Post by Hinamoto Raiden on Apr 12, 2016 1:32:38 GMT
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[attr="class","ur_apptitle"]HINAMOTO, RAIDEN (雛本雷電)
[attr="class","ur_appsubtitle"]DEMOGRAPHICS
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✚ NICK :
Aniki (Kou and Reito, see below), Raipuchii (Taiga, see below), Raiden Red (Ni-San, see below)
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✚ AGE :
17 (appears to be in early 20s when in his "dream" form)
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✚ GENDER :
Male
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✚ LOCATION :
Osaka, Japan
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✚ ETHNICITY :
Japanese
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✚ SEXUALITY :
Undecided
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✚ OCCUPATION :
n/a
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✚ ROLEPLAYER NAME :
PANG XI
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✚ NICK :
Aniki (Kou and Reito, see below), Raipuchii (Taiga, see below), Raiden Red (Ni-San, see below)
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✚ AGE :
17 (appears to be in early 20s when in his "dream" form)
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✚ GENDER :
Male
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✚ LOCATION :
Osaka, Japan
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✚ ETHNICITY :
Japanese
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✚ SEXUALITY :
Undecided
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✚ OCCUPATION :
n/a
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✚ ROLEPLAYER NAME :
PANG XI
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[attr="class","ur_appsubtitle"]FACE CLAIM
[attr="class","ur_appcont"]KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN, YAMAMOTO TAKESHI
[attr="class","ur_appsubtitle"]PERSONALITY
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POSITIVE TRAITS[break]
✚ Caring and thoughtful, although he can't express it well as his easily being agitated makes it come across as him being angry or frustrated and his not-so-trusting nature makes him reluctant to immediately get close to any new acquaintances.
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✚ A diligent and quick learner, although he's easily disoriented by new things, he tries his best to adapt as soon as possible.
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✚ Honest; it may have been due to his being sheltered, but Raiden is a very bad liar and always makes sure to tell the truth whenever he is asked.
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✚ Respectful, obedient; again, a trait that can be easily overlooked thanks to his problem with getting agitated easily. Despite his looks, Raiden still has, technically, the mentality of a seven year old. As such, even if he may end up raising his voice at someone, he almost always makes sure to append a respectful "sir!" or "ma'am!" at the end and never outright uses any offensive language, despite what his tone may imply.
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✚ Resourceful, creative; Raiden has a very active imagination, and so he's able to think of unusual uses for things and whatnot.
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✚ Orderly, neat; he hates seeing anything in disarray.POSITIVE TRAITS[break]
✚ Caring and thoughtful, although he can't express it well as his easily being agitated makes it come across as him being angry or frustrated and his not-so-trusting nature makes him reluctant to immediately get close to any new acquaintances.
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✚ A diligent and quick learner, although he's easily disoriented by new things, he tries his best to adapt as soon as possible.
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✚ Honest; it may have been due to his being sheltered, but Raiden is a very bad liar and always makes sure to tell the truth whenever he is asked.
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✚ Respectful, obedient; again, a trait that can be easily overlooked thanks to his problem with getting agitated easily. Despite his looks, Raiden still has, technically, the mentality of a seven year old. As such, even if he may end up raising his voice at someone, he almost always makes sure to append a respectful "sir!" or "ma'am!" at the end and never outright uses any offensive language, despite what his tone may imply.
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✚ Resourceful, creative; Raiden has a very active imagination, and so he's able to think of unusual uses for things and whatnot.
