| Names/Monikers | Alois Tullybellton Fr. (Father); Alois; ‘Tullybellton’; ‘Tully’; ‘Bellybutton’; #NotaCultLeader; Teletubby; Karen; ‘Gadfly’. |
| Animal/Floral Motifs | Black Cat ; Palm Branch |
| Age | 27 |
| Occupation | Law and Justice Professor; Priest |
| Gender | Male |
| Relationship Status | In a relationship with another Priest within the Archdiocese of Karakura (Tommaso D. O’Walsh). Constantly worrying about its stability. |
| Nationality / Ethnicity | Japanese Nationality: Though he was born and raised in the Vatican City State. Ethnicity: White British |
| Languages spoken | Japanese/English, Latin, Italian |
| Religious Beliefs / Political Beliefs | Christianity; Rattus Dei sect. Democracy and Accountability Enjoyer |
| Alignment | Lawful Good - INFJ |
| DESCRIPTION | Alois stands at 5’8, coming in at 65kg. His build is lean, though usually covered up with long sleeves and a flowy black 33-button cassock. His cassock masks this lack of fitness rather well. Possessing rather pale skin, it is obvious he rarely goes outside. Both his eyes and hair are brown, with a distinct scent of coffee that comes both from his crippling caffeine addiction and the scented shampoo he applies liberally. Alois generally keeps the following on hand: Binoculars, A silver crucifix, A bible, and numerous other religious trinkets and symbols of ecclesiastical authority. |
| Voice | VOICE SAMPLE LINK Alois has a mild-mannered voice with a British accent that can not be concealed. He often speaks in unnecessarily grandiose terms OR, on the other hand, urban slang in a desperate attempt to relate to students |
| Likes (interests)/Dislikes | Likes: Democracy, Charity, Jurisprudence, Freedom and Autonomy, Justice- all the stereotypical things you’d expect a law professor to value.
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| Tastes in Music |
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Born in Rome, and delivered in the Sistine Chapel within the Vatican City State in utter secrecy. The authorities in Rome decided against making any public statements on the birth to prevent controversy, as the birth parents were a Nun and a Catholic Cardinal. This was a fact Alois only learned later in life, with the status of his parents unknown to him to this very day. The official story promulgated by the Roman Curia was that he was found abandoned in St. Peter's Square and accompanied by a letter. Alois was raised as a ward of the Holy See; being appointed as a citizen directly by John Paul II.
His early childhood was very lonely, he spent these early days under the care of Nuns within The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. Keeping him as a ward of the state was an extraordinary and debated decision as many within the Monastery thought he’d be better off in an Italian Orphanage instead of being integrated with the city state’s rather unique population composed of clergy, religious members, and laypeople serving the state. Alas, the Roman Curia felt it best he remain within the Vatican. It was felt ‘he wouldn’t get lonely’ because ‘the city receives thousands of tourists and workers every day!’.
Teenage/Early Adult Years -
As Alois’ life went on, he quickly expressed a desire to become a Priest at the strong encouragement of… well, many of his fellow citizens! Virtually all citizens were priests or employees of the Church. It was only after his ordination in Rome at the age of 25 that Pope (Emeritus) Benedict XVI disclosed the truth directly to Alois during a highly emotionally charged confession. This led Alois to have a crisis of faith and, needless to say, left a great impression on him.
Prior to his ordination, Alois effectively spent his adolescence leading an approximation of monastic life within the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. Alois would not stay cooped up within the walls of the city-state for long as he entered his twenties. He was sent out to perform work for the Church as soon as he was old enough, being sent out to educate illiterate populations across several countries, or otherwise teach in schools that were Church-run and provided an incredibly valuable resource to communities in socio-economic terms. With special assistance from Rome, he found himself able to ingratiate himself in academic communities across the globe, particularly in the UK where he found the time to study an undergraduate Law Degree, developing a strong passion for the study of law:
His first proper mission from Rome, after being ordained as a Priest, involved being sent to Karakura, Japan. Though its population was by no means illiterate, it was deemed ‘in desperate need of a touch of love’ because of ‘endemic gang violence’. Thus, despite the religious makeup of the town, where Christianity has a minor hold on the citizens who are more likely to subscribe to Shintoism or Buddhism; Alois was commanded to go forth and set a positive, benign example.
