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Yokai Cafe {O/A}
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...gurl3/20-1.jpg Welcome to The Yokai café, where everyone has the option of being served by his or her favorite characters from Japanese folklore. This café features a gourmet menu, containing a selection of delicious, freshly prepared foods and drinks. The café is filled with items placed specifically to catch your interest and keep you comfortable as you dine and converse with these spirits of legend. However, we have to warn you, the café is not exactly what it seems. There is a constant danger when one chooses to dine in this peculiar place. The café is actually a refuge for spirits on the run from a dark lord that was released by a foolish idealist. He intends to find all of the spirits and devour them in order to become more powerful and conquer the world as he did several thousand years ago before he was sealed away by a group of nomadic humans. But creatures like shape-shifters, vampires, and werewolves did not appear on the earth until several hundred years after the dark lord was sealed away, and their power is just as, if not more, potent than that of the ancient spirits, causing them to have to hide from the dark lord as well… What side will you choose? Will you chose to fight against the dark lord, or join him in conquering the earth? Rules 1.) No god-modding, this is really annoying, and nobody likes it so just DON'T! 2.) Keep in mind that everyone is unique and this means that everyone has flaws; I don't want to see those perky, uber-perfect characters. They make the story boring. like, gouge-your-eyes-out-with-a-spoon boring (and nobody wants that because nobody wants to clean it up...) 3.)There will be a limit to how many vampires will be allowed. I know this sucks, but I've found that where there is one, there are hundreds because everyone wants to be a vampire....so basically I'm on a first-come-first-serve basis for this 4.) it is very important that you follow the general posting rules for Mene.. unlike mine, these rules do not change. 5.) What I say goes! When it comes to my RP, I am the all powerful god of your universe and will not hesitate to suspend your profile indefinitely if you tick me off... 6.)No one sentence posts... these are extremely hard to go off of and make it difficult for the other people. Also, make sure you have a way to distinguish your character posts from your ooc's.. (so nobody gets confused) 7.) no excessive cussing or profanity (this ticks me off) Romance is allowed, as long as you don't take it too far or are Excessively descriptive about it. 8.) Make sure to ask permission before controlling another person's characters! I'm sure this ticks them off as well as me. 9.) no chat-speak ( that stuff makes me want to hurl) nobody can understand you, so nobody will listen to you... 10.) Don't give me any reasons to have to add rules, I'm sure this will make people very angry at you... please Pm the completed one to me Name: Gender: Age: Race: ( human or otherwise, all races are accepted) Description: (basic physical description, pictures will be allowed for this section any style is fine]) personality: (this is self-explanatory) What side are you on?: (light or dark?) bio: (basic background information on your character, history, etc. detailed is preferred) other: (anything else about your character that you think i should know) I am controlled by: --------------------------------------------------------- Profiles The side of light 1.) Coralee Bodreaux - xxdeidarasgurlxx 2.) Brooke Fire - xserenityxninax 3)Samantha Jones - lightning_serah 4.) Jake Dravis - dragonjake 5.) Alric RavenNight - Kry The side of Darkness 1.) The Dark Lord - xxdeidarasgurlxx 2.) Erebus Donn - demon king dante 3.) Sylvar NightinGale (lark) - Kry 4.) Dawn - kishiya - lethal firefly 5.) Dusk - kishiya - lethal firefly Quote:
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Name: Coralee Boudreaux Gender: female Age: 18 Race: human/witch Description: http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...AnimeGirl3.png personality: Bubbly and curious most of the time. She’s always up for trying new things, and has an interesting sense of style. When it comes to the people that she loves, or the things she believes in, she will defend and fight past her limits What side are you on?: light bio: She is the owner of the Café. She inherited the building from her Cajun grandmother, and it was previously used as a palm reading shop. She transformed it into a refuge/ workplace for the various creatures when she found out from a vampire friend that the dark lord had been released and was attacking and devouring them. other: She can see and speak to various kinds of spirits, and carries around a Tarot deck with her at all times. Quote:
Yokai and Non-Yokai NPC'S Name: Dodomeki (Doe) Gender: Female Age: she doesn’t really know exactly. She would guess several thousand, but she wouldn’t admit this openly to anyone Race: Yokai/ humanoid spirit Description: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/...ce4bb3.jpg?v=0 personality: She’s very kind and helpful. She can’t stand it when people are rude or unkind to others for any reason. She has a Robin Hood complex that is leftover from her days in the feudal era when she would steal from thieves. What they don’t tell you in the legends is, after she stole the thieves’ gold, she would donate it to those that were truly in need. bio: She used to live in Tokyo under an alias, when she found out that the dark lord had been released, she hopped the first flight to the states to stay with her friend Coralee. She helped her turn the old building into