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@VertigoOooookay, now that my brain is functional again, allow me to reiterate: I love that, it's adorable. I would also like to add an additional possible layer of cute: if he found it more difficult to approach her after she got more popular, then as a kiddo she could've seen that and wondered why he wouldn't talk to her much anymore, did she do something to make him mad and he didn't like her now? Him just kinda casually getting roped into helping her and it still having an effect on his life even now just drives it home even further. She was probably sad when he stopped showing up for summers, she always looked forward to him being there.

The one thing I'd like to mention is that you mention 'once she got to elementary school,' as though she would've been putting up the laundry by herself, outside, at five years old tops. She would've wanted to help and stuff, but she just wasn't coordinated or tall enough, yknow? I think it would make more sense if they met in like, third year or so, when she was eight and starting to actually function like a human being. And we could still keep the whole 'he found it harder to approach her' thing, since he could've met her during her summer break, it's like a month and a half with no school, which is plenty of time for them to get acquainted before school and stuff. Though if he was spending time with Mikako during summer, he definitely would've been introduced to Suzuka and Eikichi too, since she used to play with them a lot.

@Vertigo If Ryuu was visiting in the summers and hanging out with Mikako, he most definitely hung out with Suzu and Eikichi too, but idk if you want them to be more than childhood playmates. Eikichi doesn't like trouble if he's not the one causing it, but since it's likely that Suzu and Ryuu will become close, he'll definitely be keeping an eye on the resident delinquent to make sure nothing funny happens with his best friend...

Haha, yeah, my bad, I forgot they start elementary earlier in Japan than here in Europe. Then yeah, let's make it during elementary school! He was only on the island during summers, so I imagine there would've been both moments when Mikako was alone and moments when she was with her friends - so yeah, the avoiding approaching her when she was surrounded with others still works really well B)

As for Suzuka and Eikichi, I feel like he would've definitely tried to avoid hanging out with her when they were around, especially since it was around the time he was 8+ years old, because by then he already had a bad reputation and was likely told not to cause trouble. He might've interacted them with in passing but not enough to really befriend them, at least from his side. So he'd only really get to know them in current day, and probably be veeery apprehensive about it at first! Especially so if he realized that Eikichi was indeed a little put off by the trouble he brought, whether in the past and/or current-day. But I think Ryuu and Eikichi starting out suspicious/sort of avoidant of each other is a fun dynamic, especially since Ryuu will not only become close with Mikako, but eventually cat-friends with Suzuka too, ha.

@Vertigo
So, first off, with regards to Ryuu’s hijinks. Chance encounter sounds great. Maybe they both encountered each other in the mountains then? This could be when they were both fairly young, so Junko would’ve still been a dainty little girl who was doing stuff like lifting small rocks or pushing/pulling trees or stuff like that. Kinda giving the image of a kiddo replicating hardcore training. Kinda like a sealed childhood memory that is vaguely incongruous to their present selves so neither of them made the connection. That being said, maybe later down the line, Junko encountered Ryuu in a scrap with some bullies/delinquents and stepped in? That’d be the incident where she broke her nose, which she treats as a badge of honor because she definitely tossed the dude into the stratosphere immediately afterwards. And maybe there’s some form of ‘fight buddies’ connection afterwards, with Junko offering a hand whenever Ryuuichi needs backup in a scrap, and Ryuuichi never taking that hand because he’s a lone alpha wolf in his head.

Oh, I definitely like the eventual fight-buddies angle! He'd bitch that he doesn't neeeeeed help but still appreciate it, secretly, probably. And yeah, chance encounter and her stepping in when some bullies outnumbered Ryuu, maybe seeking revenge, sounds pretty good. I imagine Ryuu would've tried to protect Junko as he used to do for people back then, only for her to turn the tables and do the same for him lol. I think present-day Ryuu wouldn't connect the dots of having met her in the past at first or even for a while, especially if she was dainty back then and decidedly not nowadays, but once he does realize it, there's definitely some nostalgia for him! Maybe he'll even finally join that judo club...

I think I got everything OOC there? Lmk if I missed something! Caught up on reading the IC as well, and started a post as well, though still kinda flip-flopping between a few ideas for it, hmm.

And yeah, intro posts and ones where you're by your lonesome tend to be bigger on principle, I wouldn't sweat it. I've seen people trying to pad out conversation posts by describing a mail box for three paragraphs (an oldie but a goodie, real example) so... more isn't always better, trust.
Weekend be comnin' so will endeavour to finally catch up tomorrow!
In SPIRITUM 5 days ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

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At the suggestion — or, well, at that point it might've only been a question — of moving down their own, the thought of a destructive fire spell briefly flashed in Silje's head. They could. It could be fast, too, but fast was also flashy, and she wasn't sure if flashy was good. There were a lot of secret goings-on... well, going on.

A carbine was tossed Silje's way, though she was too preoccupied to notice before Kalina had already snatched it and offered it to her. Silje grinned, reaching for the weapon with both hands. They weren't her favourite way to deal with things, since in most situations using them felt like trying to pick a lock with a hairpin instead of just blowing up the entire door, or... something like that! But she was still a WARDEN, adept at handling mundane weapons in addition to magic, and since they were lacking Mist right now—

"Thanks!" she chirped, smiling despite herself as she glanced up at her friend — her smile growing ever wider as Kali confirmed that they should actually go after the man who had the princess! Justice thought so, as well — and indirectly said no to the big flashy explosion, boo. Somewhere in all their minds, Morden confirmed he was holding off whoever was downstairs.

