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Player Name: Berri
Personal Journal:frogberri
Other Contact: AIM & Plurk: TaiyakinoNaku
Are you over 15? Yes~!
Current Characters: None
C H A R A C T E R I N F O
Character Name: Rin Natsume
Series: Little Busters!
Age/Gender: 16/Female
Canon Point: After her first baseball game
History: Wikipedia | Characters
Personality:
Little Busters is a unique visual novel because of the minor changes seen every time you play a new route. In particular, Rin Natsume is the ever-changing star heroine who develops drastically with each playthrough. During your first time playing the game, Rin is plagued by crippling shyness and has a hard time interacting with those outside her immediate group of childhood friends. By the end, she's got enough confidence to hang out with classmates and the strength to stand on her own.
As such, it's important that I start this application by stressing that IT CONTAINS SPOILERS. Everywhere. Rin's character cannot be fully explored without spoiling the entire game, because she is a major point in the game. With the new Anime coming up, I highly advise anyone not already familiar with the canon to turn a blind eye to this application unless you want the Secrets of the World spoiled for you. I am writing this particular application for Rin Natsume as she is during the very first playthroughs of the game.
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One of Rin's most defining characteristics is her shyness, though it may not be the first trait an onlooker picks up on. That is because it is something that Rin doesn't often get a chance to show. At the start of the series, Rin stays within her comfort zone; within the Little Busters. Her childhood friends are the only friends she needs and she is very comfortable with them, sharing her blunt thoughts and drop kicking the boys when they upset her. So to someone looking on from afar, Rin isn't a shy person. But it only seems that way, since Rin isn't attempting to interact with other people. She has no interest in others; she doesn't even know the name of the girl sitting behind her, nor can be recognize many of her classmates or dormmates.
When put into an unfamiliar social situation, Rin's first instinct is to hide behind her friends. Typically, this is Riki. She clams up and cannot talk; her usual confident and arrogant nature are replaced with shy mumbles that she can barely process into full words, even with a lot of effort. If she has any hope of carrying on a normal conversation, Rin does so with an insulting air of arrogance that Riki (the protagonist) observes as being Rin's way of getting over her social anxiety.
Rin's social anxiety has a few patterns that can be observed during the first playthrough. For one, she seems more comfortable with adults and boys than with girls her age. Rin is able to calmly interact with a cafeteria staff member, for example, but when her tiny classmate Komari tries to talk to her she clams up and hides. Similarly, Rin is able to carry on a conversation with a boy she has not ever met before, but cannot even talk normally to her former room mate. Rin is the only girl in a group of boys, whom she grew up with, so it might perhaps make sense why she is more comfortable with boys than girls. She has more experience dealing with them.
Riki also observes that Rin is not good at handling very friendly people. Komari is very kind, warm, and welcoming, but this frightens Rin. On the other hand, Sasami is an annoying ojousama that Rin constantly fights with, and Rin actually seems to get along with her in her own... Rin-sort of way.
Luckily, her social anxiety is something Rin is shown to conquer. She becomes better at interacting with others as the story progresses, but it is still a slow process. As mentioned, she seems able to cope with Sasami after numerous run-ins and players might note how Rin's social interactions gradually become more confident with each playthrough. A prime example is when Kyousuke turns off the communication to Rin's headset, trying to force Rin to interact with other girls without her friends guiding her through their radio system. In the first playthrough, this causes Rin to turn around and run back to the boys, but in later playthroughs she continues the mission on her own.
Another quirk of Rin's social interactions is how childish she is. At the start, Rin does not know a good social decision from a bad one. She says stupid things, insults people, and gets herself into a lot of awkward trouble because she cannot tell joking advice from real advice. Riki calls her childish and innocent. Rin rarely interacts outside of her social group, so she doesn't know how to do so. This is why the earlier mentioned radio system was in place; the Little Busters could hear Rin's interactions and give her advice on what to say and do.
Similarly, Rin usually follows a friend around and lets them do the talking for her.
But there is more to Rin than being shy. Another quirk that might be noted is her somewhat tomboyish personality. She is quick to anger and quick to resort to violence. Rin kicks Masato a lot (A LOT) when he upsets her and insults the boys freely and casually. In the company of the Little Busters, Rin is just like the other boys; just as crazy, violent, and goofy.
She also retains her own childish... specialness. Rin has fun going along with even the silliest ideas. When they communicate over the radio, Rin is delighted to end her sentences with "over". When Haruka gives Rin a tambourine, the boys hear Rin cheerfully murmuring "SHAKA SHAKA HEY~" to herself while she plays with it. Simple things like this amuse Rin, though she doesn't want that publicly exposed (even though it often is).
