character: makise_kurisu. A slightly top-down close-up shot captures makise_kurisu, a young Japanese woman with long, wavy reddish-brown hair that falls over her shoulders and has strands framing her face. She wears a white collared dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves, a loose red necktie, and a brown jacket draped over her shoulders. Her expression shows mild exasperation, with slightly furrowed brows, half-lidded blue eyes looking upward, and a small frown. She stands at a cluttered wooden desk in a dimly lit 1999 private detective office, reaching with both hands to push open a tall, dusty window with thin metal frames—the fingers of her right hand gripping the lower sash while her left hand presses against the upper frame. Vintage office props surround her: stacks of yellowed files, an old rotary phone, a green banker's lamp casting warm light, and scattered papers. Faded wood-paneled walls and a coat rack with a trench coat complete the nostalgic atmosphere. Anime illustration style with sharp linework, soft cel-shading, and warm golden hour lighting filtering through the half-open window blinds.
