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
Easy-going, peppy, and charming, Ryoko is a walking star no matter where she goes. Despite her amiable personality, she is much more calculating and cruel than how she lets herself appear. At times, though, her genuine efforts are able to help her and others through her severe criticisms.

Her carefree nature makes her struggles with empathizing with emotions that others would consider normal. She is very self-assured of herself and her actions, and as such doesn't recognize the repercussions of her personality. Ryoko also tends to easily doubt the intentions of others around her, causing her to instinctively distance herself from genuine 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).
 * Ironically, Ryoko greatly dislikes prawns.

Ryoko (涼子), through the character 涼 (ryo), means both 'cool' and 'refreshing', but can also be translated as 'lonely'.
 * This is a reference to how Ryoko wishes to be seen as a cool and reliable figure by those around, while also suffering from the neglect she experienced growing up, causing her to be doubtful of other people and purposefully distancing herself from bonds with others.

Trivia

 * Ryoko's pronouns are she/they.
 * She has the same height as.
 * She shares room 103 in the dorms with and.
 * She is classmates with and Mankai Company's Masumi Usui.
 * 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.