Gale Smith

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*"I can’t much justify living a life in the real world anymore now that I’ve had a taste of this place. It’s horrible, yes. I’m aware. But I indulge in it nonetheless. People often indulge in what’s not wholly good or good for them."*

## Physical description

### Eye color

Blue (Contacts)
Dark Brown (Natural)

### Hair color

White (Dyed)
Dark Brown (Natural)

### First Mentioned

Chapter 16: Visit Seven - Slow

Gale Smith is one of the doctors that works at the facility.

## Appearance

Gale is described as having a body type similar to Jonathan's, as it is fairly limber and thin. Gale has white, snowy hair that's layered and curled at the ends (but not curly) that has been bleached. Their original hair color is a deep, dark brown that looks black. They have a soft jaw, small nose, and dark eyebrows. Their eyes are icy blue, but these are contacts, and Gale's real eye color is a dark brown like their hair.

Gale is nonbinary/genderfluid, though tends to lean toward a male presence and dress in male attire. They will occasionally dress traditionally feminine, but it's been said that they don't do it as often as they used to (likely because of Six's reaction to them).

When male identifying, Gale wears a white dress shirt with a black and solid tie hanging over it along with maroon corduroy pants that stop just at the ankles above black socks and shoes.

When female identifying, they wear a pink bow collar shirt with black, medium length skirt, and flats. However, they have only been seen wearing this once.

## Story

### Before the Facility

Growing up, Gale tended to keep to themself and observe others from afar. It was this behavior that likely sparked their interest in psychology, especially since they had also kept a journal throughout their years and wrote of their observations regularly. Gale had reportedly dated a couple of girls in college, but didn't go out very often otherwise and tended to keep to themself.
Gale had done some research in their field that attracted the attention of The Overseer. Impressed with their work, the Overseer visited Gale under the pretense of being a "patient", but Gale suspected something was amiss and eventually confronted him about it, only for The Overseer to then turn around and attempt recruiting Gale to work for him.
It's said that Gale had brought Six into the facility willingly and lives with that choice everyday, and it's heavily implied that they had known Six before.
### In the Facility

At first, Gale's only involvement with Ten was sexual, and Ten had only word-of-mouth through Six and other Numbers to rely on. Six occasionally mentions that she gets headaches from time to time, something her doctor aids her with. However, due to special circumstances, Gale crosses paths with Ten outside of visits on multiple occasions and comes to know them much more intimately.
In Chapter 42, after Jay's death, Yosuke had put Gale in charge of watching over Ten and ensuring that she was properly taken care of in his stead. After walking through Ten's recollection of the events and giving her a warning of heeding The Overseer's's demands of "forgetting" what she saw, Gale opts to help Ten sexually while re-enacting some actions her own doctor would have done in order to make her comfortable. However, Gale expresses disappointment in not being able to reach her in the same ways she would allow the other Numbers to.
Much later on, when Ten is confined in The Overseer's room in Chapter 63, Ten suspects Gale is the one monitoring the cameras in the room while she is behind the curtains. When she calls out to them, Gale is at first very cautious about interacting with her, as doing so would have been an act of defiance toward their boss. However, Gale becomes too curious to heed his word, and they start questioning and speaking with Ten in secret. When the two of them are found out, Gale is punished by the Overseer, and Ten is spared but given a severe warning.
Ten and Gale cross paths again in the infirmary after her return to her group, but not much is discussed since Mom and Yosuke are in the room. They don't have another one-on-one until Gale's visit in Chapter 79, where, during a tradeoff of information wherein Gale gets Ten to talk more openly about what she spoke of with Monica earlier, they reveal that they'd been brought to work at the facility by The Overseer at gunpoint, but that they eventually agreed to work for him willingly anyway if only out of their fascination for the man.
## Personality

Gale tends to keep to themself socially and doesn't go out of their way to interact with others. They mention having dated women a few times during their college years, but state that nothing had come out of those relationships.

On top of being very observant, Gale is also extremely curious and will tend to pursue their fascinations just for the sake of observation. When curiosity takes hold, they are eager to talk and ask questions. This is especially the case towards their interactions with Ten, but they've mentioned doing the same for other Numbers, especially Cyrus

Gale is known as one of the gentler doctors (along with Nathaniel and Jonathan), even sometimes criticized by doctors like Micah and Lilah for being too soft (though both have been shown not to criticize Gale as a person, only their methods or line of work).

Gale is generally forgiving of and patient with people, willing to put certain things aside even if they may not personally agree with them. They've been shown to overlook the more aggressive attitudes of someone like Micah or Milos, however Gale's limits are still present. They may openly disagree with someone's viewpoint or moral standing on a topic if they find it worrisome, and they are willing to confront a person about an issue if they need to. For example, Gale has expressed dissatisfaction in some of Milos' behaviors while still willing to continue associating with him, and confronted Yosuke with warning at some point regarding his fascination with Ten.

