Ren Amamiya

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Ren Amamiya
IC Information
Full Name: Ren Amamiya (雨宮　蓮)
Gender (Pronouns): X-Gender/Genderfluid (Any/All, Primarily He/They)
Arcana: 0. The Fool
Age (Birthdate): 17 (October 31, 1995)
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Grey
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Residence: Yongen-Jaya, Tokyo
School: Shujin Academy
Grade: Second Year
Role: Focus
OOC Information
Source: Persona 5 (FC)
Voice Actor: Jun Fukuyama / Xander Mobus
Groups: The Phantoms
Player: Ayu Oakhay

"The show's over."

At a glance, Ren Amamiya would seem to be a calm, quiet, boring high schooler, barely notable for his frizzy hair, constant slouch, and large glasses. Listen to the rumors, though, and one will learn he's also a convict on parole--for exactly what depends on who's doing the telling--who carries around a cat in his shoulder bag. Behind both the gossip and those non-prescription lenses burn the eyes of one who seethes at the injustices rife in "proper" society. This spirit of rebellion and an accidental trip into the Metaverse birthed the leader of the infamous Phantom Thieves of Hearts, codename Joker. But that's a secret. First, he needs to make sure he doesn't get expelled...

Background

Pre-VRM Start

Ren Amamiya is a silent protagonist, so there's a lot about his background that is not detailed or left open-ended. For the purposes of Velvet Room MUSH, this is what has been established for him.

  • Born on October 31, 1995 (birthday based on the Japanese release date of Persona 5 Royal)
  • Born and raised in Inaba, Japan, a town in the countryside
  • Father is Mayor Subaru Amamiya; mother is Akira Amamiya (née Kurusu)
  • Father has been mayor for four consecutive four-year-terms, so almost Ren's entire life
  • Ren often butted heads with his parents, with his father disapproving of him and pressuring him to Fit In, and his mother passively taking his father's side
  • Kept arguments private, but unspoken knowledge in Inaba was that "the mayor's son is a little too headstrong"
  • Was generally privileged despite family friction; had money, could spend time with friends, could dress and decorate as he pleased as long as he stayed clean-cut, even got a smartphone for his 15th birthday in 2010 (an excessive luxury for most Inabans)
  • This contradiction quietly built up resentment among many of Ren's friends, peers, and teachers, including his childhood best friend, Yoshio Sato
  • Enjoyed ice skating; starting skating seriously once discovered by his Coach Himuro in 2009 at a skating rink in Okina City
  • Coach Himuro both trained Ren to win competitions with a goal of the Olympics, and helped him discover and understand their own gender (genderfluid) and sexuality (pansexual)
  • One night while coming home from practice at school, Ren ran into a couple arguing on the street
  • The woman begged for help, so Ren got in between them; the man, drunk, fell on the sidewalk and accused him of assaulting him
  • A pair of policemen who came to the scene to check out a reported disturbance arrested Ren
  • Ren was found guilty in court, thanks in part to the man (who did not personally appear in court and had his name kept out of the proceedings) forcing the woman to testify against him
  • Ren was expelled from Yasogami High School; the court sentenced him to a year of probation in Tokyo, to which his parents agreed
  • Ren's parents set up a school for him to attend (Shujin Academy, class 2-D) and a place for him to stay (Café Leblanc's attic)
  • On the way to his first day at his new school, Ren encountered Ryuji Sakamoto and Ann Takamaki, and ended up stumbling into the Palace of Suguru Kamoshida
  • Ren awoke to his Persona and met Morgana within Kamoshida's Palace, and the four came together to change Kamoshida's heart to protect themselves and avenge Ann's friend Shiho Suzui, who was victimized by Kamoshida
  • After successfully changing Kamoshida's heart, Ren, Ryuji, Ann, and Morgana agreed to stay as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, or The Phantoms for short
  • The Phantoms targeted and changed the heart of Ichiryusai Madarame next, saving and recruiting Yusuke Kitagawa in the process
  • Ren is dealing with the suspicion of the school's principal and student council president in the wake of Kamoshida's change of heart
  • Ren met "Second Coming of the Detective Prince" Goro Akechi when he came to Leblanc with a lawyer associate, and later again during a school trip to a local TV station
  • Present day...

