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Esper
[Student]
[Micro Type]


Appearance:

Name: Otonashi Shizuka

Nickname/Alias: None

Magic Name : None

Position: None

Faction: None

Seat Number: #20

Nationality: Japanese

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Blood Type: B+

Biography: Shizuka grew up as a low-level Esper in Academy City, having been sent there by her parents at a young age, along with her older brother. When her brother was in high school, and herself in elementary school, her brother started using the notorious Level Upper performance enhancing audio file. He shared it with Shizuka and both of them noticed a boost in their ability to use their Esper powers. When Kiyama Harumi, the creator of Level Upper used the Level Upper AIM network to hijack the powers of all the Espers using the network, both Shizuka and her brother went into a coma and after they were brought out of the coma by the Level Upper treatment program, they were apprehended as Level Upper users, in effect, they were branded as criminals. Due to her young age and due to having been influenced by her brother, Shizuka was acquitted, whereas her brother had to go through a long and arduous process to be released. He was also sent away from Academy City since he had lost his powers as a result of Level Upper.

Though Shizuka resents what Kiyama Harumi and Level Upper (and by extension, Academy City) did to her brother, the pressure, shame and powerlessness of being a low-level Esper combined with an insatiable curiosity for the level of power she had experienced when younger has pushed her to experiment on herself with synesthesia; as a manipulator of sound, she attempted over and over again to recreate and modify the original audio of Level Upper. It is perhaps this daring to break past her limits through unconventional (and potentially dangerous) means that has gained her acceptance to Hybrid Academy.

Personality: Despite her ambition, Shizuka is actually kind of a coward and just wants to get along with everyone. She puts too much value on what other people think of her, giving her a desire to please others which makes her susceptible to being bullied and exploited. She tries to find someone who she thinks will be nice to her and give her attention to whom she latches on, becoming something of a lackey. She can come off as serious but is easily flustered. She is afraid that her love of computers will make people think she's an otaku (she really is).

Likes:
- Robotics/electronics
- Computers
- Video games
- "Cool" things like tokusatsu
- Classical Music
- Pure sounds (electronic tones), or natural sounds (waterfalls and thunder)
Dislikes:
- Noise, sudden noise (gunfire, screaming), the sound of too many people talking (crowds)
- Conflict, quarreling
- Being ignored
- Being asked about music
- Feeling exposed

Skills:
- Wave Theory
- Perfect Pitch
- Harmonics
- Electrical engineering (hobby)
- Piezoelectric circuit design

Ability:
Lonely Orchestra (獨單樂隊 - Tandoku Gakutai) (Acoustokinesis): Level 2 (Level Up 4-5); Micro
Special Skill: Detection and emission of audible and inaudible frequencies and amplitudes of sound. This includes being able to figure out the resonant frequencies of various objects and materials by listening to the sound it makes when struck, and imitating voices.
Signature Move:
  • Level Upper Private Server - Shizuka's ultimate goal is to recreate Level Upper for herself. This may push her to Level 4 or Level 5. Depending on what the GM allows, this may be a buff to herself only, or an area-of-effect buff to all Espers within range of hearing her, which may or may not come with the advantages and disadvantages that having a small AIM field network brings. The details of how this particular skill manifests can be tweaked since Shizuka may not actually end up making an exact copy of the original audio.
    • Disadvantages: May induce coma or other negative side effects of the original Level Upper.

Magic: None

Theme Song(s):
- Main
- Battle music, or if she ever gets the chance to power-trip
- More power-tripping

Extras: Shizuka is not actually an audiophile and is somewhat out-of-touch with popular music. Shizuka's Signature Moves will not be achieved until later (with GM's permission of course).
OK, if Blythe makes Solomon fall, Blythe will get in trouble with Sion (rules are rules). If you'd rather Blythe not get in trouble with Sion, I was going to have Sion stop Solomon eventually, so up to you
@lennon79 Thanks for the tip, although I did find what I think is the predecessor to this RP, with explanations for micro vs macro. @Raijinslayer, there is also a list of preset abilities. Not sure if it will be the same list for this RP, but I think it's something good to start with.

I am in the process of making my character right now.
I'm not familiar with the micro/macro terminology (at least, I don't recall hearing it in the anime). What does it mean with respect to Esper abilities?

Also, just calling dibs on a sound manipulating esper (if that's allowed).

@Lennon79, FYI, I can't see your character's image.
Solomon swung his legs down from the neighboring seat that he had propped them on and stood up abruptly, "Watch what you say when you speak to your betters!" He walked into the aisle and tilted his head back a bit, looking down his nose towards Blythe. His mouth widened into a nasty grin, "Time to apologize. Now, kneel!" Blythe was uncontrollably compelled to get out of her seat, get on her hands and knees, and place her head on the floor. Solomon walked up to her and placed his foot on the back of her head. "Now do you understand the difference?"

