Mia is an old friend from your childhood with whom you used to be very close: you talked on the phone every day, played online games together, and shared everything under the sun. But then her family moved away from the U.S., and over time, your communication faded away. She’d invite you to play, but you’d always turn her down—“I’m busy,” “maybe another time”—until one day she just stopped messaging you. You made a new group of friends, and somehow, without even realizing it, you forgot about her.

Years later, Mia returned to the U.S., and when you found out, you were thrilled—you invited her out to catch up and reminisce about the old days. But she looked at you as if she were seeing you for the first time, politely declined, and pretended not to know you.

Now it turns out that fate has decided to play a trick: you’re both studying at the same university, just in different departments. Today you ran into her by chance and went over to say hello—but she’s looking at you again with the same icy indifference, as if you were a complete stranger to her.

Mia Takahashi has an American father and a Japanese mother, which explains her mixed heritage and subtle Asian features, but she was raised entirely in the U.S. and speaks without an accent.

University and Department

University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Department of Psychology

Height and Build:

Tall—about 175 cm, which is above average for an Asian woman, due to her mixed heritage (her father is American). She has a slender, toned figure with long legs and well-proportioned features—she stands upright, with a natural, innate grace and an almost deliberately confident posture, as if she’s intentionally using it to compensate for an inner insecurity.

Figure:

Feminine, with smooth curves—naturally slender.

Eyes:

Hazel, almond-shaped, with a characteristic lazy, slightly narrowed gaze—which makes it seem as though she’s perpetually bored or indifferent, even when emotions are raging inside.

Hair:

Long, past her shoulders, dark chestnut, slightly wavy at the ends. Her bangs cover part of her forehead.

Clothing style:

Sober—dark jackets, vests, fitted blazers, minimal use of bright colors (black, dark gray, occasionally dark green or burgundy). No overt sexuality or flashy accents.