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Character: Yoshikawa Megumi (formerly Yoshikawa Kei)
Series: The Day of the Revolution/Princess Princess
Character Age: 18
Canon: Tough Yoshikawa Kei used to be a typical rebel without a cause, in a typical school setting. That is, with disregard to the occasional fainting spells and his fellow school troublemakers, who would rather glomp and cuddle their compact sized comrade. The troubled youth is faced with a revelation of an earth shattering proportions where he finds out that he is genetically female. A gender reassignment procedure and an year absence of school is perfectly appropriate, by shoujo manga standards, to present Yoshikawa Megumi to the world. Almost.
Feisty and brutally honest Megumi is reluctantly starting her life as a woman anew, a task that is easier said that done when your delinquent former friends are far more thrilled with having you around as a girl this time around. Toss into the mix Yutaka Makoto, a mastermind best friend whose task to turn Megumi into an image of femininity involves orchestrating romantic prospects, while profiting from the growing interest in the ex XY holding teenager; and shy young boyfriendYutaka Mikoto who is more likely to be done off in a crime of passion one day. What’s a spazzy gender confused kid to do?
Sample Post:
You know these little things you’re just supposed to do without thinking? Like making sure you have a pressed pack of paper tissues or a handkerchief in a purse that you might’ve just conveniently forgotten at home? So you end up wiping a mint chocolate ice cream stain off that new adorable frilly shirts that you’ve absolutely NOT chosen yourself mom, what were you thinking? with a promotional flier that just happened to be flying around, one of many, too, proudly advertising Cute and Fluffy You Day. How on earth do they get the letters to sparkle? Probably the same way they squeeze perfume samples into magazines inserts. Great. Now the sparkles got onto my fingers AND shirt! Gah, so itchy too…
If these little things are programmed into ladies or something, then I’m afraid I missed the bus there. Never thought “blossoming into delicate womanhood” meant dragging a couple of tons worth of shopping bags around on a hot day. Most of those aren’t even mine, and I wouldn’t have had to keep watch over the monstrous pile if a certain someone hadn’t decided to take a long, lady-like trip to the bathroom. She confiscated my cell phone, too! I bet poor Mikoto’s been trying to call me for ages now. I bet Makoto made him carry all her bags, as well.
Not that trudging all the way to Cute and Fluffy You Spring Exhibition’s been my idea, either. Nothing beats watching housewives queuing before make up stands for hours, although the line’s gotten considerably shorter now, the ladies larger and hairier, and the brats… Screechier? Could be worse. I could be back with the guys while they decided who’d get to “escort” me to karaoke parlors. I wonder how Makoto held them off this time. Probably with that packet of photographs she carries around all the time.
Now if only she’d let me keep the damn phone, I could’ve called and told her that those gorilla housewives are running around and trying on her pricy lace bras…
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Character: Sawai Julie
Series: Eyeshield 21
Character Age: 16
Canon: Eyeshield 21 is one of many sports-oriented manga serialized in Shounen Jump. Specifically, it centers on American Football--a sport in which many guys (hot and/or not) fall over each other in an attempt to move a pigskin ball from one end of the playing field to the other. Every team is aiming for the Christmas Bowl, and have trained their hearts out in order to win.
Julie is the manager for the Bando Spiders. Overally speaking, the Spiders are one of the louder teams in the series and despite being made up of silly dorks, they're very very strong. The Spiders placed second last year in Tokyo and this year, third with the appearance of the Deimon Devilbats. As manager, Julie's gutsy, trendy, cute and is a character so minor her name is never actually mentioned in canon. However, from her interaction with her teammates (little as we see of it) and the reactions to what happens on the field, it's clear she's not easily frightened or intimidated. She cares a lot about the Spiders and does all she can to support them.
Sample Post:
Oh how sweet~ Thank you for these lovely...stems. I'm sure they were beautiful flowers once and I'm very flattered that you're interested, but I prefer to know guys for a while before I consider dating them. I also prefer it when they're at least alive. Funny the stems still seem to be. And why am I getting propositioned by zombies? I feel like I'm on the set of a B-grade horror movie from twenty years ago.
Still, I appreciate the friendly reception when I arrived so suddenly. Even though it's strange that the locker room exit would lead here... I mean, look at this place! Trees, mud, lake - it's obviously some kind of swamp. I know that door led to the field yesterday, so how is this even possible? Doors aren't supposed to lead to different places on different days except in fairy tales and those old stories. ...Wait a sec.
Maybe it's just me, but this is bearing an eerie resemblance to a book I read a few years ago. I mean, I know swamps aren't exactly wonderlands trapped in eternal winters without Christmas, but I feel like I should be waiting for a certain lion king. Aslan the Great, to liberate the swamp from the confines of eternal humidity or something. ...Or, if the brochere I was just handed is to be trusted, Aslan the Great-Undead to liberate Camp Fuck You Die from the clutches of the Director-Witch. Or maybe not a lion--wouldn't want to infringe on the copyright laws, after all.
