Player Name: Kit Contact: PM or kitsoru if we have/are planning CR! Pronouns: she/her Tell us about yourself: My main fandoms are Pokémon, Gundam and various fighting games! I plurk pretty exclusively rp/a bit of fandom chatter, my timezone is EST and I tend to be an evening+weekend tagger since I work a very hands-on job, but I will occasionally sneak in morning or breaktime/downtime tags
Character Name: Matoba Seiji Canon: Natsume Yuujinchou Character Age: 22 Faction: Sutoku Alliance Brief Rundown: NatsuYuu is a slice of life about a boy living in rural Japan who inherits the ability to see youkai (called Sight in-canon) from his grandmother along with the book of spirits' names that she made while alive (the titular 'Book of Friends'). But it's ACTUALLY about interpersonal relationships and forming connections with others, so the series is heavy on the idea of 'how do people operate/interact with each other when they see a world others can't see' and also conflicting worldviews in general, and it's very bittersweet and soft despite Matoba often being the source of the... unsoftness. He's not quite a 'villain' (not in small part because the manga does a great job of making everyone sympathetic and human! everyone read Natsume), but his views are definitely at odds with the main character's.
Matoba is the current head of the largest exorcist family in his series, a massive body including dozens of clans that basically operates like a yakuza organization, and with a reputation for being liars and bullies. He's inherited a curse that massively boosts the clan's spiritual powers in exchange for him being at constant risk of death and maiming (because his ancestor broke a contract with an ayakashi, tsk), and his whole ~emotional connections~ schtick is that the safety and continuation of his enormous clan rests solely on him not screwing up and getting his eye stolen... leading to much emotional distancing. Conceal Don't Feel is the exorcist way!
There is a SPECIAL PERMISSIONS POST for interacting with the ayakashi after the Matoba’s right eye! Please read this if you think you might want longterm CR with Matoba! This is an ongoing monthly minor player plot centered around the attacks that Matoba suffers thanks to his inherited curse. I’ll handle it a different way each month depending on how the game plot as a whole is going, but the important thing to know is that player characters can become possessed by the curse as a vehicle to attack him, so consider filling out the permissions there if you’re interested in that!
Lastly, FAQ because it comes up in his tags all the time, youkai are also called 'ayakashi' in his canon which is used as more of an all-inclusive term for youkai, kami, and other types of spirits. In-game he more or less considers anyone who isn't human to be an ayakashi, and will be at least a little abrasive about it.
Initial Ideas:
This is going to be a pretty chill month for Matoba! He was promoted to 3☆ Lieutenant within Sutoku at the end of the event, and he should be getting some more magic regains soon when I can decide what I want so he will spend the month schmoozing, playing politics, learning who is new and useful and onboarding new Sutoku arrivals that catch his eye!
After all the excitement of plot the last couple months I'm looking forward to just having him meet new folks and pass around info, consolidate information, get laid, and actually.. unclench.. a little? Haha just kidding, he will never unclench. As far as substories I will just be doing a lot of tagging out as I see stuff, but he will likely be collecting some of that sweet, sparkly stardust.
I do plan to RNG roll for a player possession for the aforementioned eye curse attack this month; I will weight this roll towards existing CR but either way if you haven't yet opted into his permissions and you are interested in this, please do! I'll probably handle that sometime next week.
CR Desires:
Spellcasters/Possessed/Exorcist adjacent everyones: Networking with other humans with Sight or who are adjacent to dealing with spirits is one of his priorities and if he senses you he will stalk you until he can make your acquaintance. This is normal behavior.
Youkai/Spirits/Demons: Matoba can’t actually immediately tell from aura alone if someone is human or not but he’s old hat enough at this that he can usually tell..... If you aren’t human, this is fair warning that he will be blatantly nasty because he hates non-humans, but if he thinks you are useful and powerful he’ll schmooze and learn everything about you that he can. He is a passive aggressive king.
Politics-types, info-hoarders and other shady assholes: Hello, he knows there’s more of you out there. He would love to make your acquaintance. You’re all such wonderful and interesting people to know.
Newbie Sutokus: If you're a new face, you might find yourself suddenly being chit-chatted with by this weirdo! Don't worry, he's here to help. 🙂 For a price.
Cats....: He’s just a weirdo cat lover I’m sorry but he will probably get around to finding all you cat people eventually.....