Upon arriving in Karakura, citizens told Alois of the fact many young people carry around rosaries but, when directly asked, are seldom able to explain how they are actually used as an instrument of prayer and are widely regarded as 'mere accessories'. Alois also found many young people who had issues vis-a-vis literacy. Though unaware of the scale of this problem, he shared these discoveries during his loathed but routine visits with Benedict XVI. Consequently, he woke up one day to find he had received orders from the Apostolic Nunciature to Japan. He was ordered to 'secure a greater presence for the church' in Karakura. However, as a result of his upbringing, Alois was perhaps the worst person to select for this task as he was highly averse to open evangelization.
Due to being less concerned about the religious make-up of the town and more concerned with the substantive issues facing citizens in Karakura: gang violence, no democracy, perfidious laws, and poor literacy rates among them: Alois was defrocked. He went further though, continuing to share his faith with all who expressly and actively sought his counsel, retaining the title of ‘Father’ and refusing to surrender his cassock or return Church letters. He continued to quietly provide pastoral services to Karakura’s citizens as part of his personal life. For all of this, he was excommunicated.
Present
Religious Leadership
Alois has secured employment within Karakura’s College and teaches Law and Justice. He established the ‘Archdiocese of Karakura’ with the help of Town Hall and an obscure Christian sect headquartered in Geneva. It is the only formally recognized Christian organization within Karakura, operating under the auspices of his Sect, with many of its rites and practices mirroring Catholicism. Alois regularly sees to it that interested citizens can attend Mass, confess their sins, request other services, and overall just have a place to go to forge friendships that will lead them AWAY from criminal behavior.
Petitioning Efforts
The young priest has been a very active citizen! He and like-minded citizens have engaged in petitioning efforts to repeal certain laws: particularly the crime of disrespecting government officials.
This effort has faced roadblocks:
- The Mayor of Karakura (Ezri Akai) not responding to the petition in a procedurally fair manner and, instead, questioning the efficacy of petitions as a whole concept.
- The Attorney General (Goemon Asogi) encouraging Alois on Onrain to engage in peaceful dialogue and negotiation despite bearing witness to the above
- KaNews refusing to report on the petition due to ‘some concerns’ of how the public would respond/perceive the report:
- KaNews Reporters (Ezio C. Togomi-Sterling) having the Mayor on speed-dial at the first sign of petitioning efforts.
Teaching/Sunday School
Most of Alois' classes focus on discrete aspects of law, skills needed by lawyers (negotiation, mock trials, debate skills), jurisprudence, or ‘British Constitutional and Parliamentary Conventions’. He often encourages students to think critically of these conventions, and other ideas introduced in class and ‘relate them back to how things work in Karakura’. For this, he is often deeply appreciated by students who for example:
- Were astonished to learn Karakura requires people to pay to enter not guilty pleas.
- Did not know disrespecting government officials was against the law.
- Did not realize Karakura was not a democracy.
- Were astonished to learn Judges grant warrants *alongside* the Mayor.
- Did not realize police can just search people purely for wearing a mask.
- Bring people together through various activities (e.g. fishing);
- Help others forge friendships;
- Offer spiritual direction;
- Respond to newsworthy incidents that leave bad energies;
- Engage in interfaith dialogue.
While he welcomes a diversity of opinions inside the classroom, OUTSIDE he is an agonizing intellectual snob who often rubs people the wrong way through his strict insistence in arguments and debates. Although this side of him seems to only surface when challenging people in positions of authority for their perceived ‘incompetence’: it often comes off as extremely alienating, cold, arrogant, and insensitive.
Weaknesses/Vices
People-Pleaser
Eager to impress, Alois often comes across as a bit off-putting: from making extremely embarrassing attempts to relate to his students (e.g. using ‘Broskis’ and ‘Poggers’ in sentences) or otherwise responding to positive constructive feedback with a completely disproportionate level of thanks. Students of his have often commented that he gives ‘how do you do fellow kids?!' energy which can be endearing at best and very cringeworthy at worst.
Pretentious Vocabulary/What is Blud Babbling about?
Alois has a tendency to use big words, and many have observed this makes him completely incomprehensible outside of the classroom. This is a man who will throw out Latin maxims and use words no simple minded person would know purely because he can: especially when he is angry. Tommaso D. O’Walsh has found such blabbing to be rather endearing, though for the majority of people it is completely nauseating.
Residence / Finances
Though he’d never openly admit it: being a Law Professor AND the head of a religious organization/charity has the added benefit of Alois living a very comfortable life. He is a quintessential example of a member of the upper middle class.
Some have criticized his decision to live in a penthouse due to the unnecessary expense and his vow of poverty. The responses he provides can be... varied:
Aspirations
Alois seeks to keep his career in the Academy going strong. Moreover, he hopes with the eventual influx of new Priests working within the Archdiocese, he might rise the ecclesiastical ladder and become Archbishop of Karakura. He has a deep wish to make life better for his fellow citizens by encouraging transparency: clinging on to the hope that he will somehow convince Town Hall to (eventually) implement some formal process for receiving petitions to encourage greater accountability, engagement with the public, substantive law reform, grassroots activism, etc.
