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Fourth round! Everybody get their voting caps on!
Remember to be warm and friendly and considerate to each other, and to appers, and to mods, everyone! At all times! I mean it! I have painful weaponry if you're not! Also, in the holy words of Chizuru, relax!
Remember!
- Applicants, respond anonymously.
- If you're going to do the whole "ask me if I voted you out!" thing, please state who you voted out.
- No speculating about the identity of the applicants!
Now VOTE. Closed!
Character: Kunogi Himawari
Series: xxxHOLIC
Character Age: high school student
Canon: In xxxHOLIC, Himawari is the apple of Watanuki's eye. She is sweet, kind, friendly and always smiling. She likes odd things and is rather accepting of the supernatural despite her being a normal girl with no special powers or abilities of her own. Her only problem is that she causes misfortune (unintentionally, of course) to those around her. And while this isn't something she has any control over, the aftermath is oftentimes very horrible. Despite all of this, she tries to keep a positive attitude, never showing how deeply it affects her.
Sample Post:
Wow! When I was told I was going to get the chance to visit America, I didn't think I'd be able to see such a quaint little village. I'd read about these old historical places on the Internet, but I'm still amazed at how well everyone is acting out their part! Like that couple over there taking care of those sick rabbits. It's so nice to be able to see up close how animals were treated back the -- oh, my. That head just came right off! Those silly rabbits and their tricks. It almost looked real.
I like how everything is interactive, too. The plants reach out and touch you. The animals stop to say "hello." Although how they can do that in my head is something I'm still trying to figure out. I don't quite appreciate the hair pulling, though. It really hurts! -- Ah. Why thank you, squirrel-san, for coming to my rescue! That was very kind of you. If you'll be patient for just a minute, I think I may have some nuts in my OH MY GOODNESS, that boulder came out of NOWHERE! I could have been killed! Oh, here they are, squirrel-san. I found the -- I don't think I'll ever be able to look at another squirrel ever again. I'm so sorry. This is entirely all my fault. I hope you won't mind if I offer up a prayer in hopes that your poor and very crushed soul finds peace.
...
So! Hello, everyone. Please forgive my rudeness for not introducing myself earlier. My name is Kunogi Himawari and I've comehere all the way from Japan to find someone. I'm really looking forward to meeting all of you, and I hope that we can all become friends! And if anyone happens to see a boy named Watanuki Kimihiro around, by chance, can you tell him that I'm looking for him? I'd really appreciate it.
Poll Vote!
Character: Kinomoto Sakura
Series: Cardcaptor Sakura
Character Age: 10
Canon: Cardcaptor Sakura is the story of an ordinary fourth grader who accidentally activates and scatters Clow Cards, the magical creations of a dead sorcerer. The Beast of the Seal (awakened when the cards were scattered) informs Sakura that she will have to recapture all of the lost cards before disaster befalls the world.
Sakura is well-mannered, positive, and above all, cheerful. Like, preternaturally cheerful. She does well in classes, loves sports, and makes friends easily. Her sweet nature and energy tend to win over even her critics, given time, and she is completely loyal to those she loves. She does have a temper, but the storm blows over as quickly as it brews, and she never holds grudges. As the Cardcaptor, Sakura's athletic abilities certainly come in handy, but it's her quick wit that usually gets the card. New situations do tend to throw her for a loop until she gets her bearings, and she is completely terrified of anything supernatural. Even the mention of ghosts and such can send her into hysterics.
Canon Note: I'm pulling Sakura out of her story after anime ep. 10. She's only got a handful of cards, many of which aren't particularly useful, and I'm not interested in letting her magic her way out of every situation.
Sample Post:
I said I was sorry that Oniichan ate the last of the pudding! I'll make it up to you, but -- yes, but -- I'm trying to tell you -- will you just -- KERO-CHAN! *huff* I think I feel a Clow Card in the woods near Penguin Park. . . . I'm not sure, but I think so. . . . I'll be careful, but could you -- Kero-chan? Hello? Kero-chan?
I guess the battery died. That's funny -- I thought I remembered to charge it last night.
Did... Did the woods used to go back this far? I should be getting close to the street by now, but it's getting darker. And why is the ground so wet? It hasn't rained. This is kinda like that story Naoko-chan was telling, about the s-swamp and the purple g-gor-- I'm not thinking about that! T-that was just a s-scary story, it's n-not real. Th-there aren't even any swamps in T-Tomo--
Oh, my shoe! [reaches down to pull shoe free of extremely marsh-like mud, hears sound, turns] Hoehh?
«JUMP!»
Th-that tree *leap* t-tried to grab *bound* me! *pause* Was... was it wearing clothing?! What kind of weird Clow Card... [spots shadow moving among the trees and peers at it]
P-PUR-PUR-PURPLE G-G-G-G..! *jump* *jump* *jump* *jump* [stops to catch breath, panting]
N-not real, not real, notrealnotrealnotreal! I-It's the FEAR card, or th-the BAD DREAM card, or... [notices person standing nearby. brightens in sudden relief at not being alone, and rushes over to greet them]
*bow* Um, excuse me, Mr...
"BRAAAINS."
...
*looks up*
...
HOEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Poll Vote!
