Project Sakura Discussion Thread

The Meowtis Empire, as I see it, is a little like China (but not exactly like China), with the cat people as the dominant ethnic groups and the dog and bunny people as important minorities. As a policeman in Tokyo, Yoshimi has knowledge of all three groups. Cat girls were very popular in the hostess bars; altho cat womencan also be found in the fashion industry, the import/export, teaching, or where ever their curiosity takes them. Dog people are the heredity policeman and soldiers of the Meowtis Empire. In fact, Yoshimi once had a dog man for a partner, who once saved her from a vampire. He was a bloodhound, of course. Unfortunately, bunny girls (also popular hostesses) are all kleptomaniacs who will steal anything that strikes their fancy, The Japanese government deports them back to Meowtis all the time. I suppose there must also be cat men, dog girls and rabbit guys around somewhere, as well.

My titles? Why, I steal them, of course, just like everything else.

Right now, I’m planning to steer all my characters (and maybe some of yours and Kabraxal’s) toward some climatic event. It’s all sort of vague, tho, because a lot depends on what you guys write next. I might have an idea in my head that will send the story in one direction, until one of you guys write something that makes me change my mind. It is a game, after all, isn’t it, and not my own private comic book.

I think I’ll start my post now. Thanks for the triggering Bamboo.

Time for a D/N/Yoshimi encounter with Brant as for how it’ll go about not sure.

One question Bamboo. Mind if I make it that Brant could talk to the N/Yoshimi while talking to the D/Yoshimi and vice verse? But neither would know what was said to one, unless he talks to both of them as one.

/Note. Anyone going to watch “2012”, if so tell me about it after you watched it, please. Why? I just want to know.

Fine with me. Be creative. Bet Yosh is gonna be one pretty confused girl before we’re done with her.

About done with my post.

Bamboo: Brant dodge a bullet (for now?). You know Kokoro reminds me of the nurse from three sister’s story at least the part of her giving condoms away.
So what’s Satou Nabeshima working on? (don’t answer, else you really want to)
Yuki really fixated on Ryo. Is she not.

Back fom my trip… yay, no more driving!

Poor, poor Ryo it seems. A jealous woman, possibly yandere… a detective club, and now a protective (possibly insane) mother. Is the guy going to catch a break?

… good thing Kosuke’s only going to be here for Thanksgiving (probably just one post) after reading about the possible “nasty” brewing. Poor Xallie is stuck though. Guess another karoake visit with bottles and bottles of sake is going to be needed after all the drama. Not that she needs an excuse to get a drunk and sing, mind you :wink: .

So Brant and Yoshimi went out on a date? Your realise, of course, that she’s a bit older than he is–pushing thirty, you know. And he let her keep his sword? Is that Freudian, or what? Am I wrong, or was that the day Yoshimi (rather than the night version) he went out with? She seemed a bit more happy-go-lucky than I imagine night Yoshimi to be. As for Nabeshima, he’s just Kimochi’s father at this point. But he’s also a sort of investigative reporter and has some idea that something dangerous is going on at night in peaceful Moriyoh City. But he doesn’t know what, and neither do I. All I know is that Brant and Yoshimi keep running into monsters, and this last one tore up a train car. Etsuji’s going to have a hard time keeping that one covered up. Speaking of Etsuji, he referred to something called the Pact in his interview with Iris, but I have no idea what that means, either. It’s just that something must be going on the explain the sudden surge of malevolent supernatural activity that’s been going on lately.

Yuki as a Yandere? Hen, heh. That gives me ideas. Poor Xallie could be in for it. Thanks for the idea, Kabraxal.

I guess so (it just turned out that way) he let her hold onto the sword to find out she would be someone that he had to deal with. (She did give it back so nope, but he will remain caution just not as much.) One thing don’t count on him giving his sword to many people only those that he thinks may or may not cause him trouble. (He did let his two friends keep the sword just didn’t write it)

Maybe it was D/Yoshim or N/Yoshimi, Possibly a blend.

The Pact I’ve an idea what I think it could be. As for the train maybe once what cause the damage was destroyed it would go back to its original state?

/Note Brant/Yoshimi date was probably a one time thing. Given that they spent the whole day getting to know each other they could of found out they were a match. A match in that each could understand each other from the death and chaos they see and deal with. (If that makes any sense) But not the match he was looking for at least I believe.

… luckily for Xallie, she has Chie. She is VERY protective.

Not to mention her mother… I wouldn’t cross her :twisted: .

