Japanese folklore (manifesting in an Irish-American girl)
Subdue-3, Relieve-2, Ritual Closure-3

Barbara “Barbie” Quinn is a withdrawn, studious high schooler — known as a robotics enthusiast but rarely seen outside the workshop or library. Beneath her quiet exterior hides a terrible curse: her hair grows at an impossible rate, writhing with a will of its own to feed the gaping second mouth hidden on the back of her head.

Barbie has no cultural grounding for what she has become. In her Irish-American family, there are no stories of cursed women with hungry hair, only vague whispers of banshees and witches. This leaves her isolated, ashamed, and convinced she is monstrous. She hides under hoodies, avoids touch, and distances herself from peers who might see what she truly is.

• Withdrawn academic, robotics club member
• Second mouth hidden beneath her hair
• Hair grows unnaturally fast, writhes on its own
• Ashamed of her condition, desperate for relief
• Mistaken for “witchy” or banshee-like by classmates

• Hair writhes and shifts, creating the Uncanny Hair story tag.
• Hair lashes defensively, applying Entangled-2.
• Whispers of chewing from behind her head apply Disturbed-1.
• Retreats into shame, applying Withdrawn-2.
• Robotics projects glitch mysteriously, creating Tangled Circuits.

• Hair strangles or restrains, inflicting Suffocated-3.
• The second mouth bites, inflicting Wounded-2.
• Hair spreads across the scene, creating the Choking Tangles story tag.
• Growth surge fills a room, applying Overwhelmed-3.

• Endless Growth: Each scene, her hair grows uncontrollably, creating a new Tangled Growth tag unless cut.
• Hunger of the Second Mouth: Severed hair writhes to feed the mouth; she gains Empowered-1 whenever her hair is “fed.”
• Painful Secret: When threatened with exposure, she lashes out uncontrollably, adding +1 tier to any Hard Move.
• Craving Relief: PCs who cut or manage her hair can temporarily ease her compulsion, weakening or negating her Hard Moves.

• Goal: Relief from her curse; acceptance despite her deformity.
• Escalation: Subtle hair growth → robotics accidents and rumors → someone glimpses the second mouth → curse bursts into violence.
• Tactics: Defensive until cornered, then lashes out with wild force.
• Counters: Regular trimming or care keeps her stable. Ritual closure (cleansing, sealing, spiritual mediation) can end the curse.
• Integration: Her endless growth pairs naturally with Ken Hayakiri’s compulsion — his scissors can trim her hair, offering both balance and belonging. PCs may facilitate or resist this connection.

• Look: A quiet, pale academic with oversized hoodies, her hair always falling over her face and back. In private, her hair grows into a shifting, suffocating mass that hides a gnashing second mouth.
• Tell: Hair falling in heaps around her, muffled chewing behind her, robotics wires mysteriously tangled or chewed through.