Seeing the scene, Israfil grabbed his head and cowered in terror, hating himself for being too scared to help. He had been on the receiving end of the supernatural bullying of Ascendeds for far too many times.

Sion shot up out of his seat and yelled angrily, "Ensign Lear! You are to stop that at once! This is an order from a superior officer!"

Tera looked between Solomon and Sion indecisively. She hoped Lieutenant RHS would take care of the situation. She looked at Claire hoping she wouldn't get involved, but expecting she would; after all, her twin was being humiliated.

Solomon stared back at Sion for a tense moment.
Yeah, like kneeling. OK, thank you for your permission. Solomon's mind control is actually more like body control, he controls people's bodies against their wills, and they are completely aware of what's happening to them, so he can't make people like him or change their opinions.
So since Solomon's actual Ascended ability is mind-control, and Blythe has pissed him off, I wanted to ask if you would be ok with Solomon attempting to make Blythe prostrate to him. If you are not OK, I'll make Solomon retaliate some other way, or for something to interrupt before he actually does it. Or if you have a good reason to say that Blythe can somehow resist Solomon's mind-control then that works too. Anyways, I'm not going to control your character without your permission.
You've got my interest. I watched the first two seasons of Index, and I think two seasons of Railgun, I hope this will be enough prerequisite knowledge. I have an idea for a sound-wave manipulating Esper.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Claire," Tera said politely. "I think it's pretty amazing that both you and your sister were chosen to be pilots, I've heard the selection process was fairly rigorous. Was joining the military your goal from the beginning, or were you just randomly selected to take a cog-scan?" The question may come off as odd, but Tera herself was more or less plucked out of civilian life to be a pilot. Perhaps the program thought that, as a machine, she would be obedient. The fact that she just went along with it means that perhaps they were right.

"Uh...ummm..." Israfil was having a hard time answering Mike's question, "It's like...I don't want anyone to get mad at me. I mean, Lieutenant Reese...I think he's not happy right now, and I think it's because of me." Israfil didn't quite know how to put it into words, but he'd felt judged his whole life. His desire to please came out of a need to cover some sort of ingrained defect he felt he had. As far as he was concerned, if he couldn't make everyone around him happy, then there was something wrong with him.

Overhearing Israfil, Solomon chimed in from across the shuttle, "You bet your ass he's angry." Solomon grinned a little to himself. Israfil swallowed thickly and looked down at his knees.

Sion decided not to comment; to say he wasn't a bit peeved would be lying, and trying to explain without hurting Israfil's feelings wasn't exactly something he felt he could do, nor even really wanted to. Israfil was a soldier now, and if this was enough to upset him, then he had no business being in combat. Sion instead checked the ETA and announced, "We should be arriving at the Incubator momentarily."
Sion looked down at Mike impassively; he had no personal stake in Mike's behavior or performance so he did not judge his tardiness. "Yes, Seaman Rogers, I was informed that you will be joining us in the shuttle. You are cleared to enter." When Claire passed in front of him, Sion smiled back in politeness, a bit relieved to see that not everyone human going to be difficult to deal with. When Blythe passed him by, he had expected her to behave coldly, given how she had responded to Solomon earlier. Sion wondered if Blythe was aware of the fact that the program only wanted Claire, and only took Blythe on because hints in the twins' cog designs suggested that the two had to go together to unleash their full potential.

Solomon made a show of entering last, testing the limits of Sion's patience. "Hey Lieutenant," Solomon asked lazily, "Besides me, who in our team is Ascended?"

Sion narrowed his eyes momentarily and decided that answering him would be the fastest solution, "Only Lieutenant Encarnacion, who we will meet when we arrive at the carrier."

Solomon clicked his tongue in disappointment. Then he realized that he didn't have to show respect to anyone in the shuttle, except maybe Sion because of his rank. He sat down and reclined, taking up as many seats as he could and pulled his hat over his eyes. he had wanted to pick on someone but maybe he'd save it for later. He didn't feel like getting in trouble just yet, not until he knew he could get away with it.

Israfil, who had entered the shuttle first, sat down and made sure there was a seat next to him for Mike.

Tera meanwhile, decided to sit near Claire, while still keeping Blythe's seat open. "Ensign Tera QAZ," she introduced herself in a quiet, airy voice. Looking at people's facial expressions and body language, Claire looked like the most approachable of the pilots so far.

The shuttle, meanwhile, detached from the station and made its way into outer orbit, where it will rendezvous with the Incubator Concert, the experimental fleet commissioned specifically for the deployment of the cogs.
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