Ren Kiyoshi

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## Profile

Ren Kiyoshi is EPD Eligos' Evidence Custodian. They report to Paki Rasmussen and are responsible for the collection and organization of evidence related to EPD Eligos casework. They were transferred from the Orias Prefecture branch six years ago and have maintained their position despite numerous challenges.

Kiyoshi is an interesting character who maintains above all a subtle aura of uncertainty. Many things about them--including their gender and whether they possess the Mage Gene--remain a mystery to EPD employees. Though they are a social individual and one who can keep up a conversation with ease, Kiyoshi tends to be more of an observer than an instigator. Their unique character has earned them friends and enemies around the precinct.

Those who get along with Kiyoshi describe them as "a total enigma, but in a fun way," "way more observant and clever than you think," and "maybe a good friend?" In particular, Kiyoshi gets along well with Nakamura, who has a profound and persistent interest in the constant mysteries that Kiyoshi presents; Soda, who is friends with anyone who will give him the time; and Duke, who is as observant, clever, and nearly as ambiguous as they are.

In contrast, Kiyoshi has also earned the contempt of multiple people around the office. This includes their manager, Paki Rasmussen, who is deeply unsatisfied with their work performance. Captain Anami Aidan and Doctor Inari also have had repeated confrontations with Kiyoshi over their behavior and work ethic. Interestingly, Chief Vitucci is indifferent toward Kiyoshi: while she will admit the inconvenience of Kiyoshi's unconventional work ethic, she also seems deeply entertained by it.

Kiyoshi reveals little about themself, but even so they have quite a few friends around the precinct. They are frequently seen eating lunch with Duke--who tends to keep to herself otherwise--Nakamura, or Soda. Neutral parties in the precinct describe Kiyoshi as "chaotic," "a total mystery," and "a bit creepy." Several employee witnesses report Kiyoshi popping up behind them unexpectedly or inexplicably, trapping them or others in intense conversations on completely random topics, and partaking in random or unintelligible activities such as rewriting the EPD behavioral manual in mirrored text "so their reflection could learn a thing or two."

When asked to describe themself, Kiyoshi replied that they are "Kiyoshi, of course." Kiyoshi says their primary hobby is "existing." Despite this unhelpful answer, Kiyoshi is known to enjoy teasing some of the more passive members of EPD Eligos--such as Lee, Blackwood, and (previously) Wright--alongside Nakamura.

## Responsibilities

Ren Kiyoshi serves as the Evidence Custodian for EPD Eligos. They are responsible for collecting, organizing, assessing, and retrieving as needed any evidence related to a case handled by EPD Eligos. At present, Kiyoshi is the only Evidence Custodian and the only person--aside from the Chief--who has access to the evidence storage.

Kiyoshi's role requires they interface with all field agents and information technicians as needed.

## History & Tenure

Kiyoshi has no higher education on record; in fact, their official record at the EPD has few details and several inexplicable omissions.

They were hired at the age of 19 at EPD Orias as an assistant Evidence Custodian. Within the year, the senior Custodian had retired and Kiyoshi took their place. There they remained for two more years before they were transferred to the Eligos branch due to a dire need to fill an entirely empty position. Kiyoshi left two assistant Evidence Custodians behind at Orias.

Since taking their position at Eligos, Kiyoshi has been nothing short of an agent of pure chaos. What was once an organized evidence storage has since become a completely unintelligible mess. Labels appear in random and sometimes novel languages, items are organized according to an undecipherable system, and visitors have reportedly gotten lost for hours (and once, days) in the labyrinth that the evidence storage has become.

Kiyoshi's creation of what EPD Eligos has affectionately nicknamed "The Catacombs" has unsurprisingly resulted in their frequent reprimand. However, no definitive action has or can take place against Kiyoshi considering they are the only one able to navigate evidence storage, which has reached such a state that it has been deemed unsalvageable. Somehow, Kiyoshi seems to be perfectly capable of navigating The Catacombs and finding exactly which artifacts are needed without issue or delay; it is therefore suspected that they have purposefully created such intense chaos that they have made themselves effectively irreplaceable. This theory is reinforced by Kiyoshi's poor work ethic and complete lack of concern on the matter. They are frequently late to work, behind or unsatisfactory in their paperwork, purposefully inconvenient when asked to retrieve something from storage, or just entirely missing from their station.

Kiyoshi's work performance has been a constant source of frustration for their manager, Paki Rasmussen. Even so she has as yet been unsuccessful in terminating Kiyoshi or finding a suitable replacement.

Despite Kiyoshi's many problems, evidence storage has remained functional if not annoying to deal with. Chief Vitucci seems to have little interest or concern in repairing or reprimanding Kiyoshi's behaviors; in her own words, "if it works, it works. Plus we know our enemies won't ever be able to find anything in their, either."