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Okay so application is a very strong word and not entirely accurate, but it's a term we all know so bear with me. This is the page where you officially submit your character information for the game! Apps will not really be judged on its contents but more making sure everything fits into the setting of the game. If you want more information on the setting, please check out the FAQ!

How do I join the game?
This app page is currently open! Apps can be submitted by players at anytime. Apps are reviewed by the mod on Sundays.

To join the game, the only big thing is you'll require an invite from another player. Players can invite up to 2 people per month. Just be sure to list their name and have the person confirm that they did invite you either by contacting the mods directly or commenting to your app. Apps that do not have a invitation confirmation will not be looked at by the mods. If a confirmation does not come within two Sundays of the app's submission, it'll be automatically rejected.

A new player must be in the game one full month from their app acceptance date before they can invite another player (meaning if their app was approved on September 18th, they can invite people starting October 18th). This is so the new player has a chance to get acclimated to the game and community enough to assist any friends they later invite to the game.

Players who were in the game but who dropped/were swept will not need an invite to rejoin the game for up to one month after their drop date. After that month, they will require an invite to rejoin.

Once you submit your app, you'll get a welcome comment confirming that everything is a-okay. The only times I'll ask for revisions is if there needs to be a fix with power purchases or possessions.

Is there a player cap?
There is a player cap! Kaisou allows a total of 75 players. Should we ever reach cap, apps will close until openings become available.

PLAYER SLOTS: 46/75 filled.

What kind of characters do you allow?
Most things! Canon characters, Original characters, CRAU, AU characters - the list goes on. Double characters are also allowed so long as the doubles are notably different from one another (examples: MCU Peter Parker and Into the Spider-verse Peter Parker would be fine as they are two clearly different interpretations of the character. Alternatively, a canon version of a character and an AU version of the same character would be fine as long as the AU causes a notable difference in the character). Customizable protagonists and characters from canons with different story routes are allowed, and any characters with differing story routes would be considered AUs from one another.

The only requirement for a character is that they do require a consistent canon history. This is because many of the plot events and mechanics deal with memories and connections to their previous life (or current life if an OU). If you wish to app a mascot character that doesn't have a specific canon background (a vocalid, clippy, the trix rabbit, etc) - you are welcome to write an OC that's inspired by the character with a clear established background to work from. Characters who have multiple canon iterations (like Link from Legend of Zelda or Sonic the Hedgehog) will need to pick a single iteration to pull their canon background from. Characters must also have been properly introduced (not just a quick cameo) in their canon for at least one month at the time of apping.

How many characters can I play at a time?
You can play up to four active characters at a time! Only two of these characters are allowed to be Original Universe and there is a player cap of 25 OU players.

OU PLAYER SLOTS: 24/35 filled.

At the start of each month, we will make sure there are at least 2 OU player slots open whether it be through drops, or adding extra slots. But to keep from one cast from dominating the limited OU slots, there is a OU cast cap of 6 characters per cast. There's no cap on AUs from the canon at this time, just OUs!

Casts near Cap:
Final Fantasy XIV - 6/6, OUS CAPPED

How frequently can I submit an app?
There is no time restraint on the first two characters you app. If you join the game with the intent of playing two characters, you can app them both immediately or wait it out! However after you app your second character, you will require to wait one month between each new character app (so if you app your second character on March 2nd, you will need to wait until April 2nd to app a new character).

What type of characters can I play in this setting?
You have three options for characters!

• Normal Modern AU: These characters have lived normal lives in a modern Earth setting, completely oblivious to anything strange up until their entry into the game. Anything in their backstory should be events that could reasonably happen in the real world. Upon acceptance, Normal AUs will be allowed to pick one free regain (canon regain or an elemental power) worth up to 3 points that will come into effect after they join the game.


• Paranormal Modern AU: These are characters who have grown up in a modern Earth setting, but throughout their lives have experienced supernatural occurrences. These characters will get 3 extra points when they app to use for powers that the acquired at some point in their lives (if they so choose). Characters are also allowed to be apped as possessed status. Please refer to the FAQ for more information on that!


• Original Universe Characters: Characters who hail from their original world and find themselves waking up in this world. These characters will not lose any memories, and are allowed to have any items that would reasonably be on their person when they arrive. They are allowed to retain one ability that's been weakened to beginner levels, otherwise they've been completely depowered.

