[CHAR] ~ Cystra City - The Art of Sound ~

[Carlyle]

Hikari

_{H I K A R I W H I T A K E R / / E I G H T E E N}

_{Character Theme: μ - START:DASH!!}

_{"If we give up before we try, then nothing is going to happen." - Eli Ayase}

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Nationality: Japanese-American

Place of Birth: Iwaraha, Kumamoto Prefecture

Date of Birth: April 10th

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 53 kg

Hair Color: Light blonde

Eye Color: Aqua blue

Complexion: Fair

Body Composition: Slim

Industry Role: Solo performer (former group performer)

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Bright and bubbly, Hikari has a charming personality. About as upbeat as one could be when stuck in a wheelchair, Hikari prefers not to dull on her disability and all it to distract herself. Caring in all regards, Hikari is no stranger to making friends or conversation with anyone, and is at relative ease when doing so. Nonetheless, kindness can also be a weakness. For instance, while Hikari understands her condition, she struggles when people look down on her because of her disability, treating her as inferior. Alternatively, Hikari also feels responsible for her group's falling apart, each of them going their separate ways shortly after the accident.

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While Hikari doesn't focus directly on an instrument (besides a little bit of piano) or composing music, there is one thing she excels at: singing. Her ability to dance to the rhythm may be forever gone, but Hikari has not let her passion for singing to die in a blazing fire. This passion (and her musical talent) landed Hikari an invitation to join those within the Daywing District--a location destined to revitalize the musical youth in Cystra City. Nonetheless, while Hikari may be passionate, she hopes to see the day her friends unite their group, taking the stage once more.

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Hikari Whitaker was born as an only child to a former American soldier and a Japanese woman who her father had met during his time in Japan. Enticed with music from childhood, Hikari learned the beauty of music from her mother, who would sing during chores or to put Hikari to sleep with a lullaby. Hikari would sing along with her mother, living a happy childhood as her father would listen to his two girls produce a beautiful harmony. One day, the television was left on, and Hikari was witness to an idol concert being broadcast on the local station. Infatuated with the bright lights and entrancing movements, Hikari fell in love with the idol concept.

Explaining her ideas to her friends, Hikari convinced them to join her on the stage, as well her mother, who provided the troupe with costumes. Beginning locally, Hikari and her friends would sing and dance at various events, such as talent shows or festivals, yet a year after of preforming, Hikari's life would be changed forever. Crossing a street, a truck driver failed to notice Hikari until it was too late, and the skidding truck slammed into her, promptly turning Hikari into a rag doll. Sent flying down the street, Hikari was knocked unconscious, the trauma placing her in a coma for a month in the hospital.

While a number of people--including her friends--sought to support Hikari during this terrible time, she would never be the same. Losing function in her lower body, Hikari was forced to use a wheelchair to move around as result of being paralyzed from the waist down. Not long after the accident, Hikari's friends had decided it would be best to split ways, which left her feeling responsible for the end of her group. However, oddly enough, Hikari had received an invitation to a place by the name of the Daywing District after she awoke from the coma. Eager not to let herself fall prey to depression, Hikari took the offer and moved in, practicing her singing once more.

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Father: Connor Whitaker — 45 Years Old — Alive

Mother: Saori Whitaker (née Wakata) — 39 Years Old — Alive

Friend (Idol): Ichida Kaori — 18 Years Old — Alive

Friend (Idol): Higuchi Mamiko — 18 Years Old — Alive

Friend (Idol): Konuma Chiho— 17 Years Old — Alive

Relationships

N/A for now. Will be updated as the story progresses.

[RumikoOhara]

Abby

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Above is her only hit album cover

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Name: Abigail Cynthia Winterborn

Gender: Female

Age: 22 / October 31st

Nationality: British / Manx from the Isle of Man Her Passport

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Appearance: Abby has to wear clothing more suitable for a girl half her age or have them special made which often gives her the appearance of a lollie.
She is very petite weighing only 6 stone (#85) with eyes so blue many believe they are contacts. Her hair drops to below her shoulder blades and is a silky Honey blonde with red highlights at her temples and even her figure is less that of a woman’s and more of a young girl and qualifies her as a Little Person but of equal body proportions.

Height: 1.39 (4’7”)

Personality: Abby is outgoing and has a zest for life along with boundless amounts of energy. She sleeps in catnaps and is able to sleep in places and situations that most would find Impossible. She was once found sleeping in a partly closed upright Bass’s hard case at a studio.

She loves to eat and follows her nose to any foods being cooked near herself and will always try a bit no matter how much her friends are off put by her consumption of said questionable food. She is rarely ever sick and considering her lifestyle a source of amazement.

