Disclaimer: The OOC is a WIP. The current ongoing RP is a sort-of test run. Accepting reservations.
—Starring—
Cast to follow...
Japan — 2019, welcome to the fictional town of Hisashiro. With a total population of roughly 25.000 people, Hisashiro certainly can't be called a metropolis, but is nonetheless large enough to offer various activities for the young and old alike. Be it a local arcade, the nearly desolated town library, or the considerable sized cinema. Hisashiro would be a very popular tourist and holiday location, thanks to its famous thermal spa, if not for the disturbing rumors of the occult.
People going missing, strange sightings at night, residents with memory loss. The list could go on and on. But as a perfectly ordinary student of Hisashiro Academy, a cornerstone of Hisashiro that accompanies students after elementary school until graduation, you know better than to believe these silly rumors!
Hallo and welcome to Igniting Hearts — a Mahou Shoujo Fantasy! In this Anime Urban Fantasy Magical Girl RP you're going to take on the role of a Mahou Shoujo (to be) and do what magical girls do. Fight mean monsters and do the Friendships to hopefully achieve your Happy Ending!
Playing in modern times and being strongly inspired by a well-established genre, there isn't too much surface-exposition that needs to be done. Since Igniting Hearts also focuses on the exploration of the unknown, lore-specific information is limited to what the player characters know ICly. Make sure to regularly check the post containing more lore here.
What differentiates Igniting Hearts from other RPs of its genre is the process of creating three NPCs alongside your player character. These NPCs are supposed to represent people that have an important relationship to your character, one way or another, and are going to be used by the GM to make your character feel invested more easily. It goes without saying that these NPCs will be further modified by the GM, too.
The strongest source of power for a magical girl is the power of friendship. By solving certain problems, mysteries, and doing the socials with these NPCs, the Mahou Shoujos will ensure a better chance at victory in future struggles...
[MORE EXPLANATION OF MECHANIC BIT]
Status: Closed
Posting Speed
Posting expectations is going to be at least two posts a week.
Posting Expectations
Be sure to have an understanding of basic grammar. While there is no minimum posting length requirement and shorter posts are totally okay, one-liners — outside of collabs — should be avoided. If you're in need of some more concrete guidance, a length of 100 to 400 words is totally acceptable.
Discord
Igniting Hearts will make use of revolutionary technical advancements and use a very convenient, superior, and advanced chat-client called Discord for most OOC needs after the IC is up. If you don't want to download it, it's even accessible via a browser! Only got a phone? Don't worry, there's an app also!
Communication
Communication is important. I can not stress enough that if something is unclear, or you got a question, ask. There are no stupid questions. Or maybe you want to do something a little bit 'out there', like one of these important NPCs being a dead family member? Maybe, just communicate.
A seat most often vacant, people tend to forget that Kaede Kiyabu is part of Hisashiro Academy, too. While attending the same class as Snowball, she spends a good amount of time in Hisashiro's only hospital. With her attendance at school in turn being abyssal. A very kind and gentle - but unremarkable person otherwise - she only draws some attention to herself thanks to being wheel-chaired. Though having been bullied, her endless shower of kindness towards the perpetrators made them ultimately stop.
As it turned out, Kaede is also a so called 'Mahou Shoujo'! Using strands of clothes to stand and create modern weaponry to obliterate her foes.
Inori Kuko, Yukimaru Ito, and Karen Eidelfield are classmates of Sasara and somewhat friends of her(?). While the energetic and somewhat silly Ino is kept in check by the somewhat more pessimistic and down-to-earth Yuki, the two have shown to be caring and potentially great friends.
Karen Eidelfield is a small, blonde, foreign student who carries a slight presence of royalty with her. Though often seen sipping on some juice box.
Among many places Hisashiro offers, here are a few of them that have already been visited or offer some sort of relevance, as small as it may be.
Hisashiro Academy
The only school in town housing facilities for Junior High School and High School, prestigious enough that even some kids from neighboring towns come to attend, housed in school provided dorm rooms as a special program. With Hisashiro Academy's motto of "Everybody is Unique!" it does not enforce a dress code and allows the weirdest clubs to form. Generally, kids and parents are very happy with the academy.
Seigi Arcade
The most popular Arcade in town, rumored to be created by a 'rich young brat' that won the lottery. Holds fun contests and activities with prices regularly, although Sasara is banned from participating in those.
The Fangrill
A shop close to Hisashiro Academy that used to sell custom-made wooden figurines. Nowadays, however, it changed its business to sell Anime&Manga and (somewhat) related merchandise like cards, figurines, games, music CDs, and so on. The shop is owned by a kind elderly man simply called 'Ojichan', though his daughter has taken over most of it.
Arbor Vitae
Home to the Nonaka siblings, Arbor Vitae is a little esoteric shop owned by a mysterious elderly woman simply called 'Madam Nonaka', grandma and only family to the two students. Popular for its fortune-telling, especially about one's love life, regulars call the place 'Madam Nonaka' rather than Arbor Vitae, even if the siblings regularly tend to the shop as well.
Kirikiri Shopping Street
While there are many kinds of stores all over the town, Kirikiri Shopping Street - just north of the town square fountain - offers a more concentrated shopping experience. While it's roughly 20 businesses are small by comparison, the 4 storied department store "Oda" warrants enough attraction for everybody to turn a profit. At least until the construction of certain shopping mall is finished, anyway...
Welcome to Igniting Hearts — A Mahou Shoujo Fantasy! Over the course of the role-play you'll see various info boxes like this one. Aimed to help newcomers like you by providing helpful information over various meta aspects of the role-play. If this is your first time, it is highly recommended to read through every message at least once.
