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But yeah, Year 1 does make the most sense thinking about it.
Sounds like you got your mind made up!
The crumbling of the koi fish threw Lilie off guard, and it was only then that she remembered the other part of the riddle that she had neglected to focus on: all that glittered was not gold. But it was too late to do anything about it, the girl letting out a yelp as the shark suddenly weighed a ton. She winced as her hand was pinned, but whatever cry of pain she had was covered by the grinding--what the heck was up with the loud grounding?!--and the pillar started to sink.
"Oh no no no no--" Lilie knew exactly was what about to happen, trying to pry her hand away from the shark and pillar, but she was stuck. Okay, fine, she couldn't physically free herself, so magic was the answer. Except instead of a surging wave coming to her aid, instead a small wave moved. Oh she was really in trouble now.
Taking in a deep breath, Lilie squeezed her eyes shut as she was pulled into the water. As she opened her eyes, she froze at the sight of her loved ones all around her. They were just there, lifeless, like they had drowned, and she felt her heart sink as she saw Aaron floating in front of her. She nearly gasped, instinctively reaching out to Aaron, but a sign drifted past her, and she felt her stomach drop. It read Bainbridge River Dam, taunting her, and she realized that she was surrounded by various debris that had given her night terrors for months. Combined with the floating bodies, she immediately knew that the scene was set around her Awakening. How did anyone know about this?! Was this some kind of sick joke?! She looked elsewhere in an attempt to keep herself calm, but whatever composure she had left her as she spotted Ren. Ren, her only brother, drowning in front of her eyes! Lilie felt her lungs constrict as she watched her brother, nearly bursting into tears at the horrible sight and unable to help him no matter how much she tried to free herself.
No, no, it was a trick, none of this was real, nothing around her was there! Wait, no, was this what the riddle meant by water having memory? These weren't memories, these were her deepest fears, her biggest failure, her worst nightmare come to life! She tried not to focus on her surroundings, though it came a little too easily as she felt her chest tighten. Whatever breath she held escaped her, her body screaming at her for air. Was she going to die here? Was she going to end up like Cassandra, her death erased from the public and leaving her family helpless with the truth?
"Oh no no no no--" Lilie knew exactly was what about to happen, trying to pry her hand away from the shark and pillar, but she was stuck. Okay, fine, she couldn't physically free herself, so magic was the answer. Except instead of a surging wave coming to her aid, instead a small wave moved. Oh she was really in trouble now.
Taking in a deep breath, Lilie squeezed her eyes shut as she was pulled into the water. As she opened her eyes, she froze at the sight of her loved ones all around her. They were just there, lifeless, like they had drowned, and she felt her heart sink as she saw Aaron floating in front of her. She nearly gasped, instinctively reaching out to Aaron, but a sign drifted past her, and she felt her stomach drop. It read Bainbridge River Dam, taunting her, and she realized that she was surrounded by various debris that had given her night terrors for months. Combined with the floating bodies, she immediately knew that the scene was set around her Awakening. How did anyone know about this?! Was this some kind of sick joke?! She looked elsewhere in an attempt to keep herself calm, but whatever composure she had left her as she spotted Ren. Ren, her only brother, drowning in front of her eyes! Lilie felt her lungs constrict as she watched her brother, nearly bursting into tears at the horrible sight and unable to help him no matter how much she tried to free herself.
No, no, it was a trick, none of this was real, nothing around her was there! Wait, no, was this what the riddle meant by water having memory? These weren't memories, these were her deepest fears, her biggest failure, her worst nightmare come to life! She tried not to focus on her surroundings, though it came a little too easily as she felt her chest tighten. Whatever breath she held escaped her, her body screaming at her for air. Was she going to die here? Was she going to end up like Cassandra, her death erased from the public and leaving her family helpless with the truth?
Taking on the challenge with @Bert Macklin.
The pair walked together to the next area, and Lilie had to admit her breath was taken away as she looked around. This place was gorgeous! She had to admit the sight of lightning bugs delighted her to no end, having to resist the urge to try to catch one. Ben moving without her brought her attention back to the scene, plucking her coat's collar off her as she realized how warm it was. Was this magic, too? Not that she minded, she didn't realize how cold it had been, her fingers and cheeks appreciating the new heat.
Since Ben didn't read the riddle out loud, already working on something while she read it herself. Clean, clear mind again--these challenges really had a thing about getting into their heads, didn't they? It seemed pretty straightforward, but one part really confused her. Water has memory? What did that mean? Memory of what? She looked at the pool, frowning to herself. This was the first time she had heard anything like that.
