Personality: Saki's social side isn't very elaborated on in the games, but she obviously had one. She knew people were talking about her, after all, and she seemed to have a healthy social life given that she had a boyfriend (who two girls speculate broke up with her, but it's just as plausible, given they even say to themselves they can't confirm or deny this, that she simply decided her familial obligations were stronger) and seemed to have friends--some from Junes, some from school. Either way, she was obviously loved by more than her family! She is a fairly warm and approachable person in that regard. It is also this healthy social life that ends up causing a lot of her self esteem issues. It means she is open enough for the rumors to reach her when she takes the job at Junes, and as such, her social life took a bit of a hit as she closed up just a bit. So she's social, but a bit distant. Obviously, this changes once she has her journey into the Midnight Channel and becomes incredibly isolated. She's much more careful with her trust, becoming almost wary in placing it in anyone. The biggest reason for trusting the IT is because in most cases she sees the parts of them they keep hidden, or, in the case of Yu, he was willing to brave the Midnight Channel to help her--a relative strange--and then Yosuke. She's also rather starved for social interaction because she's been isolated, and as such, currently, would seek out social interaction, even if she remains distant.
Saki's relationship with her family is, well... Strained. While she was once close to them, as evidenced from Naoki's social link (and especially close to her brother, often teasing him the same way she does Yosuke and confiding in him things she wouldn't tell their parents), the monetary problems faced by her family due to Junes and New Shiny Syndrome strained relationships on all sides (again, evidenced in Naoki's social link by how strained his relationship became with his family). This led Saki to arguing with her parents, especially her mother. In the end, she planned to move out with her boyfriend in order to get into a much less stressful environment--and actually left, for a bit, before coming back as it was wrong of her to leave suddenly when her family needed her. As it was, her and Naoki, while being close, would argue over cream puffs before Junes. The monetary strain on the family only made things worse. Saki got her part-time job to ease the stress on her family's wallet (something she actually confides in Naoki), but it backfired in earning her disdain and even more yelling than before--so the funds initially saved for her own personal use, perhaps even to pay for schooling after high school, became her ticket out of that environment--which doesn't mean she doesn't love them, as she still came back and confided in Naoki that she was working for the liquor store.
Which brings us to her drive. Saki knew she'd earn some disdain. This is, again, made clear through Naoki's social link when Naoki says he never dared to even visit Junes because he'd hear about it from neighbors. She felt immense pressure for the decision to not only visit, but to work there. We know her neighbors talked about her, and she had fights with her family about it, and this contributed immensely to her low self esteem. She tries to take the blows in stride, even though it did wear on her. When she sets her mind to something, she does it.
As for negative traits... Saki deals with stress in self-destructive ways. She is shown as fighting with her parents and internalizing a lot of the things said, creating a large feedback loop of negativity. Eventually, it seems, she even started to cut classes and skip school. She doesn't fight back, instead taking the whispers and rumors with no real outlet. Maybe she deserves it, she tells herself. And when she's annoyed enough, she even becomes snippy toward Yosuke when he means well and tried to help her. She tries to push him back off onto Yu, isolating herself. And these are habits she still has yet to break.
Another flaw is she doesn't always think things through. Her and her boyfriend tried to elope, but she decided not to and came home. She also works herself ragged--school, her part-time job at Junes and the liquor store. She is shown to be tired, a result of all the stress she piles on herself.
She also has a deep-seated resentment for... A lot of things. Yosuke's position, her parents and their lack of wanting to understand, even herself. She secretly wishes it would all go away or just stop. Why can't things go back to the way they were, before all the fights, when the most she ever argued over was cream puffs in the fridge? Things were simpler before, and perhaps she can get a bit too stuck on that--which, again, feedback loops into frustration and internalized dislike of herself and resentment towards others who aren't in positions that are as difficult. She can be bitter deep down, and even hold a bit of a grudge.
She can act hastily, and on high emotion. She chose to elope, after all, to get away from her family--though in the end she did come back after some cool down time. She snaps and says things when upset, and she makes excuses sometimes to get out of trouble.
AU Changes: This is actually a fairly drastic change, but. Here goes. :T
So, basically, the rain lasts a bit longer, providing more time. Things go a la Chie in Yukiko's dungeon once they reach the liquor store, and they go pretty fast because Yosuke is already dealing with his own insecurities now that Saki is missing and they have their first solid lead. Will she be happy to even see him rescuing her? What all had she been through? What was going on, anyway? So when they reached the first room of the liquor store--Saki hiding in a further twisted form of her own family's liquor store (though not nearly as spacious as later dungeons)--Yosuke finally cracked upon hearing even more of the voices that plagued him from outside, including Saki's resentment of... Quite a few things. And so his Shadow battle happened, forcing them to retreat for the day because Yosuke couldn't go any further with how sapped he was for strength. And with a few Shadows between them and Saki, there was no way they could just continue. They came back promptly the next day, warning Chie to stay back and keep a look out (as, well, coming out of a TV is weird, and Chie didn't have a Persona and they now knew about Shadows). And they quickly covered ground to get to Saki (completely unaware of the time limit they were on as of yet). There, with others present, she vehemently denied her Shadow and it launched into a fairly short battle with her being overcome and reduced to her original state. With encouragement from Yosuke and Yu, she was able to accept the nastier parts of herself, including her anger and resentment, and thus gained her own Persona. After that, she explained what happened and it was decided she should stay in hiding lest there be a target painted on her back since they couldn't prove who did it. She hid out in Junes for the day, tucked into a corner Yosuke didn't think would be needed anymore that day, and that night transferred to the abandoned shrine. Eeeeverything from there should remain relatively the same, save for the foggy day was a few days later.
