Mio/Rosebud

"You had shown me so much. Sometimes, I feel happy that I had died. I mean, No I'm not glad. I'm not glad I had died but if I hadn't I probably wouldn't have ever met you. You're so kind and so merciful to even those who had only try to ruin your righteous acts. If I we're you, I would never have had your kind of patience." -Lyam talking to Mio after the final boss.

Mio is the protagonist of the story. She is a first year transfer student at Shujin Academy who had moved recently from an unknown location. Her family constantly moves from home to home due to Mio's fathers job, thus moving every year.

## Personality

Mio is a shy but optimistic girl that tends to step back and hide behind other people, that is until she obtains her persona Mari. With Mari and the power of the Metaverse, she feels as if she can easily stick up to people with this little "voice" inside of her head speaking truth whenever it wants. Of course, Mari doesn't actually talk to Mio with telepathy. Mio had lived a life full of everything planned out for her and never had time to actually explore her own personality. She rarely shows disappointment or sadness and she often times uses dance as an outlet.

Over the course of the story, Mio continues to find herself in different situations that help her feel more open with her emotions. Palace by Palace continuing to show emotions that she never shown to past friends.

Final boss spoilers!

Mio, on the other hand, starts to get too open. She goes on to open arms for anyone she believes she can trust. She walks naively often, especially towards the end of the story. Hina had clearly told Mio that his friend had been to the metaverse months before Mio actually met "her." Upon meeting them, Mio had no suspicions. No way would a friend of Hina's be any harm, right? She had been a wolf hiding under sheep's wool till the end of her reign and even then Mio gave her the most love she could give to a struggling person.

## Background

Mio's family had moved around from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, never establishing friendships with others with the thought that she'd never see them again. Not giving impressions to others and often sticking to it as a wallflower. Mio had been bullied for a short amount of time, soon to move to another school. Her family, her mother, is extremely protective of their only daughter.

She stuck with her own hobbies and her family, and it worked for the most part. That is until she had moved to Yogen and transferred to Shujin. Her class is a bunch of odd-balls. These kids in her class cause her to step out of her comfort zone, if at least a little bit. She began to talk more and more to the kids around her class, seeing these people as friends.

Eventually, There was one kid who stood out. He stood out only a little too much for being too quiet. Of course, their classroom had always been respectful. They always said their thank yous, daily bows, cleaned better than most of their fellow classes but Mio had thought that this kid was probably a little too black and white to the rest of the classes saturated colors. This kid was Yuki Honoe. Mio doesn't often step out to pursue others so this was a big deal for her.

After entering Yuki's Mother's palace, she summons Mari. Mari is her life source at this point. She gives Mio a type of confidence that Mio had never had. Mio can change people for the best. Even then, the Velvet Room causes Mio some sort of discomfort. Something about a long nosed man and an inexperienced boy just was sort of unnerving.

## Trivia

* Because of the Bullying she had encountered years before the story takes place, Mio is extremely afraid of the dark.
* -Usually, Mio has her phone on her (flashlight) as well as a night light in her bedroom. While in the metaverse, Mari can radiate light on her own.
* -In most situations, Mio is able to grab her phone or attempt to find the closest light, but in the metaverse Mio is unable to locate the scenery around her. She clings to the closest thing , which is usually a person. She usually calms down very quickly with her friends assistance. In the worst case scenario, she is stuck in a completely dark room with no light and no people around. If this happens, Mio would most likely stay put and wait for someone to literally save her, she's most likely having a panic attack. uh oh