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Name: Bodhi “Bo” Miles Hanley

Fun story: his mother wanted to name him “Bodhidharma” – a Buddhist name meaning All-Pervading Enlightened Mind. Unfortunately, natural birth was a bit more painful than she expected, and Mrs. Hanley opted to juice up with some pain medication in order to push her baby out into the world a little more comfortably. This had the added side effect of making her super loopy when it came time to write the baby’s name down. Alas – her child received a bastardization of a holy name, which Bo thinks is pretty damn funny. Coincidentally, Bodhi is also a Hungarian name, and when asked, Bo’s parents will offer that as the reason behind his title. LIARS.

Nickname(s), if any: Bo – to pretty much everyone; BM – to his hilarious guy friends.

Age: 20

Birthday: June 24th

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Blood Type: B+ (and he is – ZING!)

Favorite Food: His mother's arugula salad with artichoke hearts and raspberry vinaigrette.

Hated Food: Really processed stuff, like Hot Pockets or frozen foods.

School: Sovereign Heights

Hobbies:

Photography – Bo got into photography because of his grandmother. She entered the early stages of Alzheimer's when he was thirteen, and one night, tears stinging the corners of her eyes, she told him she was afraid of forgetting all the wonderful things in her life, not just family and friends but everything, even her favorite foods and clothes. Bo refused to let that happen. That same week, he bought his very first camera and began to photograph everything that he thought would make her happy – neatly tied packages waiting on people's doorsteps, a cup of mint tea in a china mug, the view of the park from the bridge, the color of his mother's hair. There were the normal things too, like photos of family, but what Bo offered his grandmother was the world condensed into a series of photographs. While she was still well, they assembled these into intricate photo albums and scrapbooks, but over time, his grandmother started to forget why they were playing with photos, what day it was, and – most painfully – who he was. This family project quickly swelled into a passion in Bo's life, and though his grandmother is now in a nursing home and reaching the end of her life, he has continued to view the world through his camera lens, searching for beauty wherever he can find it. Recently, he has gotten very interested in Polaroid photography, and the walls of his bedroom at home are filled with tiny photos outlined in white of everything from flowers to faces to feces. (Okay, maybe not the latter.)

Ads in the Pennysaver – One of Bo's favorite things to do is to read and reply to personal ads and "missed connections" in the Pennysaver. He doesn't reply looking for a date. Instead, he will send a nice note, a vote of confidence, or a suggestion for improving the profile. Not only are personal ads in the Pennysaver some of the funniest things in the entire world, but Bo genuinely believes his little notes are making someone’s day better. Particularly entertaining ones end up plastered on his wall mural, smashed between overlapping Polariod photos. Bo really loves it when they respond back and will often keep up correspondence with people, reading the letters aloud to his friends from time to time. He doesn’t see it as cruel, just funny. After all, he is just being nice to some lonely people, right? So what if he gets a little comedic entertainment out of it too?

Rinse + Reuse Cassanova – This isn't quite a flaw or a virtue, more of something that he does a lot. That makes it a hobby, yes? Anyway – Bo has a lot of female friends. He was raised by his mother and his grandmother, and though he loves hanging out with his guy friends, Bo is just as happy to casually hang out with a female. The difference is – he has probably had some kind of intimate encounter with the majority of his female friends. Bo loves love, and he loves to feel pleasure and little rays of sunshine-y tenderness. Many of his female friends will come to him for compassion and affection after a bad breakup, or a stressful week, because he is a “safe bet” who would never disrespect them or tell people or, most importantly, get too attached. He is that friend. His revolving door policy on intimacy is tied with photography for his favorite way to spend his free time. Need a good cuddle? Call up Bo! He won't even be weird about it.

