I posted this to the August AU meme but plans fell through! Reposting in case there are new bites, plans changed or characters dropped!

PLAYER: Kiss
CHARACTER: Haine Otomiya
CANON: Shinshi Doumei +


AU NAME: Bethenny "Tomiko" Amano
AU AGE: 16
AU OCCUPATION: High School Student | Convinence store cashier M-F, Cleaning lady Sat & Sun
BLURB:

- the short version is that Beth is the kind of girl who'd fight a pigeon for a french fry on the ground

- She's Japanese but was given a Westernized name by her immigrant, aging parents. Her Japanese name that her family uses is Tomiko and she goes by Beth around friends, in school and everyday life!
- Beth is from a farming family. Their farm isn't commercial, though they do sell organic dairy products, meats and produce in some local grocery stores. They're decently middle class but they live pretty modestly.
- Beth is the oldest of three siblings: two sisters and a brother. Because it's a family farm, Tomiko was tasked with a lot of hard labor, menial chores and farm work.
- If it involves animal health, resource harvesting or chasing down a creature to wrangle it, she's your girl.
- Beth is famous in her family for being the only one who could wrestle Big George, a particularly large and ornery pet pig. She's a pig wrestler.
- Instead of commuting from the farm to school, Beth now has an apartment in the city so she can easily travel to school. Her mother is very protective and worried about her eldest daughter so she often sends her farm care packages.
- Because Beth doesn't want to burden her family as an inconvenience (something she has a complex about) Beth works as much as possible when she's not in school. She works as a convenience store cashier during the week, then freelances as a cleaner on the weekends -- living rooms, parks, whatever someone wants her to do, she'll do it.
- Her income is pretty sparse, a lot of it going to rent and the utmost necessities. Beth isn't afraid to pull food out of the trash (not nasty food, but perfectly good food her convenience store throws away is a waste if you just leave it!!!), pick up stuff from the side of the road. Some people might be more ashamed of impoverished living, but she's proud and frugal!!! She's also a lifehack queen because of this.
- Despite her farm leanings, Beth does have a lot of interest in more sophisticated things. When she feels like she has enough money, Beth splurges on nice clothes or good bathroom stuff.
- One of the reasons for her obsession with paying her own way is because she's not exactly the brightest student. She sometimes thinks it's a waste to spend money on her education since she doesn't learn as well as most people, but she's an optimistic person and has decided that if she can't read and write that great, she'll just work really good hard!
- Her farm upbringing HAS made her pretty athletic, though. She's good at running, basketball, hurdles and can lift pretty heavy objects.
- She's also used to getting up at ass o'clock in the morning, so she gets up at 4 AM and goes running in the wee hours of the morning (and also when she's off on the weekend).
- Beth is a little out there in her personality, attitude and life experiences, and she's actually not one to hide it. If you think she's weird and impulsive and bizarre....okay! Cool! She's very amicable.
- Family is very important to Beth, and she tries to spread that same feeling of love to everyone! Being a sister is great! Her mom is wonderful! She loves her dad! Wow, family!!! Super amazing!!!!
- This may explain why she pampers her pet dog (that she got to take with her, thank goodness) Biscuits and treats her like her own daughter.
- Beth's time online is spent listening to music, looking up DIY stuff and saving pics of clothes she wishes she could buy.
- Finally, Beth likes to keep herself busy because of an anxiety problem she has. When she isn't doing something, she has anxiety flareups about her family, her capabilities, her place in the world -- all kinds of irrational stuff. It's not something she's ever shared with anyone, so it's a problem she sort of deals with on her own.

LOOKING FOR:

- maybe a roommate? rent is cheaper when you're splitting it!
- classmates
- fitness buddies!
- coworkers (or people she'd see regularly at either of her jobs)
- dog lovers (her dog has a certain amount of fame from pictures she posts online, plus she walks her constantly)
- people she can crush on (Beth will go either way and will fall for appearances pretty easily)
- people she can baby and dote on
- mentors of any kind (she visits her family regularly but a "city!mom/dad" would be cute. someone to make sure she's not living off of convenience store sandwiches she pulls out of the garbage after picking the mold off)
- friends in general! anything! anyone!