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Fu Sonzai no Gensō: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP

Oh wow, this looks really interesting. The mention of 'gravity' as an example affinity got me thinking of a character, so I'll see if I can get a CS up soon.

School for Mages and Knights (pair RP) Drama! Fighting! and other stuff!

Sounds awesome so far. I'm heading to bed now, but I'll get his basic personality done as soon as I can tomorrow.

School for Mages and Knights (pair RP) Drama! Fighting! and other stuff!

Background said
is the link back to the interest check! I don't know if it's needed or even wanted or whatever, but there it is. It's been 40 hours and my prospective partner seems to have died, so: Although I'm open to other ideas. Pitch 'em if you've got 'em.

I'd be up for that if the other person doesn't turn up. I'm planning on making a male Knight, though beyond that I have nothing set in stone, so I could build him with the relationship in mind.

School for Mages and Knights (pair RP) Drama! Fighting! and other stuff!

Name: Ethan Urhart
Age: 19 (a few weeks younger than his partner, Beth, though he likes to hide that fact.)
Gender: Male

Appearance

Ethan stands a few inches above six feet, and has unruly, rusty-brown hair. His eyes are a light blue, though they seem grey in most light. He's got an insanely fast metabolism, and is thin as a result despite the large amount of food he eats. He's made an effort to stay fit and healthy his entire life, and this habit was only intensified upon his decision to become a Knight. He dislikes being cold, so he tends to wear heavier and more formal clothing.

Personality

Ethan has terrible social skills, and he attributes all of his problems to this fact. When it comes to dealing with people, well, he just can't. He's always worried that he'll say or do something wrong, and cause others to dislike him. He lets people walk all over him, and is easily taken advantage of. He tries to avoid conflict with others at all costs. Despite how passive he seems, he's highly opinionated. He just lacks the courage and ability to give his opinion, so he tends to keep it to himself.

To counter this, he decided to take advantage of his height and simply try to keep people from talking to him at all. He keeps his face calm but intense, often wearing formal clothing and standing straight with his hands behind his back, in an attempt to give off an authoritative air. The goal is to intimidate those around him enough that they avoid interacting with him.

After years of keeping up this persona, he feels stuck in it. He's the serious, quiet kid, and that's the end of that. The only time he ever partially breaks this facade is when he bickers with Beth. He becomes far more immature and competitive around her.

He envies Beth's ability to let everyone know what's on her mind at all times (even if she usually does so by punching someone in the face) and wishes he could be as assertive and confident as she appears to be.

Ethan tends to see things very simply - either it's right or it's wrong. Beth's most prominent personality traits are often considered bad, but it's those very same traits he admires in her. She's one of the few people or things that falls into Ethan's 'grey' area. He finds this interesting and slightly confusing, and it's one of the reasons he sticks with her.

He harbors a slight crush on her, but doesn't know how to express his feelings properly. He's also terrified of the rejection that he's certain he'd receive. They both treat each other fairly terribly, but he's content with that for now. She's one of the few people he can interact 'normally' with. The angrier she is with him, the more attention she pays to him, and as childish as it may be, he takes full advantage of that, as any attention from her is good attention.

History

Ethan had always been the weird kid. Whenever he opened his mouth, he somehow always managed to cause the other kids to laugh at him or make them uncomfortable. Over time, he learned it was easier to just not say anything, which led to him just kind of being there. He was always 'it,' he was always the 'seeker,' he was always the one who would take the fall when the group got in trouble. He was just there for their convenience.

He did everything he could to impress them and get them to like him, which led to his love for competition. Nothing worked, however. Tired of being used, he blew up one day and got angry at them.

After that, they began ignoring him, and Ethan spent the next few years being lonely. It was then that he met Beth. She apparently hadn't gotten the memo that he wasn't someone to hang out with.

Ethan kept quiet at first, worried that he'd scare her off. She was the only person who spent any time with him. She was kind of mean to him, and at first he thought he had done something wrong that had made her hate him. Despite her apparent dislike of him, she continued to come back. If he had to be honest, Ethan would say he was kind of happy. Sure, the hours they spent together were basically just her bugging him, but at least he had something of a friend now.

Ethan started to open up, and she put up with his awkwardness. If anything, she found it amusing as it gave her more to make fun of him about. He did his best to not get angry with her, afraid she'd start ignoring him too. It was only a matter of time until he finally blew up again, tired of having her constantly pick on him. He yelled at her and insulted her, and felt terrible about it afterwards.

To his surprise, though, she didn't start ignoring him. If anything, the two spent even more time together, bickering and always trying to one-up the other. It was around this time that he realized he liked her, but they were now in a full-blown hate-lationship, and everyone knows you can't like the person you're in a hate-lationship with. So he kept it to himself, deciding to enjoy what he had instead of risking losing it.

They went on like this until they heard of the academy, and without either of them really saying so, they both knew they would attend as a pair.

Equipment:
A simple dagger that has a weight and balance similar to his Artifact, Carnwennan.

Paired with: Beth Green

Emotional bond description:
This is a tough one, but hate is the most prominent emotion in their relationship. He hates that Beth treats him badly and seems to dislike him. He hates himself for treating her just as badly to get her attention. He hates that he's too much of a coward to tell her how he feels about her. And he most hates the fact that he finds excuses to convince himself to be happy with the way things are.

