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PLAYER
Nickname: Verona / Vee.
Age: 22.
Player's Journal: fairxverona
E-mail: ibelieveinwhatburns@gmail.com
Buddy system: Absolutely!!!

CHARACTER
Name: Sengoku Kiyosumi
Journal: fortunexfavored
Appearance: His appearance has not changed since canon. However, due to becoming more involved with boxing, he has gained more muscle than before. In addition, he's taken a liking to wearing hats - specifically snapbacks with "quirky" phrases on them. They're typically worn after an intense training session. No need to fix one's hair and impress the ladies if a hat can simply do the trick.
Personality: Sengoku has managed to mature since his youth. His exposure to opposing teams and matches has allowed him to develop in unimaginable ways. However, he maintains his playful side and flirts with others (sometimes without even realizing it). In truth, he likes being able to provide another with that kind of attention; he likes to make them feel flustered and to see their reaction. He doesn't like to be a heart breaker, but he has more potential to politely ignore someone's feelings than before. His passion for boxing and tennis come first, despite his attraction towards affection and attention. He's become more confident and on occasion, cockiness arises. It's nothing as bad as Atobe, but he's a man who believes he can get away with anything. Wouldn't you if luck was on your side?
Biography: Sengoku has started attending university in order to get his degree in Art & Design. Much of his work is inspired by supernatural aesthetics, so he often chooses to create drawings or sketches of clothing that resemble casual pieces with unique patterns. He integrates crystal designs, certain pieces inspired by tarot cards, and other mystical works. In other words, during the past 6 years, he's allowed himself to explore other interests; some of which he once never had time for. Despite his interest in the occult, he still engages in sports - specifically boxing and tennis. His interest in tennis has slightly subsided, only because he wanted to explore boxing during the usual college journey of self discovery. In the ring, he's vicious, amazing; hardly anyone can keep up - he feels like a king. While he remains a good student, he takes his social life very seriously. And by very seriously... I mean, the man likes to party and go out with his friends. During those moments, nothing matters much and he seldom has regrets. He's taking the time in college to continue learning about himself, but that can sometimes get him into trouble (poor boy's probably developed some selfish habits thanks to all that independence). He lives with a few roommates on campus as well. It could be described as a suite, but more cramped due to the shared space. However, he can't complain - he's out of the house often anyway.
RP Samples: There is much brilliance in those blues; he exudes a loud light, an eager aura, one that attracts others and yet-... He dismisses those captivating qualities, for taking his horoscope says much of his desires will be dismissed. A groan leaves lips. He had finally given himself enough time for freedom, but it seems he was destined to spend the evening alone. He searches desperately within those pages for a sign that the bad luck wouldn't last. A pity no sign of quick relief came. Maybe tomorrow, says the book...narrated by the anxious voice within his head. Seems he'll be staying up just to catch that brief favor of fortune. A smirk emerges, revealing amusement. He's found a way to cheat fate. Midnight was only hours away, but the odd time wouldn't stop him from seeking a thrill in the night. Everyone's always after him during the day, why wouldn't they make time to play at night? Perhaps he'd ask the cards if there was any bit of wisdom in those actions... Or maybe there was something exciting about divulging in something as dangerous as dismissing his deities. He'd rather let his demons lose, if only for a moment. Before he can contemplate the thought further, his phone vibrates. Eyes, just as excited, fall upon the screen. He never thought he'd find so much comfort in the call of a stranger. "Yo!" He answers so casually; as if he's known them for all eternity. The conversation is quick, but it's an invitation to escape. Perhaps this is a sign from his patron saints. Let him dismiss the words of the wise... He'll make his own luck when he leaves.

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PLAYER
Nickname: Mel
Age: DOESNT MATTER ANYMOAR
Player's Journal: @melohneee
E-mail: melohneee@gmail.com
Buddy system: Sure

CHARACTER
Name: Hitouji Yuuji
Journal: This one.

Appearance: Yuuji is slightly taller but he still is considered short. After a few years his eyesight got worse so he's wearing some black rimmed glasses. (which he says are not hipster) He still continues to use his trademark head bands on occasion.

Personality: At first glance he may look somewhat quiet but at the blink of an eye Yuuji can turn into a total goof-ball.He’s fun and over dramatic at times and will do pretty much anything to make someone laugh. He is a bit of a masochist and sometimes does things that he knows in the long run will kick him in the bum. When he’s not glued to the TV or watching netflix.

