AWhen Lisa was about 7 years old, she met a group of kids playing "Phoenix Corps Featherman" at Araya Shrine. At first, she didn't want to join them, but her daddy assured them that these weren't like those other kids who made fun of her hair and her eyes, and Black Falcon (Jun) promised her that they didn't care that she was white. She joined in as "Pink Azas" (an "azas" is a kind of pheasant, it seems). She had a big crush on "Tacchan," the Red Eagle, and wanted to grow up to be his wife. (When they played House, she'd declare that she was the Mommy, Tacchan was the Daddy, Jun was the older son, and Eikichi was the baby. Then she'd declare that the kids were asleep, and it was time for Mommy and Daddy to go take a bath together...and "Big Brother Jun" would immediately interrupt and say that he wanted dinner RIGHT NOW.)

When Big Sis told the Masquerade that she has to leave them, Eikichi, Lisa, and Jun decided to lock her in the shrine overnight so she couldn't leave, and when Tatsuya protested, they locked him in there with her too. When it became dark, Sudou Tatsuya came to Araya and set it afire. When the three remaining children came back to Araya the next day to let Big Sis and Tacchan out, the shrine was gone - and they thought they'd killed Big Sis and Tacchan by locking her in there! Horrified, they collected the five masks of the Masquerade and hid them inside Mt. Iwato, and forced themselves to forget about their "crime."

Her Shadow in the Taurus Shrine reveals an even darker side to her. She's done drugs (hm, not shrooms, those were legal in Japan until 2002 - who knows? Weed? Stronger than weed?) and may have participated in the time-honored tradition where schoolgirls are "escorts" for middle-aged men. (This is called "enjo kosai," and you can read more about it here. It's hard to say exactly what was involved, but the implications are present.) Basically, she's a typical status-obsessed Japanese schoolgirl of the 1990s.

In Tsumi, she tags along after Tatsuya when he receives a challenge letter from Death Boss of Kasugayama High School, and meets Eikichi Mishina, with whom she develops a very weird friendship. They "fight like an old married couple," insulting each other nonstop and giving each other nicknames. Despite this, Lisa apparently finds herself starting to like Tatsuya as a person, not just as a status symbol, and by the time it's revealed that they were childhood playmates, she loves Tatsuya for real. She reveals her feelings to Tatsuya in a mature way - and as to whether her feelings are returned, that's up to the player!

Partway into the game she discovers that SHE'S the rumored third person in the girl group MUSES. She protests that it's not true, but she ends up joining the group since everyone thinks she's part of it anyways, and she can find out more about the Masquerade if she infiltrates their group. The MUSES seem to be a sort of R&B'ish pop group, which is a pretty weird match for Lisa's personality, IMHO. Their hit single is "JOKER," which is both encourages you to call the Joker if you can't deal with your problems AND a recital of the Oracle of Maiya! (lyrics and translation here - I think it's interesting to know what the song actually says.) The MUSES's producer is Ginji Sasaki, who used to be in a hit band himself and has a certain reputation for how he treats his young female artists. Ginji is, of course, one of the Four Executives of the Masquerade, Prince Taurus.

Lisa is the first to remember the childhood Masquerade, and the first to suggest that "Big Sis" might be the Joker. She knows that Big Sis wasn't killed in the fire - she mentions cops talking to her dad - but she thinks Big Sis might be mad at them still. Leo's raving about his beautiful, kind Joker-sama, with a face like a goddess, only cements her fears about Big Sis - why would she think Leo was talking about a boy?

In the Taurus Shrine, Lisa has to face her Shadow and decide whether to acknowledge and own up to her failings, or ignore them and keep chasing after an illusion of popularity...