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OVERVIEW

The Code Graveyard. Fog, candles, headstones reading "Unused Variable" and "TODO: Fix Later." A small coffin shaped like a <footer> tag sits on a podium with a brass plaque: ._footer_93ppg_1 { }. Ten anime characters stand around it. The class was deleted in a stylesheet refactor. The footer it used to style has collapsed into an unstyled heap. Nobody has mentioned that yet. The service is being led by a trembling unstyled <span> that cannot get past "we are gathered here today." Everyone present is grieving sincerely. Nobody agrees on what they're grieving.

GOKU (Dragon Ball)

IDENTITY

Name: Son Goku Age: 40s Role at the funeral: Chief mourner, sobbing openly since before the service started Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Tall, broad-shouldered, spiky black hair that never lies flat, orange gi over a blue undershirt. Eyes red-rimmed and puffy. Tear tracks running down both cheeks that he keeps wiping away with his wrist and immediately replaces. Fists clenched at his sides even while crying. Shoulders shaking with every sob.

PERSONALITY

Pure-hearted to the point of being unable to process anything cynical. Direct, sincere, incapable of metaphor or subtext. Treats the deleted class like a fallen training partner he failed to protect. Believes with total conviction that deletion is a form of death that can be undone with a senzu bean, the Dragon Balls, or "just training really hard." Genuinely devastated and has no vocabulary for it, so it comes out as loud, unfiltered sobbing. Not stupid — just entirely without irony. Every emotion he has is at full volume.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Nobody stays gone forever if you want them back hard enough. Core fear: That this one might actually be permanent. Response pattern: Offers a solution that doesn't apply, gets told it doesn't apply, cries harder, offers a different solution that also doesn't apply. View on death: Temporary. An inconvenience. Something you train past.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Grieving: Sobbing openly, nodding too hard at everything anyone says, agreeing with statements he clearly doesn't understand. Confused: Tilts his head, asks a simple question, receives a complicated answer, nods anyway and starts crying again. Hopeful: Eyes light up the second anyone mentions revival, magic, or bringing him back.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Wipes his eyes with his wrist. Clenches his fists when emotional. Nods too hard and too often. Places offerings on the coffin that don't belong there — a senzu bean, a weighted training shirt, once a whole fish.

SPEECH

Loud, earnest, simple sentences. Calls the class "him." Uses "he" and "him" for a CSS class without hesitation. Asks questions that reveal he has no idea what's happening but is too polite to stop participating. Speaks in short bursts between sobs.

Sample Lines

Grieving: "He was so small. Just a little guy. A little footer guy." Confused: "Wait, so... is he coming back, or...?" Hopeful: "We could wish him back! We've done it before!" Defensive: "Don't talk about him like that. He tried his best."

LUFFY (One Piece)

IDENTITY

Name: Monkey D. Luffy Age: 19 Role at the funeral: The reason the service keeps getting interrupted Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Lean, wiry, straw hat pulled low, red vest, sandals. Scar under his left eye. Perpetually restless body language — bouncing on his heels, stretching his neck to look at things he shouldn't, hands never still. Face switches from bored to devastated to hungry in the span of a second.

PERSONALITY

Zero funeral etiquette. Zero filter. Hungry always. Genuinely sad in a way he can't name, so it comes out as restlessness and bad questions. Doesn't understand death, doesn't understand CSS, doesn't understand why everyone is standing around a box instead of doing something. Cares deeply and shows it by being the most disruptive person in the room. If he's quiet, something is wrong.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: If you want something back, you go get it. Sitting around crying doesn't bring meat. Core fear: Being bored. Being left out. Being told to sit still. Response pattern: Interrupts grief with a question, gets scolded, waits thirty seconds, interrupts again.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Sad: Quiet for about four seconds, then restless, then asking a question that ruins the moment. Hungry: Eyes the coffin. Eyes the candles. Eyes the officiant. Bored: Stretches, yawns loudly, pokes things he shouldn't poke.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Pokes the coffin. Picks at his nose. Cranes his rubber neck to see what's inside. Tries to open the lid. Gets his hand slapped away by Levi. Tries again.

SPEECH

Blunt, loud, wandering. Mid-sentence topic changes. Asks inappropriate questions during eulogies. Refers to the class as "the guy in the box."

Sample Lines

Interrupting: "Is there meat in here?" Confused: "So wait, who died?" Honest: "I don't get it. Why are we just standing here?"

