Early life#
Wakami was born in Kobe, Japan, to Kenji and Kaori Wakami. The family moved to Vancouver in 2008 due to Kenji’s work. Her parents subsequently divorced. Her mother returned to Japan, while her father remained in Vancouver, where his work frequently limited his involvement in her daily care.
Wakami came under the legal guardianship of Viktoria Konstanz and lives with her and Katherin Konstanz, in Vancouver. She maintains a sibling-like relationship with Katherin, with whom she shares a household.
Wakami speaks Japanese and English.
Education#
Wakami attends Lansdowne Secondary, a public secondary school in Vancouver. She was in Grade 10, Class 2, during the 2019–20 academic year, attending the regular programme. She and Chelsea Vail are classmates.
Wakami is an average student whose performance varies by subject. She frequently postpones assignments and sometimes submits work of lower quality than her understanding would permit. She is nevertheless capable of sustained concentration on subjects that interest her. She has no settled professional plans.
Wakami’s principal interests include PC gaming, especially rhythm games, in which she is exceptionally skilled. She also reads manga, collects figurines and miniatures, and listens to electronic music. She has a particular interest in aquariums, including planted tanks.
Among Vancouver events, she particularly enjoys the Honda Celebration of Light. She also spends time with friends in person and through online games.
Wakami lives with her legal guardian, Viktoria Konstanz, and Katherin Konstanz. Viktoria provides her day-to-day care and supervision, while Wakami and Katherin have a familiar, sibling-like relationship. Her father, Kenji, lives in Vancouver; her mother, Kaori, lives in Japan following her parents’ divorce.
Wakami is friends with Emma Mayfield and Cara Romea and is part of a wider circle that includes Chelsea Vail. She also maintains friendships at school and through online gaming, independently of her household. Chelsea and Wakami occasionally play video games together.
Catstep#
Wakami’s A-grade ena expression, Catstep, permits rapid translocation between nearby locations. She can use it repeatedly to change position without crossing the intervening space.
Feline mutation#
Wakami also possesses a persistent feline mutation. Its physiological effects include enhanced hearing, smell, balance, flexibility, and low-light vision. These adaptations complement Catstep by improving her awareness of her surroundings and her ability to orient herself after moving.
Personality and conduct
Wakami guards her independence and jokes about obligations she would rather avoid. She postpones even quick chores and schoolwork, yet persists at difficult rhythm-game sequences.
She is not especially demonstrative about her feelings. With people she trusts, she more often shows affection through familiarity, teasing, quiet companionship, or occasional practical help than through elaborate statements. When seriously upset, she may become noticeably quieter.
Wakami can dismiss complaints that seem minor to her and may repeat small offences after apologising because the underlying habit has not changed. She responds better to concrete consequences than to prolonged reprimands. Under stress, she sometimes initially minimises a problem, but can become sharply attentive once she recognises its seriousness.
She values independence in her daily activities but is comfortable relying on Viktoria for care and security. She dislikes repeated reminders about chores and schoolwork, and sometimes takes household assistance for granted without being indifferent to it.
Wakami is aromantic. She places considerable importance on her friendships and personal independence without seeking romantic relationships as a measure of social or personal fulfilment.
Relationships
Family and household
Wakami’s parents care about her, although their divorce and limited day-to-day availability left gaps in her upbringing. Her father’s work frequently takes precedence over time at home, while her mother’s return to Japan has created geographical distance. Wakami’s relationship with Viktoria provides the regular supervision and stability that were previously lacking.
She sometimes resents Viktoria’s attention to schedules, household rules, and unfinished work, but trusts her to provide practical support when it is needed.
Wakami and Katherin Konstanz regularly tease one another, have minor disagreements over borrowed belongings and chores, and are comfortable spending time together without a planned activity. Wakami sometimes declines Katherin’s invitations because of the effort involved, only to enjoy an outing once she has joined it. Katherin can be more insistent about shared activities than Wakami appreciates.
Friends
Emma Mayfield is more likely to initiate outings, while Wakami is selective about which activities she joins. She enjoys Cara Romea’s quieter company, particularly when no sustained conversation is expected. Their friendships are not dependent on their shared connection with Katherin.
Wakami is a classmate of Chelsea Vail, with whom she occasionally plays video games. She also has friends among other Lansdowne pupils and online gaming acquaintances, and does not feel obliged to keep in constant contact with them.
Interests and preferences
Music and gaming
Wakami enjoys rhythm games and is exceptionally proficient at them. She can spend extended periods practising difficult patterns, even while postponing considerably simpler domestic or academic tasks. Her other gaming interests include PC games played alone or with friends.
Her musical preferences include breakcore, drum and bass, speedcore, and doujin electronic music.
Aquariums and collecting
Wakami enjoys aquariums and planted tanks, as well as figurines, manga, and miniature objects. She sometimes devotes considerable attention to arranging collections or aquarium displays while neglecting unrelated household responsibilities.
Clothing and domestic habits
Wakami generally wears oversized hoodies, T-shirts, and other loose, comfortable clothing. She prefers familiar garments and is uninterested in spending additional time assembling outfits for ordinary activities.
Her sleep schedule is irregular. She leaves unfinished drinks around, misplaces small belongings, borrows chargers, and postpones chores. Her room commonly accumulates clothes, manga, figures, and electronic equipment. She sometimes uses Catstep to avoid walking even short distances.
Recreation and spending
Wakami enjoys wandering without a particular destination but may resist organised outings because of the effort involved in preparing for them. She particularly enjoys the Honda Celebration of Light and makes more of an effort to attend it than she does for most other events. At the beach, she may enter the water without changing into swimwear.
She spends discretionary money on snacks, games, figures, and small possessions, often without planning purchases far in advance. She is not particularly inclined towards giving gifts, although she may occasionally buy something for a friend on impulse.
Response to danger
When forced to fight, Wakami combines her short-range translocation with a dagger, relying primarily on changes of position. Catstep can assist with evasive movement and access, but does not make her invulnerable. She can initially underestimate a developing problem, then respond with considerable focus once she recognises the danger.
Likes and dislikes
Likes: Frozen grapes; carbonated lemonade; weighted blankets; convenience-store rice balls; soft oversized clothing; cold pillows; rainy evenings indoors; floor cushions; jelly desserts; tight enclosed spaces such as window alcoves; rhythm games; aquariums.
Dislikes: Household chores; mushrooms; scratchy fabrics; hard wooden chairs; lukewarm soft drinks; very bright morning sunlight; bitter vegetables; stiff formal collars; strong mint flavours.
