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Eight

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:44 pm


User ImageAMITYVILLE ACADEMY ENROLLMENT FORM

Name: Junko
Nicknames: None yet, unless someone thinks of one.
Gender: Female
Age: 16

Faction/Race Monster; futakuchi-onna

Personality: Junko is rather confusing. She seems to be a generally sweet and somewhat normal girl; helpful and generous, thoughtful and kind, enthusiastic...almost a little too much so. It's as if she's making a very conscious effort to make sure those around her are happy, and goes about it in an almost panicked and desperate manner. She tries far too hard. Is there a problem? Ohoh! Let her fix it she'd be happy to fix it! Anything to get her mind off...her. Throughout all this seemingly genuine kindness Junko always looks nervous and jumpy, and is very easy to startle and fluster; it isn't uncommon to see her stop whatever she's doing to slowly peer to the side as if she knows someone is standing behind her but she can't bring herself to actually turn her head to look at them. In truth? There is in fact someone there. Sort of. Under her long black hair is a second entity; a mouth. The mouth has no name, merely being referred to as 'Her' or 'She' or 'Mistress' by Junko, but She just doesn't need a name. Junko does her best to keep Her hidden underneath all her hair, but She has different ideas, preferring to make herself as known as possible with screeching and shrieking and threats directed at Junko, even going as far as to move her hair around to grab at things be it food or something that belongs to something else entirely. This isn't to say She and Junko are different entities, in fact they're the same and share one mind. It's more schizophrenic in a way, a split personality; Junko is the sweet, overbearing side, and She is the rude and aggressive side. Almost in the way a sibling picks on their sister, it amuses Her and keeps her entertained. She also really likes the attention until Junko starts hitting.

If one listens closely enough Her threats and teasing into Junko's ear can be heard, usually involving being appeased if she's given food right now. Anything will do. And anything can be considered 'food' as long as something is put into Her mouth. Her favorite food is...anything. And so Junko has learned it's probably best to keep small snacks on her at all times. Occasionally one doesn't even need to just lean in and listen, She is likely to say things Junko would rather no one hears. Whether they are truths, lies or assumptions, She will say just about anything if it will embarrass Junko. She doesn't like being quiet, She knows when to be and is perfectly cable of being quiet and will do it if she absolutely has to, but she likes to pretend the word quiet isn't in her vocabulary. Junko doesn't care. It's when She grows bored that Junko starts to get worried; She will pretend She's a ventriloquist (She really isn't) and start calling things out to people who are near her but not looking, usually rude things (And often very crude and disgusting), but occasionally things that Junko wishes she herself had the courage to say but doesn't. Another thing Junko can, and will, occasionally be seen doing is smacking herself in the back of her own head whether it be with her hand, an object or just...banging the back of her head against something. It's how she rebels. Fearsome, no? Junko tries her best but she tries not to fight with Her, just...sometimes...she can't help it. Sometimes She will step out of line and Junko just has to say something, preferring to step to the side and do it but if there is no avoiding it she will have as hushed an argument as she can with Her. As if she couldn't look any crazier.

Junko needs something to keep herself sane throughout Her's antics and abuse. She likes to sew and design clothes, mostly kimonos and outfits for herself. Sewing is how she tunes out the threats and abuse most of the time; usually it works, sometimes it doesn't. She prefers to make all if not most of her own clothes, she's never sewn anything for anyone else before; it isn't because she doesn't want to make anything for anyone else, in fact if someone asked she'd probably first be rather confused, then surprised, and then excited. Seeing Junko doing something for someone else actually makes Her rather jealous to find Junko's attention on someone not Her. While She knows Junko can do nothing to get rid of her she has slowly learned ways over the year to shut her up even for a little while. Obviously She doesn't like this, and so she has been working to whittle down Junko's self-confidence more and more out of pure possessive envy. Junko would love to sew something for you! But she'll be constantly worried that she's doing something wrong and that she's going to mess up; she's okay with messing up her own clothing, it's when she has to make something for someone else that she begins to second guess her own talents. Junko also always carries a pair of chopsticks for whenever She is suddenly hungry, because it's the only utensil She likes to eat with; these chopsticks will always either be tucked into her obi or being carried by her hair.

