Nanami Nishida
From Survival Of The Fittest
Name: Nishida, Nanami
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Grade: 9th grade
Extra Curricular Activity: Sewing (as of previous school)
School: Rowan High
Appearance: Standing at an average height of 5'3", Nanami posseses a petite form that is slight of frame, typical of her age and asian heritage. Her facial line is somewhat rounded, giving her a childish look. Her eyes are long horizonally, though somewhat narrow in height. She possesses a small button nose and rather narrow lips. Rather average-looking. However, a point that stands out in her appearance is her smooth, light-coloured and nearly flawless, nearly perfect skin. The lightness of her skin is emphasized heavily by her black eyes, dark eyebrows that arch gently over her eyes, as well as short, jet black hair with ends that curve outwards. Her bangs are partially pulled back by a red cord-ribbon, leaving behind only a few strands bordering her forehead. Currently missing from home, had been walking home from school upon the day of her abduction, was wearing a school uniform consisting of a white shirt underneath a grey uniform blazer with a red ribbon tie, a red plaid skirt, white socks, and black single-strap shoes.
Biography: Born in America to two Japanese parents. Due to the fact that her parents divorced while she was still a small child, Nanami has always had to live with her strict, rather controlling mother, who was determined to prove that she could raise a child to success even on her own. As a result, not knowing how to act otherwise, Nanami grew to be entirely dependant on her mother, who stressed over her health and eating habits, her well-being, and her progress in school. As an only child living with a rather over-protective mother, Nanami struggled to please her mother by following her every orders and trying to measure up to her standards. However, Nanami had always felt a need to be independant, to make her own choices instead of letting her mother do them for her. Instead of talking to her mother directly, Nanami found indirect ways to subtly rebel against her mother. For example, she would 'misunderstand' orders, or somehow 'forget' them. Or she may not comply at all and defend herself with excuses. Only on occasion would she make a fuss, or even an outburst, never knowing that she only had to talk to her mother in order to show a healthy assertion. To her, this was the only way she could feel a sense of independance. But her mother never understood, and only scolded her, thinking her to be troublesome. Always she would bring up the fact that she was the one who took care of Nanami when no one else would, and in return Nanami should behave like a good daughter and follow orders. Always, as a result of guilt, Nanami would return to her usual passivity, until she became irritable again. Thus, the result of Nanami's upbringing was her passive-aggressive personality. Though Nanami seemed placid and docile, in truth, she lived her life under a dark cloud.
At school, Nanami was always labelled as one of those quiet, passive girls who always showed politeness in front of others. The teachers liked her because she was always docile and compliant, always following instructions. However, she was never the favourite, because she never made an effort to express her own opinions or show creativity.
At the age of 7, Nanami moved with her Mother to Japan. It was since 2nd grade that Nanami had been close friends with a girl one year older, one grade higher, named Madelaine Shirohara. Upon meeting her during the opening ceremony for the school year, Madelaine almost immediately took Nanami under her wing and in return, Nanami latched on to her. Out of class, in and out of the campus, the two were a common sight together. Nanami's company was always appreciated by Madelaine, who made it a point to look after and always stand by the younger girl. While this sort of friendship between the two girls suited Nanami's passivity, Nanami soon began comparing herself to Madelaine while they became close. Madelaine always stood out for her coolness and maturity, as well as her confident nature. She was always looking after others, and though she never paid attention to the fact, there were people who looked up to the older-sister figure Madelaine Shirohara. Comparing herself to Madelaine, Nanami saw herself as plain and mediocre, having no special qualities of her own, and even went so far to believe that Madelaine only befriended Nanami out of pity.
Nevertheless, Nanami still felt obliged to latch onto Madelaine out of her passive, dependant nature, though resentment as been gradually growing inside, unbeknownst to all, including Madelaine herself. This resentment was probably the result of Nanami's realization that as long as Madelaine existed and remained friends with her, Nanami would always end up living in her shadow.
Although ashamed of the fact, Nanami was relieved when Madelaine finally graduated junior high school and moved on to America to continue with her high school education. But the relief was only fleeting. Nanami found herself suddenly lost and alone without Madelaine to protect her, for all the years spent depending on her. This fact only made Nanami resent Madelaine even more, for it only enforced her belief that Nanami was pitiful and dependant after all. With Madelaine, she was only a shadow. Without Madelaine, she was nothing at all. This was what she truly believed. She stuggled to get by on her own, though in her mind, she still has a need to latch onto Madelaine. Part of her resents Madelaine for making her feel lowly, part of her feels a need to hold onto Madelaine, even though she is overseas.
Although Nanami has made it a point to write occasionally to Madelaine, she has already accepted, and perhaps to some degree, embraced the fact that she may never have to be Madelaine's shadow again.
Just one week prior to abduction, Nanami and her mother moved back to America. Nanami had been enlisted in a school in the Oregon state, and had been walking to her new school for the first time during the time of disappearance.
Other: Being a undiagnosed passive-aggressive, Nanami has a habit of depending on others, and yet hates constantly following orders without having a say in the matter. She has never learned to assert herself in a healthy way, and may end up showing aggression in a manner that is potentially destructive towards others and herself. While deceptively fragile, Nanami can be dangerously ambiguous, sending mixed signals and sitting on fences. In order to make herself feel assertive, she may resort to lying and even keeping secrets. Though she is dependant and passive, she is mistrustful towards anything that may have complete control over her actions and feelings. Whenever she does something wrong, or gets into trouble, she always makes excuses herself, often twisting her own perspective so that she may see herself as the victim who has never done anything wrong.
She is bilingual, given that she was born in America and raised into early childhood before moving to Japan.
Number: 26
The above biography is as written by LadyMakaze. No edits or alterations have been made to the author's original work.
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Designated Weapon: Tokarev TT
Conclusions: Hm, it'll be interesting to see what the girl does in the ACT. It seems as if, left alone, she may not know what to really do, since she's depended on others for so long. But, then again, who really knows exactly what she'll do?
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Other/Trivia
- Nanami Nishida is not particularly based on anyone in particular, rather the tendencies that LadyMakaze often noticed in people who are unhappy with their lives, and blame the people close to them for their unhappiness.
- Nana means 'seven'. You'll probably remember Nanahara as 'Wild Seven'.
- Mi means fruit, or beauty.
- Nishi means west.
- Da means rice field.
- Height: 5'2
- Weight: 108 lbs
- Measurements(B-W-H, in): 32-20-30
Clothes worn while on the island:
- Red beaded headband
- Uniform-issue White cotton dress shirt
- Uniform-issue Grey single-breasted blazer (with Seiwa Academy crest)
- Uniform-issue Red Tartan Skirt
- Uniform-issue Red Ribbon Tie
- White knee-high socks
- Black Mary Jane shoes
Threads
Below is a list of threads that contain Nanami, in chronological order.
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