Character: Sai
Series: Naruto, following current manga,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto
Character Age: Unknown, around Naruto’s age
(15ish), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_%28Naruto%29
Canon:Sai isn’t so much emotionless as he is socially
inept and suppressed psychology from being fucked over
by the Root’s ninja training system. This gives Sai
a sort of special personality, he also has
strange fixation with penises, it is not known if that
is somehow connected back to Root training.
Despite his eccentricities, Sai has managed to form
friendships with his teammates, Naruto and Sakura. He
however remains socially inept and continues to turn
to manuals for help in social interaction. Currently
he’s become entranced with bestowing nicknames upon
his friends and acquaintances, results can be
unpredictable and/or disastrous.
As an ANBU, Sai is a formidable opponent and uses a
special paint jutsu to defeat his enemies. Like
Deidara, Sai’s art kills.
Sample Post:
Well, I’m wandering around in this swampland
looking for this camp that my teammates have run off
too. I’m really glad that Danzou-sama finally gave
me permission to follow them out here. He said
something about wanting a pair of eyes inside this
place, and I’m happy to oblige so long as I get to
see my friends again.
I’ve really missed them, even if they do have an
insignificantly tiny penis and a dog-face. I read in a
book once that said something about how you don’t
know how lonely you really are until you have people
that fill that loneliness, and it’s been awfully
lonely around Konoha without Dickless and Ugly around.
Even Miss Beautiful is out here! So, I’ve been
trudging through the mud looking for this camp for
hours, it will be worth it to see them again…but I
keep thinking I’m a Root ANBU! A thing like a camp
shouldn’t be eluding me!
I feel very…ah, excited? Agitated? Frustrated? Well,
I feel something and it’s not good. Mud up to my
knees, and my pack weighs a ton. I wanted to be sure
to bring all the scrolls, paper, ink, and brushes I
would need, and I also brought a bunch of resource
reading material.
I didn’t want to leave Konoha without the guidance
these books provide, because I’m…how did the Ugly
say it? Ah, clueless. I guess I am though, well when
it comes to people-stuff, I can kick their asses in a
fight, but talking to them? That’s quite a
bit harder for me.
I bought my favorite books to bring along (“How to
Make Friends” and “So You Want to Have a Social
Life?”), then picked up a few more at the bookstore
(“Interpersonal Relations for Dummies”, “The
Puritan Dating Strategy”, “From Geek to
Groovin’, the Swinger Edition”, and “He’s Just
Not That Into You”).
I ran into Jiraiya-sama while I was at the bookstore.
He recommended reading the Icha Icha Paradise series,
and said “These will teach you everything you’ll
ever need to know about people.” I’m sure he’s
right, I mean he must be, being a legendary sannin and
all (even if Danzou-sama really really hates him) but
fictitious novels aren’t really my thing, and I told
him so. Instead he gave me “The ultimate guide to
human relations,” it’s called “The Joy of
Sex.” Jiraiya-sama is very kind, I don’t
understand why Dickless calls him
“Perverted-hermit” all the time, he’s a nice old
man.
I think I see something up ahead…zombie? No, just a
drunk person…I wonder if he knows where Naruto is?
I expect camp with Naruto to be so much fun! I’ve
heard lots of great summer camp stories. Making
crafts, singing songs, eating s’mores and roasting
hot dogs. I really like hot dogs for some reason, I
don’t know why but they’re such a nice
shape…yummy, going to eat hot dogs with Naruto soon!
Poll Vote!
Character Name: Kidoumaru
Series: Naruto
Age: 14 (http://www.leafninja.com/biographies-K.php and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Sound#Kidomaru )
Canon (spoilers for the Barrel o’ Sasuke arc): Kidoumaru is a
member of the Sound Four (along with Sakon, Ukon, Tayuya, and Jiroubou),
Orochimaru’s elite squadron of bodyguards. They make two appearances in the
“Naruto” storyline, first while defending Orochimaru, so he can have his
murderous showdown with the Third Hokage without pesky outside interference,
then to convince Sasuke to betray Hidden Leaf and escort him back to Hidden
Sound and their master, running block against the team from Konoha intent on
bringing Sasuke back.
Spidery Kidoumaru stands out in the Sound Four visually due to having dark
skin and yes, count ‘em, six arms, but he initially seems like the cautious,
somewhat personable type, advising his team mates against moving on Sasuke
when Kakashi’s with him, cockily reassuring Sasuke about their ability to
protect him from dying before he reaches Level Two. However, in battle his
real nature is revealed: a highly intelligent tactician and a skilled ninja,
Kidoumaru has a deeply twisted sense of what’s fun and views his enemies as
game pieces to be toyed with and then discarded. If he finds an
interesting enemy worth his time, he will try to extend the fight longer and
see how they hold up against his best traps and assaults, and this ends up
costing him his life in his fight against Hyuuga Neji.
His double advantage in combat is his third eye (hidden by his forehead
protector, it increases his already impressive accuracy when it opens) and
his ability to produce both unbreakable webbing and much of his weaponry,
including spikes, knives and arrows, from his mouth; he also summons giant
spiders and, like the rest of the Sound Four, he has a curse seal, which he
apparently uses more than the others think is sane. He is prone to being
snarky and somewhat arrogant, even when he’s on the verge of death, but that
doesn’t stop him from being accurate in most of his decisions. Also prone
to grinning, often in a really mental way.
