Kazu's Corner



Kazuko Takahashi

So what does all this "faceless" and "mechanical" stuff mean?

The centerpiece of Kazu's plot is how she, whether mistakenly or not, views society like a well-oiled machine. People are constantly in a hurried buzz, going about their daily business. Doing things on full-auto with no signs of slowing down, people are there and gone, and Kazu is left feeling detached from the rest of the world, uninterested in the people around her. Aimlessly wandering the world that's entirely too fast for her to keep up, she has no sense of direction, and no passion for anything, leaving her feeling as if she's just tolerating what life throws at her.

To make matters worse, her condition gives her physical limitations, making certain things simply out of her reach. This isn't helped any, though, by her overly sheltering parents, and seemingly anyone else who learns about her condition, who all treat her as if she were fragile.

Kazu tries desperately to hide her condition from her new school friends, carefully treading the thin boundary between her sheltered, boring life, and the dangers of pushing her limitations, in what may well be her last chance to find something, or someone, that will make her feel truly alive.

Ideas for my Partners in Crime

FRIENDS: Whimsical or impulsive characters will have an easy time of dragging her around to have fun doing whatever, even if it's on short notice. All she needs is someone to give her a little motivation, otherwise she tends to just sit around her dorm quietly reading, or wander the school grounds.

Jennifer Minakawa: [1]

Minako Asami: [1]


KOUHAI: Kazu might look like someone to look up to, despite her inner turmoil. Outwardly, she holds herself high, gets good marks, and can't say no to a younger student in need of help or someone to confide in. In spite of herself, she can't help but spoil them.


SENPAI: Kazu most definitely needs someone she can feel comfortable confiding in, even if she would never admit it. Just like with going out to have fun with friends, though, getting her to open up might require a bit of persistence from someone who can take the heat, and is not afraid to push her a little.

Star Suzumiya: [1]

Kimiko Takahashi: [1]

Ideas for the Rest of You Jerks

SOME GOSSIP: If someone found out about Kazu's condition and started spreading it around the schools, that would obviously create some problems for her. Even if some of Kazu's friends wouldn't treat her differently, she would have difficulties facing them, knowing that they know.


A HYPOTENUSE: The classic love triangle is one of my favorite plot devices. She could be a genuine love interest. She could be trying to screw up Kazu's relationship out of spite. Maybe it's a misunderstanding that involves the Etoiles. Or put them all in there, whatever!


A STALKER: Maybe you want to really go off the deep end, and have someone become totally obsessed. That's fine too! I'm a big fan of psychological themes. Giving others reason to worry over Kazu would introduce some other types of drama as well.

Shoka Donomoto: [1]

STUFF I DON'T KNOW YET

Viola Cantacuzino: [1] Just what are the Red Devil's intentions?! Run, Kazu!!

Kaiadae Osaka: [1] [2] Will Kazu ever understand this complicated feeling? Stand tall, Kazu!!

What If I Have Better Ideas?

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Kanon Tachibana

So why does she laugh like Tidus?

Yup, Kanon's laughing is often not genuine. When she lost half her family in a tragic car wreck, her mind was simply incapable of processing such a grave event. Eventually, she started to see everything in life in a falsely detached, non-serious way. She laughed at herself, then her father, then her entire family, and the world as a whole.

When asked about her family, Kanon has a tendency to downplay the issue, as if it were part of some prank. She has yet to come to any real terms with her loss, instead laughing at everyone and everything around her and drowning in the lighthearted noise. She has a way of dragging others into her illusion, as well, surrounding herself with friends and letting them forget about their own problems.

This illusion doesn't stop time. She will have to face her loss eventually, when she graduates and has to support herself. If she continues to laugh at the world without taking it seriously, she will someday be consumed by it. She will have to regain the spirit of her youth before her loss and find something worth putting her heart and soul into.

