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Character: Agatsuma Soubi
Series: Loveless
Character Age: 20
Canon: Twelve-year-old Aoyagi Ritsuka really has enough problems in his life already, what with his amnesia, an abusive mother, and the recent murder of his beloved older brother, Seimei. But fate isn't kind enough to leave it at that. Ritsuka discovers that his brother was part of a strange world where pairs of individuals battle each other with Spells. He inherits Seimei's "Fighter Unit", a mysterious man named Soubi. With Soubi at his side, Ritsuka struggles to discover the truth behind his brother's "death" and is drawn into the world of Fighter and Sacrifice.
To the majority of people, Agatsuma Soubi shows an unpleasant face: disinterested, superior, and egotistical. He speaks to those around him, especially those he views as an enemy, with a mild, blandly amused tone filled with put-downs and over-sexual double-entendres. He is also a master of wordplay and great lover of poetics. However, there are some ways this mask breaks. He hates talking about himself directly and, if he does so, he masochistically dwells on the horrible way it makes him feel. His past as an abuse victim, combined with his breaking of the moral standards that Fighter Units are held to (by surviving when Seimei did not), has led to a debilitating fear of emotional pain and no small amount of self-loathing. That's one side of things. His mask also comes off due to his love of children. So long as they don't approach him as an enemy, he has a strong drive to take care of them. Whether he's cooking for Ritsuka and his friends to ensure they eat properly, or whether it's giving a pre-teen girl self-confidence advice, Soubi fancies himself a "nice big brother" type. Of course, it all gets a little bit creepy when one considers that he's emotionally dependant on Ritsuka, wanting both to be loved and to be commanded by him. And it goes way, way beyond creepy once one considers that he has an active pedophiliac interest in his twelve-year-old master. But hey. Weird and creepy? It's just how Soubi rolls.
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Murder, is it? What a terrible thing to have happen. If you've lost the person you love the most, your beloved, you must be devastated. Broken, taken apart, bereft -- your purpose vague, your reason to live vanishing, fading before your eyes. Oh, but please do not think I am interrogating your relationship from the wrong perspective; I cannot know your feelings. But, surely, whether you loved him, whether you hated him, whether you feared him or desired him, he was yours and you were his. And now he is gone. Your bonds, whatever they were, are now severed. Surely you feel as though your heart is only pounding out blood to make a mockery of the fact that you have outlived him. Moving through life as though you were a zombie yourself -- well, now. Perhaps that was your inspiration for those things that met me by the gate? I hope you don't mind the condition I left them in. The damage may have been a little much, but if someone's taken action against you, you really need to kick them while they're down, Mrs. Sayre.
Oh, my apologies. It's "Miss" Sayre, isn't it?
Though, speaking of the zombies, they're rather unsafe for the campers here, aren't they? You know your captives can't all be that man's killers. Or are you the sort of woman who likes to punish the innocent? Unfortunately, I really hate that type, but I'm sure you'll cope with the disappointment of knowing that. Still, if you're not trying to torment all the campers, there could really stand to be a few improvements around the place. Might I suggest fewer monsters? And I hope the mess hall isn't serving something like cafeteria food. Children need proper nourishment -- I don't know what "Tuesday's Soup" is, but though the brochure claims it's hearty fare sure to fill you with vitality, the accompanying picture seems to suggest it's more "filled with hearts and other vitals". It would, admittedly, be hypocritical for me to try to say that no child should have a man's meat in his mouth, but these are growing adolescents you must care for. You shouldn't do something if you're not willing to do it properly.
Food isn't the only possible problem. Are these cabins properly insulated? This camp's a year-round prison, so what's keeping these children warm in their beds at night? Are the cabins kept clean? I wouldn't want to see the youth become dirtied. And, of course, there's issue of the counsellors. At first glance, the large list in the back of the brochure may make it seem that the children are at least being properly watched over at all times... but with so many, do the children get any time to themselves? At all times, do they really need an adult? And are the adults themselves safe? And you fail to mention your hiring procedures. Especially given that the showers are shared between camper and counsellor -- I checked -- isn't it of some concern what sort of unsafe individuals you might have brought into this camp? They might want all manner of perverted things.
I know it must be difficult to tear your mind from your fiance's fate, Miss Sayre, but please, think of the children.
Voting went here.
Ins: 53
Outs: 3
Percentage: 94.6%