ENTER: The Magician, and His Assistant. (INFO JOURNAL!)

JOURNAL

THE STORY: THE MAGICIAN, AND HIS ASSISTANT

INSPIRATIONS:
MR. RIGHT
THE MURDER OF JANET CHANDLER
HISOKA'S PAST

INFLUENCES:
HISOKA SAVES ILLUMI COMIC
ACE OF SPADES
FRIENDS FOREVER

THOUGHTS:

THE CIRCUS DYNAMIC: 

THE CHARACTERS:

MORITONIO, THE RINGMASTER!
NEEDLE, THE INK MAN! ALSO KNOWN AS PEARSON...
ELASTA: THE CONTORTIONIST! ALSO KNOWN AS MOXI POPS...
VISE: THE STRONGEST MAN! ALSO KNOWN AS VICTOR...
DANTE: THE FLAME MASTER! ALSO KNOWN AS ALABRAM...
THE ACROBATS: THEY FLY! CATRINE, WILLO, RUVI, HIMIKO...
COOKIE: THE CLOWN! ALSO KNOWN AS DIEGO...
COTTON MOUTH: THE SNAKE MAN! NO ONE REALLY KNOWS HIM...
THE TECHIES: BEHIND THE SCENES! TOTO, NIKOLAI, JOSEPHINE, KOHAKU, LILITH, JOS, AND OPABBA.
ACE: THE MAGICIAN! THAT DAMN HISOKA...
LUCKY: THE MIME! ALSO KNOWN AS GIOVANNI...
MANCER: THE FORTUNE TELLER! ALSO KNOWN AS BROMA...
BUBBLES: THE COOK AND CLEANER! DON'T TALK TO HIM MUCH...
THE EXTRAS: THEY EXIST TOO! WE MAKE EVERYTHING COME TOGETHER!

ARE THESE THEIR REAL NAMES? PERHAPS FOR MORITONIO... BUT THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR THE OTHERS. THEY ARE, AFTER ALL, CRIMINAL.

THE HOUSE HOLD DYNAMIC:

THE CHARACTERS:

THE FATHER: [F/N] [L/N] HE RUNS THE HOUSEHOLD. HE CLAIMS TO RUN A COMPANY ASSISTING IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, WHICH CAUSES HIM TO TRAVEL FREQUENTLY FOR INDEFINITE AMOUNTS OF TIME. THOUGH, NO ONE IS REALLY SURE WHAT HIS "COMPANY" IS, OR WHAT IT IS CALLED. WEIRD.
THE MOTHER: [M/N] [L/N] SHE TAKES CARE OF THE FAMILY, BY RAISING HER CHILDREN TO BE THE SHARPEST, STRONGEST, AND MOST CAPABLE OF THEIR GENERATION. DESPITE HER STRICTNESS, AND HER STRUGGLE TO MAKE GENUINE BONDS, HER LOVE RUNS DEEP.
THE BROTHER: RAIDEN [L/N] HE'S THE BABY. STILL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, RAIDEN STRUGGLES WITH BEING IN HIS SISTER'S SHADOW. HE IS NOT THE CHOSEN HEIR TO THE "COMPANY," SO HE OFTEN STAYS INVOLVED IN SCHOOL TO MAKE HIS OWN NAME. THOUGH HE STILL ISN'T SURE WHAT TO DO IN THE FUTURE, HE'S GIVING EVERYTHING A TRY.
THE DAUGHTER: [Y/N] [L/N]: THE DEFINITION OF TEENAGE ANGST. SHE WANTS TO BE LESS INVOLVED LIKE HER BROTHER, BUT HAS THE WEIGHT OF HER FATHER'S LEGACY ON HER SHOULDERS. SHE IS FIRMLY SET IN HER BELIEF THAT SHE AND HER MOTHER ARE NOTHING ALIKE, BUT THEY MAY BE MORE SIMILAR THAN SHE ACKNOWLEDGES. THOUGH SHE HAS HER FATHER'S STUBBORNNESS, SHE ALSO HAS HER MOTHER'S INTELLECT AND AMBITION. THEY JUST EXPRESS IT DIFFERENTLY.
(WHICH ONE OF THESE IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS...)