Free-roam Mode During free-roam mode, the RP takes an open ended approach. Often throwing you into a scene without something definite to do. Instead, you are encouraged to interact with other Player Characters and NPCs, or simply explore the current location if not even attempting to change it.
Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, you are also free to also control your own NPC if they are available, though should mainly be used to interact with the player characters. Please keep in mind that this is not an invitation to just RP with yourself.
Free-roam mode enforces no posting format, although if scenes are played out at different sub-locations (For example Sasara is in class talking with Chihaya while also controlling Meguru who is bullied by Snowball in another class) for a singular post make sure to include a clear visible dividing element.
Free-roam mode has no posting order, or limit, and ends after a unspecified amount of time passed or every participant agreed upon moving things along.
In case of any uncertainties please contact a GM in the Igniting Hearts Discord Server!
NPC Availability During the course of the role-play, various NPCs may or may not be at the scene in question. While some of these may not even appear inside a post, they are around nonetheless. The location of the NPCs is given inside parenthesis of the GM post, though may change in the following player posts and not be updated until the next GM post.
For convenience sake, if a NPC has not appeared inside an actual post/scene, the controlling player may assume their position anywhere. In case of a (???) location, however, the player-character has to 'search' for the NPC. Often bringing forth a GM post with more details to the NPC.
Following levels of NPC availability are given: Unavailable: These NPCs are currently not intractable with. Around: These NPCs are at the specified locale, although only controllable by the GM. (Note: Control may change in a on-going scene) Available: These NPCs are at the specified locale and may be controlled by the player character who created them.
In case of any uncertainties please contact a GM in the Igniting Hearts Discord Server!
Momoji If you'd like to use the same format for your Momoji messages, you're free to use this code snippet:
It's suggest to keep messages short and, in case of a bigger text, just send multiple messages. Furthermore you may insert your own little emotes if you so desire, otherwise http://japaneseemoticons.me/ is a good resource, too.
In case of any uncertainties please contact a GM in the Igniting Hearts Discord Server!
NPC Updates NPCs whose location, or status, changed from the last GM posts have a color alteration for your convience!
In case of any uncertainties please contact a GM in the Igniting Hearts Discord Server!
Scheduled Time-Skip Sometimes, the RP will employ smaller and bigger time-skips at fitting intervals — often when a specific scene pretty much concluded. Giving participants one last chance to get in some sort of replies if they so desire, or don't. Posting is not mandatory. Regardless of activity, another GM post will usually follow in the next 12-48 hours and set up place for more, and new, interactions.
NPC control is greatly extended in this small time-period, though it is strongly advised to not start something big between a post like this and the next one.
Getting accepted into Igniting Hearts is done through submission of a character sheet. For your convenience, I divided this process into four steps, as laid out below.
Note: Unless otherwise agreed upon, your girl starts out as a ordinary human! Note: Completion of Step 3 and 4 is not required for the GM to take a first look at your sheet. But to ultimately participate in the role-play, it is required. Make sure to tag the GM if you want your character sheet to be looked over!
Create the base of your character!
A Magical Girl is first and foremost, still an ordinary girl living a somewhat ordinary life. At the beginning of the RP, anyway. So the first step will focus entirely on this.
The required information are as follows:
Basic Info Name: Name of your character Color: Speech will be color coded, this will be the color of your character in hexcode, for example: #ffff00
Appearance: Anime style
Age: Young, 12-16. Height: In meters, optional in feet. Bio: a short description of your character's general personality and their live up to now in Hisashiro. Maybe they're part of a school club? A small paragraph is enough Likes&Hobbies: Name a few things your character likes, or likes doing - 5 minimum Dislikes: Name a few things your character dislikes - 3 minimum Quirks: Stuff your character does without really noticing, like nibbling their thumb when thinking - 2 minimum Fears: What is your character afraid of - 2 minimum
That's the minimum. I encourage you to add more to your liking.
Next, it's time to think about what kind of Mahou Shoujo your girl may become!
Fill at least out following information:
Mahou Shoujo Transformed appearance: Anime style Magical Name: The 'Mahou Shoujo name' of your character, for example Cutie Diva Lyrical Melody or Mystic Knight Veldi - optional but highly encouraged Wish: A wish your girl would like to have fulfilled even if deemed impossible Magical Theme: Theme a Mahou Shoujo has to her magic, for example an element element like fire or water, an object, or an emotion, feel free to get creative Weapon: Mahou Shoujo's usually employ weapons in combat, ranging from swords and guns to unconvential things like a tea pot - optional but highly encouraged
Note: Please be aware that soon a stat-section will be added to this part of the sheet! ess otherwise agreed upon, your girl starts out as a ordinary human!
That's the minimum. I encourage you to add more to your liking.
Next up are a list of bonds your girl will have with other, important, character's of the RP, and what they think of them. Like specific NPCs or the other player characters.
You're encouraged to approach and discuss what kind of relationship your character has with the others. After all, they're all visiting the same school if not even same class. So chances are they already know each other before the start of the roleplay.
Additionally, you may also tempt fate and have the GM decide some of your relationship with other characters. In this case, you'll get a small writing prompt assigned to some characters that you can build your relationship upon further. Just let the GM know if you so desire.
This is a section you'll likely to edit at times as the role-play progresses. Required bonds to list: All other player characters.
To help visualize this further, here are a few examples, while there isn't a strict form their standing should be visibly at a quick glance. The very first bond is more of a 'template':
BONDS
[Name of the character]
[Description of the bond]
Misali Ririri Very Positive
"My best child-hood friend, like, ever! Together we do the everythings!"
