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From: Kyle Pope <KylePope@cris.com>
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To complete the pair...

Koitabashi Kyouko ("Bannou Bunka Nekomusume")

LOOKS:  Cute beyond description.  Short blonde hair, huge green eyes and a
diminutive frame combine to create one kawaii package.  And for a woman
her size she fills out a bikini quite nicely, thank you.  However she is
at some considerable risk of losing these looks as she is balanced in the
unenviable slot between Mitamura Arisa and Natsume Akiko.  The stress of
being in such a position is likely to start taking its toll very early
unless she can be removed from this situation. 

SMARTS:  Highly intelligent and would (and should) be the brains of the
Arisa/Kyouko pair.  Unfortunately Kyouko can be very retiring and will be
easily overridden by Arisa even when her judgement says otherwise.  Alone
she would probably lack the self-confidence required to capitalize on her
brains and advance to a more secure position within Mishima Juukougyou. 

PERSONALITY:  Retiring and compliant.  When alone Kyouko will do little to
assert herself in the face of a stronger will.  She can be easily led into
activities and situations that are anything from dangerous to ridiculous. 
When supported by Arisa however, she can manifest all of the worst traits
of her constant companion.  In a move uncharacteristic of her basic
personality she gleefully participated in the destruction of a family
restaurant using a magazine fed rocket launcher that was bigger than she
was.  You will probably find Kyouko a very compliant wife who will be
eager to please so long as Arisa is nowhere in the neighborhood. 

HOME ECONOMICS:  Kyouko appears to be a meticulous housekeeper if certain
unhealthy influences (Arisa) are removed.  She appears to desire nothing
more that a sane and orderly life and if you can get her she will
thoroughly enjoy providing one for the both of you.  Expect your home to
be clean and orderly and food to be prompt and well prepared.  Kyouko
would never insist that you participate in any of the household chores but
this lady has been used enough and she really deserves a spouse attentive
enough to offer her assistance with maintaining the home. 

COMBAT SKILLS:  Offensively Kyouko is about as helpless as a kitten in a
wolf pack.  She would be easy prey to anyone interested in fighting her. 
As defensive support however we find an entirely different person.  Hooked
into the right equipment and serving a competent front-line warrior Kyouko
can tell you everything you could want to know about your enemy down to
his shoe size and when he changed his underwear last.  Kyouko is clearly
best suited to the intel role.  If the key to victory is knowledge of your
enemy then Kyouko would be anyone's ultimate weapon. 

SPECIAL ABILITIES:  None supernatural, magical or super-scientific.  She
is clearly skilled in the use of a wide variety of data processing
equipment and serves as weapons operator aboard Poison One.  Can handle a
wide range of hand-held personal weapons though her marksmanship is no
better than Arisa's. Has not demonstrated any capability with complex war
machines on the order of attack coleopters, combat suits or tanks. 

COMPETITION:  Mitamura Arisa.  Not a romantic rival but her only friend
and constant companion.  Kyouko is frequently drawn into Arisa's plans for
fulfilling Akiko's and Mishima's wishes, often to her detriment.  I think
it would be very difficult for Kyouko to say "no" to Arisa unless she was
backed up by someone who's will she felt was at least as strong as
Arisa's.  Kyouko probably doesn't want to get involved in the many schemes
of Arisa and Akiko but they're the only people in her life and she doesn't
want to lose them.  If you can win her heart it would probably give her
the strength to follow a saner course through life. 

IN-LAWS:  No known family.  Probably regards Akiko and Arisa as surrogate
family so expect to see a lot of them.  Both will be a handful in trying
to lure Kyouko into some new plan for revenge against Akiko's estranged
husband so you'll have to stand your ground against them if you want to
keep Kyouko in one piece. 

FINANCES:  Poor.  Though she works for one of the world's largest
conglomerates in a position of great responsibility her salary is subject
to the caprices of her boss, Natsume Akiko.  Unless you can convince her
to seek employment elsewhere while overcoming the objections of Arisa and
Akiko you had better be prepared to be the primary breadwinner. 

SEX:  Very cute.  She will likely be very hesitant and unsure in this area
but with gentle persuasion she would become a very capable lover.  Don't
expect much in the way of sexual agression unless there's a side to Kyouko
that she keeps well hidden.  Undoubtedly she might seek some counsel in
this area from Akiko and Arisa which may make things a little strange at
first given the personalities of these two but if you can convince her
that her own judgement is all she needs you can enjoy a normal and
entertaining sexual relationship with her. 

OVERALL:  This woman is probably very ready to be someone's wife if only
to acheive something close to a safe and normal life.  Convince her that
that someone should be you and you will have a faithful and dutiful
companion that would spare no effort to keep her nest warm, comfortable
and happy.  You will probably be fighting a constant battle to keep Arisa
and Akiko from drawing her back into their fold but if you can hold onto
her Kyouko would doubtlessly be devoted and loving companion for the rest
of your life. 

--
Kyle

"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." - No. 6