Takumi

"Are you ready to show me your true color?"
Takumi is a Reaper from Week 11, 12, 14 and 15 of The Reaper's Game, and a Shopkeeper in Week 13. Originally from Harajuku District, they transferred to Shibuya initially in order to gain experience beyond Harajuku, but stayed as they found it suited them better. They can be recognized as a solo artist/idol that has become fairly popular in Shibuya since May 2015.
==Appearance==
Mint hair, bleached and dyed after their death, finally grows again as they regained some humanity. As of week 14, they added some darker purple or black streaks, and style their hair daily. Their skin is fittingly pale, face layered in foundation, their eyelids almost eternally heavily coated with eyeliner and eye shadow, and virtually are never seen without their lavender contacts in.
Dressing entirely in pastels juxtaposed with dark colors, clothing with creepy patterns and designs, Takumi's attire and cosmetic appearance could be likened well to the 'pastel goth' and 'creepy cute' Western fashion trends. Although this is undeniable, they also called it kote fairy-kei to comply with Harajuku District's strict regulations. During their days in a more masculine presentation, their attire could be likened to a mix of visual kei and fairy kei.
Takumi's outfit is almost never the same from day-to-day, but the same theme holds true regardless of what clothing items they matched, or what gender characteristic they appear to be presenting as at any given time. Sometimes they will wear costumes, but these times are not too often.
In late June 2016, they also added a lip piercing to their look. Additionally, after becoming an Officer in Week 14, they tend to subconsciously demonstrate their illusory Reaper power, such as external sparkles when excited.
 
==Personality==
Over the course of four Game weeks in Shibuya, Takumi has nearly reversed their former Harajuku attitude, personality and mannerisms. These days, living with their two ex-player roommates and working as a solo artist/singer has undoubtedly given them a much brighter, more cheerful outlook and outward presence. Takumi no longer instantly nickname others based on their perception of the person's 'color', but does still refer to those by nickname, if the person has gained these nicknames beforehand.
On the days where they are presenting as one typically gender-associated characteristic over the other, their personality and mannerisms seem to adapt somewhat to suit the look in a culturally stereotypical fashion. However, they present more masculine more of the time, as of Week 14 and later.
Before week 11, they seemed to have two 'primary' emotions -- content, confident and collected, as opposed to icy, terrifying and calm anger -- with which they could rapidly switch to the opposite. The more 'content' side of them was by far a more common sight, and seemed to be harder to shake when around multiple people. When around one or two others, however, their temperament could flick from strange, quiet smirks all the way to frigid, overtly dangerous fury.
In their first one and a half years in Shibuya, Takumi had a strikingly different appearance and a unique tendency to use color and art metaphors in everyday speech. It was clear they had put much effort into breaking conventions and stereotypes. They gave others nicknames of different shades of colors, if not 'monochrome', used references to visual art mediums, concepts and techniques, and seemed to adhere to nothing but their own guidelines, unless a higher ranking Reaper was involved.
Initially, post-transfer (pre-Week 11), Takumi held no respect for Players and the living alike, choosing only to associate with other Reapers. Even so, their interactions with others were fraught with complications by their internal problems, and Takumi tended to keep all others at arm's length as a result. 
In some ways, Takumi's personality with Players and living humans was borderline sociopathic -- although this was a product of the Harajuku Underground's environment, rather than an intrinsic personality point. However, after week 11, their interactions with others and their adherence to the perceived purpose of Shibuya's Game had led them, too, to begin changing from what they were in the Harajuku District. 
After the events of Week 11, Takumi's long-repressed emotions seem to have finally surfaced, strong and passionate; while they are usually quite content, they have been seen feeling elation, sadness, anger, and grief as well. They also seem to be gradually opening up to others in more ways than simply speaking, such as beginning to empathize and understand others beyond a logical standpoint. It isn't uncommon to hear Takumi attempting to give another hope, or offer them an alternate viewpoint. 
However, their emotional development, from their former demeanor, was not then complete, and they tended to occasionally 'revert' to the strange, intimidating and sometimes terrifying mannerisms that developed during their time within Harajuku. The trigger for such reversions was never clear. There were also many times Takumi had been reminded of something within their past by an offhanded comment or otherwise, which caused them to stop speaking or registering others' words momentarily, and then became unresponsive or despondent. As of week 13, they had less of a problem with this.
== Musical Career ==
After week 11 ended, and Takumi's income from their work as a Reaper during the week ran out, they realized they had to find some other means to make ends meet -- especially since they, following the week, live with and provide for Daichi, an ex-player. Speaking with other Reapers gave them the thought to audition for an entertainment company in Shibuya, the one suggested by Jean, as it is the same one Caroline works with. After being miraculously accepted, they agreed to a part-time contract, as their Reaper work is considered their priority during Game weeks. They do not do as many interviews nor shows as most idols do, and instead focus more on the music, as they are more considered a 'solo artist' by the company. Their promotions include more involved music videos than a standard idol would receive, and their publicity is handled well by their manager. At the moment, Takumi has one social media account for the fans -- this are handled by their manager and other members of the company -- and one personal one, restricted to UG or formerly-UG people they know. They also assist somewhat in the production of the single covers, and provide ideas for the promotional music videos.
Their popularity seemed to stem initially from their 'different' image, their clear (and obvious) influence from Harajuku fashion, as well as the small amount of philosophies they have touched on publicly. To the public, Takumi seems well-grounded, intelligent and empathetic. Many of their now-fans did not expect much, but were pleasantly surprised that Takumi's voice and music was to their liking, and generally of a high quality.
