[Application] Afterliving | Inigo
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Player Name: Mel
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Other Contact: AIM/Plurk - peachdango
Are you over 15? ayup
Current Characters: Celica A. Mercury and Riki Naoe
C H A R A C T E R I N F O
Character Name: Inigo
Series: Fire Emblem: Awakening
Age: I'm gonna roll with 17
Sex/Gender: Male/Male
Living Preference: Dorm!
Canon Point: Pre-Endgame chapter
History: Wiki
Personality:
"I may be all smiles on the outside, but I'm actually pretty sensitive. And pessimistic. ...Oh, and I cry at the drop of a hat. Whenever a girl turns me down, I'm a complete mess for days."
On the outside, Inigo is outgoing, overconfident, carefree, and flirtatious beyond belief. He's always seen hitting on girls, and when he's not doing that, he's usually talking about hitting on girls. Or just talking about girls in general. Persistent about it as well, he hardly takes "no" as an answer, which is especially seen in his supports with Kjelle and Severa. In the case of Kjelle, he goes as far as to accept her challenge of defeating her in a spar in order to snag a date. Even after what Kjelle states had been thirty spars (all consisting of him losing and/or getting hit in the face with a sword), he still insists on pursuing her. Naturally, his tenacious and overt advances rarely actually work out for him, and most of the time he either ends up getting slapped or kneed in the groin. Also, while it may not pertain to romance, his intrusiveness knows no bounds even when it comes to his male comrades. Without even asking first he simply takes Gerome's mask off. He snatches Owain's journal away from him at one point as well, looking through its drawings and reading its contents aloud right in front of its fuming owner.
Likewise, he acts carelessly a lot of the time. For instance, in Noire's supports it's mentioned that he's not all that careful about whom he flirts with. While he may scout for girls who don't seem likely to reject him (which he sucks at, by the way), he clearly doesn't keep an eye out for ones who may be malicious. He has attempted to get involved with thieves and even arsonists, which clearly didn't bode well at all. Meanwhile in Lucina's supports (assuming she's his sister), he suggests using Falchion, a sword that is inherited down the royal family, to kill a bug, and actually uses it himself to cut an apple. When she mentions the prospect of him actually wielding the honorable blade for what it is, he just entirely blows off the meaning of it by essentially saying how cool it would look to the ladies. When it comes down to it, it's always about girls, really.
...Or so it seems, anyway. There's actually far more to Inigo than that, and we learn that he is actually extremely delicate emotionally and even insecure. Considering how he's balls at lying, this isn't particularly a secret, either. Most of his cocky nature is a front, and he can really be a total wuss. He screams whenever Noire, Minerva, or even a bug is attacking him. He starts sobbing when Gerome -- who was supposed to be his wingman -- ended up getting the attention of every girl they approached. He gets jealous when Cynthia receives gifts from girls. And on a deeper level, he's always afraid of each battle being his last, or of him losing his loved ones and being alone. In the latter case, he just doesn't even want to think about it. When Lucina brings up the fact that he should test whether or not he could use Falchion in case she dies, he just completely explodes on her and throws a tantrum. He states that if it means her dying, he'd rather not have anything to do with the sword. And if she tries making him, he'll just go back to using it to chop up apples. Even when he returns to Lucina to reconcile over his reaction and to give wielding Falchion a shot, he lies and makes it appear as though he's incapable of doing so. He would just rather not associate himself with such thoughts at all, and would rather focus on more positive and fun ones. This is shown especially in the Hot Spring scramble, assuming the male avatar is his father. It's revealed that Inigo has a knack for collecting souvenirs whenever he visits nice places, as mementos to remember lighthearted fun times despite being in dark ones. Happiness is important to him, essentially, but it also does not necessarily have to be for himself. A lot of the reason he is so persistent with Kjelle is simply because he wants to see her smile, and the same could be said for everyone. After coming to the past from such a hopeless future, he just wants his loved ones to be happy. And safe, considering how he's willing to risk his own life to protect them.
This is also backed up by his support dialogue with his father. His father accuses him of being careless and only caring about women, which Inigo promptly refutes with a story showing quite the opposite. In the future he had constantly been fighting against Risen and doing his best to protect people, to the point where many people actually depended on him and saw him as strong. Because of their dependence, he began hiding all his pain and injuries (emotional or physical) to keep up that invincible appearance. Despite his parents being dead and him seeing others dying as well, he couldn't complain or show any weaknesses. Just smiles. This trait carries on even into in-game events, as he shrugs off his physical injuries (until being pestered about them) and even his emotional ones. When his father harps on him for not being driven as Lucina and instead simply careless, he just responds with a lecture of how he is indeed driven after all! ...Just when it comes to girls. By the end of that support though, it's clear that Inigo knows just what his father had been getting at, and feels as though he is soft on others but doesn't hesitate to throw punches at him. Between this and the fact that he is constantly turned down by girls, this could also lead into the fact that Inigo is not used to praise -- only rejection. And he tells Olivia as much. He gets flustered whenever she praises him, and extremely happy and overjoyed when his father mentions how proud he is of him, and how proud he is of him and how he is also there for him.
This then leads into the point that Inigo is actually incredibly shy. His flirting actually stem from this fact. He has always been really shy, and when he was younger, he actually approached Olivia about this fact since he wanted to learn to become more comfortable around people. Essentially, she told him to just talk to girls more and it would happen. Aaaand it sure did help a lot, but it also did evolve into a flirtatious habit. That's not to say that he's ashamed of it or anything though; in fact, he finds that if he wants to help people with dancing, he needs to become alluring -- and flirting is the way to go with that! So as ridiculous as the advice seems, he's thankful for it.
His shyness isn't the only thing he takes after his mother though. Like Olivia, Inigo also has a passion forfashion dancing; however, he's entirely embarrassed by it. He often sneaks out in the middle of the night (alone like the incautious dunce he is, of course) to practice. If anyone catches him doing it or brings it up, he becomes totally flustered, which happens a lot -- and also proves that he's not stealthy at all. When it comes to his dancing, he's extremely insecure. Besides his freaking out, whenever it's brought up, he generally talks down on himself, saying how awful he is at it and just completely belittling his abilities. It's not warranted self-deprecation at all, either. Olivia tells him how those who have brought it up to her said his dancing is breathtaking. Minerva loves watching it, and even Gerome says it's pretty decent. Even so, however, he continues to be shy about it, especially when a particular dance isn't perfected yet. In his supports with Olivia, it's revealed that he didn't want her to not see him dancing because he was embarrassed by it like the others. Instead, he had just been working on perfecting a dance to surprise her with. In reality, he actually does want her to watch him and give her input and critique. In his time/the future, he even danced by her grave all the time, imagining what she'd tell him to do.
On the bright side, however, he is at least responsible when it comes to properly taking the blame about things that are his fault. When his father apologizes to him for his insensitive words (re: carelessness and Lucina being more driven), Inigo just flat out tells him it's partially his own fault. And then he goes as far as to try cheering his father up and making him smile. Likewise, when Gerome apologizes for Minerva biting him, Inigo says it's his fault for getting her all riled up. He even wanted to apologize to her for it. And finally, when a plan he goes through with alongside Morgan fails miserably, he tells his comrade that, again, it had partially been his fault since he was supposed to help yet didn't do anything. So at least he knows when he must really own up to his actions -- or lack thereof.
Special Abilities: Overall, Inigo is well-versed in battle. Depending on his class, he can use a variety of weapons such as swords or axes, but he prefers the former and is better with it anyway.
How did your character die? In a fight against some thieves that attacked him while he was dancing alone at night like a dunce.
Other: As a side note, I'll be playing him as Olivia and Chrom's son! And also as the avatar being female/Morgan being male. Now on a less serious note:
Samples:
First Person: boom
Third Person:
Ah, yes. The afterlife.
Not… exactly the place Inigo had been anticipating to be in before jumping into the final battle, but here he is anyway. It’s not quite what he had imagined the afterlife would be like either, and the architecture is rather odd, to say the least. In fact, the atmosphere is entirely different from what he’s used to. Needless to say, it’s a lot to adapt to, as if getting used to the fact that he’s dead isn’t enough already—which, by the way, is taking quite a big toll on him as is. Normally Inigo’s fairly good at keeping up his smiles and bravado, but being alone in a place like this makes his façade much more difficult to work with. This whole time he had been worried about Olivia, Chrom, Lucina, or anyone else in his family or friend network taken away from him by death, but ironically, it seems as though he is the one who has died. And even then he’s alone.
