[h3]Person Information – Gray Paper[/h3]
[ Character Introduction ]
- Code Name: Gray Paper (Affiliation: A.B. Gray Crows)
- Role within the organization: A.B. Intelligence/negotiation experts of the organization
- はやと(隼人, Hayato) [ hawk ]
Also called the 'Newspaperman'. A.B. He is the one of the few people in the organization that Gray Hand trusts. Paper is very smart and hardworking, there's a rumor that he is one of the few people who gets praised by Hand for his work.
A pure-blood Japanese, his maternal grandfather was the boss of a huge yakuza organization in Japan. When Paper was 16 years old, his family's family was decimated in a war between yakuza gangs , and they had fled to a country in Eastern Europe , narrowly avoiding being killed by the other gang.
His life became miserable in an instant, and he started reading every newspaper he could find on the street. As his wealthy and untouched background disappeared overnight, so Paper tried to devise his own survival strategy, by coveting common sense and knowledge. He was also seen sitting in the public library in District 13, reading every book in the world. It is also great fun to watch the look on the librarian's face when Paper shows up at the library, because the librarian doesn't like that Paper always checks out books without paying, and then returns them late.
After his life was turned upside down, he wandered the streets for several years, supporting himself with odd jobs and begging. He than met and befriended Gray Heavy, but in the end he went to Gray Hand and became a member of A.B. organization.
In A.B., he was tasked with espionage and assassination missons. His sword skills, honed during his time in the Yakuza, allowed him to take out targets silently without making a sound. He also has a keen eye for political and social phenomena and is well versed in the written and spoken languages, which allowed him to successfully carry out important tasks such as negotiations and handling confidential information.
[ Position ] - Striker
- His memories of living as a Yakuza at a young age have given him enough mettle that allows him to approach his targets regardless of the threat of various weapons.
- The big-hearted HARDWORKER Crush gaves him a customized gun, but he prefers to run like the wind with his katana and slash his way through.
[ Specs ]
- Age : 23
- Height : 183 cm
- Weight : 80 kg
- Physique : He has a typical Northeast Asian appearance, with dark hair and dark eyes. His lean, toned body is covered in irezumi tattoos of all sorts of menacing shapes.
- Trained Sport : Traditional Japanese Swordmanship
- Rival : Mr. Hollowpoint
- Buddy : Gray Heavy
- Likes : Newspapers, books, old clothes, and the musty smell of a closed subway station
- Dislikes : Hot weather, Angry voice of Gray Heavy
[ Character Attributes ]"I at least... I don't live as a beast, ignorant of god's will and grace."
- He usually sits around in closed subway stations, where he reads newspapers or books almost all day.
- Even though he is in A.B. and receives assistance for living, he scavenges through trash cans for food and clothing in okay condition. People around him are wondering if he's gotten into undercover work or if it's just part of his lifestyle.
- He likes to wear large coats and overcoats. If he happens to see a logo of a luxury brand while picking up discarded clothes, he is very happy even though he knows that it is a knockoff.
- He has a good reputation within the organization for being quiet and diligent in his work. He has above-average common sense in a wide range of areas and is considered a jack-of-all-trades who has self-taught Russian and English to himself.
[ Personality ]
- As a young man, he was the prototypical member of a Yakuza family. Even as a teenager, he was living a life of violence and debauchery, backed by his family background and organization.
- But when his organization and family fell, his survival instinct forced him to learn humility. He began to seek out books and newspapers to gain the knowledge he needed to live in this world.
- He's very quiet and doesn't change his facial expressions much, so no one around him really knows his past. But they make guesses on the irezumi Yakuza tattoos that cover his body.
[ Relationships ]
- He considers Heavy, whom he met when he fled to Eastern Europe and was taken in by his maternal uncle, his first true companion and comrade. After meeting her, who was younger than him and had been exposed to even more desperate circumstances, Paper gradually came to live as her protector. As their days together grow longer, Paper sees Heavy becoming increasingly dependent on him, and a paternal feeling he has never experienced before is beginning to grow on him.
- Since joining A.B., he's had many conversations with HARDWORKER Grasper who came to share the organization's various policies. To be exact, it was mostly just Grasper talking by himself. In the meantime, Paper is interested in the stories about the heads of organizations like HARDWORKER Zero that is slipped by Grasper's chatter.
- He once had a physical altercation with Mr. Hollowpoint, an agent of A.S. Masters, who was spying on him. For the first time in his life, Paper was confronted with a conflict with an organization other than A.B., and he was perplexed. When Heavy learns of the conflict between Paper and Hollowpoint, she went on a rampage, and he realized that he needs to take out Hollowpoint and the forces behind it quickly, if only for Heavy's safety.
[ Physical Attributes ]
- He has a distinctive appearance of a typical Northeast Asians, especially those of Japanese (mainland) descent.
• Black hair and eyes, with a somewhat sharp eye line.
- His sharp features are obscured by his unkempt, bushy hair.
- He is tall and well-built, with a lean, muscular body.
- Except for the top of his neck and the tips of his limbs, much of his body is covered in Irezumi tattoos of the Japanese Yakuza.
• Perhaps to hide his past as a member of a Yakuza family, he wraps himself in long-sleeved clothing, such as long coats and windbreakers, even in hot summer weather.
- He wears an old long coat he picked up off the street on his way to join A.B. and enjoys wearing it every day. The brand tag on the lining of the coat bore the logo of an Italian luxury brand in crude print quality, but it was crude enough to give it away as a fake.
• But Paper didn't pay attention to the brand, saying it fit well and was easy to move around in, so he started coveting it as his number one treasure.
- He often tears out certain sections of the newspaper while reading. And he glued torn newspapers all over his precious long coat. Soon his coat was covered entirely in newspaper, and the pieces were being replaced and pasted over with new ones from time to time.
• The newspaper articles taped to the coat are usually about corrupt politicians and businessmen, or protests by labor unions. Within days, the person mentioned in the article is assassinated, and the some discussions linked to these people or organizations would go through quickly.
- Paper's knowledge and neatness made him well-liked at the Crows, and he was nicknamed the "News Paper Man" after his fashion for wearing a coat that looked like it was made of newspaper.
[ Character Object ]
- Encyclopedia
- Aside from newspapers, it's the book he spent the most time reading. Aside from the illegal information necessary for the life of a yakuza, Paper had little opportunity to develop a real worldly sense of common sense. As a result, he's always curious about new areas of knowledge he didn't know about, so he's been poring over the pages of encyclopedias.
[ Habits ]
- He has a habit of coughing before speaking.
• He's a man of few words, so when he does speak, he often coughs to clear his throat.
• So when Paper's thick, engaging voice makes a 'hmmm' sound, his coworkers naturally turn to look at him.
[ Hobbies ]
- Reading books and newspaper articles
- Rewriting a book or newspaper article he doesn't like
• Paper's brow would frown when he reads something that has obviously ulterior motives. On the paper it's printed on, he'll furiously strike through it, tearing it up and rewriting it to his heart's content.
- Napping with his face covered by a newspaper or book
• His preferred resting spot is inside a closed subway station, but sometimes he'll find a spot in a crowded plaza or shopping alley and lay down. But when he goes outside, he peeks through the gap between the book and his face to see what's up.
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