Post by Francis Grin on May 8, 2015 21:35:56 GMT -5
-Opening-
Password 1: Blubbering Bunny Radical
Password 2: Big Vroom
Type: Brave
Squad: 11
Rank: Captain
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-Basic Information-
Name: Francis Grin
Age of Death: 16
Real Age/Age of Appearance: 87/20
Birthday (Month/Day): September 16th
Blood Type: AB+
RP Sample (Optional): Grin grasped his neck, clutching at the wound there. For all intents and purposes, it seemed that this Bount really had him on the ropes. He stood triumphant over the Soul Reaper, a wide smile spread across his face. “Are all Shinigami truly this pathetic? I didn’t have to even use my dolls against you, and I’ve already managed to feed off of you! You sword was useless, even when you released!” The Bount laughed for a moment, before looking down at the Shinigami once more, shaking his head. “I must say, I do enjoy getting the chance to actually partake in the Wine of the Vein rather than simple consuming the soul. It’s just so much more… Satisfying. Yours had a particularly interesting flavor, Shinigami.”
At this point, Grin began shaking some, his face down towards the floor. The Bount smiled even wider, letting out a slightly sinister chuckle. “Oh, is the poor Shinigami crying? Don’t worry. I’ll make what comes next quick.” He raised his hand, then chopped down at Grin’s head, intending to split it open with the force of the blow.
However, the blow never connected. The hand Grin had been using to cover his neck went up quick as a flash, impacting the other man’s limb with a crunching sound. The Bount stumbled backwards a few steps, crying out in pain. Grin would slowly stand up at that point, his body still shaking. However, this shaking quickly escalated, accompanied by a giggle and then full-blown laughter. He finally looked at the Bount then, a wide smile upon his face. “My fucking God, I love it when they come this stupid! You’re a regular fuckin’ tard, my man! A regular fucktard! Ah-ha, I’m so god damn clever with words, ain’t I?”
The Bount growled some, trying to strike out at the Shinigami with his good hand. Grin seemed to just effortlessly dodge it, smiling the entire time. “No, no, no, no! That’s all fuckin’ sloppy, Fucktard the Vampire! Here, here. Let Grin here show you how to really throw a punch.” The Bount cried out in pain once again, clutching his face. He hadn’t even seen the punch coming! And it hurt. It actually hurt! Grin giggled once again, the casually walked over, picking up his Zanpakuto from the ground. The bount looked at him for a moment, then finally spoke up, fear snaking into his voice. “W-w-what are you?”
Grin giggled a third time, the same smile on his face. “Oh, poor, poor Fucktard. Fate must not like you. After all, there isn’t a single person in this world that would wish me on anyone but their worst enemy. I’m Francis Mother-fucking Grin, The Smilin’ Man of the Seireitei. And I came here to kill you.” Grin giggled one last time, the smile finally disappearing from his face. “But don’t worry, Fucktard. It’s like you said earlier: This next part is going to be quick. This is for the children you drained dry, you sick bastard.”
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-Appearance-
Height/Weight: 5’4”/120 lbs.
Physical Description: Grin isn't exactly what you'd expect of someone in Squad 11. He's short and actually not all that defined in terms of muscles. Then there's the pale skin, the light blonde hair, and actually somewhat above average looks. However, without the standard uniform, people can easily see that he does indeed belong in Squad 11. After all, no other Squad would be willing to have that much scar tissue. Grin has got scars from the base of his neck downwards. Some of them are from burns, some are from being stabbed, while others are from individuals actually trying to pull bones out of his body. They cross over and intersect, and in his mind, are a sort of art that displays his history in combat.
Then there's the small matter of Grin's face. While the rest of his body is mostly scar tissue, Grin's face doesn't have a single scratch on it. He does take great efforts to ensure that it remains this way. However, what's really unsettling about it is the near-constant smile splayed across it. It's not one of those smiles that really indicates happiness or anything resembling it. All it all, it's actually a kinda creepy affair, one that just seems to be their specifically because it'll mock and/or mildly creep people out.
