I'll go out in a braze of glory

( DOWN AND DIRTY LIST )

Account: #14241903

Job: Hospital Billing Clerk
Paid: Hourly | µ10/hr
Hours: 9-5, Sun/Mon off (40 hr/wk)
(µ800 payday | µ20,800 annual)

Apartment: 2nd class | 1 bed/1bath
Rent: µ600/mo
Food/Utilities (ESTIMATE): µ300/mo

Disposable Income: µ700/mo


"Encounters" Average: 1/wk
Intensity: Low
Average pay per encounter: µ8

Job: Auto Mechanic
Paid: Hourly | µ14/hr
Hours: 9-5, weekdays (40 hr/wk)
(µ1120 payday | µ29,100 annual)

Apartment: 2nd class | 1 bed/1bath
Rent: µ600/mo
Food/Utilities (ESTIMATE): µ300/mo

Disposable Income: µ1340/mo


"Encounters" Average: 1/wk
Intensity: Med
Average pay per encounter: µ15

Light:
Ishida: New knitting needles
Shinku: A box full of assorted teas
Suiseiseki: A large decorative tin of caramel popcorn
Suigintou: A basket full of small wind-up toys
Kohaku and Hisui: Cute, matching bracelets
Excel: A sandwich! MADE WITH LOVE.
Il Palazzo: Turtle wax. (IT'S FOR THE SHOULDERPADS)
Hyatt: A first-aid kit
Menchi: Food!
Ash: A strategy guide for Pokemon D/P
Tomo: A graphing calculator. (For "Fake math")
Simon: "Migraine ice"; a few boxes worth. They are minty! They stick to foreheads! And they are REALLY good at relieving headaches.
Lelouch: A Lisa Frank notebook (HAR HAR)
Euphie: A small stuffed bear
George (Lass): Easy-bake cookies. They taste terrible, but that's not the point of the gift. REMEMBER THE FUN TIMES :D
Bulma: A small toolkit
Sakaki: A plastic playhouse. (ASSEMBLY REQUIRED)
Kousaka: A heart attack.

Ryoutou:
Sonken: A plain, oval locket. Inside, somehow, there is a picture of him.
Gongji: An opened box of tissues. If you pull out enough tissues, you'll find a blue ribbon. YES THAT WAS RYOUTOU'S HAIR TIE. :(
Boyan: A box of candy
Nana: A cookbook that's geared toward kids, but has many good, simple recipes in it!
Husky: Warm, fluffy towels.
Cooro: A single plate. However, this plate is HUGE. GUESS WHAT IS YOUR NEW DINNER PLATE, COORO.
Matsu: Comfy pajamas
Ryomou: Cooking utensils. NO KNIVES, but ladles a-plenty!
Sanosuke: Casino dice.
Claire: A drawing of CLAIRE BLOWING UP THE KITCHEN. There's a bite taken out of the paper by a goat. (OOC IOU FOR REAL DRAWING)
Momoko: A scented candle in the shape of a cake. (SMELLS LIKE CHOCOLATE)
Akira: Twine, beads, and instructions how to make a wish bracelet.
Chisame: A makeup kit. HEY THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF TASTEFUL.
Chizuru: A small, nondescript, crappily sewn doll with "凌統" written on it. And a box of pins.
Mia: A small, ornate, flower-shaped glass tea-light holder.
Maya: A hello kitty toaster.
Edgeworth: A boxed lunch. IT IS TASTY.
Masahiro: Assorted writing brushes
Mokkun: Meat buns!
Agrias: A plain mantle. Ryoutou has one just like it. (EVASION BONUS?)
Tot: A small stuffed rabbit. IT IS A BABY RABBIT FOR MITEID TO TAKE CARE OF.
The Doctor: A stuffed lion
Dee: A bra. :DDD
Ryo: A small cake. IT IS VERY TASTY.
JJ: A toy pistol. IT DOES NOT PLAY "MMWHATCHASAY".
Rubedo: A tin of cookies. Jam thumbprint cookies. THINK ABOUT IT.
Lina: Some coins tied together with a red string.
Nita: A stuffed sheep. It has fangs.
Wilhelm: A very tasty boxed dinner. IT'S FRESH!

