Junpei Matsuo

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Junpei Matsuo (Scenesys ID: 32) (ACTIVE?: No)
Quote
"Hey easy there bro, no need to shout. Just chill out, deep breath, and if that doesn't work I'm going to have to throw you out for hassling the nice lady at the counter."
Profile
Name: Junpei Matsuo AKA: Drummer Boy
Gender: Male Theme: (OC) Cosmic Inspiration*Muse Buster
School: Seiyu Grade: 10
Clubs: Band, Cycling Age: 16
Factional Information
Faction: Unaffiliated Groups N/A

Profile

Leather Jacket, tie-dye hair, loud music... Signs of a delinquent in the making that wants nothing to do with normal respectable life right? Nope! Junpei might be all about loud music and fun, but he will literally drop the noise at a moment's notice if it's bumming everyone else out, or he needs to act more conservatively. His heart is a drumbeat just a little different than what his family wants, but the rest of him feels obligated to try playing things their way. He doesn't angst about this conflict and instead tries using both halves of his life to play off the other. That is the core of what he is, someone that will try finding consensus. Someone that when the group can't agree on where to eat will suggest picking up a little of each from the store and invading one of their homes to try a bit of everything.

Skills

Ace of Bass. Doesn't like hitting people..., Man in Black, Can't stop the Rock, Improvised weapon use: instruments, Will eat you out of house and home, No idea where all the food goes.

Vital Trivia

Height: 5'10
Blood Type: B+
Birthday: N/A
Likes: Rock Music, Outdoors
Dislikes: Boy Band Music, Winter
Favorite Food: Stuffed Dumplings
Least Favorite Food: Mushrooms
Favorite Subject: History
Least Favorite Subject: Science

Logs

LOGS, CLICK TO EXPAND
Title Date Scene Summary
One Night at Miss White's June 11th, 2015 Miss White seeks a magical artifact, but youma and senshi alike arrive on the scene! Who will win in this clash of darkness and light!?
Drums in the Park June 9th, 2015 Junpei and Makoto take a short break from practice and jogging for a short talk.
Tea of Doom June 8th, 2015 Hannah, Junpei, and Matsuo discuss Totally Not Magic Matters. Also Tea of Doom!!!
Danse Macabre June 7th, 2015 A certain Dark General makes his first appearance.
Seishou Kendo Tryouts. June 4th, 2015 Seishou's Kendo club holds tryouts, watches by a few members of other schools. Hinote makes the cut for the varsity team!
Rescue Boris-kun! June 3rd, 2015 Hannah calls upon friends and well-meaning passers-by to rescue her dog!
LET THERE BE MUSIC! June 1st, 2015 Music, It is a pure uncorruptable thing right? Right?!
Gem Heist! May 29th, 2015 Hannah Sharpe, Raging Tempest, Attempts to hold up a bank on Eclipse's Orders with the help of a bunch of youma. Can our heroes stop such an act and save the day!?
Downtown Aftermath Shared Healing May 29th, 2015 The day after Iron Lilly's bank run Junpei runs into several others that were there...
New Friends made over Hellfire Coffee. May 27th, 2015 Hannah and Rurako manage to talk Junpei and Yuko into trying a new drink...
Bland Face, Memorable Music. May 27th, 2015 Shiori decided to indulge his curiosity and see if a real piano was diferent than electronic keyboards. Junpei covers for him being somewhere he's not supposed to because Shiori seems to honestly enjoy making music rather than being some random lookie-loo.
Exercise Encounters May 24th, 2015 Hannah and Boris go jogging, and meet new and old faces alike.
Practice Interrupted May 23rd, 2015 Infinity's Kickboxing Club welcomes one and all to partake in and view its pre-tournament practice! A youma descends to devour school spirit and those attending! One brave young man and the mysterious Storm Knight save the day!
Coffee and Music May 22nd, 2015 Hannah meets with many interesting people at the Mori-ya!
Where People Roam May 20th, 2015 It is a lovely summer day and some people have a nice little run in.
Takoyaki vs Teamwork May 19th, 2015 Organized teamwork is important, especially once takoyaki starts flying.
The Festival of Beginnings! May 18th, 2015 Opening night: the Festival of Beginnings. Social fun, guest starring Ominous Portents and a lack of umbrellas.

