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Conflict's Chime

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"Ah, sorry! I didn't mean to make you jump..." Shizuku was quick to apologise. Like she thought, the other girl was curious about the missing person. "I saw you looking at her poster, so... I just... wanted to ask, I guess," she answered. Come to think of it, Shizuku hadn't seen this girl around either. "Are you new to this school? I don't think we've met."

"Argh, when will you learn?! Quit being so straightforward, damnit! Talk more like a proper lady!" Cross yelled at Shizuku from his spot inside her pocket. Shizuku pulled her phone out, pretending to check it briefly. She didn't do it on purpose, but the J-Ruler card slotted into the casing was clearly visible to the other girl.

"Sorry, I thought it went off for a second," Shizuku explained. It was all just an excuse to pull up her bag and throw her phone into it, the voice of a malcontent boy echoing from inside. She turned back to her conversational partner. "Uhm... you knew my name, but I don't think I've properly introduced myself. I'm Shizuku Fumino, from class 3-3. It's nice to meet you!"

After her introduction, Shizuku turned to look at the missing person's poster again. "I wonder what happened to her... I heard she was in the hospital a lot, so I never saw her around school. She couldn't have run away from the hospital, right...?"

Feeling ignored. Part 2.

First off, you haven't actually made or bumped a thread in seven months before you made this. Anyone who goes digging through your post-history may find something like this offputting if you're already complaining before having tried again in recent memory.

Second, put in effort yourself. Don't wait blindly for someone to take a hit on your interest check. Go look at other people's stuff and PM them, too.

Third, if you're only doing 1x1, you're especially likely to get drowned out. 1x1 is not only a crowded market, but also, if you don't already know someone, it's going to be insanely hard to find someone you're compatible with. It's the most wild west of all the sections and can be incredibly hard to find a like-minded individual in.

My suggestions are:

-Don't really begin about your age unless someone asks. It's not info we need to know up-front, your skill as a writer isn't dictated by how old you are.
-Try not to talk about yourself as an individual in general (at least, outside the status bar) because people don't really care unless you become friends with them. It comes off as overly familiar.
-Try to join or make group RPs before going into 1x1 so you can meet people and get some contacts on the guild.

Also, try to avoid telling other people up-front what they should be like in your check. Just describe what you're good at / looking for and then leave it. The less you tell people what to do, the more likely they'll be to want to give you a shot, because then it doesn't seem like you have this pre-conceived notion of mistrust to the general public at large. By differentiating between a 'serious' and a 'non-serious' RPer, you're inherently putting people into one of two camps and asking the question "Oh, so what do I fall in then?"

Simply put, by assuming something of someone else, you're shooting yourself in the foot. You plant the seed of doubt in their head, and they may in turn think you're a problem player yourself. Don't be that way.

The Infamous Poet Is Here

>magical girl
>name has sadist in it

Alright, you've got my attention. Begrudgingly.

Conflict's Chime

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Diing doong diing doong...

"Fyuuu..."

One of the girls of class 3-3 slumped down at her desk by burying her head in between her arms. The lunch bell came as a relief to her because class was exhausting. Many of the students around her began to shuffle in the classroom, opting to eat lunch or go somewhere else to do so. She didn't have any energy to do the same, herself.

"Shizuku."

A voice called out to her, coming from the bag next to the table. For a normal person this'd seem strange, but Shizuku knew exactly why it was coming from there. For that same reason, she didn't respond, even as the voice started to call out her name faster, louder and more demanding. She just didn't care. Trying to drown out the noise that came from her belongings, Shizuku tried listening for other voices in the crowd.

"Hey, hey, did you hear? Apparently that Nakamura guy..."
"Did you see the latest episode of Gundai Fighters?!"
"Force of Will? So that's what this is..."