It was settled, then. She'd focus on finding Stupid Mr. Sunglass-Head! Or, rather, she'd find his cargo; the girl who was practically leaking Mist. She wasn't sure if the spook had done something to suppress that, just as someone had suppressed the Mist in the room, but if not—

Instead of heading for where they'd come from, she tried to break off to see where the spook had originally ran off to, focusing on the colours around her without loosening her grip on the carbine. Her world was slowly getting more and more saturated again as Mist seeped in, but it was still at half a capacity — which, she hoped, would actually be useful in what she tried to do! She gathered Mist around her, called for it, molded it into a form better fit for purpose, then sent it back out again — flowing towards where there was more of it. Where, perhaps, a constant source of it was being held. It was a magical, heat-seeking missile of concentrated Mist, swimming through the air fast and furious as a shark, teeth bared, trying to smell blood.

Err, Mist. The blood would come after.
Finishing up my sheet after food as well, just still unsure about some of the previous encounters he would've had during his summers on the island! I think so far I got that he'd met Suzuka and Eikichi for the first time after properly moving to the island in recent times. Maybe Haru as well? And that he'd known Koharu as a kid when he saved her from a bully. Will write the character connection sections with that in mind, but can always edit them later, no sweat.

For Junko and Mikako---

@ERode did ya wanna take me up on the offer of Junko and Ryuu having met by accident as kids or nah? Like in some secret spot without really knowing who each other was or something, since both were pretty lonely. Chance encounter. I'd imagine they don't necessarily recognize each other nowadays either way, though.

Also, @Lemons would you prefer Ryuu and Mikako met one/on some summers too in the past? Maybe they could've met back when she was busily throwing herself at chores around the house, and he could've helped her out or something. Like seen her put up laundry and at first teased her, all "Eww laaaame, you're doing chores!" but then somehow gotten roped into helping her, maybe because he felt guilty just watching her be so nice and doing it all. Maybe he can still randomly fold laundry like no one's business because of her, lmao. Once she got to elementary school, got more popular and was surrounded by people though, Ryuu would've found it more difficult to approach her, but if they ever did manage to meet on subsequent summers, I imagine he would've tried to drag her into adventures, while her presence would've helped calm him. He would've definitely helped her during the elementary school summers too where he could, maybe like carrying groceries for her, going, "No it's because I'm a MAN and this is TRAINING, it's not for YOU ewww gross."

Also oh shit @Yankee, hellou! Yesss Takaya can definitely be the online friend, with Suzuka as the cat/relationship-advice friend, since that did seem to fit her better B) I am changing up Ryuu's bg so that he never lived on the island, just visited every summer, but they could've definitely still been friends back then! I definitely think that if in present day Ryuu sees Takaya avoiding him, he'd do so in return, and that could lead to some fun conflict/mixed feelings. I definitely like the idea of trying to mend things through the game first, as well. What role would Takaya play in the game? He better be a DPS of some sort so Ryuu can shout in his ear, and for the irony lmao.

Edit: Sheet is up, like said can still edit relations if needed. Waiting for Mikako's preference before writing that bit though!
Oh, I actually really like that take! Maybe Ryuu and his parents came there every year for the summer, until the breaking of the bully's nose incident happened there, and they stopped due to the aforementioned fear of a reputation sullied. That way him never coming back one year would've been abrupt and still leave room for a lot of misunderstandings and lost connections.

I think he would've been sent to his grandparents and came back a... year or two-ish ago? Enough to gain his bad reputation in such a small community, but not yet familiarize himself with the others all that well. He did only just start in the high school as a first year as well, after having a gap year of probably helping around his grandparents' house and such. So he's definitely seen and interacted with the cast in passing after his return, maybe made acquaintances/friends with a few, but not yet everyone.
Right, so! Making some edits to his background so that Ryuu would've also spent some time on the island in his earlier childhood, then moved away when his parents wanted to avoid the bad rap on the island, until they realized Ryuu acted even worse on the mainland and yeeted him back to the island to live with his grandparents. Hope that's not too similar to Suzuka, but otherwise, as it is, he would've only met the rest of the cast for the first time some years ago, ha. On that note, going to think up some connections. Some initial thoughts:

- This is a more recent connection, but someone could be playing the same online game as Ryuu. He does play a female character, and if the game utilizes pings/chat more than vc (like league for example), it's possible his teammates assume he's a girl too (without him realizing they do so), which could lead to fun shenanigans. Also, I realized I never replied to it, oops, but Fey, you mentioned Suzuka could've roped Ryuu into giving him advice on what to gift a guy, etc. and well, we could also combine it with them playing together online, her thinking he's a girl, and asking him because he seems to know a lot about dudes lol.

- 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.

- Maybe someone (Mikako? Haru?) always had a really calming presence when they were with Ryuu, and the reason his behaviour spiraled even further after the move away was because he no longer had that constant in his life.

- Also for Mikako, since she was popular in elementary school and Ryuu... was decidedly not, I could see people starting to talk, and potentially being jealous of the two's friendship. So maybe in an attempt to not cause her trouble, Ryuu would have started to distance himself from her (without telling her the reason ofc) a little before he was suddenly forced to move away, so he never had a chance to explain, and there could be that added layer of "oh he/she probably hates me now" in the current day?

- Since Junko was a lonely child and Ryuu was a bit of an outcast himself, I could see them having had a chance encounter somewhere in nature or something? Just a fleeting afternoon/evening, happening upon the same "secret spot" by chance. Maybe towards the end of Ryuu's initial stay at the island, so they never really got to know who the other was properly. Or maybe it didn't matter to them to ask.
Kitty has been yeeted into the chars tab, post following within a day.

Edit: Well, a little over a day, it looks like. Has been started though! BI
Sorry for the absence, was away from town for the weekend, then was swamped with work for our Wednesday deadline-- and then caught a fever. Truly a week. But! I also hope to finish up the sheet and plan connections with the rest of the cast by the weekend. Got a few posts to do in order to catch up as well.
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