Katherin Konstanz

Personality and conduct

Konstanz seeks recognition for her accomplishments and grows frustrated when her competence is dismissed. She jokes readily, sometimes acts impulsively, and can speak more abrasively to close friends than to strangers. She also responds quickly when somebody needs practical help.

She is ambitious in matters of personal accomplishment but has little appetite for managerial authority. She values prestige, influence, and public recognition without wishing to assume the administrative responsibilities ordinarily associated with senior institutional positions.

Konstanz can be impatient with repetitive tasks and routine administrative obligations. She prefers work involving practical application, intellectual challenge, or an immediately appreciable result. She nevertheless displays considerable persistence when engaged in something she finds genuinely difficult or interesting.

Emotional conduct

Konstanz distinguishes relatively minor wrongdoing from deliberate cruelty, although her judgement can become compromised when somebody close to her has been seriously harmed. She can become vindictive and may act disproportionately when angry. Afterwards, she sometimes finds it easier to repair the consequences of her actions than to acknowledge her mistake directly.

She is attentive to people experiencing fear, injury, or immediate distress, often responding through reassurance or practical assistance. She is less comfortable with grief, particularly when there is no action she can take to improve the situation.

Her apologies vary according to the circumstances. Minor disagreements may be addressed through practical favours or gifts, while more serious matters generally require an explicit acknowledgement of wrongdoing.

Insecurities and fears

Konstanz is particularly sensitive to the possibility of being valued solely for her accomplishments or her public identity as Kimaris, rather than as an individual. She simultaneously fears suffering an irrecoverable failure that would seriously damage her reputation or destroy the recognition she has achieved.

Serious injury to people she loves is more distressing to her than many dangers she encounters personally. She is also uncomfortable with heights despite her extranormal capabilities, and has a particular aversion to hairy spiders and caterpillars.

Conduct under pressure

Konstanz’s initial response to an emergency is generally to act. Her capabilities and experience frequently make this effective, although she can intervene before obtaining sufficient information.

She enjoys the excitement associated with demanding operational situations but is not indifferent to injury or casualties. In personal disputes, her tendency towards immediate action can lead her to make decisions without adequately considering the wishes of those affected.

Family and relationships

Viktoria Konstanz

Konstanz maintains a close relationship with Viktoria Konstanz. She generally accepts Viktoria’s authority on substantive matters, although she may challenge restrictions or attempt to evade minor household obligations.

Viktoria’s exceptional memory and attention to detail make it difficult for her to overlook unfinished work or inconsistent explanations. Their disagreements are generally domestic, and Konstanz trusts her judgement in serious situations.

Albrecht Sommerfeld

Konstanz recognises Albrecht Sommerfeld as her biological father but does not regard him as the person who raised her. Their relationship is comparatively distant, resembling that of acquaintances with a familial connection.

She occasionally addresses him as father in an ironic or teasing manner. She does not generally attribute parental authority to him on the basis of their biological relationship.

Cara Romea

Konstanz is affectionate and protective towards Cara Romea. She is generally more demonstrative than Romea in public, but can become embarrassed when Romea behaves flirtatiously or deliberately teases her in private.

Their disagreements frequently concern autonomy. Konstanz sometimes arranges assistance, security, or other protective measures without first consulting Romea. Although her intentions are usually protective, Romea can resent the lack of consultation and does not invariably accept her decisions.

Konstanz may initially defend her actions by explaining their practical justification before recognising that the disagreement concerns Romea’s independence rather than the effectiveness of the measures themselves.

Emma Mayfield

Emma Mayfield is Konstanz’s closest friend. The two first met during elementary school in Vancouver and maintained their friendship online after Mayfield returned to Portsmouth.

Their relationship is characterised by mutual teasing, shared musical interests, and familiarity. Mayfield is comfortable challenging Konstanz directly, while Konstanz generally responds without taking ordinary disagreements personally.

Mayfield’s social perceptiveness can help Konstanz recognise problems she has overlooked, although her interpretations sometimes become intrusive or overconfident.