Alaska – Bo has one dream in life: to go to Alaska. No, really. He isn't big on personal goals or life planning, but this is the one pervading impulse that has followed him from childhood. Growing up on a beach for most of his life, he has always been fascinated with the idea of a place made of ice. Giant photos of glaciers like mountains and the piercing blue of the water dance in his head when he has a spare moment. He has books stacked all over his room about traveling in Alaska, sights to see, best times to go, and the history of the state. After graduating from Sovereign Heights, he plans to take some time off and move up there to make a living in the ecotourism industry. He will talk to anyone who prods him about it with stories of his future with whale-watching, scaling glaciers, fishing barges, and the massive population of Grizzly bears, but when push comes to shove, he still doesn't have a ticket, a place to stay, or any experience whatsoever with being in an environment that actually gets cold. The place he lived before Destiny City only had two seasons: really hot and less hot. The boy has never seen snow and wouldn't know how to get ice off a windshield if he was holding a manual. This is a bit of a pipe dream, and probably something that will never happen, but when asked what he plans to do with his life, Bo will always answer, “Alaska, man, Alaska!”

Survivorman/Man Vs. Wild -- Bo refers to this as "research" for his trip to Alaska and his inevitable excursions in the wilderness. Bear Grylls is the manliest man he has ever known (did you SEE him give himself an enema for hydration?), and Les Stroud is so in tune with nature he is practically some kind of wood nymph. Bo envies the ability that these men have to truly (he believes) rough it in the wild. They are really living life, in his book. He doesn't really stop to think about the camera crews or the possibility of some things being staged. He just takes notes and tries to practice biting the needle tip off the leaf of an aloe plant, fashioning a proper head covering out of strips of cloth, and purifying urine into drinkable water.

Gemstone: Diamond

Virtues:

Non-Violent Soothesayer – Bo grew up with an almost spiritual appreciation of the world around him. He has boxes full of photographs of random leaves, sunsets, animals, trees, air, rocks, even that bum who sleeps down by the Gas Station. Bo believes in the magic of the world, and how everything is connected, and to him, that is beautiful beyond beautiful. Because of that connection, Bo also believes in the power of energy: how positivity can uplift and negativity can tear down. If a butterfly flaps its wings on one side of the world, will it cause a tsunami on the other? Bo certainly thinks so. If you punch someone in the face in Destiny City, he believes that the aura of negativity and destruction has the power to expand outward – and he is not at all cool with that. With those powers combined, he is a champion of nonviolence. Just as Bo would not want someone to crush him to death, he tries to avoid killing needlessly, even bugs or spiders. (This isn't to say that he screams or cries if he accidentally smushes a bug on his windshield; he just tries his best to avoid pumping death and destruction into the world around him, even on the small scale.) Bo probably has a bumper sticker on the back of his electric moped that says something like, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” He's not a hippy. Just a pacifist.

Low Maintenance – Bo is low maintenance in almost all realms of his life. He isn't picky about where you go to eat, or who comes with, or what you do after. He can be ready in five minutes. He would wear boxers or briefs; he doesn't care. Does it matter to you? If it matters to you, he can wear what you suggest. If you haven't talked to him in two weeks, he doesn't need a reassuring text or Facebook message just to say hello and to remind him of your friendship. If he is dating you, he doesn't need constant reminders of how much you care about him, or how valuable he might be. Even if there is a problem going on in his life, Bo won't complain or whine or harp on it at all because that will just bring others down – and what's the point of that? Easy-going to a fault, Bo recognizes that there are many people in the world who care a lot about the details of everyday life, and he is happy to let them take charge and just hang back in the wings.

Good Vibrations – He's picking up good vibrations, baby, and he likes it. Bo is sensitive to attitudes in the room, and even though he might not ask what the precise problem is, he is quick to diffuse any tension as best as he can. Negativity and bad vibes throw him off, and Bo believes firmly in the need for everyone to just chill out and think positive. He will do what he can to bring that positivity to others, but if he can't, he will settle for shining like a light bulb for the rest of the room. Bo is calm and collected, slow to anger, quick to forgive, and an easy laugh. All of these things make him generally pleasant in day-to-day encounters. He might not be anyone's best friend, but he isn't anyone's worst enemy either. Bo is just floating right down the middle, and that is where he likes to be. Want to forget about your stress? Come hang out with Bo. He doesn’t want to think about your stress either.

