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This is just in no matter what I do I can never get rid of Katsumi

(she’s got a new name and is the centre of my nanowrimo project this year like I’ll never escape Katsumi ever)

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I'm Prim and I approve of this message... in other words, I love those Meg OCs and I'm so glad for this

aww shucks, Prim is back and being cute again, how could I ever stop roleplaying now?

(But thank you!)

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(I finally updated my OC list page because it was 20 years out of date, oops)

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☑, ❃ and ☠

☑ Hiding something in their room

Ine. She’s been hiding so much stuff from her parents that she has like 50 hiding spots in her room and a categoric knowledge of what’s where.

❃ Dancing with a partner

Katsumi’s the best dancer (or at least the best ballroom dancer), but with a partner she’d be really tense and rigid unless she trusted them absolutely. Tama, on the other hand, is both a good dancer and very comfortable with people, so she’d probably be much better at it.

☠ Punching someone out

Kumiko’s such a powerhouse and she could definitely punch anybody out if she felt like it. Thank goodness she’s a sweetie pie.

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✎◌✿

✎ Drawing realism

Kohana, probably. Even though she doesn’t draw much so her raw technical skill needs some refining, she has a great eye for detail and a lot of patience so she can produce good drawings.

◌ Cleaning up

Seina. She’s the second oldest of six siblings, and she just always cleans up after the younger kids. When they were toddlers she’d just follow them around the apartment cleaning each room as they left it.

✿  Caring for a garden

Suzume. If it was just an individual plant she’d totally forget and let it die in the corner but she’d care so well for a garden. She basically kept one when she maintained all the plants in her aviary and she just loves nature and pretty things and nurturing life so she’d be a fantastic gardener.

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#so i may or may not be getting back into ocs and ask memes so 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

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Send a symbol to see which of my OCs would be the best at...

♥  Parenting

☑ Hiding something in their room

▶ Comforting a friend

✗ Lying

✯ Saving money

✄ Fixing a broken table

♫ Playing musical chairs

✎ Drawing realism

♕ Poetry

◌ Cleaning up

✦ Public speaking

≡  Ice skating

❃ Dancing with a partner

♢ Flexible stretches

☽ Taking care of the sick

❣ Styling hair

✿  Caring for a garden

Δ  Borrowing a friend’s pencil and never returning it

↱ Navigating roads

☢ Tailing somebody

✏ Remembering important dates or numbers

❂ Fishing

♣ Baking sweets

☁ Insulting others

☠ Punching someone out

₪ Charming others

▓ Hiding

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✄  Making classic horror mistakes, calls out ‘who’s there’ before being hunted down

SUZUME. Oh my goodness, 100% poor poor Suzume. She’d just be such a little cinnamon roll and try to be super polite and end up dying purely because she’s not savvy enough.

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More horror/death-themed asks...

Send me a symbol and I’ll tell you which OC would be the likeliest to die…

† Taking a fatal blow for someone else

☂ Being tricked into the open because of a familiar sound

☀ On their own terms, taking an enemy out with them

✩ Because they’re too slow and got left behind

✄  Making classic horror mistakes, calls out ‘who’s there’ before being hunted down

♥ Trying to warn someone but losing their voice and life in the last second

✦ Trying to call for help but being just a second too late

♫ Caught unaware while boasting about how they’ve won

✿  Without expecting it, drinking or eating from poisoned food or water

✎ Refusing to do something bad/continue their actions and being killed for insubordination

◎ Blowing their cover with a loud sound while they’re hiding

❣ Getting stabbed (perhaps literally) in the back by a trusted friend

✦ By simply having an unlucky break, being in the wrong time and place

☢ After all the fighting is done, peacefully

✗ From afar, sniped by someone they never even saw

★ Tripping during a chase

☪ Tempted by an item to retrieve or possible answers

☠ Fighting an enemy they can’t possibly defeat but attempt to anyway

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C and D for Kohana, O, K and Q for Amaya and A and T for Seina

Oooh yes, what a diverse bunch of ladies we have here. (warning there’s like one nsfw mention. I don’t think I can tag asks anymore but??? yeah)

Kohana asks

C. Have you ever looked down on someone because you thought your religious views were superior?

Kohana tilted her head to the side, her delicate features contorting into the barest sentiment of a frown. “Why would I? This world holds such a diverse range of beliefs... it’s fascinating, really. There’s no better way to understand a person than to understand what they truly believe in. And religion is simply a component of that system... ah, I suppose I should say here that I’m not religious myself. But doesn’t religion offer such a valuable window into the human mind?”

