Editing Luke Pearce

An outgoing private investigator who brings light and hope to everyone around him. He's able to complete all kinds of jobs without breaking a sweat. There's almost nothing he's not good at... except for expressing his love for the girl he grew up with... and cooking! After being reunited after many years of separation, deep down, Luke is still the same old cheery but shy boy.<ref>https://tot.mihoyo.com/en-us/character</ref><ref>https://tot.mihoyo.com/en-us/information/all/detail/100124</ref>

Luke is described as an exceptionally bright, talented youth and childhood friend of the [[Main Character]] (MC). His parents, [[Rena]] and [[Percival Freeman]], died when he was young and as such, he barely remembers them<ref>[[Luke "Among the Great Blue"]]</ref>. His mother was best friends with the MC's mother, so after his parents' death, he was taken in and essentially raised by the MC's parents.<ref name="luke0104">[[Luke's Story 01-04]]</ref> He went to school with the MC all the way from kindergarten to age 16.<ref name="luke0103">[[Luke's Story 01-03]]</ref> Luke was a top student at school, attending national and international competitions such as the International Biology Olympiad in Prague,<ref name="luke202">[[Luke's Story 02-02]]</ref> and he was granted early acceptance into the prestigious [[National Central University]]. He was promptly recruited into a closed confidential national project, but the experiment disallowed any outside communication and he lost contact with the MC. He returned immediately after the project ended, but he did not contact the MC due to being busy with his work.

Luke notes that his most treasured possession is a limited edition Sherlock Holmes box, in which he stores treasured possessions such as competition gold medals and models, which the MC's parents bought for him when he was five years old. He still calls the MC his "Watson" as a callback to their detective games while growing up.<ref name="luke0103" /> Luke has been noted by the MC to have a habit of sitting on dirty floors<ref name="main509" /> and has always kept his personal space an organized mess he calls "The Luke Storage Method" despite his ability to keep an acceptable appearance in public.<ref>[[Luke's Story 03-12]]</ref> He has a high level of admiration for journalists who, like investigators, live for the truth and put their lives on the line to learn and expose it.<ref>[[Main Story 05-11]]</ref> Luke is a diligent note-taker, and his habit of including his own remarks and complaints on the right side of the pages persists from his days as a student into adulthood,<ref>[[Luke's Story 01-13]]</ref> as does his habit of idly scribbling in margins.<ref name="lukecardIH">[[Luke "Iridescent Heartbeat"]]</ref>

Luke's personality in work-related matters is very different from that of his personal life; as an instructor, he's especially stern and cold, willing to frustrate his charges with unfair situations until they speak up and learn not to tolerate such treatment.<ref>[[Main Story 09-04]]</ref>

 

* '''First Aid''': Using a home first aid kit that has small surgical tools in addition to the usual supplies, Luke is able to clean, stitch, and dress many of his own wounds at home, without anesthetic, rather than explain his NSB-related activities to a hospital.<ref>[[Luke's Story 04-09]]</ref> Luke claims to have high pain tolerance.<ref>[[Luke "Dark Swirl"]]</ref>

* '''Food and Drink''': Luke is an unskilled chef, and his tastes tend toward "low-brow" items like street food, burgers, and chili fries. However, in the course of his work, he has become a skilled bartender<ref name="lukecardASitP">[[Luke "A Star in the Palm"]]</ref> and a certified barista<ref>[[Snowy_Sweetness: Prologue]]</ref>. Luke is said to have low alcohol tolerance; in some special NSB missions, he has to drink a pill to prevent him from being drunk.<ref>[[Luke "Dark Swirl"]]</ref>

* '''Tactics''': Whether on the battlefield or in more personal situations such as stalking and coercing information from a target, Luke has a variety of tactics at his disposal to go unnoticed (such as quick changes<ref>[[Luke's Story 03-10]]</ref>) or cause precise pain (such as knowledge of anatomy and joint limits<ref>[[Lost Gold Luke Investigation 03-01]]</ref>) intended to get what he needs without more damage than needed. Additionally, he has become adept in several skills to suit various social situations, such as darts and billiards, claiming to be undefeated for years in each.<ref name="lukecardASitP" />

* '''Technology''': From bugs and surveillance<ref>[[Luke's Story 03-07]]</ref> to programming and hacking<ref>[[Main Story 05-13]]</ref> to restoration of computer hardware such as cameras and USB drives, Luke has mastered many types of technology. Some of his creations include technological applications such as a highly accurate OCR application,<ref name="main509">[[Main Story 05-09]]</ref> an earring with functional GPS and microphone,<ref>[[Luke "Alluring Gaze"]]</ref> or a chibi keychain that functions as an alarm with increased volume and durability.<ref>[[Luke's Story 04-02]]</ref>

Very shortly after entering university, Luke accidentally got involved with a transnational case, which caught the attention of the [[National Security Bureau]]; he was recruited and spent most of the following eight years earning his degree from NSB instructors rather than attending university. The "secret project" discussed above was merely a cover story for his entry into the NSB.<ref name="main503">[[Main Story 05-03]]</ref> Luke has never failed a mission during his time with the NSB.<ref name="LGL0205">[[Lost Gold Luke Investigation 02-05]]</ref>

 

As of [[Episode 9: Grey Frontier]], Luke's illness has progressed to intermittent loss of control in his right arm, bouts of coughing and severe pain, and episodes of paranoia.<ref>[[Main Story 09-12]]</ref>}}

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