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Haruishi Mari

@follycle @Delta44 @TheWindel @Scribe of Thoth @Animal @Turboshitter @1Charak2 @KoL @Zelosse

Mari looked at the girl with pink hair, and gave her a bit of a smug smile, glad to see someone else who was outspoken and shared her ideals, however Azukina spoke up again, drawing Mari's attention again. Listening to her words again, this time more calmly, Mari heard the measured even arguments she was making. And it infuriated Mari. Because it became clear where Azukina received such nuanced knowledge and experience. She was of heroic lineage. Mari had a negative view of pro hero culture, because there were so many that they deemed 'beneath them' to save. It was about points, about fame, about flashy victories against villains, and fighting disasters. They let so many victims from 'low-profile' crimes slip through the cracks because they were too much effort for too little reward with regard to money and clout gained. Yet this did not invalidate what Azukina was saying. If Mari was here to learn how to be a hero, then it made sense to learn from heroes, and to learn from those who had learned from heroes. So if anything, despite Mari's negative feelings for Azukina's lineage, it only made Azukina's words more valid. But this didn't diminish Mari's resentment of Azukina. Her arrogance, cocksure attitude, and callous disregard of those 'less capable' of contributing directly to the goals of the exam only reinforced the stereotype of pro heroes for Mari. "Must be nice at the top," Mari thought to herself, and turned her attention back to the growing group, though Azukina's words stuck with Mari.

Mari nodded, acknowledging Houki and Minami's desire to remain in the team, while welcoming Shun and Shiki, listening to their explanations of their quirks. "I have a running quirk myself," Mari added, but she doubted there was enough time to have Shiki jack into everyone to share all their quirk information, though Shun seemed willing to try it.

Suddenly, a shy-looking girl spoke out uncharacteristically. But rather than her words, Mari's eyes were drawn to Sumi's limbs. Were those prosthetics. She remembered from history lessons, before the birth of quirks, such prosthetics were most likely the result of injuries sustained during war. Had the world become a warzone? Yet it made Mari pay more attention to the girl's words. Whereas Azukina came from a place of privilege, here was a girl who didn't let her disadvantages stop her from achieving her dreams. But then Sumi called out Mari, and her delinquent-looking friend backed her up.

Mari flushed in embarrassment, realizing how easily she had defaulted to aggression. Just because things didn't make sense to her, just because the way she thought things should be was being challenged, she had lashed out. The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. "I'm...sorry, for my aggressive behavior," Mari said, for once quietly, almost sheepishly, as she tilted her head in Sumi and Natsuki's direction, even sending her gaze towards Azukina and Hiroki, trying to project her apology in their direction as well, though she doubted they would notice.

Mari took a deep breath, and said, "The girl with black and white hair isn't wrong. I hate to have gathered everyone here only to split up, but this area is pretty large, now that I look at it. It might make more sense to split up into smaller civilian rescue groups, maybe in pairs. Those who can fight, myself included, should patrol the rescue pairs, making sure there are no villains impeding their progress. Support quirks, well I won't tell you how to use your quirks, but support the rescue teams or the anti-villain teams as you see fit. Speaking of..."

Mari turned towards Kaito. She didn't quite catch what had happened between them, so she didn't know what she was getting herself into, "Guitar man! If you're a support hero, we'd welcome your assistance!"

Hey all, just wanted to give a heads up, I'm traveling right now and it will be difficult for me to keep up with posts for a week or so.
Hey all, just wanted to give a heads up, I'm traveling right now and it will be difficult for me to keep up with posts for a week or so.
Hey all, just wanted to give a heads up, I'm traveling right now and it will be difficult for me to keep up with posts for a week or so.

