Kana

*(Kana has no set gender; it is randomized at the beginning of the Eels mystery whether the game refers to Kana with 'he', 'she', or 'they'. This article will refer to Kana using 'they'.)*

## Physical description

### Eye color

One

Kana ( 可奈 ) is the neighbor of whomever the player character of any given playthrough is. They can be seen upon visiting the NEIGHBOR location at the APARTMENTS. During most mysteries, they will either refuse to join your party due to being too busy, or not be at home at all.

Kana is also an ally you can obtain upon selecting the Eerie Episode of Evolving Eels mystery, where they also serve as a main character.

## Appearance

Kana has short hair, with no bangs. They also wear a black shirt with several triangles printed on it. After completing Ending A of Eerie Episode of Evolving Eels, they can be seen wearing a medical eyepatch on their left eye.

## Ally Card

**[friendly neighbor][IMPORTANT]**

receive -1 DAMAGE during combat encounters

   *'ready for adventure'*

## Playable Character

*For full article, see Kana (Playable Character).*
Upon completing all achievements, Kana becomes a playable character and can investigate any mystery except the one they are featured in- Eerie Episode of Evolving Eels. They start with a natural bonus to Charisma (labelled as 'FUN' in their blurb), a natural penalty to their Perception (labelled as 'EYE'), a soft drink and the personal status Always There, which sets their max stamina and reason to 8 and automatically resets to 8 if either health bar reaches 0.

'Dying' from loss of Stamina or Reason results in a secondary status, Cat's Curiosity, which counts how many times you've died, and bestows +5 Doom penalty for every subsequent stamina/reason reset. Kana's personal status essentially makes them invincible from natural causes but vulnerable to impending doom if the player is reckless with their stamina and reason.

In version 1.0 of the game, Always There also prevents sudden death loss during fights with Scissor Woman and Aka Manto.

## Story

Kana is the chosen character's neighbor, residing in their apartment at some time. According to the author, they are below 18 years old and are living alone.

Once the Eerie Episode of Evolving Eels mystery is started, Kana visits the player, expressing concern about their other neighbor, who is carrying jars of eels to their home. Kana suggests an idea to break into the neighbor's office in the school to see if there are any clues, but they only find an empty office with jars of eels. Kana mentions that the neighbor has been burning notes at the back of their apartment and decide to investigate.

After salvaging the Burnt Notes, they manage to decipher the notes and realize that the neighbor is into eels. Unsatisfied with the information, Kana tells the player that they will try to find out more by breaking into the neighbor's apartment the following day. The player is worried about this idea, but let it slide, quietly wishing they could just throw out the eel jar.

Throughout the whole day, Kana is missing and the player decides to investigate the Neighbor's Apartment to find some clues of their whereabouts.

In truth, Kana managed to find the neighbor, who was lying dead in a bathtub full of murky water. The neighbor's eye burst, and Kana panicked, slipping on the blood on the floor and knocking themself unconscious. Unbeknownst to them, the eels infested one of their eyes. Kana regained consciousness and moved to the bedroom, where the player encounters them. They begin to explain the situation of their disappearance and grow paranoid, beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with their eye.

Their ultimate fate is determined by the player by the ending of the mystery. If the player decides to puncture Kana's affected eye at the cost of 3 REASON, they take a needle and pierce it, revealing hundreds of tiny eels crawling out across Kana's face. Both parties are horrified and rush to the hospital to treat the wound, garnering frightened looks from other patients. The operation is a success and Kana meets with the player after they sleep for three hours, telling them that they are "not so pretty anymore, eh?" and explains that they can't tell the truth to the doctors. They thank the player for saving their life.

If the player, instead, rushes Kana to the hospital without puncturing their eye, a similar event happens, but Kana does not move out of the operating theatre, implying that they died from the eels during the operation. If the player escapes from the neighbor's apartment without investigating further, Kana will not appear; in this case, it's likely that they succumbed to the infestation and died in the apartment.

## Trivia

* During the Eerie Episode of Evolving Eels mystery, Kana cannot be dismissed from your party.
* There is a glitch in the playthrough, if you save and exit your game after obtaining Kana, they will disappear once you load the game again.
* The Japanese that Kana speaks upon being selected as a playable character might be "Kanpai", which translates to "Cheers!".

## Gallery

Kana after having their left eye punctured and operated on