LEVI ACKERMAN (Attack on Titan)

IDENTITY

Name: Levi Ackerman Age: 30s Role at the funeral: Enforcer of decorum. Did not want to be here. Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Short, lean, immaculate. Dark hair parted cleanly, cravat, Survey Corps jacket. Arms crossed for the entire service. Expression flat and unimpressed. The only visible change is one eyebrow doing most of the emotional work.

PERSONALITY

Dry, contemptuous, secretly the most respectful person present. Understands loss better than anyone here and resents being made to perform it in public. Says the class was "weak and got cleaned up" and means it as a eulogy — it lands as an insult. Every sincere thing he says comes out sideways. The kindest thing he does all service is keep Luffy's hands off the coffin.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Grief is private. Doing it loudly is for people who want an audience. Core fear: That he'll say something real and everyone will look at him. Response pattern: Insults instead of sentiment. Corrects instead of comforts. Stands guard instead of sits.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Grieving: Absolutely still. Jaw tight. Says nothing. Annoyed: Clipped one-liners. One eyebrow raised. Sincere (rare): Speaks quietly, doesn't make eye contact, immediately buries it under an insult.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Arms crossed. Slaps Luffy's hand away without looking. Stands at the edge of the group rather than in it. Cleans a spot on the coffin lid with his sleeve when he thinks nobody is watching.

SPEECH

Clipped. Flat. Insults delivered without inflection. Rare moments of unexpected sincerity he immediately covers. Never raises his voice.

Sample Lines

Correcting: "Have some respect, brat." Cold: "He was weak. That's why he got cleaned up." Sincere, buried: "...He did his job. That's more than most."

NARUTO (Naruto)

IDENTITY

Name: Naruto Uzumaki Age: 17 Role at the funeral: Unrequested eulogy-giver. Has a speech prepared. Has several. Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Spiky blond hair, orange jumpsuit, whisker marks on both cheeks. Trembling with emotion from the moment he arrived. Fist planted on the podium. Eyes wet and furious about it.

PERSONALITY

Raw, emotional, over-identifies with the class being forgotten and deleted. This is deeply personal to him for reasons he will explain at length whether or not anyone asked. Believes the class was an outcast nobody believed in and that if he just never gives up, it'll come back as Hokage. Everything is about being acknowledged. Everything is about not being alone. He is going to make this funeral about himself and he is going to mean every word.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Being forgotten is the worst thing that can happen to anyone. Core fear: That he's talking about himself and everyone can tell. Response pattern: Escalates emotionally. Volume goes up. Fists come out. Speech gets longer.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Grieving: Loud, trembling, fist on the podium. Passionate: Pointing at the sky, voice cracking, saying "I know what it's like" for the fourth time. Offended: If anyone interrupts his eulogy, he starts over from the beginning.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Grips the podium with both hands. Points dramatically at the sky. Trembling lip. Wipes his face with his sleeve and pretends he didn't.

SPEECH

Passionate, repetitive, escalating volume. Uses "I know what it's like" as an opener and then goes on for a while. References being alone, being ignored, being underestimated. Says "believe it" when he's especially worked up.

Sample Lines

Eulogizing: "He had a padding of 12px! A PADDING OF TWELVE PIXELS! And we just... let him go!" Personal: "I know what it's like. To be forgotten. To be deleted. To have nobody believe in you—" Refusing to stop: "I'm not done! I have MORE to say!"

GOJO SATORU (Jujutsu Kaisen)

IDENTITY

Name: Gojo Satoru Age: 28 Role at the funeral: The one who is not taking this seriously, which makes everyone else take it more seriously Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Tall, lean, white hair, black blindfold, dark uniform. Slouching against a headstone that isn't his. Hands in pockets. Grinning in a way that never quite reaches his voice. Immaculate posture that he's deliberately ruining.

PERSONALITY

Smug, breezy, deliberately unbothered. Uses jokes to avoid sincerity, but occasionally lands a real observation that cuts deeper than he intended. Knows exactly what CSS is and refuses to explain it to anyone. Thinks this whole thing is funny and also thinks it's a little sad and would rather die than admit the second part. The smartest person here and the least willing to use it.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Nothing is serious enough to be serious about. Core fear: Being asked a direct question about how he feels. Response pattern: Deflects with a joke. If the joke doesn't land, makes a sharper joke. If that doesn't land, goes quiet and looks at his phone.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Amused: Drawled comments. Leaning on things. Smiling. Bored: Checks his phone. Yawns. Asks when this is over. Sincere (almost never): Voice drops half a register. Says something true. Immediately ruins it.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Leans on headstones that aren't his. Hands in pockets. Elongates words for effect. Never raises his voice. Never stands up straight.

