(bc I got too carried away today + subject to change)
Voken Language is essentially English with a few exceptions:
There are on 25 letters; there is no "S" in the Alphabet and S-sounds are instead written with "C". Like if you wanted to spell 'spell', it would be "cpell". All "S" sounds use C.
The only exception to the "C replaces S" rule is the "-ch" sound from 'cheese' for example. Only this would use a -ch in front, but would be spelt "chese" as the E in Voken gets rid of silent Es.
K is used for hard C sounds, i.e. "cold" would be "kold".
Z-sounds from X are spelt with Z e.g. xylophone -> zylophone. Obvious x-sounds e.g. six keep the x.
E, I and Y have a specific ruleset and they cancel out any letters that come behind them for the sounds they make:
E is used for "ee"/"eh" (ē); "ei" (é), "er"/"e" (è), literal E (e)
I is only used for pronoun "I" or literal I sound e.g. "ai"/"aye"
Y is used for "yn"/"in" (ȳ), "ing" (ÿ), "ie"/"iy"/"yi" -like if- (ý), "yl/il" (ỳ), literal Y (y)
Full name references (aka samples) for me bc I gotta save it (also subject to change later):
Kinarus Sydrin: Kȳnarèc Cidrȳn (the grave accent means "er"/"e" for E pronounciation; the 'i' and 'y' in his last name swaps bc 'i' was pronounced "-ai" and 'y' was with "-in")
Furona Vyril: Furona Virỳl (same logic with "ai" and "il")
Fuyine: Fuýnē (foo-yi-nee, getting rid of the "i" behind y)
Nyrus Kosrin: Nirèc Kocrȳn
Emerith Vostlin: Ēmérýth Voctlȳn (r is pronounced a second time so it stays)
Achane Caines: Akané Kanc (Caines is pronounced as Kanes + no silent e)
Kinari: Kȳnarē
Kaiori Osten: Kiorē Octén (ai is just 'i', n-sound persists)
Siora Nezrin: Cēora Nézrȳn
Havrius Marlowe: Havrēèc Marlow (no silent e)
Zelan Faulkner: Zélan Faulkné (é is enough for the 'er' sound)
while I figure out what to do with Kin here's some random lore on how I pronounce his name:
Because I call him Kin most of the time, I say the 'n' a second time in his name so it sounds like Kyn-na-ruh-ss. However I also have my days of saying Key-na-ras and I'm like what happened to my English.
The latter happens because I translate Kinarus as 奇纳勒斯 (Qí nà lè sī) in Chinese, and Qí is basically either "Key" or "Chi" in terms of closest English sound equivalent. Lè is also basically "lur" from 'lurk', but I sometimes say it as 'ra', as usually in games where the original language is English, the CN VAs try to say the CN with an English swing to it. So I end up saying instead of 'ra' sound instead of a 'ruh' sound
So technically Kyn-na-ruh-s is Canon, but Key-na-ras is also acceptable bc I also say it myself.
In Voken Language "Kinarus" would be spelt "Kynarèc" as the language treats "-yn" as a Y sound instead of an I sound. The I sound in Voken is only used for "I" as a pronoun, or an literally an I sound e.g. "ai/aye".
The "-uh" after 'r' is treated as an E sound, bc I also reference CN when developing the language to treat them as a 'hard flat E'
Why end with "C"? There is no S in Voken and C substitutes S. Soft 'c' sounds are the same as S so they also just use base C e.g. nice is the same, but 'same' would be 'came'. (K sounds used by C words use K).
4. Who's the group baby? Who has to be protected at all costs?
Kaiori for sure. She's considered the most naive and innocent out of everyone and the 'child' that has to be protected at all costs. She's the youngest and one of the shortest in the group, and with her ADHD is hyperactive and always tinkering with her creations/new ideas all the time. Everyone looks out for her which she appreciates, but she also doesn't like being treated like a child because she is an adult, she's 20 she can take care of herself. (oh yeah everyone in the Class is 20-22, when they first joined, they were 16-18)
11. Has there been ever group drama? If so, what happened?
Plenty. Obviously Fu's contingency plan PROJECT: Forever is a massive piece of drama because everyone went wtf Fu, you were planning to kill us to [preserve] us if we ever wanted to leave?? And finding out he has been behind the scenes manipulating them for who knows how long was peak horror for a lot of people, there was a bunch of mistrust towards Fu after the Project got leaked. Fu was considered the glue of the group and when this came out, everyone confronted him about it and Fu almost acted on the plan because he recognised they were potentially going to [leave].
