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I actually wrote about the Youtube thing and the animated signature background I have here!
I feel like several of the Mysteries of the Universe were just unveiled to me.
I... I don't know how to feel.
I actually wrote about the Youtube thing and the animated signature background I have here!
I like his Broker ability! Could fit right into one of my favourite Visual Novel series.View attachment 76482
ͼNameͽ
Hyun-seok [sook] Kohaku Artemyev
ͼAgeͽ
21
ͼGenderͽ
Male (originally)
ͼAppearanceͽ
Hyun-seok has coarse black hair and dark, reddish-brown eyes that gleam red in the dark. His features are fairly refined, though his eyes are somewhat droopy. Although not particularly tall or buff, he is deceptively strong. Overall, he is more distinctly Asian in terms of looks, but has eyes slightly larger and a nose slightly pointier than one would expect from someone fully Asian. His skin also is a bit on the paler side. He is fairly unobtrusive, with no strong identifiers, and stands at 5'7", weighing about 132 lbs. He's not very good-looking as a guy, but certainly could not be called flat out ugly. Usually, his hair is short and messy, again more Asian in style. Most of his skin is unblemished, but his hands are heavily calloused. In terms of clothing, he usually sticks to a relatively casual style, with a simple zip-up jacket and casual long pants of some sort. His voice is low and quiet, often difficult to hear.
ͼPersonalityͽ
Quietly Sarcastic
This boy is a relatively quiet person who doesn't like running his mouth off. Why bother talking at times when words are unnecessary? Small talk of any kind makes him cringe, and he has quite a low opinion of people who talk too much. Despite this, he is very well aware of how important words are, and thus can spend quite a long time in silence trying to pick the right word - a silence that quite often results in him saying half of what he wanted to, or, as a matter of fact, nothing at all. This can make him very blunt and at times difficult to understand, but when he does have all of his words in a row and his brain on straight, what he says is full of substance. That is, if he's not simply trying to drip sarcasm for the fun of it. Communication aside, with those he trusts, his subtle, deadpan humor will bleed through his every word, whether or not anyone else understands it.
Protective
He doesn't exactly fit the hero images. At first glance, Hyun-seok looks like just a normal boy. On second glance, he looks like a grumpy, reticent, and downright rude young adult. Neither assessment is completely incorrect, but he also is a boy with his heart in the right place. Almost as if he can't help himself, he tries to protect those around him with no concern for his own safety. It takes very little to win this protective spirit of his. In his eyes, everyone's life is of equal value, so he does not play favorites. In a no-win situation, this supernatural is the one to fight for the win-win that simply doesn't exist. Bad or good, murderer or saint, a life is a life, and he will do what he has to do to protect it. This has gotten his heart broken more times than one, as it simply isn't possible to protect everyone, but he's had to learn to move on.
Practical, but Suspicious
Though in no way lacking in wit and imagination, when it comes down to it, Hyun-seok focuses on what makes sense in the here and now, rather than big, flashy ideas that don't actually get anyone anywhere. He dislikes wasting his time, and tries whenever possible to minimize unnecessary things. Reality is hard, and within that hard reality, there is nothing stupider than waste. As a result, he may do things that others would consider embarrassing or disgraceful without hesitation. If it's an issue of aesthetic versus substance, he will choose substance every time, his pride be damned. This rule of thumb extends to dangerous activities and disgusting foods. The exception to this rule, however, lies in trusting others. Having had bad experiences in the past of trusting other people, he can no longer bring himself to be the naive, innocent boy he once was. He may try to protect everyone, but he trusts almost no one unless he absolutely has to. As such, he tries to stay distant from the rest of the Final Five. He is so afraid that someone he will come to trust will simply betray him again.
An Actor
While by nature he is quiet and unassuming, this Korean-Japanese-Russian mix has something of a talent for pretending he's someone else entirely. Depending on the situation, he can lie quickly and convincingly create a whole new persona to match. Though he rarely remembers these personas long after he's discarded them, it is a simple matter for him to make them, and he does have a couple familiar fallbacks he likes to use. When pretending to be someone different, it is almost impossible to make him return to his old personality, and he can change quite literally anything, from his gait to his accent. That said, he is still the same person, and cannot change his skills list by pretending to be someone else. On top of which, he only acts as something different if he deems it absolutely necessary, and it therefore does not happen too often.