On top of it all, there’s also the fact that he doesn’t remember his death at all. One moment he’s walking around and socializing, and the next he’s waking up in a purgatory filled with NPCs he keeps pathetically hitting on. It’s bewildering, really—not knowing how he died. But the worst part of it all is that he has no idea how the others are doing. With his memories clouding at a certain point, there’s no way of knowing what had happened to them. If they’re not here, then they obviously didn’t die, right? They… must have defeated Grima! Yeah! That must be the case.
Or so he hopes, anyway.
And then of course, Inigo catches himself musing about this all out in the open. Anyone passing by must see his moping face, but that’s not right at all! Oh no, they can’t see that. Especially not when there are so many beautiful ladies around. And so he springs up from his seat underneath a shaded tree and approaches a nearby girl who seemed to be in a hurry to a nearby building.
“My, my. Aren’t you looking lovely today? Would you mind telling me why you’re in a hu—“
“Inigo! You weren’t in class earlier! And you’re going to be late for your next one. Now come on, let’s hurry up and get there before it starts.”
Without a beat, the girl turns away from him and continues her march.
Was that another NPC? Godsdammit, it was another NPC. It’s always an NPC. Sigh.
Did you read the rules, F.A.Q., and App Explanation and agree to abide by them? ye
Player Name: Mel
Personal Journal:
peachdango Other Contact: AIM/Plurk - peachdango
Are you over 15? ayup
Current Characters: Celica A. Mercury and Riki Naoe
C H A R A C T E R I N F O
Character Name: Inigo
Series: Fire Emblem: Awakening
Age: I'm gonna roll with 17
Sex/Gender: Male/Male
Living Preference: Dorm!
Canon Point: Pre-Endgame chapter
History: Wiki
Personality:
On the outside, Inigo is outgoing, overconfident, carefree, and flirtatious beyond belief. He's always seen hitting on girls, and when he's not doing that, he's usually talking about hitting on girls. Or just talking about girls in general. Persistent about it as well, he hardly takes "no" as an answer, which is especially seen in his supports with Kjelle and Severa. In the case of Kjelle, he goes as far as to accept her challenge of defeating her in a spar in order to snag a date. Even after what Kjelle states had been thirty spars (all consisting of him losing and/or getting hit in the face with a sword), he still insists on pursuing her. Naturally, his tenacious and overt advances rarely actually work out for him, and most of the time he either ends up getting slapped or kneed in the groin. Also, while it may not pertain to romance, his intrusiveness knows no bounds even when it comes to his male comrades. Without even asking first he simply takes Gerome's mask off. He snatches Owain's journal away from him at one point as well, looking through its drawings and reading its contents aloud right in front of its fuming owner.
Likewise, he acts carelessly a lot of the time. For instance, in Noire's supports it's mentioned that he's not all that careful about whom he flirts with. While he may scout for girls who don't seem likely to reject him (which he sucks at, by the way), he clearly doesn't keep an eye out for ones who may be malicious. He has attempted to get involved with thieves and even arsonists, which clearly didn't bode well at all. Meanwhile in Lucina's supports (assuming she's his sister), he suggests using Falchion, a sword that is inherited down the royal family, to kill a bug, and actually uses it himself to cut an apple. When she mentions the prospect of him actually wielding the honorable blade for what it is, he just entirely blows off the meaning of it by essentially saying how cool it would look to the ladies. When it comes down to it, it's always about girls, really.
...Or so it seems, anyway. There's actually far more to Inigo than that, and we learn that he is actually extremely delicate emotionally and even insecure. Considering how he's balls at lying, this isn't particularly a secret, either. Most of his cocky nature is a front, and he can really be a total wuss. He screams whenever Noire, Minerva, or even a bug is attacking him. He starts sobbing when Gerome -- who was supposed to be his wingman -- ended up getting the attention of every girl they approached. He gets jealous when Cynthia receives gifts from girls. And on a deeper level, he's always afraid of each battle being his last, or of him losing his loved ones and being alone. In the latter case, he just doesn't even want to think about it. When Lucina brings up the fact that he should test whether or not he could use Falchion in case she dies, he just completely explodes on her and throws a tantrum. He states that if it means her dying, he'd rather not have anything to do with the sword. And if she tries making him, he'll just go back to using it to chop up apples. Even when he returns to Lucina to reconcile over his reaction and to give wielding Falchion a shot, he lies and makes it appear as though he's incapable of doing so. He would just rather not associate himself with such thoughts at all, and would rather focus on more positive and fun ones. This is shown especially in the Hot Spring scramble, assuming the male avatar is his father. It's revealed that Inigo has a knack for collecting souvenirs whenever he visits nice places, as mementos to remember lighthearted fun times despite being in dark ones. Happiness is important to him, essentially, but it also does not necessarily have to be for himself. A lot of the reason he is so persistent with Kjelle is simply because he wants to see her smile, and the same could be said for everyone. After coming to the past from such a hopeless future, he just wants his loved ones to be happy. And safe, considering how he's willing to risk his own life to protect them.
This is also backed up by his support dialogue with his father. His father accuses him of being careless and only caring about women, which Inigo promptly refutes with a story showing quite the opposite. In the future he had constantly been fighting against Risen and doing his best to protect people, to the point where many people actually depended on him and saw him as strong. Because of their dependence, he began hiding all his pain and injuries (emotional or physical) to keep up that invincible appearance. Despite his parents being dead and him seeing others dying as well, he couldn't complain or show any weaknesses. Just smiles. This trait carries on even into in-game events, as he shrugs off his physical injuries (until being pestered about them) and even his emotional ones. When his father harps on him for not being driven as Lucina and instead simply careless, he just responds with a lecture of how he is indeed driven after all! ...Just when it comes to girls. By the end of that support though, it's clear that Inigo knows just what his father had been getting at, and feels as though he is soft on others but doesn't hesitate to throw punches at him. Between this and the fact that he is constantly turned down by girls, this could also lead into the fact that Inigo is not used to praise -- only rejection. And he tells Olivia as much. He gets flustered whenever she praises him, and extremely happy and overjoyed when his father mentions how proud he is of him, and how proud he is of him and how he is also there for him.
This then leads into the point that Inigo is actually incredibly shy. His flirting actually stem from this fact. He has always been really shy, and when he was younger, he actually approached Olivia about this fact since he wanted to learn to become more comfortable around people. Essentially, she told him to just talk to girls more and it would happen. Aaaand it sure did help a lot, but it also did evolve into a flirtatious habit. That's not to say that he's ashamed of it or anything though; in fact, he finds that if he wants to help people with dancing, he needs to become alluring -- and flirting is the way to go with that! So as ridiculous as the advice seems, he's thankful for it.
His shyness isn't the only thing he takes after his mother though. Like Olivia, Inigo also has a passion for
On the bright side, however, he is at least responsible when it comes to properly taking the blame about things that are his fault. When his father apologizes to him for his insensitive words (re: carelessness and Lucina being more driven), Inigo just flat out tells him it's partially his own fault. And then he goes as far as to try cheering his father up and making him smile. Likewise, when Gerome apologizes for Minerva biting him, Inigo says it's his fault for getting her all riled up. He even wanted to apologize to her for it. And finally, when a plan he goes through with alongside Morgan fails miserably, he tells his comrade that, again, it had partially been his fault since he was supposed to help yet didn't do anything. So at least he knows when he must really own up to his actions -- or lack thereof.
Special Abilities: Overall, Inigo is well-versed in battle. Depending on his class, he can use a variety of weapons such as swords or axes, but he prefers the former and is better with it anyway.
How did your character die? In a fight against some thieves that attacked him while he was dancing alone at night like a dunce.
Other: As a side note, I'll be playing him as Olivia and Chrom's son! And also as the avatar being female/Morgan being male. Now on a less serious note:
Samples:
First Person: boom
Third Person:
Ah, yes. The afterlife.
Not… exactly the place Inigo had been anticipating to be in before jumping into the final battle, but here he is anyway. It’s not quite what he had imagined the afterlife would be like either, and the architecture is rather odd, to say the least. In fact, the atmosphere is entirely different from what he’s used to. Needless to say, it’s a lot to adapt to, as if getting used to the fact that he’s dead isn’t enough already—which, by the way, is taking quite a big toll on him as is. Normally Inigo’s fairly good at keeping up his smiles and bravado, but being alone in a place like this makes his façade much more difficult to work with. This whole time he had been worried about Olivia, Chrom, Lucina, or anyone else in his family or friend network taken away from him by death, but ironically, it seems as though he is the one who has died. And even then he’s alone.
