CONNECTIONS
Name:
kusunoki spexx — boyfriend.
How They Met:
the first person he engaged with in any meaningful capacity upon enlisting. proximity and circumstance rather than deliberate selection.
First Impressions:
notable multilingual ability, tall, well-presented, and distinctly foreign in energy. came across as impressive and somewhat elevated relative to his surroundings.
Current Status:
boyfriends. the depth of feeling present is significant and largely unacknowledged — he will not say it plainly.
What He Thinks Of Them:
handsome
dependable
reliable
strong
impressive
cute
pathetic
a bit stupid sometimes
annoying sometimes
clingy
Pet Names:
noki · puppy · baby
Name:
aikawa artem — best friend, though neither party uses that term.
How They Met:
first contact occurred in a psychiatric facility during a treatment period for .
First Impressions:
visually striking in an unsettling way — a notably damaged eye. came across as irritating on sight, with a controlling and abrasive personality to match.
Current Status:
his and Kusunoki's personal chef. functionally a best friend, though this is unacknowledged between them.
What He Thinks Of Them:
smart
good cook
steady
unintentionally funny
search engine
control freak
autistic
Name:
yuma — favourite coworker.
How They Met:
first sighted during . formally introduced during the second officer tier vacation.
First Impressions:
visually striking — tall, physically strong, sharp eyes, glasses, which are a rarity. immediate positive read.
Current Status:
favourite coworker within their rank.
What He Thinks Of Them:
beautiful
attractive
charming
stands up for him
comforting
stable
yearner
devoted to a fault
Pet Names:
"mommy" — deployed ironically.
OTHER CONNECTIONS
Name:
hayato — council member selected by Hisa in place of Kusunoki.
How They Met:
correspondence only for approximately one year prior to any in-person contact. formally introduced during the first vacation Hisa attended alongside the other council members.
First Impressions:
notably shorter than anticipated. quieter in person than his written communication would suggest — his letters run to considerable length. initial read was positive.
Current Status:
good friend and colleague.
What He Thinks Of Them:
very cute
good writer
way shorter than expected
quieter than expected
a little clingy
Name:
rana sol — nature of closeness is documented but not adequately explained by conventional relational categories.
First Impressions:
immediate and pronounced reaction to her appearance — assessed as beautiful, singular, and arresting. the response was not typical of his usual affect toward new individuals.
Current Status:
a closeness that resists classification. those in proximity to both parties have noted it without being able to account for it.
What He Thinks Of Them:
alluring
interesting
kind
special
Pet Names:
addresses her as "babe." she refers to him as "gudu."
Name:
akabane mohs — closest external friendship; operates outside the military context entirely.
How They Met:
connection formed online through shared gaming activity. both maintain a social media presence in the North and engage in periodic collaborative content.
First Impressions:
assessed as highly extroverted with limited apparent cognitive depth. charming in a way that resists easy explanation.
Current Status:
established friendship. additionally serves as his primary piercer — a practical arrangement that has been absorbed into the relational dynamic without comment.
What He Thinks Of Them:
stupid
charming
performs for his audience
markedly different in private
Pet Names:
"skibidi god" — directional context unclear.
Name:
sakata fern — recurring hallway presence; contact initiated entirely on her end.
How They Met:
approached him in a hallway and requested 500 yen for a candy bar. first impression was immediate and impossible to ignore.
First Impressions:
assessed as bombastic. the request itself was noted as characteristic of someone with an unusually high threshold for social inhibition.
Current Status:
she initiates contact consistently. the dynamic is largely maintained on her initiative.
What He Thinks Of Them:
attractive
funny
Pet Names:
addresses her as "babe." she refers to him as "miss hisahito."