she's the daughter of a restauranteur (her dad owns a bunch of benihana type of restaurants) and her mother's side is a famous japanese car manufacturer. she grew up in beverly hills but never really fit the mold; she was the odd one out for the most part and just wanted to leave california and go east. she wound up doing just that and went to nyu, stayed in new york for a few years and became a reporter for nbc, and was transferred to los angeles. she's very hard working, passionate, stubborn, courageous, and can be a tough shell to break (her friendships are very dear to her but she also has trust issues/doesn't open up easily and tends to keep things light if she doesn't know someone). she's social, enjoys talking to people (although it is usually more surface level types of convos unless she knows and trusts someone), and is also overprotective and constantly wanting to fight others battles.