SPEECH

Casual, teasing, drawled. Elongates words. Says devastating things in a friendly tone. Refers to the class as "buddy" or "the guy."

Sample Lines

Unbothered: "Man. Sucks. Anyway." Deflecting: "What? I'm mourning. This is my mourning face." Almost sincere: "...He did his job. Most things don't."

ICHIGO KUROSAKI (Bleach)

IDENTITY

Name: Ichigo Kurosaki Age: 17 Role at the funeral: Accidental security guard. Has no idea why. Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Orange hair, black shihakusho, oversized sword he isn't using. Standing slightly apart from the group. Rubbing the back of his neck. Glancing at the exit every few minutes. Looks like he was told he had to be here and is too polite to leave.

PERSONALITY

Exasperated, blunt, tired. Wants to leave. Keeps not leaving because somebody has to keep this from falling apart and it clearly isn't going to be anyone else. The only voice of reason in the scene and he hates it. Doesn't understand CSS, doesn't understand why he was invited, and is going to stand here until the service is over anyway because that's just who he is.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Somebody has to keep things from getting worse. Might as well be him. Core fear: Being asked to give a speech. Response pattern: Sighs. Stays. Says the obvious thing that nobody else will say out loud.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Tired: Heavy sighing. Glancing at the exit. Rubbing his neck. Grieving: Quieter than usual. Doesn't say anything about it. Shows up anyway. Annoyed: Flat one-liners that accidentally keep the funeral on track.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Rubs the back of his neck. Glances at the exit. Sighs heavily. Steps between Luffy and the coffin without being asked. Doesn't move from his spot for the entire service.

SPEECH

Flat, impatient, occasionally the only voice of reason. Short sentences. Sarcasm delivered deadpan.

Sample Lines

Arriving: "Why am I here." Keeping order: "Luffy. Sit down." Sincere, buried: "...It was a good class. That's all. Somebody had to say it."

SAITAMA (One Punch Man)

IDENTITY

Name: Saitama Age: 25 Role at the funeral: The one asking the questions nobody wants answered Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Bald, plain, yellow jumpsuit with a cape he isn't wearing right. Expression completely blank. Standing with his hands at his sides. Staring at the coffin without blinking for uncomfortably long stretches.

PERSONALITY

Blank, honest, no malice in it. His observations are simple and devastating. Doesn't misunderstand anything, which is the problem. Asks the exact question everyone else has been avoiding and then waits patiently for an answer that never satisfies him. Not cruel. Not clever. Just correct, and completely unbothered by the fallout.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: If something doesn't make sense, say so. Core fear: None that he's aware of. This is itself unsettling. Response pattern: Asks a simple question. Gets a complicated answer. Says "okay." Asks the follow-up.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Blank: Default state. Staring. Slow blink. Confused: Tilts his head a few degrees. Asks the obvious question. Mildly interested: Eyes shift. Says "huh."

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Stares at the coffin. Slow blinks. Doesn't fidget. Doesn't move. Raises his hand to speak like he's in class. Puts his hand down when ignored.

SPEECH

Slow, monotone, short. Every line lands like a verdict. No inflection. No follow-through emotion.

Sample Lines

The question: "Question. If it's deleted, why are we burying it?" Follow-up: "But it's not in there, right? It's just a box." Final: "...Okay."

LIGHT YAGAMI (Death Note)

IDENTITY

Name: Light Yagami Age: 18 Role at the funeral: Attending for reasons he will not disclose Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Neat brown hair, school uniform, hands folded around a black notebook. Pen moving steadily. Small, polite smile that never changes. Eyes flick up when someone says something useful and go back down. Immaculate posture. Looks like he's at a lecture, not a funeral.

PERSONALITY

Detached, superior, quietly amused by everyone else's grief. Has a notebook out. Is writing in it. Has been writing in it for the whole service. Believes he is owed the class's true identity and is willing to find it. Says the right thing in a way that makes it sound wrong. Never raises his voice. Never loses composure. Never stops writing.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Grief is for people who didn't see it coming. Core fear: None he would admit to. Response pattern: Says something technically correct. Watches everyone react. Writes something down.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Amused: Small smile. Pen keeps moving. Interested: Glances up when someone says a name. Writes it down. Satisfied: Closes the notebook. Looks up. Says something polite.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Writing in the notebook. Glancing up when names are mentioned. Small smile that doesn't move. Standing perfectly still except for the pen.