Season 1, Episode 1

  • Persona User Umie Akabane was attacked by the Joker Killer and rescued by The Phantoms; upon learning the Joker Killer is codenamed Old Maid by the police, they adopt that epithet
  • Shujin Academy Student Council President Makoto Niijima made a move on The Phantoms and had them agree to change the heart of mafia boss Junya Kaneshiro
  • Makoto Awoken as a Persona-User and joined the team
  • Together, they changed Kaneshiro's heart across from groups like SEES and Cardboard Dragon while opposing Strega and The One in the Black Mask
  • Met Ichika Kawase and Tsubasa Seki on initially bad terms when they tried to investigate the bad rumors about Ren, but he soon befriended them both
  • Discovered Shujin's Principal Kobayakawa has a Palace
  • Friend and underclassman Kasumi Yoshizawa fell into it by accident while The Phantoms tried to investigate
  • Kasumi Awoke to her Persona in there and agreed to join The Phantoms on probation to weigh in on whether or not to change Kobayakawa's heart
  • Ren, as Joker, fought the Black Mask and lost badly; Akechi comforted him afterwards
  • Akechi set a trap for The Phantoms in Kobayakawa's Palace, only for all of them to be attacked by the Black Mask
  • Shadow Kobayakawa revealed to The Phantoms that the NWO had him hire Kamoshida and take Ren on as a student
  • The Phantoms ultimately decided not to change Kobayakawa's heart, and Kasumi (codename Belle) decided not to join after all due to feeling guilty about lying to Akechi
  • Tsubasa was attacked by the Old Maid and rescued by many friends, including Joker, Fox, and Queen; they secretly Awakened and adopted the codename Phoenix as a result
  • Ren and Minako Arisato started dating, much to Akechi's disgruntlement
  • The Phantoms met with Cardboard Dragon, but were unable to come to a full agreement on alliance
  • Ichika (codename Ogre) approached The Phantoms with a request to change her ex-fiancé Eiji Kamiya's heart
  • While exploring Kamiya's Palace, Phoenix attacked The Phantoms, believing them responsible for their psychotic breakdown two years prior thanks to speculation from Akechi
  • The Phantoms and Phoenix resolved the misunderstanding, and Phoenix and Ogre officially joined the team
  • The Phantoms changed Kamiya's heart with support from various other Persona Users, including Akechi
  • Ren celebrated Kamiya's change of heart with the rest of The Phantoms and came out to everyone as X-gender/non-binary/genderfluid, as inspired by Tsubasa
  • Ren attempted to talk to their parents (in particular their father) about their enrollment at Shujin, only to get shut down, and was messed up about it for a while
  • Akechi and Joker fought over his involvement with Tsubasa's misunderstanding, but came to terms over his help with Shadow Kamiya
  • Ren confided in Akechi about their parents and the two continued to grow closer
  • Sojiro left Leblanc without warning over the summer, leaving it in Ren's care, and returned just as suddenly
  • Kazusa Motojima, an antagonist of Ren's and Kasumi's, was infected by a Homunculus, and The Phantoms helped with rescuing her from it, but not before Kazusa's Homunculus spread rumors that Ren is dating Makoto
  • Maria Sakurai fell into a Kingdom, and Joker, Phoenix, Umie and Akechi all helped rescue her with antagonizing from an annoying pink cockatoo named Jerri; mysteriously, a Persona User codenamed Cherry showed up at the end to help out
  • Phoenix/Tsubasa was kidnapped by the Ryouhara ninja clan after its leader Shiryuu took an interest in them; with the help of Hibari (codename Mujina and member of Ichika's school gang), The Phantoms rescued them after a life-or-death battle with Shiryuu's subordinate Kurou
  • Ren started keeping an eye on the Ryouharas with a pretense of befriending Kurou, who had become Umie's roommate
  • A mysterious person calling themself Alibaba approached Ren via text and requested The Phantoms change the heart of Futaba Sakura
  • The Phantoms investigated Futaba and heard her story from Sojiro, her guardian
  • Ren and Minako broke up after the latter had a confrontation with Akechi, and Ren rebounded onto Makoto, to Akechi's dismayed support
  • Present time...

