Kensai

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

- Since Ryuu was pretty turbulent even when young, and I'm shuffling the timeline of his past around anyway, maybe he could've saved another character from a bully/bullies, whether they were friends at the time or he just happened upon a situation where he felt the need to intervene? The whole incident that first got him a bad rap as a violent kid, when he broke a bully's nose.

@Vertigo

If it works out timeline-wise that this happened on one of his earlier visits, he could well have rescued Koharu? Back when she was in her timid phase.

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

@Feyblue
Having reread your character writeup, I do agree that the backstories are uncomfortably similar, although the girls have responded in very different ways. I have made a few changes to Koharu's, although I think that it would be interesting to have them be mirror images of each other. I think a lot of it would be emphasis - Koharu is really mostly alone in the world aside from her friends, so her work is very much a matter of supporting herself, whereas for Suzuka it's more about a family obligation; Koharu rents from a landlord (and I've switched from a whole apartment to a room in a share house), while Suzuka is living above her aunt's cafe. Fundamentally, Koharu's position is significantly more precarious than Suzuka's and I think that will come out during play.

That having been said, I think Koharu could work at a variety of jobs, going through them with the seasons and as availability allows: cleaning, delivery, konbini, izakaya, packing, beer seller at the ballpark, whatever. It could even be a bit of a schtick - "Where's Koharu working this week?"

I don't think they'd become enemies though: for one thing Koharu isn't the sort to have enemies, she tries to get along with everyone even if she does step on a lot of toes along the way. Might be that Suzuka doesn't like her very much, but Koharu will still repeatedly and cheerfully get in her space until the ice thaws.

Shattered Steel - An Ace Combat/Project Wingman/etc inspired aircraft-based RP

A century of air combat had distilled numerous tricks into the corpus of Air Combat Maneuvering. Some of these were classics from the very first day of man killing man in the air: the Immelmann turn, the split-S... and perhaps the great-grandfather of them all, the dive out of the sun. It was a simple trick, using the glare of the sun to obscure your aircraft from the sight of the enemy, allowing you to close in undetected. In more modern times, it was used in reverse, flying into the sun to fool the primitive seeker heads of early IR-guided missiles. In an era of AESA radar and sensor fusion, though, it had mostly fallen by the wayside.

But Aurélie was a scholar of ACM, among many other things, and the principle still applied. The portable floodlights were compact but powerful, strong enough to illuminate a runway for safe landing - and thus more than powerful enough to dazzle. If the enemy didn't have optics, the glare would make it impossible to see anything within something like a 15 degree arc of the light source; if they had optics, the lights might well burn them out if they were looking in that direction.

Either way, it would give them something to think about.

And shoot at, as the case may be. They could just blast the lights out. But at least that would take some time - time that Cobalt could use to approach and assault.

Time, the essence of combat. Bought, more often than not, in blood. Of which Napoleon himself had said, "You can ask me for anything you like, except time."

Aurélie had little to contribute to the team in an assault, but she could buy them that time. Before anyone else had noticed, she was already at the cart, flipping open the lid to the control panel and angling the lights at the traitors' position.

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

@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.

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

Not that it’s a big problem, but isn’t there a lot of overlap with Mikako re: working a lot, optimistic nature, etc? Nothing wrong with having two cheerful gals but it would be interesting if she were on the more flirty side to better put her apart from mikako. Her forcefulness also relates her to junko. Obvs traits aren’t locked to one character but I do think the more the traits are different between characters the more drama / interesting interactions will be had.
Also, I can’t really tell if our characters knew her before her change, or if they only met her once she moved to the area after her parents deaths.
Overall, I think there’s some potential here to be a flirty, ditzy kind of gal with hidden depths, but it’s up to you!

@OliveYou

Oh yeah, Koharu is definitely more on the flirty/brash side. I think the interesting thing is that she's also quite different from Mikako in that she does things much more for herself. She doesn't feel obligated to work for anyone else, everything she does is in order to get ahead in life. She's a lot more self-centred in that sense (and I think most Japanese people would think so) but also as much more self-fulfilled and self-directed. Koharu has had to grow up in ways different from the others - not so much in terms of being responsible for someone else, but in dealing with the adult world and claiming her own space.

@Kensai Lol for sure! I also think He saw her struggling a bit so he offered to help during breaks/lunch time. Since they're in the same year, maybe they're even in the same class!

@Nani

He might even have been the one to recognise her in the first place. Might be interesting if Koharu changed her surname to her (maternal) grandmother's when she was taken in, so nobody would have twigged at first. But he's the guy who's like, "Oh yeah, that's totally Koharu from elementary school, don't you all remember?" It would make sense since he's the one with the artist's eye, so he'd be able to see past the changes and suss her out.

On another note, Koharu also has her own apartment and doesn't have to share space, so her home is likely to become a hangout just because the gang can let loose there. Just a thought.

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

Awww, she's adorable! I think she and my Sunshine boy would practically be best friends

@Kensai

@Nani

Koharu would totally stuff Haruto with katsudon. He was probably responsible for pulling her into the group to begin with.

