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[glow=red]❝ Short, tall. Disabled, normal. Poor, rich.
It doesn't matter how you were born or what you've achieved in life, amico.
For when we die, all of our graves are going to be the same size.
Now, I just have to make sure you die before me so I can take a piss on yours. ❞[/glow]
Pendulum - The Tempest
DATA 01000001: THE BASICS
"The Pinscher is a dangerous criminal. When it comes down to his reputation what he's done with the people who haven't paid in time to La Morte, people often think of a Doberman at first what comes to his nickname. They expect a big scary looking man to come and collect their debts. But what they get is more of a... Miniature Pinscher instead as the first impression. He may not appear much, a biracial man with a short bulky stature and alert slanting eyes. Not to mention when they realize his handicap, it's hard to take this one very seriously. But don't let the appearance fool you, this dog is muzzled by his masters for a reason."
Name: Jun Dante Di Renzo. Jun is written with the kanji 順 for "obey", Dante means "enduring", and Di Renzo translates to "The son of Lorenzo."
Alias: The Pinscher
Age: 31 years old. Born August 15th 1984
Gender: Male ♂
Ethnicity: Biracial; Italian born, Japanese descent
Allegiance: Mafia, La Saggezza della Morte
Rank: Soldier, the Advisor's personal bodyguard
"The Pinscher is a dangerous criminal. When it comes down to his reputation what he's done with the people who haven't paid in time to La Morte, people often think of a Doberman at first what comes to his nickname. They expect a big scary looking man to come and collect their debts. But what they get is more of a... Miniature Pinscher instead as the first impression. He may not appear much, a biracial man with a short bulky stature and alert slanting eyes. Not to mention when they realize his handicap, it's hard to take this one very seriously. But don't let the appearance fool you, this dog is muzzled by his masters for a reason."
Name: Jun Dante Di Renzo. Jun is written with the kanji 順 for "obey", Dante means "enduring", and Di Renzo translates to "The son of Lorenzo."
Alias: The Pinscher
Age: 31 years old. Born August 15th 1984
Gender: Male ♂
Ethnicity: Biracial; Italian born, Japanese descent
Allegiance: Mafia, La Saggezza della Morte
Rank: Soldier, the Advisor's personal bodyguard
DATA 01000010: PERSONA
"Like people mixed with mafia usually, Di Renzo seems to almost have a split personality. After all, this line of business is very violent and deals with death. They have a switch for the cold blooded killer that doesn't hesitate to cause pain and take a life, and a tamed beast for socializing among others. How they manage to balance this out and sleep through their nights is beyond me. Di Renzo is like a bloodthirsty attack dog in a tight leash, just waiting for the command to charge and snap his bone shattering jaws shut around the target's arm or leg, and then tear the flesh from the bone. You know as they say, it's the quiet ones you need to watch out for."
Jun is a man of honor and a firm believer of natural selection. He may have some very questionable morals when presented to the public, but he keeps his word and is loyal like a dog. He believes in the law of Give and Take, and how your strength in this world ensures your survival. While people like him endure through the rough times, the weak ones simply roll over and die, as they should.
Trained since young, Jun acts almost like a soldier. He has his duty for the Family that he fulfills without questions asked and executes any given task with top performance. He knows what happens to those who don't make wanted results. The mafia doesn't take any excess weight, and is quick to cut off the weak links. And Jun refuses to be the weak link with his whole being. After all, he more than anyone has the most to prove out of everyone in the group, that he can keep up with the rest and even stay ahead. Such is the fate of the disabled members, but this makes him passionate and ambitious.
He appears stoic and levelheaded due to his silent behavior, and a bit distant with his habit to ignore a lot what is going around him. But as they say, the quiet ones have the loudest minds. Jun is no stranger to people, but is very selective with his social circle and tries to avoid situations that force him to deal with lot of people at the same time. He is more of an one on one type of a man, focusing completely on one person at a time than dividing his attention among many at the same time. But this is mostly due to his disability that makes his socializing more challenging compared to a regular person who doesn't have to focus completely on the facial expressions and lip reading to communicate. He warms up to strangers very slowly, but is a friend for life once he does. But once people get to know him, they come to realize that Jun's sense of humor may be subtle, but it's also very dry and immature, and sarcastic to an extreme degree. And how it seems to be a skill to be able to make so many rude gestures without opening one's mouth even once to word it out should earn him a honorary title in the art of not giving a single flying fuck.
And then there is the Jun at work. The once child mercenary, the dog who gets his muzzle removed and leash loosened. There is certain kind of calculating coldness in this man that is only achieved after witnessing many deaths and taking multiple lives. Today, he doesn't even flinch when pulling the trigger and splattering someone's brain in the cobbled stone back streets of Venice. He is capable of torture to get what the Mafia wants from its victims, and Jun has found that there is no room for remorse, guilt, pity or shame in his head. Otherwise he would go insane with the all of it. Emotions are a hindrance in this line of work, and a mafioso should always keep them in check. In his years, Jun has learned to enjoy the pain of others and grown quite bloodthirsty; something that he already had since young in him, but has now been nurtured to a full beast. He enjoys the hunt and the thrill it gives him, the adrenaline that shakes him to the core and curls an involuntary smile on his face. I mean, shouldn't you love your job?
"Like people mixed with mafia usually, Di Renzo seems to almost have a split personality. After all, this line of business is very violent and deals with death. They have a switch for the cold blooded killer that doesn't hesitate to cause pain and take a life, and a tamed beast for socializing among others. How they manage to balance this out and sleep through their nights is beyond me. Di Renzo is like a bloodthirsty attack dog in a tight leash, just waiting for the command to charge and snap his bone shattering jaws shut around the target's arm or leg, and then tear the flesh from the bone. You know as they say, it's the quiet ones you need to watch out for."
Jun is a man of honor and a firm believer of natural selection. He may have some very questionable morals when presented to the public, but he keeps his word and is loyal like a dog. He believes in the law of Give and Take, and how your strength in this world ensures your survival. While people like him endure through the rough times, the weak ones simply roll over and die, as they should.
Trained since young, Jun acts almost like a soldier. He has his duty for the Family that he fulfills without questions asked and executes any given task with top performance. He knows what happens to those who don't make wanted results. The mafia doesn't take any excess weight, and is quick to cut off the weak links. And Jun refuses to be the weak link with his whole being. After all, he more than anyone has the most to prove out of everyone in the group, that he can keep up with the rest and even stay ahead. Such is the fate of the disabled members, but this makes him passionate and ambitious.
