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Washuu Character: Washuu Hakubi  History: It's probably no exaggeration to call Washuu Hakubi the greatest scientific genius in the universe. Well, that's what SHE would say, anyway, but she'd be at least half right - she is a genius, and you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who works on her level of genius, even if a good deal of that genius is dissipated in frivolous things. (Of course, she would be the last one to admit they were frivolous.) Washuu's exact origins are hazy, but one thing is certain: she is probably not of mortal origins. Sometime in the distant past (several millennia ago), Washuu chose to enter the mortal realm as a free-willing participant, rather than simply remain an observer, and allowed her memories of her godhood to be sealed away. She spent several thousand years developing herself into a formidable scientific genius, turning herself into a broad-ranging polymath. Again, it is not clear if these skills were responsible for the development of a remarkable set of innate powers or if those were hers to begin with -- and she is tight-lipped about it either way. Not too long ago (cosmically speaking), Washuu studied and later accepted a teaching post at the Galactic Science Academy's graduate division. She was one of the star professors of the school and garnered consistently high marks from students and fellow faculty alike. Then something happened which changed everything completely: she fell in love with and married a fellow student, a man of noble standing in the Juraian house structure. There was never any question that they were happy together, but class rigidities among Jurians are virtually impossible to transcent. Worse, Washuu became pregnant with his child. Shortly after the baby was born, it was taken from her by her in-laws, who annulled the marriage. Washuu was devastated by this, to say the least, and spent at least a year in an emotional pit of despair. Finally she came to a conclusion: it would be better for her not to have to run the risk of ever being so badly betrayed. Better to live as a child than as an adult if living as an adult meant giving everything and getting back nothing. To that end, she performed a variety of personal genetic engineering that caused her to live from that day onward in the body of a pre-teenaged girl -- her own body, of course, but re-engineered from the cellular level up. Thus freed of the constraints of libido, she went on to engage in her idea of "pure science." What "pure science" meant to her was probably not what other people had in mind, but she was happy and fulfilled, and working on projects that excited and interested her. Among them were projects with another former student named Kagato, an ambitious and highly ingenious man with many brilliant ideas. Among their collaborative efforts: the construct Ryo-oh-ki. And one of the sideline projects that Washuu developed during this time was a genetically enhanced descendent of her own -- a new "daughter" to replace the one she had lost. That new daughter was Ryoko. Ambition and greed eventually destroyed the partnership. Kagato and Ryoko went off on their own spree of piracy and wanton destruction, to resurface later... and Washuu was once again left to her own devices -- not the least of which was to find her missing daughter..... |
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