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Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

Manami, carrying a basket for herself, followed alongside Keita as they traversed the shop. Out of respect for his troubles, she opted to not pursue further argument of his alleged slacking, but she would not let the matter die. There was always tomorrow to remind him. Again.
Her basket was considerably less full than Keita's, with only a few condiments occupying a corner of the container.

She tilted her head in his direction at the sudden question, obviously not expecting such a thing. She... was not a consumer of curry, so finding an answer was difficult. She had a preference for chicken, but did that go with curry at all? How relevant was April to the equation? Was there even an objectively wrong answer...?

"...You should go with whatever appeals the most to you," Manami gave her evasive reply with the air of someone delivering great wisdom. Adjusting her glasses with her free hand, she offered a stiff smile to Keita, "After all, onlu you truly know your own taste."

Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

"...As long as you can keep it short. The quicker we get home, the better it'll be," Manami replied, her tone completely lacking in the casual spirit displayed by Keita. The disciplinarian seemed incapable of dropping her no-nonsense persona, even after school hours, which made conversations very difficult with her. Not that she seemed to notice. After all, Manami was only looking out for her fellow students. She walked alongside him to the supermarket, deciding she could get a few supplies in the meantime. If nothing else, it'd be one or two less items on the list for the weekly shopping later on.

Her eyes glanced towards him as he tried to advertise his father's restaurant in an awkward manner. What had gotten him so flustered, all of a sudden? Perhaps he was worried about pushing his family's products? How silly. Manami may be tough about studying, but even she could understand if familial obligations took precedent... somewhat. Either way, it was disheartening to know that the issues with Strange Gospel were even affecting their business. She held no illusion that her patronage alone would keep them afloat, but every little could help, right? Besides, it couldn't be so dire that they were about to close up shop or anything.

"I don't mind visiting, I suppose," Manami replied to Keita's advertisement coolly, "if nothing else, I suppose it gives me an opportunity to discuss your slacking with your family..."

Manami was more likely serious with that statement. She wasn't known for her wit, after all.

Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

Meant to post a lot sooner. Home life suddenly decided I don't need time to myself after work these days.

Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

"The severity of your actions means little; an infraction is an infraction," Manami countered Keita's excuses with her usual sharp tone, never wavering in her resolute compliance with the rules. Granted, the rules didn't expressly forbid changing clothes after school, on school grounds, but more and more students seemed to be growing ignorant of the implied intent behind words these days. And it totally had nothing to do with Manami perhaps reading too much into text at times.

The strict student had plenty more to say - most of it recycled from the trillion other discussion she'd had - but Keita's update on the app kept her silent for now. She listened intently, managing to more-or-less follow what he was talking about. Computing was not her forte, but she was hardly oblivious to the subject. As far as she could make out, at least, whatever the source of Strange Gospel was, the developer had not only managed to create many fake locations... but completely hide the true source, even to someone she could consider somewhat specialised in that field. Well, as much as a high-school student could be, maybe.

Manami appeared to be lost in thought for a few moments, not immediately replying to Keita. This whole situation was pretty disturbing, and it was frustrating just how little she could do. Doing whatever she could was a noble enough idea, but her possible actions were just so limited!

...Well, she could at least make sure no sstudent was left alone after school.

"...I suppose I am done," Manami eventually replied, glancing at the school gates, "given your refusal to adopt proper, healthy sleeping habits, I suppose I should escort you home, lest you fall asleep at the nearest bench."

Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

The sight of a student out of uniform crossed Manami's vision, and, grateful for the chance to distract herself from thoughts of Strange Gospel, immediately donned her disapproving expression of disapproval. It conveyed disapproval to the target.
She strode to the student that had caught her eye, a dark-haired boy that, for some inexplicable reason, had decided to change out of their uniform before leaving school. Why?! She didn't care that the school day had ended, it was the duty of the students to proudly wear their uniforms until they returned home! Changing before you'd even left the building was nothing more than disrespectful to the expectations placed upon them!

"...May I ask why you are dressed like that?" Manami addressed him from behind. Her tone was a tad more confrontational than usual, perhaps due to the stress of recent events. Regardless, she wasn't one to lose her composure over this - it annoyed her to no end, but flying off the handle immediately did no one any favours, even if someone was a repeat offender.