This is because Rin seems to have a self image that she wants to maintain. She wants to seem tougher than she actually is. This causes her to get flustered and act a bit mean whenever Riki catches her spoiling her cats, for example, and get embarrassed when she cannot stop herself from saying "over" at the end of sentences. This tough image helps Rin glaze over unexpected social interactions, because she feels tough enough to overcome them.
She's actually a very kind girl. Despite wanting to hide it sometimes, Rin is very kind and loving. She takes care of numerous stray cats and is so loved by them that they follow her around, even in school. Rin was having trouble calling Komari by her first name, but the moment Komari fell down and injured herself she called "Komari-chan are you okay?!" without a second thought. Though she hates social interactions, Rin helped Riki move desks with Haruka because she worried Haruka would get hurt during it alone.
Rin's kindness pushes the game forward. She's shy, she's rude, but above all Rin is kind. Discovering the secret of the world is part of it, but it's her desire to help people that keeps her completing the tasks on Lennon's tail. Rin's shyness, rudeness, and violent nature do make her stick out as a character, but it is her kindness that has the greatest impact on her story.
Special Abilities: None! She does have a good pitch, though.
How did your character die? She was in the car that Riki crashed as his co-pilot (non-canon death).
Other: Nothing realy!
Samples:
First Person:
[ There is a weird girl on your school's campus. She seems to attend here. At the moment she is sitting on the lawn with a cat toy, surrounded by cats. Most of them are watching her as she takes them one by one and brushes their fur, paying attention to every detail. ]
Hey, calm down, I'll brush your tail too... Hehe... tickle tickle. [ She tickles the cat under its chin. ] That's good. Don't wiggle too much when I'm brushing you. Ah, your have mud in your fur... You aren't taking very good care of yourself, are you? Are you being lazy? Or do you think no one will notice you're dirty because you're brown? Silly...
[ A different cat pushes the brown one aside, seeking Rin's attention. So, of course, she does what any high school girl would do: ] FU-KAAAAAAH!!!!!! [ she hisses at it, startling the invading cat so that it returns to the "waiting line." ] Wait your turn! You can't go pushing and shoving people, unless they're muscle headed idiots! Because if you do then you might become like them--- hm... no, wait.
[ The brushing slows as she thinks. ]
That would be an insult to cats everywhere. But you still shouldn't push and shove! It's annoying. -- Okay. You're done. Try to take better care of your fur next time. [ Rin nudges the brown cat away and selects the next cat from the waiting line. ] You too? Why are you all so muddy... Do you think mud is fun? You should stop playing in it anyway. There are better ways to play. I'll play with you after this, okay?
[ And this continues until all of the cats are groomed. ]
(( Extra 10-comments of Rin being rude over here. ))
Third Person:
Rin had never really considered what the afterlife would be like. She hadn't ever thought of herself as being at risk of dying. Her days were static, interrupted mostly by the chaotic whims of her brother. There was a flow to life that she followed along with, resisting minimally.
But her idea of the afterlife had never included baseball.
Somehow, Rin knew that even if she hadn't thought of the afterlife she had subconsciously known baseball practice was not a factor. But there she was. Standing in the pitch mound, winding up pitch after pitch for a whimsical baseball team full of dead people.
"This is stupid!" She'd protested consistently and violently at first. Hissing and glaring, and kicking, to voice her opinion when she couldn't think of proper words. Clearly those protests had been in vain, as she was now two hours into practice.
And yet, despite her initial protesting, Rin was taking practice very seriously. Each pitch was made wholeheartedly. It was not her first choice of afterlife activities, but now that she was on the mound she was behaving as if it was. Throwing pitch after pitch, inspired more by her failure than she was discouraged. She concentrated, never saying a word unless it was an apology or violent outburst against something she considered dumb--- hitting cats with baseballs was very dumb. By the end of practice, Rin's arms were becoming a bit sore and she was eager and grateful to accept some refreshing tea.
After offering a quiet "thanks" of gratitude, Rin stood back to watch the rest of the team mingle. Content to stay in the background, until one unlucky team member pitch a ball casually and accidentally hit a wandering cat.
"ARE YOU STUPID?!" Without dropping her tea cup, Rin swung around and landed a kick in the unlucky boy's face. Frowning with annoyance as she chugged the last of her hot tea and yelped in surprise from the heat. "Now look what you did! Stupid, stupid, STUPID!"
Nope. Afterlife baseball wasn't Rin's top priority. But by the time she had calmed down enough to cease her physical abuse, Rin had accepted that it was a means to an end. The end being that she could spend a bit more time with her friends, goofing off as always. Not letting time move on. Just staying a child, content to play around.
Did you read the rules and F.A.Q.? Yes~!