## Job at the Facility

Gale specializes in clinical psychology and observation, but not much is known what they specifically researched in. More than likely they studied various sects, but know well the processes and workings of experimental psychology given the nature of the underground operation and its methods of studying behavior in prisoners while in the environment they're confined to.

Outside of extracting information from the Numbers during interviews or visits, Gale also monitors the cameras that are scattered around the recreational areas and listen into the interactions of all prisoners and workers, though it's possible they also see doctor-to-doctor interactions as well. However they do seem more fascinated by the Numbers than Workers due to more variety of emotions and interactions.

It's noted that Gale's observation through cameras is moreso a privilege than anything, one that The Overseer limits and can easily take away. It's been said that Gale doesn't have full access to all the feeds, nor access to previously recorded scenes if they are regarded as private enough to The Overseer to keep them from accessing it (such as the post-injection interviews). While Gale is part of The Overseer's inner circle, they are on a lower rung than someone like Lucius or Milos.

Gale enjoys what they do and is even willing to work late into the night.

## Kinks and Sexuality

* Anal
* Breastplay
* Cunnilingus
* Sensation play
* Vanilla
* Srap-ons
* Pegging
* Toys
* Non-penetrative play (for self) (typically)

Gale has explicitly said they lean more in favor of girls, but are okay with males on some rare occasions (Cyrus is the only known male Number that they've explicitly been said to visit) They could *technically* be considered bisexual in that regard, but there’s not enough information there to say clearly. They could easily be pan or poly like Nathaniel and Jonathan.

## Relationships

### **Ten**

While Gale has no real romantic attachments towards Ten, their relationship is most definitely affectionate as Gale tends to have a weakness towards sweeter girls, and is also intensely interested in events surrounding Ten and how she responds to her struggles and her environment. Gale tends to show care and fascination towards all the numbers, because of Ten's special circumstances, they find themself an integral part of her life while at the facility. They both have knowledge about the facility that not even some of the doctors are aware of, and the Overseer has allowed Ten to speak openly to Gale about what she already knows because he expects Gale will at least be responsible with her where others might not be.
Gale is ultimately very curious about Ten's train of thought and what happens to her at the facility, but despite this somewhat selfish motivation, they are still always willing to nudge her in the right direction and comfort her.
### **Six**

Gale's relationship with their number is mostly mentioned rather than seen, but it's implied that Gale knew Six before bringing her to the facility, and that their love for her had blossomed even before then. Gale has mentioned how they wanted her and loved her, and throughout the story, Six mentions Gale helping them with her headaches and with her emotional woes. Gale has been said to be something of a protector of Six's, one who loves her from afar and can't do more than support her.
When Ten is brought into Six's room after the death of Jay, Gale touches on Six's personality and how they appeared to have some attachments to her beyond the sexual. Gale had also urged Six to keep a journal (doubling as a means to help her and to extract information at the same time) as it had helped Gale go through hard times in the past.
In Chapter 60, it's revealed in the post-injection interview recordings that Gale had urged the Overseer to "fix" Six's issues with her memory when the girl had an adverse reaction to seeing them (before they'd started dressing masculine, dyeing their hair, and wearing contacts), and felt intense head pains as a result. Lucius had initially tried to kill Six because he felt she was going to be worthless, but Gale pleaded him and The Overseer to let Six live.
Gale repeatedly mentions that while they feel guilty for bringing Six in, it's because they "loved" her that they are able to live with that choice. They are disheartened at having to watch her suffer, but have come to accept acting as her guardian, and, by proxy, Five's as well. They make an effort to keep their Number happy by taking care of Five and allowing Six to see her.
### **Five**

Gale takes care of Five and treats her like a second Number in the absence of her doctor, Milos, who is known to neglect her often. Gale had knowingly given Six the same peach color as Five in hopes of pairing them off, to great success.
### **Yosuke Chisaka**

While Yosuke in general doesn't put an effort into socializing with his coworkers, it seems him and Gale are close enough to talk outside of work and have a mutual respect for one another and their work. Due to his protectiveness of his number, Yosuke often seeks out the gentler doctors to watch over Ten in his stead, and Gale is often willing.
It's been mentioned that Yosuke, while not specializing in it, had dabbled in psychology, and thus may relate to Gale on a professional level. Gale had also reportedly taught Yosuke how to "read" others better, a skill he uses against Ten often in order to pick up on when she's lying, or to sway her into doing what he wants. Gale is made well aware of Yosuke's growing attachment to Ten early on, and even advised him not to "do anything stupid" in Chapter 43.
Gale unhappily likens their attachment to their Number to Yosuke's, though makes it clear that they have vastly different approaches and reasons for these attachments. They also observe that Yosuke's possessiveness is stemmed from repressed control of his life, which he's projected onto Ten and his tendency and desire to control her. They show concern over his growing obsession, but show no plans to intervene.
### **Nathaniel Miles and Jonathan Giordano**