Biography:
Once Yuuji entered high school he continued to play tennis until he graduated. He did consider it to be fun and good chunk of his teammates would continue on. Once he graduated Yuuji decided to take a gap year and travel and broaden his horizons. He only traveled for half a year before moving to Tokyo and applying for a degree in film production at the Tokyo university of arts.

He is currently in his first year and is making ends meet by using the gift that God gave him and does voice acting for BL Drama cds using a fake name: Jitouhi Yuuma.

If anyone asks he works at a production company and pretty much does anything they ask him too.

Currently he is living at Basil Gardens.

RP Samples:

:I I was supposed to stay the entire week in Osaka but Nope. My part time job called me and said that they need me to come in for an emergency. Some dumb ass somehow messed up some of our equipment and now a good chunk of our data got erased or distorted. HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF MULTIPLE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES!? >:V

Now I have to give up my tickets to see my favorite Manzai duo and head out. Bye Osaka I will make them pay for making me leave you. I will take my Takoyaki on the road.

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PLAYER
Nickname: aaya
Age: 23
Player's Journal:

kenya
E-mail: cuethemesong @ gmail . com
Buddy system: WHY NOT

CHARACTER
Name: Chitose Senri
Journal:

muga
Appearance: Somehow, impossibly, even taller. He stands at a truly ludicrous ~205cm. Dressing like a hippie and attempting to not commit manslaughter with his steel geta are still part of his whole aesthetic. Sometimes he lets hair grow out and ties it back to truly complete that Real Hipster Feel. His right eye is now almost completely useless, and has clouded over just slightly - his eyesight was never the greatest anyway, so he wears glasses and/or contacts (contact?) to help.

Personality: Trying to define Chitose is like trying to solve an exceptionally irritating riddle. He's capricious, fickle, but somehow also completely at ease and free. Acting like everything is completely under control even as his own chaotic existence passes through whatever he's taken up at the time seems to be his main method of getting through life. Despite being incredibly intelligent, his lack of focus and dismissal of detail (unless it is about Specifically The Thing He Is Currently Into, in which case he will infodump accordingly) makes him unsuited to academia. He has an amazing memory, and if he tells you he has forgotten something, he probably just can't be bothered talking about it.

That all said, Chitose is actually a pretty relaxed and friendly guy in day-to-day life. He finds most kinds of people at least mildly interesting and is perfectly content holding a decent conversation, though he is a better listener than speaker. Extremely difficult to rile up, more abraisive personalities are more likely to be given a deadpan rebuttal than anything else.

Biography: High school for Chitose was a formality. His attendance back in Kumamoto improved due to the insistence of his parents, but never hit above 70%. His testing grades remained nigh-flawless regardless. He joined the school tennis team, but found shogi to be a better calling - without a partner to support him or a mysterious power to pursue, tennis fell to hobby status (though he could never truly quit).

Unable to be tied down, Tokyo seemed like a logical step for Chitose after he graduated. He tested for Todai along with Shiraishi and passed with flying colours, only to not show up for class and subsequently dropped his enrolment without a word. There are many rumours surrounding this, but the truth was he just decided it wasn't for him at the time.

What's he doing now instead? Who knows. He sure doesn't. Wandering, picking up odd jobs, painting, crashing out on friend's couches and occasionally dabbling in a new pasttime seems to be his life. Occasionally he finds a new hyperfixation and haunts libraries until satisfied with the information gain.

The only constants are his casual persistence with tennis, his habit of haunting libraries and his only known source of semi-consistent income - shogi tournaments. He registers for high-tier competitions, rolls in, sparkles his way to prize money tiers and then throws because he doesn't like the pressure of actually winning. A bunch of people in the scene suspect he isn't even real.

RP Samples: So.

Did you know that lucid dreaming can be learned? The kind where you can control your actions in your subconscious as you sleep. It's pretty fun, but if you fuck it up it's like misusing a superpower. Visions of horrible things, painful itches that you can't scratch, hallucinations. I mean, sleep paralysis can affect anyone, but trying to induce lucid dreaming gives it a higher chance. Like video game rules. And you can come out of it feeling like the horrors have followed you.

Good morning. :)

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PLAYER
Nickname: Anne Marie
Age: 33 in a month D:
Player's Journal:

link621
E-mail: premapelagia at gmail dot com
Buddy system: No thank you.