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NEGATIVE TRAITS[break]
✚ Easily agitated, which manifests in him seeming like he has a short fuse, as he tends to end up shouting angrily
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✚ Can be very very overprotective of those he cares for, and tends to come off as overbearing in this way
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✚ Has a bad habit of naming people after animals and insects he thinks resembles them the most (since he's not really good with names, especially foreign ones)
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✚ Not really so trusting of new acquaintances/takes some time to warm up to new friends
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✚ In relation to the above, doesn't like people doing things for him even when he can't do the things on his own, a sort of perfectionist streak as he wants things to come out exactly as he wants them to
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✚ Incredibly naive about a lot of things, resulting from his rather sheltered upbringing, so it's quite easily to fool him (although he doesn't really hold grudges)
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✚ Tech illiterate---while not a negative trait in itself, Raiden seems to treat technological devices as some sort of mortal enemy to the point of borderline technophobia
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NEGATIVE TRAITS[break]
✚ Easily agitated, which manifests in him seeming like he has a short fuse, as he tends to end up shouting angrily
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✚ Can be very very overprotective of those he cares for, and tends to come off as overbearing in this way
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✚ Has a bad habit of naming people after animals and insects he thinks resembles them the most (since he's not really good with names, especially foreign ones)
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✚ Not really so trusting of new acquaintances/takes some time to warm up to new friends
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✚ In relation to the above, doesn't like people doing things for him even when he can't do the things on his own, a sort of perfectionist streak as he wants things to come out exactly as he wants them to
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✚ Incredibly naive about a lot of things, resulting from his rather sheltered upbringing, so it's quite easily to fool him (although he doesn't really hold grudges)
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✚ Tech illiterate---while not a negative trait in itself, Raiden seems to treat technological devices as some sort of mortal enemy to the point of borderline technophobia
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[attr="class","ur_appsubtitle"]RAIDEN'S STARTING DREAM WORLD
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION[break][break]
Raiden has no particular name for his dream world, but all the other inhabitants call it as the Dollhouse, mainly in reference to the large traditional Japanese estate serving as the centerpiece of the world. As Raiden in the waking world has barely had the chance to see beyond the walls of his family's house due to a body naturally weakened by a large amount of magical capability, the Dollhouse is where he gets to live out a life he has always yearned for. (Or rather, a life that he has mistaken to be his "real world" as opposed to his dream world.) Given his unusual ability as well, the Dollhouse (and in effect, Raiden himself) serves as the convergence point of various alternate universes, resulting in the different versions of Raiden from those different worlds populating the dream world itself.[break][break]
It is believed that the world's capacity to let one meet their counterparts from other parallel universes is not limited to Raiden alone, and any humble visitors may be able to see their other selves as well. But this can come at a cost, and so far, no one has been brave enough to try. That, or no one had managed to return to tell the tale.
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APPEARANCE[break][break]
The Dollhouse's main appearance is that of a large Japanese mansion, enclosed within an even larger compound with abundant greenery and a sizable lake. There are around three main buildings connected by open corridors and pathways, its overall appearance easily striking any newcomers as being like a medieval castle. Rooms are set off by wood-and-paper sliding doors, but a curious thing about them is that no room remains in its place for long---its as if everything within the house is always in some secret motion, with one room easily turning from a bedroom to a dining room when one reenters it. The only surefire way to keep from getting lost in this silent maze is to be accompanied by one of the world's "human" occupants, but one must beware that who is "human" here can be hard to tell---most of the mansion's denizens, no matter how human-like they seem, are actually moving dolls that are the reason for the world's name, controlled in some mysterious and somewhat impossible manner that allows them to speak, express emotions, and act as any human (or animal) would. They are not perfect though, and at times, one may find a doll standing immobile in one corner or paused in the middle of doing something, as if whatever force was playing with it had gotten distracted or was unsure of what to make it do next.
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The most notable room in the entire house is the "puppet room," one of the largest rooms and houses a variety of bunraku-type puppets/dolls in display in one portion and a small makeshift bunraku stage in another. Serving as the dream world's entrance (it is where visitors first find themselves in after entering the Dollhouse world), it is also supposedly where one can get to call or invite one's parallel universe counterpart by writing one's name on one of the faceless wooden marionettes stored in the same room and leaving it behind the stage, serving as both an "invitation" to the Dollhouse. However, unlike Raiden, the world's owner, who can have several of his counterparts coexist at any given time, visitors are limited only to one counterpart. Any special abilities/powers of other-universe counterparts are nullified within the Dollhouse dream world, and there is yet to be any explanation why.
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Beyond the walls of the compound, down a rather long flight of stone stairs from the compound's gate, the Dollhouse world extends into a small, nondescript town that appears to mirror one in the real world, called Ningyouchou. It would be easy to get lost in the illusion that one is simply back in the waking world, if not for the fact that all the "people" populating this small town are naught but moving wooden mannequins acting out normal human routines, normal human lives. They seem perfectly capable of interacting with any world visitors, however, although they appear incapable of communicating through speech because of their lack of faces.
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The Dollhouse is a generally peaceful dream world. A few of its visitors, however, who've tried to reach the edges of the dream world have noted a mesh of ethereal-looking threads becoming more and more visible as they go farther and farther from the central house. These threads appear to have lives of their own, beyond the world's owner's control, and. All that could be advised for any newcomers is to always be careful.
