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Kiripan is the romantic ship between Kiriko Miyasako and Yuko Hakozaki (who primarily goes by the stage name Pandora) from The Caligula Effect 2. A pair of narrative foils who spend majority of the game locked in a (mostly one-sided) rivalry, Kiriko and Pandora are both formally introduced in Chapter 2, as the third party member and second major boss respectively. They are also quite literally the worst thing to ever happen to me.
Kiriko and Pandora's first major interaction also serves as the chapter's rising action. After being told that Redo, TCE2's primary setting, is a false reality by the Go-Home Club, Kiriko visits the Hashihime Botantical Garden where she meets Pandora, who is in charge of it. The two of them have an initially pleasant conversation about the garden and growing flowers, but Pandora quickly shows her true colors, forcing Kiriko to remember her trauma and taking her hostage. As you can tell, Pandora is very normal and well adjusted. Soon after this, however, the Go-Home Club arrives at the garden, and Pandora opts to take Shota Tsurumaki instead. This event prompts Kiriko's Catharsis Effect to awaken.
At the end of the chapter, Kiriko and Pandora have a confrontation prior to Pandora's boss fight. It's here that Pandora reveals to the Go-Home Club that Kiriko was actually a popular idol named Momona Kurahashi. Pandora hates idols because she feels as though they are selfish liars who don't care about their fans at all. She knew that Kiriko was Momona because Momona happened to star in a movie alongside Hikaru Hanamaki, an idol Pandora was extremely dedicated to before he "betrayed" her. When Kiriko calls Pandora out on her beliefs, Pandora becomes enraged and attacks the Go-Home Club. Again. Pandora is a very normal and well adjusted person.
After the fight, Pandora calms down a bit. She laments her situation, stating that she doesn't care anymore. She asks Kiriko to just kill her already, to which Kiriko disagrees. Pandora then gives the Go-Home Club some information on Redo and the Obbligato Musicians, the primary villains of the game and a group in which Pandora herself is apart of. Later on, she tells the Obbligato Musicians that she has no information regarding the Go-Home Club and refuses to help in stopping them.
Pandora and Kiriko don't have another major interaction until Chapter 7. At this point in the story, the Obbligato Musician Kudan has released information about the Go-Home Club to the general public, forcing them to go into hiding. When Kiriko, the protagonist, and another member of the Go-Home Club are cornered by a group of Digiheads (the general enemies of the game), Pandora calls out to them, letting them briefly hide in the garden. She states she does this because she doesn't like the commotion the other Musicians are causing. During this scene, she questions Kiriko about why she wishes to return home. Kiriko attempts to give her advice about what she should do once they all return to reality, which irritates Pandora. In the end, Pandora gives the trio passage to the train station, affirming that there's no point in trying to return to reality.
Kiripan's final major interaction is in the 8th and final chapter of the game. At this point, Redo has essentially been destroyed, turning all of its inhabitants that weren't able to escape into Phantoms, including Pandora. Phantom Pandora is essentially the manifestation of all of Pandora's trauma and negative emotions. After the Go-Home Club defeats her, Phantom Pandora states that she now understands that idols are just people going through the motions of life, just like her. She also says that while she still doesn't like her, she's glad she met Kiriko. Kiriko says that she wants to get her back to normal so she can hear the real Pandora say those words.
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Kiriko Miyasako: While she may appear as a typical rude delinquent type, Kiriko is a deeply caring and sensible individual who is essentially the Go-Home Club's certified big sister. She's one of the more down to earth members of the Go-Home Club, especially compared to characters like Sasara or Niko. However, Kiriko has a heavy dislike for leadership and being boggled down by outside responsiblites.
Yuko Hakozaki: Appearing calm and introverted to most, Yuko/Pandora is a member of the Obbligato Musicians who prefers to keep to herself inside of her beloved botanical garden. She is very blunt and cold to most people, but particularly Kiriko, whom she bears a grudge against due to her career as an idol.
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they're kind of like shuake for women
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