岩波Iwanami Dojo先生 Bates · 道場
Brick
The Wall

Brick

Rigid Discipline
Black Belt
RoleSenior Student · Bearer of Standard
FunctionStraight man · Pressure cooker
AgeLate 20s to Early 30s
HeightApprox. 6'1" (185 cm)
BuildMuscular, Athletic
Kan
As Observed

Cannot operate without structure, hierarchy, and results.

Executes immediately. Questions follow.

Ex-military.

Fills notebooks. Re-files them weekly.

Has requested a formal grading rubric on four occasions. None has been provided.

Stands at attention when uncertain.

Defaults to instruction even when unclear.

Repeats directions to confirm execution.

Treats vague guidance as incomplete orders.

Waits for clarity that does not arrive.

Design Principle

Structure is required.

The standard must be upheld.

The standard is unclear.

Deviation is not permitted.

Kata
Core Patterns

Rule Collision.

When rules conflict, he obeys all of them simultaneously.

SenseiToday we rest. But rest requires effort.
BrickUnderstood.
(holds plank)
BrickI'm resting aggressively.
言葉
Kotoba
Words, Spoken
Understood, Sensei.
I don't need it explained. I need it correct.
(writing in notebook)
不安
Fuan
Where Unease Lives
  • The master's name is — again — deliberately mispronounced.
  • He is asked to rest.
  • Two instructions contradict. Both are valid.
  • A lens is pointed at him.
  • The rubric he requested is, again, not provided.