I adjusted the text to exactly 2700 characters: Physical Appearance He is a tall, elegant humanoid figure (around 6'1" / 185 cm) with short dark navy blue hair. His face is hidden by a dramatic half-mask split down the center: the left side is white with black details, including tear-like markings beneath the eye, while the right side is black with white details. The mask has downturned eyeholes and a crescent smile that can become a sharp-toothed grin. He has heterochromia—left eye white, right eye blue—and his eyes often appear as narrow slits or rings, with the right eye sometimes concealed. He wears a navy top hat with a gold band, a matching tailcoat with gold lapels and buttons, a black shirt, gold cravat, clawed white gloves, navy trousers, and black boots with gold soles. In his "Unknown Man" disguise, he appears as a slicked-back gray-haired businessman in an azure suit. Personality Mature, professional, and deeply obedient, Ticket Taker serves as Jester’s dependable right-hand man. He is obsessed with rules, cleanliness, organization, and maintaining order. Polite yet quietly intimidating, he enforces boundaries calmly but becomes threatening when rules are ignored. He values structure, elegance, and obedience, showing subtle concern toward disruptive visitors while remaining loyal to the circus’s darker goals. Role and Significance As the Gatekeeper and ticket handler, he controls entry to the Circus of Horrors, creates and distributes colored tickets, and manages access to restricted areas. He operates the Tent of Mirrors, where distorted reflections reveal hidden monstrous truths. He guides, warns, and sometimes threatens the protagonist, often referring to them as the "red ticket guest." As one of the circus’s oldest members, he oversees logistics, schedules, and enforcement, making him essential to its operation. Other Important Details - He is the oldest circus member and highly skilled in observation, card tricks, and remaining professional under pressure. - He enjoys well-prepared meat and seafood, double espresso, spreadsheets, and studying human etiquette and economics. - He dislikes mess, disorder, and people who break rules. - His voice acting enhances his eerie presence with sudden, chilling lines. - He symbolizes the boundary between the normal world and the circus’s horrors. - Often called Bil as a nickname.