the bustling business that it is today. other: She is obsessed with stuffed animals, and has quite a large collection of them in her bedroom. She is afraid of snakes and spiders Name: Ainsley Gender: Male Age: Several hundred years Race: Vampire Description: http://www.nautiljon.com/images/pers...21/musashi.jpg personality: He enjoys laughing and occasionally will drink a bit with the customers. He’s laid back and hard to anger. He often resolves conflicts between other employees. bio: He came from the poor side of the city, but began climbing his way up the ladder by working hard at an early age. He was born a vampire, but didn’t show any of the characteristics of one until his early twenties. He’s been in the states since colonial times, and is one of the co-founders of the Yokai cafe other: He secretly loves to watch soap operas, and cries a lot while doing so. Name: Yuki- onna (Yuki) Gender: Female Age: Several thousand years Race: Yokai/ humanoid spirit Description: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/...617783.jpg?v=0 personality: She knows she’s beautiful and she flaunts it. She can often be found flirting with some of the more attractive customers. She sometimes reverts to her more malicious side as a seductress and accidentally freezes some poor young man, causing Coralee to have to use heavy magic to release them from their icy prison. She does not respect Coralee at all. bio: She used to reside in Kyoto, forced to live a life of solitude in the snowy mountains by the village people,but was brought to the states by Dodomeki to escape the dark lord. She did absolutely nothing while the business was being created, but naturally takes all the credit for it while flirting with the men she finds attractive other: She can't stand when other women are more attractive than she is, or get more attention. She will try to out do them in everything to steal the spotlight. Name: Hone-Onna (Hon, or honey) Gender:Female Age: Several thousand years Race: Yokai/ humanoid spirit Description: http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/z...utifuleyes.jpg personality: She's often quiet and can be found hiding in various corners of the cafe with a book in her lap. She's never very loud when she speaks, and people sometimes have to strain to hear her. This infuriates customers sometimes. She is always saying sorry, even if she didn't do anything wrong. She doesn't enjoy to see people angry, for any reason. bio: She had already moved to and was living in the city when she heard about the cafe, and about the dark lord. She was hesitant to become a resident at first, but warmed up to the idea when she became closer friends with the creatures already living there. other: She seems like the typical timid, faint of heart kind of girl, but she's actually fascinated with blood and decay, and hopes to one day begin her profession as an undertaker. She cannot help but to turn into a skeleton at night, this is where she gets her name from. Name: Edan (casper) Harper Gender: Male Age: 16 Race: shifter Description: http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/dnangelr.jpg personality:He doesn't speak much, but when he does it's usually important. bio: He came from a clan of shifters that one day, when he was twelve, just seemed to vanish off the face of the planet. He's been looking for them everywhere ever since. He came upon the cafe after hearing rumors that were spread about the dark lord being released. He didn't believe them at first, remembering the dark lord as nothing more than a fairytale his parents used to tell him when he was very young, until the day he crossed the path of one of his minions, and recieved a deep scar across his chest. he was lucky to have escaped with his life, but never doubted the dark lords existence after that. other: The crew calls him casper because of the way he seems to haunt the cafe like a ghost. He pops up out of nowhere and often scares some of the more skittish employees. |
We'll be ready to start once we get a few more people on the dark side.... ( :XD star wars) if anyone wants to make another character and add them, i suggest they be on the side of the dark lord so we can start sooner :)
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okay, we are now... open for posting! yay =3 -------------------------------- Coralee had woken up bright and early, she loved to see her home city while the sun was low and the air was cool. There weren't many noises, and she enjoyed the calming silence while it lasted. But alas, she could hear the rattle of pans downstairs as the employees awoke one by one and slithered groggily down the stairs and began to prepare the kitchen, sweep and mop the floors, polish the counter tops, wipe the tables, refill the napkin despensers, ketchup bottles, and salt and pepper shakers. "Ah, the sounds of a busy house..." she sighed. "Well," she began, her mood improving considerably, " It's best if I get ready now in time for the opening." Twenty minutes later, she was dressed and fluttering down the hallway. She straddled the banister and slid down into the cafe part of the building. She smiled and waved to everyone she passed on her way to the large, wooden, french doors at the front of the building. Gripping the handles, she smiled brightly and swung the doors open to the waiting customers. "WELCOME, to the Yokai Cafe!" |
The morning sun was bright as it shown threw the window of a near by inn across the face of Dusk waking him instantly. He rose from his bed well rested waking Dawn as he finished dressing, "Dawn today we will be visiting the cafe down the street... then we will be moving on to the next town..." his voice seemed dark as he spoke.