Boyan:
Momoko: An ornately embroidered silk purse. Looks expensive!
Sonken: A basket of floral-scented oils
Gongji: A trio of books! Innocent on the outside, but PRETTY DAMN RACY on the inside.
Ryoutou: His VERY OWN Nunchaku!
Ryomou: A few strategy documents written by Lu Meng himself. ;o;
Nana: A pretty and elegant hair clip
Husky: GONGJI HANDLED THE LEATHERBOUND JOURNALS So you get a pen set! A pretty pen set. :Db
Cooro: BOYAN'S HAT! ...Rather, a replica made out of marzipan.
Labeled for ALL THREE kidlets: TOYS! Brightly colored balls, puzzles, some board games, koosh slingshots, stuffed toys, and a jump rope!
Matsu: A set of locks. SOME INSTALLATION REQUIRED.
Sanosuke: A fancy embroidered jacket
Claire: A very pretty silk jacket
Ying: Books on modern warfare
Kongming: Astronomy books
Shinku: A small, ornate hairbrush
Chisame: A set of hair combs. THEY ARE PRETTY.
Chizuru: A tasteful, elegant dress. ANCIENT CHINESE STYLE.
Ishida: Fabric. Quite a bit of it, all FINE SILKS. Oh snap.
Ryuuken: Medicinal supplies. Weights, measures, etc. They look less practical and more for decoration.
Ari: A large slingshot. The perfect size for orange-flinging!
Jak: A Swiss Army Knife
Buffy: A set of throwing knives. They're pretty!
Kon: A pair of bracers. They're fairly ornate.
Kal: Socks, naturally!
Mia: A set of delicate teacups.
Sokka: Flint and steel. (NOW YOU CAN BE A FIREBENDER JUST LIKE ME)
Tot: Lightweight, prettily embroidered slippers
Lina: MORE COINS TIED WITH RED STRING ♥
Atsuko: A long, ornate pipe. SMOKE IN STYLE!
Dee: An ornate and very heavy balancing figure.
Ryo: It may be a paperweight, but it looks like it was expensive!
Filif: Colorful silk scarves. DECORATIONS 8D
Shinn: Hand-made fireworks! They come with strict instructions NOT TO AIM AT PEOPLE.
Itachi: Darts meant to be concealed in sleeves.
Megan: A jade pendant on a silk cord
Jean-François: An ornately decorated knife.
Masahiro: Blank scrolls
Himejima: A casual silk robe
Heather: Framed calligraphy. It's Boyan's handwriting. It says "Strength"
Kabuto: Framed calligraphy. It's Boyan's handwriting. It says "Knowledge."
Cher: A pretty silk dress
Cheri: A pretty and tasteful bracelet

Ying:
SORRY, BUT SEEING AS HOW YING JUST ARRIVED AND ISN'T FAMILIAR WITH CHRISTMAS, SHE WILL NOT BE GIVING OUT GIFTS. She will, however, give out cookies to anyone who stops by.

Hey everyone; I know this journal isn't really the most prominent of mine, and I'm not putting a notice like this in this journal because I'm trying to make it my most important or anything, but it is the journal which is the least likely to be accidentally stumbled on by family and I would very much like this to be in a public entry for the time being so that everyone can know just what is going on.

And I don't want to clutter up CFO with this because, quite honestly, you guys don't want to see someone screaming "HIATUS" every other day and then "Oh wait maybe not" on the every other days between them.

So here is the story:

( LONG VERSION )

SO THE POINT of that long rant was to say that I don't know how long this is going to last. A week, a month, six months, a year. But my presence in CFUD and my participation will fluctuate wildly based on wtf is going on with the hospitals and the extra care my dad's going to need if he ever makes it home. We're really going to have to pull together on this one. So I'm going to drop threads. I'm going to drop entire posts. But I still want to play, and I still want to hang out with you guys because you're awesome.

