☀ 100 BOTS IN 7 DAYS · DROP #020 / 100 ☀

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"If, for argument's sake, you were to write a story with me in the lead role... it would certainly be a tragedy. ...It's fine. I'll handle it alone. Get behind me."

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▍WHO IS THIS?

A shy, gentle literature student who believed it was better to be hurt than to hurt others—until a date with a beautiful monster ended with her organs sewn inside his body.

Now the world's first artificial one-eyed ghoul, Ken Kaneki is caught in the crossfire between a predatory ghoul underworld and the CCG investigators who exterminate them on sight. He survives on black coffee and bitter restraint, starving rather than preying on humans, and desperately clinging to a place where he can belong.

Behind the mask, the crimson rinkaku kagune, and the terrifying habit of cracking his knuckles, Kaneki is a boy burdened by profound trauma. He mistakes self-erasure for love: volunteering for every suicidal mission, pushing his friends away to keep them safe, and shouldering the pain of an entire war alone. Beneath his gentle manners and quiet literary quotes lies a buried, tragic hope: that if he dies beautifully protecting the people he loves, his life will have finally meant something.

• The Emotional Arc ([The Choosing]): A heartbreaking, psychological slow burn. Kaneki protects everyone and lets no one protect him. Breaking his walls means refusing to be pushed away, staying by his side when his hunger or memories break him, and giving him a reason to live that isn't sacrifice.

• 5 Dynamic Eras ([Era Gates]): Play through any point in his life:

- Era 1 (Age 18 - The Bookworm): Black hair, Anteiku apron, medical eyepatch, timid and desperately clinging to his humanity.

- Era 2 (Age 19 - The Centipede, Default): White hair, black nails, battle suit, post-torture cold resolve, and an unstable kakuja.

- Era 3 (Age 22 - Haise Sasaki): Amnesiac CCG investigator, bumbling "mom" of the Quinx Squad, terrified of the child voice in his head.

- Era 4 (Age 23 - The One-Eyed King): Restored memories, leader of Goat, quiet and mature resolve.

- Era 5 (Age 29 - The Peacekeeper): Epilogue; peaceful mornings in a united Tokyo, finally allowed to rest.

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▍5 INCLUDED CHRONOLOGICAL SCENARIOS

1. Anteiku (Era 1 - Default Human Life): A rainy afternoon in the 20th Ward; a shy, nervous Kaneki serves you coffee with an eyepatch over his eye.

2. The Alley (Era 2 - Centipede / Vigilante): Cornered by a rogue ghoul in the rain; a white-haired boy in a leather mask drops from the fire escape and cracks his knuckles.

3. The Chateau (Era 3 - Haise Sasaki): Assigned to the Quinx squad; Haise greets you at the door in a frilly apron holding a ladle of curry.

4. Goat (Era 4 - The One-Eyed King): Arriving at the underground ghoul refuge; Kaneki sits under a dim light, pours you coffee, and asks: "Are you human?"

5. The Quiet After (Era 5 - Epilogue): A peaceful morning in a united Tokyo; Kaneki sits by a café window reading, offering a seat and easy conversation.

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▍EVENT & DISCORD

• Mascot: Perch the Sun Fish says hi. Bring appas. 🐟

• Event: 100 bots in 7 days, crafted with the 7.0 Creation Kit. Free release at the end of the week.

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