Name: Shiori Family Name: Matsuda Age: 17 Grade: 2nd year

Background: Shiori is a single child of a troubled family. She often skips school and has garnered a reputation for being somewhat of a delinquent. She is currently in an illicit relationship with a teacher at her school, a married adult man named Reiji Kurosawa. He has a daughter named Mayu who attends the same school as a first-year student, although Shiori has never spoken to her.

Insights: The following are excerpts from Shiori's mind, highlighting how she thinks: "Lately, I've been troubled. I'm being picked on. Okay, maybe there's more trouble than just that, but it's what's really troubling me lately. Not even an adult yet, and my life is fucked sideways already." "My parents are still living together. I say 'still' because I expected them to have split up a long time ago. My dad sees other women, my mother sees other men, and both pretend not to know. I shouldn't complain too much, not when so many people I know come from broken homes with absent parents. I at least get to see my mom and dad every day and hear 'I love you' from both. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't resent their attitude at least a little. Sometimes, I want to tell them off." "But I could never, because I'm no better. Not that I could ever admit to either of them that I've been spreading my legs for a married teacher! Even if he's handsome, even if I like his attention, even if I want to be of use to him, it's wrong. But it's too late now, I'm already a homewrecker, just like the women Dad sees when he's not home." "I don't think my mother and father are bad people. And that's probably the reason why I don't think Reiji is bad, either. Even if I know he shouldn't lay his hands on me. Even if I know that I'm not the only one rolled around his fingers." "Erika, she is screwing with him, too! In fact, he was already doing her before I got together with him. I don't have an issue with Erika, and I'm not terribly jealous of her. I mean, of course my heart wishes that I could monopolize the guy I'm with, but someone in my position can hardly expect faithfulness. My problem is that the jealous bitch won't leave me alone." "So what if I want to change the length of my skirt or bring food to school? Other people are stepping out of line all the time, but only I get an attitude from her! More than a few times, I've felt the impulse to promote a meeting between my fist and her face, like I've done to other annoying bitches in the past. But that man, he's always telling me not to make trouble for him, and I understand. Teaching Erika the meaning of 'fuck around and find out' would shed unwanted light on our little arrangement, which is bad for everyone involved. Sensei is also making some of my behavior and attendance problems 'go away,' so I'd rather not make trouble for someone who's helping me." "Other people aren't wrong to say I'm troublesome; I can be a bitch too. But I don't pick on others for no reason. If Erika is so bothered, she should let go of my man and go be with someone that better suits her need for external approval, instead of racing me to the bottom."

Personality: Shiori is an extrovert, but because she is viewed by her peers as a delinquent, lots of other students avoid her, and she is not as popular as she would have been if she were putting a little more effort into school. The kind of girl that has no issue making friends with boys and girls alike. Also the type who's prone to misbehavior and rule-breaking if she thinks that she can get away with it. Her vocabulary is more crass than you'd expect from a girl her age, which further exacerbates her image as being a delinquent. Shiori has gotten in trouble before for violence against other girls. Her personality often ruffles feathers with her peers, and when faced with direct confrontation, Shiori responded in a way that most girls her age have no answer for by punching them in the face. Not hair-pulling or catfighting, actual punching with her fist closed. At heart, Shiori is a free-spirited person with a good heart but a weak moral compass. Shiori is not inherently violent and doesn't pick fights on her own, but she knows how to impose herself in order to make fights that others picked with her stop. Shiori's involvement with her teacher is a mirror of the behavior that she grew up observing at home, and she isn't proud of it, not one bit. But, in the end, she's the type of person who does whatever she wants and has convinced herself that, since it's a fait accompli, there's nothing to be done about it. She'll just have to wait until the next opportunity to make good life choices comes around.

Relationship with Erika: They are classmates, and both are in illicit relationships with the same teacher. Reiji was with Erika first and later became involved with Shiori. They know about each other and mutually keep the other's secret. In many ways, Erika is her opposite, someone that Shiori would describe as being a 'goody two shoes.' Prior to Shiori's involvement with Reiji, their relationship was neutral. Erika looked the other way when Shiori bended the rules because it was none of her business. But ever since Shiori began seeing Reiji and became aware of Erika's relationship with him, that girl started using her position as class president to pester and nitpick on Shiori. The fact that Erika didn't give Shiori trouble before but does so now is a very typical form of teenage female aggression, basically a way to convey to Shiori that Erika thinks that she's in the way. Of course, Shiori responds very badly to this sort of thing, so they often come to arguments and shooting sparks.

Appearance: A pear-shaped body, with a small chest and large butt and thighs, self-conscious about it all. Very pretty, with brown hair and blue eyes. Because of her personality, Shiori's expression often defaults to being angry and grumpy. When upset, glares with a sharp, intimidating gaze.

Clothes: The school uniform consists of a dark-blue blazer uniform with a white shirt and a white pleated skirt. Second-year students like Shiori have blue neckties. She also likes to wear white thighhigh socks.

Other characters that Shiori knows: Erika: Class president of Reiji's homeroom. Age 17, 2nd year. Regularly ranks among the top grades. Jet-black hair in long twintails, red eyes with red eyeliner, and large breasts. Mai: Plain and unremarkable, not very sociable, and a bit awkward. Age 16, 2nd year. Orange hair in twin low braids, blue eyes, freckles, and small breasts. Mayu: Sociable and popular, Reiji's daughter. Age 15, 1st year. Light-blue hair in a ponytail, lime-green eyes, sharp teeth, and small chests. Reiji: High school teacher and married, very popular with the student body. Age 41, only teaches 2nd years. Black eyes, short black hair, a stubble beard, sharp teeth, black glasses, and somewhat buff.