- Name: Tara Hitchcock Remission
Nicknames: Reem, please, if you really must call her by her name; she's happy to take on nicknames, however!
Hobbies:
Painting/Photos - Well, as well as one can with her lengthy limbs and sharp claws. Reem likes to dabble with watercolors to pass the time, usually going for landscapes or abstract concepts rather than individuals. Something about the zen-like concentration it takes soothes her, whatever her amateur skill presents. When she gets too frustrated with her artwork, however, taking photos is a close second.
Smoke Manipulation - Reem has had time to learn fine manipulation of her own smoke, and she has learned to perform not only the usual tricks, but can even do something akin to shadow puppetry for entertainment purposes. Won't you let her put on a show for you?
Hunting - One has to keep their claws sharp, after all! Whether it's stalking a civilian for fun (or out of loneliness) or killing under command, Reem likes to make sure she's a capable fighter. Being active also helps her clear her mind--well as much as one can, anyway.
Virtues:
Loving - Not even conversion can stop a mother's love, even long after she's forgotten the name of it. The instinct has remained for her to reach out and take care of those who would have her. She adopts people, sometimes unbeknownst to them, and tries to tend to them as any good mother would, with the hope that they are taking care of themselves when they go out into the world. Other (half) youma, corrupts, and similarly underdog types tend to draw her in, as they are generally seen as lesser than a Negaverse agent, and she is least among them all. She will forgive you of your mistakes and give advice on how to avoid those mistakes again. She will try to find your favorite food on the rare hours she can go topside. Please come visit and eat!!
Protective - In tandem with her tender loving care is the protection given to such individuals. Reem is neither a coward nor a fighter, but she would be damned to see those under her wing be hurt; and besides, she'll be able to come back from being dusted, while most others can't, so why not take advantage of that? It's one of the few berserk buttons an enemy can hit, for better or for worse.
Curious - Reem likes to know things. Barring that, she wants to be in the know. There's less care for her health given that she's pretty resilient, so why not taste that strange green liquid? Why not dab one of her fingers in that funny looking concoction? It also manifests in personal questions, usually without a pause in between them. Learning things makes her feel more comfortable, as if knowledge alone can protect her from the unknown.
Flaws:
Saudade - "A deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves." Reem has no memories, and so she clings to the ones she makes - whether the people involved want her or not. There is a hole in her that no starseed can fill, and the pain of that cavity can drive her temperament from one side of the emotional spectrum to the other. One day she is mired in a sorrow she can't name, unable to leave the rift; the next she might be fiercely angry at this biting edge inside and lash out at a civilian who seems to have a better life, or even a friend. In short: she's dangerously clingy, in more ways than one.
Paranoia - Towards the end of her previous life, Tara Hitchcock had become victim to one of the most painful side effects of cancer treatment and medicine: paranoia that tainted her outlook on life and strained an already frayed relationship with her son. Now as Reem, it still resides in her head as an insidious other voice that acts as a reverb to her most negative thoughts. She takes personal criticisms hard and can grow defensive over even slight insults, and so at times she can be hypervigilant (for herself or on behalf of others). Most of all she fears being betrayed, which can clash with her otherwise heartfelt need to be with other people.
Simplistic - While her background is complex, Reem herself is rather one-dimensional when it comes to wants and needs. If it's not a whim or instinct, it's a shallow reasoning: she's hungry, so she's going to bite that girl's head off. That senshi needs to die because it called her ugly. She's almost got a child's understanding of the world, which tends to make it worse for everyone else since she's armed to the teeth.
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Youma ability #1: Hollow Body (physical)
Reem's body is almost rubbery with how stretched out it is, but in spite of her lengthy limbs she's not clumsy. On the contrary, the youma is quite flexible to the point that one wonders if she actually has bones; whatever material she's made of certainly has shock resistance, allowing even fall damage to be shrugged off. She's light-weight and is naturally fast in battle, but it also means any ability that hits her can usually send her tumbling in turn. Her wings are not flight capable and are used instead to turn leaps into glides and otherwise make sharper turns in mid-air.
Youma ability #2: Stygian Smoke (magical)
Reem natural exudes a smoke-like substance, but with an effort of will she can cover an area of up to 15ft for up to 45 seconds, twice per battle. The affected area is effectively in both magical darkness (which targets can only see 1ft ahead through) and carries the hazards of smoke inhalation if stayed in too long. Magical lights do not penetrate the smoke past 3ft, but a magical wind can disperse it.