But when he was going to follow PROJECT: Forever's containment protocol aka kill them, he realised that he couldn't put a number on everyone's value anymore, the maths just didn't make sense anymore and crashed out. And realised how close he had come to losing them for real. He fr realised he cared about everyone but just couldn't handle them leaving, and ultimately didn't want to hurt them despite writing the plans down.
Other instances of drama I'd say would be a lot of stuff including trivial matters since this is eleven very different people living in the same dorm, examples:
Kin streaming too loud at night keeping everyone up
Too many people in the lounge area at once affecting each other
Everybody blaming Kin first in every situation because he is the known 'shithead' and 'guy who gets into trouble'
Kiri getting angry because nobody asked for her opinion since she's always quiet and it became an assumption that she wouldn't have anything to add
"Who touched my stuff" and so on, there's lots of drama because these kids all have issues and honestly there's lots of people with unspoken beef against other and contain for the sake of group peace
17. Who is the best cook in the group?
Havrius. Everybody except him, Fu, Enath, Kiri, Achane are cooking failure in the sense they will blow up kitchens or eat unhealthy food non-stop if nobody cooks. Hav has four younger siblings and lost his parents as collateral damage to a turf war between Rings (basically states in a country in the CW universe) so he is great at taking care of people and cooking good homemade-meals that fr make people emotional.
24. What has brought your friends closer? What might push them apart?
Ironically the PROJECT: Forever incident did both bc it made everyone realise okay yeah they all have a bunch of secrets they kept from each other, and there was a bunch of mistrust for a while until they realised they're stuck with each other; so they might as well be honest and accept each other for who they are.
In general for bringing closer, probably any argument/disagreement/altercation they've had with each other and resolved together, in addition to any bonding activities everyone decides to do together. They have their differences and conflicts but work together very well as a team when it's needed.
But pushing them apart is also suprisingly easy. Like the little dramas? It can get extreme to an absurd degree sometimes bc we have 2 major groups:
Group 1- Fu's "Inner Circle": Furona, Kinarus, Nyrus*, Emerith*
Group 2- The "Others": Achane, Zelan, Enath, Kinari, Siora, Kaiori, Havrius
Nyri and Em depends on whether Fu wants to get them involved. Most of the time he does but if it's some shady business then it's just him and Kin.
And sometimes the groups have war with each other; in general Group 2 people listen and respect Group 1 members bc they have higher ranks in the class (Class Leader, Vice Leader, Third-in-Command, with Kin being an exception), however they do have conflict sometimes in the sense of trust issues and isolation. Like of course there isn't a limit of interaction and the two groups aren't officially named in the Class, but it's a subtle web of relationships.
We also have little subgroups that are close with each other not counting the ships;
Fu, Kin
Fu, Nyri, Em
Achane, Zelan, Havrius
Enath, Siora
Em, Kaiori, Kiri
And honestly these have issues too; e.g. you have a more serious group of Achane, Zelan and Havrius who want to relax with a documentary, and then a relaxed group of Em, Kaiori and Kiri who want to organise a big sleepover party in the same lounge area.
Of course they have issues because everyone tries to keep a lounge timetable + housekeeping rules for noise/limits, but often times it gets disregarded/forgotten. Like Kin would be walking out just to grab his pillow left out in the lounge and unfortunately get caught in an argument crossfire of "Kin who's more valid here"
4. Who's the group baby? Who has to be protected at all costs?
Kaiori for sure. She's considered the most naive and innocent out of everyone and the 'child' that has to be protected at all costs. She's the youngest and one of the shortest in the group, and with her ADHD is hyperactive and always tinkering with her creations/new ideas all the time. Everyone looks out for her which she appreciates, but she also doesn't like being treated like a child because she is an adult, she's 20 she can take care of herself. (oh yeah everyone in the Class is 20-22, when they first joined, they were 16-18)
11. Has there been ever group drama? If so, what happened?
Plenty. Obviously Fu's contingency plan PROJECT: Forever is a massive piece of drama because everyone went wtf Fu, you were planning to kill us to [preserve] us if we ever wanted to leave?? And finding out he has been behind the scenes manipulating them for who knows how long was peak horror for a lot of people, there was a bunch of mistrust towards Fu after the Project got leaked. Fu was considered the glue of the group and when this came out, everyone confronted him about it and Fu almost acted on the plan because he recognised they were potentially going to [leave].
