character survey.
RATE YOUR CHARACTER'S…
STRENGTH: ★★★★☆☆
SPEED: ★★★★★☆
INTELLIGENCE: ★★★★★★
WILLPOWER: ★☆☆☆☆☆ ↔ ★★★★★★
CHARISMA: ★★★★★☆
ENDURANCE: ★★★★★☆
LUCK: ★★☆☆☆☆
MENTAL STABILITY: ★☆☆☆☆☆
EMOTIONAL STABILITY: ★☆☆☆☆☆
PHYSICAL STABILITY: ★★★★★☆
>RATE YOUR CHARACTER'S ABILITIES IN…
CLOSE RANGE COMBAT: ★★★★☆☆
CLOSE RANGE WEAPONRY: ★★★★☆☆
MID/LONG RANGE WEAPONRY: ★★★★★★
COMMUNICATIONS: ★★★☆☆☆
SURVIVAL SKILLS: ★★★★★★
SCIENCES: ★★★★★★
ENGINEERING: ★★★★★★
MEDICINE: ★★★★☆☆
MECHANICS: ★★★★★☆
LEADERSHIP: ★★★★☆☆ ↔ ★★★★★★
POLITICS: ★★☆☆☆☆
TECHNOLOGY: ★★★★★☆
TRADE: ★★★☆☆☆
THE ARTS: ★★☆☆☆☆
ALCOHOL: ★★★☆☆☆
DATING: ★★★★☆☆
SEX: ★★★☆☆☆
INTIMACY: ★★★★☆☆
BODY & APPEARANCE.
⒈ Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Ryouku is a lanky, skinny boy who is 5' 10".
⒉ How old is he?
Physically 16, but his soul existed for a hundred years, therefore, he is mentally a 100 years old. /lol being born in 1910
⒊ Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
He slouches most of the time. The only time when he'll actually sit up straight or something is when he's around the higher-ups.
⒋ How is him health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Servants of death don't exactly have a physical body, so it's kind of like his alternate soul, but solidified. Because of this, he doesn't bleed, depending on certain places where he's hit. But he heals a little faster than a human does, but he doesn't have any regenerating powers like... closing up a hole in his stomach in 2 minutes. No. His real soul is in a gray ribbon he has on him... somewhere. That's the real source of his soul and won't "die" unless it's been destroyed.
⒌ How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Tense, due to paranoia. However when he realizes that everything is okay for the time being, he is very casual. Kind of clumsy at times like making small mistakes, but that's it.
⒍ How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
Ryouku knows he's good-looking up to an extent (not that the... female students in the academy help with this sob), but he's not narcissistic about it.
⒎ Describe him complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Paler than most humans. Clear because lol weird slow regeneration. despite the bandages, he doesn't have scars anywhere.
⒏ Describe him hair: color, texture, style.
Messy and brown. However, on his deathdays, he changes appearance for an entire day as to how he looked like when he was alive, SO.
DECEMBER 29: dark brown hair, still messy, but has a red hue in it.
APRIL 17: short teal-ish hair. blue eyes.
--OH. When he's shown a picture of this one girl or within her presence, he turns into a girl. So his/her hair will be really long, reaching the hips. but brown anyway.
⒐ What color are him eyes?
Blue on normal days (+ April 17), but pale orange on December 29. Has a weird marking on his right eye every day except for April 17.
⒑ Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
He has bandages that cover his right eye that has weird yellow marks on it.
⒒ What are him chief tension centers?
His back? He slouches a lot, so it hurts him in the long run.
⒓ What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit?
Casual, dark colors & neutrals. His clothes always vary, but he likes wearing his Academy uniform out of laziness.
⒔ Do him clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
Yup. Very comfortable.
⒕ Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
When he's guarding the Soul Chamber, he usually wears the academy uniform with or without a huge gray cloak with a huge hoodie.
⒖ You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxers...
SPEECH.
⒈What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
Not too deep, not high.
⒉ How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
Soft and evenly. He hesitates talking sometimes, but some of his words flow naturally... like when he's flirting.
⒊ Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
He can speak English and two Asian languages, so there's really no... certain accent. He doesn't have any verbal tics either.
⒋ What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
English, Korean, and Japanese due to negotiation training. Speaks all of them very well! He picked up random Italian from Hakuyo though.
⒌ Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
He was supposed to be part of the negotiation during the captivity, but he didn't really do it, so... Nope. Speaks whatever language to whatever the other speaks in.
⒍ Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about him words?
He thinks about them more.
⒎ Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Eloquent. He may be inarticulate when he gets really, really emotional.
MENTAL & EMOTIONAL.
⒈ How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
Both! Especially in the science area in the booksmarts section.
⒉ Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
He does both, depending on the subject.
⒊ Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
Logical and practical.
⒋ What kind of education has the character had?
He was tutored in the laboratories, which went up to college-level education and he's learning other things he hasn't learned yet in the Academy he's going to now.