CHARACTER
Name: Tanegashima Shuuji
Journal:

acchimuitehoi
Appearance: He's lost the last of his baby fat so his face is a bit leaner, but otherwise the same.
Personality:
Tanegashima Shuuji (born Tanegashima Hisamichi) is the eldest son and future head of the Tanegashima clan famous for opening trade between Honshu and the southern islands. Despite coming from prestigious roots and old money, Shuuji lives a carefree lifestyle far away from his home island of Tanegashima. He rarely visits his family due to the time it takes by cruise ship to get there and the fact that he refuses to go by plane due to losing the genetic lottery with his sinuses and ears (though nothing else). He, of course, doesn't bother to mention any of this to even his closest friends unless directly asked, which means most of his personal life and backstory is a mystery even to those who know him "best." They know he: 1) is from "an island in the south," and 2) "he doesn't do planes."

He speaks fluent English (with an American accent) from his time living on Tanegashima and being exposed to both English and Chinese-speaking natives. His grandmother is Chinese and the cook of his family, so he cooks mostly Chinese food for himself at home and is also speaks and writes Mandarin conversationally. He has been living in an apartment on his own since the U-17 camp so he has developed independence.

Under all of his jokes and irreverence is genuine kindness. He has the qualities of a natural leader and is always looking out for others, even if it seems like he is goofing off.

Biography:
Shuuji is now (about to be in 21 days) 24 year old eligible bachelor living in a high rise apartment in Tokyo.

Due to his family background, he has never really thought about money and his parents have always provided everything for him. He isn't spoiled by it, per se, but isn't really in touch with reality about what things cost and what is excessive or not. For spending money, he has been modeling for Men's Non-No professionally, but is starting to branch out into doing commercials, print advertisements.

He chose not to pursue university or tennis, but he still plays on a world-class level due to his natural gifts. In his free time, he volunteers with a youth 10 & Under tennis program teaching beginner tennis players ages 6-10 a sport for life.

RP Samples:
May is both the best and worst month when you are Tanegashima Shuuji. On the one hand, it is his birthday month, and his birthday was the same day as many important holidays such as National Paper Clip Day, National Biscuit Day, Learn About Composting Day, and most importantly, National Put Your Pillow in the Fridge Day. But on the other hand, May was also the month when the weather was nice during the day and absolutely freezing in the mornings and late evenings. Well, freezing for a beach-loving water baby like Shuuji, anyway.

He wrapped himself completely in his favorite throw blanket (a stitched Totoro blanket with a sherpa lining) and briefly contemplated bringing the kotatsu back out of the closet. May was an acceptable time to still be using a kotatsu... right?

Edited 2018-05-08 20:35 (UTC)

PLAYER
Nickname: Anne Marie
Age: 33 soon!
Player's Journal:

link621
E-mail: premapelagia at gmail dot com
Buddy system: No thanks.

CHARACTER
Name: Shiraishi Yukari ("Yukari~n" to her friends)
Journal:

kabutoneechan
Appearance: Yukari has grown up since she was 13, now turning 19 this summer. She still rocks her signature pigtails for her curly hair. She is very athletic and physically strong. She does not paint the perfect slender Japanese girl figure due to her strong legs and arms.

Personality: Yukari is cheerful and optimistic but has a sardonic sense of humor. She is always polite, but also extremely familiar, with her senpai from Shitenhouji. She is close with her brother, "Ku-chan," and thinks he's a giant dork no matter how cool other people might think he is.

She likes to look cute no matter what she is doing and won't buy anything other than name-brand athletic clothing. She has a sponsorship from Wilson for her tennis gear which helps keep that cost down, otherwise she would be eating instant noodles every night.

She enjoys baking, specifically trying to perfect the art of baking cake. She is the sort to give homemade chocolates to every boy she knows on Valentine's Day just because she spent so many hours trying to get the perfect recipe that she has a lot of "failures" (which are all delicious, just don't match her standard of perfection).

Outside of baking and tennis, Yukari is game for anything at all that gets her outside and active... and she'll always look cute doing it.

Biography:
Yukari attended Shitenhouji for both junior high and high school and was the star of the girls' tennis team. As a first year in university, she made the cut for Toudai's tennis team in women's singles, but has yet to find the perfect mixed doubles partner (she's taking applications, guys!) She gave consideration to going pro, but the odds of making it pro are astronomically stacked against the player, particularly when Serena just won't retire and keeps winning Grand Slams.

She has just recently moved in to Basil Gardens at the start of this school year. She is studying Pharmaceuticals at Toudai and is generally a good student, just a somewhat distracted one.

