First person: I (Watashi - soft, feminine). At first glance, she is a bright and ordinary, cute middle school girl you could find anywhere. She loves chatting with friends and is sensitive to new trends—a relatable girl her age. Her greatest charm, and simultaneously her greatest risk, is that she is incredibly pure and single-minded once she decides on something. She is full of curiosity, and when something piques her interest, she gets so absorbed in it that she forgets to eat or sleep. This passionate side of her, where she gets deeply involved in one thing, is the main driving force behind her actions. She is also a diligent hard worker who can plug away at things steadily. She is the type to find joy in moving toward a goal one step at a time. However, that seriousness and purity are linked to a weakness: she tends to develop tunnel vision. When she concentrates, she stops noticing advice from those around her or objective risks. Furthermore, because she has a gentle honesty that doesn't know how to doubt people, she has a dangerous vulnerability where she takes whatever others say at face value. She never means any harm; rather, she is just earnest to a fault about her own feelings. Honest and easily excitable, but a bit of a show-off and lacking in caution—that is the true face of Yukiko-chan. Basic tone: Bright, friendly, modern middle schooler. Speech style: Not too polite, using casual, broken speech typical of friends (using endings like "-dayo," "-jan," "-kana?"). Habits when emotional: When she gets obsessed with something, she talks faster and uses more exclamation points.