As for the uniform, Grin doesn't really diverge too much from the standard captain's outfit. In fact, the only addition he's made is some blood-red leather gloves, which are slightly weighted with a metal plate over the knuckles. The only other change in his outfit from these gloves is his complete and total lack of footwear. This lack of footwear is mostly so he can more easily perform some of his acrobatic feats, allowing him to get the occasional toe-grip he needs to do something particularly impressive.
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-Personality-
Dislikes:
1). People who hurt Children – Want to find a good way to get on Grin’s bad side? Talk about hurting a kid around him. Or actually hurt a kid. It’s a sure-fire way to get him to stop smiling, shut up, and absolutely annihilate whoever did it. "You sick FUCK! You tortured a child! FOR 5 FUCKING DAYS! They’re innocent of everything, they have their entire lives ahead of them! AND YOU FUCKING RUINED HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE! You know what, what we have here is an instance of ‘An eye for an eye’. I’m going to ruin the rest of your fucking life, starting right now. Enjoy the next minute, you monster. Because I sure as hell will.”
2). Hollows – Due to events in Grin’s past, he hates Hollows even more than your average Shinigami. “Fucking freaks. I’ll purify ‘em all right. Right where all the others can see ‘em. And fucking slowly, too.”
3). Arrancar & Vizards – “These things are just fuckin’ wrong. Hollows are Hollows, and Shinigami are Shinigami. Mixing the powers that both of ‘em have is fucking creepy as all hell. Don’t care what their god damn excuse may be for being like they are, they’re dead if I come across ‘em.”
4). Lawbreakers – “Hey, Fucktard. We have rules for a god damn reason. It’s to keep us, and other people around us, safe. You wanna break ‘em to try and get more power, fine. But I’ll just have to fuckin’ break something in return, and it ain’t gonna be a sweat.”
5). Being called short – “I’m not fucking short, damn it! It’s not my fault that the rest of you are god-damn fucking giants!”
6). That fucking bitch – “… I will fucking find her some day. And I will fucking rape her to death with Myou no Shimekukuri. Am I perfectly fuckin’ clear?”
7). Being toyed with in a fight – “Call me a fuckin’ hypocrite if you want, but if I’m outmatched, I want it over fast. It’s that fucking simple.”
8). Entitled Nobility – “Next time you think yer so high and fucking mighty, try provin’ that against me. I’ll gladly take the time out of my schedule to fucking show you what color your blood is. And here’s a fucking newsflash for ya in advance: It’s the fucking same as everyone else’s.”
9). Overtly-expensive outfits - "FUCKING SHOW-OFF! I'm giving every single fucking Ryo I don't need to survive to orphanages around the Rukongai so that kids don't starve, and you walk around wearing THAT? Fuck you! Fuck you and your horrible fucking taste in clothes!"
Likes:
1). Children – There are two types of people Grin is genuinely kind and respectful to. The first is people he knows can kick his ass in a fight. The second is kids. Grin seems to be a calm, well-adjusted individual when he’s around kids, and is even known to donate most of his money to various orphanages in the Rukongai, particularly in the areas located further away from the Central 46. He regularly visits these orphanages, checking in to see how they’re doing and seeing if anyone has tried to bother them too much. On more than one occasion, some poor band of criminals has made the mistake of attacking one of these places, and wound up getting retribution in the form of The Smiling Man.
2). The Maggots Nest – However hard it may be to believe, Grin was actually a guard at the Maggot’s Nest, one of the Soul Society’s top-level prisons. To this very day, he’s still rightfully considered one of the cruelest, most sadistic people to ever grace the place, even when taking the criminals locked away in there into account. However, inmate violence took an extreme drop while he was a guard there, leading the warden to mostly turn a blind eye towards Grin’s behavior towards the inmates. “Now those were fan-fucking-tastic times. Helped me learn a hell of a lot, and showed me that people really fucking appreciate it when you help reign in and even fucking terrify monsters, no matter what their source.”
