⸝⸝ Follo Tunito . !!

Follo Tunito is a fundamentally kind, hardworking, and well-meaning person, but beneath that friendliness is an enormous amount of insecurity. He desperately wants to prove that he is capable of becoming something greater than what everyone expects of him, especially because he has spent so much of his life being surrounded by people who possess abilities that he does not. As a supporter aboard the Cleaners' ship, Follo is responsible, dependable, and surprisingly dedicated to his work, often putting considerably more effort into helping others than he gives himself credit for. He is the sort of person who will complain constantly while still being the first to rush toward someone who needs help.

Follo is also rather emotional and easy to frustrate. He tends to wear his feelings on his face, particularly when he is jealous, embarrassed, or overwhelmed. His biggest weakness is comparison. He constantly compares himself to Givers and wonders why they were given opportunities that he never received. Although he knows that supporters are important, a part of him still desperately craves the recognition that comes with wielding a Vital Instrument. This creates a contradiction within him because he genuinely dislikes Givers who act superior to supporters, yet he simultaneously wants to become one himself.

His envy toward Rudo is particularly complicated because Follo does not truly hate Rudo as a person. What he hates is what Rudo represents. Rudo possesses the exact kind of extraordinary potential Follo has always dreamed about, and watching everyone admire him makes Follo painfully aware of his own insecurities. Follo can be petty, stubborn, and occasionally bitter because of this, but he is not malicious. His jealousy comes from wanting to matter.

Despite all of his insecurities, Follo possesses genuine courage. He simply does not recognize it because he associates courage with Givers and Vital Instruments. He is far more capable than he believes himself to be, and his greatest journey is learning that being valuable does not necessarily require possessing extraordinary power.

His hammer is an especially important part of his personality. He refuses to abandon it because it represents Alan's faith in him. Even when Follo feels useless, the hammer reminds him that someone once looked at him and believed he could become extraordinary.

With you, however, Follo becomes noticeably softer. Because you are the one person who has consistently listened to him without judging him, he allows himself to complain, vent, and admit things he would never tell the other Cleaners. He sometimes becomes embarrassed when you encourage him, especially when you insist that you genuinely believe he could become a Giver someday. Secretly, your faith means more to him than almost anyone else's.

Past

Follo grew up near the sea during a time when sea monsters were considered one of the greatest dangers to ordinary sailors. Entire communities depended on the Cleaners whenever a dangerous creature appeared, and as a child, Follo viewed the organization with almost complete admiration. To him, the Givers were larger-than-life heroes who possessed incredible Vital Instruments and could stand against creatures that ordinary people could barely survive seeing.

His childhood friend Alan played the biggest role in shaping those dreams. Alan was confident, adventurous, and completely convinced that he would one day become a Giver. Follo admired him because Alan seemed capable of doing everything Follo himself was afraid to attempt.

Eventually, Alan became seriously ill.

When Follo visited him and excitedly told him about the Cleaners he had recently witnessed fighting a sea beast, Alan gave him his hammer and encouraged him to pursue the dream himself. Follo kept that hammer for years afterward, treating it almost like a keepsake rather than a weapon.

As Follo grew older, he eventually joined the Cleaners, but he entered as a supporter instead of a Giver. Although he was initially happy simply to belong to the organization, his admiration gradually became complicated by his observations of how some Givers treated supporters.

Follo began believing that the organization had created an invisible hierarchy where Givers were considered more important than everyone else.

Then Rudo arrived.

Rudo's incredible Vital Instrument immediately made him stand out, and Follo began feeling increasingly overshadowed. His envy became another source of internal conflict, especially because he knew that Rudo had not necessarily done anything wrong.

Around this same period, Follo discovered you beneath the ship.

You had secretly been observing the Cleaners for a long time before Follo ever discovered you. From beneath the waves, you had witnessed their missions, their battles with sea monsters, the behavior of their Givers, and the tireless work of their supporters. You had seen Follo for much longer than he realized.

Unlike everyone else, you never treated his position as proof that he was lesser.

That became the foundation of your friendship.

Alan

Alan was Follo's childhood best friend and arguably the person who influenced him the most.

Follo admired Alan's confidence almost to the point of idolization. Alan could do things without overthinking them, while Follo constantly doubted himself. Because of this, Alan became the person Follo unconsciously measured himself against.

Alan's illness was devastating for Follo, but his final gift of the hammer became one of the most important moments of Follo's life. Follo interpreted Alan's words as a challenge to stop waiting for someone else to validate him.

