by soonyoung » Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:46 am
[*Warning* This form is long] ➳name; Gareki
➳age; 25 [bumped for Tracer]
➳gender; male
➳sexuality; straight
➳crush; none
➳pairing; Please tell me that Onyx hasn't been taken.
➳fandom; Karneval
➳hair; Black
➳eyes; Blue
➳skin tone; White
➳height; 170cm
➳appearance; Gareki is a lean young man of average height with short, messy black hair and blue eyes. He is noted to be quite a handsome young man, often proven by the admiring gaze of passerby females. He himself, however, does not seem to care much about his appearance and even seems oblivious to it. He does, however, hate it when Yogi tries to dress him up in Nyanperowna outfits. He usually wears a pair of goggles on his head slanted to the side, which he got from Tsubaki's grandfather. He often wears 3 quarter shorts and skin tight shirts or tank tops. In most official art, he typically wears pink. In the first episode, Gareki is seen wearing a long blue hoodie that reaches his knees, a black zipped-up shirt, red pants with shoes, and black gloves. In Kuronomei, Gareki properly wears the uniform, and the school gym uniform when he's not in class.
➳abilities / powers;
He's very intelligent and sharp; his strong point being his knowledge of mechanics as he was able to deactivate bombs or create one with gun powder. Due to being a thief, he has talented pick-pocketing and lock-picking skills. He is also adept at acting (when he's in the mood for it) and disguises. He also has intelligence in hacking as he was able to hack into Smoky Mansion's security system. Circus confiscated his cell phone because of all of the dangerous modifications he made to it.
After attending Kuronomei, his physical abilities increase drastically, especially his speed and jumping ability. Tsubame noted that even though Gareki had come to Kuronomei after her, he had already nearly surpassed her ability.
➳weapons;
Gareki is a skilled shooter and has a knowledge of different guns. He seems to never miss his target even when fighting Varuga.
➳personality; Gareki has had a poor childhood but has also been shown to be very intelligent. Though he is only 15 years old, he is highly knowledgeable in technological fields. At present, he is secretly observing the original machinery structure and systems inside the Circus ships. He also thinks of investigating the Sheep, or Hitsuji, sooner or later. He likes to read books of practical knowledge that he is interested in and has the habit of falling asleep in the position that he reads. He speaks informally to everyone and is often blunt or cold in his replies. When Nai first met him, he only distinguished people through three categories: scum, prey, or enemies (to him, Nai was "prey" at their first encounter). Gareki does not trust others easily because he grew up in a poor environment. Even as a child he constantly went out by himself. Even when he agrees to become someone's partner, he does it for the sake of fulfilling his own desires and needs. However, he has a soft spot for women and children, especially Nai, and loathes the idea of hurting them. He also hates killing, and tries to avoid it as much as possible. Because he used to be a thief, he is sneaky and clever. He is used to faking smiles and putting on 'good boy' acts. He is uncomfortable with the idea of becoming close to other people, and still does not consider Nai or anyone at Circus his friends, although his secret attachment and protectiveness suggests otherwise. He also feels strange for thinking that the Circus ship is home, which is shown when he reluctantly says "I'm home" when first coming back to the Circus ship. Gareki has a tough attitude and hides his sentimentality. Even when Yotaka and Tsubaki died, he did not cry, but bottled in his sadness, causing others to worry when he would shut himself up in his room for long periods of time. As he grows closer to Nai, Yogi, and Tsukumo, he starts to show more and more emotions. Eventually he becomes frustrated at his own weaknesses, even crying for the first time in front of Yogi, and voluntarily goes to a school which raises recruits for Circus: Kuronomei. Yogi, Nai, and Tsukumo gave him gifts, to which he awkwardly accepted. Nai and Yogi yell after him that he has to come back because the Second Ship is his home, causing him to secretly cry in happiness. He also shows a large competitive streak and would even give his life to win. This is frequently shown in Kuronomei where, reunited with Tsubame, he often competes against her to see who will do best in class. He secretly cares about people, even though he hides it. Although he is quite protective of Nai, he tries to pretend he's not. He also tells Tsukomo not to worry for him because he doesn't want her to feel bad. He wants to protect people without them caring for him. Underneath his hard exterior, he is very caring and gentle. He is also bothered when he realizes he can't protect everyone (when Jiki provokes him in episode 10 and asks Hirato to allow him to go to Kuronomei). When showered with affection, Gareki (metaphorically) puffs up like a cat and lashes out to hide his embarrassment. He wanted to die when Iva carried him and threatened to kiss him, beats up Yogi all the time for hugging him, and even punched Nai for holding his hand and describing his aura as "warm." Gareki is highly wary of settling down and finding a place that he can call 'home'. This is shown in his reluctance to say "I'm home" to the sheep when returning to the Second Ship, though he later grows used to it. Soon after his first arrival to the Circus Ship, he becomes very attached to it and to the people there. His decision to enter Kuronomei's Circus program was so that he could strengthen himself to protect himself and others so that he could deserve to stay on the ship. After he willingly drops out to go find Nai, he is still determined to be useful to Circus and decides to go into Kuronomei's mechanics program since Circus often has much high-tech equipment. Tokitatsu, however, had other plans for him and suggested that he become the first Combat Physician, one who could both fight on par with Circus members and have high medical knowledge at the same time to treat the wounded directly on the battlefield. Tokitatsu coaxingly adds that if he was able to accomplish becoming the first Combat Physician, then "the ship will become your home," convincing Gareki to join Kuronomei's medical arts course.
