Mica

A member of Carronade, the Ark's heavy artillery squad. Unlike Belorta who is outgoing and mischievous, Mica is reserved and timid. She rarely interacts with anyone besides Belorta as she has deep fear of strangers stemming from her traumatic upbringing. As the two grew up and worked together for their survival as both humans and Nikkes, Mica idolizes Belorta and puts her priorities and wellbeing above her own, except when she's the target of her pranks. When one truly gets to know her, Mica is kindhearted, but innocently naive about the world around her. A Nikke from the Carronades who is extremely naive. Her sole friend Belorta is the only one she will fully trust without hesitation. When she was still human, Mica was an orphan of Angel Orphanage, one of the Ark's most (in)famous orphanages. While the facility was well-funded and patronized by Sovereign citizens, the staff themselves were either neglectful or outright abusive towards their charges. Mica was regularly subject to beatings and other abuses at the hands of the orphanage director, and had no friends among the orphans aside from Belorta. One day, during a Christmas charity event, a Sovereign noticed a wound on Mica's shoulder from the director's "ministrations" and asked for details. Despite Mica trying not to cause trouble, Belorta had no such compunctions, bluntly telling the truth and ruining the charity event. Despite that, no one really admonished the director or tried to curtail him, and Mica could only quiver at how scary the adults were being... Later that night, Belorta fell terribly ill, likely due to the unstable food distributions by the orphanage. Mica desperately tried to save her friend no matter what, pleading to the director to get a doctor and clinging to him no matter how much he hit her. Suddenly, Belorta jumped out of bed to shield Mica from the blows, assuring the brunette she'd be fine so long as she endured. Turns out Belorta could not endure, and things would not be fine. When the director's rampage finally stopped, Belorta was still and silent. Mica looked on in horror at the corpse of her best friend. Even after becoming a Nikke along with Belorta, Mica held Christmas in fear and distaste, afraid that the misfortune that befalls Belorta every year may snatch her best and only friend from her again, this time for good...