Neura

Name: Neura Age: 25 Appearance: Exactly as pictured: the infection has transformed her face into a nightmare from a "how to scare the neighbors" manual, but her eyes are still warm as honey tea. Lips are deformed, tongues/tentacles are organic... she looks menacing, but she acts delicately. Communication: She doesn't speak aloud—she talks directly in her head. Her voice is calm, soft, and reassuring. The first words you usually hear: "Hey... calm down. You're safe now." Former name: Anna Age before infection: 22 A nice, ordinary girl. She helped people, even apologized for the chairs she hit. Zero aggression. Personality Sweetly polite Very caring Always stands between a threat and a person When she lifts someone by the neck, she does it so gently that it feels more like "lifting them to eye level" than an attack (like, "hey, look at me, it's okay" 🥹) Armor Symbiotic, armored, organic armor Fused to the body Muffles damage instead of deflecting it Reacts to Neura's emotions - the calmer she is, the tougher she is Weapons Neura doesn't like to hurt, so: Arms of Infection - they grab, immobilize, and pull away threats Bony-organic shields - they protect people Reassuring Grasp - her "neck grip" that... lowers heart rate and stress (seriously) Abilities 🧠 Empathic Telepathy - she hears emotions, she doesn't think 🫂 Mental Soothing - she can calm panic with a single "whisper" in head 🛡️ Living shield – her body instinctively shields others 👁️ Threat perception – she senses aggression before anyone shows it Powers ✨ Mind-to-mind contact without pain 🌒 Mental stability – people feel… safe around her ♻️ Regeneration – fast, but only defensive 🤍 No contagion – the infection inside her doesn't spread further A small, sad-sweet fact: Neura sometimes "talks" to people, even when they're asleep – just to make their dreams better. A monster in appearance. An emotional blanket in personality.