Konyo Hamada

Not quite but getting there!

## Appearance

### Physical Appearance

Konyo is a tall man with a muscular build, typically setting him apart in crowds due to his height. His bodyshape is comparable to one of an athlete because of his large sculpted muscles along his arms, chest, stomach, glutes and legs. This is due to his affinity for physical activity, which also allow him to be fast, strong and nimble when needed. Alongside his muscles, his body features a sprinkling of body hair along his chest, arms, legs and nether regions. However, in the midst of his body, his most prominent has always been his legs, as they are very buff to the point a couple of characters dubbed them "watermelon crusher thighs".

His face is square-shaped and usually features a lively expression. He has thick straight black eyebrows and slightly narrow almond eyes with subtle double eyelids. His nose is proportionate to his face so it doesn't get noticed much, but has a strong defined bridge, a rounded tip and angular nostrils. His mouth is wide and features a thin top lip with a wide and round cupid's bow and a plumper squarer bottom lip. His jaw is wide and square and his chin follows suit yet is lower elongating the face. He has short black hair, which reach his eyebrows when wet, parted on the side and usually pushed back slightly. His complexion is healthy and usually warm, though he is known to get a lot redder in the face due to his low alcohol tolerance.

### Style Profile

Konyo's style can be decribed as lively, youthful and sometimes simple. He usually opts for colorful garments, adjusting the tone depending on the season such as orange, teal, pink and yellow during spring and summer, while more cozy browns, reds, purples and dark greens for autumn and winter. When it comes to clothing types, a certain quirk takes the spotlight as Konyo will always wear shorts, usually in the hotpants variety. His reasoning for this is comfort and because finding pants that flatter his legs can be hard at his size, though this does also end up accentuating his legs even more. However, his preferences for tops is much more lax, as he frequents tees, sweaters, hoodies and jackets, with the occasional button-up if it manages to fit his arms and chest. As for shoes, sneakers and boots take the main stage, especially if they feature childish/whimsical design elements such as hearts or wings, though the occasional pair of flip flops does make a guest appearance. In terms of accessories, Konyo usually keeps it simple unless it's a special occasion like going out or going to the beach, in which he will deck himself out with cute accessories for a good day out.

Konyo's hair is usually seen in the same style day in and day out, with a side part and slightly pushed back as he finds it a versatile style that is both casual and professional, though an occasional hat or head accessory can pose a nice change of pace. As for makeup, Konyo personally has no interest in makeup so he will always have a bare face unless it's something like costume makeup for an occasion like a costume party.

## Personality

Konyo's well known for being the cheerful upbeat one of any group, capable of livening up any dull moment at home, at work and out on the town. He also goes out of his way for both friends and strangers to help them or talk to them if need be and doing so with a happy but compassionate mood, as he's good at thinking about other people and their preferences and feelings. This sweet and caring attitude he carries definitely leaves strong impressions on people, as they tend to remember him well alongside his tall stature and his irreplaceable short shorts. The impressions he makes tend to vary however, as most tend to find him to be surprisingly nice and a few even look up to him, however some people find his cheeriness annoying and naive, similar to a child who doesn't know much of the world and what happens in it. Konyo is aware that some people don't like him and have their biases against him, but he understands that not everyone has to be friends and he just wants to make sure everything is mostly fine, as he doesn't want people to go through bad things if it can be prevented.

Konyo's line of work requires a varied skillset, ranging from being able to entertain while going through mundane tasks to thinking on his feet in high pressure situations that may require running and combat. However, he excels at his work as he's got a nice attitude and is quite fit due to his affinity for working out and the sport of baseball, which he used to play in his highschool club. Outside of work, he's often seen around town doing a variety of things such as working out at the gym, going to cafes with his little brother Yoshi to indulge in sweets, rollerskating either alone or with a friend and taking care of chores such as the week's shopping or the cooking at home. Along his daily routine, he's pretty sociable which means he knows a lot of people around town and tends to catch up here and there with them too. However, his outings tend to occur during the day rather than during the night as he doesn't like being out late and spoiling his sleep schedule as he often has things to do the next day. Besides, he doesn't see much to do with the nightlife of his town, as his low alcohol tolerance, which is to the point he turns red as a beet and can barely get coherent thoughts out with only a couple glasses, and uneasiness in dark underground places doesn't quite help the experience.