Sample Post:
If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive...or he might just
put a five-foot arrow through your thick skull.
Okay, may look like I’ve gone five rounds with a concrete wall, but I’m
breathing and up in a tree that hasn’t tried to molest me yet, and most
importantly armed, and s’far as I’m concerned that means I’m one up.
Even if I don’t remember reading about it being this swampy in Fire
Country.
Lucky for me, most of the threat potential in this trash dump is obvious and
relatively easy to deal with. Prowling undead: stubborn and require a lot
of weaponry to dispatch, but slow-moving and with an obvious target weakness
area. Lake-dwelling tentacle monster: even more persistent, but with
limited range and the central body’s relative placement can be estimated
from the average length of the tentacles, with around 70% accuracy, but
really, who’d want to kill a tentacle monster? Takes all the fun out of
life. Giant purple gorilla approaching at high speed...
Huh, that’s a new one on me, but still, average velocity and relative
endurance, ducking and weaving minimal, one shot to the head should do it
and I’ll really only need basic visual, so forget the third eye. Ready,
aim-missed?
Well, shit, I forgot to take something into account, what’d I leave
out? It’s drooling-oh, don’t tell me velocity increases in proportion to
raging lust? No way. And that siege weapon should be slowing it down at
least a li-
That’s not a siege weapon, and I’m getting the hell out of this tree
right now. Damn monkey... next time I won’t underestimate it. Get
out of my way, horror movie rejects!
Hold on a second...found a sign that says...Camp...Fuck You Die?
Heh. At least now I know I’m going in the right direction to find Tayuya.
Hope she and Sakon managed to sort things out while I was occupied. Maybe
once I meet up with them we can do something about that crappy excuse for a
barrier.
What are you talking about, dead trash? Yeah, I got six arms, eight limbs
total. No, absolutely no compulsion to run around in a unitard catching
thieves just like flies.
...hold on, where did that come from?
Poll Vote!
Character: Ritsuka Aoyagi
Series: Loveless
Character Age: 12
Canon: Loveless is an interesting little series where having cat ears and a cat tail equals virginity and people have spell battles. Really. Enter here Ritsuka, a boy who lost his memories and experienced a complete personality switcharoo, and his precious older brother, Seimei, was murdered two years later. Needless to say, he's more than a little emo.
Ritsuka is quite the prickly little puffer fish. On the outside he can be cool, quiet, and harshly blunt. He becomes increasingly snappish and defensive the more you get under his skin, but for those who can reach past this, Ritsuka is actually quite the soft, scared little boy. He also has a powerful streak of pacifism, and hates to see others in deep pain, be it physical or emotional.
He also has an obsession with taking photos with others or, as he calls it, "making memories".
Sample Post:
I wonder if the old Ritsuka would like a place like this? Am I supposed to enjoy a camp full of mud and mosquitoes and humidity so high that I might as well be swimming? I don't understand what Mother was thinking when she demanded that I go to a summer camp. And what kind of idiot runs a summer camp in the fall anyway?
This pamphlet that I received isn't very accurate either. According to what it said, the camp was only a short hike from the main road, but I've already been walking several hours. I don't like these woods either. It just feels too weird!
For example, I met a strange guy who looked like a giant cat an hour or two back. He said I had "a cute tail and ears" but that I should "ditch the human suit". So I told him to "ditch the cat suit", and he looked a little like he wanted to punch my face in. How foolish. If he's going to dish out, he should be able to take it back!
Anyway, after he calmed down, he started asking all these annoying, pointless questions. Like, "What is your quest?" ("To find the camp.") and "What is your favorite color?" ("Grey-blue."). But when he started asking things like if I liked piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, it was too much. Who wants to spend their time getting surveyed in the middle of the forest! That's got to be some sort of sexual harrassment. So I quickly took a few pictures to remember this very weird man, and as I was leaving he told me to send him some copies of the photos. He also told me he wanted me to "come back when I'm older". But why would I want to come back to a summer camp as an adult?
In any case, even though he was annoying, I guess I should send him some prints of the photos anyway. I'll copy the address down here too, just in case.
Mr. Ima Katz
#13 Driver's Side
White Van, CFUD, Louisiana 42666
...
That's a very strange address.
Poll Vote!
Character: Riku
Series: Kingdom Hearts (I, Chain of
Memories, and II)
Character Age: 17
(according to cfud's Sora's age of 16)
Canon: Riku is a sixteen-year-old boy with more than his
fair share of issues. His past hides quite a few mistakes that he's not
very willing to talk about, but to make it short: plunged his home world
into darkness, manipulated by an evil witch, let a pervy evil bad guy use
his body, wandered around in darkness, defeated his inner emo-monster,
forgot his best friend, became best friends with his inner emo monster,
turned into a pervy evil bad guy and then back. So, suffice to say that he
managed to make some pretty stupid decisions that caused quite a lot of
hardship for his friends. Because of this, he is a very somber and serious
teen, and he's far more inclined to do something by himself than to get
others involved. He tends to be rather respectful when he first meets
people, but when you get to know him better, he's a lot more cocky and at
times has a bit of a penchant for being overconfident. He's also got
something of a stubborn streak, especially when it comes to competitions.
