Keoni Watanabe
Keoni Watanabe is a human and the father of Adele Watanabe, the protagonist of Lansiya Discovery. He is a retired Colonel in ICES.
Physical description
Keoni has slightly wavy black hair, a Hawaiian complexion, brown eyes, and a big smile. He is 95 kg (about 210 pounds), 180 cm (about 5' 11"), very strong and solid build, with a very slight softening and plumping of the belly due to retirement.
Personality
Keoni is very friendly and outgoing. He is a keen observer of human personalities, and can usually know just what to say to a coworker or friend. He is a very strong family man. While his temper is almost never seen, it can be very volcanic if it comes out. He is very tenacious about making sure the right thing is done, and gets very frustrated by bureaucracy.
Biography
Keoni was born on 15 August 4070 in ʻAlohimoana Bay on Malumaluakua in the Hana-ka-lau-‘ai system. He met Saoirse Donegal on Earth while they were on assignment there with the Interstellar Cataloguing and Exploration Service. They were married on 29 February 4096. After they married, they settled on property owned by Keoni's family in ʻAlohimoana Bay. They have four children: Adele, David, Go, and Junior.
After Saoirse was declared missing following an apparent Kimmalevoi attack in 4120, Keoni retired from ICES in order to raise his children.
Career with ICES
- 4088-09-15: Fails second attempt to successfully pair with an AI, decides to pursue security forces career path. Becomes Officer Candidate.
- 4088-11-01: Begins training at the ICES Security Forces Academy (ICESSFA).
- 4089-03-29: Passes probationary period and promoted to Ensign.
- 4090-07-14: Promoted to Second Lieutenant.
- 4093-02-10: Promoted to First Lieutenant.
- 4096-01-15: Promoted to Captain.
- 4100-05-23: Promoted to Lieutenant Major.
- 4105-01-03: Promoted to Major.
- 4111-04-25: Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
- 4118-07-15: Promoted to Colonel.
- 4120-05-02: Retires from ICES.
Family
- Saoirse Watanabe – wife, missing since a Kimmalevoi attack in 4120.
- Adele Watanabe – daughter, Lieutenant in ICES
- David Watanabe – son, second oldest in the family, studying at university at the time of Lansiya Discovery.
- Go Watanabe – son, twin, third oldest in the family
- Junior Watanabe – son, twin, youngest in the family