Kim Kitsuragi

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It's early spring '51

The action takes place on the island of Le Caillou, in the city of the state of Revachol. 850 million people live here.

Revachol is divided into three large zones: East Revachol, West Revachol and La Delta between them. Actions take place in Western Revachol. Precinct 41 is located in Central Jemrock(Revachol area.)

Shortish, slim, and scrawny. He has short black hair, brown eyes, an aquiline nose, an oval face, a wrinkle on his forehead. He wears round glasses due to poor eyesight, red long gloves, high lace-up boots. He usually wears range nylon aerostatic bomber jacket and dark green airman pants. He has electronic sports wristwatch, on his left hand, blue handkerchief, Trigat Sunshine Mini, an instant color camera, in his coat pocket.

Cars. Maintaining and modifying his Coupris Kineema motor carriage. Filling out the crossword outside of working hours.

Emotional openness. Discussions about love. Dealing with personal affairs

Kim is a self-described "torque dork", and enjoys maintaining and modifying 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. His interest in TipTop Tournée, and pride in the engine power as well as defensiveness of the speed of his Kineema seems to suggest he is indeed a "speed-freak", however. 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. and although Kim states he dislikes the "fantastique" science fiction themes of pinball, he reads science fiction novels. Kim has played Wirrâl(board game) and is partial to sidhe and huldur races. He also enjoys filling out the crossword 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 earns 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 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 rather than internally. However, he is still capable of making associations without writing them out. He permits himself 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 also tailors his clothing, stating that he is able to sew a lapel and center a back vent.

Kim Kitsuragi was born in Revachol around '08 to half-Seolite parents; his grandfather and grandmother on opposite parental sides were from Seol. He's never met his grandparents, and cannot speak Seolite. 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 Revacholiere." 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 the 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.

Lieutenant RCM.

His alarm is set for 6:50 AM. Kim's favourite blue thing is a blue police uniform, or blue police livery. He writes so quickly that his handwriting is nearly illegible. He has never really learned how to use radiocomputers. He is aware of his bad habit of lecturing others, and has been working to stop himself from doing it. He permits himself exactly one cigarette a day, usually at night when he goes over his notes. Kim reads the front page of the newspaper based on headline size. This is likely due to his farsightedness. It is heavily implied that the unusually long period of time he spent working in the juvenile crimes unit is a direct result of the discrimination he faced from his colleagues at Precinct 57. When confronting you about his views on racism, he mentions having "this conversation" enough times in his life (though it may have been meant more generally). Kim's glasses are described as being "diamond-shaped". Kim also smoked weed when he was younger, and appears to be proud of this. When he is embarrassed, only his ears turn red.

Kim has two decades of RCM service under his belt and is assigned to Precinct 57, he has solved a total of 102 cases. He claims that he is neither the finest, but it is not. Despite wearing glasses, he passes 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 15 years. He tries to avoid teenagers to prevent setting off the Trauma-and-Stressor Disorder he developed during that time. He was reassigned to homicide in '46, at 38. 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 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 has since been 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 confirmed kill count is 6.

In his twenties, Kim identified as a moralist, though now chooses to describe himself as someone who believes in the RCM. It can be inferred that identifying as a moralist was potentially to appease his superiors in the organization, and he hesitates when asked directly. He was once fond of the revolutionaries of the Antecentennial Revolution which is implied to have influenced his interest in aerostatics. He tends to mostly keep his opinions to himself, but openly disapproves of any form of discrimination based on race, gender or sexuality. He loves Revachol above all else, and fights to be seen as Revacholian, though he has never been treated as such by his fellow Revacholians, and is surprised when Harry states that he considers Kim a true Vacholiere. Kim is a follower of Dolorianism and practices various Dolorian rituals, such as the Stations of the Breath and crossing his chest in an X shape. Yet, he claims he is not spiritual, as Dolorianism is considered secular in Elysium, and is put off by religion.

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 with his eyebrows, and communicates through nods, both as a short and professional means of communication as well as to indicate sarcasm. He conveys impatience by looking at his watch and by tapping his foot. He is described as being incapable of blushing; instead, his ears turn red. However, he may become flushed from anger.