RP Samples:
You are a grown-ass woman, Yukari reminded herself, her hand hesitating over the stuffed Stitch. Her brother won it for her at Round 1 when they were kids - it wasn't a particularly high-quality plush toy, none of the UFO catchers ever were, but she had dragged it around for years and it had more sentimental value than anything else.

She took one last look around her room, already second guessing her decision that she had made after hundreds of hours of studying to make the cut for the competitive Pharmaceuticals program, thousands of hours on court, blood, sweat, and tears to make the Toudai tennis team, an interview and essay to be accepted... yet here she was, in the last hour, second guessing herself.

Her fingers tightened on the Stitch and she shoved the plush into her tennis bag. If her roommate asked about it, she could just say that she brought it to give it to her brother who can't sleep without a stuffed animal, or something.

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PLAYER
Nickname: Whit
Age: 29
Player's Journal:

creampuff (

kashewmoo)
E-mail: papayaswirl at gmail dot com
Buddy system: Not at this time, but if there is a need for one, I can potentially help out

CHARACTER
Name: Tachibana Kippei
Journal:

saypassion
Appearance: It was a sudden decision to cut his hair and dye it back to its natural color. It was a personal decision born out of his desire to atone for Chitose’s injury, and it lent well in his transition from Kumamoto to Tokyo. However, once he dyed it back to blond in his third year of middle school, he realized that he felt like he had lost a piece of his identify and subsequently decided that he would grow it out once more.

Nowadays his hair is back to the blond mane as it was when he went to Shishigaku, minus the dark roots as those were best left in middle school. He will pull it back if it’s just getting in his way, but usually he just leaves it as is.

Otherwise, he’s still a pretty big, imposing dude physically who may sport stern looks, but smiles easily.

Personality: If there is one thing to be said for Tachibana, it’s that his loyalty to those he cares for is unshakeable; he will stop at nothing to ensure they’re happy and cared for, and so help the person who goes so far as to touch a single hair on any of their heads. That said, you can assume that if you’ve played a part in Tachibana’s life, whether major as in a teammate or minor as in you played a match together once in middle school, the same loyalty will be extended to you. He will call you by your first name, he is the one-man birthday council who will throw a birthday party for everyone in order to recognize their special day, and he isn’t shy about letting his natural Kumamoto-dialect shine through his verbal communication.

Despite the fact that he is boisterous and very much of the attitude stick it to the man when he sees injustice (especially if it means others will be better for it), he is very respectful and will keep everyone in line so as to not cause a ruckus. (Which is not to say that Tachibana isn’t down for a bit of ruckus himself; but there is a time and a place for it.)

He’s the sort of person who always has a million and one side projects going on. You can talk to him one week and he’ll tell you about this great idea he had for a catering business, and the next week he’ll be talking about how the menu has been developed for the catering and he’s working on a couple of designs for a new fashion line. If you need volunteers, he will be the first to raise his hand - and use his charisma and leadership abilities to convince others to help out, too.

Although his physical appearance often paints him as a yankee, it couldn’t be further from the truth. He will carry the groceries and help an elderly person cross the street or save a drowning kitten from a river. He understands that his physical appearance doesn’t always lend well to someone who is a well adjusted adult, but he’s not changing it for anything.

Biography: Upon graduating Fudoumine and feeling satisifed that he had left an imprint with his underclassmen, he ultimately chose to attend Seigaku for high school. He felt the values were in line with what were important to him, and he had enjoyed spending the time cheering Seigaku on in their victory in Nationals the year prior. He ultimately became captain with his desire to continue Tezuka’s legacy, and came to care deeply for his teammates.

When it came time to choose what university he wished to apply to, he was torn between returning home to Kyushu and attending a university there or ultimately stayng in the Kantou area that had become his home over those five years. While the draw of the beach was difficult to pass up, he felt as though the wind was gently pulling him in another direction, and that he would be much happier being nearer those he cared for. It just so happened that he learned Chitose was testing for Toudai, which was all the more reason to stay. And he wouldn’t want to leave his sister behind, either.

He wound up selecting Toudai mainly because it was a school that accepted him, and he wasn’t particularly picky about where he went. While he set out to study business and entrepreneurship, he takes classes that offer variety and skills that could go toward his future endeavors. While he continues to play tennis at the collegiate level, he does so because he wants to continue to grow players, not because he feels particlarly competitive. He got himself a small apartment with the intention of always having an open couch for anyone (but namely one particular person with the way he wanders) should they need to just get away.