Haruishi Mari




@Delta44@ShwiggityShwah@Lugubrious

Her arms still crossed, Mari closed her eyes and heaved a deep sigh. She had gotten caught up in the moment. True, her interpretations of the proctor's intent was, in the end, wishful thinking. While she did peg the dual-colored girl and the boy with jet arms as people who thought only of points, only of pay, only of fighting villains, only of fame, and only of their own 'amazing' quirks, their interpretations were probably closer to the truth. After all, this was what hero society had devolved into. Mari realized that she was being naive to think that Jigokuraku would be any different. She had hoped that they were all rejects like her, in their own way; those who didn't fit the mold of what modern hero society was looking for; that Jigokuraku would be a gathering of those who saw beyond the warped ideals of today, rather than what everyone else thought it was, which was just a school for students scraped from the bottom of the barrel. Yet here she was, not even the first day of school, and getting into a shouting match with her peers. But most painful of all was that the boy with the warm light agreed with the others. if this was the truth, how was he, or the rockstar over there, supposed to succeed in this exam that was clearly biased against support-type quirks?

Mari's eyes opened, her brow furrowing even further. "FINE! It seems there are multiple interpretations for how this exam is supposed to go down. That's fine. Those who want to work alone, feel free to do so. Those who want to work in groups, feel free to do so. Those who care only for fighting villains, that's your prerogative. If you want to mistreat the civilians, you're welcome to it. If all you care about is points, or payscale, or 'winning', that's your personal issue. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe it is what this school is looking for. But I'll stick to my principles, my convictions, and my beliefs, and if I don't make it because of that, then maybe this school isn't the place for me. BUT! No matter how you want to interpet it, heroes DO NOT impede other heroes. No matter how much you feel like winning, if another student already has hold of a dummy, NO ONE is to steal that dummy from them. If a fellow student has claimed a reasonably-sized area to search, and has not requested backup, you are to leave them to their area. ANY USE of underhanded tactics, will be met with EXTREME FORCE! FROM ME! SO! Don't get in OUR way!"

Mari's eyes suddenly widened in alarm. She had unintentionally vowed to defend the 'weakest' among her fellow students, whoever they may be, from having their civilian points stolen by the more capable, whoever they may be. She also realized that attacking a fellow student who was stealing another student's points was pretty hypocritical, but was it hypocrisy when you impeded someone from impeding someone else? NO. Justice often involved bringing harm to those harming others. Still, Mari hoped that despite their sour personalities, they had at least a shred of pride to not resort to stealing others' points.

She turned back to Houki, Minami, and Shun. "Those two and Goro have a point. If you have been swayed by their arguments, and wish to work alone, I won't stop you. But if you still wish to work together, I would be honored to join you, assuming you haven't been put off by my belligerent demeanor."

Fortunately for Kaito, Mari was looking away when the 'butt-touch' incident happened.

@TheWindel@KoL@Scribe of Thoth
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• The Dungeon •



"S-spread out?! Tessa called out in surprise, "NO! It's now or never! Concentrate!" Tessa, had, unfortunately, over-committed. By narrowing her spells forward into a 45 degree cone, she was unable to move, and leaving their backs wide open. Still, all the crowd-control now being piled onto the green skeletal being was having a marked effect. Electrified chains slapped at, and wrapped themselves around the boss' limbs, while intense gravity attempted to drag it down. Damage to allies in front of Tessa was also being significantly reduced thanks to concentrating her shield spells as well. She'd never done this before, holding such a behemoth in place for so long, and her mana had drained at such an alarming rate that she had gone through several mana potions just to maintain her hold. "Someone better kill that thing already...!" She called out, knowing that despite concentrating her spells, her damage output was only chipping away at the creature.
@Altered Tundra

Hey, my CS is complete. I included a list of edits at the bottom. Please let me know if you think all the digimon related stuff is thematically appropriate and within reason.

Please let me know if my human and my digimon are accepted.

