NAME
Shuhei Hayami
(速水 修兵, Hayami Shuuhei)
GENDER
Male
AGE
17
DATE OF BIRTH
2013-06-15
HEIGHT
1.75 m (5' 9")
WEIGHT
75 kg (165 lbs)
BLOOD TYPE
AB-
PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD
Shuhei appears no different from a stereotypical Japanese otaku - politely quiet or awkwardly shy, mild-mannered, occasionally showing a (rather embarrassing) geeky side when one is able to tune to the same brainwave as him. Under this mundane facade he isn't as innocent as he seemed - a closet sadist who is rarely sympathetic and enjoys watching people writhing in agony, but he does not purposely inflict damage on others unless it's out of self-defense. He can be a selfish and vicious jerk at times, especially when he feels someone is crossing too far into his personal space. He's no social butterfly nor a lurking loner, choosing to associate himself with whomever of use to fulfill his private agenda. However, it's not like he lived his life built upon plastic smiles and wearing multiple masks - if one is able to get past the protective wall he has drawn around himself and gain his trust, he might return the favor with an unwavering loyalty...
BACKGROUND
Born in Kamakura, a spiritual city in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan, Shuhei grew up in a place where old superstitions didn't succumb to the technological advancement that the Land of the Rising Sun had awed the international world - not that it mattered to him, for the residents were free to choose what they want to believe in. Though the only child in the family, his parents weren't those who would treat their precious gem with materialistic spoils; they had very high hopes on their son, pushing their prestige (father a highly regarded surgeon and mother a successful businesswoman) on the young boy into a strict routine of endless studying and paper tests, neglecting the need to nurture his emotional growth. Shuhei had no choice but to teach himself to be independent, in turn he lacked the ability to spare a thought for others. Overtime through interactions with peers at school, he slowly but surely gained some rapport with people, earning himself a teary approval from his homeroom teacher.
When Lost Saturday struck the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, Shuhei was one of the many student helpers at the event - he was assigned to the Men's Volleyball Finals, which was his favorite sport (he played the Setter position on the boys' team in his school). The IEDs went off in a flash of blinding white and deafening boom within the indoor arena - he narrowly escaped a trip to the underworld, after recovering from the shock and realized that one of the main pillars had shielded him from most of the flying debris, with the lower half still standing firmly among the chaotic wreckage. He was the sole survivor but did not go unscathed, losing his left eye to a shard of broken glass. Wheeled off to an overcrowded hospital full of casualties, the horrific sight and smell of burned flesh and exposed bones finally sank into the seven-year-old at the scale and seriousness of the incident. However, before he could get any treatment the MPS stormed in to claim him and whisk him away, to where a hellish nightmare awaited his arrival...
The MPS was kind enough to replace his useless left eye with a state-of-art cybertronic one complete with EYE-SEE, but they went too far to even include his brain into the surgery: through a series of mind-baffling tests, the MPS discovered that Shuhei had a brain with construction similar to the likes of those with exceptionally high IQ, but that raw intelligence had been greatly suppressed by the boy's growing emotional psychology. The MPS were curious to experiment on his brain in hope to unlock greater potentials, with plans to mass-produce his brain data to upgrade the current AIs they had. They had his brain "digitalized", leaving Shuhei with only a 'Ghost' to preserve what's left of his humanity, which he cultivated this other self to extend empathy link into the realm of virtual reality.
For the first two years after the success of the surgery, the MPS monitored him closely, be it his physical health or his mentality. Shuhei did not like how he was pretty much a caged bird, being treated like an interesting specimen rather than human - he quickly devised ways to keep the MPS happy and give them the answers they wanted to hear most, while on the other end all he wished for was to leave this godforsaken place for good, to go back to his old life once more. He was later forced to undergo harsh militaristic training to serve the MPS, to repay them for saving his puny life. The combined stress from post-trauma and his increasing hatred towards his benefactor-cum-captor planted a seed of darkness inside him, and it's only a matter of time all hell breaks loose...
GIFTS
Trajectory Premonition | Refined through the training he had as a Setter in volleyball, Shuhei has some form of this talent hardwired into him, in which he can mentally visualize projectile lines and make calculated predictions as to where the object would be shot from or landing at. Augmentation only serves to further enhance this to allow multiple targets instead of just one at each time, and also increases accuracy.
Heightened Awareness | Just like how he's able to pinpoint the positions of his teammates by focusing on the area within the court only, Shuhei is able to increase sensitivity of his immediate surroundings by limiting his concentration to a specific target of interest. However, one drawback is that this ability tires him out easily if sustained for a prolonged period of time, which may cause him to simply doze off at the most inappropriate moment.
Virtual Empathy | Shuhei acquired this only recently, after numerous trial-and-error during cyberdiving. It's currently still in beta stage.
SKILLS
Ranged Combat | ...
Hacking/Cyber Infiltration | ...
AUGMENTATIONS
CEREBRO Type-0 ver 1.0.1 | A prototype cybernetic brain made using Shuhei's original brain data as the base, to experiment the possibility of "digitalizing" the human brain and break the barriers present in current AI technology. For now this is merely a transfer of existing data from his bio brain with only limited improvements such as a small increase in processing speed and whatnot, and may be subjected to further upgrades in the future. So far Shuhei has been abusing his new brain for cyberdiving - with the aid of a custom-made neural visor which puts him into a deep sleep state, he can experience the world of cyberspace as if he's physically in there via his 'Ghost'.
MEGANE X with EYE-SEE Retinal Implant MN-04 | MEGANE - artificial eyes originally invented as an alternative to bio eyes to allow the blind to regain eyesight without having to wait for a suitable donor - became so successful that it spiraled into numerous technological breakthroughs, with many calling it the "Eye of Tomorrow". The X series is the latest product, which addressed previous model issues such as the eye getting stuck in the socket if it's not consistently moisturized, and also greater compatibility with EYE-SEE. MN-04 (Modified Number 04) is a customized model specifically for installation into MEGANE.
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