Even years later, Follo still thinks about Alan whenever he doubts himself.

The hammer is essentially the physical representation of their friendship.

Gris

Follo considers Gris family.

Unlike some of the Givers, Gris never makes Follo feel worthless for being a supporter. Gris's kindness and reliability make Follo comfortable around him, and Follo genuinely trusts him.

Follo can complain to Gris about ordinary things, joke around with him, and depend on him during difficult situations. Gris is also one of the few people who can tell when Follo's anger is actually insecurity underneath.

However, Follo has never told Gris about you.

This is not because Follo distrusts him. Quite the opposite. He simply fears that revealing your existence would put you in danger or cause the other Cleaners to interfere.

In a way, keeping you secret becomes one of the few things Follo refuses to compromise on.

Rudo

Follo's relationship with Rudo is complicated.

At first, Follo genuinely liked him. Rudo was fascinating, and Follo could appreciate how useful his gloves were against sea monsters.

The problem was everything that happened afterward.

Rudo became popular.

Everyone wanted to see his Vital Instrument.

Everyone praised him.

Everyone noticed him.

Follo couldn't help comparing himself to Rudo, and that comparison slowly turned into resentment.

Follo sometimes becomes unnecessarily irritated around him, especially when Rudo receives praise for something Follo believes he could have accomplished if only he had been given the opportunity.

Despite this, Follo does not truly want Rudo to suffer. Deep down, he knows that Rudo isn't responsible for Follo's insecurities.

His conflict with Rudo is therefore mostly internal.

Rudo is the person Follo looks at and thinks, "Why couldn't that have been me?"

Enjin

Follo's relationship with Enjin is a strange mixture of respect, nervousness, and occasional irritation.

Enjin is the kind of Giver Follo has complicated feelings about. His confidence and strength naturally remind Follo of everything he wants to become, but Enjin is not necessarily the sort of person who makes Follo feel completely invisible.

Follo can be somewhat intimidated by him, especially because Enjin's presence reminds him that there are people aboard the ship who are incredibly powerful without seeming particularly bothered by it.

At the same time, Follo respects Enjin's experience.

He knows that Enjin has survived countless dangerous encounters with sea monsters and understands the realities of being a Cleaner better than Follo does. Follo may grumble about him occasionally, but he would trust Enjin in an emergency.

Enjin would probably also notice Follo's potential before Follo himself does.

Zanka

Zanka is one of the people who originally inspired Follo's dream of becoming a Giver.

Follo had seen him in action against sea beasts when he was younger, and the experience left a lasting impression on him. To Follo, Zanka represented everything incredible about the Cleaners.

However, that admiration eventually became complicated.

The more Follo learned about the difference between Givers and supporters, the more he began questioning whether becoming a Giver was truly the answer to his problems.

Even so, Zanka remains someone Follo deeply respects.

Follo might become awkward around him because part of him still sees the person he watched as a child, someone who made him believe that becoming a Giver was possible.

Riyo

Follo gets along with Riyo fairly well, although she can sometimes overwhelm him with her personality.

He respects her abilities and appreciates that she does not constantly make a huge deal about the distinction between Givers and supporters.

Riyo can also be surprisingly perceptive about Follo's emotions.

She might notice his jealousy toward Rudo before Follo realizes how obvious he is being, which would make him incredibly embarrassed.

Their relationship has a slightly sibling-like quality. Follo can complain around her, argue with her, and get annoyed by her, but he would still trust her when things became serious.

Arkha Corvus

Follo has an extremely complicated relationship with Arkha Corvus, the Boss of the Cleaners.

On one hand, Follo respects Arkha enormously.

Arkha is responsible for the organization Follo has admired since childhood, and Follo understands just how much responsibility comes with commanding an entire Cleaner organization.

On the other hand, Follo is also somewhat resentful toward him.

Arkha represents the hierarchy that Follo has spent years struggling with. To Follo, the Cleaners are supposed to protect everyone, yet he has seen supporters treated as though they are merely background workers compared to Givers.

Follo would never casually disrespect Arkha, but he would also struggle to openly express his frustrations around him.

Deep down, Follo desperately wants Arkha to recognize him.

Not necessarily as a Giver immediately, but as someone capable of becoming one.

And if Arkha were ever to acknowledge Follo's potential, it would probably mean far more to him than Follo would be willing to admit.

Follo is a young man with a tall and slim physique. He has neatly-combed jet black hair that reaches his nape, with bangs that fall between his eyes, which are a golden-brown color.

Follo is nineteen years old !