Also, a warning for all: Junko loves her hair. She pampers it, she's so very proud of it, aside from sewing it's the one thing she's exponentially proud of in her life. However...she doesn't like her hair being touched by a stranger, much less without permission. You may not brush it, you may not pet it, you especially may not pull it. Also, please don't stare. It's incredibly rude. And it makes her uncomfortable, and squirmy, and twitchy. Why are you staring? That isn't nice. Stop that. So what if she has a mouth in the back of her head? She's very aware of this! Got a problem with that? No? Good. Now please stop staring...please? Pretty please? Oh Jack, please stop staring! She may start crying and She'll lash out at you for it!

Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? While Junko and Her share the same mind and are the same person with just a split personality, she would like to gain better control of Her. She feels that by enrolling in the academy the staff there can help her with this, and possibly even help provide a solution for whenever She goes on a screaming rampage.

FEAR: She emits a high-pitched ear piercing screech, intending to distract and disorient those within hearing distance. Unfortunately even Junko is not immune to this, she'll need to be able to cover or plug her ears in some way in order to keep herself from losing her mind. The screech does no actual physical harm (Other than maybe a bit of ear ringing or a really bad headache afterward), its purpose is merely to distract and disorient the opponent long enough for Junko to do...well...anything, considering at the moment this girl is really not a fighter. Junko sincerely apologizes for this FEAR. Unfortunately, even with covering or plugging her ears using her FEAR at the moment leaves Junko a bit dazed and gives her a sharp pain in her head, so she would prefer to use it once if she absolutely has to use it.

Natural Ability: She is just a mouth. She has no arms, no legs, it's a wonder She can even see (Nobody really wants to ask how). But She has to have something, right? Besides the talking and the harassing and the screaming...She has control over Junko's hair. Junko's hair is slightly stronger than normal hair, as it needs to be able to be used to grab and pick up things; She uses Junko's hair as an array of arms. These arms can pick up small objects and grab onto things, and in a pinch they can pull people closer or grab something to keep Junko from falling or something something stupid. Jack forbid the girl ever develop a crush on someone and go in for a kiss. It's very serpent-like in appearance, and even rumored to make hissing sounds; whether this is true or not is questionable. However while it's stronger than normal hair, can move on its own, can grab things, pick things up, hold things in place...it's still just hair. It can be cut and it can be torn, heck it can even be burned. And pulling on it or handling something heavy will pull on the hair itself, because it's attached to her scalp you know, and actually hurt Junko. Please be careful!

Physical Description:
Eye Colour: Apple green. (#81AD09 is the color I use. :O)
Hair Colour/Style: Black, and there's a lot of it. Junko usually wears it up in a way that covers the mouth on the back of her head, long and bunched up enough to keep Her voice muffled. It's a futile attempt but she does her best anyway. If it isn't up in whatever style she's put it in it's usually wild and serpent-like, seemingly having a life of its own. If it ever is put up it's similar to a modified geisha style. Her hair is about hip length.
______Neat hair: [X] [X] [X] [X] || Free hair: [X] [X] [X] [X]
Skin Colour: Fairly pale, not white but a pale Caucasian.
Clothing Style/Colours: Main reference. With more Halloween-y changes. Socks should be torn, no ruffles along the top unless they're ripped up as well. No headband? Flower pattern can be something else, colors can be different. Feel free to make some changes to the look, as long as it's a kimono with big billowy sleeves. The reference is merely the basic idea. She likes big, billowy sleeved kimonos with frilly ruffled skirts and big obis. A more 'gothic' kimono, if you will. The specific style is Wa-Loli, just make it even more fitting for the Halloween environment.
Extra: A mouth in the back of her head (See below). She also always has a pair of chopsticks either tucked into her obi or being held by her hair (Such as in the chibi to the side.)
References: Futakuchi-onna art
More futakuchi-onna art
Hungry Hungry Futakuchi-Onna!
PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:45 pm


Possible pin emblem ideas:
1. Mouth with wiggly hair behind and/or around it?
2. Mouth with chopsticks?
3. Hair wrapped around chopsticks?