He appears stoic and levelheaded due to his silent behavior, and a bit distant with his habit to ignore a lot what is going around him. But as they say, the quiet ones have the loudest minds. Jun is no stranger to people, but is very selective with his social circle and tries to avoid situations that force him to deal with lot of people at the same time. He is more of an one on one type of a man, focusing completely on one person at a time than dividing his attention among many at the same time. But this is mostly due to his disability that makes his socializing more challenging compared to a regular person who doesn't have to focus completely on the facial expressions and lip reading to communicate. He warms up to strangers very slowly, but is a friend for life once he does. But once people get to know him, they come to realize that Jun's sense of humor may be subtle, but it's also very dry and immature, and sarcastic to an extreme degree. And how it seems to be a skill to be able to make so many rude gestures without opening one's mouth even once to word it out should earn him a honorary title in the art of not giving a single flying fuck.
And then there is the Jun at work. The once child mercenary, the dog who gets his muzzle removed and leash loosened. There is certain kind of calculating coldness in this man that is only achieved after witnessing many deaths and taking multiple lives. Today, he doesn't even flinch when pulling the trigger and splattering someone's brain in the cobbled stone back streets of Venice. He is capable of torture to get what the Mafia wants from its victims, and Jun has found that there is no room for remorse, guilt, pity or shame in his head. Otherwise he would go insane with the all of it. Emotions are a hindrance in this line of work, and a mafioso should always keep them in check. In his years, Jun has learned to enjoy the pain of others and grown quite bloodthirsty; something that he already had since young in him, but has now been nurtured to a full beast. He enjoys the hunt and the thrill it gives him, the adrenaline that shakes him to the core and curls an involuntary smile on his face. I mean, shouldn't you love your job?
DATA 01000011: Biography
"The Pinscher, who is he really? A nobody, that's who. His birth and medical records say very little about him, other than him being blood type B, born deaf with a biracial background and that we know his mother was an immigrant, and his father an Italian mercenary with a colorful criminal record. But Di Renzo? His criminal record is completely empty. Getting dirt on him is as hard as on anyone else in La Morte. We almost got Di Renzo prosecuted once... But that turned real shady and real bloody, real fast. The witnesses changed their testimonies or just disappeared, the evidence got sabotaged, completely destroyed or just went missing, and the lawyer running his case was found dead. With no evidence to back us up, the case had to be dropped. La Morte is no joke."
"The Pinscher, who is he really? A nobody, that's who. His birth and medical records say very little about him, other than him being blood type B, born deaf with a biracial background and that we know his mother was an immigrant, and his father an Italian mercenary with a colorful criminal record. But Di Renzo? His criminal record is completely empty. Getting dirt on him is as hard as on anyone else in La Morte. We almost got Di Renzo prosecuted once... But that turned real shady and real bloody, real fast. The witnesses changed their testimonies or just disappeared, the evidence got sabotaged, completely destroyed or just went missing, and the lawyer running his case was found dead. With no evidence to back us up, the case had to be dropped. La Morte is no joke."
What Jun remembers from his early childhood is that her parents fought a lot, especially about their son's condition. His mother wanted to shelter him due to his disability, but his father wanted his son not to be pitied and take after his father's line of business. Jun has several memories of his father hitting his mother whenever "the woman didn't know her place." Eventually, they settled to a compromise; Mei took care of Jun getting the best kind of speech therapy in the city with Daniele's money, and the boy learned to read from lips and facial expressions early on. This way, he also learned to eventually vocalize, even if he was struggling a lot in the beginning, and the whole family learned sign language together to ease their communication. Jun wasn't exactly the fan of learning sign language, reading, writing, lip reading and speaking, but he got it due to his relentless therapist and teachers and parents.
Barely when Jun had learned how to walk, his father started to train him physically at the same time. Jun never understood in the beginning why his father wanted him to exercise so much, but it seemed to please the man so he did as he was told. It was also one of the rare ways for the two to spend some time together and bond as father and son, because it had turned out that Daniele wasn't that family oriented after all and rather spent time with his mercenary group. It was often that his father came home bruised and smelling of old alcohol and cigarettes, Jun noted. His relentless training continued alongside with his studies, and the boy gained a sharp mind and good physique in young age, and he could attend a normal catholic school with a part-time personal assistant like the rest of his peers.
After Jun turned ten years old, his father started taking him to his jobs. Mei wasn't happy, as in her opinion their son was still too young for it, but Daniele waved her off. At first the kid was only doing some grunt work at their "office" and got to see some easier, less dangerous jobs that rarely turned out more violent than a short lived fray. Couple of years passed, and eventually Jun was allowed to assist Daniele personally during jobs; mostly for lookout in the streets and to make a subtle warning if someone was getting too close to their scene. By the age of thirteen, Jun got to join the said scenes himself and watch as the mercenaries got jobs done. By the age of fourteen, Daniele bought him his first gun; a 9mm Ruger American. He got to practice how to use it by shooting client's targets in the limbs during sessions when they refused to speak.
When Jun was sixteen he was practically a full fledged mercenary already. One night his father came home after a long stay at the bar while Jun still happened to be up after a long day at school and some jobs with the mercenary guild. It wasn't anything unusual for Daniele, as he was a man who loved drinking, so stinking of booze and cigarettes was the norm for the man who came home just before the sunrise.
Except this time he smelled of perfume, too. Jun didn't say anything about it.
Months went by, and similar situations happened again. Remaining scents of women's perfume rubbed on his father's clothes, lipstick stains on collar of his shirt. Jun wasn't sure if Daniele was simply good at hiding it from his mother, or if Mei simply chose to ignore it. Either way, this eventually drove an awkward drift between Jun and his parents as he didn't know where he was supposed to stand and with who. He was angry at his father for cheating, but he was also angry at his mother for letting him make a fool of herself. It was more like she was the side bitch and not the other way around!
A good year passed before Jun had enough of the farce that had become of his family. And he talked to his mother. At age of seventeen he turned out to having to play the marriage consultant. Too bad there are educated people for that for a reason, because it was all just a downhill from there on.
