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A bit off-topic, but I was listening to music... now Katakuri has a theme song added to his biography.
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@OddApproved I don't know if you've seen the show Tokyo Vice. It was released fairly recently on HBO Max, but your character reminds me of Sato. He's like yours. Lives in a powerful family who is Yakuza. Runs 'financials'. Embroiled in a political war with other powerful families. Plays the villain/gangster role with a sophistication that isn't fake but there is an undercurrent of a life unfulfilled.

It's a great show and he's one of the stand-out characters.
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How illiterate is the Lower Ring? I assume there's no public education in such a place.
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@OddApproved I don't know if you've seen the show Tokyo Vice. It was released fairly recently on HBO Max, but your character reminds me of Sato. He's like yours. Lives in a powerful family who is Yakuza. Runs 'financials'. Embroiled in a political war with other powerful families. Plays the villain/gangster role with a sophistication that isn't fake but there is an undercurrent of a life unfulfilled.

It's a great show and he's one of the stand-out characters.


Damn, I have never heard of that t.v. show before, but you got me interested now. Is HBO Max a free streaming service? If not, I am going to have to invest. Lmao.

I'm a fool for characters like that. Probably why I am addicted to the peaky blinders t.v. show right now.
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Definitely check it out. It's a great show and not just because of the one character. And HBO might have a trial situation you could look into. Do the whole subscribe and watch the show within the free trial period before unsubscribing.

@Dog It's literate. There are schools and hospitals and the like but they're subpar compared to the middle and upper rings.
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HBO max is $15 a month with a 30 day trial. Used to use it for a bit.

I imagine the Lower Ring is like the shittier parts of a city like New York or Detroit or Chicago. The dingier parts of a big city, but still technically part of a civilized society... just in this case with some favela decor, lol.
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I imagine the Lower Ring is like the shittier parts of a city like New York or Detroit or Chicago. The dingier parts of a big city, but still technically part of a civilized society... just in this case with some favela decor, lol.


I imagine it more a place ran over with trash and poverty aplenty. Shoddy housing and buildings. Extremely overcrowded and the works. Even the worst parts of New York and Detroit are too generous.
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I imagine there are areas of straight slums, but the super poverty/places where you get shanked on the regular is probably in the underground. I imagined the majority of lower ring as basically the projects or low income/large volume housing, or the not so nice parts of the city like others have said
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I mean, yeah, considering that basically Ba Sing Se is what remains of civilization to a large degree, the concentration of population is probably going to be a lot more extreme, but it's still just one wall removed from the "middle class" of society and part of humanity's biggest city.

I dunno. Probably best to let Exit chime in on this one again to tell us who's closer to the truth.
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I cannot wait to write with you all lol. It's a mix of everyone's answers. If you can picture the size that this outer ring has to be and then imagine living conditions like a gradient, you get a married version of the above speculation. Not all areas are as ill maintained as others and some places are probably not so terrible. But when everything is so crowded and there are just too many people and sometimes the city just feels like an endless maze of building that are infinitely tall, every street starts to feels like a dirty alleyway. There's too much trash and too many corners for people to hide in and eventually everything gets neglected.

I wish I could find it but there's a scene in the film Blade Runner 2049 where K is returning to his apartment. The stairwell is trashy and there are people loitering inside that seem like drifters. It doesn't feel safe but it's still home to some.

@vietmyke interpretation of the difference between above and below ground is pretty spot on.


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I've got two ideas and I have no idea which is better. Got a water bender with a knack for ice, or a non bender who's a potential sniper.
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@Mistress Dizzy Why not both? Double your chances 😉
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@Mistress Dizzy Welcome! Like suggested above, you could go for both if you have enough time to make two sheets.
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I'm beginning to feel the overall suspense for tomorrow, but I am excited for everything. Even if I don't get in, I definitely am going to put Katakuri in my character file and use him for future things (upon tweaking to what is needed that is).
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This decision is about to be difficult.
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@OddApproved I feel the same way! I’m definitely proud of my work on Chu Hua and can’t wait for whatever is next for her. Not sure where else I’d be able to put her, though!

EDIT: It scares me when GMs say things like that… 😂
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@OddApproved I feel the same way! I’m definitely proud of my work on Chu Hua and can’t wait for whatever is next for her. Not sure where else I’d be able to put her, though!


I feel like we should all be proud. I have been reading through the characters, since I haven't had time to, and I think they are all amazing in their own ways. Whatever team is made out of these characters, the writing is going to be beautiful. I will definitely be peaking in and watching where the roleplay goes, since I am a fool for AtLA themed things.

You never know when 1x1 ATLA themed roleplays come up. That's probably the only time I'll use Kata, unless I want to change him up from this universe.
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I was busy but I snuck it in before the deadline. I had trouble picking an element but I ended up choosing the one that I felt had the most contrast with her (initial) personality, and so would lead to opportunities for drama and character growth. Hope I didn't cause trouble for anyone.

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her politics (an incoherent ideology dubbed Anarchro-Kuvirism), what people should be striving for (physical strength, inner toughness, self-reliance), if violence is an acceptable way to solve problems (almost always), what's wrong with technology (it makes people weak and passive), and what's wrong with modern society (same).


Wait, wait, wait, I've seen this one!



Also we now have every element in contest... *nervous sweating intensifies*
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