This is usually limited to Sora, though, as Riku has never really recognized
anyone else as his rival. Probably the only people that Riku really feels
comfortable around are Sora and Kairi, though there are things that he will
still keep from them in interests of making sure they don't worry. He's
fiercely protective of his friends and will stop at nothing to keep from
repeating the mistakes of his past.
(He also has the power to smell darkness, which is something you do sort of
need to know when reading the sample post~)
Sample Post:
You know you'd think that after wandering through the
guts of a whale, getting trapped in darkness for longer than I'd like to
recall, and spending too much time in the body of a guy who's probably more
than twice my age I'd be able to deal with most of what the world throws at
me.
You get creativity points for the...condom trees. Though man I would've
thought by now that tentacle monsters and zombies were old hat.
But...there's something other than those that's strange about this place,
and I don't like it.
It's a new smell, but it's different from what I'm used to. With all the
bizarre stuff running around here, it would only make sense for it to smell
like darkness, but it doesn't. The stench is new, something I've never
smelt before.
Has the darkness found a way to take another form? Come on,
Riku, that's stupid. The darkness can't think for itself. ...can
it?
I know I'm past my own darkness, I've learned how to use it. Ansemfs form
no longer resides within my body but still...I can't help but be afraid
sometimes. I want to protect the people who are close to me. The King,
Kairi, Sora.
Especially Sora.
Whatever this new stench is, I'm not letting it get to Sora. I hurt him
once and I'm not about to let something like that happen again. No matter
what, I'll protect So--
.....
.....wait. I know this smell...
Hey, any of you seen a guy wandering around here? He's about my age, pretty
short, got brown hair that doesn't seem to know which way it wants to go,
doesn't know not to take candy from strangers, answers to
Sora and big dumb sap? Anyway, if you do, tell him that he
forgot to wash his socks again, the moron.
Poll Vote!
Character: Kaname Chidori (or in Japanese style; Chidori Kaname)
Series: Full Metal Panic
Character Age: 17
Canon: Chidori Kaname is a typical beautiful japanese high school girl. Except when she isn't.
At the start of canon, Kaname learns she is a 'Whispered', a person with top-secret information ingrained in their DNA and is naturally good with complex maths, science and machines. Thus, she needs to be defended in day-to-day life from terrorists and is given the guard Sagara Sousuke. However, Kaname gets very frustrated by Sousuke, given his tendency to blow things up at whim and inability to adapt well to civilian life. This often leads to violence, but in the end she develops feelings for him as she begins to understand more about why he acts that way.
While she is aptly described as 'bold and furious, seemingly vulgar yet high-class', normally she's nice and helpful, (if not slightly snarky and hypocritical) and also shows good judgement throughout the series- she's able to de-abilitate two of her stalkers in the same night through simple strategy and she's her class representative and the Vice President of the Student Council. However, if she is provoked into a bad mood she often makes bad situations worse because she becomes too blunt, violent and impulsive or her smart-mouth runs off with her. At that point she usually calls her canon-mate Sousuke for help or tries find her own way out of the situation.
Sample Post:
I think I realized when the people at the gates started asking questions like: 'Did you bring lube?' and the answer was, obviously: '... ...No.', that just perhaps, just maybe, I was just a bit over my head. It also became more apparent when the strange birds started telepathically whispering 'sweet nothings' involving tikis that this place obviously has no need for common sense. I miss common sense. Common sense could explain why those squirrels are making obscene gestures with their...'nuts'.
This is almost as insane as the time Sousuke raided all my valentine's chocolates for possible drugs or other life-threatening products. Almost.
But really, how could I believe this place is really a camp? Not only are we in Tokyo, which is near impossible to have camps in, I'm not quite sure how such a place that has such...enthusiastic plants...can... be... a c-camp... in t-the fi-fi-fi-first...let go of my skirt! Let. Go. Of. My. Skirt! And stay down!
Well it doesn't matter, as you can see by what I did to that plant, I can handle anything without anyone! Sousuke... that idiot. I've been trying to text him for over an hour telling him I'm lost, but I can't get to him at all...
Oh, but now that I think about it! Excuse me, but do you know how fix a cellphone? It's odd, because usually I'm good at fixing this sort of thing, but I've been trying to reach a friend of mine. You see, it won't stop ringing this annoying tone at me no matter what I do, though it rings shorter everytime it goes. I think it's from that song with the 'crawling in my skin' line in it even though I'm sure that's not my set ringtone. Also, you might want to see a doctor, I'm sure that skin colour isn't- 'Boom'? Why did my phone just go 'boom'? No, not 'brains', 'boom'. What did you do to break it? 'Someone set us up the bomb'? What kind of joke is that?! And don't you dare give me that 'braaaains' shit again! In any case, it does seem you're missing some brains if you don't know how to work a... simple... phone...
Another explosion. It seems to have caused your arm to fall off. I'm afraid I'm going to have to throw your arm at that goat with the grenade. But I think I'll throw it from over there, far far away from you. Also, I have a taser. Beware the taser.