A wicked sense of humor she will play to her situation especially if the person she having fun with has mistaken her for a little girl because she feels she must. Add to that a poison tongue which can fire off quips with the best and is supported by an active imagination and people either learn to love or hate her with few remaining in the undecided.

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Role: Leadsinger/Composer

Specified Job Details: Abby can play the piano at a professional level and is also a Drummer.

She is a trained singer of Opera who is a Mezzosopraano she has a power that is unnatural and brassy but her diminutive size prevents her from joining any companies of any worth so she turned her powerful voice to rock music and eventually fell in love with Metal.

Her talent as a Composer okay but not prolific and used more to arrange Cover songs for her own style

Relative Experience: Classically trained in Opera by Helga Lier former Diva of the London Company and her grandmother from 9 to 18 years old.

Mentored in musical studies by Ian Slice of Bomber Bob in piano, drums, and writing.

Her first album was “Star Child” and while a bit dated in its style is a coveted trophy among her small group of fans and was released on her 17th birthday.

Recruited as backup lead vocalist for a studio created band called “Concrete Kittens” she was quickly pushed forward into the lead before their first public performance.

Performed at the Isle of Wight Music Festival as a warmup band and made a 30 minute encore at the crowds demand.

Released the Indie Album “The Mouse That Roared” at age 20 sold 1.2 million copies as lead of Concrete Kittens then left the band before the expected release of “Pretty Ponies” due to creative difficulty (This was blamed on her as being a difficult talent and resulted in her being Blacklisted)

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Biography: Abby’s mom is a woman more concerned with public appearence and moving in the right circles and an unexpected child was against her plans in life so she shoveled her off on her mom to raise.

Abby’s grandmother was a retired London opera Diva who lived on the Isle of Man and while demanding was also a loving and supportive woman. She raised Abby to believe she could be anything she wanted and was pleased when her granddaughter began singing scales with her students and often outshining them in power, control, and endurance when she was only 9 years old.

So taking her on as a student her grandmother became two different women; one a loving and doting granny and the other a demanding voice coach who resembled a camp guard or drill instructor. Then at age 15 when her grandmother thought she was ready they made the trip to London where using her connections she got Abby an audition. The board was impressed with her range but said she was too short and could only be used a a chorus singer playing the part of children which would mean she’d have very little work.

Dejected Abby returned to the Isle of Man vowing she’d never sing again; a vow which her grandmother wouldn’t stand for and made her continue for a pointless dream.

Then as Abby explains she was wandering the Island during the Tourist Trophy when she met the drummer of the band Bomber Bob who were big in the 60s and 70s but now largely forgotten and his two twin daughter Mandy and Sandy age 7 and hit it off. He was at that point a single parent trying to run a small recording company and watch after the two girls and was overjoyed when he found Abby would help by acting as their babysitter, tutor, and friend.

He taught her how to play piano and drums when she showed an interest in them and even tried himself to get her auditions with other recording companies who rejected her because at they said she was little more than a novelty act. Her grandmother at first disapproved of her classical training being used to sing such rock standards as “Itching for You” and “Blue Angel” but when she met Ian and saw he was trying to get Abby work and inspiring her to keep singing she joined forces with the man.

Ian’s little record label recorded her Album written by both Abby and Ian called “Star Child” and it enjoyed a bit of success when it was found in the bargain bins of the Liverpool shops and became an underground staple. Rough and still needing polish it still displayed a power hidden in her small body few could believe actually came from her when they saw her live or in person.

Abby was working harder than ever at that time till on her 18th birthday her Grandmother, Ian and even Mandy and Sandy were victims of the Ferry disaster which left her alone in the world for the first time in her life and resulted in a deep depression that made her disappear for a year as she worked through her problems.

Then one day out of the blue Abby showed up in a London studio that was trying to create a Girl band and needed a backup vocalist

Abby’s band was a surprise at the Isle of Wight Music Festival when she popped out on stage with the Band she was working with at the Time know as “Concrete Kittens” and seemed to explode vocally her voice more powerful than her size might be expected to reach.

Then a month later Abby and the Concrete Kittens released the Indie Album titled “The Mouse That Roared” which made them instant Stars in England’s Metal scene but soon their success caused friction when the band’s founder and the manager tried to take advantage of Abby’s Size and made her do a Lollitta Song called “Pretty Ponies” which set her up as a bad little girl complete with one of those huge lollipops and a babydoll skirt.

She hated the song and thought it would make her fan base shift to the creepy pedos that had already begun to plague her and the arguments began and eventually came to a showdown which resulted in Abby’s quitting the Band.

