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( if you'll be my star )
MR. MONDAY
the second strongest
Strength
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜
Constitution
⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜
Intelligence
⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜
Wisdom
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜
Charisma
⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜
Empathy
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
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Monday is, offhand, affable, jumpy, sensitive, and thoughtful. The second strongest of enforcers (next to Idea who is strongest), it takes people off guard to see him in bandages etc until they observe his method of work which by and large consists of more or less making friends with the straying 3rd mankind rather than forcing it/them into submission.
A hybrid, his mother is a demon and his father an angel. He grew up in his youngest years reading stories with his mom under the blankets -- fairytales especially; he is particularly fond of The Ugly Duckling. He was also able to go to school without trouble as he looked like an angel anyway (note: it's stated by Mono that some angels were used and ignored, and Mon is shown for that reference.)
When his father was summoned by God, he left them to fulfill his duty (note: when an angel leaves to summons it seems they are completely estranged to those they knew, presumably a clean slate in that all their 'borrowed' emotions now are to be funneled into god's task for them.) His mother apologizes that she's not sure they can be happy again (specifically: "I may not be able to be as happy as you'd like me to be. But it's not your fault.") and this memory and its meaning weigh on Monday throughout his life. In addition to that, there's the resulting fact that he then prays to not become an angel and then of course becomes a demon but his mother isn't happy then either. (Note: Monday looks a lot like his father, which understandably caused his mother grief even if she didn't want it to.) Apparently Mono remembers him leaving school and never coming back and then next they met was at Roman by which point Mon was a full demon.
In present time he's a veteran at Roman Company, second strongest, and a full demon. His brother (born of a different father) at one point asks 'are you still not comfortable around mom?' in regards to him not coming home. In fact, Mon is perceivably uncomfortable and has been since a young age when he realized his mom and new dad were ill at ease around him.
Mon has a soft spot for lonely and dark things, stays up reading late, and adores the 3rd mankind (his room is stuffed with 3rd mankind whatnot.) He values kindness above all else. There exists in him a sense of not wanting to bother anyone which includes and extends to not wanting to ask them for things which really can translate as a lack of faith, but he does want things be they affectionate, intimate, or otherwise; and he will sometimes either ask outright or break down and ask. Because it's a translation, I disclaim this may be a creative-license reading more-so than usual, but at one point he says to Mananan "you can treat me better, can't you" and the way that reads seems to imply that he knows he can so he's really asking /why don't you/?
During the last arc (?) when he's disappearing, he doesn't complain or worry aloud, but this almost makes it more troublesome for the people who want to help him -- his brother Sunday and his partner Mananan, in particular. He probably came to the same conclusion that Sunday did, which was that it might be better not to remember. But Mananan who's done a fair bit of growing already himself, makes it clear he's not letting him go regardless. It's possible that that unyielding show of faith gives Monday a bravery for himself, which is something he's had before for others -- lost things, lonely things -- but not claimed personally. Granted, it's clear that if Mon truly disappears that's not a promise that can be kept, but it's the matter of kindness again: the sentiment that someone will do all they can for you because you ARE you.
The choice to go find the memory is important. Monday trusts Mananan and reclaims his memory and says that it's okay and that they should be happy again.
It's very significant that he says 'again', which respects the past where happiness was once lost (not unlike coloring the nature of the sad memory of his mother's grief with the warm kindness of her voice when she spoke to him) and also acknowledges that whatever Mananan says, it's possible that it will happen again. He's never even heard of an angel ignoring god's summons, after all. Nonetheless. "Yes, let's be happy again."