The music is written, composed and produced with Takumi's input, if not their own creation. They write most of their own lyrics, but do have staff to turn to in the case of creative blocks. Their vocals are soft, light and breathy, with an ambiguous tone that is lower than most expressly female voices, yet higher than most expressly male voices. The music itself is very melodic and harmonic, usually consisting primarily of different synthetic harmonies. It tends to sound to most as 'cutesy', but the instrumental parts as well as the vocal parts also can seem slightly melancholic or otherwise sad. This is especially true for the lyrics themselves, which do contrast that 'cutesy' nature with depressing, deep, or sometimes even dark themes. 
The promotional music videos are produced in the same pastel colors they dress in, and feature a lot of 'creepy cute' themes, often to the point of the video seeming 'trippy' or even discomforting. The ease of understanding of said promotional videos varies; sometimes the videos are simply visual extensions of the lyrics, as in the second single, and sometimes they are strange and seemingly unrelated, as in the first single.
They have released three studio albums as well, "EPHEMERAL," "MENTAL HEALTH", and (TBA). They took a month-long break from the musician work to help at Paindemic, until mid-November 2015, after which they returned to the music industry, working on/releasing two singles and gathering songs for their next album.
Following Kei's disappearance in October 2016, as he was their manager as well as part of their music production staff, they received a new manager. Their music took a slightly different direction, after they returned to work after about a month, and as they worked up to a point where they could keep going, their musical style changed somewhat (although it remains to be seen exactly how that style changed). They have one single out since then, (TBA).
Currently, as of Week 14-15, they are searching for a rock band to join as well, as either guitarist or bassist. If the band they find not yet signed to a label, or is an indie band, they plan to ask their label if it would be possible to sign the theoretical future band to their label, if the band is willing.
==History==
===Pre-Game===
Takumi grew up in Kyoto as one of the two fraternal twin children born to a prominent family with a name in the city's strong telecommunications industry. Their life had been mentally mapped out by their parents before it had even begun. The Shiroizumi family's traditions were almost stereotypically and culturally conventional, although the two children had room to choose the careers they wanted -- with a small number of exceptions.
The career the creative Takumi chose, early on was one of these exceptions. They wanted, since early childhood, to be an artist. One that changed the world, one that people adored, one that made an impact on the lives of many. Their family entertained the two children for the most part, assuming that Takumi's 'childish' phase would pass, and would reform into a more 'acceptable' desire for success. However, Takumi never stopped speaking of colors and art, never stopped doodling and drawing, no matter the age. Even when Takumi's colored pencils and crayons were taken away by their parents in an effort to combat what they understood as an 'undesirable phase', Takumi only dipped into music, singing often and focusing on that until their parents recognized the futility of the act. 
Takumi's brother, on the other hand, had chosen a much more 'suitable' career; and from there the two twins had slowly begun to grow distant from each other. Their brother had initially been very close with Takumi, as many twins seem to be, but seemingly grew gradually less interested with Takumi when their parents consistently tried to discipline and shape Takumi into their extreme ideas of 'cultural norms', and praised their brother for everything his sibling was not. 
The older they became, the wider and more dramatic the difference got. Takumi became slightly overweight some few years before the onset of puberty, and their brother grew much taller and became more fit. He succeeded in both studies and fitness, had many friends, and was nearly the perfect son. Takumi was disillusioned and disinterested in schooling and fitness when it had nothing to do with visual arts or music -- their only true passion -- and was somewhat bullied due to their weight and lack of success. Takumi only barely graduated from public schooling. 
When the older Shiroizumi twin went away to a university, Takumi had finally had enough of their inferior treatment (internally and externally). They took up a job lasting under six months before packing up and moving to Tokyo on what appeared to be a whim. Although it had been a very premeditated decision, they had never spoken of it until they were already booking tickets to travel there with all their important belongings. It was their intent to save up enough money through working in Tokyo to attend a different college and study art.
However, the life of a young adult, living alone on a part-time wage and supporting themselves completely, was not a life that allowed Takumi much room for creativity -- let alone even one that put enough food on the table. It was there that they started losing weight, not only due to lacking diet, but also in a conscious effort to improve their appearance. Being overweight, as relatively slight as it was, remained a long-held notion that had lowered their self-esteem for more than a decade. Without any friends, family, future, or even the ability to pursue their passion, Takumi fell into a dark, bleak depression.
On the same day Takumi and their brother's birthday laid on, their thoughts drifted to places that had been plaguing them since the beginning of their teenage years -- namely, to the thought of ending their life. At the time, it seemed as though they would never be able to achieve their dreams, express themselves properly, or even paint a single picture again. Despite the colors calling to them, the inspiration and drive being there, the inability to use that inspiration drove them to a near panic attack. They jumped from their apartment building's highest accessible balcony, falling to their near-instant death.
===Harajuku Game===
Takumi entered the Game in Harajuku, only recognizing the district due to the wildly different fashion sense. Their entry fee was their artistic passion, dulled to the point of a near-complete lack of inspiration. However, the entry fee left their musical inclinations intact, which came in handy during the week. As someone who had previously been unable to afford good fashion, and also had not been fitted since they had lost the weight into a slim body type, Takumi had no idea where to even start -- and was still wondering if they really did want a second chance or not.
On Day 1, a tall, tan man held a hand out to Takumi not even ten minutes into the day, introducing himself as Rui, and that he'd like Takumi to be his partner in the Game. He held a warm smile, and Takumi took his hand; partnering with him was the best decision they'd ever made up to that point, and the reason they still exist. Rui was a charismatic, accepting and kind man, and though he never learned of Takumi's genderfluidity due to hesitance and lack of time, they'd gotten the impression he would have understood it if Takumi had told him.
