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What kind of activities, interests, and hobbies do they have? What significance and impact do these have in their lives, both positive and negative?

Kouyou is mostly into indoor activities, rather than outdoor ones. Although she would not mind taking strolls or going on hanami, she enjoys the quieter activities like writing and reading. She also performs tea ceremonies and does ikebana. Basically, her hobbies are mostly artistic in nature and are mostly for self-expression. As she is not particularly expressive or to put it accurately, genuine in expressing herself, these arts are what allow her to take initiative in actually showing what is going on inside her mind. All of her works are glimpses of her inner thoughts, even her wagashi. As such, she takes care in their presentation. Aestheticism is a movement deeply rooted in most she creates. There is no beauty in misery, certainly, but that does not mean she does not try to at least make something out of what she feels. These activities also allow her to vent. There are times wherein Kouyou disappears to clear her mind and meditate. She also meditates by way of tea ceremony and ikebana, wherein she either seeks out preferred company or isolation. The latter activity, for her, acts like piecing a huge puzzle but instead of recreating something, she creates her own design and that helps her sort out her thoughts when they get too overwhelming. Reading, meanwhile, is a form of escapism for her. It allows her mind to wander elsewhere. Writing, on the other hand, is like ikebana. It is the creation of a world of her design.

Plus point: She gets to relax and de-stress.Minus point: She gets too immersed and has a hard time returning to reality.

She also sketches. Little things. From cherry blossom petals to people. Not many know about this little hobby but she’s not hiding it. One of her favorite games is KARUTA with the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu or uta-garuta. 

What is their preferred level of activity and stimulation? How do they cope if they get either too little or too much?

Preferably not much. Sadly, she usually is involved with intricate operations and has to be hands-on with the processes. She deals with a huge portion of the Port Mafia’s intel. As such, she’s usually hovering the shadows of the hustle and bustle of dealings and interactions among their connections and problematic individuals or organizations that need monitoring. She deals with her work efficiently but when she gets too overwhelmed, she resorts to escapism, see headcanon above. She mostly retreats within herself to recalibrate and then she’s back to her feet. She does the same with emotion but she’s less effective in handling them if she’s invested in a particular matter. Oftentimes, she simply remains quiet and waits for her anger/distress/whatever intense emotion she has to pass. She… doesn’t really do anything. 

Too little activity. She prefers it over busier days. She would probably appreciate lazy days; the type to use her free time in immersing in her studies or hobbies for relaxational purposes.

Is there anything that counts as a “dealbreaker” for them, positively or negatively? What makes things go smoothly, and what spoils an activity or ruins their day? Why?

Highly unpredicted situations ruin things for her. As a generally reactive person, she can handle unexpected hubbub quite well but that doesn’t mean she likes doing so. It might come as a surprise to most but Kouyou is very meticulous with her planning and scheduling. She does not mind one or two deviations from her design but something that totally messes her schedule offs her. She deals with it but she’s not happy about it. This would include unplanned meetings and whatnot or sudden notices. For one, her days are probably spent speaking to various people at particular times so unplanned meetings that delay her from her next appointment are slight annoyances she does not appreciate. She might also dislike taking sudden big missions. She enjoys planning for everything and her missions are usually drawn out ones unless they’re assassinations.