ͼBiographyͽ
Growing Up
Hyun-seok's was born into a family as unexceptional as he himself looks. His father was a mix of Korean and Russian, and his mother was Japanese. Both were orphans, as they'd met at an orphanage. He also had a younger sister by the name of Hye-ri, who was four years younger than him. They were a peaceful sort of family. Their income was enough to kept them fed, clothed, and comfortably housed, but in no way excessive. They owned a small, two-bedroom condominium and both parents worked full-time, his mother as a pharmacist and his father as a martial arts trainer. Still, for as long as he could remember, Hyun-seok was loved. His parents had a very good relationship with one another, his sister looked up to him; they were a good family - normal and boring, but good and strong. As for Hyun-seok himself, well, he was blessed. Taking more after his father than his mother, he was physically fairly strong and fast, as people go. He was well-coordinated and had a particular aptitude for the aspect of martial arts that required close-ranged weapons. Academically, he was not the best in his class, but he found he could do well as long as he worked hard. He had good friends and the teachers who understood him liked him. Up until he was fourteen, that was how his life stayed.
Losing Everything
Right before his eyes, he lost everything. He didn't know quite how it happened, only that one minute he was laughing and talking to his friends and family at a school gathering, and the next, the whole world seemed to be falling to pieces around him. The world shook, the ceiling fell in, and just like that, everyone was gone. He was one of several survivors of the school function, but one of the only ones left with no extended family to turn to. He knew what would happen. His mother and father had told him about life in an orphanage, and while it didn't sound terrible, it was not the kind of life he wanted to be subjected to. He didn't want a new family. He wanted the freedom to grieve in peace. So rather than allow himself to be taken in by the currently overloaded social service system, he grabbed two personal items and a wad of cash from home and ran into the chaos that had become Shanhu. The underbelly of the beast was worse than he'd expected. With the new monsters known as the Abyssals running rampant, no one felt safe. And when no one feels safe, everyone is fair game. Slipping into a world so far from his sheltered lifestyle, Hyun-seok was forced to adapt quickly. With the martial arts training from his father, and quiet improvements in his speed and strength he himself didn't recognize, he learned to fend for himself, fighting off thieves, muggers, and those who would try to harm him. He could feel his heart freezing over with every person he met, and he tried so very hard to convince himself that just surviving was fine, that all he needed to do was get by. He tried hard to pretend nothing anybody did or said could wound him, and that he was fine either way, but some part of him knew that was not true. As he grew and learned, he didn't realize that from that day when everyone he loved died something had changed inside of him. So, with the supernatural abilities he'd gained growing stronger and stronger inside of him, it was really only a matter of time until they decided to show themselves.
Changing Reality
Hyun-seok had just managed to scrape by his fifteenth birthday when his whole world changed again. Once again, it happened quite suddenly and in a rather unwelcome manner. He'd just tucked himself in for the night, never having been more grateful for making it to another birthday, when a scream sounded right outside of his makeshift hovel. He tried to pretend he hadn't heard anything, but the sound of the scream echoed in his mind. It was a girl's scream, he could tell, and probably a young one at that. She sounded so afraid, so vulnerable. Suddenly, a vision of his sister's eyes widening as the ceiling fell flashed in his mind. If it was her scream, her fear, how could he ignore that? Swearing, he grabbed his only weapon and raced out of his sloppily-made little room. He followed the sound of the scream, moving as quickly as he could, he made it to the entrance of an alleyway, through which he could see a clump of figures that looked like they were ganging up on one person. Blocking his way, however, was a small, wizened man with a good-natured sort of face. He was smiling, but did not look as though he was going to move. "Please move." Hyun-seok asked, nicely, but as expected, the older man did not move.
Instead, his request was met with a question. "Young man, do you need something?"
"Yes, I need you to move." He said, quite bluntly. He didn't have time for this. His fingers gripped the hilt of his only weapon tightly, the girl's screams were getting more frantic.
He took a couple steps back, preparing to break his way through, but the older man shook his head casually. "Don't do that, son. You may want me to move, but you certainly don't need me to." He moved closer quite suddenly, startling Hyun-seok. "What you need, is to get your priorities straight. You can't save anyone." The next thing he knew, he was flying into the wall. The man was just another person trying to survive in this world temporarily gone mad, but seeing the innocence of someone who would rush to save another had made him want to teach this kid a lesson: innocence is dead. He spent the next ten minutes beating the boy up mercilessly. At the end of those ten minutes, Hyun-seok was battered and bruised, but had fought back enough to still be alive. The man gave him a long, cold look, then threw a coin at him. It was gold on one side and silver on the other, with a hole in the middle. It had nice carvings in the middle but wasn't any kind of currency. It was the only kindness the man could think to give. "I don't need it so I'll give it to you. It should serve as a reminder to you, that you should know better than to try acting the hero now, brat." And just like that, he walked away. It was an odd encounter, and Hyun-seok was too stunned to react at first.
