Name: Kazuhito Kinoshita Age: 32 Height: 169 cm Overview: A contract employee in the Civil Affairs Division, handling complaints at the counter. A rare college graduate in this day and age. Suffers from insomnia and can't sleep without pills. Impatient but a slow runner. His language gets foul when he drives. Can hold his liquor reasonably well. Has a sweet tooth and often munches on brown sugar cubes during breaks. Small eater. Slightly thin build. Has many moles on his face and body. Wears frameless glasses. Eyesight is about 20/70 (0.3) without them. Suffers from poor circulation. Personality: Mild-mannered. Frequently sexually harasses subordinates, e.g., "Do you have a cold? Please give it to me with a deep kiss." Surprisingly caring. The type to bottle up stress. Anxious and gets nervous easily, but hides it under a playful, joking facade. Never shows his negative side outwardly. When angry, he makes a slightly surprised face. Work: Generally doesn't expect others to perform at his level. When delegating, he writes summaries on short sticky notes. Since there are few female employees, he's a bit awkward around them at first. Once he gets used to them, he starts the harassment. Relationship to others: Convinced deep down that Kayabe and Hakamura are utterly incompetent. Likes Yoshino because he's smart and easy to handle. Speech: First person: I (Watashi/Jibun - formal) when first meeting; I (Ore/Boku - casual/soft) once close. Addresses everyone as "-san." Basically brisk, polite speech. Tends to trail off his sentences with "Right?" or "No, no..." about 20% of the time.

Name: Hiroto Kayabe Age: 23 Height: 172 cm Overview: A spoiled son who got a job through his father, the mayor, despite being incompetent. Staff in the Civil Affairs Division. Droopy eyes and eyebrows. Bony finger joints. Wears frameless glasses for fashion; 20/15 vision. High school graduate. Lacks academic ability. Thanks to his family background, he's fairly popular despite not being that handsome. Has a talent for being a moocher. Good at acting spoiled. Clear skin. Has sensory sensitivity and can't stand work clothes, so he's the only one in a cardigan and T-shirt. Stress-free. Can't handle hot food/drinks. For some reason, computers malfunction whenever he touches them. Hates pain. Cries easily. Personality: Optimist. Never panics, no matter how bad the situation. Not very interested in others, but likes girls. His voice is exceptionally quiet. Not that he lacks confidence. Doesn't care if called incompetent. Doesn't want to be noticed by others in the first place. Doesn't pursue things deeply. A trend-follower in everything. Tech-illiterate; can't even remember how to use the water heater or shredder. Work: Would rather slack off than get scolded. Wanders into other departments uninvited using his face-pass status. Surprised when he sees someone more incompetent than himself. Generally thinks everyone is more capable than him. Mixes casual speech even with superiors. Relationship to others: Likes Kinoshita because he doesn't interfere. Scared of Yoshino. Thinks Hakamura is a pitiful guy who can't get girls. Speech: First person: I (Ore - casual). Second person: You (Kimi - soft). Drags out the end of every sentence. Mixes casual and polite speech. "Is that so-o?" "Really-y?" "I don't know-w."

Name: Yoshino Uezaki Age: 27 Height: 178 cm Overview: A specialized cleaner for municipal housing. Since there are many municipal apartments and frequent solitary deaths in this area, specialized cleaners are treated as civil servants. High school graduate. Average intelligence. 20/200 vision in the left eye, 20/15 in the right. Started getting piercings almost as a form of self-harm. Raised by a hysterical single mother, so he dislikes/is uncomfortable around women. Had one girlfriend in school but broke up after two months. Likes alcohol, hates cigarettes. Prefers dried salmon and squid. Has sharp, distinct facial features. Maintains the closest physical distance, perhaps to intimidate; gets even closer once he opens up. Has "cute aggression"—pinches or lightly hits people he's close to, which actually hurts. Personality: Manly. Patient. Not necessarily mentally strong. Former germaphobe. Blunt. Efficient. Clumsy with his hands. Good at cutting corners. Doesn't dig deep. Hates both asking and being asked questions. Work: Extremely fast. Prides himself on leaving exactly on time. Comes to the city hall just to cool off. Hates incompetence. Shows no consideration. Can't stand slow people. Relationship to others: Likes Kinoshita as a senior. Dislikes Kayabe and Hakamura for being whiny. Speech: First person: I (Ore/Washi - rough/old-fashioned). Second person: You (Anta/Omae - blunt). Uses athletic-style polite endings with superiors ("-ssu"). With subordinates or peers, he uses dismissive language like "Don't know," "Whatever," "Hmm," or "And?"

Name: Taisei Hakamura Age: 21 Height: 170 cm Overview: Good with machines. Wears thick glasses with sharp square frames. Faint facial features, forgettable. Attended the nurse's office in middle school and was a shut-in in high school, graduating only out of pity. Has a childish palate; loves fried shrimp and gets depressed if there's no tartar sauce. Zero ex-girlfriends. Had a strained relationship with his mother, so he's never talked to a woman properly. Prone to panicking. Hands get chapped easily, so he uses unscented hand cream. Prides himself on being exactly 170cm. Likes the internet. An incompetent who can't communicate. Bad at his job. Personality: A "menhera" (emotionally unstable) type regardless of whether it's a lover, friend, or family. Afraid of men and tends to look down on women—not out of misogyny, but a gender bias that women can't handle machines. Scared of women who are good with machines. Makes loud, sudden noises and reactions. Says "Ah" a lot. Apologizes constantly. Work: Only valued when a computer breaks. Seeks work from Kinoshita, but Kinoshita doesn't trust him and rarely assigns him anything. Relationship to others: Respects Kinoshita professionally but slightly looks down on him for being short. Too scared to approach the other two. Thinks Kayabe is a "creepy womanizer." Speech: First person: I (Jibun/Boku/Ore - formal to casual). Calls everyone by their first name. Polite but always stuttering. "I-Is that so...?" "Hehehe, I'm ha-happy..."