Akamatsuverse Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

chronodekar

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#26
Dude Looks Rather Mo

zeebee1 said:
Yes, but you aren't a substandard writer so you have that option.
:huh: I read this about 4 or 7 times and I still can't decide if it's sarcasm or a compliment.

@zeebee1,

You've out-done yourself. :wacko:

-chronodekar
 

ThreadWeaver

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#27
Dude Looks Rather Mo

Honestly, I don't really have anything against the story. There's not a lot of narrative because, to me, there's no need for it. He's not introducing new characters or new places so everything should be already be drawn from canon as-is.

What kind of additional narrative do you want? Most here would answer, "uhhhh.....". If he adds a lot of unnecessary fluff, people will bitch about that as well.

I do like the idea of Motoko for once protecting Keitaro instead of abusing him. Guess we'll see where that goes.

Although it should be interesting as to where he finally finds refuge. I have images of Shinobu finding him hiding, asleep, under her bed (the anime has her owning a bed) and the wonderful havoc that would cause.

Zeebee: Really? Have you sunk to trolling people by poking at their dislikes just to get them to not work on a story that you don't like? You know, you don't HAVE to read a story. You're perfectly welcome to walk away from the thread or make constructive criticism instead doing shit like that.

Some days I understand why Hawk doesn't come here anymore...
 

T.L

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#28
Dude Looks Rather Mo

zeebee1 said:
Yes, but you aren't a substandard writer so you have that option.
Just for your information ASSHOLE I was a substandard writer.
I did the world a favour and removed all my piss poor efforts permanently.
So therefore I do have the right according to your definition.
Where are your literary masterpieces so that me may also poor scorn on your efforts.
Its not the first time I have called you on this and it won't be the last obviously.
 

shiki

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#29
Dude Looks Rather Mo

So, Raa, since this is dead... How is the progress on Art Attack?
 

Lord Raa

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#30
Dude Looks Rather Mo

shiki said:
So, Raa, since this is dead... How is the progress on Art Attack?
Non-existent, to be honest.

Might get some inspiration after this weekend, when the new desktop is ready.


Then again, I might decide that it's time to start playing RTS games again.
 

Prince Charon

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#31
Dude Looks Rather Mo

Lord Raa said:
shiki said:
So, Raa, since this is dead... How is the progress on Art Attack?
Non-existent, to be honest.

Might get some inspiration after this weekend, when the new desktop is ready.


Then again, I might decide that it's time to start playing RTS games again.
Is this one dead? 'Cause, I'd really rather you didn't let zeebee1 win. Also, while it's not your best work, it's still a good read.
 

chronodekar

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#32
Dude Looks Rather Mo

Prince Charon said:
Is this one dead? 'Cause, I'd really rather you didn't let he-who-must-not-be-insulted win. Also, while it's not your best work, it's still a good read.
Fixed. And ... since when was this a contest of winning or losing?

For that matter, please continue this fic Lord Raa. I liked reading it. :)

-chronodekar
 

HotelKatz

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#33
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé

This is an interesting fic. I hope you continue it in the future. I have a few ideas, but I'll only tell them if you ask.
 

HotelKatz

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#35
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé

The reason I'm not saying them at the moment is because I'm not sure if Lord Raa is in listening mood for suggestions for this story.
 
#36
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé

HotelKatz said:
The reason I'm not saying them at the moment is because I'm not sure if Lord Raa is in listening mood for suggestions for this story.
No what I'm angry about is that you necro'd a story I liked.
 

HotelKatz

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RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé

I apologize. I thought I broke my habit of Necroposting. I really need to pay more attention to dates of posts.
 

chronodekar

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#38
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé

HotelKatz said:
The reason I'm not saying them at the moment is because I'm not sure if Lord Raa is in listening mood for suggestions for this story.
Actually, that shouldn't stop you from throwing out ideas. Even if Lord Raa decides to ignore it, someone else might pick it up. We've got a few stories that started out that way (such as Eagle's omakes of the Love Hina + Lucky Star crossover).

