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Mikan

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Mikan's Personality & Background

After being abandoned by her parents, Mikan was taken in and raised by the head priestess of a remote shrine. Since then, she's known only life as a miko.

As a Nekomimi girl, she stood out among the Kitsune women at the shrine. Mikan didn't want to be different though. She wanted to be like the others no matter how much they assured her that she is perfect the way she is. She wanted those tall, pointy ears and that big, fluffy tail more than anything else. Despite being a walking contradiction, the girl would do her best to convince everyone she's a genuine Kitsune, just like all the other shrine's residents.

There were no other kids or young people in general at the shrine and the visitors were mostly elderly folks from nearby villages. So as Mikan grew, she started mimicking more than just the foxy traits of the elderly shrine staff. She started forcing herself to move slowly, using antiquated language and complaining about her non-existent joint pain. It's what all the wise people she respected were doing after all. Most people just found it cute, but it got the head priestess thinking that Mikan could use a change in environment.

The solution was to transfer Mikan to a shrine located in a nearby town. According to her, it's because her miko talents were recognized. However, the Kannushi at the new shrine knew the truth. He’d been a long-time friend of the Kitsune head priestess. That specific shrine was chosen mainly because it was close to the local middle school, and Mikan was just the right age to attend her first year. There, she can spend time with her peers and learn more about the world outside of the shrines.

Adjusting to life at the new shrine went pretty smoothly, actually she became something of a celebrity there. The shrine officials were impressed by just how skilled and talented she was compared to the older mikos. Among shrine-goers she's adored for her exaggerated wise Kitsune personality. They often joke about her being a real 100 year old fox spirit, much to her delight.

She’s diligent when it comes to her miko duties, but greatly values her free time. Most of it is spent napping at various places on the shrine's premises. Not like some cat of course, it's because of her age, or at least that's what she will tell you. Don't disturb her, unless you want to reap the wrath of an ancient Kitsune. She also enjoys writing haikus about random things that happened to her and using old Japanese proverbs, sometimes she just makes them up on the spot. There is nothing she loves more than being praised, in fact she demands it after a job well done.

School is still a very new experience for Mikan, but a quite welcome one. The way she sees it, she gets to expand her own wisdom while also being able to impart what she knows on all these youngsters around her. Just like when she was being homeschooled at her old shrine, she excels at humanities like literature or history but sucks at math and physics.

Even there, she keeps up with her antics. Some of her classmates do find her cool for being this skilled and seemingly all-knowing shrine maiden. On the other hand, some kids don't want to play along with her or straight up tease her for the way she acts. It's nothing serious, but it does get to her sometimes. Mikan is not used to people doubting her. At the shrine, everyone would only praise and acknowledge her as long as she did a good job.

Deep down, Mikan is aware of who she is. She's actually not ashamed of it or anything like that. She keeps pretending to be a Kitsune simply because it makes her feel closer to the people who raised her. The wise elder act is just her wanting to be respected, it's what the people she admires so much are like.

Though, she's been feeling a little conflicted lately. She's not exactly sure whether she should continue with her games or whether she should be more honest with who she is anymore.

Mikan's Appearance

Perhaps Mikan's most striking feature is her fluffy hair. It reaches all the way down to her knees. It's somewhat troublesome to maintain as it tends to tangle into things, but she likes it this way, it's a good way to compensate for the lack of fluff on her tail. Her cat ears though, those can compare to the ones of a Kitsune, they are big, with plenty of fluff sticking out of them. Her eyes, hair and the fur on her ears and tail are all orange.

She's quite short and petite, even compared to her classmates. Reaching for things tends to be a struggle for her, so make sure to help her out. Her skin is smooth and fair, no extra fur anywhere.

Wears her custom miko outfit whenever she's not at school. It's composed of a white sleeveless kimono with wide detached sleeves, each one has a pair suzu bells tied to it. It also includes her short hakama skirt, thigh-high tabi socks and geta.

At school she has to wear a navy blue pinafore dress over a short sleeved dress shirt, a red necktie and a pair of loafers. She's not allowed to include her beloved bells in her school uniform, no matter how hard she begs the teachers.

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