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Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

It was no doubt apparent to the students that Manami was acting slightly off today.

The current head of the disciplinary committee, as always, stood by the school's gates at the end of the school day, keeping a stern eye on her peers. Or at least, she was supposed to be. Normally, she would reprimand anyone getting lazy with their appearance just because school hours were over, or if they were simply leaving too fast for her liking... but today, her eyes wandered over the others and she said nothing. She simply folded her arms, lips pursed as troubles ailed her thoughts.

Things were getting extremely hectic lately. Her usual complaints aside, lately that stupid app had been all the rage (and led to so many phone confiscations - popularity of apps meant nothing before the rules, damn it!), and she'd pegged it for trouble ever since the start. Not because there was anything overtly sinister about the thing - apparent predictions aside - but because it could, and most certainly was, a disruptive influence to the students.

And now, users of the app were disappearing.

Manami wouldn't be an immediate guess as a user of Strange Gospel, and that guess would be correct. That said, she had most definitely seen it in action during one of her first confiscations. As if showing the stupid thing's features would change her mind. That said, the fact it managed to show she would be twenty yen short for a sandwich during lunch the next week was... concerning. She considered the possibility that it was a video someone took from awhile ago and uploaded to the 'net like a creepy weirdo. But something niggled at the back of her mind, denying this could be the case.

And then, the spate of disappearances that only seemed to target users of the app... Manami didn't consider herself easily intimated. Her background and personality certainly showed she wasn't afraid of confrontation... but this was just too strange. How were her schoolmates disappearing? Was she a target too? Manami didn't even possess a phone that could download the app, but why did she have the horrifying feeling that just seeing the app in use had 'marked' her?

And then, on top of that, there was apparently a stranger in a trenchcoat hanging around?!

It spoke of Manami's incredibly self-restraint to prevent herself from screaming into the air in frustration, potentially freaking out . Lazy, slobbish students she could deal with. This was just getting riidiculous!

Ah, yes, the cherry on top: a recurring dream she could not understand, nor did she have a strong desire to at the moment. She leaned against the school's boundary, her present task momentarily forgotten. It sure took a lot to take her mind off of her duties, and damn was there a lot on her mind right now.

Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

The most popular student

• Name: Yamada Manami
• Age: 17
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: Without the bracelets
• Personality:
  A girl with a cold and strictly-professional front, Manami is extremely hard to approach, thanks to her no-nonsense manner and curt manner of speaking. At school, her entire being seems devoted to upholding the school's regulations to an extreme degree, and her attempts to increase regulations certainly hasn't won her many fans.
  
  Manami can come across as overly critical and rigid in her ways, offering no compromises and demanding one's upmost effort at all times. While this is no doubt less than endearing to her fellow students, Manami won't allow herself to fall behind either; standards she imposes on the other students also apply to herself.
  
  Luckily, Manami isn't a completely humourless alien. Unfortunately, no one must ever know, for her love of justice and order has manifested in a slightly... unexpected hobby. She loves anything and everything Sentai - the colours, the costumes, the poses, the dialogue - absolutely everything about it is wonderful to her, and when she isn't at school or studying, is squeeing over the greatness of whichever Sentai show she's watching at that moment.
  
  Ultimately, Manami is a well-meaning girl, who is willing to play the drill sergeant role if it means her schoolmates can excel. Even if ehr stubborn dedication to the role causes more friction than necessary.
• Skills:
  Self defence - While not a martial artist, Manami has been taught some self-defence by her parents.
  Athleticism - Another benefit of her upbringing. While not sporty by nature, Manami has plenty of stamina to burn.
• Equipment:
  School-Approved Delinquent Notebook - A collection of notes containing various misdemeanours by other students. 'Running in the halls' offences have become too numerous to bother listing by now.
  Generic Brand Flip-Phone - It exists for calls and nothing else.
  Misc. School Equipment - Whenever it's a school day.
• Soul Arts: Ice Queen - By inserting the Soul Art into her chest, Manami gains control over ice. This is mainly manifested by cloaking her fists with ice to increase the power of punches, or trapping enemies with walls of ice, though her range is currently very small, and the ice she creates shatter rather easily.
• Brief Backstory:
  Growing up as the daughter of a foreign army veteran and a local police officer, Manami has had an... interesting childhood. Brought up in an environment of order and discipline, she was a very well-behaved child. Of course, her parents made sure to not be too harsh and provide as much freedom to be a child as possible, but Manami took to their lessons very well, and at their encouragement, took up self-defense lessons.
  