That night there was a big fight between his parents. Jun locked himself in his room and pretended not to feel the vibrations on the floors and walls for raised voices and breaking objects. He was quite sure his mother had thrown a plate at Daniele at least once. For once, he was actually grateful for being deaf.
The next morning, Mei was gone. But all her things were still in the house. When Jun questioned the whereabouts of his mother, Daniele avoided his gaze as he poured a cup of coffee calmly, before signing to him.
"She's gone."
"What do you mean she's gone? Where did she go?"
"She left."
"Where?"
When Daniele turned to look at him, he didn't sign to him anymore, but spoke instead, very slowly and clearly.
"She's gone."
Jun realized the topic was closed. The hands that had been furiously signing before dropped on his sides and squeezed into fists. Daniele was oddly calm about it all, almost completely indifferent. He had a bad feeling about all of it.
Weeks passed, and Mei never returned home. She never returned to pick up her things, either. The feeling of dread only got worse the more he thought about it. Who leaves their own home and leaves all their personal belongings behind? Even her phone and wallet was still at home. And the Masamune family sword was still dangling on the wall of their living room, untouched. Surely Daniele hadn't...?
The neighbors and old friends started asking after Mei when they realized they hadn't seen her in a month. Daniele gave his weak, half-assed excuses. Jun just shook his head whenever he was questioned. By now, he was quite sure Mei was dead, and that Daniele had done it. But he had no proof. And possibly the worst was the feeling of not knowing anything for sure. And then, the slowly building anger for all the injustice.
Then turned out Daniele had truly fucked himself this time. He was owing money for La Morte. Only he seemed really good at running from the mafia, never home when they sent the loan sharks for a visit, only roughing up his deaf son for information before they came into the conclusion that the "deaf dwarf" really didn't know anything. It took couple of visits from La Morte, until they were so frustrated they were ready to take Jun as hostage. The young man, now 18 years old, just laughed in their faces and told them Daniele would probably just pack his bags and leave Jun at their mercy. Instead, he had a proposition to make. It was time to avenge his mother, Mei Masamune, the mother who wouldn't have a body to bury or ashes to scatter. Nothing but an empty grave with a headstone with her name on it maybe when they would finally declare her officially dead.
He sold out his own father.
Honestly, it wasn't too hard to set Daniele up. Jun knew all the bars he located, all the women he slept with, and all the jobs he had, and the times he did visit home. It was December of his 18th year when Jun and the members of La Morte cornered Daniele like a rat at the nearby alley of his house. Turned out, Daniele didn't have the hefty sum of money plus interest to pay them, which of course, the mafia knew by now already. Daniele, now a bitter man in his early forties, decided to accept his fate. "I'm coming, Mei," he would mutter as his final words, knelt on the cobble stones of the back street of Venice by a trash can where he would unceremonially die, "I'm sorry... I'm..."
"Yuh don'd ged to say yo... orry." Jun vocalized out loud as he stepped from behind the mafiosi, holding the same pistol his father had purchased few years back and looking down on his father, who now had looked up in horror at the sight of his son, "Modher'sn 'eaven. Yuh are going to hell, and I'mm... send-- sending yuh dere myself."
Daniele's horror turned into rage, barking first insults at Jun, the words of betrayal of his own blood, but eventually whimpering and pleading for his forgiveness when he realized nothing in his son's eyes seemed affected by what he said. Partially probably because Daniele was speaking too fast, but Jun did get the gist of it all. And he found he didn't care, he just wanted to see him dead. Just when Daniele's manic pleading was turning back into an angry slander, Jun simply raised his pistol and shot the man square in the face.
And as the man fell to the ground, he stepped closer, now angry how anti-climatic it all felt. Daniele was the first person Jun had ever killed himself, and despite everything, he didn't feel guilty or even sick, he just felt rage. So furious, the boy started emptying the rounds of his pistol into Daniele's lifeless body, stopping only when the trigger was just clicking at empty for several times and when one of the mafiosi, a capo, gently pushed his hand down. There was no more bullets to waste and no more men to shoot.
La Morte took are of covering their tracks; nobody would ever find Daniele Di Renzo's body, and even if they did, the tracks would lead to his son as the killer. However, the capo who had witnessed the execution, saw potential in the deaf boy unlike anyone else. And he made another proposition for Jun; to pack his belongings and forget this side of the town, and come with them. To join La Morte, where promising young men like him were welcome by offering his services. After all, being an illegal mercenary and working for a mafia wasn't that much different, only the latter came with much more merits.
Now a good 13 years later, Jun has reached his thirty-something stage and is still ranked as a soldier; due to his disability, he cannot ever become a capo. However, he did show relentless skill and heightened instincts in all the other areas. Turns out, one doesn't need to hear to get the job done, and he is but barely at an disadvantage in some situations. He might have never become a capo, but he did become the Advisor's personal bodyguard over the years, and he and Saverio D'Ambrosio grew close. He did even leave an impression on Gianfranco Carlevaro himself. Both Saverio and Gianfranco took it to themselves to learn sign language, which also got Gianfranco's daughter Jacquelyn also interested and made Jun teach her at the age of eleven, soon after arriving to the house.
Oddly enough, Jun felt like this Family was more like a family to him than his biological one had ever felt. But he figured it wasn't the blood that made the family, but where your loyalties lied.
However, now a tragedy has fallen on them all and a rift in the house has been born. Jun was quick to take Saverio's side, not even stopping to question him even once, despite also kind of liking Jacquelyn despite her irritating and capricious nature. Jun feels that Saverio is the one and only laeder for the Family, and is ready to defend the man to his grave.
La Morte took are of covering their tracks; nobody would ever find Daniele Di Renzo's body, and even if they did, the tracks would lead to his son as the killer. However, the capo who had witnessed the execution, saw potential in the deaf boy unlike anyone else. And he made another proposition for Jun; to pack his belongings and forget this side of the town, and come with them. To join La Morte, where promising young men like him were welcome by offering his services. After all, being an illegal mercenary and working for a mafia wasn't that much different, only the latter came with much more merits.