Wait, were we in a fight? – Bo does not hold grudges, or stay mad for very long (if he gets mad at all). He doesn’t see the point of sticking to your guns on an issue when it only makes you more miserable. Who wants to be sad? Crazy people, that’s who. Even if someone has done something that is universally considered bad, Bo will still answer that person’s calls and hang out. If there was an argument of some kind, he will likely forget what the anger was about in the first place by the time the other person comes around to apologizing, or asking for an apology. If someone started to yell at him openly at a party, Bo’s response would just be to walk away. He doesn’t have his pride tied up in how “tough” he seems, and he really doesn’t care if the other person thinks he is totally wrong. As long as the tension goes away, Bo is a happy camper. Emotionally volatile people find a nice buffer in Bo because he will still accept them, no matter what cruel things they might have said, as long as they agree to be happy again. The true virtue of this is that Bo has never really had ego issues, or felt entitled to be right, or to have his thoughts heard.

Flaws:

Resistant to Meaningful Discussion – Bo isn’t good at talking about bad things. He will listen to you, sure, but he will have no advice other than, “Cheer up?” His own problems are not excluded. Even if something bad has happened that really should be talked about, Bo will avoid it because he does not handle negativity or discord well at all. Bo wants to bring happiness and positive energy, but he wants to do this without actually having to TALK about the things that made it bad in the first place. This logic is backward, but Bo believes wholeheartedly in it. Bad is bad. So let’s not think about it. Let’s focus on good, good, good. For this reason, Bo never really resolves conflict; he just ignores it, or offers/accepts an apology with no discussion of the issue. This is not healthy, and at some point, it will likely backfire on him in a big way.

A Distracted Distraction – Bo is both prone to distraction and a distraction. When serious business is afoot, Bo is probably in the other room. Maybe eating a sandwich. Maybe showing someone the photo he took of how his stomach can look like a frowny face. Bo doesn't own a planner. Bo doesn't remember plans. Bo does what he feels the best about on any given day, even if that means totally blowing off someone else. It isn't that he does this to be mean; he just follows his impulses. His love of photography lends a lot to this flaw. In the middle of an important conversation with a friend, Bo might catch a glimpse of something he finds beautiful and wander off silently, camera in hand, to scale someone's fence to get a shot of it. Bo is a dreamer, a visionary, an idea guy; he cannot be trusted to carry out the inner workings of whatever plan is afoot. He will inadvertently forget something very important and cause problems for everyone else. Going skydiving? Put someone else in charge of loading the parachutes.

Commitment-Impaired/Inconsistent – Bo can't commit to much of anything. His favorite band, favorite color, favorite everything tend to change from day-to-day. He thinks that it is a good thing because it means he is flexible! To others, it can be just frustrating. The movie that you have planned for weeks to see might suddenly become boring to him. The trip to California that you already bought tickets for is so yesterday. Deep personal relationships seem beyond his comprehension. When Bo goes shopping, it takes him twenty minuets to decide between crunchy peanut butter and smooth. One day, he might be praising your character for his/her sense of humor and intelligence, and the next day, he can't even remember his/her name. This makes it very difficult for Bo to be trusted or relied upon.

Space Cadet – Raised as an only child with parents who believed that a Spirit Quest was a necessary part of every young person’s life, Bo has spent a lot of time by himself with his thoughts. He learned to entertain himself from an early age, and as he has grown, that hasn’t changed much. If people are talking about something that does not interest him, it is totally normal for his eyes to glaze over as he lets his mind wander. He is a big believer in taking long walks by yourself without a cellphone or any scheduled time to return home. Despite all of his kindness and warmth, this trait can make him seem distant to friends and family -- and he kind of is. Bo loves being around people, but a lot of the time he is hanging out with people, he is really just having his own little conversation in his head, or observing the room, or thinking of Alaska or how this would make a great photograph. There is always something else going on in his head, and oftentimes, it is more entertaining to him than whatever is going on right in front of his face, which Bo is not too good at disguising. This is a cause for a lack of closeness in his life. Bo has tons of friends, but Bo doesn't have a best friend.

