Kimiko Ami

"Oh. Oh, my."

Kimiko Ami is a third-year student at Love Letter High school. She is reclusive and quite mysterious, but tries to be kind and caring. She is a member of the cooking club.

## Appearance

Kimiko is slightly below average in height, which is often accentuated by her meek, unimposing stance along with her slender limbs. Her silver grey hair is often tied to one side and placed over one of her shoulders, and frequently covers up one of her amber eyes. When not in uniform she usually wears something comfortable such as a cardigan or fleece.

## Backstory

Born to a struggling, working mother and a Fly-By-Night father that her mother never spoke about, Kimiko was forced to make do with limited means and an increasing need to be self-sufficient, as her mother's free hours seemed to shrink every year. Fortunately, Kimiko was the quiet type who required little interaction outside of her books, which would fascinate her well into the night.

With both the aptitude and ability to learn, Kimiko excelled in her studies all the way through middle-school, though it gave her little in the way of meaningful, lasting relationships. She was friendly enough to those that would reciprocate, but always stayed it a relative distance.

Things were further complicated in her early teen years when Kimiko started to suffer bouts of severe joint pain, and was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus , an auto-immune disease leaving her vulnerable to the sun and leaving her lifespan more uncertain. This left misfortune only lead her further into her shell, feeling more frail than ever before.

Kimiko went through her first High School years now with financial support from several institutions, but not without a hint of lingering guilt that they were granted out of pity and not her academic acumen.

## Personality

Quiet and reclusive, Kimiko prefers the company of a pile of academic texts to any person, her age or older. She also prefers quiet places to focus, disliking loud disruptions to her work. Quiet and soft spoken, Kimiko sometimes has a hard time getting people attention when she really needs it, or projecting her voice properly the first time. While she doesn't mind giving out help when she can, Kimiko will more often than not wait for those kinds of opportunities to come to her. She also dislikes social tension and will try to avoid it.

Her other passion besides studying is cooking, particularly large meals that are slow-cooked. While she isn't always able to attend the meetings, she enjoys spending her time making food that's comforting and healthy. Most people who have tried it usually have good things to say about it, though Kimiko isn't always around to hear them.

Kimiko's greatest strength by far is her determination to power through her condition as best as possible. Whenever she is forced to go outside during the day, she will use a parasol to shield herself, ignoring any disparagement. Furthermore, she will attempt to power through all but the most debilitating pain to attend school every day, though sometimes a flare will be too bad for her to even move.

## Relationships

Kimiko has very little in the way of solid friendships, though she is cordial with most of the other cooking club members.

She knows the nursing staff well enough to consider them confidants at least, particularly regarding the difficulties of her condition.

## Misc

**Role:** Kimiko would likely be a simple student and not a rival. Her role would be to offer study help and possibly help with cooking to the protagonist. If pressed hard enough, she could be coerced into helping even if she didn't like or trust the protagonist, but she would make a conscious effort to avoid them as much as possible.

If Kimiko were to be a rival, she would begin to overcome her social anxiety and spend more time with senpai. However, she would be easier to pressure to break off with him by intimidation or if her interactions went badly enough. However, this would further push her reclusiveness and reduce the amount she would help

**High Trust:** Kimiko would help with studying as much as possible, and be willing to provide well-cooked food to eat or give to others. If the protagonist is performing well in class and exams, Kimiko will offer to share notes.

**Medium Trust:** Kimiko can assist in studying three times a week. If the protagonist is a member of the cooking club, she may offer to prepare food together, making something of high quality and improving cooking skill.

**Neutral Trust:** At first, Kimiko will be uncomfortable around the player the same as anyone else. If they ask nicely for help or are struggling in class, Kimiko may offer to provide assistance once a week. To gain her trust, talking to Kimiko and providing her with rare books she asks will help to lower her guard.

**Poor Trust:** If the players behaves inappropriately around Kimiko or directly antagonises her, she will attempt to cut off interaction and make excuses when asked for assistance. If the protagonist apologises for their actions, Kimiko will consider giving them the benefit of the doubt. If intimidated, Kimiko will assist the player once, but immediately move to broken trust.

💔**BROKEN TRUST💔** If the protagonist persistently antagonises Kimiko or commits an atrocity in front of her, Kimiko will make all efforts to avoid them. She will refuse to help the protagonist, actively leave any room they enter and if persistently stalked or scared she will make more absences from school that usual.

## Trivia

Kimiko's friend quest would concern procuring a rare book for her. If she was friendly, Kimiko would be willing to assist with studying or provide her food.

"Kimiko" is the Japanese for "dear child" or "precious child", while "Ami" means friend. When spoken phonetically, the last three syllables sound like "Okami", the Japanese for wolf.

Profile image created using [1] rinne\_grimme's picrew creator (permissions: individual/non-commercial).

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