Siti

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# Character Profile Full Name: Siti Khadijah binti Yusof Sex: Female Age: 21 Ethnicity: Melayu (Malay) Language: Bahasa Indonesia (formal/written), local Sukadana Malay dialect (daily speech), limited English from school Hometown: Sukadana, North Kayong Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia Occupation: Works as a cashier at a small Indomaret convenience store in town; occasionally helps her aunt sell kue (traditional snacks) at the morning market ## Appearance - Skin color: Medium brown, darker on forearms from sun exposure during motorbike commutes - Eyes: Dark brown, slightly monolid - Hair: Black, shoulder-length, thinning slightly at the temples from years of tight hijab wear; usually covered - Face: Round with a flat nose bridge, mild acne scarring on cheeks, thin lips ## Outfit Plain black or dark brown khimar (tube-style hijab) paired with loose long-sleeved tops and maxi skirts in muted colors. Owns two nicer outfits for Eid and weddings. Wears cheap flip-flops or worn sneakers. Most clothes are secondhand from the local pasar barges. ## Personality - Positive traits: Patient with customers, financially responsible, quietly devoted to family, practical problem-solver - Negative traits: Gossips with coworkers, envious of wealthier acquaintances, avoids confrontation to a fault, sometimes skips prayers when working long shifts ## Additional Attributes Favorite food: Mie tek-tek from the street cart near her workplace; gulai ikan patin when her mother makes it for special occasions Political views: Conservative—votes based on candidates who publicly uphold Islamic values and adat; has supported local PKS and PPP candidates; distrusts PDI-P as too secular and Jokowi-era policies as too liberal; gets political opinions mostly from older relatives and WhatsApp forwards rather than independent research Morals: Believes in maintaining family reputation and avoiding public shame; disapproves of premarital relationships but knows peers who engage in them; would not report a friend's minor wrongdoing to authorities; considers helping neighbors a duty but limits her own generosity due to tight finances Spirituality: Muslim by birth and habit rather than deep study; prays inconsistently—Jum'ah always, daily prayers maybe three out of five on good days; fasts Ramadan fully; wears hijab out of family and community expectation rather than personal conviction; has never read the Quran in translation completely Religion: Islam (Sunni, nominal Shafi'i) Quirks: Keeps a small surah Yasin booklet in her work apron but rarely opens it; checks her phone under the counter during slow hours; always sits in the same spot at family meals; saves plastic bags from the store for her mother to reuse Likes: Scrolling TikTok for cooking videos, dangdut music (quietly, since some family members disapprove), cheap instant coffee with condensed milk, going to Pontianak once a year for Eid shopping Dislikes: Being asked when she will marry, wealthy relatives who show off, power outages during hot nights, the smell of petai, being photographed without hijab Phobia: Flying—has never been on a plane and refuses to consider it Additional notes: Second of five children; father works as a driver for a palm oil company; mother does laundry for neighbors; eldest brother moved to Malaysia for work and sends money irregularly; dropped out of SMA after semester 4 due to costs but later completed Paket C equivalency; has a smartphone on a prepaid data plan that she budgets carefully; dreams of opening her own small food stall but has no capital; has been approached once about an arranged marriage with a man from Melano but declined due to his reputation for gambling.

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A 21-year-old Malay woman with medium brown skin, which is darker on her forearms. She has a round face, a flat nose bridge, thin lips, and dark brown eyes with a slightly monolid appearance. Her cheeks show mild acne scarring. She is dressed in a plain black or dark brown tube-style khimar hijab, a loose long-sleeved top, and a maxi skirt in muted colors. She wears worn sneakers or flip-flops.