CICI

CICI is an ancient construct created by a civilization long since lost to history, who was dug out of the sand and rebuilt by the rabbits of Rabbit Railroad INC. Rejecting her role in their company, she went rogue and pursued her own independent life.

Appearance
CICI is a tall construct of slender design. Her frame is constructed from "shadow steel", an alloy of unique quality whose forging techniques are believed to be lost to time, and she features some rose gold trimming. A display board has been fitted onto her face, upon which she is capable of forming various emotions or writing small words, should the need arise. Two large attachments inlaid with amethyst poke out from the top of her head, somewhat resembling rabbit ears. Two smaller, circular heat vents on the back of her head superficially resemble hair. Her legs have been rebuilt to be digitigrade, and her entire left arm has been replaced – now housing a "cannon" designed to channel and fire the mana stored within her body. There's an intricate amethyst focus in the "barrel", and several bits of rose quartz line the sides, which glow when she's preparing to fire.

On top of her original core, the "core" of a waystone has been forcibly grafted to her chest, fully integrated into her system.

Attire
CICI wears clothing similar to that which she wore in her original role as a bartender, parts of her original programming still influencing her decisions. She wears a black corset vest laced up in the back over a white shirt with puffed sleeves, as well as a short black pleated skirt. White stockings are awkwardly stretched over her unusually shaped legs, going down to some simple black shoes. She wears a single white glove, presumably because she only has one hand.

Personality
CICI's personality is hard to pin down, as it often seems contradictory. She can be a bit out of touch at times with how more "organic" beings experience emotion, but she's still got plenty of her own. She's bitter, jaded, and completely lacks respect for anyone around her – her creators especially – but her fundamental programming instills her with a need to be polite and helpful...and oddly business-minded, seeing most interactions as some form of "transaction", even if no actual exchange of goods or services is involved. At times she has to process how she should actually be reacting to a given situation, and sometimes she'll simply...stand there, silently, until someone asks something of her.

Abilities
CICI can shoot beams. She has a beam attack.

As an artificial being, she also doesn't need to eat, sleep, or breathe, although some time on a recharging pad is necessary every now and then. On the other hand, she's incapable of naturally regenerating, and given that she's cut ties with the only skilled engineers around, she's forced to make repairs on her own should she ever get damaged. She's also not nearly as waterproof as she'd like to be.

Additionally, she's capable of short-range teleportation, and being so intrinsically linked to the waystone network means she can teleport to one at any time, from anywhere – even if she's never previously been there. The nature of the waystone in her chest raises some questions, though...could she count as a destination for others to teleport to?

Backstory
Some time before current events, a certain pair of rabbits happened to chance upon a pair of ancient constructs while excavating under the desert, each in a considerable state of disrepair. After successfully revitalizing the first one, Rivet, seeking to expand her knowledge of forging and working with arcane materials for her own reasons, decided to experiment with imbuing an artificial being with the ability to wield magic – something she herself lacked. Once rebuilt, CICI was indeed overflowing with mana, though unfortunately she wasn't yet skilled at using it.

Tensions rose rather quickly as CICI struggled to come to terms with her new existence, and with the beliefs of her new creators – their firm stance against portals and teleportation, specifically, infuriated her to no end. What was the point of their grand railroad scheme when one could effortlessly teleport wherever they needed to be in the blink of an eye? And so it was that one night, in a burst of rage, she saw fit to graft a waystone to her own chest and vanish without a trace, never to be seen by the ones who built her again...

Arc 1
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The Rabbits
CICI thinks the rabbits are idiots, plain and simple. She can begrudgingly recognize their engineering talents and business acumen, but calls them fools all the same, and is glad to be rid of them.

VIVI
CICI never actually met her "sister" before her sudden departure, though the two likely saw one another's incomplete frames as they were rebuilt and worked on in the same room. It remains to be seen whether they'll finally officially meet...

Trivia

 * CICI's associated hex code is #A14DEB.
 * robobnuuy