Yukimaru Atsutane
Relation: Enemy
Fiz Gusta Annoying
Justice-Senpai
Relation: Admiring
Main-character-chan is looking up to Justice-Senpai ever since she saw him stand up to a kid getting bullied! Sadly, Justice-Senpai hasn't even noticed her, and all she can do is admire him from afar...
Finally, the fourth part is making those NPCs! Three of them total. They don't need to be in-depth elaborated and should more serve to give a general understanding of how they tick. Also, while family is likely always important to your girl, these NPCs don't have to be the 'most important' people in their life, and simply just require to some sort of tie to them.
NPC Name: Name of the NPC Age: Age of the NPC Gender: Gender of the NPC Appearance: Anime, written description is fine, too Bio/Role: Give a short insight into their general life, and personality, inside Hisashiro Bond: What kind of relationship do they have to your girl? Morality: The NPC just drove over a person with their car thanks to careless driving. The person is still, barely, alive - what will they do? Example post: Give a short 'IC post' of a everyday scenario, or maybe a self-introduction in first person, focused on the character.
Appearance:
A short girl with white hair and a purple ribbon tied into it. Her amber eyes seem to always catch the sky. Carries around a small pair of glasses, for when she's reading. Most people tend to glance over her, because she dresses pretty plainly and is usually in uniform.
Age:
15
Height:
1.6 meters or 5' 3''
Bio:
A girl who in elementary school claimed that she was going to be a hero.
However, her closest friend outshone her. When Akane hesitated, Hanako acted. She saw that she could barely stand at her friend's side. As time went on, Akane believed herself incapable of helping people. She became convinced that she could never stand out next to Hanako. She accepted that she was a 'mob' character at best. The supportive best friend who vanishes mysteriously so the better heroine can take over.
So she played her role to the best of her ability. She helped out here and there, but did her best not to stand out. She took up quiet and unobtrusive hobbies in order to play her role better. Most people aren't aware of her hard work, and that's okay by her. She just wants to be a useful tool. That's fate, isn't it?
Likes & Hobbies:
❧ Reading, especially fantasy and comics. She likes to pretend that Hanako is the protagonist sometimes. ❧ Helping others, she likes to aid other clubs. She's a frequent flyer around the sports clubs especially. Rumor has it that she's stronger than she looks. ❧Cacti, she likes succulents too, but ball cacti are the best. She likes that they flower and work hard to make one big flower. ❧ Bunnies, she thinks they're soft and fluffy. She's also in charge of the class pets. ❧ The sky, she often gets up to see sunrise and makes it a point to see the sunset. She likes how endless it is.
Dislikes:
❧ Her own cowardice, she can't stand doing things that might attract attention, but she wants to be able to help. ❧ False people, people who put on fronts and pretend to be something they're not. ❧ Magical girl shows, she thinks they're 'too flashy'. Especially the one that's on right now... MagiMagi... Somethinglight.
Quirks:
❧ Rubbing her neck, when she's nervous, she rubs her neck and runs her hands through her hair. ❧ Rolling shoulders, when she's tired she rolls her shoulders to stretch them out.
Fears
❧ Being The Center of Attention, knowing everyone is watching her, expecting her to be good. ❧ Being Helpless, helping people is like oxygen to her, if she can't help anyone then she might as well suffocate.
Mahou Shoujo
Magical Girl Name:
Guardian Heart
Wish:
To no longer fear being the center of attention.
Magical Theme:
Stage Magic
Weapon:
A magical wand a la classic magical girls.
Attacks:
Now You See Me!: Disappears in a puff of smoke and appears behind an enemy. This actually makes a set of trapdoors that link to each other that she uses to teleport back and forth, but anyone can use it for as long as it lasts.
Mr. Rabbit!: Summons a giant mallet out of a magic hat after she puts her weapon in. She calls it Mr. Rabbit.
Witty Repartee: Summons a rapier out of a magic hat after she puts her weapon in. She wasn't as clever with this one, but insists that she is.
Magic Hat: When she puts her weapon in, sometimes the magic fails and she has a hat to work with. Well, can't blame a performer for getting hands dirty, can you? Putting on the hat gives her boosted power as long as she wears it.
Bonds:
CAST: TO BE PLACED IN AT SOME POINT
Sasara Kaidou (Neutral) - "She's the soon to be Magic Club President, right? Hanako mentioned that club, but I can't say we've met... At most she seems like someone who draws a lot of attention to herself."
Meguru Chise (Neutral) - "She's in the Track Club, right? I often help them set up. I just like watching them run sometimes, but I'm not really interested in drawing attention to myself..."
Chihaya Mikage (Very Negative) - "She gives me bad vibes. Looking at her sends chills down my spine."
Security-san (Slightly Negative) - "I don't want him to hurt me! I don't know him personally, but he's very scary!"
Snowball Lumipallo (Very Negative) - "... she calls me a tumor. I understand. Hanako is my only personality trait, I know."
Norichii Hiroma (Neutral) - "That smart kid? Uhm... I have a hard time understanding his feelings sometimes. I guess sometimes if I have questions for my own work then I can ask him... but I wouldn't be disappointed if he thought it was simple and called me stupid..."
Ella Curtis (Very Negative) - "A bully. Just like Snowball."
Runo Algeru (Deep Confusion) - "I... I can't understand the rap noises they make with their face.
Mystic_Muffin (Very Positive) - "I sometimes text the number. I'm... just bothering them, aren't I? So I try not to bother them too much. They have a lot of other people to talk to, right?"
Bio/Role:
The Idol of the School, the Golden Child, dress it up how you like, Hanako probably could do no wrong. Smart, and getting smarter all the time, she stuffs all her fear down deep and rolls up her sleeves to get the job done. Akane sticks by Hanako's side like glue. Hanako is frequently the powerful class president who makes sweeping and obvious things to help other students, while Akane is the person standing her side.
