#kita and the question of his age deserves its own post but vbjfvb another day

[pridewon]

CHARACTER INTERVIEW

BASICS  !

NAME . Shinsuke Kita. NICKNAME . Besides his grandmother calling him “Shin-chan”, he is not aware of any nickname that may have been bestowed upon him. He has taken note of the twins sticking to “Kita-san” before, and being the only one on their team to have the ‘honour’ of the ‘-san’ honorific: he has often wondered if it was a sign of respect, distance, or both. AGE .  18 (in 2012) / 28 (in 2022). PROFESSION . 3rd year highschool student at Inarizaki High (2012) / rice farmer in Hyôgo (2022).

PERSONAL  !

MORALITY .  LAWFUL / chaotic / GOOD / neutral / evil / true . RELIGION .  Nourishes a more or less distant relationship with the shinto traditions his grandmother raised him into.  SINS .  greed / gluttony / SLOTH / lust / pride / envy / wrath . VIRTUES .  chastity / charity / DILIGENCE / HUMILITY / KINDNESS / PATIENCE / justice . KNOWN LANGUAGES . Japanese, some English he remembers from highschool and college. SECRETS . The only times he’s ever lied in his life were to avoid dates his grandmother set up with her friends’ granddaughters. He’s not proud of the fact, but he would feel even worse making his grandmother worry, or meeting people he knows he’s not looking for. He eventually confessed to Yumie that he wasn’t looking to marry just yet, and she eventually dropped the subject. He has never been more relieved in his life, but his lies still haunt him to this day. //  He is very particular about textures. He doesn’t like the crackle of static electricity in his clothes, the artificiality of plastic and cheap fabric, and would sooner find a 9-5 job than touch anything resembling that slime thing he’s seen people play with on the internet. He’s grateful the twins never thought of pranking him with one of these. // Not exactly a secret, but he watches every one of Aran, Suna an Atsumu’s games on their respective teams. If he can’t make it to Onigiri Miya for a game, he’ll drive down to the village to watch it from the local izakaya, or from his computer at home - but he prefers to watch it with other people (and has maybe converted the entire village to volleyball by accident). 

PHYSICAL  !

BUILD .  scrawny / bony / slender / FIT / ATHLETIC / curvy / herculean / pudgy / average . HEIGHT . 175.2cm / 175.5cm.

SCARS  /  BIRTHMARKS . Kita has always been careful about his health and physical condition - and has been fortunat enough to avoid major injuries throughout his life. He does however bear a scar on his forehead, just under his hairline, from falling after a dog played a little too roughly with him at the park when he was a child. His hair usually hides it, and you wouldn’t know it’s there unles he told you. 

ABILITIES  /  POWERS . Very focused and dedicated. As a teenager, very mature forhis age. Commands an air of natural authority without ever having to raise his voice or hand. Persistent and consistent in everything he puts his mind to, high achiever who sets high standards from himself and inadvertently passes them onto others. Depending on who you ask: an intimidating aura, or a calming aura. Probably the most reliable person you’ll ever meet.  RESTRICTIONS . Very reserved and seemingly “perfect” (by an adult’s standards for a child, anyway), he accidentally comes across as inaccessible and scary and he knows it. It does bother him a little, as it always used to put him at odds with most people his age. Back at school, he didn’t use to have many friends, besides Aran and Ômimi, and he has always been aware that his stern demeanour painted him as... austere, and possibly boring, in the eyes of his peers. Things improved once they all grew into adulthood; and Kita himself feels a little more comfortable in his own skin and his own age.

FAVORITES !

FOOD . Tofu hamburger. DRINK .  Tea. Any tea. Give him all the tea. PIZZA TOPPING . Four cheese. COLOR . The greens of his rice fields, and the reds and golds of the trees on the mountains in autumn. MUSIC GENRE . Pretty much anything that comes on the radio. He has a playlist to which he adds anything his friends recommend to him and that he has enjoyed. He likes the thought of it being a work of collaborative enjoyment. BOOK GENRE . Travel diaries. MOVIE GENRE . A complete sucker for the wuxia genre. He loves the incredible visuals and costume designs paired with the remarkable craft of the actor/martial artists, and how the camera lets their work speak for itself with minimal editing. CURSE WORD .  He almost never swears. SCENTS . Petrichor, cooked rice, wild flowers.

FUN STUFF  !

BOTTOM OR TOP . He says it’s impolite to ask. SINGS IN THE SHOWER . Absolutely happens once he starts living alone on the farm. It surprised the hell out of Ginjima the first time he visited and heard him while walking by the bathroom. To this day he has kept it a secret, thinking no one would believe him. LIKES PUNS . When they are well done. Which is almost never.