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lucetifans2012-04-25 12:33 pm
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The Daily Life Meme
THE DAILY LIFE MEME
GREETINGS LUCETIANS. Long ago, on a distant server, Kyio once unleashed a pleasant meme. But then it's been over a year and yeah, we need to do it again. It's sort of like an info survey.
Well it's back, with new questions! And thanks to Dreamwidth's generous comment character count, these might even fit into a single comment! It's a 33 question survey/meme about your characters and their experiences and developments in Luceti. It'll give you a better idea of where your characters are at and let other people get a good sense of what your character is like and up to. It can make for interesting stuff, really.
Feel free to respond to each other's tags with IC or OOC responses, questions, or what have you. Have fun!
Nara Shikamaru
He's 5'9 in Luceti (about 175 cm). When he first came in he was 5'7 (170 cm, his canon height), but he's grown since then.
2) Weight:
He's... lean. 117 lbs (53.4 kg) is the canon measure. Kishimoto, why are your ninjas walking sticks. Uh. I pretend he's about 130-140 lbs instead. Still underweight, but not as bad.
3) Eye color/Hair Color:
Hair is black. When the anime bothers to show it, his eyes are brown (see icon).
4) Age:
17 (biologically, he'll probably be 18 soon)
5) Physical features:
His hair. It's always in that spiky, pineapple-like ponytail. His ears are pierced too: plain silver studs, one in each ear. Due to icons being tiny you can't always see them, but I picked an icon where you can make one out. He's fairly well-built.
6) Voice:
Example here. Deep. Typically speaks with a lazy drawl. He shares a voice actor with
7) Who do they live with and how are chores divided in their house/apartment?:
His roommate is Masaomi. As for chores... idk. They're teenage boys. Shikamaru does his own laundry and picks up after himself, but doesn't go out of his way to do much else.
8) Their favorite (and least favorite, if you want) foods and who does the cooking in their house/apartment?:
Favorite food is grilled mackerel (with kelp). Seafood in general. Least favorite is eggs, especially if they're boiled.
I think they alternate with the cooking? They've both done it. It's probably a case of whoever-gets-hungry-first. When they're not just cooking for themselves, that is.
9) What they do during an average day in Luceti:
Various ninja training (shocker, I know) out in the forest, close to the hours the school keeps. Somewhere in that day there's time set aside to teaching Masaomi how to use chakra too. He hangs out with friends when he sees them, but since most of them live in his building the only one he regularly goes out of his way to talk to is probably Katara.
Afternoons are his free time. He'll cloud watch, or go play a game like shogi either with someone like Asuma or on his own. He has a habit of lurking up in trees/on rooftops around the plaza too, to people watch. Evenings are usually serious projects time. Secret Konoha stuff, secret ninja stuff, secret research stuff, etc. It varies, but he usually has at least one to keep busy with. He regularly checks his journal throughout the day, and hacks what he can.
10) Their general sense of fashion:
He typically sticks to canon get-up since he uses it while he trains: the green flak jacket, etc. His casual clothes are pants and loose, long-sleeved shirts, some of which hang open. He's always wearing a mesh undershirt (see icon above this comment).
Given the icon problem again, it's worth noting he almost always has his forehead protector tied to his left arm, like so:
11) Do they have any hobbies? Did they come up with these hobbies in Luceti, or was it something they always did?:
Cloud watching. Napping. Strategy games: specifically shogi and go, but he's picked up more in Luceti, like Pai-Sho. He's picked up a lot of game boards and decks of cards and puzzles - they make up about half of what he owns here.
12) Has the situation in Luceti changed their view on certain topics/the way they react to different things?:
Gah. It's a complicated mess, but the ninja system in his world to some extent. Leadership in combat situations in another, because he has to adapt it to work with other people. In a sadder angle, he's also never really questioned a lot of things (certain friendships, himself as a person, etc) until Luceti.
13) Do they have a weapon? If so, do they carry it at all times or just under certain circumstances?:
Har har. Wanna see his usual arsenal when he's gearing up? 8| Please note the boxes are filled with more projectile weapons and explosives.
But seriously. When he leaves his apartment he is always carrying kunai, shuriken, and exploding tags at the least. Normally, he carries a lot of those in addition to ninja wire, and his trench knives which channel his shadow chakra.
14) Who are their neighbors?:
On his floor, there's Ino, Tenten, Sakura, and Temari. Troublesome girls. Everywhere. This is 80% the reason he was cool with Masaomi moving in, by the way.
Uhh. Besides that. Residents of CH1? The building is also close to House 11 (Pokemon house) and House 12 (Raven and Judith)
15) Who are their best friends in Luceti? How often do they spend time with them and doing what?
