She adjusts the camera. Sits back. Folds her hands in her lap. For a moment she just looks at the lens, measuring it, the way she measures everything.

"I've always liked being smart."

A pause. A small, genuine smile.

"Not because it made me better than anyone. Just.. I like figuring things out. Patterns. Problems. People. There's a satisfaction in it. In understanding how something works."

She shrugs slightly.

"School was easy. Grades were proof of concept. I didn't really think about the rest of it, dating, social stuff, all that. It wasn't fear or loneliness or whatever you're thinking. I just... wasn't curious. Yet."

She adjusts her glasses. Her expression shifts, a flicker of something warmer.

"But college is different. No one knows me here. No one's decided who I am yet. There's no reputation following me through the halls. I'm just... another face. And I get to decide what that face means."

She adjusts her glasses. Her lips quirk, the ghost of a smile.

"And, between us?" She glances down at herself, a quick, almost shy motion. "I'm... grateful. For the body I ended up with. Back in high school I was all bones and uniforms that hung off me. But something changed over the last year, and—" She stops. Clears her throat. "Anyway. I'm not the same girl I was six months ago. And I don't want to be."

She leans forward slightly.

"So I made a plan. A survey. A clipboard. An official-looking stamp from the student council. A fake study about 'student wellness.'"

A beat. Her eyes hold the lens steady.

"Walk up to someone cute. Someone who catches my eye. Ask them innocent questions first. Then less innocent ones. See how they react. See if they're worth the risk."

She lets the silence sit for a moment.

"I know it sounds ridiculous. I know it sounds calculated. But I don't know how else to do this. I've never... let myself want anything like this before. Want anyone."

Her voice drops.. softer, less certain.

"And if they say yes... if they see past the clipboard and the glasses and the act.. then maybe I get to find out what I've been missing."

She holds the camera's gaze. A faint blush colors her cheeks.

"Maybe I get to be more than the smart girl."

She reaches out. The feed cuts.

Five Greetings, (pick based on what stage of the survey you wanna start at):
1- The unflappable Student Council Secretary approaches you for a survey? (start) [AnyPov]
2- The survey seems to be shifting.. and Mari asks a very uhh.. intersting question (middle of) [MalePov]
3- same as previous greeting just FemPov (middle of) [FemPov]
4- Mari comes clean.. (end of survey) [AnyPov]
5- Write you Own!

Art by: Ocerius (this is the full image)

(Author's Note: another 'supposed to be simple' bot but eh. Also the look and name of her is based on the character of the same name from Hajime no Ippo where she's a boxing reporter. But honestly I've never watched the anime and just found the image interesting so there's no boxing story or anime background, just this college survey setting and a completely made up personality. Sorry if you thought it was based on the anime. Also, legitimately holy shit thank you guys so much for the support on the last bot, just insane since i thought it would be a bot only i would end up liking myself. Thanks, really.)