Kohaku Hearts

07 | video

2011-12-19T09:18:49Z

[ Kohaku is smiling! Kohaku looks really happy! She looks like she has something to say!

... but you won't know what that something is. Because as she opens her mouth, all that comes out is the following: ]

♪ Where are you, Christmas?
Why can't I find you?
Why have you gone away? ♪

[ she stops. closes her mouth. that was. uh. not what she meant to say. let's try that again. ]

♪ Where is the laughter
You used to bring me
Why can't I hear music play? ♪

[ rjkgnrkgnkrngkrng

SHE'S JUST

GOING TO STOP TALKING NOW, OKAY. And with that, the video clicks off. All the embarrassment. ]

06 | video

2011-11-28T20:40:56Z

I ...

[ she hesitates, as though she's not sure how to say this. ]

I'm ... really sorry if I frightened anybody this past week.

If anybody would like for me to do so, I can explain what happened. But I just thought I should apologize, at least. I'm okay now.

( ooc: o/ So Moro, Ten, and I are probably going to be backdating some things that happened during age curse when we have the chance to do that ~ just a heads up! )

05 | video

2011-11-21T00:44:50Z

[ oh look, it's Kohaku. she's sitting on her bed.

but she's quiet. too quiet. and she doesn't seem to be moving. she doesn't seem to have anything to motivate her to move.

... look at her eyes. they look as though she has no soul.

dare you ask what's wrong with her? ]

o4 | text

2011-11-07T04:34:57Z

Is everybody okay now? I hope so ... I hope those of you who had loved ones go through all of that have had your loved ones returned to you unharmed.

I actually had someone close to me arrive in the city during the entire thing ...

It's taken me a little bit of time to calm down from everything to actually get it through my head. He's here. I know I may not have waited as long as some people did to see someone from their world, but it really did feel like forever since I had seen him last ...

I've never been happier to see him. I promise, I won't let go. Not if I can help it.

o3 | text

2011-10-24T01:56:31Z

( ooc: backdated to after this happened. )

note to self. next time you try to play a stringed instrument, make sure you've invested in lessons beforehand.

o2 | video

2011-10-12T00:20:45Z

[ she looks a little tired, herself. ]

I know I'm a little late in actually putting this out there, but ...

During the fight with that ... thing [ she means the kraken, guys ] I understand a lot of people received injuries. There are probably some healers out there already doing what they can to help the injured, but if you guys need any help with giving medical assistance, I'm able to use a few healing artes. I'd be more than willing to help out.

Just ... putting the offer out there, I guess.

( ooc: would it be all right to assume that even though I was in the middle of moving at the time and couldn't post for her in the Kraken fight log, she was there fighting as well? It just seems out of character for her not to go out there and fight, and I don't think I was out of it long enough to constitute a hiatus ... :x )

o1 | accidental video

2011-09-27T09:53:34Z

[ as the video comes on, you can see a pair of amethyst-colored eyes. she pulls back a little, and the girl that those eyes belong to comes into view. she blinks a few times, and then the image of the girl becomes sideways, and then upside-down. ]

Ah ... let's see, this does ...

[ she seems to be trying to figure out how to use the sfc. and she's not having an easy time of it, especially since she hasn't realized the video is on. ]

... I think I have it upside-down. Wow, good job, Kohaku ...

[ and with that, the image of the girl, now known as Kohaku, becomes right-side up once again. that's one thing taken care of. now if only she could do something to make that confused look on her face go away ...

... nope, still there.

technology is confusing.

the feed continues for a little bit before shutting off entirely. ]

application. | vatheon.

2011-08-29T09:43:43Z

[ Player Name ] : Taco
[ Personal LJ ] : tacos_of_doom
[ Age ] : 22
[ Timezone ] : PST (GMT-8)
[ Other Characters ] : n/a!

[ Character's Name ] : Kohaku Hearts
[ Character's Age ] : 17
[ Series ] : Tales of Hearts
[ Canon Point ] : Post-Game.

[ History ] :

General Plot and Story of Tales of Hearts, via Aselia's wikipedia page for the game.

[ Personality ] :

Kohaku, admittedly, is a complex character. It’s a little difficult to put her personality into words, because there are a lot of aspects of her personality that are essentially spelled out for you. After her spirune is shattered, the pieces of her shattered spirune are slowly collected throughout the game, and each part of her spirune represents a different emotion. Kindness, Fear, Doubt, Trust, Happiness, and Anger are just among the multitudes of emotions that make up Kohaku Hearts. Because this is one of those rare instances in which her personality is sort of slowly spelled out for us, however, it’s difficult to actually put words to the woman. But, without further ado, here is my attempt at it.