Cutscenes

CUTSCENES, CLICK TO EXPAND
Title Date Scene Summary
Ready to Rock. (Matsuo Junpei) May 30th, 2015 Junpei along with the rest of his band make final preparations for their big concert.

All the Other Stuff

For all the details people might wonder about but isn't in game +finger info.

Background

What is there to say? Junepei is a middle child that had the good fortune of both younger and older siblings clumping together rather than personality clashes driving them apart. Sure there's squabbles, especially his chafing at his parents trying to get him to look at traditional jobs. He doesn't want a desk job. He doesn't want a job where every waking hour is spent selling his soul to some company that might drop him no matter his performance because of a stupid spreadsheet and quarterly projection.

Yet he loves his family and wants them to feel like he isn't going to end up as some kind of delinquent. Still. They aren't unmindful of his dreams and even if they see no future in it they want him to follow his dreams in case they're wrong. In turn he's started trying to do things to make himself more likely to get hired, or at least look for a compromise. He loves his family and doesn't want them to worry, or worse, hurt them. So while he will rock out and jam, he is still the dutiful son and regrets none of it.

Personality

The most important thing to understand about Junpei is that he considers people to be essentially good at heart. Sure he understands a lot of not nice people exist, he isn't so sheltered to not. It's just that he believes unless pushed a person's default state is altruism and will try encouraging that in others. After all even if a one man band is possible it isn't easy, and it's always better to have a crowd working together rather than a mob at each other's throats.

He is very social. He can get along fine alone, but he is best when he has an audience. It isn't their approval he wants so much as their joy at being together.

The flipside of that is deep down he has a fear of putting everything he has out there and the crowd walking away. To give all and to not just get nothing in return but also to be treated like he isn't there. It is a fear that is deep down where he hasn't had to truly face it, but it still exists. And it will terrify him when he has to face it no matter how brave the face.

Yet as nonviolent as he is, Junpei sees people getting stepped on as just plain not cool. Famous people stepping on 'the little people,' traditional bullies, monsters that bend the mind into bad places. It doesn't matter. All of 'em need to be reminded everyone is someone important, and if they don't stop he's going to feed them their teeth... Well, metaphorically speaking. He's still very peaceful by nature so it just might be shaming them publicly with their actions, or stepping between an upperclassman shaking down a younger student and taking the hits until an adult can step in.

Hobbies and pastimes

While music is the major thing in Junpei's life it isn't the only thing. He likes cycling, hiking, basically being outdoors and where fresh air is. Considering how often he can spend holed up trying to tweak this or that melody, or lyric getting out is his way of trying to keep from being a hermit when not trying to be on stage entertainment.

The thing about music is at least for rock you also have sound mixing, stage setup, possible electrical issues, and Junpei tries learning about as much of the rest as he can. He isn't more than a hobbiest with a soldering gun, but even his basic knowledge has helped patch a few things in the past. His prop design is also ... Very amateurish, but we all start somewhere, and even if he never gets good at designing visuals he sees it all as understanding what the support crew has to do to make the stage show good. Knowing what others go through helps make sure you aren't demanding too much from them.

Oh! Junpie loves Taiko, as in he will be in the school's group. If it doesn't exist he will try making a group. Sure the Guitar is sleek modern and expressive but Taiko is... Primal. It is deep and resonate and calls to his heart as a way to feel connected to his culture and people. Plus it's a great workout!

Family Friends, Enemies, and Frenimies

  • Suzuki Natsume: Doesn't know her that well outside of occasionally seeing her in the halls around school. Seems nice enough otherwise.
  • Yuki Minami: Seen now and again when picking groceries up, but more recently has taken an interest in trying to get to know better. Currently trying to convince her he isn't some kind of weird musical hobo, and probably failing.
  • Hannah Sharpe: Doesn't really know her that well, but she seems interesting. Also has a fluffy dog! Dogs are cool.
  • Shiori Sato: To his eternal shame Junpei didn't even know the guy existed, in spite of the fact they're in the same grade, until he found Shiori in a practice room on a piano. Nice enough fellow that shares his love of music.