Onorata Test Post
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NAME: Jennifer
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EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): compuscouts[AT]yahoo[DOT]com / AIM compuscouts
CHARACTER
NAME: Sha Gojyo
FANDOM: Saiyuki
CANON SYNOPSIS: Sha Gojyo was born to a human mother and a youkai* father, but his mother wasn't his father's wife. Somehow, probably after both blood parents died, Gojyo found himself in the "care" of the woman he came to call Mom - his father's legal wife, a youkai, and mother to his older half-brother - even though she beat him, yelled at him, and could only be comforted by his older brother, Jien. One day, Mom tried to kill Gojyo, and Jien made the desperate decision to stop her by killing her instead. To the present day, Gojyo carries two scars on his left cheek from where his mother scratched him. The brothers parted ways and didn't see each other for approximately 15 years.
In the interim, Gojyo wandered the streets and learned, probably with the help of a youkai named Banri, how to play cards, rack up a beer tab, and become quite the lady's man. Gojyo himself is a "taboo child* ", but most humans seem to not realize this while most demons do. Thus, Gojyo lived among and feels more comfortable with humans. He wields a staff-like weapon with a crescent blade at the top and a chained spade at the bottom.
Then Gojyo's destiny caught up with him and he was summoned to journey with Genjyo-sanzo - among the highest ranking of Buddhist priests but without the shaved head or abstinence from killing, drinking, or smoking - to India to stop a "minus wave" from turning all youkai into ravenous, mindless beasts. His other traveling companions included the legendary Son Goku - the Sage Equaling Heaven - and Cho Hakkai, a human cursed for killing 1000 youkai by being himself changed into a youkai. Unfortunately, another group is opposing the "Sanzo Party", and among them is Jien.
*Youkai live longer than humans, tend to have elemental powers, and are marked physically by a small tattoo somewhere on their body, elongated ears, and fangs. In Gojyo's case, the element is water because he is a "kappa", or water demon.
**Taboo children are half-youkai and so-called because it is a social taboo for the two races to fornicate. They are marked physically by blood-red hair and eyes; apparently possess no elemental powers; and yet they do have some measure of extraordinary strength, speed, and life expectancy.
ONORATA-VERSE BACKGROUND:
House heirs born to minor family lines don't cause a commotion when they're born... but they might cause a commotion on their own. One such case was that of a boy called Neroli. His mother was a redhead and the wife of a minor player among the Vescovo family, so when he was born it wasn't seen as unusual - though the paler skin and albino eyes were a bit of a curiousity. However, when his younger brother, Rabi, was born two years later and also with red hair, the family got suspicious. DNA testing revealed that Neroli's father wasn't his mother's husband and not a Vescovo either - he was a Monacello. The cheating woman was turned out of Vescovo House and her children dumped into the lap of the woman's sister, who was not at all pleased with this development. One night, in her rage, she tried to kill Neroli and he received two scars on his left cheek from her nails. That same night, Neroli ran away from Vescovo at the age of 11; the family took it as abandonment and he was never allowed back, nor told what happened to the rest of his family...
Unbeknownst to everyone, Neroli's father (an albino) had asked one Tyki Mikk to bring his son to Monacello House - to steal him from the Vescovo - but all they had to go on was that the boy was about ten years old and had red hair. However, Neroli had already left, so the only red-haired boy that age... was Rabi. Tyki never found out it was the wrong boy because soon after Rabi was brought to Monacello House, Neroli's father died on the streets. It was, of course, not thought of as anything unusual by the rest of Monacello, and Neroli was never told how his father died - just that the man's lack of being there meant Neroli would not be accepted by Monacello either.
Left with no ties to either House he had blood relations to, Neroli did what he could to make ends meet. For a time, he was a drug-dealer, a bartender, and of course a prostitute, among other various jobs. That was, however, right when his luck began to change. Someone found out he was a natural redhead and started offering him rolls in cheap pornos for the exotic quality of that and his unique scar. "Neroli" was no more and "Shagojyo" had taken his place, or "Gojyo" for short. It was decent money, but then the producer found another redhead... not a natural one, mind you, but the very idea of putting them together in a movie was not one the producer could turn down.
