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[b]Name:[/b] Teshima Hiromi
[b]Age:[/b] 17
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Personality:[/b] Hiromi is a picturesque pompous princess, expecting everything and often giving little in return besides further disdain. She carries herself with a subdued arrogance, seeming quite calm and serene one moment, and then shattering such notions as soon as she speaks. Her voice is contemptuous, prideful, but nevertheless high-class and well-versed; though she comes off as rude, it is simply through the incredible vocabulary she wields with an assassin's agility that others are put-off. She does so with intent, obviously attempting to come off as 'superior' in as many ways as possible.

Hiromi is easily flattered, and just as easily taken advantage of in this way. One would be wise to realize with their first interactions with Hiromi that a properly placed 'lady' or 'princess' in their dialogue can get them far. Though she is quick to call herself intelligent, wise, and witty, Hiromi ends up leaving herself at a level parallel to or lower than her peers; with a relatively short temper, she makes mistakes through frustration with an unfortunate frequency. In a graceful and focused state of mind, however, Hiromi proves herself to be a very dedicated and skilled individual. Honor can only be maintained if she does well, after all.

Even for all her seriousness, Hiromi appears quite content and happy with her life. She walks with purpose and a trained spring in her step, and is eager to take part in events near and far. Her maturity is maintained as a beautiful tapestry over the wall that is her energy. Despite the caustic nature of her interactions, Hiromi proves herself to be a cooperative addition to any team.

[b]History:[/b] Prior to the Casvalan War, the Teshima family owned and operated one of the largest defense industry companies in the East, supplying the UEG with a number of modified Mechanical Frames for their military. While originally of a young and ambitious company, Teshima Arms grew into a worldwide megacorporation with deep pockets in countless Earth governments, even supplying technology to the Casvalan Feifdom before its uprising... which inevitably hurt their reputation once the war had finally broken out. Former deals with the UEG's enemy brought about great suspicion, especially after it was determined they had multiple factories located in UEG space territory just beyond the Casvalan's, two of which went "silent"

Though rich and prosperous, Teshima Arms was investigated and suffered significant stock losses due to the distrust in their business operations. With a heavy focus on the usage of MF frames in the Casvalan War, morale was a thing dependent on the fame of models and makes; an MF's company spearheaded its popularity and effectiveness on the battlefield, and subsequently its love amidst the populace. When an MF succeeded on the front lines, it was well-known in the homes of billions on television. While Teshima Arms MF models were not seen being used by the Casvalan's, UEG citizens and news agencies still initially portrayed them as "questionable", spurred on by competitors to do so.

Only when a long streak of astounding wins on the battlefield did Teshima Arms' models fame rise again -and substantially so. A series of five marches on a Casvalan-controlled colony spearheaded by a battalion primarily made up of Teshima Arms MF's was met with incredible victories and low losses. The event was glorified back home, and stocks skyrocketed for Teshima Arms, lifting it up to a level of power matching its former pre-war glory.

Still, distrust was rooted in the market, and continued rhetoric between it and other MF-producing companies eventually caused an event that would send a young Hiromi into the MF academy. During a rather large party attended by prominent industry figures, Hiromi's father was taunted for multiple reasons, one of which infuriating him the most. At the time, not a single member of the Teshima family had pledged their lives to the UEG and marched to war. The Teshima head was called a coward, and the insult extended to his family. The man was competitive, and it was easy to see him get quite angry over the subject.

Hiromi bore witness to a fit of rage when he had returned home, and the young girl understood completely her father's disappointments in himself and hate for others attending the party. Hiromi, being quite ambitious herself and dedicated to the Teshima's cause of honor and success, spoke before her father with absolute conviction.

"I will pilot a Teshima Mechanical Frame into battle, and bring honor to our name."