RP Samples: Kuranosuke, Marui, Syuichirou…

The red pen scratched out names from the month of April as his hand passed over each square marked with a name and a raised, puffy sticker of a birthday cake. While the original intention for the wall calendar was to keep track of where he needed to be when, An’s important dates, and exams, he had been using it as a means to track birthdays in an effort to stay on top of planning parties. It was his firm belief that everyone should be given the opportunity to have a day just for them, and if he could play a part to ensure that, well, then it needed to be done.

...Genichirou.

His hand paused on the square marked May 21st. While Sanada seemed to keep mostly in Kanagawa, Tachibana was certain that he could draw him out… especially if he invited Tezuka to help with some of the planning. Yanagi… Yukimura, too. He picked up his phone to start typing a group message.

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PLAYER
Nickname: Whit
Age: 29
Player's Journal:

creampuff (

kashewmoo)
E-mail: papayaswirl at gmail dot com
Buddy system: Not at this time, but if there is a need for one, I can potentially help out

CHARACTER
Name: Oshitari Kenya
Journal:

naniwaspeed
Appearance: Not much has changed about Kenya from canon. He filled out a little bit, but he’s still got the body of a runner, lanky and slender. You will have to pry the bleach out from his dead, cold hands, so there won’t be a return of chestnut-hair Kenya any time soon.

Personality: Kenya hasn’t changed much from middle school. He’s still full of energy, bubbly, and is always down for a little friendly competition - in particular if it means that he gets to show off how fast he really is.

He’s very easy to rile up, and he won’t back down from a challenge. If you challenge him to eating a spicy bowl of ramen in three minutes, he’s on it. He has a tendency to collect things, namely small, cute erasers that are carefully packed in organized containers (colors, and designs, and animals, and weather, and foods, and… the list goes on), and Hello Kitty memoriabilia from the various places he’s travelled around the country over the years.

Family is important to him. He’s been close to Yuushi his whole life and has struggled with separation anxiety, in particular after Yuushi moved away in middle school. The impending stress of school and feeling like the chance of failure or disappointing the family was high left him feeling a little anxious over pursuing his medical degree, but overall he doesn’t have the time to dwell on it between being with his cousin and friends, studying, and keeping focused on his physical activities.

Ultimately he’s a fun-loving person who you can’t take anywhere for his fashion sense is rather… interesting at best.

Biography: In true Oshitari fashion, Kenya knew that it was expected that he would one day pursue an education in medicine. Despite the feeling of heavy family obligations, he did have the genuine desire to pursue pediatrics, and so it didn’t really require much of a stretch of the imagination that he would follow the path laid out for him. While in his late-second year of Shitenhouji for high school, he realized that he was going to have to get started if he had any chance of getting in the competitive medicine program.

So as to not be ~that cousin~, he had always assumed that he too would enroll in Handai, cry lots of tears and drink many beers through medical school, and then hopefully enter the workforce a prepared man for the real world of a practicing pediatritian. However, it was when he began to study for the Handai entrance exams (catching an early start on tears and beers), when Yuushi announced that he was pursuing nursing school in Tokyo instead. Despite the gentle suggestions from his parents and his brother’s insistance that he was going to be a failure of an Oshitari if he followed the footsteps of Yuushi, Kenya decided that he didn’t want to go through university without his favorite cousin and completely changed his focus to enter medical school in Tokyo instead. It was entirely by coincidence that Shiraishi also intended on moving to Tokyo, but it made the transition easier to have his best friend nearby.

So as to not leave Yuushi all alone in his family home, when Kenya moved to Tokyo to attend Toudai, he moved in with Yuushi. It was free rent and it allowed plenty of space for Speedy to roam around (and she loved the sunny spot that was in what used to be Aunty’s bedroom). As to be expected, through many tears and beers he somehow managed to make it to his third year without dropping out (miraculously). In an effort to keep himself sane, he took up a spot on the tennis team because he can’t sit still for more than five seconds, and his favorite place to go running is near Mikiya because the off chance he can bug Zaizen.

As of Winter break, Kenya and Yukari started a relationship that is kept super, super on the down low, and while the distance sucked and now they're closer together, there is a whole new set of complications that come in the form of absolutely-not-going-to-tell-big-brothers-slash-best-friends.

RP Samples:
I’m not saying that there’s only 85 more days until the start of summer vacation, but…

…

There’s only 85 days left until summer vacation! ☆ ～('▽^人)

Not that I’m counting down the days. Never. Why would I be doing that? It certainly wouldn’t be because I’m ~~REALLY OVER UNIVERSITY~~ excited for the tennis season to start in earnest, right? Right. That’d be silly.