She seems pretty perfect on the outside, but she still leans on Akane to know the inner workings of the school, thanks to getting put up high on a pedistal. Thanks to Akane gathering intelligence and her popularity, the pair usually can get most things done. However, because of the pedestal that Hanako has been placed on since middle school, she's afraid of the attention because if she fails... but Hanako needs and craves it so badly that she would walk on glass for her fellow students.
Bond:
Childhood friends
Morality:
The NPC in question just drove over a person with their car, thanks to careless driving. The person is still, barely, alive. What do they do?
Call 911 (or other country equivalent) and give cpr to the person until the professionals arrive. She would accuse someone else, however rather than admit her faults.
Example post:
There's so much to remember every day. Go in. Play the part, Hanako. Never let them see you flinch, because if they do, Akane will be let down most of all. I see her eyes and she thinks I can do no wrong. Just like everyone else.
But I've made great strides already, thanks to her. Knowing I would let her down if she see how weak I truly am is too much, but it keeps me going. However, lately she seems preoccupied. I just hope she knows that I'm cheering her on as hard as she cheers me on.
Bio/Role:
The first half of the Nonaka twins. She and her brother run a mysterious antique shop slash rental store. It's said that they can solve any problem you have with a simple object, and that Namiko is the one to turn to if you have love troubles. She always knows just what to say to someone who is worried about their crush not liking them back. She may still be in high school for now, but her legendary 'love oracle' ism extends far beyond school.
However, make no mistake. Namiko is a magical girl. Just not a very active one. Her love readings are actually fortune telling, though it's more popular -not to mention fun!- to do love readings.
Bond: What kind of relationship do they have to your girl?
Namiko did a fortune telling on herself and found out that Akane needs more friends and that Akane was a soon to be magical girl. She seemingly always knows when Akane needs her Senpai.
Morality: The NPC in question just drove over a person with their car, thanks to careless driving. The person is still, barely, alive. What do they do?
Do a fortune telling quickly to establish the best course of action.
Example post: Give a short 'IC post' of a everyday scenario, or maybe a self-introduction in first person, focused on the character.
Sure, telling the future is easy. I do it a lot, but there's too much of a chance of bad things happening. So I try to limit how many times a day I do future readings. Love readings made us much more popular anyway! And if I happen to fudge the results just a little to the client... it's no big deal! Sure, Nao hates that I use my abilities super frivolously, but he's a stick in the mud. Sometimes. Actually, I think he is just a stick in the mud around me.
Okay, maybe I don't fight monsters or whatever, but I don't really care much about saving the world. I just want to be happy with my brother. I... didn't always have him, actually. Weird, I know. But we're now we're never going to be apart again!
Name: Nao Nonaka
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Appearance:
Bio/Role:
The second half of the Nonaka twins. More thoughtful than his elder sister, he tends to be easygoing but considerate. While he lets his sister do all the heavy lifting of love and crushes, he is often enlisted to solve small disputes and finding wayward objects. Strangely enough, though he is not a magical girl -obviously- he seems to have some sort of magic regarding objects that people own. He often talks to everyday objects like they're people.
Rumor has it that they listen back. The police sometimes enlist him to locate criminals or other similar things. The evidence room clerk calls him in once a week to 'clear out the evil spirits' in the cold cases section. That section is very small thanks to him.
Bond:
Dragged into being a senpai to Akane by Namiko, Nao actually does his best to help her study and asks her to help out at the shop from time to time.
Morality: The NPC in question just drove over a person with their car, thanks to careless driving. The person is still, barely, alive. What do they do?
Call an ambulance, of course! His sister would be reading cards or what have you and he'd be stuck doing all the real work.
Example post:
My name is Nao Nonaka. My job is to maintain a very odd shop, but someone has to keep it from being run into the ground. My sister is usually with her head in the clouds, but she's got the inspiration while I can do the leg work. Plus, I have enough fun just talking with the antiques that come in. I hear so many stories. Like for example we had a ring that was given to a lover, but it was meant to be an engagement ring to a woman he was actually dating at the time!
She sold the ring to us when she found out about the affair! The ring has since been given to a lady who actually is a gambler, but refuses to tell anyone what she does for a living. Objects have such a storied history. Namiko may tell you that people and their futures are where it's at, but the objects with a past are more interesting to me.
Age: 14 Height: 156.7 cm Bio: A girl who supposedly has very bountiful luck.
She's long been the president of Kiba Academy's Magic Club - a sort of club that mostly specializes in the practice of mastery of party tricks, and occasionally partakes in RPG like adventures where girls don't have to be embarrassed about playing pretend with the boys. Sasara though, has always seemed to have a sort of connection with a power that goes beyond sleight of hand. Most notably being her rather generous amount of luck - giving her bountiful fortune in everyday mundane things. Two drinks falling out of the vending machine? Check. Winning rock paper scissors? Check. Correctly guessing in games of random chance? Check. Check. Check. Her luck is so strong that it's envied - to the point that some people in her school grew to resent her for it.
Despite her harmless appearance, there were various people whom had grown to dislike her for her unfair advantages. At some point she went from being just another student to being silently outcast from normal social circles. Desperate to feel belonging, she took an invitation to join Kiba Academy's then-infamous Magic Club. It was in this place where strange people in the school whom were also outcasts found solace in one another's company to enjoy hobbies without being judged by fellow members. These students were so drawn into their hobbies that they did not care about what the other students at school thought of or said about Sasara. Finding her place of belonging, she began to enjoy the strange hobbies of acting out battles with dragons and adventures herself. Culminating in her eventually becoming the president of the club herself at the founder's behest.