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Contact: PM or
Pronouns: she/her
Tell us about yourself: My main fandoms are Pokémon, Gundam and various fighting games! I plurk pretty exclusively rp/a bit of fandom chatter, my timezone is EST and I tend to be an evening+weekend tagger since I work a very hands-on job, but I will occasionally sneak in morning or breaktime/downtime tags
Character Name: Matoba Seiji
Canon: Natsume Yuujinchou
Character Age: 22
Faction: Sutoku Alliance
Brief Rundown:
NatsuYuu is a slice of life about a boy living in rural Japan who inherits the ability to see youkai (called Sight in-canon) from his grandmother along with the book of spirits' names that she made while alive (the titular 'Book of Friends'). But it's ACTUALLY about interpersonal relationships and forming connections with others, so the series is heavy on the idea of 'how do people operate/interact with each other when they see a world others can't see' and also conflicting worldviews in general, and it's very bittersweet and soft despite Matoba often being the source of the... unsoftness. He's not quite a 'villain' (not in small part because the manga does a great job of making everyone sympathetic and human! everyone read Natsume), but his views are definitely at odds with the main character's.
Matoba is the current head of the largest exorcist family in his series, a massive body including dozens of clans that basically operates like a yakuza organization, and with a reputation for being liars and bullies. He's inherited a curse that massively boosts the clan's spiritual powers in exchange for him being at constant risk of death and maiming (because his ancestor broke a contract with an ayakashi, tsk), and his whole ~emotional connections~ schtick is that the safety and continuation of his enormous clan rests solely on him not screwing up and getting his eye stolen... leading to much emotional distancing. Conceal Don't Feel is the exorcist way!
There is a SPECIAL PERMISSIONS POST for interacting with the ayakashi after the Matoba’s right eye! Please read this if you think you might want longterm CR with Matoba! This is an ongoing monthly minor player plot centered around the attacks that Matoba suffers thanks to his inherited curse. I’ll handle it a different way each month depending on how the game plot as a whole is going, but the important thing to know is that player characters can become possessed by the curse as a vehicle to attack him, so consider filling out the permissions there if you’re interested in that!
Lastly, FAQ because it comes up in his tags all the time, youkai are also called 'ayakashi' in his canon which is used as more of an all-inclusive term for youkai, kami, and other types of spirits. In-game he more or less considers anyone who isn't human to be an ayakashi, and will be at least a little abrasive about it.
Initial Ideas:
This is going to be a pretty chill month for Matoba! He was promoted to 3☆ Lieutenant within Sutoku at the end of the event, and he should be getting some more magic regains soon
when I can decide what I wantso he will spend the month schmoozing, playing politics, learning who is new and useful and onboarding new Sutoku arrivals that catch his eye!After all the excitement of plot the last couple months I'm looking forward to just having him meet new folks and pass around info, consolidate information, get laid, and actually.. unclench.. a little? Haha just kidding, he will never unclench. As far as substories I will just be doing a lot of tagging out as I see stuff, but he will likely be collecting some of that sweet, sparkly stardust.
I do plan to RNG roll for a player possession for the aforementioned eye curse attack this month; I will weight this roll towards existing CR but either way if you haven't yet opted into his permissions and you are interested in this, please do! I'll probably handle that sometime next week.
CR Desires:
Spellcasters/Possessed/Exorcist adjacent everyones: Networking with other humans with Sight or who are adjacent to dealing with spirits is one of his priorities and if he senses you he will stalk you until he can make your acquaintance. This is normal behavior.
Youkai/Spirits/Demons: Matoba can’t actually immediately tell from aura alone if someone is human or not but he’s old hat enough at this that he can usually tell..... If you aren’t human, this is fair warning that he will be blatantly nasty because he hates non-humans, but if he thinks you are useful and powerful he’ll schmooze and learn everything about you that he can. He is a passive aggressive king.
Politics-types, info-hoarders and other shady assholes: Hello, he knows there’s more of you out there. He would love to make your acquaintance. You’re all such wonderful and interesting people to know.
Newbie Sutokus: If you're a new face, you might find yourself suddenly being chit-chatted with by this weirdo! Don't worry, he's here to help. 🙂 For a price.
Cats....: He’s just a weirdo cat lover I’m sorry but he will probably get around to finding all you cat people eventually.....
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