A gorilla maybe, since I'm pretty sure I saw one earlier. They seem harmless enough, strange as that may sound. You see? Look at that one, right there! The purple is probably a sign of his specialness as the Savior-type-animal since it is the royal color and...Hey! Hands off! Man, you perverts are the same everywhere, huh. Back off, buddy, I have a clipboard and I'm not afraid to use it!
--Ack. I didn't meant to break it. I hope the guys don't get too mad. I mean, it was only the stats from their last game that I...just...lost... Oh god they're going to kill me. Speaking of which, where are the guys? If the door led out to this swamp for me, it should have done the same for them, right? Hm. It'd actually be pretty cool if they're around too. We could be the next kings and queen of this camp! Queen Julie the Smart!
But really, if we are all stuck here, it's a good chance for Special Training. Those gorillas can be used to practice blocking, for example, especially considering how heavy they are. Plus, the way they move rather resemble some of the opponent linebackers I've seen on the field. And I'm sure the zombies will gladly help too. Nothing like a little fear and someone lusting after your brain as incentive, after all.
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Character: CODE: V1046-R MAHORO (Mahoro Andou)
Series: Mahoromatic
Character Age: 9 years, two months. (looks 19)
Canon: Mahoro looks the part to be a sweet teenager fresh out of High School, ready to tackle on the world with a bright optimistic outlook. Unfortunately, things are never what they appear. Mahoro is a combat andriod, created in the 1980's to defend Earth from alien invaders with unknown intentions. She is agile and very strong, a formidable opponent for any of her foes. Androids have limited life spans, however, and nearing the end of her lifetime, for her work and effort for the good of VESPER, the anti-Alien organization that developed her, she was given the choice of remaining a combat andriod, or having her battle gear removed from her and being able to live another 398 days. Mahoro chooses to live life without battle, as a maid for Suguru Misato, a boy whose father was her commanding officer in VESPER before dying in battle, killed by Mahoro.
When Mahoro isn't cleaning obsessively, confiscating porno from an unfortunate teenager, or destroying enemy robo crabs at the beach, she is usually chilling with Suguru and his friends. Mahoro completely despises perverted things, much to Suguru's chagrin. Along with perverted things, Mahoro also hates perverted teachers. Very very much. Aside from all that, she's cheery and optimistic, and sugar sweet to most anyone she meets, and loves to make up songs and sing them from time to time. Under her smile she hides the secret of her death that edges closer each day passes, and also the secret of Suguru's father's death.
Sample Post:
...I do not recall planning any trip to a camp this evening, I don't even think this was anywhere near home! ...A method of Saint? But I...I could have sworn that we were on good terms with them. Either way, I should notify VESPER immeadietly.
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...
Oh-oh my! I think there's quite a bit of life around, isn't there? If my scanner isn't broken, at least. In any case, Greetings! I am Mahoro Andou of the Misato residence, current maid and housekeeper. This is certainly a most lovely campground you have! C...Camp Fuck You Die? How vulgar! ...I certainly hope it's a comical gag of course, logically, that would not be a very good name at all! Unless this was some sort of crude death camp or the like...
...Ah ha ha ha! Oh how silly of me! It would't be good to think of that at all, now would it...?! Especially since this place may or may not be a part of Saint... Come on now, Mahoro! Cheer up, cheer up! Don't assume the worst when it really could be just fine! It's not in your program to take things illogically, not at all, not at all~! Finding people and getting directions home is the best option, yes yes! I do hope Suguru-san will not be worried with my...increasingly later absense. He knows things can take time...O-OH! I've got a transmission from VESPER!!
....Wh-what!? No signal? That is completely and utterly impossible! VESPER signals never go out, unless something is intercepting them terribly! ... But that is absolutely no reason to worry! Nope! Not at all! If I stress too much things will look so much worse than they appear! Be happy, happy! Ah he heh.... I guess I should just...occupy myself until I find someone! That is the most rational thing to do!
Camp, camp,
it's so interesting~ ♫
Blue skys, green grass,
as I walk through it~ ♫
I wave hello to the zombie across the...-
...WH-WH-WHAT??
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Name: Jeff Andonuts
Series: Earthbound
Character Age: Early-mid teens
Canon: Jeff Andonuts always tries his best to be useful in a crisis. When he receives a psychic distress call in the middle of the night from a stranger, he jumps out of bed to answer it -- never mind that it's from a continent away. When he learns that he's one of four adolescents prophecied to save the world from the malevolent alien warlord Giygas, he resolves to do everything he can to help his new psychic friends. And when his eccentric, estranged mad-scientist father declares that the only way to save the world is to have Jeff and his friends' souls transplanted into robot bodies and sent into the distant past... well, hey, a little late to say no, right?
Jeff is a sheltered teenage genius, and, like most sheltered teenage geniuses, pretty much your standard awkward nerd. At his core, though, he's a boy with a destiny, with all the bravery and recklessness that implies -- especially now that he's found himself stuck in his time-travel-safe robot body. Oops?
