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Otoya Ittoki Application || route_29
Player
Name: Reine
Livejournal Username: fuckyeahfish
E-mail: reine.katashka@gmail.com
AIM: bluemangotart
Timezone: GMT + 8
Current Characters in Route: superrising, teamonia

Character
Name: Ittoki Otoya
Series: Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 1000%
Timeline: Episode 11
Canon Resource Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uta_no_Prince-sama
Personality: Ittoki is an optimist, the type of guy who tries to always look for the best even in the worst situations. Earnest, honest and kind, he spends a lot of time trying to motivate Nanami to do her best, always believing in her even when she starts doubting herself. Even when Nanami had been worried about letting him down as his partner for their class assignment (as she cannot read notes, therefore making it hard for her to compose a song for him to make lyrics to), he tried to stay positive and motivate her, even telling her that he's not giving up despite never having written lyrics in his life. Together, they were able to overcome that obstacle and pass the assignment. He's always ready to defend his friends, or even complete strangers, when he believes they need the help, though he doesn't always know the right words to say. There have been several instances where he tried standing up for Nanami, whether it's because the school won't let her take the entrance exam, or her classmates looking down on her for not being able to read notes, he's always the first to try defending her from them.

During times when he's stuck on words, he tries to cheer his friends up in a different way. When he realized that Nanami really was depressed about the way her classmates treated her, he tried to learn how to bake a cake from Natsuki in hopes that it'll make her feel better. This backfires, however, as Natsuki was rather eccentric in the kitchen and his version of baking pretty much involved the weirdest concoction for his batter and burning it with a flamethrower. Though he is not the smartest nor the wittiest of the bunch, as he tends to be the one who gets confused in certain situations and can be rather weak in comparison to the others when it comes to songwriting, he is somewhat empathetic, and understands other people's motivations a little more. While not always spot on, he tries his best just for them.

While there are things that he definitely wants and won't let go, like the opportunity to have Nanami as his graduation partner, he can be very selfless and agree with compromises that makes the other party feel better. This includes being the first to agree with Nanami's idea of performing as a group instead of just partners, believing that this is a good solution even if the others were wary or completely defiant of the idea. He's a really hard worker, and what he lacks in style and technique, he makes up with his eagerness and sincerity. This is why, despite Tokiya having been considered someone with the perfect pitch and technique, he was still told to learn something from Ittoki, as he sang from the heart despite not being as good as he is in other aspects. He's not someone who will easily give up because of setbacks, and he bounces back easily even at the times he falls. He knows what he wants, knows how he can get it, and won't back down even when the going gets tough.

Ittoki is also, however, somewhat naive and gullible, and sometimes his attention span fails him when it comes to complicated or long explanations. He's not the brightest crayon in the box, and sometimes requires help from others, like the time he had to ask everyone for ideas on how they write their lyrics while he struggles with his own. He believes others easily and doesn't doubt their words, whether it's Natsuki's ability to bake or Tokiya having a twin brother, only to be caught off-guard when they show otherwise. He doesn't always get what's wrong in a situation until it's too late, sometimes involving catastrophic results--- like eating Natsuki's overly burnt cupcakes, which made him pass out due to how bad they are. He is also a chatterbox, someone who can be too honest to people, and doesn't really require any prompting to speak his thoughts out loud. This includes bothering Tokiya nightly as he tends to talk to him a lot, as they're roommates. This in turn can come off as obnoxious, as he doesn't always understand when to back off until they're really irritated with him. He can also be rather childish, whining about the little things like how Tokiya won't tell him things even if he shares a lot, only to be told that Tokiya never asks him for them. He ends up either clamming up or whining more, depending on the circumstance. You could say he's also an overgrown kid, hyper and always curious, but stubborn and demanding when he wants to know something.

Strengths:

Physical: Ittoki is rather fit, somewhat flexible as well, as it is required when it comes to dancing. This is shown while they were practicing for a test, and though he floundered at the rhythm, he made it up with enthusiastic movements instead. While he's not the best, he can definitely follow along for group performances. He's also pretty energetic, seemingly never running out of energy, so it's possible that he's got a lot of endurance as well. It is also safe to say that he's quite strong, as he was able to lift Natsuki up despite the guy attached to him with his whole body. As a singer, he has a great voice, and he's not afraid to use it as best as he can. He's good enough that he can easily blend his singing with others or go solo, which is shown several times during practices and tests. He can also play the guitar, his main instrument of choice, and sometimes uses it to practice his songs when the piano isn't available. He uses this during his first test, and sometimes when he's in his room trying to work with his lyrics.

Mental: Ittoki is an optimist, and thus he doesn't always let things get to him even when he's backed in a corner. He always tries to find a solution around it, or at least work with it as much as he could even if he isn't quite sure how to solve it. As an idol, he is also the one in charge of his own lyrics, which isn't an easy task as he tends to want it to be as sincere as possible. He always tries his best to look at the bright side of a situation, and things rarely get him down as long as it doesn't involve his friends. When it comes to others, Ittoki can be quick on his feet, and would go for the best solution he can come up with to cheer them up. This includes wanting to learn how to bake a cake just so Nanami could feel better about the bullying. Also, he's the type of guy who knows what he wants and doesn't back down even when the tides turn against him, though he doesn't always know how to solve the issue on his own.