D. Would you rather know everything the universe has to offer but in exchange lose all emotions or remain the way you are now?

She shook her head, thick black waves tumbling with the movement. “I can’t be the only one who thinks that knowing everything would be terribly boring. Think; learning is the fundamental state of being for any creature. And humanity moreso than others. Cold? We learned to make fire. Outmatched? We learned to make weapons. I’d even go so far as to say that our purpose in life is to learn - perhaps not so much conventional education, but - oh, but I seem to have diverged.” Kohana offered a cordial smile. “To put it succinctly, I do think that I would rather like to have things left to learn.”

Amaya asks

O. Would you rather spend one year with your one true love just to never see them again or the rest of your life with second best?

(Already answered in a previous post!)

K. Have you ever watched a full length pornographic movie?

Amaya’s face seemed to flush through the entire spectrum of purple to pink to red in the space of a few moments; the only sound to escape her mouth was a bewildered squeak. Eventually she spluttered out something along the lines of a ‘no’ before burying her face in her hands. There was to be no more elaboration on the topic, that was clear.

Q. Would you rather be dirt poor and emotionally fulfilled in life or be rich beyond imagination and emotionally dissatisfied for life?

Amaya’s lips twisted into a cynical frown and she folded her arms. There was no stumbling over her words now, not when matters of money were being discussed. “Dirt poor? Been there, done that, didn’t enjoy it. Not that money can buy happiness, but - well, it certainly doesn’t hurt to have it, does it?”

Seina asks

A. If you could get away with one murder in your lifetime without any legal, social, or emotional repercussions, would you kill someone?

“...”

For a long time, it looked as though Seina was going to offer nothing in the way of reply. From the stony, unmoving expression on her face, one might even assume that she hadn’t heard the question at all. But at last she spoke, her tone as serious as ever.

“To kill without a cause is not noble. I have no cause that I would need to kill for.”

T. If everyone in the world would automatically only know one language, which language would you choose?

Seina closed her eyes for a few seconds in thought, before opening them again when a surprisingly quick answer came.

“Interpretive dance.”

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amaya - m, o, n, e, y pls ignore an y nsfw ones idk if there are

[ABBA voice] money money money

alright time to answer questions on the trash princess

M. If you could have the ability to manipulate matter or energy, which would you choose?

Amaya tugged at her collar, biting her lip as she tried to think of an answer. “Science isn’t really my strong point, you know... I’d even go so far as to say it’s a weak one....uh...”

Eventually, after several moments of silence, she blurted out: “Well matter is made of particles, and particles move by kinetic energy, right? So if I could manipulate energy then wouldn’t that also be manipulating matter? So aren’t they, like, the same?” She tugged at the collar of her blouse again, confusing and frustration evident in her voice. “This is so confusing! Is there a third option?”

O. Would you rather spend one year with your one true love just to never see them again or the rest of your life with second best?

The moment the words ‘true love’ were uttered, Amaya seemed to sit up a little bit straighter, as though just the mention of such a concept had reinvigorated her slightly. Her eyes shone as she eagerly clasped her hands together, staring off wistfully into the distance.

“True love is such a rare and wondrous thing! If you’re lucky enough to find your soul mate, however fleeting it may be, you should cherish such a precious opportunity!”

The financial consultant then seemed to remember that she wasn’t alone. Her face flushing cherry red, she coughed awkwardly, making sure to avoid eye contact. “At least, I read that somewhere... I mean, statistically speaking, it’s harder to find true love. One should leap at the chance, right?”

N. What was the worst nightmare you ever had?

Her eyes widened, as though she were not a deer caught in the headlights but a fledgeling fawn under the harsh illumination of military floodlights. Amaya bit her lip, fiddling with the tie of her blouse as she fumbled with her words.

“I- I- I mean, wow, that’s a real doozy of a question, don’t you think? Don’t you want to talk about finance or-”

The bow of the tie came undone and she froze, frowning, before going to retie it with shaking hands. Her silence made it evident that she wasn’t providing any further response.

