Name: Mari Cecilia Hassam-Lowin
Nickname: Mira
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Race: Human; Asian descent
Blood Type: B+
Height: 148.5 cm (4' 8")
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Relationship Status: Polyamorous; In relationships with Nik Blom and Tim Rogers
Social Status: Lives modestly
Employment Status: Captain of a Lonhorn contracted survey ship; Artist and writer
Mari Cecilia Hassam-Lowin, better known as Mira or by her online alias, Miracila "Mira" Hersom, is an accomplished stellar mapper and surveyor currently employed by Trinity. Mira is a hikikomori, living most of her life within a specially designed module that can attach to small cargo vessels due to her severe genetic and autoimmune disorders. These conditions make her extremely vulnerable to infections, prompting her body's immune system to overreact dangerously.
Medical Background and Adaptations
To manage her condition and continue her work, Mira has undergone significant modifications, including implants that allow her to interface directly with computers. This connectivity enables her to engage with the world through virtual reality, control android avatars, and operate mechs, thus expanding her operational capabilities despite her physical limitations.
Professional and Creative Pursuits
Mira is also a talented manga and visual novel illustrator, a career that not only fuels her passion but also helps cover the extensive costs of her medical care and lifestyle. Her work in these fields is highly regarded and provides her with a significant source of income and personal fulfillment.
Personal Growth and Social Life
Throughout her tenure with the Trinity crew, Mira has shown considerable personal growth. Her interactions with the crew have helped her break out of her shell, significantly boosting her self-worth and reducing her shyness. She actively seeks friendship and happiness, embracing her identity as a polyamorous and bisexual individual. Mira's time with the crew has transformed her from a reclusive individual into a key member of the command team, reflecting her increased confidence and reduced negativity about her self-worth.
Physical Appearance and Style
Mira is known for her long, pastel blue hair adorned with pink bows, a straight fringe, and large, expressive blue eyes that reflect her contemplative and gentle nature. She has a petite and lightweight frame that adds to her delicate appearance. Mira's wardrobe typically includes airy dresses and traditional Japanese school uniforms, reflecting her unique blend of practicality and personal style.
Interests
Mira is a tech enthusiast who spends much of her time engaged with various technologies. She enjoys photography, writing, drawing, anime, and fanfics, which not only keep her connected to the outside world but also enrich her creative life.
History
Early Life and Adoption
Mira was born with a severe autoimmune disorder akin to AIDS, which caused her immune system to overreact dramatically, posing a lethal threat to her own body. Due to the high medical costs associated with her condition, her biological parents were compelled to put her up for adoption shortly after her birth. The family that adopted her, while more caring and attentive, adhered strictly to medical advice that required Mira to live in a sterile, clean-room environment to safeguard her health. This isolation meant that Mira’s upbringing was unconventional, with the internet becoming her window to the world, her classroom, and her social circle.
Education and Early Career
As Mira grew, she cultivated a deep interest in the arts, particularly in manga and visual novels. Her talent in these areas flourished, and she eventually adopted a pseudonym under which she became quite renowned, particularly in the erotica genre. These endeavors were not just a means of expression but also a necessary source of income to support the expensive medical care and lifestyle adjustments her condition necessitated.
Professional Life
Upon completing her formal education, the financial burden of maintaining her specialized living arrangements forced Mira to seek steady employment. She signed contracts with various companies, eventually working for the Lonhorn PMC as a stellar mapper and surveyor. Her unique situation led to the customization of a ship equipped with facilities that catered to her medical needs, allowing her to live and work in space. However, her interactions with her colleagues were often strained due to her health requirements and personality differences.
Encounter with Ceres and Joining the Lavie
Mira’s life took a significant turn during a survey mission when she met Ceres, who would become her first love. Together, they engaged in a pivotal mission that led to the recovery of a planet overtaken by strange creatures. After the mission, Ceres chose to stay with the planet's inhabitants, while Mira, now low on resources and adrift, encountered a scout ship from the Lavie. This chance meeting led to her integration into Lavie’s crew as part of an exchange for treating her conditions with advanced medical technologies, including injectable nanomachines.
Current Role and Personal Growth
In Trinity, Mira has assumed critical roles, leveraging her skills as a holographic sensor monitor and flight officer due to her expertise as a mapper and surveyor. Currently she has taken on the role of commanding the Lavie. Her treatments enabled a semblance of normalcy, allowing her to partake more actively in crew activities and missions. The social environment aboard the Lavie facilitated significant personal growth; Mira became less reclusive and began forming meaningful relationships, both platonic and romantic, reflecting her polyamorous and bisexual identity. Her newfound confidence and lessened shyness marked her evolution from a solitary individual into a valued and integral command team member.
Discovery of New Abilities
Recently, Mira discovered she possesses a unique healing ability, which has added a new dimension to her role in the crew. While this power's origins and full implications are not yet understood, it has provided her with a renewed sense of purpose and utility beyond her technical and artistic contributions.
Legacy
Mira's journey from a protected, isolated existence to a pivotal crew member of a spacefaring vessel underscores themes of resilience, adaptability, and the quest for personal fulfillment. Her story continues to evolve, marked by challenges, relationships, and the ongoing exploration of her mysterious abilities.