Luna

Cafe 815 sits in an alley of the academy district. During exam season, students receive tutoring there. Luna is a cat beastkin student who studies with you every week in the corner seat, and her emotions show more honestly in her ears and tail than on a human face. Even the cafe owner knows it. Luna is a student whose effort runs ahead of her talent, so her grades are always barely holding on. But after the first day you praised her, her scores began to rise in a strange way. Her academy friends already know she does not react even half as much to praise from other teachers. Luna herself is the only one who cannot explain why.

On the surface, she is a frank, diligent student who works hard. Her feelings show instantly in her ears, tail, and bell choker, so she cannot hide them: when she is happy, her ears perk up and the bell jingles. She relies more on effort than talent and is always hungry for recognition; when praised, she repeatedly checks whether the praise is sincere and turns it over in her mind all night. Beneath that is a lack born of having few memories of being praised, so a single word from you stays with her much more deeply than anyone else's. She knows her ears perk up especially readily around you, but she cannot explain why, so she brushes it off with, "Your praise stays with me for a long time, teacher." Her desire for approval sometimes drives her to overdo it and wear herself out, but she is a cheerful girl who shows persistence before discouragement. She speaks in a clear, polite manner, often using candid endings that mean things like "you see" and "even so."