All of his friends from home, for starters (though in particular I will say Asuma, Ino, and Naruto). And then Masaomi and Katara. He probably spends the most time with Masaomi by virtue of living with him. Lot of inane stuff all around with all of them, though.
16) Their favorite areas/stores/hang-out locations?:
Forest, cloud-watching hill, plaza rooftops, in that order. He'll probably like going out to the mountains more often too, now that he knows one of the deer that lives on his land back home is out there.
17) Wing color and how do they deal with their wings?:
Generally keeps them tucked under his clothes. Most of his hobbies involve laying on his back, so a while back he made himself get used to it again even with the wings.
18) Did they change or grow in any way physically since coming to Luceti?:
Gotten taller, gained a few pounds. The usual. He has a scar from a gunshot wound to the stomach he got back in March, if that counts.
19) What do they miss the most from home?:
Everything. Sob. The people, the weather, the kids, the noise, the crowded streets, his clan's forest, his family... he is so freaking homesick right now, good god.
20) What does their handwriting look like? Do they write the way they talk, or is there a clear difference between the two?:
Legible. Has to be, with all the mission reports he's written back home. Casual writing comes off much how he talks; anything else is more formal.
21) Is the way they act in person different from the way they act over the journal system?:
Not really. Though he'll only talk about matters he deems serious off the journals.
22) Did they gain/lose any personal goals during their stay in Luceti?:
Oh god, losing, yes. He promised his sensei as he was dying that he would look after his kid. He took it a step further and decided to make that kid his student someday. He'd visit the mother every day and meet her after hospital check-ups and everything... only to end up here for over a year and a half right before it was due to be born, as he keeps being reminded.
There's also other responsibilities and war stuff on top of that. Guys why is this meme so depressing.
23) Is Luceti a technological upgrade, or downgrade for them? Have they adapted to these changes well?:
Technological upgrade. They don't have instant communication like the journals, and while they have electricity and such, it's typically your small appliances. He's picking up on computers, though.
24) FOR STUDENTS: What is their favorite class? What is their least favorite class? What about their general behavior in school?:
He is not a student but I answer anyways. School is boring and he doesn't get why anyone over thirteen goes there. 8|
25) FOR DRINKERS: What is their favorite drink? What is their least favorite drink? Do they prefer Good Spirits or Cloud Nine? What's their attitude about and while drinking?:
N/A he avoids alcohol like the plague
26) Do they have any special talents? If so, what are they?:
...ninja skills? Uh. He's good with deer. I also headcanon he has a photographic memory.
27) Have they learned any new skills or abilities in Luceti? If so, what are they? Why and how?
He's gotten better at cooking. When Chouji left, he started learning from the recipe cards Sanji gave him, so he could feed himself on his own. He knows a little filial magic, just to be versed in it.
28) What kind of habits do they have on drafts? Are they willing to kill or do they prefer to avoid fighting?
Shikamaru usually takes a big part in the overall strategy. He's more social out there than he is in the village, though more serious. He doesn't hesitate to kill, and is quick and methodical about it.
29) What kind of habits do they have on missions? What is their reason for going on them? What do they intend to use their points for?
Same as on the drafts. Since missions groups are smaller, he makes a point to talk to every member of his team when he can. As for the points, they can stack up, he doesn't care. He signs up for missions because he knows he's capable, and wants to do his part to keep his teammates alive. There are things to learn too, and it's a way to show the Malnosso they can cooperate.
30) How long have they been in Luceti? Has that length of time impacted them in any way?:
He's been in Luceti for a year and eight months. It's... steadily getting to him more and more, which is finally starting to show.
Shikamaru's used to being able to think his way out of any situation if given the time, but he's been given ample amounts of it and gotten nowhere. He prefers to focus on what he can do, but it really hits him when things pile up. He's becoming focused on the idea that he's not doing enough.
31) How do they unwind and get back to normal after a brutal experiment, event, or draft?
If injuries are involved, sleep. Sometimes he'll go off on his own for a while. Unless it really effected him in a bad way though, he just goes right back to his normal routine.
32) What is their worst experience from an experiment or kidnapping? Were there any that they actually liked?
He's never liked any of them, no. Oddly enough, the ones that have got to him most were the ones he wasn't the one experimented on. IE. when Chouji nearly died, or this last one when some important people forgot knowing him.
33) Anything else you want to note?:
Um. I take his characterization from equal parts manga and anime, but there's a lot in the latter that you don't see in the manga. Most people aren't as familiar with anime canon though, so I guess if you have questions feel free to ask??