Kichirou Kawa

“In our rushing, bulls in china shops, we break our own lives.”

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Kichirou's main attire consists of a tight, black top, loose training pants, and a mask that conceals his face from the nose down. He also dons a pair of sturdy leather sandals.

His shirt and pants were both gifts from the temple, both articles deemed optimal for training whilst still retaining some sense of modesty. His pants have a fundoshi type piece of fabric sewn into them, doubling as both pants and undergarments. His shirt has no such function, it is merely a shirt.

His mask was handmade by the seamstress down south of the temple when he was younger, and when he left, she gifted him in his departure with a brand new one. Despite their slightly worn fabric and the fact that they're too small, Kichirou has kept his old masks as a reminder of his past travels as well as a memento to the kindness others have shown him.

His sandals are similar to Ahna's casual wear and this is because Ahna gifted them to him.

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Kichirou's face is not something readily shown. He hides it behind a mask not only to keep his line of work impersonal, but to protect himself from other's prying eyes. Due to his snake origin, Kichirou's mouth has soft, elastic skin stretching from the corners of his lips to where his jaw and skull meet.

When closed, the skin simply looks as if there's a thin line across it, almost like a dark scar. When opened, the skin is much thinner and has a noticeable starting point from his regular cheek. This extra skin allows him to open his jaw wider than most, extending it in a sense.

If it sounds confusing, simply imagine how a snake's mouth looks when it's closed compared to when it's open.

[*]Due to the strong presence of snake DNA in him, when breeding season begins toward the start of spring, Kichirou is mildly affected (side effects include: nesting, excessive nuzzling, overprotective of home, etc.)
[*] He possesses extra teeth, a trait that can also be attributed to his extra DNA: He was born with an extra canine type tooth around his fangs, giving him 34 teeth compared to the average 32
[*] Kichirou can fold back his fangs like most snakes: When his fangs are not in use, they fold back flat against the roof of his mouth where, unlike humans, a softer, more elastic patch of skin rests to hold the fangs