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

Shinomiya Koharu, WIP

Shinomiya Koharu 四宮心春
Shinomiya Koharu 四宮心春

^{"LET'S DO IT!"}

_______________________________________________ Identity Full Name - Shinomiya Koharu 四宮心春 Nicknames - Kocchi Age - 16 Gender - Female Year - Second Personality Loud Koharu is both literally and socially loud. She's got an amazingly powerful voice that she's not shy about using, and similarly strong opinions that she's not shy about sharing. She's the one who'll shout the quiet part out loud. Ditzy Koharu is scatterbrained and disorganised. Constantly late, always forgetting stuff and having to borrow textbooks, you get the drill. She's also that friend who'll blurt out the fact that you have a crush on someone right in front of them. Savvy Koharu's a lot smarter than she comes across. Sure, she's a hot mess most days, but she also has a mind like a steel strap when it counts. That's how she juggles school and living alone with multiple part-time jobs, while keeping up test scores that put her in the top 10 of her grade. And a lot of the time, her apparent gaffes aren't entirely unintentional.... Plucky Koharu's dealt with a lot in her life, and she's still dealing. It's a struggle just to get out of bed some days, but she's not going to let anything make her give up. Character Relationships CHARACTER 1 NAME HERE SUMMARY OF YOUR CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ON AND ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE OTHER CHARACTER HERE. CHARACTER 2 NAME HERE SUMMARY OF YOUR CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ON AND ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE OTHER CHARACTER HERE. CHARACTER 3 NAME HERE SUMMARY OF YOUR CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ON AND ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE OTHER CHARACTER HERE. Other Information Koharu is an excellent cook, especially with the homestyle dishes and bar snacks she used to help her grandmother make. She's secretly torn about her plans for the future - she'd love to go back and reopen the shokudo, but she also wants to make something more of herself and go to Todai. She doesn't dream by halves, it's either the top or the slow life for her. Ideally she'd become prime minister or something and then quit and go back to the village to run the diner....

Physical Description Koharu's "Japanese chubby", which just means she's got healthy curves and isn't stick-thin. She's a gyaru but not a hardcore one - pink hair with a quirky side ponytail, coloured contacts, cute earrings, and flashy nail art are the usual for her. The cute protruding canine is all natural though. She's a hot mess most days, but on the rare occasions when she dresses up properly she can be a knockout. This is all quite different from how she appeared six years ago, when she was a slender, mousy little thing. Most people wouldn't guess that this is the same girl from back then. Personal Story Back in elementary school, Koharu was a nobody. Her parents were busy with work and their own lives, and she learned early on not to make too many demands on them. Nothing seemed to make an impression on them, and they were happiest - or at least not overly angry or upset - when she spent her time quietly and raised no fuss. This was the Koharu that most of the gang knew back then: meek, easygoing, studious, helpful, pleasant enough to be around even if she didn't bring much of her own energy. Then her parents died in a car crash, and she had to move to go live with her grandmother over in Minamikawa. Despite her frailty and incipient senility, Obaa-san was kind and warm where her parents had been distant, and Koharu blossomed. Helping out at Obaa-san's shokudo (diner) whenever she could, she developed her character and confidence, as well as a quirky personal style. Hanging out with the gruff rural clientele also taught her to give as good as she got. Good food and hearty living filled her out, both physically and emotionally. Unfortunately, this happiness wouldn't last long. Obaa-san had a fall one day and broke her hip, and her other son decided she couldn't run the shokudo any more. This uncle didn't have the werewithal to take Koharu in either, so he was pleasantly surprised when the young girl came to him with a proposal - she'd already been accepted at Kumoriyama High, and got a partial scholarship. If he'd act as her guarantor, and help her a bit with the remaining fees, she'd pay for her own rent and living expenses. He hemmed and hawed a little for form's sake, but gave permission in the end. So Koharu finds herself back in Kumoriyama, juggling her studies with regular school life and several part-time jobs that she cycles through with the seasons. She's held positions as a cleaner, waitress, delivery person, even beer vendor at a ballpark, so her days are pretty full. She's technically not supposed to be doing all this, but the school authorities have turned a blind eye given her circumstances, and a couple of teachers keep a particular eye on her, so she's not doing too badly. She managed to get the eighth ranking in the first year, so everyone's concerns were alleviated - in fact, some of the staff think she could have been the top student if she'd been in a better situation. She's currently living in a share house with a varied group of other tenants, but she has her own room and free use of the living area and kitchen, so it's not bad at all in her books.

So here's Koharu - still plenty to be done with her, but I wanted to get the sheet up for review and comment. If there's an issue with pairings, I'd be happy to play her as a wild card - that one friend who doesn't actually hook up with anyone in the group, but looks over everyone and helps them out. Or might have a secret crush that she doesn't ever let on about, she's just happy if all her friends are. Or just has her own plans and destiny that we won't find out about till the series finale with the timeskip....

Shoujo⁴: Hatsukoi Reunion

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

Shoujo^3 - A Cozy Romance RP Concept

Thank you all for your patience! As of now, the OOC is up!

roleplayerguild.com/topics/195041-sho…

For the five who've already applied, hope to see y'all there!

@Kensai I was originally aiming for a cast of six max, but I could potentially bump the number up to eight total. Problem is, we'd then need another boi, since I'm trying to avoid love triangles. Nobody wants to join a romance RP just to be the odd one out, after all. The character idea does sound fun, though, so I could definitely be convinced to work her in.

@Feyblue

Fleshing out my idea a bit, I was thinking that my gyaru would have been a quiet, mousy sort back before the group split up. So it's a shock to everyone that the shy, bookish girl has turned into a brash and flashy gyaru. A lot might turn around just why she's undergone such a huge change.

As for the numbers... I don't have a ready solution unfortunately but I can sleep on it and see if I can think of something.

Shoujo^3 - A Cozy Romance RP Concept

Are y'all completely full up on characters? Cause if not I'd like to bring in a gyaru who's kind to otaku everyone and is a crazy flirt but actually really pure. (And then play off that bundle of stereotypes.)