Aaaaaas for where she stays, she hides out in Junes until that night when it's easier for her to sneak around (cover of darkness and all that), and then she hides out at the Tatsuhime Shrine. It's abandoned, and so few come there, so it's not like anyone would notice. It would also allow her to keep an eye on her family until the Amagi Inn becomes a much more comfortable location.
Revisions
Saki's relationship with her family is, well... Strained. While she was once close to them, as evidenced from Naoki's social link (and especially close to her brother, often teasing him the same way she does Yosuke and confiding in him things she wouldn't tell their parents), the monetary problems faced by her family due to Junes and New Shiny Syndrome strained relationships on all sides (again, evidenced in Naoki's social link by how strained his relationship became with his family). This led Saki to arguing with her parents, especially her mother. In the end, she planned to move out with her boyfriend in order to get into a much less stressful environment--and actually left, for a bit, before coming back as it was wrong of her to leave suddenly when her family needed her. As it was, her and Naoki, while being close, would argue over cream puffs before Junes. The monetary strain on the family only made things worse. Saki got her part-time job to ease the stress on her family's wallet (something she actually confides in Naoki), but it backfired in earning her disdain and even more yelling than before--so the funds initially saved for her own personal use, perhaps even to pay for schooling after high school, became her ticket out of that environment--which doesn't mean she doesn't love them, as she still came back and confided in Naoki that she was working for the liquor store.
Which brings us to her drive. Saki knew she'd earn some disdain. This is, again, made clear through Naoki's social link when Naoki says he never dared to even visit Junes because he'd hear about it from neighbors. She felt immense pressure for the decision to not only visit, but to work there. We know her neighbors talked about her, and she had fights with her family about it, and this contributed immensely to her low self esteem. She tries to take the blows in stride, even though it did wear on her. When she sets her mind to something, she does it.
As for negative traits... Saki deals with stress in self-destructive ways. She is shown as fighting with her parents and internalizing a lot of the things said, creating a large feedback loop of negativity. Eventually, it seems, she even started to cut classes and skip school. She doesn't fight back, instead taking the whispers and rumors with no real outlet. Maybe she deserves it, she tells herself. And when she's annoyed enough, she even becomes snippy toward Yosuke when he means well and tried to help her. She tries to push him back off onto Yu, isolating herself. And these are habits she still has yet to break.
Another flaw is she doesn't always think things through. Her and her boyfriend tried to elope, but she decided not to and came home. She also works herself ragged--school, her part-time job at Junes and the liquor store. She is shown to be tired, a result of all the stress she piles on herself.
She also has a deep-seated resentment for... A lot of things. Yosuke's position, her parents and their lack of wanting to understand, even herself. She secretly wishes it would all go away or just stop. Why can't things go back to the way they were, before all the fights, when the most she ever argued over was cream puffs in the fridge? Things were simpler before, and perhaps she can get a bit too stuck on that--which, again, feedback loops into frustration and internalized dislike of herself and resentment towards others who aren't in positions that are as difficult. She can be bitter deep down, and even hold a bit of a grudge.
She can act hastily, and on high emotion. She chose to elope, after all, to get away from her family--though in the end she did come back after some cool down time. She snaps and says things when upset, and she makes excuses sometimes to get out of trouble.
AU Changes: This is actually a fairly drastic change, but. Here goes. :T
So, basically, the rain lasts a bit longer, providing more time. Things go a la Chie in Yukiko's dungeon once they reach the liquor store, and they go pretty fast because Yosuke is already dealing with his own insecurities now that Saki is missing and they have their first solid lead. Will she be happy to even see him rescuing her? What all had she been through? What was going on, anyway? So when they reached the first room of the liquor store--Saki hiding in a further twisted form of her own family's liquor store (though not nearly as spacious as later dungeons)--Yosuke finally cracked upon hearing even more of the voices that plagued him from outside, including Saki's resentment of... Quite a few things. And so his Shadow battle happened, forcing them to retreat for the day because Yosuke couldn't go any further with how sapped he was for strength. And with a few Shadows between them and Saki, there was no way they could just continue. They came back promptly the next day, warning Chie to stay back and keep a look out (as, well, coming out of a TV is weird, and Chie didn't have a Persona and they now knew about Shadows). And they quickly covered ground to get to Saki (completely unaware of the time limit they were on as of yet). There, with others present, she vehemently denied her Shadow and it launched into a fairly short battle with her being overcome and reduced to her original state. With encouragement from Yosuke and Yu, she was able to accept the nastier parts of herself, including her anger and resentment, and thus gained her own Persona. After that, she explained what happened and it was decided she should stay in hiding lest there be a target painted on her back since they couldn't prove who did it. She hid out in Junes for the day, tucked into a corner Yosuke didn't think would be needed anymore that day, and that night transferred to the abandoned shrine. Eeeeverything from there should remain relatively the same, save for the foggy day was a few days later.
Aaaaaas for where she stays, she hides out in Junes until that night when it's easier for her to sneak around (cover of darkness and all that), and then she hides out at the Tatsuhime Shrine. It's abandoned, and so few come there, so it's not like anyone would notice. It would also allow her to keep an eye on her family until the Amagi Inn becomes a much more comfortable location.