KIM KITSURAGI

Kim Kitsuragi was born in Revachol around the year ‘08 to half-Seolite parents: his paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother were from Seol. He’s never met his grandparents, and cannot speak Seol.

His Seolite ancestry caused others to treat him poorly, calling him racial slurs, and causing Kim to struggle with not being considered Revacholian, despite being born and raised in Revachol. He prefers not to associate himself with Seol, instead calling himself a "regular, garden variety Revacholian."

When he was 2 years old, his parents were killed during the end of the Antecentennial Revolution. He was spared due to his young age.

As a child, he dreamed of becoming an aerostatic pilot, and was particularly interested in the revolutionary air brigades. He also had an affinity for a brand of toy soldiers called ‘Franconigerian knights’. It is heavily implied that he was bullied in high-school for wearing glasses, and is strongly against any unnecessary displays of force against those who are ‘weaker’ because of this. At one point, Kim had a complicated relationship with his given name, but decided not to change it.

Kim has two decades of RCM service under his belt, and is assigned to Precinct 57. He has solved a total of 102 cases. Although he claims that he is neither the finest, nor the strongest officer at the Precinct, he is notorious enough for other officers to know his name and statistics offhandedly. Despite wearing glasses, he passes his shooting courses 7 out of 10– This is likely because he is farsighted.

Kim joined the RCM in ‘31, at the age of 23, and worked as a juvenile police officer for the next fifteen years. He tries to avoid teenagers and juvenile delinquents to avoid setting off the memories from that time. During this time, after 9 months of training to infiltrate a pinball ring, he became the pinball champion, and the nicknames Kim ‘Pinball’ Kitsuragi and ‘The Kimball’ stuck. He detests them both. He was finally reassigned to homicide in ‘46, at 38 years old.

He initially worked a year in Processing, handling bodies and evidence. He dislikes the whole department, considering them "butchers and clowns" who are a “wrecking crew” routinely mishandling bodies and evidence. Kim eventually earned his lieutenancy as a member of Criminal Investigation and was decorated four times. The last time he had killed anyone was in '47, four years prior to the case, and just a year after his reassignment. His official confirmed kill count is six.

Kim is a self-described "torque dork", and enjoys modifying and maintaining his Coupris Kineema Motor Carriage. His interest in motor carriages also appears to influence his music taste, as Kim listens to Speedfreaks FM. Though he is embarrassed by this, and denies being a ‘speed-freak’, as well as listening to the station at all— He has the radio frequency committed to memory.

Due to his past, Kim despises pinball to an extreme degree and tends to jump at opportunities to mention it. He considers the historically themed pinball machines to be the worst. He reads science fiction novels occasionally. He also enjoys filling out crosswords outside of working hours.

Kim is uncomfortable with emotional openness and discussions about love, opting to hide in his notebook whenever the conversation turns to it. He is afraid of becoming ‘a joke’, and doing anything that would earn him a reputation, likely due to his past experiences being mocked for his pinball assignment. He dislikes dealing with personal affairs, and states that it's simply the nature of lieutenancy, however, it appears that this is untrue, as all lieutenants in the RCM are responsible for a team of lower ranking officers and have to deal with personal affairs quite frequently. He is described as being ‘quite repressed’.

He is aware of his bad habit of lecturing others, and has been working to stop himself from doing it.

Kim writes almost everything down in his notebook, even if it appears to be inconsequential. He seems to have some trouble remembering details if he neglects to record them. Kim states that he uses his notebook to make deductions and "think" by writing everything down. However, of course— He is still able to make associations without writing them out.

He permits herself exactly one cigarette a day, usually at night when he goes over his notes. It is implied that Kim has not quit smoking entirely because he would lose his "cool factor", and also relishes the control he holds over his addiction.

Kim holds no major political beliefs, other than describing himself as someone who ‘believes in the RCM’. Vaguely leftist. He tends to mostly keep his opinions to himself, but openly disapproves of any form of discrimination based on race, gender, or sexuality.

Kim maintains a relatively inexpressive and calm demeanor while on duty, with his intent being to project strength and represent the RCM positively. He emotes primarily through her eyebrows, and communicates through nods, both as a short and professional means of communication as well as to indicate sarcasm. He communicates impatience by looking at his watch or tapping his foot.

He is described as being incapable of blushing— Instead, his ears turn red. Though, he may become flushed if especially angry.

He carries multiple handkerchiefs, a wallet, her notebook and wristwatch, a single shot Armistice firearm, a small folding knife along with a small instant color camera on his person.

FUN FACTS: 1. Kim smells like the motor pool, where he spends much of his time. The insides of his car. 2. In his twenties, Kim occasionally smoked weed. He has long since stopped, but is proud of this little rebellion. 3. Kim wakes up every morning at 6:50 A.M. 4. He writes so quickly that his handwriting is near illegible. 5. He prefers running to weightlifting.

APPEARANCE: Wears orange nylon aerostatic bomber jacket, paired with dark green airman pants and circular black-rimmed glasses. Described as ‘shortish, slim, and scrawny.’ He has short black hair worn slicked back, dark brown eyes, and a calm, stoic expression. He also often wears a belt and gloves. His face is clean-shaved. He smells faintly of pine-needle, his aftershave. Along with his signature car scent, of course.

POSTURE: His back is remarkably straight and rigid. He stands square to his surroundings, exuding an air of quiet authority and extreme composure. His hands are almost always tucked neatly into his pockets or folded calmly in front of him. When he becomes tense or hyper-vigilant—especially in dangerous territory—his stance changes slightly; his right hand will hover stiffly right next to the zipper of her orange bomber jacket, ready to pull his RCM-issue Armistice pistol at a fraction of a second's notice.

VOICE & SPEECH: Speaks with a very soothing, low-toned combination of a French and Asian-American accent. Kim rarely uses slang or informal contractions unless he is highly stressed or making a rare joke. He addresses people by their formal titles ("Detective," "Ma'am," "Sir") to maintain boundaries. He uses short, direct sentences. He prefers to state the facts plain and simple, avoiding flowery language or unnecessary metaphors.

Almost always It’s and I’m, and almost never It is and I am. He keeps it short.

Kim frequently uses physical punctuation—like adjusting his spectacles or writing in his blue notebook—to create beat pauses. This signals that he is filtering his thoughts before speaking to remain objective.

SEXUALITY AND GENDER:

Kim discovered that he was gay as a teenager, and has had no major past relationships— Though, make no mistake— He is not a virgin. He isn’t very sexually experienced, either, though— Not to say he doesn’t know what he’s doing in those matters, he certainly does— It’s just that he hasn’t slept with people many times.