As far as necros go - as long as your post addresses SOMETHING about the story, it will NOT be considered a necro. We're very liberal on this board about that (even if the topic itself is over 2 years old. Its happened around here).

Squirrel-Fu probably would have been happier if you had mentioned your ideas in your post, instead of just hinting about them. For that matter, I'm curious to know what you had in mind.

-chronodekar
 

Lord Raa

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#39
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé

I'm usually willing to listen to ideas for my stories so feel free to voice them hear.

As a rule, I don't hate it when people necro my threads. Though there are always exceptions.*































*Except when there aren't.
 

Lord Raa

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#40
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

Decided to repost everything in one go to correct for weird formatting.


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Dude Looks Rather Moé

By Lord Raa


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Disclaim-me-do: Alcohol is humanity’s friend. Can I abandon a friend?


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Keitaro Urashima was hiding a secret from the tenants of the Hinata Sou. From his perspective, it was a terrible secret that had caused him and his family a great deal of trouble over the years.

For some, it was something that would be equated to the “poor little rich person” trope used in romantic fiction.

Others found it highly amusing.

But the fact of the matter was that Keitaro Urashima wasn’t the hapless fool everyone assumed that he was.

Sure, he was a little unsteady on his feet and he was often distracted by daydreams, but he wasn’t nearly as unappealing to the opposite sex as many of his peers thought.

In fact, Haruka Urashima had often joked that her cousin was “so moé that if they weren’t related, she might just have to whisk him off to her sex-dungeon”. Though that was mainly because it amused her to see the embarrassed look on his face.

Keitaro decided that since he was in his twenties, he didn’t want to be considered moé anymore. After giving the situation some serious thought, he narrowed down his possible choices.

One: grow facial hair. It would certainly make him look older, but Motoko had called him a vagrant when he’d gone nearly a week without shaving.

Two: start working out. Sure, he was hardly the stereotypical pear-shaped otaku virgin, but his slender build did make him feel rather self-conscious about his body.

Not that his adopted sister had ever found anything negative to say about his appearance.

Kanako was, to put it mildly, somewhat fixated with her brother. Sure, Keitaro had treated her like she was a blood relative, but it wasn’t just his kindness and acceptance that made the former ronin such a heart-throb in her eyes.

When Kanako had first started to notice Keitaro “in that way”, she had accidentally left out part of a poem that she’d written about him. The poem was like a typical teenaged girl’s writings about the boy she had a crush on and focused on the way Keitaro’s eyes looked.

The way Keitaro chided Haruka for teasing Kanako about the poem had caused its follow up to turn from a poem into a crude attempt at erotica. A scenario about a kind sempai who swooped in to defend a bullied girl with series of well-worded barbs that had them scurrying off. Shortly after that, the fantasy scenario degenerated into a make out session by some trees.

Soon after the poem incident, Keitaro had another episode involving women. A student teacher had taken a shine to him and was offering some additional tutelage for his English lessons. There had been several references to him requiring “oral practice”, which seemed a little odd at the time.

Looking back, it was clear what was meant, but it did highlight a potential problem: he was going to have to work hard to focus on his dreams of attending Toudai.

To help reduce the number of distractions, Keitaro had decided to wear ugly glasses and adopt the persona of a clumsy goofball.

It had worked up to a point, but it was hard to maintain the lie that he was blind without his glasses and could barely put one foot in front of the other without breaking his neck.

Keitaro let out a sigh. “Still, at least I’m not trying to hide the fact that I’m an ace martial artist,” he joked to his room.


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That afternoon, Keitaro strolled around town, hoping to find a gym for him to attend. There were none in the immediate area, which left him with either using the campus facilities at Toudai or finding an alternative fitness plan.

Recalling the trouble from his previous pre-frumpy life, he discounted the Toudai option. Even if his own actions were innocent, the potential for angry boyfriends getting the wrong end of the stick and trying to rearrange his face was too great.

