Tenma Tendo

Among the Ashes

okay, got a post up, let me know if I need to change something or if you see a mistake somewhere ^^

Among the Ashes

If anyone were to ask Nino how long he had been moving, he would only answer in silence. Most of the time that had passed since the plague spread outside of Italy was mostly a blur. Minutes, hours, heck even days could have passed and Nino would be entirely clueless. Had it not been for his brother's encouraging words and Nino keeping a physical grasp on him, Nino probably would've keeled over by now. His legs protested, his mind was stuck in a fever induced haze as all he could do was blindly follow his brother to where he was taking them. It's not like he had to worry though. Nino would follow Giovanni anywhere in the world.

Nino watched almost curiously as they walked down a row of occupied houses, his vision swimming uneasily as he clutched onto Giovanni's sleeve with clammy hands. He watched as they passed one house, two houses, three, four, five, six houses before finally stopping at an isolated one a little bit away. He couldn't quite tell if someone had been living there or not, but it looked like his brother decided that they would crash here judging by how close they got to said building. Pulling away to let Giovanni do his thing, Nino watched with half lidded eyes and quiet breaths as the older male proceeded to leisurely walk into the door, knocking it down with ease.

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Catrina, better known as Na since she could never say her full name as a kid, sat quietly at the kitchen table, biting her nails as if it was the only thing left to eat in the world. She'd been in such a state for quite a while actually as four days had past and she only really moved if Al or herself needed something. There was a lot of things she wanted to do. Cry was probably one of the first things, right before grabbing Alistair and forcing him to stay within arm length. But right now, her mind could barely think straight. They were currently separated from not only their parents, but even the rest of the possible survivors as their parents thought it would a 'good idea' to have their little space during this 'holiday vacation'. Looks like in this case it could seen as a blessing and a curse.

Frowning intensely as she started biting down on her fingers, Na could really only think of their parents and what they were doing now. Probably still at the airport. She specifically remembered them telling her to look out for Al and that they should head back to the house for safety reasons. Why couldn't they all just come back together? It would have been far better for the sake of Na's sanity, but unfortunately, here they were, worrying about some plague that the Italians couldn't keep from spreading. She knew she wasn't cut out for this, nor did she think something like this could even happen in the real world, but here she was now...

Expecting Alistair to push her out of her thoughts like he normally did - and vice versa, which tended to happen more often - she was instead startled by the front door crashing to the floor with a loud and resounding thud.
"S-Stay put, Al!" She whisper yelled as she immediately grabbed a butter knife - it was all she could find and she was panicking okay - for self defense as she steadily tiptoed to the now gaping hole in their house. "H-Hello?" She whispered in English, causing her accent to be more pronounced because of it.

While she expected someone to jump out and try to attack her, she was instead met with a pair of boys sitting in the living couch as if they belonged there. The...they couldn't be serious, right? Furrowing her brows in slight annoyance seeing as they didn't look to be too much of a threat, Na waved her hand in the air.
"Um, excuse you? Why did you do that?!" She yelled, noting that her voice startled the ombre haired one with the red face. What was up with him?

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sorry, quick question, is Joe the type of person to bust down a door? Because right now I have them walking down a row of houses that look to be occupied until they find the Al and Na's house isolated from them. Maybe he thought it was vacant and let them both in? Or would he do something else in that case?

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Na

Name
Catrina "Na" [REDACTED]

Gender
Cisfemale

Age
18

Appearance
Na is a young and beautiful adult with long ash red hair that stops around her lower back, purple blue eyes and fair skin. Standing around 5' 4", Na is often seen dressed in a slightly over sized navy blue raincoat with simple clothes underneath. She normally has on skirts or shorts on and always has on a dirty pair of combat boots.

Personality
Peace, love, and harmony is Na's main objective. Most are instantly be swept away by Na's rustic charm and pleasant demeanor, enchanted by her wide array of conversation topics. She can be reserved and formal at first. But once you get her talking, a five minute conversation can morph into a three-hour philosophical discourse. Because Na seeks compromise, she dislikes conflict and anything that feels “unfair.” In fact, that's the only time one would probably see her angry. Her system simply can’t tolerate it. She's a natural diplomat who will do everything to negotiate between warring parties that just can’t get along. She can accurately see both sides to a situation, and often resolve disputes in an equitable way for all involved. Although she hates doing such, Na will use her natural charms and good looks to manipulate others into taking care of her or doing her bidding. When it comes to her own decision-making, she has an even harder time and will vacillate between “Should I?” or “Shouldn’t I?”. And when it comes to her little brother, she'll glad fight for him and take his side in almost every argument.