Hanae Wakami

Konstanz has a sibling-like relationship with Hanae Wakami, who lives in the same household under Viktoria’s guardianship.

The two frequently tease each other and occasionally quarrel over borrowed belongings, chores, and household habits. Konstanz is considerably more energetic and inclined to initiate activities, while Wakami often resists plans requiring preparation or sustained effort.

They are nevertheless comfortable spending time together without conversation or any particular activity.

Other relationships

Konstanz maintains a friendship with Jacob Hirszowicz, with whom she shares university-level physics coursework. She appreciates his willingness to discuss technical subjects seriously without treating her ENA classification as the defining feature of their interactions.

Emily Mansveld is openly affectionate towards Konstanz and occasionally treats her in an older-sister-like manner. Although Konstanz appreciates this affection, she can become embarrassed by excessive fussing or physical familiarity.

She is also friends with Chelsea Vail, with whom she shares an interest in music. Both participate in Paper Observatory.

Interests and recreation

Music

Konstanz is an enthusiastic musician who plays bass guitar and guitar. She also enjoys singing, although her vocal technique is less developed than her instrumental ability. She is a poor dancer.

Her musical preferences encompass Japanese alternative music, shoegaze, rock, electronic music, and older European popular music.

She plays bass in Paper Observatory, an alternative and shoegaze band formed in Early 2019. Chelsea Vail and Audrey Seraphim play guitar.

Konstanz also enjoys collecting and listening to physical music releases, particularly CDs and cassettes. She has an interest in high-fidelity audio equipment and discontinued consumer audio formats.

Konstanz regularly posts covers of songs on her YouTube channel. Songs covered include:

LUVORATORRRRRY!, Jitter Doll, Impacto (Enjambre), Chernoglazaya kazachka, Tsumi to Batsu, Crooked Teeth, Elephant (Boa), Marigold (Aimyon), Русская водка, Systematic Love, Man lernt nie aus

Video games

Konstanz is an enthusiastic video-game player and spends considerable time playing online with friends.

Among her preferred games is Deadlock, in which she principally plays Lash. She enjoys competitive play and can become deeply invested in mastering particular characters or techniques.

She also plays Team Fortress 2, Crusader Kings II, Stellaris, Guilty Gear Strive, and the Elder Scrolls series.

Cooking and baking

Konstanz is an accomplished cook, particularly in Italian cuisine. She enjoys preparing food for other people and frequently experiments with recipes.

Her interests also include baking and mixology. She appreciates well-prepared food regardless of whether it comes from an expensive restaurant or a comparatively inexpensive establishment.

Her preferred foods include peaches, crêpes, ice cream, butter chicken, hotpot, seafood, and steak. She frequently drinks tea.

History, architecture, and technology

Konstanz has extensive interests in history, particularly European and East Asian history, as well as linguistics, architecture, urban planning, and public transport.

She is particularly interested in historical equipment and the continued use or preservation of older technologies.

She has a strong interest in obsolete Sony electronics, including discontinued audio-visual formats and consumer devices. She appreciates their design, construction, and historical significance, even when more capable modern alternatives are available.

Outdoor activities

Konstanz enjoys camping and outdoor scenery. Her telekinetic abilities make transporting, arranging, and maintaining camping equipment considerably easier than they would otherwise be.

She is particularly attached to Stanley Park and its aquarium, and also enjoys visiting other aquariums.

At beaches, she generally prefers walking along the shore, relaxing in the sun, or enjoying the surroundings to spending extended periods swimming, although she does swim.

Clothing and domestic life

Clothing and presentation

Konstanz pays considerable attention to clothing, particularly tailoring, materials, and silhouette. She favours well-cut coats, suits, shirts, boots, and longer skirts.

Her preferences frequently draw upon historical tailoring and mid-twentieth-century fashions. She generally favours structured garments and natural materials over inexpensive synthetic alternatives.

She dislikes revealing swimwear and clothing made from uncomfortable or excessively scratchy fabrics.

Residence and furnishings

Konstanz favours mid-century and Japanese-influenced interior design, substantial natural-wood furniture, and warm, localised lighting.

