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Lots of guests coming and going in the next few weeks. I apologize in advance if I lag in posting
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Traveling for a week, and may not keep up with RPs. Thank you for your patience.
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Been busy and scatterbrained this week, and behind on RPs. Please excuse my delay in posting.
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Got back from a two-week vacation overseas. Give me some time to catch up with RPs. Thank you for your patience!
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I'll be going on a two week vacation starting tomorrow and don't know how often I'll have Internet access. Thank you for your patience. I'll try to be more regular when I get back.
Hey Daxam, welcome back. So I mentioned Zac in my CS for Shizuka. It's up to you whether or not he still works as a magician/entertainer at the Shining Kettle or if he's moved on to bigger better things. Shizuka has quit the Shining Kettle due to not wanting to be reminded of a certain drunk.
@Stern Algorithm if you could write me up a travel guide style description of Ink Sparks then that would be great, usually I'd do it myself but it seems like you have a very specific Idea of this bookstore.
Well actually, Ink Sparks is @Haeo's idea, I just want Shizuka to work there.
Ink Sparks, so far, only exists as a background notation with a vague location. After all, it has no GM approval as of yet. However, should such approval be given then I have no problem with that at all. My vision is of a very small store front, a little bigger than a gas station, with a much larger back room area that handles the majority of the business. The neighborhood would have a history of drug dealing, though that is rapidly declining due to lack of cooperation from the remaining businesses in the area. It also is an area with gangs. However, they are more like street toughs than anything else. They aren't very dangerous with the dealers moving out of the area.
Yes I see no problem with that, let me know the details of this new locations and I'll add it to the areas.
In case you didn't see this, I think the location is now GM-approved. I'll modify Shizuka's CS to include the fact that she's working at Ink Sparks now. How long do you want her to have been working there? Long enough so that they sort of know each other, or just recently started so that we can RP 'getting to know each other'?
Hey let me know if you want to flesh out details of Shizuka and Kyle’s interactions on new years eve. I included a summary in my CS of how I assumed things went down, but maybe they can still be in contact after that drunken night, or maybe they got closer than that.
Hey! I decided to have Shizuka change jobs. So instead of being a waitress at the Shining Kettle, I wanted her to become a bookstore clerk. I currently have it that she works at a place called the Bookmark, but it might be better for her to work at ink parks instead, just for some regular interactions with another PC. Would that be ok with you?
Name (Surname, Personal Name): Otonashi Shizuka Age: 22 Appearance:
Height: 166 cm (5'5") Weight: 45 kg (100 lbs) Likes: Animals especially cats, nature, cooking, intellectuals, philosophy, selflessness, family, order, humility, tradition. Shizuka has become sort of an 'otaku' in her own right as she recently started playing the collectible card game, "Wizardry: The Collective", and competes in tournaments at the Lancom Arcade. Her favorite location is the Aquarium. Dislikes: Cruelty, arrogance, noise, disorder, conflict, crowds, shallow attraction, lack of commitment, insincerity, dishonesty Party Trick: Unexpectedly good pencil sketch portraits due to her observant nature and dexterity. Profession: Shizuka is a graduate student at Shine City Academy, majoring in veterinary science. She used to be a teaching assistant to Dr. Shou Matsuoka's biology class but she has fulfilled her TA requirements and no longer TA's, spending more time on her research project. She used to work part-time as a waitress at the Shining Kettle, a cafe on Shine Junction, but she has quit that as well since it reminds her of Alban. Now she works part-time as a clerk at a bookstore on Shine Junction called, The Bookmark. Bio/Personality: Shizuka is quiet and demure, but is extremely supportive and committed to friends and especially to family. To people she doesn't know, she can act formal and respectful, overcoming her inherent shyness. She is capable and skilled and takes care of herself, but her modesty is so deeply ingrained that she tends to sell herself short, downplay her contributions, and take herself for granted. However, she is not depressed, she simply thinks this way to motivate herself to always do more. She feels others are far more deserving of attention and may become awkward and uncomfortable if people become attracted to her. Shizuka lived with her parents and sister in another city, but when she got into Shine City Academy's graduate program, she moved here and is now living in the dorms. When she was younger, several boys had approached her with romantic interests and she had turned them down for two main reasons: she doesn't think they would be interested in her if they spent time with her because she considers herself uninteresting and average at best, and she could sort of tell that they were just physically attracted to her, in love with the idealized 'concept' of who they wanted her to be instead if who she really was. So she has never been in a relationship and is not looking for one, but a deep emotional connection based off of mutual understanding and real appreciation may bring her out.
Broken-hearted heartbreaker, a summary of past events.