Season 1, Episode 2

  • Ren and Akechi went stargazing together after midterms, and Ren unhappily realized they're in love with him
  • Ren and Makoto realized they're both in love with other people and broke up amicably
  • The Phantoms encountered the Black Mask while exploring Futaba's Palace. no one was happy about this
  • After giving Futaba her calling card, The Phantoms moved in to change her heart, only for the Wild Hunt to block their way and fight them
  • Futaba's heart was successfully changed even so, and Futaba left her room at last
  • Ren turned 17 on Halloween and had a movie night party with their friends
  • Joker and Mona trapped the Black Mask, only for him to break out and nearly run them both down
  • Ren and Akechi got into another fight for unrelated reasons, but made up and became even closer
  • Umie was attacked by a Joker Killer while with Ren; Akechi, Shiryuu and Kurou came to their rescue
  • Hibari approached The Phantoms about a Shadow of a personal antagonist of hers in Mementos that was on the verge of forming a Palace
  • The Phantoms and Futaba helped Mujina and changed the Shadow's heart
  • Mujina and Futaba (now codename Oracle) officially joined The Phantoms
  • Umie enlisted Joker's help with a Ryouhara-related matter and both got caught up in a battle between Shiryuu, Kurou, and the Black Mask, and later a new supernatural space called the Mizunagi
  • Joker coined the codename "Ruin" for the Black Mask
  • Ren became actual friends with Kurou
  • Ren confessed their feelings to Akechi, who accepted; the two started dating
  • Ongoing!

Personas

Primary Persona

Arsène (0. The Fool): The Great Thief; the Pillager of Twilight. Ren's main Persona, who directly reflects who he is at his core. The quintessential gentleman thief who stole for thrills but also for social justice, and who also famously clashed time and time again with Sherlock Holmes--whoops, I mean Herlock Sholmès--Arsène Lupin was originally the debonair lead of a series of books by French author Maurice Leblanc. Dark and stylish, Arsène has feathery black wings, an outrageously tall top hat that might well just be part of their head, a ghoulish grin on a black mask-face, a white neck scarf tucked into a black lace-up vest, clawed fingers, a red jacket and tall boots with knives for heels. They vibe like they're dangerous and loving it.

Secondary Personas

First Wave
Name Arcana Description
Cait Sith I. The Magician A Puss in Boots-looking Persona that represents Ren's catlike nature as well as his bond with his mentor in phantom thievery, Morgana. One gets the sense that there will be a long line of cats in Ren's future. This one in particular has a focus on buffs and physical attacks.
Ame-no-Uzume VI. The Lovers Fused to have Frei line attacks, a request made by and completed for the jailer twins, Caroline and Justine. It otherwise has a focus on healing and area attacks. It conveniently also represents his bond with Ann, a fellow Phantom Thief.
Angel VIII. Justice A representation of Ren's strong sense of justice and righteousness, acting as the flip side of his will of rebellion via Arsène. With a focus on Light magic and status effects, it definitely does not represent any kind of brewing bond with any obnoxious Detective Princes.
Ixtab XIII. Death A fusion accident produced the rare Persona, Ixtab. (Canonically, it's no Persona at all; it appears in P2EP as a Demon.) It focuses on disastrously powerful Earth and Gravity magic, and represents Ren's bond with his physician/dealer, Dr. Takemi.
Second Wave
Name Arcana Description
Nekomata I. The Magician Replaced Cait Sith. A mischievous human-sized cat monster who, like Cait Sith before her, represents Ren's cat-like nature and their bond with Morgana. She focuses on dishing out ailments via physical attacks and Wind/Force magic.
Setanta IV. The Emperor Replaced Ame-no-Uzume. Fused to be able to boost defense, a request made by and completed for the jailer twins, Caroline and Justine. He otherwise focuses on physical and Nuke attacks. He also conveniently represents their bond with Yusuke, a fellow Phantom Thief.
High Pixie 0. The Fool Replaced Angel. She represents Ren's bond with Minako, their girlfriend (at the time). She focuses on healing and support.
Third Wave
Name Arcana Description
Naga IX. The Hermit Replaced Ixtab. He was acquired while exploring Futaba's Palace and also represents Ren's bond with her. After doing hard time in Velvet Room jail, he's become proficient in both Electric and Water magic.
Principality VIII. Justice Replaced High Pixie. Once again represents the deepening bond between Ren and Akechi. They're strong at healing and Light magic, with a bit of Dark defense and Earth magic to supplement them.

