I’ve been thinking about something, remember what Kentaro’s mom Emiko said to Hiroshi when Lee first came back in 1982?
“Lonely scared people in pain can do terrible things”
She was referring to Lee in that instance, but this is actually also entirely true of Hiroshi.
How can Hiroshi lead a double life and lie and cheat and leave his kids behind in the way he did and do all these terrible things? Because he’s still a lonely and scared person in pain.
He might have said that he moved on from the losses of Keiko, Lee, and Bill, that he buried 3 empty boxes a long time ago, but it’s clear losing his entire family at such a young age irreparably damaged him. He lacked stability, he lacked security, two things that a child needs growing up. So a lonely and scared kid grew into a lonely and scared adult.
In many ways, maybe having two families was his own desperate way of ensuring stability and security. After all, if he loses one family like he lost his parental figures as a kid, he could at least still have the other family. There could still be stability in his life in some way. He could be secured in feeling like he won’t lose everything.
And we can see him leaving Lee behind through the same lens. It’s a way of protecting himself and his stability. Because if he accepts Lee back into his life, what if there’s more things like the obsessions that destroyed his childhood? What if Lee means more instability for the life he had built? Accepting in Lee would mean accepting all the dangers that led to him losing all of them in the first place, especially when Lee is saying that Keiko and Bill were right and gung ho about continuing the work.
So fear led him to have two families to protect himself, and fear led him to abandon another family member to also protect himself. A lonely and scared person in pain doing terrible things.
It doesn’t excuse his mistakes or how it harmed his loved ones, but it does explain why he made those choices.
Born in 1992; a once-idealistic youth, dex becomes a hardened detective, disillusioned by the endless cycle of crime. his dedication to his job consumes his personal life, embodying the clichés of law enforcement while struggling to maintain relationships. despite his flaws, dex remains committed, but is grappling with the question of whether his sacrifices are worth the cause.
Born in 1997, emiko makes helping others disappear and start over without a single trace to her profession after having gone through the very same as a child, after her father decided to protect her in that way from her abusive mother. somehow, she also turned into a master of document forgery, now running a successful double business. if you want to get away no matter why, she'll likely help you if you can pay for it.
Born in 1995, tiki has grown up as one of two children of a family of witches with origins from across the world and their own magical traditions. drawn to curses and cursed objects, he found himself a mentor who allowed him to excel in this field, leading to him opening an antique shop later on where he sells historical objects to humans and accepts cursed magical relics of those who really want to get rid of their dooms.
Here's my second One Piece oc, EMIKO! (I redrawn and redesigned her) She's Charlotte's best friend and used to live in Wano Country with her mum, but she left Wano so to see the whole world.
Well, enjoy! ^^
Name: Emiko
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Species: Human
Height: 4'9
Hair: A Little Lime Green
Eyes: A Bit Light Blue
Skin: Fair
Home: One Piece Universe / New World (Wano Country) (former)
Occupation: Adventurer / Charlotte's Best Friend
Personality: Energetic, Very Brave, Bit Caring, Very Friendly, Kind, A little Wild, and A little Sassy
Likes: Adventures, Treasure, Have fun, Challenges, Helping, Anything considered weird, Her mum (who is back at Wano Country), Music, Dancing, Making new friends, Parties and festivals, Beautiful islands, and Charlotte
Dislikes: Being alone, Villainous pirates, Perfection, Bullies, Being judged, Strictness, Cruel people, Alcohol, Tomatoes, Spicy foods,
Powers/Abilities: Clone-Clone Fruit Abilities - Can clone herself and any objects. Mostly clones herself during battles so that her clones to fight back too or trick pirates / Great Agility / Durability / Very Good Strength / Very Good Combat aka Fighting Skills / Great Dodging Skills / Good Dancing Skills
Facts:
When she is 13, she was just walking outside having fun and so, she went into the forest, and at the tree, she found a weird-looking fruit that is shaped like a pear and is light blue with swirls on it. She remembered what fruit it was, which is the Devil Fruit. Her mum told her about and showed her what Devil Fruits are when she's a kid. She picked it off from the tree branch, and she took a bite of it and it tasted very disgusting as she swallowed it quickly. She eats the rest of the Devil Fruit, and gains the ability to clone herself and any object. When she came home to her mum, she told her of what she had eaten, her mum is bit shocked and surprised about what she had done and told her what kind of Devil Fruit she ate, which is: : "The Clone-Clone Fruit".
Her birthday is on October 4th
Emiko smells like spring aka plants
Emiko's favorite foods are soba 🍜, white peaches, and cooked wild boar meat. 🍖
Emiko's favorite drink is apple juice. 🍎
Emiko's favorite desserts are caramel ice cream and mochi.
Her favorite color is light orange 🟠
Emiko's least favorite foods are anything spicy.
Emiko's thoughts are "Adventure, Adventure, Adventure, Treasure, Friendship, and Fun"
Emiko Sestuko (節子 恵美子, Sestuko Emiko) is one of the six main Cures in Nintendo Precure!. She is a first-year (7th grade) student at Special Talents Academy. Emiko’s alter ego is Cure Trinity.
Emiko is a kind and modest young girl who tries her best with music. She is bit oblivious about things, giving off an aloof but innocent vibe. Due to being a transfer student from Japan, Emiko has a bit of an accent with her voice. She doesn’t let that stop her from making friends, but sometimes her kindness may cause her to be dragged into events that she didn’t want to be apart of.
Emiko is very wise and graceful when it comes to music, passionate about the melodies she and many others create. Even so, she becomes a nervous wreck on the stage due to her stage fright. The reason is currently unknown, but she is trying her best to overcome her fear.
~Outfits/Appearances~
(Left to right) Basic outfit, Winter Uniform, Summer Uniform, Summer Outfit, Winter Outfit, Zelda Universe Outfit, Cure Form
Emiko’s theme color is purple… a lot of purple. Also a little fun fact, some of her clothing items have been customized by Hotaru!
~Favorite Games~
Emiko is the Zelda fan. She has always been a fan of the series soundtrack, which she listens to quite a lot and even learns how to play some of her favorites on the piano or just sing the notes herself! Though she tends to only play Zelda, Emiko definitely appreciates any game with a stellar soundtrack.
~Power and abilities~
As Trinity, she fights with her master sword, retaining swordsmanship like no one else on the team. Her purifying attack involves playing her ocarina to preform “Trinity Melody.”
~Voice Claims~
For JP, her voice claim is Shizuka Mogami (CV: Azusa Tadokoro) from THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live! I love Shizuka’s voice so much, and her singing voice is perfect for Emiko! Literally just look up Harmonics it’s great it’s such a banger. For EN, her voice claim is Lipia Zancale (CV: Abby Trott) from Sword Art Online Alicization. I once again know NOTHING about SAO and don’t plan to know anything. Just think her voice fits… and Abby Trott has a pretty singing voice too. If you know you know…
That’s it for Emiko! Next up will be Natalie! Thank you for baring with me, I recently watched the Mario movie and it has invaded my mind I love Peach and Mario so much—
I just realised I never uploaded this here 😅 Happy late halloween! 🎃 These two are my old OCs Emiko and Shamus I've been drawing since I was 12 🥺 I love them very dearly heh 🥰