On top of it all, there’s also the fact that he doesn’t remember his death at all. One moment he’s walking around and socializing, and the next he’s waking up in a purgatory filled with NPCs he keeps pathetically hitting on. It’s bewildering, really—not knowing how he died. But the worst part of it all is that he has no idea how the others are doing. With his memories clouding at a certain point, there’s no way of knowing what had happened to them. If they’re not here, then they obviously didn’t die, right? They… must have defeated Grima! Yeah! That must be the case.
Or so he hopes, anyway.
And then of course, Inigo catches himself musing about this all out in the open. Anyone passing by must see his moping face, but that’s not right at all! Oh no, they can’t see that. Especially not when there are so many beautiful ladies around. And so he springs up from his seat underneath a shaded tree and approaches a nearby girl who seemed to be in a hurry to a nearby building.
“My, my. Aren’t you looking lovely today? Would you mind telling me why you’re in a hu—“
“Inigo! You weren’t in class earlier! And you’re going to be late for your next one. Now come on, let’s hurry up and get there before it starts.”
Without a beat, the girl turns away from him and continues her march.
Was that another NPC? Godsdammit, it was another NPC. It’s always an NPC. Sigh.
Did you read the rules, F.A.Q., and App Explanation and agree to abide by them? ye
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Jan. 12th, 2014 02:16 amsuckswithmapsName: Mel
Contact Info: Plurk/AIM - peachdango
Other Characters Played: n/a
Preferred Apartment: Room with Ragna, please!
Character Name: Celica A. Mercury
Canon: BlazBlue
Canon Point: Phase 0, post Reality's Red
Background/History: Wiki
Personality:
Warning: This section has spoilers for the Phase Shift novels, as well as Chronophantasma!
Friendly, bubbly, honest, and optimistic, Celica's your typical cheerful heroine. She's often seen smiling or even giggling, which makes it difficult for even Ragna to scowl all the time. Her selflessness keeps her from being able to avert her eyes away from anything or anyone who may be in trouble, as naive as it may seem to others. She's well-aware of the fact that others find it to be silly and/or futile, but doesn't care; she simply cannot ignore someone in need. Seeing as how she has the rare ability of using healing magic, Celica almost feels as though she's obligated to put it to use. Even after a group of hounds under the influence of the Black Beast attack her and Ragna, she heals their wounds after Ragna fights them. Likewise, in Phase Shift 1, when Kazuma suddenly feels ill, Celica jumps to his aid despite her feeling unwell herself. In this aspect, she's also a little motherly and often wants to treat and take care of people. Upon finding Ragna's collapsed body, she takes him in and treats his wounds. Later in the novel, when Ragna begins to get a headache as some memories return before he runs into Rachel, Celica takes care of and heals that as well. Even in the future she eventually becomes the foster mother of him, Jin, and Saya as she looks over the church.
As mentioned, Celica is an optimist, as well as a bit of a dreamer. This is shown in the fact that she believes in her father being a good and alive men, despite how many others say the opposite. On top of this, however, she also has a dream in which Japan would be restored to its former glory from before its destruction from nuclear weapons that had been used (unsuccessfully) against the Black Beast. She hopes that all the bad things in the area be cleaned up, and that the land, air, and water would once again be beautiful, fresh, and safe. Considering how unsafe the area of Japan is during this time, such a dream really doesn't seem likely. Loving her home though, where her father and mother had met and married, Celica still hopes that the country would one day be restored.
Now, back onto the note about her father, Celica finds her family to be extremely important. She's absolutely determined and persistent to find her father, despite everyone telling her that she shouldn't due to the large possibility of him being dead or becoming a wanted man. Even her own sister, Nine, is against it and hates their father, which always bothers Celica as is considering how their mother is dead so only her, Nine, and their father are left. Why hold such animosity toward him? Regardless, Celica ignores Nine's protests and continues to search for him out of concern and to find out the truth behind his association with the Black Beast. On top of that, she ventures onto this journey with little to no preparation. As soon as Kazuma proposes the possibility of her father being alive and there being a way to go to Japan, she gobbles up the story and leaves immediately, leaving only a small note behind for Nine. She just wants to be reunited with her father and have her remaining family together again no matter what. Even when Nine's name changes from Konoe upon becoming one of the Ten Saints, Celica's only concern is whether or not that name change affects the status of the two being sister, since they no longer share the same last name.
With her sudden journey of finding her father, it could be said that Celica is simply reckless. She leaves the only place (supposedly) safe from the Black Beast just because of the words of an acquaintance she hardly knows anything about, and is even found suspicious to Nine. When Ragna and Mitsuyoshi/Jubei meet for the first time, Celica even tries to stop them from fighting by recklessly throwing herself in between them as they charged at one another. Later, while staying at an inn, she simply leaves and goes out for a walk in the middle of the night by herself. And while in the Alucards' home, Celica opens the door of her bedroom without first asking who is even at the door, and when she realizes that it’s Ragna, she just casually invites him inside. He even calls her out on it, saying how she should not invite random guys into her room. Her only response is a giggle as she jokes around mischievously, asking if he is planning on “doing anything to her,” to which Ragna flat out yells and denies. Though she doesn’t mean to be, she can be rather careless or naïve at times. Kazuma even (inwardly) compares Celica's innocence to that of a puppy or a kitten. She just really doesn't entirely realize the dangers and possible consequences in things. This innocence can also be applied to how Nine says she has a tendency to not listen when she starts talking. Once she decides to do something, she does it despite what anyone says. An example of this is when she proposes her, Trinity, and Nine eating with Kazuma, and she just runs her mouth and gets the food despite Nine and Kazuma's protests. Overall she's just pretty rash, and even hasty.
In some of these cases, such as rushing to find her father and throwing herself in between Ragna and Mitsuyoshi, it could easily be said that while reckless, Celica is simply willing to sacrifice her life for others. This is especially important to note with the end of Phase 0. After she finds out that she's the key for Kushinada's Lynchpin (ultimately meaning that she could stop the Black Beast and save everyone), it doesn't take long for her to decide to make use of that ability, even though it would cost her her life. While ultimately Ragna and Nine do not allow her to sacrifice herself, the fact still stands that she was ready to do so, despite any fears she had regarding it. Even in Chrono Phantasma, when Kokonoe brings a "copy" of Celica to the future, she is once again willing to activate the Lynchpin for the sake of the world's wellbeing.
Also, she's incredibly directionally impaired. Even with maps. It's pretty sad.
Abilities/Powers:
Celica is capable of using healing magic. It can mend most injuries, however, it's not perfect. When she finds her father suffering from seithr poisoning, she's unable to heal him.
Celica's also an anti-body, meaning that she can suppress seithr. Essentially, seithr is an invisible substance that covers the world. In small doses it's harmless to humans, but in large ones it can be fatal. Ars Magus and Ars Armagus (the use of science to manipulate seithr instead of using magic) use seithr to operate. Since Celica's presence eliminates seithr from the area, those around her cannot use it, hence Ragna being unable to use his right arm/Azure Grimoire (which works via Ars Armagus) around her and Ishana having such a pure atmosphere without any Black Beast attacks while Celica is present.
Somehow, because of her abilities related to healing and blocking out seithr, it's noted that she is immune to colds and other illnesses.
Items/Weapons: Her clothes, and I got nothin' else.
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Sample Entry Two:
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After a week of being in The World, one would think that Celica would somewhat know her way around places, or at least be able to navigate where she is via the Relic, especially considering how technology similar to it does exist back in her world. On the contrary, however, this is Celica, so of course she has no idea where she is despite all of this. Will she admit it? Nope. Actually, the thought of her being lost hasn't even occurred to her yet.
"Hm... I could have sworn it was this way," she mumbles without any concern as she examines the map on her Relic. At least this is better than a traditional map in the sense that it actually shows where Celica is. Half of the times she has gotten lost before, it's just been due to the fact that she couldn't figure out her own location. Now it's just a matter of making sure that she's actually holding the device right-side-up though.
...Which she isn't.