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And to never let oneself be fooled and caught unaware.
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ACCESS[break][break]
The access point for Raiden's dream world is a small makeshift puppet box-stage with a faceless marionette (or two, three). To enter, the visitor need only take one of the dolls and write their name on its face and then replace it on the stage. The stage would then enlarge into a doorway large enough to fit the visitor. Going inside, the visitor would be greeted by a dim hallway, with different dolls and marionettes hanging by their strings from some invisible ceiling. The end of this hallway is not immediately visible, and it would take the visitor a short while of trudging past the hanging puppets (who become more and more cramped together as one keeps walking) before finally emerging on the world of the Dollhouse, onto the stage of the puppet room. Should the visitor at this point try to look back, they would find that the hallway that they had just gone through (along with the hanging dolls) is no longer behind them; all is left there is a plain wall.
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NOTABLE FIGURES (OPTIONAL)[break]
Yayoi Reito (弥生玲人) - Raiden's younger sister, middle child of the Hinamoto-Yayoi triplets. Same age as Raiden but appears as a young girl. A very introverted girl who's usually very wary of strangers. She's very fond of manga and anime and is also a fujoshi, often getting lost in her fantasies in the most ridiculous times. She also likes cats and keeps a black one named Ruri. She's extremely attached to and possessive of Raiden, like Kou. She manifests this quite subtly, such as by trying to ask her brother for help for the smallest of things or even feigning sickness or pain whenever he directs his attention too much on someone else. The waking-world Reito has not been known to have any dreamwalking ability, but no one has actually tried to verify whether the Kou residing in the Dollhouse is the same one.
Yayoi Kou (弥生鋼) - Raiden's younger brother, youngest child of the Hinamoto-Yayoi triplets. Same age as Raiden but appears as a young boy. In contrast to his sister, Kou is much more outgoing and sociable, although most of the time he ends up very awkward when talking to girls. He's also attached to using gadgets, never seen without his smartphone or 3DS. He keeps a dog named Raikou and, like Reito, is possessive of their older brother, although more outwardly and physically, such as pouncing on him for an embrace when he's talking to someone else or simply clinging onto him. The waking-world Kou has not been known to have any dreamwalking ability, but no one has actually tried to verify whether the Kou residing in the Dollhouse is the same one.
Kisaragi (如月) - One of Raiden's parallel universe counterparts who often visits the Dollhouse. As opposed to the "main" Raiden, Kisaragi (called by his surname to distinguish him, full name Kisaragi Raiden) is much more stoic and aloof. He also admits to not having any particular magical ability, unlike Raiden, other than being able to enter the Dollhouse at will from his universe. An extremely diligent worker, he's often seen doing chores or working on his school assignments when in the Dollhouse and is almost always wearing his school uniform. He's also a skilled koto and shamisen player, having been brought up by adoptive parents who are traditional performers.
Ni-san (二三) - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts residing in the Dollhouse, and the first one that Raiden met. Very carefree and happy-go-lucky (read: lazy), which often puts him at odds with the more hardworking Raiden and Kisaragi. He only introduces himself as and prefers to be called as "Ni-San" (literally "Two-Three") despite acknowledging that he's another universe's Raiden, and refuses to explain the status of his origin universe, which leaves him as a sort of enigma. Also doesn't seem to have any magical ability like Kisaragi but is very agile and adept at combat. He playfully refers to the Raidens as the "Raiden Squad," assigning each one a "Raiden <color>" name like a power ranger. He gets along very well with Sangatsu and has known Kagetsu for a long time. Also seems to know something about the girl in red and Raiden's condition but does not divulge anything.
Sangatsu (三月) - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts residing in the Dollhouse, seemingly the oldest. Shares Ni-San's penchant for wearing sunglasses and for making fun of their counterparts, though he's a bit more reserved in comparison to Ni-San. He is named "Yayoi Raiden" in his home dimension, but so as to distinguish himself (since Raiden's siblings bear the same surname), he told everyone to call him "Sangatsu," a counterpart to "Yayoi," both being terms for the third month of the year (although "Yayoi" is for the lunar month and "Sangatsu" for the more familiar March). Sangatsu has said he has a special ability he uses in his home dimension, but he has not shown it in the Dollhouse, saying that there seems to be something stopping him. Loves knitting and making plushies in his spare time.