Applications
Please fill out the corresponding application and comment below! Subject should be "PLAYER NAME | CHARACTER NAME | APP TYPE".

Normal Modern AU	Paranormal Modern AU	Original Universe
<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invited by:</b> <b>Other Characters:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> (If OC or CRAU, please note it here) <b>Canon History:</b> (A link to a wiki is fine. If there is no wiki, homemade history is fine. Doesn't have to be super long or detailed, just give me an idea who this character is. If they are CRAU, please give a quick synopsis of previous games) <b>Canon Personality:</b> (Can be written in bullet points or paragraphs. Doesn't have to be super long, just enough to give me a clear picture of the character. ) <b>AU Name:</b> (if different from canon name, otherwise put N/A) <b>AU Birthday:</b> (Canon or headcanon birthdays are fine. This is so we can track it for the birthday skeleton) <b>AU History:</b> (Give a quick rundown of their AU history in Kaisou) <b>AU Personality Differences:</b> (Please note if there's any differences from their canon personality due to the AU setting)	<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invited by:</b> <b>Other Characters:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> (If OC or CRAU, please note it here) <b>Canon History:</b> (A link to a wiki is fine. If there is no wiki, homemade history is fine. Doesn't have to be super long or detailed, just give me an idea who this character is. If they are CRAU, please give a quick synopsis of previous games) <b>Canon Personality:</b> (Can be written in bullet points or paragraphs. Doesn't have to be super long, just enough to give me a clear picture of the character. ) <b>AU Name:</b> (if different from canon name, otherwise put N/A) <b>AU Birthday:</b> (Canon or headcanon birthdays are fine. This is so we can track it for the birthday skeleton) <b>AU History:</b> (Give a quick rundown of their AU history in Kaisou. Please note their experiences with the paranormal.) <b>AU Personality Differences:</b> (Please note if there's any differences from their canon personality due to the AU setting) <b>Element:</b> (what element the character pulls powers from. If the character isn't receiving any powers, just put N/A) <b>Purchased Powers:</b> (refer to the element page for reference! You have 3 points to spend at this time!) <b>Possession:</b> (If they are possessed, tell me about what they are possessed by and their contract price. If they aren't possessed, go ahead and delete this section)	<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invited by:</b> <b>Other Characters:</b> <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> (If OC or CRAU, please note it here) <b>Canon Point:</b> <b>Birthday:</b> (Canon or headcanon birthday is fine. This is so we can track it for the birthday skeleton. If they come from a world with a different calendar, pick a day that's a close equivalent. If they an ancient being that existed before the invention of time/calendars, their bday will be celebrated January 1st. ) <b>History:</b> (A link to a wiki is fine. If there is no wiki, homemade history is fine. Doesn't have to be super long or detailed, just give me an idea who this character is. If they are CRAU, please give a quick synopsis of previous games) <b>Personality:</b> (Can be written in bullet points or paragraphs. Doesn't have to be super long, just enough to give me a clear picture of the character. ) <b>Time of Arrival to Kaisou:</b> (they can arrive anytime up to a year before the start of the game aka January 2021. If they've been around awhile, what have they been up to? Additionally, OU characters will arrive through a labyrinth that will reflect the character's mental space or a significant place in their lives. If you have a specific idea of how you'd like this labyrinth to manifest, suggest it here! Otherwise the mod will come up with a labyrinth based on your app. ) <b>Items:</b> (Tell me what items they are arriving with. Items should be things that would reasonbly be on their person) <b>Retained Ability:</b> (they can arrive with one special ability that's been weakened to beginner levels)

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Mafuyu Asahina | Project SEKAI | Original Universe

[beathollow]

Player Name: Amity
Contact: amity_rose
Invited by: Fae
Other Characters: None!

Character Name: Mafuyu Asahina
Canon: Project SEKAI: Colorful Stage
Canon Point: post Carnation Recollection
History: The Jackpot Sad Girl

What the wiki doesn't cover can be summarized easily, however.