"There aren't any dots on here, so I guess that means nobody is around this area, huh..?" Pondering about this, she continues walking around and watching her surroundings for any clue that may tell her that she's going the right way. After several more moments, a clue does indeed pop up! ...But one that informs her of quite the opposite.
Celica stares at the familiar-looking area, tilting her head slightly in confusion. "I was just here before, wasn't I?" Her line of vision shifts downward and at the device in her small, pale hand. It's just then that she realizes its orientation, and she lets out a small, embarrassed laugh. "Ah... Whoops."
Contact Info: Plurk/AIM - peachdango
Other Characters Played: n/a
Preferred Apartment: Room with Ragna, please!
Character Name: Celica A. Mercury
Canon: BlazBlue
Canon Point: Phase 0, post Reality's Red
Background/History: Wiki
Personality:
Warning: This section has spoilers for the Phase Shift novels, as well as Chronophantasma!
Friendly, bubbly, honest, and optimistic, Celica's your typical cheerful heroine. She's often seen smiling or even giggling, which makes it difficult for even Ragna to scowl all the time. Her selflessness keeps her from being able to avert her eyes away from anything or anyone who may be in trouble, as naive as it may seem to others. She's well-aware of the fact that others find it to be silly and/or futile, but doesn't care; she simply cannot ignore someone in need. Seeing as how she has the rare ability of using healing magic, Celica almost feels as though she's obligated to put it to use. Even after a group of hounds under the influence of the Black Beast attack her and Ragna, she heals their wounds after Ragna fights them. Likewise, in Phase Shift 1, when Kazuma suddenly feels ill, Celica jumps to his aid despite her feeling unwell herself. In this aspect, she's also a little motherly and often wants to treat and take care of people. Upon finding Ragna's collapsed body, she takes him in and treats his wounds. Later in the novel, when Ragna begins to get a headache as some memories return before he runs into Rachel, Celica takes care of and heals that as well. Even in the future she eventually becomes the foster mother of him, Jin, and Saya as she looks over the church.
As mentioned, Celica is an optimist, as well as a bit of a dreamer. This is shown in the fact that she believes in her father being a good and alive men, despite how many others say the opposite. On top of this, however, she also has a dream in which Japan would be restored to its former glory from before its destruction from nuclear weapons that had been used (unsuccessfully) against the Black Beast. She hopes that all the bad things in the area be cleaned up, and that the land, air, and water would once again be beautiful, fresh, and safe. Considering how unsafe the area of Japan is during this time, such a dream really doesn't seem likely. Loving her home though, where her father and mother had met and married, Celica still hopes that the country would one day be restored.
Now, back onto the note about her father, Celica finds her family to be extremely important. She's absolutely determined and persistent to find her father, despite everyone telling her that she shouldn't due to the large possibility of him being dead or becoming a wanted man. Even her own sister, Nine, is against it and hates their father, which always bothers Celica as is considering how their mother is dead so only her, Nine, and their father are left. Why hold such animosity toward him? Regardless, Celica ignores Nine's protests and continues to search for him out of concern and to find out the truth behind his association with the Black Beast. On top of that, she ventures onto this journey with little to no preparation. As soon as Kazuma proposes the possibility of her father being alive and there being a way to go to Japan, she gobbles up the story and leaves immediately, leaving only a small note behind for Nine. She just wants to be reunited with her father and have her remaining family together again no matter what. Even when Nine's name changes from Konoe upon becoming one of the Ten Saints, Celica's only concern is whether or not that name change affects the status of the two being sister, since they no longer share the same last name.
With her sudden journey of finding her father, it could be said that Celica is simply reckless. She leaves the only place (supposedly) safe from the Black Beast just because of the words of an acquaintance she hardly knows anything about, and is even found suspicious to Nine. When Ragna and Mitsuyoshi/Jubei meet for the first time, Celica even tries to stop them from fighting by recklessly throwing herself in between them as they charged at one another. Later, while staying at an inn, she simply leaves and goes out for a walk in the middle of the night by herself. And while in the Alucards' home, Celica opens the door of her bedroom without first asking who is even at the door, and when she realizes that it’s Ragna, she just casually invites him inside. He even calls her out on it, saying how she should not invite random guys into her room. Her only response is a giggle as she jokes around mischievously, asking if he is planning on “doing anything to her,” to which Ragna flat out yells and denies. Though she doesn’t mean to be, she can be rather careless or naïve at times. Kazuma even (inwardly) compares Celica's innocence to that of a puppy or a kitten. She just really doesn't entirely realize the dangers and possible consequences in things. This innocence can also be applied to how Nine says she has a tendency to not listen when she starts talking. Once she decides to do something, she does it despite what anyone says. An example of this is when she proposes her, Trinity, and Nine eating with Kazuma, and she just runs her mouth and gets the food despite Nine and Kazuma's protests. Overall she's just pretty rash, and even hasty.
In some of these cases, such as rushing to find her father and throwing herself in between Ragna and Mitsuyoshi, it could easily be said that while reckless, Celica is simply willing to sacrifice her life for others. This is especially important to note with the end of Phase 0. After she finds out that she's the key for Kushinada's Lynchpin (ultimately meaning that she could stop the Black Beast and save everyone), it doesn't take long for her to decide to make use of that ability, even though it would cost her her life. While ultimately Ragna and Nine do not allow her to sacrifice herself, the fact still stands that she was ready to do so, despite any fears she had regarding it. Even in Chrono Phantasma, when Kokonoe brings a "copy" of Celica to the future, she is once again willing to activate the Lynchpin for the sake of the world's wellbeing.
Also, she's incredibly directionally impaired. Even with maps. It's pretty sad.
Abilities/Powers:
Celica is capable of using healing magic. It can mend most injuries, however, it's not perfect. When she finds her father suffering from seithr poisoning, she's unable to heal him.
Celica's also an anti-body, meaning that she can suppress seithr. Essentially, seithr is an invisible substance that covers the world. In small doses it's harmless to humans, but in large ones it can be fatal. Ars Magus and Ars Armagus (the use of science to manipulate seithr instead of using magic) use seithr to operate. Since Celica's presence eliminates seithr from the area, those around her cannot use it, hence Ragna being unable to use his right arm/Azure Grimoire (which works via Ars Armagus) around her and Ishana having such a pure atmosphere without any Black Beast attacks while Celica is present.
Somehow, because of her abilities related to healing and blocking out seithr, it's noted that she is immune to colds and other illnesses.
Items/Weapons: Her clothes, and I got nothin' else.
Sample Entry: Thread from
afterlivingSample Entry Two:
from the setting of
holyrelicAfter a week of being in The World, one would think that Celica would somewhat know her way around places, or at least be able to navigate where she is via the Relic, especially considering how technology similar to it does exist back in her world. On the contrary, however, this is Celica, so of course she has no idea where she is despite all of this. Will she admit it? Nope. Actually, the thought of her being lost hasn't even occurred to her yet.
"Hm... I could have sworn it was this way," she mumbles without any concern as she examines the map on her Relic. At least this is better than a traditional map in the sense that it actually shows where Celica is. Half of the times she has gotten lost before, it's just been due to the fact that she couldn't figure out her own location. Now it's just a matter of making sure that she's actually holding the device right-side-up though.
...Which she isn't.
"There aren't any dots on here, so I guess that means nobody is around this area, huh..?" Pondering about this, she continues walking around and watching her surroundings for any clue that may tell her that she's going the right way. After several more moments, a clue does indeed pop up! ...But one that informs her of quite the opposite.
Celica stares at the familiar-looking area, tilting her head slightly in confusion. "I was just here before, wasn't I?" Her line of vision shifts downward and at the device in her small, pale hand. It's just then that she realizes its orientation, and she lets out a small, embarrassed laugh. "Ah... Whoops."
[Application] Luceti | Jude Mathis
Nov. 30th, 2013 12:15 pmwithoutdoubtPLAYER
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CHARACTER
Name: Jude Mathis
Canon: Tales of Xillia
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Wing Color: Black
Canon Point: Before the fight with Gilland
Canon Point Explanation: It's before Milla's death, which was a huge catalyst for the majority of Jude's development in the game. I'd just like to have the chance to play him from there, and possibly see a little development here in Luceti before potentially canon updating him in the future.