Rui was an extremely positive influence on Takumi, however short-lived, and their combined knowledge almost got them to the end of the Game. The missions were difficult and many complications came up during them, but the two partners reached Day 6 through a great deal of effort. Taking up the decora fashion, Takumi spent the week presenting female, and Rui continued dressing in onii-kei, helping Takumi pick fitting clothes the whole week. It was a new experience for them, to wear clothes that weren't drab or boring -- to feel cute and attractive, even.
A notable instance of a narrow success was the Day 6 mission itself: to fill the seats of a temporary outdoor concert venue for a certain band, when one of the band members had fallen ill and retreated to a bathroom (with one of the other concert members just a few minutes before the concert was scheduled to begin.) Rui and Takumi, who were going to fail the mission if they didn't somehow gather the passersby into sitting down, came up with the plan of going up on stage as an opening group; Takumi as guitarist and Rui as vocals. When they figured out a popular song they had both known already, they went onstage and Rui used his charismatic nature to talk to the band's fans as if he belonged there, and asked them to clap the beat. At the end of the song, they felt the buzz in their pockets, and the timer on their wrists had stopped, as the mission had been completed within minutes of its timer running out.
However, by then, they were the only partnership left, and after the mission of the day had been completed (albeit stressfully), Rui took Takumi to the side of the street. He explained that, even if they were to beat the GM on the next and final day, they had no way to win the Game. Neither of them had been at fault for a Player's erasure, and the rest of the players had already been erased -- but he told Takumi that their only choice was to become a Reaper.
He wanted Takumi to erase him. If they were to proceed to Day 7 without erasing another player, they would both be erased anyway; Rui left Takumi with the task of finding a way to be truly happy, before asking them to erase him. Needless to say, Takumi was beyond devastated, and cried for a very long time during and after complying with Rui's last wishes. They remained in tears as the Composer of Harajuku, Chiyo Himesaki, approached them to take them in as a Reaper -- just as Rui seemed to have predicted.
===Week 11===
Transferring to Shibuya, Takumi initially wanted only to see something new, but they weren't prepared for the emotional roller coaster that was Week 11. They heard early on that Shibuya was about change, but couldn't possibly anticipate when their favorite player to goad and tease, Daichi, eventually turned around and showed them his 'true colors'. The boy had been shy, very touch-averse, and an easy target, but when he got fed up with Takumi's teasing and fought hard, they were rather pleased to see he was changing, just like the Game Master had said that the Players would.
Mid-week, they half-heartedly commented that due to Daichi's homeless situation, they'd offer him a place to stay if he won. Takumi held this promise even after the week, since he seemed more and more interesting as the week went on.
During the Game Master fight on day 7, they were watching and listening to the Game Master's plight, finding so many similarities to themself and their past that they nearly broke down. Their emotions were so strong that the Week 11 Conductor, V, offered them the chance to enter the fight and help. Without knowing this, Kei whisked them away after they'd been hit once, and scolded them, also causing the nearby Naruaki to change their opinion of Takumi. However, V stepped in and said it was his decision to let Takumi intervene out of sheer concern for the Game Master. Although, this was never stated, and many continued to believe Takumi had intervened on behalf of the Players, rather than the understanding of the Game Master's deeply hidden problems.
===Post-Week 11===
With Daichi as a roommate, Takumi seemed to be doing fairly well. They helped Daichi enroll in school, and cared for him financially. 
Although they regained their sense of emotions during Week 11, it did not remain so; while they were fine for some time afterwards, unbeknownst to themselves, the lack of social interaction with others following the end of the Game marked a decrease in the interactions necessary to solidify their emotional redevelopment. In other words, the start onto recovery they had during the week wasn't complete, and they slowly declined since. At one point, they had hardly spent much time outside for a (non-Game) week, though that was partly solved by their eventual RG work.
They did, however, manage to 'keep it together' in the sense of not outwardly exhibiting their damaged mental state when it is necessary, e.g. when in the RG. This has proven useful; as some months after the end of Week 11, they signed a contract with an idol agency, though more as a solo artist than a full-time idol. Takumi didn't want to offput their fans with their instability, thus they kept their interaction with the public at a minimum, though they made exceptions for other Reapers or soon-to-be Players.
=== Week 12 ===
During Week 12, as a Harrier, Takumi sent a fox noise to fight Seferino in the shape of Austin, following seeing a picture of Austin on his phone. It was a stunt done in the spirit of change in the only way they knew how -- to rapidly push someone to change. It was too late, however, Seferino had already changed, and Takumi wasn't aware of this. Usa and V scolded them, unaware of their intent, the former even commenting that they would send Takumi back to Harajuku. This, however, pushed Takumi into a state of extreme upset and haziness, as they were aware Usa was another district's Conductor -- they had broken some unknown rule, they thought, and it hurt them deeply to realize they'd made a terrible mistake to warrant such scolding, even without knowing. Takumi tried to explain to V their intentions were only to push Seferino to change in the best way they could think of, totally unaware he had already done so.
They eventually passed out / fell asleep for the night, and Nagito found and carried them back to Ribbonshades in confusion, where Jean helped them through it. Eventually, they broke out of their fear and unease about the incident, but remained reserved for the rest of the week, especially after hearing their attempt had unintentionally led to Seferino being erased.
Later in that week, Kashi and Takumi ended up unintentionally bonding, so much that Takumi loaned their guitar to her, in lieu of her losing her voice. They also taught her some chords to play on it to use as her Psych, which carried her through her game, although all four Week 12 winners had to repact without their original partners.
=== Post-Week 12 ===
Following Week 12, Takumi took Kashi back with Daichi and themself, back to their apartment. Shortly after that, the three moved into a three bedroom apartment within the same complex, so each had their own room. They also met some of the Week 13 reapers, in spite of deciding to be a Shopkeeper with Blake, instead, on the grounds of "I have no more room in my apartment if an ex-Player I like needs a place". They advertised the shop on their free time.