Dawn woke quickly she didnt feel rested at all she got up groggily "I like this town Dusk...." she said putting her cloths on and brushing her long silver. |
Alric was waiting...but he was not a waiting customer. Instead Alric was at the back of the Yokai Cafe. Trying to remain unseen by eyes that did not need to see him. All this secrecy, was it really necessary? Perhaps, perhaps not. However, Alric felt it was always better to be safer than sorrier. The Necromancer cleared his throat, his features were hidden very well by the cloak he wore over his clothing, the hood up and hiding his face in it's shadow. It was still early morning, but already he could feel the heat of the sun on his shoulders. He would have preferred to be inside this place by nightfall last night..but something had way laid him.
Alric was tired and hungry. With that staff, he tapped lightly at the back door. Perhaps it was the door they used to throw out the garbage. Alric did not know, he did know it was away from the busy and crowded front entrance and that, right now was all that mattered. The staff barely touched the door but it made a knocking sound. Loud enough to be told which direction it came from. The noise also seemed a bit urgent. |
Fire was in her bed sleeping and than she woke up for something and felt like someone is watching the people of this place she doesn't like it.
Fire got dressed and got her guns and left her room and went down to get a drink but she was out of drinks she thinks of going to that place. Fire left her house and went to Yokai cafe but fire had a weird feeling like always. Fire opened the front door and looked around and sat somewhere that people would see her she sits at a table and waits. |
Within the hour, the cafe was busy and full of the loud humming of conversations blending together. Coralee was standing behind the fron desk, signing people in, giving them little devices that told them when a table for them was available, and then handing the parties over to the waitresses. Several of the yokai floated about, they seemed unsure where it was they were supposed to go, considering there were only a few people that wanted to be served by an oni, or kappa. While spirits like Yuki-onna, and Dodomeki were in constant demand from the customers. She often felt bad for them, the customers seemed to only choose their spirit servers based on their looks, and not the interesting things they could do.
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There was no answer, but Alric knew people were in there. Afterall, they had just opened up. A grand opening as it were. When no one came to the back door, Alric pushed it open, and let himself in. No doubt he was in an area where only staff members were allowed. The tall Necromancer did not care. He moved through the place as if he knew exactly where everything was, as if he already knew his way around.
He was careful to keep his skin hidden beneath his clothes. Lest the odd markings frighten away any 'normal' people that might be out and about in this place. Alric came up behind Coralee, silent as a shadow and as cold as death itself. Coldness seemed emanate from him, but only those standing close to him could feel it. He stood behind her, but a little bit to her right. He remained silent. Just watching the people that Coralee signed in. |
Coralee felt the chill, but resisted the urge to shiver. Turning after she signed in another group, she noticed the cloaked person. "I'm assuming you aren't here for our special on Chicken tatsuta-age. How may I help you?" she gazed into the shadow created by the hood of the cloak. It reminded her of a story her grandmother had told her about seeing the vision of death in one of her dreams. Of course, she imagined death looking as he did on the tarot card.
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"Indeed..Though I am hungry as well as travel weary." His voice was soft. Not exactly the kind of voice one might imagine from him. "I seek a place to rest, a refuge, if I may call it such, from the minions of darkness." Those gloved fingers that were curled around his long staff curled tighter about the wood. The leather of those gloves creaking just a little. Alric stood a bit straighter when he spoke to the female. Trying not to let on just how tired he was. "I will do my best not to frighten your customers away." That last bit added almost as an after thought.
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She giggled at the man's last comment. "Have you seen my employees? I'm sure the smoke monster Enenra is more likely to scare away customers than you are. And you are welcome here if it's refuge you seek." she turned and saw one of the waitresses, "Hone, can you please take over for me here? I am going to show our guest here around the cafe." the woman happily agreed, and Coralee led the cloaked man around the cafe.