Sasara is accepting of people and rather dependable, which was possibly what made her respectable enough to be considered the most responsible one among the Magic Club members. Her patience and soft demeanor is something that would easily draw people to her. However, due to the strong rumor that her good luck came at the price of stealing luck from other people is something that haunted her throughout her time in primary. The club members were convinced it was fake or just dismissed the possibility as being nonsense to Sasara's relief. But looking back on the history of the club after she joined one can argue that there may be some truth to that outlandish conjecture.
Likes&Hobbies:
Magic Tricks - She can pretty much run her own magic show with the amount of different tricks she can do. She's developed nice sleight of hand proficiency. She is able to draw people attention away from the 'magic' actually happening with her soft-spoken charisma.
MagiMagika Politelight - The hottest magical girl show currently airing this season with clean art and a generous animation budget. The plot details the Magical Girl Group ORDU's Mission to Save the City from the Machinations of the Calamitus Agency! Sasara can sing the can the show's theme song from heart.
Magical Incantations - She likes the art of magical incantations, the words meant to invoke a spell, she believes there's an art-form to it and likes to recite elegant incantations when she thinks no one is looking, or when her club is playing 'wizards and witches'.
Being in Company - She likes having people around. Not necessarily as followers or to be directly talking to - but just being there so she dosen't feel like she's alone. Sasara does get a little anxious when she's alone for extended periods.
Her Parents - She is a very obedient young girl to her mother and father. Considered polite and well behaved by all despite what her choice in club would otherwise imply. Sad to say, but she took care of a lot of duties as Magic Club's president than the club's founder had.
Dislikes:
'Popular People' - The people who have lots of people surrounding them where the ones who got her outcast in the first place. She can appreciate the irony of her pretty much being in that role within her club but she now has a natural aversion to people considered 'popular' and the so-called 'games' they play.
Hercules Beetles - One of these were once hidden into her shoe-box. The thing is, she didn't notice until she felt it in her shoe after walking out of the gate...
Cheese - There's something off about the creaminess and taste of cheese for her. Probably most honestly the strangest thing about her.
Quirks:
Sleepy Eyed - When idling, her eyelids shut a little, making her appear to be dozing off. It's about half true though, as that's just when she starts getting engaged in some kind of self though process such as composing an incantation.
Counting Off - Her parents come home at different times almost every day she she's always counting down the hours. She has to use her fingers to help her out though. Unaware people think she's doing finances in her head or the like, making her appear more diligent.
Fears:
Ghosts - Was afraid of going to sleep after watching a ghost movie for a whole week. The thing is that the movie was The 'Scary' Mansion starring Eddy Smurfy - and it was supposed be a comedy movie.
Distancing - She fell from grace when other kids began to believe that she was stealing their good luck and people began to distance themselves from her. She hated the entire ordeal and pretends she never was a 'popular' person. Even though she was just as guilty of those sorts of things from before. But moreover, she still dislikes being all alone for too long.
('Factions' Are how Sasara Kaidou Views Groupings of People. Subject to Changes. For the time being it's all based on hypothetical first imressions.)
Sasara Kaidou Faction
These are people I can remember having been friends with before.
Sasara Kaidou
This is me.
Meguru Chise(Very Positive)
Chise-Senpai is a little strange in all sorts of ways, but she's a nice kind of strange. I hope to get to go to the same school as her when I graduate.
Chihaya Mikage(Abysmal)
Mikage-san. We don't get along very well. Not anymore...
Security-san(Warm)
Secruity-san is scary looking but I knew him back in our old club. He can be dependable if you give him a chance.
Akane Tachibana Faction
Tachibana-san? I haven't met her before personally.
Akane Tachibana (Neutral)
I think I saw Tachibana-san helping out with something once before.
Hanako Mirai(Neutral)
I've heard her name mentioned before. She's supposed be a really good student?
Namiko Nonaka(Neutral)
You mean that shop? No, I've never been there before. The sister seems very energetic.
Nao Nonaka(Neutral)
He works there too? I guess he handles the things they have in stock there?
Snowball Lumipallo Faction
What?! Snowball Lumipallo came back?
Snowball Lumipallo (Very Negative)
She and her friends were mean to everyone. I almost forgot what she did back then. Uuuu! Why did she have to come back?
Norichii Hiroma (Neutral)
Hiroma-san is really smart. He gets top marks a lot I hear.
Ella Curtis (Negative)
She turned against someone who used be her 'friend'. How cruel.
Runo Algeru (Neutral)
I can't understand what Algeru-san is ever saying.
Mystic_Muffin (Neutral)
You mean, that phone number was an actual real one? Shouldn't they contact the police?
Magical Theme: She is themed after the Yugioh Witchcrafter Series of Cards. Representing the 'Witchcrafter Madam Verre' monster and an interpretation of the archetype's mechanic with her ability to use some card staples for attacks.
Weapon:Spellcrafter Recipe Deck
A special deck of cards that possess various spells - each represented by a card. Each time she has multiples of a card drawn from the deck the base spell grows more powerful.
Skills:
Mirror Forces - A magic she is able to use inherently. When foes attack her she can cast this spell to reflect the attack back towards them with powerful shards of glass like material.
"Guard!"
The Lightswords (Card) - A magic card with swords made of light stabbed into the soil. It temporarily stops foes from moving.
"Peirce, Blades of Light!"
Fire Bolter (Card) - A card with an array of flying fireballs. Summons fireballs that spread out and attack a target.
"Sear, o' Flames of destruction!"
Lighting Bolter (Card) - A card with a lightning bolt. Conjures a powerful bolt of lightning when used.
"Descend, o' Bolt of Storms!"
Solemn Fellow (Card) - A card with the picture of a robed man. It immolates a target with burning purifying light when used.
