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Takumi | タクミ ([personal profile] takyumi) wrote2018-03-15 10:24 am

[GENERAL PERMISSIONS]


▷ First Impressions
▶ VISUAL: Takumi is an archer from fantasy!Japan and he definitely dresses the part. The curse of fantasy!Japan combined with him taking after his mother in appearance also means that he's of a relatively slight and delicate build despite his notable fitness, his early concept art suggesting he's 167 (or 169?) centimeters tall, which converts to a whopping 5'5.75". He has a pale complexion that tans rather than burns, softer facial features than he'd like, amber eyes and silvery dull-blond hair.

Speaking of his hair, he has A Lot Of It, and he almost always keeps it tied up in a high, gathered ponytail with ribbons, though rarely (when sleeping, sometimes bathing) he will let it down. Unless otherwise mentioned in a thread, assume he has it pulled up!

His familiarity with western-style clothing is minimal at best (especially when he's not being pulled from the Revelation path) but he'll be willing to adjust so long as he can bundle up warmly and maximize his range of motion.
▶ AURAL: In both English and Japanese, Takumi has an emotive and soft, boyish voice that gives the distinct impression of trying to be more sullen and disengaged than he actually is. This is pretty accurate to him as a person, since he's often trying obsessively to sound like he has his shit together when in fact he's a moody and emotional mess. Despite being a prince, he tends to speak fairly blunt and informally unless he's trying to be prickly or is otherwise uncomfortable. He can be harsh and insensitive when he's feeling defensive - which is often - but his voice and diction will noticeably change if he feels safe enough to speak more tenderly.
▶ OLFACTORY: Clean but woodsy...!?

[Note: please excuse the player's congenital anosmia. I'm driving pretty much blind in this category.]
▶ DEMEANOUR: At first meeting, Takumi can appear very rigid, sullen and wary. He tends to keep his shoulders in close and his arms crossed when first sizing people up, but as he grows to trust someone and become friends his body language loosens up noticeably and he's much more likely to nudge and paw at people. He wants desperately to come across as someone intelligent and capable and deserving of respect - and it painfully shows. All in all, he's remarkably easy to read - if he's feeling uptight, he looks uptight; if he's excited, he'll bounce and squirm; if he's shy, he'll turn bright red and refuse to make eye contact.

Let me know if you're ever unsure whether something he's feeling would be obvious to your character and I'll be quick to let you know! The answer is probably yes, anyway.
▷ IC Permissions
▶ PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Despite how socially uptight he can be, Takumi is actually pretty touchy-feely, especially with his friends and when dealing with children. As long as you're someone he trusts, he might even consent to hugs and cuddles. Go for it! It's probably therapeutic for him.
▶ PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Takumi is more likely to yell rather than throw a punch when not in an actual battle, but if someone starts something with him he'll definitely try to finish it. His hand-to-hand skills aren't great, but be cautioned that he's got a lot of arm strength for such a tiny-looking guy. It's the obsessive archery practice.
▶ RELATIONSHIPS: Takumi is pretty hot & cold when it comes to building any sort of relationship with another person - wracked with nervous suspicion and fueled by intense neediness for attention and approval - and romantic relationships are certainly no different. He's slow to recognize and admit feelings until he can't ignore them anymore, at which point they're likely to explode out of him - and come partnered with a horrified apology and a pre-emptive expectation of rejection before he tries to dismiss himself from the friendship forever. Basically, if you want to pursue Takumi romantically, be prepared for a very turbulent start until he settles into being fiercely and obsessively needy and devoted. Good luck.
▶ PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: Psychics can have a party, here, because Takumi is canonly considered mentally weak due to his intense and perpetual states of anxiety and insecurity. He feels and thinks things very strongly, so psychics will certainly hear him and empaths will want to stay clear before they get a headache or an upset stomach.
▶ MAGICAL INFORMATION: Takumi is notably talentless in the magic department by default, his magic stat being a big fat zero unless he's reclassed to another job that doesn't make good use of his archer stat min-maxing. He is, however, used to magic being used by others (though he associates it especially with Nohrians which leaves him a little Unsure) so seeing magic in action won't shock him.
▶ MEDICAL INFORMATION: Since he's spent all of wartime as a ranged fighter, Takumi is a bit nicked and scratched up as far as scarring goes but it's nothing comparable to a tank or front-line fighter. Otherwise he's hale and healthy, though he's susceptible to getting cold (and complaining about it) and can be unusually prone to getting the sniffles or picking up contagious illnesses.
▶ OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: EVERYTHING. Frankly, due to being so insecure, Takumi has a tendency to get very easily offended when speaking to new people, especially those he deems worthy of suspicion (i.e. basically everyone) or those he feels might be secretly laughing at and mocking him. Beyond that, he's especially sensitive about being compared to the other members of his family, of being told he's weak, of being told he's Not Good Enough, and of being considered an embarrassment. He's a vitriolic, emotional firecracker and it's incredibly easy to spark his fuse, unfortunately.
▷ Easy Yes & No
▶ HUGGING: Yes!
▶ KISSING: Sure.
▶ FLIRTING: Oh god please he's such a flustered loser.
▶ FIGHTING: Yes.
▶ INJURING: Yes, but in cases of permanent injury or drawing blood beyond a bloody nose/split lip/gash, please contact me first, unless it's an actual battle thread.
▶ KILLING: NO, unless I plan on dropping him permanently.
▶ MIND READING: Yes, please feed his paranoia.
▷ OOC Permissions
▶ BACKTAGGING: Until the year 2000.
▶ THREADHOPPING: My limit is 1000 a post. For in-person logs, please either give both players a heads-up or use your logical discretion - are the characters in a public place? Have they made any efforts to make sure no one comes upon them? I'm often up for shenanigans but communication is the basis of all fun RP!
▶ FOURTHWALLING: Preferably not, but if you have an idea for an EXCELLENT TAG, just let me know via contact! I’m weak where split-second moments of crack are involved.
▶ OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: When talking OOC, I do have a death anxiety problem as well as OCD/GAD/PD/MDD (lots of letters I know), but if we’re talking specifically about things happening in game I am, to my knowledge, fairly unrufflable and try to be very approachable. If you are ever not sure if I'll be okay with something, just ask! I will not judge you!

▶ ANYTHING ELSE? Again just want to stress that I am never bothered by someone coming to talk to me about anything, even if I take a bit to respond! I work a 9-5 day job that sometimes requires me to afk suddenly for long periods of time, so if there's ever a long dead silence please don't fret and think you did something wrong. I promise I'll respond as soon as I'm available!