Artifact(Knight only): Carnwennan, the Dagger

Carnwennan

A dagger that shrouds Ethan in wisps of black mist when summoned. Ethan can intensify this mist so that it obscures his movements. In light, it doesn't help much, but when he's under the cover of shadows, the mists can make him essentially invisible by using a strange form of supernatural eye trickery to make him blend in. It can teleport him from one shadow to another in a small explosion of mist, but Ethan has an extremely hard time using this ability, often ending up disorientated and off-balanced.

The Will of God

Thomas attempted to find Cole, who had slipped away during the destruction of the roof. He leaped from building to building, alternating between running with just his legs and on all fours.

As the minutes turned into hours, though, it was clear he had lost the man. As strong as Thomas' Tome made him in a fight, it didn't give him anything like an enhanced sense of smell. That would have been useful, as a rat like Cole was likely to have a distinct odor.

Despite how hopeless it seems, Thomas continued searching, his face growing hotter and hotter with frustration as time went by. He kept his eyes on the streets, looking for any signs, but came up with nothing.

Goddammit, goddammit, goddammit!

His desire to find Cole was overwhelming, as it was enhanced by his Tome. Breaking down in frustration, he had something of a temper tantrum, shrieking while punching and kicking anything in sight. Brick was shattered and sent into the air as dust, and metal vents and pipes were smashed and thrown off the roof.

Destroying things didn't give him the satisfaction he was hoping for, making him even more angry.

Before he freaked out further, however, Thomas was able to think clearly for a moment. He took advantage of it and ripped his Tome off of his face. The armor that surrounded him quickly receded into the mask.

The boy doubled over, suddenly hit with exhaustion since he was no longer being physically enhanced. Through heavy pants he threw up. After getting that out of his system he fell backwards onto his rear, spitting a few times to get the taste out of his mouth.

He groaned as he laid down on his back, limbs spread out. This insane feeling of tiredness had happened a few times before, but never this badly. Every muscle ached, and even the cement, uneven roof felt comfortable.

With another grunt of pain, Thomas placed his head on the ground and stared at the sky. A moment later, he was asleep, holding his book-form Tome tightly in his hand.

SAO - How will you survive? - Anniversary

Double post, ignore.

SAO - How will you survive? - Anniversary

Finally posted, sorry that took so long. I'm on vacation until Sunday and don't have a ton of time to write.

SAO - How will you survive? - Anniversary

Relief flooded through Izzy upon hearing Haunt's words. She felt herself beginning to calm down, and managed to look up at him and speak with a slightly-less shaky voice.

"I've been working on it for a few years now, so it isn't as bad as it used to be..." she said, before her eyes snapped back to the ground and she fought back a blush. "And, um... I promise to do everything I can to keep you safe... for what that's worth."

Her panic attacks always hit her when she felt like she couldn't do anything about a situation she didn't like. But in SAO, if she leveled up and got stronger, she could help Haunt and anyone else survive. She wouldn't be forced to watch as people died.

She looked up at Haunt again, recomposed. With a small, shy smile, she said "I guess we should make our way to the next town. We can try to level up on the way."

SAO - How will you survive? - Anniversary

Izzy pulled her hood back slightly as Haunt jumped down to meet her. He apologized about the scene he had made, which she hadn't really noticed. He had only been trying to help the panicked crowd, so she searched for the right words to tell him that he had nothing to apologize for.

Being the terrible conversationalist she was, she couldn't find them.

Haunt looked away, seemingly considering his next words. He spoke, and Izzy listened intently. Then, almost nervously, he finished by saying "What I'm trying to ask is... Do you want to be my partner for clearing the game?"

Her eye's widened and she felt her heart flutter ever-so-slightly.

She stumbled terribly through her response. "I-I'd really, um, really like that..." Her gaze quickly fell to her feet, and she felt herself blushing slightly, prompting her to pull her hood back up so that it hid her face a little better.

And she realized she was wearing a small smile. She couldn't remember the last time she had smiled with someone other than her sister. The moment passed quickly, however, when she also realized that Haunt didn't know about her panic attacks yet. She had to tell him, especially if they'd be fighting together.

"Oh, and, um, I should also apologize... for running away. I had a... a panic attack, and when I have them I always feel like escaping..." she said, still staring at the ground. Her face reddened further from the embarrassment of telling Haunt about her problem. "I h-have them kind of often, actually..." She began to tremble softly, causing her to hug herself in an attempt to conceal it from Haunt.

"I m-might be a burden on y-you if we travel t-together... s-so I understand if you change your m-mind..." she said quietly, fighting back the tears that stung her eyes. She was surprised by how afraid she was that he would take back his offer. She felt like a terrible person for dropping this on him so suddenly, but she didn't want to have him find out at a time where it could put them in danger.

She hugged herself tighter, making herself as small as possible as she waited for Haunt's reply.

SAO - How will you survive? - Anniversary

It took Izzy far longer than it should have for her to find the square. It was her fault for not paying attention when she had been running away earlier, but she couldn't help it at the time.

She stumbled around, avoiding people as much as she could while trying to recognize any landmarks that would help her find her way. She was looking for the town's plaza for God's sake, she shouldn't be having this much trouble.

After a few more minutes of somewhat aimless wandering later, she heard distant yelling and cheering. She picked up her pace, knowing she was close. A moment later, she found the entrance to the square. There was still a decent sized crowd, but it was far smaller than before.

Standing on the statue at the center of the open area was Haunt. Izzy was hit with a wave of relief, and she pushed through the crowd hastily, no longer caring about politeness.

It was kind of strange how happy she was to see him. All she knew about him was his in-game name - nothing more. But he was the most familiar face in this new world, and that was all the reason she needed to keep moving forward.