Sample Post:
Look, I still don't think it's unreasonable to tell me where we're going! I realize there aren't really protocols for, er, being captured by zombies with cattle prods, but if I'm supposed to serve as the "guest of honor," you can at least tell me what I'm being the guest of honor for --
Oh, we're here? This is... oh, wow! You guys put together a science fair?! Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? I'm really impressed; for reanimated shambling corpses, you've done a very good job! Let's see here... "Intensities of 'Non-Con' in the Mating Rituals of the Western Violet Gorilla G. gorilla sodomensis?" "Human Reactions to Strategic Limb Detachment?" And, uh, "Applications of Conveniently-Placed..." It's probably for the best that the next word's smudged. By... rubber cement. Yes, definitely rubber cement. Moving on!
And that's... well, I'd been wondering when a baking-soda volcano was going to show up. I just didn't expect it to be on a 1:1 scale. Goodness, that's a lot of papier mache! It's very nice, but on the other hand it's based on such elementary principles that it's not really fair to compare it to more advanced work. The sheer scale is impressive, and I'm guessing from the sparks that you're using ammonium dichromate instead of the classic sodium bicarbonate, but it's still just a silly little oxidation reaction--
What do you mean, "sacrifice to the volcano god?!" Ammonium dichromate volcanoes don't get gods!
Oh. Oh. Well, er, I guess I stand corrected, then? Hello, Ammonium Dichromate Volcano God. My name is Jeff, and I've had a very long day, so if you wouldn't mind explaining to your zombie followers that this sacrifice business is infeasible and pointing me towards, well, pretty much any non-anthropophagous civilization, I'd really appreciate it!
... D-did you really just call me "a delicious soul in a crunchy candy shell?" Oh, that does it. It's time for lasers. I swear, I fight more sinister cosmic horrors before lunch than most people do all day.
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Character: Soren
Series: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (http://www.fireemblemworld.com)
Character Age: 16 - I’ve looked around and there isn’t much of a definite age but I wouldn’t say more than that - (http://www.fireemblemworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Soren)
Canon: Soren is the result of the union between a human and a laguz (a humanoid that can transform into a specified beast race) which is a big no no in his world. He never knew his parents and was raised by a woman who bemoaned her fate of having to care for him. Then one day when he was four an old sage decided to take him on as an apprentice, Soren learned all manners of magic craft and was an adept scholar. The old sage passed away two years later, and left him utterly alone. Soren could read and write but he didn’t know how to speak! The boy couldn’t even ask for help, he almost died on the streets but was taken in by Greil Mercenaries courtesy of a boy named Ike and his father Griel. Soren is very intelligent, loyal, opinionated and blunt to the point of insensitivity; he tells people like it is and doesn’t particularly care if he breaks a few toes in the process. He does it because he cares . . . really.
Sample Post:
It is during times like these when one has just come out from a wonderful period of meditation in unfamiliar territory that I can honestly be glad I carry around one of the most powerful tomes [Rexbolt] in sage history.
. . .
Now that the momentary instance of bliss has passed . . . where on the goddess’s green earth am I?!
I’d stake my life on the fact that I hadn’t wandered far from our encampment (I never wander I always know where I’m going). It must be a spell of some sort or maybe a Heron used a galldr on the area to turn the forest into swamp land? No, I’m fairly certain the royal Herons have more pressing matters to attend to than pulling such juvenile pranks. What of the other mages in the company? Teleportation spell? Liana? Tormod? What would their motives have been?
Goddess bless I can feel a migraine coming.
There seems to be some people down by the lake (there wasn’t one there before I know) perhaps they may know where I . . . .
Walking rotting corpses?! There are practitioners of necromancy here!?
How can such a despicable art be practiced?! Is there no limit to the depravity of the world? This outrageous act of blasphemy must be ceased immediately! An ability as of that nature could cripple an entire nation, undead armies rampaging under the control of one ma -
. . . .
I wonder if the necromancer takes apprentices . . ?
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Character: Sasahara Kanji
Series: Genshiken
Age: 20 or so
Canon: In theory, the Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, more commonly called "Genshiken", was a club created to bridge the gaps between anime, manga, and video game fans. It... didn't quite work out that way. Now the Genshiken is a ragtag collection of hardcore geeks who basically just hang out and do whatever they feel like doing. Discuss the latest manga chapters, play adult dating sims, travel to conventions and shop for the newest doujinshi... It is this club to which Sasahara Kanji feels himself inexorably drawn, when he first enters Shiiou University.
While he's a huge otaku and more than a bit perverted, at heart Sasahara is a nice guy. He gets flustered and embarrassed easily, but he can also be surprisingly easy-going and insightful. (He has been known to frame the world in terms of manga or video game tropes, though.) As a freshman, he was almost ashamed of himself -- a notable quote went, "What I lack is the courage to accept myself for who I am" -- but his time with the Genshiken has helped him gain confidence in his otaku nature. And... in his pervert nature, too. He even served as president for a year, leading the club in producing an adult doujinshi to sell at Comic-Fest.