ONORATA-VERSE BACKGROUND cont.:
"Surefire" was the name the man gave at the time, but for a meant-to-be-one-shot called "Primal Dawn" (Caveman-themed), the other man started going by the name "Schuldig". It was then that Gojyo and Schuldig began establishing a true rapport, because Gojyo had to cover up for Schuldig often. It was in Primal Dawn that Schuldig discovered he was allergic to fake fur, but it was also when Gojyo kept pulling double-duty for the intimate shots which required Schuldig - "the bottom" - to look like a natural redhead. After the success of Primal Dawn, their producer decided to make it the first installment in a series entitled, Red, Raw, and Randy. It became a huge cult hit, which let Gojyo and Schuldig start sharing an apartment and really live it up. Making RRR brought them as close as two people ever could be, but killed any chances for romance between them. Now, they are simply the best of friends. Gojyo does not know that Schuldig has any powers, though he does know that the man has an uncanny knack for timing.
Nowadays, they have gone their separate ways. Gojyo is his own pimp and keeps tabs on a number of prostitute girls (and a few boys) to earn his keep and then some. He drops in on Schuldig fairly regularly, though, now that his friend's a bartender. Gojyo kept their large apartment, but Schuldig has a spare key to get in and Gojyo never fails to present him with a new one when the locks are changed. Gojyo tends to pick up stray cats and dogs - sometimes off the street and sometimes from the pound - and tends to let them sleep in Schuldig's old room.
Through years of walking the streets in the sunlight and copious amounts of time spent in tanning salons, Gojyo has managed to keep a nearly permanent tan despite his normally pale complexion. Gojyo is now 22 and his favorite food is an orange, though he enjoys all sweet fruits - strawberries, cherries, bananas, grapes, etc. He likes all aquatic birds and mammals - such as platypuses, dolphins, egrets, and flamingos - but his favorite is the penguin because he dresses the best. ♥ In public, he always has his hair back in a ponytail, except on very special occasions. Gojyo also thinks Venice is the coolest city on Earth and dreams if some day being able to afford his current lifestyle AND visiting his favorite city at least fivetimes a year.
[[Aquatic birds and mammals "challenge" the traditional boundaries of the animal kingdom and penguins are birds which cannot fly, but do swim; Gojyo is most comfortable in the water. Also, "Neroli" means orange-blossom in Italian and the oil can be made into, among other things, skin conditioners and aphrodisiacs. I love when randomly chosen information finds a place in your own backstory.]]
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
RANK: 1) Pimp, 2) Bodyguard, 3) Prostitute
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: Blee~eep, blee~eep...
Aw fuck... A mop of red hair shifted on a silk pillow.
Blee~eep, blee~eep...
Rolling to one side, Gojyo grumpily sought out his phone as it continued to ring. It wasn't a caller, or he might have been summoned some charm despite his weary state - no, that was his wake-up alarm, only it was the opinion of his lidded eyes that it was entirely too bright outside for that alarm to be going off.
With one forceful push of his thumb, the sound died and Gojyo drifted back into sleep for a few minutes. In that span of half-consciousness, Gojyo's mind puzzled out all kinds of reasons his alarm might have gone off early: he'd accidentally set the PM to AM, one of his kids had done it as a prank, or even the unlikely possibility that he'd merely imagined the whole thing and woke up on his own.
Well, curiosity may kill the cat but it also drags sleeping pimps out of their sheets, so Gojyo found himself stumbling around his bedroom until he found the door and went into the kitchen. The couch was empty, so was the floor and kitchen, so Gojyo doubted it was one of his kids that had somehow snuck past him while he'd been drinking the night before and spent the night in his apartment.
Coffee, I'll figure this out after coffee... Gojyo decided and set to making a pot when he saw a piece of paper on the counter in a familiar hand that was not his.
A wry smile crept onto Gojyo's face. He left the water to boil and went to the spare bedroom's door. Very slowly, so as not to jiggle the lock, he turned the knob and peeked inside. Sure enough, Gojyo could see Schuldig lying in bed curled up under the covers like straight out of a scene of RRR. Still second nature.
