Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Real World Kenshin ❯ Introduction ( Prologue )

Ever watch MTV? Then you're bound to have heard something about the wild practically uncensored show known as "The Real World." You know, the one where almost every shot has to be blurred for the protection of the innocent? The one that lots of parents shield their children's eyes from? Yep, that's the one. If you need more Real World information to jog your memory, you can visit MTV's site here- http://www.mtv.com/onair/realworld/

The Premise

"The Real World" is basically the original reality show. Millions of people apply, and seven are chosen to live in a phat mansion and laze around for months while their every waking (and sleeping) moment is video taped. And that is NOT an exaggeration. There are hidden cameras EVERYWHERE, in the closets, in the living room, in the bedrooms, in the bathrooms, in the hallways, in the stairwells, and on top of that camera men follow all of them everywhere when they leave the house. To make things interesting, the seven are given a "job" (some wild unrealistic dream occupation usually) that they must work at to pay for their stay. For our virtual season of "The Real World" we chose our cast of seven from Rurouni Kenshin: Himura Kenshin, Kamiya Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke, Takani Megumi, Myojin Yahiko, Miller Misao, and Shinomori Aoshi. (Yeah, Misao's last name is different...you'll see) and they are sailing the seas on a cruise ship for six very interesting months. Watch them as they fall in and out of love, face their demons, find their angels, and beat each other up ^_^ Seriously, it's going to be quite a show.

The Fine Print

So how did this all come together? The executive producer, Ariane (Tanuki Battousai) decided to create the pseudo MTV drama, put up sign up messages around the net, and the crew came together. Ariane writes Kaoru and Sanosuke, Rina K. Fenderson writes Kenshin and Aoshi, Kasumi writes Misao, Camikyra Cloudsong writes Yahiko, and Mikim writes Megumi. Each member writes a POV, then passes it on to the next member to write theirs. It's great fun, and results in some pretty interesting scenarios ^_^. Of course, there is a lot of planning involved with complicated plot twists, character revelations, arguments, and love confessions, so it involves a great deal of hard work and team cooperation. Oh, cute, what a big happy family we are!

The crew got together in December, and has been working on episode one since then, meaning that in each episode there is a TON of work involved, and there will probably be quite a wait between chapters. To smooth things over, character interviews, cast photos, press releases, and tons of other stuff will be aired between episodes at RWRK's official site: http://www.members.tripod.com/tanukibattousai/id290.htm which is part of Every Step You Take: Kenshin and Kaoru archives: http://www.kenshinkaoru.cjb.net

Venues

Real World episodes will be aired in these exclusively selected venues:

The Real World Kenshin Site- http://www.members.tripod.com/tanukibattousai/id290.htm

The KFFDISC mailing list-

http://www.nabiki.com/nichan/rkffml/home.html

The Kenshin_and_Kaoru mailing list-

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenshin-and-Kaoru/

The Kenshin_n_Kaoru_4ever mailing list-

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kenshin_n_Kaoru_4ever/?yguid=89935 731

and fanfiction.net

http://www.fanfiction.net

Although you can view the episodes at all of these areas, we strongly suggest you visit the Real World Kenshin site, because only there can you view the cast interviews, crew notes, cast photos, press releases, fanmail information, and tons of other exclusives.

Just to stress this, the venues listed above are the ONLY places Real World Kenshin will be airing. If you own and site and would like to show RWRK, you MUST contact Ariane (tanukibattousai@yahoo.com), and no guarantees can be made.

On with the show...

All that said, enjoy the pilot, which will be airing Friday, April 26th! For now, here are the cast profiles of those fateful seven who will go on the voyage…

REAL WORLD KENSHIN

By: Ariane "Tanuki Battousai", Rina K. Fenderson, Kasumi, Mikim, and Camikyra Cloudsong

Standard Disclaimers Apply. " Rurouni Kenshin" (c) Watsuki Nobuhiro, Shuiesha, Shounen Jump, and Sony. All staff and crew members have no affiliation whatsoever with Rurouni Kenshin, MTV, The Real World, or Road Rules. This story and its contents are purely for entertainment purposes, and no profit is being made by any party.

THE CAST-

Himura Kenshin

Age: 19

Birthdate and Sign: June 20, 1982 / Gemini

Location: Kyoto

Occupation: Freshman in college by day, bartender by night!

Hobbies: clubbing, kenjustu, cooking

Favorite Music: techno, drum n bass, trance, j-pop

Favorite TV Show: Brimstone (although it's been cancelled)

Favorite Movie: Matrix, Tombraider

Favorite Food: rice, breads, fruits

Favorite Candy: Pocky, caramel apples, s'mores

Favorite Book: The Art of War, Tale of Genji

Favorite Color: violet or amber (depending on my mood)

Marital Status: single

Most Exciting Thing You've Ever Done: Had the best of both worlds, take that as you will ^_~

Why You Wanted To Be On Real World: To repeat the most exciting thing I've ever done...and to have a great time with new people...wait, aren't they the same...