The only thing I ask: no mutilations or such. A “cat fight” or mental abuse is fine. Actually, it would be interesting to see if Xallie fought back or broke down into tears and Ryo would have to rush in and cradle is beloved in his tender embrace :oops: .

Okay… that came out of nowhere. Wow. I blame Fruits Basket: all that wonderfu… I mean gushy romance and tears and true love soaring. dreamy sigh

Let’s not tell Yuki though :wink: .

Finally got around to naming the parents, well the mother actually (knew the father from the beginning). And I’m sure Sarah and Ryo are going to “bump” into each-other quite often now. Motherly concern and all that.

Anyway… have a Happy Thanksgiving and don’t eat too much now, alright?

Hey… what are you doing, put the bat down… it was just a bad joke, I swear! Please, no!

Runs

Kabraxal: So is Brant going to get some thanks for getting that puss (Ryo) and Xallie together or at least clear the air some.

Oh and Good (wont say happy. why don’t want to) Thanksgiving to All even if you don’t celebrate it.

/Note Setting stage for longest night of the year. One post is the setting well not really not sure how to explain it. The other would be the longest night post. (Guess what that post will be like. Actually don’t) Now if I could I would post the Longest Night Post on the actually day.

Too late, I guessed… I think I’ll have Xallie somehow learn to create a robotic replica of herself and take a nice long vacation. My guess was quite… harrowing.

Anyway, Brant might get a hug in thanks… from Ryo!

:evil:

:cry: … swords hurt.

Kabraxal: I’d rather have him buy Brant a bottle of liqueur. Don’t worry about Xallie she’ll have troubles of her own so I wont include her. Harrowing? Nah. :twisted:

Bamboo: So Brant could of had even more fun if he met both of them nearly at the same time. (Doubtful)

Horse girls usually come to a bad end. Don’t go killing Icy Iris at least not without me knowing the how.

Eh, seem like she can’t change her ways but that’s what makes her who she is. Now will she eat Ryo or not? (Yes I mean it that way but not that way.)

FAIR WARNING! Brant’s target is now Eri. Her other two friends are false targets meaning friends or enemies or whatever. Given that they know him second hand from Eri and Eri herself only knows him some the post will be them getting to know him better. Yuki know of his involvement with getting Ryo/Xallie together, how no clue but she knows (probably wont explain it in the post) so she’ll be slightly pissed/cautious around him. Yoshimi is now a match for him during nights of wanton violence and during the day just someone he talks with and maybe drink with.

/Note The longest night post will take place during the longest night and possibly leading up to the Christmas Eve/(Winter festival?) depending on the end result of the post I’m currently doing. If I feel a flow I flow hence it seem that I post quickly.

Target as in “victim” :twisted: or target as in… victim :oops: ? Intrigued with it either way, but Brant confuses me at times.

On Xallie: troubles of my making, bamboo’s or yours? I’m confused. My troubles are… tame… in comparison to violence and mayhem that seem to follow Brant and Yoshimi. Is Ryo gonna die in her arms, her tears falling in despair at the immense cruely of fate after her first kiss :shock: ???

Okay, my mind sometimes goes in depressng places… probably why Xallie’s story is far more romantic and comedic than anything else. Well, and probably because my manga collection is gushing with romance… what can I say, I’m a romantic at heart, which explains the sig :slight_smile: .

Kabraxal:That Thanksgiving story was dee-lightful, your skillful descriptions of eating were particularly satisfying. Xallie is a highly emotional girl, and it’s always fun to watch her process her feelings. The Wife liked your story as much as I did; all the more so because my Kokoro stories tend to depress her, and she’s made me promise that Heart will have a happy ending some day. And she will, but I’m in no hurry to provide it. I don’t see that Ryo’s involvement with Kokoro need involve Xallie; it’s not that serious. He’s just helping out a friend. Xallie’s immeadiate problem is going to be Yuki. She’s gunning for you, Xallie. It’s a delicate business, tho, because I don’t want to mess with other people’s characters in any major way; light pokes and glancing blows, that’s the way of the ninja-scribe.

Chaos: Brant and Eri? Well, I saw it coming. She may be a silly teenage girl, but she’s still a cat, so she may have a few surprises for everyone. I mean, all these people from the Meowtis Empire over here, studying in Japan and what not? What’s up with that?
I don’t have any plans to mess with Iris just because she’s a Horse. She’s your baby, and her ultimate destiny is up to you. Didn’t you once say that she took over a bunch of companies by chopping off the heads of their former owners? Brrr! She’s an interesting character, because she seems to know everything that’s going on. But why is a woman that powerful running a tit bar?