E. If you could live and be healthy without sleeping or eating/drinking, which would you cut out of your life?

“Sleeping.” The answer came instantly, and Amaya’s certainty seemed to bring her confidence as she flicked a strand of peroxide blonde hair over her shoulder. “I mean, think of all the work I could get done with the time I’d save by not sleeping. I can eat while working, but sleep-working is a different matter. I could basically double my work output! Think of all the profit!”

Y. Do looks mean anything to you? Don't lie, could you fall in love with someone you thought was ugly?

Now here Amaya was stuck. She knew what answer was instinctively right for her; and she also knew which answer she wasn’t going to give. The girl spoke slowly, carefully selecting each word as though a wrong step would be disastrous.

“It... depends on... I mean, I think the looks you present are important. Like, the way you take care of yourself. But physical appearance... everyone wants a prince or princess or princen; it’s not shallow to want that, right? So I guess looks are a bonus. Ah, a highly appreciated bonus.”

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ME SOBBING WHILE SAYING SUZUME: b, i, r, d!! id ont even know what those questions are i just like bird

the bird dweeb... my sweet, sweet, survivor innocent bird child...

B. What is your first thought when you receive a message on Tumblr, are you excited for the idea of someone from potentially the other side of the world wanting to talk to you or fearful that someone will criticize you?

“Of course I’m excited! I mean, why wouldn’t I be? After all, who would go on the internet just to be mean to people?”

I. Was the first crush in your life something you had or something someone had on you?

“I crushed a snail once. It had just been raining and I wasn’t looking and I stepped on it by accident!”

R. Do you have any (secret) feelings of bigotry to any group of people?

“Why... why would I...? If we’re talking about people I don’t like, then I don’t like people who drop litter... is that the question?”

D. Would you rather know everything the universe has to offer but in exchange lose all emotions or remain the way you are now?

“Of course I’d remain the way I am now! Knowledge is nice and all, but what’s the point in life if you haven’t still got new things to learn? And what’s the point in knowing things if you can’t feel emotions? You can’t know everything without emotions, because they’re how we know who we are, what we’re feeling. They make us human! And yeah, they’re tricksy sometimes, but I wouldn’t change a thing!”

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prim wooshes in from nowhere! 1 and 20 for Amaya, 8 and 12 for Kumiko and 23 for Kohana!

I didn’t realise this was in my ask box it’s just been sitting here for ages and I feel bad so it’s time i stopped being trash

Amaya asks

1. What foods do they love, and what foods do they refuse to eat?

Amaya’s diet is just so so unhealthy. She loves cake, sweets, pastries... basically anything cute and sugary and generally bad for you. She’s especially weak to anything that’s just cute in appearance - she’ll go for that incredibly well decorated cupcake covered in like a tonne of buttercream icing because it’s pretty.

She refuses to eat any “diet” foods. Purely because she views them as tasteless and joyless and they have no place in her diet. (She occasionally tries to eat them then gives up after about two mouthfuls).

20. Do they like to travel? How do they pack and prepare?

Amaya absolutely loathes travelling. She always gets really travelsick, so much that she needs acupuncture wristbands just to get her through a long journey (which always leave her with bruises). She always needs at least three attempts to pack her suitcase, since she always puts in way too much stuff the first time, then manages the second time, then remembers that she forgot loads of basic essentials.

Kumiko asks

8. Do they eat a healthy diet? A varied one?

Kumiko eats a pretty healthy and balanced diet, since it’s a necessity with her athletic lifestyle. Her diet’s somewhat heavy on carbohydrates since reserves of glycogen are always useful. She and her brothers both learned to cook from her uncle, so they cover all of the cooking between them. Living by the sea, she does tend to eat a lot of fish, but overall she’s got a good variation.

12. Do they sing or play any musical instruments, even if just for fun? How well?

She’s not so much a melodic singer as she is a fun one, in terms of character and volume and stuff. Kumiko’s much more of a dancer than a singer anyway, and she can’t play any musical instruments to save her life.

And a Kohana ask!

23. What is their favorite drink?

Tea! She pretty much loves all kinds of tea, but Lady Grey is her favourite.

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these are so fuckin intense pls send me them

A. If you could get away with one murder in your lifetime without any legal, social, or emotional repercussions, would you kill someone?

