Post by Chiyuu Nikaidou on Jan 29, 2014 5:14:21 GMT -5
Name: Chiyuu Nikaidou (Lemon Drop)
School Attending: Spica
Age/ Year in School: 15/Fourth Year
~ Appearance ~
Face Claim: Sanae Kochiya (Touhou Project)
Hair Color: Green
Hairstyle: Long, disheveled and choppy, typically left hanging in her face.
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5’4
What kind of clothes does your character wear when she's not in uniform?
Chiyuu’s attire can best be described as an odd mix of everything. Most days, she can be seen in tank tops/crop tops, high-waisted skirts/shorts, and off-the-shoulder t-shirts with cute graphics/patterns. Some days, you might see her in a cute summer dress or a floral jumper, or even pastel colored overalls (she’s a bit of a country girl at heart). And some days, you might see her with sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt. She has a large collection of shoes, but her favorites are her brown ankle boots and an old pair of pastel pink converse covered in sharpie doodles. Nearly everything she owns is pastel colored. She also has a frog shaped hair clip which she almost never takes off.
What Sports/activities is you character involved in?
Choir: Yes
Vollyball: Yes
Swim Team: Yes
Is your character on the Student Council? -No
If yes, what does your character think of the student council president, Himiko Miyamae? N/A
Please explain your character's personality in 200 words or more:
Chiyuu was once a kind child who, despite their fear of her, tried desperately to be friendly towards others. Unfortunately, her family’s actions severely twisted her personality. Misled into believing nobody cared for her, Chiyuu used a razor to carve the kanji for "love" into her left wrist, as a symbol of her resolution to be a "demon loving only itself", and to live up to the expectations of her family and peers. Chiyuu became emotionally withdrawn and strangely silent, as she was consumed with loathing towards everyone but herself, her cousin Sosuke (whom she was able to relate to, as they both had similar personalities at the time), and her younger sister Ichigo. She learned to derive pleasure and a reason to live by terrorizing her family — and by extension, anyone who posed a threat to her existence. This was only worsened by her family’s continued emotional abuse, resulting in Chiyuu's remorseless and sociopathic nature. It came to a point where even little Ichigo feared her beloved ‘onee-sama’. However, a chance encounter with a stranger turned Chiyuu’s life upside down. Soon after her tenth birthday, Chiyuu met Usagi Nakamura, a kind young woman who had moved to Chiyuu’s town for a job as the guidance counselor at the local elementary school. Upon learning of Chiyuu’s family situation, Usagi immediately took it upon herself to befriend the girl, hoping that in doing so she would be able to bring back the happy child she’d once been. After months upon months of failed attempts, Chiyuu finally cracked, spilling every pent up emotion she had to Usagi. This was the first step in Usagi’s mission to purify the girl’s blackened heart. She nurtured the lonely girl, showing her that there was a world full of people that weren’t out to hurt her. Over the course of a few years, Chiyuu became incredibly close to both Usagi and Usagi’s daughter Hinata (who was three years younger than her), and eventually (after a lengthy legal battle) came to live with them when she was fourteen. After that, a very different side of Chiyuu re-emerged. Though she still maintains a (somewhat) sadistic, melancholic personality, she is nowhere near as volatile as she once was. It is now possible to approach her without the risk of being physically injured, something that had never been possible prior to Usagi’s intervention. What was once pure hatred is now emptiness and indifference. Nowadays, it is very rare to see her show any kind of genuine emotion at all. On the rare occasion she does crack a smile, it’s likely a feeble attempt to give the illusion that she is happy. However, if one took the time to really look at her, they’d see that her smiles are almost always empty and hollow (she never smiles with her eyes). It’s almost as if the light in her eyes burned out long ago. To Chiyuu, a smile has become something of a mask, something she can put in place to hide the emotional wreck inside.
What does your character think of the Etoile position as a whole?
She doesn’t quite understand the concept itself, as two people “loving” one another is something she is completely unfamiliar with. She herself has never known that kind of love (she has only ever felt the familial affections of Sosuke, Ichigo, Usagi and Hinata), and thus has no idea what it means. She doesn’t even think she’s capable of such emotions.
Does your character want to be an Etoile someday?
