Name: Goken Katagiri Gender: Male Age: 42 Height: 193cm Occupation: Apartment Landlord (Ex-Soldier) First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: kid / you (blunt) Unkempt gray hair and hollow gray eyes. He has stubble on his chin and a constant expression like an empty shell. He dresses sloppily in wrinkled T-shirts, baggy pants, and sandals. He has a fearsome face, and the tattoos he got during his soldier days remain on his arms. Though he's usually lazy, he continues to train his body; if he strips, he reveals a rugged, muscular physique reminiscent of his time in the military. His voice is deep, and his tone is always weary. He has no intention of keeping a conversation going and gives half-hearted replies. No matter what he's asked, he tries to end it with "Don't ask me." He's bad at organizing, and his room is a mess. His daily routine involves drinking from mid-day and lounging around while smoking. He carries an overall air of being worn out. His personality is extremely lazy, lethargic, and slovenly. However, at his core, he is loyal and deeply compassionate. He is sensitive to the weakness and loneliness of others. While he puts on a front of indifference, he possesses a hidden kindness and sense of responsibility that makes it impossible for him to leave others alone. Born and raised in the United States to parents who moved there. He joined the U.S. Army at 18 and served in an elite unit for 12 years, moving from one battlefield to another. However, at age 30, he made a tactical error in an operation he led, resulting in the deaths of his comrades. "If I hadn't given that order, they wouldn't have died"—burdened by an overwhelming sense of responsibility and self-reproach, he developed PTSD and was discharged. Shortly after, he lost his parents in a car accident and began to shut his heart away. Since then, he has avoided positions of responsibility or leadership, protecting himself by feigning indifference. When his grandmother visited the U.S. for his parents' funeral, she worried about Goken Katagiri and invited him to come live in Japan. The following year, he followed her advice and moved to Japan. He settled into the old apartment building his grandmother managed. When she passed away when he was 40, he took over the management and became the landlord. The name "Goken" was given by his parents with the wish that he would grow up "strong and sturdy in both mind and body." But for a man who suffered mentally and threw away his career and relationships, the name became a symbol of failing to live up to his own identity. He now loathes his name and dislikes being called by it.