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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:58 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:59 pm
Name: Taji Boucher Nickname: None. She responds to any noise made in her general direction, though. Age: 11 Birthday: August 27th Sign: Virgo Gemstone: Topaz Blood Type: O Fav. Food: Anything that can be eaten with a spoon: yoghurt, ice cream, soup, cereal, certain kinds of shapeless pastas Hated Food: She's at that age where she hates anything with certain strong tastes. That rules out coffee (not that anyone's letting her have any at her age), aged cheeses, and spicy foods. School: Knightside Elementary Hobbies: Jump rope: Taji caught an episode of So You Think You Can Dance where the contestants were jump-roping, and immediately demanded one of her own. She consistently joins in double-dutch at school, and even after school will often go outside to work on teaching herself all the flips and tricks she saw on the show. She's strong and flexible (the constant jump-roping does help), but not particularly graceful, so she often comes home with bruises. Gardening: Taji likes getting down in the dirt. She's not particularly knowledgable about plants (she can identify a few, and knows to water them regularly, but that's about it) but likes contributing to the general watering/weeding/trimming/picking chores of maintaining the small garden that her family keeps. She particularly likes it when she gets to dig holes. General personality: Spacey. Quiet but cheerful; conveys far more with her body language than her voice. But oh boy -- when she does open her mouth she is loud. Extremely energetic. Virtues: DETERMINED - Perpetually enthusiastic, Taji attacks life with a steady determination and patience. Though she would much rather be climbing trees and jump-roping, this doesn't mean she can't sit still. "Can't" isn't a huge part of her vocabulary, and failure (whether it's failure to scale a wall, solve a math problem, or make friends with someone) is met with a puzzled smile and a new plan. One downfall is that she can easily overestimate her limits and tire herself out, becoming cranky and tearful.
PEACEABLE - Taji recognizes and respects boundaries. She is naturally quiet and is generally never the person to start a conversation. She may beam at you from across the room, or silently admire whatever you're making, but she will not talk to you unless you say "Hi". She also doesn't come bursting into places she isn't invited to, like some kind of social vampire. She minds her "p"s and "q"s (sometimes excessively so.) This comes somewhat from her busy home life with a mom who is easily overrun and exhausted -- Taji wants to keep the peace as much as possible to make sure things run smoothly and don't stress out her single parent more than necessary.
She tends to rely on the simple lessons found in etiquette books to help her coexist peacefully with other people. She can actually sometimes become somewhat distraught when others don't follow social scripts, like when she asks "How are you?" and the person starts to tell her how they actually feel instead of saying "Fine, and you?" That said, she is naturally empathetic and does her best to soothe other people's moods.
ADMIRING - It doesn't take much to win Taji over. She is easily impressed and easily distracted out of bad moods. The number of things she likes greatly outweighs the number of things she doesn't. She can always find something nice to say about anything. She's one of those kids who's constantly discovering and being absorbed by new cartoons and movies -- the second a new superhero movie comes out, suddenly that is her absolute favorite thing in the world and she must go see it 10 times and collect all the comic books and have the matching sheets and lunchbox, at least until the next superhero movie comes out. (Her mother's learned to ignore her pleas for new things.) When it comes to people, she's the type to have puppy crushes and follow you around incessantly, or start copying things that you do.
Flaws: NOT THE BRIGHTEST BULB- Taji is not naturally intelligent. She was the kind of baby who was constantly pounding the triangle-shaped block into the square-shaped hole, convinced that sheer force of will alone would make it fit. She doesn't seem to easily make connections between related things, whether it's simple concepts like "Adding a negative number is just like subtracting that number" to slightly more complicated ones like "my hamster got sick, and now it's better and also a different color." Don't expect her to unearth any grand scheming plots -- she'll be too busy wondering why everybody else can transform too.
SELF-CENTERED - This is a natural result of her first flaw, as Taji generally wants to do things that make herself happy without considering the feelings of others. She seems to consider most things to be some kind of game -- she doesn't recognize true failure, and always assumes she's allowed a second try. She's not the best person at dealing with other people's bad moods, as she'll simply decide to leave and let them work things on their own. Her repeated lack of thinking about what exactly she's doing and the consequences therein often puts her at odd with people. She's gotten into trouble before for rollerblading on the lawn -- it never once crossed her mind thatsomeone was going to care about the chunks of grass she was pulling up with her wheels.
