“ | Sometimes, I feel like I have to work ten times as much as everyone else, just to keep up. But I wanted to do it. I wanted to show mom and dad I could be a good daughter. I wanted to show Hero, and Kel, and Basil, and Aubrey, that I could be a good friend. And…. I wanted to show you that I could be the best big sister, ever since you were born. | „ |
~ Mari to her younger brother Sunny |
Mari Takahashi, more commonly known as just Mari, is the main character of the OMORI fanfiction Time to Disinfect on AO3.
She is a neurodivergent girl and the older sister of Sunny. Due to being autistic, she was subjected to abuse by her mother throughout her life, leading her to struggle with an extreme sense of self-loathing, yet she remains a kind and loving person all the same.
What Makes Her Love Exalted?[]
- She's portrayed as a very realistic and sympathetic autistic character, avoiding harmful stereotypes about autism.
- Despite her abusive upbringing, she grew to be a naturally kind and selfless person anyway.
- She's a highly caring older sister to Sunny, helping him whenever he needs it, like taking care of him when he's injured or sick. She even once rescued him from drowning in a lake, pushing herself to save him even though she had an injured leg that made it hard to swim.
- She's a loving and supportive friend, always showing patience for her friends' various quirks and enjoying whenever they're happy.
- The only thing she wants out of life is to be surrounded by her loved ones and doesn't care about selfish things like money or fame.
- Though she has "perfectionist" tendencies that can make her act insensitively, she's self-aware about it and willing to sincerely apologize when she's wrong.
- After she and Sunny had an argument about their music practice, she was willing to reach out to him and really listen to why he was upset.
- She proved her commitment to help Sunny wasn't just empty words by promising to spend less time with piano practice and more time with him.