"I assume you heard about this place from one of my residents, or perhaps a close friend. this cafe in the downstairs portion of the building is just a means to make money to support the various spirits that actually need supporting, and those that seek refuge like you. The workplace setting is a way to keep my residents from contracting a sort of 'cabin fever' if you will." She stopped at a large siver counter, taking the key she wore around her neck, she unlocked the door on the front and reached inside. She pulled out a brass key with a tag on it. "Here's the key to your room upstairs. It's on the third floor. You can go up now and rest, or stay down here and enjoy a hot meal in the company of others in similar situations such as yours. All of the refugees dine in a seperate, much larger area to avoid any more crowding here in the cafe. Any one of the waitresses can show you where this is when you are ready. Just ask for the 'employee lounge.'" |
Alric followed her silently as she led him around the cafe. It was a rather nice place, it seemed to have a good atmosphere. When she handed him that key, he took it in his right hand, as his left held that staff. The purple crystal at it's top glowing and pulsating lightly. "I was led here by a raven.." He smiled politely to the woman, though his face was hidden by the shadow of his hood, she most likely couldn't see that smile. He held to the key tightly and bowed his head politely.
"Thank you." Alric, by nature was a quiet man. He would not use more words or explanations than he thought necessary. As far as he was concerned there was nothing else to say. Unless the lady had more words of advice for him. He turned towards the stairs. He would go to his room and clean himself up a bit then return for a proper meal. His footfalls were silent, silent as a shadow, as he moved away from her. |
Erebus leaned against the building the body of his last victem, a weredeer, lay in the ally limp he grabbed his head as his eyes rolled back and the memories washed through him it wasn't very big just what seemed like a childhood memory he was in a play ground on the swings laughing as someone pushed him then the memory was over he slicked his hair back and looked back at the corpse "sorry love orders are orders" he smirked taking a ciggerette out of his jacket and lighting it walking out into the street his next job was to infiltrate a cafe that is rumored to house refuges he was only to see how many were there and what they were but if he had the chance he would eat as many as he could there was one specific memory he needed to finish and he would do anything to get it even if he had to defy the dark lord
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Fire feels something bad very bad she leaves the cafe and looks at the sky it was dark cold and feels something bad is going to happen.
Fire went back in the cafe and went to the bar of this place and said "Can I have a drink please?" Fire looked around the place for a while until she feels something through the door but until than she waited for a while. |
"Erebus!!! You forgot to wait for meeee!!" Sylvar NightinGale, better known as Lark, rushed towards him almost as soon as he stepped out of the alley way. She had been certain she'd lost track of him, and how surprised she had been when she saw him walk out only a little ways in front of her. "Your so mean to me..I'll tell the Dark Lord you left me behind.." She fluttered her eyelashes when she spoke of the Dark Lord, perhaps it was just a childish infatuation, but she wouldn't say that. She would say, the infatuation she had for Erebus was childish. Mostly she just found him interesting. "..Besides..a song bird told me that someone I know has entered that cafe...and if you leave me behind I won't be able to rip his heart out and force feed it to him." As she spoke that sentence her tone seemed to get lower, more dangerous and almost creepy sounding. Even when she had run up to Erebus the only noise she had made was when she spoke. When she moved she was always as silent as the shadows. She clutched her staff tightly. Only panting slightly when she caught up to Erebus. She glared lightly at him and then giggled.
Alric had washed up in his room, he had taken his cloak off and folded it neatly, it lay at the foot of his bed. He ran a gloved hand through his hair before exiting his room. His face bare, the black vein looking marks that traced all over his skin was clearly visible now on his face and neck. Now that he longer hid under the hood of his cloak. The rest of his body was completely covered. Boots, pants, those elbow length leather gloves, and that long sleeve black shirt. As usual, gripped tightly in his right hand was his staff. That psion crystal at it's crest pulsed ominously for a moment. Silent as a shadow he made his way back to the cafe part of the establishment. Stopping a waitress just long enough for her to take him to the 'employee lounge.' Once he was seated he placed an order for a meaty stew. something simple but filling. |
Coralee returned to her spot behind the front desk, telling Hone that she was free to continue serving customers, which kept pouring in the doors like they were running from something, and in several cases they were. The cafe itself seemed to be alive, breathing, not just from the people and spirits that filled it, but as if it were a live creature. A great beast that protects the ones that seek refuge in its belly. 'Grandmother always said that this place was special, that people were led here by some sort of internal compass...' If it were true, it would explain how business was so good everyday that she had to keep it open twenty-four hours on fridays and saturdays. It gave the nocturnal creatures that stayed here something to do, but it was still rediculous how many people were still here at three and four in the morning.