Equipment

Weapons
Name Class Description
Prism Dagger Knives A dagger with a prismatic sheen to its blade. Joker's primary weapon at the start of Velvet Room MUSH.
Harpe Knife Knives A wickedly long, sickle-like knife based on the weapon Cronus used to castrate his father Ouranos in Greek mythology. Found in a locked treasure chest in Futaba Sakura's Palace. Joker's current primary weapon.
Makanorov Handguns A model gun based on the Russian pistol. References the maker of the Makarov pistol, Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov. Joker's secondary weapon at the start of Velvet Room MUSH.
PMF-84W Handguns An ornately carved, silver model handgun that can shoot wind-aspected bullets. It originates from Star Ocean: Anamnesis and is an homage to that game's crossover event with Persona 5. Joker's current secondary weapon.
Armor
Name Arcana Description
Queen's Necklace + III. The Empress Created in the Velvet Room from an Empress-aspected Treasure Demon of the same name found in Eiji Kamiya's Palace. The Queen's Necklace + is based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an incident involving Marie Antoinette and a diamond necklace fraudulently commissioned in her name. This necklace was also target of Arsène Lupin in one of his stories. Joker's current armor.

Special Skills

Ren has the Wild Card, and as such can summon multiple Personas in battle. His version of the Velvet Room is unique to him and reflects his mindset; it takes the form of an enclosed circular jail decked out in blue, and he, a prisoner confined to one of its cells. Igor is the jail's warden who addresses him as a "prisoner of fate" in need of "rehabilitation," and Ren's attendants, the young twins Caroline and Justine, are the guards who watch over his cell.

When Ren has to address a difficult situation, he has three particular approaches:

1. Thief Talk (Proficiency): Ren engages with a Shadow or Demon with the tricks of the trade that he's been learning as a Phantom Thief.

2. Diplomacy (Understanding): Ren uses calm reason and negotiation to talk a Shadow or Demon into agreeing to cooperate with him.

3. Warning Shot (Guts): For when Ren needs to brute-force intimidate a Shadow or Demon into doing what he wants, courtesy of his handgun.

Relationships

Friends

The Phantoms
Name Arcana Codename Journal Notes
Morgana I. The Magician Mona My mentor and partner in crime. I tell him nearly everything. We're even closer now that he's overcome some personal issues.
Makoto Niijima II. The High Priestess Queen Reliable and trustworthy; the unofficial 2IC. Struggles with emotions and her prosecutor sister. We dated for a bit. She keeps me principled.
Haru Okumura III. The Empress Noir Helping her with her roof garden. I especially like how scary her sweet smiles can be. We're keeping an eye on her dad's Palace.
Yusuke Kitagawa IV. The Emperor Fox Helping him with his art. He's making Skill Cards for the team. Delightfully eccentric. Needs to learn how to manage his finances...
Ann Takamaki VI. The Lovers Panther My best female friend and make-up sensei. She always cheers me up. The most passionate one. She and Morgana cleared the air between them.
Ryuji Sakamoto VII. The Chariot Skull My best male friend. I can always rely on him in a pinch; his biggest muscle's his heart. In a polycule with Ichika and Tsubasa.
Futaba Sakura IX. The Hermit Oracle Incredible info-gatherer; Morgana's her feet on the ground now. We managed to win her trust. Is this what having a sister's like?
Ichika Kawase XIV. Temperance Ogre The "Thorn Boss" at her school. Comfortable with me as leader, though. Easy to talk to. Joined at the hip with Ryuji and Tsubasa.
Tsubasa Seki XV. The Devil Phoenix My best non-binary friend. If not for them, I wouldn't be out. Paranoid for good reason. Their dad sucks and their mom... it's complicated.
Hibari Aoki XVII. The Star Mujina An old friend from Inaba. Teaching me how to cook more than curry and coffee. Rumormonger and a peacemaker.
Kasumi Yoshizawa XVII. The Star Belle An adorable kouhai. Joined us after partnering with Mona for a while. Issues with loneliness and her deceased sister.
Confidants
Name Arcana Epithet Journal Notes
Minako Arisato 0. The Fool Minako-chan Ex-girlfriend and a field leader of SEES. We're still good friends, even though secrets divide us.
Sojiro Sakura V. The Hierophant Boss; Chief (by Morgana) My guardian and technically my parole officer. Started out gruff, but we get along well now.
Umie Akabane VII. The Chariot Akabane-san My "work senpai." We have a lot of fun together, despite how (because) she's a trouble magnet.
Goro Akechi VIII. Justice Detective Prince My rival and now boyfriend, and all that implies. It's been messy and complicated and I love it.

