#shoru

Members

• Inei’s model bears a physical resemblance to the Rockwell XFV-12.

-His v.1 bio is complete, so you can see it here.

-He can move erratically like the Jabberwalkers from RWBY, but that’s a trait exclusive to Inei’s Rakumo alias:

-O’Clock is planned to be the only member of the carnival Inei bonds with. If, GB and his new partner-in-crime from S8 are related by blood; O’Clock is possibly gonna be a “platinum GB.”

• Despairada, the boss of the Kyoufu Carnival, is an elusive rogue. She is a performer herself, but only appears for a “special event.” Since she is a master fear bringer, competitors outside of the Kyoufu circle are terrified of facing her, such as BW who avoided fighting her at all cost (he went after Karakumo instead).

• General Surge is basically the Soldier from TF2. He’s also the second largest/tallest member of the carnival, having to almost reach the same height as a transformed-Poppa Wheels.

-The tallest member is Shoru and his flowing magma skin lets him adjust his height (he can even be a mini kaiju).

• O’Clock is planned to be a “platinum GB” alongside Goldenboy and his new partner-in-crime in S8. A “silver GB” is a likely concept in the future of the show, so I won’t do anything with that for now unless otherwise.

• Termita can hack herself into technological devices literally. For example, she make multiple copies of herself on television screens.

• The force of Vac’s vacuuming power is as powerful as a wind storm. Cyclone is the counter for this.

• Fleur has Fall allergies.

• Kuda’s slicing speed rivals that of Karakumo’s (they’re both insanely fast).

• Quiberus, combined with those snake-like exhaust pipes, can hit a pretty high decibel.

• Kemiw can swim on sand AND snow (but the former is more effective for him).

• Ray is the only sane member of the carnival.

• Other than shapeshifting, USO can stun opponents but using its only eye as a flash bomb.

• Ratrap smells like garbage. No seriously, he does.

• Dex can speak another language, but it’s very indecipherable. No one knows what it is.

Kyoufu Carnival in general

• The Kyoufu Carnival’s purpose is to strike specific fears of their visitors, but they’ve been growing aggressive lately. It prompted Karakumo to leave because they no longer scare people for fun.

-Additionally, I’m in the process of figuring out what specific kinds of fears each of the carnival’s members represent. The possibility of revamping those not Despairada and Rakumo is high.

AUs

Shoru

“Shoru is a lava monster that haunts the depths of the Pacific Ocean, notably making his home in the Ring of Fire. Like Captain Tross, the catamaran is capable of floating and diving onto lava, and can transform into a volcanic serpent. He, according to Tross, is the seagull’s #1 and most dangerous catch that requires more than himself to take down the beast.

I got bored during the summer Only now I finished it

Feat. younger Clio, happy Caleria, a Nerith, siblings Shoru and Loktis, Kiya (pretending) bein' evil n' sh**, anger Hyriami, confused Koo, Eyila, edgy Calli, and a redesigned Leri (she now has horns and two tails!)

Do you ever take sad looking screenshots?

(But then you get a smile)

Shoru: What

Tross: Do you remember the day you were born?

Have seen a lot of people making FFT Styled Portraits of their FFXIV characters so I gave it a go too!

Finally this went on sale! 

It’s a vintage unused Mugetsu Amami Oshima silk dorozome (mud-dyed) kasuri black silk kimono shōru (shawl) from Shinei (Sou Japan’s predecessor website).

It was pricey but I paid nowhere near the 200,000 Yen ($1,883 USD) or even the 100,000 Yen ($942 USD) on the price tag in the photo (yikes!). It set me back about $250 USD. 

I think this shawl is probably a leftover from the go-go 1980s or very early 1990s (before the Japanese economic boom seriously collapsed) which is why the price tag of the shawl seems so crazy high.