Someone come save me from the mound of textbooks that are taking up ~~MY ENTIRE BED~~ my room. Eventually Speedy’s gonna have to stay in Yuushi’s room. Sorry, ‘cuz. Well, actually, not really. She loves you just as much as she loves me. ♥

Anyway! Who else is excited for summer? (*ﾉ▽ﾉ)

Edited 2018-05-09 13:14 (UTC)

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PLAYER
Nickname: Meg
Age: 25
Player's Journal: none yet
E-mail: megantoniades@gmail.com

CHARACTER
Name: Marui Bunta
Journal: Probably this one.

Appearance: His hair is shorter now and frequently pushed back in a hairband for practicalities sake, particularly on days where he has classes. His ears are pierced, and he never did quite reach much more of a height after high school, measuring up to 167cm. Still, he is as handsome as ever and the boy knows it.

Personality: Bunta likes to think that he’s matured a little, now that he’s graduated and moved away from home. Truth be told, he hasn’t actually changed all that much. He’s still the vibrant Tensei he’s always considered himself to be. Having worked out in the real world for a year and having missed a lot of his friends that moved away, he’s eager to socialize again. He’s always been able to make friends with just about anyone, this wouldn’t be any different. Right?

Biography: Unsure what he wanted to do after graduation, Marui took a year out. He knew he didn’t want to pursue Tennis, maybe English? He had always been good with languages… he just couldn’t decide. Feeling stuck, Marui moped about at home for a few weeks, binging himself on sweets before his mother kicked him out with threats to find a job or else.

He found a part time position as a waiter for a few months. He quickly moved up to assisting in the kitchen, the café discovering and utilizing his talent for it and it was there that he’d found his niche. It was so obvious, why didn’t he think of it before?? For the last few months he found another job in a nearby bakery, honing the passion he had always had for baking cakes. And now the time had come. He had applied and been accepted to Hattori Nutritional College for a diploma in Culinary Patisserie & Boulangerie. Now he just needed somewhere to live.

Was Basil House still taking renters?

RP Samples: Marui snored softly, his head leaning in the crook of his own elbow, having dropped into his seat like a ton of bricks and flung an arm over his face to block out the light the minute he’d sat down in the train car. You couldn’t blame him, he was exhausted! The culinary classes sure were intense. Fantastic but so fast paced. It left him completely bushed by the end of the day. Luckily at this time of the evening it wasn’t too busy, long past rush hour and the time that he’d gotten on.

It was with a jolt of the track that the redhead finally awoke, his arm slipping off the seat next to him to snap him back to the waking world. Ah. He looked around blearily as the speaker announced a station way past his own stop. Ah crap it happened again. Rubbing his eyes, he pulled himself to his feet and exited onto the platform, resigning himself to having missed his station for the 40th time.

A few seconds later, loud cursing was heard as he darted back onto the train to grab his forgotten backpack before the train left.

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PLAYER
Nickname: Meg
Age: 25
Player's Journal: na
E-mail: megantoniades@gmail.com

CHARACTER
Name: Aragaki Koichi
Journal: https://darkfoal.dreamwidth.org/
Appearance: A lot taller, around 177cm now. The sun has brought out all his freckles and where his hair used to be in a bowl cut, its now rather standard looking, cut short in the back, with a long fringe. His freckles are probably the most striking thing about him now, though he is slightly self conscious about them as they weren’t nearly as obvious when he was younger. His skin is tanned, and he is toned from continuing to practise martial arts and tennis.
Personality: Aragaki is a very patient person, you kind of have to be to deal with the teammates he has had over the years. He’s one of the softer ex-higas, having a kind side that comes out with both people and animals. He’s loyal to a fault, the only time he will ever act out in aggression is in defense of someone he holds dear, throwing everything out the window to confront what is hurting them. Otherwise he is a little shy, a little more hesitant to come out of his shell. But when he smiles, it’s infectious, lighting up the whole room.

Biography: After his teammates all graduated into High School, Aragaki was left behind to Captain the tennis team. All things considered, he did a pretty good job, leading it without the feeling of a threat that Kite had lead his team with.
After high school, he started university in Okinawa studying politics. His father was a politician and he had been sure that he would follow in his footsteps. But he found it wasn’t quite jelling with him, wasn’t quite what he wanted to do. Deciding to switch majors sooner rather than later, the only way his family would be willing to let him pay attendance for another university would be if he went to one of much higher standing.
So here he is now, attending Keio for social studies. He has a lot to catch up on but he is studious, he will manage it. His goal is to return to Okinawa to be a social worker and help out in a less political standing. Help people with their problems more directly than through politics. He is a little hesitant at being in Tokyo, he’s never lived this far from home before and he is already feeling homesick. But Rin and Kite are here. It’ll be fine. Right?

