Forgotten Friday #165 - 楽鳴ノル / Rakuna Noru

 You know how some stuff kinda just looks wrong? I just learned one of the Japanese words for cloth, 布. It's pronounced "Nuno". If I saw an UTAU named Nuno, I'd think it's a weird name. But no! It's an actual word!

Forgotten Friday #165 - 楽鳴ノル / Rakuna Noru

Noru is a nineteen year old boy who cross dresses. He likes Japanese candy and cats, and hates sour things and snakes. He has orange hair, blue eyes, and orange markings on his face that remind me of one of the main characters on one of those anime that aired on Toonami in the 2000s.

Who is Noru Rakuna?

official female presenting art from bank

Previously on A Spectrum of Apple Skins, Apple Bloom found herself in a post-war Atlanta. How does her family feel?!

"Don't worry, Discord," Fluttershy sighed as she knocked her hoof against the Apple Family's front door. The moon was bright and pale, but it was drowned out by the lantern hanging next to the door.

"I know, my dear," Discord looked down at the ground as he wrung his paws, "But you know Applejack… how she…"

"That's why I'm here," Fluttershy huffed. "I know you're afraid of her. That's why I'm here with you."

Part of her expected a rebuttal, but she knew that Discord was genuinely afraid. She had taught him so much about friendship, and he had finally stopped causing trouble for the giggles. Having to confront the one friend who would never truly trust him with horrible news tore him in half.

Rainbow Dash opened the door, the bags under her eyes exaggerated from exhaustion. She interjected before Fluttershy could comment, "Yeah, yeah, we're almost done with the harvest. What are you doing here?"

Fluttershy took a deep breath. She knew that she needed to put on a brave face without slipping into her stern, authoritative voice. She narrowed her eyes and announced, "We need to speak to Applejack."

Rainbow Dash paused as she realized that Discord was standing next to Fluttershy in a trembling mess. She walked backwards out of her doorway before nervously turning back towards the interior of the house and calling out, "Hon? Something's wrong."

Fluttershy herded Discord inside and sat him on the couch before sitting on the floor beside his legs.

"What in tarnation?" Applejack sighed as she came from the kitchen, soap bubbles from dishwashing clinging to her mane. "What is he doing here?"

Rainbow Dash sat down on the couch opposite Discord and motioned for Applejack to sit next to her. Applejack complied, her eyes narrowed.

Fluttershy cleared her throat. "My husband and I came to bring you news. Discord has done nothing here except for find out what has happened, and has exhausted every avenue to resolve the issue on his own. Do not attack him."

Rainbow Dash and Applejack sat perfectly still, staring at Fluttershy. They knew that she was never stern and assertive without good reason, even after years of friendship lessons begging her to speak up.

"Just before sundown, there was a large burst of unidentified magic coming from the Friendship Academy." Fluttershy made eye contact with Applejack as she continued, "Discord immediately investigated. He was able to find the source, and he was able to determine the action caused by the magic. Apple Bloom was transported to another dimension which lacks magic."

Rainbow Dash covered her mouth with her wing, her eyes wide with disbelief. Applejack, on the other hand, was shaking with rage. There was fire behind her eyes as she bit her tongue.

"Discord has full control of chaos magic in Equestria and in several pocket dimensions," Fluttershy continued, narrowing her eyes as she kept her gaze locked with Applejack's. "However, he is the embodiment of chaos magic. If a dimension disallows magic by its nature, he cannot interact with it, or even view it, in any way. He was able to trace Apple Bloom's path in the space between dimensions until she entered into a universe that he cannot touch."

Applejack stood before stomping away to the kitchen.

Rainbow Dash slowly stood, looking down at the floor. "You should leave. If you think Twilight can fix this, go to her. I'll try to calm her down but… I'm sorry to both of you."

Fluttershy curtly nodded as she stood. "Thanks, Dash."

No silly teasers. There's nothing they can do. Apple Bloom will need to find her own way home!

How is Rakuna Noru's bank?

Noru has a one pitch CV bank. His average pitch is G#4. The OTOs are not very good, so it will take editing to get the best result. Out of curiosity, I did look up who I believed to be the voice provider. If all of the UTAUs on that site were recorded by the same person, it is likely that Aru is a lady. I was just curious because they did really well to make the voice androgynous when listening to the samples. However, when played, it reminds me a lot of SRS's Su-su-ko. 

Where can I download Noru Rakuna?

You can download him from his official website!