grand finale

hi! i was gonna post in the general interest check thread but i wrote out everything & it was long as hell :dead: so i’m skipping straight here my friends & i have been working on this for a while so it’s going to come regardless b/c we WILL satisfy our slice-of-life fix, but i was curious to see if anybody else would be interested too

it’s your typical high school role-play, b/c even bad bitches just want nice things sometimes. some general features:

• inspired aesthetically by shoujo & shounen/shoujo ai manga (esp. from the 90s): think Nana, Banana Fish, anything CLAMP (esp. CCS), Sailor Moon, and 90s-esque Ghibli works (Only Yesterday, Ocean Waves, et cetera)
• (yes… the site’s name is based on the Vocaloid song. we’re going full weeb. we’ve made our peace w/ that)
• the premise revolves around two sister private schools: one set in a fictional city & the other in a fictional mountain town by the sea, both set in Japan! dig out your favourite 80s/90s Japanese city-pop playlist &/or your favourite Joe Hisaishi scores <3
• the schools’ founders were good friends & their schools were historically characterized by camaraderie. in the present day, that relationship has since crumbled into intense rivalry & animosity, esp. since the mountain academy is experiencing a steady decline in prestige while the city academy flourishes. the site plot revolves around slowly repairing the relationship btwn. the two schools
• the mountain academy was originally a private school but has recently begun to accept local scholarship students, negatively affecting (in the eyes of some) its elite status. meanwhile, the city academy is a world-renowned international collegiate (so you can play any nationality!) & boasts an elite dormitory system (2 to a dorm—roommate plots!)
• generally you’d play students, but you can also play faculty & civilian characters!
• ic time progression: your character will eventually graduate! right now we’re tentatively thinking 1 ic month : 2 ooc months. following, the site would begin in January 1999. if it lasts long enough we’ll be able to write out the turn of the century!
• important themes: slow-moving, conventional/conservative countryside vs. fast-paced, unorthodox/liberal city life; classism; overcoming prejudices/stereotypes & reconciling differences (e.g., mountain kids are seen as hicks while city kids are seen as snobs); kids dealing w/ high expectations being pressed upon them by their parents/the academy/society/etc.
• site events will heavily involve interaction btwn. the two academies. notably, this includes intercollegiate competitions in academics, sports, & the arts; a pen pal system (epistolary plots!!); & an experimental exchange system, kicking off with a select group of mountain kids dorming in the city with the city kids for a term! (but they will also feature typical shoujo manga stuff—the cultural festival, the summer festival w/ fireworks, the test of courage, the beach trip, winter break angst. you know. the works)

& that’s everything i can think of for now. if you have questions or comments or constructive criticisms, feel free to leave them below! you can also contact me on discord @ pomma tartt#5166! otherwise this site’s about as inevitable as a boulder rolling down a mountain into the sea baby!! keep your eyes peeled for the grand opening <3