QUIET - Often lost in internal dialogue, which can give people the impression she's not paying attention. Not very good at making herself understood, which leads to her getting annoyed with people when it isn't really their fault. Just because she doesn't say much doesn't mean she's a good listener. She doesn't like to be put in the spotlight or on the spot -- she isn't good at improvising and becomes very easily flustered. She's a good follower, but not a good leader.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONEyes: Big, wide. She is the kind of person who looks constantly surprised. Gray-gold. Hair: Imagine a line that divides her skull horizontally and forms two layers of hair -- the top layer will essentially cover the bottom layer, but the bottom layer will be visible when the top layer is drawn up, etc. The top layer is cream-white with rainbow highlights. The lower layer is a dark, shimmery red-to-purple gradient with streaks of gold -- it essentially looks like space. She generally wears her hair in pigtails or a side-ponytail. Face: Round face with chubby cheeks. Clothes: Given her age, the standard school uniform is ok here.
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:01 pm
Senshi: Sailor Zaniah, chibi senshi of orbits. Challenge: I'll send you into orbit! Fuku Colour:Bodice: White Primary Color: Gold - #fec765Secondary Colors: #a2565b and #5f5063Fuku: There's a reference to the left but the colors do not reflect what they actually should be, and the tiara isn't accurate. The dress should be white, and the sash and the neckerchief should be the same color. I'm also not super-attached to this design -- please feel free to do something different if the mood strikes you! Collar -- A plain sailor collar with 2 white stripes. Bow -- A broach-button in the center of her short-sleeved jacket serves as the front bow-replacement. She has a sash around the center of her waist that ties neatly into a small bow in the back. Bodice -- A short-sleeved cropped jacket over a short dress trimmed with a single layer of ruffles. It is up to the artist what colors should go where! (Even though the picture has her in a gray dress, it should be white per fuku rules.) Sleeves -- The cropped jacket has short, puffy sleeves. Brooch -- Round and golden. Bottoms -- Since she's wearing a mid-thigh length A-line dress under her cropped jacket, the "bottoms" would be the bottom of the dress. Tiara -- Her tiara is essentially a string of jewels strung over her hair. It goes over her hair, and her bangs can be parted around the center of it. Choker -- A short tied neckerchief around her neck. Shoes -- I'm not very good with shoes, so, uh, plain... boots? Maybe with some cute socks? Sneakers even? Gloves -- No gloves! Accessories -- N/A Attacks: Sailor Scout Attack: Dizzy Kaleidoscope Swirl! To use: Small orbs of different-colored energy appear around her head like a halo. She twirls around on one toe, and stops suddenly with her arms outstretched. The orbs compress into a much bigger one at the tips of her fingers, and then radiate outwards as a beam of colored light. Zaniah can use this once per battle, but not on the same target. Effect: Inflicts minor vertigo, the sort of feeling you get when you've been spun around really fast. The duration of the beam is about 10 seconds as long as her hands remain in the same position as they ended in the attack. Depending on the strength of the person she's using it against, it ranges from a minor distraction (giving her enough time to run away or let a teammate charge in) to a laughable visual effect. Drawback: It has a very short range (3 feet), and it is hard to aim. Because it is essentially a beam that shoots out from her hands, she has to be actively aiming towards the person, and they only experience the effect so long as they're in the way -- all they have to do is step out of the way to shake off the effects of her attack. Super Sailor Scout Attack: Dizzy Kaleidoscope Swirl! To use: Her dust-halo transforms into stars of different-colored Small star-shaped pockets of differently-colored energy form around her head like a halo. She twirls around on one toe, and stops suddenly with her arms outstretched. The orbs compress into a much bigger one at the tips of her fingers, and then radiate outwards as a beam of colored star shapes. Zaniah can use this twice per battle, but not on the same target. Effect: The beam can reach about 5 feet, and will continually radiate from her hands for about 20 seconds. Inflicts vertigo on anyone standing in the way. The vertigo is the sort of feeling you get when you get spun around really quickly, and depending on the constitution of the character, can make them feel queasy and sick to the stomach. Depending on the strength of the person she's using it against, it can range from a minor distraction (giving her enough time to run away or let a teammate charge in), to a move that momentarily debilitates the enemy for 2-3 seconds.) Drawback: Although she may be better at aiming by now, it still has a short range. Eternal Sailor Attack: Heavy Star Blitz! To use: Sailor Zaniah thrusts her hair up towards the sky, fingers spread, then makes a fist and pounds it into the ground. Golden-coloured energy begins to swirl underneath her first and expands out rapidly. After two seconds, it fades away, and the effects of her attack begins. Zaniah can use this once per battle. Effect: Draws anything in a 10-foot radius that weighs less than 10 pounds into orbit 1 foot away from her, with a maximum of 20 objects. Drawback: She doesn't exactly get to choose what comes towards her, and she certainly can't control their trajectory. Heavier objects will come hurling towards her faster than slower ones, and have a faster orbit around her. It's useful for... picking up objects, maybe? Playing bumper cars with other senshi? Note that sharp things like knives wouldn't be useful in this situation, because they would be spinning and not-fixed in position -- they would basically bounce off of other people that come into contact with them.