Kagetsu (嘉月) - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts residing in the Dollhouse. Looks like the oldest, but is actually the same age as Raiden (17). The most somber out of all the parallel-universe Raiden's and is well-acquainted with Ni-San. He's very aloof and most of what the others know about him and his home universe are only from Ni-San. He was also named "Yayoi Raiden" in his origin universe but had his name changed to "Kagetsu Torakazu" (嘉月寅寿) due to, according to Ni-San, "very unfortunate circumstances." It's easy to mistake him as one of the doll attendants, as his arms look like a mannequin's with his elbows, wrists, and fingers all like a ball-jointed doll's, but he is indeed one of Raiden's alternate selves. (Ni-San has said though that despite that, Kagetsu is indeed a doll.) Seems to have a special ability like Sangatsu but is also unable to use it in the Dollhouse.
Nigou - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts (albeit a significantly younger one) residing in the Dollhouse. His name is also pronounced "Raiden" but written differently (来伝), and everyone has taken to calling him "Nigou" instead, as he says he does not have another name to use. A lively boy, similar in character to Taiga. He says that in his dimension, he has a similar skill to Raiden's dream walking, but he calls it "memory swimming" instead. Notorious for his sudden appearances and disappearances in the dream world.
Taiga (タイガ) - Raiden's pet cat, which resembles a tiger cub. Raiden calls him "Taiga," but he introduces and refers to himself as "Chibi Raiden," saying that he's an animal version of Raiden from another universe, although Raiden just says he's only his pet cat. Very energetic and always follows Raiden everywhere and loves to eat taiyaki. Despite being an animal, he seems capable of guiding visitors through the house and helping them avoid the ever changing rooms. However, if not in the immediate presence of Raiden or any of his other selves, Taiga appears to be incapable of communicating through speech and reverts to mewling like a normal cat would/
Red girl - A mysterious child who's often seen roaming around the town proper. Raiden himself does not seem to pay her any particular attention (in fact, it seems like he doesn't notice her at all), but his parallel-universe counterparts seem especially wary of her whenever they cross paths (most notably Taiga and Nigou, who are both extremely scared of her).
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OTHER DETAILS (OPTIONAL)[break]
As said above, visitors to the Dollhouse are able to "invite" an alternate-universe counterpart to the Dollhouse, similar to Raiden and his other forms. However, it seems this can only be done with Raiden's knowledge and permission; otherwise, performing the ritual above will simply be fruitless. The true nature of these "invited guests" remains a mystery, however. { Highlight for giant spoilers } In truth, performing the ritual does not summon an alternate-universe self of the visitor but merely splices off a portion of their soul (with the "bestowing of their name" on the doll" being a catalyst act) and infuses it into a "doll copy" whose personality and imagined background are derived from the visitor's subconscious (and, often, unrecognized fantasies, which could account for why some copies are so vastly different from the originals); hence, it seems to the visitor that the invitee is another version of them, when in fact it is simply a "hidden" part of themselves. In a sense, it's an unconscious puppet control on the part of the visitor. This also explains why there can only be one doll copy for the visitor at any time, as too many would mean too many splits in their soul, which may make it impossible to rejoin the split portios. The implications of this on Raiden and his multiple versions are yet to be fully revealed.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION[break][break]
Raiden has no particular name for his dream world, but all the other inhabitants call it as the Dollhouse, mainly in reference to the large traditional Japanese estate serving as the centerpiece of the world. As Raiden in the waking world has barely had the chance to see beyond the walls of his family's house due to a body naturally weakened by a large amount of magical capability, the Dollhouse is where he gets to live out a life he has always yearned for. (Or rather, a life that he has mistaken to be his "real world" as opposed to his dream world.) Given his unusual ability as well, the Dollhouse (and in effect, Raiden himself) serves as the convergence point of various alternate universes, resulting in the different versions of Raiden from those different worlds populating the dream world itself.[break][break]
It is believed that the world's capacity to let one meet their counterparts from other parallel universes is not limited to Raiden alone, and any humble visitors may be able to see their other selves as well. But this can come at a cost, and so far, no one has been brave enough to try. That, or no one had managed to return to tell the tale.