Her personal spaces contain musical instruments, physical media, audio equipment, and various collected objects. She prefers heavier, durable furniture and dislikes harsh overhead illumination.

She is generally attentive to the organisation and condition of possessions she values, particularly instruments, electronics, clothing, and collections.

Routine paperwork and filing receive substantially less attention. She is liable to postpone administrative work, even when completing it promptly would be more convenient.

Spending and gifts

Konstanz enjoys making small spontaneous purchases, particularly snacks, souvenirs, games, and inexpensive objects that attract her attention.

She also frequently purchases small gifts for friends, sometimes without any particular occasion. These may include food, games, subscriptions, or items she happens to associate with somebody she knows.

She appreciates workmanship in expensive possessions but also enjoys small, inexpensive purchases and outings.

Linguistic repertoire

Konstanz is a hyperpolyglot with knowledge of numerous modern, classical, and historical languages.

Modern languages

Her recorded modern-language proficiencies in 2020, at the age of sixteen, are as follows.

Her Algerian Arabic studies use a Latin orthography with comparatively strong French influence.

Classical and historical languages

Konstanz also studies eighteen classical, historical, and literary languages, primarily for academic reading and interpretation.

Other communication systems

Konstanz possesses conversational proficiency in British Sign Language (BSL) and is proficient in Sheff Speedwriting, a shorthand writing system.

Supplementary technical information

Katalyzer and remote perception

Katalyzer provides Konstanz with remote mechanical control and tactile feedback from affected objects.

Remote tactile information is less precise than ordinary direct touch, especially when targets are distant, moving rapidly, or subject to multiple simultaneous operations. Slow manipulation of familiar objects permits considerably finer discrimination than rapid manipulation under high loads.

Her conscious control is primarily restricted to non-living substrates. Close-worn clothing and equipment may also be protected from external manipulation by the wearer’s cellgate coherence envelope.

Although Konstanz can maintain independent control of multiple objects, the demands on attention and sensory feedback increase with the number of targets. Complex arrangements consequently require greater concentration and may reduce her available precision and aggregate load.

Subconscious somatic expression

Konstanz also possesses an autonomic, host-keyed somatic expression operating independently of deliberate Katalyzer use.

It contributes to the structural integrity of her tissues, haemostasis, tissue alignment, and recovery from injury. It can also assist in controlling infection and certain microscopic disturbances within her own body.

Unlike consciously directed Katalyzer, this component acts directly upon her own living cells. It cannot be redirected towards another organism and continues functioning during sleep or unconsciousness.

Prosthetic arm

Konstanz’s left arm is an advanced prosthesis incorporating a mechanical shoulder joint and synthetic external tissues.

The exterior reproduces the appearance and several functional characteristics of ordinary skin, including warmth, compliance, fingerprints, nails, hair, perspiration, and tactile sensation.

The prosthesis is engineered for unusually high mechanical loads and can be reinforced through Katalyzer. Nevertheless, its attachment remains subject to the biological limitations of her shoulder girdle and torso.

The prosthesis is difficult to distinguish from a biological limb through ordinary observation or touch. Its artificial nature is known to a restricted group of relatives, associates, and technical personnel.

Physical confrontation

Konstanz sometimes favours direct physical force in close combat despite possessing considerable remote-control capabilities.

Her approach can be affected by impatience, incomplete situational information, and emotional judgement. Her ability to intercept projectiles, manipulate equipment, and exert substantial remote forces does not remove the need to account for vulnerable people or surrounding structures.

Likes and dislikes

Likes: Peaches; crêpes; ice cream; butter chicken; hotpot; seafood; steak; tea; cats; warm indirect lighting; natural-wood furniture; long coats and tailored clothing; freshly laundered bedding; the smell of old books; heavy rain while indoors; obsolete Sony electronics and audio-visual equipment.

Dislikes: Brussels sprouts; hairy spiders and caterpillars; harsh overhead lighting; drizzle; revealing swimwear; strongly scented air fresheners; overly sweet frosting; cheap synthetic leather; very scratchy wool.