Maybe. If she figures out what it all means, that is.
What does your character think of Kagami Hiruko and Maiko Suzumi, the current etoiles? Chiyuu would never admit it, but she has a bit of a crush on Kagami. Shy girls are her weakness. She envies Maiko for having a girl like Kagami by her side, but she still respects her greatly.
What does your character think of the other schools? Chiyuu doesn’t think much of the other schools. In her mind, they’re all just one big school. She doesn’t really see the point in differentiating between them.
~History~
Please write in 100 words or more your character's history before she came to Spica.
Chiyuu is the (somewhat) distant cousin of Sosuke Nikaidou. The two were close when they were very young, but their various family problems drove them apart after a while. Chiyuu’s past is something she tends to avoid divulging in conversation. She was born to an impoverished family in a small village in rural Japan (in striking contrast to her cousin Sosuke, whose family had long since abandoned the village in favor of a more modern lifestyle). Her mother died during the birthing process, which (according to the age-old beliefs of her family) was a sign that her child was devil-spawn. Of course, modern times (and general common sense) would say otherwise, but Chiyuu’s family took their beliefs very seriously. As a result, Chiyuu underwent a series of ritualistic torture throughout her childhood (which left her with a multitude of jagged scars), her deranged family hoping to “purify” her soul. When this failed, they resorted to neglecting her completely, treating her as if she didn’t deserve to exist in this world. She was forced to sleep beside her mother’s grave each night as a constant reminder that she had killed her. She was taunted by her family, and shunned by the other villagers (who, unfortunately for Chiyuu, had similar old-school mindsets). She couldn’t go anywhere without someone calling her a demon child, looking at her like she was a monster. And soon enough, that’s exactly what she became. She carved the kanji for the word ‘love’ into her wrist as a symbol of her vow to live up to her reputation as a self-loving demon. When she was taunted, she began to fight back. She would yell and scream and throw things at her antagonizers, even going so far as to threaten them with any feasible weapon she could find. At one point, she even stabbed her uncle with a penknife after he told her he wished she’d died with her mother. The slightest things would make her snap. The scariest part, though, was that her actions actually brought her pleasure. It got to the point where her entire family feared her, even her little sister Ichigo, who had previously been one of the only people she’d ever had a real connection with. It seemed as though Chiyuu had finally hit rock bottom. Then one day, shortly after her tenth birthday, everything changed.
A kind young woman named Usagi Nakamura took a job as a guidance counselor at Chiyuu’s school. She immediately took an interest in the isolated child, which was further increased after hearing the terrible rumors about her. She bravely approached Chiyuu, narrowly dodging an attack in the process, and took her under her wing. Slowly but surely, she began to gain her trust, encouraging her to come out of her shell. It took several long months for Chiyuu to finally speak to Usagi and give the woman her side of the story. This only served to strengthen Usagi’s resolve to bring the real Chiyuu back to the surface. She spent countless hours working with the emotionally destroyed girl, even going so far as to introduce Chiyuu to her daughter, Hinata, in the hopes of giving her a real friend. It wasn’t long before Chiyuu and Hinata were inseparable, with Chiyuu protecting the timid child at every given opportunity. Four long years later, Usagi’s goal was nearly complete. Chiyuu was a very different person than she was when she’d first met the Nakamura family. Though she still had quite a bit of trouble displaying genuine emotion, her nihilistic, sociopathic tendencies had been watered down quite a bit. While she remained extremely guarded (and prone to intimidation) with strangers, with Usagi’s family it was a completely different story. When Hinata was around, Chiyuu was as gentle as a lamb, never hurting anyone or anything (unless it was absolutely necessary). It seemed that Chiyuu had finally taken a step in the right direction. And, after a lengthy battle for custody, she soon came to live with Usagi and Hinata, and together they moved to a city far away from Chiyuu’s village. By sheer luck (or so Chiyuu thought), they happened to move to the same neighborhood as her beloved cousin Sosuke. However, the two were unable to reconnect, as Sosuke had already gone off to school. Determined to reunite her adopted daughter with someone who she could relate to, Usagi pulled a few strings and had her transferred to Astraea Hill.
