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My little sis! By like, a few minutes. She can be troublesome but I think I'm lucky to have a sister I get along with so well. We have lots in common and she's always polite enough to listen to me whine!
He's one of the hockey guys Kaito plays against... that's all I can really place about him...
Annoying pest. He's got skills but it's soooo frustrating playing with a team that just tries to draw out penalties...
My best frieeeeeend!!!! Kaito-kun!!!! Kaito's been my bestie since middle school, and that's when he taught me to skate! I used to have a little crush on him too... but I think he's the best! He's an amazing captain and I hope everything with him and his soulmate work out just fine.
Kobayashi plays hockey with Kaito, but what's most surprising is he's in class 5 with Mimi! He doesn't act like he's very smart but I guess he's more clever deep down.
President-san! I only ever regarded Haruno as our stick-in-the-mud president, but since he's Kaito's soulmate, he's been around more. He's more fun than I expected; I can see why Kaito likes him so much.
Madoka-kun is in class 5 with me; he's a lot smarter than people expect him to be. He's really funny and fun to be around, but I'd hate to be a girl who liked him. He doesn't seem to take their feelings into account.
Mimi-chan is in class 5 with me! She's great, even though she's on the student council. She's around more now that she's dating Kaito, and I'm not sure how that'll go... but I hope we can stay friends anyway. She's really cool.
Kaito is more than people think he is... He's more clever than people expect, considering he slacks off during class. He works really hard at his dream, and I really admire that about him. He's cool, and he's so nice too... I feel lucky to have him as my boyfriend...
Mimi's my best friend! She always has been since we were little. She's smarter than me and she seems to keep me in line, but I guess I must help her out in some way too. I always want to be her friend.
Eiji has been my best friend since we were little, but... I love him, but he's such an idiot sometimes. We've been through a lot of hard times, and I'm really glad he's on the right track again. And he's getting on with his teammates... everything is going well!
Kaito is... my soulmate. We've been through a lot of different... places... of how we felt about each other, but I know at the very least, he's one of my best friends!
Another younger member in Enzo's groul of soldiers, Enzo also spends a lot of time worrying about Gabi and making sure he's doing well. Having found the boy with Jamie, Enzo is aware of what Gabi left behind to join the Acerbi's, and wants to ensure things are better for him here. He is almost as protective of Gabi as he is of Jamie and Daniele, always watching him closely and carefully to make sure he's doing well with everything. He doesn't mind once Gabi starts chattering on, and is happy to discuss sports with him as well, seeing him as a good friend in turn. Drunk Enzo had made a few passes at Gabi as well, but he can't recall how far they went--nor does he really want to.
There is something about Gabi that Orlando really hates, because he finds his eyes always wandering to the man when they're in the same room, and his thoughts often trailing towards him when they're apart. He knows that Gabi is gay, and he doesn't mind it as long as Gabi isn't flirting with him, but it makes him worry, as well. After seeing the state of Gabi when they found him, Orlando is more convinced than ever that being gay can only lead to trouble, further cementing his views. Still, he finds he gets on well with Gabi despite basically opposite personalities, and Orlando will happily listen to Gabi rattle on and on about whatever he wants, just feeling better when he's around him in general.
Daniele was someone that Orlando expected to get along with, seeing as how they are somewhat similar and have a few common interests as well--however, they don't get along at all, and as usual, the root of Orlando's problems goes back to Enzo. Daniele properly worships the man, and Orlando can't, for the life of him see why. Blunt and unafraid to speak his mind, Orlando has made comments about it before, and Daniele isn't the type to shake off comments he doesn't like. They've fought plenty of times as well, Orlando unable to see the allure of Enzo. He wishes Daniele would wise up and realize how weak his caporegime is; there are much greater people to idolize within the family than a pushover who somehow got a position over others.
Jamie spends a lot of time joking that Orlando could possibly be the most annoying member of their friendship group, but he doesn't hold any real malice towards the tiger. He knows there's a lot more to Orlando's personality than he likes to give away, able to appreciate the passion he has for the family. While Jamie mostly laughs off Orlando's never-ending complaints, he is a bit stricter with the man when he takes things too far or takes his undermining of Enzo too far. Recently he's begun to view Gabi as a good influence on the tiger, able to see a lot more of a senstive Orlando when the cat is around--something Jamie also wants to encourage.
As a loyal member of the Acerbi family for generations, it's only natural that Orlando feels a great deal of respect toward his generation's Acerbi. He thinks Jamie is incredibly cool, admires his passion for his work, and likes to spend time with him, even though they have very different, hardly compatible personalities. The only thing he's not so fond of is when Jamie starts flirting with men; it's uncomfortable for Orlando to be around. Regardless, he thinks Jamie is very strong and very admirable, and works hard in hopes of impressing Jamie and being promoted to capo someday.
As with Jamie, Luka would be perfect if he wasn't so overtly gay. He's cold, calculating, and ruthless, but he's also unwaveringly loyal, and those are all very positive traits in the family. Orlando doesn't have to be told of Luka's feats; he's well aware of how hard-working the rabbit has always been, and definitely thinks he deserves his position as Jamie's right-hand-man. He constantly finds himself wishing Luka could act more professionally though, and take the mafia more seriously. There's no need to dress the way he does and handle himself the way he does, and it frustrates Orlando, wondering why he doesn't care more about his masculinity; Luka is very strong, yet presents himself as very weak, and he doesn't understand it.
Although Enzo knows not everyone can like him--and Luka is evidence of this if he ever forgets--his soldiers themselves typically do, as he is much more lenient and soft-hearted than any other caporegimes in the Acerbi family. Orlando, however, couldn't seem to dislike him more if he tried, and Enzo firmly believes that he does try. Orlando doesn't like not being punished for his mistakes, and he doesn't like what he sees as Enzo's lackadaisy way of managing things--and he doesn't hesitate to call him out either. Enzo tries to still be friendly with him, but he knows sometimes it's best to leave well-enough alone and let Orlando get on with it. As long as he's doing his work and isn't causing issue with the other soldiers, it doesn't really matter if he hates Enzo anyway.
Because of his upbringing with his father, Orlando has very specific views of how a caporegime should and shouldn't handle himself and his men, and he feels like Enzo is constantly ticking every box in the don'ts. No one likes to get in trouble, but sometimes disciple is necessarily, and Orlando hates that Enzo is so lenient towards his men. Orlando feels, as he was told, that if you mess up, you don't deserve a cut because you didn't contribute to getting it: but Enzo doesn't see it that way, often letting people off with a few gentle critiques and their cut in full. Because of this, Orlando sees Enzo as very weak, and doesn't understand why Jamie or Salvatore put up with him. He's sure he could be a much better capo than Enzo, but Jamie is so fond of the man that it'll take ages for Orlando to prove as much.
Being raised with traditional values and traditional mafia values, at that, Orlando thinks it's wrong to have a woman involved in the more violent aspects of the family. Bambi should be home cooking and tending house, not coming along on missions and beating people to a pulp, and it annoys him that no one else seems to mind that her being their goes against rules that have been set for generations. Plus, there's no one she can be as strong as the guys are. Though Bambi herself doesn't really rub him the wrong way and he's fine with her outside of work, he thinks that she doesn't belong among them and that Jamie vouching for her was a mistake.