Before she could bring it up, the vampire had already made up his mind. Was that a good idea? Well, he went ahead and jumped in without her--and let her know just how deep the pools were, oh geez--so she might as well follow suit. She took off her coat as well, placing it next to Ben's coat, and took a moment to take off her own boots. As she approached the pool, she carefully wrapped her ponytail up in a bun, exhaling as she looked at the water. Something seemed different about it for some reason, but she couldn't put her finger on why. Still, Ben expected her to just go up like it was nothing! Did he really have that much faith in her?
Letting out a sigh, she decided to test the waters and pulled at the stones. To her surprise, not only was it effortless, but a lot of it responded to her. She beckoned maybe a small stream, but the entire pool seemed to move! Whoa! Was this like a preview of the future? The idea was attractive, Lilie's eyes brightening up at the realization. Okay, time to see what she could do, then!
It was definitely a practice in control more than anything as she tried not to accidentally sweep away Ben, but she had to admit she really liked the feeling. She had to hold herself back numerous times, actively fighting the temptation to push herself--she swore once or twice the water moved just by thinking--but after a little bit of practice, she had a wobbly handle on things. At least, that was her assumption, because no matter how much she moved it around, the glittering rocks always seemed to follow.
Still, she didn't want to time out because she was playing around, so Lilie did as instructed. The water swirled around her with her movements, kneeling down as it collected around her feet, and as she lunged upwards, she was sent flying with the water all around her. Of course, she went higher than expected, missing the second pool entirely and having to hastily pull more water from the thirdpool before she landed safely next to it. Esi's previous warning about making sure she knew how to swim came to mind as she guided it back, and she was glad she managed to get up without hurting herself. At least getting down shouldn't be too hard.
Before Lilie would decide to search, she spotted the podium in the middle. This must be what the riddle was talking about! Parting the water in the pool, she carefully climbed in, boosting herself up as she looked at the koi fish.
"I think I found something!" She called out, carefully picking up the golden fish.
Since Ben didn't read the riddle out loud, already working on something while she read it herself. Clean, clear mind again--these challenges really had a thing about getting into their heads, didn't they? It seemed pretty straightforward, but one part really confused her. Water has memory? What did that mean? Memory of what? She looked at the pool, frowning to herself. This was the first time she had heard anything like that.
Before she could bring it up, the vampire had already made up his mind. Was that a good idea? Well, he went ahead and jumped in without her--and let her know just how deep the pools were, oh geez--so she might as well follow suit. She took off her coat as well, placing it next to Ben's coat, and took a moment to take off her own boots. As she approached the pool, she carefully wrapped her ponytail up in a bun, exhaling as she looked at the water. Something seemed different about it for some reason, but she couldn't put her finger on why. Still, Ben expected her to just go up like it was nothing! Did he really have that much faith in her?
Letting out a sigh, she decided to test the waters and pulled at the stones. To her surprise, not only was it effortless, but a lot of it responded to her. She beckoned maybe a small stream, but the entire pool seemed to move! Whoa! Was this like a preview of the future? The idea was attractive, Lilie's eyes brightening up at the realization. Okay, time to see what she could do, then!
It was definitely a practice in control more than anything as she tried not to accidentally sweep away Ben, but she had to admit she really liked the feeling. She had to hold herself back numerous times, actively fighting the temptation to push herself--she swore once or twice the water moved just by thinking--but after a little bit of practice, she had a wobbly handle on things. At least, that was her assumption, because no matter how much she moved it around, the glittering rocks always seemed to follow.
Still, she didn't want to time out because she was playing around, so Lilie did as instructed. The water swirled around her with her movements, kneeling down as it collected around her feet, and as she lunged upwards, she was sent flying with the water all around her. Of course, she went higher than expected, missing the second pool entirely and having to hastily pull more water from the thirdpool before she landed safely next to it. Esi's previous warning about making sure she knew how to swim came to mind as she guided it back, and she was glad she managed to get up without hurting herself. At least getting down shouldn't be too hard.
Before Lilie would decide to search, she spotted the podium in the middle. This must be what the riddle was talking about! Parting the water in the pool, she carefully climbed in, boosting herself up as she looked at the koi fish.
"I think I found something!" She called out, carefully picking up the golden fish.
Taking on the challenge with @Bert Macklin.
Stand out and stay in Year 2 is my vote
Magic really was the key to the kid's heart. Too bad Eris' knowledge of it was so little that he would likely just embarrass himself if he ever put himself in a conversation with that at its topic. He'd have to find a way to use that to get him under his thumb one way or another. The thought almost made him groan--another thing to add to his ever growing list of crap to do. Great stars above, it never ends. Oh well, life would get boring if he didn't have something to always do.
Wait, what were they talking about?
Oh, right, magic. Eris was vaguely aware of the majors (at least from what he remembered; he was pretty sure some mage had bored him to tears on the subject but he couldn't remember anything for the life of him) and paused for a second to think. "I'm surprised you didn't just go for--" His hands clapped together before spreading apart. "--the quickest way to destroy something." Unless he wasn't as violent as Eris thought. The idea of the kid being all bark and no bite did come to mind once or twice, but that would be kinda disappointing if he was honest with himself.