B. What is your first thought when you receive a message on Tumblr, are you excited for the idea of someone from potentially the other side of the world wanting to talk to you or fearful that someone will criticize you?

C. Have you ever looked down on someone because you thought your religious views were superior?

D. Would you rather know everything the universe has to offer but in exchange lose all emotions or remain the way you are now?

E. If you could live and be healthy without sleeping or eating/drinking, which would you cut out of your life?

F. If you could take on the exact body and form of anyone else on Earth, who would it be?

G. Would you rather burn or freeze to death?

H. If it meant it would solve all world hunger, war, disease and bigotry, would you spend the rest of eternity in Hell?

I. Was the first crush in your life something you had or something someone had on you?

J. Could you live without having sex ever (again) in exchange for eternal youth?

K. Have you ever watched a full length pornographic movie?

L. The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

M. If you could have the ability to manipulate matter or energy, which would you choose?

N. What was the worst nightmare you ever had?

O. Would you rather spend one year with your one true love just to never see them again or the rest of your life with second best?

P. All the sequels/remakes/adaptations/rip-offs in movies nowadays, good or bad?

Q. Would you rather be dirt poor and emotionally fulfilled in life or be rich beyond imagination and emotionally dissatisfied for life?

R. Do you have any (secret) feelings of bigotry to any group of people?

S. Would you rather be the only person in the world that can read minds or have everyone else in the world be able to read minds except for your own?

T. If everyone in the world would automatically only know one language, which language would you choose?

U. If you were old enough and not in a situation where it would be inappropriate, would you sleep with one of your (past) school teachers/professors?

V. A world without religion, good, bad, neutral?

W. The men's rights movement, legitimate cause or laughable, and why?

X. You can eliminate one of your five senses to substantially strengthen the others, which one and would you do it?

Y. Do looks mean anything to you? Don't lie, could you fall in love with someone you thought was ugly?

Z. Can you understand the mindset and logic used by the opposite spiritual opinion? An atheist understanding the belief in a higher power and vice versa.

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every prime number for kumiko!

heckity heck that was fast

okay let’s do this!

2. What is their weapon of choice, and what weapon do they dislike using the most?

Her weapon of choice is obviously puns and a fantastic sense of humour, and she dislikes using serious conversation

(this is a joke but. weapons??? naaah)

3. What is their preferred method of transportation?

Kumiko really likes travelling by foot, but when that’s not practical she tends to take buses. She avoids tube trains when she can because the thought of being underground makes her uncomfortable.

5. What kind of weather makes them happy, and what kind makes them sad?

She loves loves loves sunny weather! Kumiko’s almost always at the beach so sunny days are her best days. She dislikes rain, but absolutely abhors (and is even a little bit afraid of) storms.

7. What clothing do they like to wear, and what do they wear most often?

It’s very rare that you won’t see Kumiko in shorts and flip-flops. She likes t-shirts, but prefers tank tops and halter neck tops. Generally her style’s pretty casual, but she likes bright colours and interesting slogans. She also likes her beach volleyball uniform because it gives her so much freedom to move.

11. What do they do when they need comfort? Do they seek out a person, a food, an activity, etc?

Kumiko has two methods - she’ll either cheer herself up with puns, blind optimism or just her own comedy (which tends to work in most cases) or, if it’s something more serious, she’ll go to her brothers. They never fail to brighten her day.

13. What decision in their past did they most analyze and fret over after the fact?

I’d answer this one but spoilers ;)

17. Do they have any pet peeves or petty dislikes, and how do they react to encountering them?

She’s generally pretty laid back about everything, but she’s basically declared war on lemons. She hates them with a passion and will glare at any lemons or lemon products in the vicinity and it’s kind of like ‘gosh kumiko, if you don’t like the lemon then don’t eat the lemon there problem solved’.

19. What is their favorite texture?

Sand. She adores the feeling of sand beneath her feet and between her toes and even though sand always gets in her towels and clothes and in her house she loves it all the same.

23. What is their favorite drink?

Orange juice! Kumiko adores orange juice so much. Her favourite brand is called Orange You Glad It’s Not From Concentrate and she will follow it to the ends of the earth.

29. How do they arrange or decorate their living space?

Very simply. Kumiko spends most of her time outdoors so her room is mostly a place to sleep and dress before getting out. She does have a wall covered in photographs, however, mostly of her with friends.

