Hazuki Kashiwabara

Hazuki Kashiwabara, better known as Lotus, is a major character in the visual novel game 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, the first game in the Zero Escape series. She is one of the nine participants in the second Nonary Game. 
She is voiced by Rie Tanaka in the Japanese version and by Valerie Arem in the English version.
==Appearance==
Hazuki has long jet black hair tied into a ponytail. She wears green hair ornaments, some being held in through her own hair. Santa claims in the cargo room that her hair is "ridiculous" and that its texture is "like clay or something". Her hair also slightly resembles dreadlocks or braids. She wears a dark teal choker around her neck.
She is seen wearing little clothing on her upper body, as she is a belly dancer. Her upper outfit is a turquoise crop top. The top is detailed with gold around all the edges, and has a large hole in the back. It is held together by a golden ring on the front, and on the back as well. On her upper chest, she wears an exquisite golden necklace and a moon decor below her navel. She wears gold jewelry around her biceps and wrists, although Zero apparently had to remove the one on her left wrist in order to put her bracelet on.
On her lower body, she wears a red shawl on her hips which is also adorned with gold accents and jewelry and resembling coins. Under the wraparound, she wears dark teal pants which resemble silk that are loose on the bottom, resembling "bellbottom" pants. She wears golden snake sandals. Unlike her fingernails, Hazuki only wears red nail polish on her toenails.
She has three gold rings on her left hand. She has a bracelet on her left wrist and its number is 8.
==Personality==
Hazuki was usually very cryptic and spoke what she called nonsense most of the time. She had an easy going and laid-back personality, but has a strong backbone where it counts. She could be snarky and sarcastic at times and make jokes. However, when anyone insulted her age she would unleash ire on them, especially Seven and Santa.
Hazuki is also slightly brash, and won't hesitate to correct someone if they are wrong. She tries her best to prioritize logic over emotions, and tells someone to shut up for being unrealistically idealistic. She also has a softer side as she can sympathize with her companions despite seeming self-serving at times showing that she still has an understanding side to her despite her brash nature.
Hazuki is very intelligent. Her previous occupation was working at a IT (information technology) firm. Hazuki has proven to be a very skilled in computer coding, programming and hacking. This is shown as she explains to Junpei on how programming works and how a computer actually functions.
Hazuki is based on the "Individualist" Enneagram of Personality, which desires to have an identity of its own, as well as being unique instead of just another member in a crowd. This could explain Hazuki's unique hairstyle, clothing and outspoken nature.
==Trivia==
*Lotus only accompanies Junpei through even numbered doors.
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