P-chan

“Or I could break you myself.”

— P-chan

P-chan (ピちゃん) is the romantic partner of Ame-chan, serving as her constant guide throughout the course of the game. They are represented by the player themself, given freedom by Ame to dictate her day-to-day activities, aiding in her long-term goal of reaching 1,000,000 followers. They live with Ame in her apartment, often communicating with her through the JINE tab. Ame gives them their nickname, "P-chan," in the introductory sequence of the game, explaining that the 'P' stands for them being 'perfect' for her, and that they are her 'producer.'
Their gender, age and appearance are left up to interpretation, never explicitly stated. Ame expresses an interest in both men and women, suggesting that P-chan may be of either gender.

Personality

Not much of P-chan's personality is known. Partially owing to the fact that they are represented by the player, P-chan does not have much dialogue, only able to directly express themselves when they are given a dialogue option in Ame's JINE tab. Their responses are usually brief, and almost always cold in tone. They will usually type with proper capitalization and grammar, in contrast to Ame's more loose style of typing. Though they are able to express loving sentiments to Ame, she herself acknowledges that they are often mean and curt, owing this trait of their personality to be something that she actively enjoys and allows. Much of their personality can only be inferred through Ame's secondhand accounts, through which she may express that P-chan performed a thoughtful act of love for her, or that they acted careless and worried her. The heights of P-chan's uncaring demeanor can be seen when they instruct Ame to go through incredibly stressful in-game events, allowing for scenarios in which Ame herself questions why they aren't acting as a more responsible and loving partner.

Comment te dire adieu

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In Comment te dire adieu, it is revealed that P-chan is Ame's imaginary partner, formed to help her through her obstacles. This reveal explains why Ame texts P-chan, despite the two of them living together and being present in the same room at almost all times; JINE was the only method through which she could pretend to talk to P-chan. Since P-chan is imaginary, their personality is, by extension, formed by Ame's own personality. This explains the cold, uncaring nature of P-chan, which is further supported by the notes contained in secret.txt, which divulge that Ame does not want a romantic partner who is only nice to her.

Trivia

• In-game, P-chan's name is only given two possible meanings as stated by Ame on Day 1: 'perfect' and 'producer.' However, there are additional possible interpretations of their name.

• In Japanese, the "pi" character (ぴ) is an honorific similar to "chan," but is mostly used to refer to small pets; some may call their pets "pi-chan" outright. This may suggest that P-chan's name has no particular meaning, and is only meant to be a cutesy nickname, in the same way one would call their pets "pi-chan" regardless of the pet's actual name. Additionally, P-chan can use stickers which often feature a pink cat in them, which may further lend credence to this interpretation.
• A few popular fan meanings have provided suggestions to the possibility of the meaning behind "P-chan." Some include:

• Player-chan
• PC/Personal-Computer (This fan suggestion is derived from putting together the "P" and the "C" in their name: "P-C(han).")