History: Aselia Wiki | Game Plot
Personality:
"If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
Trying to come up with a fancy way to begin this personality section is hard considering just how normal and not-flashy Jude is. He's just your average honors med student with your average stereotypical honors med student characteristics. Hardworking, altruistic, responsible, intelligent, calm, relaxed, committed to his studies despite being chased down as a wanted person... Oh, have I mentioned he's only fifteen-years-old too? Yeah. Jude's incredibly mature for his age. The way he speaks is very adult-like, the way he communicates with people is very adult-like, and even his perspective on the world is pretty adult-like. He's just very much not what you would expect from such a young boy. He doesn't even understand the appeal of sports! Which he admits isn't very manly of him. But he's still interested in their cultural perspective. Likewise, as Milla asks him what Alvin means by needing to keep his mystique for ~his ladies~, Jude just says, "They say men with secrets are attractive, or something. I'm not exactly the right guy to ask."
What a nerd.
Now, Jude's very coolheaded and responsible. When he's dragged into the situation with Milla being chased down by the authorities, he keeps his cool and figures that since he brought it upon himself anyway, it's his responsible to get out of it. No big deal. He doesn't freak out or even get hotheaded over it at all. Instead, he retains a very "well, that happened, oh well, time to fix it" attitude. After telling Milla he wants to go with her to destroy the Lance of Kresnik, he says, "But it's too late to cry about it now. It's not like I can turn back time." He just faces the situation he put himself in and accepts his fate. Being so calm, he also just does things one step at a time. Throughout the game, he doesn't really think of what he's going to do after destroying the Lance of Kresnik. When Leia questions him on it, he basically says he'll figure it out whenever they get there. If anything, he just wonders what Milla's going to do.
In this aspect, he's also very much unlike the typical idealistic Tales hero. He's realistic, and recognizes the conflicts that surround him and the dangers in things. When Milla decides to set off and leave Jude behind, he points out how it'd be dangerous for her to leave and destroy the Lance on her own. Despite him saying that like your typical protagonist, however, even he he hesitant to ask and go along with her at first. He's definitely not one to dive head-first into an abyss (hah) without first contemplating it. He even does fear battle and understands its consequences. But he recognizes that it's either the enemy or him, so he pulls through.
On the note of responsibility, he not only takes it for himself, but also over others. When Milla injures her leg, he declares that he'll take care of everything for her, from cooking to making her bed. He even goes as far as to carry her across the Sapstrath Highroad once the horse she had been riding runs off. Additionally, in the case of Elize, he's determined to take on the task of finding a home for her himself (despite hardly even knowing her), rather than dumping the burden on Milla.
In this sense, he can also be called a do-gooder. Because he totally is. And everyone calls him out for it. He doesn't take it poorly or anything, though. He comments on it, saying, "Everyone teases me for being a do-gooding honors student, and maybe they're right. I just can't let things like this go." Not even caring about people's comments on the fact, he truly is an altruistic kiddo just wanting to help people in need out. While he's not really concerned with the situation he brought upon himself, he's constantly concerned with other people's well-being. When fleeing from Hamil, he considers going back to make sure the people there are okay, and then insists on taking Elize with him. He's persistent with those concerns too, seeing as how he was so fixated on finding his professor in the beginning of the game once he realized something was fishy. And despite Cline's fatal wound, Jude does his best to try and heal him, as futile as it obviously was and proved to be. Even if someone tells him not to do that sort of thing, he does it anyway, especially if no one else is going to give it a shot.
Going along with his do-gooder personality, he has a very "it's the inside that counts attitude," focusing on personality before looks when it comes to judging people. He's sure to get to know someone first before making a judgment on them, whether good or bad. When it comes to Milla, he doesn't let the fact that she's Maxwell warp his opinion of her. The reason he takes such a liking to her is because of her strong personality, rather than her title. Also upon hearing Alvin's comments on how good it is that Milla didn't decide to take a male form, Jude expresses that it wouldn't have mattered to him either way. He just likes Milla for the person she has proven herself to be. The same goes for all of the friends he meets during his journey, whom he comes to understand and really care for. Even when they're setting off to fight Nachtigal, Jude recognizes that since he's a dear friend of Rowen's, Rowen may not want to fight him. And he even tells Rowen as much, saying that if he decides not to, that's totally understandable. He just wants his friends to be okay and not force them into anything, or as previously mentioned, judge them without knowing them completely first.
Piggybacking on his previously mentioned maturity, Jude's not sheltered at all despite his age. He's extremely knowledgeable on all sorts of subjects, especially when it comes to the history of Rieze Maxia. He doesn't even miss a beat (most of the time) when Alvin attempts to get him all worked up with his jokes and innuendos. Jude just knows what's going on.
The key word is "most of the time."
Jude can still be pretty dense. He kind of casually dumps the fact that he's going to let the "perfect stranger" (as Alvin puts it) take Elize in. Even the smarty pants honors student can be inconsiderate sometimes. When it comes down to it, as mature as Jude is, he truly is just a kid. Between his dependency on Milla and his occasional slip when picking up on cues (both explained later in the "weaknesses" section), he really is just a fifteen-year-old boy. At least it can be endearing sometimes though, such as when he shouts "ECHOOOO!" just to see if his voice would echo in some place the party finds themselves in (to which Alvin says he feels way to old to do such a thing himself). He can also be a little nosy, such as when he butts into Elize and Leia's girl talk solely because he happened to be sitting there. He didn't really pick up on it being a private conversation and just... went right in and insults Leia, saying that her joke of calling Elize hot is lame, and then calling her out for saying Teepo couldn't start a fashion trend since there's only one of him. Even after the girls flat out tell him to stop butting in, he says, "Well, don't set me up by saying nonsensical things!" Later in the game, Rowen comments on how prudent Jude has become. Alvin says he must have just been freakishly born that way, but Milla disagrees and instead agrees with the old man. Despite how mature he comes off to be, Jude just still has a lot of growing up to do during the beginning half of the game.
It's also worth noting that Jude has an awful lot of Daddy Issues back at home. He has some issues with both his parents considering how neglected he feels with their constant work, but most of his contempt is directed toward his father. All he wants is to be accepted and treated like an adult, neither of which he gets with how antagonistic his father is toward him. Because of this, Jude hardly even talks to him. It's even part of why he left home for Fenmont to begin with. His dad is constantly pressuring him to become like an adult, but doesn't treat him like one at all despite his maturity. If anything, he views Jude's growth as negative, especially when it comes to Milla's assertiveness rubbing off on him. He sort of talks back to his father, and when he (his father) refuses to do the procedure to heal Milla's legs, Jude just does it himself. Once he does, despite its success, he's reprimanded for it -- to which Jude just blatantly states, "I tried unlike you, dad" (and going off of that, it's worth noting that despite his softness, if Jude's mad, he's mad, as shown also when Alvin calls him cute after one of his many betrayals, and Jude just says, "Stop that I'm angry with you"). Now while he does seem angry about his relationship with his father, it's clear that he's really hurt. Fortunately, by the end of the game, that changes during a sidequest in which his father finally shows his acceptance.
Also he quotes Howe's Egg Principle a lot. All the time. I'm sure he has dreams about it too. Maybe on Easter he paints eggs and names them Howe, then raves about the theory.
He totally has a boner for it.
(I kid.)
Strengths
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to this kiddo. He may be tiny, but he still packs quite the punch -- literally. After being bullied for being such a softie when he was little, Jude trained in martial arts, often practicing with (and losing against) Leia. Over the years and throughout his journey he has become quite a skilled fighter. He also (unsurprisingly) has a few minor healing artes at his disposal. A whole list of his artes can be found here.
His strong fighting skills are complemented by his good reflexes, considering how his signature skill is "Snap Pivot," with which he can time a dodge perfectly and appear right behind his enemy for a counterattack. As far as the game's events go, he also dodges an arrow in a very Matrix!Neo-esque fashion by simply tilting his head at just the right moment.
While he is no Rowen, he's a fairly good amateur tactician, always coming up with plans that the party ends up rolling with and succeeding with. He figured out a whole plan to get a monster to charge at Presa in order to save Milla, and even had a solid backup plan (including Alvin getting into her blind spot) in case it failed, for example. Though there are numerous other times where he came up with plans that even Rowen said were their best bets.
Jude's also sharp, able to easily figure out that Isla was part of Exodus once he began putting one and one together. He also picked up on Alvin lying to Elize about not remembering Presa's real name, even though there really weren't any details to lead him to believe that. It's his perceptiveness that helps him keep up with the party and the events around them in general, even when it comes to innuendo, which he follows pretty well (though he sometimes doesn't as well, as explained below).
