Shooting Star

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Though the constant heat and dust of her desert home world proved weary at times Tip'ti always loved its big open sky.

Name: Tip'ti

Setting: Cervidian Universe

Character Theme: Ride on Shooting Star

Species/Race: Lakaya

Profession: Pilot/Engineer/Negotiator (i.e. Jack of all trades.)

Residence: No permanent residence, currently resides in her own room aboard Jet and Krystal's ship.

Age: 24

Gender: Woman

Orientation: Pansexual

Bio:
Tip'ti is an energetic and enthusiastic young woman who endeavors to live life to the fullest. Born on a Mornecian colony world Tip'ti was primarily raised by her mother, and grew up with a close group of Mornecian friends. As a youth she became intensely focused on dance, with dreams of becoming a professional dancer and traveling as a performer. Unfortunately as a teenager she and her friends were involved in a serious accident, which killed one of her three friends and left her with severe nerve damage in her legs. Though deeply traumatic Tip'ti has since recovered, and with the aid of an exoskeleton system that allows her to walk, moved on with her life. After training in both mechanics and piloting she and her surviving friends Krystal and Jet have bought a ship and started a shipping business transferring goods between colony worlds.

Relationships:
Tip'ti's relationship with her best friends, Mornecian twins Krystal and Jet, is a very close one. They often refer to her as 'their other twin' and not entirely in jest. While they all value their time apart they rarely seperate for terribly long and work together seamlessly.

Though primarily raised by her mother Tip'ti has a good relationship with both of her parents, and keeps in regular contact. Recently through her father she became a big sister to a little Lakayan boy, and is very pleased even though she hasn't had the chance to meet him in person yet.

Skills and Abilities:
Outgoing and sociable Tip'ti is quite good with people, especially when it comes to reading them or diplomatic negotiations. (Jet often has her handle the more friendly dealings when it comes to business.) Despite her handicap preventing her from pursuing dance as a career she can still cut a rug quite thoroughly.

Tip'ti is also a skilled mechanic, capable of maintaining a variety of engine systems and modifying her exoskeleton system as she sees fit. Additionally she's become a very skilled pilot, able to push the little transport ship to its limits and outrun most pirate vessels.

Likes/Dislikes:
Quite the social butterfly Tip'ti enjoys meeting new people, dancing in clubs and bars, and spending time with her friends. She also has a strong need for speed and an appreciation for sleek swiftly moving vehicles.

Though sometimes necessary during ship repairs Tip'ti hates being stuck in one place, finds cigarette smoke fairly unbearable, and does not handle confrontation of any kind well.

Other Information:
-Modifying her exoskeleton system for her legs has become quite a hobby for Tip'ti; one of her favorite attachments is effectively a rocket pack she can engage to jump a long distance or briefly sprint very quickly depending on the setting.

-Tip'ti's horns are a body modification she got after coming of age. Lakaya have a tendency to adopt a cultural identity based on their environment growing up, and body modification to reflect that identity is not uncommon.

-Along with Krystal and Jet Tip'ti has an orange flower belly button piercing in remembrance of their lost friend, Marigold, who was killed during the accident.

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