Of course, being so young and destined to manage the company, her father responded with an initial reluctance; he desired fame as much as anyone else, but the thought of sending his little girl into the war frightened him. Sensing the dedication in his older sister, Hiromi's brother pledged to take her place with fervor and hard work should she fail to return. It was a grim consideration, but it satisfied the Teshima head, and he allowed Hiromi to enroll into the Tsukino-Danvers Academy, bringing with her a custom-made MF of Teshima design with her.

The Teshima family would be represented both in steel and in blood from then on.

[b]Mechanical Frame:[/b] TS-59HX "Sarin Nova"
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[b]Description:[/b] Sarin Nova is a custom-built and specialized MF designed and forged for Hiromi and Hiromi alone. The very software and hardware recognizes only her various biological signatures, and sports a seating arrangement perfectly formed to her size and preferences. It suffices to say little money was spared in constructing it for her. Despite its custom make, Sarin Nova is still of the TS-59 lineage, built as a combat-role MF with a secondary but large focus on electronic warfare upgrades and capabilities. The TS-59 sports light-weight armor, though its internal mechanisms are built of a much stronger and heavier material than other MF's. The light armor serves as mediocre protection for its internal chassis, but helps in the end. TS-59's are thus built with survivability in mind, rather than defensiveness; damage taken to the actual internals result in much less severe results than in other MF models. Redundant mechanisms and an advanced mechanical correction system allows for wounded limbs to maintain a semblance of effectiveness even after being stricken. This has led to the TS-59 being known as the "Guardian Angel" of MF models on the front lines. Countless pilot's lives were saved thanks to the ability of the TS-59 to take a severe hit and remain capable of retreat for repair.

With lighter weight armors, energetic weapons cause severe issues for the TS-59, and so it employs countermeasures against such projectiles as plasma bolts and lasers. A layer of fine "Plastiglass" coats much of its armor, serving to bend certain amounts of light away from the metal underneath, lending to decreased stopping power in laser weapons. Liquid-coolant heat sink pathways course just under the armor plates, which act as heat dissipators to hold up against plasma weapons. The fragility of these systems however make them vulnerable to simple kinetic weaponry.

The TS-59 generally carries lighter combat weaponry, though defines itself as a medium-weight MF due to its internal materials. As an artillery unit, however, it does not suffer; long range combat is easily achieved (given relative immobility) thanks to the enhanced radar systems on board. The TS-59 sports a sinister array of electronic warfare packages that serve to harass enemy units from near and far. The TS-59 can deploy jamming pulses at close and short ranges which help mask it from guided weapons like missiles. The TS-59 is also equipped with a "Dead Zone" generator that Teshima Arms keeps classified. By engaging the device, communication to and from enemy electronic devices are impeded, reducing them to mere static. In this respect the TS-59 makes for an incredible fast attack surprise vehicle, preventing assaulted positions from calling for help. Its armor coating also employs radar-absorptive material made up of a mix of materials to maximize the range of frequencies it can neutralize.

Hiromi's MF model comes equipped with a pair of Woodward Impulse Engines mounted on its back, allowing for slow and low Earthly flight, but incredible maneuverability and agility in the vacuum of space. The tops serve as compartments as well, which can carry a single large weapon of Teshima design, or two small pieces of equipment.

[b]Weaponry:[/b]
[list][*]HAGURE Anti-Material Trainer - An immense-range railgun sniper rifle firing specialized bullets that can identify targets beyond line of sight, and subsequently re-orient themselves to hit said target. Ramjets built into the projectiles cause them to pick up speed the longer they go, eventually reaching a maximum speed within a few seconds of travel. The projectiles can be loaded with varying payloads.[/*]
[*]Otent-6 - The Sarin Nova carries two of these semi-automatic laser rifles. The Otent-6 utilizes energy generated from the MF itself, rather than an independent battery, and so can degrade the available energy of the Sarin Nova to undergo necessary quick movements if used for a long, successive duration.[/*]
[*]Cursol Progressive Knife - A vibro-blade carried on the Sarin Nova's chestplate.[/*]
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