Being the softhearted boy that he is, Jude has a load of empathy. He's able to put himself into other people's shoes, even if they're the enemy, which is always a good trait to have in order to understand them. He does this notably when it comes to Muzet, since he understands how she must feel to not have anyone to follow anymore.
He's also able to look at the brighter side of bad things, and turn them into good things altogether. For example, in one skit he mentions how many calluses and scars are on his hands -- proof of all the fighting he has done with people, despite him not being entirely happy with that fighting. He sucks it up though, deciding that the the calluses are a good thing. To him, they're proof that he's striving to do the things he needs to do. Some others in the party even chime in, saying that they want calluses of their own! It's rather endearing and contagious.
He also has neat handwriting and is a good cook, though he bashfully points out that anyone can be a good cook with practice, anyway.
Weaknesses
Jude may be skilled with the artes at his disposal, but he's not invincible or as strong as Superman or anything. He's still susceptible to injuries, illnesses, etc., just like any other human being. It is worth noting that his artes aren't super powerful to begin with, especially in comparison to the other party members. His skills are limited as he lacks offensive spells, and he can only use short range healing and martial artes.
While he may be really bright, that's not totally the case when it comes to some select situations. Jude can be pretty dense at times. For example: he raves on about how much of an honor it is to fight alongside a legend like Rowen, to which Milla gets a bit huffy and asks how it feels for him to fight with Maxwell herself. But it goes completely over Jude's head. Additionally, when Leia asks him why he never responded to her letters, he bluntly said he just didn't know how to reply to the since they were all about her, and her penmanship was hard for him to read anyway. Likewise, upon saving Elize and Alvin, he states aloud that Teepo had just been a toy all along which... didn't exactly help with Elize's crying and sadness at all. After all, to her, Teepo wasn't a toy; he was her friend. Such a comment wasn't exactly the most tactful one immediately following her loss.
There's also the bit about direct tethering, though his ignorance on that subject could just be his naiveness showing. While he does pick up on a lot of innuendo, he's still a young boy who clearly doesn't pick up on all of it. This is also shown in his confusion over the term "bazongas" for, well, breasts.
Similarly, between his occasional denseness and more-than-occasional tendency to be a "do-gooder," he can give people the benefit of the doubt even when that benefit is far off from what actually happens. When Agria stomps on his face as he's passed out, he speaks to Rowen and Leia about it, suggesting that maybe she was just trying to say they got off on the wrong foot. That clearly wasn't the case though.
Jude's most notable weakness is shown in the beginning half or so of the game, prior to Milla's death. He really looks up to Milla and follows in her footsteps, both literally and metaphorically. He learns a lot from her and takes after her, such as wanting to protect both humans and spirits alike and coping with difficult situations. Throughout their journey, he just becomes more and more like Milla, and more mature -- like Milla. Everything is Milla, Milla, Milla. While this growing maturity is great, his dog-like dependency on Milla is a huge flaw. He's still a child in that he has a tendency to become very dependent on people he admires or looks up to, to the point of him not entirely making his own decisions. For the majority of the game, he just follows Milla like a puppy, doing everything based on what she does. His over-dependency is exposed after Milla dies and he pretty much loses himself. He loses all motivation and energy to do anything -- at least, until Alvin shoots Leia and consequently snaps him out of it. From that point forward he sets forth to finish what Milla started, going as far as to resist the actual Maxwell. It's at this point that he also does fortunately learn that he needs to "make his own decisions in order to grow into the adult he wants to be," despite who he follows. He declares that no matter what respect he has for someone (at this point, he refers to Gaius), he can still defy their path and make his own. Of course, this childish dependency caused by Milla also does serve as a catalyst for him to grow entirely, but the fact still stands that this is a huge flaw of his during the beginning half of the game.
Unrelated, but it's also mentioned that linguistics isn't his strong suit at all.
Anything else?:
It's implied that he probably had a bed-wetting problem when he was little. D'aw.
SAMPLES (ALL SAMPLES MUST BE SET IN THE LUCETIVERSE)
First Person:
Gah... Why did this have to happen? [He speaks meekly, albeit quietly in dismay. Once he sees that the feed begins though, he picks up his voice.]
Hi. This is Jude Mathis. I usually go to the library to pick up new books to read, since most of them aren't ones I've ever seen before. A lot of them come from different worlds, which is pretty interesting. It's nice to read up on other cultures.
Today I did find something very particular from Rieze Maxia, though. Something kind of... personal, I guess. [Not going into details though nope nope.] So I was wondering: How do those books end up here? Do they just show up with us when we arrive, or stay or leave when we disappear? It seems a little odd, especially if they're not regulated. I can't imagine that they would just suddenly pop up on a bookshelf. Someone has to collect and put them up there, right? Which begs the question as to what stops them from putting up something more personal like a diary or journal...
So yeah. I was just wondering. And uh... If anyone finds anything written by any "Mathis," could you please give me it? Thanks.
Third Person:
It started as an average day.
Jude was going about some of his normal every day activities in Luceti—making some food, taking a walk around the village, visiting the clinic… After a while, he eventually found himself in the library. He visited the building of books many times during his stay in Luceti, always picking up new novels, encyclopedias, etc. to read. They were all so interesting, after all, seeing as how so many of them had come from worlds besides his or Elympios. It was fascinating to read up on the different cultures directly, or just get a taste of them indirectly through fictional stories and the like.
So on this particular day, he planned on returning the books he had finished reading during the past month and picking up some new ones. After completing the former task, he began wandering around the building, weaving in and out of each aisle in search of something that would catch his eye. At one point, he noticed a familiar name pop up. Mathis. How odd.
“I’m guessing there are other people in other worlds with the same last name as me.”
Neat. This, of course, peaked his interest, and so he reached to pull the book off the shelf and get a better look at it. See the title, read the summary in the back, check out author notes… You know, the usual stuff. Except what was not-so-usual was just how familiar this book actually turned out to be once he got a better look at the spine before pulling it out. Something about… a baby named Jude… and a bedwetting problem…
…Wait.
“W-what?! What’s this doing here?!”
No, no, no, no, no! Why was that there?! The library in Luceti was known for having books from other worlds, but why thats of all things?! Without even waiting for a moment, Jude decided that he absolutely had to get rid of this and dispose of it! Nobody should ever read such a thing. Nope, nope, nope. Not happening. So he quickly grabbed the novel, yanking it out of the shelf. Despite him getting ready to turn and throw it out somewhere, however, he still had one obstacle to face.
The falling bookshelf.
Considering how forcefully he had pulled the book off, he must have caused too much of a disturbance to the old bookshelf. And so it tumbled on top of him, scattering its contents everywhere and knocking the paperback in Jude’s hands away with them. Once he recovered from the fall, he immediately searched through the pile for the terrible thing, only to find his quest completely futile. There were just too many books on the ground now! Where would he even begin his search?!
Something like this would happen to him, huh? Great.
Time to get to work before someone arrives at the scene…
Name: Mel
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Current Characters at Luceti: N/A
CHARACTER
Name: Jude Mathis
Canon: Tales of Xillia
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Wing Color: Black
Canon Point: Before the fight with Gilland
Canon Point Explanation: It's before Milla's death, which was a huge catalyst for the majority of Jude's development in the game. I'd just like to have the chance to play him from there, and possibly see a little development here in Luceti before potentially canon updating him in the future.
History: Aselia Wiki | Game Plot
Personality:
Trying to come up with a fancy way to begin this personality section is hard considering just how normal and not-flashy Jude is. He's just your average honors med student with your average stereotypical honors med student characteristics. Hardworking, altruistic, responsible, intelligent, calm, relaxed, committed to his studies despite being chased down as a wanted person... Oh, have I mentioned he's only fifteen-years-old too? Yeah. Jude's incredibly mature for his age. The way he speaks is very adult-like, the way he communicates with people is very adult-like, and even his perspective on the world is pretty adult-like. He's just very much not what you would expect from such a young boy. He doesn't even understand the appeal of sports! Which he admits isn't very manly of him. But he's still interested in their cultural perspective. Likewise, as Milla asks him what Alvin means by needing to keep his mystique for ~his ladies~, Jude just says, "They say men with secrets are attractive, or something. I'm not exactly the right guy to ask."