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Erebus blew smoke out of his nose at the girl and rolled his eyes at her tone "easy sylvar i only went to have a snack and you know we aren't supposed to kill anyone there only gather information" he said walking down the street. Three days, that's what he said, he had to spend three days with this girl he wasn't sure if it would be a pain in the neck, like it was starting to seem, or go by smoothly either way he wanted it over
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Sylvar stamped her foot and coughed slightly, waving a hand infront of her face at the smoke that had rolled towards her. However, when she stamped her foot down it had only made the tiniest of noises. Which only seemed to make her a little more agitated. "I've told you a million times. Call me Lark." She turned her nose up at him. Her tone softening a bit. "Only the Dark Lord can call me by my real name." Granted it probably was her fault she had lost Erebus in the first place..getting distracted by something she had seen in a store window..anyway. She had rolled her eyes at him. "Right....No killing....as if you weren't planning on eating some people.." She stared at him a moment, then grinned at him. "Ne, Erebus, if I behave will you buy me a cup of tea?" Her tone had gone sugary sweet and she bit her bottom lip cutely and batted her eyes at him.
Alric was amazed at the speed of which his stew was prepared and delivered to him, despite the bustle and crowd in the cafe already. He took a few bites of his stew and stopped. Looking up and then around, a shiver had run down his spine, and that staff, laying across his lap had hummed softly. Though it was more of a vibration to be felt than heard. Something was coming, or perhaps someone. Then again..he was probably being paranoid. He shook the feeling off, but would stay alert as he ate more of his stew. |
he dropped the ciggerette on the ground and stepped on it "it all depends on your behavior which i'm willing to bet you won't behave" he smirked "but yes if you behave i will buy you tea" he couldn't help it even snakes have soft spots. he flicked his tounge out tasting the air he could tell they were getting closer the air was thick with non-human energies it tasted so good his stomach started to growl
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She grinned, reaching over and poking him lightly in the ribs. "I've no doubt in my mind that I can behave...but you...Are you sure you won't let your stomach run away with you?" She had shivered when he'd stuck his tongue out. So reptilian it was kinda freaky but she loved it. Afterall, he was a snake..wasn't he? That train of thought seemed to crash into another one. Those eyes lighting up a bit. "Do you shed your skin, you know, like a normal snake?" You couldn't really blame the nineteen year old for asking such a question. Afterall, Erebus was the only snake demon she knew.
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he rolled his eyes but nodded "yes, once every few months i have to revert to my original form to shed my skin to allow myself to grow it's a very complicated and itchy process" he shuddered. never before has he felt an itch as bad to when he had to shed his skin the first time it felt like he would go insane, but if he didn't then his human form would begin to decompose until he got rid of his old skin "but don't worry about my stomach tonight i'll find something big to eat then i won't have to eat for a while"
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Coralee sighed. She loved her job, but sometimes the monotony was more than enough to drive her, or anyone for that matter, completely up the wall. She had her hand in the pocket of her dress, and she was flicking the edges of her tarot deck with her fingers. She was itching for a chance to bring them out, but she couldn't unless she was in the lounge. Witchcraft such as hers was a major no-no in the upper cafe. spirits roamed freely on the ground floor, for some reason a simple tarot deck was enough to drive people away, and the strange and often frightening bodies of the Yokai were not.
She finally gave in and waved a waiter over to the desk, "I need a major tarot fix, can you take over here?" she said to the young man. When he nodded, she sighed again and thanked him. She made her way down to the employee lounge and sat at an open table, whipping out her tarot deck and shuffling the cards as soon as she pushed herself closer to the table. "Okay, tarot, show me what needs to be seen." |
"Ooh..Next time you shed, can I watch? Maybe I could scratch your back for you.." It would be hard for him to tell if she was just teasing him or being serious..Maybe it was a little bit of both. His next comment caused her to raise a brow. "You find something big enough to make you not want to eat everything inside that cafe?" She was obviously skeptical of that. "Maybe you should find several big somethings to hold you over for the night.."
Alric looked up when Coralee entered the lounge. His soft voice carried to her easily across the room without seeming to be heard by anyone else in there. "Something is coming?" It was a question. Alric was uncertain himself, but his staff had hummed at him again and his stomach had become uneasy. He was unable to finish his stew. ][Sorry guys, but this is my last post for the night. I have to get up early in the morning and if I don't go to bed now I'll over sleep.][ |
Dawn and dusk gathered their belongings and headed towards the cafe, the two Kitsune`s walked quickly towards the cafe passing their comrades Erebus and Lark. Dusk ignored their presence, though Dawn waved to Lark "Good morning Lark she chimed happily waking at the two as she followed Dusk.
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