Now a good 13 years later, Jun has reached his thirty-something stage and is still ranked as a soldier; due to his disability, he cannot ever become a capo. However, he did show relentless skill and heightened instincts in all the other areas. Turns out, one doesn't need to hear to get the job done, and he is but barely at an disadvantage in some situations. He might have never become a capo, but he did become the Advisor's personal bodyguard over the years, and he and Saverio D'Ambrosio grew close. He did even leave an impression on Gianfranco Carlevaro himself. Both Saverio and Gianfranco took it to themselves to learn sign language, which also got Gianfranco's daughter Jacquelyn also interested and made Jun teach her at the age of eleven, soon after arriving to the house.
Oddly enough, Jun felt like this Family was more like a family to him than his biological one had ever felt. But he figured it wasn't the blood that made the family, but where your loyalties lied.
However, now a tragedy has fallen on them all and a rift in the house has been born. Jun was quick to take Saverio's side, not even stopping to question him even once, despite also kind of liking Jacquelyn despite her irritating and capricious nature. Jun feels that Saverio is the one and only laeder for the Family, and is ready to defend the man to his grave.
DATA 01000100: RELATIONSHIPS
"What we know is that Di Renzo fraternizes deeply with the La Morte. With a lasting career that spans over a decade with the mafia, it makes the deaf ex-mercenary one of the most trusted members. We've understood he's been assigned as the personal bodyguard of D'Ambrosio, which tells how appreciated he is among the family, despite his handicap."
THE FAMILY: La Saggezza della Morte - "The Wisdom of Death"
Saverio "Grey Fox" D'Ambrosio: Consigliere - The Advisor
Jun is Saverio's personal bodyguard and long time friend. Saverio made a point to be able to communicate with Jun the moment he was accepted as the official member of the Family, and took it on himself to be the first of the whole house to learn sign language. The two of them have been tight ever since, despite their vast age difference and language wall that put a bit of a damper on things in the beginning. Now with the rift between families, Jun has chosen Saverio's side and is ready to defend him as the "rightful heir."
THE FAMILY: Il Sangue della Morte - "The Blood of Death"
Jacquelyn "Jinx" Roux: The Daughter of Gianfranco Carlevaro
Jinx and Jun have a seven year age difference. So when Jun arrived into the house at he age of eighteen, Jinx was eleven years old -- and very persistent, curious and annoying. She's always been the wild kid, and used to bug the crap out of Jun in their earlier years. She was especially intrigued by Jun's deafness, and didn't seem to believe it in the first weeks. She would clang objects behind his head or even scream to his ears to get his attention, but to no avail. However, once Saverio and her father picked up learning the sign language to communicate with Jun, she also demanded to get into the funky looking hand waving, making her the third member in the house to be able to communicate with Jun with ease. To be completely honest, the half Japanese had expected the young girl to get bored of it quick and drop it, but she sat through stubbornly every lesson. Now almost fifteen years later, they still bug the hell out of each other and mostly sass each other wordlessly. Jun has always secretly liked Jinx as a person and enjoyed their banter, but she doesn't need to know that. However, the war within the Family has torn them apart and Jinx has left the house along with few other members who decided to follow her as the "rightful heiress", so Jun figures that the next time they see each other, there might be more than simply sass being thrown at each other.
Want a relationship with Jun? Hit me up!
"What we know is that Di Renzo fraternizes deeply with the La Morte. With a lasting career that spans over a decade with the mafia, it makes the deaf ex-mercenary one of the most trusted members. We've understood he's been assigned as the personal bodyguard of D'Ambrosio, which tells how appreciated he is among the family, despite his handicap."
THE FAMILY: La Saggezza della Morte - "The Wisdom of Death"
Saverio "Grey Fox" D'Ambrosio: Consigliere - The Advisor
Jun is Saverio's personal bodyguard and long time friend. Saverio made a point to be able to communicate with Jun the moment he was accepted as the official member of the Family, and took it on himself to be the first of the whole house to learn sign language. The two of them have been tight ever since, despite their vast age difference and language wall that put a bit of a damper on things in the beginning. Now with the rift between families, Jun has chosen Saverio's side and is ready to defend him as the "rightful heir."
THE FAMILY: Il Sangue della Morte - "The Blood of Death"
Jacquelyn "Jinx" Roux: The Daughter of Gianfranco Carlevaro
Jinx and Jun have a seven year age difference. So when Jun arrived into the house at he age of eighteen, Jinx was eleven years old -- and very persistent, curious and annoying. She's always been the wild kid, and used to bug the crap out of Jun in their earlier years. She was especially intrigued by Jun's deafness, and didn't seem to believe it in the first weeks. She would clang objects behind his head or even scream to his ears to get his attention, but to no avail. However, once Saverio and her father picked up learning the sign language to communicate with Jun, she also demanded to get into the funky looking hand waving, making her the third member in the house to be able to communicate with Jun with ease. To be completely honest, the half Japanese had expected the young girl to get bored of it quick and drop it, but she sat through stubbornly every lesson. Now almost fifteen years later, they still bug the hell out of each other and mostly sass each other wordlessly. Jun has always secretly liked Jinx as a person and enjoyed their banter, but she doesn't need to know that. However, the war within the Family has torn them apart and Jinx has left the house along with few other members who decided to follow her as the "rightful heiress", so Jun figures that the next time they see each other, there might be more than simply sass being thrown at each other.
Want a relationship with Jun? Hit me up!
DATA 01000101: MISCELLANEOUS
"Jun Di Renzo is, all in all, quite the atypical member of the La Morte. He has some interesting details on him that we've managed to find out while tailing him. First of all, he is most definitely deaf. Secondly, somehow he attracts all the stray cats within the block he happens to be on. Thirdly, unlike the typical Italian man, he doesn't seem to like raviolis, and our agents find this very offensive."
Hearing Impaired:
Jun was born completely deaf in both ears. This affects his day to day life very strongly, and makes him rely on all of his other four senses. He has never heard anything in his entire life, so he has no idea what sounds, well, sound like. For example, he has never heard music, but he has felt the beat in vibrations from the speakers. Since young, he received the best speech therapy his father's money could buy, and learned to sign language together with his family. He also eventually learned lip reading, and interpret facial expressions fluently. But sometimes if his communication partner speaks too fast, he needs to ask them to slow down or he can't keep up. He has very keen eyes, and just because he cannot hear what you're saying, doesn't mean he wouldn't understand what you're saying. He may give the impression that he is also mute, but that isn't true; his vocal chords are just fine, and he is capable of speech. But since Jun cannot hear himself speak, his speech tends to come out distorted as per typical for most deaf people who haven't had enough practice to perfect it. Jun feels embarrassed about his vocalizing (he thinks he probably sounds ridiculous and ugly, which is why his speaking skills are pretty rusty), which is why he avoids speaking out loud and relies on sign language mostly and someone translating for him. He also carries a small notebook always in is jacket's inner pocket with a pen, just in case. Mostly he seems to communicate through rude gestures and expressions, though. Also on a side note, Jun doesn't speak even a word of Japanese, but he has learned to write it and read it out of curiosity. But he never mastered the language, and probably never will.
