Backstory
In his past life, Emigdio was born and raised in Spain for most of his life as an only child. For as long as anyone could recall, he’d always been an easily happy person, content with all he had and all that came into his life. Without knowing the slightest bit of Italian, his father took him along to Italy one summer to meet a handful of acquaintances, being a well known ship captain. While the trip was intended as a vacation, it ended up being the last summer of Emigdio’s life.
When they arrived, Emigdio relied heavily on his father to do the speaking, to translate, but he picked up on a couple words that sounded similar to those in Spanish. Likewise, Italians could understand a bit of what he’d say in his native tongue. Even so, the trip was enjoyable and he got to see many landmarks, experienced first hand the differences between Italian and hispanic lifestyles, and he learned more through shadowing his father’s work. That was his inspiration to become some sort of sailor or something greater, to be close to the sea and see new places. At one point when he wandered off away from his father to see a crowd celebrating Capella and the town’s prosperity, Emigdio was caught up in a massive sinkhole that suddenly appeared. His father survived being away from the perimeter of the hole, leaving Emigdio on his own when his afterlife began in the Vermillion town of Vellenice.
Appearing by a group of sailors well immersed in their town, Emigdio was taken in and immediately felt at home in his shared home. Despite being hispanic, he admits his italian is much better, not having any memories to tie into his nationality anymore. Not finding any friends close to his age, with gaps among his brothers, he did feel considerably younger than those around him, settling with the role he had of a curious sibling. His efforts in helping with shipbuilding and fishing were minimized in worry that he may get hurt, his brothers encouraging him into becoming a gondolier. Initally finding joy in the occupation, that's the lifestyle he was comfortable with.
Being a gondolier doesn't pay well, if at all. Emigdio didn't have any financial obligations, with his family always getting what he'd need, but if he aspired to do greater things he may need his own savings. Each morning he got used to joining his brothers at the pier, but when their paths split and he'd hop onto his small gondola, he somewhat wished he could do something even more hands on and different.
When Emii appeared, he had a much more excited outlook; she was his age, new enough that she would need a guide, and if she was looking for a job, Emigdio might as well look with her. He might’ve expected a restaurant job or something simpler, but when they got dragged into becoming detectives, he went along with it if he could stop some bad guys with Emii. The cases they initially had were trivial or easy, but as cases became difficult and complex in severity, Emigdio had felt a bit of hesitancy, but the team he had worked well enough that any doubts went away.
Having undergone a number of different cases alongside Emii, Cherry, and Rodel, Emigdio ultimately enjoys his work as a detective. He learns more in and out of cases, and appreciates the new people and places he gets to see along the way. Even with dreary situations every once in a while, he knows his work is demanding and he’ll need to keep his head high for what comes next. The sailors he lives with have always regarded him as a cheerful and playful kid, and as time goes by they’re relieved to still see him as such, knowing they may not be able to stomach some of the things he’s seen. There’s a subtle air that he’s become more mature as well, sometimes surprising them with the things he learns, or sounding a bit motherly not beating around the bush in terms of advice.
He doesn’t think too hard about the foundations of their world, being someone who lives in the moment and looks forward to the future. When he looks back at the peaceful yet repeating days he had before, he is certain he would rather continue being a detective at his friends’ sides.