Saeko Kourogi

Appearance
Saeko is very pale, with green eyes and waist-length hair that is dyed a deep scarlet. She tends to wear dark eyeshadow and dark lipstick, giving her a rather dark look overall. Saeko stands at 5'2" and has very soft features, looking at first glance to have a rather soft frame as well, if somewhat slim. her standard of wear borrows a lot from a more gothic style, lots of skirts, lace, heel boots, etc. Which isn't to say she doesn't dress somewhat normally, she just adds her own odd flair to things. Her clothes also tend to be quite expressive, as does her body language. Overall, Saeko appears as a rather soft and timid person at first, despite some oddities about her appearance.

Personality
Saeko is unable to speak, so she tends to communicate through gestures, expressions, and sign language, occasionally written notes. Due to the difficulty in communicating like that, a lot of the nuances of her speech tends to be lost, such as subtle emotional cues. She can come off as a very soft person, which is almost a direct contrast to her generally frustrated mood-no doubt in part to people around her typically not being able to understand her. A few of her friends know sign language, but if they're not around, Saeko will simply have to rely on the perceptiveness of whomever she's talking to-and that tends to frustrate her more. In her free time, she pursues archery, writing, and dancing. Recently, she took up martial arts, and has been enamored with online gaming.

Background
Saeko was born with a vocal cord dysfunction, and has lived her life being unable to speak. This coupled with her parents divorcing at a young age has warped a lot of how she lives. Saeko was forced to grow up rather quickly when her mother fell sick for a while, and has a level of maturity beyond her age-but also comes off as rather jaded at times. She's been in Inaba all of her life, but tends to avoid people except for a few close friends. She's slowly becoming more social. Saeko decided to dye her hair mostly as a way to express herself in some way, and it's the same reasoning that's caused her to dress differently.