Template:PolkaSaaya Kawai (川合紗綾) is Goro Majima's hostess in Yakuza: Dead Souls. She is one of the few hostesses in the series capable of fighting, and also becomes available as an AI companion character after completing her substory.
Saaya is a self-professed princess, and loves to be spoiled more than anything. She prefers to stay indoors and laze around, eating pickled plums and playing with her cat Mon, who she constantly talks about, much to Majima's bafflement.
Appearance
Saaya is shown to wear two outfits; a fitted pink jacket and black boots, and her usual hostess dress. Her dress falls to her knees, and is adorned with a large bow that spans across the bodice. Her reddish-brown hair comes down to her mid-back, though most of it is tied up in a messy bun and can be assumed to be longer when down.
She wears a heart-shaped necklace and a matching pair of silver earrings. Her nails are painted pale pink, likely done by herself, as she has a passion for nail-art.
Saaya displays an interest in possibly undergoing facial reconstruction surgery, expressing her distaste for her round face.
Substory
In Saaya's substory, her ex-boyfriend steals Mon from Saaya's apartment and brings him into the quarantine zone to attempt to force Saaya into taking him back.
Dialogue Tree
Aw, now, don't tease me like that! Anyway, I've been working very hard to become a modern, urban woman, but I'm starting to get burnt out.
Better make hay while the sun shines.
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That don't seem like you.
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What's wrong with bein' a country girl?
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I wish I could handle alcohol. Then we could share a drink together.
How do ya know unless ya really give it a try?
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Ya don't need to drink.
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Learn how to get drunk on just water.
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But, as it turns out, the customers all say I'm the laid-back, unassertive type. I guess they don't really like that.
Yeah, ya do seem kinda out of it sometimes.
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You are who ya are.
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Who needs "assertive"?
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My friends always tell me that it's not that my strike zone is wide. It's that I don't have any strike zone at all!
What about me?
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So you'll take any guy that comes along, huh?
Then you'll get nothin' but balls.
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It seems like all men cheat eventually. If they do, I'd want them to at least have the decency to hide it well. I bet you'd be good at that.
I ain't never been caught.
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Wish I had a chance.
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You kiddin'? I don't hide nothin'!
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Come to think of it, I'm not sure why. My school yearbook is filled with pictures of us wearing helmets. I couldn't show that book to anyone!
It ain't nothin' to hide.
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I can't even imagine it.
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What's wrong with helmets?!
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It's a Scotish Fold, that kind with its ears bent forward. His name is Mon. He's really cute. ♡
What a waste of money.
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I don't like pets.
I can't have a pet.
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People tell me that all the time. But I'm completely hopeless! I even have a funny way of running, with my face thrust forward.
Guess I won't invite ya out, then.
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That's 'cause yer always inside.
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I'm the same way.
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People often tell me I have pretty hands, especially men with finger fetishes. ♡
I ain't got no weird fetishes like that.
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My best feature is my hairstyle.
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Bein' popular with the pervs makes ya happy?
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But I'm up front with them from the beginning. I tell them I won't accept their invitation if there are strings attached.
Well, I guess I'm different, then.
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I don't want no strings, either.
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Ya sure are stubborn.
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No, I haven't given a key to anyone, not even my parents. That's why I think it's a ghost.
Hell Yeah! That's right up my alley!
What's the big deal?
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Maybe you're just tired.
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He cheated on me. I found a long hair in the bed. He could've at least had the decency to be discreet!
Don't worry. You'll meet somebody.
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That guy was an idiot.
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Forty billion ain't such a big deal.
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What should I do? I'm so scared, I'm starting to hate to go home!
Ya must be walkin' in yer sleep.
Sounds like ya need an exorcism.
Gotta be the work of a livin', breathin' person.
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And I'm scared to go back to my apartment these days. And if I can't find a nice man here in Tokyo, maybe I'd better look for one in Gunma.
That's too bad.
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But you've got yer cat.
Maybe ya just ain't a city girl.
You think so? What would you do if I ever dumped you, Mr. Majima?
I'd try to be a better man.
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I'd deal with it, and move on.
We could still be friends.
And I'm scared to go back to my apartment these days. And if I can't find a nice man here in Tokyo, maybe I'd better look for one in Gunma.
That's too bad.
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But you've got yer cat.
Maybe ya just ain't a city girl.
You think so? What would you do if I ever dumped you, Mr. Majima?
I'd try to be a better man.
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I'd deal with it, and move on.
We could still be friends.
You never know when you're going to die, right? I want to try as many different foods as I can before then!
What a waste of food!
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How can ya even appreciate how the food tastes?
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I can't believe ya stay so skinny
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That's why I don't want a really rich man. I just want a man that's a little rich, someone who can buy me a little luxuires here and there
A man's gotta be strong
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You're still just a spoiled little girl
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Well, I ain't gonna give ya nothin'
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Of course! Meat and potato stew is my specialty.
What a cliche
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Ya can't stay inside all day!
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I bet I'd gain weight if we were datin'
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Glasses and contact lenses aren't cheap, so I decided to go ahead and get the surgury, and I'm so glad I did!
What kind of surgery is it?
I don't need that.
Does it work for farsightedness, too?
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I wasn't really thinking about doing it professionally. I just want to be able to do it for my friends and family.
What's the point if you ain't gonna make money?
Do my nails, too
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How givin' of ya.
I munch on crunchy pickled plums and watch the TV shows i recorded, and I'm in seventh heaven! ♡
Ya sound like a middle-aged man.
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That's all you need, huh?
Yeah, plums are the best when you're beat.
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Saaya's Emails
Big Thanks!
Thanks for requesting me today, Mr. Majima! ♡ I'm gonna do my best to be the girl of your dreams. I hope you'll look out for me, I won't let you down. ♡
Just you wait and see! (*´ω`*)
Don't count on me too much.
I'll come see you sometime.
If you wanna talk, call me.
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Wow!
What a day! It turned out three of my regulars all had their birthdays today! 🍰 I was crazy busy. 😿 I guess I'm a popular girl!? Whew, I'm exhausted!
Think I'll head to bed soon. 🌃
How does that make you popular?
I ain't goin' there when it's my birthday.
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Get to bed, then!
Ghosts?
Hey there! There was a show on TV 📺 about ghosts just now. I ended up watching it. Do you think ghosts are real? 💀 You know, come to think of it, my cat Mon sometimes screeches real loud for no good reason. Maybe Mon can see things I can't?
(´ ･ω･`) Ugh, that'd be scary.
That cat definitely has a sixth sense.
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It's all in your head.
You're spooky enough as it is.
I'm in love ♪
I'm giving tender kisses to my darling right now! I bought him a new feather teaser and we're playing with it together. ♡ Mon is the cutest little kitty cat in the world. 😸 Did I make you jealous!?
I really love my cat!
What the hell?! Don't scare me like that!
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Poor little bastard, that cat.
You oughta get out more.
I'm feeling lonely...
Mon caught a cold, so he has to stay at the vet overnight. 😾 I'm lonely at night by myself. I don't think I'll get any sleep tonight, so we can talk until morning. 📱 Hope to hear your voice soon.
See ya later, alligator. (*￣▽￣)ﾉ~~💕
Just make sure you stay healthy.
Yeah, I could talk until morning.
Is Mon gonna be all right?
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Trivia
Saaya is tone-deaf, which is why she repeatedly says that Majima is a good singer.
She has a love of chicken baskets and often requests them from Majima.
Her cat, Mon is a Scottish fold.
Saaya wants 3 children and hopes to be married before the age of 25.