=== Week 13 ===
Although Takumi was a shopkeeper most of the week, they kept in touch with Toyo, who stayed with Takumi for a few nights during that week. After the Emergency Call on Day 6, thanks to the static monster that Grizz had become, they left Paindemic in Ryouta's hands for the remainder of the week. Takumi arrived late on Day 6 to help out the Reapers and the remaining Players, though felt a bit helpless in their inability to help at all, and eventually left to weep in the park, despite remaining in the UG alone being a bad idea at that point. Toyo eventually came to find them and kept them warm, gave Takumi their coat for a moment, and Takumi later confessed (in the form of a song, Utada Hikaru's 'Simple and Clean') that they held some sort of feelings for Toyo. They went home feeling a bit better that night, as Toyo said they would get back to Takumi for an 'answer' following day 7. (They decided to remain friends, as Toyo held no similar feelings; it was too soon to tell to begin with.)
The next day, Takumi spent most of their time at home, until they picked up Amaryllis and headed toward the fight. Them, Amaryllis, Kei, and Kaito helped keep random static noise away from the area the Players and Reapers fought the static monster in. They also allowed Kei to take a short nap on them, as well as let Aya rest on them later, following Aya's exit from the GM fight.
=== Post-Week 13 ===
Takumi returned to the music business after Week 13, spending the next six months producing a few singles and gathering content for another studio album to release sometime in 2016.
Prior to Week 14, Kei asked them to apply for an Officer position, and they served as one in W14. 
=== Week 14 ===
To be written. 
=== Post-Week 14 ===
To be written. Losing Kei to apparent static in October, and not being able to help Jean at all some time afterward, sent them into a spiral of grief and guilt. However, both Kashi and Daichi were able to assist them back onto their feet over the course of a few months. For a month or two, they were only around their roommates or at work, under Kashi's imposed house arrest so that they wouldn't interact with other UG denizens until they were mentally stable again. It took a month or two, but they largely recovered. 
=== Week 15 ===
Takumi, as Tutorial Reaper for the week, tried their absolute best, however little they were really around following day 0. To their credit, 14 winners was a lot more than expected, but Takumi believes it was the fact that everyone gave it their all, more so than the tutelage they provided on Day 0. The huge amount of winners gives them pride, however, they are still very early in their grief over losing Dax as of this writing. They have taken it upon themself to construct a shrine to Dax at the memorial, something Uso said she would do and that Takumi could help with. Takumi was also planning on writing a song about Dax, while they still have a small break from their musician work left before they must return.
=== Post-Week 15 ===
To be written.
==Relationships==
===Kei===
As the Composer of Shibuya, Takumi initially referred to Kei as oujisama, out of pure habits learned in Harajuku. However, Takumi's absolute obedience and utmost respect towards him are also a product of his personality, and they seem to enjoy his company greatly beyond simply habitual reasons. Once Kei gave Takumi the honest choice to call him by a nickname, Takumi chose to; they called Kei "orenjisama" as a play on the word orenji (orange) and oujisama. Since the end of Week 11, Day 7, however, Kei asked them to call him by name, and now Takumi simply adds the -sama suffix to his name.
During Week 11, they did not have much chance to speak with Kei, and when Takumi intervened with the GM fight on Day 7, Kei was clearly disappointed, and took them out and away. As a result of this, Takumi was hesitant to be around him for some time, even though Kei had said they had been forgiven. A few days after the Game, however, they talked to Kei about the true reason they intervened, as opposed to the conclusion Kei had drawn. This seems to have cleared Takumi's slight fear, and they seem to speak a little easier around him now.
At the end of Week 13, they fought by Kei's side against the random Noise that entered the UG from the static plane. This included a temporary pact, which Takumi was proud to have, as the time between Week 11 and Week 13 had only made them more fond of Kei.
After Kei was thrown into the static plane, Takumi initially was very upset and distraught, especially at their own lack of reacting. However, their two roommates (Kashi and Daichi) worked very hard to help them overcome their grief and continue to exist happily with their memories of Kei.
===V===
As the Conductor of Week 11, Takumi looks up to V, as well, using the nickname oniisama; this is also a habit carried from Harajuku. They changed this to V-sama upon his request, and view him highly as an intelligent, rational person. However, Takumi noted early on that his 'color' -- hesitantly determined to be yanagi-iro (willow tree-color) -- might not have been an accurate reflection on his personality due to how little they had spoken with him. They later decided his 'color' was more of an iridescent green.
V seems to be able to be there when Takumi needs someone, and for that reason, they utterly adore him as a friend and authority figure. They have also taken him on high-speed Underground-only motorcycle rides before, noting how he really likes feeling the wind. Takumi enjoys V's company greatly, and received a hand-made kimono from V for their birthday in 2015, although it took many months to find out who had made it (Blake's owning scraps of similar fabric and stating he had seen V work on it for months, and Takumi's learning that he lived with V confirmed it.)
On November 11, 2015, they and Naruaki planned a birthday party for V, and invited almost everyone they could that knew him. The result was a very busy social event. Many brought gifts for V, including Takumi, who presented a disc with a classical, instrumental song on it that they wrote for V.
Some time in early 2017, they realized they held a more comfortable level of romantic love for V, as opposed to the short-term crushes they tended to have on others. However, this love was not as mutual as the friendship, and thus Takumi was rejected. They took it fairly hard, but they spoke with Yasumu about it prior to Week 15 and do feel somewhat better about V, but do not feel better about themself.
===Naruaki===
Naruaki is also someone Takumi respects, partly due to seniority, and partly due to an occasion in the past. At one point in Harajuku, long before both transferred, Takumi was approached by Naruaki to assist in the erasure of two particularly stubborn Players. It was here that Takumi was able to use their noise form, Papilio Gravis, for the first time. Takumi refers to Naruaki as Kumapinku-senpai, due to Naruaki's vast seniority, along with being the first Reaper they looked up to in Harajuku.
