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Shine City 3: Summer Sequel (Always Accepting)

All good! I'll get some more likes and dislikes added :)

And in terms of getting people together, a resort may be intriguing. Would there be a giveaway of some kind for people to get tickets? What about events at the resort? Maybe some kind of sports tournament there to attract a wider audience? (volleyball?)

Shine City 3: Summer Sequel (Always Accepting)

Thanks so much!

Below is my CS for viewing :)

Akihiro Kobayashi

Name: Akihiro Kobayashi
Age: 24
Appearance:
Height: 6’0
Weight: 180lbs
Likes: World history, Cheeseburgers, Intellectually stimulating conversation, Books, Dramatic films, Violin
Dislikes: Bigotry, Hamburgers without cheese, Cruelty, Heavy Metal
Party trick: Able to recite lines from Greek Mythology and Japanese mythology on the spot
Profession: Teaching Assistant for the Humanities program at Shine City Academy
Bio/Personality:
Raised in the rural countryside, Akihiro had a rather pleasant life with his hard working parents, who worked their small plot of family owned land and sold their goods at various markets for a decent living. While he enjoyed the freedom of roaming around the family property with his brother and two sisters, the agricultural lifestyle didn’t have the same draw that it did for his other siblings. He occupied his time with the tomes of mythology and history that were passed down by his grandfather. Noticing that his son was spending so much time buried in books, Akihiro’s father proclaimed that he would send the boy off to university as long as he maintained his workload around the farm and continued to excel in school. Akihiro worked tirelessly to maintain a near perfect set of grades throughout secondary school and to help out around the home, applying to as many universities as he could in his spare moments. It was when he turned seventeen that Shine City Academy replied back to his application, stating that he would be accepted into their collegiate studies program. After saying goodbye to the family, Akihiro was off.

Seven years seemed to fly by, Akihiro growing from a wide-eyed boy fresh from the country to a refined young man with charisma and charm. He had gained a few close friends, experienced some of the best that Shine City had to offer and decided that he would follow in the footsteps of his professors, going down the path of scholar and professor himself. After completing his undergraduate degree at 22, he rolled right into the graduate program for Humanities, earning the position of teaching assistant. With only a year left in his program, Akihiro is beginning to realize that his life as a student will soon close...

Theme song: Erase the Pain-Time is Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZpUhAk3t5I

Promises left on the sand(megatrash/freedom)

Well, you're not the only one on that point. I have no clue about anything relating to anime...at all. I watched a couple when I was a teenager, but I'm so out of touch that I consider myself an anime dinosaur xD.

Good advice! My wife was actually talking to me about how stressed she's getting already. Sorry about the anxiety diagnosis :/. My Dad struggles with that as well and I know how bad it can be.

Dc Superhero team up of epicness(MxF)(18+)

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Promises left on the sand(megatrash/freedom)

Thanks! We haven't even gotten to see a house yet and we're already bugged by how...thorough the process is xD

Haha, yes I am! I just kinda assume that most people here are, but it doesn't hurt to ask before I start gushing about video games.

Sounds great! :)

Shine City 3: Summer Sequel (Always Accepting)

Hey guys! Super excited to have posted a character, but now, as a newb, I have questions:

1. Do I need to wait for my character to be approved?
2. How should I introduce my character? Should I just...jump into someone else's action or post my own intro post so that others can choose to interact with my character or not?
3. Do ALL the characters connect at some point or do they mostly stay in their corners of the city?
4. Is there some kind of deadline for events? So, for instance, Season 3 will close with x amount of posts, so I need to have a storyline wrapped up x posts before it closes.

Thanks, all! Can't wait to jump in!

Shine City 3: Summer Sequel (Always Accepting)

Akihiro Kobayashi

Name: Akihiro Kobayashi
Age: 24
Appearance:
Height: 6’0
Weight: 180lbs
Likes: World history, Cheeseburgers, Intellectually stimulating conversation, Books, Dramatic films, Violin, Mythology, Education, Samurai Champloo, Cheesy sci-fi movies, Earl grey tea
Dislikes: Bigotry, Hamburgers without cheese, Cruelty, Heavy Metal, Star Trek, Julia Roberts, Ignorance, Romance novels
Party trick: Able to recite lines from Greek Mythology and Japanese mythology on the spot
Profession: Teaching Assistant for the Humanities program at Shine City Academy
Bio/Personality:
Raised in the rural countryside, Akihiro had a rather pleasant life with his hard working parents, who worked their small plot of family owned land and sold their goods at various markets for a decent living. While he enjoyed the freedom of roaming around the family property with his brother and two sisters, the agricultural lifestyle didn’t have the same draw that it did for his other siblings. He occupied his time with the tomes of mythology and history that were passed down by his grandfather. Noticing that his son was spending so much time buried in books, Akihiro’s father proclaimed that he would send the boy off to university as long as he maintained his workload around the farm and continued to excel in school. Akihiro worked tirelessly to maintain a near perfect set of grades throughout secondary school and to help out around the home, applying to as many universities as he could in his spare moments. It was when he turned seventeen that Shine City Academy replied back to his application, stating that he would be accepted into their collegiate studies program. After saying goodbye to the family, Akihiro was off.