He left the door cracked open so he wouldn't have to close it again, but went back to making the coffee, hoping the aroma would wake Schuldig up all on its own. It must've been a pretty rough night, because the other redhead still wasn't conscious by the time the coffee was done and Gojyo had went to find a pair of boxers. After taking a few gulps out of his own mug, he poured another mug for Schuldig.
Gojyo set the mug on the bedside table Schuldig's face was turned towards and then brushed the man's bangs out of his face so as to kiss him on the cheek. "Mornin' beautiful."
Schuldig stirred and groaned in a raspy voice, "Fuck no it's not..."
" 'Fraid it is, babe. Got yer note. An' if you're gonna' share yer rotten luck of actually havin' t'be awake at this hour, then I sure as hell ain't lettin' you miss work."
That earned Gojyo a smirk. "Knew you'd say that."
"C'mon man, coffee's hot..." Gojyo chided as he offered his hand.
Schuldig took it in a strong grip despite being so sleepy and sat up, a few soft cracking noises accompanying the motion. "Think I'm gonna' need a whole pot at this rate."
Gojyo chuckled and ruffled the other man's hair. "Get dressed first and I'll start on that second pot; not like this place wants to see your 'Surefire' look, right?" He turned and started to leave as Schuldig called after him.
"Fuck you, 'Lord Marmalade' and thanks, you bastard, I owe you one!"
Gojyo just grinned, even though Schuldig couldn't see it, and flipped him the bird over his right shoulder, then released his index finger so it turned into the peace sign. "Love you too, babe."
FIRST PERSON: n/a 8D I already apped Nagi and Kaoru and Kagari!
NOTES:
Gojyo's powers can be explained away by personal prowess - slightly more exceptional strength, quite limber, and can hold his breath for long periods of time. He can't summon his weapon, but I'm gonna say he knows how to wield a staff-like weapon from practice on one of his pornos and now carries a cane to implement as a weapon when necessary.
Also: I ran this by Jaida and Dani at least twice. XD And they approve with blessings so yeah. :3
NAME: Jennifer
PERSONAL LJ:
rizumu_sakushaEMAIL/MESSENGER(S): compuscouts[AT]yahoo[DOT]com / AIM compuscouts
CHARACTER
NAME: Sha Gojyo
FANDOM: Saiyuki
CANON SYNOPSIS: Sha Gojyo was born to a human mother and a youkai* father, but his mother wasn't his father's wife. Somehow, probably after both blood parents died, Gojyo found himself in the "care" of the woman he came to call Mom - his father's legal wife, a youkai, and mother to his older half-brother - even though she beat him, yelled at him, and could only be comforted by his older brother, Jien. One day, Mom tried to kill Gojyo, and Jien made the desperate decision to stop her by killing her instead. To the present day, Gojyo carries two scars on his left cheek from where his mother scratched him. The brothers parted ways and didn't see each other for approximately 15 years.
In the interim, Gojyo wandered the streets and learned, probably with the help of a youkai named Banri, how to play cards, rack up a beer tab, and become quite the lady's man. Gojyo himself is a "taboo child* ", but most humans seem to not realize this while most demons do. Thus, Gojyo lived among and feels more comfortable with humans. He wields a staff-like weapon with a crescent blade at the top and a chained spade at the bottom.
Then Gojyo's destiny caught up with him and he was summoned to journey with Genjyo-sanzo - among the highest ranking of Buddhist priests but without the shaved head or abstinence from killing, drinking, or smoking - to India to stop a "minus wave" from turning all youkai into ravenous, mindless beasts. His other traveling companions included the legendary Son Goku - the Sage Equaling Heaven - and Cho Hakkai, a human cursed for killing 1000 youkai by being himself changed into a youkai. Unfortunately, another group is opposing the "Sanzo Party", and among them is Jien.
*Youkai live longer than humans, tend to have elemental powers, and are marked physically by a small tattoo somewhere on their body, elongated ears, and fangs. In Gojyo's case, the element is water because he is a "kappa", or water demon.
**Taboo children are half-youkai and so-called because it is a social taboo for the two races to fornicate. They are marked physically by blood-red hair and eyes; apparently possess no elemental powers; and yet they do have some measure of extraordinary strength, speed, and life expectancy.