After Takumi's intervention with the GM fight on Day 7, Week 11, Naruaki's opinion of them plummeted out of a perceived disrespect to the Composer of Harajuku's ideals. After a confrontation, they tried to avoid Naruaki, out of a fear of angering the other Reaper. However, after working together for V's birthday party in 2015, and especially after Week 14 and Kei's disappearance, Naruaki had changed as well -- and they have seemingly made peace with each other, even forming somewhat of a friendship.
===Daichi===
A Player in Takumi's first Reaper's Game in Shibuya, he was initially simply fun to tease. After Takumi learned the true purpose of Shibuya's games, they decided to invade Daichi's personal space and attempt to convince him to work harder at overcoming his difficulties; after which, instead of only gaining amusement, Takumi saw Daichi in a different light than before. They call him Matsuba-iro (pine leaves-color), shortened to just Matsuba. For the first three days, Takumi taunted Daichi, as if to spur him into showing more color, resulting in Daichi's misunderstanding of the color terminology. They finally got a reaction out of him on day 3 and greatly enjoyed seeing Daichi standing up for himself and what he believed in, among other things. However, on the same day and some time after Daichi proceeded to win against Takumi's fox and Kin's wolf with his partner, William, along with Eleonore, Daichi overheard Takumi talking with Aiichirou about their parents. Ultimately, this lead to Takumi disclosing most of their past to Daichi, and over the course of the conversation, they even offered Daichi a place to stay if he were to win the Game. 
After the Game ended, Daichi was indeed among the winners, and went home with Takumi following the winners' revival. Currently, he lives with Takumi (and Kashi post-week 12); he is still an extremely important part of Takumi's life, and has been very helpful in stabilizing their mental and emotional health.
===Naota===
Takumi met Naota very normally, and asked him a few questions in order to gain a better understanding of their perception of his 'color' -- deciding relatively quickly he was Ruri (lapis-lazuli), or Ruri-kun as they often refer to him. However, Takumi never expected him to stick around; and within three days, Naota's infectious friendliness seemed to have already worn a groove in Takumi's distance-keeping facade. Although they worry that becoming too friendly is bad for them, Naota's consistent kindness and genuine interest, as well as his resembling Takumi's partner in their Game in Harajuku, seems to have bypassed Takumi's distance-keeping mechanisms. On day 3, a misunderstanding between Takumi, Naota and Jean resulted in Takumi's sudden assumption that the two were 'secret boyfriends', and this bothered Takumi for reasons they did not know at the time. During their next wall, Takumi was in tears for this reason, but did not quite understand why. However, the misunderstanding was sorted out by the end of day 3.
During day 7, Takumi was listening to Kei and V as they said that they didn't believe 'love at first sight' was true, and this caused them to realize their growing crush on Naota was somewhat misplaced; they were only seeing Rui instead of Naota himself. After the day 7 GM fight, Takumi didn't see Naota at all, and first assumed it was because of their intervention in the GM fight itself. However, some time after the end of the week, they were able to apologize for this, and decided to speak to him as "Naota" and not as "Ruri-kun".
===Sayoko===
Takumi met Sayoko at the same time they met Kei, and learned about the soon-to-be-Player's bet with Kei early on. This caused Takumi to see a color in Sayoko long before one normally would have appeared to them. They call Sayoko 'Viridian'.
Since the Game ended and Takumi learned properly of Sayoko's gender identity being similarly non-binary (like Takumi's own), they took both Sayoko and Kogasa, among others, to go shopping the day following the end of Week 11. They also planned to give the two a 'makeover' at some point, if the two wished.
===Jean===
When Takumi met Jean, they picked up on the smell of melon soda on his shirt and may have made him uncomfortable by how close they got in order to discern the scent. As a result of this incident, Takumi called him 'Melon-chrome' instead of 'monochrome' for most of Week 11. A later, but brief confusion over who Jean's 'secret boyfriend' was - an assumption they made because Jean didn't properly answer Takumi's question during a group conversation (if he had a boyfriend), and later took Naota away from speaking with Takumi - was resolved quickly and relatively simply. 
On the early hours of Week 11, Day 4, Takumi found Jean and Aiichirou in a curious predicament, following a close encounter with Naruaki, and assisted with Aiichirou's recovery along with Yasumu. On the same day, they began to see a soft red color in Jean, which morphed into his eventual nickname, 'Vermilion', by Week 11, Day 7. Jean gave Takumi's mp3 player back on Day 7, as well, after they had lent it to him to calm Aiichirou down. Jean also agreed, by text, to give Daichi cooking lessons, although Takumi considered also joining in cooking lessons.
Some time before week 12, Kaito brought Jean an early birthday gift, and Sayoko, Naota and Takumi had been present as well. Though they were fine at first, the reunion sparked internal insecurities of theirs, and Takumi slunk away to another table silently. When they started crying, the others noticed, but Takumi refused to speak of it in fear of 'ruining' the surprise party. They later left when the others had moved away from them again, although it wasn't realized by the others present until later.
Another event prior to week 12 was when Jean had acted oddly around Nagito. Takumi easily sensed that he didn't want to be there. However, as this was never explained why to them, they assumed it was simply a personal reason, and helped Jean avoid both Nagito and Haruki by claiming Jean wasn't looking well and taking him back to their nearby apartment (to get both of them on their motorcycle and drive Jean home.)
During week 12, Takumi didn't interact much with Jean, until he found them rather unresponsive (after being told they could not stay in Shibuya, for a misunderstanding between their intentions with having Seferino fight a fox in the form of his old friend) and took them back to Ribbonshades to try to help them. Though Takumi was slowly helped back to the point where they could function then, Jean didn't know that they were helped by the Players and recovering from their breakdowns well.