Art!
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By Beejoux ---------------------- By Lucifer Force

Eight

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Eight

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:14 pm


The majority of it is still subject to change, and there's not much to it at the moment (Was half asleep when writing half of it) but feel free to crit! :O
PostPosted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:26 pm


You've done a nice job on Junko! She sounds like she'd be interesting to play with~

Some quick crits: does She ever say spiteful things to others, or is she more or less taking it out on Junko? What kind of hobbies or skills does Junko have? Does she ever fight back verbally against Her? Does anything ever make Junko angry?

The only other thing I can suggest is to round out her FEAR a little more as well as give her a natural ability.

Other than that, I love the notes you have included for her design. It looks like she'll be really cute! I'm also rather fond of the futakuchi-onna so I'm glad to see someone apping for one at last!

Could I get a crit back on my Tsetsiliya whenever you have time? :3

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Eight

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:33 pm


Thank you! And I was hoping she would be. A character who seems a bit schizophrenic always sounds like fun, eh? 8D

Hmmm..that's a good question! I don't see why She wouldn't. She probably says things that Junko would rather people not have to hear and stuff. I didn't even think of hobbies for Junko! That'd really help for when she wants to join clubs and have common interests and stuff. Junk does kind of fight against Her, but I didn't mention verbally, just that sometimes she'll bang her head to make her stfu...hmm! Good things to think about! Definitely going to think more on that.

Yeah the FEAR is my hardest thing, but I was considering writing up a natural ability for her. Though for the moment the only one I can think of is the serpent-like hair, I've been meaning to write it down I just keep forgetting to. "OH A SHINY~!"

And thanks! Her design isn't set in stone for the most part. I just know she needs to have lots and lots of hair...and a kimono. ouo~ SHE NEEDS IT. SHE MUST HAVE IT.

Thank you again! I'll try to give some crit, but I'm really bad at it. XD
PostPosted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:46 pm


Added more and edited her personality! Still probably going to fiddle with it. And added a natural ability (Notes for it, anyway).

Trying to think of how to round out her FEAR...I'm stuck on it. XD "OHGODWHATELSESHOULDIDOOHGODOHGODOHGOD"

Onward to more crit, please~!

Eight

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Eight

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:25 pm


And now there's some art of her thanks to Lu and Bee! <3
PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:06 pm


First of all, woo for characters based on Japanese mythology! There are lots of interesting, unique Japanese spirits and stuff, so it's nice to see someone questing for a futakuchi-onna! Having said that, on to my thoughts and comments and stuff!

I like the fact that you made her jumpy. I can see someone with a second mouth on the back of her head being a bit self-conscious, and always wondering if someone is looking at them for a good reason, or staring at them because of the literal second mouth attached to her. I'm just curious, though: is she jumpy more because of Her, or because of the fact that she is, in fact, a bit more self-conscious? I can see it going either way, to be perfectly honest, or both. o wo

The fact that you have Junko with a hobby of sewing and stuff to distract her from listening to Her is a neat idea. Not only that, but it's also a good hobby. You mention, though, that she really only sews for herself and not for anyone else much. Is there a reason she hasn't sewn anything for anyone else? Is she too shy or nervous to sew for others? Perhaps she doesn't think she's that good of a seamstress to sew for other individuals around Amityville. I guess I know a lot of other kids would probably love to have something sewn from her, so I'm just curious as to why she wouldn't. If I could find out, that'd be great, as I love learning these types of things. = w= <3

She (and by She, I mean the second mouth) doesn't seem like she's willing to share Junko very often. You also say that She isn't afraid to lash out and attack people. How, exactly, does she do this? Does she like...reach out with a long tongue and pull people in, or perhaps, if an individual is close enough, she just sort of...chomps down on them and noms away! I'm eager to find out how exactly She would attack someone, as it'd be a really interesting thing to find out. I'd also figure She would be quite useful in a battle situation, too.