Imprisoned Marionette: While seeking inspiration for music, specifically something that might spark something in Mafuyu, the group goes to a doll exhibit at the museum as one of it's first in-person meetings as a music group and as friends. Though the dolls are interesting, they don't seem to ignite any especially strong reaction... up until Mafuyu finds a marionette strung up on display, triggering disgust , agony and fear that she can't explain. Encouraged to try and elaborate on this through music, Mafuyu takes the lead of 25 ji Nightcord de. for a time to write Marionette. Within the SEKAI, however, Miku reveals a marionette has always been part of it- it's just now visible to the others. Notably, however, Miku has cut the strings from the marionette to play Cat's Cradle. While thinking about the exhibit however, Mafuyu briefly considers giving up on feeling emotions as all she had felt recently had been sickening or painful, before she remembers the concern and care Kanade showed her when she got sick at the exhibit. She decides to keep that aspect within her heart, alongside the song that drew her to Kanade to begin with, and begins to ask others what the point of emotions are- specifically, she asks Ena why she believes frustration to be necessary when it's unpleasant. When Ena declares she wouldn't be herself without frustration, something resonates within Mafuyu, but it's unclear what, exactly.

Insatiable Pale Color: Ena enters an art contest, seeking validation for her path of choice. Out of pride she's refused to state that she's the artist for 25 ji Nightcord de., wanting recognition for her own merit and growth rather than their name or her father's. When her first entry is rejected, she lashes out at Mafuyu, who's able to create beautiful works- be it music or art- without thought or emotion while still getting praise and attention, compared to Ena's own efforts never being recognized. In Ena's despair, she retreats into Empty SEKAI in hopes of disappearing just as Mafuyu herself did at the start of the game. When Kanade's music reaches her again through Rin and Miku, she returns and apologizes for worrying the others, and scolds herself for having such a strong reaction to a lack of recognition. Mafuyu points out that there's nothing wrong with wanting recognition, shocking the others- but in the end, it's shown that she truly believes that desiring to be seen isn't a bad thing, and Ena's allowed to want that sort of attention. It's also shown that Mafuyu listens to Ena's scoldings with a sincere desire to learn from them, and is able to realize afterwards when she says something insensitively, and that despite her frustrations Ena does care for Mafuyu as well. Mafuyu also notably takes an interest in Ena's sense of pride, noting she has nothing to be passionate about and finds Ena's passion "interesting". In the days following, Ena also manages to figure out the source of Mafuyu's lack of taste: dysgeusia, which can be caused by zinc deficiency in an unbalanced diet or an overabundance of stress.

Secret Distance: With the doll exhibit having awoken some form of emotion within Mafuyu- however negative- Mizuki decides that another trip could potentially help Mafuyu as well as assist Kanade with her writer's block by exposing them both to new things. After a bit of research, she leads the group on a ghost story themed mystery tour. Though the girls all seem to not realize how much they value each other, even remarking that they had no one to be separated from when the tour leads them to a spot where a ghost is said to curse people into never seeing their most precious people ever again, but at the last spot they arrive at an abandoned school. Mafuyu wanders off by herself with no word to the others, prompting them to search for her. As it happens, Mafuyu had followed a ghost of a girl who was looking for a lost item- her shoe, tied up in the branches of a tree nearby. In return for her help, the ghost brought her to a sakura tree still standing within the school, which is where the others eventually find her. And though the sight of sakura never really resonated with them before, they find this time watching the tree together, just the four of them, it feels good- enough so that Mafuyu even smiled, much to the shock of the others. After the trip, Mafuyu reflects on everything, as well as her encounter with the ghost, and the difference between seeing the tree in a photograph and seeing everything they saw together, in person. The SEKAI also changes- Meiko joins as a resident, though she prefers to keep her distance and oversee their progress without growing attached... referencing Mizuki's own fears of attachment and showing more blatantly that the SEKAI is accepting the feelings of more than just Mafuyu.

Carnation Recollection: Kanade has been devoting herself to writing songs that could possibly reach Mafuyu's heart, with little to no success. Despite finding sparks of emotion from different trips or simply engaging with one another, she struggles to capture what had made Mafuyu feel anything, and as she's completely disconnected with her own heart Mafuyu can offer very little help or insight. While she can recognize the skill and effort behind each song, she struggles to find any feeling within it or herself. However, after Kanade rediscovers a garden of carnations she had visited with her parents as a child with the help of Mizuki, she writes a song channeling those memories with her family rather than her fear for Mafuyu... resulting in a warm, loving song that makes Mafuyu smile, saying that she liked it. The morning after, after once again being scolded by Ena for not considering Kanade's efforts and making more of an effort herself to reach out back, Mafuyu realizes that even unpleasant conversations with Ena are alright, but speaking with her family and classmates isn't.

