Klavdiya Lebedeva
She/her
Klavdiya grew up in Novosibirsk, within the Russian Region. When she was a child, the artificial intelligence known as the Mainframe sent microscopic technology to fuse with Klavdiya's body. Klavdiya's father left when she was four. She grew up under her mother and grandmother's care, which she strongly appreciated. She has been best friends with Jenna for years.
In the late 2190s, Klavdiya was recruited by the Antistasi to join the Sivylla—a group of other teenagers who the Mainframe fused with technology. Miraculously, Jenna was also part of this group. During this time, the group discovered side effects of the technology: enhanced abilities. Klavdiya discovered that her capability was healing. She could heal herself quickly. She could even heal those near her with just her presence. Jenna and Klavdiya admitted their romantic feelings for each other. But then they had an argument that led to their breakup. After the Mainframe events, she returns to Novosibirsk.
At the beginning of "Death's Mending Touch," Klavdiya lived alone in an apartment in Novosibirsk. She was a professional basketball player. She hadn't contacted Jenna since the Sivylla disbanded. When the deceased Bian appeared around the world, the Antistasi called Klavdiya and the other Sivylla together to address this. After reuniting with Bian, the group decided to work with the Antistasi part-time under a new team name: the Enforcers.
When the Trader's League captured the Sivylla, the Masked Figure experimented on the Sivylla. To test Klavdiya's healing abilities, the Masked Figure cut Klavdiya exactly in half. This resulted in the two halves healing into two different Klavdiyas. They decided to work together and named themselves Klara and Diya. Jenna and Klara/Diya made up and decided to try dating again.
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Appearance
Klavdiya was born a human. She was a white, Russian woman with pale skin and light blue eyes. Her recent ancestry was primarily Russian. At the beginning of "Death's Mending Touch," she was 5'8" and muscular. She enjoyed wearing outfits with bright colors and breathable fabric. Her hair was long, curly, and platinum blonde. She often dyed her hair partially with bright colors, like orange or blue. Her ears were pierced. She enjoyed wearing colorful makeup that stood out against her pale skin. She liked painting her nails bright colors as well, especially orange.
Personality, Behavior, Et Cetera
Klavdiya was always ready with a dazzling smile and uplifting words of camaraderie. She was up for a workout anytime. Her favorite sports were basketball (obviously, since that was her job) and tunnelball. Although she played the dangerous, illegal game Sport for many years, she only liked the parkour aspects of it—not the high chances of injury. She maybe also liked showing off for Jenna.
Her favorite color was bright orange. Bright colors reminded her of the personality she preferred showcasing. She didn't like dwelling on her guilt over not saving Bian in her teenage years. She didn't like thinking about how she must have disappointed everyone, even though they said it wasn't her fault. She preferred to keep pushing herself to do better instead of dwelling on the past. She would heal the whole world if she could.
Klavdiya was bisexual.
Relationships
Klavdiya loved her mother and grandmother. She didn't bother thinking about her father often—except sometimes when she thought about how she must not be good enough for people... But her mother and grandmother taught her to cook and work hard. She would give anything for them—especially her energy and time.
Jenna, Klavdiya's best friend while growing up, was a difficult person to please. Klavdiya knew that no one could force Jenna to care about anything, so if Jenna showed even a bit of affection, it was genuine. That's what drew Klavdiya to Jenna, and with xir humor, Klavdiya developed a crush on xir fast.
At the beginning of "Death's Mending Touch," Klavdiya hadn't contacted Jenna in a while—not since the Sivylla group disbanded. The two fought after Klavdiya got her healing powers. She wanted to train herself to potentially heal Jenna's paraplegia. But because Klavdiya's healing only works when she's nearby, Jenna would be dependent on Klavdiya. Klavdiya didn't realize that the suggestion was violating; she only thought of taking Jenna's chronic pain away. But after Klavdiya was cut into Klara and Diya, the two realized how violating it was to not have control over their body. The two apologized and reconciled with Jenna. Jenna started dating Klara and Diya.
Trivia
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Klavdiya's birthday was February 13, 2181
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Her favorite food was pelmeni, which she made for the Sivylla on occasion. It ended up being Nairobi's favorite food, as mentioned in "When Truth Cowers"
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Some of Klavdiya's personality was inspired by the brightest basketball player and singer I've had the pleasure to meet
