<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;">RESOURCES</span></strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/R3B5Hfu.png)(http://i.imgur.com/8BRPyKE.png)<br/><div align="center">Source: Kokoro Connect</div></div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Uniform</strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><strong>Male Uniform</strong></div><br/>The male school uniform consists of a pair of dark-blue dress pants, a white shirt with full sleeves, a beige vest to go over the shirt, a dark-blue blazer and a red tie. Shoes are suggested to be dress-shoes but are not obligatory. Students are to arrive in the uniform like this, but can take off the blazer and vest should it prove too warm. Other than this, the outfit can be minimally modified with things like tie-pins and the likes. The blazer does not have to be closed during non-formal occasions.<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Female Uniform</strong></div><br/>Much like the male uniform, the female uniform comes with a white full-sleeved shirt, a beige vest, and a dark-blue blazer. Instead of the normal tie however, the female uniform issues a ribbon instead, and instead of the dress-pants, it comes with a skirt, either long or short depending on wearer's preference, with the short skirts being the more popular out of the two. The outfit comes with obligatory dress-shoes, and the outfit is to be worn with socks freely chosen by the wearer, though they are to hold some level of formality, the common choices being thigh-high stockings, pantyhose, or knee socks.<br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>School Rules</strong></span></span></div><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc"> All students are to come appropriately clad.</li><li type="disc"> All students are to show up to their classes before the classes start.</li><li type="disc"> Be respectful towards your fellow students and staff.</li><li type="disc"> No distribution or consumption of drugs/alcohol on campus.</li><li type="disc"> Bullying/abuse is strictly prohibited and will be punished appropriately.</li><li type="disc"> No students are allowed in the main school building after the last teacher has left.</li><li type="disc"> Selected students may have keys to specified rooms, loss of keys are presented with a small fine.</li><li type="disc"> Students are not allowed to stay in disconnected buildings like the gym past 10pm without teacher supervision.</li><li type="disc"> Should a student lose a public-transit card provided by the school, they will be presented with a small fine.</li><li type="disc"> Computers moved from the computer rooms or IT-storage are to have a responsible party should something happen. Should something happen that the student could have averted, it will be on his/her bill.</li><li type="disc"> Classroom rules may be set by teachers to ensure order and a good learning-environment.</li></ul><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Japanese Honorifics and Simple Etiquette</strong></span></span></div><br/><div align="center"><strong>Honorifics</strong></div><br/><em>San</em>- Commonplace honorific, used to refer an equal of any age.<br/><em>Kun</em>- Used by someone in a senior status referring to someone of a lower status in a workplace/school setting, also frequently used by girls referring to someone they like.<br/><em>Chan</em>- Aberration of san, used when referring to close friends or children. Using this wrongly can be considered very rude, especially towards adults.<br/><em>Sama</em>- Used when referring to someone of a far higher status, or someone one view as far above them.<br/><em>Sensei</em>- Used for referring to teachers, doctors, lawyers, politicians or other authority-figures. Used for someone who has reached a certain level of mastery within a field.<br/><em>Senpai</em>- Polite way to refer to an upperclassman or a senior colleague that you don't know very well. When better known, it's normal to move over to san.<br/><em>Kohai</em>- Polite way to refer to an underclassman or junior colleague. Rarely used and is commonly replaced by kun.<br/><br/>For a more full guide, see this link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_honorifics), but this should be more than enough to get going.<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Simple Etiquette</strong></div><br/><em>Authors note: This is a growing list, and I'm not saying that everyone will need to read over it to be able to participate, but it's a nice way to get a more simplified view into another culture.</em><br/><br/>Japanese society have a lot of etiquettes that are not as commonplace in the west. I'm not going to list every single one of them and I'm not going to expect everyone to know every single one, this will just be a quick run-down of some of the more commonly seen one.<br/><br/>A very commonplace thing is that whatever you do should not be disturbing others. This can be anything from talking loudly on public transport to doing something that makes a lot of sound in a work-environment or in a classroom. Children are excused from this, but from a young age children are reached that they should keep their voice down to not disturb those around them. In private, such rules are loosened, so is it in situations demanding communication, be it when playing sports or working.<br/><br/>Having respect for one's elders is also a very common courtesy. Anyone of considerable age above oneself are viewed as more knowledgable and have more experience in life, and should hence be appropriately treated. Especially elderly people fit this. Things like not offering your seat on public transport to elderly people or the likes is considered a very rude and shameful act.<br/><br/>Problems are typically kept to oneself to avoid unnecessary trouble for those you know. Between friends or such, this rule is loosened, but it's considered very rude to let go of personal problems to someone you're not in a reasonable relationship/friendship with.<br/><br/>Foreigners are commonly referred to as<em>gaijin</em>when not talked to directly. The word covers someone with less knowledge of local culture and it's not meant as much as an insult as it is to warn others that it is someone who might make some mistakes.<br/><br/>The prospect of pride and family-pride is also something commonly occurring. It's not something that would be nagging everyone at every moment, but doing things like crimes is considered very shameful towards the family name, something that could lead to someone getting thrown out of the family completely.<br/><br/>The idea of having hobbies can be very different between Japan and the rest of the world. While having a hobby enjoyed in moderate amounts is considered healthy, there is a very high percentage of the population compared to the rest of the world that have reached an obsessive state of enjoyment regarding their hobbies, which is practice that is commonly looked down upon.<br/><br/>Which leads me on to so-called NEET. NEET stand for Not in Education, Employment or Training, and is a categorizing term for someone eligible for work or education who decides not to commit and rather spend their time doing other things. It is often associated with either video games or anime/manga, but it's not an obligatory connection.<br/><br/>There are a lot more that I'm sure many of you know, but I decided to list some of the more common ones, steering away from most ones that demand typical Japanese terms. If anyone have additions that they think I missed, feel free to send me a message.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>About Karada Tamashï</strong></span></span></div><br/>A very minor Japanese<em>kami</em>(deity). His name roughly translates to "Body Soul", and according to the stories was the one who would weave one's mind to their body. Due to low recognition, there was only one shrine dedicated to the god, which after the last shrine-priest died in the 1920's was left neglected before eventually being evened with the ground so a factory producing military equipment for WWII could be built. Little is known about him and he is rarely mentioned in the religious notes due to his low recognition despite doing a very important job for humans. Due to the same reason, the chance that any of the characters would have any idea of both the old shrine and the god himself is close to null.<br/><br/><em>Author's note: Be aware that this is a made-up deity, so there won't be any information to find about this god apart from this page.</em><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Links to Other Threads</strong></span></span></div><br/><div align="center">&lt;Recruitment Thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=226648.msg11123669#msg11123669)&gt;<br/>&lt;OOC (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=226875.msg11134119#msg11134119)&gt;<br/>&lt;Resources (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=226889.msg11134639#msg11134639)&gt;<br/>&lt;Character Registry (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=226829.0)&gt;<br/>&lt;The City [IC Thread] (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=226937.0)&gt;<br/>&lt;School Campus [IC Thread] (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=226938.0)&gt;</div>