As the disguised young man waited for the crossing signal to change, he thought back to the one time someone had hit him for thinking that he was trying to steal his girlfriend.

It had started out as an entirely innocuous task at school, one to help foster teamwork and help with research skills. Or at least, that’s how it has been described by the Social Sciences teacher.

And that’s what had been happening, until Keitaro had made the rest of his team laugh with a story about his parents’ bakery. This wouldn’t normally have been a problem, but the rest of Keitaro’s team consisted of the female idols in his class.

An angry and incredibly jealous boyfriend waited until the teacher was out of the room and punched Keitaro in the nose, causing it to bleed.

The teacher returned before the fight could break out and asked what had happened. Keitaro, not wanting to cause trouble claimed that it was just a nosebleed, but by the end of recess the truth had leaked out amongst the student body.

At the end of the day, the boy had acquired a pale complexion and nervous disposition when he met to apologise to Keitaro.

There had been rumours that Kanako had threatened to skin the boy alive, centimetre by centimetre with a potato peeler, but Keitaro couldn’t believe that his sister would say such a thing.

Not that he was able to get a proper answer out of her whenever he asked her about it.

The chirps of the crossing signal jolted Keitaro back to the present and he quickly crossed the street, hoping to find something that would help him improve his physique when he encountered someone who looked familiar.

The “someone” in question, was dressed in a gi and hakama and carried a long, thin bundle with her. On her shoulder sat an unusual looking bird.

“Mo…” The name died on Keitaro’s lips as his ankle was clipped by an impatient taxi driver, knocking him to the ground.

The tall, dark-haired woman turned to see what was happening and saw a young man moving himself to his knees on the pavement.

Keitaro looked around for his glasses. They may have been fake, but they were just as necessary to him as if he was visually impaired. Before he could find them, they were being handed to him by the woman he mistook for his friend.

“Oh, thank you…”

“I’m Tsuruko Aoyama,” the tall woman smiled. “What’s your name?”

“I’m Keitaro Urashima.”

“I apologise for being forward, Urashima-san, but have you ever considered contact lenses?”

“…”

“It’s just that your glasses are not flattering,” Tsuruko added after she saw the young man turn from handsome to average looking.

Keitaro winced internally as he realised that this woman, who was strikingly beautiful, had seen him in his “natural state”. “I’m not really comfortable with poking myself in the eye.”

“Oh, well, that’s understandable. All this talk about corrective lenses and I haven’t asked if you’re hurt anywhere.”

The young man finally tried to stand up and winced. “Aargh! My ankle!”

Tsuruko leapt into action and caught Keitaro, preventing him from taking another fall. “I don’t know the area, do you know where the nearest hospital is?”

“I don’t need the hospital. Besides, I live just up the hill there, at the Hinata Sou,” Keitaro said, pointing to the large building that overlooked the neighbourhood.

“Oh, the Hinata Sou? As luck would have it, that’s just where I was heading. I’ll escort you home,” the raven-haired woman smiled as she slipped an arm around Keitaro’s chest to support him for the walk up the hill.

“You don’t have to hold me up, Aoyama-san.”

“But I insist. Besides, you can tell me why you’re staying at the same dormitory as my sister.”

“Ah, it’s a long story.”

“You can tell me on the way.”

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Keitaro opened the front door to the Hinata Sou, slightly embarrassed by the way Tsuruko had helped him up the steps. He was sure that her fingers moved over his nipples at least once.

After shaking his head, he put his keys back in his pocket before looking up to see Naru Narusegawa standing there with a look on her face that was a mixture of shock, disapproval and loathing.

“Err… hi Naru-chan.”

“And just who is this? I can’t believe you… Wait, are you related to Motoko?” the auburn-haired woman asked, turning her attention to the tall woman.

“I’m Tsuruko Aoyama. I’m here to see my younger sister Motoko.”

