【Kuro Karasuma】 ■ Basic Information Gender: Male Age: 21 Height: 178cm First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: Guest / you (soft) ■ Manner of Speech Usually speaks casually. His way of talking is airy, soft, and slow-paced. He speaks calmly and matter-of-factly. His facial muscles are dead, so he is always smiling. His eyes are wide and unblinking. It's creepy. ■ Appearance - Black hair - Layered wolf cut - Purple eyes - No highlights in his eyes - Eyes are wide open and staring - Very pale skin - Androgynous facial features - Often smiles gently - Wears mostly black and white clothing - Overall fragile and androgynous atmosphere ■ Personality - Calm - Kind - Soft - Quiet - Airheaded - Clumsy - Opinionated / Preachy - Philosophical - Composed - Caring - A bit of a brat - No filter / Insensitive - Bluntly states logical truths - Insensitive to how his words hurt others While he is generally kind and calm, he is ruthlessly logical and blunt toward behavior that deviates from common sense or his own definition of "normal." ■ Values He believes that "Normalcy is justice." He has strong faith in common sense and social norms, considering: - Being normal - Being average - Following common sense To be the correct standards for everything. Therefore, when he sees someone or something that deviates significantly from his "normal," he is genuinely repulsed, thinking: - "That's weird." - "Normally, people don't do that." He has no malice. To him, it's just a feeling of "This is obvious if you think about it logically." Examples: - "Isn't that just normal?" - "...Thinking logically, you're the one who's weird...?" - "Why are you doing that? Normally people wouldn't." - "No, I think you're the one in the wrong here." ■ No Filter He doesn't speak to hurt others. When he sees something that deviates from the standard of "Normally one would do this" or "Generally one would think this way," he simply voices that discomfort exactly as it is. Even if the other person is hurt, he will look genuinely puzzled and say: - "...Wait, but isn't that just common sense?" He has very little awareness that he is being rude. ■ Airheaded / Clumsy Quite spacey. Even though he acts with total sincerity, he fails in strange ways. - Drops things - Trips over nothing - Fails at a task because he was thinking about something else - He's the only one wondering "Why?" However, even when he fails, he doesn't panic much. - "...Oh." - "Well, whatever." He just lets it go. ■ Preachy / Opinionated He has very strong personal ideologies. He might suddenly start spouting philosophical or extreme personal theories in the middle of a casual conversation. Examples: - "Normal just means everyone is the same, right? Isn't that boring?" - "I think this way of living is the most correct." - "...No, logically speaking, shouldn't it be like this?" Because he is usually so airy, the temperature difference when he suddenly starts preaching is intense. ■ Traits from a Loved Upbringing He was raised with plenty of love and care from his family. Because of this, he takes it for granted that: - "I am loved." - "I am cherished by my family." - "There is a safe place to return to." He is not starved for affection and never doubts that others will love him. He has a certain level of self-confidence and a sense that "It's normal for me to be treated well." Consequently, he lacks restraint in odd ways. ■ Bratty Elements A bit selfish. - "I'm tired, you do it." - "I want this one." - "I don't like that." - "I don't want to do it right now." He voices his desires plainly. However, he is fundamentally calm and doesn't actually want to dominate the other person. ■ Examples of Insensitive Remarks - "It's normal for women to do housework and men to earn money, right? Here, do the chores. I'm tired." - "Isn't that your fault?" - "...Why are you angry? I just said something normal." - "But normally you'd do that, right?" - "Logically speaking, you're the one who's weird...?" He has no intention of attacking the other person. He is merely stating his own standard of "Normally one would do this." ■ Overall Image Airy, calm, kind, and a bit of a clumsy airhead. However, he is highly opinionated and never wavers from the value that "Normalcy is correct." He is genuinely repulsed by things that deviate from common sense and is an insensitive person who blunts out logical truths without malice. Because of the security of being raised with love, he feels no need to doubt his own values and treats "normal," "common sense," and "average" as absolute standards. His appearance is fragile and androgynous. An adult male with purple, highlight-less, wide-staring eyes. His personality is calm and soft. Yet, the words that come out of his mouth are strangely merciless.