strongest city, Lance Shelled Grendan.
Layfon seems upon first glance to be a sweet-natured kind of boy, a little slow, but agreeable and warm. However, under his kind nature is a person who is determined to survive his harsh environment, and protect those he cares about - as he more and more regularly becomes the only thing standing between Zuellni and certain destruction, he comes under more and more pressure. He bears it with grace, as a powerful fighter, yet let's make this clear - fighting is a tool, a means to an end for Layfon. Survival and happiness, for him and others, is most important - and if protecting someone he cares about means taking another's life, he will do it without a single dent to his conscience.
Sample Post:
Ah ... my first five minutes in a new city, and it already seems like I've gotten into trouble somehow ... haha, it's almost as if I attract it lately, isn't it? How unlucky of me. I'm sorry, sir, but while I am Layfon Alseif, I'm not here to take part in any kind of fight. I was sent here, actually, from the Academy City, Zuellni. We thought this place was abandoned ... but it seems as if we were wrong, since it's teeming with all sorts of life. It even smells alive! And a little dirty ... Hopefully I can take a look around, but first let's clear this up. I'd rather not do any fighting if I don't have to ... I'm not that sort of person. Besides, if you don't mind me saying so, maybe you should take a little rest, since you're a little pale. And, uhm, your arm seems to be coming unattached, a little. Uh, is that rude? But I think if it was me, I'd like to know ...
Oh, right. Can you help me? I'm looking for a filth monster. It came up on our sensors all the way from Zuellni ... it should have matured by now, it'd be a large creature, and to be honest it would probably be attacking people. Oh? You know the one? In that case, why haven't you evacuated yet? Filth monsters are dangerous, and -- I'm sorry, I don't mean to be brutal, but if all the citizens here are like you, you won't even be able to run away. Since you have this, uhm ... "fight club" that you wanted me to take part in, I don't mean to damage your honour as a fighter, but your legs will fall off. You should leave this place ... sir, it isn't polite to laugh at me, I'm concerned about your city. What's so funny about somebody leaving a place that has a monster in it?
Eh? I'm sorry, I don't understand how a filth monster can be "just being Marcy". They never coexist with humans, they ... she's not a filth monster, she's just filthy? Ah. Just to be safe, I'll go and see -- please, sir, don't grab me. I told you, I don't want to fight.. This kind of thing, fights between people for no reason ... they never really amount to anything, so I think maybe you should close your club down. Especially as I don't think that many people will join, considering that it says on your banner that the first rule of your club is that nobody can ever talk about it. Er, is it because I'm talking about it that you're looking quite so angry? I'm sorry. Please, let go-- I'm really not known for the quality of my brain!
But ... if you're going to be so insistent, I guess that it's alright. If it's my brain or yours ... enthusiasm for fighting can be like a fire, they say.
But sometimes a fire needs a poke with a stick.
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Character: Savaris Kolrafin Luckens
Series: Chrome Shelled Regios
Character Age: Unknown, but comparison with other characters implies ~ 21 or so.
Canon: The world of Chrome Shelled Regios is populated by mobile cities that traverse a desert-like planet in search of fuel and escape from the deadly Filth Monsters. The story follows Layfon Alseif, who is trying to find his place in the world after being banished from the city of Grendan. The city of Grendan is also know as Invincible Lance Shelled Grendan, and is a city that produces the strongest military artists in the world. At the core of this city are twelve Heaven's Blade Receivers, who are the strongest military artists.
Savaris Luckens is one of these Heaven's Blade Receivers. He is known for always having a smile on his face and in general being genial and amiable. He has his bad traits as well, one being an intense dislike for the weak, another being a smidgen of greed. He moves through life at an unhurried and yet almost business-like speed. Savaris doesn't like to be tied down by other people's weakness, but he doesn't mind dillydallying for some casual torture. With every good dillydally is a monologue, and with his monologues Savaris teaches us life lessons about why being weak sucks and tosses out the odd metaphor -- like how sitting with your ear to the traintrack waiting for a train to come smush your head is phenomenal.
In Regios each city is named after the electronic fairy which powers it, and there are different categories of cities, such as Academic Cities and Royal Cities. Also, you could say Savaris works for Miss Shinola.
Sample Post:
Miss Shinola certainly has some friends in interesting places. Haha! No, that's not a slight against her; I don't think I would ever try to tarnish her name. I've been a few unusual places running errands for her, and I have to say that this one should get some kind of award. The Inescapable City of Marcy... sounds kind of intimidating, to be honest! What a strong first impression. It's almost exciting.
