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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #90 on: November 20, 2009, 09:19:54 PM »
Elvis' ghost steals Muffin's sunglasses. Ruro busts out Shikieiki's soulsteel guitar.



That's a pretty damn awesome idea.



Looks like we're....



gonna be Rurockin' in the new world.



... maybe I should do more productive things with my time.

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #92 on: November 20, 2009, 09:23:14 PM »
Ruro tried PK Rurockin'!
The thread watched in awe...

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« Reply #93 on: November 20, 2009, 09:26:55 PM »
It might be for the best if there was some sort of variant or nickname of Mima-sama that would be used.

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What age are you? Describe yourself a little, perhaps add details beyond what we see in the concept art.


Unsure of how old she is, she's lost track after it stopped mattering. Being a ghost means age doesn't matter very much after a while.

Pretty laid back and chilled out, but many things bring a smile to her face. Her love of stupid jokes and lack of awareness can sometimes make people upset or offended without any intention. On the positive side of that she's more passive and apologetic than not so things will usually settle down very quickly unless she herself feels the other person is being truly unjust. She does have a propensity to become very passionate about some things though...

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What race are you?

Ghost in the world of the living

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How do you envision the everyday lives of your iji-self?

Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool. Takes advantage of just about any opportunity friends offer to get out and do things or just talk. She spends most days alone, resupplying her stock of seafood, working her stand, and sticking inside her hut to read if she comes across any books. Occasionally visits the sanzu if she really wants to relax.

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What do you do for a living?

Runs a little grill that sells shrimp tempura as it's main food, but other seafood is available. It's just nearby her hut but along the main road to the human village.

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What are your objectives/goals/ambitions in life?

I want to be the very best. Like no one ever was. Each touhou is my real test; to beat them is my caaause!

Actually, it is to have a fulfilling undeath to compensate for such a short and unfulfilled life, she's not sure what to do so she's always up for trying new things as a way of searching for what can help accomplish this.

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Would you be interested in starting a 'disaster' or taking part in one? If yes, what sort?

If it would help her to pursue something she thought could help her to feel more fulfilled she may very well take part if any terrible consequences were hidden well from her.

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Who around you are related to you? In what way?

She has talks with Komachi occasionally by the sanzu on the living side when she's slacking. Mima is her hero as the most powerful ghost in the world of the living and she's been learning how to form her legs into a tail sometimes to mimic her and propagate her main seafood dish, though that doesn't always go so well.

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Where do you live? What sort of place is it? Who else lives in your household?

Has a little makeshift hut between the Sanzu river and the Human Village. It's open to
 people to stay the night if they have nowhere else to go, but they'd also have to be okay with staying in the company of a tailed ghost.

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What sort of person are you? How would you react to a threat? A challenge? A plea for help?

Laid-back if not downright careless and tactless for some of the time. Loves bad jokes and fooling around, generally tries to make everything something that can be fun and taken lightly. There are times when she'll become very serious when there is something that comes across her mind as something she simply must do.

Depending on what the threat is to and for what reason, it will be met with extreme vigor or rather carelessly. Depending on whether it seems completely unfair or wrong or if it's completely justified.

Similar with a challenge if it is from someone she barely knows she'll back off almost immediately unless it's from a good friend, if it's from someone she's had a very bad past with or has an very low opinion of she'll get extremely vindictive and get into it solely for the purpose of crushing them as much as possible. Usually the latter won't happen though, since she likes most to anyone she meets.

Will go the extra mile help out good friends or people she likes but she tends not to get close to helping anyone she doesn't know much about or isn't at least a friend of a friend if nothing else.





I hope this is satisfactory. ???

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #94 on: November 20, 2009, 09:27:21 PM »

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #95 on: November 20, 2009, 10:24:13 PM »
And significantly more applicable.

Also:
The Circus comes to town.

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« Reply #96 on: November 20, 2009, 11:11:30 PM »
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What age are you? Describe yourself a little, perhaps add details beyond what we see in the concept art.
I'm not sure exactly, there's not really much of anything else to reference off of. =P But even though we're trying to avoid direct Touhou canon connections, purely for reference puposes: the kappa equivalent of roughly 5 human years older than Nitori.

Hrm. I'm perfectly satisfied with the concept art for detail level, but I really have no clue for colors, for what that's worth. =P She probably swaps out the jacket for a longer, more lab-style coat most of the time when working though.

