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Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

Also, I should note that I did get one more person interested in playing as a male chara, so we should have a balanced cast going forward.

In order to give them time to write up their app, I will be putting off the start just a little bit longer, though that's partly also for my own benefit. Losing a day and a half in the middle of the week to a power outage (it actually shut off again right after I made the post saying it was over >_<) has put me way behind on a bunch of work stuff, so I need to catch up on that first as well.

Either way, I'm thinking I'll try and drop the intro post this Sunday, so expect it then. Sorry once again for the delays -- things have just been kinda crazy on my end.

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Right, so! Making some edits to his background so that Ryuu would've also spent some time on the island in his earlier childhood, then moved away when his parents wanted to avoid the bad rap on the island, until they realized Ryuu acted even worse on the mainland and yeeted him back to the island to live with his grandparents. Hope that's not too similar to Suzuka, but otherwise, as it is, he would've only met the rest of the cast for the first time some years ago, ha. On that note, going to think up some connections. Some initial thoughts:

- This is a more recent connection, but someone could be playing the same online game as Ryuu. He does play a female character, and if the game utilizes pings/chat more than vc (like league for example), it's possible his teammates assume he's a girl too (without him realizing they do so), which could lead to fun shenanigans. Also, I realized I never replied to it, oops, but Fey, you mentioned Suzuka could've roped Ryuu into giving him advice on what to gift a guy, etc. and well, we could also combine it with them playing together online, her thinking he's a girl, and asking him because he seems to know a lot about dudes lol.

@Vertigo

Honestly, I kinda like the similarity there. Suzuka had to live with her grandparents because of family circumstances, only to move back due to awkwardness at her new school, whereas Ryuu had to move away because of issues at school.

As for them meeting through a game and not realizing it, that sounds absolutely on-brand for this genre, lol. I dunno how much Suzuka plays online games and the like, though, since she's never really liked being in her own house. Always tries to get out and do stuff because being on her own creeps her out. Could be a hobby she picked up while she was living with her grandparents, though, since she was way out in the boonies and even if she did get out of the house, there wasn't really anywhere to go or anything to do for fun.

Could also have them meet through some of his cat-related antics, solely for the funny image gap of her only knowing him as "that nice guy at the park who's always feeding and taking care of the sakura cats" and then hearing concerning rumors that Mikako is getting mixed up with a dangerous delinquent. Immediately goes to confront him and then -- Oh, hey, it's my cat friend!

Either way, I do really like the idea that in one form or another he's the one she ends up going to for romantic advice and vice versa, because the two of them are probably the most socially awkward people in the entire cast, so it really is just the blind leading the blind. XD

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Sorry for vanishing all day, big storm rolled through and I lost power for the past few hours.

Just with the change of her living situation, I definitely feel like that keeps them similar enough for them to like, relate their circumstances to one another, while still having some pretty major differences. Koharu's got barely any space to herself, and meanwhile Suzuka's got an empty apartment all by her lonesome. Plus, I do really like the whole bit of her working a new job every time the cast sees her. That's both a goofy and charming spin on an otherwise very emotionally fraught situation, and just feels like it would have a ton of potential for her to just be always showing up out of nowhere.

As for enemies, Suzuka doesn't really hold grudges or view people as "enemies" either, so much as maybe being a bit overwhelmed by people who are too forward and who she doesn't really know how to deal with. Part of her whole deal is just that she comes off as incredibly unfriendly and hostile, but most of that harshness is entirely unintentional on her part. She's still got the friendly, playful childhood friend center, it's just buried under a veritable glacier of social awkwardness, anxiety, and inability to read other people's social cues.

At this point, we're just waiting on @ERode and @Vertigo to add their sheets, as well as potentially one more male role to fill out the roster. Might poke some people I know to see if anybody's interested in taking that last spot in the mean time. Either way, I'll be starting to work on the intro post here so I'll have it ready as soon as our cast is assembled.

I really can't wait to get this show on the road. I think this cast is gonna be a ton of fun. :>

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@Feyblue I'm a bit under the weather and need to get some rest, but I'll sleep on it and have another think about the backstory.

@Kensai

Gotcha. Sorry to nitpick about it, it just struck me as something that might kinda hinder both our characters in the long run if we were both doing the same thing.

Rest well!

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

Does seem like a very interesting addition to the cast, yeah. I don't think there'd be too many issues of overlap with Mikako, either, since they're more foils than the same archetype. That said, her situation also has a ton of parallels with Suzuka, though, to the point that I feel like it's a bit too one-to-one. Both had some upheavals in the family that resulted in them moving away for a time, underwent a drastic personality shift in the intervening years while they were separated from the group, then ended up striking a deal with an aunt/uncle to work part time at a restaurant in exchange for being allowed to stay while attending high school, with their own apartments and living arrangements covered as part of said deal. While their actual characterizations really couldn't be more different, the backstory and living situation overlap does feel like it's a little too much.

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@Feyblue
So should I put up a CS or no?

@Kensai

You can put one here in the OOC, I want to review it first. Concept sounds fun, though, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

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When will IC be up?

@OliveYou

Probably in the next day or two. I wanted to give everyone time to migrate their sheets over and catch up on the added setting info before I start.

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@Feyblue Suzuka's voice comes through so clear in her relationship quotes, she's such a cutie! Eikichi's relationship section will change throughout the rp, so be on the lookout for that... it will certainly change after their reunion.

@OliveYou

D'aww, thank you! I definitely feel like Eikichi's quotes set the tone for him really well, too. Can't wait to see them interact.

I'll likely do some updates going forward as Suzuka becomes a bit more honest with herself and others, so look forward to that as well. :>

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@Feyblue Perfect! he's going to be sad that he can't go to school with her in the mornings anymore :(

@OliveYou

...or is he? (¬‿¬)

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Woohoo!! Do I have the ok to post Eikichi in the character tab? also, Eikichi has def lived in Minamikawa his whole life - where is Suzu living now?

@OliveYou

Go right ahead! ^v^ As for Suzuka, she probably also would have lived in Minamikawa as a child since her family wasn't very well off at the time, but is now living up in Kitaguchi in an unused studio apartment over a cafe her aunt runs, so they're about as far apart as can be while still being on the same island.

...Not that that'll stop her, though. I've got some plans for some adorable antics down the line, and I can definitely work with this, lol.