Somehow, this is Sousuke's fault. Like the goat. Especially the goat.
Poll Vote!
Remember to be warm and friendly and considerate to each other, and to appers, and to mods, everyone! At all times! I mean it! I have painful weaponry if you're not! Also, in the holy words of Chizuru, relax!
Remember!
- Applicants, respond anonymously.
- If you're going to do the whole "ask me if I voted you out!" thing, please state who you voted out.
- No speculating about the identity of the applicants!
Now VOTE. Closed!
Character: Kunogi Himawari
Series: xxxHOLIC
Character Age: high school student
Canon: In xxxHOLIC, Himawari is the apple of Watanuki's eye. She is sweet, kind, friendly and always smiling. She likes odd things and is rather accepting of the supernatural despite her being a normal girl with no special powers or abilities of her own. Her only problem is that she causes misfortune (unintentionally, of course) to those around her. And while this isn't something she has any control over, the aftermath is oftentimes very horrible. Despite all of this, she tries to keep a positive attitude, never showing how deeply it affects her.
Sample Post:
Wow! When I was told I was going to get the chance to visit America, I didn't think I'd be able to see such a quaint little village. I'd read about these old historical places on the Internet, but I'm still amazed at how well everyone is acting out their part! Like that couple over there taking care of those sick rabbits. It's so nice to be able to see up close how animals were treated back the -- oh, my. That head just came right off! Those silly rabbits and their tricks. It almost looked real.
I like how everything is interactive, too. The plants reach out and touch you. The animals stop to say "hello." Although how they can do that in my head is something I'm still trying to figure out. I don't quite appreciate the hair pulling, though. It really hurts! -- Ah. Why thank you, squirrel-san, for coming to my rescue! That was very kind of you. If you'll be patient for just a minute, I think I may have some nuts in my OH MY GOODNESS, that boulder came out of NOWHERE! I could have been killed! Oh, here they are, squirrel-san. I found the -- I don't think I'll ever be able to look at another squirrel ever again. I'm so sorry. This is entirely all my fault. I hope you won't mind if I offer up a prayer in hopes that your poor and very crushed soul finds peace.
...
So! Hello, everyone. Please forgive my rudeness for not introducing myself earlier. My name is Kunogi Himawari and I've comehere all the way from Japan to find someone. I'm really looking forward to meeting all of you, and I hope that we can all become friends! And if anyone happens to see a boy named Watanuki Kimihiro around, by chance, can you tell him that I'm looking for him? I'd really appreciate it.
Poll Vote!
Character: Kinomoto Sakura
Series: Cardcaptor Sakura
Character Age: 10
Canon: Cardcaptor Sakura is the story of an ordinary fourth grader who accidentally activates and scatters Clow Cards, the magical creations of a dead sorcerer. The Beast of the Seal (awakened when the cards were scattered) informs Sakura that she will have to recapture all of the lost cards before disaster befalls the world.
Sakura is well-mannered, positive, and above all, cheerful. Like, preternaturally cheerful. She does well in classes, loves sports, and makes friends easily. Her sweet nature and energy tend to win over even her critics, given time, and she is completely loyal to those she loves. She does have a temper, but the storm blows over as quickly as it brews, and she never holds grudges. As the Cardcaptor, Sakura's athletic abilities certainly come in handy, but it's her quick wit that usually gets the card. New situations do tend to throw her for a loop until she gets her bearings, and she is completely terrified of anything supernatural. Even the mention of ghosts and such can send her into hysterics.
Canon Note: I'm pulling Sakura out of her story after anime ep. 10. She's only got a handful of cards, many of which aren't particularly useful, and I'm not interested in letting her magic her way out of every situation.
Sample Post:
I said I was sorry that Oniichan ate the last of the pudding! I'll make it up to you, but -- yes, but -- I'm trying to tell you -- will you just -- KERO-CHAN! *huff* I think I feel a Clow Card in the woods near Penguin Park. . . . I'm not sure, but I think so. . . . I'll be careful, but could you -- Kero-chan? Hello? Kero-chan?
I guess the battery died. That's funny -- I thought I remembered to charge it last night.
Did... Did the woods used to go back this far? I should be getting close to the street by now, but it's getting darker. And why is the ground so wet? It hasn't rained. This is kinda like that story Naoko-chan was telling, about the s-swamp and the purple g-gor-- I'm not thinking about that! T-that was just a s-scary story, it's n-not real. Th-there aren't even any swamps in T-Tomo--
Oh, my shoe! [reaches down to pull shoe free of extremely marsh-like mud, hears sound, turns] Hoehh?
«JUMP!»
Th-that tree *leap* t-tried to grab *bound* me! *pause* Was... was it wearing clothing?! What kind of weird Clow Card... [spots shadow moving among the trees and peers at it]
P-PUR-PUR-PURPLE G-G-G-G..! *jump* *jump* *jump* *jump* [stops to catch breath, panting]
N-not real, not real, notrealnotrealnotreal! I-It's the FEAR card, or th-the BAD DREAM card, or... [notices person standing nearby. brightens in sudden relief at not being alone, and rushes over to greet them]
*bow* Um, excuse me, Mr...
"BRAAAINS."
...
*looks up*
...
HOEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Poll Vote!