Shizuka's life changed one day when she heard her name announced on the radio by the young and independent radio host, Nick Weston. He was going through his list of young and attractive people. Out of a sense of modesty, she sought to confront him to let him know that he had made a mistake. Upon meeting him, he expressed a desire to be friends with her. After several friendly outings, it soon became apparent that he had become infatuated with her. Unused to the attention and sensing incompatibility, Shizuka awkwardly turned him down, a decision she feels wasn't wrong, but feels guilty for regardless.
It was revealed in passing when she visits her family for Christmas, that she had a crush on a boy in high school, but her best friend and cousin had a crush on the same guy and unknowingly came to Shizuka for help and advice. During the visit, Shizuka feels a bit of pride and emptiness to see her cousin happily married to that man and with their first child who was recently born. While honored to hold the baby, it brought tears to Shizuka's eyes. The nostalgia and regret made her cut the visit short.
One day while working, a single-father named Alban Voclain and his daughter, Stella, came into the Shining Kettle, as did a man named Zac Yoxall. Zac was an up-and-coming magician and entertained Stella, prompting the owner and barista of the Shining Kettle to hire him on the spot, which would make Zac and Shizuka coworkers until Shizuka eventually quits. During her childish shenanigans, Stella hits her head on the underside of a table, causing her to cry. Shizuka's motherly response brings her closer to Alban. Having been friend's for a short while, Alban eventually decides to invite Shizuka to the New Year's Eve masquerade ball. Unfortunately, Alban saw someone he mistook for his ex-wife, the woman who abandoned him and their daughter, and got himself incredibly inebriated in rage. To make the doppelganger jealous, he dances with Maribelle, Stella's violin teacher. Alban and Mari then make off into the night for some drunken sex, leaving Shizuka alone at the ball. There she meets Kazuma Watanabe, a mute who invites her to another party. With her ride home gone, Shizuka accepts, only to arrive at the mansion of young pop-idol Amity Bellerose. There she meets Amity and Amity's childhood friend, Kyle Parker, who are preparing for a night of drunken madness. Shizuka participates, if only to drown out the encroaching sense of abandonment.
And that's where our story ended. Six months have passed since then, and Shizuka has burned a few bridges and entrenched herself deeper in 'modesty', which is a euphemism she uses for her lack of self-worth. While she enjoyed Kazuma, Amity, and Kyle's company, she has maintained a professional distance with them as she doesn't want to be reminded of that night, the same night that a horrible shooting occurred at that same ball that she had left. She has quit the Shining Kettle where she first met Alban and Stella and has begun working at The Bookmark in a position that draws considerably less attention. She has also stopped TAing for Dr. Matsuoka due to her having fulfilled her requirements.
Clementine was glad to see that her first stop along her audit journey was going so smoothly. it was rather amazing that Chief Kylo responded with such compliance rather than adopting a typical defensive stance. Clementine wrote a note to herself concerning the failure of the forensics department to analyze the driller, then reached out a hand to take the disc from Kylo when she was suddenly surrounded by a bright, disorienting light.
When the light disappeared, Clementine found herself somewhere else in the mine, somewhere that didn't look like any of the few places she had already seen. She listened with growing trepidation as the alien spoke. One man among the people here sprang into action, inspecting the machinery and spit-firing questions and introduced himself as Tommy. Then the unthinkable happened: the man agreed to help the alien fight against Galatec.
Clementine's eye twitched.
"HAH!" Clementine barked uncontrollably. "Haha...heh..." Clementine laughed nervously, "Th-that's not how you're supposed to answer...silly." Clementine looked almost drunk as she continued, "I-I know what this is...this is one of those corporate team-building exercises, right?" She looked around at the people nearby, visibly shaking, turning to look at the as-yet-unnamed Samara and at the alien for some confirmation. "Y-you really threw me for a loop you know, whisking me here suddenly...you almost had me for a second...almost had me...But we know where this goes, right? Now we all share stories of how much we've benefited from Galatec: all the great opportunities, awesome products, and what an ideal work environment it is. We all love Galatec here, right? ...right?" For some reason Clementine couldn't stop talking, afraid that the silence would expose some horrible eventuality. Something was definitely wrong here, so she clung to the comfort of the sound of her own voice.
"Ah, Cheif Kylo, It's a pleasure to meet you, my name's Clementine Mayweather, and I'm just doing an audit of the facility," Clementine introduced herself. "Oh, and this is Jonah Fallen," she added. Though it wasn't common practice to introduce security personnel, Clementine wanted him to feel included despite the awkwardness.
"I just want to double-check the expenses that have occurred here. One thing that popped out at me is the 'driller' went missing? While it's all good that the vehicle has been recovered, production was understandably lower during its absence. Is there any explanation for where it went during that time? Finding a reason should help prevent future, ah... disappearances," Clementine smiled at Kylo in an attempt to appear non-threatening, as most people easily become defensive when being audited.
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