Out of work and black balled at home she came to the city hoping to at least get work as a session singer and try to get control of her career.

Affiliations:
Voice Coach/Grandmother-Helga Lier-deceased
Manager/Producer/Music Tutor-Ian Slice-deceased

Relationships:

Tidbits of Abby

Abby is the type of girl who lives music in a large way. She’s always scouring the sources for every new sound and genre. Listening to music in languages she has no idea what they are talking about but moving to the beat as she surrenders to the raw emotions every good song contains no matter where or when it is from.

Abby lives bathed in sound almost 24/7 her lovers finding her bed impossible to actually rest in enjoying falling asleep with her sound system thumping at near ear damaging levels. She sings at her whim to whatever is playing matching the other singer note for note trying to understand the emotion that formed the rhythm, the lyrics, and whether they were written together or fitted to each other one being done before the other.

In shortly after her appearance at Isle of Wight she gave an interview while making “The Mouse That Roared” said when called an up and coming musical artist.

”I am not a Musical Artist, I’m a Worshiper of Music; if Music were a person I would gladly be its slave; I already am”

Some say it's the music she’s confessing her love to in her song “Bend me to your Will” (track 4 TMTR)

She's never still on stage and she can shift personality instantly going from seductress, to angry Diva, and wherever else her passion takes her. Her moves have no choreography and no two performances the same her moods reflected in small ways in her performance.

She throws herself around so violently many have feared she’ll someday fling herself off stage and into the crowd.

A dry or uninspired crowd doesn’t cause her doubt and only makes her shift performance to fit the desires of the fans. Aware that many of her fans are attracted to her because of her Lollie look she doesn’t shy away from it or pander to it instead using her voice to enlarge her presence.

Trained to work in an Opera company which means acting while singing she is trained in using body language to accentuate her performance. When performing live she is a slave driver as far as her stage bands are concerned demanding that the fans have trouble distinguishing live from studio performance at every show.

When she sings even for fun she’s dedicated to the sound of the performance over all else.

She is never late for rehearsal, she is always supportive of her band when in studio only causing friction if she feels her boundaries are not respected.

She’s never moody in the studio, she never does drugs, drinks or exposes herself to negative situations; if she is part of anger or a bystander she cuts it off by leaving and retreating into her headphones till she feels calmer or the anger has moved on, if it remains she asks Pax and calm discussion.

Because of her Opera training she is also able to speak if not fluently then make herself understood in Italian, German, French, Russian, and English as well as Welsh.

She’s horrible with finance but always ering to the conservative side, you’ll never catch Abby dropping 10 grand for a jacket, maybe Charity but never for an article of clothing.

She loves Bootsales and Second Hand clothing stores and strangely collects odd Coffee cups but hates paying full price or buying them new.

“The Discovery is part of the Memory” -Abby as concerns her collection-

"A Hint of Abby's Style"

[Jeep Wrangler]

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Thom McNicholas

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Name
Thomas William McNicholas

Gender
Male

Age
21 - 11 Months

Nationality
Scottish - Glasgow

Date of Birth
August 15th

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Appearance
Thom McNicholas is of a slender and tall stature, having the physique of only plausible for not looking anorexic or unheathly. His skin is quite fair, save for his hands that are slightly blistered upon the fingers with minor calluses. Though his complexion isn't too pale nor too worrying in its appearance, he usually covers up the skinniness with long-sleeved clothing with personal reasoning behind it. His hair stands as a oak-brown tone, mixing well with his parakeet-eyes. Thom's hair usually doesn't get styled and remains in its natural ruffle like he intends, but on certain occasions the differentiation within his scalp's coat varies. Thom's main and defining feature, however, is his right leg. Or...what's now become his right leg. Though lightweight and not too disruptive of his ability to maintain an upright stance, it sometimes is noticeable that despite the cover-up he makes of this additional 'limb' due to the slight limp he remains to have.

Height
6' 4"

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Personality
With sometimes unsuccessful attempts, Thom aims to be the jovial man of the group, trying to keep the high spirit in order to keep himself happy at the same time. Whilst this conflicting motion of both trying to maintain his own positive mindset and presenting it in a way that others enjoy does provide many issues in the long run, Thom nevertheless perseveres onwards as he wishes to. Despite this, Thom tries to be as sociable as he can manage, which usually isn't a lot. His moderate anxiety sometimes provokes awkwardness in many situations, including performing and creating work alongside his friends or on his own. His main confidence, however, lies in his musical talent and broad knowledge in the theory of it all. It's no doubt that he's very empathetic towards others, but that can come at a price for his own self-happiness.