Personality:

On the surface, Mafuyu is the perfect girl: she's kind, friendly and naturally helpful while also being reliable and maintaining an enviable work ethic that leads to her having near perfect grades across the board. Even her athletic skills are to be admired, be it archery or standard gym class. She's noted to be ambitious- already thinking about medical school in her second year of high school- and despite all the work she puts into her goals, she always has time to lend a hand or an ear. Not once does she complain, lash out or even frown. And why would she? She's perfect.

Quite literally all of this is to Mafuyu's detriment! But she's an incredible actress.

When you peel away the mask of the good girl she's expected to be, Mafuyu is deeply depressed. The pressures of her parents' expectations, her mother's emotional manipulations and abuse and the pressures of her peers and teachers combined have left her completely broken. She's completely unable to recognize her emotions and considers herself to be completely without emotions as a whole, and caving to the desires of others has left her without much of a will of her own. Given that her own parents could never be satisfied with Mafuyu as she was, it's no surprise things only got worse- even when she told them that she wanted to be a nurse, they immediately pressured her into becoming a doctor instead, and things have only gotten worse. It's only through Kanade, Ena and Mizuki's continued care and desire to save her that is keeping her alive currently and Mafuyu desires to rediscover herself- one of the few true desires that she has.

Through the Empty SEKAI and Miku reflecting Mafuyu's heart, it's believed that she'd been a gentle, kind girl before everything went wrong. These days however, if she's not acting she's blunt and doesn't consider her words or their effect on others- though Ena's scolding helps her realize when she is acting terribly, for which she's genuinely grateful to the other girl. Mafuyu's emotional recovery has been very, very slow, but she's doing her best to navigate her own distorted heart, and it's worth noting that even when she doesn't have to she leans towards kindness naturally.

Time of Arrival to Kaisou: Just arrived!
Items: A school backpack (several notebooks and textbooks for a standard girl's school, cram school books, and supplies), her cellphone and her laptop.
Retained Ability: The only supernatural ability Mafuyu has is the completely inexplicable ability to enter the Empty SEKAI, a world born from her feelings and inhabited by unique versions of various Virtual Singers such as Miku Hatsune, Kagamine Rin and more, through playing the song Composing the Future on her phone. Given that this is basically a personal pocket dimension where Vocaloids act as your counselors, I understand if this isn't compatible to the game and unable to be accessed at all!

[drewthetower]

Confirming this invite!

[kaisoumods]

Invite confirmed! You have one invite left for September!

Welcome!

[kaisoumods]

Welcome to the game!

Please take the following steps before you get started:

• Comment to this response with the journal you'll be using!
• Join and subscribe to the communities kaisou and kaisouooc.
• Comment to the Player Contact page.
• Comment to the Activity Check post. Please be sure to make a comment for September, as new characters are also expected to check in!
• Follow kaisourp to keep up with any updates.
• [OPTIONAL] We have a discord server for the game you can join here! This is purely optional.

Additionally, if you want to make a personal inbox for your character, feel free to do so!

Mafuyu will find herself either in a labyrinth (a version of the doll exhibit, but the layout is different and there's a lot more marionettes hanging around. Some look like herself or people she knows. ) OR she can awaken somewhere in one of the stable gates. Either way, once she manages to exit the spirit realm, she'll find a smart phone along with a book of instructions how to use it. September's event log can be found here or you can make your own intro post!

NOTE: Considering the size of that ability and how I'm not sure how to scale it down to a lesser form, I'm going to say she doesn't have it for now but has the ability to regain it later if you wish (about eight points, since it's a literal pocket dimension full of npcs to talk to). Hope that works for you!

You now have 4 points that can be spent on any Regains for the month. These regains will ICly take effect after the Libra app appears on the phone.

[beathollow]

This journal! And that works perfectly, honestly. I'm honestly surprised she's got the option to get it back but this will be fun! who wants to meet miku!!!