History before Astraea Hill:
(Below are the sections for your character's history during her time on Astraea Hill. If you are joining as a first year, you do not have to fill out the sections below until the end of the year. If you are joining as any other year please make up a history for any years before her current year, even if she was attending another campus. If you have already played your character here on SPRP for a year or more (in rp time), please add any events you role played to the appropriate history section. Any years you have not yet played, you may leave blank, but you will fill them out when your character reaches that year in school.
First Year: Attending a different school
Second Year: Attending a different school
Third Year: Attending a different school
Fourth Year: N/A
Fifth Year: N/A
Sixth Year: N/A
Sample Post:
The crisp autumn breeze blew softly through long tresses of forest green hair. The tall, azure-eyed girl stood still, staring blankly at the gate before her. The gate that would lead her into a new chapter of her life…or so she hoped. Chiyuu Nikaidou, the cold-hearted, violent-tempered monster. ‘That’s all I’ll ever be...a monster.’ She closed her eyes for a moment as she drew in a nervous breath.
As she slowly passed through the gate, her eyes wandered about. This place truly was as beautiful as she had imagined it would be, maybe even more so. The scent of flowers loomed in the air, the clear blue sky provided a wonderful backdrop for the beautiful buildings… Overall, this place was like something straight out of a dream.
Sighing inwardly, she continued to walk, thoughts of her new life speeding through her mind like a hurricane. Would she make new friends? Would she make something of herself? Would she finally learn what it meant to truly live? Would she find true love? That last thought made her heart sink. True love… Chiyuu shook her head, hardening her gaze. ‘I’ll never find that… I don’t even know how to love. I don’t want to hurt anyone anymore…’ Running a hand through her messy green hair, she chased the thoughts from her head.
She looked around, watching the other students pass by. They seemed so happy, so lighthearted… Would she ever be able to feel like that? She highly doubted it. As she grew closer and closer to the Spica dorms, she suddenly had a thought. She was going to be alone in the dorm…so why not do some exploring before heading there? No one would be there to wait for her anyway. Shrugging to herself, she turned on her heels and wandered aimlessly in a random direction, ready to explore the campus. Maybe, just maybe, she’d make some new friends along the way…
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School Attending: Spica
Age/ Year in School: 15/Fourth Year
~ Appearance ~
Face Claim: Sanae Kochiya (Touhou Project)
Hair Color: Green
Hairstyle: Long, disheveled and choppy, typically left hanging in her face.
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5’4
What kind of clothes does your character wear when she's not in uniform?
Chiyuu’s attire can best be described as an odd mix of everything. Most days, she can be seen in tank tops/crop tops, high-waisted skirts/shorts, and off-the-shoulder t-shirts with cute graphics/patterns. Some days, you might see her in a cute summer dress or a floral jumper, or even pastel colored overalls (she’s a bit of a country girl at heart). And some days, you might see her with sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt. She has a large collection of shoes, but her favorites are her brown ankle boots and an old pair of pastel pink converse covered in sharpie doodles. Nearly everything she owns is pastel colored. She also has a frog shaped hair clip which she almost never takes off.
What Sports/activities is you character involved in?