After missing Kashi's texts during Jean's wall on day 6, where they were told about Jean's insecurities regarding protecting them, Kaito, Koi, Aiichirou, and Carel, Takumi hurried over to find Jean and bring him back to Ribbonshades as well. There, they spoke about a lot, from what had happened, to Takumi's recovery as well as Haruki's changing for the better, and about what had happened in the past in Kawasaki.
After midnight of day 7, they watched Kaito and Jean spar, and contributed minimal atmospheric effects as well as acted as the support reaper. After Kaito was defeated, they helped the two up and joined the resulting group hug. They will be speaking with both more often.
===Ethan===
As the Week 11 GM, Takumi was already interested in him. However, after hearing him talk to the players about what he wants to see in them, Takumi was even more interested, and asked him some questions in order to gain a better understanding of the perceived point to Shibuya's games. Through the answers to their questions regarding how he wants to see Players grow and change, Takumi notes he seemed to be forming into a red color, or more specifically, his nickname, kurenai (crimson). It was also from him that Takumi learned what Shibuya's Reapers' Game was about, and this was one of the major reasons Takumi began to change from what they were in Harajuku.
During the day 7 fight, Takumi realized how similar they were to Ethan, from the hints of familial trouble to the hatred of reality, and even feeling worthwhile only after death. As a result, when V offered them the chance to intervene in the fight, they took it as a chance to help Ethan the same way Ethan inadvertently helped them. Takumi feels troubled not knowing if, by the time of his erasure, he accepted that his fantasy was causing him harm. They have since painted a symbolic portrait of him, as a way to remember him and how he contributed to their own growth.
===Aiichirou===
Takumi's first interaction with Aiichirou was to ask him to take a picture of them on his phone; this was purely on a whim. However, for reasons they didn't understand at the time, seeing Aiichirou upset during Day 3 caused them to tell him about their own home life pre-game. This was their first time recounting the entire story of their past to someone in Shibuya; luckily for them, they were able to remain unbiased during the recounting. They also asked Aiichirou about his life before the Game during this time, learning a little more about him.
At the end of Day 7, after the Players who won had been revived, Takumi determined Aiichirou's color at last -- proclaiming him seiji-iro (celadon porcelain-color), shortened to 'Seiji-kun' and remarked to both Aiichirou and Jean that "vermilion and celadon are very complementary colors". This was their way of saying they thought the two's relationship would be a good one.
===Kaito===
Initially, Takumi did not think too much of Kaito, despite seeing his 'color' early on. They nicknamed him 'Azure' but did not associate with him often, seeming to find him dull and uninteresting. However, directly following Week 11, Takumi, having initially changed during the week, found it easier to relate to Kaito when they, along with Amaryllis, were told about Kaito's experience in his previous district. Over the course of the following days, they spent time with him, with or without others, more so than they had during the week, and have grown a fondness for him in spite of their initial disinterest. Their relationship was almost like that of a younger brother with an older sibling.
===Koi===
Takumi did not pay attention to Koi until she was offered Reapership, as she was not originally one of the Players they took interest in. After Koi became a Reaper, however, and began speaking to Takumi, they gradually began to warm up to her, nicknaming her hisoku-iro (secret-color), claiming it to be a soft blue color. 
On Week 11, Day 7, directly following Takumi's intervention in the GM battle and subsequent scolding from Kei, Koi was one of the first to try to talk Takumi out of their frightened, upset state. She was also around during some of the times Takumi spoke with V after the week, and thus they had the chance to speak with her more. They see her favorably, as someone interesting and worth talking to.
=== Usa ===
"Monobun" was Usa's first Takumi-granted nickname, a play on 'monochrome' and 'bunny'. They were friendly toward each other long before Week 12 began, as Usa was also part of Week 11. For that time, they provided emotional support to Takumi on and off, as the two got along rather well. Before week 12, they and Kafu spoke about pasts while Usa was present to help the two. 
Early in Week 12, the relationship remained the same. However, Takumi hadn't learned of Usa's attachment to Seferino until after they returned from their attempt at helping Seferino change (letting him fight a single fox noise, alone, in the shape of his old friend). At this point, Usa, nor V, who was also present, did not understand the intent Takumi had with the fox noise, and stated that Takumi wouldn't be welcome in Shibuya any more -- something that, when it clicked that they had severely angered Usa, triggered old Harajuku-formed fears of being punished for disrespecting the Composer (as Usa had mentioned being a Composer at one point).
After this, Takumi went into a state of shock, realizing that they had very much done something terrible, yet not understanding why it had been terrible (due to their own initial recovery from their Game, the grief being sparked by Rui's erasure and subsequent introduction into Harajuku's district as a Reaper forcing them to shift their grief.) Fearing they would be sent to another district or back to Harajuku, something they felt worse than erasure or may lead to it, the majority of their ability to think shut down to a very basic level -- speaking only when spoken to. In addition, for some time, they no longer referred to Usa as 'monobun', but instead 'U-sama', as they had thought at the time that falling into a pattern of friendliness with an officer and former Composer was a wrong move on their part due to the former habits from Harajuku.
Later, some time after V had understood their intentions and Jean had helped them recover from the stress reaction to the statement, Usa approached them to apologize for the statement that had set Takumi into the severe stress reaction initially. (Jean had, at some point, told Usa that Takumi's actions were well-intentioned, however unusually cruel they were in Shibuya.) After some talk, Usa reassured Takumi that they wouldn't be sent away, and that 'U-sama' was unnecessary, as despite their officer status, Usa wished Takumi to feel more of a friendship relation with them, as opposed to the relation as a superior. It was then that they were finally given a color, Ume (梅, plum), and the former -bun suffix returned to give Usa the new nickname 'Ume-bun'.