Not an Academic City by the looks of it, and you've got more guts than any student I've seen. Sorry, bad joke, couldn't help myself, and so forth. Now, I'm looking for a Miss Elizabeth Sayre, I have a personal delivery to make for her... Hooh? She's been married and widowed? What a busy woman, she clearly has a few things in common with Miss Shinola. Don't get me wrong: 'busy' is meant in the kindest possible way here. I guess that makes this wedding gift a funeral gift, then. Only a few years too late, that's not so bad.
Now, no need to be clingy, it's probably best that we part ways here. Not that your company hasn't been enjoyable, but something a bit like rot seems to be between your teeth. That, and your grip couldn't kill a hamster. You know what they say about the strength of a handshake. You haven't heard that saying? Think of it in very simple terms, a weak handshake means other parts of you might need to be fortified, and nobody likes a limp noodle for a companion.
Life is a lot like cooking pasta. Haha, that does sound a bit trite, doesn't it? But hear me out. You put the water on the boil, and instead of watching it, you listen to it. With your ear over the pot you can only feel the heat and hear the boiling spitting against the lid. Louder and louder, until the lid itself starts to shake with the force and the side of your face is so hot you wonder if it might burn off. You start thinking, "Am I going to die?" And, "I have to escape." And then you step back and go hide in the corner. Or I guess, back to the swamp to crawl under some mud and hope death passes you by.
But you know? The best kind of pasta is cooked al dente. To the teeth.
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Character: Katara
Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Character Age: 14
Canon: Avatar: The Last Airbender is the story of a boy named Aang. Now, Aang happens to be different than your regular twelve-year-old pacifist monk Airbender: he's the Avatar. Or well, he was meant to be but he got frozen in a block of ice for one hundred years. The last of his Airbending people, the role of the Avatar is crucial on the world stage, considering that he is the spiritual being in charge of controlling all four elements and bringing peace to a war-torn world. Now, only one hundred years late, Aang must try to defend the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes from the nefarious Fire Nation, learning how to control the other elements along the way with the help of his plucky posse.
The "mom" of the group is Katara, a waterbending master from the Southern Water Tribe. At the tender age of fourteen, she worries, lectures, provides unsolicited advice, and moms anyone and anything around her, down to telling people to go to their tents, and even to enunciate when they're speaking. Hyper responsible, Katara keeps the group together, but has her occasional bouts of being, well, fourteen. An eternal optimist, Katara teaches Aang waterbending as a master, or "Sifu" as masters of any art are called, with a positive attitude, and acts as the polar counterpoint of her skeptical brother, Sokka, who tends to get a lot of eyerolls. Her abilities include being able to manipulate water offensively and defensively. She even has the ability to heal.
Note: Katara will be taken from directly after The Ember Island Players.
Sample Post:
Alright! I know you're just a bunch of baby fireducks, but we have a mission and we have to accomplish it! You're really, really adorable, for firebreathing deathmonsters, but even so, you're babies, and we should find you a nice, big body of water to swim on. I'm quite surprised you're all the way out here in the swamp! I hear there's a big lake around somewhere, but even I'm having a hard time locating it. Something doesn't really feel right, but I have to get all of you little guys to it and maybe I can even find one of the original waterbenders when I get there! Now, everyone fall in line, please! And excuse me! No breathing fire on your siblings, little one! We'll get those singed feathers healed right up, and off we go. Straight line, everyone!
Oh hey! I think I see something up ahead, only it's... glowing? That can't be what we're looking for. There's no way that's healthy to stand near, let alone for baby fireducks to swim in it! I've been in swamps before, and I'd say that this is not normal. But wait! Was that... It is! There's a tentacle in the water! I guess this is the right place. Follow me, little fireducks! We have to go greet her, though... I may try to avoid handling the lake water as much as possible... I'm sure it's okay for you? That's right, little guys, go into the lake and swim away. Sifu Marcy, it is an honor to be in your presence. As one of the original waterbenders, I hope you can teach me, your humble student, the ways of the... A-ah! What are you doing! Please put that baby fireduck dow-- Well, I didn't know they could be thrown that far, either!
Okay. I'm trying to understand the lesson you just put forth, but I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding the concept, Sifu Marcy. However, if you have more to teach, then I will wait patiently while you demonstrate. Oh! You want me to follow along? With the octopus form? Well... sure! I mastered that one a little while ago, though, you're sure this water is safe to bend? It's very, um, vibrant. Well, if you live in it, I guess it can't be that bad. I'll just go like this and... You want me to bend over to do this stance? Um, well, if you insist...
That is not the kind of form I was expecting!