Choir: Yes
Vollyball: Yes
Swim Team: Yes
Is your character on the Student Council? -No
If yes, what does your character think of the student council president, Himiko Miyamae? N/A
Please explain your character's personality in 200 words or more:
Chiyuu was once a kind child who, despite their fear of her, tried desperately to be friendly towards others. Unfortunately, her family’s actions severely twisted her personality. Misled into believing nobody cared for her, Chiyuu used a razor to carve the kanji for "love" into her left wrist, as a symbol of her resolution to be a "demon loving only itself", and to live up to the expectations of her family and peers. Chiyuu became emotionally withdrawn and strangely silent, as she was consumed with loathing towards everyone but herself, her cousin Sosuke (whom she was able to relate to, as they both had similar personalities at the time), and her younger sister Ichigo. She learned to derive pleasure and a reason to live by terrorizing her family — and by extension, anyone who posed a threat to her existence. This was only worsened by her family’s continued emotional abuse, resulting in Chiyuu's remorseless and sociopathic nature. It came to a point where even little Ichigo feared her beloved ‘onee-sama’. However, a chance encounter with a stranger turned Chiyuu’s life upside down. Soon after her tenth birthday, Chiyuu met Usagi Nakamura, a kind young woman who had moved to Chiyuu’s town for a job as the guidance counselor at the local elementary school. Upon learning of Chiyuu’s family situation, Usagi immediately took it upon herself to befriend the girl, hoping that in doing so she would be able to bring back the happy child she’d once been. After months upon months of failed attempts, Chiyuu finally cracked, spilling every pent up emotion she had to Usagi. This was the first step in Usagi’s mission to purify the girl’s blackened heart. She nurtured the lonely girl, showing her that there was a world full of people that weren’t out to hurt her. Over the course of a few years, Chiyuu became incredibly close to both Usagi and Usagi’s daughter Hinata (who was three years younger than her), and eventually (after a lengthy legal battle) came to live with them when she was fourteen. After that, a very different side of Chiyuu re-emerged. Though she still maintains a (somewhat) sadistic, melancholic personality, she is nowhere near as volatile as she once was. It is now possible to approach her without the risk of being physically injured, something that had never been possible prior to Usagi’s intervention. What was once pure hatred is now emptiness and indifference. Nowadays, it is very rare to see her show any kind of genuine emotion at all. On the rare occasion she does crack a smile, it’s likely a feeble attempt to give the illusion that she is happy. However, if one took the time to really look at her, they’d see that her smiles are almost always empty and hollow (she never smiles with her eyes). It’s almost as if the light in her eyes burned out long ago. To Chiyuu, a smile has become something of a mask, something she can put in place to hide the emotional wreck inside.
What does your character think of the Etoile position as a whole?
She doesn’t quite understand the concept itself, as two people “loving” one another is something she is completely unfamiliar with. She herself has never known that kind of love (she has only ever felt the familial affections of Sosuke, Ichigo, Usagi and Hinata), and thus has no idea what it means. She doesn’t even think she’s capable of such emotions.
Does your character want to be an Etoile someday?
Maybe. If she figures out what it all means, that is.
What does your character think of Kagami Hiruko and Maiko Suzumi, the current etoiles? Chiyuu would never admit it, but she has a bit of a crush on Kagami. Shy girls are her weakness. She envies Maiko for having a girl like Kagami by her side, but she still respects her greatly.
What does your character think of the other schools? Chiyuu doesn’t think much of the other schools. In her mind, they’re all just one big school. She doesn’t really see the point in differentiating between them.
~History~
Please write in 100 words or more your character's history before she came to Spica.
Chiyuu is the (somewhat) distant cousin of Sosuke Nikaidou. The two were close when they were very young, but their various family problems drove them apart after a while. Chiyuu’s past is something she tends to avoid divulging in conversation. She was born to an impoverished family in a small village in rural Japan (in striking contrast to her cousin Sosuke, whose family had long since abandoned the village in favor of a more modern lifestyle). Her mother died during the birthing process, which (according to the age-old beliefs of her family) was a sign that her child was devil-spawn. Of course, modern times (and general common sense) would say otherwise, but Chiyuu’s family took their beliefs very seriously. As a result, Chiyuu underwent a series of ritualistic torture throughout her childhood (which left her with a multitude of jagged scars), her deranged family hoping to “purify” her soul. When this failed, they resorted to neglecting her completely, treating her as if she didn’t deserve to exist in this world. She was forced to sleep beside her mother’s grave each night as a constant reminder that she had killed her. She was taunted by her family, and shunned by the other villagers (who, unfortunately for Chiyuu, had similar old-school mindsets). She couldn’t go anywhere without someone calling her a demon child, looking at her like she was a monster. And soon enough, that’s exactly what she became. She carved the kanji for the word ‘love’ into her wrist as a symbol of her vow to live up to her reputation as a self-loving demon. When she was taunted, she began to fight back. She would yell and scream and throw things at her antagonizers, even going so far as to threaten them with any feasible weapon she could find. At one point, she even stabbed her uncle with a penknife after he told her he wished she’d died with her mother. The slightest things would make her snap. The scariest part, though, was that her actions actually brought her pleasure. It got to the point where her entire family feared her, even her little sister Ichigo, who had previously been one of the only people she’d ever had a real connection with. It seemed as though Chiyuu had finally hit rock bottom. Then one day, shortly after her tenth birthday, everything changed.