"Great Fellow, I call Upon Thee to Deny!"
Steelslime Guarder (Card) - A card that summons a metallic slime monster to take a hit or just body an opponent.
"Oh Shiny Giant, appear now!"
Greedy Potter (Card) - A card with a sneering face molded onto a sort of clay pot. Allows her to draw two cards and combine their effects.
"Greedy Potter, I invoke thy name!"
Magical Fuser (Card) - A card showing a vortex drawing in two different beings. Creates a doppel that temporarily fights with a combined derivitive magic of two nearby entities.
"Magical Fuser! Combine!"
Unlimited Unpermenancer (Card) - A card showing the core of a mighty winged-mechanical beast. It seals the magic of an opponent temporarily.
"Sealing Magic, Unlimited Unpermenancer!"
Divine Rebirther (Card) - A card showing an angelic emblem. An exceedingly rare draw that Sasara is no yet aware of.
Meguru Chise Age: 16 Gender: F
Bio/Role: She's a part of the Academy's Track and Field club, being an energetic and spirited runner. Meguru appears very normal with her mild and soft demeanor, but do not be deceived, this was the girl with who founded the Kiba Academy's Magic Club and thus has a few handy party tricks up her sleeves as well as a hint of savvy deviousness.
Meguru believes that the world should be filled with excitement, something that lead to the Magic Club becoming what it was. Just playing pretend in a time when those sorts of things were supposedly going out of style and both boys and girls being able to enjoy their more 'underground' hobbies such as collecting trading cards without any inhibitions. Meguru also had a thing for putting together giant robot model kits but the Plamo Club already had that sort of thing going so she never really pushed the idea in her club. She remains very in tune with her love of mecha, though.
Bond: She is Sasara's Senpai and one of the first to invite Sasara to Kiba Academy's magic club. Meguru is aware of the strange aspects of luck that Sasara has, and instead of shunning her for it, had mercilessly (but consensually) abused it to further her old club's endeavors by making Sasara the new president. Though Sasara was a bit hesitant about the whole club at first, she grew to like what Meguru was going for and the two became best friends. Both she and Sasara have a heart shaped bangle their hair, which symbolically functions as their friendship bracelet.
Morality: She would run away.
Example post: "The world is boring. People going about their normal routine. Passing by the days doing the motions of moving forward to their demise. Why can't the world be more exciting? Action! Flash! Pizazz! I want to see it all and be amazed! It was for that reason that I founded the Magic Club when I was in primary. There people could enjoy these things without being looked down upon and make a fun an exciting world! But... even when it turns out that magic does exist the secret world behind it is just as dull.
I really wish Sasara would graduate and come here already - I need to make another club again..."
Chihaya Mikage Age: 15 Gender: F
Bio/Role:
Dark and brooding. This magical girl rejoices in the painful and sad misfortunes of others.
Chihaya went to the same school as Sasara. The two were once best friends with one another and nearly inseparable. Things changed however as they got to the middle of their elementary school years. Chihaya was beset upon with a series of many deeply unfortunate events. While this was going on, she couldn't help but see that things kept on miraculously going well for her friend Sasara - and her comparatively terrible situation only made them grow further and further apart - Chihaya simply distancing herself out of resentment. One day, she began to whisper that Sasara had the ability to take other people's good luck, just like hers. The two never spoke to each other again after that.
The regular student body started to avoid Sasara, just as Chihaya had hoped. While her plan was successful it also backfired on her impressively as well. People started to avoid Chihaya as well due to her being associated with spreading that nasty rumor. It was only then that girl began to realize true loneliness from losing her best friend. She eventually succumbed to these dark emotions, and became a far cry from the girl whom befriended Sasara. But there in doubtless still some of the old her in there, looking for a redemption and resolution that her mind has come to be convinced is poison.
Sasara dislikes people in general. To the point of taking joy hearing of their anguishes.
Bond: They avoid each other greatly. However, fate seems tempted to bring them back together again in this strange new reality.
Morality: She'd reason that it was their fault in the first place and leave.
Example post: "I dislike people. I know that I'm not a good person inside, but how could that be my fault? All my life I've been thrown into the dirt by fate. Nothing has ever gone my way. Every time I hoped, I would only find disappointment. At some point, I began to accept it as the norm, and as my lot in life. It was only after that acceptance that I found the beauty in pain and sadness. Like the fascination someone has when they see a building collapse when it's demolished.
When I see the sadness of other people I can feel that as a reflection of my own circumstances, and indeed it is truly a euphoric sight to behold..."
Security-San Age: 19(?) Gender: Male Appearance:
Bio/Role: A 'Trash Taker' at the academy. Just a fancy way to say Janitor.
He looks like an archetypal non-magic magician girl killer. Who must rely on simple wit, logic, and full metal jacket anti barrier bullets in order to face the many adorable yet destructive magical girls and dragons that wander about the world. At least that what his role within Kiba Academy's Magic Club. He is most definitely a part of the school staff - despite the many violations to general school dress code policy. Though the fact that the school seems to be allowing him to cosplay so easily strikes everyone as strange. He has a very oppressive aura about him - and as such no one has really bothered digging to deep into who he really is.
No one ever refers to this young man as anything else but 'Security-san,' even his former club-mates from his old school and members of staff call him by this. With his overwhelming aura and unfriendly appearance, people naturally avoid him. He apparently was held back several times to the point that he was in the same grade as Sasara, Meguru, and Chihaya from their old school despite the major age difference.
Bond: Sasara fatefully met this person at some point. She was one of the few brave or careless enough to try to interact with Security-San. Much of his standoffish tendencies in his demeanor just comes from him being shy. He's actually very helpful with knowledge about behind the scenes at the academy and Sasara seems to be drawn to his similar plight of being avoided by everyone.
