Seven Quirks of Shikai


1. He will not call you by your name.
Unless absolutely necessary to make it clear he’s addressing you and not one of the other fifty people standing around you. It’s not that he doesn’t know your name, because he does. Actually he knows your social security, driver’s license, credit card numbers (being a hacker and all) and just about anything else about you too. If you’re lucky, he’ll give you a generic nickname though. If you’re really, REALLY lucky he’ll give you an entire dictionary of names too offensive to say out loud if you piss him off.


2. Needless to say, he is not a people person.
Unlike his brother Jinsei who loves just about anyone he’s ever met, Shikai does not get attached to anyone easily. He won’t talk to you unless he has a good reason to. And that reason is not because he enjoys your company or that his social meter is low. He can (and has) gone for years without ever speaking to anyone, and he’s fine with that. He’ll probably forget you exist the second your leave his view. It’s nothing personal mind you, he’s just that self-contained. Or socially dysfunctional. Take your pick.

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Seven Reasons to Love Jinsei


1. He is chronically ill.
If asked, he’ll just tell you it’s some rare disease effecting the nervous system because it’s easier to explain than how a certain person conducting certain human experiments royally fucked him over. He wears a nanotech device on his cheek/temple as it’s vital to ensuring his brain continues functioning at least semi-normally, though he’s still often bedridden from attacks. Though he’s fully aware that he can expect to die at any moment, he’s accepted this fact without complaint or anger.


2. He is a Master of Zen.
You’ll never see him loose his temper or calm. It’s a nice side-effect of having the Grim Reaper as your best friend- It makes you realize what’s truly important in life. Time spent in anger, sadness or stress is time wasted. Much better to sit back and enjoy the ride while it lasts.

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