⒌ What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
He is very good at fighting, pickpocketing and being creative with food and ruining them. He also likes mixing chemical and making custom bullets. He's not really interested in knowing things except for plot-driven things.
⒍ Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
He claims that he's an extrovert and it shows! But his personality is more suited to be an introvert.
⒎ Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Mood swings. Oh god, definitely mood swings. He is also a laid-back, melancholy boy. /shakes head at him
⒐ Is he more likely to act, or to react?
React.
⒑ Which is him default: fight or flight?
Fight, but flight when the situation looks bad.
⒒ Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
... He had a bad experience with tampons clogging toilets. But he will laugh at dead baby jokes. B|
⒓ Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
It's not really diagnosed since he never went to any medical facility for it, but his moods swing this way and that and tends to come off as creepy sometimes.
⒔ What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
The eye surgery, running away from the lab, having his first girlfriend eaten by a vampire, shooting himself in the head, being lonely in the Underworld, finding a new love interest after like... 70+ years, taken away from her too... He's just miserably broken.
⒕ What does he fear?
HE HATES FROGS.
⒖ What are his hopes or aspirations?
Live a normal life where he doesn't have to worry about hunting or be the hunted.
⒗ What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
Read #13.
RELATIONSHIPS.
⒈ Describe this character's relationship with him parents.
He hated his original mother for giving him away and then using him as an experimented test subject and he never met his father. In his second life, he got along with his parents a lot better.
⒉ Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Originally, he has a younger half-sister and in his second life, he has a younger sister that oddly looks like his scythe's human form but they have no connection whatsoever.
⒊ Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
Nooope.
⒋ Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of him family? What are him relationships with them?
Katami, who was subjected to a test experiment with him. He's a like a brother who's kinda the same age. BROTHERLY BONDS YEEEAH.
⒌ Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Hachi; he's a student under his former colleague.
⒍ Does he have other close friends?
Tsuyu, his former colleague, but she hates him so much fffff. Karen, his former student. Although he has known Hakuyo longer than any of his other friends, it's a one-sided friendship. Also, Cherika, whom he calls "Cherry" because of her obnoxiously long red hair.
⒎ Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
He appears to make friends easily, but he actually makes more enemies than friends. He has trouble getting along with people because he has horrible humor.
⒏ Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
Friends, seeing as his family didn't care shit about him.
⒐ Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
Single. Never married.
⒑ Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
Nooope.
⒒ Who was him first crush? Who is him latest?
Ji-Hyun. Yamako next.
⒓ What does he look for in a romantic partner?
An extent of needing and to be needed.
⒔ Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
Nope. Never wants any.
⒕ Does he have any rivals or enemies?
Tsuyu could count as a rival... maybe. He hates Kouji THAT STUPID VAMPIRE D8<
⒖ What is the character's sexual orientation? Whime does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
2 because the story has him implying gay everywhere with Hachi and Continuity with Eko and doesn't seem to mind it, yet in canon, he goes out with girls. So... idk. Undecided forever.
⒗ How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
It's not important, but... he can roll with it.
⒘ What are him turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
... He sometimes uses the bandage restrictions for the wrong reasons.
BELIEFS.
⒈ Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
He's born from the year of the dog and a Scorpio! I'm not sure whether they fit him or not though.
⒉ Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in him life?
He's been in the Underworld (Purgatory) for a while now, so...
⒊ Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
lol morals and ethics.
⒋ How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
He's indifferent.
⒌ What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
He hates scientists and calls them whitecoats because... yeah.
DAILY LIFE.
⒈ What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
He doesn't give a shit about money because he can poof it into his hands! D8< He doesn't take advantage of it though since he never actually needed it.
⒉ What is him social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
Nope. Being a Guardian of the Soul Chamber doesn't mean much when you're sitting in there for years.
⒊ Where does he live? House, apartment, trailer? Is him home him castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does he share it with others?
He sleeps in odd places... Soul Chamber, trees, his dorm, couches, desk, whatever. Right now, he lives in a dorm in the academy.
⒋ Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
read #1.
⒌ What does he do for a living? Is he good at it? Does he enjoy it, or would he rather be doing something else?
Guarding the Soul Chamber and hunting souls of Eikou's hosts... so yes, he'd rather be doing something different.
⒍ What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend him free time?
Doing whatever he feels like. It's never really the same thing. He'll even lie down and stare at the ceiling for god knows how long.
⒎ What are him eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
He's not required to eat because lol alternate physical soul, but he can! So he barely eats and however much he eats does not reflect on his weight.
ASSOCIATIONS.
Ⅰ Color?
Green.
Ⅱ Smell?
Iris.
Ⅲ Time of day?
Midnight.
Ⅳ Season?
Autumn.
Ⅴ Book?
I forgot the title, but it's about a psychologist who kills people after they let out their sob stories to him and eventually dies by the end. /derp
Ⅵ Music?
Over and Over by Three days Grace
Ⅶ Place?
A small, dark room.
Ⅷ Substance?
Bandages.
Ⅸ Plant?
... Shrub? idk.
Ⅹ Animal?
Squirrel (for the lulz).
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