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[center][h3][color=#eae5ff][b][u]Nova Amherst[/u][/b][/color][/h3][/center]
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[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Race:[/u][/b][/color] Human - [Ability] Detachable: Nova was born with a peculiar ability to remove her limbs, which then become a somewhat hardened material when detached. There have been numerous incidents in the past, notably when she first discovered her ability, where her limbs have fallen off on their own as she doesn’t have a firm control of when they do. Nova also isn’t sure if her head is detachable as well, but isn’t too keen on finding out.

[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Gender:[/u][/b][/color] Female
[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Age:[/u][/b][/color] 22

[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Psychological Profile(Personality)[/u][/b][/color]
Nova expects people to be caught off-guard when she tells them about what she plans to do for a living. Usually optimistic, cheerful, and a bit of a daydreamer in day-to-day life, Nova isn’t exactly the poster child for violent crime investigation. She has yet to experience and become desensitised by the horrors that come with the job, so she luckily remains her bubbly self, for now. Consequently, her traits may lead many to view her as naive or immature, which isn’t helped by her age and inexperience. Nova doesn’t see herself to be particularly witty or confident either, but tries to appear that way as she’s rather self-conscious about being perceived as incompetent.

While on the job, Nova takes her work seriously and strives to overcome her shortcomings. Making mistakes, however, seems to be in her nature, and being scrutinized for them is becoming a dull routine. She believes her airheadedness is to blame, and often catches herself spacing out in the middle of completing tasks. Her mind has a tendency to wander, but Nova has seen an improvement with her habits and it happens less often now.

[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Background(Character Bio)[/u][/b][/color]
There’s not much outstanding about Nova’s background; she was born into a basic, nuclear family with a set of parents and a younger brother, and spent most of her life in the education system. Her parents were human and performed very human jobs - the father, an accountant, and the mother, a high school maths teacher. Nova was very prepared to head down a similar path - perhaps she’d take up dentistry, or marketing, or something as equally mundane.

There’s a particular memory Nova can recall with crystal clear quality, which happened around the start of her third grade. She was in class, sitting at her desk as students do, when a medley of three soft thuds interrupted the teacher’s spelling lesson. It took a moment to process what was going on, from the shocked horror on the faces of those around her, to her limbs, with the exception of her left arm, that landed on the floor like a set of mannequin parts. The thick silence didn’t last long, cut by terrified screams from some of those around her. It seemed that the supernatural denizens of the class were not completely horrified, though shocked, while those who knew Nova to be a normal human were the most perturbed. 

Nova picked up a leg with her remaining arm, dazed for a moment at the sight of the cross section of her thigh, before her instincts told her to try to reattach it. It was easier than expected, a feeling similar to the click that the lid for a tube of lip balm makes. She started wearing a full bodysuit under her regular clothes to school the next day.

In her high school years, Nova came to realize how dissatisfied she was with where her life was going. She felt somewhat special after gaining a ‘superpower’, though it was kind of useless in most practical scenarios she could think of. As Nova pondered on about her future, by chance, she walked past a crime scene on her way back home. Police tape barred her from getting close, as forensic specialists and detectives swarmed about. Despite this, she caught a glimpse of the mangled corpse, poorly covered by a white tarp, and reflexively retched at the sight. An officer caught her actions, and promptly ushered her away from the scene.

The event continued to eat at Nova’s mind through the years, even though the first thing she wanted to do upon returning home was to forget about it all. Slowly, she became interested in criminology - she watched crime dramas and researched case studies online as a hobby. 

It took Nova awhile to finally make the jump to detective work. She continued on her original plan - going to college - for a couple of years, before finally committing to her passions and applying for police academy. It’s a wonder how she managed to graduate from it, having done little to no physical training prior, but she showed an aptitude for classwork and investigative field exercises. Upon graduation, Nova was placed with a conditional contract with the OIA as a trainee.


[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Assigned Division:[/u][/b][/color] Violent Occult Crime Investigation
 
[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Specialization[/u][/b][/color]
Limbs weaponist

[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Training(if applicable)[/u][/b][/color]
Standard Firearm Training
Standard Athletic Training (not that she’s good at this after training)
Partially completed bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a focus on criminology
She took some French courses in college
Basic first aid

[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Relevant Experience(if applicable)[/u][/b][/color]
Fresh out of police academy, so mock investigations, if that counts (probably not).

[color=#eae5ff][b][u]Notes[/u][/b][/color]
Despite the police training, at home, Nova is rather lazy and prefers to live the life of a hermit, often shutting herself in on the weekends to catch up with her favourite series, and consuming way too much cup ramen. She absolutely loathes mondays, but will drag her ass out of bed to make a living. Now that she’s a detective, she’s really hoping murderers will take the weekends off as well, to save her from being called to a crime scene during her break.

Nova, having been surrounded by peers her age her whole life through schooling, is rather uncomfortable interacting with those older than her. It doesn’t interfere too much with her daily activities, but in more social contexts, the awkwardness is killing her on the inside. 

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