That last one caught Shizuku's attention, perking her head up as she scanned her eyes around the classroom. She saw a small group of her boy classmates put their desks together and crowd around, laying out the playmat for a trading card game. One of them pulled out two deck boxes, one for the player sitting across him. As she was watching, she could still hear the "Shizuku!" coming from her bag. Giving up, Shizuku took her phone out and flipped it around. Greeting her inside the casing was a trading card depicting a boy her age. Instead of a school uniform, however, he was clad in a fantasy get-up with two daggers holstered on the hip, barely hidden behind his dark cloak. "It took you long enough! What's your deal right now? Hurry up and join them for a game!" the card spoke to her.

"There's no way I can do that, Cross!" Shizuku replied to it with a whisper. Anyone who saw her like this would think the girl's crazy for talking to a trading card, but Shizuku knew only she could hear his voice. "It's way too embarrassing to be the only girl in a group..."

"Will you let go of your pride already?! It's been a week since you've become an architect, and you've still not practiced one bit! What are you going to do if a challenger comes up, huh? You don't have time to sit around like this!"

Of course Shizuku knew what Cross was talking about. The Fool's Game... in exchange for one wish being granted, you start playing the game as an 'architect.' Cross, Shizuku's J-Ruler, is her entry ticket. With him, she's supposed to do battle against others. The bell tied around Shizuku's wrist is meant to signal when another architect is in the area. If she doesn't win, then...

"...! Shizuku, your bell!" Cross suddenly shouted, worry in his voice. Shizuku was surprised for a moment, then looked down at her wrist.

Chingle... chingle...

"H...uh?" Shizuku stammered.

"Someone inside this school is the same as you, Shizuku! This is your chance, request a battle and-!"

"Yo! Is that a Ruler?" a new voice rang out. Shizuku flinched and looked up, staring at one of the boys she'd seen at that other table, earlier. "It is! I didn't know you played the game, too! Hey, we're actually having a few matches during lunch and could really-!"

The sudden nature of the boy's approach and imminent request left Shizuku flustered. She could only stutter out the following: "O-Oh! N-no, I'm just a beginner and... s-sorry!" She grabbed her bag and fled the classroom, leaving the boy's friends to tease him on how he sucks at talking to girls. The truth that they didn't know was that Shizuku just got scared of how the boy may have been another architect. She walked down the hall at a brisk pace, trying to get away from the group. The bell's chimes didn't stop with distance, however. It just kept occasionally making sound, and those sounds didn't come from the shockwaves of her walk.

Then, suddenly, when having rounded a corner, they stopped altogether. Shizuku found herself in one of the hallways close by the entrance to the courtyard. "Seems you missed your window," a displeased voice came from her uniform's pocket. Cross' voice. Shizuku ignored him and took a look around. Among the crowd of chatting and moving students stood a lone girl, looking up at the largest bulletin board inside the school. Shizuku couldn't tell if they were classmates or not. Although a bit apprehensive, she found herself drawn to the girl. She looked so lost in thought... was it something on the board? Taking a few steps closer, she tried searching for what the other girl was looking at. Most of it was just club recruitment and test announcements, though one new thing was on it as well. It seems one of the students went missing... Ito Ai. Shizuku found herself standing next to the girl now, and turned her head.

"Um... did you know her?" she asked, somewhat sheepishly.

Conflict's Chime

Shizuku Fumino

(Source)

Cross

(Source)

Conflict's Chime

Diiiing...
Dooong...

The hollow sounds of a bell's toll echo down the spiraling stairs. Each step you take climbing the endless steps feels like a step further into a dark, empty fog. You pass by an infinite set of doors. Each one that's open shuts itself as soon as you get near, then opens once you've passed. Some, off in the distance, close or open by themselves. When the light dims from one, the door seems to break off and fall into the abyss below.

One of these doors is different, however. As you stumble closer, it opens itself for you. It beckons you. You hear the same chant as each time you've visited this place in the past.

"Is there not a wish you want to have granted? That one desire out of your reach?"
"Our halls will grant that most fervent desire."
"But if you decide to continue further in this tower..."
"If you set foot beyond our doors..."
"You will enter the Fool's Game."

Ennui for Yesteryear... Old Rp Partners that have Gone

Idk, @The Irish Tree is still around and is all-around a great guy. Shame he filed a restraining order on me.