THE CONNECTIONS OF THE [L/N] FAMILY:
A ROYAL FAMILY IN THE AZIAN CONTINENT: THEY ONLY VISITED THE PALACE TWICE, BUT [Y/N] REMEMBERS HAVING A GREAT TIME DANCING AND SEEING THE LOCAL CULTURE.
THE ZOLDYCKS: HER PARENTS SOMETIMES HIRE THEM AS PROTECTION WHEN GOING TO BUSINESS RELATED OUTINGS. SHE THINKS THEY'RE ODD, BUT NOT DISLIKABLE. SHE THINKS THEIR OLDEST SON IS NICE, SHE MET HIM AT A DINNER PARTY. DOES HE EVER BLINK, THOUGH? ANYWAY, SHE DOESN'T SEE THEM MUCH DUE TO THEM LIVING SO FAR AWAY.
THE JUKO FAMILY: EILA'S FAMILY. HER FAMILY IS INVOLVED IN STOCK MARKET INFLUENCES AND ECONOMICAL PREDICTIONS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LINE OF BANKS SPREAD GLOBALLY.
THE WES FAMILY: YULIA'S FAMILY. HER FAMILY IS ALSO INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, CAUSING HER AND [Y/N] TO SHARE MANY OF THEIR LESSONS. SOMETIMES YULIA GOES TO BUSINESS WITH HER PARENTS IN THE AZIAN CONTINENT.
THE GLAM CLAN: AITOWA IS ONE OF THE SONS OF THE HEAD OF THE GLAM CLAN, THE ONES WHO MADE GLAM GAS LAND INTO WHAT IT IS NOW.

THE CITY DYNAMIC: THE CITY IS LARGE, NEIGHBORHOODS OF BOTH AFFLUENCE AND POVERTY. IT RUNS ON THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS, THOUGH FORMERLY IT RELIED ON OIL. THERE ARE MANY CASINOS, STRIP CLUBS, AND HOTELS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES. TOURISTS FREQUENT THE CITY OF GAS GLAM, OGLING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND COLORFUL ADS. THOUGH, RECENTLY, THE CRIME HAS SHOT UP HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THEY HAVE A SERIAL KILLER. HOPEFULLY, HE IS CAUGHT SOON.

SOME SONGS THAT GET ME IN THE WRITING MOOD:

Persephone - Tamino

Achilles, Come Down - Gang of Youths

Creep - Haley Reinhart Cover

THOUGHTS
I WANTED A SLOW BURN STORY, BUT DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START. SO AT FIRST, I WOULD READ ABOUT HOW OTHERS WROTE HISOKA'S CHARACTER, AND REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH SOME STORIES AND THEMES IN THEM. ONE DAY, I WAS SITTING ON THE COUCH ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND MY REGULAR ID CHANNEL SHOWS WAS ON. IT WAS ABOUT A GIRL NAMED JANET CHANDLER WHO WORKED AS A CLERK AT A HOTEL, AND MET HER DEMISE WHEN SHE MET A MAN WHO SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH, AND WAS ULTIMATELY MURDERED BY. THIS GAVE ME THE IDEA TO MAKE MY CHARACTER WORK AT A HOTEL, BECAUSE I LIKED THE PERSONALITY OF THE GIRL IN THE STORY. SHE WAS KIND, NAIVE, INTELLIGENT, BUT TRUSTING TO A FAULT. OBVIOUSLY, OUR MC IS NONE OF THAT. I BASED MC'S PERSONALITY MORE OFF OF A CLOSE FRIEND'S, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO WRITE HER PERSONALITY BETTER THAN ONE OF A STRANGER'S. THE MAN THAT MURDERED HER WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE HISOKA. HE WAS GOING TO BE A STUDENT, AND WOULD STRING HER ALONG UNTIL HE GREW BORED OF HER AND GOT HER KILLED. THAT WAS HOW THIS STORY WOULD GO. NOW, I HAVE PEARSON TAKING THE PLACE OF AN ANTAGONIST, THE MC ISN'T DEAD, AND HISOKA REMAINS AN INTEREST. 

