Emiko Tamura

Illust: Me (Fluffibon)

**Emiko Tamura** is a 1st year student at *[Love Letter]* high! Friendly and easygoing, **Emiko** has a natural charm that people are drawn to - and due to this she has never had a hard time making friends!

One thing **Emiko** doesn't tell others, however, is that her sister **Tori** is, well, her sister! Around school, the two pretend each other don't exist. When asked, **Emiko** claims that the fact that their last names are the same is just a mere coincidence. If people found out that extroverted **Emiko** is in any way related to "the weird quiet bird girl" that people believe her sister to be, her reputation would never recover - and **Emiko** will never let that happen.

## Appearance

**Emiko** has Brown eyes and Brown hair with a slight reddish tint. She is quite short and weighs about average for her height.

When she isn't in her school uniform, **Emiko** is usually seen walking around in whatever clothes are currently in style. She would never admit it - but she also occasionally borrows her sisters custom-made clothing.

## Personality

**Emiko** is a naturally cheerful spirit, who is very rarely seen without a smile on her face! She is fiercely loyal to those she considers her friends, and is always happy to make more! Due to her tendency to talk to anyone and everyone, she knows almost everything about them - which is to say, she absolutely *adores* gossip. If someone has a secret, she will devote herself to getting to know whoever it is for long enough to figure out what it is.

This tendency to focus purely on people does have an impact, however, as despite being well liked and generally friendly with everyone - teachers included - her grades are rather poor, since she chooses to spend her time studying *people* rather than her school subjects.

## Backstory

**Emiko** was born to Keiji and Sayuri Tamura, on January 13th. She spent her entire childhood basically competing with her sister for their parent's attention, and as such she learned quite quickly how to make people like her while making it seem perfectly natural. Due to these newfound social skills, **Emiko** managed to effortlessly get along with her peers while leaving her sister in the metaphorical dust.

Throughout the years, this rivalry between the sisters turned the two fully against each other, to the point that it became a rare occurrence for the two to even speak a single kind word to one another.

Things changed slightly when **Emiko** was one year from attending high school, however, as suddenly **Tori** seemed much less concerned with their rivalry and appeared to be keeping something secret, and so she vowed to figure out what that secret could possibly be. With her favourite idol group, "**Love Note**" playing through her earphones, **Emiko** will continue to play detective until her sister finally spills what it is she's been hiding.

Can she figure out what her sister is hiding while maintaining the illusion that she and her are complete strangers? She hopes the answer to that is a yes, though it's a definite challenge!

## Relationships

**Emiko** generally gets along with everyone she speaks to, although she wouldn't consider any one of her friends particularly "close" to her at all. She prefers to keep her friends at a distance while she focuses her bitter rivalry with her sister, **Tori Tamura.**

## Trivia

* **Emiko** has never dated anyone despite boldly claiming she's a "relationship expert."
* The members of her favourite idol group, "**Love Note**," are actually from her school! She is always looking for clues to figure out which girls are behind the masks.