Guns:
Ruger American Pistol 9mm - Got it as a birthday gift from his father for his 14th birthday. He doesn't really use it anymore, but sleeps with it under his pillow... just in case.
M4 Assault Rifle - Heavily customizable and versatile rifle. Jun has this one with him only whenever he expects trouble, and never carries this in public places, unless the situation requires heavier guns.
Beretta 96A1 with a silencer - For more concealed carrying. Jun usually carries this one in a holster on the side of his chest, hidden with a jacket. Easy to hide, easy to draw. The Beretta is mostly to scare people off by flashing it, but it's always fully loaded. For more subtle usage, Jun always carries the silencer in the holster and adds it to the gun if needed.
隠し剣 Kakushi Ken - The Hidden Sword:
A heirloom katana forged by the legendary swordsmith Masamune, who is said to be the distant ancestor of the Masamune family from Jun's mother's side. One of the only things left from his mother that Jun keeps as a decorative sword on his room's wall. He hasn't quite grasped how valuable this sword is, but knows its worth enough make him live comfortably possibly for the rest of his life. However, for sentimental value as the sword is the last memento of his mother and link to his Japanese roots, Jun refuses to sell it or finding out its actual value. Nobody in the house has seemed to realize there is practically a national treasure just lying about, as understanding the signature of the swordsmith takes lot of specified knowledge. Jun has no idea how to use the sword properly, as he is lacking the training in the arts of Kendo, so the beautiful sword is just mostly left for decoration.
The Dog-tags:
The only thing Jun has left of his father besides the Ruger American. Daniele used to be part of the Italian military before he became a mercenary. When Jun shot Daniele in the face at the back alley, they had to get rid of the tags so nobody could identify the body. Jun was supposed to get rid of them or simply leave them home, but somehow he just couldn't find himself being able to part with them. Now almost fifteen years later since the cold blooded murder of his own father, Jun wears the tags around his neck to this day. But if it as a memento or as a trophy, nobody's quite sure, and nobody hasn't had the nerve to ask.
Catholic Upbringing:
Jun is a God fearing man, even if he doesn't practice his religion much and doesn't really visit the church often. He regards himself as a sinner, and knows he has no place in Heaven for the things has done and is yet to do, but he hopes that once his time comes... that the Father be merciful on his soul.
Height Complex:
Jun is a pocket-sized man, and he is very conscious about it. He is aware of it to a point it bothers him to stand too close to others taller than him, and he hates craning his neck to look someone in the eye. And God forbid if you are a woman who is taller than him. He knows that if people do not already underestimate him because of his deafness, then his height that falls below average by several centimeters/inches really seals the deal. Among taller people he has sometimes bouts of inferiority, but he has the tendency to get over himself quick. Still, fuck it irritates to always be the shortest guy in the room.
Voice:
Click here!
The more clumsy sounding monologue is Jun speaking out loud. The more clearer one is his inner voice, which is how he would sound like without his disability distorting his words... also which he would sound like if he just trained enough, which he doesn't.
"Jun Di Renzo is, all in all, quite the atypical member of the La Morte. He has some interesting details on him that we've managed to find out while tailing him. First of all, he is most definitely deaf. Secondly, somehow he attracts all the stray cats within the block he happens to be on. Thirdly, unlike the typical Italian man, he doesn't seem to like raviolis, and our agents find this very offensive."
Hearing Impaired:
Jun was born completely deaf in both ears. This affects his day to day life very strongly, and makes him rely on all of his other four senses. He has never heard anything in his entire life, so he has no idea what sounds, well, sound like. For example, he has never heard music, but he has felt the beat in vibrations from the speakers. Since young, he received the best speech therapy his father's money could buy, and learned to sign language together with his family. He also eventually learned lip reading, and interpret facial expressions fluently. But sometimes if his communication partner speaks too fast, he needs to ask them to slow down or he can't keep up. He has very keen eyes, and just because he cannot hear what you're saying, doesn't mean he wouldn't understand what you're saying. He may give the impression that he is also mute, but that isn't true; his vocal chords are just fine, and he is capable of speech. But since Jun cannot hear himself speak, his speech tends to come out distorted as per typical for most deaf people who haven't had enough practice to perfect it. Jun feels embarrassed about his vocalizing (he thinks he probably sounds ridiculous and ugly, which is why his speaking skills are pretty rusty), which is why he avoids speaking out loud and relies on sign language mostly and someone translating for him. He also carries a small notebook always in is jacket's inner pocket with a pen, just in case. Mostly he seems to communicate through rude gestures and expressions, though. Also on a side note, Jun doesn't speak even a word of Japanese, but he has learned to write it and read it out of curiosity. But he never mastered the language, and probably never will.
Guns:
Ruger American Pistol 9mm - Got it as a birthday gift from his father for his 14th birthday. He doesn't really use it anymore, but sleeps with it under his pillow... just in case.
M4 Assault Rifle - Heavily customizable and versatile rifle. Jun has this one with him only whenever he expects trouble, and never carries this in public places, unless the situation requires heavier guns.
Beretta 96A1 with a silencer - For more concealed carrying. Jun usually carries this one in a holster on the side of his chest, hidden with a jacket. Easy to hide, easy to draw. The Beretta is mostly to scare people off by flashing it, but it's always fully loaded. For more subtle usage, Jun always carries the silencer in the holster and adds it to the gun if needed.
