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Academy of Noble Arms

@SunsetRoses

Just wondering, which country in Africa is Jessalyn from? It's a pretty big continent.

Persona - Academic Akrasia (Being rebooted, see new int check)

It seemed like there was a lot happening. The cacophony of battle raged around him, the sound of sizzling electricity and smouldering flames echoing in his ears. He heard his classmates too, shouting strange words or screaming in pain. He couldn’t really help, he was in his own little world. His eyes were clamped shut, as if not receiving the visual stimuli from the battle would make the pain go away. It didn’t work, obviously. So he kept listening, hoping for someone to save him and give him a reason to pull out of the foetal position he was still holding. He heard a girl cry in relief for her friend’s safety. He heard someone else shout profanities at the false Tomoda. And he heard Rena begging for someone to help him.

Seemed like the heiress finally ate a few slices of humble pie. Actually it seemed like she ate a boatload, considering the desperation in her voice. Aki would have chuckled if it didn’t hurt his sides so much. It was about time she learnt a lesson about arrogance. Shame he had to be in the firing line though. God, she was so pitiful right now. It was nothing like what he was used to. It... damn, it made him feel bad. It wasn’t anyone’s fault, not fully. It wasn’t her fault they were stuck in this weird dimension with shadow monsters and fireball-flinging classmates. It wasn’t her fault that her kicks didn’t have any effect. It wasn’t her fault that he finally found the guts to stop feeling sorry for himself and actually do something.

“Not…your…f-f-“ he tried to pry the words through his grit teeth. But she left before she could hear.

Then suddenly, relief. His muscles relaxed and the cold sweat on the back of his neck finally stopped. His back stopped feeling like someone was beating on it with a branding iron. He opened his eyes and saw Senhime with her Persona.

“Thank you. Thank you so much!” He shook her hand with gratitude.

He stood up and wiped the rest of the tears from his eyes. Geez, that was certainly…something. But he couldn’t dwell on it now. He needed to help his classmates. As he ran to return to the fray, he felt a breeze on his bare back. Aw man, his uniform and his cardigan were completely trashed. How was he going to explain this away? His sister’s wrath was more terrifying than anything that monster could throw at him.

Akihito shouted with a new purpose. “Metis, Cruel Attack!”

Academy Wars: Rituals and Technology in the Modern World, a Magitech School RP

Alrighty, fixed it to a bracelet machine thing? Is it ok now?

Academy Wars: Rituals and Technology in the Modern World, a Magitech School RP

Aight, so if I say that it's a bracelet with little gadgety bits as well as some olive branch/miscellaneous god worship stuff going on, it's cool?

Academy Wars: Rituals and Technology in the Modern World, a Magitech School RP

@VitaVitaAR

Right, sorry about that. Changed it from a mallet to a ring with an inscription. Got confused because one of the Ritual Devices in the CHAR tab had a mallet, so I thought it was ok to use

Academy Wars: Rituals and Technology in the Modern World, a Magitech School RP

@VitaVitaAR

Here's my CS. Are we going to be putting the family name second or first for these characters?

Faculty Member, Kuzunao Sakamori

Faculty

Name: Kuzunao Sakamori (一直 酒盛り)

Age: 32
Gender: Female
Appearance:

Kuzunao Sakamori

Height of 166cm
Usually dresses in smart casual clothing
Double pierced ears (though she abstains from wearing jewellery in the daytime)
The kanji for “ice” (氷) tattooed on her right shoulder blade. She has no idea how, why or when it got there. Luckily the tattoo is usually concealed by her clothing.

Personality:
During her sober state, Sakamori strives to be a responsible role model for her students. Most times, she seems like the straight-laced and no-nonsense type, though she is known to crack occasional small jokes with the students (unfortunately, it is rare to find anyone who actually laughs at her puns). Sakamori is firm but fair when it comes to her students. She is always willing to dispense wisdom for her pupils or stay behind to help with homework, which has gained her the respect of many of her colleagues and students.

However, when she is inebriated, Sakamori’s personality undergoes a Jekyll and Hyde-esque transformation. Her disciplined manner becomes polarised, and she becomes uncontrolled and impulsive. Drunk Sakamori (or “the other one” as Sakamori calls her) is always looking for a good time, provoking friends and foe alike into a fight or other usually unadvised escapades. The transformation to Drunk Sakamori can be attributed by a permanent goofy smile, a slight blush on her cheeks, and unbuttoned clothing. Due to the sheer embarrassment of her inebriated state Sakamori refuses to drink in the company of others, though what she does during her nights out is a whole ‘nother matter.

Skills:
Qualified to teach Maths and Chemistry
Trained in First Aid
4th Dan Aikido Practitioner
Gardening (Faculty Adviser for the Gardening Club)

