Ah, what a scorching hot round that was~ Now, as we wait for our handsome contestants to prepare their voices for their next round, please take the time to relax and enjoy the performance given by our shy yet endearingly awkward flower, ‘Dissector’ of Enoshima Division! Held og lykke, Vidar~!
“Fuuee, it’s my turn already huh…? We went by a lot quicker than I thought we would! But, hey, what better way to close off the Beach Round than to have a beach division perform, yeah? Ehehe…Heh…S-Sorry. Um, this song might not fit the vibe of this contest but I think that’s okay, right…? A-anyway, bring the beat in, please!”
Coming home from the academy, Ryūzō Mizutori found a small package next to the door. Cautiously picking it up, the contents surprisingly felt light. Going inside, he opened it at his desk to find…
An ancient-looking book and scroll? There’s a letter attached too…
‘Greetings to you, Mr. Mizutori.
I’m really glad that this was published in time to give to you. Never went through so much effort before to give a present to someone, but hey I say this was pretty worth it.
About two years ago, me and my archaeology team found scrolls buried underneath the forest in Kyoto. That same area was said to be home to a royal family in the Heian period. Deciphering these scrolls have lead us to believe that they belonged to the heir of the family; it went into really deep detail about the duties he needed to do, his relationships with his parents and servants, the eventual downfall of his kingdom…
So why not make use of what we’ve deciphered and turn this into an autobiography? Since we were randomly thrust into this Secret Santa event, and you’re a language teacher, I figured this would make a cool gift for you. Don't you think it’s such an honor that you could read this book pre-release~?
Ah, but if you want to see what the ancient scrolls originally said, we’ve made a copy of those too. It’s on the scroll. Have fun reading~
Merry Christmas,
- Koizumi Asuka.’
(sorry for not having any picture! i couldn’t find an accurate one T-T)
Ryūzō had finished reading the letter before he took another look at the book and scroll that were delivered unto him by the archeologist. Truthfully, he had a love/hate relationship with most historians. While digging up the past for research in order to find out more about the way ancient civilizations lived their lives was a worthy cause, he had seen for himself too many times that most archeologists were little more than treasure hunters, using the guise of researchers as a way to line their own pockets. Many famous and ancient treasures from times past always had a way of turning up 'missing' whenever such "researchers" arrived on the scene.
He recalled one such mission during his time as an assassin where he was put in charge of a convoy that was guarding some valuable and priceless treasures dug up in Egypt that were to be shipped here to Japan to showcase in one of Tokyo's museums. Unfortunately, the curator was worried that the treasures wouldn't make it to the museum, so he was asked to safeguard them. Imagine everyone's surprise when the treasures were actually being stolen and shipped somewhere by the head archeologist, himself. But thanks to Ryūzō, the thief was captured and the treasures were safely delivered to their destination.
Looking down at the scroll once more, the English languages teacher disappeared into one of the room in his house before coming back with some black ink paint and a paint brush. Sitting down at his living room table, with his dogs crowded around him to observe him, the professor followed the advice of the archeologist of Enoshima and began the slow, but fulfilling task of writing out the life of the man known as Ryūzō Mizutori...
Ring ding dong! Two gifts are here for Miss Ririko Akihara!
Granted, she was greeted with nobody after opening the door, but who cares about people when you have two gifts on your porch? She should take those in before someone comes and steals it…!
The identity of her sender left her curious as she opened the package to find a ring light kit she could use. Oh, so mysterious. How mysterious it is indeed…! Well, actually there’s a lousy letter attached to the cake container. Maybe read that first?
‘HEY HEY HEEEYYYY MISS IDOOOLLLLL
lowkey, i had absolutely no idea what to gift you for this secret santa event since i didn’t know what you liked BUT! i know being a content creator can be real hard so i got you this ring light kit to help ya out with your influencer stuff!
btw i hope ya like the christmas cake tree! you gotta SHARE IT okay? lol
SUSAN00༄’
“ O.M.G, THIS IS,LIKE, SO ADORBS!”