Appearance

I'm super open to interpretation by the artist, but here is a general idea.

Hair: Honey blond, leaning toward the lighter side. I like styles 45, 31, and 3 from here. I wanted him to be wearing a very thin, stretchy athletic headband (across his head not over his forehead) that pulled his bangs back (leaving pieces sticking up here and there from under it), but I seem incapable of finding a good example image of what I mean. If that made any sense to you, then go for it!

Eyes: Twin pools of cool, cool ocean water perfect for getting lost in. (read: blue green, or something)

Face: Long face, square jaw, very tan skin.

Body/Height: Gentle giant. Bo is 6'5" with broad shoulders and a swimmer's build (slim waist, strong legs, muscled arms, beefy). He hit puberty a bit earlier than other boys his age and his love of the outdoors helped him bulk up to his brand new hormone-driven height. His arms seem a bit too long for his body, but they are all the better to hug you with. NOW COME HERE AND BE HUGGED.

Accessories: A braided hemp bracelet has likely graced Bo's wrist for much of his life.

Virtues Revisited:

Pacifying Presence – Because of Neso's cool temperament, he is an excellent team member in terms of planning and patience. Sure, he isn't a master strategist in a battle, but he will be the senshi in the room saying, “No, let's wait a minute before we attack. Let's think this out more.” With Neso there, more dynamic, quick-to-act personalities might be encouraged to not dive headfirst into a trap, or to otherwise get into a situation that might cost them their life. He isn't quite a voice of reason, but more of a voice of caution in a high stress situation. Given his general ease with others, it is likely he would be able to find a way to communicate this “hold on, let's think more” mentality to more temperamental senshi in a way that would not piss them off and send them running out the door even faster. In a serious battle situation, this is a useful characteristic.

Mediator – It is unusual for Neso to bicker with team members (or anyone really), but it is quite common for him to try to help other senshi resolve their own issues/negativity before entering into a battle situation. And by “resolve” that means “get them to stop fixating on” the issue. Even though he typically tries to avoid confrontation, as a senshi he will feel it is his job to make sure that all the wheels on the car are turning. It's the least he can do, right? It's not like he is great in battle, and a part of Neso feels compelled to make up for this shortcoming by being as beneficial as possible outside of a combat situation. Plus, because of his belief that there is more good in people than bad, he is fairly convinced that everyone will always come around to the side of happiness anyway.

Dedication to the Side of Good – Neso would rather die a thousand deaths than be corrupted to the side of evil. As a person who wants to create harmony in the world, he will only be more dedicated to this cause as a senshi. In human form, Neso’s love of good vibes is almost a passive thing. He tries to encourage those vibes in a group, but if it can’t be done, he will just walk away and bask in his own good vibes. As a senshi, he genuinely believes that they have the power to fill the world with happiness – and what greater mission could a person have? Despite his typical easy-going nature, Neso will channel all of his passion and dedication into this avenue, becoming more decisive and direct than he usually is. It doesn’t mean that he will magically become good at focusing on details or planning. It just means that he will be actively seeking more ways to eradicate evil from the world at every possible turn – especially now that he has magical sparkly powers and there is a defined Bad Guy for him to rail against.

Cooperative Teammate – Neso has no problem taking orders from others for the good of the team, or deferring to someone who knows more about a particular situation. He doesn’t have much of an ego to speak of aside from general self-confidence. It doesn’t insult him to be assigned a menial task. He expects the same attitude from others and is often surprised when they are not as okay with it as he is. Neso is not very status-conscience, and if something needs to be done, it might as well be him that does it. His trusting nature lends him more easily to this trait as a senshi. If someone is telling him to do something, then they must have a good reason. He’s not a complainer.