Morality: He's going to have to write it down in the logbook and call a supervisor.
Example post: "I believe I'd be a good fit for this job because I'm hard working. When I was in high school I took Kendo and made it to the prefecture preliminaries. I am professional, on time, and eager to do a good... job? I want to gain experience working with a great and respected institution like yours and my schedule is always free and open and I'd be happy to work nights if need be. I'm fine with cleaning, cooking, or whatever extra duties that working here will entail and I'm really excited to work... here.
Um. If you hire me I can guarantee that I'll be a really good worker who will keep the peace for the students so everyone can study... good. I myself am working here to save up for college so I can appreciate the importance of studying...!"
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16 years old
147 cm tall (4'10")
Bio
Several years ago, a young Snowball excitedly ran into elementary school for the first time with bright hope for the future. Instead of a warm welcome, Snowball found herself the victim of mockery against her small size and silly name. Over time, Snowball slowly learned to retaliate with a variety of nasty roasts of her own.... roasts so savage and hilarious, they began to win over the mockers who'd originally been mocking her. Things only spiraled out of control from there: Snowball's taunts grew evermore awful, and her followers' taunts likewise worsened.
Throughout the majority of her school days, Snowball was a name of infamy. It was the sort of name you'd use as a curse when you stubbed your toe or bit your tongue. Nevertheless, all this changed after Snowball opted into an American student exchange program to enhance her tennis skills. In the foreign environment, her usual insults failed to properly pierce the language barrier, and Snowball was subjected to the same awful treatment she'd dished out. After the six months was up, she returned horribly remorseful, but had already firmly planted negative memories in so many people, she was, and continues to be, vilified even during the kindest of gestures.
Despite this awful treatment, and the clear hurt it causes her, Snowball ironically seems happier and more cheerful than she ever had as the school bully.
Likes&Hobbies
Tennis.
Cellphones.
Winter.
Sodas of all kinds.
Theater; particularly musicals she gets to sing in.
Cheesy mobile gacha games.
Dislikes
Trivia facts and most quiz shows.
Her name and related snow jokes (prefers something like 'Snow' or 'Snowy').
Rap and "real rap."
Headpats.
Quirks
Always has soda... Always. Most of these are not conventionally-flavored sodas, and you will be expected to try a sip if you even so much as say hello. In the rare event she doesn't have soda, she'll be very uncomfortable.
Uses the words 'ya know' a lot.
Fears
Bamboo.
Crows and 'crow noises.'
Becoming fat.
Magical Name "Oo, a new name! I've got about a dozen good ones here; just gotta, ya know... pick one... hm, ya know, this might actually be harder than I thought..."
Wish
Erase her past
Magical Theme
Fluid manipulation
Weapon - Nitri, Fizzing Fountain
A wand with a slot on the top for a soda can. Changes into different forms depending on the type of soda inserted.
Skills
Cola Calamity - Inserting cola turns Nitri into a bazooka that fires several bottles of cola in the air, which burst out cola like shotguns at the target. Cola is particularly effective against metals.
Lemon-lime Lash - Lemon-lime soda turns Nitri into a deadly lash weapon, allowing her to sling acidic fluid around at high speeds. Citrus sodas are particularly effective against organic materials.
Orange Onslaught - Orange soda turns Nitri into a rapid-fire assault rifle shooting bursts of orange soda, Citrus sodas are particularly effective against organic materials.
Rootbeer Riposte - Rootbeer turns Nitri into a blade of frozen rootbeer.
Cream-soda Catastrophe - Cream-soda turns Nitri into a small artillery cannon which blasts large balls of cream soda. Cream soda is particularly effective at slowing enemies caught in the blast, but lacks damage.
Strawberry Snipe - Strawberry soda turns Nitri into a sniper rifle which shoots highly concentrated, highspeed blasts of soda. Strawberry soda has the peculiar effect of energizing anything it hits.
Gingerale Grenade - Gingerale turns Nitri into a soda grenade, which returns to Snowball after the explosion. Gingerale is particularly effective at blinding opponents.
Name: Norichii Hiroma Age: 15 Gender: Male Appearance: A bright, very soft young boy with black hair and blue eyes. Bio/Role: The resident super-genius of Hisashiro Academy. He carries straight A+ grades on pretty much everything, including several advanced classes ahead of his grade. This especially applies to the engineering side of things. Nori's designed several moving parts for the theater, suggested several improvements to the school's computer networking solution, and now, for some reason, has set his sights on the school's 'magic club.' This seems especially odd, since Norichii's both as emotional and as imaginative as a brick wall. Bond: The person Snowball believes she hurt most. Constantly apologizes to him again and again, despite his insistence that he's over it by now. Morality: He wouldn't hit them in the first place, but if someone else ran down a civilian, he'd know exactly what to do. Example post: "An introduction? Notice how this lever intersects with the piston here, attached to this gear, which drives a sine-wave pattern through the-- Oh, a personal introduction? ...... I'm Norichii Hiroma, 15... oceans are nice, you can add those as a preference too. Anyway, you see how the motion intersects with this here ..."
Name: Ella Curtis Age: 18 Gender: Female Appearance: Tall, long blond hair, generally fabulous looking. Probably British, following anime laws. Bio/Role: An older girl who used to be a part of Snowball's infamous gang of bullies. Ella frequently 'delivers justice' by verbally bashing Snowball, mainly in the hopes that everyone will forget the awful stuff she did by focusing on the defeat of the real villain who was in charge. Bond: Snowball's 'friend' (most like first-mate) for several years. Now leeches off everyone's disdain for her with periodic insults. Morality: Call the emergency number then try and blame it on someone else. Example post: "Hi there, Snowball~! 'Ya knooow,'' we were just about to volunteer at the animal shelter downtown. Would you like to come along, or are you too afraid you'll melt from the cuteness~? Ahahaha~! I'm kidding, of course! We wouldn't want you eating all the puppies for a snack."