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APPEARANCE[break][break]
The Dollhouse's main appearance is that of a large Japanese mansion, enclosed within an even larger compound with abundant greenery and a sizable lake. There are around three main buildings connected by open corridors and pathways, its overall appearance easily striking any newcomers as being like a medieval castle. Rooms are set off by wood-and-paper sliding doors, but a curious thing about them is that no room remains in its place for long---its as if everything within the house is always in some secret motion, with one room easily turning from a bedroom to a dining room when one reenters it. The only surefire way to keep from getting lost in this silent maze is to be accompanied by one of the world's "human" occupants, but one must beware that who is "human" here can be hard to tell---most of the mansion's denizens, no matter how human-like they seem, are actually moving dolls that are the reason for the world's name, controlled in some mysterious and somewhat impossible manner that allows them to speak, express emotions, and act as any human (or animal) would. They are not perfect though, and at times, one may find a doll standing immobile in one corner or paused in the middle of doing something, as if whatever force was playing with it had gotten distracted or was unsure of what to make it do next.
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The most notable room in the entire house is the "puppet room," one of the largest rooms and houses a variety of bunraku-type puppets/dolls in display in one portion and a small makeshift bunraku stage in another. Serving as the dream world's entrance (it is where visitors first find themselves in after entering the Dollhouse world), it is also supposedly where one can get to call or invite one's parallel universe counterpart by writing one's name on one of the faceless wooden marionettes stored in the same room and leaving it behind the stage, serving as both an "invitation" to the Dollhouse. However, unlike Raiden, the world's owner, who can have several of his counterparts coexist at any given time, visitors are limited only to one counterpart. Any special abilities/powers of other-universe counterparts are nullified within the Dollhouse dream world, and there is yet to be any explanation why.
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Beyond the walls of the compound, down a rather long flight of stone stairs from the compound's gate, the Dollhouse world extends into a small, nondescript town that appears to mirror one in the real world, called Ningyouchou. It would be easy to get lost in the illusion that one is simply back in the waking world, if not for the fact that all the "people" populating this small town are naught but moving wooden mannequins acting out normal human routines, normal human lives. They seem perfectly capable of interacting with any world visitors, however, although they appear incapable of communicating through speech because of their lack of faces.
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The Dollhouse is a generally peaceful dream world. A few of its visitors, however, who've tried to reach the edges of the dream world have noted a mesh of ethereal-looking threads becoming more and more visible as they go farther and farther from the central house. These threads appear to have lives of their own, beyond the world's owner's control, and. All that could be advised for any newcomers is to always be careful.
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And to never let oneself be fooled and caught unaware.
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ACCESS[break][break]
The access point for Raiden's dream world is a small makeshift puppet box-stage with a faceless marionette (or two, three). To enter, the visitor need only take one of the dolls and write their name on its face and then replace it on the stage. The stage would then enlarge into a doorway large enough to fit the visitor. Going inside, the visitor would be greeted by a dim hallway, with different dolls and marionettes hanging by their strings from some invisible ceiling. The end of this hallway is not immediately visible, and it would take the visitor a short while of trudging past the hanging puppets (who become more and more cramped together as one keeps walking) before finally emerging on the world of the Dollhouse, onto the stage of the puppet room. Should the visitor at this point try to look back, they would find that the hallway that they had just gone through (along with the hanging dolls) is no longer behind them; all is left there is a plain wall.