Note: Sasahara is taken from the end of volume 6, after he has passed the president's chair to Ohno Kanako and entered his senior year. Also, Genshiken has a tendency to cheerfully drop names of other manga/anime, with the titles very slightly changed. So that "Haruto" series he mentions is exactly what you think it is. |D;;
Sample Post:
Graaaaah. Braaains... Glrrrrrgh. Raaaaaah... Braaaaains.
*I... Truthfully, I feel the same way...
> *I'll... just be going now.
*Put it in
As much as I appreciate the complimentary laptop and themed dating sim... Why does that same option three pop up at every checkpoint? This convention really isn't anything like I'd imagined it. I kind of expected it to be inside, for one thing. And what kind of name is "ConFuckYourDoujinshi", anyway? American otaku sure are weird, after all.
But it's really interesting, too. I guess I always have been a little curious about how fans act on this side of the ocean. They're so devoted to their cosplay! Just as much as some of the greatest otaku back home. Some of these outfits are incredibly accurate! A-And some of the female cosplayers are... well, wow. I wish I'd brought a camera. I'm sure everyone else in the Genshiken will have a great time here. I just hope I find them soon -- my English isn't that great.
The only thing that's still confusing me is the zombies, though. Do they really have such a large fandom over here? I heard American conventions were full of Stormtroopers, not zombies. Uh, not that I'm saying their costumes are anything less than brilliant! I mean, the way that one guy over there made it look like his arm just tore off... Err, that's... Either American cosplayers are doing wonders with animatronics, or... Oh, geez. This camp is no dating sim, it's survival horror! Aaah, they're coming closer, too! I-I'm no Occupant Evil hero, you've got the wrong guy! God, what did I do with that shotgun prop they gave me --
Whoa. Isn't that... one of those girl ninja from Haruto? Whew, she saved me. It really isn't cosplay! She's got the hidden weapons and the jutsus and everything! That's amazing! And...
And damn, the time skip was good to her. I'm definitely using this mental image later.
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Character Name: Kei
Series: Moon Child
Character Age: Unknown, appears to be about 21
Canon: In a fictional Asian city in the year 2014, a young man called Kei is saved by a boy called Sho. Returning the favour, he kills the man who is after Sho's small gang. In the process it is revealed that Kei is in fact a vampire, with incredible strength and speed. Sho is unfazed by this, and Kei ends up joining the gang, providing near-invincible support as they work their way up the city's hierarchy. In exchange, he's provided with low-guilt food in the form of the gangsters they kill. Life is simple until a girl enters the picture, and Kei ends up leaving after she discovers that he's a vampire.
Kei has all the self-confidence that comes with being a gangster who can't be killed by bullets and all the angst that comes with knowing that he's going to outlive his closest friends. He's also worried about keeping Sho from living a normal life as Sho is reluctant to go out during the day without him. He usually prefers to hang back and let others take the lead, but will step in when his assistance is required. Kei is often sarcastic, sulky and irritable when something is on his mind, but can be quite social when around people with whom he is comfortable.
Sample Post:
This must be it then. I wasn't sure if I should believe it, but everything is really just like it was described. The summer camp that never ends... No going back now. Well, it's better that way. I was only going to fuck things up where I was, this is a much better place for me. Here, I'm just one monster amongst all the othe- Oi! What the fuck?!
... Oh yeah, the talking birds. Hey, I don't care if I'm "getting emo all over your tree", leave me alone unless you wanna end up like your zombie friends there. And take that badge with you, you think I'm gonna go around advertising what I am? This thing's wrong anyway. I'm just Kei. What the hell kinda name is "Lord Moonfang"? Even crappy horror movie vampires have better names than that. This cloak might actually be useful though. Red velvet isn't my usual style, but at least it'll keep the sun off. Wouldn't want the forest to catch fire if I don't find a place to stay before the sun comes up, would we?
No, I don't need your help to find shelter. I could uproot this tree with my bare hands if I wanted, you think I need some mind-reading parrot? I'm not your colleague, I don't care what they told you. Yeah, that means I'm not interested in attending meetings. Not even official ones. Not even of the the- what the fuck's a "Molestation Commission"? There are quotas for that shit? That's just fucked up. What kind of monster do you think I am? Yeah, so I'm a vampire, and that means I bite people. Of course it's not consensual, who wants to be killed to become someone else's food? Oh. Shit, some people are sick.
Ok, I find anyone like that, I'll oblige them. But until then, I'll take what I need to survive. And what I need is a place away from society, which is why I'm here in this godforsaken swamp. One more person goes missing in here, they're not gonna care. The blood of suspected murderers is just as good as anyone else's, and I've drunk the blood of far worse before. It all tastes the same in the end.
... What the fuck is "sample the showers" supposed to mean?
