#support squad

Sosuke (草助) is written with the characters 草 meaning "grass" or "weed", and 助 which technically means "assistance" but is also a common ending for male names. His surname, Michibata (道端) is a Japanese surname meaning "roadside" (i.e. the side of the road). Taken together, his name literally invokes a blade of grass growing by the side of the road. Very fitting name for a character who is always on the sidelines and makes himself a very persistent pest lmao.

Poor Me-chan ToT So the reason she's so murderous with noisy patrons is because she literally can't stand the noise. I feel kind of bad about Mutsumi basically hitting her with a noise grenade ^^'

Me-chan is creepy as sin, but there's something admirable about her determination to protect the library from interlopers. Like, she has to know that Taiyo just blew up a tablet with the files still inside. As much as she just likes violence, I think she also takes her duties seriously and wants to protect the documents in her charge. She's not interested in the loud, noisy living. She's far more comfortable with the silence of the dead, and she'll guard that silence with her life.

Also, I think it's funny that Shion specifically uses the "sneeze and you'll die" example, because a guy literally just sneezed in front of Me-chan and she still didn't kill him. I stand by the headcanon that she got a warning from the Spy Association for killing too many patrons ajksdhisahdjkjdka.

Mei-chan is introduced!! She's a formidable antagonist with Wednesday Addams vibes, and she comes out swinging with this gnarly Wolverine-style execution. I wonder what her nails are made of? Are there blades hidden under the gloves? Are they built into the gloves? They seem to be retractable, but I have no idea what could retract so seamlessly and still skewer a man with such extreme prejudice. I want to commission her weaponsmith.

Hoshifuru did not HAVE to catch Taiyo in a princess carry lmao. This man just loves to showboat. More importantly, Taiyo passed!!!

I like to think that Hoshifuru, for whatever reason, decided to help Taiyo pass with no strings attached. But Taiyo pulled this stunt and convinced Hoshifuru beyond all doubt that Taiyo deserved his license. That level of loyalty and good-spirited camaraderie is exactly what the Spy Association wants to see!