I ALSO DECIDED I WANTED TO THROW IN A CLICHE FOR MC, JUST BECAUSE I COULD. I WANTED HER TO BE AN AFFLUENT GIRL STRUGGLING TO FIND WHO SHE IS IN A WORLD THAT IS MOVING TOO FAST FOR HER. AS A KID, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SPOILED, PRINCESS-Y, BUT AS SHE WOULD AGE SHE WOULD SEE THAT THAT WORLD WAS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT SHE KNEW. SHE WOULD GROW DISTANT FROM HER MOM IN HER TEEN YEARS, AND CONSIDER HERSELF TOO GOOD TO FOLLOW IN HER MOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS. SHE WOULD HAVE SELF ESTEEM ISSUES, THOUGH ABLE TO TALK HERSELF UP WHEN IT COUNTS. WHEN SHE MAKES A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION IS WHEN SHE REALLY STARTS TO FEEL AS EMPOWERED AS SHE REALLY IS. NOW THAT SHE'S OLDER, SHE'S PHYSICALLY CAPABLE, WITTY, INTELLIGENT, AND READY TO MAKE HER OWN PATH. ABOUT TO BE EIGHTEEN, SHE'S ENGAGED TO A SON OF THE GLAM CLAN'S HEAD, AND ABOUT TO BE THE WORLD'S NEXT MOST POWERFUL INFLUENCE.

HISOKA WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE AS COLD, CALCULATING, AND SCARY LIKE HE IS IN THE ANIME. WHEN I READ SOME STORIES OF HIM BEING YOUNGER, LIKE THE TWO I'VE LINKED, THE IDEA OF HIM BEING A BIT LESS JADED WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO USE. TO WRITE HIM BEFORE HE COMPLETELY TURNS INTO A MACHINE OF DEATH. HE IS NOW THE PLAYFUL, BUT STILL DANGEROUS, TEENAGER YOU SEE IN THE STORY. HIS SISTER IS HIS ONLY FAMILY FROM BEFORE THE CIRCUS, WHICH BE ELABORATED ON IN LATER CHAPTERS. I ALSO WANTED TO KEEP HOW CUNNING HE WAS, LIKE IN HISOKA'S PAST. HE'S GOOD AT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING HE DOES, HE'S A GENIUS. AT THE BEGINNING, HIS SISTER IS THE ONLY PERSON HE CONSIDERED WORTH BEING AROUND AND PROTECTING. HE WANTS TO ANTAGONIZE MC BUT QUICKLY FINDS HIMSELF ENJOYING HER COMPANY AND THEIR SPATS. AT FIRST, HE THOUGHT SHE WAS STUPID AND NARROW-MINDED, AND NOW THINKS SHE'S PERHAPS A LITTLE SMART, AND STUBBORN. HE FINDS THE FACT THEY BOTH REFUSE TO BE VULNERABLE AS SOMETHING IN COMMON, AND WANTS TO SEE IF HE CAN GET MC TO BREAK FIRST. WITH HIS BLOODTHIRSTY NATURE STARTING TO EMERGE, AND GETTING NURTURED, HE IS ALSO BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

PEARSON IS THE CANNIBALISTIC ANTAGONIST OF THE STORY, INSPIRED BY JANET CHANDLER'S KILLER. HE'S SCRAPPY, TATTOOED TO HIS JAW, AND HIS FACE IS GAUNT. HIS BEHAVIOR IS GRITTY AND GROSS, AND SEXUAL. THE ONLY PERSON HE GENUINELY WON'T HARM IS MOXI, SO HE NEVER DEVOURS HER EVEN WHEN THEY FIGHT. HIS BEHAVIOR TOWARDS OTHER FEMALES HE FINDS ATTRACTIVE ANGERS MOXI, AND SO HE USUALLY SPENDS HIS TIME MAKING IT UP TO HER THROUGH GIFTS OR BEGGING. HE LIKES TO EAT GIRLS IN PARTICULAR, HE LIKES THEM A LITTLE TOO YOUNG BECAUSE THEY'RE EASIER TO GROOM, AND HE USUALLY ONLY SAVES THEM FOR A FEW WEEKS. HE IS POSSESSIVE OVER HIS MEALS, AND HAS TAKEN AN UNUSUAL INTEREST IN MC, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT HE KNOWS HISOKA WANTS HER TOO. NOW HE WANTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HER SKIN.

DUE TO THE WAY THIS STORY IS GOING TO END, I THINK A SEQUEL WILL BE NEEDED, BUT I STILL NEED TO PLAN IT.

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