MSP Entry round - Sailoreridanos

1. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to us.

Is this thing on? It is? Ok, then. My name is Nanokuni Kasui. I’d say it’s nice to meet you, but I’m not really that interested in getting to know you. I’m only here because I have to be.

2. Tell us something that will help us remember you.

What, the pink hair isn’t enough for you? Ok, then. Let’s see. I’ve spent most of my current life in captivity. I’m only free now because the people who work for the Red Queen--my captor--messed up and it allowed Sailorphaeton to rescue me.

3. Describe your typical day.

I don’t have a typical day, not really. Before I was rescued, my days were all exactly the same, stuck in a small room, chained to a wall. Now that I’m free, I spend my days going to school and hanging out with Tokeisou.

4. What makes you happy and what makes you scared?

I’m happy playing my trumpet. It’s something I was good at before I got stuck in that cell. It reminds me of the past, of happier days. It’s really nice to be in a position to do it again.

Small rooms scare me. That’s what you’re expecting me to say right? You’d be wrong about that, actually. What really scares me is the thought of loosing my memories, of not knowing who I am. I remember spending a good chunk of time in that cell not knowing why I was there or who those people keeping me were. Once I got my memories back, I understood how horrible it was to not know. I don’t want that to ever happen again.

5. What do you find most challenging about being a senshi?

It’s frustrating. Right now, we’re stuck at a really low level of power. I went from being very nearly at the height of my power to being very weak. It’s hard trying to cope with the change. It’s not as hard for Phaeton, she doesn’t remember what it was like to be that strong, but I do. At least I still have my weapon. That helps.

6. Who is your role model and how do they inspire you?

Role model? Maybe if I hadn’t spent who knows how long chained up in a tiny room I might have had the opportunity to have one. As it is, I don’t.

Wait, do past lives count? If so, then there was this musician on Eridanos--the moon, not me--who I admired a lot. She played the trombone, not the trumpet, but she was really good and I really liked her style. She couldn’t walk at all, but she didn’t let that get her down. She was always cheerful and had such a positive outlook on life. Her music was her life and she lived to its fullest. I got to talk to her once and she told me something that’s stuck with me.

No matter what happens in life, focus on the things that make you happy, whatever that happens to be. Keep the happy things in your mind and you can get through anything.

It’s how I got trhough being in that cell. The thought of seeing Phaeton and Eris again, the thought of playing my trumpet again, and even being able to breathe fresh air and go swimming. These are happy things to me and it helped. I have no way to thank her for those words since she was killed when Phaeton exploded, but I will always remember her and her words.

7. What would you name your autobiography?

I wouldn’t write an autobiography. I think their stupid and overly egotistical. If I ever do something that is worth having a book written about, then someone else can write it. I don’t care what they call it as long as it’s not something stupid.

8. Do you believe in fate/destiny, or do you believe you write your own story?

That’s the trick, isn’t it? It doesn’t really matter what I believe in. The universe will do whatever it wants and my opinions are insignificant.

For what it’s worth, though, I believe that some of the really big, important things are meant to be, but for the most part we have free will.

9. Do you have other teammates? What are they like? If not, do you wish you had some?

My teammates. I have mixed feelings about them. Phaeton is great. She rescued me and she’s really nice. She’s still unsure about this senshi thing and she’s really confused about some of the stuff that’s been going on but she’ll get through it eventually. She doesn’t have her memories back yet and that’s not helping her out.

Sailoreris is a bit of a relief to be around. She still has her memories of the past and knows who everyone is. Or, more importantly, who they were back before the planet Phaeton exploded, starting this mess. She hasn’t changed much. She’s a bit more cynical though. I suppose I would be too if I had been alive as long as she has.

And I guess that brings me to our resident guy, Hinome no Knight. For some reason, I seem to be the only one who knows who he is. If Eris knows, she’s doing a good job of pretending not to. It’s so obvious, though. I remember him being more fun than he is now. He barely says two words to any of us. He shows up, helps out a little, and then leaves. It’s really starting to take a toll on Phaeton.

We used to have another teammate, but I can’t remember much about her. Maybe Eris knows something. I should ask her sometime.

10. What do you hope to accomplish by competing in this pageant?

Phaeton did this last year and said it was fun. I trust her to not steer me wrong. I tried to do a competition like this three years ago but it didn’t go so well. Eris is doing a different competition, and Hinome no Knight did one--poorly I might add--so I can’t be the only one who didn’t do one properly. I’m just hoping that I learn more about myself during this. So let’s do this.

11. Do you have anyone special out there cheering for you? Would you like to give them a shout out?

Just my teammates. I don’t have anyone else in my life but them. They’re my whole world and they mean more to me than I can express. I just want to offer a quick shout out to Eris, wishing her luck in her competition. I’d also like to thank Phaeton for pushing me into this. I wasn’t sure about this at first but this silly questionnaire thing wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Especially since it’s done with and I can go home
now.

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Wow long answers are long. Who knew Eridanos was this vocal? Not me that’s for sure.

I didn’t shade the pictures, but I definitely have to go back into this sheet and adjust their heights or something because they look super wonky and distorted. I’m going to upload these images separately and link them in here so that you can see them better. The items shown in the bottom are in her character sheet, which is already in the gallery. I’ll just link it here once I’ve gotten the other images uploaded and do it all at once. I might even shade these a little just because. I didn’t think I’d get this questionnaire done in time if I messed around with shading. Now that I have the time…we’ll see. I know it won’t affect my score, but still. There’s no sense starting this thing off with laziness, right?

Headshot: fav.me/d7gr18u
Eridanos: fav.me/d7gr1k9
Kasui: fav.me/d7gr1gp
Eridanos full design sheet: fav.me/d5ipa9r