隠し剣 Kakushi Ken - The Hidden Sword:
A heirloom katana forged by the legendary swordsmith Masamune, who is said to be the distant ancestor of the Masamune family from Jun's mother's side. One of the only things left from his mother that Jun keeps as a decorative sword on his room's wall. He hasn't quite grasped how valuable this sword is, but knows its worth enough make him live comfortably possibly for the rest of his life. However, for sentimental value as the sword is the last memento of his mother and link to his Japanese roots, Jun refuses to sell it or finding out its actual value. Nobody in the house has seemed to realize there is practically a national treasure just lying about, as understanding the signature of the swordsmith takes lot of specified knowledge. Jun has no idea how to use the sword properly, as he is lacking the training in the arts of Kendo, so the beautiful sword is just mostly left for decoration.
The Dog-tags:
The only thing Jun has left of his father besides the Ruger American. Daniele used to be part of the Italian military before he became a mercenary. When Jun shot Daniele in the face at the back alley, they had to get rid of the tags so nobody could identify the body. Jun was supposed to get rid of them or simply leave them home, but somehow he just couldn't find himself being able to part with them. Now almost fifteen years later since the cold blooded murder of his own father, Jun wears the tags around his neck to this day. But if it as a memento or as a trophy, nobody's quite sure, and nobody hasn't had the nerve to ask.
Catholic Upbringing:
Jun is a God fearing man, even if he doesn't practice his religion much and doesn't really visit the church often. He regards himself as a sinner, and knows he has no place in Heaven for the things has done and is yet to do, but he hopes that once his time comes... that the Father be merciful on his soul.
Height Complex:
Jun is a pocket-sized man, and he is very conscious about it. He is aware of it to a point it bothers him to stand too close to others taller than him, and he hates craning his neck to look someone in the eye. And God forbid if you are a woman who is taller than him. He knows that if people do not already underestimate him because of his deafness, then his height that falls below average by several centimeters/inches really seals the deal. Among taller people he has sometimes bouts of inferiority, but he has the tendency to get over himself quick. Still, fuck it irritates to always be the shortest guy in the room.
Voice:
Click here!
The more clumsy sounding monologue is Jun speaking out loud. The more clearer one is his inner voice, which is how he would sound like without his disability distorting his words... also which he would sound like if he just trained enough, which he doesn't.
DATA 01000110: APPEARANCE
"The other departments have taken to his name as the Pinscher. However, our department has taken to a liking to referring him as the "Deaf Dwarf" out of spite. Doberman? More like a Miniature Pinscher."
Statistics:
Height: 169 cm / 5 ft 6½ in
Weight: 67 kg / 147 lbs
Shoe size: 44 EU / 11 US
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Skin tone: Pale brown
As a noticeably East-Asian descent, many often expect Jun to not only fall short in stature, but to be also light in build. In the latter he works against the stereotype, as he is in fact quite muscularly built, to a point he seems almost bulky. Bones seem large and clumsy for his short stature, especially with his large feet and hands. His jawline is strongly built, and there seems to be nothing fine grained in him. He can't be considered beautiful, but there is still something oddly charming about his rugged appearance and how surely he wields himself. He isn't exactly appearing as ugly either, but he isn't the type to attract women in the bars, as they rather go for the other members he happens to be drinking with. However, this doesn't seem to bother Jun who appears very disinterested in the whole courting and wooing business, referring to it as a waste of his time and money. He has slanting eyes with dull colored, deep brown eyes that are so dark they are almost black that give him a sharp but indifferent looking gaze. Dark, short and thin eyebrows curve over them in a way that he seems constantly irritated. Long, big but regal nose that fits his roughly chiseled face with thick lips naturally so light they barely have any coloring in them that could tell them apart from his pale brown skin tone. His ears are quite large and completely wasted on him. Jun prefers to keep his naturally jet-black hair quite short, the bangs falling longer on the right side and cropped short from the neck.
Jun prefers to wear black and muted colors like browns or army greens. Whenever not representing the Family, he walks around in casual clothing like the military boots, one toned camouflage pants and a simple shirt with a blazer. But while doing business, he makes sure to wear his specially tailored suits, mostly preferring black (so the blood doesn't show). This also means dress shoes, and other typical things for a full get up. However, he avoids ties. And don't you dare to bring that bow tie any closer.
On his upper back, Jun has a tribal tattoo that other people rarely get to see, as he isn't the type to walk around shirtless even on a hot day. He also wears his father's dog-tags around his neck all the time, and rarely removes them even for a shower.
"The other departments have taken to his name as the Pinscher. However, our department has taken to a liking to referring him as the "Deaf Dwarf" out of spite. Doberman? More like a Miniature Pinscher."
Statistics:
Height: 169 cm / 5 ft 6½ in
Weight: 67 kg / 147 lbs
Shoe size: 44 EU / 11 US
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Skin tone: Pale brown
As a noticeably East-Asian descent, many often expect Jun to not only fall short in stature, but to be also light in build. In the latter he works against the stereotype, as he is in fact quite muscularly built, to a point he seems almost bulky. Bones seem large and clumsy for his short stature, especially with his large feet and hands. His jawline is strongly built, and there seems to be nothing fine grained in him. He can't be considered beautiful, but there is still something oddly charming about his rugged appearance and how surely he wields himself. He isn't exactly appearing as ugly either, but he isn't the type to attract women in the bars, as they rather go for the other members he happens to be drinking with. However, this doesn't seem to bother Jun who appears very disinterested in the whole courting and wooing business, referring to it as a waste of his time and money. He has slanting eyes with dull colored, deep brown eyes that are so dark they are almost black that give him a sharp but indifferent looking gaze. Dark, short and thin eyebrows curve over them in a way that he seems constantly irritated. Long, big but regal nose that fits his roughly chiseled face with thick lips naturally so light they barely have any coloring in them that could tell them apart from his pale brown skin tone. His ears are quite large and completely wasted on him. Jun prefers to keep his naturally jet-black hair quite short, the bangs falling longer on the right side and cropped short from the neck.
Jun prefers to wear black and muted colors like browns or army greens. Whenever not representing the Family, he walks around in casual clothing like the military boots, one toned camouflage pants and a simple shirt with a blazer. But while doing business, he makes sure to wear his specially tailored suits, mostly preferring black (so the blood doesn't show). This also means dress shoes, and other typical things for a full get up. However, he avoids ties. And don't you dare to bring that bow tie any closer.
On his upper back, Jun has a tribal tattoo that other people rarely get to see, as he isn't the type to walk around shirtless even on a hot day. He also wears his father's dog-tags around his neck all the time, and rarely removes them even for a shower.