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What race are you?
Kappa~

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How do you envision the everyday lives of your iji-selves?
Her primary pursuit is research, so she spends a lot of time cooped up in her chem lab and library. Certainly not to the point of being anti-social, however - most of the rest of her free time she spends out visiting people (or entertaining anyone who may choose to visit her themselves).

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What do you do for a living?
Since when do we actually to work for a living in-universe? =P

I suppose there's plenty she could do with her SCIENCE!. If nothing else, it makes her a competent enough cook.

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Who around you are related to you? In what way?
I'm not really sure, especially since aside from Moerin's household no particular groups seem to be forming. ^_^;;

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Where do you live? What sort of place is it? Who else lives in your household?
In terms of Ijiyatsu-setting regions, I'm sure we've got somewhere pleasantly warm and sunny, perhaps near a large stream/small river or lake. Maybe just on the edge of a forest too?

Her house is relatively modest, and the majority of the space inside is dedicated to a science lab. The rest is divided among a cozy library (well-stocked and furnished, but much smaller than, say, Patchouli's library in Touhou canon/fanon), an equally cozy bedroom, and a moderately-sized kitchen (though arranged to seem more spacious than it is) with a little breakfast nook. All are set up quite practically, though the non-lab spaces are also nicely decorated.

Alternately, a similar setup within someone's larger household, though in that case her own kitchen could probably be dispensed with.

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What sort of person are you? How would you react to a threat? A challenge? A plea for help?
The image she projects most of the time is that of absent-minded scientist. Most of the time she's pleasant and friendly, if a little quiet and often lost in thought. She does have a moody, short-tempered streak though, and in a particularly bad mood she's liable to view anyone she considers stupid with scorn. Considering the universe she's in, it may be a good thing that in such moods she's mostly inclined to retreat into solitude, then. =P

She also relishes friendly competition, and does her best to both win and lose gracefully.

She has a taste for the finer things in life, especially as a reward if she's accomplished something or as a treat for her friends.

Threats: She won't retreat unless things look particularly grim, but will primarily defend - she's not inclined to take the offensive more than is needed to neutralize the threat.
Challenges: Bring 'em on!
Pleas for help: Her first reaction is looking around to see if someone more suitable for the task is around, but barring that, she will make an effort to resolve the problems.

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What are your objectives/goals/ambitions in life?
Nothing particularly concrete, just a general accumulation of knowledge (scientific in particular, but any knowledge is nice - if I may borrow from a book series I like, her personal motto would be something along the lines of "All knowledge is worth having").

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Would you be interested in starting a 'disaster' or taking part in one? If yes, what sort?
On purpose? No.

... which certainly doesn't mean she won't end up starting one anyway. It's not like Kanako was trying to cause "incidents" (as far as we know) when she was basically responsible for SA, UFO, and UNL...

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #97 on: November 20, 2009, 11:57:31 PM »
Someone is taking all the gold and refining it into cats.

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #98 on: November 21, 2009, 03:58:11 AM »
Zepplins are now also mandatory.

Also, an Elder God visits to find Purvis for treatment for his diabetes.
There was something here once. Wonder what...

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« Reply #99 on: November 21, 2009, 04:39:20 AM »
Also, an Elder God visits to find Purvis for treatment for his diabetes.
I mistaked 'Elder God' as being one of the Great Old Ones...
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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #100 on: November 21, 2009, 04:49:22 AM »
Either/or.

It's Ruro's birthday.
There was something here once. Wonder what...

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #101 on: November 21, 2009, 04:31:56 PM »
Mouse actually starts taking it easy.

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #102 on: November 21, 2009, 06:38:40 PM »
Sana IS an Elder God.
There was something here once. Wonder what...

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #103 on: November 21, 2009, 07:24:34 PM »
Someone has stolen all the color from Ijiyatsu!
Wotters gonna' wot


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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #104 on: November 21, 2009, 07:25:38 PM »
Sana actually knows what's going on

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« Reply #105 on: November 21, 2009, 07:39:59 PM »
A-F's power goes out of control

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #106 on: November 21, 2009, 11:39:05 PM »
There are two Slaves! How can this be!?

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #107 on: November 22, 2009, 02:58:25 AM »
Either/or.

It's Ruro's birthday.

>:3

Also, have this before I forget.

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What age are you? Describe yourself a little, perhaps add details beyond what we see in the concept art.

Sakura Rurouni, "Ruro", is only seventeen years old. In the past, she was a wandering ronin who wore tattered clothing, but now that she has settled down, she has long since switched to a uniformed look, complete with YumemiCape and YamaHat.