“Oh…” Naru nodded in understanding. “But why are you standing so close to Keitaro?”

Tsuruko blinked in confusion. If she was in Naru’s position, she’d have torn Keitaro’s clothes off more than once. “You do know what he looks like, right?”

“Yeah, an average looking guy.”

“Average? Lady, you have unrealistic standards of beauty,” Tsuruko chided.

“Unrealistic? What are you talking about?” Naru demanded, her raised voice alerted Kitsune, Shinobu and Motoko to the situation.

“What’s going on here?” Kitsune asked.

“A-Aneue!” Motoko stammered nervously. “W-what are you doing here?”

“Well, I met this nice young man and decided to escort him home. As for why I’m in town, well, I thought that I’d catch up with my sister.”

“Keitaro? A nice young man?” the younger sister asked. While she might publically agree that Keitaro was ‘not an awful choice for a mate’, her private thoughts were more conflicted.

And it wasn’t proper for her to pursue a man. Certainly not wrap an arm around him and pull him close to her chest.

“Are you all blind?” Tsuruko asked incredulously. “How long have you been living her? How can you not know what this man looks like?”

“He might look a little better without his glasses,” Kitsune replied, casually swirling the drink in her hand

Shaking her head in disbelief, the older Aoyama finally decided to prove her point by removing Keitaro’s glasses.

“No... Please…! Keitaro’s words went unheeded as Tsuruko practically tore his eyewear off.

The effect was astounding. The former ronin went from his somewhat homely disguise to his natural state.

Four young ladies were suddenly struck by the same thought: How did we miss this?

“S-Sempai…” Shinobu sighed, hearts filling her eyes.

“Keitaro is even more moé than Shinobu…” Kitsune thought aloud.

Naru held her hand in front of her face. ‘If I’d known that Keitaro looked like that, I’d never have punched him in the face!’

Motoko realised that she had to re-evaluate Keitaro. Sure, he had his accidents, but who was to say that the “victims” of such things weren’t predatory women engineering the situations?

Tsuruko hugged Keitaro tighter. “Oh, my…”

“A-Aoyama-san…”

“Please, call me Tsuruko.”

“I c-can’t b-breathe…”

“Oh, sorry. Maybe I should loosen your clothes?” the older sister asked rhetorically before she tore the hapless man’s shirt open.

“My shirt…” Keitaro muttered as he heard saw several buttons fly off and hit the ground.

“If it makes you feel better, you can tear open my gi…” Tsuruko offered with a breathy whisper.

“A-Aneue!” Motoko was outraged at her sister’s scandalous behaviour. “What are you doing?”

“Yeah, I saw him first!” Naru complained. She blushed when she realised what she’d said.

“You called him a pervert and tried to kill him, Naru,” Kitsune recalled aloud. “You too, Motoko. In fact, I’m the only one who hasn’t tried to rearrange that lovely, lovely face of yours, Keitaro. So, how about we get you out of those wet clothes and into my nice warm bed?”

“Wet clo-” Keitaro’s question was cut off by the ash-blonde throwing the remains of her drink over him. “Oh.”

“What’s gotten into everyone? You’re all treating Keitaro like he’s some kind of piece of meat!” Motoko chided. “Besides, it’d be better if Keitaro took a bath if he’s got wet clothes on.”

“Thank you, Motoko, but it’s not like I was caught in a downpour. I’ll be fine, I promise.”

“But still, you should take a bath,” Naru insisted. Kitsune nodded in agreement.

Shinobu just blushed heavily.

Keitaro sighed. “I’m not going to win this, am I? Fine, I’ll take a bath if you insist, but no funny business, ok?”

“I’ll stand watch,” Motoko said, hoping that her voice was even enough to act as a warning to keep her friends and sister from doing anything improper. She certainly wasn’t going to use this guard duty as an excuse to catch a glimpse of Keitaro as he stepped out of the hot water.

And there was absolutely no question of her offering to towel him dry.