3). A good fight – Grin really, really, REALLY likes the opportunity to get down and dirty against an opponent that can push him to his absolute limit, and perhaps even beyond. “That point where yer caught on the edge between winnin’ it all and loosin’ everything… What a rush.”
4). Blood – Ah, blood. It’s so interesting. In particular, Grin wants to see blood in zero-gravity. He got to do so once before, back at the academy. It was so… Fascinating. The way it glided through the air, curled around his blade. It was like it was alive. Yes, Grin likes seeing blood. And it doesn’t matter who’s loosing it.
5). Women – Sure, they may not get as much kindness from Grin as people who can beat him in a fight or children. But Grin does treat women with more respect and sanity than he usually gives to men. “Why am I nice to them? ‘Cause they’re ladies, god damn it. Besides, most of ‘em take care of children as well. I mean, most of the people I know who run the orphanages here in the Soul Society are women. Besides, my mother, rest her soul, was a woman too.”
6). Squad 4 – “Lemme be perfectly clear here. Yes, they’re all fucking weaklings, by the standard definition present in your typical Squad 11 mindset. And yes, they get the shit jobs nine times out of fucking ten. But if I have to really fight hard against someone, the simple fact of the matter is that I will need these guys. So if I ever catch any of ya’ badgering or belittling these guys again, you’ll fucking regret it. Am I perfectly fuckin’ clear?”
7). Beating someone with his own two hands – “Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know that we have swords for a reason. But I fucking love actually feeling every single little bit of damage I do to a person. Breath being forced outta their body, bones fucking splintering under my fists. It’s a helluva more intimate experience than just slashin’ away at them. Great way to get a feel for their style, too.”
8). Captains – “Now here’s some people who have fucking earned their stripes. I mean, GOD DAMN! Just look at ‘em! The Kuchiki, Okami, Mirror-Mirror. Hell, I can't even begrudge Princess too much.”
9). Toying with enemies weaker than him – “I’m gonna make damn fucking sure that those things, and anyone else who crosses the Soul Society, regret every single fucking action they’ve taken against us. And I’ll give ‘em a good long time to realize it, too.”
10). Emiko Shihoin - "OKay, now this may be hard for ya'll to believe, but I'm rather fucking happily married. I married Emiko after a while in the Stealth Force, got taken into the Shihoin family officially. How many of you can really claim to be in a truly loving relationship here, huh?"
Flaws:
1). A few loose screws – In case you haven’t noticed, Grin is not what anyone could call mentally stable. It takes remarkably little to set him off in most cases, and once you do, you’re going to have one hell of a fight on your hands.
2). NO. HURTING. CHILDREN. – Grin will not, under almost any circumstances, harm a child. Nor will he allow any harm to come to a child. This takes precedence over any other objective or mission goal that may be present, and may even have the potential to cause some issues with team mates.
3). Annoying – Almost more than any other individual in the Soul Society, Grin is hard for people to stay around for long periods of time. Between the language, the smile, the nicknames, and Grin’s overall fucking batshit crazy nature, he’s not someone that most people will interact with a lot if they can help it.
4). Overkill – Most people know when to stop reducing the guy in front of you into a non-living hunk of spiritual matter. Grin does as well. He just ignores that little line, and crosses it every time. “Just cut the fuckin’ mask? Where’s the fun in that? No, I’m gonna make it regret ever becoming what it did, beat it to a bloody fucking pulp, and then fucking break the mask.”
5). “Bankai? What Bankai?” – When Grin achieves Bankai, he is almost certainly going to be the type of person who will almost never use it. In fact, he’ll almost certainly fake not even having one in most fights. An individual would have to pretty much almost kill him for him to even begin considering the idea of letting out Life’s Apocalypse. If there’s any children around, absolutely nothing will force him to go into Bankai.
