Ryoko Ebihara

Appearance
Ryoko has pink, waist-length hair which she typically ties into a messy braid with the rest of her hair framing her face, and light green eyes. Her default outfit consists of a beige cardigan worn over a sleeveless white button-up blouse as well as denim shorts and white sneakers. Ryoko also normally wears many accessories, with one of which being a black choker that has her name written on the back.

Personality
With a playful and trendy attitude that tends to make her come off as childish and pretentious, Ryoko shines no matter where she goes. She is friendly and extroverted, capable of getting along with others easily while still owning a mature, 'big sisterly' side that reveals itself when around those younger than her. Underneath her amiable personality, she is much more calculating and cruel than how she lets herself appear, willing to go through whatever lengths to achieve what she wants. Despite this, her genuine efforts can boost others around her with harsh criticisms and nitpicky claims.

Because of her carefree nature, she struggles with empathizing with emotions that others would consider normal. She is very self-assured of herself and her actions, and as such does not recognize the repercussions that her behavior causes. Ryoko also tends to easily doubt the intentions of others around her, causing her to instinctively distance herself from making real personal connections.

Background
Due to neglect from her parents as the youngest among her three sisters, she sought out validation through social media ever since her youth, turning it into her constant motivation. As a dance trainee for the talent agency AstroVision, she is recognized as one of the best in the roster — a high title which wavers as she regularly skips her practice attendance, claiming it to be 'boring' and a 'waste of time'. Despite a lack of concern for what she plans for her future, her ideas of success have never failed her once, and she expects no less as she continues to live her life as she desires.

Etymology
Ebihara (海老原) translates to "prawn" (海老, ebi) and "meadows" (原, hara).

Ryoko (涼子) means "cool" or "lonely" (涼, ryō), and "child" (子, ko).

Trivia

 * Ryoko's pronouns are she/her.
 * She has the same height as.
 * She shares room 103 in the dorms with and.
 * Her nickname Koebi (小海老) means 'small shrimp' or 'small prawn', and it is derived from the last syllable of her first name (Ko) and the first two syllables of her surname (Ebi).
 * Her sisters would often call her this when she was younger to tease her for her hatred towards prawns, much to Ryoko's chagrin.
 * Due to her clumsiness, she has a tendency of dropping her phone very frequently. Her current record is over forty broken phones.
 * Ryoko is able to look good in any outfit she wears and she likes wearing the clothes of others if they can fit. She refuses to wear itchy clothes, though.
 * She takes on many part time jobs, one of which being a cashier in a department store with her childhood friend.
 * When visiting cafés, she enjoys ordering unappetizing drinks that taste as bad as they sound.