[b]Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Clubroom[/b] Thursday, May 7th, 2015 After School [color=9e0b0f][b]"Well, given time constraints it couldn't be helped last time. Let's see..."[/b][/color] as she flipped another page, he leaned in pointing to one of the characters, informing her that was the problem. [color=9e0b0f][b]"So that's what it was....Tomboy princess, huh? It's true that tomboy characters are girls who dress and sometimes act like a male but in this case, there isn't a shred of girlish behavior err femininity while tomboys usually have a little. Black Lagoon's 'Revy' is a great example. Throughout the majority of the story there's basically no trace of it but then it slowly starts to appear, especially during the 'Gangsta Paradise' Arc. Though, that really doesn't mean anything in regards to a 'tomboy' character because it depends on the story or setting of your character." [/b][/color] [color=9e0b0f][b]"Take Balalaika (also from Black Lagoon) for example. Was there any trace of femininity there? Of course not, one would break into laughter using that word to describe her. Unless you actually want her to be charming and Lady like, you should draw her as you see fit. If not, If you're really having trouble with it, find yourself a 'model' for her, Alexai. What I mean is, find someone, whether in real life or another medium, and Model the character after them. All authors, especially mangakas, model the characters, whether its the hero, heroine or supporting character, after someone they've known or encountered at some point in their lifetimes. Especially if its someone they love(d) dearly, which the usually do in regards to the hero(ine)s."[/b][/color] Pausing for a moment as she reclined back and stretched a bit, she continued, [color=9e0b0f][b]"Having said that, if that's no good and you're still having trouble and wanting me to draw, I'll--"[/b][/color] Gladly do it, she meant to say before she was cut off by the school's PA System that called for her to report to the faculty room. She was quite caught off guard and confused by it, wondering what the teachers may want with her but then it hit her. The Mall. That had to be it. She thought before freezing. Crap, got to relaxed and forgot. Given the silence and how things kind of went on normally, she forgot about the likelihood of the school finding out about it. Well, that's what she thought before coming back but didn't take them long to act. Well duh, Warakuma isn't exactly a big place, so it wasn't going to take long. Especially with the students gossiping about it nonstop. She was given detention for it but today she got too relaxed, forgetting, and ended up reporting to the Manga Room instead. Standing up, she turned to the others. [color=9e0b0f][b]"Sorry about this, looks like I'll have to cut things short for today. Looks like i've got a long day ahead of me..."[/b][/color] she sighed. [color=9e0b0f][b]"We'll have to continue this another time."[/b][/color] she smiled as she held up her hand and bid farewell as she left the room. [hr] [b]Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma // On The Way Home[/b] Thursday, May 7th, 2015 [i]Talk about tiring[/i], she thought as she relaxed her shoulders. [color=9e0b0f][b]"At least it's over with now."[/b][/color] As she proceeded down the street, she heard a noise from behind her. Footsteps. Normally that wouldn't be strange considering this was a street and all but when there was practically no one within a mile radius and all of a sudden there was footsteps coming from behind you, getting louder and louder. She started to think whether she was simply imagining it considering how it normally was with her. [i]Hmm[/i], turning the corner she picked up her pace before hearing the footsteps pick up their pace as well and from the sounds of it, more seemed to have join in on it. [color=9e0b0f][b]"Someone wanting revenge? Maybe its... Looks like they still haven't learned their lesson after what happened at the amusement park."[/b][/color] she grinned, under the assumption that the ones following her were Kenji Miura and his lackeys. After humiliating him in front of everyone at the rear gate of the school and then at the amusement park, they did swear that they'd 'get her back'. [i]Was this it?[/i] Ducking in an alley around another corner, she waited for them to get closer and when they passed by, she jumped out and attacked them. Kicking one in the back of the knee, causing him to collapse on the ground, she stomped on his legs again. As she moved in for the finishing blow the man grabbed her by the leg with a vicious grip before she slammed something hard she found in the alley on his head and knocked him out. [i]That grip....theres no way they buffed up in that short of a time, and they were wearing masks....why would they hide their faces now? It cant be them... [/i]Just as she was about to pull the guys mask off the other two found out and attacked. Well, after a hard fought battle, she prevailed and managed to pulled the masks off and didn't recognize who they were. Her feeling was spot on as the ones behind the masks weren't Miura and his goons but totally different people. She was thinking it was someone out for revenge but its not even that, she never seen these people before. If it was someone she went after, she'd have known their faces.... Not given anymore time to think on it, more masked people came after her. Not sure what's going on, she turned corner upon corner trying to lose them. Just when she felt she finally did, she was trapped. In what would normally be a 10-15 walk home, she found herself running all over the place before losing track of her surroundings. Surrounded by masked figures, along with the 3 figures she attacked before, she froze. [i]But I defeated them.... Wait, the news....that cult....don't tell me...[/i] Having remembered the strange events occurring lately...[color=9e0b0f][b]"Like hell I'll let you!"[/b][/color] With no other option, she attacked. Managing to bring a few down, she was eventually overwhelmed and beaten. As she layed there defeated, she heard a strange laughter before things went black.