Name: Runo "Mad dog" Algeru, Yaboi, the one and only, Truthseeker, R-Dawg in da hou... (continues down the side of the paper) Age: S'enteen; count 'em! Gender: Ya boi. Appearance: Fulla dat dope swag, yo! (Pretty average looking kid with a tank top and a gold chain necklace) Bio/Role: Da man with the sick beats. Lyrical infestation, rhymin' the nation, raise on up, drop that standin' ovation. Bond: Wut? Ah, yeah! Fizzie girl. We throwin' it down on the stage, man, like, 'sup, y'know? Morality: Yo yoooo! Why y'all bleedin' it all up down here? ... Dis da feds!? Somebody gotta drop an ambulance on ma boi; snap!! Ya'll hearing me?! Example post: Sup! It's ya boi, Runo Maddog Al' the one and only truthseeker R-Dawg in da hoooouse, wut wuuut! I ain't like dem sellouts, taking the pay from the big chair. That ain't what Immabout, y'know? No chains on me! I drop the dope beats for the masses! Fight the bigwigs, free the lil' peeps! Pop a dope fizzie with ma Snowgirl, makin' it all tight up in here, ya know what I'm sayin'?
Name: Mystic_Muffin Bio/Role: One day, a phone number was posted on the school noticeboard, simply labeled as "A friend for whoever needs one." Although it was quickly taken down, several students took this mysterious stranger up on this offer. Mystic_Muffin is disturbingly knowledgeable, and seems to know everything that happens in school, down to the smallest details. Nevertheless, whoever they are, they're very friendly, and are happy to discuss just about anything that doesn't involve their identity. Bond: Unable to make many (if any) friends on her return, Snowball naturally took up the offer to text the number. Mystic_Muffin and Snowball often text each other just to talk.
Snowball Lumipallo - "An absolute jerk."
Norichii Hiroma (Neutral) - "I don't even wanna talk about what I did to him. How can he just shrug that off...?"
Ella Curtis (Very Negative) - "I'd say she's a traitor, but I guess that'd technically be me in this situation? Oh well... at least she's a good reminder of how awful that kind of lifestyle is. I'm happier on the receiving end. I mean... obviously not at the time, ya know, but in hindsight maybe."
Runo Algeru (Faintly Positive) - "He's one of the only people who understands I've turned over a new leaf. Either that or he's insulting me constantly, I actually have no idea which. Although, being around him for more than 10 minutes makes me wanna scream."
Mystic_Muffin (Very Positive) - "It's nice talking with them. The anonymity is actually pretty nice, and I've shared things I probably wouldn't have otherwise, ya know?"
Akane Tachibana (Very Negative) - "Hanako's tumor— I mean... friend. Sorry, it's just a tough habit to break, ya know? Although, she doesn't look like she's changed much since I left. How do I feel about her? Well, I don't like Hanako much, so that pretty much extends to her sidekick."
Hanako Mirai (Very Negative) - "I didn't like her much before, but I still kinda don't; and not just because of our history. What do you need to prove so badly, ya know? Oh well. I'm okay being on this side of the room anyway."
Namiko Nonaka (Faintly Positive) - "She's... kinda discomforting to be around, ya know? But also sweet, and one of the first people... actually, the only person, to give me a friendly welcome back to school. She's probably one of the few people I could consider a friend."
Nao Nonoka (Very Negative) - "Surprisingly, smashing things crazy people are talking to is not a good way to make friends with crazy people. Sorry, was that too snarky? Oh, yes, I definitely still think Nao is crazy. I'll just keep it to myself. Maybe I'll try and make up sometime... for Namiko's sake."
Sasara Kaidou (Very Negative) - "I'm pretty sure she tried to put a curse on me at some point... ya know, after the whole 'haunted theater' prank. I know it was mean, and I do feel bad about it, but..... you have to admit it was really funny! Well... no, not for her I guess..."
Meguru Chise (Negative) - "What a lovable dork~! No, that was not sarcastic! I wouldn't mind becoming friends at some point, ya know, just as long as I'm not expected to join this 'magic club' she's starting."
Chihaya Mikage (Very Negative) - "I haven't met her exactly, but every time she speaks, it's like this girl is the person everyone else seems to think I am.... was. It's unnerving. Also, come to think of it, wasn't that 'Luck Thief' thing her idea? Hm...."
Security-san (Very Negative) - "I must've made this guy's job so hard these last couple of years..."
Kaede Kiyabu (Positve) - "Well... I'd like to get to know her better, but she's never at school. I look up to her a lot though. She's kind of like the person I want to become, ya know? Except the health troubles, of course. I can't imagine playing tennis in a wheelchair."
@Karyra
We'll have her watch James Bond she learns to use her hat like Oddjob.
Looks good so far, just make sure to fill in the BONDS.
@Ehb
Rejected. Sasara doesn't like cheese, even for anime terms this is way too unrealistic.
Looks good so far! Accepted. I'd argue that because of her age she is already at Hisashiro Academy for a while? But you wanted her to be new? But, eh, Anime, so iz fine...
@Luma
Did her parents divorce over an argument what to name her?
Accepted. Though it sounds more like from @Ehb's side of things the Magic Girl Club is going to be re-created at Hisashiro Academy, rather than already existing. As for the two(+1) NPCs that are, apparently, Magical Girls already, I didn't really assume anyone would do that. Ahem. I'll brainstorm a lil bit and come back about this!