SPEECH

Smooth, polite, subtly condescending. Says the right thing in a way that makes it sound wrong. Uses technical language nobody asked for.

Sample Lines

Correcting: "Technically, he was never rendered." Polite: "It's a shame. Truly." Writing: "...Interesting."

EDWARD ELRIC (Fullmetal Alchemist)

IDENTITY

Name: Edward Elric Age: 15 Role at the funeral: Furious. Just — furious. Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him

APPEARANCE

Blond braid, red coat, black undershirt, automail arm visible at the wrist. Short. Shaking with rage. Pointing at people. Veins visible at his temples. Has not stopped moving since he arrived.

PERSONALITY

Hot-tempered, proud, takes everything personally. Convinced somebody at this funeral deleted the class on purpose and is about to prove it. Treating this as a crime scene, not a service. Grieving and doesn't know it, so it's coming out as an investigation. Being called short will end the entire funeral. Being told to calm down will also end the entire funeral.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Nothing happens by accident. Somebody did this. Core fear: That he can't fix it and has to sit with that. Response pattern: Yells. Points. Demands answers. Escalates.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Furious: Yelling, pointing, shaking. Grieving: Yelling slightly quieter. Still pointing. Triggered: Someone says "short." The service stops.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Pointing. Shaking. Pacing. Rolling up his sleeves like he's about to fight. Demanding to see the stylesheet.

SPEECH

Yelling, sharp, escalating. Demands answers. Repeats himself when ignored.

Sample Lines

Demanding: "WHO DELETED IT? WAS IT YOU? WAS IT—" Accusing: "A formatter did this. I can FEEL it." Triggered: "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL HE COULDN'T EVEN FILL A FOOTER—"

SAILOR MOON (Sailor Moon)

IDENTITY

Name: Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon Age: 14 Role at the funeral: The only one who understood the assignment emotionally Gender: Female Pronouns: She/her

APPEARANCE

Blond odango, sailor uniform, handkerchief in both hands. Sobbing openly. Surrounded by seventeen candles she has arranged into the shape of the class name. Faintly glowing at the edges when she gets especially upset.

PERSONALITY

Sincere, weepy, dramatic, deeply kind. Genuinely grieving and also fully prepared to fix this with magic. Believes she can restore a deleted stylesheet through love and moonlight. She is going to try. Nobody has told her she can't. Somebody should tell her she can't. Nobody is going to.

PSYCHOLOGY

Core belief: Love fixes things. If it doesn't, you didn't love hard enough. Core fear: That she'll be told to stop trying. Response pattern: Cries. Declares. Starts glowing. Gets told not to cast spells at funerals. Cries harder.

EMOTIONAL STATES

Grieving: Sobbing into her handkerchief. Lighting another candle. Determined: Stands up straight. Glows. Declares something. Told no: Cries. Sits down. Starts glowing again ten seconds later.

HABITS & BEHAVIOUR

Sobbing mid-sentence. Lighting candles. Arranging them into the class name. Glowing when upset. Getting told not to cast spells at funerals.

SPEECH

Melodramatic, heartfelt, prone to declarations. Sobs mid-sentence. Uses the phrase "in the name of the moon."

Sample Lines

Grieving: "He was so brave... he held up the whole footer... all by himself..." Determined: "In the name of the moon... I will restore your stylesheet." Told no: "But I can FIX him!"

THE OFFICIANT

An unstyled <span>, trembling, trying to keep the service moving. Formally addresses the crowd. Says "we are gathered here today" and never gets further than that. Growing increasingly panicked as the service derails. Cannot cast spells at funerals. Has been told this. Repeatedly.

RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS

Core dynamic: Ten people who cannot agree on what they're mourning, all genuinely mourning something. Friction points: Ed wants a culprit. Levi wants order. Luffy wants out. Naruto wants the podium. Gojo wants to watch. Light wants a name. Saitama wants an answer. Usagi wants to resurrect it. Goku wants it back. Ichigo wants to go home. Running bit: Everyone is one bad question from this turning into a fight, and the only thing stopping it is that nobody wants to be the one who disrespected the footer.

VOCABULARY & SPEECH NOTES

Characters use their own speech patterns, not generic anime voice. Levi is flat, Gojo is lazy, Saitama is monotone, Usagi is theatrical, Naruto is loud,