RP Samples: Aragaki smiled at his phone, well wishes spamming him from his friends back in Okinawa, from both high and middle school teams too. He thumbed at the screen to bring the clock up closer so he could check the time for his flight. All according to plan, he was on time, he hadn’t forgotten his passport. It was all good. He ignored the butterflies in his stomach to glance around for somewhere to get some grub.

He didn’t have to look far, a head taller than the crowd that passed by in front of him, he dodged some kids that were getting far too boisterous in their playing and ducked into a small cafe. His stomach rumbled as the smell of freshly baked cookies and drip coffee hit his nose and he was quick to get in line for the counter.

Awww they had giant marshmallow cookies in the shape of bunnies. He kind of had to get some. It would absolutely be in honor of Usagi, who he’d left back home with his parents to look after. He didn’t think she’d appreciate the trip after all, and he wouldn’t be allowed to keep her anywhere anyway. Usagi was his pet rabbit. If it wasn’t already obvious.

Purchases in hand, he strode over to a newly vacated seat, dropping down into it before anyone else could nab it. Aw man, now he was feeling guilty for no reason. He had a while before his flight would even be called okay and in this busy airport, he was going to take what sitting space he could get. With a quiet sigh, he took out his phone again, taking a sip of his coffee and scrolling through the messages once more.

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Age: old
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E-mail: fulminata3521@gmail.com
Buddy system: Not for this one

CHARACTER
Name: Oshitari Yuushi
Journal: tbd

Appearance: Oshitari is a little bit taller (182cm) and a little heavier (it's lean muscle). His hair is still long (but in a more flattering cut). The glasses have stayed because he's gotten so used to them, however, they are more on trend now.

Personality: Oshitari tends to stay fairly nonplussed about most situations, but it doesn't stop him from enjoying the occasional (read: often) romantic comedy. Due to his interest in such things, he has a slight tendency to read into things and make assumptions about people's relationships. He means well, truly.

Biography: After graduating from Hyoutei, Oshitari enrolled in Tokyo's Medical and Dental University despite his grandfather's wishes to attend med school in Osaka. How could he go back when his dearest, most precious cousin was now living in Tokyo?! Someone had to keep an eye on Kenya, after all, and it might as well be him. In the evenings, Oshitari can be heard on the college radio from 10pm to midnight doling out relationship advice.

RP Samples: I should have been studying, but I got distracted by Love, Simon. It was an absolutely darling film. Far more interesting than anatomy, in any case. If you haven't watched it, please do. I'll even watch it with you. We could make a date of it and I'll make us popcorn.

Afterwards, I went for a run and got distracted again by a gorgeous woman. Truly, the day was not made for studying. And neither will Saturday, as I have a date with the lovely Eriko-chan. (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

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Nickname: Anne Marie
Age: 33
Player's Journal: link621
E-mail: premapelagia at gmail dot com

CHARACTER
Name: Atobe Keigo
Journal: crosswithyou
Appearance: His appearance hasn’t changed significantly, he wears his hair a tiny bit longer, but point of note I’m going off manga and game canon: he has blonde hair. For the sake of explanation, his mother is British and blonde hair/blue eyed like Keigo. His father is Japanese and has dark hair and eyes.

Personality: Atobe comes across as a self-absorbed, show-boating, peacock, but this is largely just for that - show. Upon moving to Japan, Atobe knew that he was going to stand out due to his foreign blood that blessed him with blonde hair and blue eyes and the fact that he had spent the past few years of his life in England and thus had not been in the Japanese school system and would be in some ways behind. Having endured a fair amount of bullying at his primary school in England, he decided the best way to overcome being labeled as “different” (drawing a target on his back for bullies) would be to become “exceptional.” So he took a hard swing of the pendulum and declared himself King of Hyoutei on his first day of school.

There is no one on this planet that works harder for self-improvement than Atobe. Atobe holds the personal qualities of perseverance and strong work ethic in high regard and has very little patience for people who easily give in and don’t work to better themselves.

Now that he is no longer on a strict school schedule, he has reverted to his natural state of being the absolute antithesis of a morning person. He begrudgingly rises at 7am because that is what is required of him by the rest of humanity to be a member of society, but only if there is coffee. There is probably has more coffee in his body than water at this point.