Seven years seemed to fly by, Akihiro growing from a wide-eyed boy fresh from the country to a refined young man with charisma and charm. He had gained a few close friends, experienced some of the best that Shine City had to offer and decided that he would follow in the footsteps of his professors, going down the path of scholar and professor himself. After completing his undergraduate degree at 22, he rolled right into the graduate program for Humanities, earning the position of teaching assistant. With only a year left in his program, Akihiro is beginning to realize that his life as a student will soon close...

Theme song: Erase the Pain-Time is Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZpUhAk3t5I

Promises left on the sand(megatrash/freedom)

"Cam, we can't go out there again. It's just the five of us and we would be shooting wildly in the dark. What would the point be?"
"Making sure that our people can actually make it." Jes shot a glare at Justin, who turned around to retort:
"Noble, yeah, but we would be gambling on all of us surviving. What if we don't? What if we try to make some nutty last stand and get eviscerated? We would lose out on a shot at possibly saving the entire nation!"
"Quit being the pragmatist, Justin!" She drew closer to him, muscles in her neck and arms visibly tensing as she continued:
"You and I both know that Ryk wouldn't want us to leave OUR people to fend for themselves! We go out there, provide covering fire just long enough for get themselves in here and figure out what to do from there, casualties and all." The squadmates that remained in Jessica's platoon nodded vehemently in sync with their commander. Justin looked to the wounded Cam, whose eyes betrayed a level of concern that he couldn't ignore. He wasn't going to do this for anyone else but her.

"Alright, alright. We can set up a two man rotation just outside the door. We've got natural cover from the cement barrier, so we can probably hold out long enough to suppress fire."
"I'll do the first shift with you." Jes told him, motioning for the woman in her group before commanding her to keep watch over Cam. The other squadmate was positioned on the interior edge of the entranceway to help with crowd control as Jes and Justin emerged into the pale darkness.

_________

Two hours.
Two long, crushing hours.

Justin placed his back against the concrete barrier and grit his teeth, suppressing the urge to let out a visceral shout. His hands, sticky, doused with blood, threw the emptied firearm onto the ground with resounding effort as he looked over at Jess, whose shoulders were slumped, leaning on the top of the barrier to catch her breath. There had been nothing for the first hour of their watch, but then survivors began to trickle down the roadway, eyes wide, hands carrying whatever scant possessions they could carry. About fifteen had come into the bunker without any resistance with twenty more visible in the moonlight.

And then they weren't.

Arrows tipped with blazing heads streaked through the air, hitting their targets with precision. Jes, Justin and Robert(the male squadmate) couldn't identify the attackers in the dim lighting, so they fired wildly, hoping to hit the assailants. Instead of confirmed kills, the trio had to face spears and arrows flung t their position as well as the civilians. They were pinned down and emptying all of their ammunition into the darkness, the crazed shootout ending seemingly an eternity later. The trio emerged onto the street to find that while they had been suppressed, the remaining survivors of Omega lay in the road, their goods plundered, their lives snuffed out.

They had failed.

"We could've...we could've gone out there." Jes mumbled.
"Sure. We would've been laying in the street along with everyone else." Justin winced at the harshness of his statement, adding:
"Sorry." She nodded, walking into the bunker, Justin following. The survivors that did make it were settled in and trying to make themselves as busy as they could, but that activity ceased when their defenders walked in with looks of defeat. They knew.

He looked for Cam's trademark ebony locks, but couldn't find her. Where had she gone off to?

Promises left on the sand(megatrash/freedom)

Corporate for the win! xD

Glad you were able to navigate the learning curve, though! Those can be a doozy.

Working on moving now, actually. My wife and I are trying to find a house that isn't stupid expensive, yet has a yard for our future dogs to play in(we want dogs SO badly, yet we're cramped in an apartment at the moment).

So, I got a position teaching college English to seniors. The kids get both their high school and college credit, which is a sweet deal...and I get paid more money because I'm technically an adjunct professor with the college that partnered with the district. Good times! :D

This was rather career defining for me, seeing as most people my age are still slogging away at teaching freshman, so I'm EXTREMELY humbled by the opportunity and nervous beyond all comprehension...eek! xD

Hey, out of curiosity, are you a gamer?

Promises left on the sand(megatrash/freedom)

Cool beans! Thanks for the update :)

Also, how's that new position treating you?