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Basics

Full Name: [???] Xin Age: Early 20's Date of Birth: Unknown Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Family: Twin brother (Deceased) Height: 5'9" Zodiac: Unknown Blood Type: Unknown Occupation: Shop owner (former); One of Reverend Gray's "angels" Sexuality: Unknown/Bi?
Player: Nyanka Timezone: CDT

Headcannons

Shin's Artistic Skills

As someone who makes people into furniture, it's safe to assume what kind of skills he would need for the job.

Since he's working with flesh and bone, he would have to apply some knowledge of taxidermy to the human body. He'd also know a thing or two about leather making, and has probably applied some embalming techniques when he wants to keep an ear or a nose in good condition. For parts he can't simply preserve in one piece, like ligaments and eyes, he turns to using armatures and sculpting material.

Then there's just plain old carpentry skills for actually making the furniture. Sewing, construction, the works. The amount of human material to regular material tends to vary from piece to piece. Sometimes he simply attaches human skin around the mirror of a vanity, sometimes he upholsterers an entire couch with it... Whatever he thinks would be appropriate considering the person he's using for materials.

Of course, since he spends so much time dismembering human bodies, he's become rather good at dissection and identifying anatomy. He won't be able to tell you the scientific names for every last tissue, but he knows how everything is put together. Perfect for the sort of murder mystery where the suspect is someone in a locked room and there is no actual detective.

Many of these skills are self taught, and Shin loves to experiment with his work. After all, how do you get better at doing anything if you don't try new techniques. He doesn't know how to shrink heads and hasn't tried his hand at scrimshaw (the art of carving intricate designs into bone) before, but if the opportunity presented itself he would be happy to learn.

Which Twin...? (Possible spoilers)

If you pay close attention to the twins' expressions in their introduction, you might notice the so-called despondency between them.

The man on the right with his forehead marked always seemed calm, more assertive. This man was the first to take control of the situation, the protector, the one who designs the furniture.

On the other hand, the man on the left with his cheek marked looked more expressive, more uncertain at times. He had a slight tendency to act before he thought, to seek guidance, the one who assembled the furniture.

Now we look at Shin as a single person. When we see him murder his brother, he has a look of desperation on his face and suddenly uses a saw against a man who was happily plotting something in their butchery of a workshop. After that, we see him acting much more theatrical than he did when he was by his brother's side. He frets over losing his sketchbook because he fears losing his inspiration. He keeps bugging Eddie about wanting to talk art things. His heart is worn on his sleeve and has a nasty habit of making his emotions known to all.

Sound familiar?

Of course it does. He acts just like the man on the left who used to assemble the furniture.

Shin is from another country

Angels of Death takes place in America. However, it has been confirmed that Shin and his brother immigrated from another country when they were young.

Although his country of origin is meant to be vague, as to match his mysterious air, multiple factors could to tie him to China. For example, Shin is shown wearing Chinese clothing in a flashback, he had Chinese knick knacks in the front of his old shop, and Shin's own name is a common Chinese surname (that is usually spelled in pinyin as "Xin").

However, it is also possible he could be from another country/city-state where China has made a huge impact on the local culture, such as Malaysia, Singapore, or Hong Kong. It would make more sense for him to be from a smaller country where English is widely spoken.

Shin is this man's last name

If Shin, or Xin, is a common Chinese surname, then his given name must be something completely different.

Shin chose to go by this name after the death of his brother for two reasons. One, he wanted to cement the idea in his mind that he is now both twins combined into one. Two, he spells his name out in English with an "Sh" rather than an "X" for artistic reasons. Get it? It sounds like he named himself after a leg?

Shin is Bilingual

Shin is fluent in Cantonese and English. He tends to speak with a slight accent in English, but he has a good grasp of the language.

When his brother was alive, he and Shin had a tendency to speak to each other in a mixture of Cantonese and English when they were alone in a foreign country. These days, Shin has a habit of writing personal notes in that fashion.

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