Name: Jessica Steele
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Nationality: [UNITED KINGDOM x English]
History: Experienced mech pilot. Enthusiastic. Inspired by magical girl anime before she became a full fledged pilot to the great annoyance of her partner, the Russian made Konstantin.
Developed by recently started Vladof Arms company Konstantin featured a promising new control set-up that allowed a pilot to literally meld minds with their machine. Due to politics both Russian elements as well as the US and UK were interested in seeing the experiment fail and sabotaged the selection process for the pilot. The new system required a deep bond between (wo)man and machine, and the line of reasoning was that a strict and disciplined soldier would therefore work the best. Enter the then private Jessica: A wild and unruly girl from east London that was nearly a stereotype squaddy. Foul mouthed, temperamental, a liver on par with the average Russian and boisterous she at first glance was the least suitable candidate available.
In an unexpected twist it became readily apparent that she was the only one drift compatible with Konstantin, her fiery nature tempered by his thoughtful and methodical habits and her intuition and aggressiveness overcoming his stiff mechanical predictability. Within a month both partners had made a lasting impact on each other, both personalities subtly shifting to match each other even better than before. In the aftermath of the experiment using the ‘drift interface’ has become rare as the effects of the mental contamination are scrutinised. As for the pair themselves neither of them tend to concern themselves with the philosophical consequences of their union. As far as the duo is concerned they are perfect soul mates and both are happy about it.
Currently the two are stationed at the Scherazade Academy to teach fresh faced recruits what end of a knife is pointy and how to tie the shoelaces of their mechs while the RWMD research staff look into further effects of the drift interface, and how to refine the system for possible future use. In charge of Physical Education as well as advanced CQC classes.
Quirks: Squaddie - As a British soldier Jessica is well versed in the arts of combat, offensive black humour, understatement, and not giving a single shite about even the worst of circumstances.
Likes to think of herself as a magical girl though she has not been able to convince Konstantin of adopting a flashier exterior other than the distinctive stylised visor that has become their signature. Outside of this she enjoys multiplayer shooters and annoying her husband. She will call out her attacks in combination with Konstantin, a remnant of the voice activated weapon systems used before the advent of mental command systems.
Dislikes people who tell her she shouldn't swear. She is prejudiced towards the military and thinks less of civilians. When on duty she is strict on discipline and will not hesitate to shout down the everloving bejeesus out of anyone who thinks ‘Sarge’ is the proper way to address a Sergeant.
“Sarge? Fecking SARGE?! There are three sorts of sarge, massage, sausage and passage. You call me sarge again and I'll massarge a sausarge up your passarge! AM I CLEAR?!” - JA fierce patriot one should never talk smack about the Queen, the armed forces or Britain in general when she is in earshot. Jessica will deck the person in question.
Skills:Hand-to-hand (Expert): With the advance of both Ren and Ki, Jessica holds the opinion that firearms have become relatively less important than being able to administer a reasonable amount of force face to face. As such she is well versed in hand to hand combat, preferring the russian Sambo style martial arts she learned from her husband.
Sword fighting (Expert): Related to the hand to hand combat Jessica has been trained with to use the swords integrated into Konstantin’s wrists with lethal efficiency even if she prefers to clobber people up the head with elbow rocket propelled fists.
Firearms (Professional): Although she specialises in hand to hand, she is able to slot a target once every two hundred rounds. This makes her a lot more useful than most spams who on average
spend around two hundred and fifty thousand rounds to achieve the same effect. (Translation from squaddie slang: She's an avarage markswoman by the standards of professional soldiers.)
Ren: ???
Ki: She can use it's basic functions to strengthen herself, but projection interferes with the alchemy that Konstantin is made up of. Instead it is used by Konstantin as extra fuel.
Pilot: объект 1340 - Константин (Objekt 1340 - Konstantin)
Others: She and Konstantin have a habit of finishing each other's sentences.
Relationships: Married to Konstantin for little over two years now.