The pink haired influencer squealed at the sight of the two gifts.
“ And here I thought my Secret Santa was never gonna come! Well, good things come to those who wait, hehe!”
She read the letter attached to the cake’s container.
“SUSAN00, hm? I could’ve sworn I heard that name before. “You gotta share it”? Well, let’s hope that Solar Siren’s leader won’t mind that I share a piece with him..”
Ririko quickly messaged Shu and Alice.
‘ girls, we’re going to enoshima tomorrow, i have to personally thank a fellow leader there! ☆〜（ゝ。∂）’
With the COVID numbers slowly rising again (unfortunately), that's got me thinking of a question I wanted to ask...
If COVID took place in the HypMic universe, how would your OC's handle it? Would they slowly go insane from being trapped indoors? Would they develop an unhealthy drinking/smoking habit? Or would they be perfectly fine?
Koyumi herself is fine. She considers herself someone who can adapt to things pretty well, even if she is rather shaky at first. She’ll follow the regulations done to a T, will watch over Moriko and Honoka as usual, etc. She’ll be the one to go shopping for whatever the team needs to too. As expected of the Division leader, she’s got it all held together!
But what she is worried about is her profession. Her entire job centers around people; engaging in conversations, pouring tea and performing for them, etc. If she can’t do any of that, then what happens to her? Geishas are already becoming pretty scarce in the modern day because of a lack of interest, this is just making it worse…Sure she can take on some other jobs in the meantime to make income, but she definitely won’t enjoy it as much…
Honoka wouldn’t care that much to be honest. In fact, she’s the most unaffected about the pandemic. Yes, concepts such as ‘wear a mask when going outside’ and ‘social distancing’ are new and confusing to her when Koyumi first tells her about it, but considering the fact that she never went outside that much anyway, does she really need to worry?? All of Honoka’s hobbies are indoors too, so she’ll just be chilling honestly. Hana No Joō all live in the same home as well, so all of the important people in her life is right next to her. It’s not that bad!
Knowing this terminally ill child though, she’s probably gonna get COVID anyway despite all of this. Someone help her. When will she be free of this curse?
Moriko would’ve definitely had a harder time adjusting to the pandemic if she was still an actress, but now? Considering how many hours she needs to spend on drawing panels, she can’t really complain! At least she might be able to actually complete things before the deadline now since she can’t go outside much anymore; she keeps finishing her manga at the last minute because of how much she spends her time doing things outdoors. Besides, it’s not like she’ll be completely bored and only working! She can do some video game streams too whenever she’s on break, and her teammates can join in!
I guess the only thing she’s gonna miss is the in-person interactions between her and her fans…Seriously, those are so fun! She’s quite an affectionate person too, so the ‘social distancing’ thing is dreadful for her.
Yudai is DYING. Seriously, this is the most terrible situation he could imagine! He understands why these rules are established but he will continue to complain endlessly about it until his teammates distract him with something else—like gaming. He’s unintentionally the worst one out of everyone here due to his natural extroverted-ness; he gets all touchy/affectionate when greeting aka he doesn’t do social distancing, sometimes he pulls the mask below the nose, he sneaks outside anyway, etc. Get Fumio to whack him.
And you know what’s worse? You know what he hates the most? He can’t go to the fucking beaches. That’s literally what made him famous, his love for water and being a swimmer—And you’re telling me he can’t do it anymore?! Yeah his house in Enoshima has a pool that he can swim in but it’s not enough! Not enough at all!! Even the backyard lake he has back in Hokkaido is not enough for him and that’s significantly bigger! Fuck you Coronavirus! …….Maybe he should actually go into that pool to cool his head for now. Time to get mopey again.
…Well shit. Asuka is slightly distraught at the fact that he needs to stay inside. Being outside is literally his job, the whole point of archaeology is to discover ancient things, so this…sucks. It really does. He’s fine with the whole ‘online’ thing, he can definitely still teach people who are training to become archaeologists or just wants to learn history/culture in general, and he can still do part-time jobs online too but…He just doesn’t get the same energy.