Credits: Loosely based on the character Nicolas Brown from an anime/manga named Gangsta where the faceclaim is also from. All rights reserved for the original author of the character. Only made for entertainment purposes.
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V - Flower ◆ 25 ◆ ♀ ◆ Latin/Italian
◆ Il Sangue della Morte - Soldier ◆
Lucia is aloof, blunt, sarcastic, adaptable, flexible, diligent, and undeniably loyal. Rather stoic, composed, calm and rather silent as well. However, there are times where she can be completely childish, and even act girly. Her occupation is that of a solo vocalist, going under the name of 'V - Flower'; a cool and collected young woman who puts in the most in the music that she produces. Her mature and strong persona stick in the minds of others, especially when presented on a stage for all that the eyes can see.
As talented as she can be, and as diligent as she can get, her motivation is questionable. It's to the point that one would have to call her out for days upon days until the idea of doing something comes to her mind, most probably due to the fact that she's always had to work as a child; living on the streets and very rarely having the luxury of a simple break. Upon finally obtaining such a thing, she abuses it to the point that it can be troublesome for those who surround her.
She always feels as though she has some responsibility - ranging from simply doing chores to the survival of others. When given as task, no matter how difficult, she will take it upon herself to execute it herself with little to no instruction. Which brings us to this.. She hates following instructions. She hates them with a passion, feeling as though they are just there to hinder her progress. A firm believer in the saying 'the ends justify the means', completely ignoring any given instruction and going off on her own. In the end, however she fulfills her objective with the exact same results as those instructions would most often give. This alone proves that she is a creative and strategic thinker, if only she weren't so lazy.
If one were to find a topic that she is passionate about, her entire persona will take a complete 180 degree turn, showcasing someone who is edgy and just itching to do said task. The problem is that it's amazingly easy to disappoint her, so much to the point that it'll take almost twice as hard to motivate her when bringing up the same topic. She has high standards; both for herself and those around her. If she is assigned to work with other people, she will set her own hurdles high, along with others. This proves to be a problem within her career, as it is hard for others to work with her because of it. If her peers are able to go through with it, then the results will be more than satisfactory; they'll be golden. That is, assuming that they can tolerate her. If they are, then she is able to easily collaborate with any partner or group thrown at her.
When it boils down to it, her mannerism could use a lot of work. In spite of speaking very little, she has almost no filter on her mouth, and sarcasm just oozes out of her whenever it speaks. In the face of this, she is able to hold her tongue at formal events in order to leave a good impression on others. With this, however, her temper isn't exactly wonderful. She may be composed, but this is merely her restraint working on behalf of her patience. She will hold a grudge, that is a fact. When Lucia does hold a grudge, then things can take a horrible turn. She is not above black-mail, murder, cyber-bullying, or anything that falls above, below, or in between those acts. Her methods and morals are something to be concerned about, but only a rare selection of individuals have this knowledge on them. Everyone else thinks that she would hold her tongue and not do anything.
In the face of jobs for the mafia, she'll put on the poker face. As hard as it is to tell her poker face apart from her regular face, her poker face will not move, not a muscle. training herself to do such a thing at a young age while living in the slums, she had grown accustomed to witnessing corpses and even worse, horrendous scenes in alleyways and streets. She does not particularly find joy in murder, but she doesn't seem to be remorseful for such an act.
On stage is an entirely different story. When it comes to her career and performances, she is possible one of the most dedicated people that you could meet. Despite the fact that it takes a little while for her to inspire herself, or even motivate, she's actually attempt of her own free will. Her voice may usually lack emotion outside of performances, but she often pours in expression within her voices and songs, very much to the point that it often leaves a strong impression on her audience. She absolutely adores the attention on stage though, even if she doesn't try to attract it outside of her career.
Born in the slums to a mother who lived in a mouldy shelter and a father who was passed out so often that you'd think that he's dead. She was practically destined to have a shitty childhood the moment she popped right out of her mother's womb. Her mother was a Latin woman, marrying to her Italian father in their prime age, where they were both still young, lively, and spending money like there was no tomorrow. By the time they actually carried a child, they were both struggling to even keep the wife healthy. Her mother was exhausted by labour, eventually dying from exhaustion (literally speaking) to leave the infant with the drunk-dead father, who went out more often in order to drown away his sorrows in the wine that made their income fall into the negatives. It was practically a miracle how she hadn't died in her mother before dying out in the open, completely unaware that she had been given birth yet.
The father, never being home, completely neglected the infant, which had left her to cry both day and night from starvation and dehydration. At one day, some thieves came down and found her little hideaway, kidnapping her, and then holding her as ransom in an attempt to get her father to pay up. By the time they had found her father next time they returned however, they had found the corpse of a man who died from alcohol poisoning; leaving Lucia all by her lonesome at such a tender age. Despite the fact that she could be easily killed, the leader had decided that he would raise her to be a thief as well, in hopes that she would repay him if she were to grow up into a fine woman. Of course, his intentions were solely to get a decent woman to work for him; perverted thoughts were also included. From that day on, Lucia was to be raised by bandits, retaining her late parents' deceased names.
Growing up in the slums wasn't exactly a walk in the park. She had to undergo vigorous training the moment she could walk, forcing unfamiliar strain onto her entire body. She was taught to kill in order to survive, and that survival was her highest priority of them all -- morals play absolutely no part. Rather, they held you down, and thus was taught to think in such a mindset. Being a delicate child, she believed everything that she was told. Her innocent mind slowly falling into corruption without her own knowledge; against her own will. Around the age of 6, she had gained knowledge on how to break open almost any lock thrown at her with a simple, plain hair pin. She also learned how to scan for hidden cameras and radars, despite this ability needing more time to develop. She was getting there.
She was constantly seeking out approval from those around her, much like how any other child would. She was naive and gullible, completely blind to the purpose of teaching her these things, and hadn't even realized that she shouldn't be doing these sorts of things. In her environment, doing such a thing was good, and she was encouraged to continue. During her travels with these few number of thieves, she learned how to speak English and Italian fluently, although she had hint of an accent when speaking, she didn't pay much mind to it. As for the thieves.. they used her as some form of bait when planning to rob a man or woman blind. Upon seeing a poor, cold and sick child, one with a foolish heart would gladly approach her. That is where she will lead them to their den, and the thieves would knock them out, rob them blind, and then kill them so that no information on them leaks out. Lucia had proven much more useful than they anticipated. At the age of 9, they trained her in martial arts, and pressure points.