As for personality, she is straightforward and honest to a fault-- to the point that she can feel physically sick if she perceives that she's being deceitful.

Asking her if she has any powers, she will laugh and say that her only ability is to tend flowers, if that. Unknown to her, Ruro's ability is manipulation of charisma. She doesn't consciously control it, but it does manifest itself as a subtle manipulative streak in that she can very easily bend others to her will, without either party quite realizing it. Recently, she has begun to suspect that something's wrong, but hasn't quite figured it out yet.

She had an alternate personality named Sakura Battousai ("Bato"), a remnant of her early ronin days, but has since brought together the two personalities as one. The downside of this is that she can go slightly crazy at the mere sight of blood; as a rurouni, sworn to defend humans, she's ashamed of her own blood lust, and tries to suppress that desire as best as she can.

Despite all this, she is firmly optimistic, and loves to be alive. Ruro is the sort of person who is always moving forward, who may be sad about the past, but unwilling to let it consume her. For her, tomorrow is always another opportunity to have a better life.

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What race are you?
Purely human, albeit one with above-average sword skill. She used to be very fast, to the point of having "god-like speed", but an accident in the past left her with a weakness in her left leg, and she can no longer use her formidable speed in battle.

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How do you envision the everyday lives of your iji-selves?
As may be implied by the name, Ruro was a wandering knight errant, who righted wrongs, saved damsels in distress, protected kittens, etc etc. But she prefers the quiet life of a housewife of sorts, staying home and tending her expansive vegetable and flower gardens, and getting to read anything she can get her hands on. She spends long hours in the outdoors.

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What do you do for a living?
She has settled down as the keeper (and former Deity of) the Rurosaka Shrine, the small temple she still maintains with her household. She has a knack for cleaning things up, so she does sometimes go out with a broom and sweep everything she can.

She still has her holy sword and her skill from her ronin days, so she rents herself out as a bodyguard from time to time.

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What are your objectives/goals/ambitions in life?
Ever the idealist, her goal is to save the world. As she sees it, this means preventing the death of any human she possibly can. She wants to be morally upright, so that when Shikieiki receives her spirit on the other side of the Sanzu, she will say, "Go on and have a wonderful afterlife."

A secondary goal would be to build a functioning Probability Hyperspace Vessel.

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Would you be interested in starting a 'disaster' or taking part in one? If yes, what sort?
Ruro would start a disaster just to prove a moral point (usually to teach someone a lesson), so long as she was assured that no one involved would die. She usually only gets involved in a conflict when someone is being oppressed, anyway... though she has been known to be unnaturally drawn to the sight of blood, and will sometimes enter a conflict that way.

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Who around you are related to you? In what way?
Everyone - Harem (unwanted)
Kanako - Fellow former deity, and good friends.
Donut - Former shrine maiden, love slave (along with Kanako)

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Where do you live? What sort of place is it? Who else lives in your household?
The Rurosaka Shrine, a somewhat dilapidated temple long past its glory days. It's still a respectable place to live, though, and the expansive gardens outside are full of blossoming flowers year-round. Kanako and Donut still live there, and the Rurosaka Shrine gets enough visitors that its inhabitants never get bored.

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What sort of person are you? How would you react to a threat? A challenge? A plea for help?
Threat: ?My, my. Are you sure you should be going there? I'll be sure to put flowers of rue on your gravestone!?
Challenge: ?I've grown a bit rusty... let's see if you'll wilt next to the fires of justice!?
Plea for help: ?How dare you attack someone defenseless! In the name of justice, I will punish you!?

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #108 on: November 22, 2009, 03:52:09 AM »
Communist revolution among the faeries.

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #109 on: November 22, 2009, 03:58:12 AM »
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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #110 on: November 22, 2009, 04:00:32 AM »
The Zankantou fell on the wrong hands.

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #111 on: November 22, 2009, 04:11:47 AM »
Ten Cent Beer Night.

Alternately: Ninety Nine Cent Hamburger Day.

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #112 on: November 22, 2009, 04:44:38 AM »
Wotters gonna' wot


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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #113 on: November 22, 2009, 04:47:12 AM »
Rurorororororo.
So many different references. Its a bit saddening and hillarious at the same time.

Kudos.

Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #114 on: November 22, 2009, 04:48:14 AM »
Ten Cent Beer Night.