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NOTABLE FIGURES (OPTIONAL)[break]
Yayoi Reito (弥生玲人) - Raiden's younger sister, middle child of the Hinamoto-Yayoi triplets. Same age as Raiden but appears as a young girl. A very introverted girl who's usually very wary of strangers. She's very fond of manga and anime and is also a fujoshi, often getting lost in her fantasies in the most ridiculous times. She also likes cats and keeps a black one named Ruri. She's extremely attached to and possessive of Raiden, like Kou. She manifests this quite subtly, such as by trying to ask her brother for help for the smallest of things or even feigning sickness or pain whenever he directs his attention too much on someone else. The waking-world Reito has not been known to have any dreamwalking ability, but no one has actually tried to verify whether the Kou residing in the Dollhouse is the same one.Yayoi Kou (弥生鋼) - Raiden's younger brother, youngest child of the Hinamoto-Yayoi triplets. Same age as Raiden but appears as a young boy. In contrast to his sister, Kou is much more outgoing and sociable, although most of the time he ends up very awkward when talking to girls. He's also attached to using gadgets, never seen without his smartphone or 3DS. He keeps a dog named Raikou and, like Reito, is possessive of their older brother, although more outwardly and physically, such as pouncing on him for an embrace when he's talking to someone else or simply clinging onto him. The waking-world Kou has not been known to have any dreamwalking ability, but no one has actually tried to verify whether the Kou residing in the Dollhouse is the same one.Kisaragi (如月) - One of Raiden's parallel universe counterparts who often visits the Dollhouse. As opposed to the "main" Raiden, Kisaragi (called by his surname to distinguish him, full name Kisaragi Raiden) is much more stoic and aloof. He also admits to not having any particular magical ability, unlike Raiden, other than being able to enter the Dollhouse at will from his universe. An extremely diligent worker, he's often seen doing chores or working on his school assignments when in the Dollhouse and is almost always wearing his school uniform. He's also a skilled koto and shamisen player, having been brought up by adoptive parents who are traditional performers.Ni-san (二三) - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts residing in the Dollhouse, and the first one that Raiden met. Very carefree and happy-go-lucky (read: lazy), which often puts him at odds with the more hardworking Raiden and Kisaragi. He only introduces himself as and prefers to be called as "Ni-San" (literally "Two-Three") despite acknowledging that he's another universe's Raiden, and refuses to explain the status of his origin universe, which leaves him as a sort of enigma. Also doesn't seem to have any magical ability like Kisaragi but is very agile and adept at combat. He playfully refers to the Raidens as the "Raiden Squad," assigning each one a "Raiden <color>" name like a power ranger. He gets along very well with Sangatsu and has known Kagetsu for a long time. Also seems to know something about the girl in red and Raiden's condition but does not divulge anything.Sangatsu (三月) - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts residing in the Dollhouse, seemingly the oldest. Shares Ni-San's penchant for wearing sunglasses and for making fun of their counterparts, though he's a bit more reserved in comparison to Ni-San. He is named "Yayoi Raiden" in his home dimension, but so as to distinguish himself (since Raiden's siblings bear the same surname), he told everyone to call him "Sangatsu," a counterpart to "Yayoi," both being terms for the third month of the year (although "Yayoi" is for the lunar month and "Sangatsu" for the more familiar March). Sangatsu has said he has a special ability he uses in his home dimension, but he has not shown it in the Dollhouse, saying that there seems to be something stopping him. Loves knitting and making plushies in his spare time.Kagetsu (嘉月) - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts residing in the Dollhouse. Looks like the oldest, but is actually the same age as Raiden (17). The most somber out of all the parallel-universe Raiden's and is well-acquainted with Ni-San. He's very aloof and most of what the others know about him and his home universe are only from Ni-San. He was also named "Yayoi Raiden" in his origin universe but had his name changed to "Kagetsu Torakazu" (嘉月寅寿) due to, according to Ni-San, "very unfortunate circumstances." It's easy to mistake him as one of the doll attendants, as his arms look like a mannequin's with his elbows, wrists, and fingers all like a ball-jointed doll's, but he is indeed one of Raiden's alternate selves. (Ni-San has said though that despite that, Kagetsu is indeed a doll.) Seems to have a special ability like Sangatsu but is also unable to use it in the Dollhouse.Nigou - Another of Raiden's parallel-universe counterparts (albeit a significantly younger one) residing in the Dollhouse. His name is also pronounced "Raiden" but written differently (来伝), and everyone has taken to calling him "Nigou" instead, as he says he does not have another name to use. A lively boy, similar in character to Taiga. He says that in his dimension, he has a similar skill to Raiden's dream walking, but he calls it "memory swimming" instead. Notorious for his sudden appearances and disappearances in the dream world.Taiga (タイガ) - Raiden's pet cat, which resembles a tiger cub. Raiden calls him "Taiga," but he introduces and refers to himself as "Chibi Raiden," saying that he's an animal version of Raiden from another universe, although Raiden just says he's only his pet cat. Very energetic and always follows Raiden everywhere and loves to eat taiyaki. Despite being an animal, he seems capable of guiding visitors through the house and helping them avoid the ever changing rooms. However, if not in the immediate presence of Raiden or any of his other selves, Taiga appears to be incapable of communicating through speech and reverts to mewling like a normal cat would/Red girl - A mysterious child who's often seen roaming around the town proper. Raiden himself does not seem to pay her any particular attention (in fact, it seems like he doesn't notice her at all), but his parallel-universe counterparts seem especially wary of her whenever they cross paths (most notably Taiga and Nigou, who are both extremely scared of her).[break]
Kenyu (賢雄), Kabuto (兜), Kuroki (黒木), Hazuki (初寿紀), Minori (実愛), Kohinata (小日向)
The main doll caretakers/attendants of the Dollhouse. Kenyu serves as Raiden's attendant (and training partner), Kabuto is the house's majordomo, Kuroki is the errand boy and the younger siblings' attendant, Hazuki is the triplets' tutor, Minori is the house's gardener, and Kohinata is their cook.
