Uekiya Engeika
Name: Uekiya Engeika
Gender: Female
Class: 3-2
Club: Gardening
Persona: Social Butterfly
Reputation:
Overall: +50
Liked: +100
Respected: +100
Feared: -50
Crush: ???
Strength: Incapable
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I've seen some interesting art about people headcanoning that Uekiya is two-faced. As in, despite appearing sweet, she's secretly incredibly rude or uncaring. While an interesting idea at first, I feel like we have enough two-faced young ladies polluting Akademi. Like the gyarus, Akane, and even Ayano herself, frankly.
Rather than being two-faced, I'm more interested in what exactly makes her unique in terms of being a sweet person. The main things I've thought up is her eagerness to socialize with people who are usually alone, her discomfort with rumours, and the fact that she's homeschooled.
Of course, to be clear, none of that is canon information to the actual game. All three of those little bits of information likely change Uekiya's canon character, but I also think it helps to strongly differentiate herself from her clubmates and other female students following a similar trope.
One thing that Uekiya knows is a problem in public schools is gossip and drama. She, of course, knows that due to being raised to avoid such ugly problems. Thanks to being raised how she was, Uekiya tries her best to combat such regular occurrences with her own efforts. This being a reason why she wishes to be a friend to the labeled "loners". Since I imagine the Basu sisters being well-acquaintanced with the gyarus, Uekiya's efforts usually fall on deaf ears when she tries to speak to them.