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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.stack.imgur.com/Kojbjm.jpg)
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7uKm.jpg)

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

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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.stack.imgur.com/OZYr1l.jpg)

Who are these two girls? Are they people or are they androids? What are their
names? What are their responsibilities?


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Who are the two ladies in Major Kusanagi's apartment?


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


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