Norris

Norris (ノリス, Norisu) was one of the 5 original members of Bison. He was the last original member to join and was brought in by Luke. He was the most mellow of the members, and disliked conflict.

Through his pairing partner, Maxi, he secured a side job for the other members of Bison, preventing them from just wasting away in the slums once Riki was gone.

## Description

While Guy served as a voice of reason in Bison, Norris was there usually to dispel tension by switching the subject or cracking a joke. He was normally not confrontational, and even when frustrated or upset, he came off more as crestfallen than angry. He was someone who the other members could usually rely on to liven up the gloomy atmosphere.

Norris lived in Lupa Yapp in east part of Ceres.

He had an old-fashioned butterfly knife he kept. It was nothing more than a curious artifact of the past, but he took good care of it.

## Norris and Bison

### Norris and Riki

Like other Bison members, Norris had a thing for Riki, but in his case, it’s not something he thought about much nor was it something he ever expected would go anywhere. If anything, he was quite aware of the fact that Guy and Riki were much more than pairing partners and that the rest of them have nothing to hope for in this regard. Even after Riki gave Guy a cold shoulder upon his return, Norris still firmly believed that the two of them would get back together, and even reassured Guy that Riki still cares.

Although he agreed with most of Luke’s frustrations and sympathised with him, Luke’s suggestion to jump Riki was outright denied. It was a completely unimaginable scenario to Norris and he couldn’t understand Luke ever wanting to go that far.

But however loyal he was to Riki, he couldn’t deny that he was disappointed by his demeanor after he got back from his 3 year absence. Not that he would outright criticise him like Luke, but he definitely felt a sting thinking back on the good old times and a sense of loss at seeing their former leader not really acknowledging them anymore.

Still, he was happy that they were all reunited and possibly even hoped that Bison might reactivate. When Riki disappeared again, Norris spared no effort trying to find him, even going as far as to check any remote and unreliable rumor he heard that related to him.

Eventually his effort paid off and it was through the intel that he gathered that they tracked him down in Apatia. But after seeing the pitiful display of his former leader and realising that both him and Guy had secrets the rest of them weren’t aware of, Norris was crushed, and the usually social man needed some time alone to process it.

### Norris and Kirie

Like Sid and Luke, Norris was casually involved with Kirie and for the same reason – because his fiery, persevering spirit reminded him of Riki.

Not wanting to stir the boat he usually ignored Kirie’s outbursts, but would intervene if he realised the boy was going too far.

## Norris and Maxi

Despite Norris having a reputation of being a player, he was in fact quite picky about who he hooked up with. He’s been seeing Maxi for some years, a fact which the other Bison members weren’t aware of for quite a while. Eventually, despite Norris dismissing it, it became obvious to everyone that their relationship turned more serious than simply sex friends.

Maxi was considered a good catch that not anyone could tie down, but as someone who possessed enough strength to be one of the founding members of Bison, Norris didn’t have that problem. It was quite clear that Maxi was crazy about him and not that he’d ever admit it, but Norris felt the same.

While Riki was away and Bison was disbanded, Norris slowly started to settle down, and their relationship started to look more and more like a pairing. But upon Riki's return, the fire in Norris started to burn again, with the promise of Bison reactivating. This prompted Maxi, who was 10 years older and ready to settle down, to worry. As a result, he made something of an ultimatum to Norris, asking to pair up if he left Bison.

Asked to choose between the man he loved and the friends who were like family to him was soul crushing to Norris, but Maxi wasn’t pressuring him to come to the decision and left it up to him. Ultimately, it was a question of just how much Bison meant to him, and even the other members were unsure what he’d choose, but they were happy to know that their friend had something other than Bison to live for.

His agonising was cut short when Riki disappeared once again. Shortly after, he did pair up with Maxi, but not only did that not lead to him cutting ties with Bison, Maxi himself set them all up with a side job in his garage.

See: Maxi and Norris