Touka (Oneshot)

Touka (董香, Tōka) is a ghoul and a waitress that works part-time at a coffee shop. She appears in the prototype Oneshot for Tokyo Ghoul.

Appearance
Touka is a slim young woman in her teens, with dark hair kept in a chin-length bob. Her bangs are swept to one side, covering her right eye completely. She is seen wearing either her school uniform or her waitress's uniform.

Personality
Touka pretends to be an ordinary girl, easily frightened by scary stories or unusual incidents. However, she is actually a vicious predator responsible for a series of brutal killings in the area.

Plot
Touka observes a pair of men that frequent the cafe, and wonders if they are policemen. Kaneki tells her that they are Ghoul Investigators on business, and reveals that he is a ghoul in order to tease her. After being reassured that this is a lie, Touka shares how a suspicious pair of men tried to convince her friend to go with them several days prior. The news reported on ghouls targeting young women, frightening her friend so badly that Touka could not convince her to go out for several days.

The manager of the cafe brings the pair sandwiches for lunch, and Touka protests that she is not hungry. When this fails, she claims to be on a diet and states she has been eating too much recently. She agrees to only eat a very small amount, to satisfy the manager.

Several days later, while stalking Shinohara to kill him, Kaneki stops Touka at the subway station. As he passes her, she recognizes him and follows the pair into the parking garage. Touka witnesses the battle between the two men, and attempts to intervene to protect her coworker. Kaneki takes her hostage and threatens to kill her, but Shinohara attacks them both while calling her a "necessary sacrifice". As he attacks, Touka catches his hand and slashes him across the face. She mocks him, stating that her 9th victim this month will be an old man -- revealing herself to be the binge eater that has been terrorizing the area. With her help, Kaneki kills Shinohara.

Afterwards, the pair watch the news reporting on the death of a veteran Ghoul Investigator. Touka worries about her inability to control her appetite, and is grateful when Kaneki reassures her this will pass as she grows older. The story ends with the pair practicing eating sandwiches together.

Trivia

 * She serves as a prototype for both Touka Kirishima and Rize Kamishiro, with the majority of her traits going to the former while her Binge eating habits went to the later.