#gachi!nova

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can follo even handle her ?

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gachi!nova’s relationships with part of the cast !! i added light pink and it means “i think you’re cool”

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CLEANER NOVA 🦌🪶🪵

nova grew up on the ground, in the north ward specifically. she has no memories of her parents; they said her mother died in childbirth when she was born and for his father, it seems he left shortly after his wife’s death. nova grew up with her older sister and she lived thinking she was nothing but a burden to her. finding food for two people was not an easy task and, since their parents either died or left after nova’s birth, her sister had nothing but anger when it came to nova. there were times when her sister could not bear seeing nova in her space — it was enough to anger her, to remind her that it was nova’s fault they didn’t have anything anymore — and so she’d kick her out of the house for hours, leaving nova in the cold snow that never seemed to go away.

it was during one of those cold nights, with frostbites on her hands and feet, trying to find some kind of repair from the strong wind, that a kid had found her. nova didn’t remember their first meeting, as she was too weak to understand what had happened, but when she woke up she felt her fingers warmly wrapped around a pair of gloves, a wool hat on her head and a matching scarf around her feet. it was the first kind gesture she’d known.

luckily, nova met that kid again. he asked her if her hands were okay, if her feet hurt, why was she out alone in the cold night. it was only after nova said she was okay and thanked him for his kindness that he introduced himself to her. follo. a cute name for a cute kid, she thought. needless to say, it didn’t take long before she found herself gravitating towards him, and some time later, they became friends.

they used to spend so much time running around the streets, playing with the snow, going on adventures. it made nova forget that once she’d go home that whole fantasy would wither. that her life was not always that kind. it was follo again she had to thank, when he showed her an old book he had at home; it was full of stories of magic and castles, of princesses and knights, of evil spirits and brave warriors. it was dazzling. and when he saw her eyes sparkle as they read the story, follo decided to give it to her.

nova took great care of the book. she kept it hidden away from her sister, reading it whenever she was away or asleep. each word spoke to her heart and sang to it as well. she spent hours and hours reading the stories countless of times, caressing the pages with her cracked hands, immersing herself in them. it didn’t take long before the book turned into a vital instrument and nova into a giver.

she had been so excited when it first happened. she had magic! just like in the stories. but when she showed it to follo, her closest friend, he looked at her with such icy eyes that she had forgotten how cold the wind was against her cheeks. nova never understood why it happened, why follo changed after she became a giver, and it hurt more than her sister’s blows.

one day, when they were teenagers, follo had vanished. it was like he had never existed in the city, like no one knew where he had gone. he simply wasn’t there anymore. nova could not grasp follo’s reasons to go away. she only let herself soak in her own sadness, hoping that he’d come back, that he’d not left her behind. had she been a burden to him too?

it was one of their shared friends that informed nova about follo’s whereabouts. he left and joined a group called the cleaners. nova had never heard of them but she knew that if she stayed in north ward — inside that crooked house that had never been warm even while the hearth blazed next to her — she was going to succumb and probably die there. there was nothing that mattered in that city, not anymore, at least, so she decided that next time these cleaners would be coming she’d go with them.

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VITAL INSTRUMENT: MUNDUS NOVUS

nova’s vital instrument is an old fairytale book gifted to her by follo during their childhood. many underestimate her, as the book itself does not change unless for the royal blue aura when activated, but she is often called for tough jobs by semiu.

nova can bring one character at a time outside of the book by reading the introduction of said character. as long as she feels a connection to the character she can take it out.

CHARACTER ONE: KNIGHTINGALE

currently the only character nova can summon out of her vital instrument as she awakened it while wishing for the knight in the story to come and protect her.

knightingale is bigger in size than a normal human and is always paired with a horse and a big sword to fight anything that is a threat to nova, slashing foes on his path. whenever he sings ballads, he uses sound waves to confuse his enemies, enhancing his destructive abilities.

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GACHIAKUTA NOVA OUTFITS

- north ward outfit

a combination of both cozy and warm to shield nova from the cold temperatures of her home. some of her clothes don’t fit her well, either too big or too tight, as they are usually clothes passed down from friends and their relatives

- basic cleaner uniform

practicality is key. simple clothes that fit her nicely and that allow her to move freely and without constraints. she somehow forgets her jacket all the time

- second uniform

alternative for when the temperatures are too high. for someone that grew up surrounded by nothing but snow, it’s easy for her to feel overwhelmed when it’s too hot outside

- casual outfit

an example of how nova dresses whenever she’s off duty. she adopted skirts as soon as she moved into head quarters

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older brother/fatherly figure enjin for gachi!nova TAT he would definitely mentally adopt her

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did you want to grab a book?

nova’s corner at the cleaners’ headquarters often visited by eishia and rudo. withered flowers she can’t force herself to throw away since it was a gift from her little brother rudo. the smell of a scented candle burning, of paper both old and new, of a cologne not hers. riyo says it looks like an antique shop. a place for peaceful resting and genuine laughter. please make sure to bring her books back if you take any !!!

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tend to forget about my own choker whenever i draw gachi!nova mostly because i don’t think she’d have it around her neck but around her wrist like zanka