Hart/Research Journals

## Basic profile of 16M-RFT22

* Name: Hart Floyd

* Gender: Female
* Age: 23 ('16)
* Height and Weight: 175cm and 63kg

* Nationality: U.S.A
* Occupation: Vocalist and Guitarist
* Family: Father (separated), Brother

Note: 16M-RFT22 is convinced her music can change the people. Requires observation.

#### Character Profile

'The power of music' has been a popular phrase for quite a while now. Music actually can maintain and improve mental and physical health. But can music change the conscience of people? I don't know, seems impossible to me.

She thinks she can heal people through music and improve the situation. I don't think it is anything more than a false hope. She will fall into line just like other Subjects. For an individual to change a group, and even before that, for an individual to escape from the group is a tall order.

Observe how she changes for a while more and contact me again.

- Psychology specialist Dr. E

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#### Behavior pattern [*Craft Crimson Bracelet 10 time(s)*]

When she is on stage, she steals the audience's attention with her loud and clear voice. In daily life, however, she doesn't say much. Off the stage, 16M-RFT22 is quieter and milder than most others. She even stutters a little. Quite interesting for a rock band vocalist. So people like 14M-RFT06 and 15M-RFT18 who are loud both in voice and gesture are quite frustrated by her.

Because she doesn't talk a lot, people often think she is blunt. However, 16M-RFT22 is actually very friendly, she is just not very good with expressing herself with words. She gets embarrassed to the point she can't even express her gratitude when someone does her a favor. She tries to return the favor in her own ways by singing songs she wrote. Well, but almost no-one in this island has the time for music... 16M-RFT22 is singing not for them, but for own satisfaction. Returning the favor is a mere excuse.

I could tell from her records, but she lives in her own world.

- Assistant researcher in charge Dr. S

16M-RFT22 believes that music can change people, so she dreams of everyone cooperating and escaping from this island together by moving their hearts with her music. She seems to believe that the island is the place to validate her belief, that music can bring peace and hope.

I am not sure whether she is being positive or naive. I've explained to her many times that that's just not the way things are, but she simply ignores me. I thought she would be easily swayed because she looks so timid, but she turns out to be the most stubborn among the Subjects. Later she left her band because the other members wanted to start doing commercial music and she was firmly against the idea.

I'm not sure about the exact details, but her rigidness regarding her belief was probably the problem. I don't see how she expects to convince the other Subjects with her music when she couldn't even convince the members of her own band... Seems pointless, no?

- Senior researcher Dr. R

#### Weakness & Trauma [*Craft Queen of Hearts 15 time(s)*]

I think the fact that all her trusted colleagues got their debut when she hadn't was shocking to her. 16M-RFT22 used to believe that she could change the world and people with music. But her closest fellow musicians betrayed her trust. It's been said that she wasn't able to stand on the stage for a while. I am sure it was pretty shocking, but what could she have possibly done when all the members except her left? Sadly though, all of her bandmates are doing pretty well. I was curious once, so I listened to their music and it was pretty good. Maybe the music got better once she wasn't a part of it. The other members were okay, but the guitarist and the vocalist were top-notch.

I feel sorry that she was abandoned by her friends, but I think there were plenty of reasons. I've heard that 16M-RFT22 remained indie because she believed commercial music was not 'real' music. Young people supporting their dream by working part-time during the day, playing in a band by the night. It sounds good on paper, but who's gonna be responsible for their future? Futhermore, there is not even a clear goal.

Perhaps, she was merely satisified with her image of chasing a floaty dream without losing hope against hardship. It's probably a reasonable assumption after seeing the self-centered attitude that she has shown in this island. I've heard that sometimes there are people who get carried away by the idea of the 'starving artist.' The fantasy that true art only comes from poverty, thinking themselves to be van Gogh and Beethoven... She is the such type, or close enough to it.

16M-RFT22 is a self-centered idealist. People can't live on dreams alone, and they won't be able to get far on such dubious beliefs. When someone who's been living in a dream is suddenly faced with reality, they struggle not to lose their dreams and refuse to see that they were wrong. That is unseemly.

- Assistant researcher in charge Dr. S

#### Likes & Dislikes [*Craft Red Hood 3 time(s)*]

16M-RFT22 likes to write music as much as she likes to sing. She was a vocalist and a guitarist in a band, but I'm not too sure she did songwriting as well. The melody is nice, but... Well... About the lyrics, I don't know. I am not into music criticism and songs about hope and love are not really my type.

When the weather is nice, it's 'our future will be bright just like the bright sun in the sky', when it's raining it's 'the sky will shine when the rain goes away'... I won't say much, but she sure is optimistic.

Such a mindset is absolutely critical to her naive conviction that she will change people in this island with her music. She not only sings about her feelings and the things around her, but she has even written songs expressing her gratitude towards others as a gift.

Well, the audience did not seem too satisfied. The band probably had a lyricist even if 16M-RFT22 was the songwriter. Or maybe the band was getting popular, but her lyrics were the obstacle.

- Assistant researcher Dr. T

She is always chewing something. Instead of making proper meals, she just eats nuts. Since 16M-RFT22 has no intent to fight, perhaps she does that to avoid residential areas where food is easily available. Come to think of it, I've read her father runs an almond farm in California. Eating nuts could be a strategy, but it could also simply be her taste.

- Assistant researcher in charge Dr. S

#### Acquaintance Interview [*Win 5 time(s) while holding a Cell Phone*]

What? She was a singer? Yeah, I remember she was always carrying a guitar around, but I never saw her singing though. She came here almost everyday. This is one of the few arcades left and it's always the same people coming. She stuck out because she always had this blank stare.

All she played was this old music game called <Beatmania>. While most people play around a few songs, she was the only one who played every song, even the newly updated ones. And she was very good. You could leave your score with a user card. You might want to check it out later.

Hart? I think that was the nickname she used. What? That’s her real name? What a strange name... Anyway, she always ranked at the top.

Oh yeah, she sometimes came in with a guy who looked alike. He was really good at playing drum games. I watched him twirling the drumsticks and, for the first time, saw someone playing perfectly on a music game. These days, only the guy comes occasionally.

So, did she became popular and go somewhere? Haah... Maybe I should have asked for her autograph.

- Arcade Regular W