Neutral Parties

SEES
Name Arcana Address Journal Notes
Minato Arisato 0. The Fool Arisato-kun Minako-chan's twin brother; a field leader of SEES. We get along OK. I went to his and Minako-chan's birthday party; it was fun.
Fuuka Yamagishi II. The High Priestess Yamagishi-san Minako-chan's friend and Yusuke's clubmate. Glad to see she's been thriving. Seems nice. I think she and Futaba would get along if they ever met.
Mitsuru Kirijo III. The Empress Kirijo-san President of SEES. Heiress of the Kirijo Group. Composed; intelligent. Recognizes we want to do right but still distrusts us.
Akihiko Sanada IV. The Emperor Sanada-san Headstrong and eager to fight. Seems reliable as a senpai. Told me about his past with Goro, who dislikes him. Distrusts us too.
Shinjiro Aragaki V. The Hierophant Aragaki-san Confirmed his past with Sanada-san and Goro. Apparently been through a lot, making him broody; not a bad guy, though. Distrusts us three.
Yukari Takeba VI. The Lovers Takeba-san Minako-chan's BFF. Unafraid to speak her mind, but tries to be fair, which I respect. Her dad caused the Dark Hour. Distrusts us x4.
Aigis VII. The Chariot Aigis-san An actual robot. You'd barely guess without already knowing. She's into gardening and watched me play a chess match against a master.
Suzume Fukura VII. The Chariot N/A Asked lots of thoughtful questions during our meeting with SEES. Been investigating Mementos because she Awakened there.
Koh Katsuhiro X. Wheel of Fortune N/A Mostly seemed interested on if "Joker" and "Joker Killer" had any connection. Didn't stand out much otherwise.
Ririka Kawase XII. The Hanged Man N/A Ichika's little sister. Seems a little better-disposed to us than most of the rest of SEES. I see her around in Persona fights a lot.
Schoolmates
Name Arcana Address Journal Notes
Kanae Fuyuki 0. The Fool Fuyuki-san Ex-friend from Inaba. She apologized for shunning me, so we're cordial but not yet friends again. Same type of Persona-User as the Wild Hunt.
Shinichi Nagisa I. The Magician Nagisa-kun Ryuji's classmate. Was possessed by an extra-nasty Homunculus, but he's safe now. Good luck to him getting his life back together.
Katsuko Yoshinaga IV. The Emperor Yoshinaga-senpai Gave me the time of day during a shift at Ore no Beko. Seems awkward but friendly enough.
Kazusa Motojima XI. Strength Motojima-san Ryuji's classmate, Ann's friend, and Yoshizawa's teammate. So-called "Demon Queen." Trying be better after beating her Homunculus.
Acquaintances
Name Arcana Address Journal Notes
Maya Amano 0. The Fool Amano-san A reporter who was chasing the story of the Old Maid; a rare honest adult who respects kids.
Roger VI. The Lovers N/A Seems like a friendly little-big pig guy. Fontaine-san loathes him. Morgana says he's a Humor Shadow. Uh oh...
Hyousuke Suzuki VII. The Chariot Suzuki-san One of Ichika and Tsubasa's friends from their school. Has a dog. Seems violent but loyal.
Katsuya Suou VIII. Justice N/A A cop with a Persona. Allegedly one of the "good ones." I'll still keep my distance, thanks.
Vesper X. Wheel of Fortune Vesper A mysterious Persona-User who acts with cool grace. I like his style.
Shinobu Shimizu XII. The Hanged Man Shimizu-san Seems like a reliable adult; I often see her helping out in Persona battles.
Maria Sakurai XVII. The Star Sakurai-san A cheery airhead. Called the Old Maid but regretted it. Was sucked into a Kingdom. Hope she's doing OK.