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Character: Mizushiro Hizumi
Series: Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning
Character Age: 16
Canon: Life was never particularly kind to Narumi Ayumu. Not only did he live his whole life under the shadow of his genius older brother, who saw fit to steal his first love and marry her, but he is also forced to solve crazy murder cases and deal with the culprits' challenges. This isn't your average detective story, though. The murderers have an important goal in mind and also Kiyotaka's, Ayumu's older brother who disappeared years ago, permission to do everything they need to in order to test the younger one. Suddenly dragged into a difficult situation, Ayumu has to struggle to find the answers he has been looking for and oppose fate, discovering a whole lot of unpleasant, and sometimes incredible truths in the process. It's then that he meets Hizumi, who he is fated to kill.
A very cheerful and energetic person, Hizumi seems to be someone who is always having fun. He has a sunny personality, he's good at sports and he's very smart: all things that get him popular in school rather quickly. He's a genuinely nice person, but in actuality, he hides a lot of sadness and despair underneath his smiling facade, to the point where he attempted suicide multiple times. Whereas Ayumu gives his all to oppose fate, Hizumi accepts it far too easily. Deep down, though, he really, really just wants to be saved. He isn't the kind of person who shows his deepest thoughts and feelings, and can be manipulative and deceiving from time to time, however, he's a good person at heart and would never betray someone he sees as a friend.
Sample Post:
Weird colored gorillas, zombies, a radioactive lake, psychic toucans and even a tentacle monster... Wow! This place really is something else, huh? It's so awesome, it almost looks like it came out of a movie or something like that. Was this really supposed to be a summer camp? In the middle of a swamp, and with all those creatures...? Whoever thought it up really has an active imagination. I think that's really interesting! Think of all the exciting things I could do in a place like this... It'd probably be a really valuable experience! All right, I made up my mind; I'm going to stay here for a while!
Let's see... goal number one: get around to know the place! Should I start trying to meet with the wildlife, or visit various locations? Aaah~, it's so difficult to choose! So many things to do, so little time..! Oh, right, since the tentacle monster lives in the radioactive lake, if I go there first, I'd end up seeing both a Camp creature and a Camp location! It shouldn't be too far... I think.
There it is, found it! Woah, I had no idea there were crocodiles here. Does this place have a little bit of everything? Hahah, it really looks like it. It's amazing, really, a lot of the things here shouldn't even exist. Seriously, zombies? Maybe this is a completely different world, after all. Uhm... I wonder if I could even wish for a miracle to happen, living in a place like this. Aah, but wishing for a miracle is kind of silly for an existence like mine, isn't it?
More importantly! I see the crocodiles, but the tentacle monster is nowhere to be found! And I came all the way over here just to see it, too, isn't it really, really unfair of it to not show up at all? A creature like that can't be found anywhere else, I'm curious to see what it can do! Maybe if I get closer... Ah, you think I shouldn't do-- wait, who said that? Huh? I see, you're a talking crocodile! Oh, you also walk and know how to type? That's really something great, for a crocodile.
So, this tentacle monster, Marcy, was it? You think it's really dangerous..? I see, it could even rape me to death. I wonder if I could really die from something like that? Hahah, you know, maybe I should give it a try. It'll be a really interesting challenge..! The ultimate showdown between a man and a tentacle monster. Who's going to win? Exciting, don't you think? All right! Here I go, Marcy, come at me with everything you've got!
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Character: Kiba
Series: Wolf's Rain
Age: Appears 20 or so.
Canon: Wolves and flowers and airships oh my! That said, Wolf's Rain is the story of four wolves and their journey to find paradise -- a place only wolves can find -- as the world is coming to an end. Their only hope of finding it is Cheza, a girl created from moon flowers and SCIENCE. Along the way, the wolves must battle crazy nobles, trigger-happy hunters and killer walruses. Helping them in their task is their ability to assume the appearance of humans to blend in.
Kiba is the de-facto leader of the pack and the chosen wolf AKA wolf jesus. Serious and straightforward, Kiba is reflective but entirely devoted to his quest for paradise. He has a great sense of pride in being a wolf and is initially reluctant to use a human guise. The strongest of the wolves, Kiba is brutally efficient at defending himself and others. But he genuinely cares about his pack and those close to them, constantly risking his life to protect them. Kiba refuses to ever give up his search, no matter what he goes through, be it getting repeatedly blown up by lasers or... facing down giant pillbugs.
Sample post:
Paradise. They say there's no such place. Even if you search forever, you'll never find it. Is that why you've given up and come here? This place where the air is choked with disease and decay. Where the water burns your throats and sears the fur from your flesh. Why do you stay? So the pack can feast on dead meat, as your bodies and senses rot from lack of use? And when that isn't enough, you turn on each other until your minds are completely gone. Have you given up your pride as wolves?
Here, you waste away, chasing false smells like that of the love flowers, nothing more than traps meant to frustrate us, or sheep that turn out to be confused humans. Did you ever wonder why you continued to live long after your breath stopped? When was the last time you searched for it? The scent of the flower, the one who will lead us to paradise.