Character: Sai
Series: Naruto, following current manga,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto
Character Age: Unknown, around Naruto’s age
(15ish), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_%28Naruto%29
Canon:Sai isn’t so much emotionless as he is socially
inept and suppressed psychology from being fucked over
by the Root’s ninja training system. This gives Sai
a sort of special personality, he also has
strange fixation with penises, it is not known if that
is somehow connected back to Root training.
Despite his eccentricities, Sai has managed to form
friendships with his teammates, Naruto and Sakura. He
however remains socially inept and continues to turn
to manuals for help in social interaction. Currently
he’s become entranced with bestowing nicknames upon
his friends and acquaintances, results can be
unpredictable and/or disastrous.
As an ANBU, Sai is a formidable opponent and uses a
special paint jutsu to defeat his enemies. Like
Deidara, Sai’s art kills.
Sample Post:
Well, I’m wandering around in this swampland
looking for this camp that my teammates have run off
too. I’m really glad that Danzou-sama finally gave
me permission to follow them out here. He said
something about wanting a pair of eyes inside this
place, and I’m happy to oblige so long as I get to
see my friends again.
I’ve really missed them, even if they do have an
insignificantly tiny penis and a dog-face. I read in a
book once that said something about how you don’t
know how lonely you really are until you have people
that fill that loneliness, and it’s been awfully
lonely around Konoha without Dickless and Ugly around.
Even Miss Beautiful is out here! So, I’ve been
trudging through the mud looking for this camp for
hours, it will be worth it to see them again…but I
keep thinking I’m a Root ANBU! A thing like a camp
shouldn’t be eluding me!
I feel very…ah, excited? Agitated? Frustrated? Well,
I feel something and it’s not good. Mud up to my
knees, and my pack weighs a ton. I wanted to be sure
to bring all the scrolls, paper, ink, and brushes I
would need, and I also brought a bunch of resource
reading material.
I didn’t want to leave Konoha without the guidance
these books provide, because I’m…how did the Ugly
say it? Ah, clueless. I guess I am though, well when
it comes to people-stuff, I can kick their asses in a
fight, but talking to them? That’s quite a
bit harder for me.
I bought my favorite books to bring along (“How to
Make Friends” and “So You Want to Have a Social
Life?”), then picked up a few more at the bookstore
(“Interpersonal Relations for Dummies”, “The
Puritan Dating Strategy”, “From Geek to
Groovin’, the Swinger Edition”, and “He’s Just
Not That Into You”).
I ran into Jiraiya-sama while I was at the bookstore.
He recommended reading the Icha Icha Paradise series,
and said “These will teach you everything you’ll
ever need to know about people.” I’m sure he’s
right, I mean he must be, being a legendary sannin and
all (even if Danzou-sama really really hates him) but
fictitious novels aren’t really my thing, and I told
him so. Instead he gave me “The ultimate guide to
human relations,” it’s called “The Joy of
Sex.” Jiraiya-sama is very kind, I don’t
understand why Dickless calls him
“Perverted-hermit” all the time, he’s a nice old
man.
I think I see something up ahead…zombie? No, just a
drunk person…I wonder if he knows where Naruto is?
I expect camp with Naruto to be so much fun! I’ve
heard lots of great summer camp stories. Making
crafts, singing songs, eating s’mores and roasting
hot dogs. I really like hot dogs for some reason, I
don’t know why but they’re such a nice
shape…yummy, going to eat hot dogs with Naruto soon!
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Character Name: Kidoumaru
Series: Naruto
Age: 14 (http://www.leafninja.com/biographies-K.php and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Sound#Kidomaru )
Canon (spoilers for the Barrel o’ Sasuke arc): Kidoumaru is a
member of the Sound Four (along with Sakon, Ukon, Tayuya, and Jiroubou),
Orochimaru’s elite squadron of bodyguards. They make two appearances in the
“Naruto” storyline, first while defending Orochimaru, so he can have his
murderous showdown with the Third Hokage without pesky outside interference,
then to convince Sasuke to betray Hidden Leaf and escort him back to Hidden
Sound and their master, running block against the team from Konoha intent on
bringing Sasuke back.
Spidery Kidoumaru stands out in the Sound Four visually due to having dark
skin and yes, count ‘em, six arms, but he initially seems like the cautious,
somewhat personable type, advising his team mates against moving on Sasuke
when Kakashi’s with him, cockily reassuring Sasuke about their ability to
protect him from dying before he reaches Level Two. However, in battle his
real nature is revealed: a highly intelligent tactician and a skilled ninja,
Kidoumaru has a deeply twisted sense of what’s fun and views his enemies as
game pieces to be toyed with and then discarded. If he finds an
interesting enemy worth his time, he will try to extend the fight longer and
see how they hold up against his best traps and assaults, and this ends up
costing him his life in his fight against Hyuuga Neji.
His double advantage in combat is his third eye (hidden by his forehead
protector, it increases his already impressive accuracy when it opens) and
his ability to produce both unbreakable webbing and much of his weaponry,
including spikes, knives and arrows, from his mouth; he also summons giant
spiders and, like the rest of the Sound Four, he has a curse seal, which he
apparently uses more than the others think is sane. He is prone to being
snarky and somewhat arrogant, even when he’s on the verge of death, but that
doesn’t stop him from being accurate in most of his decisions. Also prone
to grinning, often in a really mental way.