Thank you. Always nice to hear when a story is appreciated. By the way, I don’t find your story that depressing. Mysterious and dark… sure, but I haven’t seen rape, death, torture, rape, rape, rape, more torture… maybe that just means I’ve been reading to much “dark fantasy”. Dead bodies in rivers and decapitation within that world, and I don’t find it all that depressing… I worry about myself sometimes.

Anyway: I don’t mind Xallie being prodded by the jealous Yuki. She has enough loving family and friends that there should be no lasting psychological issues… unlike poor Aeka, she has the support so she doesn’t crumble so completely. Though I might just let her crumble some… I can’t let go of the image of Ryo, kneeling and cradling a crying Xallie in his arms, gently cooing to her before tenderly kissing the tears from her cheeks :oops: … of course all this would happen in front of Yuki :twisted: . Though I should probably make sure there are no sharp impliments nearby. It would be a shame for Ryo to survive a protective mother only to be mutilated by a jealous girl.

Sarah would have to tear the veil and drag him back from death just so she could stick him for making Xallie depressed.

Who couldn’t. A cat well I’m not sure if cats are really curious my sisters have cats and so do I they don’t act curious. Anyways the cat(which I’ll call Eri in these post) is going to be slightly curious/questioning.

Conquest? If all female in heat?

Simple you get more info when tongues are loose from alcohol. Not that all info is accurate. That’s only one business she has but not the main one as for which is no clue. She’s there only when having a meeting with non work related people.

If you didn’t confuse you he’s not do a good job or maybe he is.

Trouble is trouble how you deal with it matters not the cause. In some cause does matter.

Tear the veil does that mean she can repair it if she has to? If you know my sig the last two you would understand.

Actually, that is one of the “dark fantasy” titles I was addressing. I guess I still like it overall, but I get thoroughly beaten and tired of the continuing rape, torture, rape, death, rape, long discussion of torture, rape, and death by the Order, more rape and death… I think it was my third read-through where I actually noticed all the rape. I though George R. R. Martin was dark… yeesh.

Well Bamboo my post apparently happen just before Xallie/Ryo/Yuki event given Kimochi is in my post.
Not that it matters I never follow time lines, but then I do leave my post pretty vague about when said events happen.

Longest night post I’ll probably post before or after the actually day.

Yuki must be steaming now!

I was quite surprised to find someone having Chie show up, especially since I was wondering I was going to explain her efforts to transfer with Kosuke down for the new term. It fit well in the end. Though poor Yuki should watch out. Well, Ryo didn’t exactly get showered with roses… but Xallie gets to nurse him back to health so he is probably ecstatic.

By the way… I was a bit unsure of Ryo’s history with women. I might have missed something, but from the previous posts (especially dealing with getting advice), there seemed an implication that he had very few relationships, so I simply assumed that his relationship with Xallie was one of his first such relationships with a girl. Not saying he is completely “green” or a virgin… so if he has had history of that nature with Yuki or such, I didn’t contradict it too badly.

However, if he is a virgin… that would be nice to know. If it ever gets that far with Xallie I need to be able to play off her innocence in whatever direction is necessary for Ryo.

Is Ryo a virgin? Damned if I know. I think he probably is, but guys don’t usually talk about that sort of thing to each other-at least not in my day. What I do know about him is pretty sketchy. He doesn’t have many friends (notice: he was sitting by himself in the cafeteria), gets into fights a lot, but always loses. He’s loyal. After all, he’s keeping Kokoro’s secret, even tho he doesn’t know what that secret is. He’s probably more popular with the girls than he knows. He obviously won over Xallie easily enough and Yuki would die for him, despite the hostility he expresses toward her. And he was totally unaware that Nurse Heart was just [that] far away from jumping his bones and that he was the initial cause of her downhill slide. And, he can be pretty inflexible. Notice how he still holds a grudge against Yuki after all these years.

Poor Yuki had a hard day, didn’t she? Rejected by Ryo, beat up by Chie and given a lecture by an angel. None of this would have happened if Kimochi were still around, which is why I sent her away.

So now Brant has scored a relationship (if not an altogether cordial one) with the Girl Detectives, eh? That could come in handy should they need some muscle some time. But Brant must be the King of Cheap Dates. As far as I can tell, he has yet to take a girl out to a place where he has to spend money on her. Also, be careful of Eri, Brant. You know, there more things she can do with the Collar of Submission and the Paddle of Yaoi than use them on her enemies.