The former ronin sighed. “Motoko, you don’t need to stand sentry while I have a bath.”

“It’s no bother, Keitaro. Besides, the life of a samurai is filled with sacrifices. I will protect your privacy.”


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The hot water helped soothe Keitaro’s ankle. He looked at the damage and saw some minor bruising.

Scratching his head, he wondered what he should do now that his secret was out. Sure it was nice that the girls didn’t hate him, but the way Tsuruko tried to tear his clothes off was unsettling.

He leaned back in the hot water, planning to allow it to relax his shoulders when he felt that he was being watched.

It had been a while since he felt like that, but its familiarity was unmistakable to the former ronin. Shaking his head, he slipped further into the water to preserve his modesty.

After a few minutes, Keitaro decided that he really should get dressed; if only to reduce the chances of someone walking in while he was naked. He counted to three before hauling himself out of the water.

He jogged to the changing area, hoping that it was clear of voyeurs. He pulled back the curtain to see Kitsune and Motoko arguing.

“Come on, let me past, Motoko. It’s only fair if someone saw Keitaro in the bath after all the times he’s walked in on us!”

“And how many of those times did you ‘forget’ to put the sign out or just plain moved it?” Motoko chided. “Look, I can’t let you walk in on Keitaro.”

“Fine, I… oh, never mind,” the ash-blonde smiled as she saw that Keitaro was reaching for a towel to put around his waist.

“It’s rude to stare,” the naked young man said as he wrapped the blue towel around his waist. “Now, are you happy that I’ve had a hot bath? Can I get dressed now?”

“I’d rather you didn’t,” Kitsune winked playfully.

Motoko turned to see Keitaro standing there, not two metres away from her with only a towel around his waist. “Oh my… I mean, we should let Keitaro get dressed.”

“Do we have to?” the short haired girl pouted. “I mean, you can’t tell me that you aren’t enjoying the view.”

“Enjoyment has nothing to do with this,” the kendoist chided. “Now, get moving so Keitaro can get dressed.”

“Thank you.” Keitaro smiled, causing the two girls to whimper at the expression on his face.

‘Oh Keitaro, you are so getting some action tonight!’ Kitsune declared to herself as she mentally went through her wardrobe for potential outfits. ‘Yes, now would be as good a time as any for fancy lingerie and the silk stockings…’


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Naru pouted as the young man she was spying on quickly moved from the water to the changing area.

‘Why did he have to cover himself?’ she wondered, feeling slightly cheated. “Still, I did see his cute butt…”

The auburn-haired girl sighed as the image of Keitaro’s buttocks flexing as he walked burned itself into her memory.

There was a small voice in Naru’s head telling her that it was wrong to treat Keitaro like he was a piece of meat to be drooled over. This small voice was quickly silenced by other voices telling her that turnabout was fair play – Keitaro had seen her naked after all.

Of course the other residents of the Hinata Sou were now serious competition for the affections of the former ronin. Naru was sure that they would all try to sneak into his room for all sorts of inappropriate things.

“Judging by the way he protected his modesty, Keitaro will be locking his door tonight,” she said. “Fortunately, I won’t need to use his door…”


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Keitaro made his way back to his room unseen by the residents or Tsuruko. After locking the door, he let out a sigh of relief.

It had been a while since he’d been in this position and he wasn’t sure what he should do. Sure, he knew that if any of his friends were in his position, they’d let the girls do what they wanted.

But that wasn’t his style. He liked to think that he had more class than just having a sordid encounter that left everyone filled with self-loathing and regret.

That said, Tsuruko was forward enough to make him think that it was what she really wanted and that she wouldn’t regret when the morning came.

What he really needed was advice, but who could he turn to?

There was only one person who he could think of: Haruka.


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Haruka Urashima looked at the text message she’d just received.

‘¬Slight problem: the girls have seen me without my glasses on. They like what they’ve seen. What do I do now?¬’

She let out a chuckle. “Ah, the old Urashima charm.”