Flaws Revisited:

Non-violent Pacifist – As a human, this trait makes him gentle, levelheaded, and loving, but as a senshi, it makes him a liability. Neso kind of fails when it comes to actually attacking anyone. (Dear God, he needs a patrol buddy like Lindsay Lohan needs a hamburger, like Matthew McConaughey needs to learn to wear a shirt, like Kristen Stewart needs to stop biting her lip, like I need to stop reading PerezHilton everyday. Y HALO THAR, CHARONITE. HOW ARE YOU ON THIS SPLENDID EVENING? No, sir. Not at all. Please bring a friend who likes to fight.) He doesn't like to intentionally cause pain, and no doubt he will try to talk things out with the Negaverse before any magic is used. It doesn't mean he isn't capable of it; Neso will just avoid physically or mentally injuring someone if he can. He might even go out of his way to try to immobilize them in some indirect way instead, like running through traffic and hoping they get hit by a car so he doesn't have to hit them, that kind of thing. As a senshi, this will be his most significant flaw. He is going to have to learn to be violent for the cause and to rationalize the need for that violence internally if he ever hopes to help the Princess.

(A quick note: this refers mostly to battling Negaverse agents. Youma will appear as negative energy in a physical form to Neso, and he will be okay with eliminating them. They disappear when they die so it is easy for him to make this rationalization.)

Can't see the trees. Just forest. – Neso is a big picture kind of guy. He might make grandiose, impassioned speeches about the importance of saving the world, the Princess, and the Moon Kingdom. There might even be an enthusiastic fist bump after it. But if asked how to accomplish this task, Neso would smile and simply say, “Yeah, we can do it!” Neso isn't big on the details, and though he is excellent at understanding the importance and mission of the overall goal, he falls short when it comes to crossing the t's and dotting the i's that will lead to its completion. In order to keep Neso on track with his senshi duties, it will be very important that he is frequently paired with someone more responsible. The teenager has leadership potential (or maybe just right-hand-man potential), sure, but he has the kind of potential that is absolutely dependent on a strong foundation of supporters beneath him to make sure he is on track.

Emotionally Connected – Neso cares about people. If he saw a friend or teammate in trouble, he would rush to their side, even if it meant that something more important did not get done. He is absolutely the kind of person who would dive after his mother if made to choose between saving her life and saving the life of the President. He feels with his whole heart, and he has a very difficult time turning that off. On the same note, if a Negaverse agent made a very, very convincing appeal or begged for their life, or promised they were reformed, Neso would be inclined to believe them. It is a naivety linked to how much he hopes for the good in people, and it could easily be used to manipulate him and is the most likely cause of death for him as a senshi. The only thing that works in his favor here is that he is good at sensing bad vibes that might clue him into how earnest a person is or not, but this is a small concession.

Irresponsible Teen – For all of his love of harmony and good, Neso would have a hard time adjusting to this new life. As a human, he is a passive wallflower who just wants to have smiles and laughter. As a senshi, he feels like he needs to be better all the time, and as a boy who hasn’t changed a lot over the course of his life, that is a big step to take. The simple fact that he has more responsibility on his shoulders will no doubt cause stress for Neso, stress that he is ill-equipped to handle. It is one thing to patrol and get rid of a youma. For him, it will be quite another to face down a Negaverse agent. Despite his eagerness to bring balance to the world, Neso will be prone to freak-outs, nervousness, and it is not entirely impossible that he might try to run away from his responsibility every now and then. Sometimes literally.




Here is just some of my thoughts behind the character and how he fits in the Hands:

- There are three other seasonal senshi coming soon to an ItNotM near you: Flora (Spring -- you know this lady already), Carpo (Autumn), Skathi (Winter). Summer would complete the seasonal quartet, and when designing Bo, I tried to think of how he would fit/complement that already-existing team.

- I chose "Neso" as his name to stick with the two-syllables-end-with-a-vowel thing that Mel started when she designed Flora. It helps with team unity, and when you say it all together, it sounds like they fit, kind of like those families whose kids' names all start with the same letter or rhyme or something. It was a little detail that made me happy.

