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jigokufever2022-07-09 04:34 pm
aceslow) wrote in jigokufever2022-07-09 04:34 pm
APPEARANCE MEME
It's time for Jigoku-cho's first ever appearance meme! Come fill out this form (and feel free to link it on your journals as a handy dandy tool) to outline everything about your character's appearance and in-game changes that your icons just can't cover. And hey, why not comment around to chat about all the things you didn't realize?
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kim kitsuragi | disco elysium
KIM KITSURAGI
AGE: 43
HEIGHT: ~5'8"
BUILD: Slim and rangy, but muscular underneath his loose clothing
HAIR: Black
EYES: Brown
ORIGIN: Revachol, of the Insulinde on Elysium (not Earth!). Biracial; half white, half Seolite (an East Asian pastiche).
LANGUAGE: English, French
VISION
Kim is a 43-year old biracial (asian/white) man who, save for his receding hairline, looks younger than he is. His black hair is usually slicked back, with a close-shaven undercut underneath it, but there are perpetual cowlicks springing out of his gel that he's constantly attempting to tame. He wears thick circular glasses and is most often seen in well-tailored bomber jackets, cargo pants, combat boots, white t-shirts and tank tops and driving gloves. If you ever see him without his gloves, it becomes clear he wears them due to a bad habit of chewing on his nails. He has a sparse moustache on his upper lip, a large, slightly crooked nose, a weak chin, a slight overbite, and thick lips. All of his clothing is tailored to fit him perfectly, but the fact that he favours large jackets brings attention to his lean frame; he's fairly muscular underneath it, but the overall impression is that he's scrawnier than he really is, and a little shorter than average. His body, while covered, is studded with scars from plenty of fights, including some knife wounds and at least one bullet wound. He has perpetual bags underneath his eyes, which counteractively make him look younger.
He has a famously inexpressive face, save for his brows (which do a lot of the talking for him), and it's difficult to tell what he's thinking at any given point in time; he takes stoicism to its logical conclusion. You can learn how to read him over time, but you have to really be paying attention. In terms of body language, he holds himself very straight and tall, hands perpetually tucked behind his back, and with a great degree of formality. You'll seldom see him relaxed. Above all else, he exudes a sense of substantial authority -- whether he's in charge or not, he sure makes it seem like he is, though his authority appears to be something to be trusted rather than something to be feared.
At the end of the day, he's pretty normal looking! This is the uncle you run into at the supermarket and don't think twice about. Compared to the sort of supermodels you get in DWRP especially, he looks like a dude who really doesn't belong here.
SOUND
Kim has a relatively deep voice with a thick French (in-universe known as Suresne) accent and a tendency to occasionally slip into purely French pronunciation. His tone is quiet, calm, professional, and surprisingly gentle and reassuring with a relatively friendly lilt to it. He rarely expresses strong emotions, preferring a flat affect whether he's joking or disappointed, and it stands out when he gets riled up enough to raise his voice one way or another. Above all else, he always sounds very, very collected. His wording tends to be both formal and professional, and he has very few vocal tics aside from often clearing his throat (written as "khm" in canon), or using filler words like "uh" when truly at a loss. His restraint is very purposeful; you get the feeling that he is actively holding himself back. If you can provoke a laugh out of him, he has a habit of snorting when he laughs. His humour tends towards heavy sarcasm.
His voice actor is great; I recommend that you check him out! You can hear some general voice clips HERE, and then a kind soul uploaded some emotion examples: talking about himself, worried, sarcastic, happy, angry.
SCENT
Kim favours an aftershave that smells strongly of pine. Chestnut-scented cigarette smoke clings to his clothes as well as the scent oil rags, transmission fluid, and brake pads from the motor pools he frequents. (We know this because you get to smell Kim in-game. Thanks, ZA/UM.)
MISC
Kim's judgment & approval have tangible powers in-game, and so they do here too: see HERE for more details! He always carries his notebook around with him and can often be seen scribbling notes in it. He does this - and takes off his glasses to wipe them down - most often when he's uncomfortable, which he usually is during blatantly emotional conversations. If he is trapped in such a conversation, however, he tends to be physical with his comfort, tending to grip people's shoulders or to pat them reassuring on the back. He smokes once a day at his day's end, and it's his favourite part of the day; he relishes his little soldier with absolute delight. He is incapable of blushing, save for his ears, which are sure to glow red if you flatter him.
He dances like a nerd.