Tanner Rice

Tanner Rice is an (alleged) assassin in the Department of Mary Sues. He is written by Damian Thorne.

Appearance
Tanner is kind of tall, but neither dark nor particularly handsome. He's also a lanky Caucasian with brown eyes behind square-rimmed glasses, and a head of black curly hair.

Personality
Tanner is a nice enough guy, but can be difficult to work with. He has a lot of book smarts and is the go-to guy if a fic chafes with canon or screws up its physics, but in exchange, he had to give up things like social skills, an attention span, stealth, thinking on his feet, and basic common sense. He's very thorough and even avoids making absolute statements if he's not sure they reflect reality, but his demand for perfection can border on obsession. He often makes connections and obtains insights that other people don't, but often misses what's right in front of his face – sometimes in the same breath. He always tries his best to be fair and kind to everyone and has a strong sense of justice, but this means that no matter how hard he tries, he just can't kill. (Or lie, for that matter, although he can omit like nobody else.) Basically, Tanner is a sporker, an academic, a metaphorical support player, and maybe even a good guy, but not an assassin. Deriving what he's doing in the DMS is left as an exercise to the reader.

History
Tanner used to work in the Department of Personnel until he was transferred to the DMS. Tanner was partnered with Larry for mentorship before being reassigned to Kaito.

Partnered with Kaito

 * "RC #21 Mission #1: Video Games Rot Your Brains" (Harry Potter)