Rather than hoping that she would be strong, they centred their attention on speed and efficiency. One of the thieves being an assassin for hire, had taught her what parts of the human body are weak, no matter what the build. He had taught her about anatomy, and then made her practice until she got it perfectly. Day and night, over hundreds of times until she could feel herself collapsing. In only a few years, she had proven herself to be rather advanced in the art of
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❝ Name one thing that's stopping me, I dare you. ❞
AmaLee - "God knows" The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Deaf to All But the Song
AmaLee - "God knows" The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Deaf to All But the Song
V - Flower ◆ 25 ◆ ♀ ◆ Latin/Italian
◆ Il Sangue della Morte - Soldier ◆
As talented as she can be, and as diligent as she can get, her motivation is questionable. It's to the point that one would have to call her out for days upon days until the idea of doing something comes to her mind, most probably due to the fact that she's always had to work as a child; living on the streets and very rarely having the luxury of a simple break. Upon finally obtaining such a thing, she abuses it to the point that it can be troublesome for those who surround her.
She always feels as though she has some responsibility - ranging from simply doing chores to the survival of others. When given as task, no matter how difficult, she will take it upon herself to execute it herself with little to no instruction. Which brings us to this.. She hates following instructions. She hates them with a passion, feeling as though they are just there to hinder her progress. A firm believer in the saying 'the ends justify the means', completely ignoring any given instruction and going off on her own. In the end, however she fulfills her objective with the exact same results as those instructions would most often give. This alone proves that she is a creative and strategic thinker, if only she weren't so lazy.
If one were to find a topic that she is passionate about, her entire persona will take a complete 180 degree turn, showcasing someone who is edgy and just itching to do said task. The problem is that it's amazingly easy to disappoint her, so much to the point that it'll take almost twice as hard to motivate her when bringing up the same topic. She has high standards; both for herself and those around her. If she is assigned to work with other people, she will set her own hurdles high, along with others. This proves to be a problem within her career, as it is hard for others to work with her because of it. If her peers are able to go through with it, then the results will be more than satisfactory; they'll be golden. That is, assuming that they can tolerate her. If they are, then she is able to easily collaborate with any partner or group thrown at her.
When it boils down to it, her mannerism could use a lot of work. In spite of speaking very little, she has almost no filter on her mouth, and sarcasm just oozes out of her whenever it speaks. In the face of this, she is able to hold her tongue at formal events in order to leave a good impression on others. With this, however, her temper isn't exactly wonderful. She may be composed, but this is merely her restraint working on behalf of her patience. She will hold a grudge, that is a fact. When Lucia does hold a grudge, then things can take a horrible turn. She is not above black-mail, murder, cyber-bullying, or anything that falls above, below, or in between those acts. Her methods and morals are something to be concerned about, but only a rare selection of individuals have this knowledge on them. Everyone else thinks that she would hold her tongue and not do anything.
In the face of jobs for the mafia, she'll put on the poker face. As hard as it is to tell her poker face apart from her regular face, her poker face will not move, not a muscle. training herself to do such a thing at a young age while living in the slums, she had grown accustomed to witnessing corpses and even worse, horrendous scenes in alleyways and streets. She does not particularly find joy in murder, but she doesn't seem to be remorseful for such an act.
On stage is an entirely different story. When it comes to her career and performances, she is possible one of the most dedicated people that you could meet. Despite the fact that it takes a little while for her to inspire herself, or even motivate, she's actually attempt of her own free will. Her voice may usually lack emotion outside of performances, but she often pours in expression within her voices and songs, very much to the point that it often leaves a strong impression on her audience. She absolutely adores the attention on stage though, even if she doesn't try to attract it outside of her career.
The father, never being home, completely neglected the infant, which had left her to cry both day and night from starvation and dehydration. At one day, some thieves came down and found her little hideaway, kidnapping her, and then holding her as ransom in an attempt to get her father to pay up. By the time they had found her father next time they returned however, they had found the corpse of a man who died from alcohol poisoning; leaving Lucia all by her lonesome at such a tender age. Despite the fact that she could be easily killed, the leader had decided that he would raise her to be a thief as well, in hopes that she would repay him if she were to grow up into a fine woman. Of course, his intentions were solely to get a decent woman to work for him; perverted thoughts were also included. From that day on, Lucia was to be raised by bandits, retaining her late parents' deceased names.
Growing up in the slums wasn't exactly a walk in the park. She had to undergo vigorous training the moment she could walk, forcing unfamiliar strain onto her entire body. She was taught to kill in order to survive, and that survival was her highest priority of them all -- morals play absolutely no part. Rather, they held you down, and thus was taught to think in such a mindset. Being a delicate child, she believed everything that she was told. Her innocent mind slowly falling into corruption without her own knowledge; against her own will. Around the age of 6, she had gained knowledge on how to break open almost any lock thrown at her with a simple, plain hair pin. She also learned how to scan for hidden cameras and radars, despite this ability needing more time to develop. She was getting there.
She was constantly seeking out approval from those around her, much like how any other child would. She was naive and gullible, completely blind to the purpose of teaching her these things, and hadn't even realized that she shouldn't be doing these sorts of things. In her environment, doing such a thing was good, and she was encouraged to continue. During her travels with these few number of thieves, she learned how to speak English and Italian fluently, although she had hint of an accent when speaking, she didn't pay much mind to it. As for the thieves.. they used her as some form of bait when planning to rob a man or woman blind. Upon seeing a poor, cold and sick child, one with a foolish heart would gladly approach her. That is where she will lead them to their den, and the thieves would knock them out, rob them blind, and then kill them so that no information on them leaks out. Lucia had proven much more useful than they anticipated. At the age of 9, they trained her in martial arts, and pressure points.
Rather than hoping that she would be strong, they centred their attention on speed and efficiency. One of the thieves being an assassin for hire, had taught her what parts of the human body are weak, no matter what the build. He had taught her about anatomy, and then made her practice until she got it perfectly. Day and night, over hundreds of times until she could feel herself collapsing. In only a few years, she had proven herself to be rather advanced in the art of
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