- Neso is a moon of Neptune. (I choose a Neptunian moon to go with a Water/Summer kind of theme. It seemed related.) Carpo and Skathi are also moons, and Flora is an asteroid that is near Earth's moon. Sooo... I went with a moon theme too. Technically, Sailor Neso came from Mars, and though I would like to use one of the moons of Mars, they are both canon things already!

- Flora and Carpo are female. Skathi is male. Keeping the idea of the balanced team in mind, I liked the idea of having a 50/50 gender split. So I made Bo a m-man.

- The strength of Neso's power is dependent on his season. Every year, he goes through an ebb and flow with his powers. In summer, he is at the height of it. Once autumn begins, his power is at its weakest because he is the farthest away from the return of summer. As the world moves through the seasons and draws closer to summer once more, Neso's power will begin to move back to its peak. Chances are he will be much more depressed during autumn and then will start to get really overly excited during spring as he feels the summer drawing near.

More specific stuff linked to his past life...

- In the past, the seasonal senshi were Chronos's handmaidens. Part of Bo's personality is that he is very comfortable around women, both being raised by them and sometimes favoring them over his male friends. It's a small tie-in to that, but it is something that I would develop more through RP.

- I decided to give Bo a more aggressive power as a contrast to his pacifism. Plus, Chronos has a really sweet assist-power for both the Zodiacs and the Hands, and in my mind, the Hands (as her handmaidens) were probably also some kind of Secret Service for her, requiring a more offensive power. They are not the warriors that the Zodiacs are, but they need to pack a punch of their own to help protect the Princess.

- In terms of Bo's role in the past, I imagine him as the "muscle" of the handmaidens. He was not the most responsible of them (at all), but he was incredibly passionate and enthusiastic about his role in the Moon Kingdom, even if he needed another one of the Hands (probably Flora or Skathi) to keep him on track every now and then. He was likely the one volunteering to poison-test all food before Chronos ate it and the one to chide those who might be too aggressive or terse with her. His failure to keep everyone safe in the past has affected him as a human, making him spin the opposite direction to become a total pacifist. He failed once to protect those that he cared about, and instead of failing again, Bo the human would prefer not to try. (Of course, he is not conscious of this fact in his human state.) More than anything, he was determined to keep Chronos protected at all costs in the past, and there is a good reason for this...

- In the past, the Senshi of Summer was absolutely in love with Princess Chronos. Love, love, love. She may or may not have been the cheese to his macaroni. He never said anything, never acted on it, never breathed a word of it to a soul -- not even the rest of the Hands. Sailor Neso knew from a very young age that he would grow to be a protector of Chronos, and just as the Prince and Princess fell in love with each other in childhood, Neso fell in love with Chronos too. His love was just unrequited and never known to anyone save himself. (Part of me would like to play with the idea that one of the Zodiacs -- maybe Aries or Taurus, a high-ranking one, or even Zue -- picked up on Neso's love for Chronos and took him aside to warn/threaten him about ever trying to act on it, or to ever think that she would actually love him back. Just a thought.) Chronos belonged to Prince Eon and vice versa, and Sailor Neso would never undermine that. He could see that she was very happy with Eon, and that was what he wanted: Chronos's happiness.

This was all complicated by the fact that Prince Eon was a totally stand-up, awesome guy. The poster boy for significant others. He was nice, a good listener, loving. (Not to mention a total bro.) It was evident to everyone, including Neso, how much he and Chronos were in love, and how perfect their love was. Just as much as Neso loved Chronos, he respected Eon. They were friends even. His loyalty to Chronos was eternal, but his loyalty to Eon was comparable in strength. There were times when Neso was certain that Eon had to know how he felt about Chronos, but the Prince never said a word about it. Perhaps he didn't know? Or perhaps he knew that Neso could be trusted to keep his affections in check? The Senshi of Summer knew early on that he would have to accept his position as the one who loves her, not the one who receives that love in return. In his eyes, he could sacrifice his emotions for the good of the Kingdom. As long as he got to be around Chronos, to see her reach the heights of happiness, he agreed that it could be enough. There would never be a mutual love between them beyond the love of friends. Neso resigned himself to that fate long ago.