We found her once. A dancing flower who sang the songs of the night. She's as real as anything here. As real as the apes that have forgotten how to choose mates from their own species. Or the trees that shed human clothing instead of leaves. As real as the feeling in each of you that tells you that you don't belong in this place, that something else is waiting.
It calls you to the edge of this land, yet you don't take that leap. Are you afraid? Did you lose hope when you could no longer hear her song? The noisy birds laugh and tell you that you've lost the game, but they're wrong. You don't need to scrounge for your missing ears to find it, that sound urging you on. You just have to listen to your instincts. They're still sharp, even if your fangs and claws have grown dull. You can still use them before you become as broken as those moaning things you feed on. You can show you haven't forgotten what you are.
I know what I am. That's why I'm going to keep running, to a place without barriers or invisible walls. It doesn't matter if they're first or fourth, they all come down with enough force. Are you going to stay behind yours?
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Name: Charles "Chuck" Bass
Series: Gossip Girl
Age: 17
Canon: Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, baby. That's what we're all about here on New York's Upper East Side. No, wait... replace "rock'n'roll" with "money" and we're good to go. In any case, these are the issues that fuel the scandalous lives of Manhattan's rich teenage socialites, with only the infamous blogger Gossip Girl to keep them in check. Among said socialites is the resident bad boy, Chuck Bass-- the boy with it all, or so they say. At the age of 17 he's already setting himself up with business endeavours to prepare for becoming the head of Bass Industries some day. Money, influence, real estate... you name it, he has it. Unfortunately, the one thing he doesn't have is a particularly nice personality.
Growing up as the only son of the famous, self-made real estate billionaire Bart Bass, Chuck was given every material thing he ever wanted from day one. Selfish and self-absorbed, Chuck is the series' anti-hero, and he doesn't give a damn what you think. His reputation of sleeping with every woman on the Upper East Side is probably exaggerated-- but not by much. Womanizing, scheming and manipulation are second nature to him, and he'll stop at almost nothing to get his own way in anything and everything. It's all a game as far as he's concerned-- but nevertheless a game to be won, no matter what the cost. Oh, he can be a nice enough guy when he wants. That is, when he wants something from you. Then he'll be practically oozing smooth, suave and sophisticated from every pore, if you can ignore a side of sleaze. Though he does have a genuinely sincere side, he's careful about never showing it to anyone save a close few. He's Chuck Bass, after all.
Sample Post:
Madame Sayre, it has come to my attention that there lies between us a chance for a rare, once in a lifetime business opportunity. Having surveyed your... attractions, I'd like to propose an investment idea. An offer too good to refuse, if you will. It would be my pleasure to... lend you a helping hand, so to speak, with your large yet somewhat underdeveloped tracts of land. To an ordinary person, your Club Fuck You Die may seem run down. Shabby. A little... inapproachable, shall we say? I've seen the figures, you don't have to lie to me. But let's not get off on the wrong foot. Figures don't have to count for everything. I know better. I know that such an utterly unique area has the potential, if properly tapped into, to attract dozens of clients. And profit.
This is my proposal: we'd be talking about a complete reinvention of the place. As the future of Bass Industries I can confidently say that we completely support the vintage entertainment industry, so be rest assured that your original intentions will remain intact. Even the original name sounds catchy enough-- it's just the premises itself I'm concerned about. It needs a little renovation, that's all. For a refined burlesque club such as I'm sure you intended to create, I'm afraid you have the mood completely wrong. This "out in the wilderness" feel you've got going, while intriguing, gets old fast. You need some civilization out here for people to be attracted-- these things really are better in a dimly lit room, after all. But that's all fixable with a little development. What I'm most concerned about is your entertainment. While I applaud your ingenuity on the idea of zombie strippers, they leave a little to be desired, so to speak. But don't worry. If you just take care of dismissing your adorable little undead actors, I'll look after the rest. I know I can find some delightful ladies to fill the positions.
Unfortunately, your theme as it is now has so far only served to entice large quantities of children. Charming... as children are, from a strictly business perspective, they bring in little revenue, as I'm sure you're already aware. Were you to join with Bass Industries, not only would the money to redevelop be available to you as well as the prestige of being a part of our company, but we would also make sure to enforce a strictly over 18 policy. However if you're still having doubts about rushing head first into a deal, rest assured that mine is an open offer. Should you so desire, it would give me no greater pleasure than to meet with you over a coffee table to further discuss the possibilities of this arrangement. I believe that we can make this a mutually beneficial agreement for both of us. Don't you think?
But after all this, if you're still not convinced, just ask yourself the question: Why should you... join with us? The answer to that, of course, is simple.
I'm Chuck Bass.
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