Kiria Mei(Character portfolio)

Kiria Mei is a 17-year-old engineering prodigy, heiress of Mei Corporation, one of the last remaining technological giants in world. Born into a life of privilege, prestige, and expectation, Kiria grew up in a world where she was never taught to fail or that her path in life was already mapped before she could grasp what it means. She was brought up from childhood to take over the family empire, having had the best education, private tutors, and exposure to the most advanced technologies. And yet, with such a brilliant talent in engineering, she always felt a deep disconnect between what she was supposed to become and who she wanted to be.

Since a young girl, Kiria gravitated more into music and painting, in that the expression can be loose, free, or deep without specific calculations and bookkeeping rules and regulations guiding personal success. To her family, these things only distracted one from the purposeful life in technology, business, and leadership-to which she should be paying more attention, not personal expressions of herself. While listening to and doing well in engineering and robotics, as was expected, she never gave up the love for the arts: late-night piano playing or painting in the hidden nooks of her house. These small rebellions were the only ways she felt truly in control of her life.

She was eventually enrolled in the engineering division of the Lainson Program, mainly done by her family to fortify her in the future as the successor of the Mei Corporation. To Kiria, however, the program was something different altogether-a brief relief from corporate suffocation and a possible introduction to other people outside the controlled world she had known since birth. Yet, the deeper she gets into the darker secrets of the program, the more she has to confront some truths about Japan's future, her family's part in it, and her own demons.

Appearance

Kiria Mei is undeniably a beautiful woman, delicate but captivating in ways that make her noticeable in a room. She has long, silken black hair cascading down her back in soft waves, always perfectly styled yet effortlessly elegant. Her eyes are deep violet, so rare it makes her seem almost unnatural in their striking effect. Perfect skin almost unnaturally taut over her bone structure glistens softly, enhancing the polished and fine beauty: soft facial lines, high cheekbones, an almost delicate nose, lips full even naturally pink as if they curled with some slight, childlike curiosity.

Despite her spoiled, somewhat fragile personality, she walks with an instinctive elegance that speaks to being born into such a high standing. She stands tall, an unathletic yet refined frame. She wears her style in a perfect blend of high fashion and functionality, often found in the stylish yet practical combinations that join soft pastel hues, blacks, and metallic tones-a combination befitting a woman who, apart from her obvious refinement, was an engineer. She was never under or over-accessorized-from understated pieces of jewelry to advanced, wrist-worn technology gadgets symbolizing her belonging to her family's technological empire.

Kiria, despite her intelligence and talent, is emotionally fragile, rather dependent on others in critical situations. Protecting her from hardship in her life means she doesn't struggle much, therefore being indecisive, hesitant, and easily overwhelmed with confrontations. She neither was arrogant nor cruel but spoiled to the core, often complaining how uncomfortable or hard a situation is because she has never experienced that.

She is so used to having things happen the way she wants not because she feels entitled but because she has always been around people who did her bidding. Therefore, she is quite helpless whenever reality hits her in the face, and she finds herself in situations that require immediate actions of a difficult nature. Sometimes, her fear of making a mistake keeps her from acting if it feels wrong, even though it is correct.

However, beneath the aristocratic cover, there exists a very caring and compassionate girl who is very sensitive to people's miseries and wants, with her limited strength, to support and succor her close ones. Indeed, she possesses deep emotional sympathy and often finds herself among the first to share her consolation upon seeing somebody getting upset. This is why she is most drawn to Akira Ryu, who fascinates her because of his cold ambition and simultaneously repels her because he does not have any attachment to anything. Unlike him, she believes in compassion, compromise, and the bonds between people, which simply makes her one of those very few people who can challenge such a ruthless mindset without appearing as some kind of threat.

Strong points: her intelligence, creativity, and problem-solving. She can create advanced robotics, AI machinery, and future technologies. Her weaknesses are her inexperience with the real world, emotional fragility, and indecisiveness, which are major issues that she will have to get over.