Depending on the beer, that really could be a disaster. D:

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #115 on: November 22, 2009, 04:52:56 AM »
Erebus feels lovely again

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #116 on: November 22, 2009, 04:54:43 AM »
lol, Ruroni Kenshin :V

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #117 on: November 22, 2009, 05:09:23 AM »
Someone has stolen all the color from Ijiyatsu!
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the color!?

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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #118 on: November 22, 2009, 05:19:54 AM »
I'm doing someone else's biography by request~



Name Zengar, the Zengar of Zengar.
Race: Human
Age: 23

Zengar is Ijiyatsu's premier swordsman, cleaver of all things evil, and generalized busybody. She is driven by a hatred of all things evil and an otherwise unsocial love of cutting things up.
She considers himself defender of the defenseless (regardless of actual ability to defend themselves), champion of goodness, and Swordguy Extraordinaire. Zengar does her best to break the world into a black and white dichotomy of Evil and Not-Evil, having learned a few painful lessons about neutrals some time ago. When she encounters evil, she will tirelessly chase it down until becoming too sleepy to carry on, then resume the chase after a good nap.

Unfortunately, cleaving evil doesn't always pay the bills, and has resulted in Zengar having a number of evictions from various apartment complexes and rented rooms. It is not that she is unwilling to pay rent, just that she is often out chasing evil to cleave when it's due. Still, generally Zengar can at least count on a couch to crash on from the many people she has helped until she can get a new place. Though she has friends everywhere, she has few that she considers true allies, having found that today's ally is often tomorrow's litterbug in need of a good cleaving. Conversely, she has few bitter enemies, as she will gladly help a wronged soul today that she personally thwarted the day before.

When not out cleaving evil, Zengar is typically chasing after the other great love of her life: Cheeseburgers. She has gained quite a reputation among outdoor grilling enthusiasts and restaurants all over Ijiyatsu as both a gourmet on the subject and a terror at parties. It is not that she is particularly gluttonous, picky, or obnoxious, but rather that she is quite exacting, spending great deals of time positioning condiments and able to spent hours talking about the particulars of cheeseburgers. In cases where the food is deemed subpar, she has been known to take control of the grill by force and apply her vast knowledge and unfortunately mediocre skills to try and improve things. She claims, when evil is no more, she shall devote her life to developing a cheeseburger like none other.

It's not known when or where Zengar really developed her intolerance of evil. Most people don't pay too much attention to her past, though those with good memories can recall a time before she found her first sword when she as was known as "Zengar who shouts "Hey!" at Evil". As for the woman himself, she seldom sees a need to bring it up, considering her upbringing humble, wholly unremarkable, and painfully humilating.

Opinions of Zengar vary from person to person and from day to day, as she has a tendency to accidentally stir up trouble while trying to stop it. Still, in general she is loved and respected by the weak and the downtrodden. Most people who know her tend regard her with a bit of caution, uncertain if they may accidentally fall into her definition of things needing to be cleaved. When things are peaceful, she is often regarded as a harbinger of trouble and cheeseburgers, while when an incident is going down she is a welcome sight.

In combat, Zengar is relentless and unwilling to surrender under any circumstances until beaten up very badly. she fights primarily with her sword, always the largest one she can find. At one time she possessed the legendary Durandal, but tossed it aside in favor of a pitted claymore she found later on. When pressed, though, she is perfectly happy to improvise and make use of whatever non-evil tools and methods she can. Though Zengar spends a fair amount of her time fighting or preparing for such, she tries not to enter into it lightly. When she does take the field, it is always in either self defense or because she is absolutely convinced of the evil in her opponent. Often times, she can be dissuaded from combat by an explanation of events, or glib words that make things seem reasonable. The rumor that she was once put off by someone misspelling evil are probably false.
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Re: World of Ijiyatsu - The Mystical Bibliotheque Archives
« Reply #119 on: November 22, 2009, 04:11:28 PM »
When not out cleaving evil, Zengar is typically chasing after the other great love of her life: Cheeseburgers. She has gained quite a reputation among outdoor grilling enthusiasts and restaurants all over Ijiyatsu as both a gourmet on the subject and a terror at parties. It is not that she is particularly gluttonous, picky, or obnoxious, but rather that she is quite exacting, spending great deals of time positioning condiments and able to spent hours talking about the particulars of cheeseburgers. In cases where the food is deemed subpar, she has been known to take control of the grill by force and apply her vast knowledge and unfortunately mediocre skills to try and improve things. She claims, when evil is no more, she shall devote her life to developing a cheeseburger like none other.
Now THERE'S something I wouldn't have expected.....