At heart, Keigo is generous and fiercely loyal. Once you are “in” with him, you are set for life. However, if you end up on his bad side, you are never going to get him to drop the grudge. He doesn’t bother hiding his contempt from those he dislikes, nor hide his affection from those he cares for. He can be at times aloof, but despite how he likes to think of himself, his passionate nature makes him an open book.

Biography: Though Atobe continued to enjoy tennis through his high school career, his studies began to take a front seat as he prepared to return to England following graduation. Since he did not have any University entrance exams to worry about, he spent any extra time not in class or training for tennis taking classes for university credit to get as much of his general education requirements for his undergraduate degree done before he graduated high school. His social life suffered for it, becoming more illusive in his high school years as he doubled down on his self-improvement and education.

He graduated Hyoutei in March of 2016 and was on a plane a few weeks later to begin classes at Oxford in the third trimester (April 22nd, 2016). He loaded his schedule with the maximum number of credits his advisor would allow, pushing himself at the same breakneck pace he maintained in high school. He was in the graduating class of Summer, 2018 with his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance having completed two and a half years of university at Oxford along with completing his general education prior to leaving Japan.

He is moving back to Tokyo and into a condo he owns near Todai’s campus and is beginning an internship at his father’s company beginning in October. He has been away for a few years and even before he left he was not as present as he would have liked to have been with his busy schedule. Uprooted for the third time in his life, and not really interested in making friends in the business world beyond necessary connections, he is weaseling his way back into the old tennis group.

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I’ve returned. You may all relax, now. ~~Not that I am worth much in this jetlagged state. I will sleep before 4am one day. One day.~~

So. Fill me in on the past three years. What have you lot been up to?

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Nickname: Zee
Age: 26
E-mail: Still the exact same as it was the previous two times lol

CHARACTER
Name: Kimijima Ikuto
Journal: kimisama
Appearance:
Even though he’s frequently having to change up his hair color and style for his different jobs, he generally sticks to blond when he can. He’s recently gone under the knife for a nose-job, and has undergone a double lid surgery somewhere in his late teens, though so far all of his procedures have been on the subtle side.

Personality:
As a new money trust fund baby, Kimijima has grown up more or less free to enjoy whatever privileges he wants to so long as he wouldn’t do anything that might reflect negatively on his father’s reputation. Consequently, Kimijima comes in three vastly different flavors which he generally avoids mixing up.

The first and by far most likely side of him most people ever get to see is his cool, ‘refreshing’ idol persona, a friendly, generally positive public figure who is patient with fans and generally very clean and scandal-repellent.

The second one is his negotiator face, more likely to come out in private. As the former negotiator of the courts, Kimijima is generally well-prepared to make things run smoothly and leave all parties feeling like they’re coming out the winner. When he has his mind set on a specific outcome, he will put an immense amount of effort into ensuring things work out, often with the use of his many and varied connections.

The third is his more honest and especially private side, a sly, sarcastic and somewhat bitter individual who is rarely short on things to complain about or to criticise. Kimijima values his appearance above almost all else and is somewhat of an opportunist where he sees the chance, but his focus on work has also socially isolated him somewhat over the years.

Biography:
After graduating from short-term assignments into his first larger role, Kimijima had to own up to the realisation that juggling his advertisement campaign contracts, his idol career and his tennis career was becoming too much. Even though tennis was a very strong temptation, ultimately pragmatism won out and he chose to focus on his already successful idol career.

Doubling down on cementing his reputation as a clean, cool idol, he chose to pursue and finished an online degree (though he is evasive on saying in what, exactly) in to maintain the flexibility needed with his schedule. Recently he has broken away from a temporary idol boy group he sang in to focus more on his acting.

He lives in a spacious high-rise apartment in Minato, in a building owned by his father, and very actively maintains an Instagram, Twitter and a blog on his agency’s domain for publicity.

RP Samples:
Well isn’t this nostalgic✨? Shuuji convinced me to give Dreamwidth a try, since a bunch of our cute juniors from the U-17 camp appear to have set up camp here. It’s certainly more intimate than a promotional blog.

For those of you I don’t believe I’ve met; I am Kimijima Ikuto, actor, singer and occasional model.

I’ve put this blog on private, which I’m hoping is enough to deter some of my more zealous admirers. In other words, I would appreciate the discretion of not forwarding anything I post on here outside of this direct circle.

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