Thanks.
Haruishi Mari


Mari looked out the window as the city's namesake blanketed the streets. It was a cold day; it wasn't even the 'nippy', refreshing kind of cold either, it was the damp, humid, seeps-into-your-bones kind of cold. But when you were homeless, you got used to the cold, whatever its form. She hoped it would rain. The feel of rain on her face meant freedom. She looked around the bus, seeing those who were excited, as well as those who were as stoic about this whole thing as she was. She wondered how many of them were truly serious about becoming heroes, but then again, those who weren't serious would have probably already given up the moment they got their rejections from UA, Shiketsu, or Ketsubutsu. No, anyone who was willing to come all the way out here to Jigokuraku had to have grit, they had to really want it. Mari smiled a bit. No dealing with pampered princes and half-assed motivations. She would give everyone in the bus right now the benefit of the doubt; nobody was here for a free ride, everyone was here to get an education, something that so many kids took for granted. Mari touched the harmonica tucked between her shirt and her sweater.

As the bus came to a stop, Mari got her first warning signs. They had arrived at a rubble heap. This detail alone was not what got Mari's attention. After all, destructive aftermaths were the ugly truth about hero work, and she had no qualms about that. What bothered her was the look on some of her peers' faces as they arrived. "What were you expecting, a 5-star hotel?" Mari thought to herself. The next warning flag was the announcer. Likely a teacher with a misleading physique, and an even more misleading devil-may-care attitude. Mari visibly winced when the 'teacher' flung the civilian doll into the bus, and a look of disdain and horror passed across her face as some of her classmates actually seemed relieved that rough treatment of civilians was acceptable. As the cognitive dissonance mounted, Mari arrived at a logical escape: it was a trick!

"DO NOT BE FOOLED!" Mari declared like a drill sergeant, flinging out her long black hair, widening her stance and crossing her arms, "It's a trick! Our heroic mettle is being tested! Unless you want to be failed, you will treat the civilians with utmost care! This isn't about points! Real heroes don't compete for points!"

With a satisfied smile, Mari looked towards the bus for confirmation from the teacher, but the windows were too fogged over to make out the petite woman inside. "ALSO! Your suggestions for teaming up are most commendable," Mari said, taking into account all that had been said.

"If you prefer to take out villains, coordinate with the girl with the black-and-white hair and the girl with the pink hair. If you want to focus on civilian rescue, coordinate with the girl with red-rimmed glasses, the boy with blue skin, and myself." She walked over to Houki and Minami, giving them a nod, before continuing, "If you are unsure, I suggest you discuss with the green-haired boy."

"Dogorasu Goro was it?" Mari said, turning her attention to Goro, "Haruishi Mari. Where will you be putting your effort?" She swept her gaze over to Kaito, established eye contact, and nodded, indicating that the question was directed to him as well.

@Delta44@follycle
@TheWindel@ShwiggityShwah
@KoL
@Scribe of Thoth
@Lugubrious@Zelosse
Here is my character submission. Please elt me know what you think.

I also wanted to ask, since I am trying to go for a more 'earth-elemental'-based Digimon I am a little put-off by the fact that the baby Tsubumon spits acid bubbles, and the Ultimate Brachimon is a 'plesiosaur-type' and has some water-based attacks. Weird. Would it be allowable if I tweak the attacks slightly to make them more earth-based, and can I add a few more level-appropriate attacks to the Ultimate or Mega forms, since my Digimon has never been featured as a main nor as a villain in any of the series/games?



EDIT: To better fit the Hard/Earth/Metal/Seismic elemental theme I'm going for, I made the following Digimon changes:
  • Replaced Tsubumon attack, "Acid Bubbles", with "Small Metal Beads"
  • Replaced Brachimon attack, "Brachio Bubble", with "Sand Shower"
  • Replaced Brachimon attack, "Aqua Shatter", with "Grave Bone"
  • Added Brachimon attack, "Guard Rock"
  • Added Cannondramon attack, "Ultimate Quake"
  • Added Cannondramon attack, "Gravity Press"
  • Added Cannondramon attack, "Destroyed Rush"
  • Added Cannondramon attack, "Light Barrier"
  • Added Cannondramon attack, "Spy Focus", taking some artistic liberties.

All attacks are taken from Digimon of the same or lower evolutionary stage.
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