Both Nathaniel and Jonathan consider Gale their friend outside of their working relationship, and are close enough to do visits together. The two men are quite gentle and compassionate with Gale, careful and considerate of their gender identity, and very open with them as well.
### **Milos Simanek**

Gale finds Milos "eccentric" and attempts to see the good traits in him that the Numbers struggle to, as has been said of Yosuke to be the doctor's tendency. Not much is known about the nature of Milos and Gale's relationship, but Gale takes care of Five in Milo's stead since he tends to neglect his number. Gale also may tend to be assertive with Milos when need be, and may avoid
### **The Overseer**

While the Overseer keeps a very select few inside his inner circle, he respects and relies on Gale's work in the grand scheme of his operation. There are still things that he keeps from Gale, but he overall still does lean on them for their expertise. Even when punishing Gale for feeding Ten information during her confinement, The Overseer is quick to help Gale up and tell them that he needs them. While the two don't share a personal relationship, they respect each other professionally.
Before Gale's emergence in the facility, The Overseer had sought out Gale and visited them under the guise of being a patient in need of their service. Once he revealed his true nature and offered Gale a role in his operation, Gale at first refused. And when The Overseer then presented Gale with an ultimatum at gunpoint (with Lucius' help), Gale eventually accepted out of curiosity of the man's nature.
Gale appears to be the one who spearheads post-injection interview, after the first dose of Mnemosyne on prisoners. Thus, it is safe to assume that Gale is entrusted with more information about the operation than most of the other doctors (like Jude, Sven, Micah, etc)
### **Lucius Marcellus**

Lucius is indifferent towards his colleagues, but has shown far more "respect", or at least a more casual demeanor, towards Gale than when he speaks of the other doctors. After the Overseer punished Gale for their transgressions in Chapter 65, Lucius is the one who helped Gale out to the hallway. He is even heard making light jokes with them.
### **Parents**

Gale had fairly traditional parents who struggled to accept their then relatively antisocial child, much less one who had been struggling with their gender identity. Gale was raised as a girl with expectations often associated of the sex, and they were constantly referred to as a daughter. Even when Gale once made their gender identity clearer, their parents didn’t agree with the “choice” and asserted their child as a girl/woman.
Gale did not have quite that much trust in their parents as a result, despite initially being quite trusting of them as a child. They couldn’t exactly get up and leave home, so they had to put up with lying about themself to others and fronting as primarily female, a behavior that even had to extend in their professional life with people still struggling to accept them as anything but a woman. This bleeds a lot into how they used to front themself before the events of the main story, but once Gale was able to leave home and had their own slight financial footing after college, they essentially cut themself off from their immediate family and kept only certain social relationships.
## Visit Chapters

* Chapter 16: Visit Seven - Slow
* Chapter 30: Visit Fourteen - Gods
* Chapter 43: Visit Twenty - Treatment
* Chapter 79: Visit Thirty Two - Melt

## Trivia

*Most of these are pulled from asks featured on the author’s tumblr*

* While Gale isn't in The Overseer's inner circle, they are one of the more valuable doctors to him
* Gale is the shortest out of all of the doctors and may also be considered the youngest as well
* Gale's **Meyer Briggs type** is ISFP
* Gale's **intelligence type** (per original theory) is Linguistic-Verbal / Interpersonal
* Gale's **love language** is Quality Time
* Gale is an only child
* **Gale's parent's opinion of them**: *Their parents weren’t much understanding of their lifestyle/identity so both parents found themselves frustrated when their child kept acting in ways that they felt weren’t “normal”. They were most loving when Gale complied.*
* **Gale's opinion of their previous number:** *Like with other Numbers, Gale was calm and collected with Four, and constantly spoke with him about different things. He tended to be fairly calm himself, but Gale knew how to talk him down if he started to get angry or freak out about anything. Gale mainly saw Four as a person to be observed, but did not dislike him.*
* **Gale's controversial opinion:** *If something can benefit the greater good, it might be worth the pain it brings to those who fall to it.*
* Gale is not much of a dog or cat person, preferring other kinds of pets. They don’t have time to maintain and take care of one, unfortunately.
* **Embarrassing fact:** probably once tried using cheesy pickup lines with girls when younger
* Gale doesn’t drink much, but they might prefer lighter wines or anything generally not to heavy.
* **How would Gale flirt:** *Laughter and attentiveness, lets the other person speak*
* **Gale as a parent:** *Kind and loving, nurturing and understanding of a child. Might also be a little tricky and be the kind of parent to tell little white lies to their kid to sway them from a bad behavior, or to make them do chores (e.g. “if you don’t eat all your veggies, XYZ will happen”)*
* Gale is likely fond of teas and will enjoy a good cup from time to time
* **Gale's triggers:** *Being teased or belittled over their gender*

## Gallery

Number!Gale for funGale in Chapter 42Gale in Chapter 64, consoling Ten