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Character: Yoshikawa Megumi (formerly Yoshikawa Kei)
Series: The Day of the Revolution/Princess Princess
Character Age: 18
Canon: Tough Yoshikawa Kei used to be a typical rebel without a cause, in a typical school setting. That is, with disregard to the occasional fainting spells and his fellow school troublemakers, who would rather glomp and cuddle their compact sized comrade. The troubled youth is faced with a revelation of an earth shattering proportions where he finds out that he is genetically female. A gender reassignment procedure and an year absence of school is perfectly appropriate, by shoujo manga standards, to present Yoshikawa Megumi to the world. Almost.
Feisty and brutally honest Megumi is reluctantly starting her life as a woman anew, a task that is easier said that done when your delinquent former friends are far more thrilled with having you around as a girl this time around. Toss into the mix Yutaka Makoto, a mastermind best friend whose task to turn Megumi into an image of femininity involves orchestrating romantic prospects, while profiting from the growing interest in the ex XY holding teenager; and shy young boyfriendYutaka Mikoto who is more likely to be done off in a crime of passion one day. What’s a spazzy gender confused kid to do?
Sample Post:
You know these little things you’re just supposed to do without thinking? Like making sure you have a pressed pack of paper tissues or a handkerchief in a purse that you might’ve just conveniently forgotten at home? So you end up wiping a mint chocolate ice cream stain off that new adorable frilly shirts that you’ve absolutely NOT chosen yourself mom, what were you thinking? with a promotional flier that just happened to be flying around, one of many, too, proudly advertising Cute and Fluffy You Day. How on earth do they get the letters to sparkle? Probably the same way they squeeze perfume samples into magazines inserts. Great. Now the sparkles got onto my fingers AND shirt! Gah, so itchy too…
If these little things are programmed into ladies or something, then I’m afraid I missed the bus there. Never thought “blossoming into delicate womanhood” meant dragging a couple of tons worth of shopping bags around on a hot day. Most of those aren’t even mine, and I wouldn’t have had to keep watch over the monstrous pile if a certain someone hadn’t decided to take a long, lady-like trip to the bathroom. She confiscated my cell phone, too! I bet poor Mikoto’s been trying to call me for ages now. I bet Makoto made him carry all her bags, as well.
Not that trudging all the way to Cute and Fluffy You Spring Exhibition’s been my idea, either. Nothing beats watching housewives queuing before make up stands for hours, although the line’s gotten considerably shorter now, the ladies larger and hairier, and the brats… Screechier? Could be worse. I could be back with the guys while they decided who’d get to “escort” me to karaoke parlors. I wonder how Makoto held them off this time. Probably with that packet of photographs she carries around all the time.
Now if only she’d let me keep the damn phone, I could’ve called and told her that those gorilla housewives are running around and trying on her pricy lace bras…
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Character: Sawai Julie
Series: Eyeshield 21
Character Age: 16
Canon: Eyeshield 21 is one of many sports-oriented manga serialized in Shounen Jump. Specifically, it centers on American Football--a sport in which many guys (hot and/or not) fall over each other in an attempt to move a pigskin ball from one end of the playing field to the other. Every team is aiming for the Christmas Bowl, and have trained their hearts out in order to win.
Julie is the manager for the Bando Spiders. Overally speaking, the Spiders are one of the louder teams in the series and despite being made up of silly dorks, they're very very strong. The Spiders placed second last year in Tokyo and this year, third with the appearance of the Deimon Devilbats. As manager, Julie's gutsy, trendy, cute and is a character so minor her name is never actually mentioned in canon. However, from her interaction with her teammates (little as we see of it) and the reactions to what happens on the field, it's clear she's not easily frightened or intimidated. She cares a lot about the Spiders and does all she can to support them.
Sample Post:
Oh how sweet~ Thank you for these lovely...stems. I'm sure they were beautiful flowers once and I'm very flattered that you're interested, but I prefer to know guys for a while before I consider dating them. I also prefer it when they're at least alive. Funny the stems still seem to be. And why am I getting propositioned by zombies? I feel like I'm on the set of a B-grade horror movie from twenty years ago.
Still, I appreciate the friendly reception when I arrived so suddenly. Even though it's strange that the locker room exit would lead here... I mean, look at this place! Trees, mud, lake - it's obviously some kind of swamp. I know that door led to the field yesterday, so how is this even possible? Doors aren't supposed to lead to different places on different days except in fairy tales and those old stories. ...Wait a sec.
Maybe it's just me, but this is bearing an eerie resemblance to a book I read a few years ago. I mean, I know swamps aren't exactly wonderlands trapped in eternal winters without Christmas, but I feel like I should be waiting for a certain lion king. Aslan the Great, to liberate the swamp from the confines of eternal humidity or something. ...Or, if the brochere I was just handed is to be trusted, Aslan the Great-Undead to liberate Camp Fuck You Die from the clutches of the Director-Witch. Or maybe not a lion--wouldn't want to infringe on the copyright laws, after all.
