[Hider=Appearance] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/8Czw2Cf5/Chat-GPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-04-51-59-PM.png[/img] Nova Aditi Rao is 16 years old with a slender build and an average height of 166 cm (5'5"). She has warm brown skin, long jet-black hair usually tied into a loose ponytail, and intelligent dark brown eyes that rarely stop observing her surroundings. Her hands carry faint scars from soldering irons, broken glass, and countless chemistry experiments. Even in uniform, she's usually wearing a digital wristband she built herself, and her pockets somehow always contain a screwdriver, insulated wire, mechanical pencil, and several folded pages of handwritten formulas. Despite her appearance, she's surprisingly approachable, usually wearing a faint, distracted smile whenever she's thinking through a problem. [/hider] [hider=Full Name] Nova Aditi Rao [/hider] [hider=Age] 16 [/hider] [hider=Sex] Female [/hider] [hider=Place of Birth] Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India [/hider] [hider=Position] Student [/hider] [hider=Characteristics] Nova is endlessly curious. She doesn't just ask "how" something works—she asks "why" it was designed that way and how it could be improved. She thrives on solving impossible problems, often becoming so absorbed in her work that hours pass without her noticing. While she can explain quantum processors or chemical reactions with ease, she struggles to understand sarcasm, flirting, or social politics. She believes knowledge should never be hidden behind corporations or governments, making her stubborn whenever authority conflicts with her morals. Although quiet, she has a dry sense of humor that appears unexpectedly. Her biggest weakness is that she often assumes logic will convince people, forgetting that emotions usually matter more. [/hider] [hider=Goals & Aspirations] Nova dreams of designing sustainable technologies that can support human colonies beyond Earth. She hopes to create affordable medical technology and clean energy systems that can be used anywhere, regardless of wealth. More personally, she wants to prove that scientific curiosity should never be treated as a crime. [/hider] [hider=Background] Nova grew up in Bengaluru, where both of her parents worked as aerospace engineers involved in India's growing orbital infrastructure projects. From a young age she spent weekends wandering research campuses, robotics competitions, and university laboratories instead of playgrounds. By twelve she was building autonomous drones from discarded electronics. By fourteen she had won several international science competitions in chemistry and engineering. Everything changed when she discovered a critical flaw in an experimental atmospheric recycling system being developed for future lunar habitats. The company refused to acknowledge the defect. Believing lives were at risk, Nova illegally accessed their secured servers to gather evidence. When internal reports were ignored, she released the documents publicly alongside a detailed technical explanation proving the design could fail under certain conditions. The leak embarrassed several governments and exposed classified research. Although the defect was eventually corrected, Nova was convicted of cyber intrusion, theft of classified data, and violating national security laws. Because of her age—and her extraordinary intelligence—she was sent to the Lunar Juvenile Detention Academy, where gifted but dangerous youths are educated under constant supervision instead of serving conventional prison sentences. Nova still insists she'd make the same decision again. "If the truth is classified, then maybe the classification is the problem." [/hider] [hider=Skills & Abilities] Advanced Chemistry - Exceptional understanding of organic, inorganic, and industrial chemistry. Can analyze unknown compounds and create medicines, adhesives, fuels, batteries, and polymers using limited resources. Computer Engineering - Highly skilled in programming, cybersecurity, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence. Robotics - Experienced in designing drones, automated systems, and small robotic platforms. Electronics -Can repair, modify, and construct complex electronic devices from scavenged components. [/hider] [hider=Weaknesses] Physically average with little combat experience. Easily distracted by scientific problems. Has difficulty reading people's intentions. Can become obsessive when working on a project. Often questions authority, especially when she believes it conflicts with ethics. [/hider]