β‘ β manager016
- Not a villainess, not a heroine Just another cog in the machine Where only the fittest will survive
βΌοΈ indie priv. selective . square manager [finance officer] oc . 21+ . Penned by Odi. canon-typical triggers apply .
β networked with: minglz ;; 120played ;; musedbyalli ;; fablesuntold ;; fracturals ;; s4lesman ;; depreciate ;; 388s ;; hatt1tude ;; 033mg ;; savingthrcw
β links: Memes / Opens / More about posts
β‘ Rules / About / Verses under the cut
β Rules
the usual rp etiquette - no godmodding, no drama / callouts, this is a hobby, reblog memes from the source, etc.
Squid Game S1 / S2 / S3 spoilers will be present
canon-typical violence & mature themes present (this is Squid Game, what did you expect?). tagging will be tw: trigger.
additional triggers might include corporate exploitation, survivalism, systemic violence
love plotting & chatting about our muses, welcome to IM me!
ships will be case-by-case & chemistry based
to balance the constant angst, humor / crack shenanigans are welcome
anyone is welcome to send memes, I rp with mutuals
no minors, 21+ only
sporadic activity
icons made by me.
additional credits:
- rp post divider pattern banner by cafekitsune [x][x]
- diamond icon template by noahsresources
β About [redacted]
Name: Han Ji-wan / Manager 016
Age: 30s
Occupation: Square Manager (hired directly as square), Reluctant CFO of Squid Game, former Senior Analyst at Squid Game Corporate off-season, former blacklisted Finance Corporate Strategist at one of Oh Il-Nam's finance subsidiary chaebols
Pronouns: She/Her, Cis Female
Faceclaim: Seo Yea-ji
Sexuality: Demi-Ace. Romantically inclined for men. (potentially sapiosexual)
Personality: calculated, resilient, corporate shark, no-nonsense but cares, satirist with sarcastic wit, smart cookie + tough cookie, persuasive, often feels like she's the only competent braincell, secret softie
Strengths: steel core beneath poise. quiet loyalty. pride in frugality. risk aversion & some reluctance to gamble unless she already knew the odds were in her favor
Flaws: overconfidence, complicit by survival, corporate corruption, emotional blind spots, believing shame is a worse fate than death
Driving force: Immediate: Survival. The world of the pink guards isn't so different from corporate finance life. Only instead of HR, they have guns. Ultimately: finding herself (getting blacklisted really did damage to knowing who she is outside of her career)
Backstory: Born in Seoul, raised by her widower veteran father. First of her family to attend SNU (Business Administration grad) & enter white-collar professionalism. Specialized in finance, corporate strategy. Worked for a chaebol discovered later to be one of Oh Il-Nam's subsidiaries. Had a highly successful decade year career & breaking through multiple glass ceilings before falling victim to corporate sabotage & blacklisting. On a bridge, she encounters a friendly old grandpa (guess who) where they talk finance, before she is offered a business card. Ji-wan calls the number, interviews, and becomes Square Manager 016. She has been part of the games since 2020 / the 33rd Squid Game.
Headcanon: I have an idea that the squid games have some legitimate shell company business front (how else do they order ~500 pairs of shoes every year and handle those logistics & funding from the VIPs?), so when the games & island aren't actively going on, Ji-wan works for Squid Game Corporate in the Seoul Sky Building (the one we last see Il-Nam at the end of S1 in 2021).
I also envision that's Manager 016 in the room with the VIPs standing beside Front Man during the 5th games, moving the contestant game pieces on the miniature replicas of Glass Bridge / Jump Rope.
Bonus, 90% of the time this is the face she makes behind the square mask:
β Verses / AUs
β‘ Pre-SG Season 1 - Ji-wan before the games, before the blacklisting.
β‘ When it rains it pours - Ji-wan's blacklisted-unemployed era. (Works for either pre-games recruitment, or non-games au! ) Han Jiwan was once someone who had it all, among the finance world's fastest rising stars... until she was labeled an Icarus and every door into the corporate world that once fought over her... all shut. But she wont give up! So now she's struggling and perpetually unemployed, with a different odd job every week. [more info]
β‘ SG Season 1 - Manager 016, former blacklisted finance strategist, is among the newest square manager hires. She works in the control room. As well as with VIP preparations.
β‘ SG In-Between Seasons - When not enforcing the monitors during the games, Ji-wan works for the logistics / finance side of the games as CFO.
β‘ SG Season 2 - Manager 016 is still an active square manager (& CFO) of the Games. She has complicated thoughts after years of working the games. She especially does not like the Square Officer that Front Man appointed.
β‘ SG Season 3 (?) - after a near-death experience during Player 456's uprising... her mask starts to crack. Jiwan is more vulnerable, raw, and for the first time: doubts. It's no longer 'just numbers'. She grapples with her survivalism, loyalty, whatever morality is, and her own place in the game.
β‘ Corporate Shark Verse / AU :: office tropes fun
β‘ Squid Game S1 Contestant AU :: instead of being a pink guard, Ji-wan is a blacklisted professional wearing the turquoise jumpsuit as Player 016 [more info]
β‘ Squid Game S2/S3 Contest AU v2 :: The VIPs were supposed to join in the 2024 Squid Games as players. However due to helicopter delays, some VIPS expressing interest in participating as pink soldiers instead, and Gi-hun's unexpected return... the Front Man enters the games himself as Player 001. This still leaves some formerly VIP reserved player spots vacant. To fill them, the gumball machine is filled with capsules containing the numbers of all managers and some trusted soldiers. Front Man turns the crank, opening the blue capsule from the chute, and reveals the number 16. Ji-wan will now participate as Player 016. [more info]
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