Here's Alanko, an ex-olympic level athlete who won silver (but unfortunately people bitched about lack of gold/general bad performance to a point that even he got his share... despite having done more than most others did. One thing led to another, involving some less articulated responses and then ended up doing gig jobs... 'till eventually chose to go and volunteer for training to become the pilot for the Finnish mecha meant for countering macros and such.

Taina Siltanen is a younger and excited catgirl who had some admiration for Alanko though she does tease about his height at times.

And now having kebab at a roadside diner/gas station.