All the girls are gloomy, depressed, and keeping their problems a secret. They all wear the same basic outfit with some variations: a white dress shirt with a long red ribbon tied in a bow around their necks, a light brown skirt, and brown shoes. Mika has a messy room with a computer and little else. Haruka spends as much time away from home as possible and is rumored to be engaging in compensated dating. Masako is idolized, especially by girls, but oddly taciturn and aloof. Secretive. Lonely.