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Music Industry Role
Bassist of 'Endurance' and Composer

Career Details
Whilst he limits himself career-wise to the bassist of his band 'Endurance' and a composer, the musical broadness of his performing skills is quite large. Initially being a cellist, he can also play the likes of piano, viola and the bass guitar, both electronically and acoustically. His cello beginnings, being a now 14 year period, inspired him to expand his musical knowledge, leading towards his composition pathway and now current status in the band. Currently within 'Endurance', he performs on the Status Graphite as a more prominent bass, alongside the Gretsch G2220 Junior Jet II for songs without the lead guitarist. Composition wise, he remains quite avid of large orchestral mixes with modern synth work, though that varies depending on the project the composition is for. Two songs from 'Endurance' currently utilise small composition work from Thom.

Relative Experience

Relative Experience
- Tutored in Cello by Oscar Edelweiss, a local string performer for the BBC's Symphony Orchestra. Eventually taught Double Bass, before he had to retire due to his ageing. Began learning at the age of 7 during Year 3 of his local primary school.

- Eventually self-taught piano from the age of 11 and began to branch out to several other instruments. Viola came next, then eventually he'd lead onto teaching himself the bass guitar at the age of 17 during sixth form.

- Formed the band alternative-rock band 'Hysteria' at the age of 18 with fellow Sixth Form students Julie Rosenberg, Gareth Lister, Amelia McGregor and Louis Henderson. After performing in small pubs, the attraction to the band came from a typical A&R Scout who happened to live locally. Upon signing to a moderate record label, their name changed to 'Endurance' for copyright reasons. The band utilised synthesizers alongside traditional alt-rock instruments, taking in all different kinds of genres along their career to expand their influence and experience.

- Joined his first independent film project with a small company in making a modern war-drama also at around this time. Composed the majority of the score and received an independent composition accommodation during a film festival.

- Continued to learn composition work and studio production upon joining University, but after leaving remained only in his band and with independent projects that were previously put on hiatus for the time being.

- At Thom's age of 19, 'Endurance' released their first EP titled 'Ethics' which was met at some national success, especially in the alt-rock genre in the western world. Whilst its fan-base didn't grow too wide from the EP, their first album in the December of that year expanded its popularity and allowing them to perform in several festivals. Their first album, 'Likelihood', highlighted several motifs of meaning in a heavy yet melodic genre. Didn't use many effects, but concerts introduce the use of musical effects and pedals that dramatically make them more popular. Scored a spot in the UK Top 40 at the place of 37, gaining their first major recognition, with the track 'Nameless'.

- After Thom just turning age of 20, 'Endurance' released an album named 'Expansion'. As the title suggested, this album was a complete experimentation with genre, using almost a different genre per song. Popular songs such as 'Ashes' featured funk-rock aspects, 'Song for the Worst' utilised a slower touch and 'Petrify' used upbeat synth-heavy work became live-sensations during concerts, as well as the heavier songs such as 'Decimate and Create' which focused on being grand for live performances. Certain songs are yet to be performed at their concerts, as they felt they needed to be a headlining act to be able to perform them.

- After much delay, nearly 2 years after the last album was released, 'Distorted Symphony' was released, a week prior to their invitation to the Daywing District. The album was mostly written by Thom during his recent experiences in life, and used more melancholic approaches to most of the songs, however still using their standard genres going back to their EP to keep it entertaining. Despite the different tones, it was given a handful of successful reviews the day before they left for Cystra City. The highlight song of the same name as the album stands at 29th on the UK Chart.

Endurance

Julie Rosenberg
Frontman of the band, she serves as the singer and occasional guitarist. She also generally utilises synth instruments to expand the ability of sound effects throughout newer songs, and after recent events has become prominent on synthesizers.

Gareth Lister
The guitarist of the band, he utilises melodic tones and quick solo making in order to excel their songs' climaxes. He also stands as the lead acoustic guitarist during songs that require more than one.

Thom McNicholas
Bassist, backup synth player and orchestration composer for the band, Thom uses a lot of fuzz and distortion throughout their albums and is known for some catchy bass lines. He occasionally adds as a backup-singer for several songs on their list, but is yet to release a song where he sings alone, which is in the making.

Amelia McGregor
Drummer and lead percussionist for slower songs, Amelia has a recognisable style of unpredictability with her patterns and stylish playing. However, she is tone-deaf and refuses to sing. Ever.

Louis Henderson
The only non-Scottish person, Louis is a french synthesizer player that specialises in the electronic side of their songs. He also acts as backup guitarist and percussionist, as well as throwing in brass or woodwind instruments randomly into a few live performances.