Please, guys, bear with me if I'm short with you or uninterested in doing anything that requires me to THINK. Or if I get too clingy or whiny or capslocky. Really, I'm not asking for a free license to be an asshole. In fact, it's okay to tell me I'm being annoying when I am. You're not going to hurt my feelings, and if anyone gives you shit for scolding the girl whose dad is dying, I'll be the first one to tell them to stfu, okay? Take your IC and OOC concerns to me just like everything's okay, all right? Just... kind of understand that I might not realize at the time that I'm being too needy or cruel.

AND FINALLY.

( A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. )

"AGAIN?! I JUST CLEANED THIS PLACE UP!"

I expect to hear this. I expect to hear this often.

Which means that if there is property damage to be had, send me a ping in IRC or drop me a line in THIS VERY POST. Alternately, if you would like Ying to just find things wrong with your cabins/facilities, comment and let me know! If you want to give me a general idea of the kind of fuckery she'd notice (bodies under the floor, leaky pipes, sentient mold), go right ahead! She won't be sabotaging your living spaces unless your name happens to be Zhuge Liang, so DO NOT FEAR.

HOWEVER.

Ying will, occasionally, make EPIC DISASTER!!111!!1 posts that will happen in VERY PUBLIC areas that she is DESPERATELY attempting to fix. Feel free to point and laugh, sabotage her, or lend a hand. SABOTEURS WILL BE SHOT. REPEAT OFFENDERS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN.

Name: Huang Yue Ying
Age: 23
Eyes: Hazel Green?
Hair: Brown Red?
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 145 lbs
Bloodtype: A+

Medical info: In good health and in extremely good shape. A few battle scars here and there; some large, some small. A couple burn scars on her hands from machines gone wild. Most of her weight is muscle mass, and most of that muscle mass is concentrated in the upper arms. NO. REALLY.

Can I shapeshift/bodyswitch/spit at/step on/etc?: For the minor stuff, absolutely! I'd prefer a heads-up so she can make a saving throw or something, but if it's for comedic value, go right ahead. More major things like shapeshifting and bodyswitching, plz ask first!

Hugging/kissing/other non-violent physical contact: Ying's reaction will vary based on the contact. If it's an "I need my mommy and a hug DDD:" touch? She'll play nice and reciprocate. If it's a "hay baby ;D" kind of touch, she will ignore it or at the very most shoot you a look of ":|". And if it's a full-on grope or LOL STICKING TONGUE IN UR MOUTH NOW, you will probably learn what five fingers said to the face.

Maim/murder/death: ASK FIRST. Answer will most likely be yes.

What's okay to mention around her: Nearly everything is fair game. Ying's perception of time and space have been fucked with already (OROCHI) so the concept of other worlds and time periods and "oh we're stuck here and also there were two other versions of you" aren't really going to faze her. Try to keep spoilerific information about Zhuge Liang under wraps, though. WE WANT TO PLAY OUT THE DYNAMIC and I know a lot of people are going to want to "fix" things with them. But really, we want to let things run their course.

Physical traits: Mole right in the center of her forehead, for starters. Also, her upper body is extremely built while her lower body is a little more slender and not as intended for strength. Also, faded battle scars.

Abilities: Aside from being a mechanical genius? Ying's a menace on the battlefield. Skilled with both a war pick and a bow, well-versed in martial arts. Also, she has those pesky musou abilities like SUMMONING A BALL OF LIGHTNING TO FUCK YOUR SHIT UP. No, seriously, Musou Orochi is freaky like that.

Secrets: Ying may not be an open book, but she's not hiding anything, either.

Note to psychics: BAWWWWWWWWWWWWW WHY IS MY HUSBAND SERVING OROCHI HE MUST TOTALLY HAVE A GOOD REASON RITE DAJI IS A WHORE BAAAAAAAAAW. JUST KIDDING. Nothing of interest.

Cooking: ¡¡¡11¡¡EXCELENTE!!11!!!

