lieved was them plotting behind his back, it was not uncom
mon for kai to randomly end his friendships with other peo
ple. kai believes that it's better for him to leave others bef
ore they do it to him. his unconventional and unstable chil
dhood branded him as a bizarre loner throughout his youth
as interactions with kai were often strange and unpredicta
ble although those who managed to win his trust and affec
tions were granted a friend for life. a needy and clingy frie
nd, yes but a friend nonetheless. during his adolescence, m
ateo and philip suspected that kai was beginning to show s
ymptoms of borderline personality disorder but no steps we
re taken to seek a diagnosis
XXIX. when kai was in high sch
ool, he dyed his
hair and got his chin pierced as well as lob
e, conch and helix piercings. his father forced him to wash
out his hair dye and remove his piercings when he returned
from deployment as he found it distasteful
XX. following gr
aduation, kai sought a career in adub. it was a decision fier
cely disapproved by his parents despite kai's long interest i
n bioengineering and robotics. at the time of his enrollmen
t, adub is the smallest military branch with limited freedo
ms and creativity. for over a year, kai has sought promotion
but has been denied multiple times due to his habits of ste
pping out of line and failing to heed to instruction. he tend
s to tinker and experiment when he shouldn't and his belief
s that he can better adub and its creations have earned hi
m quite the scorn from his superiors
XXI. his name is pron
ounced 'kai-ruhs'; it means 'the right, critical, or opportune
moment' in ancient greek. he prefers to be called kai
XXII.following his participation in the destruction of the notorio
us odawa syndicate, kai experiences a sudden rise in his ca
reer unseen by most military figures his age. guided and m
entored by esteemed commando corps general roman alari
e, kai achieves multiple promotions, passes his performanc
e evaluations with flying colors, gets approved by promotio
n boards with little assessment necessary and even foregoe
s the usual waiting lists for rank vacancies. his sudden rise