First and foremost, Kohaku is a kind girl. She cares for the safety of others, and for the entire world. But though she is kind, she isn’t blinded by that kindness, and has a good sense of right and wrong, and if one of her friends are being dumb, she’ll do what she can to set them back on the right path, whether it be through words or through action. With this sense of right and wrong comes a sense of determination, as well. If there is something that must be done, Kohaku sacrifices even her own well-being for the sake of getting the job done. This can be both a blessing and a curse; there are negative effects of her determination to do the right thing, naturally, in that she can have a tendency to push herself to the point of harming herself.

Kohaku can be extremely overprotective of the people she loves and cares about. Once she trusts someone, she does whatever she can to put their well-being above that of her own, which, of course, can have the aforementioned negative effects as well. But her trust in people can also have good effects; if she trusts in someone, she generally does not question them, or try to hold them back when they try to do something crazy.

Kohaku has learned through her journeying with everybody that she can’t give up. She had a fairly decent sense of persistence before, but it only grew stronger with how much more perilous the journey became, and of course, how much more time she spent around Shing.

Kohaku is a generally happy girl. She loves to tease her friends, and she has a fairly normal sibling relationship with her brother, Hisui, and sometimes uses his overprotective nature to her advantage just to tease him. She loves to laugh, and enjoys having fun. She doesn’t ever really stay depressed for very long. Despite having all of these positive qualities about her, though, Kohaku isn’t all sunshine and butterflies and rainbows.

She can get flustered and/or irritated fairly easily, and when she does feel this, she tends to act on it by kicking whoever it is who’s making her feel that way. Usual victims are Hisui and Shing, but this can definitely extend to others if they get her irritated enough for it.

She does get angry, but on the positive, she knows how to turn that anger and channel it into more determination, if necessary. Or she can just channel it into kicking the person who made her angry. Whichever seems more appropriate.

Depression happens with Kohaku, as it does with any other character. While she does show capability to be depressed for a long time, that’s not often the case with her, due to how much of a support group she usually has. She feels the need to be strong for those who are counting on her, and that’s probably the biggest thing that drives her to cheer up when things are bad.

Kohaku can find it easy to trust in people, but she can also be very skeptical of people until she finds a reason to trust them. She seems to be able to see the good in some people, while in others, she needs to take some time to warm up to them before she can say she trusts them. It’s a fairly fine line between doubt and trust with her.

TL;DR, KOHAKU IS COMPLEX. And really hard to write a personality section for.

[ Strengths/Weaknesses ] :

☑ She's quite capable in battle. She even has some healing abilities!
☑ She's extremely dependable and loyal; Kohaku is the type who would risk her life for those dear to her.
☑ She's nice to look at. :D No, really. That girl is gorgeous. This is totally a strength, what are you talking about.
☑ Generally very friendly and sweet.
☑ Will eat anything with Miso! So if you don't like your miso-flavored dish, let her at it. 8)
☑ Quite responsible for her age.

☒ Quick to jump to conclusions.
☒ Quick to act (i.e., kick people) when she does jump to conclusions.
☒ Despite being a capable fighter, she's not the strongest in her party by far. Even if she can defend herself quite well, she's not invincible, and she can be beaten.

[ Other Important Facts ] :

CAREFUL, SHE KICKS.

[ Sample ] :

Sample 01
Sample 02

If you would like for me to write out an additional sample for her, feel free to let me know. C:

[ Questions? Comments? Concerns? ] :

This really doesn't pertain much to anything in relation to the game, tbh, but I know that some of the muns in the game who know Tales of Hearts may also know Kohaku more as 'Kohak.' I just wanna make it clear that if someone is accustomed to using that spelling of her name, I won't have Kohaku ignore them, or not respond when spoken to with that particular spelling. I'm totally okay with going along with what everybody is most comfortable with. :) I just know that, personally, I'm going to go with what I'm most accustomed to using for her.

hmd |

2011-02-05T23:13:25Z

Hello! This is the HMD, or 'How's my Driving?' post for the character of Kohaku Hearts, of Tales of Hearts. As this game is currently not officially translated and can only be understood by those who don't understand moonspeak through a nifty script provided by this wonderful person, any of the characters from this game can be very difficult to play. It's my opinion that Kohaku, in particular, is one of the more difficult ones.

As such, I would appreciate any and all constructive criticism on how I play this character, in order to be sure that i'm playing her right. Compliments are also accepted, as I also like to know what I'm doing right with her.

Anon is not enabled. If you have something to say to me, please don't hide behind anon. I promise, I'm not going to bite your head off over something I asked for. Comments are screened, however.

Thank you in advance for any and all concrit that is given! ♥

PLACES YOU MAY SEE/HAVE SEEN KOHAKU IN:
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