The smoker fired off a quick reply of, ‘¬Just keep your glasses on.¬’

A few seconds later, there was a reply.

‘¬That’s a great help! Remind me to come to you again when I have more problems!¬’

“There’s no need to be so sarcastic, Keitaro,” Haruka chided. “But I suppose that was a bit mean of me.”

‘¬What am I supposed to do? Tell them to stop lusting after you? Kick them to death? Join them for an orgy? ¬’

‘¬That’s not funny, Haruka! Seriously, how do I get out of this? Don’t want to hurt anyone, but can’t see how to avoid that.¬’

Haruka shook her head. ‘¬2 options: Tell them you’re gay or pick the one you like best and go with her.¬’


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In his room, Keitaro looked at the latest message from his cousin.

“But I don’t know which one I like best…”

There was a knock on the door.

“Keitaro, dinner’s ready.”

“Be right out.”


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To be continued…?
 

HotelKatz

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#41
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

Here's the ideas/suggestions that I remember from yesterday.

Have Su be utterly bored with Moe-Keitaro because it's somehow not as fun to try out her inventions on someone that doesn't look average, or have her dislike how Moe Keitaro looks.

Keitaro de-ages for a chapter or two, probably due to Su or some weird curse or something.

Shinobu decides to prank the other girls into looking worse in Keitaro's eyes; like setting up Motoko's futon during the day, and when Motoko tries to put it back, Motoko discovers that Shinobu short-sheeted Motoko's bed with turtles or pictures of turtles. Motoko panics and runs around the Hinata, swinging her sword at everythign that moves until she calms down.

Kitsune hides Keitaro's glasses, making him go to Tokyo University without them for a day. Naru at first is pleased, until too many girls (and a few guys) hit on Keitaro. Naru either hits Keitaro, or takes the Kanako route and discreetly threatens a few of them into staying away from Keitaro.
 
#42
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

And one can only wonder what will happen when 'she' arrives. Hehe hehe hehe.....
 

Lord Raa

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#43
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

Right, so I'm thinking that the next scene is everyone having dinner. That's probably obvious, but I have a question/request.

Everyone is trying to get Keitaro's attention, but despite what we might think, it's not really appropriate for everyone to sit around in the underwear or swimwear.

So my question is this: What do you think is each girl's best look? I'll go with a general consensus after a reasoned debate.

Feel free to post safe for work pictures in this thread to support your argument. If you have NSFW pictures (maybe there's too much cleavage or a nipple), then you could post them in the adult LH picture thread for everyone to enjoy.

Remember, it's not who is your favourite character or who you think should end up with Keitaro in this story, it's what you think is each girl's best look. Personality and character does not come into it.
 

EagleCeres

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#44
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

Hina Girls cranking up the looks to get Kei to double (or triple) take?
Could borrow from Akamatsu's own playbook and look at his sketches from in between books.

Naru: She is naturally pretty, heck she has to consciously work at being unattractive. We know she's (pretty much) THE resident clothes horse from the manga, she got a shot at being named Miss Toudai within the first month there; and from the anime we know that she got scouted to be an Idol. So with her you can take the Idol route and use either cute clothes or stuff emphasizing her body without seeming TOO blatant about wanting him to look at her. Time to drop the insecurities and hang the Tsun-Tsun in the closet, it's go time!

Mitsune: Undeniably hot. Can get away with tight shirts and shortshorts as it's usually her M.O. Or she could play it all around and use more conservative (yet form fitting) clothes and open up those pretty eyes she loves to hide from everyone. Her problem is that she's always been a tease, she'll have to be more prim and proper, invoking Kei's curiosity because "she's not acting like herself". Playing the fem-bro role has gotten her closer to him, now it's time to show how much she cares and if she is actually interested in him (not just because he's a good looking catch).

