Blinder aka Miss Sakamoto (She Blinded Me with Science; Thomas Dolby) [Adult themes]

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Blinder
Song/Album	"She Blinded Me with Science"/ (single)
Act	Thomas Dolby
Writer	Thomas Dolby and Jo Kerr
Release Date	1982
ABILITIES
Powers	(no superpowers-- she uses "science")
Skills	-Uses scientific principles to blind people (or make them think they're blind) "She blinded me with science!" -Dances "When I'm dancing close to her"
Attributes	Is balletic when she applies her hypnotic techniques "It's poetry in motion" Eyes are "as deep as any ocean"
Vulnerabilities	Some can resist hypnosis
Formidability	is highly manipulative but has no superpowers
Attractiveness	High: "Good Heavens, Miss Sakamoto, you're beautiful!"
Source	"Science!"
Goals	Seduce students, then use various techniques to induce hysterical blindness; yet, they can see only her when it's just the two of them.
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	None, but misuses scientific implements
Amulets	N/A
Objects	Uses chemicals, machines "I can smell the chemicals... I can hear machinery"
Clothing	N/A
Vehicles	N/A
Dwelling	N/A
Milieu	High school
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Female
Age	Adult
Physique	Has "tender" eyes... "sweet as any harmony"
Ethnicity	is named "Miss Sakamoto"
Origin	N/A
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	High school science and math teacher
Education	Teacher: "She failed me in biology... [and] geometry."
SES	Depends on the school district
Relationships	Preys, sexually, on students "Now she's making love to me"
Pets	N/A
PERSONALITY
Morality	Immoral
Intro/extrovert	Extrovert
Intelligence	High
Emotions	Sexually insatiable
Sanity	Sane but manipulative
Enemies	Parents of teens, school boards, the law, the media...
Narrative Function	Antagonist
Other Notes	Miss Sakamoto is a high school teacher focusing on what we now call STEM subjects. She also preys, sexually, on her students. She chooses one and flunks him. Shocked, he comes to her after class, begging for a retest. She convinces him to come to her house after school for "private tutoring" so he can pass her class. Once he is there, however, she uses a variety of techniques to induce hysterical blindness (i.e., she blinds him with science). He can only see her, and think she is "beautiful," but this is due to some "chemicals" which he can only smell and "machinery," which he can only hear. Another technique of hers involves hypnosis. Her eyes are "tender" and "deep," and she dances seductively. Before long, she is "dancing close to" and "making love to" (note the passive grammar on their part) her students. Recalling the situation later, they can recall nothing specific that could incriminate her, due to their inability to "see" their surroundings. She also destroys the physical evidence: "She's tidied up and I can't find anything/ All my... careful notes."  All that's left is the accusation of a failing student, saying his teacher did unspeakable things to him-- but he is completely hazy on the details, and there is no other evidence. Most others doubt the accusations, if there are any, and many victims come to doubt their own minds (maybe it was just a dream or fantasy?). Before enough accusations collect, she tells the administration, "I can't live like this," and quits, moving on to another one of the thousands of high schools in the country-- with the former school's high recommendations (so that she doesn't sue them for libel).