ONORATA-VERSE BACKGROUND:
House heirs born to minor family lines don't cause a commotion when they're born... but they might cause a commotion on their own. One such case was that of a boy called Neroli. His mother was a redhead and the wife of a minor player among the Vescovo family, so when he was born it wasn't seen as unusual - though the paler skin and albino eyes were a bit of a curiousity. However, when his younger brother, Rabi, was born two years later and also with red hair, the family got suspicious. DNA testing revealed that Neroli's father wasn't his mother's husband and not a Vescovo either - he was a Monacello. The cheating woman was turned out of Vescovo House and her children dumped into the lap of the woman's sister, who was not at all pleased with this development. One night, in her rage, she tried to kill Neroli and he received two scars on his left cheek from her nails. That same night, Neroli ran away from Vescovo at the age of 11; the family took it as abandonment and he was never allowed back, nor told what happened to the rest of his family...
Unbeknownst to everyone, Neroli's father (an albino) had asked one Tyki Mikk to bring his son to Monacello House - to steal him from the Vescovo - but all they had to go on was that the boy was about ten years old and had red hair. However, Neroli had already left, so the only red-haired boy that age... was Rabi. Tyki never found out it was the wrong boy because soon after Rabi was brought to Monacello House, Neroli's father died on the streets. It was, of course, not thought of as anything unusual by the rest of Monacello, and Neroli was never told how his father died - just that the man's lack of being there meant Neroli would not be accepted by Monacello either.
Left with no ties to either House he had blood relations to, Neroli did what he could to make ends meet. For a time, he was a drug-dealer, a bartender, and of course a prostitute, among other various jobs. That was, however, right when his luck began to change. Someone found out he was a natural redhead and started offering him rolls in cheap pornos for the exotic quality of that and his unique scar. "Neroli" was no more and "Shagojyo" had taken his place, or "Gojyo" for short. It was decent money, but then the producer found another redhead... not a natural one, mind you, but the very idea of putting them together in a movie was not one the producer could turn down.
ONORATA-VERSE BACKGROUND cont.:
"Surefire" was the name the man gave at the time, but for a meant-to-be-one-shot called "Primal Dawn" (Caveman-themed), the other man started going by the name "Schuldig". It was then that Gojyo and Schuldig began establishing a true rapport, because Gojyo had to cover up for Schuldig often. It was in Primal Dawn that Schuldig discovered he was allergic to fake fur, but it was also when Gojyo kept pulling double-duty for the intimate shots which required Schuldig - "the bottom" - to look like a natural redhead. After the success of Primal Dawn, their producer decided to make it the first installment in a series entitled, Red, Raw, and Randy. It became a huge cult hit, which let Gojyo and Schuldig start sharing an apartment and really live it up. Making RRR brought them as close as two people ever could be, but killed any chances for romance between them. Now, they are simply the best of friends. Gojyo does not know that Schuldig has any powers, though he does know that the man has an uncanny knack for timing.
Nowadays, they have gone their separate ways. Gojyo is his own pimp and keeps tabs on a number of prostitute girls (and a few boys) to earn his keep and then some. He drops in on Schuldig fairly regularly, though, now that his friend's a bartender. Gojyo kept their large apartment, but Schuldig has a spare key to get in and Gojyo never fails to present him with a new one when the locks are changed. Gojyo tends to pick up stray cats and dogs - sometimes off the street and sometimes from the pound - and tends to let them sleep in Schuldig's old room.
Through years of walking the streets in the sunlight and copious amounts of time spent in tanning salons, Gojyo has managed to keep a nearly permanent tan despite his normally pale complexion. Gojyo is now 22 and his favorite food is an orange, though he enjoys all sweet fruits - strawberries, cherries, bananas, grapes, etc. He likes all aquatic birds and mammals - such as platypuses, dolphins, egrets, and flamingos - but his favorite is the penguin because he dresses the best. ♥ In public, he always has his hair back in a ponytail, except on very special occasions. Gojyo also thinks Venice is the coolest city on Earth and dreams if some day being able to afford his current lifestyle AND visiting his favorite city at least fivetimes a year.