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A Character-Building Question Meme

Sakura and I tried to come up with a list of questions that we didn’t see around very often, and we wanted to share! So, here it is, yet another character-building question meme.

Leave one of my characters and a number (or more) in my ask, and I will answer:

What foods do they love, and what foods do they refuse to eat?

What is their weapon of choice, and what weapon do they dislike using the most?

What is their preferred method of transportation?

Who did they look up to the most as a child? Who do they look up to as an adult?

What kind of weather makes them happy, and what kind makes them sad?

What languages do they speak? Do they have any idiosyncrasies or identifiable patterns of speech, word usages, etc?

What clothing do they like to wear, and what do they wear most often?

Do they eat a healthy diet? A varied one?

As a child, what did they want to be when they grew up? Did they realize their dream?

What makes them feel safe or secure? What makes them feel insecure or unsafe?

What do they do when they need comfort? Do they seek out a person, a food, an activity, etc?

Do they sing or play any musical instruments, even if just for fun? How well?

What decision in their past did they most analyze and fret over after the fact?

What are they like when they are drunk?

Where in their body do they keep stress or tension? 

What do they think about where they currently live? If they could move elsewhere, would they?

Do they have any pet peeves or petty dislikes, and how do they react to encountering them?

What foods do they eat most often? Do they enjoy it?

What is their favorite texture?

Do they like to travel? How do they pack and prepare?

How well do they take criticism? How do they react to others noticing their flaws?

What are they like when they get sick? Do they have a particular system (ears, lungs, etc) that illness gravitates to?

What is their favorite drink?

How do they react to being physically injured or undergoing medical treatment?

What do their hands look and feel like?

How much do they eat, and how often? Do they drink appetite suppressants (tea, coffee, etc)?

Do they have children? Do they want children? What names would they choose?

What is a gift that they have received that was especially touching or significant?

How do they arrange or decorate their living space? 

Do they have any allergies or chronic conditions?

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The first four for Katsumi and the last four for Suzume !!

Katsumi Questions!

♥ - What does ‘love’ mean to them? 

Honestly, Katsumi doesn’t know much about it, but she has a very cynical approach. For example, she’s certain that her mother does love her and remembers a time when they were close, but now that love’s just warped and has become overbearing. At the same time Isao spoils her, but she’s aware that it’s more shallow than real parental love.

If she had to define love, Katsumi would probably imagine it as a feeling of complete safety and comfort with another person. A relationship in which she can just be herself and not always be so tense and on edge, and one which improves her as a person.

♠ - What are they afraid of?

Failure. Above all else, Katsumi is terrified of failing, even though she’s almost certain that it’s inevitable. She’s dedicated so much to stardom that the idea of ending up as a faded, forgotten teen idol (as she is almost certain she will) is petrifying to her, and especially as she approaches adulthood it really casts a shadow over her life.

♦ - What is one thing about them that they are most proud of?

Her looks. Oh, Katsumi knows that she’s beautiful and she does everything she can to make sure that she always looks her best. She’s incredibly vain and not ashamed to admit it either.

♣ - What is one thing that they find embarrassing? (About them, others, things in general) 

Katsumi doesn’t have a lot of very basic skills that you’d expect a seventeen year old to have, mainly because of the nature of her upbringing and also because she’s been so career focussed. She doesn’t even know how to use a microwave, and the only food she can make is salad. She tried to iron a shirt once and actually managed to burn a hole through it. She’s pretty embarassed about this, though, hence why she tends to avoid publicly doing anything that she isn’t completely confident that she’s good at.

Suzume Questions!

❤ - Do they have a love interest?

Suzume/Kyuri 5eva tbh

✖ - Who is someone they just cannot stand?

That Monty guy is a bit of a jerk, really.

♔ - Do they value loyalty?

She values her loyalty to other people immensely - she’s absolutely undying in her devotion to keeping her word. But with regards to loyalty from other people, while she values it, she is very quick to forgive. It’s part of her ethos but it means that she often diminished betrayal.

♕ - Do they trust easily?

Far, far too easily. Suzume is just so gullible and because she’s spent most of her life in such a sheltered environment it’s never come back to bite her as it does in the real world, so she hasn’t learned to choose her friends wisely. Suzume places trust in people so blindly and it really puts her at risk.