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Biography
Thom was brought up as the youngest of the two sons his parents brought into the world as a middle-class family in Glasgow. He was lucky enough to be acquainted to the city life, as it allowed him to develop an early interest in listening to music, much to his brother's annoyance. From an early age, it was quite clear that Thom wasn't going to be a sporty child like his elder brother. He had different motifs, but also wasn't fit enough to take part in most exercises. Most of these were blamed upon growing pains, as he would apparently experience for a large portion of his youth. There was no suspicion on the actual condition of young Thom's medical health until the age of 6, where after a routine checkup at his general practitioner he was administered to the local paediatric physiotherapist for checkups on his hand-eye coordination. Eventually, the diagnosis of dyspraxia was made, and became the first official milestone in his degrading health.

From there onward, the struggle through educational life became more apparent, as weaknesses in his arms and wrists led to a strange inability to write properly, using both of his hands at the same time to perform basic words until he couldn't write anymore. This usually lasted for 5 to 15 minutes before breaks were needed. More administrations to the physiotherapist would later start to question his actual health state from here onward. But around the same time, at the age of 7, Thom's primary school gave the options for musical lessons to be available, which immediately caught the interest of the boy. He had already done way too much listening to music during his early youth, and after the recent medical practices and lack of sport he'd do, Thom's parents thought the idea of playing an instrument would benefit him. And so it did. He began as a cellist under Oscar Edelweiss, a new teacher and previous cellist for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, that led to him excelling quickly in the instrument he chose. As the years went on, there was a stigma in his medical visits, meaning he could excel in playing instruments.

When secondary school began, Thom began to experience the change in maturity that everyone else felt, making him distance himself from other people and building a sense of anxiety that would stick with him for the rest of his life. However, at the same time of gaining this loneliness, he also found refuge in the music facilities, where he came across the unattended keyboards lying around. From here, Thom began to teach himself piano, as well as from curriculum music lessons, which then expanded onward from instruments he found lying around the school's music centre. The years stacked up and alongside that so did his musical knowledge. The viola added onto his collection soon after, as well as the double-bass. Eventually, by the time he finished his GCSEs and switched schools for Sixth Form, he added a modernised instrument onto the list. The Bass Guitar.

However, as he started to play, something that would finally realise the medical conditions he had, which had worsened over the last few years of secondary school, with something quite severe in order to do so. He discovered that after an incident of sporadic muscle breakdown, causing to a week-long paralysation, he had been blessed with wide-spread chronic pain since birth, explaining that the pains he suffered were not growing pains at all but the result of a failing body. The paralysation was warned to not be a one-off situation, rightfully so, as he eventually went into Sixth Form.

Sixth form was a decent time for Thom, allowing him to actually make a good group of friends who would later on go towards becoming 'Hysteria'. This alternative rock band that had set up didn't do much besides play at local theatres and building up their own recognition they had hoped to build as a foundation to turning semi-professional. This actually attracted the attention of a local A&R Scout for a rock label located within centralised England, who he reported to via their Scotland branch. The chance for their transition into semi-professionalism came towards them as they finished Sixth Form and transitioned to business, whilst all going to similarly related Universities and diploma-level apprenticeships. This delayed any releases of content until Thom was 19, a year after joining University.

During his time in University, Thom had finally begun to develop the skills of composition and music production within a London University in the Eastern Sections of the City. The use of orchestrating large groups to match scenes from given media provided by the other courses gave him the chance to fall in love with drafting notations into grand theme songs and scores for these colossal scenes. This began a new wish for Thom, as he thought of the idea of utilising it within the band. However, until they were going to release something they could all agree on, they wouldn't be able to fund that sort of plan.

Thom turned 19 and they eventually released their first EP in order to put their name into the world of music. Whilst this wasn't a big step for them, it allowed them to gain a form of recognition under the new alias of 'Endurance'. Shortly after the release of the EP, their first album also was introduced into the world. 'Likelihood' was a commercial success, at least for them, in the national region for Rock. It felt different, and began to attract the attention of the localised city of London. This would provide them with spots to play at smaller yet populated festivals and as a support act for a major rock band later that year. A year later, the release of 'Expansion' would also make its way into the world, eventually placing their first place into the Top 40 Charts of the UK and boosting their fame quite frantically. The album sold quite a lot, but fell short of a million copies within England at least. It was the first album that had a song that sold internationally to other Western countries. Also, with the help of Louis, the French also found its way into the world of Endurance. However, on the prime of their first major line of festival performances and the aim towards their first solo concert, something occurred...