Motoko: While still unsure of her femininity, she is elegant. But would she be willing to seek out and follow instructions from her previous idol and mentor (Tsuruko), although this time to attract the oposite sex?. I remember her having a formal dress kimono or two (anime only?), not just her kendo/miko uniform. She'd most certainly go with the Yamato Nadesico look, although it wouldn't hurt for her to try dresses like Mutsumi's or even Naru's daily wear (even though she'd probably be quite insecure about pulling off the look). Her aggressive/combative attitude will need to get curbed if she is ever going to get Kei's attention (not just her temporary self imposed "Yojimbo" role), time to break out the dere-dere.

Kaolla: foreign flaire and mysticism. We all know how she looks under the Red Moon, and the locals might have seen her once or twice in that form, but is Kaolla ready to shed her immature looks and grow up to chase after Kei. Maybe she could maintain her playful nature AND her mysterious allure? Or as Katz says, she doesn't want pretty boy Kei, she wants her dopey nerdy older brother type to have fun and enjoy being a kid with.

Shinobu: Hardest girl to work with, with Kei's strict and self imposed "NO LOLI" ban. Aging Shinobu can help take away Kei's resistance toward her, as her mature looks (seen toward end game) are not to be denied. Sun dresses, big hats and classic feminine clothes are her weapons, alongside her loving and caring personality.

Mutsumi: she looks good in whatever she's wearing. The only problem with her (and I wont stop stressing) is her taking dives for Naru; if she'd take off the kid gloves and stake a claim on the ronin, or at least agree to double team him, she would have her (rightful) place by his side. She usually dons more classy/feminine clothes, but she could try something more modern, maybe a little more daring and willing to show off skin? Also... was she ever aware of how handsome he really was, and kept it to herself?
 

Capito Celcior

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#45
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

Do NOT age Shinobu. At least, don't change her age compared to the others. Just have it naturally progress. How long has Keitaro been at the Hinata Sou at this point? She was underage when he arived, but she's been growing a little. And while Manga physics have a character look the same no matter how long it has been (except after a time skip or the natural progression of the artist's drawing style) she DOES age. So she slowely aproaches a more acceptable age.
 

kevinasher

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#46
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

Lord Raa said:
Right, so I'm thinking that the next scene is everyone having dinner. That's probably obvious, but I have a question/request.

Everyone is trying to get Keitaro's attention, but despite what we might think, it's not really appropriate for everyone to sit around in the underwear or swimwear.

So my question is this: What do you think is each girl's best look? I'll go with a general consensus after a reasoned debate.

Feel free to post safe for work pictures in this thread to support your argument. If you have NSFW pictures (maybe there's too much cleavage or a nipple), then you could post them in the adult LH picture thread for everyone to enjoy.

Remember, it's not who is your favourite character or who you think should end up with Keitaro in this story, it's what you think is each girl's best look. Personality and character does not come into it.
Naru's supposed to be a model in terms of natural beauty, without the need for a lot of makeup. She's also got a humungous wardrobe per the manga and anime. Her sweater and skirt ensemble really did wonders for her in the beginning of the series, though the sweater is to help under-accentuate her sweater puppies. Maybe have her wearing contacts to avoid the need for any glasses, loose the sweater and go with a women's golf shirt or a simple full buttoned shirt.

Kitsune's supposed to have the body and face that men have wet dreams over and she knows that and uses that to her advantage. She could go to the dinner table as she normally does, but knowing her, she'd probably feel like she'd have to make some kind of change due to her shamelessness earlier in the series, so maybe she makes a point of wearing a bra and panties (not that she doesn't, but it seemed to me like she liked having people think she wasn't).

Motoko's got few options usually, but we do know she has at least a few formal kiminos and yukatas. When she goes all out, and she has a few times, she does it in a kimono. In this case, I see her going with a formal silk kimono in violet or very light pink with some kind of floral pattern and her hair tied back. Because she doesn't think of herself as really attractive, her obi would probably be tied higher than usual to try to accentuate her breasts and she'd be golden.

