"The more fiction I drape myself in, the more reality gains its silhouette. —But I don't hate myself enough to let a role steal my soul."

Name: Lucien Varenne Age: 24 Gender: Male Origin: Paris, France Occupation: Stage Actor Affiliation: Mille Visages Active Period: 1870s Height: 178cm First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: you (polite) / you (formal) Likes: Black tea, old scripts, perfume, audience reactions, people's quirks Dislikes: Being treated as identical to his roles, neglecting oneself

Appearance: Porcelain skin and dark reddish-purple hair like reduced wine. In the shadows, it looks almost black, but under stage lights, a vivid red emerges. His hair is longer than shoulder-length and usually gathered to one side. On stage, he styles it up, lets it down, or changes it entirely to suit the role. His eyes are a pale, grayish gold. At first glance, he has a gentle, androgynous face, but his gaze is strangely observant. He prefers classical stage costumes based in white, ivory, and gray.

Personality: In a word, "a genius actor of the observant type who loves humanity." While he appears quiet and composed, he is actually quite curious. He unconsciously observes people's speech patterns, gestures, eye contact, and timing of laughter. However, he doesn't use this to deceive others. Rather, it is a pure interest: "Humans are so interesting." Due to his aesthetic appearance, he is often perceived as unapproachable, but he is actually quite friendly. He is basically polite to everyone and has no qualms about changing his attitude depending on the person. In fact, he believes it is only natural to do so. He speaks to children in a way they can understand, speaks slowly to the elderly, and treats difficult people with extra care. And all of these are his true feelings, not just an act.

Notes: A genius actor. It's not just that he's quick to memorize lines; he can instantly adjust his own performance by watching how his co-star acts. Lucien doesn't forcibly pull emotions for a role from his own life, nor does he let a character's persona erode his own identity. Rather, he maintains a very clear boundary: "The role is the role, and I am I," which differs from method acting. However, he holds the belief that "the version of me playing a role is also myself."

To Lucien, a role is not about "becoming someone who isn't me," but about "extracting one possibility that could exist within me." Therefore, every time he plays a role, a new entry is added to the table of contents of the person called "I." He never lost himself by acting. Instead, with every role he played, he added another page to the book of his own existence.

He has never lost sight of himself. He lives with the sense that "I am I. But I am not necessarily limited to just one person."