Emotional: Ittoki is very cheerful and humble, someone who always tries to make others smile as much as he could, even when things seem to be grim for them. He tries his best to look at the bright side of the situation, and can be easily moved by others, whether it's their passion or their song. He is also very empathetic, often feeling for others when they are hurt, thus also the reason why he wants to make sure that they're happy. The fact that he is very friendly is also a plus, as it makes it very easy for him to get along with people even on the first meeting. He is also very honest with his feelings, and rarely hesitates to tell Nanami about how much he'd love to work with her, as her songs make him feel good.

Weaknesses:

Physical: As of now, his tempo needs work, as mentioned by Masato during their practice. He can be clumsy and slow sometimes, getting off beat due to inexperience. He also loses his balance quite easily when caught unaware, which happens when Natsuki jumps off of him after accidentally latching onto him instead of Nanami. He is also not quite the best singer either, as he does lack technique despite having a lot of heart in his song. He also cannot stomach horrible food, just like Natsuki's cooking, and passes out when it gets too much for him.

Mental: Ittoki can be rather slow and gullible, and he doesn't always understand things as easily as others. Long explanations don't work on him, as his attention span can't take it, or it short-circuits his brain due to information overload. He is very simplistic, and even his lyrics show it, as he does take a long time to come up with anything as opposed to his peers. He also believes other people too easily, and can get easily offended when he realizes that they aren't completely truthful to him. He also has some sort of idea of equivalent exchange when it comes to conversations, in which he expects others to tell him as much as he tells them even if they don't prompt his words from him. This in turn tends to give him a disappointing reaction when he asks questions others don't want to answer. He can also be rather childish, often whiny at Tokiya when he doesn't cooperate with him on the little things, like answering his questions.

Emotional: Ittoki doesn't always understand his own feelings, and often times he mistakes them for something else, especially when it comes to Nanami. Most of the time, he does believe that what he likes about her is her music, though his reactions at seeing her suggest otherwise, as he tends to blush around her often. He can be too honest and doesn't always realize the pressure he puts on others because of it, which also tends to be a problem. This is shown when he told Nanami about how much he wanted her to be his partner, and only her, which gave her the first dilemma when it came to partnering up in their graduation performance as it made it hard for her to decide on who her partner should be. Also, even if it's his strength, it is also one of his biggest weaknesses to be as empathetic as he is, as he lets both the positive and negative emotions of others get to him as well. When Nanami is sad, he's sad, which may also be fuel for him to try making her feel happy.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Wynaut
Password: Taco Bell

Samples
First Person Sample: You know, I always thought you'd only find monsters like these in video games! I mean, can they even be called monsters? They act more like pets to me.

[A soft rustle can be heard as the Wynaut with him starts moving about, before yawning loudly and snoozing in a corner.]

But they're really cute, especially this guy. He even smiles in his sleep! [A pause, before his tone switches from cheerful to defeated.] Though he always seems kind of angry at me. [Another beat, before he switches back to a more positive tone.] I’ll just have to try harder in understanding him! There’s no use moping about it now, is there?

Besides, I think there’s some improvement lately. Hopefully things work ou--- [ He doesn’t get to finish his statement before the sound of a kettle wheezing fills the air, alerting him almost immediately.]

Gah! I forgot--- I’ll catch you guys later, okay? Bye! [And the feed ends just as Ittoki runs off to make sure he doesn’t set the kitchen on fire by accident. Again.]

Third Person Sample: The problem with pets, Ittoki realized, is sometimes it's really hard to tell what they were thinking of.

Especially his Wynaut, who never seems to do anything but smile, and yet he's quite certain is really angry with him right now. Which is how Ittoki found himself sitting in the middle of the living room, on the floor, staring at the blue bundle of frustration and anger, trying to figure out what he did wrong this time. He's certain it isn't the food now, as he made sure to double-check that he didn't give it any fish. (It always seem to abhor fish, going so far as to toss it out the window and onto a poor passerby once.) The water he gave it is clean, and he made sure not to give it juice this time. That ended up with him having his shirt completely drenched before work. Could it be his bed?

He pauses for a moment, pushing himself off the floor in order to check it out. It was close enough, a few steps away from his current position, so he didn't really need to walk so much.

Nope. It wasn't that either.

He runs a hand through his hair, quite aware of the bristling of the little pokémon, trying to figure out what else he did wrong. As far as he can tell, the bed was clean--- and besides, didn't he just change it the day before? Granted, it was a week later than necessary, but he remembered changing it. So no, it's not the bed either.

"Can't you give me a hint? This is kinda hard." He whines, turning back to the Wynaut. The smile on its face really would fool anyone into believing it was happy, but the continuous thumping of his tail against the floor suggested otherwise. He groans, walking back to the small pokémon, trying to think of anything else he hasn't done.

Wake him up at six. Check.
Give him a bath. Check.
Make the bed. Check.
Morning h---

Oh.

Oh.

Ittoki cringes lightly, an apologetic expression surfacing on his features as he scoops up the Wynaut and gives it a hug. Okay, the morning hug. That's what he forgot. Almost immediately after that, the Wynaut relaxes and rubs his cheek against Ittoki as a sign of it's forgiveness, pleased that he finally remembered as he crows out his own name.

"You could've just told me." He whines, though without any heat behind his words as he puts down the little pokémon, watching as it scrambles to eat its breakfast. He is going to have to get used to its moodswings one day. Really.

For now though, he's late for work. Again.