A second-year who had studied abroad and taken off from school, who's two years older. So she's the oldest student in school right now.
Rank 2
Working in the library is VERY dull, but Saori appreciates you responding with pep and enthusiasm. She is relieved when you say that you would've been receptive to her coming to chat, despite her being self conscious about her age and reputation.
Rank 4
A guy asks Saori out to karaoke. You accuse her of being a bit of a doormat, and she just laughs and says she prefers to let someone else lead, that she doesn't really have 'thoughts of her own' and that she just wants to find someone that needs her. Giiiirl... r u sure...
Rank 5
:Y Turns out the guy was cheating on his girlfriend and he blamed Saori for 'seducing' him.
Rank 6
People are sketched out every time they show up and see Saori there. Poor gal... while we get assigned to writing articles for the school newsletter, Saori lets loose a little and tries... GASP... a cuss!!
Rank 7
Called over the PA to go to the faculty office? Oh great, it's Ekoda. Turns out someone used Saori's photo and some salacious 'interview' for a magazine to get Saori in trouble, making it sound like she was slutty and openly sexual and getting the school's reputation in trouble. She gets suspended... afterwards she talks about how she always 'felt' older than her peers, even before she was literally older. Says that she thought she got along better with adults, even if when they say "I love you" it's a lie. She admits that she doesn't know what to do anymore, since being polite and demure was all she did to meet the approval of the adults around her.
Rank 8
School committee meeting... unfortunately the situation with the other students hasn't improved. And the bombshell for this meeting - Saori might be getting transferred to another school entirely. Even her own parents are calling her an embarrassment and a shame, disgusting.
Rank 9
More of the same reputation - some boys calling her 'easy' or saying 'it's like she can't say no'. EUGH. At least Saori appreciates your sentiment that you want to go punch them. She doesn't care if anyone else has the wrong idea... but she wants you, as her friend, to know her better. But you have your suspicions about how true that is, with how severe the bullying is. You decide to encourage her to use the school PA to announce and clear up the air after that damaging BS - fuck all that shit, we'll get in trouble if need be, this needs to be said! You block Ekoda's entry, let Saori get her chance to speak. Despite Ekoda being a little bitch, Toriumi and Enouishi both 'take over' and help the girls skirt away unperturbed from the whole thing. It was a good thing and all the women understand and agree.
Sunday Karaoke
She talks about how people got the weird idea that she was slutty or "a player" because of her age and being overseas. Nowadays, she finds it much easier to laugh it off.
Rank 10
Students in general no longer seem to be treating Saori like the plague, at least! Which is nice, because this is the very last time we see her before she goes off to that private school. She's learned that she needs to take more agency in her life - I'd argue that "everything that happened to me is my fault" is absolutely ridiculous but it IS better for her to want to think and act for herself, now. Girl you REALLY didn't have to admit your first love was apparently your uncle, between that and your lesson from your family of 'don't think for yourself' i'm like GIRL R U OK--
Saori
A second-year who had studied abroad and taken off from school, who's two years older. So she's the oldest student in school right now.
Rank 2
Working in the library is VERY dull, but Saori appreciates you responding with pep and enthusiasm. She is relieved when you say that you would've been receptive to her coming to chat, despite her being self conscious about her age and reputation.
Rank 4
A guy asks Saori out to karaoke. You accuse her of being a bit of a doormat, and she just laughs and says she prefers to let someone else lead, that she doesn't really have 'thoughts of her own' and that she just wants to find someone that needs her. Giiiirl... r u sure...
Rank 5
:Y Turns out the guy was cheating on his girlfriend and he blamed Saori for 'seducing' him.
Rank 6
People are sketched out every time they show up and see Saori there. Poor gal... while we get assigned to writing articles for the school newsletter, Saori lets loose a little and tries... GASP... a cuss!!
Rank 7
Called over the PA to go to the faculty office? Oh great, it's Ekoda. Turns out someone used Saori's photo and some salacious 'interview' for a magazine to get Saori in trouble, making it sound like she was slutty and openly sexual and getting the school's reputation in trouble. She gets suspended... afterwards she talks about how she always 'felt' older than her peers, even before she was literally older. Says that she thought she got along better with adults, even if when they say "I love you" it's a lie. She admits that she doesn't know what to do anymore, since being polite and demure was all she did to meet the approval of the adults around her.
Rank 8
School committee meeting... unfortunately the situation with the other students hasn't improved. And the bombshell for this meeting - Saori might be getting transferred to another school entirely. Even her own parents are calling her an embarrassment and a shame, disgusting.
Rank 9
More of the same reputation - some boys calling her 'easy' or saying 'it's like she can't say no'. EUGH. At least Saori appreciates your sentiment that you want to go punch them. She doesn't care if anyone else has the wrong idea... but she wants you, as her friend, to know her better. But you have your suspicions about how true that is, with how severe the bullying is. You decide to encourage her to use the school PA to announce and clear up the air after that damaging BS - fuck all that shit, we'll get in trouble if need be, this needs to be said! You block Ekoda's entry, let Saori get her chance to speak. Despite Ekoda being a little bitch, Toriumi and Enouishi both 'take over' and help the girls skirt away unperturbed from the whole thing. It was a good thing and all the women understand and agree.
Sunday Karaoke
She talks about how people got the weird idea that she was slutty or "a player" because of her age and being overseas. Nowadays, she finds it much easier to laugh it off.
Rank 10
Students in general no longer seem to be treating Saori like the plague, at least! Which is nice, because this is the very last time we see her before she goes off to that private school. She's learned that she needs to take more agency in her life - I'd argue that "everything that happened to me is my fault" is absolutely ridiculous but it IS better for her to want to think and act for herself, now. Girl you REALLY didn't have to admit your first love was apparently your uncle, between that and your lesson from your family of 'don't think for yourself' i'm like GIRL R U OK--