Sanctuary
Home again. This was where he truly belonged, amongst the shelves of Mahoutokoro, the air permeating with the comforting and familiar smell of bamboo and paper. An ink brush in his hand, scrolls open on the table in front of him. It was his sanctuary, this little corner of the library, where he planned to spend countless hours more before graduation.
His robes had returned to their usual, dark hue. No longer did a golden splendor decorate his person. He had managed to retain the gold for only half a year, which seemed about average, making him average. But, for once, he didn't feel as bothered by the idea as he thought he would. In fact, by admitting that he was human, a weight seemed to be lifted from his shoulders.
He was a human with priorities other than his grades. Though that strive for status, victory, and accomplishment still remained, he had begun to realize that he also wished to excel in other aspects of life. Life was too short, as he had come to realize at Hogsmeade. The transience of life that he witnessed in the explosions made him realize that there was more that he wished to learn and experience than what he had relegated himself to before.
Akira paused, ink brush still in hand. He was almost done writing this paper for class. Perhaps he ought to take some time this afternoon to practice his calligraphy in the garden next. With that decided, he nodded to himself in satisfaction, and continued to craft his last paragraph.
@Ara Villa as Kanae Suzuki, @Jack Burnett as Ginyami Midorimori, @Pax Zhang as Chiaki Hiroi
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He looked quite engrossed with his writing and Tone waited until he'd finished writing whatever it was. Once Akira had put his inking brush down, Tone closed the short distance between them and wrapped his arms around Akira's head and shoulders, giving him a quick peck on the cheek. "Aki! It's been so long! How are you? What are you up to?" He exclaimed cheerfully in Japanese, being what everyone knew him to be as his 'usual' self. Tone slipped into the seat next to his close friend, all smiles as he waited for Akira to respond to his words.
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@Avery Chen as Akira Shimizu
coded by Draven Mirador| kim sato tone bakugo | sta • 10 | eva • 18 | str • 2 | wis • 10 | arc • 7 | acc • 20 sta • 10 | eva • 15 | str • 12 | wis • 7 | arc • 4 | acc • 17 |
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As Mahoutokoro INPC Kanae Suzuki
Interaction with Akira Shimizu @Avery Chen and Tone Bakugon@Kim Sato
Mentioning:Reducio
RP Date
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Speech
Reducio"Kanae's Speech"
'Thoughts'Outfit/s
Reducio
Hair:
Outfit: Mahoutokoro uniform and robes (navy)
Post date
December 3, 2024 (19:48)Along the corridors of the magical school of Mahoutokoro, there was a girl with her navy blue robes headed for the library. She had a borrowed book in her hands as her brunette locks trailed behind due to her pace. Specks and stains of paint can be seen on Kanae's hands and a few spots on her face as she brisked towards the library. As if It hasn't been obvious, she came from her painting elective. The due date of the borrowed book had slipped her mind while playing with the styles and colors of art in visual form. The gardens in her now called "home" are extensive and big.
Arriving at the library, she tucked a few stray strands of hair behind her ear before returning her book to the dark mohagany shelves. Kanae looked to the side to see 2 other students, one of whom she recognised. Tone was one of the beaters in the Quidditch team. The two weren't close but they did play a game together during summer camp games. The navy robed girl didn't really recognize the other one though. She swore she saw him somewhere during summer camp but where? Maybe dueling? Kanae wasn't sure.
Though she wasn't either of their close friend, the extrovert within her couldn't resist a chance to make a new friend. "Ello'!"OOC: zamn this is late
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| kim sato tone bakugo | sta • 10 | eva • 18 | str • 2 | wis • 10 | arc • 7 | acc • 20 sta • 10 | eva • 15 | str • 12 | wis • 7 | arc • 4 | acc • 17 |
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Sanctuary
RP as Kanae Suzuki
Interaction with Akira Shimizu @Avery Chen and Tone Bakugon@Kim Sato
Mentioning:
Reducio
RP Date
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Speech
Reducio"Kanae's Speech (Japanese)"
"Kanae's Speech (English)"
'Thoughts (any lang.)'Outfit/s
ReducioPost date
May 1 2025 (15:25 pm)Kanae shrugged. "I'm afraid not," She chuckled sweetly as always, "you both are a year above me so we don't exactly have the same projects." It bummed her out that she wasn't as close to people her year -- guess the focus on academics got the better of her. For the people like Yuta Osaki, she didn't really see them again. At least she had Kazumi, right? Hikaru barely visited and the other set of twins in her family got their own thing going on.
