Nobu Takamura

Nobu is an actor from Rainbow Circus'. A second year in high school, he is known for being pessimistic about most things. Though seemingly indifferent, they're careful with their actions and willing to do what it takes to ensure their stability. He holds a deep passion for acting and magic, and will go the extra mile for those he cares for.

Appearance
Nobu is of average height and build, with dark pink hair with tips that swoop upward. His ahoge is unruly compared to the rest of his hair, moving in an s-like shape to the right. Their hair is ear length with the exception of their fringe, which ends at their cheeks. Contrary to the rest of their hair, the tips of Nobu's fringe are colored a destaruated pink with a peach transition color. A small part of their fringe extends below the rest of the hair, ending at chin length. The color of the tips don't match the rest of the fringe, lacking the peach and desaturated pink colors. He has teal green eyes, and is seen wearing rectangular glasses with a black frame. On most days, he is seen wearing a black turtleneck underneath a muddy green suit jacket.

Personality
Nobu is often regarded as pessimistic and uninterested, rarely ever trying to hide his displeasure when more work is sent his way. He prefers to live a stable life than a luxurious one, preferring to live his life with as few troubles as possible. He's not averse to tricking others in order to achieve his goals, but he prefers not to do so unless he feels that it will help him in the long run.

He dislikes putting himself in unpredictable and complicated situations, but trouble somehow seems to find him regardless. Because of their experience, they quickly learned to adapt to different situations by planning ahead. Quickly learning that planning was a foolproof way to ensure that his life was significantly easier, they got into the habit of preparing for the worst possible outcome. They also have a tendency to word their thoughts out loud, allowing other people to hear their thought process. As a result, his rambling about the worst outcomes make him appear pessimistic rather than careful.

Contrary to how their indifferent behavior would make them seem, Nobu holds a deep passion for the things that they care about. He prefers not to devote himself to everything, but finds himself deeply invested in acting and magic tricks. When he cares about something or someone, they are given the time and care he feels that they deserve. They prefer not to tell other people about their hobbies in order to avoid dealing with overbearing people, but he finds it easier to get along with them than people who dont share passions with him.

Nobu can be extremely observant at times, and can immediately tell when something is amiss, especially regarding his passions. He tries to fix the inconsistency as quick as possible, sometimes making him come off as nitpicky. When it comes to people, while he remains observant, he has a harder time understanding the issue. Nobu understands that people have issues beyond their understanding, which makes it harder for them to help out indirectly. They struggle at confrontation, not knowing how people want them to talk. For simplicity's sake, they tend to be very straightforward and blunt. When it comes to planning for the worst, Nobu has a difficult time gauging what the worst could be in regards to confronting people. In order to accomodate for this, they prefer to put up with annoying people rather than confronting them about their troubles.

Background
When he was younger, Nobu was much more open than he currently is. Rather than a careful pessimist, he was much more lively and open about the things he liked. Over time, he got called weird for his unorthodox interests and felt as though he had to conform to what's popular in order to be liked by the people around him. He tried genuinely getting into what was popular, and when that failed, they simply pretended to care. Over time, they were unable to recognize the person that they'd become, as their entire person was built around what other people liked. Eventually, he got sick of feeling detached from his actual self and chose to throw away everything he liked and pretended to like. He kept acting and magic close to his heart, but he dared not open up to anyone about it, even though it's become more accepted since the rise of theatres in Veludo. He stopped caring about other people entirely, from the way they thought of him to the gossip surrounding certain students. He decided that he would rather be apathetic than become another carbon copy that would simply abide by what everyone said was "cool".

you know what i think would be funny. troupe promotions (w makoto but in disguise) and nobu catches makotos eye. he looks Longingly and Passionately n is like haha. nah. and (reluctantly) moves on n makotos like hm! interesting! and looks into them. i think makoto would find school plays w nobu in where their acting is passable but mediocre right. but makoto immediately notices that theyre holding back n in the few times he slips up hes like "yep! thats the guy i want him in NOW" and something happens and theyre probably let in boom gg ez

Etymology
Nobu (洵) means "alike", "truth".

Takamura (高村): Taka (高) means "tall", "high" and Mura (野) means "village", "town".

Trivia

 * Because he has the most experience in the troupe, he sometimes helps in coaching them
 * His knack for magic allows for him to work alongside the visual effects team.
 * He often plans out ad-lib concepts to prepare for if ever something goes wrong during the play.
 * He knows how to sew, and sometimes patches up clothes and fixes Komako's  stuffed toys.
 * Their thoughts often jump from one to another and they have a difficult time following their train of thought, so he has a habit of scribbling down his thoughts in order to make sense of them.
 * They feel as if they always have to be doing something with their hands and feels uneasy when they're not in use. As a result, they fidget a lot and occassionally twitch involuntarily.