Sample Post:
If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive...or he might just
put a five-foot arrow through your thick skull.
Okay, may look like I’ve gone five rounds with a concrete wall, but I’m
breathing and up in a tree that hasn’t tried to molest me yet, and most
importantly armed, and s’far as I’m concerned that means I’m one up.
Even if I don’t remember reading about it being this swampy in Fire
Country.
Lucky for me, most of the threat potential in this trash dump is obvious and
relatively easy to deal with. Prowling undead: stubborn and require a lot
of weaponry to dispatch, but slow-moving and with an obvious target weakness
area. Lake-dwelling tentacle monster: even more persistent, but with
limited range and the central body’s relative placement can be estimated
from the average length of the tentacles, with around 70% accuracy, but
really, who’d want to kill a tentacle monster? Takes all the fun out of
life. Giant purple gorilla approaching at high speed...
Huh, that’s a new one on me, but still, average velocity and relative
endurance, ducking and weaving minimal, one shot to the head should do it
and I’ll really only need basic visual, so forget the third eye. Ready,
aim-missed?
Well, shit, I forgot to take something into account, what’d I leave
out? It’s drooling-oh, don’t tell me velocity increases in proportion to
raging lust? No way. And that siege weapon should be slowing it down at
least a li-
That’s not a siege weapon, and I’m getting the hell out of this tree
right now. Damn monkey... next time I won’t underestimate it. Get
out of my way, horror movie rejects!
Hold on a second...found a sign that says...Camp...Fuck You Die?
Heh. At least now I know I’m going in the right direction to find Tayuya.
Hope she and Sakon managed to sort things out while I was occupied. Maybe
once I meet up with them we can do something about that crappy excuse for a
barrier.
What are you talking about, dead trash? Yeah, I got six arms, eight limbs
total. No, absolutely no compulsion to run around in a unitard catching
thieves just like flies.
...hold on, where did that come from?
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Character: Ritsuka Aoyagi
Series: Loveless
Character Age: 12
Canon: Loveless is an interesting little series where having cat ears and a cat tail equals virginity and people have spell battles. Really. Enter here Ritsuka, a boy who lost his memories and experienced a complete personality switcharoo, and his precious older brother, Seimei, was murdered two years later. Needless to say, he's more than a little emo.
Ritsuka is quite the prickly little puffer fish. On the outside he can be cool, quiet, and harshly blunt. He becomes increasingly snappish and defensive the more you get under his skin, but for those who can reach past this, Ritsuka is actually quite the soft, scared little boy. He also has a powerful streak of pacifism, and hates to see others in deep pain, be it physical or emotional.
He also has an obsession with taking photos with others or, as he calls it, "making memories".
Sample Post:
I wonder if the old Ritsuka would like a place like this? Am I supposed to enjoy a camp full of mud and mosquitoes and humidity so high that I might as well be swimming? I don't understand what Mother was thinking when she demanded that I go to a summer camp. And what kind of idiot runs a summer camp in the fall anyway?
This pamphlet that I received isn't very accurate either. According to what it said, the camp was only a short hike from the main road, but I've already been walking several hours. I don't like these woods either. It just feels too weird!
For example, I met a strange guy who looked like a giant cat an hour or two back. He said I had "a cute tail and ears" but that I should "ditch the human suit". So I told him to "ditch the cat suit", and he looked a little like he wanted to punch my face in. How foolish. If he's going to dish out, he should be able to take it back!
Anyway, after he calmed down, he started asking all these annoying, pointless questions. Like, "What is your quest?" ("To find the camp.") and "What is your favorite color?" ("Grey-blue."). But when he started asking things like if I liked piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, it was too much. Who wants to spend their time getting surveyed in the middle of the forest! That's got to be some sort of sexual harrassment. So I quickly took a few pictures to remember this very weird man, and as I was leaving he told me to send him some copies of the photos. He also told me he wanted me to "come back when I'm older". But why would I want to come back to a summer camp as an adult?
In any case, even though he was annoying, I guess I should send him some prints of the photos anyway. I'll copy the address down here too, just in case.
Mr. Ima Katz
#13 Driver's Side
White Van, CFUD, Louisiana 42666
...
That's a very strange address.
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Character: Riku
Series: Kingdom Hearts (I, Chain of
Memories, and II)
Character Age: 17
(according to cfud's Sora's age of 16)
Canon: Riku is a sixteen-year-old boy with more than his
fair share of issues. His past hides quite a few mistakes that he's not
very willing to talk about, but to make it short: plunged his home world
into darkness, manipulated by an evil witch, let a pervy evil bad guy use
his body, wandered around in darkness, defeated his inner emo-monster,
forgot his best friend, became best friends with his inner emo monster,
turned into a pervy evil bad guy and then back. So, suffice to say that he
managed to make some pretty stupid decisions that caused quite a lot of
hardship for his friends. Because of this, he is a very somber and serious
teen, and he's far more inclined to do something by himself than to get
others involved. He tends to be rather respectful when he first meets
people, but when you get to know him better, he's a lot more cocky and at
times has a bit of a penchant for being overconfident. He's also got
something of a stubborn streak, especially when it comes to competitions.
