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Character Name: self-explanatory
Canon: If the canon has multiple versions, please be specific.
Reference Link: A wiki link is preferable, but anything that has a summary of the canon works. If there is no picture on your link, please provide a reference picture as well. If there is really nothing to link, write a short (no more than 200 words) description of the canon and character appearance.

Character History: A brief summary of your character's background. Only the highlights, please! This section should not be more than 300 words long.
Personality: Can be longer than the history, if necessary, but again, please try to be succinct.

Writing Sample: For this section, you have two choices:

1. Fill out an IC survey (copypaste below)
2. Write a first or third person sample on the subject of your choice. (~300-500 words)

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Character Name: Gareki
Canon: Karneval
Reference Link: series / character

Character History:

At the age of eight, an unnamed boy was sold into slavery. By a combination of luck and guts, he soon escaped and was taken in by a poor but pure-hearted woman named Tsubaki. Although she was already single handedly supporting her younger siblings and their infirm grandfather, Tsubaki and her relatives welcomed the boy into their lives, christening him Gareki. But of course the story didn’t end there, and it wasn’t long before Tsubaki was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Shortly thereafter, Gareki ran away to the city to start collecting money to send home. He did this the only way he knew how: by founding a gang of thieves with a penchant for dangerous explosives. Since this isn’t exactly the kind of thing you’d want your family involved in, Gareki deliberately estranged himself from them and cut off all contact beyond anonymous “donations.”

Such was the state of Gareki’s life when he met Nai, a clueless young boy who happened to have found an ID belonging to Circus, the country’s top defensive unit. At first, Gareki’s plan is to steal the ID and sell it himself, but he soon becomes caught up in Nai’s quest for the bracelet’s mysterious owner. Before either of them quite knows what’s happened they’ve become permanent guests on board Circus’ Second Ship.

Although he intends to use Circus as a cash cow and the means to his ultimate goal-- revenge on whoever or whatever killed Tsubaki --Gareki soon finds himself involved in an ongoing struggle between Circus and “Kafka,” an organization dedicated to the creation of Post-Humans (aka cannibal mutant monsters.) As time goes on, he begins to form reluctant bonds with his fellow crewmates, and to see Circus as a potential new home.

Personality:

As might be expected after years of abandonment and criminal activities, Gareki has a few issues with trust. He’s got the street-smart loner act down to an art, and would claim that people are better off (and safest) when they’re alone. Brusque, taciturn and rude, he keeps a deliberate distance between himself and the world and strives to see others as pawns, rationalizing that others would do the same to him. Despite his many missions with the Second Ship’s crew, he refuses to acknowledge any of them as friends; the closest he comes is calling Nai “a necessary acquaintance.”

Unsurprisingly, much of this is an act. Gareki may have deliberately cut all ties with his last family, but he still has a deep-seated, childishly simple desire to belong somewhere. He finds this incredibly embarrassing and will snap if the subject is broached, claiming that he doesn’t need or want anybody, but this is mostly a defense mechanism.

When it comes down to it, Gareki’s not a bad guy. He does his best to listen to people’s honest opinions and to offer help. His ideas on “life lessons” might be a little harsh, but he’s also quick to stand up and defend those who are close to him, no matter how clueless they may be. In fact, as his connection to Circus has solidified he’s become quite desperate to be included in any fight.

As a fighter, Gareki has quick mental reflexes on his side, keeps his head in tense situations, and can hack, break, or bomb his way out of almost anything. It’s extremely galling to him that for all this, he’s still a comparative weakling. Now that he’s begun to forge new connections he’s prepared to go to great lengths to become stronger . . . though this hasn’t improved his attitude at all. Hey, he’s a textbook tsundere, you don’t get rid of that baggage easily.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
My name. If you call me “hey you” or anything like that I won’t answer.

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
No, but I need shoes. Walking around without them is just asking to slice your foot open on something.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
A couple of days, I guess? There’s not a lot of reason to talk when you live alone. Besides, I don’t speak when it’s not necessary.

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
For your information, being suspicious is how you keep yourself safe. I’m not saying it’s anything personal, but it pays to be careful. And by the way I don’t have a family, so thanks for bringing that up.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
Pets are nothing but trouble, so I’ll leave the wildlife where it is. But if I had to pick... I guess something that could take care of itself would be okay. Maybe a fox?

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
What is with these questions? Okay since you ask, I’m not. So don’t go torturing any people or animals while I’m around!

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
If it’s just an example, can I get something other than cake? It’s not really my favorite.

08. Do you trust yourself?
Of course I trust myself! What are you implying? You think I’m a weakling or something?

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
Who confesses to a crime they haven’t even been accused of? Come back when you have something you can pin on me, will you?!

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
… I don’t know. Maybe for a little bit, but I’m pretty sure they’d all get over it.

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