…I mean, he was never a complete stickler for the rules anyway. As long as you stay away from people and wear your mask then you can be outside, right? Sooooo he can definitely go explore as long as he’s not near anybody, yeah? Yeeaahhh? :)
Fumio is hands-down the only sane person in the entire Solar Siren team when it comes this pandemic, he’s perfectly fine just being inside the household with his plants. Peace and quiet, his beloved. However, he’s looking at his teammates with the most scared look because of their feral ‘I-need-to-be-out-in-the-world’ aura. Unfortunately for his ass, he is still gonna get dragged around by Yudai whenever the olympic swimmer wants to leave anyway so someone pray for him please—Fumio doesn’t get as easily sick as Honoka does but he’s still the physically weakest out of the team so!
"This guy seems to be a frequent customer of the Eagle's Nest. I don't know if he drinks, but he always seems to stop by the bar to get some juice or water or something after he's done swimming around on the beach. Rashaad tells me his goal is to explore all of the oceans in the world. It's a noble or worthy goal, but I highly doubt he'll find any... "sea monsters". If he's planning to search for the Leviathan or something, he's got his work cut out for him..."
Asuka Koizumi
"I don't really know much about this guy. He rarely ever comes here to Okinawa, or the Eagle's Nest. If he does come here, it's cause he was dragged here by that Yudai guy. Rashaad says he doesn't always stay in one place, traveling from one city to the next. He reminds me of that YouTube girl from Akihabara who goes ghost-hunting or something. Apparently, he's an... 'ex-archologist'? Does that mean he's currently 'unemployed' if that's the case? If so, why doesn't he just call himself that?"
Fumio Shimizu
"I knew a guy like this back in high school. He was shy and withdrawn, but if you mentioned anything about plants or plant life, he'd become an entirely different person. No real surprise since I think his goal was to become a botanist. Anyway, like I said, this kid reminds me of him a lot. He seems like an okay guy, though. I have to wonder why he's in this tournament, though. If he's trying to become more fearless, trust me, kid, there are plenty of easier and less painful ways..."
Solar Siren
"I have to wonder how all three of these guys met and how they formed a rap team together. I mean, we have a wild guy who loves the sea, a cocky guy who loves bouncing from place to place, and a cowardly guy who loves to garden. Not exactly the ideal team, if you ask me. But then again, I have been wrong before. Who knows? Maybe they'll have some tricks up their sleeves to show all of us. I'll be watching them to see if that's the case."
“I just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.”
Introduction
Yudai Toya, also known as KILLA W. in rap battles, is the Division leader and first member of Solar Siren. An adventurous swimming prodigy who’ve won many Olympic awards, he ran away from home to escape an overbearing father. It seems like he’s in a contract with someone, though he’s unusually secretive about who it is…
Biographical Information
Name: Yudai Toya / Toya Yudai
Yudai (優大) - “Big and excellent / superior.”
Toya (トヤ) - “Pond shore.”
Aliases:
Atuy - Native name
Llyr - Danish name
Yuu / Yu-chan / Yu-kun
The Red Sea Champion
SUSAN00 - Musician Name
“Seiyuu”
Aria no. 28 - “Shoreless Sea”.
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birthday: April 7th
Star Sign: Aries
Ethnicity: Ainu
Hair Color: Fiery red
Eye Color: Aqua blue
Height: 171cm / 5’7”
Weight: 162 Ibs / 73kg
Piercings: N / A
Markings: A scar on his stomach.
Family:
Father
Mother (Deceased)
Step-Mother (Deceased)
Six older siblings (Some are alive, some are…unknown.)
Fun Facts
MC Name: KILLA W.
Occupation: Swimmer / Musician / Voice Actor
Division: Enoshima
Team: Solar Siren
Position: Leader
Likes: Exploring, the sea, fireworks, supernatural / paranormal media.
Dislikes: Secrets, people being overprotective and / or constantly nagging him, people who are constantly filled with hate, and dishonest people. It’s all ‘people people people’ with him huh.