A gorilla maybe, since I'm pretty sure I saw one earlier. They seem harmless enough, strange as that may sound. You see? Look at that one, right there! The purple is probably a sign of his specialness as the Savior-type-animal since it is the royal color and...Hey! Hands off! Man, you perverts are the same everywhere, huh. Back off, buddy, I have a clipboard and I'm not afraid to use it!
--Ack. I didn't meant to break it. I hope the guys don't get too mad. I mean, it was only the stats from their last game that I...just...lost... Oh god they're going to kill me. Speaking of which, where are the guys? If the door led out to this swamp for me, it should have done the same for them, right? Hm. It'd actually be pretty cool if they're around too. We could be the next kings and queen of this camp! Queen Julie the Smart!
But really, if we are all stuck here, it's a good chance for Special Training. Those gorillas can be used to practice blocking, for example, especially considering how heavy they are. Plus, the way they move rather resemble some of the opponent linebackers I've seen on the field. And I'm sure the zombies will gladly help too. Nothing like a little fear and someone lusting after your brain as incentive, after all.
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Character: CODE: V1046-R MAHORO (Mahoro Andou)
Series: Mahoromatic
Character Age: 9 years, two months. (looks 19)
Canon: Mahoro looks the part to be a sweet teenager fresh out of High School, ready to tackle on the world with a bright optimistic outlook. Unfortunately, things are never what they appear. Mahoro is a combat andriod, created in the 1980's to defend Earth from alien invaders with unknown intentions. She is agile and very strong, a formidable opponent for any of her foes. Androids have limited life spans, however, and nearing the end of her lifetime, for her work and effort for the good of VESPER, the anti-Alien organization that developed her, she was given the choice of remaining a combat andriod, or having her battle gear removed from her and being able to live another 398 days. Mahoro chooses to live life without battle, as a maid for Suguru Misato, a boy whose father was her commanding officer in VESPER before dying in battle, killed by Mahoro.
When Mahoro isn't cleaning obsessively, confiscating porno from an unfortunate teenager, or destroying enemy robo crabs at the beach, she is usually chilling with Suguru and his friends. Mahoro completely despises perverted things, much to Suguru's chagrin. Along with perverted things, Mahoro also hates perverted teachers. Very very much. Aside from all that, she's cheery and optimistic, and sugar sweet to most anyone she meets, and loves to make up songs and sing them from time to time. Under her smile she hides the secret of her death that edges closer each day passes, and also the secret of Suguru's father's death.
Sample Post:
...I do not recall planning any trip to a camp this evening, I don't even think this was anywhere near home! ...A method of Saint? But I...I could have sworn that we were on good terms with them. Either way, I should notify VESPER immeadietly.
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Oh-oh my! I think there's quite a bit of life around, isn't there? If my scanner isn't broken, at least. In any case, Greetings! I am Mahoro Andou of the Misato residence, current maid and housekeeper. This is certainly a most lovely campground you have! C...Camp Fuck You Die? How vulgar! ...I certainly hope it's a comical gag of course, logically, that would not be a very good name at all! Unless this was some sort of crude death camp or the like...
...Ah ha ha ha! Oh how silly of me! It would't be good to think of that at all, now would it...?! Especially since this place may or may not be a part of Saint... Come on now, Mahoro! Cheer up, cheer up! Don't assume the worst when it really could be just fine! It's not in your program to take things illogically, not at all, not at all~! Finding people and getting directions home is the best option, yes yes! I do hope Suguru-san will not be worried with my...increasingly later absense. He knows things can take time...O-OH! I've got a transmission from VESPER!!
....Wh-what!? No signal? That is completely and utterly impossible! VESPER signals never go out, unless something is intercepting them terribly! ... But that is absolutely no reason to worry! Nope! Not at all! If I stress too much things will look so much worse than they appear! Be happy, happy! Ah he heh.... I guess I should just...occupy myself until I find someone! That is the most rational thing to do!
Camp, camp,
it's so interesting~ ♫
Blue skys, green grass,
as I walk through it~ ♫
I wave hello to the zombie across the...-
...WH-WH-WHAT??
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Name: Jeff Andonuts
Series: Earthbound
Character Age: Early-mid teens
Canon: Jeff Andonuts always tries his best to be useful in a crisis. When he receives a psychic distress call in the middle of the night from a stranger, he jumps out of bed to answer it -- never mind that it's from a continent away. When he learns that he's one of four adolescents prophecied to save the world from the malevolent alien warlord Giygas, he resolves to do everything he can to help his new psychic friends. And when his eccentric, estranged mad-scientist father declares that the only way to save the world is to have Jeff and his friends' souls transplanted into robot bodies and sent into the distant past... well, hey, a little late to say no, right?
Jeff is a sheltered teenage genius, and, like most sheltered teenage geniuses, pretty much your standard awkward nerd. At his core, though, he's a boy with a destiny, with all the bravery and recklessness that implies -- especially now that he's found himself stuck in his time-travel-safe robot body. Oops?
