Early life#
Mayfield was born in Portsmouth, England, to Arthur and Rose Mayfield. She has an older brother, Jeremy. During her childhood, her parents moved to Vancouver for a long-term work assignment, and Mayfield attended elementary school there. She met Katherin Konstanz during this period, and the two became close friends.
The family subsequently returned to Portsmouth, where Mayfield continued her schooling. She and Konstanz remained in contact online while living in different countries. Mayfield’s parents and brother continued to reside in Portsmouth after her later return to Vancouver.
Education#
Mayfield began her secondary education in Portsmouth, where she gained admission to the Imperial Standard programme. She subsequently applied for an extended international placement in Vancouver, which was accepted. She enrolled at Lansdowne Secondary, a public secondary school offering the IMS programme, and was in Grade 10 during the 2019–20 academic year.
As an overseas IMS pupil, Mayfield lives in supervised student accommodation administered by the programme. She manages much of her daily schedule and schoolwork independently, subject to the residence’s rules and supervision.
Mayfield is a good student, particularly in English, psychology, and philosophy. Her academic strengths include rhetoric, critical analysis, and interpreting arguments and their underlying assumptions. She also speaks French.
Mayfield has a particular interest in journalism and news reporting, especially the ways in which headlines, language, photographs, omissions, and editorial decisions influence public interpretation of events. She is interested in interviewing, photography, propaganda, editorial bias, and investigating events in person.
She hopes to pursue field journalism, combining firsthand reporting with analysis of how news is presented. She favours investigative and public-facing work over editorial administration.
Mayfield also enjoys writing, photography, and publication design. She keeps notes for possible stories and works with photographic prints, zines, and page layouts. Her other interests include fashion, concerts, animals, and local music scenes.
Mayfield is the drummer for Paper Observatory, an alternative rock and shoegaze band formed in January 2019. She performs alongside Konstanz, Chelsea Vail, and Audrey Seraphim.
Mayfield’s closest friend is Katherin Konstanz, whom she first met during elementary school in Vancouver. The two remained friends during Mayfield’s years in Portsmouth and resumed regular in-person contact after her IMS placement. They share interests in music and social outings, and Mayfield is comfortable teasing or disagreeing with Konstanz.
Her other friends include Cara Romea, Hanae Wakami, and Chelsea Vail. She also knows Viktoria Konstanz, whom she respects and occasionally consults on practical matters. Mayfield remains close to her family in Portsmouth, particularly her older brother Jeremy.
Mayfield resides in an IMS student residence in Vancouver, separate from Lansdowne Secondary. Her accommodation is supervised, but she has substantial independence in her studies, recreation, and social life.
Personality and conduct
Mayfield readily meets new people, organises outings and brings quieter companions into conversation. She also enjoys teasing friends.
She is particularly attentive to expressions, tone, and changes in social behaviour, often recognising discomfort, attraction, resentment, or tension before others do. Although perceptive, she can become overconfident about the causes of other people’s emotions and occasionally interprets ambiguous behaviour incorrectly.
Her humour is often teasing, and she sometimes continues a joke or pursues a private question after recognising that the attention has become uncomfortable. She can react sharply to criticism and initially defend her interpretation at excessive length, but is capable of apologising directly when she recognises a mistake.
Mayfield dislikes being underestimated or having her observations dismissed. She enjoys fashion, gossip, and social activities while wanting her opinions on serious subjects to receive equal consideration. She can become attached to a persuasive interpretation before collecting sufficient evidence to support it.
She generally expresses affection through conversation, teasing, and shared activities. Although she enjoys flirtatious humour, she can become hesitant when an exchange develops into a serious romantic proposition.
Under pressure, Mayfield tends to gather information, communicate, and help organise others. Her observational skills can be useful in emergencies, although her eagerness to provide information occasionally leads her to reach conclusions prematurely.
Relationships
Family
Mayfield is close to her older brother, Jeremy. Their relationship includes affectionate teasing and ordinary sibling disagreements. Arthur and Rose Mayfield remain in Portsmouth, while Emma lives in Vancouver for her studies.
Friends and acquaintances
Mayfield is Konstanz’s closest friend and knows her well enough to recognise when her outward confidence conceals irritation or worry. Their friendship predates Konstanz’s public prominence and is maintained independently of her work as Kimaris. They share musical interests, particularly concerts and discovering recordings.
Mayfield sometimes teases Cara Romea about her relationship with Konstanz, while generally recognising when Cara wants privacy. The two can exchange jokes, including Cara’s more understated responses.
With Hanae Wakami, Mayfield is usually the more active organiser of social activities. Hanae is more selective about participating, and their different approaches can be a source of humour.
Mayfield and Chelsea Vail are both outgoing and enjoy joking with one another. Chelsea is more openly competitive, whereas Mayfield is more interested in the interpersonal aspects of conversation. Their teasing can occasionally continue longer than either intends.
Mayfield respects Viktoria Konstanz’s composure and competence, but generally avoids pressing her for confidential information.
Interests and preferences
Fashion and possessions
Mayfield enjoys second-hand shopping and assembling outfits from unrelated items. She favours vintage clothing, trench coats, scarves, plaid, and knitwear, and is adept at helping friends coordinate clothing. Yellow, sunflowers, patterned scarves, and deep-green clothing recur in her preferences. She dislikes gold jewellery.
She spends selectively on second-hand clothing, concerts, photographic supplies, and materials for her writing and publication projects, and is willing to economise elsewhere.
Music and photography
Her musical interests include alternative rock, shoegaze, and Yé-yé. Deftones and Muse are among her favoured bands, while Françoise Hardy and France Gall are particular favourites in Yé-yé. She enjoys concerts, following local music scenes, and photographing performances.
Mayfield keeps notebooks, photographic prints, drafts, and potential publication layouts. She pays particular attention to the relationship between images and captions, and sometimes becomes attached to an effective narrative framing before verifying all the supporting evidence.
Animals and leisure
Mayfield is particularly fond of dogs and enjoys visiting Vancouver Metropolitan Zoo in South Coquitlam. She also enjoys visiting second-hand bookshops, browsing vintage clothing shops, and attending concerts, sometimes accompanying friends who are looking for particular items.
Daily habits
Mayfield is generally attentive to deadlines for writing and publication-related projects, sometimes more so than to routine homework. Although sociable, she appreciates privacy and time alone after a busy day. Her student residence requires her to observe shared-household expectations and residential supervision.
Likes and dislikes
Likes: Yellow; sunflowers; vintage clothing; Deftones and Muse; Yé-yé, particularly Françoise Hardy and France Gall; tart fruit sweets; second-hand bookshops; fresh orange juice; coastal wind; cinnamon pastries; patterned scarves; deep-green clothing; dogs; old-fashioned photographic prints.
Dislikes: Gold jewellery; rose-scented soap; plain sparkling water; lukewarm tea; clothing with scratchy internal seams; artificial grape flavouring; extremely minimalist interiors; very heavy floral perfumes.