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OTHER DETAILS (OPTIONAL)[break]
As said above, visitors to the Dollhouse are able to "invite" an alternate-universe counterpart to the Dollhouse, similar to Raiden and his other forms. However, it seems this can only be done with Raiden's knowledge and permission; otherwise, performing the ritual above will simply be fruitless. The true nature of these "invited guests" remains a mystery, however. { Highlight for giant spoilers } In truth, performing the ritual does not summon an alternate-universe self of the visitor but merely splices off a portion of their soul (with the "bestowing of their name" on the doll" being a catalyst act) and infuses it into a "doll copy" whose personality and imagined background are derived from the visitor's subconscious (and, often, unrecognized fantasies, which could account for why some copies are so vastly different from the originals); hence, it seems to the visitor that the invitee is another version of them, when in fact it is simply a "hidden" part of themselves. In a sense, it's an unconscious puppet control on the part of the visitor. This also explains why there can only be one doll copy for the visitor at any time, as too many would mean too many splits in their soul, which may make it impossible to rejoin the split portios. The implications of this on Raiden and his multiple versions are yet to be fully revealed.
[attr="class","ur_appsubtitle"]CHARACTER HISTORY (OPTIONAL)
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There is not much difference between Raiden's life in the Dollhouse and his life in the waking world. The Dollhouse itself, after all, was modeled on his family home in Osaka; the same can be said for Ninyouchou and his hometown.
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However, the main difference would be that he had not seen his real home or town for almost ten years.
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Raiden was born as the eldest of a set of triplets to Yayoi Tetsuhiro, a zaibatsu heir and highly skilled kendouka, and Yukiha, the eldest daughter and ningyouzukai (puppeteer) of the Hinamoto clan, known for their skill in making life-like dolls and puppetry but also rumored to be capable of trapping human souls in their dolls, which is why they look and move so human-like. As the eldest, only Raiden was given the surname Hinamoto, as per the traditions of the clan (the eldest child, no matter what the gender, traditionally recognized as the sole successor of the bloodline), while Reito and Kou both took on their father's.
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From birth, Raiden had been the weakest among the Tetsuhiro and Yukiha's children, with his parents constantly worrying that he might not be able to live up to adulthood. He had a very sickly constitution, prone to all types of illnesses that left his parents no choice but to keep him within the house as much as possible. His limbs, particularly his legs, were also notably weak, and Raiden could only walk very short distances and had to be carried by attendants or pushed on a wheelchair otherwise.
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Due to his condition, Raiden was often left alone in the house, and to pass the time and enjoy himself, he would often stay inside the rooms where the family members made and stored their famous dolls and puppets, treating them as the friends he was not able to have, at least until Reito and Kou, who still made sure that their brother did not feel too lonesome, returned home from school or errands to play with him. He would also often watch his father whenever the latter trained kendo. Raiden would often tell people that his dream was to be both a good puppeteer like his mother and kendouka like his father.
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When dream walkers began to appear ten years ago, Raiden's condition notably worsened, to the point that he was bedridden almost all of the time and was barely able to leave even his room. What made it worse was his siblings' time for him gradually diminishing as they had to spend more time at school (adding to this was his feelings of not being perceived as their brother, as he had a different surname). Yukiha would often try to cheer her son up by staging impromptu puppet shows in his room and leaving some dolls to keep him company at his request. But it would not be enough, and silently, Raiden would find himself frustrated at how he was always left alone with no one to talk to but the dolls. It was around this time that Raiden slowly began to have unusually vivid dreams---whatever he did in them, he could clearly remember even after waking up---and in these dreams, instead of a sickly young boy, he was a very healthy young man, so much like his father. He was not aware that this was the Dollhouse beginning to form.