Sample Post:
Look, I still don't think it's unreasonable to tell me where we're going! I realize there aren't really protocols for, er, being captured by zombies with cattle prods, but if I'm supposed to serve as the "guest of honor," you can at least tell me what I'm being the guest of honor for --
Oh, we're here? This is... oh, wow! You guys put together a science fair?! Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? I'm really impressed; for reanimated shambling corpses, you've done a very good job! Let's see here... "Intensities of 'Non-Con' in the Mating Rituals of the Western Violet Gorilla G. gorilla sodomensis?" "Human Reactions to Strategic Limb Detachment?" And, uh, "Applications of Conveniently-Placed..." It's probably for the best that the next word's smudged. By... rubber cement. Yes, definitely rubber cement. Moving on!
And that's... well, I'd been wondering when a baking-soda volcano was going to show up. I just didn't expect it to be on a 1:1 scale. Goodness, that's a lot of papier mache! It's very nice, but on the other hand it's based on such elementary principles that it's not really fair to compare it to more advanced work. The sheer scale is impressive, and I'm guessing from the sparks that you're using ammonium dichromate instead of the classic sodium bicarbonate, but it's still just a silly little oxidation reaction--
What do you mean, "sacrifice to the volcano god?!" Ammonium dichromate volcanoes don't get gods!
Oh. Oh. Well, er, I guess I stand corrected, then? Hello, Ammonium Dichromate Volcano God. My name is Jeff, and I've had a very long day, so if you wouldn't mind explaining to your zombie followers that this sacrifice business is infeasible and pointing me towards, well, pretty much any non-anthropophagous civilization, I'd really appreciate it!
... D-did you really just call me "a delicious soul in a crunchy candy shell?" Oh, that does it. It's time for lasers. I swear, I fight more sinister cosmic horrors before lunch than most people do all day.
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Character: Soren
Series: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (http://www.fireemblemworld.com)
Character Age: 16 - I’ve looked around and there isn’t much of a definite age but I wouldn’t say more than that - (http://www.fireemblemworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Soren)
Canon: Soren is the result of the union between a human and a laguz (a humanoid that can transform into a specified beast race) which is a big no no in his world. He never knew his parents and was raised by a woman who bemoaned her fate of having to care for him. Then one day when he was four an old sage decided to take him on as an apprentice, Soren learned all manners of magic craft and was an adept scholar. The old sage passed away two years later, and left him utterly alone. Soren could read and write but he didn’t know how to speak! The boy couldn’t even ask for help, he almost died on the streets but was taken in by Greil Mercenaries courtesy of a boy named Ike and his father Griel. Soren is very intelligent, loyal, opinionated and blunt to the point of insensitivity; he tells people like it is and doesn’t particularly care if he breaks a few toes in the process. He does it because he cares . . . really.
Sample Post:
It is during times like these when one has just come out from a wonderful period of meditation in unfamiliar territory that I can honestly be glad I carry around one of the most powerful tomes [Rexbolt] in sage history.
. . .
Now that the momentary instance of bliss has passed . . . where on the goddess’s green earth am I?!
I’d stake my life on the fact that I hadn’t wandered far from our encampment (I never wander I always know where I’m going). It must be a spell of some sort or maybe a Heron used a galldr on the area to turn the forest into swamp land? No, I’m fairly certain the royal Herons have more pressing matters to attend to than pulling such juvenile pranks. What of the other mages in the company? Teleportation spell? Liana? Tormod? What would their motives have been?
Goddess bless I can feel a migraine coming.
There seems to be some people down by the lake (there wasn’t one there before I know) perhaps they may know where I . . . .
Walking rotting corpses?! There are practitioners of necromancy here!?
How can such a despicable art be practiced?! Is there no limit to the depravity of the world? This outrageous act of blasphemy must be ceased immediately! An ability as of that nature could cripple an entire nation, undead armies rampaging under the control of one ma -
. . . .
I wonder if the necromancer takes apprentices . . ?
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Character: Sasahara Kanji
Series: Genshiken
Age: 20 or so
Canon: In theory, the Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, more commonly called "Genshiken", was a club created to bridge the gaps between anime, manga, and video game fans. It... didn't quite work out that way. Now the Genshiken is a ragtag collection of hardcore geeks who basically just hang out and do whatever they feel like doing. Discuss the latest manga chapters, play adult dating sims, travel to conventions and shop for the newest doujinshi... It is this club to which Sasahara Kanji feels himself inexorably drawn, when he first enters Shiiou University.
While he's a huge otaku and more than a bit perverted, at heart Sasahara is a nice guy. He gets flustered and embarrassed easily, but he can also be surprisingly easy-going and insightful. (He has been known to frame the world in terms of manga or video game tropes, though.) As a freshman, he was almost ashamed of himself -- a notable quote went, "What I lack is the courage to accept myself for who I am" -- but his time with the Genshiken has helped him gain confidence in his otaku nature. And... in his pervert nature, too. He even served as president for a year, leading the club in producing an adult doujinshi to sell at Comic-Fest.
