Nokana

**Nokana Nomomina** ("Nokana") is one of the main cast in Sensei Overnight. She is the 9th introduced member of Class 3B, alongside Eruka Dosin.

## Background

Nokana returned from Europe alongside Eruka. Although she has been childhood friends with Mori, unlike her, she took a liking to Janu and quickly befriended him. Their favorite pastime became watching documentaries together, especially Unsolved Mysteries. They often come up with their own theories about the cases they watch. Together with Hana and Janu, she is a member of the book club and also works with Nirima as a volunteer at local bookstore. Janu also visits her there often, although he is not very interested in books himself. Nokana develops romantic feelings for him over time, culminating in a spontaneous kiss at her secret place in a forest.

## Personality

Compared to the others, Nokana is quieter than most and tries to avoid conflict however she can. She is generally on good terms with everyone in the class. She is almost as tall as Janu and gifted in several sports. She is also one of the more academically gifted girls in the class and enjoys discussing various topics with Janu. Her great hobby are reading and writing poems. However, she easily loses her composure as soon as the conversation even briefly touches on romantic or sexual topics, or when Janu touches her. Gradually, her friendship with Mori also begins to crumble, as Mori has long harbored secret romantic feelings for her and is jealous of her relationship with Janu, especially after the events that occurred between the two of them.

## Locations

* Dorm Common Room - Tuesdays
* Bookstore - Weekend Afternoons

## Events

### Chapter 1

* The Queen and the Fool
* Book Climbing
* Squirrels and the School System
* How to Please a Man
* An Entity Who Reads
* Parenthood
* Nokana Nomomina’s Total Transformation
* The Tardis Law

### Chapter 2

* The Unproven (Proven?) Concept of Miracles
* Wait...Nirima Kabutomushi Can Blush?
* Rubber Band Ball (Boiling Point)
* Cool, Daring and Out There

## Entries

So it seems that Mori has somebody she likes, and it’s Nokana. From our talk on the roof I can tell she hates getting labelled. Even if I initially thought of her as a taller version of Oki, I’m hoping I get to experience more of who she is on the inside.

I think I’ve learnt a lot of new things about Nokana recently, and I think that’s the same for her. She is…very reserved when literature isn’t the subject matter. I can’t really imagine her writing depressing poems, though… What I can imagine, however, is her and I getting closer. She started leaning closer towards me once her initial nervesness about our hands touching had worn of… I wonder why Mori didn’t turn up…

## Trivia

* She has a brother named Niji, who is friendly with Nirima. Nokana knows that Nirima has a crush on him, but doesn't want to tell her that Niji is gay.
* She mentions that the sports she is good at include basketball, tennis, long-distance running and long jump.
* She grew up in the rural area where she didn't have many peers, so she made imaginary friends.
* She wrote more than a hundred poems, the first at age seven. In middle school, she competed with Sora for the most depressing poem.
* She never returned things she bought or someone gave her, even if she didn't use them. She doesn't buy new clothes on principle, except for socks and a few hairclips. Her family is quite poor and Nokana often lives on a very limited budget.
* She wears the same hairstyle since middle school and is also not used to wearing make-up.