His preferences skew over to the cute side of things, such as picture prints with mascots or stuffed animals, reflected by his bedroom and personal items such as the lunchbox he brings to work, his clothing and other aspects of his life. He's a fan of the Sanrio character Keroppi, as he both finds him cute and is a huge fan of frogs amongst other animals, to the point of being able to pick up large beetles without a second thought. He enjoys colorful things as they tend to put him in a good mood, but isn't super big on the color purple as it doesn't do much for him. Oddly, he doesn't mind the purple flowers that grow in his street or fruity desserts that are purple so it's not that big of a deal. On the topic of desserts, he shares a love for caramel sweets with Yoshi as it's his second favorite type of dessert flavour, first being matcha and third being strawberry, so he has a companion for sweet-toothed endeavours. His hobbies include working out, cooking and baking, helping others out, playing games whether it's at an arcade or a videogame at home and the occasional game of baseball.

## Relationships

### Family

Although Konyo lacks any biological family, he shares strong bonds with Hana and Yoshikazu, to the point in which he considers them family.

#### Hana Tsukada

Hana adopted Konyo when he was just a young orphan, and this initially was partially due to the resentment Hana had for Saza as she had the ideal life, married and with a son to call her own. However, the two soon formed a close bond as Hana was there for Konyo growing up, acting as his parent figure and nurturing his adventurous and gung ho spirit, whilst Konyo helped Hana grow as a person as she used to be one that held onto grudges deeply which was hurting her and holding her back from being truly happy with her life. They were there for each other when both of them were dealing with issues of their own, such as Hana's jealousy and Konyo's feelings of inferiority stemming from ending up in the Jasmine Bloom Orphanage. Their continous development together and being able to help each other heal from their hurt feelings allowed them to grow close in a way that only a child and a parent that can comfortably have mature conversations and hold each other up equally can,

Due to their time and growth together, they share a strong and close bond as they tend to help each other almost daily in small but significant ways but also cherish the time that they spend doing things together, such as when Konyo helps Hana around with the garden or when they have tea and baked together in Hana's flower shop and discuss current events within their lives. Additionally, Hana likes to spoil Konyo every now and then, as she let him live in the new apartment building she now owns and sometimes sends gifts, which flusters Konyo and makes him feel the need to repay Hana by getting her a nice gift in return.

#### Yoshikazu Osagawa

Yoshi and Konyo have a unique relationship with each other, as they perceive each other like they are brothers despite having no actual family relation. This stems from the way the convivial Murasaki Street was at the time when Konyo was a child, in which not many children lived there at the time so Konyo would have to go out of his way to travel to the next neighborhood to see a friend. However, he was brought along with other neighbors when the Osagawas were giving birth, in which the ten year old Konyo met a newborn Yoshi. Since then, Konyo would often to the nearby apartment to visit the Osagawas to see Yoshi. This continued to the point that everyone treated Konyo as Yoshi's little brother as they grew as Konyo would walk him to his school and hang out with him as he was one of the few people Yoshi felt comfortable being with due to his shyness. As time went on and Yoshi entered highschool, Yoshi's parents had to go out of the country due to their firm holding a two year-long exchange program with an overseas subsidiary of the firm. Although they initially considered bringing Yoshi with them to the US, they decided against it as Yoshi's entire life is in Omriyama, so they decided to entrust the now grown-up Konyo to take care of him while they are gone. As much as Yoshi misses his parents despite the often video-calling, he enjoys the taste of adulthood living almost alone gives him, as he still has Konyo there by his side to rely on if he needs help.

The duo really live up to their brotherly status, as Murasaki Street residents joke that Konyo is the big brother as he's older and larger than Yoshi, and has a lively yet caring personality, whilst Yoshi is the shy little brother that stays close to his big brother and feels safe near him. However, this dynamic isn't always so, as Yoshi's shy persona melts away when not out in public with strangers and the two show off a more balanced dynamic that share interests and that can have discussions together. For instance, they enjoy playing games together and share an island town in a game together, with their own preferences meshing together harmoniously, but they aren't afraid to compete against each other or to work together. Their second favorite dessert flavour is caramel, but their first and third favourites are completely different as Konyo likes fun and sweeter flavours while Yoshi prefers mellow flavour profiles. Another difference is that Yoshi loves to immerse himself in novels while Konyo loves to get his blood pumping with exercise, but they sometimes do these activities together to bond with each other, showing how they are opposites in some areas and the same in other areas but complimentary to each other all the same.

### Neighbors

#### Etsuko Hirai

As the tenant living on the third floor of Hana's apartment building, Etsuko and Konyo are bound to bump into each other throughout their routines. The two mesh surprisingly well together thanks to their distinct personas and a shared interest in gastronomy. In their friendship, Etsuko usually presents herself as the knowledgeable one who brings up interesting topics while Konyo is the lively one who keeps things interesting, but they both can look out for each other and help with small things, such as offering to run a quick errand during a recipe or going into their neighbor's apartment to plant-sit while they are busy. However, they both find that being together while within a group of friends works out better as sometimes a lull can occur between the two in which they don't have anything to talk about, although it's not much of an issue due to their different schedules.

Co-Workers

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