Medical History
Severe Anxiety, Difficulty Sleeping, ParanoiaAlois was given a prescription for Zolpidem by a Psychiatrist, namely Dr. Kilya Krovopuskov on 10/03/2024. This occurred to treat symptoms that arose after successive incidents. Alois was at his boyfriend’s apartment peacefully reading the bible on his own. The door to the apartment opened, and, out of the dark appeared a shadowy figure in a mask standing in the place of what Alois EXPECTED to be his boyfriend returning from an errand. Instead, it was a masked figure (Ezio C. Togomi-Sterling) who threatened to violently assault him unless he left. Alois complied and was deeply shaken by the incident. More home invasions would follow, one in the same original place and another in Alois’ Apartment.
Alois eventually came to learn this masked figure was, in fact, Ezio C. Togomi-Sterling and that Tommaso had, ostensibly, not volunteered this information out of fear. An altercation between Ezio and Alois occurred in the Karakura Church leading to Alois presenting to a hospital for an X-ray: there were no serious injuries.
All of this commotion has resulted in Alois:
- Often proving incapable of preventing himself from jumping at the loud shutting, and sometimes opening, of doors.
- Being very quick to lock doors.
- Being plagued by intense nightmares of being forcibly removed from, among other places: his home, his place of work, and his place of worship.
RELATIONSHIPS
Romantic Interest
Tommaso D. O’Walsh: a 26 year-old drop-out from Karakura’s college. After developing a friendship with Alois, Tommaso elected to participate in training to become a Priest working within the Archdiocese of Karakura. Incidentally, when Tommaso’s relationship with Ezio C. Togomi-Sterling ostensibly collapsed: Alois immediately seized upon the opportunity and began showering Tommaso with presents, building a romantic relationship with the strong encouragement of some college students close to Tom. The relationship has since solidified and appears perfectly stable: 'Tom, it would appear to me, is just SUCH a good apple!'
Friends
Yumeno Shirotani: a student attending KHS preparing to enter College. Alois has acted as something of a mentor for Yumeno, often instructing him in faith-related matters and general tutoring to support his studies. Alois describes him as “one of the incorruptible few in Karakura truly set on doing good”.
Renee Takada: A counsellor with a history of employment at KHS. She is a friend who has described him as one of her ‘VIPs’. She has made her services available to him after hours. Alois has availed himself of these services on numerous, NUMEROUS occasions. Renee’s patience in these matters has led Alois to describe her as “truly, a paragon of Christian charity: she is not just a counsellor, she is my counsel and I trust her”.
Sakura Nakazumi: a student attending KHS and also an employee within the Archdiocese of Karakura. She serves as an altar server, often accompanying Alois during Church activities. Moreover, she has entertained Alois’ desire to be a better chef, providing him food, and her culinary expertise out of the goodness of her heart.
Serafima Komnena: a religious sister working within the Archdiocese and leading a consecrated life. Arguably one of the best-informed, devoted, and more erudite of the sisters, she takes her commitment to serving Christ incredibly seriously which Alois has always admired. He has acted somewhat of a mentor, encouraging Sera to independently lead Sunday-School services. However, Alois often relies on Sera’s knowledge of scripture which she tends to recall more quickly than he does.
Felix M. Drakos Takada: a student attending KHS. Alois has often delivered communion to Felix outside of the regular context of Mass due to Felix’s schizophrenia which sometimes interferes with his attendance. He finds Felix to show ‘incredible promise’ due to his ‘pretty obvious leadership skills’. However, his encouragement to join one of varying vocations and professions that would further develop such skills has been merely taken on notice, as Felix nebulously suggested he has ‘things to work on first’, refusing to elaborate.
Dooms the Rabbit: A freelance journalist whom Alois has never met and whom he does not know… but regardless, claims to feel a ‘deep kindred spiritual connection’ with in lieu of their ‘exceptional journalism and obvious erudition’.
Adversaries
Alois only has ONE adversary that he'd side-eye in public without a second thought:
Ezio C. Togomi-Sterling
Alois has had nothing but bad dealings with Ezio: both in his role as a journalist and on a more personal level. Alois finds him threatening given he is the former romantic partner of Tommaso D. O’Walsh and due to an intense and violent encounter in the Karakura Church, after which Alois was left injured and had to present to paramedics for advice, and eventually psychiatric treatment.
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