This is usually limited to Sora, though, as Riku has never really recognized
anyone else as his rival. Probably the only people that Riku really feels
comfortable around are Sora and Kairi, though there are things that he will
still keep from them in interests of making sure they don't worry. He's
fiercely protective of his friends and will stop at nothing to keep from
repeating the mistakes of his past.
(He also has the power to smell darkness, which is something you do sort of
need to know when reading the sample post~)
Sample Post:
You know you'd think that after wandering through the
guts of a whale, getting trapped in darkness for longer than I'd like to
recall, and spending too much time in the body of a guy who's probably more
than twice my age I'd be able to deal with most of what the world throws at
me.
You get creativity points for the...condom trees. Though man I would've
thought by now that tentacle monsters and zombies were old hat.
But...there's something other than those that's strange about this place,
and I don't like it.
It's a new smell, but it's different from what I'm used to. With all the
bizarre stuff running around here, it would only make sense for it to smell
like darkness, but it doesn't. The stench is new, something I've never
smelt before.
Has the darkness found a way to take another form? Come on,
Riku, that's stupid. The darkness can't think for itself. ...can
it?
I know I'm past my own darkness, I've learned how to use it. Ansemfs form
no longer resides within my body but still...I can't help but be afraid
sometimes. I want to protect the people who are close to me. The King,
Kairi, Sora.
Especially Sora.
Whatever this new stench is, I'm not letting it get to Sora. I hurt him
once and I'm not about to let something like that happen again. No matter
what, I'll protect So--
.....
.....wait. I know this smell...
Hey, any of you seen a guy wandering around here? He's about my age, pretty
short, got brown hair that doesn't seem to know which way it wants to go,
doesn't know not to take candy from strangers, answers to
Sora and big dumb sap? Anyway, if you do, tell him that he
forgot to wash his socks again, the moron.
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Character: Kaname Chidori (or in Japanese style; Chidori Kaname)
Series: Full Metal Panic
Character Age: 17
Canon: Chidori Kaname is a typical beautiful japanese high school girl. Except when she isn't.
At the start of canon, Kaname learns she is a 'Whispered', a person with top-secret information ingrained in their DNA and is naturally good with complex maths, science and machines. Thus, she needs to be defended in day-to-day life from terrorists and is given the guard Sagara Sousuke. However, Kaname gets very frustrated by Sousuke, given his tendency to blow things up at whim and inability to adapt well to civilian life. This often leads to violence, but in the end she develops feelings for him as she begins to understand more about why he acts that way.
While she is aptly described as 'bold and furious, seemingly vulgar yet high-class', normally she's nice and helpful, (if not slightly snarky and hypocritical) and also shows good judgement throughout the series- she's able to de-abilitate two of her stalkers in the same night through simple strategy and she's her class representative and the Vice President of the Student Council. However, if she is provoked into a bad mood she often makes bad situations worse because she becomes too blunt, violent and impulsive or her smart-mouth runs off with her. At that point she usually calls her canon-mate Sousuke for help or tries find her own way out of the situation.
Sample Post:
I think I realized when the people at the gates started asking questions like: 'Did you bring lube?' and the answer was, obviously: '... ...No.', that just perhaps, just maybe, I was just a bit over my head. It also became more apparent when the strange birds started telepathically whispering 'sweet nothings' involving tikis that this place obviously has no need for common sense. I miss common sense. Common sense could explain why those squirrels are making obscene gestures with their...'nuts'.
This is almost as insane as the time Sousuke raided all my valentine's chocolates for possible drugs or other life-threatening products. Almost.
But really, how could I believe this place is really a camp? Not only are we in Tokyo, which is near impossible to have camps in, I'm not quite sure how such a place that has such...enthusiastic plants...can... be... a c-camp... in t-the fi-fi-fi-first...let go of my skirt! Let. Go. Of. My. Skirt! And stay down!
Well it doesn't matter, as you can see by what I did to that plant, I can handle anything without anyone! Sousuke... that idiot. I've been trying to text him for over an hour telling him I'm lost, but I can't get to him at all...
Oh, but now that I think about it! Excuse me, but do you know how fix a cellphone? It's odd, because usually I'm good at fixing this sort of thing, but I've been trying to reach a friend of mine. You see, it won't stop ringing this annoying tone at me no matter what I do, though it rings shorter everytime it goes. I think it's from that song with the 'crawling in my skin' line in it even though I'm sure that's not my set ringtone. Also, you might want to see a doctor, I'm sure that skin colour isn't- 'Boom'? Why did my phone just go 'boom'? No, not 'brains', 'boom'. What did you do to break it? 'Someone set us up the bomb'? What kind of joke is that?! And don't you dare give me that 'braaaains' shit again! In any case, it does seem you're missing some brains if you don't know how to work a... simple... phone...
Another explosion. It seems to have caused your arm to fall off. I'm afraid I'm going to have to throw your arm at that goat with the grenade. But I think I'll throw it from over there, far far away from you. Also, I have a taser. Beware the taser.
Somehow, this is Sousuke's fault. Like the goat. Especially the goat.
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