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Zhou Yu tried to keep his composure as the waiter turned into a dangerous beast. While the waiter didn't outright deny that they were in Hell, he seemed to imply that they weren't; and although he now promised entertainment, he had conveniently ignored several of Zhou Yu's other complaints.

Zhou turned to the stage with a skeptical anticipation, trying very hard to ignore the magical scenery transition as it did not agree with his mental sensibilities. But when a walking, talking skeleton appeared and started telling jokes, Zhou Yu sat stock still and very briefly did something which was a cross between a laugh and a cough, spitting a bit of blood in the process. The confusion, resultant frustration, and insanity of the situation was taking a toll on his health. Bruno then started having a second outburst, the first of which Zhou Yu had tried ignoring, but this time, after wiping the blood from his mouth, Zhou Yu turned to Bruno, "What is it, my good fellow? Do you need something?"

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"This is outrageous!" Zhou Yu exclaimed, "I know some nations that have less capital than this. No self-respecting restaurant would charge for something like 'the wages of employees of your other establishment'. You clearly don't know how run a business the costs of most of the things you mentioned are to be paid for over time, spread out thinly across every check of every customer for the next several months if not years. After you've paid off all your initial cost of investment, then you start gaining a significant profit. And besides, you mentioned gratuity already and then also ask for a tip even though they're the same thing. You also mentioned appetizers but I've had nothing besides this entree. And I see no entertainment in sight either. Tell me, is this Hell, and is dealing with your ineptitude my eternal punishment?"

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Zhou Yu started as Bruno thrashed and tossed his meal to the floor in a sorry attempt to dine. Zhou Yu was then even more befuddled by the other waiters, having never seen a vacuum cleaner before. He was certain there was witchcraft involved when the waiter fed Bruno by summoning an intricate wheeled machine to deliver the newly made meal directly into Bruno's mouth.

"What is going on here?" Zhou asked slamming both hands on the table, losing his patience. "Am I in Heaven? Hell? I vaguely remember dying and my companion here has clearly been dead for a while." Spontaneously he picks up the check and scoffs. "While in life I could have afforded such an exorbitant amount, no single dish is worth this!" He tosses it with much disrespect onto the table. "As the chief military commander of the Kingdom of Wu, I demand an explanation!"

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Zhou blinked a few times, wondering if this was heaven. Looking to his side, he saw Bruno and concluded that he was in hell. He looked at himself: he was ten years younger. The decoration in this...place was foreign to him, as was the man with the large hair that stood in front of the table. The man spoke, and though Zhou Yu could understand him, he had the uncanny feeling that he wasn't speaking Chinese. When it was revealed, the size of the meal did not offend Zhou Yu, he was, after all, used to delicacies that were served in small portions, and though foreign, Zhou Yu could assume that this place shared similar concepts when it came to luxury foods. "Thank you," Zhou Yu said, offering what courtesy he could despite his confusion. Turning to his partner at his table, Zhou Yu greeted Bruno, "Please eat slowly," he said; a customary Chinese courtesy one often said before eating. He then took the fork (a rather barbaric utensil compared to the chopsticks he was used to), and partook of the delicacy that he had been served, and did his utmost to appreciate and savor the subtleties of flavor and spice that such a delicacy would undoubtedly be prepared with.

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Posted. My interpretation is that Zhou Yu now reincarnates as himself at 25, with his memories of his entire life thanks to the meddling of Crocus

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Zhou Yu woke up from a fainting spell. He was in bed, being tended to by a field medic. His arrow wound had reopened due to his unbridled rage. Rage that had been rekindled by Zhuge Liang. In an attempt recapture territory that originally belonged to the Kingdom of Wu but was captured by Shu, Zhou Yu had offered to help Shu attack a mutual enemy, and would while on the march, establish themselves in the stolen territory, reclaiming it. Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang was cunning and saw through the ruse, trapping Zhou Yu's advancing army and forcing a retreat. Zhou was about to send out orders to his generals to have them prepare for battle when a messenger arrived with a letter from Zhuge Liang himself. In it, the enemy strategist warned that if Zhou Yu were to engage in such a lengthy conflict, their mutual enemy to the north, Prime Minister Cao Cao would surely take advantage of the situation. Feeling a sense of hopelessness and defeat, having been thwarted at every turn by this young upstart, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu could feel his death approaching and decided to pen one last letter to his lord, Sun Quan. His advisors gathered around, concerned for his failing health. All he could do was apologize for his failures, but even then, he was not allowed to finish for he swooned again as rage, frustration and sorrow overtook him. The next few days were a fevered nightmare for him, while the only intelligible things he could say in his waking moments were, "Oh Heavens! If you created Zhou Yu, then why did you also create Zhuge Liang?"

At the age of 35, this promising young general died from frustration.