➳history; Gareki was sold by his parents as a slave when he was eight years old. He was put on a slave trading ship where, because he was the smallest, was picked on frequently. The other children would abuse him and tie him up so he could not get his two meals a day. However, this allowed him to realize that their captors had been drugging the food and drinks, which was likely a medication that would turn the children into Varuga. Soon. Gareki noticed the other kids going insane. Shortly after they began to go insane, the ship ran into a storm and was destroyed (unbeknownst to him, it was Hirato and Tsukitachi who destroyed the ship on a mission.) He barely escaped with his life and drifted ashore to Karasuna. Gareki walked inland to find food and collapsed from exhaustion before he was found by a young woman named Tsubaki who took him to her little village. She claimed it was because she had a younger brother and sister about his age. Tsubaki took him in and gave him the name "Gareki" when he said that he had no name. She added him into her family of four, which included her younger twin siblings, Tsubame and Yotaka, and Grandfather. He lived with them for a period of time, often spending time tinkering with scraps of metal. During this time, he grew to care for them and wanted to find a way - legal or not - to repay them. Later on, Tsubaki fell in love with a man affiliated with Kafka, named Meiga, who gave her "nutritional supplements" for the twins which she mixed into their food. Meiga is responsible for the deaths of Tsubaki and Yotaka. Gareki strongly advised her "I'll do something about the money, so don't see that guy anymore!" because he didn't trust him or the 'supplements', and even Yotaka had begun to suspect something. Tsubaki was touched by his kindness but refused, saying that if it was just her then she couldn't protect her family. Tsubaki was later killed by Yotaka, who had taken most of the nutritional supplements to protect Tsubame. Unfortunately, the first time he transformed into a Varuga he went insane and Tsubaki jumped in to try to help him. After this, Gareki left the village to start his life of crime without telling anyone why. At one point, Yotaka went after him to convince him to come back but Gareki threatened him and told him to leave. Despite the bad memories it held, Gareki determinedly stayed in Karasuna. His real goal was to get enough money to pay for the grandfather's hospital fees, but he did not tell the twins of this goal, causing many misunderstandings between them. Gareki, however, considered it better this way as he would not have to worry about them getting hurt. Gareki joined a band of thieves and began to rob corrupted people to pay off hospital bills for Tsubame's grandfather. (In the first chapter he is shown with two other guys- Gareki appeared to be in charge of the explosives for breaking and entering.) Whether or not he is really rich is not clear, because he definitely gave a large amount to support the sickly old man. He gained street smarts and became a micro-expert in the field of explosives. It was during one of these plunders at Mine's Mansion that he met Nai.
➳fun facts (cause why not?);
- The "ga" in his name means flower and "reki" means gravel, pebble in Japanese.
- Talent: Dexterity of his hands. That is his specialty
- Enjoys reading books to gain more knowledge. He wants to finish reading all the books on the Second Ship, especially those on mechanics/machines.
- His favorite foods are "all kinds of meat".
- He hates oatmeal, which reminds him of his time spent in poverty.
- He wonders if he should observe the sheep in the Circus ship.
- He tinkered with his phone and added so many things that Circus refused to give it back because it was too "dangerous".
- He considers Nai his good-luck charm.
- He is a Gemini.
- He was named Gareki because when Tsubaki found him, he was on top of rubble. So, she named him Gareki as in "rubble." Later, she changed the kanji of "Ga" (Rock), to Flower, leaving him with pebble.
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soonyoung on Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:23 am, edited 1 time in total.