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Roy Hoshino (then Hoshino Ryosuke) is born.
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Roy moves with his grandparents from Tokyo to London at the request of English patron Mr. Edward Harris.
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Roy is officially employed and begins work at Downton as a chauffeur.
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Thread Here After enjoying a nice morning mass, Roy meets up with his fellow staff members at Downton, young Frenchwoman Marie and her brother Jacques. The trio decide to enjoy lunch together before returning to the Abbey, only to end up in deep and amusing conversation.
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Thread Here At the end of a long day and following Mr. Bates being taken ill, Roy takes Anna and baby Laura for their usual ride home--all the while sleepily trying to figure out what sort of birthday present would suit the kind woman.
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Thread Here While on break driving, Roy comes across a mysterious painter alone in the middle of a field. Unable to keep his curiosity at bay, he approaches and meets the interesting Russian man Yevgeny Cherstvennikov.
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Thread Here Roy is summoned to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley's residence to inspect a traditional Japanese painting, which, to the disappointment of them both, seems to be quite the fraud.
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Thread Here On his way back from a rare visit to London, Roy is approached by a gang of lowerclass men who are displeased with Roy's being a foreigner in their country. When he refuses to engage with them, he is brutally attacked--until the Dowager Countess and her personal chauffeur Sommers come to the rescue!
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Thread Here After leaving Downton and seeking employment in London, Roy finds himself in a bit of rough spot in terms of jobs. Just when he thinks his luck has run out and he will end up on the streets, a one sir Richard Carlisle offers him an interview.
