[quote=@AtomicNut]
Well, there might be a way to place a rival, but it'd be highly unorthodox and would involve a fellow faildoll clone...hmm

...OOOOOR.... how about her being Irina's ACTUAL daughter? or a relative.

Um. Well, this is awkward. 
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Heh. Even so, creative thinking.

Originally, Mai's mother was simply going to be a random NPC called "Maria "Angel" Twilight". During the early parts of the war, she was one of a handful of pilots that achieved 100% perfect synchro as well as a special power. I could elaborate more but it's a bit of a spoiler that I want to clear with Ariamis first. I did briefly talk to him about it in the other RP but things didn't get that far for me to introduce it into that RP.