hitsujikai | Jul. 4th, 1970

IN CHARACTER

OUT OF CHARACTER

backtagging: definitely! i don't think i could function without it tbh.
threadhopping: i don't have a problem if everyone else is cool with it.
fourthwalling: noooo thank you.
offensive/shocking subjects: i'm good with most things, but if there's anything you're unsure about just shoot me a message/comment here and we'll discuss! as for things i'd rather not work with, i can't handle vivid or detailed descriptions of rot/mold, so i'd appreciate it if you could keep that brief and to a minimum.

hugging: gino is pretty straight laced and outwardly kind of cold, but othwerwise harmless. if your character for some reason sees the need to give him a cuddle, go for it.
kissing: if you must... but as above, why would you want to...
flirting: please. but don't expect him to reciprocate or appreciate it.
fighting: gino is pretty pathetic in the fighting department, so it'll be pretty one-sided, but go ahread. he definitely asks for it sometimes.
injuring: yeah, why not!
killing: i'm going to have to say no unless properly planned out.
using telepathy or mind reading abilities: if you really wanna delve into that mess, sure. contact me if you need any info on what he's thinking!

. ABILITIES .

Gino has no powers in canon, but in Mask or Menace he's capable of Reactive Empathy. Gino can sense and literally experience the strong emotions of those around him. For example, if a girl close by had just broken up with her boyfriend he would be able to feel her heartbreak and anger as if it were his own, just as real and just as intense.

Gino is also capable of, at close distances, taking those strong emotions onto himself to give the person a respite of clarity; soaking them up like an emotion sponge, acid meeting alkali, resetting manic or blue moods back to 0. He can't do this a lot, however, as it exhausts him.

In tandem with this, he can sense strong emotional signatures from long distances, particularly if he's already familiar with the person in question and can recognise their aura/signature.

His powers will start off messy to the point where he won't be able to control them very well and will be overwhelmed with the amount of feelings he experiences and soaks up, but eventually he'll be able to fine tune it and make it more precise given practice.

Please let me know if you don't want Gino sponging your character's emotions, or alternatively let me know if you want to plot something involving his powers! I'm up for anything!
warning: gino's universe is not kind when it comes to matters of mental illness, and the society (including gino himself) is often guilty of victim blaming. i've brought him into game from a canon point where he's juuust starting to see the cracks in the logic of his world, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue, but let me know if you'd like me to reel it in when threading with you and your character. i'm not here to upset anyone!