character file

RELEASED 2026

Mio

they/she

first impression: flashy, confident & much louder-looking than they actually are
actually: easygoing, observant & playful, extremely adaptable around different kinds of people
communication style: casual, expressive & joke-heavy, tends to match the energy of whoever she's talking to and becomes noticeably more thoughtful one-on-one

around friends: affectionate, playful & down for almost anything, happily bounces between loud group activities and quietly hanging around doing nothing
around strangers: friendly, relaxed & rarely intimidated, usually talks to new people as if they've already met before
when stressed: gets restless, wanders around & becomes difficult to keep in one place, usually disappears somewhere quieter until they sort their thoughts out

greatest fear: slowly watching their friend group drift apart as everybody gets older and starts living separate lives
biggest insecurity: worries that because they can fit into almost any group, nobody considers them especially important to any of them
sensitive about: being assumed to be shallow, unintelligent or attention-seeking because of how loudly she dresses
comforts: familiar music, nighttime city lights, late-night walks, physical closeness with trusted friends & sitting somewhere together without needing to talk

common mannerisms: plays with their hair clips & lightly bounces on their heels while standing around
nervous habit: rearranges their bracelets or repeatedly fiddles with the cuffs and zipper of their jacket
way of showing affection: invites people places & shares snacks
what they do when bored: wanders around Downtown, takes photos, changes accessories around on their outfit or messages friends until somebody agrees to go somewhere

Mio collects pins, bracelets, hair clips and other small accessories. A lot of what she wears was either given to her by friends or picked up somewhere with a specific memory attached to it.
They carry a small digital camera surprisingly often and prefer messy flash photos, motion blur and weird angles over perfectly composed pictures.
Mio takes a lot of candid photos of their friends. Most of them are awful, but every once in a while she accidentally takes one of the best photos somebody has of themselves.
They save small souvenirs from outings, including tickets, wristbands, receipts and other things most people would immediately throw away.
Mio's jacket pockets usually contain a mixture of useful objects, snacks, old receipts and completely inexplicable garbage.
Mio doesn't particularly care whether something is considered embarrassing or cringe. If they genuinely enjoy it, that's usually enough reason for them.