Player Name: Berri
Personal Journal:
frogberriOther Contact: AIM & Plurk: TaiyakinoNaku
Are you over 15? Yes~!
Current Characters: None
C H A R A C T E R I N F O
Character Name: Rin Natsume
Series: Little Busters!
Age/Gender: 16/Female
Canon Point: After her first baseball game
History: Wikipedia | Characters
Personality:
Little Busters is a unique visual novel because of the minor changes seen every time you play a new route. In particular, Rin Natsume is the ever-changing star heroine who develops drastically with each playthrough. During your first time playing the game, Rin is plagued by crippling shyness and has a hard time interacting with those outside her immediate group of childhood friends. By the end, she's got enough confidence to hang out with classmates and the strength to stand on her own.
As such, it's important that I start this application by stressing that IT CONTAINS SPOILERS. Everywhere. Rin's character cannot be fully explored without spoiling the entire game, because she is a major point in the game. With the new Anime coming up, I highly advise anyone not already familiar with the canon to turn a blind eye to this application unless you want the Secrets of the World spoiled for you. I am writing this particular application for Rin Natsume as she is during the very first playthroughs of the game.
--------------------------------------- ♥ begin
One of Rin's most defining characteristics is her shyness, though it may not be the first trait an onlooker picks up on. That is because it is something that Rin doesn't often get a chance to show. At the start of the series, Rin stays within her comfort zone; within the Little Busters. Her childhood friends are the only friends she needs and she is very comfortable with them, sharing her blunt thoughts and drop kicking the boys when they upset her. So to someone looking on from afar, Rin isn't a shy person. But it only seems that way, since Rin isn't attempting to interact with other people. She has no interest in others; she doesn't even know the name of the girl sitting behind her, nor can be recognize many of her classmates or dormmates.
When put into an unfamiliar social situation, Rin's first instinct is to hide behind her friends. Typically, this is Riki. She clams up and cannot talk; her usual confident and arrogant nature are replaced with shy mumbles that she can barely process into full words, even with a lot of effort. If she has any hope of carrying on a normal conversation, Rin does so with an insulting air of arrogance that Riki (the protagonist) observes as being Rin's way of getting over her social anxiety.
Rin's social anxiety has a few patterns that can be observed during the first playthrough. For one, she seems more comfortable with adults and boys than with girls her age. Rin is able to calmly interact with a cafeteria staff member, for example, but when her tiny classmate Komari tries to talk to her she clams up and hides. Similarly, Rin is able to carry on a conversation with a boy she has not ever met before, but cannot even talk normally to her former room mate. Rin is the only girl in a group of boys, whom she grew up with, so it might perhaps make sense why she is more comfortable with boys than girls. She has more experience dealing with them.
Riki also observes that Rin is not good at handling very friendly people. Komari is very kind, warm, and welcoming, but this frightens Rin. On the other hand, Sasami is an annoying ojousama that Rin constantly fights with, and Rin actually seems to get along with her in her own... Rin-sort of way.
Luckily, her social anxiety is something Rin is shown to conquer. She becomes better at interacting with others as the story progresses, but it is still a slow process. As mentioned, she seems able to cope with Sasami after numerous run-ins and players might note how Rin's social interactions gradually become more confident with each playthrough. A prime example is when Kyousuke turns off the communication to Rin's headset, trying to force Rin to interact with other girls without her friends guiding her through their radio system. In the first playthrough, this causes Rin to turn around and run back to the boys, but in later playthroughs she continues the mission on her own.
Another quirk of Rin's social interactions is how childish she is. At the start, Rin does not know a good social decision from a bad one. She says stupid things, insults people, and gets herself into a lot of awkward trouble because she cannot tell joking advice from real advice. Riki calls her childish and innocent. Rin rarely interacts outside of her social group, so she doesn't know how to do so. This is why the earlier mentioned radio system was in place; the Little Busters could hear Rin's interactions and give her advice on what to say and do.
Similarly, Rin usually follows a friend around and lets them do the talking for her.
But there is more to Rin than being shy. Another quirk that might be noted is her somewhat tomboyish personality. She is quick to anger and quick to resort to violence. Rin kicks Masato a lot (A LOT) when he upsets her and insults the boys freely and casually. In the company of the Little Busters, Rin is just like the other boys; just as crazy, violent, and goofy.
She also retains her own childish... specialness. Rin has fun going along with even the silliest ideas. When they communicate over the radio, Rin is delighted to end her sentences with "over". When Haruka gives Rin a tambourine, the boys hear Rin cheerfully murmuring "SHAKA SHAKA HEY~" to herself while she plays with it. Simple things like this amuse Rin, though she doesn't want that publicly exposed (even though it often is).