[[Aquatic birds and mammals "challenge" the traditional boundaries of the animal kingdom and penguins are birds which cannot fly, but do swim; Gojyo is most comfortable in the water. Also, "Neroli" means orange-blossom in Italian and the oil can be made into, among other things, skin conditioners and aphrodisiacs. I love when randomly chosen information finds a place in your own backstory.]]
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
RANK: 1) Pimp, 2) Bodyguard, 3) Prostitute
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: Blee~eep, blee~eep...
Aw fuck... A mop of red hair shifted on a silk pillow.
Blee~eep, blee~eep...
Rolling to one side, Gojyo grumpily sought out his phone as it continued to ring. It wasn't a caller, or he might have been summoned some charm despite his weary state - no, that was his wake-up alarm, only it was the opinion of his lidded eyes that it was entirely too bright outside for that alarm to be going off.
With one forceful push of his thumb, the sound died and Gojyo drifted back into sleep for a few minutes. In that span of half-consciousness, Gojyo's mind puzzled out all kinds of reasons his alarm might have gone off early: he'd accidentally set the PM to AM, one of his kids had done it as a prank, or even the unlikely possibility that he'd merely imagined the whole thing and woke up on his own.
Well, curiosity may kill the cat but it also drags sleeping pimps out of their sheets, so Gojyo found himself stumbling around his bedroom until he found the door and went into the kitchen. The couch was empty, so was the floor and kitchen, so Gojyo doubted it was one of his kids that had somehow snuck past him while he'd been drinking the night before and spent the night in his apartment.
Coffee, I'll figure this out after coffee... Gojyo decided and set to making a pot when he saw a piece of paper on the counter in a familiar hand that was not his.
| Hey baby, | |
| Sorry for setting your alarm so damn early, but I closed last night & gotta be in to open today - course I only found this out last night or I mighta asked you first. Remember: coffee-bean is the magic smell. | |
| ♥ Schuldig |
A wry smile crept onto Gojyo's face. He left the water to boil and went to the spare bedroom's door. Very slowly, so as not to jiggle the lock, he turned the knob and peeked inside. Sure enough, Gojyo could see Schuldig lying in bed curled up under the covers like straight out of a scene of RRR. Still second nature.
He left the door cracked open so he wouldn't have to close it again, but went back to making the coffee, hoping the aroma would wake Schuldig up all on its own. It must've been a pretty rough night, because the other redhead still wasn't conscious by the time the coffee was done and Gojyo had went to find a pair of boxers. After taking a few gulps out of his own mug, he poured another mug for Schuldig.
Gojyo set the mug on the bedside table Schuldig's face was turned towards and then brushed the man's bangs out of his face so as to kiss him on the cheek. "Mornin' beautiful."
Schuldig stirred and groaned in a raspy voice, "Fuck no it's not..."
" 'Fraid it is, babe. Got yer note. An' if you're gonna' share yer rotten luck of actually havin' t'be awake at this hour, then I sure as hell ain't lettin' you miss work."
That earned Gojyo a smirk. "Knew you'd say that."
"C'mon man, coffee's hot..." Gojyo chided as he offered his hand.
Schuldig took it in a strong grip despite being so sleepy and sat up, a few soft cracking noises accompanying the motion. "Think I'm gonna' need a whole pot at this rate."
Gojyo chuckled and ruffled the other man's hair. "Get dressed first and I'll start on that second pot; not like this place wants to see your 'Surefire' look, right?" He turned and started to leave as Schuldig called after him.
"Fuck you, 'Lord Marmalade' and thanks, you bastard, I owe you one!"
Gojyo just grinned, even though Schuldig couldn't see it, and flipped him the bird over his right shoulder, then released his index finger so it turned into the peace sign. "Love you too, babe."
FIRST PERSON: n/a 8D I already apped Nagi and Kaoru and Kagari!
NOTES:
Gojyo's powers can be explained away by personal prowess - slightly more exceptional strength, quite limber, and can hold his breath for long periods of time. He can't summon his weapon, but I'm gonna say he knows how to wield a staff-like weapon from practice on one of his pornos and now carries a cane to implement as a weapon when necessary.
Also: I ran this by Jaida and Dani at least twice. XD And they approve with blessings so yeah. :3