Y-y-yeah. I PROMISED I WASN'T GOING TO APP HER A THIRD TIME. And I REALLY WASN'T. But then her DW6 appearance came out and I had a Kongming apper RIGHT ALONG WITH ME and I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC IN MUSOU OROCHI and I JUST COULDN'T RESIST.

Dynasty Warriors versus Kessen II versus Musou Orochi
Dynasty warriors follows history relatively closely. Kessen II does not. Musou Orochi, on the other hand, takes Dynasty Warriors and DRAGS IT INTO AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. Yes. It's Dynasty Warriors. It's also Samurai Warriors. And it's also its own little canon. So while the CHARACTERS are identical, the circumstance are not. You have some Wu folks running with the Japanese crew, some Shu folks stuck with Wei, a lot of Japanese folks stuck in Shu, and a hell of a lot of inter-mingling. To top that all off, you've got Wu starting out being controlled by Orochi (OBEY ME OR YOUR DADDY GETS IT), Wei allied with Orochi, Shu immediately starting up a resistance against EVIL EVIL OROCHI, and then Oda Nobunaga off to the side going "Well, I guess I'm the lesser of two evils here" and starting up his OWN resistance. To say the least, it's crazy!

And to put an interesting spin on ALL of it, everyone's loyalties shift depending on which side you're playing as. For example, Wu eventually defects from Orochi in nearly all the plotlines, but some key characters, like Maeda Keiji, stay allied with Orochi unless you're playing as Wu. Dong Zhuo stays with Orochi unless you're playing as the Samurai Warriors. You don't realize that Wei itself defects from Orochi unless you're playing as Wei. To see how everyone eventually ends up against Orochi, you really do have to play through every kingdom.

Finally, it's implied at the end of all of the stories that nobody can return from the Astral Plane once Orochi and Daji are defeated. They're stuck there. So that's another interesting aspect to explore! And also why Musou Orochi is strictly AU. And also why Gongji and Boyan have not been canon updated to Musou Orochi.

Ying versus Ying versus Ying
Throw out everything I said about Kessen 2 Ying. This Ying is the Dynasty Warriors Ying once again. Just, you know, actually in character this time. Kongming-mun and I talked over just what time period we're pulling them both from, which is hilarious because Orochi CARES NOT FOR YOUR TIMESPACE, but we have decided that due to statements made by Sima Yi, they have definitely come from after the battle of Yi Ling, but not very FAR from it.

Which means the following!

YING:

- Is still alive
- Is still not a widow
- Still has no children
- IS A WARRIOR!!11!!111

What this means for camp:
I considered apping Ying with all her post-camp memories intact, but it was pointed out to me very early on that it wouldn't be a Dynasty Warriors app; it'd be a Bleach app. And ACTUALLY I DON'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BLEACH :D. And also it would give me away more than APPING YING ALREADY SHOULD HAVE orz.

SO ONCE AGAIN, YING DOES NOT KNOW YOU.

She probably won't be AS weirded out by people knowing her as she should be, thanks to Orochiverse, and she'll already have some idea of how camp works THANKS OROCHI, but she doesn't know who you are. She'll be happy to get to know you again, BUT GIVE HER TIME OK.

What should I assume about the previous Yings?
YING #1 IS IN THE BLEACHVERSE. SHE IS HAPPY.
YING #2 IS BACK IN THE KESSENVERSE. SHE IS ALSO HAPPY.

What should I assume about Junyi?
She is a big fat stupid liar who can't let her characters go. Also, has a tactician fetish.

The fun thing about Warriors Orochi is the constantly shifting loyalties of all the characters. Eventually, EVERYONE is going against Orochi, but due to differences in motivations, sometimes this, well, takes some time. So here is a list of all the JAPANESE characters and names that Ying would immediately recognize.

