Name: Theodora Phillips

Age: 15 years

Appearance: [img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/03/1f/6c/031f6c2ed951adaaed2633dde00f9f2c.jpg[/img]
Theodora has cropped black hair and green eyes, and is of middling height. Rather thin and lightweight, she has a sharp defiant jaw, that is often clenched in retaliation, or locked to hold back her words. She is pale, and not much of a looker, with smooth, pebble-stone cheeks and none of those prominent cheekbones that American actresses keep inheriting. Her hairstyle was born of a salon visit gone wrong, and it hasn't changed since.

Personality: Outspoken, aloof and shameless, Theodora (who also goes by Theo) has never enjoyed conforming to society's expectations. She will keep to herself, or otherwise lash out at others with a curt and brusque tongue. She can easily come across as arrogant, and selfish, considering the way she holds herself distantly from the rest. In reality, Theodora has simply made it a habit to keep people at arm's length to avoid possible complications. Lord knows she's downright hopeless at keeping civil relationships with anyone she can't tolerate, or vice-versa. Few have ever stuck around long enough for Theo to know how good of a friend she can be - if at all. Intelligent in her own right, Theodora often finds great solace in her books and laptop, and can be found toting the two around in her trademark sling bag occasionally. 

Occupation at the Bakery: Cashier, waiter

History: As someone who has grown up in Southeast Asia but bears a Westerner's last name, Theodora has never fit into one specific category, and knows what it means to not belong. Her features are distinctly Asian, save her striking green eyes. Her father gave her his eyes and surname, but only went so far in terms of fatherly duty. As a businessman who often travelled, Phillips simply didn't have much time to spend at home with his daughter and wife. Theodora's Chinese mother didn't seem to mind her husband's absence as much as Theo thinks she should have. Her parents were timid at best, performing limited acts of domesticity in the stilted pockets of time they scrapped together throughout Theodora's childhood. Theodora assumes that love is not to be a prominent aspect of one's life, and has never been in a relationship, though she imagines it would be boring and dry, a skittish dance for two similar to the one she observed from her parents.
	Theodora was from an early age raised in a conservative society. Predictably, she has spent the better part of her life moulding her image into something that went against the traditional order, with almost childish stubbornness. Her mother was fragile at times - being a single mother could be taxing, Theo supposed - and though Theodora wasn't half-bad at keeping her mother, herself and the household running, she has since foresworn weakness or dependencies, and vowed to avoid them like the plague. She'd like to think she's done well so far. 
	Moving to Japan meant uprooting herself from the environment she'd spent her entire life in. But she wasn't too heartbroken over it then, and is utterly apathetic about it now. It was her mother's idea for her to properly entrench herself in the new community, by finding some stability in the unfamiliar. Theodora does not know how the bakery is to factor into her mother's master plan, but she cares too little to argue.