=== Haruki ===
(Work-in-progress.) "I hope Kohaku is doing well and being vibrant right now..." Takumi helped Haruki during W12 somewhat, along with Kashi's more major role in that, and somewhat miss him since his return to Kawasaki. Occasionally, he visits Shibuya, and Takumi enjoys catching up with him, although he is much quieter around them than not.
=== Nagito ===
(Work-in-progress.) 'Kikyo'-chan. A fellow Reaper from Week 12; they think he's all right, though the two started off on the wrong foot. They aren't especially close, but Takumi doesn't mind him and enjoys his company, as well as allowing him to be clingy.
=== Kafu ===
(Work-in-progress.) Called Takumi 'fluffy' during week 12. His nickname was 'Azuki' or 'Azuki-bean', a brownish-red color. Takumi occasionally visits his cafe, since it's down the street from their apartment.
=== Seferino ===
(Work-in-progress.) Earned the nickname 'Kanzou' (and never heard it) -- after Takumi sent out a fox in the shape of his friend, the one he was searching for and showed a picture to them. It was an extremely cruel move, but Takumi's only motivation was to play a villain to enable him to be a hero. It backfired miserably, but they learned greatly from him, and the ordeal.
=== Kashi ===
(Work-in-progress.) A roommate, now very much like a sister, they helped 'Sango' during Week 12, even going as far as to give her one of their guitars to use in the GM fight. As Kashi was devastated by Jessamyn's true nature and consumed by hatred, Takumi stepped up to be a role model for Kashi at the time. Since she moved in with Takumi, after having nowhere to be and no idea what to do otherwise, Kashi has become extremely important to Takumi. They also enjoy teaching her guitar chords and lets her watch them put on makeup in the morning.
=== Juste ===
(Work-in-progress.) 'Kyara'-kun earned his color during Week 12. Takumi doesn't know him well at all and doesn't see him around often, but they certainly want to.
=== Toyo ===
Takumi met Toyo prior to week 13, when the latter knocked the wind out of Takumi with a high-speed tackle. Even though Takumi wasn't quite themself at the time, asking Toyo to repeat that action. However, Toyo seemed unsure of the ramifications of fulfilling that, so they placed a rain-check of sorts on that. The two got to talking, Takumi labeling the other reaper with a color 'Sumi-kun' (Sumi-iro; ink color) after Takumi got back up from the ground, and they relaxed. Takumi offered a hand, and Toyo took it, then was treated to a high-speed Underground motorcycle ride back to Cat Street, where Takumi went inside their apartment and changed outfits.
After that, Takumi and Toyo proceeded to head back outside, looking up to the barely-visible stars in the night sky over Shibuya. For some reason, they continued to hold each others' hand while floating/flying (fluttering in Takumi's case) upwards. They talked about deep things, until Toyo asked for a race, after which Rei and Grizz found them. Takumi turned down the race on account of being slower at flight with their wings functioning more like butterfly wings. However, they helped referee the race (one lap around Shibuya's borders) between Rei and Toyo.
Later on, when Toyo approached them to fulfill that rain-check, the two headed to the Noise Plane. Takumi asked if Toyo wished to see their own true colors, and as the answer was yes, they transformed into their Noise Form, Papilio Gravis. Though the fight was long and exhausting, it was fun at first, though Papilio's (temporary) drain attack involved placing the butterfly proboscis within Toyo's mouth in what could vaguely be described as a bit like a kiss, sucking the energy directly from Toyo in the process.
Although Takumi had a sudden existential crisis over their synesthesia-addled interpretation of the world, Toyo snapped them out of it, however, and the fight continued. Takumi was eventually knocked out, Toyo winning by a slim margin, as Takumi reverted back to Reaper form. After that, Toyo picked up Takumi and brought them to the Reaper house to wait for them to awaken, though, perhaps oddly, in Toyo's own room.
After Takumi awoke, they apologized for the drain attack, and explained some of their 'true colors', namely getting into the details of their post-death background, finally reduced to tears while explaining it. After which, Takumi hugged Toyo in their teary state, and they walked to Miyashita to find a bench and continue the oddly intimate hug. They also have noticed Toyo seems particularly susceptible to relaxing movements in a certain place.
During Week 13, Takumi developed a very short-term crush, and told Toyo of this, but later realized it was not permanent.
=== Dax ===
It was the end of day 0 when Dax appeared in Shibuya, and Dax was brought to Takumi by Hisa (Ayumu) to learn a bit more about the Reaper's Game that Dax was thrown into. Takumi quickly grew extremely fond of the very sweet and loving Player, especially upon learning Dax committed suicide as a way out of a situation with abusive foster parents/adoptive parents. They considered (and still do consider) Dax a part of their family (however little Daichi and Kashi got to meet Dax.) While they told Dax this as the second-to-last interaction they ever had, Takumi wasn't sure if Dax returned the feeling. Uso, the Harrier that erased Ayumu (along with Orion), was able to calm Takumi's fear that this familial love wasn't returned.
Though they weren't so fond of Dax's partner Ayumu's decisions and actions, they understand that it was likely a result of Ayumu's entry fee. They primarily blame themself for not being around at the time of Ayumu's erasure, and subsequently, Dax's erasure seven minutes later. They are glad Uso and Jean were there to give Dax the love they deserved, but Takumi hasn't gotten over the fact that Dax only had a little over five days to be in a better place. To Takumi, the Reaper's Game is not long enough to be considered a happy ending, and the fact that Dax tried their best in it -- despite their fears, their and their Partner's fee, and the self-inflicted death -- deserved more recognition in their eyes than Dax received. Takumi laments that they were not there to properly adopt Dax the way Jean did, and every time they think about what they have with Daichi and Kashi, it still feels empty and wrong, now that they are without Dax.