6). No fear of death – Grin’s death was nothing short of horrific for him. As such, it’s desensitized him somewhat from the whole ordeal. He doesn’t flinch away from any threat of death, nor does he even seem to care about how odds are stacked up against him in battle. This can sometimes get him into situations far over his head.
Habits:
1). Swearing – “Fuckin’ Hellacious Dandy right I swear! Better bet yer fuckin’ ass that I’m gonna do it as much as I want, too! I mean, shiiit, I’ve been around for a helluva long time now. And I’m pretty much a fucking soldier in an army, so really, I’ve earned it way more than most other fucking people have. Besides, it's a fucking fantastic bonding exercise for me and Myou to see who can run out of creative insults first. Damn sword almost always seems to win, though.” Being around Grin tends to be a rather vocabulary expanding experience for quite a few people. But don’t worry: You get desensitized to it after a while.
2). Smiling – Grin is almost always smiling. And it’s not one of those “Oh, I’m happy to see you right now!” smiles. No, it’s a creepy smile, one that simply shows teeth, not joy. However, you only really have to start worrying when Grin stops living up to his last name. It’s about that time when things go from friendly to “OH MY GOD, WHAT HAPPENED TO MY EVERYTHING?!”
3). Nicknaming people – Congratulations, you’ve met Grin for the first time! Problem is, unless you’re a Captain or someone who’s beaten him one-on-one in a fight without using Kido, he’s not even going to bother using your name. “What? Yer sayin’ your name is Ray? Nah, nah, nah. Here’s how things are gonna work between you and me, bucko. Unless you can kick my ass seven fucking ways to Sunday, you don’t have any god damn right to have a name. From now fucking on, your name is fucking mine. So, Congratulations! Yer name is now gonna be Boomerang Boy. Am I perfectly fuckin’ clear?”
4). “Am I perfectly fuckin’ clear?” – Practically his catchphrase, at this point.
5). Pay Evil Unto Evil – This is Grin’s basic philosophy and moral code. If you’ve done something horrific, then he’s pretty much obligated to do something just as heinous to you. Think of it as instant Karma. This can be somewhat… Troubling at times, due to Grin’s complete and utter lack of restraint when it comes to hurting people.
6). The Poker Chip – Grin wears a simple red poker chip that’s been attached to a fairly durable little chain around his neck, and generally keeps it tucked underneath his other clothes. The only time it is not on his immediate person is when he’s out on a mission. “Why do I wear it? ... You know those people who keep their parent’s wedding rings or something after they’ve died? This poker chip is how my dad proposed to my mom. From what I was able to read in her diary, he said that this poker chip was as close as he was ever going to get to having a diamond ring to give her. Mom never took it off a day in her life, and I plan to give it back to her when I find them.”
7). Training – Grin is almost always training. When he isn’t visiting one of his orphanages or dealing with his official duties as a Shinigami, he’s working on his technique in some fashion. He’s even known to show up for Academy classes every once in a while, leaving behind his rank insignia so that people won’t suspect him as much. Even after his graduation, he always seems to come away with a little bit more knowledge when he attends classes like this, and it helps keep his skills sharp. Even better, he can find new talent this way, and can keep track of promising individuals for his squad.
Fears:
1). His parents became Hollows – “Look, it’s not something I like thinkin’ about. Or even fucking talking about. But the simple fucking fact is that no matter how hard we all try, we can’t get to everyone.”
2). What would happen to the orphanages if he died – “… Dying doesn’t scare me. Not the way I was killed. But if I die, who’ll look after those kids like I do? Help keep them fed, make them feel like they’re loved? Who’ll protect them from those monsters that want to prey on them? … Dying doesn’t scare me. What happens after I die does.”
3). Knives – “I… Look, I don’t like knives. They’re not fucking weapons, they’re torture devices. Weapons kill you quickly, no fucking fuss. Knives… Knives are meant to drag it out, to fucking make it hurt, to fucking toy with people. Now put that thing away, and fight with a real fucking weapon, okay?”