Enemies

New World Order
Name Arcana Epithet Journal Notes
Ruin ?. ??? The One in the Black Mask Assassin and enforcer. Unstoppable except for seduction and I hate it. What's he know...?
Shiryuu Ryouhara VII. The Chariot Shirogarasu Akabane-san's boyfriend and actual ninja clan boss. I don't like him, but I'll acknowledge he cares about his people.
Kurou Ryouhara XIII. Death Kurou Both an enemy and a friend; maybe a kindred spirit. Loves tea. Lives with Akabane-san.
Strega
Name Arcana Epithet Journal Notes
Tatsuya Sudou XIX. The Sun Old Maid; OG "Joker Killer" A pyromaniac and vicious murderer, up until he died. RIP to a real monster.
Niko Kirisaki XVIII. The Moon N/A Acts cheerful superficially, but has real anger and pain underneath. Close to Kurou. Don't like that.
Noriaki Okaga I. The Magician N/A Apparently opened a coffin during the Dark Hour. A real piece of work. Akabane-san knows him.
Wild Hunt
Name Arcana Day Job Journal Notes
Laurent Fontaine XX. Judgement UTokyo Professor I dislike him. Good intentions eclipsed by being someone else who wants me to shut up and obey.
Isabeau Fontaine VI. The Lovers Shujin Academy Student I dislike her. Between her father, "friends" and "boyfriend," I also worry for her. Why's it like this...
Alain Wakamatsu XIV. Temperance Kagurazaka Baker I dislike him. Polite at least, but he's still cut from the same cloth as Prof. Fontaine.
Vivienne Sournois I. The Magician Movie Theatre Owner I'm... neutral-ish towards her? More easygoing than the rest, but still condescending.
Palace Holders
Name Arcana Ruler Form Journal Notes
Suguru Kamoshida VII. The Chariot King of Castle Shujin Abused students who couldn't defend themselves. Sir Kamoshida, the great sinner of Lust, we have stolen your distorted desires without fail.
Ichiryusai Madarame VI. The Lovers Lord of the Golden Museum Plagiarized his wards and destroyed their lives. Sir Madarame, the great sinner of Vanity, we have stolen your distorted desires without fail.
Junya Kaneshiro V. The Hierophant Yakuza Banker of Shibuya Scammed kids in Shibuya; stole property in Sumaru. Sir Kaneshiro, the great sinner of Gluttony, we have stolen your distorted desires without fail.
Eiji Kamiya XIX. The Sun Hell's Groom-in-Waiting A rapist and human trafficker at age 18. Sir Kamiya, the great sinner of Envy, we have stolen your distorted desires without fail.
Futaba Sakura IX. The Hermit Pharaoh of the Empty Tomb Futaba, you great sinner of Sloth and doleful victim of Wrath, we have stolen your distorted desires without fail. Welcome to the light of the sun.
??? XVIII. The Moon (not encountered) There's a mysterious, beautiful but sterile white Palace in Odaiba. It's actually a stadium but it's perceived as a laboratory. We fought a cognition-turned-Shadow there that took on the form of Yoshizawa's sister, and it spoke of its 'lord and master,' but we never encountered the Ruler. We don't even know their name because its entry in the Meta-Nav was glitched. After that fight, the entry itself disappeared from the Meta-Nav too. What was that all about?

