Kanna "Kay" Tanahashi | Building A Legacy | Lockridge Nights Collab

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Full Name: Kanna Tanahashi

Nickname: Kay

Age: 26

Ethnicity: Japanese

Nationality: American

Gender: Female, she/her pronouns

Sexuality: Bisexual

Occupation: Part-time street racer/Owner and sole mechanic of Coastal Customs.

Crew Affiliation: Independent Racer/Mechanic

Appearance: 5'6" & 120 lbs. Black, shoulder-length hair, usually pulled back into a ponytail. Eyes are a warm shade of brown. Diamond-shaped face, high cheekbones, and a defined jaw. Has a constant resting bitch face. Has a lean, wiry frame with subtle muscle definition in her arms and legs and a warm tan. Has a lightly visible four-pack when her abdomen is tensing or while stretching. B-cup breasts. Neat-trimmed pubic hair.

Wardrobe: Prefers to wear tank tops, flannel shirts, worn plain/graphic tees when working on cars or in her daily life. Will sometimes just wear a sports bra on hot days, when doing yoga, or lounging around. Kay likes wearing faded jeans, cargo pants, or the occasional pair of board shorts, and usually pairs them with a pair of well-used sneakers or reliable work boots. Prefers neutral color clothes. Usually wears a mechanic's jumpsuit during business hours.

Scent: Gasoline and leather.

Voice & Speech: Neutral American accent with Japanese undertones. Speaks in a laid-back, snarky, and sarcastic manner. Will swear or rant in Japanese when angry since no one else can usually understand her. Her voice can soften or be filled with passionate fire when describing her dreams or when talking about the things and people important to her.

Current Residence: A small apartment down the street from her garage.

Cars: Kay drives a silver 2000 Nissan Silvia S15 with a custom graffiti body wrap, sponsorship decals, custom rims, and tinted windows, used primarily for drifting and technical races where precision handling is needed. It is named "Midnight", in tribute to the famous Mid Night Racing Team. Her other car is a red 1967 Chevy Camaro with black racing stripes, used as a more low-key (for her anyways) daily driver and for races that rely more on straightline speed and acceleration. It is named "Liberty", both in reference to American muscle, and to the freedom she worked so hard to achieve. Her overall driving style is strategic, always planning and thinking of what move she should make given the situation.

Personality: Kay is an independent, driven, ambitious, sarcastic, and rebellious tomboy. She's not afraid to speak her mind or voice her opinion, whether because someone made a stupid remark, pissed her off, or when speaking about her goals. Obviously, she's impulsive and blunt. She softens up when speaking with the people closest to her or discussing her dreams.

MBTI Type: ESTP - The Entrepreneur

Likes: Cars, surfing, driving, auto mechanics, yoga, independence, competing in and watching races

Dislikes: The cops, people dismissing her knowledge/skills, reckless people,

Goals: Further establish a name/reputation for herself as a racer and mechanic, expand her business, buy a home, acquire more cars

Skills: Kay is a skilled mechanic, having learned how to properly wield a wrench at ten. Her familiarity with cars led her to becoming a very adept driver once she got her permit and has only improved since then as both a mechanic and driver. Kay picked up yoga as a way to practice balance in preparation of learning how to surf. It also gave her something to do when alone in her room.

Core Memories: Age 10: Her neighbor, the local mechanic, Andrew Teller, began to teach a curious Kay everything he knew about cars and how to fix, tune, and drive them.

Age 16: Rebuilt an entire engine all by herself. Even her dad had to admit how impressive it was.

Romantic History: Kay's had the occasional date, fling, and hookup in the past, but has avoided anything serious with anyone; she never wanted to tie herself down in Clearwater. She sticks to this pattern mostly out of routine but wouldn't mind trying something with the right person.

Behavior during sex: Kay likes rough sex and doesn't mind being on top or the bottom. She loves going down on her partner and having them return the favor.

Backstory: Kay was born to her parents, Goro and Anzu, Japanese immigrants, in the small town of Clearwater Ridge in the Midwest. Growing up, Kay quickly established herself as independent and someone who marched to the beat of her own drum, clashing with her parents and school faculty often. She never seemed to fit into any of the boxes people tried to put her into.

When Kay was 10, she met Andrew Teller, her mid-forties neighbor and the town mechanic. Despite their two attitudes, the pair began to bond, with Andrew serving as mentor and surrogate uncle to Kay. Andrew taught Kay how to work on cars, how to maintain, tune, and repair them. At 16, Andrew taught her how to drive and hired Kay on as a part-time mechanic while she was still in school.

After graduating from college four years ago, Kay took her life savings, cars, and a lump sum of cash (a gift from Andrew) and left Clearwater—and her family—behind; seeking to live the she wanted. Lockridge proved to be the perfect place for her. The racing scene/culture fit the life she always lived, while also allowing her to learn how to surf, something she always wanted to do.

Nowadays, Kay splits her time living her best life. By day, she works, build, and repairs cars by day, mostly for civilians and new racers since she's still building a modest but growing Coastal Customs' reputation in the city. At night, she does the same as a driver, winning races and pushing herself and her car to the limit. And occasionally, you'll find her surfing or doing yoga on the coast. She wants to make a name for herself as one of Lockridge's best racers and mechanics. She is a bit frustrated with the lack of an impact she's made so far. But her ambition won't let her give up. She will reach new heights of success.

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