Arlo

**Arlo** is a supporting character in the Grando series. He was the childhood best friend of Uncle Uncle and current Lunny user. He is the direct parallel to protagonist, Shinjiro.

## Appearance

Arlo is from Oiho, therefore him a foreign name and features.

As a child, Arlo had a "scrawny" build and had one ear, due to the other one being cut off. Arlo had short trimmed brown hair and dark green eyes. Arlo's dark green eyes were described as gentle by Uncle. Arlo wore a matching zip up jacket, to which Arlo's was white. Because of Arlo's gentle face, he was never taken seriously by others who sparred with him. Because of Arlo's gentle eyes, it often looked as if he was sad or as if he was going to cry.

As a junior high student, Arlo wore glasses and his hair was much more longer than before. His glasses were big with a black rim around then and Arlo's bangs were still trimmed. Arlo often had a frustrated expression because he was insecure of his gentle face. Arlo would over his ear by growing out his hair. Arlo is seen wearing a white polo.

As a high schooler, Arlo wore contacts instead of glasses and his hair was half slicked back, leaving four strands in the front of his face. The rest of Arlo's hair was left alone. Arlo's eyes still had a gentle look but no longer had a gaze in them. Arlo had a tall lean build and was often seen wearing a blazer along with a suit with a blue tie. Arlo often was seen with a solemn and sad look. Arlo's friends and teachers couldn't tell if he was sad or if he was happy.

## Personality

Arlo has always been an intelligent boy since he was born, being able to solve college-level questions within seconds. Arlo is a gentle, kind-hearted, and rational person. Unlike his best friend, Uncle, he has always seen the world with being rational about his choices.

As a child, Arlo was extremely open-minded and curious. Since he was a baby, his family had abandoned him, though he met his best friend, Uncle in the process. Both Uncle and Arlo grew up without a blood-related family, therefore growing up in a damupawa household together. When Arlo was a child, Arlo used to look up to Uncle and would follow him around, even though they were they same age. Arlo was a gullible kid and used to fall for all of Uncle's tricks and pranks, though he never got frustrated and just laughed things off. Arlo was a forgiving kid and could often forgive the worst people, regardless of what harm they had done to him. Arlo was a reliable young boy, as it always seemed that he had Uncle's back. When Arlo was only five, he used to get bullied for having one ear. Arlo was a sensitive boy, so he would often cry when someone would tease him when this would happen. However within the next day, Arlo would forgive them.

As a teenager, Arlo's feelings began to grow. He became much more insecure about only having one ear, so he grew out his hair. Arlo also became much more quiet and timid than he was before. Arlo's romantic feelings also began to show as he fell in love with a girl named Diri. Arlo became envious and jealous towards Uncle, because it seemed as if he could attract any girl he wanted to. This was right, to which Diri fell in love with Uncle. Because of Arlo's forgiving personality, his frustration only stayed with him for two days. Arlo was never over Diri though.

As a junior in high school, Arlo was a quiet and anxious kid, almost never speaking at all in school. Arlo was known to be a genius and was used as a cheat sheet by many students. Until Arlo gained the reputation as a strong damupawa user, he was teased and wasn't treated the same way Uncle was treated. Uncle would grow a brash and rational attitude later on, leading to his death.

## Quotes

* *"It's crazy Uncle. It seems as if you care about girls more than things that are more important. You've changed so much after going to high school. You can change Uncle. You can change right now. Grab the girl and lets leave. I don't want to die."* (Arlo to Uncle)

* *"I can't move Uncle. I can't feel anything. I don't wanna die man. I really don't. I had so much ahead of myself. We, we had so much ahead of ourselves. We were gonna open that foster home so kids like us wouldn't feel alone, remember? We were gonna teach them how to protect themselves man.. we were. When we became parents, we would have our k-kids play with each other while we w-would be c-catching up, complaining about our ch-children and wives. When we would be old m-men, we would spend o-our days in a senior center, staring out at the sunset, r-reminiscing the d-days when we were young. Right?"* (Arlo's final words.)