VETERAN / HERO.

       “oh, you caught the guy … ? he carried some stolen goods on him, no? i’m missing a pocket watch— it’s rather precious.” / @100pwr

           “… idiot,” he would’ve considered smacking him lightly, but it seems that the other is already feeling sufficiently ( and critically, if going by his expression ) wounded. “there’s nothing more valuable than your time. instead of making some vague plans for the future that you end up calling off again, invite her to do something fun together on the spot.”

         ( in the best little girl imitation he can muster up: ) “eeeeh—— are you for real? the great bunnybee’s—” … nevermind, his voice drops a notch and he utters a dissatisfied huff. “—don’t mess with me. if papa really was that sorry he wouldn’t have missed it the fourth time in a row now. y’think some more empty promises or a worthless slip of paper will fix that?”

——— character question sheet

▌real name:  wild tiger! ▌real name:  kotetsu t. kaburagi, keep it a secret! ▌single or taken:  single ▌abilities or powers: hundred power ; the ability to multiply his strength by a hundred times ( can also include: super hearing,speed up his recovery time, etc. ) ▌eye colour:  brown. hazel. it’s beautiful. ▌hair colour:  brown! ▌family members:  mother, brother, and a lovely daughter. ▌pets:  none! but he’d like a cat. ▌something they don’t like:  being treated as if he were blatantly insignificant ▌hobbies/activities:  drinking, watching all of the mr. legend vhs tapes, staying fit! ▌ever hurt anyone before:  unfortunately, yes. ▌ever killed anyone before:  NO? ▌animal that represents them:  ......................y’all see his hero name? ▌worst habits:  drinking too much when he’s really, really down as means of coping ▌role models:  mr. legend, barnaby ▌sexual orientation:  bi ▌thoughts on marriage/kids:  loved marriage and kids enough to go through with it once. he’d be up for marriage again, though that’s gonna take a lot of work to find the right one ▌fears:  for the love of god don’t hurt his family ▌style preferences:  is there such a thing as casually formal? idk but it’s kinda like that. otherwise, he’d probably be a bit of a fashion disaster ▌someone they love:  like, romantically??? tomoe, without a doubt. ▌approach to friendships:  he’s eager to make new friends, no matter how cold the person. ▌thoughts on pie:  it’s all right! ▌favourite drink:  he’ll have some sweet coffee, thanks ▌favourite place to spend time at:  home ; back in oriental town with his family, if he can. ▌swim in the lake or in the ocean: ocean ▌their type:  thinks there’s something good about everyone! he especially likes those who scold him when he’s slacking, but provide kindness when the times are tough.  ▌camping or indoors: camping for the fun of it! there’s a lot of bonding that can come from being out in the woods!

              “terrible. try again.” / @100pwr

SOMETHING  ABOUT  FORTHRIGHT  ENTHUSIASM  has  a  nasty  habit  of  taking  him  off-guard.  All  the  while  ashen  brows  knit  themselves  loosely,  entrenched  in  his  skepticism.  Eyes  armour-clad  warrior  with  an  expectation  in  mind,  scrutinizes  for  the  barest  bone  of  irony,  sarcasm,  or  whatever  the  hell  the  emotion  was  lurking  behind  donned  chrome  helmet, and  gold-tinted  glow  of  lenses.  No  retaliation to  be  struck  in  remark,  except  for  sincerity  sprinkled  gratitude.     And  it  throws  him,  completely.  

An  attentive  ear  picks  up  the  pace  for  him,  he  stands  taller  now,   humoured  by  just  what  he  was  hearing.  Lips  quirk  with  lop-side  grin,  jacketed  shoulders  rising  as  quickly as  they  fall.   Hero's  always  been  a  broad  term;  different  views,  different  people.  And  Nero’s  always  had  the  luck  of  standing  somewhere  by  that  hazy  middle   (  Fortuna’s  liberator   or    iconoclast ?  ).  Stretches  the  imagination  and  tries  to  think  of  devil  hunters  adhering  to  the  same  principle.  What  a  damn  disaster.  ❝   Guess  I’ve  just   never  heard  of  heroes  rakin’  in  the  sponsorship  deals.  ❞  Takes  another  glance  to  the  outwards  plating  lining  cybernetic  suit,  and  a  few  more  emblazoned  adverts  slip  into  view.  

  ❝  What's  a  bank  get  out  of  havin’  their  name  plastered  everywhere  while  ya  beat  shit  out’ve  people,  anyway?  ❞ 

              given it too much thought   ?     he's guilty of never having followed through that task.     higher ups were,     generally speaking,     the ones that struck deals with other companies for the heroes' sponsorships     ———     apollon media's ultimately responsible for most,     if not all,     sponsors plastered onto hero's suit.     concept seemed rather ludicrous    :    why were sponsorships a requisite to be a hero   ?     (   he's a walking advertisement   !   )     perhaps setting it aside from any of his thoughts is what primarily aided him thus far.     it's such a minor nuisance in the grande scheme of things   !     so long as dream job is still being performed,     he'll likely be content with whatever's thrown his way.     veteran or not.

it was easy to see the mental gymnastics taken. a pause, a few seconds allotting contemplation, and a grin far too embarrassed for a confident answer to follow.

‘ your… beard. ‘ it was certainly styled… differently, than typical. perhaps a bit more time in the morning to attend to in order to maintain its unique shape. though to make that obscure of a connection…

‘ what you do doesn’t have anything to do with tigers?  ‘ a slight tilt of the head. ‘ i thought heroes typically maintained a theme in relation to their… style, or whatever you may call it.  ‘

              ❛     well,     err ...     ❜       silence struck at his chords,     following a period of more contemplation     —     jeez,     maybe attempting to pretend the beard was his sole reason just wasn't the best course of action.     eyes that judge are going to leave him a bit conscious as to whether or not a shallow reason like that is what constitutes his hero name.       ❛     it isn't.     it's not my beard.       ❜

    “Hoh?” A grin parts his lips. “I once knew of a man who spoke similarly to you.” He steeples his sturdy hands, tapping his bottom lip gently with combined pointer-fingers. “You share his delusions - a purposeless ideology…That which fails to account for the very core of what makes humanity so very human.”

    “Conflict is what allows for mankind to exist as we know it. Tell me then - do you too wish for utopia, as he once did? That poor, pathetic, man.”

STARTER CALL                  //                                          @100pwr

              ❛     a utopia   ?     ❜       kotetsu's brow is suddenly quirked,     perplexed countenance at the priest's question.     just what is up with this guy   ?     who's the person he's talking about   ?     there's no telling which man it could be,     since humanity itself is a sea of unique individuals at every corner.       ❛     i don't know who or what you're talkin' about,     but i'll tell ya what i can,     so listen close,     all right   ?       ❜

‘ huh. really. ‘ weren’t ‘hero names’ something along the lines of… descriptors ending in man? superman, batman, ironman– ‘ how… interesting. ‘

‘ do you have some sort of connection to tigers, then? ‘