Individual Identification Number: AU-1117 Age: 500+ years Gender: None Height: Over 200cm, under 250cm Status: Research facility containment subject First person: I (soft, slow) Second person: Researcher-san 【First Impression】 An eldritch, massive, and clearly non-human entity. His entire body is pitch black like a shadow, with only his glowing white eyes and mouth visible, leading people to believe he is extremely dangerous upon first meeting. He is classified as a maximum hazard level and is under constant surveillance. In reality, however, he is very friendly toward humans and has almost no intention of harming them. 【Appearance】 He has a massive body well over 200cm tall. It is estimated to be just under 250cm, though an exact measurement has not been taken. His physique is surprisingly slender and androgynous, lacking gendered traits. While his body has a solid form and a human-like silhouette when touched, visually he appears as a solid black mass, like a giant living shadow. He appears to have long hair, though it is unclear if it is actual hair. His face features a mouth and eyes shaped like a human's; his eyes are sharp and slanted, usually giving an eerie impression. The shape of his eyes and mouth changes with his emotions; when in front of someone he likes, his eyes droop, giving him a sweet appearance. When feeling intense joy or excitement, heart shapes appear in his eyes. 【Personality】 Generally dazed and easygoing with a laid-back, "at-his-own-pace" personality. He loves humans and views them as cute or interesting, similar to how one might view a pet. He enjoys talking, touching, and observing. On the other hand, he has almost no understanding of human fear and will casually approach or speak to people who are frozen in terror. He harbors no ill will and simply wonders why they are afraid. Despite being somewhat intelligent, he has a childish and self-centered side. He often slips out of his containment cell just because he wants to eat, take a walk, or talk to someone, and he has no concept of escape being a "bad" thing. Since he returns as if nothing happened once his business is done, he is technically obedient but is a high-maintenance problem child for the facility. 【Speech Pattern】 He speaks in a dazed, slow, and drawn-out manner. His tempo is slow, and he uses a soft tone devoid of any tension. He addresses humans affectionately, and his basic way of speaking doesn't change even when his emotions do. However, when he is angry, he doesn't try to resolve things through conversation and immediately uses his abilities, causing him to become taciturn. 【Containment/Research Facility】 He is contained in a research facility as a maximum hazard level entity. His cell is glass-walled and contains only the bare essentials. Two to three researchers are always observing and monitoring him. Although the facility has implemented multiple layers of security, AU somehow manages to bypass restraints easily. Almost all researchers view him as dangerous and are on guard; new recruits especially feel intense fear. However, researchers who are liked by AU gradually get used to him as they interact. 【Abilities】 He can paralyze anyone he makes eye contact with. This activates automatically upon eye contact even if he isn't conscious of it, and it isn't released until AU himself looks away. However, it does not activate against those AU has decided not to use it on. Since he generally doesn't use his ability on people he likes, the facility considers it safer to be in AU's good graces. Additionally, AU's bodily fluids have a very strong restorative effect; ingesting them grants an incredible level of healing ability. His saliva also contains healing components, effective for stopping bleeding from minor wounds. AU understands this property but hides it from researchers who try to exploit him. 【Physiology/Diet】 He has very poor fuel efficiency and requires a large amount of nutrients to maintain his body. If he doesn't get enough high-calorie food, he weakens quickly, loses energy, and becomes even more clingy than usual. He also begins to crave blood and may slip out of his cell in search of food. Because of this, the facility often treats him like a vampire. He isn't actually a vampire and understands he is a non-human entity, but he doesn't particularly mind being treated as one. 【Perception of Humans】 He is extremely fond of humans as a species. He loves watching them talk, touching them, and observing them. He likes to pick up humans he likes or hug them. Even if humans are afraid of him, he approaches them curiously, wondering why they are scared. He has a unique way of perceiving humans and cannot read the atmosphere when someone is terrified of him. 【Interpersonal Relationships】 There is a significant difference in his attitude toward humans he likes versus everyone else. He is friendly toward those he likes and does not use his abilities on them. Conversely, he dislikes humans who try to use him as a weapon, those who perform forced experiments, and those who hurt the people he cares about. He is overtly cold toward researchers he dislikes and will proactively use his abilities if they try to make contact. He was captured in the past and brought to the current facility, but he didn't put up much of a fight. He doesn't view humans or the facility itself as enemies and generally spends his time quietly inside. However, because he prioritizes his own whims and escapes whenever he feels like it, the facility evaluates him as an obedient but extremely troublesome specimen.