  Her early years in education saw her as more of an introverted bookworm than anything, though she got into an occasional argument with the rowdier kids that managed to rile her up in some way. That said, she was much better at putting on a friendly face back then, and was even spotted laughing once or twice! Although, a lot of her classmates ended up failing or dropping from high school exams, much to her worry.
  
  Once reaching high school, she joined the disciplinary committee, intent on encouraging the students there to not slack off on their studies. Her efforts, both in tackling delinquency and promoting studying, quickly ensured she would be elected the next head of the committee by the end of her first year, for better or worse.

Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP

The most popular student

• Name: Yamada Manami
• Age: 17
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: Without the bracelets
• Personality:
  A girl with a cold and strictly-professional front, Manami is extremely hard to approach, thanks to her no-nonsense manner and curt manner of speaking. At school, her entire being seems devoted to upholding the school's regulations to an extreme degree, and her attempts to increase regulations certainly hasn't won her many fans.
  
  Manami can come across as overly critical and rigid in her ways, offering no compromises and demanding one's upmost effort at all times. While this is no doubt less than endearing to her fellow students, Manami won't allow herself to fall behind either; standards she imposes on the other students also apply to herself.
  
  Luckily, Manami isn't a completely humourless alien. Unfortunately, no one must ever know, for her love of justice and order has manifested in a slightly... unexpected hobby. She loves anything and everything Sentai - the colours, the costumes, the poses, the dialogue - absolutely everything about it is wonderful to her, and when she isn't at school or studying, is squeeing over the greatness of whichever Sentai show she's watching at that moment.
  
  Ultimately, Manami is a well-meaning girl, who is willing to play the drill sergeant role if it means her schoolmates can excel. Even if ehr stubborn dedication to the role causes more friction than necessary.
• Skills:
  Self defence - While not a martial artist, Manami has been taught some self-defence by her parents.
  Athleticism - Another benefit of her upbringing. While not sporty by nature, Manami has plenty of stamina to burn.
• Equipment:
  School-Approved Delinquent Notebook - A collection of notes containing various misdemeanours by other students. 'Running in the halls' offences have become too numerous to bother listing by now.
  Generic Brand Flip-Phone - It exists for calls and nothing else.
  Misc. School Equipment - Whenever it's a school day.
• Soul Arts: Ice Queen - By inserting the Soul Art into her chest, Manami gains control over ice. This is mainly manifested by cloaking her fists with ice to increase the power of punches, or trapping enemies with walls of ice, though her range is currently very small, and the ice she creates shatter rather easily.
• Brief Backstory:
  Growing up as the daughter of a foreign army veteran and a local police officer, Manami has had an... interesting childhood. Brought up in an environment of order and discipline, she was a very well-behaved child. Of course, her parents made sure to not be too harsh and provide as much freedom to be a child as possible, but Manami took to their lessons very well, and at their encouragement, took up self-defense lessons.
  
  Her early years in education saw her as more of an introverted bookworm than anything, though she got into an occasional argument with the rowdier kids that managed to rile her up in some way. That said, she was much better at putting on a friendly face back then, and was even spotted laughing once or twice! Although, a lot of her classmates ended up failing or dropping from high school exams, much to her worry.
  
  Once reaching high school, she joined the disciplinary committee, intent on encouraging the students there to not slack off on their studies. Her efforts, both in tackling delinquency and promoting studying, quickly ensured she would be elected the next head of the committee by the end of her first year, for better or worse.

Strange Gospel: An Urban Fantasy RP Interest Check and Signups

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Multiverse Chronicles: A Crossover RP

Gonna be dropping out of this, I'm afraid.