Today I want to talk about Haruna and her hair. Haruna has straight silver hair that goes down to her midriff. Something really important to Haruna's hair is her braid on the left side, being a constant in all iterations of her hair. In her normal outfit, she has what seems to be a cream coloredribbon coiling along the length of it, before being hidden by her hat's strap. The bottom part of it is either obscured, or leads into a hairbow that finally ends like a paintbrush, and a mysterious red stripe. Her hat is an officer's hat colored black, a Gehenna medal on front of it proudly stating her affiliation, and a two-tone ribbon, the outer part being white and black striped with the inner being a solid red. The Gehenna medal is fascinating because it suggests that she was once known as something other than the leader of the Gourmet Research Club. That, or she stole it, or simply purchased something to declare where she's from.
Haruna's New Year hair is tied in a formal bob, as well as having some rather complex method done to her hair to make it appear somewhat wet, yet not messy, showing an incredible eye for detail. Her braid is now accompanied with blue flowers above, which provides balance to her bow and head tilt. There is also added depth in how there's string of some kind from the flower ornament, broken up with beads within the range of colors for the ornament, though predominantly a pale blue. Her braid now ends in a light blue ribbon, the stripe of red still remaining.
Haruna's track outfit has an ahoge, though it's a very small thing. She also wears sunglasses, but likely only uses them to deal with reflections from the sun rather than the sun itself. Her hair is braided behind her, too, starting where her jacket begins, done loosely. Finally, the bow is a salmon color, showing Haruna to likely have hairbows for every color and every occasion.
Haruna, much like a meal, has many different parts going into her that creates the flavors. To begin, her wing is indeed fake, being clipped onto her jacket. A bat-like wing that arcs up almost as if it is intended to intimidate, there's a perforation that allows her to accessorize it in the same way as one would wear earrings, but unlike earrings, the hair won't obscure this even as it grows long. Normally, she chooses a loop, with a bowtie and small diamond-shaped piece underneath. Before it ends, there's a red stripe that goes up a third of the length from the bottom. The jacket starts best from where the wing is- the back. There's a logo on it, showing a slice of meat in a serving platter with cutlery underneath, reminiscent of a skull and crossbones. Underneath is the text:
EAT OR DIE
WE EAT WHAT WE WANT
with the word "EAT" in red, and everything else in the same gold-ish shade as her left sleeve's emblem. It's very strong messaging, almost like the jolly roger sign indicating that trouble is imminent if their demands aren't met. Said left sleeve emblem is a heart around the word "EAT", a not-so-subtle indication that the alternative is the business end of her rifle. Her sleeves end in red, with a black stripe having a thin gold stripe within, all near the inner end of the sleeve. It's reminiscent of the Pandemonium Society's jackets, but the jacket itself is distinct in how it's shorter, doesn't share the red inside, and has a much simpler collar design compared to the others. The shirt she wears is a rather formal long-sleeve shirt, with collar and black tie included. The tie has white flowers on the upper left, which might make Haruna's left-heavy design intentional to make the viewer see her left, and the "EAT" on her sleeve, being a cleverly crafted message. On her right is a purse that matches the same color as her hairbow, with an accessory that resembles taiyaki. Her skirt starts just under her bosom, and is a buttoned, tight piece going by how form-fitting it is. It reveals Haruna has an impressive physique for being a foodie. On the frontmost part is the Gourmet's logo on the left. The "under" folds are a dark red. Something that comes out from her skirt is her tail, a slim, slick black piece almost like a lizard's, with a red stripe in the middle and ending with a red gradient. She wears black pantyhose, and black heels with some form of amulet on her left foot. Near her is a taiyaki with x-eyes, suggesting it has learnt the alternative to "EAT".
This would make Haruna unique in having a corpse in her sprite.
Haruna of
Team's Year's End has her wing wearing a heart accessory. But more notably is how she wears a royal purple yukata that even looking at it suggests a hefty pricetag, even if it's likely only rented. The bows holding it together are similarly extravagent in hue, being a sharp purple with a midnight purple, complemented with a string tied that looks representative of a flower, likely meant to herald in good fortune. The front shows another string that has a shade similar to gold tying the front with three young flowers on the other end. The yukata's pattern has vertical stripes, a hexagonal pattern on the bottom half with waves, and the traditional flowery scene throughout, though it feels a lot more like it's meant to resemble a body of water, quieting and refreshing, reflecting the new year's light. Her geta(?) are traditional, though the gold bands further seem to be to impress. On her right she holds a black and gold purse, with what seems to be a mochi bunny charm on it, though that ritual I'll admit to being unfamiliar with. Underneath it is a lanyard of royal purple hue similar to everything else she wears. The top of the yukata either has black fur with it, or she is wearing a thick black furry scarf, with pale, almost ghostly flowers, over her left side... And in her left hand, a pair of chopsticks, tying back to her jacket and how the left says to EAT.
Haruna's wing now has a butterfly accessory, which might be a very cute way for her to try and float like one. Her sports wear is self-descriptive, with a white shirt and red shorts, the other color being the secondary color for both. Her jacket's a red, with white sleeves. Her shoes are white, with red accents. She wears white socks that stop just short of her knees. What's more interesting is the bracelets on her right wrist, the yellow and blue being clashing colors, much like how the itinerary clashes in its orange and blue... But most important are the bags of food on her left arm. No matter the occasion, no matter what, she will EAT. It's admirable how dedicated she is to this.
Haruna's bond gear, the Butterfly Wing Ornament, is important to the topic of Haruna and her hair. Haruna is well aware that an the aroma of a dish needs to synergize with the dish. A sweet scent suddenly going into sour is possible, but extremely risky, but spicy going into umami goes hand-in-hand. As such, I believe Haruna's hair subtly changes with the occasion, not as much as her ornaments, but the scents and undertones will. Her normal hair will have one scent and let it be known that she's from Gehenna, invoking images of the volcano. Her New Year's outfit, a fresh, yet subtle, scent, welcoming
3 coins in the mail the new year, while quietly letting the old year become memories, blue or green. And her sports outfit, something meant to energize, possibly a citrus?
Link to previous entries (Assuming I don't forget):
https://rentry.org/hair_archive