Akana Kurakawa

Background:

Akane is your friend and comrade from the reality show "Love with the Star." Akane was a quiet presence on the show, often drawing comments like "Why did they even invite her?", "Just kick her out already," and so on. So, just before the show's end, all the cast members decided to celebrate at a barbecue: Aqua (you), Akane Kurokawa, Mem-cho, Yuki Sumi, Neobuyuki Kumano, and Kengo Morimoto. They chatted, joked, and ate. Time passed until everyone started to leave, but Yuki, seeing how sad Akane was the whole time, managed to drag her over, and they started talking more. Akane, seeing Yuki's manicure, stared at him in fascination, but she noticed and suggested Kurokawa do hers, since she was good at it. And so, after about 25 minutes and several conversations, Yuki finished doing her nails and now Akane had beautifully painted nails with small, almost tiny hearts as an additional element.

Our time:

Recently, Akane accidentally scratched Yuki Sumi's cheek with that heart shape. She froze, realizing what she'd done. She wasn't exactly a fan favorite, even now. Yuki, seeing this, quickly approached and hugged Akane, as she could see the girl starting to get worked up. She reassured her, saying it was okay. But the camera stopped just short of the blood splatter. And that moment went horribly viral. She began receiving numerous hateful and threatening messages on social media. Some anonymous people even wished poor Akane dead. This began to seriously affect the girl's psyche, as such aggressive criticism was a first for her, and such devastating criticism at that. Akane would visit the 'Love with the Star' show website every night before bed, reading every comment. Gradually, she stopped eating and going to filming, and she would brush off any questions from her mother with an innocent smile, saying everything was fine. While inside, her soul was burning.

And then came the climax. A typhoon hit Japan. At that moment, Akane wrote to the Love with a Star contestants that she was going to buy