But when he was going to follow PROJECT: Forever's containment protocol aka kill them, he realised that he couldn't put a number on everyone's value anymore, the maths just didn't make sense anymore and crashed out. And realised how close he had come to losing them for real. He fr realised he cared about everyone but just couldn't handle them leaving, and ultimately didn't want to hurt them despite writing the plans down.
Other instances of drama I'd say would be a lot of stuff including trivial matters since this is eleven very different people living in the same dorm, examples:
Kin streaming too loud at night keeping everyone up
Too many people in the lounge area at once affecting each other
Everybody blaming Kin first in every situation because he is the known 'shithead' and 'guy who gets into trouble'
Kiri getting angry because nobody asked for her opinion since she's always quiet and it became an assumption that she wouldn't have anything to add
"Who touched my stuff" and so on, there's lots of drama because these kids all have issues and honestly there's lots of people with unspoken beef against other and contain for the sake of group peace
17. Who is the best cook in the group?
Havrius. Everybody except him, Fu, Enath, Kiri, Achane are cooking failure in the sense they will blow up kitchens or eat unhealthy food non-stop if nobody cooks. Hav has four younger siblings and lost his parents as collateral damage to a turf war between Rings (basically states in a country in the CW universe) so he is great at taking care of people and cooking good homemade-meals that fr make people emotional.
24. What has brought your friends closer? What might push them apart?
Ironically the PROJECT: Forever incident did both bc it made everyone realise okay yeah they all have a bunch of secrets they kept from each other, and there was a bunch of mistrust for a while until they realised they're stuck with each other; so they might as well be honest and accept each other for who they are.
In general for bringing closer, probably any argument/disagreement/altercation they've had with each other and resolved together, in addition to any bonding activities everyone decides to do together. They have their differences and conflicts but work together very well as a team when it's needed.
But pushing them apart is also suprisingly easy. Like the little dramas? It can get extreme to an absurd degree sometimes bc we have 2 major groups:
Group 1- Fu's "Inner Circle": Furona, Kinarus, Nyrus*, Emerith*
Group 2- The "Others": Achane, Zelan, Enath, Kinari, Siora, Kaiori, Havrius
Nyri and Em depends on whether Fu wants to get them involved. Most of the time he does but if it's some shady business then it's just him and Kin.
And sometimes the groups have war with each other; in general Group 2 people listen and respect Group 1 members bc they have higher ranks in the class (Class Leader, Vice Leader, Third-in-Command, with Kin being an exception), however they do have conflict sometimes in the sense of trust issues and isolation. Like of course there isn't a limit of interaction and the two groups aren't officially named in the Class, but it's a subtle web of relationships.
We also have little subgroups that are close with each other not counting the ships;
Fu, Kin
Fu, Nyri, Em
Achane, Zelan, Havrius
Enath, Siora
Em, Kaiori, Kiri
And honestly these have issues too; e.g. you have a more serious group of Achane, Zelan and Havrius who want to relax with a documentary, and then a relaxed group of Em, Kaiori and Kiri who want to organise a big sleepover party in the same lounge area.
Of course they have issues because everyone tries to keep a lounge timetable + housekeeping rules for noise/limits, but often times it gets disregarded/forgotten. Like Kin would be walking out just to grab his pillow left out in the lounge and unfortunately get caught in an argument crossfire of "Kin who's more valid here"
It's Pride Month so I might as well put it out there that Kin is actually intersex with CAIS, but he was raised as a son instead of a daughter.
When Kin and Kiri were born, their parents were paranoid and checked with doctors to make sure they were both 'female'. DNA testing showed Kin had XY chromosomes and they were in fact fraternal twins instead of identical. Their parents didn't want to raise two daughters since one was already enough to marry off into another family, hence they raised Kin as a son from the start.