Note: Sasahara is taken from the end of volume 6, after he has passed the president's chair to Ohno Kanako and entered his senior year. Also, Genshiken has a tendency to cheerfully drop names of other manga/anime, with the titles very slightly changed. So that "Haruto" series he mentions is exactly what you think it is. |D;;
Sample Post:
Graaaaah. Braaains... Glrrrrrgh. Raaaaaah... Braaaaains.
*I... Truthfully, I feel the same way...
> *I'll... just be going now.
*Put it in
As much as I appreciate the complimentary laptop and themed dating sim... Why does that same option three pop up at every checkpoint? This convention really isn't anything like I'd imagined it. I kind of expected it to be inside, for one thing. And what kind of name is "ConFuckYourDoujinshi", anyway? American otaku sure are weird, after all.
But it's really interesting, too. I guess I always have been a little curious about how fans act on this side of the ocean. They're so devoted to their cosplay! Just as much as some of the greatest otaku back home. Some of these outfits are incredibly accurate! A-And some of the female cosplayers are... well, wow. I wish I'd brought a camera. I'm sure everyone else in the Genshiken will have a great time here. I just hope I find them soon -- my English isn't that great.
The only thing that's still confusing me is the zombies, though. Do they really have such a large fandom over here? I heard American conventions were full of Stormtroopers, not zombies. Uh, not that I'm saying their costumes are anything less than brilliant! I mean, the way that one guy over there made it look like his arm just tore off... Err, that's... Either American cosplayers are doing wonders with animatronics, or... Oh, geez. This camp is no dating sim, it's survival horror! Aaah, they're coming closer, too! I-I'm no Occupant Evil hero, you've got the wrong guy! God, what did I do with that shotgun prop they gave me --
Whoa. Isn't that... one of those girl ninja from Haruto? Whew, she saved me. It really isn't cosplay! She's got the hidden weapons and the jutsus and everything! That's amazing! And...
And damn, the time skip was good to her. I'm definitely using this mental image later.
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Character Name: Kei
Series: Moon Child
Character Age: Unknown, appears to be about 21
Canon: In a fictional Asian city in the year 2014, a young man called Kei is saved by a boy called Sho. Returning the favour, he kills the man who is after Sho's small gang. In the process it is revealed that Kei is in fact a vampire, with incredible strength and speed. Sho is unfazed by this, and Kei ends up joining the gang, providing near-invincible support as they work their way up the city's hierarchy. In exchange, he's provided with low-guilt food in the form of the gangsters they kill. Life is simple until a girl enters the picture, and Kei ends up leaving after she discovers that he's a vampire.
Kei has all the self-confidence that comes with being a gangster who can't be killed by bullets and all the angst that comes with knowing that he's going to outlive his closest friends. He's also worried about keeping Sho from living a normal life as Sho is reluctant to go out during the day without him. He usually prefers to hang back and let others take the lead, but will step in when his assistance is required. Kei is often sarcastic, sulky and irritable when something is on his mind, but can be quite social when around people with whom he is comfortable.
Sample Post:
This must be it then. I wasn't sure if I should believe it, but everything is really just like it was described. The summer camp that never ends... No going back now. Well, it's better that way. I was only going to fuck things up where I was, this is a much better place for me. Here, I'm just one monster amongst all the othe- Oi! What the fuck?!
... Oh yeah, the talking birds. Hey, I don't care if I'm "getting emo all over your tree", leave me alone unless you wanna end up like your zombie friends there. And take that badge with you, you think I'm gonna go around advertising what I am? This thing's wrong anyway. I'm just Kei. What the hell kinda name is "Lord Moonfang"? Even crappy horror movie vampires have better names than that. This cloak might actually be useful though. Red velvet isn't my usual style, but at least it'll keep the sun off. Wouldn't want the forest to catch fire if I don't find a place to stay before the sun comes up, would we?
No, I don't need your help to find shelter. I could uproot this tree with my bare hands if I wanted, you think I need some mind-reading parrot? I'm not your colleague, I don't care what they told you. Yeah, that means I'm not interested in attending meetings. Not even official ones. Not even of the the- what the fuck's a "Molestation Commission"? There are quotas for that shit? That's just fucked up. What kind of monster do you think I am? Yeah, so I'm a vampire, and that means I bite people. Of course it's not consensual, who wants to be killed to become someone else's food? Oh. Shit, some people are sick.
Ok, I find anyone like that, I'll oblige them. But until then, I'll take what I need to survive. And what I need is a place away from society, which is why I'm here in this godforsaken swamp. One more person goes missing in here, they're not gonna care. The blood of suspected murderers is just as good as anyone else's, and I've drunk the blood of far worse before. It all tastes the same in the end.
... What the fuck is "sample the showers" supposed to mean?
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