<p>They're the Major's friends/friends-with-benefits. (She actually does have a life outside work.) The one with darker hair is named Ran; the one with lighter hair is Kurutan. She isn't a maid bot, she's just wearing a frilly dress and getting Motoko drinks, well, <em>'cause</em>... (By the way, I think it's actually Kurutan's apartment -- the Major was borrowing her virtual reality equipment to review the case.)</p>
<p>Kurutan is actually also featured in episode 8: She works as a nurse, and the organ trafficking case involves two of her patients. She calls in the Major and Section 9 after the police investigation founders.</p>
<p>I haven't read the manga, but I understand that it features more of Motoko's relationships. Apparently she had a boyfriend (who made one cameo in <em>SAC</em>), and she had a virtual threesome with Kurutan and Ran, as opposed to their more implied relationship here.</p>
<p>I don't know more about them. Still, with their names, you should be able to find some more on Google.</p>
<p>(References: <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TV Tropes</a>, <a href="https://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Kurutan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikia</a>, and the credits.)</p>

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<p>In episode 5 when Major Kusanagi is reviewing the original Laughing Man incident footage in her own apartment, two girls can be seen with her. One bringing over a cocktail and then both unknown girls sleeping near Matoko on the bed.</p>

<p>One appears to be dressed a a maid, and for giving Major her drink I assume she's her personal maid bot.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Kojbjm.jpg" alt=""> <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/sz7uKm.jpg" alt=""></p>

<p>The other girl's outfit I can't identify. She has dark hair. The maid has brighter colored hair.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/C6CNJ.gif" alt=""></p>

<p>Once again in episode 20 we see the bright-haired girl talking to Major while she's preparing to switch bodies. Apparently the body switching procedure requires for a witness. We also know that cloned people cannot inherit real estate. I'm not sure if these factors are connected, but something tells me a bot wouldn't be a legible witness for body switching. Possibly the girls are people, not androids.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OZYr1l.jpg" alt=""></p>

<p>Who are these two girls? Are they people or are they androids? What are their names? What are their responsibilities?</p>

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Who are the two ladies in Major Kusanagi's apartment?
# Who are the two ladies in Major Kusanagi's apartment?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-06-14
In episode 5 when Major Kusanagi is reviewing the original Laughing Man incident footage in her own apartment, two girls can be seen with her. One bringing over a cocktail and then both unknown girls sleeping near Matoko on the bed.

One appears to be dressed a a maid, and for giving Major her drink I assume she's her personal maid bot.

![](https://i.sstatic.net/Kojbjm.jpg) ![](https://i.sstatic.net/sz7uKm.jpg)

The other girl's outfit I can't identify. She has dark hair. The maid has brighter colored hair.

![](https://i.sstatic.net/C6CNJ.gif)

Once again in episode 20 we see the bright-haired girl talking to Major while she's preparing to switch bodies. Apparently the body switching procedure requires for a witness. We also know that cloned people cannot inherit real estate. I'm not sure if these factors are connected, but something tells me a bot wouldn't be a legible witness for body switching. Possibly the girls are people, not androids.

![](https://i.sstatic.net/OZYr1l.jpg)

Who are these two girls? Are they people or are they androids? What are their names? What are their responsibilities?
**Tags:** ghost-in-the-shell-sac
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-15. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
They're the Major's friends/friends-with-benefits. (She actually does have a life outside work.) The one with darker hair is named Ran; the one with lighter hair is Kurutan. She isn't a maid bot, she's just wearing a frilly dress and getting Motoko drinks, well, *'cause*... (By the way, I think it's actually Kurutan's apartment -- the Major was borrowing her virtual reality equipment to review the case.)

Kurutan is actually also featured in episode 8: She works as a nurse, and the organ trafficking case involves two of her patients. She calls in the Major and Section 9 after the police investigation founders.

I haven't read the manga, but I understand that it features more of Motoko's relationships. Apparently she had a boyfriend (who made one cameo in *SAC*), and she had a virtual threesome with Kurutan and Ran, as opposed to their more implied relationship here.

I don't know more about them. Still, with their names, you should be able to find some more on Google.

(References: [TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex), [Wikia](https://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Kurutan), and the credits.)
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