Her FEAR and natural ability seem sound enough. There's not much I have to comment on in terms of those. I will say, though, that it's interesting you chose for Her to emit a high-pitch screech for Junko's FEAR. I thought you would have played more on the fact of her chomping down on people, but that works too~ There are multiple ways of doing and looking at things, so I commend you for taking a more creative route with it! n__n

Last thing to comment on is her looks, which I love~ Apple green eyes are gorgeous, and I love the style of clothing you picked out for her! Wa-loli is one of my favorite styles of Japanese fashion! I also love that you used Hatsumomo references from Memoirs of a Geisha for her hairstyle! That's one of my favorite books, and it's a great movie. Plus, I find Hatsumomo a very fitting reference, haha~

Overall, good work! There's not really anything I'd tell you to change. More so, just stuff to look over and think about, for the most part! Junko is a really sound character, so I'm sure you'll get her in no time! And hopefully, She isn't too cruel to the poor girl in the meantime.

Mriae

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Eight

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:10 pm


Thanks!

That's a good point to bring up, for some reason sometimes my mind goes "This will make perfect sense. It does in MY head! OuO" so I neglect to write down tiny details like that. She is self-conscious of Her, which is why she tries to cover Her up with her hair a lot...but yeah I think it's a bit of both reasons that make her jumpy. She tends to be mean to Junko unless She's fed, and then at the same time Junko is very aware...she has a mouth in the back of her freakin' head. XD Probably worried someone will judge her for it or make fun of her.

Another one of those "Makes sense in my head!" things with the sewing for herself. She tends to force Junko to be isolated be it through threats and just berating her and killing her self-confidence about herself. So it's because of that that she hasn't ever sewn for anyone...I'm sure if someone asked she'd happily try! Though at the same time it would make sense for Her to tell Junko her sewing sucks...oooh that's gonna be fun! OuO Thanks for bringing that up!

I'm not sure if she's ever/will ever physically lash out at someone...they'd have to be behind her for Her to bite a person. Biting's actually always been the last thing I ever consider Her to be doing, it just seems too difficult to do. XD Usually it's one of those things where if someone isn't looking She'll say something rude (and possibly crude) and go silent when the person looks, leaving Junko to be the one to deal with it and most likely be accused of being the one to have said it. Though I could see her biting people sitting behind Junko in class or something, or who get too close to her and try to sneak up on her from behind.

When I saw that the mouth will scream and wail I immediately went "OHAI I MUST FIND A WAY TO USE THIS!" and the FEAR came to mind right away. XD Again, it was one of those things where chomping didn't even come to mind because that seems like something that would be too difficult to do. "HOLD STILL WHILE I TURN AROUND AND LEAN BACK AND BITECHOO OMNOMNOM." Seems more dangerous to her than to the person she's fighting. XD

I love that style too. When I got to that part I immediately wanted her to be wearing either goth lolita or a wa-loli. Wa-loli seemed more fitting. <3 And yes, her hair is just gorgeous. I saw a lot of possible references when I was looking through images but I was like "NOPE. THAT'S PERFECTION."

Loooots to think about. I love it! Thanks so much! <3
PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:27 pm


Played a bit with Mriae and Rown's crits in mind. Rearranged things, took things out that were either redundant or just not important to me. Wrote out the natural ability in paragraph instead of note form.

Think I'm just about ready to be looked at by a staff member, actually! Wheeeee~

Think if I take crit...it...won't be on her personality anymore. <<;;; It's LONG ENOUGH AS IT IS. XD And if it's not there now it's nooooot important enough.

Eight

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Eight

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:00 pm


*u* Ready to be looked at!
PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:25 pm


"O now, that's quite tha look for ya, Bin o'my heart!" Pleased, Lunchlady Ginger sat back to observe her work. Curious, the Acceptance Bin twisted to look at itself in the mirror. It was...it was...

If the Bin had grown eyes recently, they would have teared up at the pure perfection before it. Hair pick in hand, Ginger gave it's recently grown (and rather spirited) hair another little tease, somehow making the Bin's already large afro even more magnificent.

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