Kamiya Kaoru

Age: 18

Birthdate and Sign: 6/2/1983- Gemini

Location: Out-skirts of Tokyo

Occupation: Freshman in college and I work part-time at a local dojo as an assitent instructor

Hobbies: singing, playing the guitar, going to see plays, cooking, studying

Favorite Music: pop, blues, and jazz

Favorite TV Show: Frasier

Favorite Movie: The Joy Luck Club, Cold Equasions

Favorite Food: Ice Cream

Favorite Candy: Hershey bars with almonds

Favorite Book: The Princess Bride

Favorite Color: violet

Marital Status: single

Most Exciting Thing You've Ever Done: Went to Paris with some friends

Why You Wanted To Be On Real World: To try something new and meet new people

Sagara Sanosuke

Age: 21

Birthdate and Sign: February 10th, 1981- Aquarius

Location: Okayama

Occupation: Junior in College, between jobs

Hobbies: poker (3 time regional champion!), drag racing, throwing wild parties

Favorite Music: punk rock, alternative (Linkin Park owns)

Favorite TV Show: Saterday Night Live

Favorite Movie: Rounders

Favorite Food: fajitas

Favorite Candy: snickers

Favorite Book: See Spot Run

Favorite Color: brown

Marital Status: single

Most Exciting Thing You've Ever Done: went skydiving

Why You Wanted To Be On Real World: it's all for the nookie. J/K J/K. Most of it's

for the nookie.

Takani Megumi

Age: 19

Birthdate and Sign: July 30th (don't you know it's rude to ask a lady about her year of birth?) Leo

Location: Tokyo

Occupation: Student at a university

Hobbies: shopping, cooking, going to movies......

Favorite Music: well, don't really have a favorite type of music..

Favorite TV Show: i love the anime about a samourai whoo seeks redemption......but don't you dare to tell anyone, it's a secret!

Favorite Movie: hum, tough question.........

Favorite Food: fried chicken!

Favorite Candy: chocolate!!!!!!

Favorite Book: hum..................i read a lot, so i don't have a fav book

Favorite Color: red

Marital Status: ack! what's with these questions? Can't a woman live by herself? You sound like my dad who wants to see me "settle down" as he says! Humpf!

Most Exciting Thing You've Ever Done: When i was 16, with some friends we went to some districts of Tokyo that are rumored to be "dangerous"! We weren't supposed too, but still it was one of the most thrilling night of my whole life!

Why You Wanted To Be On Real World: that was a dare from one of my friends

Myojin Yahiko

Age: 16 if you mean no harm, 18 if you're a Real World official

Birthdate and Sign: January 23, 1985 (er, 83), Aquarius

Location: Tokyo Suburbs

Occupation:

Hobbies: Fighting, girls, but not fighting girls

Favorite Music: Hip-hop (but not too rockish! I have a sensitive side, ladies!)

Favorite TV Show: The Sopranos

Favorite Movie: Bambi (Don't GIVE me that LOOK!!!!)

Favorite Food: Italian

Favorite Candy: Atomic Fireballs

Favorite Book: Monogatori (So I have a softspot for old Japanese classics...)

Favorite Color: Green

Marital Status: Single, looking, and very buff

Most Exciting Thing You've Ever Done: Fell out of a tree when I was five. I don't get out much.

Why You Wanted To Be On Real World: Honestly? To pick up chicks.

Shinomori Aoshi

Age: 22

Birthdate and Sign: 13 January, 1980

Location: Kyoto, Japan

Occupation: College Senior, Martial Arts Assistant Master (kempo style)

Hobbies: painting, kempo, reading

Favorite Music: none

Favorite TV Show: none

Favorite Movie: none

Favorite Food: none

Favorite Candy: none

Favorite Book: the Art of War, War and Peace

Favorite Color: Blue

Marital Status: Single

Most Exciting Thing You've Ever Done: I cannot recall

Why You Wanted To Be On Real World: To keep a promise.

Miller Misao

Age: 18

Birthdate and Sign: May 18, 1983 I'm a Taurus compatible with Scorpio. My sign's feminine, my element's earth, my quality is fixed and my planet is Venus ^-^

Location: London, England

Occupation: Student, I also study fencing and taekwondo.

Hobbies: Playing with video games and hiking

Favorite Music: Rock and dance (Linkin Park's the greatest!)

Favorite TV Show: I don't watch that much but I secretly buy anime tapes from Japan!

Favorite Movie: Oh! Moulin Rouge! It's so romantic!

Favorite Food: I like sushi but I love burgers!

Favorite Candy: Willy Wonka's candies!

Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Favorite Color: Green and Blue

Marital Status: I'm single (duh.)

Most Exciting Thing You've Ever Done: I put a whopee cushion on my older sister's chair while she talked with her boyfriend, you should have seen the look on her face when she sat down!

Why You Wanted To Be On Real World: I just wanna find some adventure.

Be sure to tune in Friday, April 26th for the season premier, and visit the official RWRK site for the real real world experience!