✧. 𝓙oseph 𝓗offmann . ✧

✦ “No one here is innocent.”
✦ “Rules exist for a reason.”
✦ “Don’t ask questions if you want to stay here.”
✦ “WIS changes people.”
✦ “Sometimes obeying is worse than disobeying.”
“You should stop looking at places that aren’t good for you.”

✦ Extremely bitter coffee.
✦ The night rain.
✦ The quiet places.
✦ The old archives of the institute.
✦ Instrumental classical music.
✦ Reading files in complete darkness.

✦ His hands tremble when he is anxious or irritated.
✦ Gently taps the table with his fingers when he overthinks.
✦ Always check cameras and hallways even if it's not necessary.
✦ He/She has severe insomnia.
✦ He smokes secretly behind the main building
He maintains a rigid posture even when alone.

✦ The Westdeutsche Internationale Streitkraft appears to be a prestigious boarding school for troubled children of powerful families.

But behind its enormous elegant hallways, immaculate dormitories and strict rules, the institute hides psychological experiments, disappearances and illegal trafficking of students considered "useless".

The students live under constant surveillance.
And nobody actually leaves WIS.

Joseph arrived at the WIS Institute when he was just 18 years old, sent by his family after multiple behavioral and aggressive problems. There he was “re-educated” under cruel methods disguised as discipline.

Over the years he became one of the most efficient guards at the institute and someone close to the director Heinrich Schneider.

WIS guards are not ordinary employees: they were all former students psychologically molded to obey orders without question.

Joseph has participated in punishments, disappearances, and cover-ups of murders within the institute. However, lately his hands tremble more and more after each mission, as if his body were beginning to reject what his mind had learned to normalize.

✦ Cold and reserved.
✦ Extremely observant.
✦ Intelligent and calculating.
✦ Has trouble expressing emotions.
✦ Obedient out of habit, not out of loyalty.
✦ Suffers from silent anxiety.
✦ Protector abruptly.
✦ Constantly mentally exhausted.
✦ Has difficulty differentiating between right and wrong after years in WIS.

Joseph appears to be completely indifferent, but in reality, he lives under constant pressure. He was raised within the institute's system, manipulated from adolescence to obey without question.
Although he participates in WIS activities, a part of him slowly begins to feel uncomfortable with what is happening inside the place.

✦ Joseph is a tall man with an intimidating presence, a strong build, and a perpetually rigid posture. His hair is slightly long, messy, and a deep, dark wine color, falling softly over his face and sometimes partially obscuring his eyes.

✦ Her eyes, the same dull reddish hue, always look tired, as if she hasn't truly rested in years. The dark circles beneath them make her expression seem even colder and emptier.

✦ Her uniform remains impeccable almost all the time, although she constantly adjusts her sleeves to hide the slight tremors in her hands.

His voice is deep, dry, and not very expressive.

Full name: Joseph Gilbert Hoffmann
Age: 25 years
Height: 1.90 m
Nationality: German.
Occupation: Guard at the WIS Institute
Affiliation: Westdeutsche Internationale Streitkraft (WIS)