This is because Rin seems to have a self image that she wants to maintain. She wants to seem tougher than she actually is. This causes her to get flustered and act a bit mean whenever Riki catches her spoiling her cats, for example, and get embarrassed when she cannot stop herself from saying "over" at the end of sentences. This tough image helps Rin glaze over unexpected social interactions, because she feels tough enough to overcome them.
She's actually a very kind girl. Despite wanting to hide it sometimes, Rin is very kind and loving. She takes care of numerous stray cats and is so loved by them that they follow her around, even in school. Rin was having trouble calling Komari by her first name, but the moment Komari fell down and injured herself she called "Komari-chan are you okay?!" without a second thought. Though she hates social interactions, Rin helped Riki move desks with Haruka because she worried Haruka would get hurt during it alone.
Rin's kindness pushes the game forward. She's shy, she's rude, but above all Rin is kind. Discovering the secret of the world is part of it, but it's her desire to help people that keeps her completing the tasks on Lennon's tail. Rin's shyness, rudeness, and violent nature do make her stick out as a character, but it is her kindness that has the greatest impact on her story.
Special Abilities: None! She does have a good pitch, though.
How did your character die? She was in the car that Riki crashed as his co-pilot (non-canon death).
Other: Nothing realy!
Samples:
First Person:
[ There is a weird girl on your school's campus. She seems to attend here. At the moment she is sitting on the lawn with a cat toy, surrounded by cats. Most of them are watching her as she takes them one by one and brushes their fur, paying attention to every detail. ]
Hey, calm down, I'll brush your tail too... Hehe... tickle tickle. [ She tickles the cat under its chin. ] That's good. Don't wiggle too much when I'm brushing you. Ah, your have mud in your fur... You aren't taking very good care of yourself, are you? Are you being lazy? Or do you think no one will notice you're dirty because you're brown? Silly...
[ A different cat pushes the brown one aside, seeking Rin's attention. So, of course, she does what any high school girl would do: ] FU-KAAAAAAH!!!!!! [ she hisses at it, startling the invading cat so that it returns to the "waiting line." ] Wait your turn! You can't go pushing and shoving people, unless they're muscle headed idiots! Because if you do then you might become like them--- hm... no, wait.
[ The brushing slows as she thinks. ]
That would be an insult to cats everywhere. But you still shouldn't push and shove! It's annoying. -- Okay. You're done. Try to take better care of your fur next time. [ Rin nudges the brown cat away and selects the next cat from the waiting line. ] You too? Why are you all so muddy... Do you think mud is fun? You should stop playing in it anyway. There are better ways to play. I'll play with you after this, okay?
[ And this continues until all of the cats are groomed. ]
(( Extra 10-comments of Rin being rude over here. ))
Third Person:
Rin had never really considered what the afterlife would be like. She hadn't ever thought of herself as being at risk of dying. Her days were static, interrupted mostly by the chaotic whims of her brother. There was a flow to life that she followed along with, resisting minimally.
But her idea of the afterlife had never included baseball.
Somehow, Rin knew that even if she hadn't thought of the afterlife she had subconsciously known baseball practice was not a factor. But there she was. Standing in the pitch mound, winding up pitch after pitch for a whimsical baseball team full of dead people.
"This is stupid!" She'd protested consistently and violently at first. Hissing and glaring, and kicking, to voice her opinion when she couldn't think of proper words. Clearly those protests had been in vain, as she was now two hours into practice.
And yet, despite her initial protesting, Rin was taking practice very seriously. Each pitch was made wholeheartedly. It was not her first choice of afterlife activities, but now that she was on the mound she was behaving as if it was. Throwing pitch after pitch, inspired more by her failure than she was discouraged. She concentrated, never saying a word unless it was an apology or violent outburst against something she considered dumb--- hitting cats with baseballs was very dumb. By the end of practice, Rin's arms were becoming a bit sore and she was eager and grateful to accept some refreshing tea.
After offering a quiet "thanks" of gratitude, Rin stood back to watch the rest of the team mingle. Content to stay in the background, until one unlucky team member pitch a ball casually and accidentally hit a wandering cat.
"ARE YOU STUPID?!" Without dropping her tea cup, Rin swung around and landed a kick in the unlucky boy's face. Frowning with annoyance as she chugged the last of her hot tea and yelped in surprise from the heat. "Now look what you did! Stupid, stupid, STUPID!"
Nope. Afterlife baseball wasn't Rin's top priority. But by the time she had calmed down enough to cease her physical abuse, Rin had accepted that it was a means to an end. The end being that she could spend a bit more time with her friends, goofing off as always. Not letting time move on. Just staying a child, content to play around.
Did you read the rules and F.A.Q.? Yes~!