As warned before, the paralysis happened once more, as Thom found himself unable to move for yet another week. This time, his right leg would be in immense pain throughout the entire experience. This week-long duration of being paralysed went on to unknowingly causing another chain reaction in his right leg, where the next few months saw him within a wheelchair and unable to move it. As the days went onwards, into the late-Spring Holiday of that year, he ended up getting an infection within that leg, resulting in the need to amputate it before it developed any further around his body. This chain of medical catastrophe had cancelled every known progression the band had at the moment, stopping them from performing. The band were okay with their pausing, though the fan-base not so much as Thom wished to keep the details scarce and undisclosed. He had to cancel his commitment to University as well, though they remained open for keeping his place if he were going to return someday.

This delay went on for almost two years, where during that time he randomly started to appear more in group performances as a way of self-rehabilitation. The aim was to fix his mental health that had decayed along with his weakening body. Endurance, half-jokingly, said they were going to make Thom famous before he'd have to step down or die, which warmed his heart and made him determined to continue. Not a lot of information about his amputation was made public, and he attempted to cover it up as much as he could through the building anxiety and detachment from the rest of the musical world during his rehabilitation (Save for the second film he composed music for during his absence). Thom eventually went on to finishing the third album, released nearly two years since the last one. It took a batch of genres and mixed them with previous album's ones, as written mostly by Thom himself. They had hints and highlights towards his life living under the medical deterioration, though most of it is too subtle to make out.

'Distorted Symphony' as a song and album actually went on to be their most successful album yet, allowing them to gain the 29th Spot on the UK charts, beating their previous entry onto it. This position had left the now recovering band in a place of reappearance, as many loyal fans within the UK had suspected they had broken up after Thom's disappearance. Endurance's achievement, within the week of releasing the album, eventually led to a letter of invitation...From Cystra City itself.

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Family
Howard McNicholas - Father [Alive]
Mary McNicholas - Mother [Alive]
Ewan McNicholas - Elder Brother [Alive]

Relationships

Relationships
N/A for now. Will be updated later on in the RP.

Character Theme

[Polaris North]

Edward Ichibane

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Name
Edward Ichibane

Gender
Male

Age
25. Born on 5/23.

Nationality
Japanese-English. Raised in Tokyo.

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Appearance
Thanks to his mother's foreign blood, he has light blonde hair and green eyes. He typically carries himself with some form of confidence and tends to sit up straight when in the company of others, but unconsciously slouches when he becomes relaxed. When at work, he would often be seen wearing a formal suit and tie as per the rules. He doesn't seem to be uncomfortable in the clothing so he's still able to carry himself well. In casual days, however, he would often be seen wearing a plain top and pants, obviously bought at the cheapest store possible. His wristwatch is rather old and beaten up, but he doesn't seem to mind.

Height
5'10

Personality
Edward is a rather kind person, a great asset to him because he mainly works with other people. Friend and respectful, there are little things that would make someone hate him at first glance. He's a hardworking person and would rather keel over than give up on a project that he's been working months on. While this may be viewed as a great thing, it may be taken too far. He just doesn't want to think of something as hopeless and this may cause him to foolishly keep on working on something that is practically dead. When he sets his mind on something, it takes a whole lot of convincing to get him off it. In fact, he forgets to do anything else once he's doing something he's passionate about, resulting in him getting hungry or sleepy.

There is little doubt that he can act professional as he has shown this at multiple occasions. He can and will admit his mistakes if he had made them and would strive to not make them again. However, he isn't above the snarky comments or the playful banter with those he is close to - even those he works with, so long as they are all friends and it is clear that it's made in good fun. He's shown to adapt to a lot of settings - speaking kindly to those younger and speaking formally to those who are higher up on the social ladder.

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Music Industry Role
Producer

Specified Job Details (Name varies depending on career choice)
He mostly dabbles in keeping everything within budget. He manages schedules for performances and dealing with other companies to put his team in commercials to increase their popularity. He has some knowledge when it comes to sound management as he had experience with it, but he's more confident in his skills with organizing and planning.

Relative Experience
Edward worked in a recording studio before for four years. After that, in a small producing company before who rarely got any calls because of its near to non-existent reputation. While he only managed one group in that production firm, he spent his entire time working on them to get them in the spotlight. Who knows, if it was a miracle or just simply dumb luck, but people began to take notice of the group and they went on to be successful and the group gave him their thanks - mentioning how he wouldn't give up on them. This was what put attention on him. After the production firm closed down (which was only weeks after the group went independent), he was approached by one of Arthur's men.