Ideas for my Partners in Crime

FRIENDS: Depending on your own character's definition of "friend" this will take anywhere from zero effort to the social equivalent of climbing a mountain. It all depends on whether they just want someone to have fun with or they want to help her somehow. If someone shows concern for Kanon, she sees that as unnecessary stress that she should alleviate.


KOUHAI: Kanon can't resist them! It would be great if another of their more overprotective senpai starts antagonizing Kanon for being a potential bad influence, spoiling them with sweets and talking about age-inappropriate things.


SENPAI: Kanon is unlikely to give them the respect they deserve, but you're welcome to try to scold her about taking her studies seriously, or (forcefully) helping her give up the booze during those sleepless nights.

Ideas for the Rest of You Jerks

A WHISTLE BLOWER: Obviously, an easy way to inject drama into Kanon's life would be to catch her drinking on school grounds. This would be a rare occurrence, so it won't be easy unless the person is close to her on a regular basis.


MAKE AZUSA MAD: God have mercy if Azusa personally catches you telling Kanon off about something, or antagonizing her as described above. No one gets away with being a jerk to Azusa's subordinates!


PRESS THE ISSUE: Kanon's family is her own problem, and she will make sure you know it if you don't take the hint and stop bringing it up when she's sick of hearing it. She'll forgive you for screwing up a few times, but if you start gathering reinforcements for a large-scale intervention, things will really heat up.

STUFF I DON'T KNOW YET

Watanabe Azusa: Hey, just how useless are you?! Why do I even keep you around?! Stupid!!

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Kazuuuuu! Both of your charries sounds so very awesome and promising :3 Alright, on to the plots!

I think Noriko would be a good match as a friend to Kazuko, because she's one hell of a spontaneous person. She literally can't say still for very long, and likes to keep busy.

As for Kanon (sexyyyy~), I think Noriko would serve as a nice Kouhai ^^ Or something else if you'd like... I don't care, I just think Kanon looks and sounds awesome X3

Interested? :3

Noooriiiii~! Thank you for gracing my lonely thread! 8D

Noriko is definitely a good match for Kazu, I noticed it too. Actually, she seems like the kind of girl Kazu would develop a crush for, admiring her from afar but being unable to catch her. *-* Likewise, if Noriko decided to chase her, she wouldn't be able to get away. 8D Whatever you like is fine. Any ideas where they should meet?

LOL Kanon is sexy. =w=b Noriko is taller than her, though, and not much younger, so I dunno how she'd treat her as a kouhai. They could definitely be good friends, since Kanon can be just as random as anyone. ;P I've somehow managed to get her into costumes, so maybe Noriko should meet her in a track uniform even though she's not on the track team. xD

Anytime, Kazu~ When you told me you'd made a plot thread, of course I had to go check it out immediately C:

Haha yeah, when I first read the description, I was like "woah, matchmakeeeeer" But yeah, sounds like a plan :3 Noriko would probably be a little slow on the uptake when it comes to noticing her crush, because she's such a scatterbrain XD Hmm, I picture Noriko getting lost somewhere on Aestrea Hill (or "exploring the campus" as she'd call it) and possibly coming across Kazuko? :3

B-but, Kanon's profile says is 5'6'' and Noriko is 5'4'' tall, so how is she taller than Kanon? o.o I like your idea for the meet-up though, that'd be a funny meeting. Noriko would most likely mistake her for another runner, and ask her to race her or something XD

Do you want to wait for the new school year, or should we just get started? C:

Matchmaker? =X And yeah, Kazu has a tendency to do the same. xD You want to start it or should I?

GAH! I thought I made Kanon 5'1''. <.< >.> I blame this cold. *sniffle* ;-;

We can start whenever you want to!

SORRYYYYYYY D: I went to my family's vacation house for little over a week, and I thought I'd have internet connection, but the connection there was terrible, not to mention that I forgot my laptop x__x

Anyway, I'm back again~~ Would you mind starting? I can't seem to gather my thoughts recently, all my writing plots seem to just die on me :<

Oh and btw, does that mean that Kanon is 5'6" or 5'1" ? o.o