She couldn't really deny that she didn't miss socializing, she loved people. She loved learning about people's hobbies, personalities, and hearing them talk about what made them light up inside. That kind of stuff -- it was like her favorite book, the one she’d reread a dozen times because every page felt familiar but special. Kanae offered Tone and Akira a warm, sheepish smile as she pulled out a chair and sat beside them anyway. “but I do have some free time, and I figured the library could use a little sparkle.” She gave a dramatic little twirl of her quill like a wand, then giggled. “Besides, it’s more fun to study near people, even if I’m not working on the same thing.”
Her sketchpad peeked out from the edge of her tote bag — one of her siblings (probably Ryoka, that kid is already an art prodigy!) had doodled a lopsided cat on the corner in crayon, and she’d left it there on purpose. “I was planning to do a bit of review,” she continued cheerily, “but I wouldn’t mind tagging along to the shelves first! I know that wing like the back of my hand. Third shelf on the right still smells like cinnamon from someone’s failed potion last week.”
Her gaze flitted to Akira briefly, her tone softening. “Unless you two were in the middle of something serious? I don’t wanna interrupt. I can always—”
“No,” she shook her head quickly, answering herself with a bright laugh, “Never mind. I’m already here. You’re stuck with me!” It was hard not to feel the change in the air around them — where before there was the hush of a library and the quiet scratching of quills, now there was a subtle warmth, like someone had opened a window to let the spring in. Kanae didn’t mean to change the mood of a place, but her kindness had a way of gently tilting the world on its axis — just enough to notice. “Oh! Before I forget—” she added, tugging a carefully folded piece of parchment from her bag. “I brought my study guide for Charms. I know I’m a year behind, but if any of it’s helpful, you’re welcome to borrow it. I color-coded it and everything! My older brother even added in some stuff” She grinned proudly, eyes sparkling. It was rare when Hikaru would approach her.
Being helpful made her happy. So did being included, even just a little. And if that meant helping someone find dusty old books on project topics she didn’t understand yet, then great — she’d find a way to make it fun. That was just the Kanae Suzuki way. Bubbly energy, activated. It wasn’t quite the same as studying with Kazumi — that quiet calmness they had together, like a world apart from everything else — but Kanae was starting to realize that maybe there were other kinds of connections she could build, too. Different shapes. Same warmth.
Maybe today would be a good day, after all.
RP Word Count: 591/200
OOC notes: late ahh reply
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| kim sato tone bakugo | sta • 10 | eva • 18 | str • 2 | wis • 10 | arc • 7 | acc • 20 sta • 10 | eva • 15 | str • 12 | wis • 7 | arc • 4 | acc • 17 |
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Sanctuary
RP as Kanae Suzuki
Interaction @Tone Bakugo @Kim Sato
Mentioning:
Reducio
RP Date
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Speech
Reducio"Kanae's Speech (Japanese)"
"Kanae's Speech (English)"
'Thoughts (any lang.)'Outfit/s
ReducioPost date
July 26 2025 (1:02 pm)Her laugh filled the air as her upperclassman suggested to send green sparks flying for unsuspecting students to stumble upon. Kanae clapped then shook her hands dismissively, "That would probably disturb people that are trying to study. Wouldn't want to get someone to drop a robe color hm?" she said playfully while sitting down on the library table. “One day you’re gonna do that and some poor first-year’s gonna think they’re being drafted into a duel.” Her voice was teasing, but her smile was genuine -- it always was, especially when she was surrounded by people she was comfortable with.
The girl came to only to return a book but stumbled upon a nice acquaintance. What a nice encounter!
Her brain, as always, hopped from thought to thought. What if sparks did become a magical alarm system? Could someone enchant the dust jackets to explode confetti when a book was overdue? She almost spiraled into a mini-rant on overdue-book enchantments until Tone mentioned working together -- and she perked up.
“Exactly!” she said, tapping her quill rhythmically against the table. “Group settings make everything better. Unless someone’s sniffling too loud or chewing like a centaur, but otherwise, yeah!” Her smile warmed, less explosive now, more genuine. “I’m glad we ran into each other. Being with someone always make things more fun.”
Kanae went into a cross sitting position on the table she sat on. It felt more comfortable rather her shoes barely grazing the ground. If the table was taller, maybe swinging her legs would be more enjoyable. Tone’s compliment made her pause—only for half a second—but the sparkle in her eyes softened. “You’re sweet, too, you know?” she said with enthusiasm. “You match my energy.” Kanae pointed at him.
Her attention shifted to the cat drawing that Tone pointed out. Her fingers brushed over the lopsided cat sketch peeking from her sketchbook. “My little sister drew that, actually,” she added proudly. “She’s, like, ten. She's super good at drawing, I don't know where she got it from!”
"Weren't you getting books for your project? I distracted you didn't I?" she reminded.
RP Word Count: 350/200
OOC notes: :3