Still... Neso carries a burning hot flame for Princess Chronos that prevents him from taking any other love relationships seriously. Even as a human, that has carried on in his total inability to have a meaningful, long-term relationship with any other woman. It is the lingering trace of a love that he was never able to shake. He has essentially resigned himself to loneliness because he believes there is no woman more perfect than Chronos. When awakened, he will not have a memory of his past like the Zodiac Guard, but there will be times (according to the Zodiac/Hands plot thread) where the Hands will receive glimpses of their past. In one of these, Bo will remember his love for Chronos. With the Prince gone forever, it is quite possible that Bo would take up his mantle for her again, determined to be the one that she chooses this time around. After all, if Eon is dead, then is it truly a betrayal?

- In regard to the gender switch (assuming all handmaidens were female?), Neso switched genders as an unconscious attempt to be more like what Chronos would be looking for in a lover. He wanted to be more like Eon so that Chronos might love him like that. Part of that included becoming a male. Nevermind! Mel passed on word that the handmaidens could also be hand-dudes.

before you start, how is the senshi of the solstice different from Chronos, senshi of the equinox? ):>

Wha, I didn't even see that anyone had commented already. x.x Sorry, sorry. I've just been working in a Word document.

Solstices and Equinoxes are different. Equinoxes happen when the sun is directly above the Equator, and solstices happen when the axis is either pointed at or away from the sun. There are two equinoxes and two solstices a year. To quote Wiki, "The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons." Sorry, I'm going to explain all of that in the thread. I just hadn't posted anything yet.

My concern with the sphere is actually that I'm not sure if this sphere would be allowed in case they are saving it for another character, or something related to Chronos. It isn't listed on the no-no spheres list and I didn't see a mention of it in Chronos's diary, but I'm still not entirely certain. So I'm doing a back-up sphere as Senshi of Summer, too. I know that Solstice would require chatting with Mel and rose and all that, I promise. I was just trying to throw the quest up here so I could have something to reference when I went to discuss it with people instead of just coming to them with the raw concept.

I am not a part of the Zodiac meta, but I'd be VERY CAREFUL if you go this route. Quite a few of the Zodiacs' spheres are somewhat encompassing. Someone else was questing Radiation, which was nixed because of Leo's sphere of Radiance. There was little relation to how it was portrayed, but Leo took precedence, though I would have named the sphere more to relate to the qualities of light, say 'Brightness' or 'Brilliance.'
Pisces will probably effectively kill anyone going for 'Illusions' or 'Mirages' because her attack essentially creates them (though I do understand the connection with Imagination).

However, as much as I personally like the idea, Chronos should really be renamed 'Seasons' rather than 'Equinox.' While I did not give the sphere names for ideas, if they're gone, they're gone. There's not much else one can do about it.

I would definitely go 'Summer.' Just be aware you'll have to do a very good job, as Season-based Senshi are also a part of metaplots from the looks of it (Season Senshi = Chronos' handmaidens in the past life).

Thanks, romantic and GRL, for looking out. heart I went back to the initial sphere I had planned for Bo so hopefully I can avoid the toe-treading.

Annnnd... it's now submitted for crit/marking!

Wow, I remember reading this a while back! Bo's got a very easy-going, gentle-giant sort of personality, which I liked on first read and still like now.

I adore your backstory and reasoning for him. Clever and sweet and makes me think he needs hugs.

The attacks are acceptable as they are, but I come away wondering if there isn't more to summer that you could draw from? I feel like you're writing attacks for a Senshi of Heat or Senshi of Burns. They're not preventing a stamp as is, but I feel like you could do more...



Edit: Missed a 'not' in there XD;;;;