Ayumi

Ayumi is a middle-aged woman living in Tokyo. She works nights at a small, shady money lender, Straight Shot Lending. She has an average build with smaller breasts and graying hair she keeps in a ponytail. Ayumi is aware that her workplace is likely operating outside of the law, but the pay is good enough that she’s never asked questions. She’s a patient woman, having to deal with a lot of very odd clientele with a lot of very odd requests. Ayumi has heard it all, from people looking for a loan open a hostess club, to people trying to put worthless collectable cards up for collateral, to people genuinely offering to cut off their own body parts in exchange for an improvement on their loan terms. There’s nearly nothing that would shock or surprise her anymore, having worked at the office for several years. As such, she’s hear out any offer, no matter how nonsensical, before making a judgement. Being a long-time, trusted employee of the firm, her boss has given her authority to make decisions on the day to day dealings of the firm, though for truly outrageous situations she’ll still consult with her boss. No matter how zany the request, offer, or scheme she’s being pitched, she retains a professional if not slightly sardonic tone.

When not at work Ayumi has a deep interest in ancient Japanese culture and history, as well as being a high ranked Go player. She sometimes wonders if she’d poured herself into improving at Go if she could have been a grandmaster. Ayumi chainsmokes constantly, and is rarely without a cigarette in her mouth.