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Biography
Edward was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He isn't sure how his parents met each other but he assumed that his mother had come to Japan for a business trip and kept on returning because of his father. He could say that he had a rather good childhood; while his parents were rarely there on the weekdays, they tried their best to make time for the siblings. They raised him well and didn't put as much unrealistic expectation on him as the others. This caused him to excel in his grades since he did everything on his own accord - never forced into doing anything. He grew up responsible because he was taught to be one. He never led the privileged life as his mother lost her job soon after marrying his father and they were barely hanging while supporting Edward's education, and soon came his younger sister, Lily.

There were a lot of things that he could've been sad about. He got his hands on a cellphone when he was in the second year of highschool. He couldn't go to arcades since that would be a waste of money. He rarely got to eat in good restaurants. He had to take care of his little sister when his parents had to go to work so he could never stay out too late and hang out with friends. Instead of being angry about it, he was proud of his childhood. He was supposed to finish a course in Medical Technology when it all changed thanks to an accident.

His parents had been going home from work when they got into a freak accident which caused both to die on the spot. This left Edward and Lily orphaned, with the former only being nineteen years old. Afraid of losing his sister as well, as he had no job, he dropped out of college to support both her and himself. Lily offered to drop out of school as well but Edward adamantly refused. He got a job in a recording studio as a cashier. After listening and learning from afar, he was given the chance to apply as part of the recording staff. He picked up on the skills quickly, but he was very clumsy at first. He stayed in this job for four years before he was scouted by a production firm to be a producer, even without a degree on it. This was where his talent really shone - while his editing skills were average, his skill at organizing and planning truly put him above the rest.

Because of this job, he has been able to support his sister's education but barely scraping by himself. Lily had know entered a part-time job to help alleviate the workload. Edward is forever thankful to his sister because of this. The production firm only got one successful group out before ultimately falling into bankruptcy. Fortunately for Edward, he was given another chance in The Daywing District. Seeing no other option for him, he decided to take up the offer and see how it goes. He has recently come into contact with the McLain family, his mother's family in England. There has been no specific talks yet, but he seems to not focus on it yet.

Affiliations

• Elizabeth Ichibane - Mother - Dead
• Ryuu Ichibane - Father - Dead
• Lily Ichibane - Sister - Alive
• Felissa McLain - Aunt - Alive

Relationships
- This is how they view other characters throughout the story. This will be updated as major changes in their involvement and view of one another is expanded. -

[PrincePierce]

Grant Starling

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Name
Grant Marston Starling

Gender
Male

Age
19, April 30th

Nationality
American - New York

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Appearance
Grant is a cute guy with brown eyes and naturally brown hair that he often bleaches blonde. With a medium build and a typically laid back sense of fashion, he's not one for showing off with his appearances and likes to be average. He wears the same clothes to perform as he does to spend his freetime, which always includes his favorite yellow and brown jacket.

Height
5'9"

Personality
Grant is a goofy kid who's not sure what to do with his life, so he's just going along with what feels right in the moment.
He's pretty clever, and isn't one to step on toes, though he's incredibly stubborn and will argue even when he knows he's wrong. Positive and proud, Grant likes to see the bright side of things, regardless of how dark things seem. A big motivator for him is food, and he's not above selling himself out for a good meal. He doubts himself often, though he'd never let you know that, as he hates to seem weak. He's also not very impressed with himself, so he tends to beat himself up.

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Music Industry Role
Solo performer and Composer

Specified Job Details (Solo Performer)
Grant makes electronic music, which is carried constantly on a flash drive. He often will perform in nightclubs under an alias of "Nemo Blacklight". He is capable of playing the piano and the guitar, and uses a blend of electronic piano and computerized mixing programs to create mixes, while live mixing when he performs. He also helps design the lights for his shows, personally favoring strobe lights and fire.

Relative Experience

Starting with playing with making electronic music and teaching himself when he was 15.

At 16, he released his first song that was considered a hit, Mach 11.

Started performing at 17 in aunt's club.

Was taught by father how to design lights for a show.

Worked for several different nightclubs in New York by 18.

Released first album, Spreading Salt, which sold just short of 750k copies.

Second Album Time Cyrcul was released at age 19. Sold nearly 1mil copies.

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Biography
Grant was a pretty typical kid in New York. He was pretty average in school, grade-wise, and he received a lot of grief for it, because of the high standards his brother had put in place. Eric, his brother, was a certifiable genius, and Grant's parents hoped their second son would be just as bright. When Grant was average, with a problem with math in particular, his parents were disappointed. Luckily,
they simply pleaded with him to do better, but he was never punished, just distanced from.

