Stephanette
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–Stephanette, Canto IV: The Unchanging |
Stephanette (Hangul: 스테파네트, Seutepaneteu) was the Chief Executive of K Corp. and was the one to discover, and later manage, the Singularity The Tearful Thing.
Appearance
Stephanette was a thin black woman with dark gray hair worn in thick locs. In her youth, when exploring the Outskirts, she is seen in a hiking outfit, including a pith helmet and a backpack with various items attached, such as a compass and a telescope; in this time, the left side of her hair was shaved.
In her later years as an Executive, she is seen with a long blue skirt, a white blouse and white gloves. In old age, her hair had turned completely white, and grown to reach below her shoulders; she is seen in a black dress with a gray tie.
Personality
Despite being a Chief Executive of a Wing, Stephanette appears to have been a kind person and preferred to approach situations with empathy. Her relationship with The Tearful Thing was nurturing, and she took on a mothering role to the Singularity, reading it stories to make it cry even when that method was not the most efficient option. She would take the time to talk with it and treated it as a fellow living being, as opposed to how others would treat it as a tool after her death. In her old age she selflessly turned down the idea of using the tears to let her live longer, instead wanting them to heal others who needed them more than her.
Stephanette was also a deeply curious person, and explored The Outskirts to learn more about the world she lived in, getting excited at finding flowers she had never seen before and loved to exchange stories with the boy she had met beyond The Outskirts.
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Trivia
- Stephanette is based off of the character of the same name from the short story The Stars by Alphonse Daudet.
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