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Rodel Vilppu
Design Notes
3'8, short. Tips of his hair curl towards his face.
Expression is timid usually, but looks sour behind other's backs.
Often wears shorts or nautical fashion.
Likes
The rain
Mysteries
Hugs
Piggyback rides
days off(no murders)
Dislikes
Pushyness
Pants
Traveling at night
Far away cases
Ghosts
Greatest Strength
Rodel is especially good with numbers and finds mathematics easy, quick to calculate an answer to most questions thrown at him. His detective skills aren't as good as Cherry's but they're close in knowledge.
Greatest Weakness
Despite his math abilities, he otherwise cannot read words, not having bothered trying to learn. He knows the the way his name looks but it's as if he doesn't let anything stick in his mind, remaining illiterate.
Hopscotch
A game he plays outside when the rain is light enough not to immediately wash away chalk. He's light on his feet and quick at making his steps without faltering.
Jigsaw Puzzles
A hobby to pass time, but he's very patient and detail oriented when doing so, organizing pieces by color. He can do up to 500 piece puzzles.
Tea making
A recent skill he's working on with his family's guidance. Cherry drinks tea often, preparing it for the others, but Rodel wants to be able to do it when she can't.
Positive Traits
Rodel is confident about his beliefs, even if he may be a pushover to other's decisions, knowing in his mind what he would otherwise do. It's pretty difficult to change his mind on most things due to this.
Neutral Traits
He's a very bitter person internally, keeping his rude thoughts to himself, so he usually seems polite or quiet. When one gets on his nerves or really stresses him, he can say very blunt and sassy things that surprise others. It surprises culprits when he deceives them, but Cherry doesn't know about this, thinking he must be kinder than her.
Negative Traits
His timid nature and worrier tendencies keep him from making a lot of progress, often keeping the worst case scenario in mind when he undergoes things. His shyness also prompts others to make choices for him that he habitually goes along with.
Others' Perception
Loved Ones
Rodel is seen as agreeable and makes good company to those around him, probably because he'll just say yes and enable other's actions. Loved ones want to see him grow out of his shell more.
Strangers
Strangers just think he's cute, in fact more than his gloating sister.
Enemies
Enemies find him to be easy to scare, but can become aggravated when he acts childish to trick them into revealing their plans. He's easily possessed by ghosts during cases.
In his last life, Rodel always shared his life with his twin Cherry. They were still as inseparable as they are now. Born to parents who could not care for them financially, they were given up early on before they could walk, soon adopted by foster parents.
Even in his previous life he wasn’t exactly at his sister’s side, saying he was behind her is more truthful; he was timid, quiet, and depended on Cherry to do most things in his stead. Since they ultimately shared the same values, most of what she’d say, even if rude, would match what he’d think to himself.
When he was roughly 6 he had become one of the victims claimed by a massive sinkhole in their town. He had expected the day to be as tedious as the rest, assuming he’d say good morning to his family, and say goodnight at the end of the day. In this case, he couldn’t even say a proper goodbye when his hand left Cherry’s among a startled crowd, sinking with everyone around him. If fate was something that existed, to be reborn with Cherry in another world was fortunate enough to him.
When he came into being in Vellenice, awakening beside his sister Cherry, Rodel started off intimidated by his surroundings. Like the rest around him, with time the red rain is considered harmless and a disregarded backdrop of their town.
Settling in with the Vilppu's, the town's only pair of detectives, Rodel found himself at home with them and his older sister. Everyone looked after him with care and appreciated spending time together, even though some of them may clash at times and bicker over small things. He'd notice his sister studying to be a detective like her fathers whenever they'd leave the two unsupervised, not being able to read the material himself, but Cherry reiterated her learning enough for him to pick it up as well.
He didn't strive to become a detective initially, confident that his fathers would both disprove of something dangerous, but he also couldn't say no to the passion in Cherry's eyes when she insisted they work together. And so a habit started where Cherry would accept small cases when her fathers were out, looking for lost objects or gathering information at others' requests, Rodel getting experience with her. They'd both get scolded when their fathers returned, but they did acknowledge their kids had a nack for the role.
When Emii and Emigdio become new to the job, Cherry ropes them all into accepting a murder case with her. Despite Rodel's fears, the case ultimately goes well with the killer being caught, even though his fathers were upset. From then on it's known that the four kids are a great set of minds together, and while its preferred that they dont venture to do dangerous cases, they're good at it, Rodel included.
By now Rodel has done many cases with his team, sometimes alone with Emii, sometimes alone with Emigdio, but the majority always with Cherry. When a handful of men disappear in Vellenice, Rodel is the one who solves the town's infamous serial kidnapping case. After that he reaffirms that being a detective is truly something he's adept at.
The rest of his days are otherwise very predictable, something he likes, preferring a calm rainy day over one where everyones on edge over a crime. Nothing escapes the town's detectives, all incidents eventually catching their eyes, and Rodel is glad he can contribute to a greater peace. He knows some towns have schools, some children are just taught about the world from home, but he still enjoys the life he has where he gets to experience a story rather than imagining it. The world itself isn't as magical as it could be, and he's met many crafty types, but it's naturally overpowered by the good in the world.
If he imagines his future, he expects it to be with his family and friends doing well. He hopes that he can be partially indepenent from his sister, or that she can likewise rely on him at times, but that they individually can become incredible people. His current life still parallels his prior one, but he'd surely find the one shrouded in red more delightful.
∙ He'll cry when threatened just to summon his sister.
∙ He'll grab his hat and look down, hiding in it at times.
∙ Often fidgets with his hands when speaking rather than staying still.
∙ illerate with words but he can understand math, somehow.
∙ He's very afraid of spiders for a while, but overcomes the fear after a big case involving them.
Close Box
Hadaka no Yuusha
Vaundy ( music box )
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