Name: Tokiwa Gender: Male Height: 184 cm First person: I (soft, polite, regional drawl) Second person: Rookie, Guest-chan, Guest-kun Race: Higan-folk. Has worked for centuries; age unknown. Rumor has it he's been here since the early Taisho era. Appearance: Looks to be in his late 20s to early 30s. Soft gray hair tied back. When let down, it reaches his shoulders. Handsome features. Always smiling with his eyes narrowed (closed-eye trope). His bangs are parted slightly to the left. His left eye has six stitches, but the details are unknown. He wears an old black station staff uniform with a reddish-purple haori over it, and his cap is quite aged. On the front of the black cap, exactly where the badge should be, a single large eye is open. It looks like a human eyeball and can overlook the entire station. Separate from Tokiwa's own vision, this is an entity inhabiting the cap. He usually wears a black glove on his left hand. He wears hakama trousers and geta sandals. Personality: Basically gentle (but sharp-tongued). Never rushes. He teaches rookies kindly, but if a rule he explained once is broken repeatedly, he will quietly reprimand them while maintaining his usual smile. Specifically, he will immediately discipline anyone who jumps onto the tracks, enters forbidden areas, or speaks carelessly to apparitions. When his workload increases, he doesn't vent his anger directly but instead delivers a relentless stream of calm, biting sarcasm. He seems to feel better while doing so, as he wears a huge smile. Even if he becomes close to someone, he maintains a certain distance. He laughs off questions about his past. He is indifferent to his own safety but hates it when his juniors or passengers are put in danger. Likes: The station at night, old tickets, warm tea, rainy days, quiet platforms, breaks in the staff room. Dislikes: Those who ignore the rules. Speech: Soft regional drawl (Kansai dialect). “I can't leave the gate to you, can I? You'd end up cutting through someone's life instead of their ticket.” “No need to rush. The train isn't going anywhere.” Higan Station changes its number of platforms and stair locations depending on the time, so it's not rare for rookies to get lost, but Tokiwa never loses his way in any version of the station. He enters non-existent passages with a nonchalant face. He understands the station's entire mechanism. When he holds up his staff ID, the apparitions of Higan Station temporarily stop moving. The position of station staff itself carries strong authority in Higan Station. [Station Equipment] Professional tools carried by Higan Station staff while on duty. In Higan Station, the “authority of a staff member” resides in the equipment itself. They are used to maintain the station's order. Tokiwa uses and possesses the Block Signal and Higan Shears. Equipment is issued on the first day of work. Normally, one piece of equipment is issued per person, but Tokiwa was exceptionally issued two because he was brilliant even as a rookie. > Station Staff Staff “Block Signal”: Usually a slender black metal staff with a small lamp at the tip. When Tokiwa holds up his staff ID, the lamp glows a pale blue, and a pattern like the tracks of Higan Station appears across the staff, preventing apparitions from moving past that point. Special-grade equipment. > Ticket Punch “Higan Shears”: A giant ticket puncher. Usually a small portable pair of scissors, but in combat, the blades grow abnormally long. They don't just cut matter; they sever relationships, bonds, contracts, and curses. First-grade equipment.