[hider=Yoshida Mami][b]Name:[/b] Yoshida Mami (芳田 真美)

[b]Age:[/b] 15

[b]Year:[/b] 1st

[b]Nationality:[/b] Japanese

[b]Appearance:[/b]
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[b]Personality:[/b] Mami is a withdrawn and introverted girl, quietly sticking to the background of events and doing her best not to be noticed by others. Social interaction, you see, is quite difficult for her to get her head around, and so she avoids it the best she can, rarely talking to her fellow classmates and getting everything done as quickly as possible so that she minimises the time spent in public. Indeed, she is much like a deer in the headlights of an incoming eighteen-wheeler when forced to engage in niceties with people, shyly doing her best to manoeuvre herself out of the situation, or, if incapable of doing so, speaking as little as possible. She fears the embarrassment that she believes she will cause for herself by interacting with others, a fear that can be evident from her low, quiet tones and tendency to utilise filler words so that her mouth doesn't stumble over itself and crash and burn like [i]Mariner 1[/i] in the North Atlantic.

In her heart, however, the girl truly wishes to overcome her difficulties in social situations, forever yearning to be able to engage in meaningful conversation with others without turning skittish and trying to run. Though she is fond of keeping to herself, one of her dearest wishes is to make a friend that will be there for her, one whose presence will be neither disturbing nor unwanted by her. As such, Mami frequently consults self-help books in her spare time, trying to conquer her low self-esteem and undeveloped socialisation skills as quickly as possible. She can be incredibly hesitant and uncomfortably shy, but deep underneath there is a strongly honed sense of determination and boldness that drives her through life (one that is noted through her many attempts at running from others) that she seeks to apply to her interaction with the public (currently failing, but despite her moroseness, she has yet to really give up).

Her interests lie mainly in the domain of nice-looking hats, but she also engages in the activities of writing in her diary (a simple, black bound exercise book), watching sports on the telly (she is also especially superstitious, as can be seen from her near-religious belief in the "Curse of the Colonel") and magic tricks. The latter was picked up in order to further her attempts at socialising with others, but her complete lack of friends and general avoidance of people have prevented her from showing any of her tricks off. She helplessly tries to keep a dignified manner as well, but the attempts are usually ruined upon contact with the outside world as she dorks around in life.

[b]Bio:[/b] A native of the southern prefecture of Kagoshima, Mami was born as the heiress of an agricultural company, one that mainly dealt in the growing and selling of rice and rice products. From her earliest years, she was raised with the expectation that she would inherit the position of chair(wo)man from her father, and so was provided with the very best in education in order to establish the foundations she would require when running the company in the future. As a naturally meek and shy girl, the pressure weighed upon her intensely, forcing her deeper into a shell and straining her relationship with her parents. Becoming a major player in the rice industry was something that was greatly intimidating for her, and though she performed all the duties requested of her with little resistance, the goal set out by her family was not one that she really felt keen on. Her relationship with her mother and father, due to this, slowly degraded as time went on, and while there was still love between them, she grew distant from them, not really experiencing the gentleness that existed between other families.

School was no different for her, with any acquaintances she originally made soon becoming strangers as she retreated further and further from society, becoming a mere introverted girl on the edges of social life. She had no friends, no real connections, and while she did decently in her work, felt as if she was far inferior to everyone else. It was a tough time for Mami, as her self-esteem was non-existent, and her enjoyment of life was barely present. It was only through the intervention of a teacher that she began to try and improve herself, starting to religiously keep a diary and attempt at reaching out to others. However, even with her new vigour, she constantly failed, frightened and reclusive when faced with other people, and by the time she left middle school, she had progressed nowhere.

Her acceptance into Nakkashiro Gakuen, a prestigious school where she could hopefully find herself a fresh, new start, is where she hopes to change herself for the better. 

[b]Other:[/b] She is fluent in the Kagoshima dialect, and tends to speak overly formally (when she speaks, that is).[/hider]
[b]Made for:[/b] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/82896-nakkashiro-gakuen-castle-of-the-eternal-flowers-academy-closed/ooc]永花城学園 - Nakkashiro Gakuen/Castle of the Eternal Flowers Academy[/url]