Emma/Research Journals

## Basic profile of 18M-RFT38

* Name: Emma Hardy

* Gender: Female
* Age: 21
* Height & Weight: 164cm, 56kg

* Nationality: U.S.
* Occupation: Magician
* Family: Parents

* Note: When 18M-RFT38 was young, she attended a famous boarding school in the city.

#### Character Profile

She disliked the confined lifestyle of a boarding school student, so she often sneaked out and roamed around the nearby streets. She happened to come across a street magic performance as she passed by. She was astounded by the show, and she immediately felt and intense desire to learn magic. She learned magic tricks from books and the internet all by herself in her dormitory.

She showed her first magic trick to her schoolmates, and they were delighted by her talent, so she began to feel the enjoyment of performing magic tricks. But her enjoyment didn't last long. Her strict mother discovered the truth about her through rumors that were spreading around, and her mother strongly opposed 18M-RFT38's will. They could not settle their argument, and their relationship was not reconciled even when she graduated. The day after she graduated, she decided to leave the house and left a letter to her parents.

-Psychology Specialist, Dr.P

18M-RFT38 started performing magic tricks on the streets in various places after leaving the house, but no crowds gathered, and there was no one who would willingly participate. She eventually began to lose interest in magic until the day she met a magician named 'J'. Apparently, she had seen 'J' 3 years ago performing on the street, and 'J' was the reason that she decided to learn magic.

The two of them met, and J listened to 18M-RFT38's dilemma of pursuing magic. J said to her, 'What you need is not talent, but a smile'. 'The audience can't enjoy the performance if the performer herself does not enjoy it,' J added.

She then started to approach passersby on the street according to J's advice. After several months, she gained fame and fans who loved her magic shows. She was rumored to be 'a cheerful magician who wandered the streets'.

-Psychology Specialist, Dr.P.

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#### Behavior Pattern [*Craft Dress 20 time(s)*]

She seems to have no difficulty starting light conversations with others, although she might be a little too talkative sometimes.

It also seems that she cannot endure quiet and awkward situations. Whenever she allies with a quiet and introverted Test Subject, she always tries to lighten the mood by talking while performing a simple magic trick.

Sometimes when she acts this way, she has bad timing. When 14M-RFT02(Fiora) and 15M-RFT18(Magnus) were having a heated argument, she tried to calm them down with a magic trick. However, instead of resolving the fight, she was scolded by both of them.

-Assistant Researcher, Dr.K.

She has the tendency to avoid hurting others' feelings as much as possible. It's hard for her to refuse other people's requests, so she often ends up in difficult situations.

She had a lot of trouble after accepting 16M-RFT25(Camilo)'s requests, and even she had to pretend to laugh while listening to 16M-RFT15(Barbara)'s flat jokes. In the end, it seems that she got caught up with 18M-RFT34(Mai) and listened to her talk endlessly about fashion.

I think that 18M-RFT38 is just kind to everyone. In other words, it is easy for others to take advantage of her. However, I'm not so sure what's on her mind.

-Assistant Researcher, Dr.B

#### Weakness and Trauma [*Craft Trick Card 3 time(s)*]

18M-RFT38's mother 'Gabriella' actually resented her own father, who left the home to learn magic. Thus, when she heard the rumor that her daughter had started performing tricks at school, she feared that her own daughter would leave the home to learn magic.

She would thoroughly check her daughter's bag, confiscate her magic props, and throw them away. No matter how much her daughter cried, it was no use.

Since then, she started to monitor and observe her daughter's whereabouts. 18M-RFT38 began to lose her sense of happiness and became less talkative. There were times when 18M-RFT38 said she would prefer to be alone in the dormitory or at home.

Her gloomy past is probably the reason why she has become so independent now. Perhaps that is also why she hates when there's a quiet, awkward and gloomy atmosphere. I guess that these situations and moods are traumatizing to her.

-Psychology Specialist, Dr.E.

One of the reasons that 18M-RFT38 left home was to look for her grandfather, Jack Healer. She'd thought that she might find the truth behind the conflict between her mother and her grandfather, and she'd hoped that she could reunite with her grandfather.

At first, she was reluctant to cooperate in this test experiment, but when we offered to help find her grandfather, her reaction completely changed.

She told us that she was very interested in someone named 'J'. She claimed that 'J' was the one who sparked her interest in magic, and 18M-RFT38 spoke about 'J' as if he were a friend.

Considering that 'J' looks like a man in his mid-thirties, it is hard for her to associate 'J' with Jack Healer. But, when we showed some evidence to her about J's (Jack Healer's) resemblance, we recorded her response.

-Assistant Researcher in Charge, Dr.Y

#### Likes and Dislikes [*Use Coffee 15 time(s)*]

Although there are limited number of items that 18M-RFT38 can use for her magic tricks, but her most favorite item is the Playing Cards. She often do tricks such as Card Spreads or Card Spring whenever she is free. When she's searching for other smaller tools for magic tricks, the first thing that she would look for are the cards.

She didn't give an immediate response when we asked her why she likes card. But after a few seconds, she smiled and said, ""The moment when the audience choose the card from the deck, that's when the magic happens."". I guessed that when she was performing at the streets, she might've felt the connection with her audience that way.

Also, as she mentioned before, it seems that the first ever magic tool she received was a card, and means a lot to her.

-Senior Researcher, Dr.G

She loves to get close with others, and she is very approachable. However, when she is put into an oppressive conditions, she recalled back the times when she was under control by her mother and her dormitory life.

For instance,everyone on this island knows that 14M-RFT09(XiuKai) has high table manners. Even a slightest mistake that causes a fight among test subjects, he will gather everyone at the table and everyone began trying to listening to him.

18M-RFT38 always get picked by him for table manners, and in the end, she decided not to sit at the table with him anymore. It seems that she would rather sit at the corner, showing her back and eating bread. It seems that she is still had not fully recovered from her trauma in the past. The memories of her lived in a stricted parents and dormitory life must have been bothering her ever since.

She claimed that she walked out her dormitory door after graduation as if she is walking to the door of her freedom life. But, I'm afraid that she couldn't do the same in this island because there won't be any doors to leave. What a shame.

-Assistant Researcher in Charge, Dr. U.

#### Acquaintance Interview [*Craft Queen of Hearts 1 time(s)*]

When Emma was five years old, I read her many fairy tales. From then on, she started becoming more distracted. I asked her to focus and pay attention to the story, and then she suddenly reached for my ear while grabbing something in her hand. Then she chanted some magic words and showed me a coin that she had been holding onto earlier, as if it had come from the back of my ear.

I was shocked. I ignored her and kept reading, but my thoughts became complicated.

My father used to play tricks like that when I was young. Strangely, my daughter reminds me of his personality and his actions. Father left the house when I was young, leaving behind only a single letter. After he left, he started sending letters with money in them, but for the past 20 years I haven't heard anything from him. Sometimes, I see a man that looks like him, on a street that I often pass by... but that man is young, so it couldn't be him. If he were still alive, my father would be a very old man.

I was afraid Emma would follow in her grandfather's footsteps and leave the house. So, I chose her friends for her and forbade her to go out often. I strictly taught her to use table manners and to not raise her voice when talking. Emma might have had a hard time, but I knew these strict teachings would somehow change her.

However, look at what happened. I haven't been able to reach her for 3 years now. I regret my choices. If only I had let her do the things she wanted, she wouldn't have run away... So, is Emma living her own free life now?

- Mother, G.