Everyone knows the
story of the Sohma. Of how one Honda Tohru broke the family curse and
freed the Zodiac spirits. But what everyone thought had ended there and
then . . . didn't.
Unbeknownst to the Sohma, there was, in fact, one other family curse.
But the curse didn't belong to them. It belonged to the Romanos, an
Italian family living in Europe. They, too, have been plagued by Zodiac
spirits . . . the spirits of the stars. But what did that have to do
with the Sohma family?
Though no one knew, both the God of the Sohma house and the Starkeeper
of the Romano house died at the same time, all those many years ago. The
release of such honest, convicted thoughts and sheer supernatural power
did something very unexpected: it wove the two promises together.
Now, generations after Tohru, the Sohma curse is back, taking the entire
family by surprise. And as fate would have it, it seems this generation
may be able to completely lift the curse once and for all. For who
should arrive in Japan but the Romano family, complete with their own
set of Zodiac!
If they are to finally free their families once and for all, both the
Sohma and the Romanos must repeat the same phenomenon that caused the
link: just as the simultaneous deaths of God and Starkeeper created the
bond, breaking the curses at the same time breaks both the connection
and the curse. The only question left is:
Is your heart prepared to love?
Rules
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Я υ ʟ є s ~
♈. Obey WTFRPG TOS.
♉. I am God of this RP. What I say goes.
♊. An Aleyn original, based off the manga Fruits Basket. Steal anything, and I will sic killer bunnies for your souls.
♋. As a private RP, only Aleyn, Kuro Ningyou, Kiriati, Sweetsunnyrain, and .Sei may post in this RP.
♌. This RP is literate. I don't believe in "semi-literacy".
- On the same note, I do expect quantity. Even on a writer's block I can
manage to squeeze out five sentences. I expect a good decent-sized
post. One- and two- liners peeve me.
♍. I expect activity. I'm not asking for daily activity; once or twice a week at minimum.
♎. That being said, I would like it if you'd inform me of any extended
absences. I'll do the same, so try to show some common courtesy.
♏. Don't God-mod, Mary-Sue, Auto-hit, or anything of the like. I'll execute you if you try me.
♐. We're all smart decent denizens of WTFRPG and Earth. No need to be explicit now, mmkay?
♑. Please use something to specify the usage of OOC. { }, (( )), [ ], etc.
♒. Do not kill someone without their permission. I'll punt you from the RP.
♓. Have fun!!! That's the entire purpose of this RP.
* I have the right to change and edit rules as I see fit.
Background
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Ϩ т σ я ч т ι м є ~
Once, long ago, there
was a woman. For as long as she could remember, she had always, always
been by herself. If she climbed down the mountain, she knew that she
would meet people, but chose to be by herself. Having the beauty of a
thousand women. Having the lives of a thousand women. That woman, having
a thousand memories, she knew that she was different from other people.
This woman was afraid of other people. She was afraid of getting hurt.
While she had so many powers, she was afraid of this self that she knew
was so different from the world.
And so to her, a star came one day. This was a sudden encounter with
another visiting her. The star, Ophiuchus, bowed his head and said:
"I have been following you for some time. You have a most unusual aura; I
can't help but be drawn to you. I realize I am but a fallen star, but
won't you please let me stay by your side? Please, 'Starkeeper'."
Since then, as he said, Ophiuchus never left the woman's side. He never
left for a moment. And that made Starkeeper so very happy that a thought
came to her. Perhaps, I can get along
with them if it was a star. If it is with stars who have had simliar
experiences, then we can have a fun banquet.
And so, Starkeeper wrote out many invitations. In return, twelve stars
arrived to see Starkeeper. Following that, the thirteen stars and
Starkeeper had a banquet each night in the moonlight, singing and
dancing and laughing with each other. At the banquet, for the first
time, Starkeeper laughed out loud. Even the moon watched quietly over
the beings who were not humans.
However, after some time, Ophiuchus collapsed. His life had come to its
end, and there was nothing they could do. Every one of them cried. Every
one of them realized eventually, everyone would die. The banquet would
end. No matter how much fun it was. No matter how much you love them.