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Raiden soon got much worse without warning and had to be taken to the hospital due to what seemed like difficulty in breathing and impending multiple organ failure, the origin of which none of the doctors could pinpoint. It was at the hospital that he lapsed into a deep sleep and then found himself stuck in the dream world that has become his home ever since.
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It took a while before Raiden understood that he had an unusual ability and where exactly he was, as he had no one to explain anything to him, until a young man who called himself "Ni-San" appeared and introduced himself as "You, but from somewhere else." It was from Ni-San that Raiden learned about his ability and the new world he was in. Eventually, Raiden met more of his other selves from other places, and little by little, he began to feel much better having more people to talk to and interact with. He was even able to meet Reito and Kou in the Dollhouse (though he did not ask how or why, too relieved that this Reito and Kou showered him with attention like they did when they were younger). Gradually, he got used to his life in his dream world that it felt like the real world to him, and he dared not to question it anymore, as it was here that he could move around freely and not be left alone.
There is not much difference between Raiden's life in the Dollhouse and his life in the waking world. The Dollhouse itself, after all, was modeled on his family home in Osaka; the same can be said for Ninyouchou and his hometown.
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However, the main difference would be that he had not seen his real home or town for almost ten years.
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Raiden was born as the eldest of a set of triplets to Yayoi Tetsuhiro, a zaibatsu heir and highly skilled kendouka, and Yukiha, the eldest daughter and ningyouzukai (puppeteer) of the Hinamoto clan, known for their skill in making life-like dolls and puppetry but also rumored to be capable of trapping human souls in their dolls, which is why they look and move so human-like. As the eldest, only Raiden was given the surname Hinamoto, as per the traditions of the clan (the eldest child, no matter what the gender, traditionally recognized as the sole successor of the bloodline), while Reito and Kou both took on their father's.
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From birth, Raiden had been the weakest among the Tetsuhiro and Yukiha's children, with his parents constantly worrying that he might not be able to live up to adulthood. He had a very sickly constitution, prone to all types of illnesses that left his parents no choice but to keep him within the house as much as possible. His limbs, particularly his legs, were also notably weak, and Raiden could only walk very short distances and had to be carried by attendants or pushed on a wheelchair otherwise.
[break][break]
Due to his condition, Raiden was often left alone in the house, and to pass the time and enjoy himself, he would often stay inside the rooms where the family members made and stored their famous dolls and puppets, treating them as the friends he was not able to have, at least until Reito and Kou, who still made sure that their brother did not feel too lonesome, returned home from school or errands to play with him. He would also often watch his father whenever the latter trained kendo. Raiden would often tell people that his dream was to be both a good puppeteer like his mother and kendouka like his father.
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When dream walkers began to appear ten years ago, Raiden's condition notably worsened, to the point that he was bedridden almost all of the time and was barely able to leave even his room. What made it worse was his siblings' time for him gradually diminishing as they had to spend more time at school (adding to this was his feelings of not being perceived as their brother, as he had a different surname). Yukiha would often try to cheer her son up by staging impromptu puppet shows in his room and leaving some dolls to keep him company at his request. But it would not be enough, and silently, Raiden would find himself frustrated at how he was always left alone with no one to talk to but the dolls. It was around this time that Raiden slowly began to have unusually vivid dreams---whatever he did in them, he could clearly remember even after waking up---and in these dreams, instead of a sickly young boy, he was a very healthy young man, so much like his father. He was not aware that this was the Dollhouse beginning to form.
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Raiden soon got much worse without warning and had to be taken to the hospital due to what seemed like difficulty in breathing and impending multiple organ failure, the origin of which none of the doctors could pinpoint. It was at the hospital that he lapsed into a deep sleep and then found himself stuck in the dream world that has become his home ever since.
[break][break]
It took a while before Raiden understood that he had an unusual ability and where exactly he was, as he had no one to explain anything to him, until a young man who called himself "Ni-San" appeared and introduced himself as "You, but from somewhere else." It was from Ni-San that Raiden learned about his ability and the new world he was in. Eventually, Raiden met more of his other selves from other places, and little by little, he began to feel much better having more people to talk to and interact with. He was even able to meet Reito and Kou in the Dollhouse (though he did not ask how or why, too relieved that this Reito and Kou showered him with attention like they did when they were younger). Gradually, he got used to his life in his dream world that it felt like the real world to him, and he dared not to question it anymore, as it was here that he could move around freely and not be left alone.
