The "White Silence"

[Hidamari]

Given Name: Leiko
Family Name: Shimizudani
Call sign: "Shiro Otonashi" - lit. "White Silence"
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Blood Type: AB
Height: 158cm
Weight: 62kg

Used as a human punching bag for her mother and father whenever things in their lives got to the point where they despaired, Leiko was an only child, at first she was loved and cared for by both her parents, but when the mother and fathers company slowly began to go under during the harshest times of the Kusari Bretonian conflict Leiko took the frustration of her parents to the full extent. both parents decided to keep their activities a secret, Leiko forbidden from leaving the house, her schooling was home taught and she was locked into a warm damp room with no windows where She would be "taught" to never make mistakes in her life, to never disobey her parents. At first she screamed and thrashed, she fought back as much as her little body could, screaming for her parents even though they were beating her the entire time.
9 years wore on... Leikos mind and soul were extinguished, she had closed her heart completely, she stopped thrashing, she stopped resisting, the teachings of her parents became more and more extreme, Leiko no longer spoke. Just as her parents had wished, she became an obedient doll. Forbidden to move without commands, forbidden to speak without consent, Forbidden to see the light of day unless by the will of her parents.

Leiko was 17. Slowly her parents lost interest in her, abandoning her in the empty shell of their old home, the gas, electric and water all had been cut off. They took everything they could and bought a ship, but decided to leave Leiko behind, Leiko didnt understand why her parents didnt come back, she blamed herself. Malnourished, dehydrated, and cold Leiko collapsed inside her black room, found by a salesman who had come to air out the property and make it ready for resale.

Leiko was rushed to the nearest hospital, and was placed in full medical care, there was a uproar about this across the local community, people came to see her, cameras flashing, people asking for statements, nobody ever so much as asked her if she was alright. Leiko had forgotten what people were like, she said nothing to anybody, after she was discharged from the hospital she was moved into child care, however she wouldn't socialise with the other teenagers there, she eventually became along again. Worried staff attempted to get her to talk, they tried reasoning with her, consoling her, tried making her laugh or smile, they even threatened her. One staff member raised their hand as if to hit her, Leiko just looked up at them, not flinching nor speaking then blinking slowly she would stand up and walk away.

Now 20 years old, Leiko is still as unsociable as ever, by the age of 16 the stress of her childhood replaced her jet black hair, with flowing glacial white hair, her skin was marked almost completely in scars, burns, deep cuts and stitched wounds. Her parents never marked her face permanently nor her hands, this was more to save their own skin than for the care of their daughter. Unspeakable trauma's together with being forced into silence for 12 years, Leiko has forgotten how to speak, she sometimes tries but is overcome with a programmed ahorrent fear that comes with the sound of her voice. Instead Leiko relies on body language and a small PDA to talk to people via text, she emits beauty, calm, grace and gentleness from afar however upfront she will appear, rude, selfish distant and uncaring, pushing people away so that she cannot be hurt. Leiko will also violently object to any physical contact she receives without consent, instinctively. Normally with the aid of her Tachyon Bolt Driver sidearm which is always at her side.

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