Eventually. Then Starkeeper cast one spell. She drew a circle in the
water with her finger. She had Ophiuchus take a sip of water. Then she
turned to everyone and said:
"Let us make our friendship last for eternity. Even when we die, let us
be bound by our friendship for eternity. No matter how many times we
die, no matter how many times we are reborn, in the same way, no matter
how many times, let us have another banquet. Everyone getting along for
all time. Let us be in eternal bliss."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Aries took the first sip. Then was
Taurus, Gemini, then Cancer. In their turn, the water was divided
evenly. At the end, when the last drop was gone, Ophiuchus began to
gasp.
"Starkeeper, Starkeeper, why did you make me drink that? Starkeeper, I do not want eternity. I do not want eternal bliss."
Those were unthinkable things to say. To Starkeeper and all the other
stars, it was rejecting words. Everyone was sad to hear them, and they
all turned against Ophiuchus. Even so, Ophiuchus said:
"Starkeeper, Starkeeper, even though you are frightened, let us accept
that all things end. Even though it is sad, let us accept that life
ends. Starkeeper, even though it was just for a short time, I was happy
being by your side. If I were to die, be reborn, and meet you again, the
next time, rather than the moonlight, I want to see you smile in the
sunlight. The next time I meet you, I want to see you laughing
surrounded by people."
And for the last time Ophiuchus raised his hand and died peacefully. But
none of the stars cared about Ophiuchus anymore, because everyone felt
they had been betrayed by Ophiuchus. After that, one by one, they all
died. In the end, Libra died last. And so Starkeeper was alone once
more. And eventually, even the day came that Starkeeper died too.
However, she was not afraid, because her promise to everyone supported
her.
"Again. We will have a banquet again.
Once again, many times, always, unchanging. No matter how alone I am
right now. On the other side of that promise, everyone is waiting for
me."
Now, this is a story from a long time ago. It is the first memory everyone has forgotten. The first promise.
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Я є м ι и ∂ є я s ~
The Family Curses
~ Only characters who are Zodiac or directly serving the two families begin with knowledge of the curses.
~ Sohmas and Romanos start off witih no knowledge of the other family's existence or curse.
~ All Zodiac will turn into their animal if they are hugged by someone
of the opposite gender or under stress (i.e. illness, exhaustion)
~ All Romano Zodiac are born in their Zodiac (i.e., Aries will be born
within March 21 to April 20) with the exception of the Starkeeper. The
Starkeeper can be born any time of the year.
~ If a Zodiac hugs another Zodiac of the opposite gender from the same
family, (i.e., Sohma hugs Sohma or Romano hugs Romano) neither will
transform.
Education
For those who are within school age, and go to school, high school
students will be within the range of 15-18. If your character is:
~ 15 or 16, they are a first year/freshman
~ 17, they are a second year/junior
~ 18, you are a third year/senior
Characters 19+ can
choose to be a full-time university student, a part-time university
student with a part-time job, or a full-time worker in a career of their
choice.
Languages
There will be two main languages spoken within this RP: Japanese and Italian.
~ Romanos and Italian Onigiri/Others speak Italian as their native tongue.
~ Likewise, Sohma and Japanese Onigiri/Others speak Japanese as their native tongue.
~ When conversing with Italians, Romanos will speak Italian, as they are more comfortable with that language.
~ Romanos have decent conversational Japanese and will therefore speak
Japanese when associating with Sohma or Japanese. They will make the
occasional mistake, however, since they have only been in Japan for a
week.
~ On the other hand, Sohma and Japanese have very limited knowledge of Italian in general, and therefore will not understand Romanos who converse in Italian.
Miscellaneous
~ In the world of this RP, it will be assumed that Kennosuke's band,
B.A.K., is one of the top bands in Japan. To put into perspective,
B.A.K. is as popular in the RP's Japan as NEWS, Arashi, or KAT-TUN is in
real world Japan.
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Ͼ α ʟ є и ∂ є я ~
Remember every time season come around previous days all of us laugh
stars read to the our time, bright forever without fading
layer heart, and hold this moment
lot of love for you
The date is: April 1
It is a: Monday
The season is currently: Spring
Weather calls for: Clear sunny skies and a pleasant breeze.