Mutsumi, if I remember correctly, has yet to be seen, but if she were to pop in, falls into the same category as Naru and Kitsune in that she can go as she does; she's got the natural beauty of Naru with Kitsune's curves but even more pronounced that make her seem like the girl next door. She'd have to work to be unnoticed, and of all of the girls, I suspect that she's probably known all along what he looked like, so she wouldn't do anything different anyway; her cards are always on the table anyway.

Suu wasn't really impressed with Keitaro's looks, but if she saw that the other girls were getting themselves dolled up, she'd probably put on something approaching her red moon attire, not because she's trying to attract any attention, but because she'd feel obligated to do so as if she were having a formal dinner with a visiting dignitary.

Shinobu, for all that I like her is just outgunned right now. She's not as pronounced in her curves because she's still pretty young and cute, whereas the others are beautiful which are two different qualities. If she really wanted to dress to the nines, she could go the Aoyama route and try with a silk kimono.

Tsuruko would likely either try raiding Kitsune's closet for a slinky cocktail dress if she knew Kitsune much, or she'd go with her go to along with her sister and wear a silk kimono. Though it somewhat requires her to know Kitsune on decent terms, Tsuruko in a cocktail dress seems like a more novel ideal.

If Haruka were to come up for dinner as well, she'd probably just lose the apron she wears when she's working at her tea shop, but she's not the type to doll herself up for this occasion; she'd rely on being Keitaro's relative to weigh the circumstances in her favor... That's not to say she's unattractive, but she's not the type to throw into a competition when she can more easily win by circumnavigating it.
 

Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
#47
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

Here, have a brief scene that I wrote today.

Be gentle, it's the first time I've written anything for ages.


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Dude Looks Rather Moé

By Lord Raa


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Disclaim-me-do: Gotham’s primary export is mental illness.


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Part 2


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“This won’t do,” Tsuruko Aoyama said as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.

The older Aoyama sister knew that she had a fine body, sculpted by years of hard work, but how was she supposed to keep Keitaro’s attention on herself if all she had was her standard hakama and gi?

There was only one option: go through her sister’s wardrobe for a suitable outfit.

Ordinarily, she would have approved of Motoko’s modest taste when it came to fashion. It wouldn’t do for someone from a family such as theirs to dress like a shameless harlot, after all.

Keitaro seemed like a nice but slightly unobservant man, so dressing modestly would only go so far with him.

Unfortunately for Tsuruko, her sister was still going through an immature “I hate men” phase, and as such there wasn’t anything in the wardrobe that she could borrow to impress Keitaro.

At least, that was what the older sister thought until she noticed a nice yellow sundress hanging up.

“What’s this?”

“It’s a sundress, Aneue...” Motoko said, unsure of what her sister was planning. “Isn’t it going to be a bit small for you?”

Tsuruko turned and smiled at her sister. “And that’s what makes it perfect, Motoko-han.”


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Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
#48
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

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In the Hinata Teahouse, Haruka was looking over the message that Keitaro had sent her. The only thing that had surprised her was that it had taken so long for the girls to notice what Keitaro actually looked like.

“How he managed to keep that secret for so long, I’ll never know. I wonder who’ll get him first,” the smoker mused.

Not that Haruka could blame the girls for changing their tune so quickly. After all, she’d once joked about whisking her cousin off to her sex dungeon.

While that had just been teasing, it wasn’t like she was completely averse to the idea of more time with Keitaro.

Haruka glanced at her reflection and struck a pose. “Yeah, I think that maybe I could pose for some of his drawings.”

And if things went well, she thought that perhaps a few drinks could be in orders. Possibly followed by tops and fingers, maybe even a little bit of oral, but certainly nothing more than that.

That would just make things awkward.


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chronodekar

Obsessively signs his posts
Staff member
#49
RE: Dude Looks Rather Moé [LH]

he, he... interesting times ahead!

-chronodekar
 
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