Character: Nanba Io
Series:
Hanazakari no Kimitachi eCharacter Age: 35
Job: Manager of Camp's Bed and Breakfast
Canon: Once upon a time, a young girl moved halfway across the world to attend school with a high-jump star that she admires. There's only one small hitch in her plan: he goes to an all-boys school. So she chops her hair off and disguises herself as a suspiciously pretty boy. She's not very good at subtle, but somehow most of her classmates are awful at noticing her true gender. In fact, only a handful of people ever figure it out. Among these are Izumi Sano, the previously mentioned idol who just happens to wind up assigned as her roommate and quickly becomes her love interest, Umeda Hokuto, the school's very homosexual doctor, and about half of Umeda's family.
Nanba Io, part of said family, is cheerful, charismatic, and gorgeous. And secretly terrifying. It takes her only a matter of seconds to go from charm and smiles to kicking you in the face. She's not above using threats and physical violence against even her own family, but she truly is a caring person, really! She regularly helps Mizuki, from giving her womanly advice about things like love and family, to providing her with certain feminine needs that are difficult to acquire in an all-boys school. When she's not busy helping cross-dressing teenagers, Io is a successful fashion designer, inn manager, and a mother and sister. Her son may deny it, but to this day she still proudly carries around wallet-sized photos from his childhood when she would dress him in little girl's dresses.
Sample:
Sunshine, the warm summer breeze stirring branches growing fashionable lingerie, birds screaming obscenities... Not hardly how I intended to spend my overseas vacation. But then, this isn't much of a vacation, is it? "Welcome to Camp Fashion Underworld Divas, we are delighted to have you joining our staff as-" Excuse me? If this is a fashion camp, just why is it I'm not visiting as a fashion consultant! This glorious Io-sama's fashion sense is unmatched! And from the look of you, everyone here is in desperate need of a wardrobe makeover. I assume you think the rotting undead look is in? Even if you're trying to go with a theme, it isn't.
I suppose it's your loss. If the appearance of this place and everyone in it is beyond help, at least it can be provided with impeccable service. Leave it to me and I'll have your new bed and breakfast up and running in a matter of days. First, we'll need to do something about the menu. Unique daily specials are a good idea, but I'm not certain I want to know why the main camp menu is nothing but a censor bar on Tuesday's special.
Next would be staff... You apes can't just haul people out of bed at ungodly hours of the morning! Vacation spots such as this are about rest and relaxation. You're all fired. We'll be replacing you with a beautiful all-male staff dressed in this adorable line of summer wear! Yes, of course I expect them to wear skirts. I hand-picked these outfits myself! Do you have a problem with my selections? No, I didn't think you would!
Now, I need volunteers! I obviously can't have the camp's guests working for me, can I? Unfortunately, I suppose the rotting masses are all I have to work with. It's a good thing my clothes will make up for your lack of concern for personal hygiene. We'll work on that later, of course. There's only so much I can be expected to handle on my first day, after all! The one thing we will be discussing today, however, is how to keep your uniforms clean. Don't think I didn't see that, you there in the back! I don't care if you're keeping in line with your ridiculous underworld theme! If you even think of getting brains on my wonderful designs, you'll soon find my designer heels braining you!
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