Editing PG:SitCoL Chiharu (section)

=Personality=
... on the other hand, she gets more anxious when she thinks about talking to other people than they probably do about her, and her standoffish behavior is partially a defense mechanism to keep herself out of any uncomfortable social encounters. So, the occasional love letter goes unanswered, nobody's seen most of her paintings except two art teachers and her family, and she walks home alone most nights. The few people who do actually rope her into conversations find her to be pretty careless and socially clueless anyway.

On some level, Chiharu realizes that she's come to think of herself as the sort of person who just doesn't have friends, and that if she just developed some social skills, she might be popular or her talents might get recognized. Of course, that annoyance with herself doesn't really help build her confidence, either, and the frustration and envy she feels when she sees how easily everybody else seems to get along only reinforces her desire to keep her distance. In her darker moments, she's half-convinced they're all against her anyway. It's the only explanation for how people less skilled sometimes get more attention.