Raineh Daze

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Yukimura Yuri

With all reasonable avenues of conversation--or at least the ones likely to occur between two girls who gave the general impression that they'd only act excited for the apocalypse--currently exhausted, Yuri began to unpack her luggage. The clothing was unremarkable and seemed to consist of the overwhelming majority of it, but the notable thing was the photos. There was a somewhat alarming number, though given the number of siblings she had and the sheer variety of them, it wasn't that surprising.

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Oshiro Momo

Gloomy, the small girl stuck close behind Keiji, once again sticking a hand in his in order to not get lost in the press of new students. She didn't feel that her theory was wrong, however--it just needed to be written down and properly prevented, then he'd surely get it! It was purely about large ahoge. Anyone, with such impressive hair had to be a receiver. Smaller ahoge would obviously mean a Tuner, since they didn't need to filter off Aether from such a distance. The lack of ahoge was a mystery, though... how did that work? Bone ahoge?

Realising that she was being asked a question, the small girl perked up, "'Momo climbed Mt. Fuji with her parents!' says Momo as Momo indicates the shape of the mountain."

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Now that I don't have overdue and incredibly annoying projects to complete, I should be able to get a post up today.

Character Crossover Crisis City (C4 Reboot)

I'm pretty sure they're still dissolving. XD

Character Crossover Crisis City (C4 Reboot)

@Flamelord ... wouldn't they be doing their normal 'dissolve people on touch' thing?

Though the idea of just... throwing the villains into a messy brawl and adding mooks on top seems a bit confusing.

(Besides, I think Hibiki'd be more focused on ATTACKED WITH TREE than not-Noise over somewhere nearby)

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

@TrixyTrix I'm taking your avatar home.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

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Oh definitely, that was just the example that came to mind. Also fun fact: Dame is the female version of Sir, whereas Lady is when a woman was merely married to a Sir or Lord. I will say that any female-specific honorifics are likely to lack a suitable match, as old english was extremely male-oriented.

Also it does when someone specifically says "it doesnt exist in the west as it does in japan". :p

@Xeronoia

You don't need to mention that to me. I have a semi-decent knowledge of all the damn ranks nobility has.

Well, it doesn't exist in the same way, as it isn't reinforced simply by having a conversation. The observation is strictly accurate, though the extent to which it applies is debateable.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

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As I said, most English honorifics are outdated and no longer in use. English is a very old language, with different manners of speech depending on the area, and hardly restricted to modern America or England. Lord and Lady and all that is just what people remember from their medieval times novels about knights and dragons.

Some honorifics are still around but no longer used in anything resembling the manner they originally were, too. Esquire, for example, would originally be used to address a person of higher social rank than yourself but didn't have a more specific title. Now, it's simply used as a way of politely addressing an adult male in the UK or a certified attorney in the US.

Also, claiming that the senpai-kouhai relationship doesn't exist in the west is a gross exaggeration, though it is certainly far far less common, and I suspect a bit of special snowflaking japanese culture.

@Xeronoia

Well, the House of Lords obviously still uses titles of nobility. And Esquire has its place in the Order of Precedence, and I've never actually heard it be applied to anyone. Not really the same sort of honorific at all. Now, if you'd said 'sir', then we'd be getting somewhere.

The existence of the relationship has no impact on the existence of a word to acknowledge that someone's your senior or junior in a setting. XD

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

The lack of an honorific when talking about our unfortunate researcher on Yuri's part was intentional, at least. XD

Meanwhile, Momo's attempt at science seems to have not panned out.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Yukimura Yuri

"Mostly the twins," she clarified, considering that she'd have to go check on Miki next time there was some big function. Chie was probably right about what held the dishevelled researcher up but Yuri felt that someone should at least take the time to check. If it was just games... well, something about the researcher was eminently satisfying to tease. She wasn't entirely bad company from the girl's experience but definitely far too nervous.

As they made their way through the grounds, the redhead took in the sights. Expansive grounds, nice scenery, and an abundance of cherry blossoms. The same cherry blossoms that gave one of her sisters her name. "Sakura was sad you couldn't be around for the flower-viewing. She really looks up to you."

Now that they were away from the new students, the stares in Yuri's direction were vastly reduced. The manifested weapon wasn't that special after a year or more here and the boy's uniform was just one of those easily-explained oddities, even if there wasn't much of a reason for it any more.

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Oshiro Momo

Hoisted aloft by her larger partner, the girl with the antenna looked hard for the apparent match. It wasn't much of one, in her opinion, but it was most definitely a distinctive rebellious piece of hair! Just as she was about to wriggle free and ask the new girl a question, Tomoe circumvented the need for it and stuck up the pairings, conveniently ordering them as always with the Tuners on one side and the Receivers on another.

"'No way! Someone with an ahoge is a Tuner? Maybe large ones are Receivers because they need to catch Aether from space,' Momo says as Momo is forced to revise her theory." The girl sounded honestly disappointed, sagging in Keiji's grasp and pouting. She'd been so sure that an ahoge was the obvious sign of a Receiver; they were too much like aerials to be anything else!

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Well, you'd use katana when talking about the specific Japanese sword referred to by that name in English. There's several different long, curved Japanese swords. XD

As for honorifics... yeah, I'll use them, but that's because there ARE a few that I've never seen a satisfactory alternative for that isn't looooooong character writing. It works, but does take rather an annoying time to become apparent. Especially in roleplays.