A kind young woman named Usagi Nakamura took a job as a guidance counselor at Chiyuu’s school. She immediately took an interest in the isolated child, which was further increased after hearing the terrible rumors about her. She bravely approached Chiyuu, narrowly dodging an attack in the process, and took her under her wing. Slowly but surely, she began to gain her trust, encouraging her to come out of her shell. It took several long months for Chiyuu to finally speak to Usagi and give the woman her side of the story. This only served to strengthen Usagi’s resolve to bring the real Chiyuu back to the surface. She spent countless hours working with the emotionally destroyed girl, even going so far as to introduce Chiyuu to her daughter, Hinata, in the hopes of giving her a real friend. It wasn’t long before Chiyuu and Hinata were inseparable, with Chiyuu protecting the timid child at every given opportunity. Four long years later, Usagi’s goal was nearly complete. Chiyuu was a very different person than she was when she’d first met the Nakamura family. Though she still had quite a bit of trouble displaying genuine emotion, her nihilistic, sociopathic tendencies had been watered down quite a bit. While she remained extremely guarded (and prone to intimidation) with strangers, with Usagi’s family it was a completely different story. When Hinata was around, Chiyuu was as gentle as a lamb, never hurting anyone or anything (unless it was absolutely necessary). It seemed that Chiyuu had finally taken a step in the right direction. And, after a lengthy battle for custody, she soon came to live with Usagi and Hinata, and together they moved to a city far away from Chiyuu’s village. By sheer luck (or so Chiyuu thought), they happened to move to the same neighborhood as her beloved cousin Sosuke. However, the two were unable to reconnect, as Sosuke had already gone off to school. Determined to reunite her adopted daughter with someone who she could relate to, Usagi pulled a few strings and had her transferred to Astraea Hill.
History before Astraea Hill:
(Below are the sections for your character's history during her time on Astraea Hill. If you are joining as a first year, you do not have to fill out the sections below until the end of the year. If you are joining as any other year please make up a history for any years before her current year, even if she was attending another campus. If you have already played your character here on SPRP for a year or more (in rp time), please add any events you role played to the appropriate history section. Any years you have not yet played, you may leave blank, but you will fill them out when your character reaches that year in school.
First Year: Attending a different school
Second Year: Attending a different school
Third Year: Attending a different school
Fourth Year: N/A
Fifth Year: N/A
Sixth Year: N/A
Sample Post:
The crisp autumn breeze blew softly through long tresses of forest green hair. The tall, azure-eyed girl stood still, staring blankly at the gate before her. The gate that would lead her into a new chapter of her life…or so she hoped. Chiyuu Nikaidou, the cold-hearted, violent-tempered monster. ‘That’s all I’ll ever be...a monster.’ She closed her eyes for a moment as she drew in a nervous breath.
As she slowly passed through the gate, her eyes wandered about. This place truly was as beautiful as she had imagined it would be, maybe even more so. The scent of flowers loomed in the air, the clear blue sky provided a wonderful backdrop for the beautiful buildings… Overall, this place was like something straight out of a dream.
Sighing inwardly, she continued to walk, thoughts of her new life speeding through her mind like a hurricane. Would she make new friends? Would she make something of herself? Would she finally learn what it meant to truly live? Would she find true love? That last thought made her heart sink. True love… Chiyuu shook her head, hardening her gaze. ‘I’ll never find that… I don’t even know how to love. I don’t want to hurt anyone anymore…’ Running a hand through her messy green hair, she chased the thoughts from her head.
She looked around, watching the other students pass by. They seemed so happy, so lighthearted… Would she ever be able to feel like that? She highly doubted it. As she grew closer and closer to the Spica dorms, she suddenly had a thought. She was going to be alone in the dorm…so why not do some exploring before heading there? No one would be there to wait for her anyway. Shrugging to herself, she turned on her heels and wandered aimlessly in a random direction, ready to explore the campus. Maybe, just maybe, she’d make some new friends along the way…
How did you find our website?
Emiko Nekokuran here!~ Indulging my character addiction once more… I need help. XD
