Characters/Velocity

Velocity:

ve·loc·i·ty n.

   1. Rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness.
   2. Daughter of Kayle and Hydra/Epsilon.

signature:

Tall. Stretched. Lanky. Sleek. Fast. A greyhound, in so many words.

On closer inspection, though, it appears she lacks fur. In fact, she seems to be completely artificial. Her skin is dark grey psudorubber, varying from slick-smooth to sticky griptex depending upon the portion you're looking at. Sliding up her sides are two strips of material, lighter gray than her flesh and slightly translucent, though it's hard to make out any details of what lies beneath.

She's somewhat naked, though there isn't anything worth oogling to cover up to begin with. The closest thing to clothing she's wearing is an electric guitar - looks like a bass - strapped across her back. It's in quite good repair, too. Solid, glossy black finish all over, with chromed components. The cord is neatly coiled around the lower strap, waiting to be plugged in at the drop of a muse.

There's a slot across her chest, just below collarbone level, and a matching slot across her lower back. Each of these has been formed out of a dark ceramic material. These slots happen to flex quite easily with her movements, and angle towards her center of gravity. Were you to look into them, however, not much would be revealed: A pitch-black forcefield abruptly cuts off any view into her inner workings. The only clue is the barely-audible thrum of an active powercore.

Her eyes might be the most striking feature of her design. They're completely black. No texture, no color, no reflection, no movement, just spheres of stolen void set into her skull. Yet, somehow, you can tell she's watching you. You and everything else.

audio:

Yea, it's a guitar. Yea, it's a bass. No, she doesn't know how to play it that well. It looks like [this].

• It's apparently in a sort of variable-time stasis. This would explain why it blew out the first amplifier it was plugged into, has very little wear and tear, yet is still physically functional.

data:

Information under this heading isn't exactly common IC knowledge. Questions, covert scans of some sort, or datasphere queries would divulge most of these things. -The Mgmt.

• There are two small hypertags embedded in Velocity's local dataspace. One summarizes her relation to Hydra and warns of a potential Strangevirus infection hazard, while the other warns of a potential radiation/explosion hazard due to the nature of her main powerplant.
• Velocity's main powerplant is a hydrogen fusion reactor. Primary fuel source is water, which is 'cracked' to release the hydrogen required. She has a small ZPE power source for this task, which doubles as an emergency backup should she ever run out of fuel.
• At idle, engine exhaust is mostly oxygen and helium at room temperature.
• While in flight, a series of forcefield guides activate around her primary intake and extend forward and out, scooping water vapor from the atmosphere into a series of condensers, which is then sent directly into her reaction chamber. Similarly, for better control at speed, a variety of forcefield-based control surfaces and plasma vectoring devices activate during flight as well. Her top speed is unknown.
• Her skin is a distant cousin of imexiline.
• Nerves are insulated copper strands, though they follow organic growth patterns. Muscle mass is comprised of electrically-activated myomer bundles, which have been grown instead of assembled as well.
• Blood is a thick soup of nanomachines and oil, silvery-grey in the light. This serves to repair damage from regular usage, as well as perform minor internal upgrades over time. It scabs over within moments, and injuries heal in a fraction of the time compared to flesh and blood with the same damage.
• Her 'brain' is a mass of primitive Strangevirus, or mirrorstuff. It's unclear just how this works.
• She posesses a direct link to the datasphere, as well as a myriad array of sensors and datafeeds. Like the details of her brain, Velocity's capabilities aren't completely clear.
• She has a very peculiar temporal signature.