What a nerd.
Now, Jude's very coolheaded and responsible. When he's dragged into the situation with Milla being chased down by the authorities, he keeps his cool and figures that since he brought it upon himself anyway, it's his responsible to get out of it. No big deal. He doesn't freak out or even get hotheaded over it at all. Instead, he retains a very "well, that happened, oh well, time to fix it" attitude. After telling Milla he wants to go with her to destroy the Lance of Kresnik, he says, "But it's too late to cry about it now. It's not like I can turn back time." He just faces the situation he put himself in and accepts his fate. Being so calm, he also just does things one step at a time. Throughout the game, he doesn't really think of what he's going to do after destroying the Lance of Kresnik. When Leia questions him on it, he basically says he'll figure it out whenever they get there. If anything, he just wonders what Milla's going to do.
In this aspect, he's also very much unlike the typical idealistic Tales hero. He's realistic, and recognizes the conflicts that surround him and the dangers in things. When Milla decides to set off and leave Jude behind, he points out how it'd be dangerous for her to leave and destroy the Lance on her own. Despite him saying that like your typical protagonist, however, even he he hesitant to ask and go along with her at first. He's definitely not one to dive head-first into an abyss (hah) without first contemplating it. He even does fear battle and understands its consequences. But he recognizes that it's either the enemy or him, so he pulls through.
On the note of responsibility, he not only takes it for himself, but also over others. When Milla injures her leg, he declares that he'll take care of everything for her, from cooking to making her bed. He even goes as far as to carry her across the Sapstrath Highroad once the horse she had been riding runs off. Additionally, in the case of Elize, he's determined to take on the task of finding a home for her himself (despite hardly even knowing her), rather than dumping the burden on Milla.
In this sense, he can also be called a do-gooder. Because he totally is. And everyone calls him out for it. He doesn't take it poorly or anything, though. He comments on it, saying, "Everyone teases me for being a do-gooding honors student, and maybe they're right. I just can't let things like this go." Not even caring about people's comments on the fact, he truly is an altruistic kiddo just wanting to help people in need out. While he's not really concerned with the situation he brought upon himself, he's constantly concerned with other people's well-being. When fleeing from Hamil, he considers going back to make sure the people there are okay, and then insists on taking Elize with him. He's persistent with those concerns too, seeing as how he was so fixated on finding his professor in the beginning of the game once he realized something was fishy. And despite Cline's fatal wound, Jude does his best to try and heal him, as futile as it obviously was and proved to be. Even if someone tells him not to do that sort of thing, he does it anyway, especially if no one else is going to give it a shot.
Going along with his do-gooder personality, he has a very "it's the inside that counts attitude," focusing on personality before looks when it comes to judging people. He's sure to get to know someone first before making a judgment on them, whether good or bad. When it comes to Milla, he doesn't let the fact that she's Maxwell warp his opinion of her. The reason he takes such a liking to her is because of her strong personality, rather than her title. Also upon hearing Alvin's comments on how good it is that Milla didn't decide to take a male form, Jude expresses that it wouldn't have mattered to him either way. He just likes Milla for the person she has proven herself to be. The same goes for all of the friends he meets during his journey, whom he comes to understand and really care for. Even when they're setting off to fight Nachtigal, Jude recognizes that since he's a dear friend of Rowen's, Rowen may not want to fight him. And he even tells Rowen as much, saying that if he decides not to, that's totally understandable. He just wants his friends to be okay and not force them into anything, or as previously mentioned, judge them without knowing them completely first.
Piggybacking on his previously mentioned maturity, Jude's not sheltered at all despite his age. He's extremely knowledgeable on all sorts of subjects, especially when it comes to the history of Rieze Maxia. He doesn't even miss a beat (most of the time) when Alvin attempts to get him all worked up with his jokes and innuendos. Jude just knows what's going on.
The key word is "most of the time."
Jude can still be pretty dense. He kind of casually dumps the fact that he's going to let the "perfect stranger" (as Alvin puts it) take Elize in. Even the smarty pants honors student can be inconsiderate sometimes. When it comes down to it, as mature as Jude is, he truly is just a kid. Between his dependency on Milla and his occasional slip when picking up on cues (both explained later in the "weaknesses" section), he really is just a fifteen-year-old boy. At least it can be endearing sometimes though, such as when he shouts "ECHOOOO!" just to see if his voice would echo in some place the party finds themselves in (to which Alvin says he feels way to old to do such a thing himself). He can also be a little nosy, such as when he butts into Elize and Leia's girl talk solely because he happened to be sitting there. He didn't really pick up on it being a private conversation and just... went right in and insults Leia, saying that her joke of calling Elize hot is lame, and then calling her out for saying Teepo couldn't start a fashion trend since there's only one of him. Even after the girls flat out tell him to stop butting in, he says, "Well, don't set me up by saying nonsensical things!" Later in the game, Rowen comments on how prudent Jude has become. Alvin says he must have just been freakishly born that way, but Milla disagrees and instead agrees with the old man. Despite how mature he comes off to be, Jude just still has a lot of growing up to do during the beginning half of the game.
It's also worth noting that Jude has an awful lot of Daddy Issues back at home. He has some issues with both his parents considering how neglected he feels with their constant work, but most of his contempt is directed toward his father. All he wants is to be accepted and treated like an adult, neither of which he gets with how antagonistic his father is toward him. Because of this, Jude hardly even talks to him. It's even part of why he left home for Fenmont to begin with. His dad is constantly pressuring him to become like an adult, but doesn't treat him like one at all despite his maturity. If anything, he views Jude's growth as negative, especially when it comes to Milla's assertiveness rubbing off on him. He sort of talks back to his father, and when he (his father) refuses to do the procedure to heal Milla's legs, Jude just does it himself. Once he does, despite its success, he's reprimanded for it -- to which Jude just blatantly states, "I tried unlike you, dad" (and going off of that, it's worth noting that despite his softness, if Jude's mad, he's mad, as shown also when Alvin calls him cute after one of his many betrayals, and Jude just says, "Stop that I'm angry with you"). Now while he does seem angry about his relationship with his father, it's clear that he's really hurt. Fortunately, by the end of the game, that changes during a sidequest in which his father finally shows his acceptance.
Also he quotes Howe's Egg Principle a lot. All the time. I'm sure he has dreams about it too. Maybe on Easter he paints eggs and names them Howe, then raves about the theory.
He totally has a boner for it.
(I kid.)
Strengths
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to this kiddo. He may be tiny, but he still packs quite the punch -- literally. After being bullied for being such a softie when he was little, Jude trained in martial arts, often practicing with (and losing against) Leia. Over the years and throughout his journey he has become quite a skilled fighter. He also (unsurprisingly) has a few minor healing artes at his disposal. A whole list of his artes can be found here.
His strong fighting skills are complemented by his good reflexes, considering how his signature skill is "Snap Pivot," with which he can time a dodge perfectly and appear right behind his enemy for a counterattack. As far as the game's events go, he also dodges an arrow in a very Matrix!Neo-esque fashion by simply tilting his head at just the right moment.
While he is no Rowen, he's a fairly good amateur tactician, always coming up with plans that the party ends up rolling with and succeeding with. He figured out a whole plan to get a monster to charge at Presa in order to save Milla, and even had a solid backup plan (including Alvin getting into her blind spot) in case it failed, for example. Though there are numerous other times where he came up with plans that even Rowen said were their best bets.
Jude's also sharp, able to easily figure out that Isla was part of Exodus once he began putting one and one together. He also picked up on Alvin lying to Elize about not remembering Presa's real name, even though there really weren't any details to lead him to believe that. It's his perceptiveness that helps him keep up with the party and the events around them in general, even when it comes to innuendo, which he follows pretty well (though he sometimes doesn't as well, as explained below).
Being the softhearted boy that he is, Jude has a load of empathy. He's able to put himself into other people's shoes, even if they're the enemy, which is always a good trait to have in order to understand them. He does this notably when it comes to Muzet, since he understands how she must feel to not have anyone to follow anymore.
He's also able to look at the brighter side of bad things, and turn them into good things altogether. For example, in one skit he mentions how many calluses and scars are on his hands -- proof of all the fighting he has done with people, despite him not being entirely happy with that fighting. He sucks it up though, deciding that the the calluses are a good thing. To him, they're proof that he's striving to do the things he needs to do. Some others in the party even chime in, saying that they want calluses of their own! It's rather endearing and contagious.
