Mio Nishikawa

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**Mio Nishikawa** is a fairly unremarkable student upon first glance, but is widely known as "that weird bug girl" or "Bug-chan". She is a 3rd year student and a part of the gardening club, though most would say she only joined for another excuse to dig around in the dirt for insects. She is a bubbly girl who hopes to one day become an Entomologist due to her unnatural fascination with the crawly critters and given her natural insect magnetism and genuine enthusiasm, few doubt she'll get there.

## Appearance

Mio is a petite young lady with pale skin, notable freckles peppering her cheeks, and limbs liberally. Mio's hair is a chocolate-brown coloration pulled back into a fairly constant ponytail with thick bangs that seem to approximately reach her eyes, of which few have ever seen due to the large thick spectacles she wears. In addition, her hair is noted to be curly, thus having a fairly thick, weighty volume.
As far as apparel, her school uniform consists of the common garb of a white button up blouse with short sleeves, with a little bow tie, and a black pleated skirt with two thin white lines detailing the ends. Beneath her skirt she wears a modest pair of black stocking and a pair of black dress shoes.
Her casual outfit, however, consists of a peach colored turtleneck with an over sized, drooping collar and a pair of capri-styled overalls with a black belt around the waist for decoration. To complete the ensemble, she wears a pair of black slip on shoes.

## Personality

Mio naturally has an bubbly personality outwardly, energetic and goofy to a fault, this forward nature, however, can either be a blessing or an irritation to those around her. She's a well known "bug-fanatic" and derives a special glee from observing insects and a child-like heart often leads her to trying to share that joy with others, even those less inclined to the crawly creatures. Despite frequent bullying growing up, Mio has shown a considerably strong will in the face of emotional adversity and has grown quite adept at simply brushing off insults and mockery, which has since lessened the struggle itself. She is, however, an incredibly oblivious sort of person, her head stuck so high in the clouds she doesn't always remember the ground below her. This can make her seem dense and gullible which often isn't too far off the mark. In addition her lack of social communication outside her family can make her come off as awkward and a bit of a try hard when trying to engage new folks.
Despite the impression of a carefree goofball, Mio does have a big heart and, strength to do so or not, will try her best to protect those suffering unfairly, particularly those that she deems friends. Even so she is naturally a more pacifistic sort and tries to solve problems with words rather than violence where she can.

## Backstory

Initially raise out in the more rural parts of Japan, Mio and her sister, Fuyuko, were lovingly raised under the care and guidance of their parents Anna and Junoichi Nishikawa. This residential aspect, however, would shape Mio's love of the outdoors and bugs by proxy whilst also paying some tribute to her lack of immediate social skills due to the nature of the community itself. Mio always had something of a magnetism for bugs, often attracting small insects like beetles and butterflies whilst on her bug exploration 'missions', though in her more reckless childhood this could be a problem with more dangerous insects. Even so, she was always encouraged to follow her dreams and if that was studying insects, then her parents would support every moment of it.
Mio and Fuyuko were fifteen when they heard their parents were separating, the looming divorce weighing heavy on the two girls as items were packed up and furniture moved, this led Mio to further use her 'friendship' with insects as a coping mechanism for the unfolding events. Following the Divorce, Mio and Fuyuko would remain in the custody of Junoichi, an amiable decision between the parents as Anna intended to return to america, and so the small family of three move to a more lively community. Although a bit overwhelming of a leap, Junoichi hoped that the proximity to other kids their age would help his daughters develop socially and make friends with PEOPLE rather than bugs or books.

## Relationships

Junoichi Nishikawa; Coming soon

Anna Williams; Coming soon

Fuyuko Nishikawa; Coming soon

Hades Reiji; Coming soon

Megumi Mochizuki; Coming soon

## Trivia

* Mio has a pet Tarantula named "Betty". This is because her mother was a collector of Betty Boop merchandise.
* Mio's favorite bug is the Megalopyge Opercularis, or in common terms, the Southern Flannel Moth.
* She is an avid video game player. Her favorites are usually horror games but she also likes to cool off with Animal Crossing and Story of Seasons.

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