Equipment:
Ritual Device – A thick silver bracelet inscribed with the phrase "deo Sucelo" and adorned with a small golden hammer charm. Bracelet is a bit hefty due to the machinery inside. As a result of her Pact with the Gallo-Roman deity, Sucellus, once Sakamori’s sobriety level passes from “tipsy” to “drunk”, the contracted god appears. Sucellus himself is quite mild and benevolent, contrary to what his association with alcohol would imply. He takes the form of a bearded middle aged man in a robe.
Handbag – Sakamori-sensei’s handbag has been an enigma to the students of Otsuki Academy, so much so that they have dubbed it the “Cave of Wonders” and declared it the second of “The Seven Mysteries of Otsuki Academy”. The handbag itself is a standard brown tote with a distinctive Doraemon keychain that her niece had gifted her with during the summer, but it is the contents of the bag that intrigue the occupants of the Academy. Sakamori had been sighted to pull many mundane but out-of-place items from the bag. Attached below is an incomplete list of items in the bag that was confiscated during detention from some students who broke into the Staff Room:
Tube of sunscreen (in the middle of winter?)
Pack of tampons
Second iPhone that refused to turn on
Binoculars
Hairbrush (suspiciously heavy)
NES cartridge (label was too worn out to identify game)
Empty mug (also suspiciously heavy)
Walkman
Painkillers/headache medicine
Novelty Flask – Given as a present for her 30th birthday by the faculty, it is a green flask adorned with the statement, “According to chemistry, alcohol is a solution”. Sakamori enjoyed the joke and keeps the gift on her at all times.

Abilities:
In simple terms, Sakamori’s Ritual Device gives her the ability to “exaggerate” things. If a hose is trickling water, Sakamori can boost the spray to the level of a broken fire hydrant. If there is a lit match, Sakamori can make it become a raging inferno, given that there is enough fuel to sustain its exaggerated form. Sakamori cannot boost the growth of organic matter or use her powers to heal people unless there is already an external magical force promoting the growth or healing. She can only boost things one at a time. This power makes her a very effective support fighter.
The Ritual Device also gives her enhanced strength and speed, while changing her usual aikido fighting style to something reminiscent of the “Drunken Fist” style found in the sects of Chinese martial arts. Her erratic and unpredictable fighting style, partnered with her enhanced strength and speed, makes Sakamori a formidable opponent even without her Ritual Device’s primary ability. Whether or not this style is a product of Sucellus' powers or her own ability is up for debate.

Brief Backstory:
Born to a family that owned one of the country’s oldest aikido dojos, Kuzunao Sakamori was raised by a family of discipline and honor. Kuzunao was taught the family practice at a young age as well as other traditional Japanese arts, though the latter has been long forgotten due to disuse. She was a kind and precocious child, quickly mastering aikido while also befriending the groundskeepers of her large home when her family was away at tournaments. Despite her many interests and talents, Sakamori decided to study to become a teacher. It was only during a college party when she discovered her unusually high alcohol tolerance, and the manifestation of her other self and Ritual Device at another college party later on in her first year.
Sakamori has been teaching at Otsuki Academy for five years as of present. Despite her efforts to hide it, everyone knows the conditions of the Ritual Device and often light-heartedly tease her about it.

Position: Maths Teacher

Academy Wars: Rituals and Technology in the Modern World, a Magitech School RP

@Polaris North

Coolies. Thanks man.

Academy Wars: Rituals and Technology in the Modern World, a Magitech School RP

I suddenly had an idea for a Ritual Device. What about having a pact with Dionysus, God of wine and merrymaking? It's said that when he's at a celebration and dances, he frees others from negative feelings.

So I was thinking, if someone made a pact with Dionysus, he could use that power to 'power up' those around him. He's sort of like a support-type character. Of course, he needs to be celebrating and/or drinking any form of alcohol.

What do you guys think?

@Polaris North

I came up with a similar idea for a character before I looked through the OOC and saw your post. She would be a faculty member who needs to be inebriated in order for her powers to activate. The difference being that she makes a pact with a different alcohol themed god and her ability is more of a "Drunken Fist" sort of deal. I was wondering if I could make this character with your approval. Wouldn't want to step on any toes here.

Faces In The Shadows [A Fun And Child-Friendly Magical Girl RP]

Literally just finished the post that included a sentence with Winnie shit-talking SAO, and then my friend sends me this:

Faces In The Shadows [A Fun And Child-Friendly Magical Girl RP]

The Japanese girl, Kagami, didn’t seem pleased about her returned figurine. She refused to meet Winnie’s eyes and made a weird face, before discarding the figurine in some sort of handmade shrine. Oh, so this girl was one of those obsessive collectors that needed even the packaging in mint condition. It was a figure of that Asuna girl from that anime that Winnie’s sister despised too. Winnie probably would have trashed it voluntarily if she had known.

Annoyance and hurt flared through Winnie. She’d worked hard to secure that figurine, survived a fatal clawing and possibly discarded her humanity. And this girl just tossed her hard work away like it was a piece of trash. Honestly, Winnie didn’t like the idea of people not liking her, or getting the wrong first impression of her.

“Can’t you at least take the figurine back with you? I worked hard to retu-“

And then Winnie noticed something. It felt windier than usual. Not that there was much of a breeze in the first place in this distorted dimension, but it kinda felt like…oh no. Kagami’s weird expression made sense now. Winnie’s face went as red as Kagami’s.

“Oh my god, I am so sorr- why didn’t you guys say anything?!”

Winnie frantically went through her bag. When she first entered this world, she was wearing her sports uniform, so her usual school uniform was stowed in her backpack. She put on the one piece dress and school shoes. Shakti was completely naked too. Winnie offered the Indian girl her school jumper.

“Sorry, I don’t have any extra pants or shoes. I mean, I guess you could take my dress if you really wanted. I have a blazer as well, so if you wear that and wrap the jumper around your waist it could work out. Again to everyone, so sorry about this.”

@Tombprince @Stern Algorithm