He also has neat handwriting and is a good cook, though he bashfully points out that anyone can be a good cook with practice, anyway.
Weaknesses
Jude may be skilled with the artes at his disposal, but he's not invincible or as strong as Superman or anything. He's still susceptible to injuries, illnesses, etc., just like any other human being. It is worth noting that his artes aren't super powerful to begin with, especially in comparison to the other party members. His skills are limited as he lacks offensive spells, and he can only use short range healing and martial artes.
While he may be really bright, that's not totally the case when it comes to some select situations. Jude can be pretty dense at times. For example: he raves on about how much of an honor it is to fight alongside a legend like Rowen, to which Milla gets a bit huffy and asks how it feels for him to fight with Maxwell herself. But it goes completely over Jude's head. Additionally, when Leia asks him why he never responded to her letters, he bluntly said he just didn't know how to reply to the since they were all about her, and her penmanship was hard for him to read anyway. Likewise, upon saving Elize and Alvin, he states aloud that Teepo had just been a toy all along which... didn't exactly help with Elize's crying and sadness at all. After all, to her, Teepo wasn't a toy; he was her friend. Such a comment wasn't exactly the most tactful one immediately following her loss.
There's also the bit about direct tethering, though his ignorance on that subject could just be his naiveness showing. While he does pick up on a lot of innuendo, he's still a young boy who clearly doesn't pick up on all of it. This is also shown in his confusion over the term "bazongas" for, well, breasts.
Similarly, between his occasional denseness and more-than-occasional tendency to be a "do-gooder," he can give people the benefit of the doubt even when that benefit is far off from what actually happens. When Agria stomps on his face as he's passed out, he speaks to Rowen and Leia about it, suggesting that maybe she was just trying to say they got off on the wrong foot. That clearly wasn't the case though.
Jude's most notable weakness is shown in the beginning half or so of the game, prior to Milla's death. He really looks up to Milla and follows in her footsteps, both literally and metaphorically. He learns a lot from her and takes after her, such as wanting to protect both humans and spirits alike and coping with difficult situations. Throughout their journey, he just becomes more and more like Milla, and more mature -- like Milla. Everything is Milla, Milla, Milla. While this growing maturity is great, his dog-like dependency on Milla is a huge flaw. He's still a child in that he has a tendency to become very dependent on people he admires or looks up to, to the point of him not entirely making his own decisions. For the majority of the game, he just follows Milla like a puppy, doing everything based on what she does. His over-dependency is exposed after Milla dies and he pretty much loses himself. He loses all motivation and energy to do anything -- at least, until Alvin shoots Leia and consequently snaps him out of it. From that point forward he sets forth to finish what Milla started, going as far as to resist the actual Maxwell. It's at this point that he also does fortunately learn that he needs to "make his own decisions in order to grow into the adult he wants to be," despite who he follows. He declares that no matter what respect he has for someone (at this point, he refers to Gaius), he can still defy their path and make his own. Of course, this childish dependency caused by Milla also does serve as a catalyst for him to grow entirely, but the fact still stands that this is a huge flaw of his during the beginning half of the game.
Unrelated, but it's also mentioned that linguistics isn't his strong suit at all.
Anything else?:
It's implied that he probably had a bed-wetting problem when he was little. D'aw.
SAMPLES (ALL SAMPLES MUST BE SET IN THE LUCETIVERSE)
First Person:
Gah... Why did this have to happen? [He speaks meekly, albeit quietly in dismay. Once he sees that the feed begins though, he picks up his voice.]
Hi. This is Jude Mathis. I usually go to the library to pick up new books to read, since most of them aren't ones I've ever seen before. A lot of them come from different worlds, which is pretty interesting. It's nice to read up on other cultures.
Today I did find something very particular from Rieze Maxia, though. Something kind of... personal, I guess. [Not going into details though nope nope.] So I was wondering: How do those books end up here? Do they just show up with us when we arrive, or stay or leave when we disappear? It seems a little odd, especially if they're not regulated. I can't imagine that they would just suddenly pop up on a bookshelf. Someone has to collect and put them up there, right? Which begs the question as to what stops them from putting up something more personal like a diary or journal...
So yeah. I was just wondering. And uh... If anyone finds anything written by any "Mathis," could you please give me it? Thanks.
Third Person:
It started as an average day.
Jude was going about some of his normal every day activities in Luceti—making some food, taking a walk around the village, visiting the clinic… After a while, he eventually found himself in the library. He visited the building of books many times during his stay in Luceti, always picking up new novels, encyclopedias, etc. to read. They were all so interesting, after all, seeing as how so many of them had come from worlds besides his or Elympios. It was fascinating to read up on the different cultures directly, or just get a taste of them indirectly through fictional stories and the like.
So on this particular day, he planned on returning the books he had finished reading during the past month and picking up some new ones. After completing the former task, he began wandering around the building, weaving in and out of each aisle in search of something that would catch his eye. At one point, he noticed a familiar name pop up. Mathis. How odd.
“I’m guessing there are other people in other worlds with the same last name as me.”
Neat. This, of course, peaked his interest, and so he reached to pull the book off the shelf and get a better look at it. See the title, read the summary in the back, check out author notes… You know, the usual stuff. Except what was not-so-usual was just how familiar this book actually turned out to be once he got a better look at the spine before pulling it out. Something about… a baby named Jude… and a bedwetting problem…
…Wait.
“W-what?! What’s this doing here?!”
No, no, no, no, no! Why was that there?! The library in Luceti was known for having books from other worlds, but why thats of all things?! Without even waiting for a moment, Jude decided that he absolutely had to get rid of this and dispose of it! Nobody should ever read such a thing. Nope, nope, nope. Not happening. So he quickly grabbed the novel, yanking it out of the shelf. Despite him getting ready to turn and throw it out somewhere, however, he still had one obstacle to face.
The falling bookshelf.
Considering how forcefully he had pulled the book off, he must have caused too much of a disturbance to the old bookshelf. And so it tumbled on top of him, scattering its contents everywhere and knocking the paperback in Jude’s hands away with them. Once he recovered from the fall, he immediately searched through the pile for the terrible thing, only to find his quest completely futile. There were just too many books on the ground now! Where would he even begin his search?!
Something like this would happen to him, huh? Great.
Time to get to work before someone arrives at the scene…
[Reference] Things I want to thread
Sep. 29th, 2013 04:17 pmdrdolittle- Junpei trying to scare Akane by acting like a ghost with a blanket over him, except he trips over it instead
- Someone playing with Rin with a cat teaser
- Junpei and Santa playing Call of Duty
- Junpei and Santa playing an eroge VN (bonus if Snake is there all ??? too)
- Phi showing her swimsuit to Sigma (p-pool sex...)
- Yellow and Red make hot chocolate floats
- Rin going in a haunted house with someone
- Amata trying to have sex with someone except he just ends up flying so nothing happens
- Ken on a date with Minako
- Haruhi going to the mall with Tamaki and trying on clothes (other host club members work too)
- Claude and Dias bro-ing it up
- Yuuta and Yuuki in a bath tub together, playing with toy boats
- Eren discovers porn (Jean??????)
- Harada taking Chizuru out for ice cream
- Eren going to an arcade with someone
- Akane and Junpei going Halloween costume shopping together
- Eren and Mikasa go to Build-a-Bear
- Awkward Saki and Takizawa first time things ;)))))))
- Eren and Armin go to the beach and get attacked by crabs
- Ruka getting new outfits for concerts with someone
- Someone helping Ruka switch outfits during a concert ;)))))))))))))))))))
- Hideous first kisses with Rikka
- Celica and Ragna go on a roller coaster
- Jude and Alvin bro-ing it up
- Sara calls someone out on farting via infravision
there better be some actual rp here
Aug. 21st, 2013 05:42 pmwithoutdoubtor i'm going to sacrifice all the virgins in the chat
with i'm pretty sure is everyone
except for maybe kurt i'm like 99% sure he's a pimp
with i'm pretty sure is everyone
except for maybe kurt i'm like 99% sure he's a pimp
Let's get down and dirty...!~
Mar. 30th, 2013 10:55 pmsetqup...I mean, just look around this park! There's dirt and grass everywhere!
A post for kawaii deito June and Junpei fun times kyakya
A post for kawaii deito June and Junpei fun times kyakya