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Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:22 am
FAMILY Jeanne Boucher - Older (half) sister - [quest] A free spirit originating from New Orleans, their mother had both girls by different fathers. They moved to Destiny City when Taji was 6, and she has only the faintest of memories of her old home. Her mother owns a creole restaurant called Jennie's Place, after her oldest daughter. The two sisters could not be any more different -- Jennie is outgoing where Taji is more content to remain in the background.
Bela Kiss - Cousin - [journal] Bela and Taji are related on her estranged father's side. (It definitely explains where her hair comes from.)
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:17 pm
Hi there, Kao here to do you critique. I remember your girl from another shop and use to remember thinking she was so so cute! Let's try to get you stamped shall we!
Civilian:
Hobbies:
I would suggesting changing shortening the first to just physical activity, the general is not really needed I think. Also seeing as she is ten, she should be even if she is usually small be able to have a bike with training wheels. I've got an six year old cousin who looks like he's about 2-3 size wise but he can ride a bike like a champ. They seriously come in all sizes nowadays.
For cartoons, super heros, and awful music, please separate them out and detail them as their own individual hobbies. They way they are now are just things that she likes and dont come across as hobbies. For cartoons, does she have favorites, that are the only thing she can sit still for, does she collect all the toys, have all the sheets and now all the character names and maybe even voice actors. They same could be said for super heroes, but also adding that the past few summers have been thrilling and she's seen every super hero movie thats come out from Captain America, to Man of Steel and she is very excited possibly about the upcoming Thor. Maybe she has a super hero calender with movies dates scrawled all over it.
Virtues:
Energetic, reads more like Can Do Attitude or Determined and my only suggestion for it would be to change the name to one of those to, or something along those lines.
For admiring, it just needs a little expansion. Does she compliment people a lot, all starry eyes and awe faced? Does you imitate the things she admire or maybe copy them. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery they say.
Flaws:
For Thoughtless I would again suggest change the name, it doesn't read as her being without though or inconsiderate. Maybe Dim, might be a better word or Slow on the Uptake. Something that comes across as more her having a hard time grasping concepts.
Powered:
For her fuku, its adorable, but I would like to note to things. I certain the crop jacket wouldn't count as her bodice, but instead her dress, so the dress would need to be white, but the jacket can certainly be another color. Also I do not think the tiara will be allowed to orbit around her head. I believe it must be attached. Its also a little too magical.
Sailor and Super attacks. I like the attack and think the power works will and is an appropriate attack for a chibi and the draw backs are reasonable. You will need to give a duration for the effect and the range (ft) for the attack. For the super, please write the attack out, giving its own duration and range.
For the mechanics, as the tiara can't be removed before princess stage, in the shop, I am going to say the mechanics will need to be changed not to include the tiara in the attack.
Her eternal attack is very cute and seems very appropriate, again you need a duration for the attack as well as a maximum amount of items she can draw to her. It usefulness seem more for keeping someone away from your girl, than picking up an object. Anyone trying to get close to her, has to get past the orbit.
Quote me when you are ready for a second look over.
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:10 pm
Thanks so much for your suggestions/crits! And sorry it took so long to get these squared away sweatdrop I changed both of her hobbies to more specific things. I changed "energetic" to "determined" like you suggested, and expanded on "admiring" a little bit to explain how it affects her interactions with people. I also changed "thoughtless" to "not the brightest bulb". I haven't changed her fuku ref yet, but I HAVE updated her description to specify that the dress part should be white (and made sure to say that the ref is wrong, haha. Unfortunately I don't have the original file, I'll come up with something else soon...) I also changed her tiara to simply be a string of beads laid over her head. Her sailor/super attacks no longer involve her tiara, and I specified a duration and range for both attacks. Did the same with her eternal attack too. Thanks so much!
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Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:11 am
The changes you made look very nice! There are just a few small things and you will be good for a stamp.
For her polite virtue, what sort of polite are you referring to. It seems less manner and etiquette and more children should be seen and not heard and only speak when spoken to. This is fine, but it needs to be broadened some. Does she always say please and thankful, never speak out of turn, hold doors open for the elderly, tries to be punctual, if you don't have anything nice to say dont say anything at all ... that sort of thing? Right now it reads more like she tries to avoid social drama somewhat.
For her basic and super attacks, would you please explain what you mean by mild vertigo? Do you mean experiences a slight dizziness like vertigo, that makes one feel like they were spinning as though they were in orbit? If so please reword it to that effect, so it is more specific.
Quote me back when you are ready for another look!
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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:01 pm
I expanded on "polite" a little more (I actually changed it to "peaceable" since that seemed to make more sense for what I was going for), and elaborated on the type of vertigo in her attacks. Thanks, as always, for your feedback!
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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:04 pm
Congrats on winning you girly, she is quite precious! All the changes look good and everything seems to be in order! So here have a stamp! Once you have your art rp your heart out!
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