Original NPCs

Original NPCs
Name; Age Details Appearance Profile
Subaru Amamiya (雨宮寿春); 44 (January 11, 1969; 25 when married, 27 when Ren was born) IV. The Emperor, Cis Male, Ren's Father, Mayor of Inaba 5'10" (179 cm); black hair and eyes; a no-nonsense, short, straight hairstyle; always wears suits; square shoulders, good posture. A stern, stubborn, driven man with traditional values. He does not believe in violence and thinks it's gauche to get openly angry, and so makes a point of always being soft-spoken but eloquent, unyielding but calm. He does love his wife and son in his own way, more or less, as seen by his eventual support for Ren's ice skating, but he buys heavily into inexpressiveness as manliness and so is emotionally remote. He's been mayor for four terms and is going for a fifth; however, as he ages, he's grown ambitions beyond just being mayor and was going to meet with Representative Shido in the hopes of getting a finger in the national pie while offering him an inroad to the rural vote in return. Accordingly, he is icy-furious at Ren for endangering his career on multiple levels. He has no desire to be in touch with him while he's away in Tokyo, and is hoping that his time away will straighten him out and stamp out his rebelliousness. He just wishes Ren would be normal.
Akira Amamiya (雨宮　暁), née Kurusu (来栖); 41 (May 27, 1971; 23 when married, 25 when Ren was born) XIV. Temperance, Cis Female, Ren's Mother, Housewife/mayor's assistant 5'0" (153 cm); curly, dark brown hair kept just above shoulder-length; hazel eyes; slight and diminutive; tends to wear dresses. A demure, kindhearted, secretly fatalistic woman with a sharp mind but a weak spine. Ren gets his curls and emotional intelligence from her. She met Subaru through their parents, bonded with him about their respective unisex names, and married him because she was impressed by his strong core values. She's significantly more loving to both her husband and child, having accepted the burden of emotional labor for the family, but she's also passive, tending to listen rather than speak, go with the flow and do what others want. She frequently tells Ren to do the same out of a misguided sense of love; she feared his rebelliousness would get him in trouble one day and blames herself for not properly getting him in hand before his arrest and expulsion. She wants to sweep it all under the rug and let everything go back to normal, and hopes having Ren far from home will let everyone in town forget what happened. She doesn't call, but she thinks about him often. Even so, she also wishes Ren would just be normal.
Coach Himuro (氷室コーチ); 27 (July 2, 1985) II. The High Priestess, Cis Male, Ren's former ice skating coach, Professional ice skater 6' (184 cm); lean and muscular; short and spiky brown hair and brown eyes; a dazzling smile; usually wears sports wear with expensive cologne. A professional skater who discovered Ren at the Okina City Skating Rink one day three years prior to game start and nurtured his love of the sport into an ambition for the global stage. He's also queer and privately out but professionally closeted; he encouraged Ren's journey of self-discovery when he realized it about them, and has provided them with a lot of support and advice about their gender and sexuality as well as their skating. However, while he believed in Ren's innocence, he was too much of a coward to go to bat for him or even continue to coach him, concerned about what either would do to his own career. He did apologize and express his regrets, though ultimately told Ren he shouldn't have gotten involved, and both advised him about glasses as a way of managing his image and gifted him a pair as a farewell present.
Yoshio Sato (佐藤芳央); 16 (March 21, 1996) XII. The Hanged Man, Cis Male, Ren's ex-best friend, High school student 5'6" (167 cm); dark hair and eyes; plain features with wide-set eyes; small scattering of freckles; basic haircut Ren's former best friend since about ten years ago, ever since Yoshio moved into town to live with his grandparents while his parents were getting divorced. (Even after the divorce, he still lives in Inaba with his grandparents, and consequently he feels unwanted.) Ren was the first to welcome him, so they became close in elementary school, but over time Yoshio grew jealous of Ren due to feeling like Ren was better than him and had more than him. Ren sensed this and tried to cover up or brush aside the parts of his life that were more privileged, but it didn't help. When Ren was arrested, Yoshio made a big show of believing he was guilty and publicly cut ties with him. On the surface, Yoshio insists Ren betrayed his trust first by committing a serious crime, and so keeps himself from feeling ashamed, but deep down, he doesn't really believe Ren was guilty; he simply seized his chance to rip him down from the pedestal he'd put him on. He hasn't confronted this about himself.

Soundtrack

Logs and Cutscenes

Season 1 Logs

Episode 1
Episode 2

Cutscenes

Season 1

Gallery

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