Kotone, from my story Crumbling Facade.
Kotone was a riddle speaker, gifted in hiding her true meanings behind complicated riddles. She had perfected saying one thing, but meaning another.
Kotone was a liar. For every truth she spoke, there were always two lies, and for every lie there was only a half truth.
Kotone was an actress. She hid her tears behind a mask, and every time one mask started to wear, she would find a new one. She was the girl with a thousand names, but she never used her real one.
Kotone changed every few years. Cocky with an attitude, happy-go lucky, cheerful and a ditz, she had been them all. But she never showed her true face to the world.
Kotone was a villain. She was a liar, a cheat, and a thief, unafraid to do anything to get what she wanted. She had a kinder side, however. She just had no reason to show it to the world. It was a change to be the hero for once.
Kotone was a victim. She had run away from her father, and it felt so good not to wake up half dead each morning with blood in her mouth from biting her tongue to stop the tears. She was still broken though. She just chose not to show it.
Kotone had a voice once. She just stopped using it the moment she realized nobody listened. And so she waited for the right moment to use it, to find somebody who would listen and understand.
Kotone had a heart. She just hid it behind the Ice Rock she wore around her neck, preventing her from showing fear, hate, love. What good were the emotions that hurt had her so badly?
Kotone was a traveler. She hoped to find peace somewhere, wanted to wake up one day and find all her pain gone. So far, however, she was still searching for her paradise.