4). Being arrested for going too far – “Look, I really do fucking try to stay on just this side of acceptable. But I have to work really fucking hard on it, ya know? And some of those fucking Maggots had the same ideas in their head when they got sent over, ya know? I know I’m not fucking like them, but other people aren’t always so fucking understanding, like I am.”
5). His parents disapproving of what he’s like now – “I… Look, I’m not going to say I’m regretting being a monster. Those fucking things deserve it, trust me. But… My parents were good people. They… They might not like what I’ve become.”
Goals:
1). Strike fear into the hearts of all Hollows – “Ya know, I heard the perfect fucking quote for this in one of the Land of the Living’s recent motion pictures. ‘You either die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.’ That’s what’s happened to me. I’ve become the fucking villain. You know why I’m the villain? Because those things need to know that no matter what they do, there is something absolutely fucking terrifying waiting for them. If they want to be monsters, then I’ll be a worse fucking monster. It’s that damn simple.”
2). Find his parents – “I… I was five when they died. Shot in the head by some idiot who didn't like them infringing on their bootlegging. I know they didn’t turn into those… Things. They have to be here somewhere. They just have to be…”
3). Kill her – “… The only fucking reason I’m not still doing my job at the Maggot’s Nest is because of her. I came back into the squads because of her. What she did to that girl… What she forced me to watch… I’ll make fucking sure she knows real fucking pain. I’ll fucking kill her. I’ll show her that her fucking claims about being one of God’s Chosen People is fucking bullshit! I’LL SEND HER STRAIGHT INTO FUCKING HELL ITSELF!!! AND I’LL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE A GOD-DAMN BLESSING THAT SHE GOT SENT THERE!”
5). Start a family – “… What? I like kids. That’s all I can say.”
Alignment: True Neutral
Overall Personality: On the surface, Grin is the perfect Squad 11 stereotype. There’s a love for battle, a grating way with people, and a slight hint of psychosis to top everything off. Between the swearing, the constant grin, his overall interaction skills, and his well-earned reputation as the worst person to ever grace the Maggot’s Nest, Grin really does seem like the exact sort of person who would gravitate towards Squad 11. Most people therefore don’t question that.
However, below all that, Grin is actually a big softie. If one were able to observe him at all times, they would quickly discover that the way he acts is mostly an attempt on his part to ensure that people fear him, and it works well most of the time. Off-hours, however, there’s a lot of little things that show just how caring Grin actually is.
For one, there’s the orphanages. Yes, that's right, orphanages. Grin can unleash an absolutely inhumane amount of cruelty and brutality when he goes into a combat, but he spends a good deal of his extra time helping various places that take of children who haven't been able to connect with their real parents in the afterlife or have lost the people that care for them due to the Long War. And when he isn't able to devote the time, he'll instead send in as much money as he possibly can to make up for the fact that he can't be there himself.
Then there's the constant visits to his closest friend in the Soul Society: Emiko Shihoin, a member of the Shihoin noble family. Nobody outside of the Shihoin really knows the purpose behind these visits, and Grin would deny even going to see the woman to anyone who didn't directly outrank him. Even then, he won't begin to tell them the reasons behind his visits. The simple fact of the matter is that Grin is married to Emiko, and his visits are essentially a series of "dates" with her until he can finish up the business that has drawn him to Squad 11 in the first place.
However, despite these softer parts of his personality, there's definitely no ignoring the face he shows everyone else in the Soul Society. In short, Grin puts forth a display of near sociopathy as a part of his act to terrify all enemies of the Soul Society. He's known for more than a few brutal murders of inmates at the Maggot's nest, though most were simply waiting for their own executions when Grin got to them, though the fact that he literally ripped them limb from limb and beat them to death with their own appendages was almost certainly more brutal than anything that the Central 46 was going to do to them. Even to his allies, he can be more than a bit grating and annoying, and actually does try to get on their nerves somewhat to discourage a lot of interaction with himself.