Kin always used he/him and he didn't really care too much about gender stereotypes, he just dressed in whatever felt comfortable and mostly prefers androgynous clothing.
Sexuality-wise he is gay, gender identity he/him; depending on where the lore is he's either boyfriends with Enath or crushing on him
yeah I think he overtook Fu in terms of my favourite Class W character at this point, he's going on ArtFight so if anyone wants to attack him go for it fr (also if anyone wants to draw me, just draw Kin like I am him and he is me at this point he is my sona fr)
because I'm always a nicknamer and like calling people by their nicknames, Kinarus is one as well, but he would absolutely hate it if someone called him anything that isn't his full name or just Kin.
yeah I think he overtook Fu in terms of my favourite Class W character at this point, he's going on ArtFight so if anyone wants to attack him go for it fr (also if anyone wants to draw me, just draw Kin like I am him and he is me at this point he is my sona fr)
Before when writing lore/plot summaries from Fu's POV, it always seemed like the world was straightforward and if everyone in the class just listened to what he said, it would be easy, problem solved ^^
But when I write from Kin's POV it shows how controlling Fu actually is. Fu is a hypocrite who fell in love with Nyrus and forbade Kin from developing any relationships beyond platonic ones, because he needs Kin functional as his accomplice.
Kin does what Fu says because he wants to be useful to Fu, Fu did so much for him he feels like he can't let him down or fail him. He's scared of being [useless] to Fu, because then he'll be discarded. Fu says he won't, but Kin is terrified of it happening bc he has seen Fu lie before.
adding to this before bed, Kin actively seeks Fu's approval but also hates himself for it, because he knows what it's doing to him and how it's destroying his other relationships. But he can't help it, he's like a moth to flame.
Hypothetically if Fu died, he would have already written a recommendation letter to the Headmaster beforehand to state enlist Kinarus Sydrin to be Class Leader. He trusts his Accomplice to [preserve] the Class exactly how he himself would. Kin by comparison would be horrified bc he's not ready for a leadership role at all. And of course Fu would never tell Kin this until he is assigned to be CL himself.
Before when writing lore/plot summaries from Fu's POV, it always seemed like the world was straightforward and if everyone in the class just listened to what he said, it would be easy, problem solved ^^
But when I write from Kin's POV it shows how controlling Fu actually is. Fu is a hypocrite who fell in love with Nyrus and forbade Kin from developing any relationships beyond platonic ones, because he needs Kin functional as his accomplice.
Kin does what Fu says because he wants to be useful to Fu, Fu did so much for him he feels like he can't let him down or fail him. He's scared of being [useless] to Fu, because then he'll be discarded. Fu says he won't, but Kin is terrified of it happening bc he has seen Fu lie before.
Is there a story behind Kinarus' fear of spiders or is it just because?
Also what's his relationship with other classmates besides Fu?
TW: arachnophobia
Is there a story behind Kinarus' fear of spiders or is it just because?
Ye there is, though it’s not a good one. I had to cut this down and TLDR writing it out bc it made me uncomfortable and nauseous fr (bc I have arachnophobia and while I joke about screaming and running away sometimes, fr it’s a feeling of genuine terror irl)
Kin was never a fan of insects or stuff that had a lot of legs to begin with. His older brother Renar knew that, and he hated his younger siblings for being ‘smarter’ than him. So it was an intense bullying incident with Renar and his friends that involved putting a spider on his face and almost making him eat it before Fu intervened. Even as an adult, Kin knows spiders usually are chill and don’t harm people, but he can’t help being terrified because he just remembers that moment again.
Also what's his relationship with other classmates besides Fu?
Most of the time because of how Kin acts, his classmates usually are like ‘oh it’s him again’ or ‘what did Kinarus do this time’ with a mix of exasperation/annoyance/limited levels of tolerance. He doesn’t really have that many people close with him apart from Fu, Kiri and Enath who he has a crush on.
Nyrus is neutral but tolerating towards Kin. Kin knows that Nyri is Fu’s boyfriend so he always tries to get on his good side, but Nyri is introverted and isn’t too much of a fan of how Kin acts and talks. And there’s the other issue of Kin being aware that he knows things about Fu that Nyri doesn’t, because Fu trusts him with secrets and dangers that Fu doesn’t want to burden Nyri with. In a way it’s super awkward for Kin bc he’s stuck in the middle of them and because we got a lover vs accomplice issue here. Like they get along, but this strains their relationship and gives Kin a lot of pressure.