They are currently using the rest of their time off work to build a very small shrine to Dax in the UG, behind the Memorial, with Hachi's help, and possibly others. After that, they plan to write a song titled "Mitsubachi" to honor Dax's memory. However, they are uncertain how much relief from the crushing guilt and despair anything will bring.
===Rui===
Takumi's Game partner in Harajuku. He was a bit of an enigma due to the lack of time the two had to talk to each other, and because they spent most of their time either on the mission or preparing for the next. He was very selfless, and was the one to coin "that's how it is", one of Takumi's personal idioms. He appeared to be Filipino, and had a white teardrop tattoed under one eye.
Although Takumi still isn't sure how Rui knew how they would become a Reaper, they think Rui may have had some preexisting knowledge of the game. Rui also mentioned having a younger brother still alive, and since then, Takumi has been searching for Rui's younger brother, to no avail. They are considering asking Kei and Harajuku's Composer for assistance, if in some future time, they become capable of speaking with the Realground (to both Composers' satisfaction.)
==Trivia==
*The reasoning behind Takumi's former insistence on calling others 'monochrome' and by various color nicknames is primarly due to a form of synesthesia, specifically chromesthesia. When they were young, they saw pitches as colors, and this also caused them to gravitate toward music. However, in their adolescence, they started associating colors with people, as well. In their life, this was something they tended to hide, as they had very few acquaintances, and virtually no friends. Following their participation as a Player in their Game in Harajuku, the bright colors they associated with people were dulled to grayscale, hence the term 'monochrome' for most others. Occasionally, someone will 'show' a color initially, but it is rare, and to Takumi, most people will gradually show hints of color the more they know about a person, see them in action, speak with them, etc.
* Most of the time, when they want to discern a person's 'color' quickly, they will lean in very close and squint to take a guess; oftentimes the color they will see is a duller version of the color they'll report, but people normally grow into the estimated color in their eyes over time and interaction.
* Undoubtedly, anyone in Takumi's phone is labeled with their color nickname rather than their real name. After week 14, however, they began adding or changing the contacts to the person's real name.
* During their time in Harajuku, they took it on themselves to lessen the shock of any new Harajuku Reaper's introduction into the harsh reality that Harajuku is. As a result, they have some level of experience dealing with mental breakdowns of various kinds.
* Takumi owns and cares for a male calico cat named Juro (寿老), as a reminder of what it was like to be alive. Juro frequently enjoys walks in his harness with Takumi, Daichi, or Kashi. He is a cat with essentially the feline equivalent of Klinefelter's syndrome (XXY chromosomes, as calico patterns show up with XX chromosomes, normally a female cat).
*Their preferred method of transportation is a very well-kept 1993 Kawasaki Anhelo motorcycle, for places in Shibuya too far to walk within twenty minutes.
*Though they do consider themselves free of addiction, they enjoy smoking cigarettes occasionally, as a way to relieve stress. This habit only began when they were in Harajuku as a Reaper, so their lungs are generally not affected. They may try to curb the habit eventually, however.
*Takumi's art and color obsession stretched into their hobbies, such as street art with gorey themes and challenging societal norms, painted in pastel hues, signed with the tag 'PRISMATIC'. They also painted portraits of erased Reapers (and rarely, Players) they have met on occasion. However, they don't paint as often since becoming a musician.
*Although they have become a professional singer after Week 11, they also play electric guitar, and own and occasionally play two other guitars; one acoustic and one bass guitar. Takumi's voice is as light, soft and breathy as their favorite colors, and their range surprisingly wide. The publicly released music tends to have cute music, catchy beats, and dark or depressing lyrics to contrast the soft but pleasant sounding melodies.
* One of Takumi's commonly used phrases, "That's how it is", is something Rui often said during their time together as players in the Harajuku Game. Takumi adopted the saying during their Game, as Rui would often ask Takumi to repeat it during times of duress. To them, it roughly means to accept "it" as is, regardless of what "it" is, and to work around the facts regarding any given subject, rather than to worry over it as they did pre-game.
* Takumi's glasses in their Week 13 shopkeeper sprite may be a 'gift from a friend', but these glasses are actually stolen from V; the deed was done by Blake himself. (Also, they temporarily used red-colored contacts during Week 13 to fit in with the theme of Paindemic better.)
* Their Reaper power is illusions, of which most will disappear or burst into glitter upon touched, or upon expiring. Usually these are sparkles generated with excitement, or flowers to indicate happiness. Sometimes, they will even 'change' their outfit to something else with this, for a short while. However, occasionally they will generate an 'interface' similar to a choice menu of a visual novel, which may be pressed (though no illusion of theirs is solid, so it is more like putting a finger through it). Obviously, this only occurs in the UG. Other one-time illusions they have been capable of include false tears, Ouran-style roses in a border, and rendering themself and one other invisible for a very short time.
* They used to never eat at all, since their body was nearly frozen in time from a lack of humanity and stability, but around Week 14, they began to eat again. Thankfully, they can eat fairly well now, but still do not like eating much.
==Gallery==
takumi f small.png|Takumi, feminine, by hakeism @ tumblr.
takumi m small.png|Takumi, masculine, by hakeism @ tumblr.
PapilioGravis.jpg|Papilio Gravis, Takumi's noise form, by alternawolf @ tumblr.
Takumi commission.jpg|Takumi, by shiroiroom (ayameshiroi) @ tumblr.
Takumi_paindemic.png|Takumi's Week 13 shopkeeper sprite and W12-onwards wing design.
Takumi_w14.png|Takumi's Week 14 design.
Takumi_w15.png|Takumi's Week 15 design.
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