Takashi

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Since Ryuuto is such a formal-proper type, he'll definitely be using honorifics and referring to people by their family names. Keiji, though, doesn't really have good manners. He won't be using honorifics and whatnot, but that's to deliberately make him sound coarse and informal.

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@Davlamin You have now made it perfectly clear what your character is capable of, which is good. All criticism from here on is just for refinement or suggestions. Based on what I've seen of the characters in this arena so far, your character's magic puts him at the higher end of power mainly because of the strength, speed, and defensive buffs which can be stacked on top of one another. This is not a bad thing, but you may have a little difficulty finding an opponent who can deal with all of those resources. Ten minutes is an arbitrary limitation because the battles in the arena generally only take place over the course of a couple of minutes, so they may as well be indefinite. Lastly, and this is just a flavor-based suggestion, the spells seem to be all over the place thematically. Many characters either have a motif of similar abilities, or justify diverse abilities with some kind of common source. "He studies magic" is kind of vague for justifying physical buffs, elemental attacks, and magical wards. My suggestion would be tying each spell into your character's backstory, briefly justifying why he would know it. As your character is, though, it looks ready for combat.

Mirror, Fox, Key

I think Spook successfully destroyed any positive opinions that Telio had about magic prior to being surprised with a horrific man-eating abomination.

Mirror, Fox, Key

TEAM RUTABAGA

Telio had always wondered why the city of Enn had walls. There were never any threats from the wilderness or enemy armies to keep out. There were no bandits or marauders that he knew of, and any traveler that passed by was allowed entry upon asking for it. It seemed fruitless to build and maintain such an enormous structure that protected the city from a whole lot of nothing. However, when Telio saw that three-headed demon appear out of thin air, he understood, and he wished he was behind them.

The artist was immediately paralyzed with terror when the creature looked directly at him, baring its lethal fangs. Powered by dreams? No, this was a creature summoned from the depths of nightmares. When Telio peered past the edge of the world, he hadn't expected to find an abyss of abominations such as these. Then, the paralytic fear was overcome by his primal instinct to flee. His mind did not even process Spook's order to remain by the circle; with one pitiful yelp, Telio scrambled away from the creature and back into the temple ruins, praying that it was more of a lumbering brute than an efficient hunter.

He found a nice hiding spot between some bushes and statues that offered him some semblance of safety while he stopped to catch his breath. He clutched his head in trembling hands, and it was only after several heavy gasps that he realized that he was alive, and after sever more that he realized that nobody else had joined him. He dared a peak out from his hiding place, dreading a macabre sight of slaughtered friends, but it seemed the monster had not attacked just yet. It was still in the circle, but its eyes, all six of them, were on the woman from his team whose name he had not yet learned. He felt like a coward just sitting there watching, but what could he do? He was an artist; there was not a single item in his bag that could harm one scale on that beast's hide. He could only pray that the members of the city guard that had joined them would be enough to slay the beast.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

@Xeronoia Oh, I'm sure the hardware is upgraded, but I'm just as sure nobody has bothered to upgrade Adobe in 5 years.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

@VitaVitaAR Haha. Maybe it just took the pictures a bit longer to load.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

So after scouring all the first-year character profiles, it turns out there IS one other student with an ahoge... and it's my other character's soon-to-be partner! Coincidence? Or is Momo actually on to something...

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Ryuuto Anjou

Ryuuto almost felt bad for the professor that was going to be assigning him a tuner. She was clearly not emotionally equipped to deal with a room full of restless teenagers and didn't think she would be able to enforce any kind of discipline should a student choose to act out. The cynic in him was tempted to ask why she had this job if she was so bad at dealing with people, but he figured that she was a talented scientist and dealing with students was just something that came along with the job. So, he decided to take the opportunity to ask questions in a more academic direction. He raised his hand and waited to be called on... but not every student seemed to have the same idea. "Have you considered a pixie cut?" The question was as stupid as it was rude, somehow managing to insult the professor while completely derailing the context of why they were here. Who cared about something as stupid as fashion? They were going to wear school uniforms anyway, so there was literally nothing that mattered less. He looked over to the girl who asked it so he knew not to get involved with her, and saw that it came from one of the older students. Shouldn't she know better, and what was she even doing here anyway?

Ryuuto shook his head and, since the students had already established the precedent of barking questions like a bunch of rabid journalists, he decided to at least call out something intelligent. "Excuse me, professor," he said, doing his best to make his voice heard above the din of "mingling" students. "I was doing some reading over the summer about receiver-tuner compatibility, and it seems there are a few theories out there. Some scientists believe that personality profiles are most important in establishing a high synchronization rate, while others believe that genetics play a larger role. What criteria do you use at this academy to select our partners?"

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Keiji Kojuro

Keiji couldn't help but grin as Momo dragged him along without hesitation into her usual antics. There was no such thing as "mundane" whenever he spent time with her, and after a long break of trudging through his family's routing, plunging right back into Momo-land was quite refreshing. "So, the target is an ahoge bearer..." he said, not bothering to question why she had selected that particular trait out of all the other personal things they could be looking for. After all, it was natural of humans to seek out their own kind; maybe she just wanted a friend she could relate to in matters regarding hair dilemmas. Then again, maybe it was entirely arbitrary. The one thing he learned after being with Momo for two years was that it was best to just go with the flow.

Keiji stood on his tippy-toes and was able to get a pretty good view of the crowd. Normally, he wouldn't mind giving her a boost, but they technically weren't even supposed to be here and he thought it would be better to at least wait until classes started to get into trouble. Then again, the only trouble that he could imagine getting into trouble with Miss Miki was being politely asked to go to their dorms while she conducted the pairings. He scanned the sea of smooth, round heads looking for an unruly wisp of hair that would make a worthy companion for his partner. However, the hair seemed unusually normal this year and Keiji was about to give up, but finally he saw one.

"Target sighted!" he said as he locked on to the head of one Kazuko Kenzaki. Her ahoge was a difficult to spot at first, as it wasn't nearly as pronounced as Momo's, but that rebellious curl on the front of her head that refused to lay with the rest of her hair definitely qualified. She was on the other side of the room, and there was no way that Momo would be able to spot it herself, so Keiji scooped her up by the waist, lifted her up above the taller students, and pointed her in the direction of Kazuko's ahoge. Miss Miki was sure to recognize them, but at least they would both know who to look for if they got kicked out.

Knight and Dragon: A Clash of Wills (EmptyArmor vs. Takashi)

@EmptyArmor Ok, I just made a slight tweak to the post. Nothing important changed.

Knight and Dragon: A Clash of Wills (EmptyArmor vs. Takashi)

I'll make an edit to it today. I re-read it and I'm not sure why I thought Daniel was dashing forward again. lol.