Emerith is very open and accepting of people, she doesn’t mind Kin and sometimes hangs out with him. But Kin knows she prefers going to Kiri for tech/digital help because of how brash and stand-offish Kin tries to be. It hurts a little on the inside but he’s also happy that this means his sister is talking with more people and coming out of her shell.
Achane’s tolerance for Kin is always being tested. She’s a very strict and serious person with high discipline and Kin is the opposite of that. She thinks Kin is very unprofessional and does not take things seriously, but does begrudgingly respect his skill. Kin on the other hand respects Achane but feels like she needs to loosen up more, which is why he always chills around her- he doesn’t know it’s actually doing the opposite effect. And the fact that she’s perceptive makes him constantly worried as well of catching on to Fu’s plans.
Kinari might be older but Kin always tries to protect her. He wants her to be safe and happy, but also thinks sometimes she worries too much about him. He has a lot of things he doesn’t want her to know about because he knows it’ll change the way she sees him. Kiri always suspected that Kin was insecure about how he acts in front of others, because he wasn’t always a show-off that wanted to prove something. But she never talked to him about it, trusting him to come out to everyone in due time which he actively avoids doing. Kiri does love Kin deeply as his sister regardless, and if anyone hurts him she’d be scarier than him in retaliation.
Kaiori thinks that Kin is super cool, and Kin thinks she’s chill with a brilliant mind. Kin helps her with programming her bots sometimes and shows her a bunch of cool stuff. Kaiori doesn’t really have issues with Kin, but does admit he can be a bit loud and ‘too much’ at times, also how he makes small things a big deal. He tries not to let it get to him and focuses on being ‘cool’ for her.
Siora just doesn’t really care too much, what Kin does is his own business and she doesn’t need to know unless it’s relevant to the Class as a whole. She gets a lot of visions that she ignores, otherwise she gets a headache. But she does wish Kin would stop with the constant demon summoning because that is actually annoying. Kin is scared of Siora by comparison bc he’s always telling Fu wtf, you enlisted a Seer in our Class, what if she knows about PROJECT: Forever??? So he is always on edge around her.
Havrius having come from a household with 4 younger siblings are used to antics, including Kin’s so he has a high level of tolerance. He respects Kin for his skill but sometimes thinks he exaggerates and is too much with his attitude, and even acts like a child sometimes with his tantrums. Kin meanwhile goes yeah Havrius is nice but he could absolutely throw hands and beat my ass so we ain’t threatening the big man.
Zelan is probably the only person whose level of chaos is on Kin’s level, they swear on a similar basis and joke with each other + pull pranks together. However she does call him out on a lot of stuff, for example being two-faced, having double standards, and insecure on a lot of things. Because tf does Kin mean they’re buddies yesterday and today he’s being a jerk and telling Zelan to leave him alone bc he has to ‘do stuff’? Kin just knows she’s perceptive and tries to throw her off but it just damages his relationship with people.
For Enath, Kin consistently just suffers because he has a crush on the class’s medical officer and he knows he’s not supposed to. Fu told him he can like people in the Class platonically but never romantically, because that compromises Kin’s judgement as Fu’s accomplice. Kin owes Fu and he knows it but he can’t help secretly pine after Enath. Enath is just super chill and neutral, he’s calm, collected, and is kind and caring under professionalism. He thinks that Kin is a bit of a show-off but doesn’t mean any harm, instead he told Kin he thinks Kin should just relax more and show more of his real self. And since then Kin constantly felt like he doesn’t deserve Enath bc he’s good, he’s nice, he’s a good person. And Kin is just a mess of a person that can’t even take off the mask because it’s been on for so long it’s glued to his face now.
Therefore Kin is complex to say the least; fr he feels pressured to act cool but honestly it hurts his relationships a lot and he’s under a lot more stress than he shows, because his relationship with Fu also damages his other relationships. In a way he feels like he’s a terrible person not only because he feels like he’s weak and a faker/pretender but also a liar that’s keeping secrets from people he sees and lives with every day; plus that he doesn't [trust] them enough to show the real him and not pretend around them.