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Handsome Youth Zhou Yu

Name: Zhou Yu (周瑜)
Style Name: GongJin (公瑾) (It's acceptable when talking about him to others in the third person to call him by his name, Zhou Yu, but it is proper etiquette and respectful when talking to him to call him by his style name, either Zhou GongJin, or simply GongJin.)
Alias: Handsome Youth, Zhou (美周郎)
Race: Human, Chinese
Gender: Fabulously and beautifully male.
Age: 25
Appearance: As his moniker implies, Zhou has a youthful, handsome appearance with piercing black eyes and regal, long-flowing black hair. His skin is clean and smooth like white jade. As a man if rank and status, he wears expensive embroidered linens such as silk and satin but does appreciate practicality, wearing more durable materials like cotton, or wool for warmth. He likes the colors crimson and white and his outfits reflect this. Though not extravagantly, he does wear various articles and accessories, expensive gold and silver jewelry encrusted with precious and semiprecious stones, mostly in headwear or in the form of tassels to signify rank. In battle, he will wear highly decorated crimson Chinese armor since after becoming chief tactician, he hasn't needed to go into battle directly anymore, though that isn't to say that his actual martial prowess has dulled.
Personality/Motivation: Zhou Yu is a strategic and tactical genius of his time, second only to Zhuge Liang. Confident to the point of arrogance, yet he is unwaveringly devoted to his lord. Though he doesn't have a traitorous bone in his body, he can be quite deceptive to his enemies, and is known for manipulating enemy spies to report incorrect information. He usually appears easygoing and friendly, knowing all the proper etiquttes and respects. He can be fairly easy to get along with and appreciates talent when he sees it. He would be a happy and self-content man if it were not for the existence of Zhuge Liang, a younger nobody from the hills who happens to be the greatest tactician and strategist of two generations. Zhuge Liang brings out and reveals Zhou Yu's unquenchable jealousy, a jealousy that leads him to lose objectivity in situations and to make mistakes in planning. This jealousy also leads to his untimely death.
Gear: A white and crimson Chinese robe with some light-medium armor underneath. He was a Chinese sword (jian) and a fighting staff (gun).
Abilities: Zhou Yu is a capable martial artist in his own right, skilled with the sword and staff. Due to his crowning victory, The Battle at Red Cliffs (Chi Bi), he was the ability of soul chain, in which he ties the souls of his enemies together such that any magical or energy damage that one sustains, the others also take in equal measure. To support this, Zhou Yu has the added ability to set a single opponent ablaze from a distance. Zhou Yu is also a master tactician and has the ability to analyze his allies' and opponents' strengths and weaknesses and is fairly good at creating advantageous matchups. He is also extremely perceptive and can not only detect spies easily, but is good at deceiving them into thinking that they have successfully tricked him, allowing him to unknowingly supply them with incorrect and detrimental information.
Flaws: While Zhou Yu's body is fairly young and healthy, it is easily affected by his mental state. Specifically, jealous rage reduces his constitution and causes him to cough up blood. The better he feels about himself, the healthier he is, the more frustrated and thwarted he becomes, the worse his health, and it is entirely possible for him to become bedridden for days.
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Here is my CS. I'm a bit unsure about how much gear I'm allowed to have. Let me know if the ability and flaw are acceptable.

Handsome Youth Zhou Yu

Name: Zhou Yu (周瑜)
Style Name: GongJin (公瑾) (It's acceptable when talking about him to others in the third person to call him by his name, Zhou Yu, but it is proper etiquette and respectful when talking to him to call him by his style name, either Zhou GongJin, or simply GongJin.)
Alias: Handsome Youth, Zhou (美周郎)
Race: Human, Chinese
Gender: Fabulously and beautifully male.
Age: 25
Appearance: As his moniker implies, Zhou has a youthful, handsome appearance with piercing black eyes and regal, long-flowing black hair. His skin is clean and smooth like white jade. As a man if rank and status, he wears expensive embroidered linens such as silk and satin but does appreciate practicality, wearing more durable materials like cotton, or wool for warmth. He likes the colors crimson and white and his outfits reflect this. Though not extravagantly, he does wear various articles and accessories, expensive gold and silver jewelry encrusted with precious and semiprecious stones, mostly in headwear or in the form of tassels to signify rank. In battle, he will wear highly decorated crimson Chinese armor since after becoming chief tactician, he hasn't needed to go into battle directly anymore, though that isn't to say that his actual martial prowess has dulled.
Personality/Motivation: Zhou Yu is a strategic and tactical genius of his time, second only to Zhuge Liang. Confident to the point of arrogance, yet he is unwaveringly devoted to his lord. Though he doesn't have a traitorous bone in his body, he can be quite deceptive to his enemies, and is known for manipulating enemy spies to report incorrect information. He usually appears easygoing and friendly, knowing all the proper etiquttes and respects. He can be fairly easy to get along with and appreciates talent when he sees it. He would be a happy and self-content man if it were not for the existence of Zhuge Liang, a younger nobody from the hills who happens to be the greatest tactician and strategist of two generations. Zhuge Liang brings out and reveals Zhou Yu's unquenchable jealousy, a jealousy that leads him to lose objectivity in situations and to make mistakes in planning. This jealousy also leads to his untimely death.
Gear: A white and crimson Chinese robe with some light-medium armor underneath. He was a Chinese sword (jian) and a fighting staff (gun).
Abilities: Zhou Yu is a capable martial artist in his own right, skilled with the sword and staff. Due to his crowning victory, The Battle at Red Cliffs (Chi Bi), he was the ability of soul chain, in which he ties the souls of his enemies together such that any magical or energy damage that one sustains, the others also take in equal measure. To support this, Zhou Yu has the added ability to set a single opponent ablaze from a distance. Zhou Yu is also a master tactician and has the ability to analyze his allies' and opponents' strengths and weaknesses and is fairly good at creating advantageous matchups. He is also extremely perceptive and can not only detect spies easily, but is good at deceiving them into thinking that they have successfully tricked him, allowing him to unknowingly supply them with incorrect and detrimental information.
Flaws: While Zhou Yu's body is fairly young and healthy, it is easily affected by his mental state. Specifically, jealous rage reduces his constitution and causes him to cough up blood. The better he feels about himself, the healthier he is, the more frustrated and thwarted he becomes, the worse his health, and it is entirely possible for him to become bedridden for days.
Favor: 0

Girafro is Love, Girafro is Life

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Can we have historical characters, but then give them outlandish magical abilities that somehow pertain to their life story?