Favorite Food: Anything with strawberries.
Least Favorite Food: Octopus. Actually, he seems to dislike sea food in general.
Appearance
Yudai is a tanned man of average height and a toned build. His messy hair reaches his shoulders and is a fiery red color, usually put in a small low ponytail. There are gold round glasses that frame his aqua blue eyes. On his neck is a pearl necklace with a purple clamshell attached to it.
Normally he’s wearing a light blue short-sleeved jacket; underneath is a gradient purple tank top with a beach design, complete with palm trees and all. His knee-length shorts are a dark greyish-green in color, and his sandals are dark blue.
Personality
Yudai, to describe him rather simply, is a huge bundle of energy. He’s spirited and bright, being affectionate to those he that likes or admires. He holds a huge passion for adventure and exploration—One that is “mistakenly” called rebellious by his father, according to him. His curiosity leads him into a lot of trouble. On another note, he has a bit of an ego due to his prodigy status.
Despite how kind he can be, Yudai has a temper that can make him incredibly spiteful to those that he dislikes. Calling them names to provoke them, roasting them right in front of their face, doing things that would make them angry, etc. He just becomes aggressively petty. This brat can hold grudges for a long time, you see.
Ironically, he can be pretty overprotective of people he cares about to the point it’s almost overbearing. This overprotectiveness can also lead him to be even more reckless than he already is, such as going straight into fighting without a second thought. I guess he and his dad are more similar than he thinks!
Hypnosis Mic
His mic is blue and handheld, with a spiral wave wrapped around the hilt and a shell around the mic grill.
His speakers take the form of a large open clamshell with a white spherical speaker inside acting as a pearl.
Yudai’s rap ability is…a secret, lol. Let it be a surprise during the rap battle, don’t you think that’ll be more interesting?
Much like Koyumi, he mixes rapping and singing together, often switching between the two. Sometimes when rapping he speaks other languages too, including his native one.
Trivia
As mentioned in the opening post, Yudai is also a TWST OC who’s twisted from Ariel, and the Little Mermaid from the original book as well. His quote is the beginning of the song “Part of your World”.
His birthday is the release date of The Little Mermaid book.
His MC name is a reference to Repun Kamuy, the god of the sea, who’s sometimes depicted as an orca / killer whale.
He’s originally from Hokkaido.
He’s left-handed.
Yudai has a VERY large voice range. His voice can be really high and sound like a girl, it can go incredibly deep, he can hold high notes for a long time, he can imitate other peoples voices, etc. This talent of his is why he’s also a musician and voice actor.
He really loves sea creatures, especially the super scary and mysterious-looking ones.
On that note, Yudai wants to be the first man to ever explore the remaining 80% of the ocean just to see scary sea creatures. He wants to be the first person to ever reach the bottom of the ocean too.
"Yudai is, like, a really good swimmer! I often see him on the beach by Eagle's Nest, and he, like, is almost always in the water! From what we talked about, he says he wants to, like, explore the oceans all over the world. That's, like, a lot of swimming! But he didn't seem bothered by it, since he said he loves the water! I wonder though who loves it more: him or Sakuma-kun from Naha?"
Asuka Koizumi
"Like Acey, I don't know much Asuka-chan. Rashaad says he used to, like, work as... one of those people that like to, like, dig in the dirt for stuff. But for some reason, he, like, quit and didn't say why. Rashaad told me not to ask since it'd be rude. But, like, I really want to know!"
Fumio Shimizu
"Fumio-chan is so cute! He reminds me so much of, like, Honoka-chan from Gion. Like Acey mentioned, there was a guy like this in our high school. He was so shy, and it, like, got him made fun of. But his babylike appearance also, like, made him pretty popular! Fumio reminds me so much of him. He's like so cute!!"
Solar Siren
"I really like all of the guys on this team! There are, like, really adorable and cute in their own way! I'm kind of, like, curious why they're all participating, though. I hope they weren't, like, forced into it like so many of the other teams. I also hope that they get themselves hurt. But I'm sure they'll, like, be fine!"