He mulled over the two he decided on. He could still see Transmutation being more helpful in a tight spot, but whatever. "If you're going to get into professional dueling, I know you need a minimum requirement of certain Protection spells just to participate in some tournaments. They vary, of course, but enough vampires have bitched and moaned about it to make the officials take a stance on that," He vaguely remembered someone telling him that. "I guess I'd question if having an impenetrable defense is worth it considering very little can get past metal anyway."
"On the other hand, having different ways for offense titillates the mind and keeps things interesting," He commented. "It'll probably get boring hurling different shapes of metal at people. Spicing it up seems more up your alley. But then you consider that you're left vulnerable if something ever does get past the metal...tough call."
Wait, what were they talking about?
Oh, right, magic. Eris was vaguely aware of the majors (at least from what he remembered; he was pretty sure some mage had bored him to tears on the subject but he couldn't remember anything for the life of him) and paused for a second to think. "I'm surprised you didn't just go for--" His hands clapped together before spreading apart. "--the quickest way to destroy something." Unless he wasn't as violent as Eris thought. The idea of the kid being all bark and no bite did come to mind once or twice, but that would be kinda disappointing if he was honest with himself.
He mulled over the two he decided on. He could still see Transmutation being more helpful in a tight spot, but whatever. "If you're going to get into professional dueling, I know you need a minimum requirement of certain Protection spells just to participate in some tournaments. They vary, of course, but enough vampires have bitched and moaned about it to make the officials take a stance on that," He vaguely remembered someone telling him that. "I guess I'd question if having an impenetrable defense is worth it considering very little can get past metal anyway."
"On the other hand, having different ways for offense titillates the mind and keeps things interesting," He commented. "It'll probably get boring hurling different shapes of metal at people. Spicing it up seems more up your alley. But then you consider that you're left vulnerable if something ever does get past the metal...tough call."
Blah blah blahing with @Scribe of Thoth
<Snipped quote by DruSM157>
The only one messing up honorifics on purpose in this, for me, seems to be Hero's character because they have that irreverent, almost delinquent-like energy to them.
Rio says FUCK YO HONORIFICS
Are there different fantasy races?
I don't wanna sound needy after we just got accepted, but can we do CHAR posts in hiders? it makes everything a lot easier to read.
There's few enough people that having them not hidden would actually work out better! So anyone that has em in hiders can please unhide them.
Or else.
:D
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Personality Traits
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Yukinari Rio / Yukiya Rurizakura
幸也 璃桜 / 雪也 璃桜
Arcana
Strength
Age
15
Personality Traits
Kenkōichi's usual suspect and general headache, Rio is a hot-headed girl whose brashness causes her a lot of trouble. Her tendency to be blunt regardless of who she speaks to makes her come off as cold and uncaring and she is unapologetic about who she hurts so long as she gets to speak her mind freely. There's an underlying sense of arrogance in the way she carries herself, often appearing to be snobbish--though that flies out the window the moment she starts yelling and shouting. Her aggressive demeanor is usually enough to keep people away and her general distrust pushes away the rest. When she isn't riled up, she's surprisingly on the quieter side, preferring to keep to herself. She's extremely expressive, her deadpan looks and scowls obvious even if she does manage to keep her comments to herself.
Backstory
Rio arrived like a hurricane and completely blindsided the staff--no one seems to know where she came from or why she's attending Kenkōichi International Academy. Despite numerous complaints about her attitude and tendency to get into brawls, she has yet to be suspended or expelled. The staff has been baffled by this, though they are reassured by the principal that she is simply to be disciplined and he would take care of contacting her parents. Said parents are either overseas or nonexistent according to some rumors, although no one seems to be too interested in where she's from and are more concerned about wrangling her under control.
From what people have learned, Rio is a latchkey kid currently residing in town with no authority figure in sight. She outright refuses to talk about it, although has let slip that she's an only child. She's not entirely familiar with Kenkōichi but does know where most major landmarks are. She also has some awareness around the town's borders, often taking any tussles there in an effort to get both police and the school off her back.
From what people have learned, Rio is a latchkey kid currently residing in town with no authority figure in sight. She outright refuses to talk about it, although has let slip that she's an only child. She's not entirely familiar with Kenkōichi but does know where most major landmarks are. She also has some awareness around the town's borders, often taking any tussles there in an effort to get both police and the school off her back.
Gear
Rio specializes in physical combat, her participation in 'gang' fights giving her plenty of experience--she carries around a baseball bat outside of campus on occasion for protection.
Persona
Persona Abilities
Physical - Ice
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