Grant knew he would never reach the bar that had been set for him, so he withdrew and found solace online, watching videos and listening to music in particular. He eventually wondered how hard it would be to make music himself, and do something that Eric had never done before. With the hope of making his own way, at 15, Grant started playing with music on his laptop.

Hobby soon turned to obsession, and when you've got an obsession, school no longer matters. At only 16, Grant had quit school to focus on making music. It paid off, as he released songs and slowly gained internet popularity until Mach 11 was released, and he was suddenly internet famous and suddenly gaining the attention of his parents and other family.

Grant was soon employed by his aunt, Naomi, who was the owner of a small nightclub by the name of Cobalt. From there, his popularity only grew. He likes to think his invite was due to the fact he works mostly by himself, though he doubts that it's true.

Affiliations
Turner Starling - Father and Light-Tech
Lacey Starling - Mother
Eric Starling - Older brother
Naomi Riddle - Maternal aunt and club owner

Relationships
TBA

Character Theme

[OliveYou]

Elly "Cinderella" May O'Meadow

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Name

Elly “Cinderella” May O’Meadow

Gender

Female

Age

21

Birthday

November 18

Nationality/Birthplace

Irish; Northern Ireland

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Appearance

Choppy red hair pulled into a messy bun, lots of freckles, clear blue eyes, usually wears glasses with cyan frames, a product of frequently squinting at a computer screen late into the night. Small but hardy figure; clipped nails as she finds them annoying when trying to type.

Height

5 feet, 2 inches.

Personality

Elly, or "Cinderella" as her friends used to call her, is a happy, calm, and kind individual who loves learning new things. She's most often the peacemaker of the group, and strives to please everyone she can. This personality usually shows itself in her tendency to overwork, chugging five cups of coffee and pushing herself to meet deadlines, with varying results. Elly is a lover, not a fighter. If this were Hogwarts, she'd be in Hufflepuff. You get the idea.

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Music Industry Role

Sound Designer/Composer; deals with mixing, recording, and composing music

Specified Job Details

Elly works with her little laptop, making tunes for singers and mixing tracks of her own. She’s not a singer, though, and most of her written pieces require vocals. She’s fond of pop, rock, and likes to experiment. Her Irish folk heritage sometimes can be heard in her music, too.

Relative Experience

After moving to the States to find work, Elly bounced from place to place, occasionally scoring a hit, until she struck big, composing and mixing a hit single in the U.S. After that, she collected royalties, hoping to find more success, but it never panned out. Now, she’s moved to Japan because of a certain letter inviting her to Cystra City.

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Biography

Growing up in the green hills of Northern Ireland, Elly had a quiet childhood, as the only child in a small town. Her father and mother were homely people, and Elly was mostly homeschooled. There was one thing, however, that charmed her, even as a child—music. Whether it be the folk songs sung at the town square, or the more “contemporary” tunes from the old beat-up general store radio, Elly loved it all. Music was her passion, from the very start. Begging her parents for piano lessons, guitar lessons, anything, Elly was given a choice—stay in her warm little home without lessons, or be sent to the larger boarding school across the way, and learn music and manners. The choice was a no-brainer, even if her parents warned her life would not be easy away from the hills. Elly would soon find that out.

Her school years were rough ones, with plenty of awkward encounters and bullying, and often Elly’s only respite was her weekly piano lessons. In such a controlling and pressurized environment, Elly grew up believing her needs came last, and everyone else’s before. This stayed with her into adulthood as her need to prove herself and please others. But, at the end of those grueling years, Elly emerged victorious, and immediately starting planning to move overseas to greater opportunity. Her parents were supportive but scared for their daughter, but Elly assured them she would stay in touch.

Her U.S years were quieter, with a few friends made along the way, and plenty of things learned. Elly grew in way she’d never imagined, and to her delight, she placed a major deal with a recording artist to compose a new single. The single did well, but Elly was left in the dust, working for another breakout hit. It never came.

And then, she got a letter.

Affiliations

Father and Mother—Elly tries to stay in touch, but her parents are quite old-fashioned and don’t even have cell phones.
U.S acquaintances—Elly had a few friends back in the States, but most of them are busy. She occasionally talks to her old roomie, Terra, if she needs to relax.

Relationships

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Single.

Character Theme

Likely I'll change this later, not sure what her style is right now.

Shameless Seventeen Plug

[RumikoOhara]

@LetMeDoStuff

Thom McNicholas]

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Now there's a pretty man

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Mispost Forgive me

Sorry for the silly mistake but it stands he's still a pretty man

[HokumPocus]

removed this for hard to explain reasons