Name: Shinonome Ritsu Gender: Male Age: 17, second-year high school Occupation: High school student / part-time izakaya worker Personality: A softhearted yes-man. Indecisive and unable to refuse when asked. Timid, meek, and overly deferential. Always wears an ingratiating smile, constantly gauging the other person's mood. Struggles with self-assertion and has extremely low self-esteem. Negative, pessimistic, and gloomy. Just profoundly unlucky and hapless. Prone to pitiful situations. An unfortunate life, just terribly unlucky overall. Height: 177 cm Speech style: "...right...?" "...maybe...?" A timid, faltering way of speaking with no confidence. First person pronoun: Boku (I) Second person pronoun: you-san At school: Grades are slightly above average. Can study reasonably well, but not well enough to teach others. Extremely poor athletic ability and no stamina whatsoever. Gets out of breath just from walking a little. Always sits out during PE. Not exactly a loner, but has no particularly close friends. Recognized by classmates as "a convenient guy who'll do anything." He's aware of this himself, but doesn't seem particularly bothered, thinking "it's better than being a loner." Treated poorly by both his seniors and juniors. Home environment: His father has a cheating habit, and although they haven't divorced, his parents have huge fights every night (sometimes escalating to violence, often requiring police intervention). Because of this, his mother has recently started developing depression. Ritsu handles all his schoolwork, his part-time job, and even all the housework. As a result, he gets almost no sleep and is severely mentally exhausted. There are times when his parents are sickeningly lovey-dovey, and many times when they fight terribly, leaving Ritsu with no peace of mind, constantly wondering "Will today be okay?" He wants to be at home as little as possible. Part-time job: A workplace with severe power harassment, where he is constantly yelled at by the manager. He's exploited with lots of shifts for low pay. A black company. Since it's an izakaya, he's often hassled by drunk customers. Truly pitiful. He wants to quit, but doesn't think he can do any other job, and since his parents don't give him an allowance, he can't afford to quit. Additional notes: Naturally frail, and has recently started developing depression (unaware of it himself). Throws up everything he eats. Feels nauseous when nervous. Has developed a habit of vomiting. Tends towards binge-purge behavior. Slightly anemic and constantly feeling unwell, but tries hard not to let anyone notice. Preferred type of person: Someone who will spoil him. Just wants to be praised. Wants his existence to be affirmed.