A story, we meet one day inspringand fall in love inspringbreeze.
Noteworthy Events: ~ It is the beginning of a new school year. Those who are within school age should attend their schools' Welcoming Ceremonies.
~ A week has passed since the Romanos moved to Japan, and so will also
be in school with the Sohma. Be nice to the foreigners now!
~ The sakura trees are in bloom. It would be a waste to not enjoy them while they last.
Characters
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Ð я α м α т ι s ۰ Ҏ є я s σ и α є ~
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Ϩ σ н м α ۰ Ȥ σ ɗ ι α c s ~
神 ☆ ɢ σ ɗ ~ Sohma Hotaru Eiko, as played by Kiri; darkblue 鼠 ☆ я α т ~ Sohma Haruko Masami, as played by Sei; indigo 牛 ☆ σ x ~ Sohma Kennosuke Michio, as played by Aly; midnightblue
虎 ☆ т ι ɢ є я ~, Sohma Kirino Nana, as played by Kuro; orange
兔 ☆ я α в в ι т ~ Sohma Yasuo Makoto, as played by Kuro; slateblue
龍 ☆ ɗ я α ɢ σ и ~ Sohma Ryuu Katsuro, as played by Kiri; darkred 蛇 ☆ s и α к є ~ , as played by Sunny;
馬 ☆ н σ я s є ~ Sohma Shika Mari, as played by Kiri; magenta 羊 ☆ я α м ~ Sohma Airi Mizuki, as played by Aly; coral
猿 ☆ м σ и к є ч ~ Sohma Satoru Ryo, as played by Kiri; olive 鶏 ☆ я σ σ s т є я ~ , as played by
犬 ☆ ɗ σ ɢ ~ Sohma Taguchi Ichirou, as played by Kuro; brown
猪 ☆ в σ α я ~ Sohma Kyoko Sasoe, as played by Sunny;
springgreen 猫 ☆ c α т ~Sohma Momo, as played by Kuro; darksalmon
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Я σ м α и σ ۰ Ȥ σ ɗ ι α c s ~
★ ☆ s т α я к є є ρ є я ~ Rhoswhen Lily Romano, as played by Aly; silver
♈ ☆ α я ι є s ~ Levina Heinel Romano, as played by Aleyn; orangered
♉ ☆ т α υ я υ s ~ Gino Fidelio Romano, as played by Kuro; saddlebrown
♊ ☆ ɢ є м ι и ι ~ Alice Clarissa,Jack Castor, andAbigail CassandraRomano, as played by Aly; lightsalmon, darkslateblue, dimgrey, purple
♋ ☆ c α и c є я ~ Luna Cosette Romano, as played by Kiri; red ♌ ☆ ʟ є σ ~ Peregrin Gianavel Romano, as played by Aly; maroon
♍ ☆ v ι я ɢ σ ~ Avalon Fantine Romano, as played by Kiri; cornflowerblue ♎ ☆ ʟ ι в я α ~ Guinevere Cassidy Romano, as played by Kuro; darkgreen
♏ ☆ s c σ я ρ ι σ ~ Magnus Voltaire Romano, as played by Kiri; green ♐ ☆ s α ɢ ι т т α я ι υ s ~ Lysander Winston Romano, as played by Kiri; grey ♑ ☆ c α ρ я ι c σ я и ~ , as played by .Sei ♒ ☆ α q υ α я ι υ s ~ Simon Emilio Romano, as played by Aly; mediumpurple
♓ ☆ ρ ι s c є s ~, Kami Lacole Romano, as played by Kuro; crimson
⚕ ☆ σ ρ н ι υ c н υ s ~ Benedict Frewen Romano, as played by Aly; rosybrown
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Ω и ι ɢ ι я ι ~
☆Sakuraba Katsumi Yuzuru, as played by Aly; forestgreen
☆Saruno Akaki, as played by Kuro; darkorange
☆Nakayama Tatsuya, as played by Kuro; gold
☆ ~ ι и ۰ Я σ s т є я s ~
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