Charles Sanguine

Charles Sanguine is the self-described madman father of Mic Sanguine in the book Calm Silence.

Charles Sanguine
Partner of James Kismet, Charles is an elite agent of GOV's highest caliber. While not as noteworthy as James, Charles is still an extremely dangerous threat and is regarded as the harrowing force behind "Regret". Whereas James performs his duties in solemn remorse, Charles relishes his job inwardly, with very little emotion shown through his face but moreso with the over exuberance on how he does his job. The two have been assigned together ever since James was given Heartbroken, and they eventually become an awkward pair of friends, often bringing both their children together on small playdates before they are sent out on assignment.

While seemingly ordinary at first, Charles actively and knowingly harbors an inner sadistic streak that only truly comes out when he feels his jobs become too personal. He also is very irritated with James and his popularity, while he himself is ungrateful for the nickname he received - Slick.

To that end when he discovers his wife's adultery he viciously stabs her and the lover with a dagger with no opportunity for an explanation, in front of Mic no less.

Father
As a father Charles rarely spent time at his home. While elite GOV agents can choose anywhere they wish to live - Charles chose a small house fairly far outside of the city - he chose this location out of a sense of jealousy and privacy. Sensibly enough, his marriage was born more so of lust than of dedication. His wife Mayla was very much the same way, finding his attitude and impressive build attractive. However their child Mic rarely spent any time with her father - through this she never picked up on any of his mannerisms or habits.

Despite his attempts to keep his wife away from other men, she sought out a wandering gentleman named Toni to appease her while he was away. Regardless, word carried its way through and Charles exacted his jealousy against her and stabbed her and Toni with a dagger. After he killed his wife he gave the bloody dagger to his own daughter and warned her to use it against madmen such as himself.

Torrence Pallid
As a MACHiNE, Charles's sadistic streak remains in full force. The quiet and simple mannerisms of before are stricken from his personality, leaving only the harboring hatred and jealousy he has toward James and his son.