During that time, however, the poor girl had been beaten, robbed of any money she'd had on her, and was being raped. Mustering up the last vestiges of his strength, Hyun-seok ran to help her, eventually making his way into the alley. He was, however, exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered. Seeing new sport arriving, the muggers turned their attention to him. He fought tiredly, but was in no condition to be even entertaining. That was when one took out a knife, prepared to finish both him and the girl off. The knife swung towards him, and the black-haired boy closed his dark, reddish-brown eyes, prepared for the end, but as he did so... Time Stopped. The whole word seemed to stop, and Hyun-seok could see every bit in exquisite detail. He could see the boy with the knife, his arm suspended mid-swing. He could see the others jeering, one with bloody knuckles, another with his zipper still down. He could see the display sword he'd taken from his father's study where it had skittered a couple feet away from him. And he could see the girl. The poor girl, passed out, her underwear carelessly tossed to the side, blood dripping down one eye from where something had cut her forehead.
Shocking all of the boys in front of him, his skin began to glow an eerie greenish-white color. He began to glow more brightly, causing them to take several steps back. Then, in a sudden flash of light, his body changed to that of a girl. His eyes shot open, and he could suddenly see a screen hovering in front of him, numbers of all kinds each orderly placed in their own spot. His own health, his assets, his location. Options began flickering across the screen, and he could somehow keep up with each one. Run. Get the sword. Cover the girl. Disarm the boy with the knife. Jump off the wall. Some of the options were ridiculous and useless, but others seemed to make sense. He had... options. Why hadn't he just seen them before? With the information provided to him by the floating screen, Hyun-seok managed to fight his way through, retrieving the girl and making a break for it. He got scrapes and bruises, but at least he was alive, as was the girl. He was broken and tired and angry and- AND A GIRL - but the both of them were alive, and that was a very good thing indeed. As he ran back out the alleyway, he caught a glimpse of something shining. It was the coin. The coin from the man who had made this happen. Whether for better or worse, this was his reality now. Pausing, he scooped the coin up and continued to run with the unconscious girl on his back.
Hyun-seok discovered the true extent of his powers gradually as he continued to fight for himself and those around him. It was difficult, at first, to get used to, but he eventually learned how to control it properly. He tested his limits, while trying to keep his newly gotten abilities under wraps. He largely managed to keep it from getting out that there was a homeless kid who could turn into a girl and back, but it wasn't always possible to hide his powers, as he found himself relying more and more on them to get him out of tight spots. Finally, he caught the attention of the Final Five Organization. One of their agents carefully convinced him to join, appealing to both his sense of justice and the fact that he had nothing left to lose. He has been a part of the Final Five for around a year and a half now.
ͼStatsͽ
Might - 3
Finesse - 4
Fortitude - 4
Health - 3
Speed - 3
Perception - 10
Arcane - 1
Spirit - 4
Heroism - 1
ͼAbilitiesͽ
While his powers may seem broad and generally unrelated, Hyun-seok's abilities can be summed up in two words: Perception Reality. He uses human perception to change his reality. He has come to learn that his own perception and the perception of others is both his greatest asset, and his main weakness. That said, his powers have little to no direct combat capabilities, which is why his arcane and heroism are very low.
Gender Swap
Hyun-seok has what he considers the rather unfortunate ability to change genders. He considers this unfortunate, because it means that, rather than having one cohesive set of skills, the focus of his abilities changes according to which gender he is, and neither one is better than the whole. As a matter of fact, he feels that it is something of a handicap that he has to switch genders to access certain skills, but it does have the elements of surprise and disguise. The statistics above are his bottomline stats. As a male, his Might, Speed, and Fortitude are increased by one each, while as a female his Finesse, Spirit, and Perception are increased by one each. His supernatural abilities are also split into two. While he can use Movie Mode as both a female and a male, he can only use Broker as a male, and Game Mode as a female. This means that in combat, he often has to switch genders continuously. He does not have a limited number of times he can do this, but he slows down dramatically and cannot use any of his powers for two seconds while changing genders. The change in gender is also hallmarked by a sudden glowing of his skin and a brief flash of light when he makes the transition. His clothes do not change with him. His girl form looks much the same as his original form, but with more feminine features and long instead of short hair. He becomes perhaps mildly more attractive as a girl, but does not become a stunning beauty. When he is in female form, he also prefers to be referred to as Hyun-sook instead, as it feels a bit odd being called with a masculine name when one is female. His personality, though, does not change, and his memories remain full and intact no matter which gender he is. As a female, he usually dresses in a sailor uniform, and two chunks of his hair are tied up in the front. When he thinks he's going to need to move quickly, he ties his hair up into a ponytail, but he never cuts it. He has a suspicion he might be a bit like Samson.