Family
Alistair "Al" -- Younger Brother

Trivia
- Na has a strange habit of biting her nails when stressed out to the point of biting her fingers if she isn't paying attention.
- Na has a very soft Irish accent so most would think she's fragile and small despite that being far from the truth.
- She doesn't sleep that often as she's scared to leave her little brother alone. Literally she wouldn't ever leave him out of her sight.

Nino

Name
Nino [REDACTED]

Gender
Cismale

Age
14

Appearance
Nino is a very small and sickly young boy with short pinkish purple ombre hair that stops around the nape of his neck, purple blue eyes with noticeable bags under them, and naturally pale skin. Standing just under five feet, Nino often wears baggy clothes, hoodies, and worn out hand me downs that fit his bony frame. He normally doesn't have shoes and instead just wears socks.

Personality
Nino can be tricky to spot. With his reserved and sick persona, he seldom starts a conversation or express interest in others openly—unless he feels out the situation first or its his older brother; and even then, he has a hard time talking to others in general. Once you get him to open up, however, he shows a vast amount of silent love and appreciation towards said person. Known to read people as easily as a children’s book, Nino seems to just KNOW all secrets, soft spots and fears. His focused attention can be addictive, and even painful when it’s pulled away. While he doesn’t give up his loyalty and trust easily, once he does, he’ll stick with you through thick and thin. Don’t even think about double-crossing Nino or his sibling, though, because he WILL unleash his fury on you despite his sick body, divulging all of your secrets and airing your dirty laundry. On a positive note, Nino is the perfect person to talk to about anything as his patience is incredibly high. He secretly yearns for the very thing he fears: true intimacy with others, but it takes a lot for Nino to reveal his vulnerability until it him right in the face (i.e. getting sick). As Nino opens up and learns to show his shadow side, he can heal in ways that are truly profound.

Family
Giovanni -- Older Step Brother

Trivia
- Nino suffers from severe epilepsy, often experiencing tonic clonic seizures more than the other variations.
- Has a terrible immune system and is known to stare off into space if left alone for long enough.
- Nino easily feels guilty and thinks that his brother would probably be better off without him. He would never say something like that out loud though.

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Coolio! I'll try to get something out beforehand ^^

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yeah, that sounds good. Sets them up nicely for the Italy brothers to knock on their doorstep. As for the other two, yeah, I was thinking they would meet up quickly instead of dragging it out. I could have the first post start with the brothers walking up to their doorstep and then Na's immediate reaction to it. How does that sound?

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oohhh, i heard Gintama is pretty cool! The main character is Gintoki right? Or something like that? That actually really explains the personality if you based it off of his own lol

ah okay, cool cool.

Referring to the first post, I could do it if I had some kind of premise of where each pair was. For the Irish kids, since they came during the holiday, they could be in a rented summer house and I could just make up some stuff from there? As for the Italy brothers are we rping after they've ran away and found some safety in an abandoned apartment complex (for Nino's sake) or something? Or rping right when they run away?

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ah okay cool. I'm curious as to how other locations treated Italy before the outbreak, especially since they didn't know what was going on until it was too late. And that plausible.

ayyy my boi Adachi (ngl I almost typed Akechi)! Who could blame you though (Persona and Fate are awesome)? Anyways, Giovanni seems like a very interesting character to interest with! ^^

So now, after we move our characters to the character tab, we need to figure out who posts first. Did you want to go first? Or should I? Only asking because I'm not sure what I would do with Nino since he isn't very physically athletic.

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ah right right. So the plague has mostly just killed people at this point and no monsters have surfaced yet. Okay that makes sense actually. Sick people could be more vulnerable to the effect which adds to Giovanni's worrying. I'm cool with that! So those that are alive currently are immune to the killing portion of the plague but maybe not the transformation part of it? And if that's the case is the plague airborne, or like what originally caused it?

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omg Al is so freaking adorable, I love him already <3

ah, you really think so? I think it could bring up a lot of drama and interesting plots throughout the rp. Its definitely something we could keep in mind, especially if we could explain and provide a good reason as to why Giovanni or any of the other characters got infected when they were said to be 'immune' to it.

Kinda an idea i just thought of, we could have Nino get attacked by one of the monsters prior to the rp (which would explain his very sickly persona). Seeing that he hasn't been turned into a monster or hasn't died yet, they make the wrong conclusion that both brothers are immune to the plague when in face they're step brothers and have no blood relation? This could give reason to why they think he's immune when he really isn't?