(In order of acquisition)

FROM THE SHU-LED RESISTANCE:
- Shimazu Yoshishiro
- Tachibana Ginchiyo
- Saika Magoichi
- Sanada Yukimura
- Ishikawa Goemon
- Date Masamune
- Miyamato Musashi

FROM THE SW-LED RESISTANCE:
- Oda Nobunaga
- Akechi Mitsuhide
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Okuni
- Naoe Kanetsugu
- Takeda Shingen
- Uesugi Kenshin

FROM THE WEI FACTION:
- Ishida Mitsunari
- Oichi
- Azai Nagamasa
- Nene
- Imagawa Yoshimoto

FROM THE WU FACTION:
- Hattori Hanzo
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Mori Ranmaru
- Shima Sakon
- Ina
- Fuuma Kotarou
- Noh
- Kunoichi
- Maeda Keiji

UNALIGNED:
- Honda Tadakatsu

How this translates to how she'd react to people? Well, it depends! Ying will automatically assume that families will stick together, so if she hears a familiar family name, she will initially react as if they are of the same faction. So favorably, unfavorably, it all depends! The lower on the list these characters are (with the exception of Maeda Keiji, who is an enemy in the Shu story no matter how you slice it), the more likely Ying is to react favorably. Especially since at that point, everyone is against Orochi anyway. IT ALL REALLY DEPENDS, come ping me, etc

Name: Junyi
Age: 24
Character Name: Yue Ying
Character Age: 23
Canon: Warriors Orochi
Job: Maintenance
Canon: How to make a Warriors Orochi: Preheat your Astral Plane to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine warriors from 3rd century China and 16th century Japan. Stir in mass havoc with a pair of demons. Add family drama to taste. Bake until golden and flaky. Serves 1-2 players.

Now, Yue Ying may not be the most important ingredient in this game, but without her, the story as it relates to the kingdom of Shu would lose quite a bit of intrigue. She enters the story in a cage, captured by the Demon King Orochi and needing YOUR rescue. Not content to be some demon's plaything, she quickly joins up with the resistance fighters only to find that her husband, the great strategist of Shu, is under the employ of none other than Orochi himself!

Her portrayal in Warriors Orochi is identical to her Dynasty Warriors incarnations; she is, after all, the same person. Calm, logical, a mechanical genius, and devoted both to her duty and her husband. In Warriors Orochi, duty and marriage are brought into conflict for the first time for her, and it's in this game that we learn that in this case? Duty triumphs over even love. And that's what makes her who she is; a warrior who will put what is right ahead of everything else, including her own desires.

Sample Entry:

With the events of last Tuesday's "Frijole Fiesta Fiasco" still fresh in our minds, I would like to precede this week's maintenance report with a reminder that if something in camp is broken, I can't very well fix it if I'm not aware it's broken in the first place. Therefore, before you attempt to patch a cracked pipe that's blasting highly pressurized "Sayre's Revenge" with popsicle sticks and glue, please stop and think for a moment. Are you doing more harm than good by adding yet another sticky mess to the problem? If the answer is yes, maybe, or a blank stare, then I strongly suggest that you leave things as you found them. Even if they're painting the walls brown. Even if they're bringing about the apocalypse! Everything will be repaired so much more smoothly and with far less blood, sweat, and tears if you would just fetch me at the first sign of trouble. Not when you're up to your knees in it.

It is my hope that we can now put this entire debacle behind us, especially seeing as how the source of the problem has been located and removed. And before any of you start screaming for blood, I have already personally dealt with the culprit. I will gladly repeat what was discussed- not because I wish for you to discern the identity of the culprit based on my statements and therefore exact your own brand of vigilante justice- but because I would very much like to not have to retrieve another shrunken head from the pipes.

So campers, please. For everyone's sake, if you are going to listen to only one thing I say today, let this be it! The latrines are for food that has been eaten and at least partially digested only. Not for snacks that you may be saving for later!

I am pleased to report that this was the only serious matter requiring my attention, though I'm frequently occupied with smaller inconveniences. It would be of great help to me if everyone were to treat camp property with a little more respect than they gave their own belongings. I believe it would reduce frustration with the facilities in camp, which would allow us all to be a little more patient with one another, which would mean far fewer bodies for me to retrieve from under the floorboards.

Keep that in mind, campers. I'll see you again next week.