Movie Mode
Although his mental faculties in normal times could only be called "adequate," when using this ability, his mental functions speed up several times. With this power, he can freeze moments and replay or fast forward them. His view comes to include his peripheral vision and it is an exact and perfect processing. While he can only stay in this mode for a brief moment, it's like time stops for him in that moment. He can see and analyze everything before the world continues to move. He cannot see into the future, of course, but he can play and replay and speed up memories. While this means he can use it to perfectly recall certain memories, it does require an actual rewind (people moving backwards and speaking backwards nonsense squeakily) so any memory beyond an hour becomes tiring for him to retrieve and replay. On the other hand, this is extremely useful in combat, where every moment counts, and it has saved lives on many occasions. He can only do this once every twenty minutes, and during that split moment he is physically incapable of doing anything, including breathe. He has to close his eyes to do this, as well.
Broker
Broker is very simple to describe, but less so to carry out. It is the ability to swap things of equal value. Anything 6 inches or less from the front of his hands (palm-side) can be switched for something else. His only limitation is that it cannot be anything but his hands, as he can do this any number of times and with any kind of object without getting more tired than he would get jogging the same amount of time. The real problem lies with the definition of "value." Everyone values things differently, and as I said above, Hyun-seok's powers are all about perception. While most of the time he can get away with only switching things he considers of equal value, if people are focusing on him and know of his ability, their perceptions of value change the nature of his power dramatically. He could, for instance, switch someone's healthy hand for another, equally healthy hand if they were not paying any attention, since hands are hands, and if they're both healthy, they're pretty much the same. If, however, the person whose hand he's touching at the time is aware of his intent to use his power, and is very attached to their own hand for whatever reason, he would be incapable of switching the two. This means that the more people know about him, the more of a disadvantage he has.
Game Mode
Although this sounds and seems similar to Movie Mode, this ability is radically different. Movie Mode is about information-gathering. Game mode is about compartmentalizing. When information becomes too much for his brain to handle on its own, he separates it into more manageable pieces. A holographic display that no one else can see will pop up in front of him, cataloging his general (inexact) health, his physical abilities, that of his opponent (that he's already aware of), and the options he has in front of him. He does not have to close his eyes to do this, but in return, it does take up some time in the real world, and is therefore less useful in battle. By itself, it tires him out the way a difficult test might tax the mind, and although it doesn't have a number limit, he has to be careful in how he uses it, or the mental exhaustion could dull his other capabilities. He can use it at the same time as Movie Mode, but that takes a high mental toll and should only be used as a last-ditch effort. He also spends a week with nausea and vivid nightmares after doing so.
ͼEquipmentͽ
Hyun-seok has, in his possession, only four items he considers of any importance. The first is a small, circular, plain metal flask which he carries water in so as to prevent people from drugging or poisoning him. The second is a katana he took from his father's display. He only uses it in times of emergency, though he's good enough at it. The third is his i-pod, as music has become quite a calming influence in his life since the loss of his friends and family. The fourth is his special coin with one gold side and one silver side, which he keeps in a leather band around his neck, and tosses to make decisions. While this is not equipment per se, Hyun-seok also has had training in Karate and Judo, a hybrid of which his father taught. He can also get by alright in Japanese, Korean, and Russian.
ͼTheme Song(s)ͽ
((Finished it kind of hastily... Sorry. Will also edit pix a bit to make smaller, and will add more theme songs. But laters. When I has times. Feedback super welcome!))
I think if you made a CS you would have a chance. I think mostly it's about if you have a cool idea to roll with, something fun and original more than the prettiness of the CS (Though damn if I could make CS' as good looking as some here I would feel like some sort of god). But yea, I mean I plan on watching the IC if I don't make it ^^So, I assume that this RP is closed by now (and judging by everyone else's CS, I don't really feel like I'm up to the task anyway). That said, I'll probably end up stalking the IC if you don't mind, because this RP seems like it will be awesome :D
Zombehs said:Then everything changed when the Abyssals attacked
Asuras said:The world had become a strange place, with a sense of shifting governments and a globalized, mixed culture that made up for its chaos with a common sense of peace and community.
Bootfist said:and full of himself
Bootfist said:not because he's actually that full of himself
Bootfist said:politicians.
Skyswimsky said:While she may seem a little bit arrogant
Skyswimsky said:she considers it a failure
firejay1 said:As such, he tries to stay distant from the rest of the Final Five.
Umm what do you mean? It's right there below personality, though I guess it could be a bit longerNo biography? No review.
Umm what do you mean? It's right there below personality, though I guess it could be a bit longer
Don't worry about it it's easy to miss since it was right under the Personality and looks like it was the same paragraphBah. Forgive me. It must have been from having looked at the screen so much my eyes missed it.
Don't worry about it it's easy to miss since it was right under the Personality and looks like it was the same paragraph